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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
SEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLU
IS PARAGRAPHS.
I>Ulvl In to lln\e n Sen Hank—Negro
Killed liy Lightning nl Villa Mien.
Engine mill Roller House lit La
Grange Sinter Work* llurned.
Sorel Ground* for Divorce Result
lu Deniul of n Doiilile Petition.
GEORGIA.
C. A. Norls, one of Fpson county's most
Influential citizens, died Saturday.
Another bank will be opened at Dublin
In one o! the new corge r buildings on Jack.
Son sireet in a few days The hank Will
have a capital of $26,00t>: H. 11. Smith, the_
leading capitalist at Dublin, will put In the
largest amount. The nnnk will be a state
Institution. Over SA.tXX) has been subscribed
Villa Rica was visited by a terrific rain
storm Saturday afternoon and lightning
struck a tree on W. O. Farr’s farm, kill
ing a negro i>oy anil shocking the entire
family. Henderson’s mill, near town, was
almost washed away. The race, water
house and wheel are gone. Crops were
badly damaged.
The engine and boiler house at the pump
ing station of the LaGrange waterworks
was burned Saturday morning about 1
o'clock. The engine and boiler ure badly
damaged and it will be several days tie
fore any more water can lx- pumped. Every
hydrant in the city is cut off, the water be
ing held for tire purposes nlone. It Is not
known how the tire originated.
The Dalton district conference of the
Methodist Church South has officially re
pudiated the action of the parties who
were responsible for obtaining the cele
brated $285,000 appropriation from Congress
by doubtful means, and has expressed Its
full concurrence in the action of the bish
ops of the church, looking to the return of
the entire sum to the government.
The resolutions passed recite the circum
stances under which congress was induced
to make the appropriation, asserting that
tho “book agents” who played .so large a
part In the transaction, owe It to the pub
lication house and the church to "relieve
as far as possible the embarrassing situ
ation resulting from their conduct and
which tends to injure the business and Im
pair the influence and usefulness of the
house, and to impair the influence and use
fulness of our church and its ministry,
by resigning their Important trust Into oth
er hands.” To these straightforward and
unequivocal expressions, only three dis
senting votes were cast at the conference.
Thursday at Oconee Superior Court an
Interesting divorce case was tried. Thomas
Cook, a farmer, had brought suit for di
vorce from his wife. His allegations upon
which ho based his case were as follows:
His wife would not allow him to go to
church; his wife would not visit his rela
tives; on one occasion he went home and
found that his dinner had not been cooked;
his wife did not treat him as a wife should
treat a husband. “To these allegations
Airs. Cook entered a denial and on her part
charged that her husband had choked her
on one occasion. She nlsfc) asked for a di
vorce. The jury upset the custom of grant
ing divorces whenever asked, and refused
to grant either of the parties a divorce.
FLORIDA.
Files at*e driving cattle Into water up
to their necks around Tampa.
A levy was made on the tug Three
Friends at Jacksonville Saturday to sat
isfy an execution in favor of Adams &
Richardson for $672.70 against N. B. Brow
ard.
The most Important land sale that has
been made lately In South Florida is the
sale of the Curry warehouses and docks
to the Florida East Coast Railway system
at Key West. This sale represents a
transaction of nearly SIOO,OOO.
In Rrevard county since the recent fine
rains the orange trees are blooming heav
ily and the prospects of a full late crop
are very flattering. The trees are grow
ing finely also and the appearance of the
groves is wonderfully Improved.
A private of a Pennsylvania regiment
of volunteers reached Jacksonville Sun
day in charge of a corporal and another
private. He was from Chickamauga, and
was taken to St. Augustine Monday morn
ing to serve a sentence of six months at
hard lalxjr, imposed as a penalty for sleep
ing at his post.
The Republicans of Franklin held their
county convention at Apalachicola Fri
day and selected delegates to the state
and congressional conventions favorable
to the Long, Lee and Gunby elements.
The opposition made a desperate effort
to secure control of the *riass meeting,
but failed to secure even one delegate.
