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Appointments in the Various Depart-
ments—i roceedings of the Senate*.^-.
THE SENATE.
In the aenate, Thursday, a memorial
signed by seventy-seven members of the
Kansas legislature against the right of
Mr. Martin to hold his seat as a senator
from that state, and asserting that Ady
sented^bv sen ted by M^^Slierman^and^referredTo Mr. Sherman aDd referred to
^ ffi
day from that committee for the invest!-
gation of the question came up again and
at the suggestion of Mr Harri«, was laid
over till Friday. A motion to pro-
ceed to the consideration of exe-
cutive business was made by Mr.
Vest and carried by a strict party vote
of 38 to 19. In consequence of a remark
made by Mr. Hoar, three or four demo-
cratic senators who had voted, although
paired, claiming withdrew their votes, while
that they had reserved the
right to vote in order to make a quorum,
The senate theD, at 12 30 p. in., pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive
business. The doors were reopened at 1
* o’clock. Mr. Chandler expressed a de-
sire to address the senate on the Roach
resolution, but postponed his speech till
Friday at the suggestion of Mr. Gorman,
and the senate adjourned.
The senate was occupied during tne
greater part of Friday’s session with res-
olutions for the investigation of the
charges against Senator Roach, of North
Dakota. Mr. Chandler addressed the
senate in support of that resolution at
much length. But all the points of in¬
terest had first been taken out of his
¬ peech by Mr. Roach rising as soon as
the journal was reached and expressing
his entire willingness and desire to have
tho investigation made. Mr. Chandler
was replied to by Mr. Voorhees, and at
the close of his speech, Mr. Harris
moved to lay the resolution and amend¬
ment on the table; and only withdrew that
motion because it was undebatable and
Mr. Platt desired to reply to Mr. Voor¬
hees. After some discussion the matter
was dropped.
The Senate Adjourns.
The extraordinary session of the senate
closed Saturday. The proposed investi¬
gation of the charges against Senator
Roach, democrat of North Dakota, form¬
ed the chief topic of the day’s discussion
Three speeches were made, two of them
by the republican senators from Connec¬
ticut, Messrs. Platt and Hawley, on the
affirmative of the right and duty of sen¬
ate to make the investigation, and the
other by Mr. Mills, in distinct denial of
either the ri^ht or duty. No disposition
was made either of the matter or of the
question, as to the admission of the three
appointed senators from Montana, Wash¬
ington and Wyoming. The recent ac¬
tion of Commissioner Blount in with¬
drawing the United states flag from gov-
government olulu, the building in Hon¬
was groundwork of a resolu¬
tion offered by Mr. Lodge directing the
secretary of state to inform the senate by
whose authority the flag was lowered.
In addition to this information, Mr. But¬
ler wants the senate to be informed at
the same time by whose authority it was
hoisted. Tho resolution and amendment
went over without action, objection to
immediate consideration being made by
Mr. Gorman. The president, having in¬
formed a committee of the senate that
he would have no further communication
for the senate, au executive session was
held between 5 and 6 o’clock, at which
all obstacles to a final adjournment were
smoothed away, and after the doors were
reopened and some little matter of the
committee investigation adjusted, the
senate adjourned sine die.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS.
Mrs. Annie G. West was appointed
postmaster at Cufseta Saturday iu place
of L. L. Howard. Mrs. Alice C. Fall was
placed, in charge of the office at Senoia,
Ga., in place of Thomas W. Methvin.
The following fourth-class postmasters
for Georgia were appointed Saturday:
P. T. Shores Alto, Banks county; G. A.
Wilder, Fort Lamar, Madison county; T.
J. Hooper, lliawassee, Towns county;
Mrs. E. W. Edwards, Leesbuvgh, Lee
county; Mrs. M. A. Antrey, Mascopbe,
Milton county; W. S. McCurdy, Paoli,
Madison couuty.
A Washington special says: The
startling news from Honolulu, via San
Francisco, of the hauling down of the
Unites flag, it is said, was the subject
of discussion at the cabinet meeting Fri¬
day. Before going into the cabinet
room, Secretary Gresham said to a re¬
porter that he had received no inform i-
tiou whatever aside from that printed in
the
Georgia postmasters appoined Friday
are: Cooksville, Heard county, J. H.
Brasil; Fayetteville, Fayette county, B.
L. McGough; Jesup, Wayne county, R.
W. Tindall; Jonesboro, Ciayton couuty,
G. D. Stewart; Landrum, Dawson coun-
ty, W. J. Palmour; Melrose, Lowndes
county,L. A. Hodges; Neal,Pike county,
T. B. Neal; Polk, Union county, J. H.
Cavinder; Young Cane, Union county, E.
F. Parks.
The president, Saturday, sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the senate: John
H. Wise, of California, to be collectcr of
customs for the district of Sin Francisco;
William L. Kee, of West Virginia, to be
principal clerk on private land claims in
thejenenl of West \ lrginia. land office; to be Joseph commissioner S. Miller, of
internal revenue; John W. Riddle, of
Minnesota, to be secretary of legation of
L mted Slates m Turkey.
