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MERCIFULLY ROASTED.
Solicitor Brown’s Hot Card in Defense
of Himself and Judge Gober.
Bo Bitter Are Its Denunciations That
Serious Trouble Is Feared at At
lanta—Whatever it Is, Mr. Brown
Will Meet it on the Spot—Two At
lanta Attorneys the Subject of At
tach.
Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. 21.—Solicitor Gen
eral George R. Brown of the Blue Ridge
circuit, the circuit over 'which Judge
George F. Goher presides, will to-morrow
publish a reply to the charges that have
been made against him. This answer,
after a complete denial, with attida-. its to
support it. of all the various charges of
corruption for political purposes m the
Blue Ridge circuit so far as they
refer to Solicitor Brown and incident
ally to Judge Gober. takes the form of a
denunciation of W. C. Glenn and C. D.
Maddox, attorneys of this city. This
denunciation is so severe that it is feared
there will be serious trouble. Solicitor
Brown in giving the card to the press
stated that he would remain in Atlanta
to-morrow for developments. A part of
the concluding paragraph of the card is
as follows:
••In 1892 I assisted in representing Judge
George F. Gober before a joint committee
Of the general assembly, appointed to in
vestigate certain charges against him. I
felt that a good man was being outrage
ously persecuted, and I presented his case
with all the power and earnestness at
mv command. Since that time, especially
during the present year. I have
been assailed in the most
shameful, merciless and cowardly
manner, week after week, through
the columns of a newspaper published in
this city, tailed the Atlanta Gazette,
which is published for no other purpose
than to attack Hon. A. O. Bacon, Hon. A.
S. Clay, Judge George F. Gober and my
self, and 1 am informed that it is sent to
the homes of the people of Georgia
gratuitously every week, laden with
falsehoods and slanders. They have
pursued with an appetite as
keen as death and with a
step as steady as the march of the time.
They have charged everything that the
most undying hatred and unrelenting
malice could suggest. They have scrupled
at notiiing. They have gone to my pri
vate life and attacked my private char
acter in the most ferocious and brutal
manner. No gentleman would resort to
this mode of warfare. No brave, honest
man would shelter himself behind the
corporate name of a newspaper, and like
a cowardly bushwhacker and assassin
fire from ambush upon his enemies.”
The concluding part of the foregoing
paragraph is an attack upon Mr. Glenn
and Mr. Maddox, and is about as bitter
and offensive as language can make it.
BIGGEST EVER KNOWN.
Over 5,000 People Attend the Demo
cratic Rally at Thomasville.
Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 21.—The big
gest democratic rally in the history of
South Georgia was held here to-day.
Over 5.000 people were in attendance,
coming from all over the Wiregrass Geor
gia and Eastern Alabama. The business
part, of the city was gaily decorated with
bunting and tiags. and the day was a gala
one in the true sense of the word.
The speakers of the day were Secretary
Hoke Smith and Fleming dußignou. Mr.
dußignon spoke first, and was introduced
by Col. Kobt. G. Mitchell. He made au
eloquent and forcible speech, completely
captivating the crowd by Ins oratory. He
spoae on state issues mainly, but defined
his position on silver; he is a bimetallist
and against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at ltt to 1. His position on that
question is almost, if not quite, identical
with that of Congressman Turner.
Secretary Smith spoke for over two
hours and made one of the best speeches
ever heard here. His high indorsement
of the administration met the approval of
the crowd, who yelled itself hoarse at
every mention of Cleveland’s name. He
devoted a goodly portion of his speech to
the populists, and there is no douot that
he made many converts. His remarks on
finance were p.ain, convincing and in
thorough accord with his audience. The
cause of democracy has been greatly
strengthened by to-day’s rally.
WALSH IN ATLANTA.
Speech and Reception by the Young
Man’s Democratic League.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 21.—Senator Walsh,
junior representative from Georgia in the
higher branch of the national congress,
delivered an address before a large au
dience here to-night, having come at the
invitation of the loung Men's Democratic
League of Fulton county.
There was great enthusiasm among the
audience over the arguments advanced by
the speaaer in support of the Democratic
party at the close.
Senator Walsh was given a grand re
ception by the Democratic League.
In closing his speech he said he had
been slow to accept the honor of the ap
pointment from Gov. Northen as senator
from this state, but declared that he
would be slow to resign it now, and there
fore was ijp the race for election to the
long term. He was loudly cheered.
TRAMPS SECUHB PLUNDER.
The Democrats of Worth County Pre
paring for a Big Majority.
Tifton, Ga., Sept. 21.—The beef market
of Walker & Powers at this place was
broken open last night and S7B ia cash, a
gold watch and several boxes of cigars
stolen. Two or three tramps, who have
been lying around town for several'days
and frequenting the ofiiceof the firm.where
a cigar ana fruit stand was run, skipped
out during the night. They are thought
to be the parties who committed the
theft.
Hons. Henry G. Turner and Ben E.
Bussell arrived in Tifton last night from
Pouian, where they preached sound
democracy to a large crowd yesterday.
W . FI. Smith and 1 )r. Pickett of populistic
fame also addre sed the crowd, and when
they asked all the pooulists to stand up.
only nineteen responded. It was a field
day for democracy in Worth.