Walter Scott, a white man about 30
years of age, shot and killed himself near
Cummer’s mill, at Jacksonville Saturday
night. The bullet entered the right tem
ple, and death must have been Instantan
eous. Scott came from Norfolk, Va., and
bad Just obtained employment at Cum
mer’s as a sawyer. No special cause is
assigned to the deed, except that the man
Is said to have had private troubles.
At Marianna Saturday the following
delegates were chosen to represent Jack
son county In the Democratic state con
vention, with half a vote each: W. H.
Milton, Jr., N. A. Baker, C. L. Wilson, J.
M. Calhoun, M. F. Boone, H. H. Ix>wls,
John Gammons, F. M. Stokes, B. C. Ho
ney, G. W. Dudley, A. J. AVooldrklge,
Frank Peacock J. If. Carter, A. E. Blow.
Allen Linton, J. A. Woodward, E. V.
Melvin.
A strange negro, by the name of Jones,
was killed at High Springs Thursday
night by R. B. Rives, night policeman.
The negro was an escaped murderer from
the state penitentiary. A description of
him had been sent from Citrus county,
and Ml’. and D. M. Davidson, night
watchman Wr the Plant System, arrested
him. They look from him two pistols, and
the negro, on learning what he was want
ed for, made an attempt to recover the
pistols, and in the struggle Mr. Rives
killed him.
% B. F. Dillon, superintendent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company and of the
Bout hern Bell Telephone Company, at
Jacksonville, has tendered his resignation
as superintendent of the latter company,
to take effect as soon as his successor
shall be appointed. The business con
nected wit it the telephone company occu
pies so much of Mr. Dillon’s time that it
was found necessary to relinquish some
of his duties, although, after the appoint
ment of his successor, he will continue to
act in an advisory capacity to the new
superintendent.
A telegram received at Jacksonville
Saturday says the New York Times of
Thursday, by Stephen E. Barton from
Dr. Alexander Kent, Bed Cross agent at
Miami, slated that the Miami Hotel could
be rented for three months for SI,OOO a
month, and after that for $750 a month.
Mr. Barton held several conferences on
the subject during the day with Messrs
Dodge and Wardwei! of the Red Cross
executive committee. He then answered
Dr. Kent that the proposition was being
favorably considered, and asked .what
equipment the hotel would require to fit
U for Immediate use as a hospital.
TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Savannah and vicinity un
til midnight Aug. 2, 1898.—Fair, proceed
ed by thunderstorms; no decided change
in temperature.
Weather from Washington:
For Georgia. South Carolina and East
ern Florida—Showers; variable winds.
For Western Florida—Generally fair;
variable winds.
General Conditions: Partly cloudy to
cloudy weather prevails over the entire
country, except clear at Augusta, Corpus
Christi, St. Paul and St. Louis.
Temperatures are higher in Northwest
ern Georgia, Western Tennessee, Ohio and
the Upper Mississippi valley.
Light to fresh variable winds are re
ported along the Atlantic coast.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah-
Maximum tempeiature 1:30 p.m. 02 degrees
Minimum temperature 6 a. m. 71 degrees
Mean temperature 82 degrees
Normal temperature 81 degrees
Excess of temperature 1 degree
Accumulated excess since
Aug. 1 1 degree
Accumulaied excess since
Jan. 1 231 degrees
Rainfall 76 inch
Normal 23 inch
Excess since Aug. 1 53 inch
Deficiency since Jan. 1 8.98 inches
River Report—The highl of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m. (75th me
ridian time) yesterday was 8.0 feet, a fait
of 1.0 foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Cotion region bulletin, Savannah Oa.,
for the twenty-four hours ending'at S a.
tn., 75th meridian time. Aug. 1, 1898.
Stations of Savannah IMax.jMin. jßaln
Dlstr.ci. |Tem.jTem.| fall.
Albany, Cl.i., clear ] 91 | 73 |*.48~
Alapaha, clear 91 60 jl .95
Amerlcus, pt. coudy j 94 70 j 1.50
Bainbridge, clear j 91 09 .00
Kastman, clear 91 71 | .00
Fori Gaines, clear 91 72 23
Gainesville, Fia., clear ~91 70 j .00
111 lien, Ga., clear 92 71 .11
Quitman, clear 91 70 j .00
Savannah, clear 90 75 .00
Thomasville, clear 90 71 ] .00
Waycross, dear 91 74 i .00
Special Texas Rainfall Reports: Beau
mont, TANARUS.; Henrietta. .Ot; Houstqn, TANARUS.;
San Marcus, .01; Abilene, .32; Galveston, T.
