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PERSONS AND THINGS.
LOCAL GOSSIP POX OP INTO SMALL
PACKAGES.
the good of bis town. Under his admin*
stration Athens will prosper as it has
never done before.
Mr. H. K. Nicholson, of Macon, was
i.t the city Frridny.
Collectors are scouring the country,
hunting up bad debts.
Mr. K. T. Shubrick, of Atlanta^assed
through the city Friday.
Miss Annie Crawford will visit friends
in Augusta this winter.
Mis3 Bert Latimer leaves Tuesday to
visit friends in Crawford.
Miss Mattie Hayes, of Lexington, is
visiting friends in the city.
Mr. Willie*}'Farrell wo regret to an
nounce continues very ill.
Mr. Crit McMahan has returned from
a trip down the Georgia road.
Dr. James M. Cauiak, accompanied by
his son, Mr. Louis Camak, are in Augus
ta.
Mr. Tom Thornton, of the University,
has returned from a visit to the Fountain
city.
Miss Daisy Colbert is visiting her sit-
ter, Mrs. David W. Meadows, at Dan-
ieleville.
The cotton crop is all picked out and
the most of it in the bands of the mer
chants.
Mr. T. E. Reid, of Greenville,Ga., was
in the city Friday with a view of lo
cating here.
Athens and South Carolina will be
united by the golden cord of matrimony
in the near future.
Still another marriage is booked, to
which Athens and Monroe will furnish
the contracting parties.
It is worth a trip to Athens to look
through J. H. Huggins’ beautiful display
of Xmas goods. tf
Airs. Moses Myers, ol Athens, is visit
ing the family of Mr. C. Myers at Craw-
fordville this week.
It seems that the office of Coroner will
go begging. No candidates have as yet
announced for the position
Mr. Dan Lumpkin, of this city, has re
turned from a visit to the scenes of his
childhood in Oglethorpe county.
Mr. W, A. Hayes, of Oglethorpe, has
rented the Bernard house on Prince ave
nue and will move his family to Athens.
Mrs. H. N. Taylor enteriainted her
friends Thursday at lunch, complimen
tary to her sister Mrs. S. R. Jaques, of
Macpn.
Judge and Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin have
returned to their home in Lexingtou,
after an extended visit to relatives in
Alabama.
Mr. John Ritch, of Jefferson, son of
Capt. J. E. Ritch, has entered upon the
practice of law. Ho is a graduate of the
University law school.
Miss Lula Martin, who has been the
guest of her brother, Mr. Horace Martin,
returns to Atlanta this morning much
to the regret of many, admirers.
Mr. Peyton L. Wade, of Sylvania, who
has just been admitted to the bar, ar
rived in the city Friday, and will
••hang out his shingle” in Athens.
Married, at the residence of the bride’s
father, in Walton county, Miss Robena
Matthews to Mr. Milton Griffith,—Y.
A. Cooper, J. P., officiting.
Mr. and Mrs, R. G. Taylor are ex
pected home from their bridal tour very
soon. They will be tendered a recep
tion on their arrival, by Mr. and Mrs.
James Carlton.
lion. Allen D. Candler left Gainesville
for Washington Friday. Parson
Pickett's contest for Mr. Candler’s seat
will amount to nothing, so says the Re
publican executive committee.
It will pay everybody in 100 miles of
Athens to look through Huggins’ fine
display of Xmas goods. Our stock sur
passes anything you ever saw, and prices
cut to the lowest. tf
It is rumored that George Hardeman,
the negro who dealt the murderous
blow to Mr. Johns, of Oconee county, is
lurking near this city. His relatives in
Athens probably know of his where
abouts.
Merchants expecting to handle vases,
fancy cups and saucers, shaving mugs,
cologne sets and other fancy goods in
this line, call on J. H. Huggins before
the rush and make your selections. tf
Brother Sock Pruitt, of the Banneb-
Watchman, was with us the earlier
part of this week working in the in
terest of that excellent paper. He had
their premium buggy on exhibition.—
Herald.