The treasury department was advised
Thursday fifty-seven evening that six hundred and
Chinamen had arrived at Vic-
toria, B. C., on the steamer Empress of
Japan, direct from Chinese ports. Thesi
Chinamen are all destined for the Uuited
States. The steamer Mogul also arrived
Thursday at Tacoma, Wash., having on
board one hundred and fifty-nine Chiu i-
men, one hundred and forty-seven of
wboni claimed to be Chinese mereban’s
and entitled to land. Assistant Secretary
Spaulding the sent telegraphic instructions
to treasurv officials at the Pacifi
ports to exercise the utmost care to pre-
vent the law from being violated.
The president sent the following nomi-
nations to the senate Thursday: Alex-
ander W. Terrell, of Tertis, to * be envoy
extraordinary and miuister plenipotenti-
ary of the United Stales, to Turkey;
John J. Hawkins, of Arizona territory,
to be associate justice of the supreme
court of the territory of Arizona: James
F. Reed, of Kansas, to be attorney of
the United States for the Western dis-
trict of Arkansas; George J. Rump, of
Arkansas, to be marshal of the United
States for the Western district of Arkan-
Ras; John H. M. Wigwam, of Wiscon-
SJJSdKwi?
-Alexander Watson Terrell, of Texas,
who is nominated Thursday to be min-
isster to Turkey, is a man of about sixty
years. He has one of the finest resi-
dences in Austin and a great ranch of
8,000 acres, lying about twelve miles
pf his tim^
a graduate of the University of Missouri
and his education was supplemented by
a special course at Heidelberg. For
some years he was reporter of the stRe
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h Texan senators, ’ and - , especially > C y by 5
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New Ge orRia Pensioner,.
T _ .be pension office under the new ad-
ministration ,
is giving more attention to
the ^nas Mexican of and southerners Iudian wars. who fought The fol- in
‘owing Georgians have been placed on
“m P a yr°hs wuthin a few days: Sidney
McDonald, John B. Langley, John
Mmtzger, Cnarles T. Gross, Ben C.
a 9 » J° na 'h an Pace, Lriah Mitchell,
J „ l ,! , 'l* ■T, at !?, m £ loer t b “ lt b Archibald D.
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Mc-.eill. r Matthew T II. T ►.uthetlin, Wm. B.
Zachariak D. Clark \\ illey I).
P !erce ) Charles Stonecypher, William
Wilhson, ^ Benjamin > t ‘ or ," e . I*. Collins, U'llyurd Littleton J.
Skelton, Alexander I-reeman, Henry
CJavnerjMadisoa Moon, Hamp T. Dicken.
1 Indian f°b°wi soldiers n g named have been widows granted of Georgia
fn April pen-
sior.3 m 1st: I hat be Bruce, Pam-
® 1 a I ve n>P; Minerva C. Eider, Adaline
^ ro T ri° y n warf '- Elizabeth Ann C. Hawkius. Camp, Tempera
Friday’s Appointment*.
The president sent the following nom-
inations to the senate Friday: Richard
H. Alvey, of Maryland, to be chief jus¬
tice of the court of appeals of the Dis¬
trict of Columbia; Martin Morris, of
the District of Columbia, to be associate
justice of the court of appeals of the
District of Columbia; Seth Shepard, of
Texas, to be associate justice of the
court of appeals of the District of Co¬
lumbia; Levi II, Manning, of Arizona,
to be surveyor general of Arizona; John
Lafebee, of South Dakota, to be receiver :
public moneys at Rapid City, South
Dakota; William Aughin, of Minnesota,
to be receiver of public moneys at
Crookston, Minn.; Lucius Q. C. Lamar,
of Mississippi, to be recorder of the
general land office; Robert K. Gillespie,
of Tennessee, to, be principal clerk of
public lands in the genef.il land office;
John C. Geraghty, of Minnesota, to be
collector of customs for the district of
Missouri; Charles Miller, of Illinois, to
be surveyor of customs of the port of
Galena, *4 Ill.
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THE GOVERNORS MEET.
Organized in Convention at Rich¬
mond—Tlie Proceedings.
A Richmond Va., special says:
Promptly at 12 o’clock Wednesday Gov¬
ernor chamber McKinney, of Virginia, entered the
at the head of tho southern
governors, The distinguished guests
were at once seated. Twenty-five min¬
utes were consumed in shaking hands
and introductions. Governor McKinney,
still standing on the floor, rapped the
body to order and said: “Gentlemen, it
is a time honored custom in Virginia to
open all deliberative bodies by askiDg
God’s blessing.” He then called upon
Dr. Nelson who offered a brief but fer¬
vent prayer, at tho close of which the
governor proceeded to deliver a brief
but cordial welcome to the visitors, say¬
ing that he wished this would be a work¬
ing and not a talkiug body.
He then nominated Governor Fish-
back, of Arkausas, as temporary chair¬
man, who was unanimously elected.