Heavy Rainfalls: Bates ville, Ala., 1.90;
Forest City, Ark., 1.80; Alapaha, Ga., 1.95;
Americus, Ga., 1.50.
1 | Dish Averages.
I No. |
Central Station. j Bta-|Max.|Min. jßaln
|UonsjTera.|Tem.] fall.
Atlanta. I 10 TB3 j 70'[ .12 *
Augusta .'7.... 11 90 70 j .12
Charleston j 5 | 92 j 74 j .12
Galveston | 27 i 96 j 78 j T
Little Rock 13 88 70 | .58
Memphis 13 86 68 .36
Mobile 6 94 70 .22
Montgomery ........ 7 92 70 j .15
New Orleans 10 92 72 ! .06
Savannah 12 91 71 .36
Vicksburg 8 90 72 ! .08
Wilmington 10 8.8 72 .16
Remarks—lt is cooler over the Little
Rock. Memphis and Wilmington districts,
with no material temperature changes
elsewhere. Showers have fallen through
out the cotton belt, very light and widely
scattered, over Texas.
Observation* taken Aug. 1. 1898, 8 p. m.
(75th meridian) at the same moment of
time at all stations for the Morning
News.
' Stations— p-|-T.| *V. |Raln
Boston, cloudy | 66 | 6 I .00
New York city, cloudy ..j 76 | L | .06
Philadelphia, pt. cl’dy...| 82 | 6 | .01
Washington city, cloudy.i 80 j L | .00
Norfolk, cloudy | 70 | 10 | .00
Hatteras, cloudy | 78 | 12 j T
Wilmington, pit. cl’dy 78 j 10 j .18
Charlotte, raining 82 j 8 | T
Baleigh, partly cloudy ... 78 j 8 | .10
Charleston, pt. cloudy .... 84 | 12 | .00
Atlanta, cloudy S2 | 6 | '.OO
Augusta, partly cloudy .. 84 | 8 | .00
Savannah, partly cloudy. 80 | 6 | .76
Jacksonville, cloudy 80 j 6 j .04
Jupiter, raining 78 [ 10 j .24
Key West, cloudy 78 | L jl .10
Tamjia, cloudy 78 | L ( .01
Pensacola,'pt. cl’dy 82 j 6 j .00
Montgomery, cloudy | 78 | L | T
Vicksburg, pt. cloudy ... 80 6 .00
New Orleans, pt. el'dy.. 82 10 .00
Galveston, cloudy 82 8 .00
Corpus Christi, clear 84 14 .00
Palestine, pt. cloudy 88 j L .00
Memphis, pt. cloudy ... ..j 82 | L | T
Cincinnati, pt. cloudy | 80 | 6 .20
Pittsburg, pt. cloudy ~..| 74 | I, .24
Buffalo, pt. cloudy | 72 | 6 .44
Detroit, pt. cloudy | 76 j 6 T
Chicago, pt. cloudy | 68 | 18 .00
Marquette, pt. cloudy ...j 62 | L .00
St. Paul, cloudy | 74 | 6 .00
Davenport, pt. cloudy....| 74 |L j .00
St. Louis, clear | 76 | L | -T
Kansas City, pt. cloudy..| 74 | L | .00
-|-T, temperature; *V, velocity oTwlndT -
H. B. Boyer, Observer.
ABBEVILLE WMLS.
Faculty of the Georgia Normal In
stitute Arrives.
Abbeville, Ga., Aug. I.—President Little,
of the Georgia Normal Institute, with his
family, has arrived, and the entire facul
ty is expected to arrive within the next
few days. The institute will throw open
Us doors the first week tn September,
when an attendance of a large number
of pupils from a distance Is confidently
anticipated. Ample preparations are be
ing made bjt the citizens for the accom
modation, of boarding pupils.
The rise in the Ocmulgee river since the
recent copious rains has given fresh im
petus to steamboat navigation. Small
liver traffic and large shipments of lum
ber and timber to Darien.