Five Thousand dollars worth Xmas
goods at J. H. Huggins’ in vases, toilet
sets, mustache cups and saucers, shav
ing mugs, cologne sets, and hundreds of
other fancy goods in glass and china, tf
Mr. J. H. Towns, of Winterville, was
in the city Friday. Mr. Towns
states that the farmers of his section
are planting more grain this year than
usual. They see the necessity of raising
their own wheat and oats.
Miss Gay, representing the Stephens
Memorial Association, m»d» a canvass
of a part of the business community of
the city y-*ierday and secured quite a
good subscription. Every one should
contribute something.
In this issue appears tho notice of
“For Sale or Rent” of the residence of
Col. R. L. J Smith, of Harmony Grove.
It is a desirable place and any one
wanting to live in the livest little town
in Georgia will do well to communicate
with them.
A lady in the far west sends the fol
lowing to tho B.-W., and inquires as to
the truth of the statement. “A little
girl in Georgia bears the name of Susan
Julia Melinda Maria Sophia Elizabeth
J Lady-Bug Towers.” One thing is cer-
| tain, she doesn’t live in Athens.
Congressman Baines gives notice of
an examination to be held in Augusta
in February next, for a candidate to be
I presented by him, next June-, for the
iTSSancy at* the West Point Military
1 Academy from that Congressional dia-
jtrict.
W.-T, Bennett, who will be remem-
Ibered as a graduate, class ’81, and ono of
the moat talented mathematicians who
fias ever left college, is clerk of Jackson
Superior court. Ho is a most efficient
ulficer and one of the most prohiinent as
re |i as popular young men in his sec-
ion.
GROVES’S MAJORITY
JACKSON SUPERIOR COURT.
Jefferson, Dec. 6.—The adjourned
term of Jackson Superior Court is now
in session, and will continue until Satur
day evening, probably into next week.
The Sheeler murder case was continued
at the instance of the stato.Young Sheehr
was on hand with his counsel urging
trial.
The entertainment at the residence of
Mr. A. A. Bell for tho benefit of the
Presbyterian’ church, was the social
event of the season. The young ladies
and gentlemen were out in full force.
Prominent among those present were
the members of the bar and His Honor
Judge Hutchins. The most interesting'
event of the evening was the election of
the most beautiful and popular young
lady present Miss Caliie Watson, the
winsome and Accomplished daughter of
Dr. W. A. Watson, came off the happy
victor, much to the gratification of her
many admirers. Jefferson can boast of
as many pretty girls as any other town
of its size in the Booth. The receipts of
the entertainment amounted to $85.
Nearly One Hundred Thousand Ahead
of Harrison.
NEW YORK’S WICKED DISTRICT
MESSENGER BOYS.
STEALING COTTON.
There is more stealing going on in the
country than was ever known before.
There is hardly a night that some far
mer’s gin house or cot*on pile is not
raided and large quantities carried off.
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to have, in
fact, you must have it, to fully enjoy
life. Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find it
not. Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars are spent annually by our people in
the hope that they may attain this boon.
And yet it may be had by all. We
guarantee that Electric Bitters, if U3ed
according to directions and the use
persisted in, will bring you Good Diges
tion and oust the demon Dyspepsia and
install Eupepsy. We recommend
Electric Bitters for Dyspepsia and all
diseases of Liver. Stomach and Kidneys.
Sold at 50c. and $1.00 per bottle by
Jno Crawford & Co. Drnggists.
A MINERAL CURIOSITY
Cade-Gaol Wants to Know a Thins or Two
About the Cate Election—Chauncey
l>epew Laid Up—Scenes and
Events in Gotham.
New Yore, Decs. "8.—[Special.]—Can
anybody toll what all this newspaper
talk about the causes of the president’s
defeat means ?
With one state (Colorado) estimated,
the popular plurality for Mr. Cleveland
over Gen. Harrison in the union is 98,-
204. In 1881, by the Tribune’s figures,
his plurality was only 23,005.