DROVE IN AND DROWNED.
Two Men in a Bugjgy Attempt to Cross
th- Alafia River.
Jacksonville. Fla., Sept. 21.—A special
to the Times-Union from Plant City says:
“A. C. Edmiston of this place was
drowned while attempting to cross the
Alalia river last night. Edmiston was in
a buggy with a companion named Kelly
and drove into the river, forgetting that
it had been greatly swollen by the raius.
The buggy was capsized, catching Edmis
ton under it and drowning him. Kelly
extricated himself and clung to a tree top
until morning, wheu he was rescued.”
WILES OF WATSON.
He Attempts to Pull the Wool Over
Colored Vot irs’ Eyes.
Jesup, Ga., Sept. 21.-Hon. Thomas E.
Watson addressed a crowd of about 500
peoule here to-day. His speech is similar
to those delivered by hitn at other places.
He appealed strongly to the negroes for
their votes, and telling them of the repre
sentative of their race on the iwpuhst
executive committee. The crowd was
about evenly divided between democrats
and populist voters.
POLITICS IN WORTH COUNTY.
A Number of Speakers Greatly Inter
est the People.
Poulan, Ga.. Sept. 21.—About 1,000 citi
zens of Worth county assembled at Pou
lan yesterday to hear political issues dis
cussed. The democracy was represented
by Hon. 11. G. Turner. Hon. Ben E.
Russell and Mr. T. S. Morgan of Savan
nah. i
The populists were represented by Hon.
W E. Smith, nominee for congress from
the Second district, and Dr. .1. H Pickett
of Ty Tv.
Mr. Turner was introduced and spoke
an hour. He was requested to confine
himself to the tariff and finance. He
loreiblv and clearly demonstrated the
great benefits the repeal of the McKinley
bill would bring to the people, and he
gave the people much information upon
finance.
He has given the financial question
deep study, and those who hear him
learn something.
Hon. W. E. Smith, the populist nomi
nee for congress, differed with Judge
Turner on the silver question. He said
he thought the only solution to the finan
cial question was the free and unlimited
coinace of silver.
Further along in his argument, he said
that the populists oniy wanted SSO per
head. He thought the government
should buy the railroads, and said he was
a tariff reformer. When Mr. Smith
concluded, oue populist called to
him in a loud voice, saying:
"Mr. Smith when you get to congress,
don't tell them we have plenty meat and
corn. Hon. Ben Russell followed Mr.
Smith and cave an account of his record
in congress. He will be overwhelmingly
re-elected, and any of the pops who wish
to send a message to congress by the rep
resentative from the Second district
should consult Mr. Russell
The dinner was a Worth county dinner,
and that is high praise.
Mr Morgan only had forty minutes to
speak, and he did not lose any time with
introductory remarks. In a moment he
was hitting telliug licks at the populists,
and the democrats were lifting the shin
gles with yells.
He was congratulated on every side.
Even the generous Dr. Pickett, who fol
lowed him, paid him a compliment. The
doctor said he was a nice young man and
a talented young man. “Yes,” said the
doctor, “he is a pretty young man, but he
is not near so pretty as I am, and I will
leave it to the ladies of Worth county to
decide.” This assertion of the doctor’s
brought down the house. The doctor is a
clever man, but certainly no one would
ever accuse him of being handsome.
WAYCROSS GLEANINGS.
Various Matters of Interest From
That Thrifty City.
Wayrross, Ga., Sept. 21.—Tom Johnson,
the murderer of Conductor Nelson, is the
object of much search throughout this
section. Officers and detectives are
making a strong effort to hunt him down.
Every day or so news.reaches here that a
man answering the description of Johnson
has been found, but the next day it is
contradicted. It seems that Johnson has
made good his escape, and yet the detec
tives claim that they are close on his
trail.
In the mayor's court this morning Mr.
Higginbotham was charged with kicking
S. L. Bishop, the populist, aud the court
lined him sl. Bishop did not appear in
court.
The populists are losing strength in
this section. Their attempt to obtain the
negro vote by bringing here Wimbish,
the Atlanta negro orator, to speak, and
holding secret meetings with the negroes,
has put them in a bad light before the
people.
The ladies will contribute well filled
baskets to the barbecue to-morrow, and
tne dinner will be ample for feeding sev
eral thousand persons.
A special to the News from Seville,
Wilcox county, says that the populists
there held a meeting yesterday, but the
crowd was very small. Wilcox county is
strongly democratic.
The Waycross Kifies did not go to Thom
asville to-day, as was expected, but re
mained to participate in the big meeting
here to-morrow.
The Magic City brass band has elected
to its leadership Mr. Carter, a fine
musician, and has added several new
members to its well organized body. The
music to-morrow will be furnished by the
band.
The Waycross nine went to Valdosta
to-day to play a match game with the
Valdosta nine.
LIKE WHEEL SPOKES.
Eight Petrified Skeletons Found in a
Shell Mound Near Middle River, in
Florida.