All the growing crops nre in a most
promising condition, the peach crop in this
vicinity being exceptionally bountiful.
More Troops nt St. Simona.
Brunswick, Ga., Aug. I.—A train bear
ing four hundred of the North Carolina
volunteer troops arrived in Brunswick
this morning anil proceeded to St. Simons
Island, where they will be encamped
alongside of ihe Texas company, which
arrives Friday night. This will give
Brunswick about men for the present.
St. Simons will get belwten six and seven
hundred men from another source at an
early date which will give a total of over
I.UOU men in camp here.
Tliomaxvillc Topics.
'EliomasvlUe, Ga., Aug. I.—R. F. Whld-
Oen, who owns and runs a saw mill near
this city, had his nose broken by a piece
of timber striking it Friday,
A bold Job In the way of thievery was
perpetrated tn the very edge of ThomaV
ville last night. A cow was killed, butch
ered and carried off. So far there Is no clue
lo the thief.
HAVE YOU A SON, BROTHER^
Husband or Lover in the Army or Navy’
Mail hint to-day a 2oc package of Allen’s
Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. All who
marc!* walk or stand need it. It cures
aching, tired, sore, swollen, sweating feet,
and makes hot, tight or new shoes easy’
Feet can’t Blister, get Sore or Gallons
where Allen’s Foot-Ease is used, 10,000
testimonials. All druggists and shoe stores
sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olms lead, Le ltoy, N. Y, .
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. AUGUST 2,-1898.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
LOCAL A\D GENERAL NEWS OK
SHIPS AND SHIPPING.
The Steam Pilot Bont .1. H. Estill Un
dergoing an Overhauling—Steamer
Santee Laid Up Indefinitely—Amer
ican IJnrkentiue Slightly Ham-
in it < olllnion.
The schooner Charles S. Davis has been
chartered for a cargo of lumber, Savan
nah to Philadelphia, at $4.25.
The steamer Alpha took an excursion
of co.orid people to Bengie's Point yester
day afternoon, and on returning tdok an
other crowd for a moonlight trip down
the river.
The American barkentine Hattie G.
Dixon, in command of Capt. Southard,
which arrived at Paysandu on June 7,
from Wavannah, is reported to have been
in collision with the British steamship
Ucayali, a local trader, near Frey Bentos,
a point on the River Uruguay, fifty miles
above its mouth. Both vesseis were slight
ly damaged.
The steam pilot boat J. H. Estill will be
haukd out on the marine railway to have
her bottom scraped and painted. She will
he here about a week or ten days to un
dergo a thorough overhauling. The tug
Paulsen will remait) on the pilot station
at Tybee during the absence of the pilot
boat. \
fhe steamship Maverick, which left
here Sunday with a cargo of water for the
warships at Porto Rico, did not take the
barge No. 77, as was expected. The barge
will remain here until the Standard Oil
Company engages a tug to tow U North.
The steamer Santee, owned by her com
mander, Capt. Robeson, and having been
engaged in a successful freight traffic be
tween Savannah and Palatka and way
landings, has been laid up indefinitely. It
is said that Capt. Robeson will hereafter
run a boat on the SI. fohns river In con
nection with the railroads. Freight will
be delivered to the railroads at Jackson
ville and transported by rail to Savannah.
Savannah Almanac,
Sun rises nt 5:15 and sets at 6:57.
High water at Tyhce to-day at 7:41 a.
m. and 8:04 p. m. High water at Savan
nah one hour later.
I‘linse* of the Moon for Augnst.
Full moon Ist, 10 hours and 29 minutes,
evening; last quarter, 9th, 0 hours and 13
minutes, morning; new moon, 17th, 4
hours and 34 minutes, morning; _Jirst quar
ter, 24th, 2 hours and 32 minutes, evening;
full moon, 31st, 6 hours and 51 minutes,
morning.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.
Bark Noe (Ital), Diagla, Nantes—At Ty
bee for orders.
Schooner Aaron Reppard, English, Phil
adelphia.—C. W. Howard & Cos.
Vessel* Cleared Yesterday.
Polo (Nor), Gundersen,
London.-^’aterson, Downing & Cos.