The gathering of the convention drew
a large crowd of spectators, who filled
the senate gallery and the space in the
chamber outside of the railing. Besides
Governor McKiuney theie were present
Governor Fishbank, of Arkausas, who
originated tho convention movement;
Governor Foster, of Louisiana; Governor
Brown, of Maryland; Governor Jones,
of Alabama; Governor Carr, of North
Carolina; Governor Stone, of Missouri,
and Governor Tillman, of South Caro¬
lina. The other states represented by
delegates were Georgia, Mississippi,
Tennessee and West Virginia, Iven-
tucky, Texas and Florida were not rep¬
resented.
SECOND DAY.
The convention of southern governors
was called to order Thursday morning by
President Fishback. The committee on
permanent organization reported through
Governor McKinney, recommending that
the temporary officers be made perma¬
nent, and that, upon all questions before
the convention, each state shall be enti¬
tled to one vote, to be cast by the gover¬
nor, and if he be not present, by one of
the delegates from the state, selected by
the representatives. This was adopted.
Governor Carr, of North Carolina, offer¬
ed the following resolution?, which, un¬
der the rules, was referred:
First, in order tlfet work may be now and
here begun, it is reccommended that the gov-
emors of these states appoint several persons,
one to investigate carefully each one on the
following subjects in its relations labor to immigra¬
tion to that state: Direct trade, and em¬
ployment, mining, climatology and health,
advertising and manufacturing; and tlnse per¬
sons, under the direction of the governor of
that state, shall co-oper de with him iu such
immigration work as he may direct-
“OLD GLORY” HAULED DOWN
By Order of Commissioner Blount) and
Hawaii’s Own Flag Furled.
A Sau Francisco special says: Advices
from Honolulu by Thursday’s steamer say
that Commissioner B!ou it’s arrival in
Hawaii was a wet blanket for the uro-
visional government, but his procedure
has paralyzed the leaders, as well ns Min-
ister Stevens. By Mr. B!ount’s order the
v
American flag 'vyaS^laified down and the
protectorate dissolved. The event took
place April 1st, and was marked by brief
tied simple ceremonies. On his arrival
the United St ites commissioner held two
audiences with the provisional which govern- Blount
ment, at the first of Mr.
presented a letter from President Cieve-
land iDtreducirg Hawaiin‘flag the envoy and defining
his duties. The has been
hoisted. It received no cheers for every
one knew it was not what the new gov-
eminent c d^sirod. '
Another Nashville Bunk Failnre.
A special of Sunday from Nashville,
states that there is another sensa-
in baDkiug circles of the city. Specu-
hasruiced another mm and broken
bank with which he was connected.
bank concerned is the Mechanic’s
Bank and Trust Company, and
Scbardt, its cashier, is short in his
from $40,000 to $60,000. He
sick at his home, and not allowed to
From one of .the directors of the
it is learned thift it is believed the
is $65,000,
TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
Tjjg NgWO -fit thfi WorM POUllRllStlil v IlltG
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-PltflY SH](1 POllM P&THOTliiSi ,V ■
Interesting' And Instructive to All
Classes*of Readers.
No more immgrants will be allowed
to land at Halifax, N. S., before being
fumigated.
^sident Carnot, of-France, will give
a dinner to the members of the Behring
sea arbitration on April 22d
Titcomb & Pratt, furniture dealers,
Ch,ca g°» assigned Saturduy liabilities
and assets about. $500,000 each,
A letter received m Zanzibar from
Tippo 'he death Tib s son confirms the report of
of Emin Pasha and ail his peo-
pie.
Eugene Kelly, treasurer of the'Nation-
al Federation of America, has forwarded
$13,000 to Justin McCarthy for the home
rule fund.
A St. Mary’s, O., dispatch says a de¬
structive ed the entire fire Wednesday night, involving destroy¬
fountain square,
a loss of $200,000.
A New York special of Thursday says:
Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co. have ac¬
cepted the reorganization of the Rich¬
mond Terminal company.
The immense coal yards and docks of
the Lehigh and Fr.inklin coal company
of Illinois, has been seized by the sheriff
on attachments aggregating $63,000.
Instructions were received at the sub¬
treasury at New York, Saturday, from
Secretary Carlisle that no more gold cer¬
tificates will be issued by the treasury.
The idea is based on the law of July 12,
1892.
A dispatch from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
says: The planing mills, lumber yards
and stables of Voorhis & Co., on Newton
creek, were destroyed by early Thursday
morning. burned Sixteen valuable horses were
to death. The total loss is
$150,000.
A Boston special of Friday says Ha¬
waiian Minister Mott Smith, who is in
Boston, says that the provisional gov¬
ernment of Hawaii will now appeal to
England or Germany for support, and
that each of these nations stands ready
to respond to any overtures.
Mrs. John Budner, of Beaver Brook,
near Blairstown,N. Thursday J., gave birth to four
children on last morning. Two
of the babies are boys and two girls.
Mrs. Budner is the wife of a young
farmer, and is but sixteen doing* years old.
Mother and children are well.
gium, Cable dispatches from Brussels, Bel¬
state that Sunday was a day of ex¬
treme watchfulness and anxiety on the
part of the authorities throughout Bel¬
gium, Reports from all points indicate
that the strike is spreading steadily, and
the temper of the strikers is growing
worse.
A Chicago dispatch of Saturday says:
Auditor Ackerman has wade a report
showing that the buildings of the world’s
fair has already cost $17,708,825, twice
the sum expended, for the Paris exposi¬
tion, aad more must yet be paid out.