New River, Fla., Sept. 21.—An inter
esting though somewhat startliug discov
ery was made near here yesterday by
John Dunn of the little dredge-tender
Ethel, and Mr. Collier, who lives at Mid
dle River. They started out to tap one
of the Indian mounds at Middle River,
simply ftotn curiosity. They dug down
only about three feet when, to their hor
ror, they struck a human skeleton, per
fect in every particular, except that
the bones had become petrified. It
was so heavy that they concluded
not to try to dislodge it until they should
have procured help; but they kept on
digging until eight of the skeletons had
been uncovered aud plainly disclosed to
view. The bodies had been buried in the
shell mound in a perfect circle, one with
the head pointing outward and the
next with the feet outward, the whole
presenting the appearance of the spokes
ot a wheel. The bones have been care
fully covered and an agent of the Smith
sonian Institution has beeu notified aud
asked to come here.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Populists Preparing to Receive Hines
and Watson.
Douglas, Ga., Sept. 21.—Charlie Wig
gins, late of Harnett county, North Caro
lina, foreman of B. Peterson's steam
ginnery, went down on the first floor to
sew a broken belt at about 3 o’clock
this afternoon. It appears that he com
pleted his „ob and went to adjust the belt,
and by some means his leet and iegs be
came entangled with the belt and he was
thus caught on the shafting, which made
several revolutions before the engineer
was signalled to shut down. At each
revolution his head, shoulders and arms
were hurled against the Hoot*. He is lit
erally broken in pieces. His head was
beaten into a jelly. Mr. Wiggins had
only been in Georgia about one year.
The jiopulists are erecting a speakers’
stand, seats aud tables for a oig dinner
and grand rally here next Saturday.
They claim that Watson and Hinos will
address them on that occasion.
NO LAW VIOLATED.
Alabama Warrants Resemble Gur
r ncy More Than Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 21.—Gov. Stone
to-da.v received from the governor of Ala
bama one of the S2O special warrants is
sued by that slate in 1867.
| It is a much closer copy of United
| States currency than that Issued by Mis
sissippi. it is exactly the sue of United
Stales currency and the color is precisely
tlie same as greenbacks. One of these
bills was submitted to United States At
torney General Stanabury. who in a long
opinion said there was no violation of law
in the issue this was in 186.' The prin
j cipal point on which the bills were re
ferred was as to whether they were taxu-
I hie
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1894.
ALGERIAN PHOSPHATE.
An American Consul Sends the De
partment an Account of It.
Washington. Sept. 21—Consul Charles
Grollet. stationed at Algiers, nas sent to
the state department an account of the
phosphates in Algieria, which he thinks
will scon become a strong source of com
petition with the American products in
European markets.
Since the year 1886 the French explor
ers of Tunis had mentioned the existence
in the western part of the country of
numerous and important phosphate
lands. Some two years ago similar dis
coveries were made in the department
of Constantine, in Eastern Algeria,
in the Djebel Dir (mountain), and
at Knsassa, in the region of
Tebessa. The Tebessa fields are situated
in the northwest of that section, extend
over an area of several hundred square
miles, and are said to be almost in- I
exhaustible. The fertilizer, mostly com
posed of bones and teetn of sharks, is ,
found in a semi-pulverized condition, in
strata from 20 Inches to 10 feel thick, in
tercalated in white marl and silicious
limestone. Its grade averages from 6o to
70 per cent., and at places as high as 85
per cent, of tribasic phosphate of lime.
Owing to the character of the deposit,
the mining of the phosphate Is exceed
ingly easy and cheap, and including all
expenses, the cost to the miner on board
vessel at the landing port does not exceed
$4.03 per 2,240 pounds. The cost of trans
port to England is $1.94 per ton and to
Mediterranean and Baltic ports ranges
from #1.1)9 to $2.67, so that its cost at the
port of destination will be from $5.72 to
$7.30 a ton; at English ports $6.57.
Those lands at Tebessa are under the
control of three firms, two of them En
glish : the beds at Djebel Dir are owned
by Scotch parties, but are not yet in full
operation, although the deposits there
have been estimated at 40.000.000 tons,
and the field at Kissa. where but little
work has been done yet, is the property
of Col. Corp.
In 1893. the general output of these
mines was about 5,000 tons; for 1894, it
will be nearly 35,000, two railroads being
under construction for their development.
Other fields have lately been discovered
in the same district, and numerous claims
have been filed with a view of
obtaining concessions from the French
government, but the consul considers the
Tebessa deposits the only ones worth
mentioning. He concludes that the
North African phosphates will prove
serious competitors against the American
fertilizer in the European markets as soon
as the newly discovered deposits have
been worked, and predicts that the Tunis
ian phosphates will be exported when
means of communication have been estab
lished.
SPEED OF THE STEEDS.
Good Day, Good Track and Good Card
at Gravesend.
Race Track, Gravesend, Sept. 21.—Fine
weather, a good track and a well-filled
card drew a large crowd to the track
here this afternoon. The sport was in
teresting, two of the races resulting in
hard drives, but as only two favorites se
cured first money the talent had a bad
day of it.
The Canarisic stakes, a selling event,
the only fixture of the card, was won by
Keane's good filly, Irish Keel, after a hard
drive with Urania and Bright Phoebus.
Saragossa, easily beat Banquet and
Jodan in the second race on the card, a
handicap at miles, but was disquali
fied for fouling, and the race given to
Banquet. Owlet, Victorious and Leona
well won their races quite easily, but
Flora Thornton took the purse in the
third only after a hard drive with De
clare.