Bark James G. Pendleton (Nor), Abra
hamsen, Garston Dock.—Paterson, Down
ing & Cos.
Bark Alexandra (Nor), Gillisen, London.
—Dahl & Andersen.
Bark Adelina (Port), Loureiro, Oporto.—
A. E. Moynelo & Cos.
Bark Giannitm (Iial), Cacace, Rotter
dam.—Strachan & Cos.
Vessels NVeni to Sea Yesterday.
Bark Marco Polo (Nor), London.
Shipping; Memoranda.
Pensacola. Fla., Aug. I.—Arrived, bark
Kotha, Kjelson, Cape Town.
Sailed, steamship Ceuto (Br), Shekelton,
Hull; harks Merzapore (Nor), Johnsen,
Rio Janeiro; Lelizra (Iial), Hamburg.
Cleared, steamship ’Friary (Br), Thom
as, Genoa.
Jacksonville, Aug. I.—Cleared, schooner
Percy and Lilly, Miller, New York.
Punta Qorda, Aug. I.—Cleared, steamer
Tergeste, Suttora, New Orleans.
Arrived, steamship Jessie Thompsoh,
Savona, Italy.
Charleston, S. C., Aug. I.—Arrived,
steamers Seminole, Bearse, New York,
and proceeded to Jacksonville; Carib, Mc-
Kee, Jacksonville, and proceeded to New
York; Oneida, Staples, Jacksonville, and
proceeded to Boston; steam yacht Red
Cross, Key West, and proceeded to New
York.
Sailed, schooner Nellie XV. Howlett,
Bierman, Baltimore.
St. Michaels, July 31.—Arrived, steamer
Glen lsie, for Charleston.
Rotterdam, Aug. I.—Arrived, steamer
St. Irene, Pensacola, via Newport News.
Philadelphia, Aug. I.—Arrived, schooner
Carrie Strong, Strong, Savannah.
Fernandina, Fla., Aug. I.—Cleared,
schooner Annie E. Ketchum, Stillie, Phil
adelphia.
Notice to Mariner*.
iffiot charts and all hydrographic infor
mation will be furnished masters of ves
sels free of charge tn United States hydro
graphic office in custom house. Captains
are requested to call at the office. Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department.
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
12 m., 75th meridian time.
Steamer Passenger*.
Passengers per steamship Chattahoo
chee, from New York—sl. D. Batchelder,
Miss M. A. Lawrence, R. J. Potter, C.
Llppmait, J. Goldberg, M. Bluestone, ’W.
P. Waterhouse, W. F. Gibson, Dr. G. H.
Stone and wife, George Webster.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochce, for
New Yolk—A. *!orns, David Fried, M. J.
Parsons and wife, R. C. Mclntosh, W. E.
Hall, Oscar Olsen and wife, W. C. Lyons,
J. Rosenbaum, Miss H. Platshek, Rev!
Lansing Burrows, D. D., Miss E. Stern!
berg, Miss S. Sternberg, M. Sternberg and
wife, J. M. Harrison, L. Muhlberg, Sergt.
Compton, G. W. Hawkes, 6 intermediates
and 9 steerage.
Contnlf Export*.
Ter steamship Naeoochee, for New York
—6 bales upland cotton, 3,69i> melons, 116
bales domestics, 190 barrels rice, 1,395 bar
rels rosin, 27 casks spirits tarpon tine,
159.291 feet lumber, 50 barrels rosin oil, 16
turtles, 150 barrels soap, 6SB barrels fruit,
94 boxes fruit, 42 cases cigars, H boxes
vegetables, 166 tons pig iron, IS casks clay,
12 barrels pitch, 175 barrels cotton seed
oil, 76 bales sweepings, 371 packages mer
chandise.
Eoreittu Export*.