There is at present a cash balance of
$626,396 and $2,361,263 due on con-
tract.
The boiler connected wi h the green¬
house of Albert Tucbs, at Chicago, ex¬
ploded Sunday afterroin, tearing the
boiler house to pieces, destroying an acre
of glass roofing nnd badly injuring the
firemaD, Reinholdt Scnelest. The dam¬
age amounts to $20,000. The cause of
the explosion was said to be the lack of
water.
A Little Rock, Ark., special says: The
case against William E. Woodruff, the
ex state treasurer, charged with the em¬
bezzlement of about $5,000 of interest
bearing scrip, vas morhing called in the circuit
court Monday and the trial
postponed until July, because of the
absence of Jerry C. South, one of the
principal witnesses in the case.
A London special of Monday says: A
report has been circulated and generally
credited in Woking that Mrs. Florence
Maybrick tried to kill herself in Woking
prison Saturday. She is said to have
stabbed herself severaly in the throat
and chest with a table knife, which was
taken from her barely in time to save her
from inflicting fatal wounds.
Carter H. Harrison was inaugurated
mayor of Chicago Monday night amid
boundless enthusiasm on the part of his
friends. The council chamber was beau¬
tifully decorated and the floral pieces
and bouquets and flowers sent iu by the
of Harrison and of the newly
elected aldermen were so numerous it was
a matter of great difficulty to find room
for them all.
A cablegram of Monday from Vienna,
Austria, says: A committee represent¬
ing all the conspicuous Jews of Bulgaria
have ordered In Buda Pisth an album in¬
laid witn ctiamonos, iu Dies ana emeralds,
which they will give to Prince Ferdinand
and his bride on their wedding day. The
pope has sent a diamond ring to the
Princess Maria, of Parma, the intended
bride of Prince Ferdinand.
“Deacon” Lewis H. Bisbee is made
the defendant in three suits begun at
Chicago Monday, in the superior court,
by Robert Seaman, who sues to recover
$125,000. Seaman is a wealthy iron
merchant of New York, and he claims
to have advanced this money to the dea¬
con on joint account, and has been un¬
able to secure an accounting. Mr. Bis¬
bee is a well-known lawyer of Chicago.
A telegram from Mr. Blount was re¬
ceived at the state department, Wash¬
ington, Saturday, confirming the news
telegraphed from San Francisco regard¬
ing his action in Honolulu. The tele¬
gram was brief, merely reciting the fact
that the marines had been relieved from
duty on shore and had returned to their
T uarte . J 3 °J}. Boston. _ . A . fu , „ 1 report
Uom Mr. Blount is expected to reach
Washington in a few days by mal.
A special from Little Rock says: An-
other terrible hail nnd rain storm pre-
vailed iu Arkansas Thursday night, do-
ing great damage to houses and fences,
Had in large quantities came with ter-
rible force. Reports from bottom Lands
are that an overflow is eminent at
Lonoke. A number of stores were un¬
roofed. A family named Hill, co sist-
# members, residing iu Ashley
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county, were killed in the recent cyclone.
APitlsburg, Pa., morning paper prints
a Story to the effect that the ultra law
and order society have placed in the
hands of an alderman the names of over
200 people, who will be charged with
violating the Sunday blue laws of 1794.
The persons to be prosecuted are era-
ployed in mills, on the street and street
railroads and in other capacities. The
object of these prosecutions is to make
the law so obnexious that the people of
the state will laws.* try and have the legislature
repeal the
Among other eecuriti-s, the New York
stock exchange, on Wednesday, listed
$5,700,000 Mercantile Trust Company
certificates of deposit issued in exchange
for Savannah and Western first consoli¬
dated mortgage 5 per cent bonds of the
Centra! Railroad and Banking Company
and $3,000,000 capital stock
and $2j000,000 consolidated first mort¬
gage 5 per cent, twenty-five year gold
bonds of 1918 of the Detroit Gas Com¬
pany. The exchange will be closed
Thursday, April 27th.
The A. S. Holmes Oil Refinery Com¬
pany, at Buffalo, N. Y., covering twelvj
acres of ground, was destroyed by fire
Thursday morning, together with twenty
freight cars and a train of oil cars. Thir¬
ty thousar d barrels of oil were also burn¬
ed. The fire was started by an engine
dropping coals in seme oil which was
running on top of water in a little di'ch.
The wind blew the flames into the works
and an explosion followed. Three fire¬
men were slightly injured by one of the
explosions. The loss will be heavy.
A COAL MINE HORROR.
Hundreds of Men Entombed and Great
Loss of Life.
A London cablegram of Tuesday says:
A spark from an engine ignited a gas
coal pit near Pont y-Pridd, W'a’es, and
caused the gas to explode. A large num¬
ber of miners were at work at ihe time,
and the explosion caused terrible havoc.
Three hundred miners are entombed iu
the mine. The engine house is in fl imes
and there is the greatest fear that hun¬
dreds may have perished. The rescuers
who went down were driveu back with¬
out being able to bring more than five of
the dead and the fate of the other miners
is in doubt. The most agonizing scenes
are witnessed and throngs of men, women
and children—relatives of those below—
are crowded about the mouih ol the coal
pit.