Summaries:
First Race—Five furlongs. Owlet. 109.
Littlefield 3 to 1 won with Kennel second
and Connoiseeur third. Time 1:02.
Se.ond Kace~Mile and one furlong. Sara
gossa. 108. Littleneld. 1 i to 5, won. with Ban
quet second and Jodan third. Simms claimed
afoul andSaravOisa was disqualified. Mhe
rate was given to Banquet, 128, 2 to 5, with
Jodan second, dime 1 f>b\.
Third Race—One mile. Flora Thornton.
IC9, Reiff, 15 to 1. won, with Declare second
and Figaro third, lime
Fourth Rate-One and one-eighth mile.
Victorious 102 Penn. 6to 5. won by a length,
with Tom Skidmore second and St. Michael
third. Time 1 ;55.
Fifth Race—Five and one-half furlongs.
Irish Reel, 108. Simms. 4 to 1. won, with
Urania second and Bright Phoebus third.
Time 1 064.
sixth Race—Six furlongs. Lecnawell, 112.
Simms. 9to 2 won, with second
and Werberg third. Time 1:14^.
TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.
A Leon County Farmer Experiment
ing With Grasses-
Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 21.—The rail
road mileage of Florida is given at 2.550
miles, not including sidetracks. There
are 2,803 miies of telegraph lines in the
state.
Mr. F. A. Seabury, a Leon county far
mer, lias been experimenting with bear
grass this year and has sent some of the
prepared fiber north to ascertain its com
i mercial value. Fie will also try the
■ growing of New Zealand flax and
1 canaigre. The latter is a Spanish plant
and is valuable for the tannic acid con
tained in the roots. It is being success
fully grown in Arizona and New Mexico,
and is said to be worth S4O a ton. Mr
| Seabury thinks he can produce from ten
: to til teen tons to the acre.
Mrs. J. R. Cohen is home from Ashe
ville and Mrs. S. C. Apt from Henderson-
I ville.
Miss Daisy Provence will go to Georgia
next week as a member of the faculty of
the Gainesville Female College.
HE GOT THE CLOTHES.
A Negro Gambler Plays a Trick on a
Storekeeper.
Walthourville, Ga., Sept. 21. Last
night at Josselyn “Kid” Bob, colored, a
notorious gambler, bought of Mr. K. A. j
Williamson a sl2 suit of clothes, a $2.50
hat, a $3.50 pair of shoes and, without
paying for them, called for some groceries.
As Mr. Williamson stepped back to where
he kept the groceries Kid suddenly
divested himself of his old shoes and,
grabbing the goods, made a hurried exit.
So rapid was his flight that no one in the
store was aware that he was trying to
escape until he was twen.y-five yards off.
Mr. K. W. Chestnut, a turpentine man,
gave chase, but was distanced by Kid, and
returned shortly without having seen
him. Subsequent search bas been made,
but entirely fruitless.
ROPE FOR THIS BRUTE.
Tom Mallory Murders His Wife While
Drunk by Kicking Her.
Jack-onville, Fla,, Sept. 21.—A special
to the Times-Union from Ocala, Fla.,
says: “Tom Mallory, who lives near here,
went home drunk this morning. He
quarrelled with his wife and kicked her
in the stomach. Mrs. Mallory was in a
delicate condition and the kick caused
her death. Mallory has not been ar
rested.”
Steel Works to Start.
Troy. N. Y., Sept. 21.—The Bessemer
Steel Works of the Troy Steel and Iron
Company s plant will start Sunday night,
alter having been idle since the middle of
March. Five hundred men will be given
employment.
Seventh Mississippi District.
Cantou, Miss.. Sept. 21.—1n the Seventh
district congressional convention 1,097
bal.ots have been taken without a change
In the vote. Hooker toads with 14 80-100.
MOUNTAIN OF DIAMONDS.
One Australian Hioer Discovers a
Genuine Bonanza.
Strange Tale of a Miner’s Lucky Find.
Which, if True, Mokes Him Or* ner of
the Richest Min- in the History of
the World—The Name of His Mine
Suggests, However, an Alloy of
Doubt—He Calls It the Monte Cristo.
The Stones Taken from It Declared
to Be the Best.
Australia Letter, in Pall Mall Gazette
This queer country of ours is a prodi
gious lucky bag. out of which we are
always fishing up some surprise. Tbc-re
is scarcely a nomadic who has not heard
of red and blue and green stones which
he cannot make up his mind to sell for
the trifle offered by the jewelers. He
means to go home some day, and then
will get a price for them. Meantime he
carries them about in a little gold dust
bag, sometimes getting wheedled out of
one or two by a barmaid or “going on the
tangle” and losing the lot. Occasionally
one sees in a breastpin or a ring a fine
sapphire, vouched for as native, but the
emeralds, rubies, spinels, and almandines
found are mostly of small size.