Per Norwegian bark Alexandra, for
London—3,olo casks spirits turpentine, val
u<'(J.ai $42,560.—Carg0 by James Facie, j r
Per Italian bark Glannina, for Rotter!
dam—l,7oo barrels rosin, valued at $3,30t
and 1,640 casks spirits turpentine, valued
at $21,546.—Carg0 by Paterson, Downing
Per Portugese bark Adeiina, for Oporto—
-1.693.300 feet pilch pine lumber, valued at
s3.Soo.—Cargo by A. E. Moynelo & Cos
Per Norwegian bark Jas. G. Pendleton
for Garston Dock—3.soo barrels rosin, val!
tied at $9,484, and 1,874 casks spirits turpen
tine, valued, at $21,644.—Carg0 by Paterson
Downing & 00,
Per Norwegian bark Marco Polo, for
Indon—2,7oo barrels rosin, valued at
.$4,863, and 1,484 casks spirits turpentine,
valued a, *l9,l27.—Cargo by Paterson,
Downing & co.
Receipt* at Railroad*.
Per Central oi Georgia Railway, Aug. 1.
—IOO bales cotton, 273 tons pig iron, 247
barrels pears, Is3 packages merchandise,
Lo bales domestics, 407 barrels ros-n, 11G
casks spirits, 19 cars lumber, 7 curs mel
ons, l car lime. 1 tar bran.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad, Aug. I.—lo ears lumber, 7 cars
merchandise, l car crates, 1 car cigars, 7
cars vegetables, 1 car honey, 7 cars gov
ernment freight, 1 car melons, 2 cars wood,
8 cars rock, 2 cars brick, 1 car tobacco,
1 car guns, l cur housbold goods. 1 car
ties, 1 car live stock, 1 car barrels, 437
barrels rosin, 109 casks spirits turpentine.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway,
Aug. 1.—1,659 barrels rosin. 239 casks spir
its turpentine, 50 oars lumber, 2 cars hay,
3 cars meal, 3 ears oats, 2 cars merchan
dise, 1 car corn, 1 car malt.
SECOND MOUTH CAROLINA.
Government to Pay Railroad Fare of
Enlisted Men.
Washington, Aug. I.—The work of re
cruiting the Second South Carolina Regi
ment is to be facilitated on the line of
suggestions by the officers of the regi
ment. As the result of the visit of the
war department of Senator McLaurin,
who accompanied Col. Jones and Lieut.
Col. Thompson to Washington, orders
have been issued under which the war
department will pay for the transporta
tion of enlisted men from different parts
of the state to tho place of rendezevous
regardless of their numbers. Heretofre
it has been the practice to furnish trans
portation only to complete companies.
This has resulted in greatly retarding the
recruiting of the Second South Carolina.
When Senator presented the
facts to the Secretary of War and Adjt.
Gen. Corbin the change he asked for was
made.
Senator McLaurin presented to the Pres
ident the ’name of Ellison A. Smythe of
South Carolina for a place upon the in j
dustrial commission. The cotton mill men
of South Carolina. Georgia and the entire
South are back of Mr. Smythe and his
endorsements are very strong. It is Im
possible to say what his chances are,
however. There are very many applicants
for the nine places at the disposal of
the President, and many strong Influences
are at work for individual applicants.
LEI TER HOSPITAL PATIENTS.
A Total of *SO Men 111, Mostly AVlfli
Mild Form* of Fever.
Chickamauga National Military Park,
Ga., Aug. I.—There are at present about
250 patients at Letter hospital, the major
ity of them suffering with fever.
In the hospital of the First division.
Third corps, Maj. C. M. Drake in charge,
there are 228 patients.. Most of these men
are not suffering from serious ailments,
there being only fifteen cases pronounced
to be typhoid fever.
Maj. Gen. Wade's departure for Wash
ington has put all the regiments at Camp
Thomas speculating as to the final out
come. It is no longer considered as the
plan for the First corps to go to the front,
to the exclusion of any other regiments.
On the other hand, the regiments of the
Third corps, which is Gen. Wade's corps,
are very much elated over the prospects
of getting to the front.
To-day was passed at Carrui Thomas
without events of note. Brig. Gen. Frank
was in command, but issued no orders and
received but few. Gen. Breckenridge will
arrive at 7 o'clock to-morrow morning,
and will Immediately assume command,
relieving Gen. Frank.
In case Gen. Wa.de proceeds to the front,
it is the understanding that Gen. Breck
enridge will be permanently in command
here.
PRIZE REACHES KEY WEST.
The Schooner Dolore* rirouglit In by
nn Ensign.