WORK OF RESCUE.
At the entrance of the shaft, res di-
ing party was formed by the pit survey¬
or. The party got as far as the landing
at the seam where the fire started but
were driven back almost immediately by
the dense smoke issuing from the seam.
The surveyor took his men back to the
surface. After a half hour’s rest they
went down again and forced their way
ten yards into the workings. They found
four dead which they brought back with
them. Attempt to go further into the
workings were vain, as the woodworks
were burning and Urge masses cf ruins
were falling incessantly from the roof.
One of the rescuing party who ventured
too far was killed.
LATEST NEWS OF THE DISASTER.
The latest news from Porf-y-Pridd is
to the effect that the fire in the mine baa
been quenched. The fumes of gas, how¬
ever, are still so noxious as to drive out
those who undertake to explore the miue
in search of the dead and for the rescue
of those who might be living. Many of
the (xplorers are suffering severely from
the effects of the smoke and deadly gases
which they encountered. Further search
will be necessary to ascertain the full ex¬
tent of the calamity,
FIFTY-THREE CORPSES.
At 11 o’clock Wednesday evening, the
pit had become so cool that three explor¬
ing parties were able to descend and go
some distance iuto the seam. They found
three dead men, but discovered no trace
of the main body of miners, who were
cut off from escape by the flames.
fifty-three Up to 2 o’clock Thursday morning,
corpses had been taken from
the pit. Searching parties had Uund no
sign that any of the missing miners were
still alive. The bodies of eleven men
were huddled behind a door, as if they
sought shelter there from a hurricane of
fiery sparks sweeping the by. Other bodies
were found in return a rways where
the victims were caught while probably
trying to escape. A doctor has exam¬
ined the bodies and reports that all of
the victims died of suffocation. The
searching parties are of the opinion that
other bodies will be found under tho
piles of debris lying everywhere in tho
mine.
MORE REDWINE INDICTMENTS.
Two $5,000 Drafts Paid by Lewis for
Tom Cobb Jackson.
Lewis Redwine was indicted again Sat¬
urday by the Uuited S ates grand jury at
Atlanta. In March he was indicted in a
general way for embizzlement from the
Gate City bank. The new indictment
charges him with paying two ‘drafts
signed by Thomas Cobb Jackson, each
being for $5,000. Both drafts wire
made in New York, or dated there, July
14, 1891. One came on direct to
the Atlanta National bank, and was pre¬
sented by that bank to the Gate City
bank, on which both were drawn.
The indictment charges that Lewis
Redwine, Ihe assistant cashier of the
Gate City bank, paid the first draft on
July 17th, knowing at the time that Tom
Cobb Jackson did not have any m< ney
on deposit in the bank. In this he is
charged with wilfully misappljing the
bank’s funds. Redwine did not enter
the draft on the bank’s books, but con¬
cealed it in a drawer where he kept his
the private papers. On July 27th he paid
second draft for $5,000, it having
also come to the Atlanta National bank,
by which it was presented to the
Gate City for collection. This
draft Redwine is accused of having
concealed in the drawer with his private
papers where he had the first draft. The
indictment charges in this case, as in the
other, that Lewis Redwine knew at the
time that Jackson had no money in l:i3
bank. There is no difference in the
wording of the two indictments, except
that one charges that a draft was paid
July 17th and the other was paid
on July 27th. No explanation Las been
made publi cly of the reason for these
two drafts.
A BUILDING WRECKED
And a Number of People Go Down in
the Ruins.
Thrre was an explosion in the Sala Ca-
ladia Company’s mills in Mataro, Spain,
Wednesday. The roof of the building
was blown off, and struck the ground
mere than a hundred yards from the
foundations. The walls were rent and
most of the flooring torn up. All the
men employed by the men were at work
when the explosion occurred. Must of
them went down in the wreck. The
work of rtscue was begun at once. The
dead bodies of nine workmen and the
manager have been removed from the
ruins so far.
Defaultcd aud Died.
John Schardt, the defaulting cashier
of the Mechanics’ Savings Bank and
Trust Company, of Nashville, TenD.,
died Monday from congestion of the
brain. The bank has made an assign¬
ment for the benefit of all its creditors,
with James J. Pryor as assignee. The
assets are placed at about $200,000 and
the liabilities $150*000.
Wonders of Olden Times.
Nineveh was fourteea miles long and
eight miles wide,the whole city surround¬
ed by a wall 100 feet high, so thick as
to furnish ample room fi r three chariots
t> be driven abreast around the top.
Babylon was fifty miles within the walls,
which were seventy-five feet thick and of
the same height as those of Nineveh.
This monster wall had twelve openings
or gates, which were closed by enormous
brass shutters every evening at sun-down.