All the world knows the magnificent
opal from our White cliffs, and all the
world will soon have an opportunity to
admire the superb torquoise found at
Herdi, in Victoria. We have pearl fish
eries, we have tfie biggest silver mine in j
the world and gold reefs so rich that a j
drive is sometimes described as a "jewel
er’s shop,” but surely we have hit upon
the gnomes’ treasure-house when we talk
coolly of a mine with a “ton of diamonds
insight!” There have been such senti
mental rumors of late concerning the
diamond fields of Bingara, on the Horton,
in Mew South Wales, that we had grown
callously in. redutous and are the more
astonished to find from the report of a
special commissioner just returned to
Sydney that these rumors were less than
the truth.
The diamondiferous tract is some thou
sands of acres in extent, and the mine,
the Monte Cristo, already opened up. be
longs to one man. He has been working
it by himself, determined to prove it be
fore taking the public into his confidence,
and that is why we have heard so little
of what is going on there. Before de
scribing the field some account of his j
career is due to this Australian count of
Monte Cristo. Mr. (captain by mining
courtesy) Rogers is a Cornishman. active
and resolute, but now over 80 years of
age. After opening up tin mines in
Tava, Penang, and elsewhere he came to
Victoria in the first flush of its gold fever
and gained his colonial experience in
several rushes.
His practical shrewdness was early
demonstrated. He argued that instead
of following the alluvial gold should be
traced to its matrix. Acting ou this con
viction, in 1853 he opened in Wattle Gully,
Forest creek, the first quartz reef in Vic
toria, being jeered as a madman for ex
pecting to find gold in a lode. His exam
ple, however, was quickly followed, and
then came the difficulty of extracting the
gold from the cruelly hard quartz. The
captain claims to have erected the first
quartz-crushing machinery in Australia.
By the by. home people cannot imagine
what a dazzlingly beautiful thing in the
sun is pure white quartz crushed.
The streets of Baiiarat are metalled
with it and make one think of that little
surprise the French king prepared for
his mistress, when he had the park ave
nues spread with salt. Capt. Rogers
acted as manager to various mining com
panies. till in 1876 he was appointed ex
pert to a Sydney syndicate. He was sent
to report on Bingara as a gold field. It
struck him the country was likely for
gems, and he resolved to return at his
leisure and inspect it.
It was not for eight years that this
“leisure" moment came, but he had not
forgotten. He came all the way from
Ballarat in the ad.oining colony, and,
after two months' prospecting, found a
lead which averaged three carats to the
load. Although at this time there was
uncertainty as to the market value of
Australian diamond (so called) some spec
ulators at once offered £3.500 for his
claim. It was probable this want of defi
nite knowledge about the stone found
here that induced Rogers to accept the
offer—a proceeding he soon regretted, as
the purchasers made a ring and took up
every acreof dimondiferous country in the
district.
j £l Here again the Cornishman's innate
| shrewdness stood him in good stead. He
aione knew the trend of the country and
the dead work needed to develop it. He
argued that some of these miniag leases
would inevitably be for-eited owing to
noncompliance with labor conditions. So
he waited. His foresight had not de
ceived him. As the leases fell through
he lodged his application and secured
them, always keeping his eye steadily on
the big plum, the Monte Cristo block.
He waited live years before this last lease
was obtained.
Then he went to work all alone, some
times not seeing another human being for
months. He sunk a shaft, timbered it,
filled bags with the dirt below, climbed
to the surface and hauled them up. Fie
drove and cross-cut on two levels and
sunk again through about fifty feet of
very hard oxidized combat. How a man
of h's age could have done this work un
aided is a marvel, hut of this drive he
washed fifteen loads for a yield of 2,189
diamonds and proved the drift to be the
commencement of a deep lead.
After this he sunk an air shaft, which
was destroyed by flood, and before he
could get another one completed he suc
cumbed to bad air and was laid up lor six
months. As soon as he was able to work
again he followed up this drive with a
tunnel 200 feet to test the extent of the
drift, sunk a third shalt, and from this j
one opened up a shallow level so rich that :
he christened it the Bonanza.
So far, although sending parcels of
gems to London, Capt. Rogers had kept I
hfs own counsel, but now, having proved
his property, he invited experts to visit
it, and very astonished they were. They
found that this dauntless octogenarian
had with his own hand accomplished the
work of opening up a great mine, display
ing such consummate judgment that
the upper level offered room for 200
men to start blocking; that the drift had
been raised to within 150 feet of
its matrix (which crops out on an adja
cent hill), ana sufficient of the forty leet
laid bare to yield a ton of diamonds. Ihe
whole of this drift is diamond bearing;
it is tound to average 200 stones to a one
horse load of twenty-seven cubic feet,
and in one part yielded 2,500 stones to
the load. This one lease is for twenty
acres.
The Monte Cristo mine itself is a veri
table mountain of diamonds, pronounced
by experts the richest mine ever known
in the world. The stones arc deelarod
in London, Amsterdam aud New York
equal to the best Brazilian gems, but of
so adamantine a hardness that special
machinery has had to bo erected in Lon
don for cutting them. Us output must
influence, if not govern, the diamond
market which bas already had to be
nursed hocuuso of the iuhux of Cape
stores. Should the matrix prove as rich
as the surrounding country indicates, the
mine will be worth a kingdom.