Key West, Aug. 1, 11 a. m.—The Spanish
schooner Dolores, of 60 tons, loaded with
corn and provisions and bound from Pro
gresso, Mexico, for Batabano, has been ad
ded to the list of war prizes.
She was captured by the gunboat Eagle
near Corrlentes bay a week ago yesterday,
and w’as brought Into port to-day by En
sign Craven. The Badger, which took her
prizes to Tortugas a few days ago, is still
there awaiting orders.
Her prizes are a barge, a brig and a
towboat, which are trying to get from
Nuevltas to Havana, Three hundred and
elghty-two sick and wounded Spanish sol
diers, some of whom hnve lost legs and
arms, are aboard the prizes, which ave
held in quarantine.
At the Tortugas the reports of the bom
bardment and surrender of Nuevitas-are
also current, but no one is permitted to
approach the Badger or her prizes and de
tails cannot be learned.
ARTILLERY FOR PORTO RICO.
Large Quantity Being Loaded on the
Aransas at Tampa.
Tampa, Fla., Aug. I.—The transport
Yucatan was reported from quarantine to
day. She has on board several well
known army officers and they are all aux
ious to get through with the period of de
tention.
A large quantity of artillery is being
loaded on the Aransas under direction of
Gen. Rodgers, and it is expected that the
boat will sail to-morrow for Porto Rico.
The Third Cavalry left this city to-night
for Fernandina. Several more troops are
to be moved yet.
The transport Michigan sailed yesterday
from Port Tampa and crossed the bar of
the bay to-daj. She was loaded with
fresh meat for Gen. Shafter’s army, be
sides a large quantity of ether supplies.
Gen. Enrique Collazo, commander-in
chief of the Cuban cavalry, was on board
and will take command ot his forces in
Cuba again.
Gen. Collazo has been In this country
since the beginning of the war, having
been called here by Gen. Miles to con
sult about the work In Cuba.
He has spent some time in Washington
witTi the officials and now goes to Santiago
under orders from the department with
wiiich he has been co-operating.
Gen. Coppinger of the Fourth Armv
Corps, with headquarters in this city, has
received orders to-day to go to Porto Rtco
at once. He will sail on the transport
Aransas to-morrow unless another lioat ar
rives from quarantine before that time.
RAILROAD SELLS FOR $460,000.
Ohio niver and Charleston llonl on
the Auction Illock.
Marion, N. C., Aug. I.—A raw company,
composed of the bondholders of the Fi
nance Company of Pennsylvania, bought
the Ohio River and Charleston Railroad at
noon here to-day for $89,010.
The purchasing committee was Sam
Hunt of Cincinnati, Simon A. Slern and
John G. Collier of Philadelphia.
President Hunt bid in the property for
the finance company. He was the only
bidder.
From good authority it is said that the
road will be finished to the Tennessee line
as soon as possible.
CAUSE OF BISMARCK'S DEATH.
EfTuxion of niooil on the Brain Von
the K\planntinn.
Berlin, Aug. I.—Dr. Schweninger, Prince
Bismarck’s physician, now say# that the
immediate cause of death was effusion of
blood on the brain.
The official Heichsranzeiger, which ap
pears to-day with black border, publishes
the telegram which Emperor William sent
yesterday to "Prince Herbert Bismarck.”
It reads as follows:
“In deep sorrow, and sympathizing with
the grief which has struck you all for
your beloved great dead, I lament the
. loss of Germany’s great son, whose
faithful oc-operation in the work of
reuniting the Fatherland won for
him the life long friendship of my grand
father, resting in God, and the undying
thanks of the whole German people for
all time. I shall prepare a last abode
for bis remains in Berlin, in the cathedra,
by the side of m^fincestors.’’
Prince Bismarck’s final written in
structions, signed by himself, express bis
desire to be buried in a secreted spot in
the Saehzenwald and concludes “for an
epitaph, 1 wish ‘Prince von Bismarck,
born April 1, 1815, died ’ with the ad
dition of ‘A faithful German servant of
Erupt ior William I.’ ” '
Emperor William announced his inten
tion of attending t*ie funeral here, but
Count Herbert von Bismarck informed his
majesty that the service would be strictly
private.
Condolence and wreaths are pouring in
by thousands from all the courts, govern
ments and foremost statesmen of the
world. The death chamber, draped in
black, is impressive in its simplicity.