The temple of Diana at Ephesus, which
was about an even hundred years in
build ing, w r as 460 feet to the first sup¬
port of the roof. The largest of the
pyramids wai origiuslly 481 fiet high
and 153 on the sides, the base covering
eleven acres. The stones, which are
in 208 layers, averhge sixty feet in
leugtb. One accouut sats 350,000 men
worked for twenty years in fashioning
the Titanic pile. The famous “Laby¬
rinth of Egypt” contained 300 rooms or
ch mbers and twelve halls. Thebes,
Egypt, at the present time, presents
ruins twenty seven miles in circumfer-
e ce. The remains of many of the
ouildings, such as columns, arches, etc.,
are of such gigantic sizr that no known
modern machinery would be equal to
the task of pulling them down, to say
uothing of putting them in their present
position. —St. Louis Republic.
Curious Statistics of the Blind.
The people of Russia are more terribly
afflicted with the infirmities of blindness
than any other race, sect or nation on the
f ;ce of the globe, the proportion being
21 to every 10,000 of population. In
1886 tin re was au official census taken
4 the blind of Europe. These statis¬
tics show’a rennrk*bte state of affairs,
jspec ; ally in European Russia, the Cau-
asus and Poland. In the countries
named there was a total of 189,872 per-
o:is who were entirely blind. The
whole of the remainder of Europe (in i
mind this includes the thickly populated
countries of Germany, Fiance, Spain,
rioland, B lgium, Great Britain, etc.)
a ly h s a blind population numbering
88,812, while the three Americas,
North, Cential and South, with their
Islands, have le s than 23,000 persons
who are totally bereft of sight.
In the Cauc .sus the women, especially
ihose of country districts, are more lia¬
ble to cecity than men, the proportion
being about 27 to 19. la Poland there
are 25 blind men for every 14 blind
women, the suae p rcentage holding
good over the most of Russia in Europe.
—St. Louis Republic.
The New Bread.
The favor with which the new bread,
made with Royal Baking Powder instead
of yeast, has been received by our best
housekeepers aad most expert bread
makers is really wonderful. “It saves
all the hard and tedious work of knead¬
ing and moulding,” writes one. “Less
than an hour from the dry flour to the
most perfect loaf of bread I ever saw,”
writes another. “Fush bread every
day,” says another, ‘ ‘and that the lightest,
finest and most wholesome, is something
to live for.” “We relish the bread bet¬
ter than the old kind;" “it is ahead of
any yeast bread I ever baked; “the
bread was whiter and softer.” “Best of
all,” writes an enthusiastic housewife,
“we can eat the Royal unfemeuted bread
when freshly baked, or even when warm,
with perfect impunity. It is actually an
anti-dyspeptic.”
“This bread has a ‘nutty’ taste, that
is peculiarly pleasing,” w’rites still an¬
other. This is owing to the fact that
the active gas-producing principle of
the Royal is derived from the pure
grape acid.
The great value of this bread arises
from the fact that in it are preserved all
the most nutritive elements of the flour,
some of which are decomposed and
destroyed by.the acl.’ou of yeast. The loss
of these properties is what makes fresh
yeast bread unwholesome. The use of the
Royal Baking Powder instead of yeast
is found to make a finer, lighter bread,
devoid of all dyspeptic qualities. The
same gas—carbonic—is produced as
where yeast is used, but it is evolved
from the baking powder itself and not
from the flour. Thereby the bread is
made more wholesome and actually anti¬
dyspeptic. The greater convenience,
where a batch of the finest bread can be
made and baked in less than an hour
with no danger of a sour or heavy
loaf, must be appreciated by everyone.
The receipt tor making this bread is
herewith given, and housekeepers will
do well to cut it out and preserve it:
To make one loaf—One quart t our,
one teaspooniul salt, half a teaspoonful
sugar, Baking two heaping teaspoonfuls Royal
Powder, half medium-sized cold
boiled potato, and w’ater. Sift together
thoroughly flour, salt, sugar and baking
powder; lub in the potato; add sufficient
water to mix smoothly and rapidly into
a stiff batter, about as soft as for pound¬
cake; about a pint of water to a quart
of flour will be required—more or less
according to the brand and quality of
the flour used. Do not make a stiff
dough, like yeast bread. Pour the bat-
ter into a greased pan, 4^x8 inches, and
four inches deep, filling about half full.
The loaf will rise to fill the pan when
baked. Bake in very hot oven forty-five
minutes, placing paper over first fifteen
minutes baking, to prevent crusting too
6oon on top. Bake at once. Don't mix
with milk.
Perfect success requires the most care¬
ful observance of all these details, and
the author of the receipt emphasizes
the statement that Royal Baking Powder
only can be used because it is the only
powder in which the ingredients are
prepared so as to give that continuous
action necessary to raise the larger bread
loaf.
To every reader who will write the
result of her bread making from this
receipt to the Royal Baking Powder
Co., 106 Wall street, New York, that
company announce that they will send
in return, free, a copy of a most prac¬
tical and useful cook book, containing
one thousand receipts for all kinds of
baking, cooking, etc. Mention this
paper.
A Little Management.
L’ttic Johnny—“I wish you’d ask papa
to get me a bicycle bofore you ask him
for thqt Paris bonnet you wa3 talkin’
about.”
Mamma—“Why Johnny—“B ?” if buys
Little caus? he
the bonnet first he’ll be loo poor to buy
me a bicycle; but if he buys the bicycle
first, you’ll get the bonnet anyhow.”—
Street & Smith’s Good News.