The quite recent dispatch to England of
twenty sample hags of wash dirt taken
from all parts of the mine has strength
ened the report that Capt. Rogers has re
ceived overtures from a great house, be
lieved to be the Rothschilds. His ad
vanced age and partial bl n Ini ss -which
latter uow coin) els him to have an assis
tant at the sorting table—are strong argu
ments in favor of realizing; but the
plucky old fellow says if he were twenty
years younger, or had a son to take his
place lie would not accept £2,OUO,otX) for
the property. In spite of this bit of bluff,
he will have to deal, and as money is still
scarce here the Monte Cristo mine will
probably become the property of Jew cap
italists.
The commissioner, from whose report
we glean these particulars, says the wash,
when seen underground, is of an uninter
esting grayish color, and all water-worn
material. A dark green pebble, shaped
like a kidney bean, runs through it like
plums in a pudding, and wherever the
pebbles are thick the diamonds are thick
also. Like that in the diamond mines of
India and Brazil, the wash-dirt contains
jaspers, quartz, agate, sandstone discol
ored by oxides, manganite, trimonite,
conglomerate quantities of small gems,
rubies, garnets, sapphires, zircons, tour
maline, and topazes, also gold and plating
insufficient quantities to contribute ma
terially toward w orking expenses.
In passing through the drives the com
missioner noticed in parts of the face of
the lead disturbed, “as if rabbits had
been scratching there.”
“That’s where the ladies have been,”
said the captain, who gallantly permits
lady visitors iand you will not be sur
prised to hear he has a good many) to
carry away souvenirs. The Bingara dia
monds are white or yellow, but mostly
white. Some red ones have been found,
and one rare green one, which, unfortu
nately, someone took a fancy to. The
largest, as a rule, are about two carats,
but one of eleven carats has been found.
It is believed that large stones will be
unearthed when the matrix is driven on.
The price received up to the present is
£T 9 shillings 6 pence per carat for white
stones, 7 shillings 6 pence per carat for
small and off-color diamonds. The ex
cessive hardness of the Bingara stones,
which increases the cost of cutting, af
fects their price. A curious characteris
tic of some of the diamonds is a cobweb
formation in the stone, and twin diamonds
have also been found. Warden Lawson,
recently sent by the mines department to
inspect the Monte Cristo. broke down
sixty-five pounds of wash dirt, washed it
in the presence of a party, and obtained
from it sixty-five very nice stones.
He broke down and sdht unwashed a
similar quantity of dirt to the Chicago
exhibition, together with a number of
diamonds. From the commissioner's ac
count it is evident that Capt. Rogers’
methods of washing, sorting, etc., are
primitive and not adapted to deal econo
mically with large bodies of the drift.
He is just now inundated with visitors,
and no doubt it is an interesting spot. A
story is told of a learned professor who
went to spend a day; on the ninth day he
had to be dragged away.
RECORD-BREAKING PRICES.
October Cotton Reaches a Point Never
Before Reached on ’Change.
New York, Sept. 21.—A new low-price
record was made for cotton to-day when
October contracts sold at 6.27 cents, and
further sold off to 6.04 cents. The lowest
previous record was in 1892, when March
contracts sold at 6.28 cents. In ante
bellum times still lower prices were occa
sionally current under slave labor, but
never before in the history of the
cotton exchange has the price of
the staple touched the low figure
now curpent. The immediate cause of the
decline is the large movement of cotton
at the ports and the interior with an in
different market for it even at present
low prices. Sent iment on ’change is
bearish and as low as 6c is predicted for
cotton in the remote future, based
on the expectation of a 9,000,000
bales crop, with 9,500,000 bales
possible and no estimate worth consider
ing below 8,500.000 bales. In view of the
bearish conditions prevailing, there is a
large accumulation of short interest here,
and the pessimistic view of the future,
generally taken, leads some of the more
careful operators to be conservative, as in
the event of any bull movement being
started, the short interest would be an
important factor in a rapid advance of
the price.
‘BOSTON CLOTHING MAKERS.
They Seem to Be Running Things
About to Suit Themselves.
Boston. Mass., Sept. 21.—The shops of
all the clothing contractors in the city
are closed to-day, and not one of the
strikers are at work. The union this
morning posted pickets at every shop to
prevent any of the operatives from re
turning to work, but the precautions
were unnecessary, as none of them
showed an inclination to do so.
At 9 o’clock a mass meeting of the
strikers was held, and the chairman of
every shop crew accounted for every man
under him. The executive committee of the
union received a long list of grievances
from the pantsmakes which they want
adjusted before they will return to work.
They refuse to longer furnish their own
machines and ask to be placed on the
same footing as the coat and vest makers.
Several small contractors have applied to
sign the new agreement wMtih the strik
ers insist on, but it is not yet completed
and probably will not be before to
morrow.
Fourth Alabama District.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept 21.—Hon. Mar
dis L. W ood, democratic nominee for con
gress from the Fourth district of
Alabama, for personal reasons has de
clined to make the race, and has asked
the chairman of the commission to pro
vide another candidate.
CALDWELL A CANDIDATE.
Birmingham. Ala., Sept. 21.—A special
to the Age-Herald from Anniston says
that John M. Caldwell, a prominent citi
zen of that place, has announced himself
as a candidate for nomination for the
position made vacant by the resignation
of Mr. W ood.