In the northern states Harrison's vote
*s 4,044,908 cn 1 Cleveland’s vote is 3,-
005,746. Hence the republican vote in
the north is 469,157 larger than the dem
ocratic vote, in a total of 7,680,649.
In the southern states Cleveland’s vote
is 1,920,767 and Harrison's 1,353,396. The
democratic vote in the south is, there
fore, 567,361 larger than the republican
vote, in a total of 3,274,133.
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• •
Not only did Cleveland gain over his
vote of 1884, but things point more
strongly than ever to one of Mr. Blaine’s
political revolutions—reversed.
Florida is more strongly democratic
than formerly, the democratic majority
being 12,902 this year, against only 3,783
in 1884. But in Virginia the republicans
are only beaten by 1,539 votes, and in
West Virginia by a meagre 839 majori
ty. In Maryland the democratic plurali
ty is this year 6,182, in a total vote of
210,920, while in 1884 it was 11,233, in a
total of 185,956.
week or tivo. THeanwhile, sitting in his
big arm chair, beside his bedstead of
gl^tening brass, and liis crutches handy,
he conducts the afiaiis of the presiden
tial office of the New York Central road,
and all the a” airs of a man of his re
nown, just as if nothin; "were the mat
ter. The desk in front of him is lieaiK-d
high daily with documents for his con
sideration, and the same daily stream oi
railroad men, statemen, merchants, ban
kers, newspaper men, women, lawvers,
»nd everybody else goes in to see him.
Half the time the great orator's do-tors
cannon get a show athim without elhow-
uig their way through tho throng, but it
is all the same to Mr. Dopew.
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The chamber of commerce, it has just
been learned, had the roughest kind of
luck at its annual dinner in 1884, and
also at the dinner given two weeks since.
In 1884 the managers of the dinner were
positive that Mr. Blaine was to be elect
ed, and he was invited as the chief guest.
Ur. Cleveland was invited only incident
ally and purely from dignified courtesy.
This year Mr. Cleveland was invited
early m October to be the chief guest, as
the managers were just as positive as in
the case of Mr. Blaine that Mr. Cleve
land was to win. In tho same spirit that
was shown toward Mr. Cleveland in
1884. Gen. Harrison was invited from
courtesy due to an opponent of the vic
tor. As in 1884, the chamber was dis
appointed, and it turned out that neither
Mr. Blaine nor Mr. Cleveland conld at
tend the dinners. “The chamber should
have put a copper on both invitations,”
said a silver-haired merchant who seem
ed to know what “copper” meant.
Mayor-elect Grant is not a public man
yet. He walked down Broadway the
other day from Thirty-fourth to Ninth
street, and was not recognized by more
than five or six men all the way down.
He was a handsome figure, nevertheless.
His shoulders are broad and square, and
he has the general look of an athlete.
On this particular occasion his eyes were
downcast and his brow knit. He was
quite alone. It will be different a year
or so hence.
***
Carl Schurz is once more an easy re
cognizable figure on Broadway. His
beard has turned Lorn the dark red
which formerly characterized it to what
might he called a muddy gray. It is
longer than it was when he went to
I Germany, and his general appearance is
ALASKA’S DEFECTS.
Are
These Tales of Horror With
Foundation?
WHAT A FORMER RESIDENT OF
THE COLONY SAYS.
Indestructible Cloth and Material of
Which It U Made.
“Do you 800 anything remarkable
about this ha. of clotht” asked a Pitts
burg gentleman, who has quite a col
lection of curiosities, addressing liis
question to a Dispatch reporter.
“Can’t say that I do.”
“Throw it in the fire.”
The newspaper man obeyed, think
ing the owner regarded it as value
less.
“That piece of cloth was one of the
most curious things in my collection.
It cost me a neat little sum. too.”
“If I had known that,” began tho
reporter, “I would not"
'‘Oh I it’s all right. Fire won’t harm
it,” interrupted tnegentleman. “See
I will pick tho fabno out with these
longs and let it cooL You will then
see that it is just as strong as ever.”