Malaria c-urei and eradicated fron the sys¬
tem blood, by Brown's Iron the bitters, which aids digestion. enr cues
the tones ner.es,
Acts like a charm on persons in general ill
health, giving new energy and strength.
We have twenty-eight cities, each having
more than one hundred thousand population.
A Pleasure Trip
Spoiled by sea sickness is a woeful disappoint¬
ment. This should be guarded against. The
preventive is Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters,
which, whether on the broad Atlantic or some
.and-locked bay, affords an efficient protec¬ the
tion against or remedy for mal de mer to
voyager. Emigrants, tourists, commercial
tra\elers find it a useful companion. kidney It re¬
moves dyspepsia, liver, bowel and
irregularity and rheumatism.
A child to rent by the hour for entertain-
ment purposes is advertised in a New York
laur ‘
The Skill and Knowledge
Essentiai to the production of the most per-
iect and popular laxative remedy known have
enable 1 the California Fig Syrup Co. to
achieve a great success in the reputation of
its remedy. Syrup of Figs, as it is conceded
to be the universal laxative. For sale by all
druggists.
We are never so good as when we possess a
joyful heart.
For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach dis¬
orders, use Brown’s Iron Bitters—the Best
Tonic. It rebuilds the Biood and strengthens
the muscles. A splendid medicine for weak
and debilitated persona
Better lend the neck promptly than to
bruise the forehead.
How’s This f
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward fat
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
takingHall’s F-J- Cheney Catarrh Cura
„ the undersigned, & Co., have Props., known Toledo, F. a J.
Cheney e,
for the last 15 years, and believe him
yqrfectly tions, and honorable financially in all business transac-
ligations able to carry out any ob¬
made by their firm.
\\ 1 st & Thu ax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WAldino, Druggists, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Hall’s Cavarrh Toledo, O.
Cure is taken internally, act¬
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur¬
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. &oisLby.all druggists.
Pills. Impaired Beecham’s—no digestion others. cured by Beecham’s box.
25 cents a
Hood’s Cures
After the Crip It Restores
Health and Strength.
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Mr. Dexter Curtis
Is well-known in Wisconsin as a manufacturer
of collar pads and boots for horses, and is a re¬
liable business man.
“ Madison, Wis., Jan. 20,1893.
“ Messrs. C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
“I cannot speak in too favorable terms of
the good qualities of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. I
have bad a bad cough for 2 years, coming on
after the grip. I tried physicians, went twice
to the Hot Springs of Arkansas, but all did no
good. I got a bottle of Hood’s Sarsapa-
rilla and it gave me relief at once. The sec-
ond dose seemed to go to the right spot. I
afterward got 6 bottles, and have taken nearly
all of it, and know i am much better every
way. “ So medicines advertised that do
many are
no good, I would not say anything in favor of
Hood’secures
any unless I was fully satisfied it was good and
worth trying. I believe Hood’s Sarsaparilla
i. good.”_D kxte u Cu rtis.______
Hood’s Pills cure all Liver Ills, Bilious tires.
Jaundice, Indigestion, Sick Headache.
WHISKY
AND OPIUM
HABITS CURED
At . home without pain confinement.
Patients your continue business while <T under treat-
ment. immediately Whisky and beginning all other drugs stopped
on treatment—do not
need them. No treatment yet discovered to
compare with it. Have given special t-tudy
and practice to these diseases for the past
twenty years, with continued and successful
increase in practice. Write for my book
of cures, free.
II. M. WOOLLEY, M. D., Dep’t A
Office, No. 104^ Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Gj.
CURES SCROFULA RHEUMATISM ULCERS BLOOD POISON
Ana every kindred disease arising never-failing from impure
blood cured by that
and best of all medicines,
TRADE MARK,
r —i-issa
Book on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFlO CO..
ATLANTA, OA.
HOMES FOR THE POOR
AND RICH ALIKE
Large and small farms in Alabama, South
Caroli a and Georgia, for tale on long time.
Special advantages forming offered to Write ten o- more particu¬ pur¬
chasers a co’ony. for
lars to T. J. E'ELDER, Atlanta, Ga.
»
do not rse Deceived
with Pastes, Enamels and Paints which stain the
hands, injure the iron aad Polish burn red.
The Rising Sun Store is Brilliant, Od or-
less. Durable, and the consumer pays for no tln
or glass package with every purchase.
DIAMONDS,
WATCHES and
SILVERWARE.
Mend for our Catalogue.
i T. I*. Stevens tfc Uro.,
47 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga.
f^SD 03 ES 25 ‘ : l
taVE-. y SHILOH’S
'HE BEST « CURE.
Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, 8or«
Throat* Sold bv all Druggists on a Guarantee.
OPIUM f'FilSp 1 wSsSir
“German
Syrup” WOfd the cT
I fflUSt Say a HS to
fjeacy of German Syrup. I have
used it in my family for Bronchitis,
the result of Colds, with most ex-
~ellent success. I have taken it my--
self for Throat Troubles, and have
derived good results therefrom. I
therefore recommend it to my neigh-
bors as an excellent remedy in such
cases. James T. Durette, EarlyS-
ville, Va. Beware of dealers who
offeryou “something just as good.”