Excluded From Perusal.
Rome, Sept. 21.—The Vatican authori
ties have placed Zola's Lourdes upon the
Index Librarutn Prohibitorum, which ex
cludes it from perusal by the faithful.
Jibe Magic Touch
OF
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
You smile at the idea
But if you suffer from
Dyspepsia
And Indigestion, try a bottle, and
before you have taken half a dozen
doses, you will involuntarily think,
and no doubt exclaim,
“That Just Hits It!”
“ rt'at soothing effect is a magic
touch!” Hood's Sarsaparilla gent
ly tones and strengthens the stom
ach and digestive organs, invig
orates the liver, creates a natural,
healthy desire for food, gives re
freshing sleep, and in short, raises
the health tone of the entire sys
tem. Remember
Hood’s zz
! /Cures
_
Hood's Pills euro liver ills. soZ
SUICIDE AFTER CONVICTION-
An Aged Rapist Swallows Morphine
in His Cell and Dies.
La Grange, Ind., Sept. 21.—C. A Jones
of this city, who was convicted yesterday
of rape, committed suicide in jail this
morning, using morphine. He died
shortly before 8 o’clock. He left a long
letter denying his guilt, and severely ar
raigning the state attorney and all the
witnesses for the prosecution He secured
morphine six weeks ago for the pur
pose for which it was used, and
had it concealed about his person with a
determination to use it iti the event of
conviction. Jones is about 60 years of
age. He is well connected and a promi
nent member of the Odd Fellows. Masons
and other orders. His victims, several in
number, arfe under 14 years of age and
told pitiful stories of his assaults and the
means employed by him to accomplish his
fiendish purposes. The remains were re
moved from the jail this morning by
friends and members of fraternities.
Special Judge Baker, in court to-day,
warned all who had censured the court
and jury to desist from further comment.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
CRISP—The friends and acquaintance of
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crisp are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral of their third
son, Charlies Floyd, from the Sacred
Heart church THIS MORNING at 9 o'clcck.
SPECIAL NOTICES."
FOR BEAUFORT.
The new and fast steamer Vigilant will make
an excursion to Beaufort SUNDAY , Sept, 23.
Leave city at 10 a. m., giving all a chance to
stop at United States naval station and see
the largest dry dock in the world. Fare 50c
and t&3. W. T. GIBSON,
Manager.
FISHING EXCURSION
—to—
Wilmington and Warsaw Sound
SUNDAY. SEPT. 23.
Steamer Flora leaves Abercorn street at 9
a. m.. Thunderbolt 11 a. m Leaves Wilming
ton at 5 30 p. m. Fare from city 50c. from
Thunderbolt 40c.
NOTICE.
The public Is warned not to trade for one
promissory note made by me on the Bth day
Ul September. 1894. for $66 33 pays le to H. H.
Cohen ninety days from date, as I will not
pay the said note. J. H. ULMER.
We beg to notify the ladies that
we are at last, after considerable
delay, ready to show those bar
gains in Children's and Boys’ Suits
that we have been talking about
all week The delay was occa
sioned by the immense amount of
them, necessitating extra work
and time. We respectfully ask for
an early call. Yours truly,
APPEL & SCHAUL.
FRUIT.
fOO baskets Fancy Delaware Grapes 25c
each.
1,000 Fancy Indian River Pineapples 10c
each.
25 baskets of Fine Apples 5c quart.
1.000 Extra Fancy Limes 10c dozen, three
dozen 25c.
New Georgia Syrup 80c gallon.
Fancy Sickle Pears 10c basket.
MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION,
G. S. Van Horne.
HINCKLEY’S RESrAURANTb
Open Day and blight.
FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
New First-class— —Moderate Prices.
The best the market affords, properly
cooked and nicely served. Special table for
ladies and prompt and satisfactory service.
161 CONGRESS STREET.
(Next to B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.)
CITY MARSHAL'S SALE.
City Marshal's Office. Savannah Sept. 20,
1894.—1 will offer for sale at the City Pound,
between the lawful hours of sale, on Sept 27,
1894, one Brown Horse, black legs, mane and
tall, marked on fore and hind quarter Y. said
horse having baen Imponnied (10) ten days
and not claimed. Terms cash.
ROBf. J. WADE.
City Marshal.
PEACHES.
Choice Peaches, per oau. 12%q,
Anderson’s Preserves (fresh).
Sweet and Sour Picklea
Fine Assortment Fresh Cakea
Grapes and Peara
Finest Creamery Butter.
Fine Line Toilet Soaps Cheap
Fine Sardinea
AT
WM. G. COOPER'S,
ONION "’SETS,* - ’
and
. aU
seasonable
Seeds
. just
received.
SOLOMONS A CO.
TO THE PUBLIC.
All persons are cautioned against purchaa*
ing that tract of land in Chatham county,
Georgia, immediately south of the extended
limits of the city of Savannah known as the
BRANCH TRACT, containing One Hundred
and Seven Acres, more or less. Doundedon the
north by Estlll Avenue, east by Waters Road
south by lands of Harstow. and west by lanut
of Gen. A. K. Lawton, as I have made a con
tract for the purchase thereof. and intend to
apply to the courts for a specific performence
of the contract. J. H. ESXILL.