“What sort of stuff is it?" asked the
wondering visitor.
“Asbestus. That is a fragment of a
S iece of cloth woven in France, I
on’t know how long ago. There was
a time when it was thought that the
making of asbestus cloth would be
come an important industry, but so
.. | many difficulties were encountered bv
those who experimented with the stuff
that very little was ever made, and such
cloth is now a rare curiosity. The
ancients wove this curious mineral
substance into fabrics which were
used to wrap the bodies of mummies.
“The name is applied to particular
forms of various minerals, especially
to certain varieties of hornblende ana
pyroxene. The word is Greek, and
means a substance indestructible by
fire. It can be fused, however, bul
not readily. The fibrous varieties of
asbestus are readily picked topietes
with the fingers and look very much
like flax. There are various colors,
some specimens being white, some
blue, others gray and Drown. There
is a variety known os mountain cork,
which is found in thin sheets and so
light that it will float on water. As
bestus is found abundantly in tho
mountains of Italy and Switzerland
and in several states of this country.
It is chiefly used in the manufacture
of fire proof roofing, steam packing
aid for other purposes where a light,
uninflammable, non-conductor is re
quisite.”—Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Pus DOS In a Fix.
Among the first class passengers on
a steamer bound for New Orleans the
oher day was a pug dog, which was
traveling alone and for whose trans
portation $15 had been paid. The por
ter had been subsidized to take care of
tho dog. quite an easy matter, as puggy
was the most docile of his kind, gen
erally stayed “put,” and, besides was
a favorito with tho passengers, whose
society he finally enjoyed without re
straint on tho hurricane deck. On the
last day at seaa cry of dismay suddenly
aroso from the deck and that dog be
came the sole object of attention.
There was the pug, with a blue ribbon
around his neck and tho tightest of
curls in his toil, on the awning that
stretched to the deck below, his head
pointed seaward, slowly, but surely,
slipping toward tho Gulf of Mexico.
He was a goner unless somebody
reached him, for he could not help
himself, and if he moved a nluscle it
would only accelerate his progress.
There was a great scramble "on "deck,
and then, just as puggy’s nose began
to project over the side, a passenger
who had clambered over the rail
caught him firmly by the curl and
dragged him back to safety. The
news gave the porter a severe shock
and puggy was banished to the bold,
where he made the rest of the journey
in solitude.—Boston Herald.
In the north, however, there are signs > that of a man whose health is not robust,
of revolution in sum; former republican | All the basqueness has_ departed fiom
cour-
waa an
officeholder, and he has the airTh' iwudied
amiability, which is a necessary adjunct
to publiclife in Europe.
strongholds. In Michigan the republican j Mr. Schurz’s manner. He is more i
plurality is 22,903. in a total vote 475,195,; teous and suave than when he w,
tuKiln in ir. wtw iv in u. intal ! nrtipuhnliior nnil ho Vioq fhn nir V iPi
while in 1884, it was 42,834, in a total
vote of 403,150. The Oh o plurality is
reduced from 31,802 four years ago’, to
19,599 this year, while the total vote is
increa-ed 55,731. In California the re
publican plurality is 7,080, against 12,128
in 1884.
Rhode Island now gives only 4,427 plu
rality for Harrison, and when the disa
bilities of voters are removed the state
will probably be democratic. New
Hampshire reduces its plurality to 2,370,
A member of Lawrence Barrett’s fam
ily is authority for the statement that
tne famous tragedian team will separate
next season. Mr. Barrett is more ambi
tious than Mr. Booth. The latter is not
in robust health, and he dislikes travel
ing. He wishes to put in his season in
three or four of the principal cities.
or nearly one-half. In Indiana, the J Barrett believes in going to the smaller
meagre republican plurality of 2,3*8, de- j towns, where there is the most monev.
Bpiie the local interest in the candidate, i Then a rain the repertoire of plays i:i
gives promise of democratic ascendancy
in the future.