Always insist on having Boschee’s
@
Two Stepping Stones
to cpnsumption are ailments we
often deem trivial—a cold and
a cough. Consumption thus ac¬
quired is rightly termed “ Con¬
sumption from neglect.”
Scott’s Emulsion
not only stops a cold but it is re¬
markably successful where the
cough has become deep seated.
Scott's Emulsion is the
richest of fat-foods food yet
the easiest fat to
take. It arrests waste
and builds up healthy
flesh.
Prepared by Scott A Bowne, N. Y. All dmxgiit*.
w. L.
S3 SHOE not'r'tp.
Do you wear them? When next in need try a pair, they
will give you more comfort and service for the money
than any other make. Best in the world.
15.00 £3.00
44.00, \$2.50 1 * 2.00
43.50 sm FOR LADIES
#2.50 f, * 2.00
#2.25 I #1.75
# 2.00 i FOR BOVS
&m *1.75
FOR 8%
W. L. Douglas Shoes are made In all tha>
Latest Styles.
If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $6 to $?,
try my $3.50, $4 or $5 Shoe. They will fit equal to cus*
tom made and look and wear as well. If you wish to
economise in your footwear, you can do so by purchasing
W. L. Douglas Shoes. My name and price is stamped
on the bottom, look for it when you buy. Take no sub¬
stitute. I send shoes by maii upon receipt of price,
postage free, when Shoe Dealers cannot supply you.
W. D. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. Sold by
§ »/o xS'O'fr'O O'#
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I Did you ever
§ want a Tack?
•) want a Nail? •)
<? —fail to find either tack or
2 nail when you wanted to nail •)
i) or tack ?
...
S ^ How handy then a package of «
I HOME tacks
•) (All sizes to suit,)
w
•) and a carton of
(o
I HOME NAILS §
a (all sizes for home uses) »
Don’t get caught that way again. All g 3
m dealers sell HomeNails and HomeTacks
n A
•) Made solely by the Atlas Tack Corp’n, Boston <•
I Factories.— Taunton, Maw. Fairhave».Wi««. § JS
JZ Whitman, Maw. Duxbury,Ma*3. Plymouth, Maii.
BLOOD
WILL TELL, but totetl favorably on the gy*>
tem It should be pure. Now Is the time to purify the
blood and thus guard against diseases Incident to
the Spring and Summer season. For this purpose no
medicine answers so well as
Dr. C. MANE’S LIVER PILLS.
Other pills hare attained a transient of popularity, mind. but
after a few years hare passed out Imita¬
tions and counterfeits without Dumber hare been
put on the market from time to time, but fall to giro
satisfaction. The genuine Dr. C. McLane s Lirer Pills
have stood the test of more than SO years,and sell to¬
day all over the elriliaed world. Money refund* ed In
all case* where they fall to give satisfaction.
Sold by Druggists generally. Sent by mail to any
address on receipt of ;45 CENTS.
Fleming Bros.’ t o., Pittsburgh, Pa
MEND YOUR OWN HARNESS
WITH
THOMSON’S ®I
SLOTTED
CLINCH RIVETS.
No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drlr#
and edneh them easily and quickly, leaving the clinch
abaointely smooth. Requiring Klvsia. no ho e to be made In
:he leather nor burr for the They are strong,
lough and durable. Millions now in use. All
earth*. unlfiirm or ass ried, put up in boxes.
Ask your denier for tucra, or send AOc. la
stamps for a box of 100, assort® J sizes. Man fd by
JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO..
WALTHAM. MASS.
rs BICYCLES.
Complete line of hi-jh, rt ed urn au I
cheap kind,. grad. Send Bicyclss. Sundri ea of
all stamp for c italegaes
and prices. Immense Itnrgaina
in Cushion Mecond-llnfiil Bicycles,
Pneumatic and South. Tired. Tiieony ex¬
clusively bi ycle house in the Send references. Installment eims
to responsible parties. Ad res*.
BICYCLE W ARE DEPAttTM’T' P. Chaltnut, LOWKY IIAltI).
38 Peachtree 410., E. Atlanta, Ga. Manager., No.
Street.
sAN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE'
|For Headache, Indigestion, Constipation, Biliousness, Bad
£
! ■ Complexion, and all disorders Offensive of the Breath,
sliver 8tomach,
and Bowels,
| "by digestion druggists follows their use. Bold
£ vials;, 78c. Package or sent by (4 maiL boxes), Box $2.
-
I For free atmaples sddresa g?J *
A iJrllllii BllIII Morphine Habit Cared In 14
Iff! I will to 20 Buy*. No pay till cured.
D3 .J.STEPHENS!Lebanon,Ohio,
B
PI GO’S CUR E FOR
ConianyltTM ar.d people
who bare weak longs or Astb-
mt, •booldnoe Piao'a Cure for
Conmmption. It baa eared
tbomknd da. It baa not lnjur-
ed one. It la not bad to take,
It lathe beat cough ayrnp.
8old everrwbere. S5c.
CONSUMPTION. / .
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