DIXIE ON A SCOUT.
Auxiliary Cruiser llan nil Erenifel
Voyage.
St. Thomas, D. W. 1., Aug. I.—The United
States auxiliary cruiser Dixie, formerly El
Sud, left here Saturday morning for Ponce.
She scouted along the north coast of Porto
Kico, spoke the Prairie, Montgomery, Pur
itan, New Orleans and four trangports,
overhauled an English bark and passing in
close to San Juan, fired a defiant six
pounder, striking the base of El Morro.
The Spaniards made no reply.
In the entrance to San Juan harbor the
Dixie saw two masts and a funnel, evi
dently of a steamer, sunk by the Spaniards
to block tho passage.
The Dixie arrived at Ponce Saturday
evening, where she found the Columbia,
the Massachusetts, the Cincinnati, the
Gloucester and ten transports.
The armored orut. er New Orleans arrived
here yesterday (Sunday) accompanied by a
collier. The latter remained off the harbor,
the New Orleans signalling her not to en
ter, as the cruiser would not be permitted
to take her coal.
Later in the day the collier proceeded
westward.
FIGHT DECLARED A DRAW.
Tommy White and Solly Smith Bat
tle for 25 Rounds.
New York, Aug. I.—A draw was the de
cision rendered to-night at the Greater
New York Athletic Club, Coney Island,
after Tommy White of Chicago and Sol
ly Smith of Los Angeles had fought
twenty-five rounds to decide the feather
weight championship of tho world.
The men fought at 122 pounds, and
White ought to have been given the de
cision, as he undoubtedly earned It.
During the last three rounds Smith took
desperate chances and fought wildly,
while White kept his temper and never
lost his head for a moment.
Dave Sullivan was at the ring-side to
challenge the winner and will deposit
11,000 to-morrow to bind a match with
White. The very best judges of boxing
who witnessed the fight all agreed that
White won fairly and squarely.
CHICAGO HOTEL BURNED.
Three Persons Killesl and a Number
of Others Injured.
Chicago, Aug. I.—Guests of the Berwyn
Hotel, 148 North State street, were arous
ed from their slumbers at 3 o’clock this
morning to find the hotel on fire.
.So rapidly did the blaze spread that
the men and women found themselves cut
off from escape by the stairs.
Three lives were lost, and a number of
other persons were maimed and bruised
in jumping from high windows to the
pavement.
One of the guests on the second floor
swung himself out upon the ledge of a
window, peered at the menacing flames
for a moment, and then deliberately
jumped to the sidewalk. He landed upon
hta feet, but fell Into the gutter helpless.
A number of others followed.
JEHNEGAN NOT ARRESTED.
Necessary Paper* Not Ready on His
Arrival at Havre.
Havre, Aug. I.—The Rev. Prescott F.
Jernegan, the vice president and general
manager of the Electrotylic Marine Salts
Company, for whose arrest on the charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses,
a warrant was issued in Boston on July
30, arrived here by the French line steamer
flavarre at 6 o’clock. He was not taken in
to custody,owing,it is said, to the lack of
the necessary papers, and started for
Paris by train without being interfered
with.
FITZ CHALLENGES JEFFRIES.
Post* n Forfeit null Wants to Fight
Before Oct. 1.
New York, Aug. I.—ln a statement is
sued to-night over his signature. Bob
Fitzsimmons, champion heavy-weight pu
gilist of the world, announces that he had
posted a forfeit of $2,500 with the sport
ing editor of a New York newspaper for
a fight with Jim Jeffries of California,
the contest to occur before Oct. 1.
SHOE DEALERS ASSIGN.
Boston Firm Goes to Wall for
$500,000.
Boston, Aug. I.—Hosmer, Codding & Cos.
of this city, who are among the largest
boot and shoe dealers in New England,
assigned late this afternoon to Charl?s W.
Lavers, president of the National Shoe
and Leather Exchange of this city. The
liabilities are estimated at $500,000.
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Indepsndsnt Early Closing at 6:30.
For the benefit of their employees during the hot season,
Gustave Eckstein & Cos. will close at 6:30, Saturdays excepted.
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