In the words of Jo? McDonald, I am
“sick and tired of things political,” but
it is a mystery to me why New York s
repudiation of Clovelaqjl should be term
ed his defeat “by the people,” when his
popular majority is nearly one bundled
thousand.
***
An Ohio politician says that among
the Buckeyes who are very influential
in the councils of Ben Harrison is the
bouncing Field Marshal Murat Halstead,
which the two actors can appear to
gether is very small, and both are pining
more or less for freedom and the chance
to appear in varied roles.
Cade-Gaul.
Swiodled by a Stock Buyer.
Evansville, Ind., Dec. 8.—Simon
Weil, a prominent stock buyer of this
city, has left for parts unknown with a
large sum of money, of which he is al
leged to have defrauded Kentucky farm-
of Cincinnati. It seems that from away ; era. They claim that he is ahead of
back the president-elect has been a stu- ! them somewhere between $3,000 and
dious reader and steady admirer of the |j 0 .000. Having long enjoved their ac-
field marshal s organ, they Commercial q Ua i n tance, he was enabled to purchase
Gazette, and that he follows in great
part the opinions proclaimed by it. He :
large consignments of cattle and hogs,
, . . • . rooiaimeu oyit. no which he brought to this city and sold
looks for its views every day before he t f or cash, in payment for the hogs he
we checks on the Citizens’ National
gives his own, and watches the motions
oi his leader before taking
—,—jj-— gave cnecKs on tne uitiz
i- i* • n J? r- b im » bank, although he had no monev there,
sel.. It js alleged that John C. New, of ; He ^ a of a pr
In speskini
Mr of; AtllCll
le f * s»ys :
of
the new may
i Augusta Chron-
‘The election
>Uy
nr. Jno. A. Himnicutt to the mayor
' of Atb«9j®£#4 f “ r ; h ® C, “?! c
• ■ Ho is a large hearted, public
riled.
.full«
y and devoted to
the Indianapolis Journal, follows
Broth, r Halstead's wake, and everybody
knows of Brother New’s close relations
with Gen. Harrison. “Be sure,” said the
Ohio politician, “that you will hear of
Halstead during the coming administra
tion. and he will have a power in the
Wiiite House not equalled by that of
many other men.”
The White Cross Society of the Young
Men’s Christian Association conceived
some few weeks ago the idea of reform
ing the messenger boys and laid plans to
get as many of the youths together as
possible, and make an attempt at soul-
saving. A worthy minister, Dr. Paxton,
was asked to lend his aid in the matter,
and es pressed himself as glad of the op
portunity to train the youthful mind
how to shoot in the right direction. Two
hundred and fifty lads gathered together
with apparent pious intent Wednesday
night, but no . sooner were in the hall
than they commenced to raise the very
devil.
A short, dignified and quiet gentleman
waited on the platform for the noise to
subside. He had been designated once
or twice as “his jags wid der wiskers.”
Tlii3 was the Rev. Dr. Paxton.
“I hardly think,” raid he. “that these
boys will remain quiet enough for me to
bo heard.” He hesitated a moment, and
then with a look of determination mount
ed the platform.
“Say, mister, did der wind blow tru’
’em ;”* was the first thing he heard. This
was followed by such calls as, “Oh,
come off der band wagon 1” “Play
ball!” “Say, Petey. wliat s der matter
wid doin’ a trick on the bars ?” etc. The
“bouquet” that had been thrown to the
organist was also brought into play.
The doc i or, however, never flinched.
“Boys, - ’ said he, “I suppose if I were to
tell you some old stories, you'd all cry
‘chestnuts’ at me, and ”
“He s a theater bloke. I'm dead enter
you, shorty Malone.”
The doctor paused. He had Lera an
armv chaplain in war times, had faced
dentil in many forms without flinching,
but this was' too much. He wavered.
“Boys’ good night,” said the preacher
sharply, as he left the platform and
sought the street.
That Gotham’s messenger boys will
never, never sing in celestial' choirs
seems assured.
prominent firm
here, and his escapade lias caused a sen
sation.