Savannah. Aug. 30, 1888.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
NEW AND SECOND HAND,
SOLD. EXCHANGED AND BOUGHT.
Bring me your list to fill and suve
money. Want all the old school
books In Savannah
J. Gardner,
NOTICE.
Savannah. Ga . Sept. 19. 1894.
Be it known that I have this day sold to
Mr. W. D. BOGART all my rights and inter
est in the firm of J. F. JONES & CO.
J. F. JONES.
NOTICE.
Having this day purchased the Interest of
J. F. JONES In the firm of J. F. JONES &
CO. I will continue the business under the
same firm name.
W. D. BOGART.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
City of Savannah. Office Clerk of Co*™h,
Savannah. Ga., Sept 14 1894 -The folto”>
appheauens to te ail liquor during the ?■'.?
1891 wore referred to the committee o* s ?? r
whole at meeting of Council of Sep: i >
Michael Shields, at No 16 Reynolds
) V IT Ferguson, to transfer license
Thos J. Hogan, southwest corner East hr—?
and McDonough streets. b ' oa<l
J. F. Brooks, administrator estate T i
irouza. to transfer license to J. H I an J Zl
northwest corner Price and South Brouii 5 *
F. E RE BARER
Clerk of Council
TARIFF CHICKS--: -UZ"
—-ftt
ESTATE S. W. BRANCH.
Whole Rice, per peck ,
Country Eggs, per dozen w
Choice Lemons, per dozen w
California Claret, per bottle a
Scuppernocg Wine, per gallon , M
Catawba Wine, per gallon 1
California Port Wine, per gallon !
Blackberry Wine, per gallon ,
Finest Imported Ginger Ale. per dozen 13
We make a specialty of fine Wines and
Liquors for medicinal uses.
EST. S. W. BRANCH.
TWO OF MY SPECIALTIES^
GOLDEN APPLE TOBACCO*
LUCKY STRIKE,
Natural Leaf Tobacco.
Drop In and give them a trial.
S. L. NEWTON,
Broughton and Montgomery Streets.
BANKS.
Savannah Savings Biot
P AYS
OK DEPOSITS.
Issues 6 Per Cent. Certificates of Depoilt.
Send or write for our
literature.
W. K. WILKINSON, President
C. S. ROCKWELL, Treasure*
THE CITIZENS BANK
OF SAVANNAH.
Capital 9500,000.
Transacts a general banking: baalneat.
Maintains a Narines Department audal*
lows INTEREST AT 4 PER CENT., com
pounded quarterly.
The accounts of individuals, firms, banki
and corporations are solicited-
With our large number of correspond*
ents in GEORGIA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA
and SOUTH CAROLINA, we are prepared
to handle collections on the most favors
ble terms.
Correspondence invited.
BRANTLEY A. DENMARK. President
M. B. LANE, Vice President.
GEORGE C. r RKEMAN. Cashier.
SAVANNAH BANK
AND TRUST CO.
SAVANNAH, GA.
INTKREST AT
4%
ON DEPOSITS IN SAYINGS DEPART.
MKNT.
Collections on Savannah and all south
ern points, we handle on the most favora
ble terms and remit at lowest exchange
raves on day of payment. Correspon>
dice solicited.
JOSEPH D. WEED, President.
JOHN €. ROWLAND, Vice Preaidsat
A4MRS ML MVMTUEL Oasklß
BEDICAI
WHEN OTHERS FAIL
CONSULT
Dr, Broadfoot.
If sick and despondent, the best medical
help is none too good Why not coneuli •
specialist of established reputation and us
questioned reliability such as Dr. Brosdfoot!
Whatever opinion is given by hlmyoucsn
rely upon It as being true He ib a true genu
ine specialist In all diseases peouliar to men
and women.
Special
the following
KjS J easeaandal!
CS* fmJ its attending
allmenta of
fk J \ I young and
Vi % *i(s4, J middle aged
zi -Al men. the aw
r'}-\ -jrawtsaa ful effects of
nrrwft
' \\ A f t,ea a1 n *
ay m ptomN
unfitting one for study or business Biooi
and Skin Diseases. Sores. Tumor, PlmP 195 *
Tetter. Eczema. Ulcers,Loss of Hair. Scrofula
end Blood polaon of every nature, prim*”
and secondary, promptly snd permanent)!
eradicated. Unnatural dischargee promPyz
cured in a few days. Quick, sure aDd >'“•
Mall treatment given bv sending for syrnf 1
tom tilanks. No 1 for men, No. 2 for women
No. 3 for skin diseases All correspondent*
answered promptly. Business strictly cow
fldentlal. Entire treatment sent free fro™
observation to all parts of the oountry. e*
oxeu er call on
J. BROADFOOT, It h.
Hi ■faughMe street ,upstairs),
twevnnnalu
PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS.
FIRST-CLASS
Account and Record Books.
MADE ONLY TO ORIJEB.
JOB PItINTI>^
satisfactorily done.
Good Work-Prompt Execution-Fair Pn ces,
estimates given
FOR PRINTING AND BINDING*
ORDERS SOLICITED. —
93 k b., s,. UEO.. NICHOLS*