Burried Under ■ Maw of Earth.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 8.—[Special.]-
Near Jonesville, Mich., yesterday, O. J.
Harrington, a well-digger of that place,
while repairing a well for A. B. Blau-
welt, was buried under a mass of earth
which caved in from the sides of the
well, which is forty-five feet deep. Men
but tlier-
alive.
working to dig him out. b
small hopes of reaching him
Americas Bay Skaters Abroad.
New York, Dec. 8.—[Special.]—G. M.
Sachs, president of the National Ama
teur Skating association, sailed to-day
for Europe with the Donohue boys,
whom he has entered for the European
championship contests. Arrangements
have been made for a series of contests
here next month.
Hit Banes Came Down.
“1 thought all women were vain,
but I believe that tho men are try
ing to outdo us," a pretty Linwood
avenue girl said. I knew she wanted
to go on and I let her. “I was at a
party the other night and every wo
man in the bouse had lots of fun with
one of the swallow tailed young men
present He was in the hahit of curl
ing bis hair with his sister's iron.
Dancing warmed him up and brought
the perspiration to his forehead. We
first began to see his hair coming
down like a woman’s bangs, but that
hair of his soon began to Took like a
dilapidated bunch of straw. He really
looked frightful, and when he saw
several young men and women smil
ing at him ho grew angry and sudden
ly bolted out of tho room. He didn’t
dance any more that night,”—Buffalo
News. . .. -
ator's house burned down a year or so
ago, his valuable library was completely
destroyed, and it was a loss of no small
consequence, for Mr. Ingalls used the
library continually. His daughter, who
is a high-spirited and intelligent girl,
decided to make her father a present of
a library. To that end shobegan literary
work, and she has devoted all her ener
gies to making good the loss occasioned
by fire. She is a handsome, amiable.
and independent young woman, and is
meeting with success in newspaper work.
Senator Ingalls is a poor man, despite his
extended term of office. It seems odd
that a man occupying the place of vir
tual vice-president of the united Slates
should leceive no more than $8,000
year from the government. «
One of the picturesque sights in town
just at the moment is the Hon. Chaun
cey Mitchell Depew. He is shut up in
his room at his home, 22 East Forty-fifth
I Btree'., but he is about the most cheerful
j patient that one could well imagine. He
jyifijiot be ever. J^g sprained ankle in a
New York, Dec. ffi—[Special.]—Perry
Belmont, the United States minister to
Spain, has sailed for Europe. Many per
sonal friends were at the dock to bid him
farewelL His stateroom was perfumed
by choice flowers, the gifts of relatives
and admirers. \
John L Sullivan.
New York, Dec. 8.—[Special.]—John
L. Sullivan has formally challenged Jake
Kilrain to fight for $10,000 a side, and
has deposited $5,000 forfeit, the battle
to take place within fix months of sign
ing the articles.
Congress Should Look Intoj tho Affairs ol
Our Colony and Stop These Things—
Loose Morals Prevalent ta
the Country, EtcA.- '
Boston, Dec. 8.—Now that congress
seems disposed to investigate the alleged
Alaskan horrors anything concerning
that country is interesting.
There are few better posted on the
subject than Lieutenant O. C. Hawlet,
who was stationed off the coast of Alaska
during the smmers of ’86 and ’87. The
lieutenant said, when interviewed by a
reporter;
“I was stationed there. I was acting
as executive officer dt the United States
revenue cutter Bear, under Capt. Hea
ley. I went there about the 1st of May
in 1886, and came away in September.
The next year I made another trip to th«
islands, staying two or tinea weeks
longer. I was there only in the summex
time. Now, I’m sure none of the out
rages mentioned in that story was com
mitted then. I,should have heard oi
them had they been committed. Tht
men behaved themselves all the time oui
vessel was stationed there. I found the
agents of the Alaska Seal company a
very jolly, pleasant sort of fellows. They
showed none of the traits mentioned in
this story, but, of course, the winter
would change every tiling. In the sum
mer time the men are busy. They have
something to occupy their minds. In the
winter the circumstances are altogether
different. Then the men have to endur.
a long period of cold and darkness, and
I’ve no doubt are ready to do anything.
Men get desperate under those condi
tions.”
“What were the stories you heard
“Oh, the same as are mentioned in the
newspapers, only not so much in detaiL
1 heard that one of the company's agents
had ordered a Russian to bring his wife
to the agency. Now I’ve this to say
about that: If it is true, there is no rea
son why the man cannot be picked out.
There are in each of those settlements
only a limited number of white men.
Ihere are two government agents, the
agent of the company, the sub-agent,the
bookkeeper,the carpenter and the school
teacher. They are the only white men
in the place, and it does seem as though
ihe perpetrator of any 6uch outrage
could De brought to justice. The cap
tain of the revenue cutter has the power
to summon witnesses, establish a court
of inquiry and remove any of the com
pany’s -employes from the island in case
of any criminal act. Having sueh power
it seems odd that official action has not
been taken. It is the duty of the gov
ernment agent to report any misdemean
or to the revenue captain.”
“Is it true the company has absolute
control of the islands?"
“No i.inallv, no; in reality, yes. The
government has two men on each island,
but they are dependent upon the compa
ny for their board and house. All the
property on the islands is owned by tho
company. The government agent gets
$10 per day, and his assistant gets $8 per
daw They board with the company's
agent. If the government agent makes
himself agreeable liis board costs noth
ing. I've known instances where the
government did not have to pay a cent
from one year’s end to the other. That
is what might be called a soft snap for
the agenr. Of course, that is only during
good behavior from the company’s
standpoint. Under these circumstances
the agent naturally tries to make him
self agreeable. -If he doesn’t, he knows
well enough that life will become a bur
den. The company has control of all the
food, and can charge its own prices.
There is no boarding house competition.
The price for board may be $7 a week,
or it may be $20. Then, too, the com
pany can compel a man to live in miser
able quarters if they have a grudge
against him. I know one case where
that was done. A man who had been
employed by the company as carpenter
was appointed deputy marshal by the
government, and, being a conscientious
man, he found fault with certain things
done by the company. What was the
result? The man was boycotted, and
when I left he was occupying a hut on
one end of the island. That was because
he bucked against the company. It
doesn’t pay.”'
“What is the attitude of the company
toward the natives?”
“The natives are treated all right so
long as they don’t find fault. The men
are employed by the company
killers. They are paid stipulated sums
for their work. There are three or four
classes or grades. There is where the
company lias a hold on the men. If they
do anything in opposition to the compa
ny they are reduced to a lower grade
and have their wages reduced. Then,
too, they have to buy all their food of
the company. That means a good deal
to a man.”
Sbme _ of Its agents are lenient with
wrong-doers. I don’t say that the gov
ernment agents are influenced by money
considerations, but they are led by other
things to gloss over misdemeanors of a
very grave nature.”
1 “What remedy would you suggest?”
I “I would have congress appoint a
committee to investigate these charges
fully. They have been made broadcast,
and there should be no trouble now in
getting evidence. Of course the com
pany will try to hush up the matter, but
decisive work on the part of the com-
mitsee, and prompt removals of the
wrong doers, would make a great differ
ence with the condition of- affairs on
those islands.
THOSE PURITANICAL BLUE LAWS.
Pennsylvania Druggists Want to Sell Soda
I Water on Sunday.
Pittsburg, Pa., Doc. 8.—Sixty promi
nent druggists of -Pittsburg and Alle
gheny City met flere to-day to take steps
to have so much of the obnoxious blue
law repealed as will allow them to sell
non-intoxicating beverages, principally
soda water, on Sunday.
A committee reported that under the
present law every case against druggists
prosecuted by the law and Order Scci-
ety had been decided against the dt feud-
ants and always wbuld be. The recom
mendations of the committee were dis
cussed, quite a number of those present
taking part. Some desired to nave to
bacco included in the amended laws and
others drew tbe line on beverages.
After the discussion, a committee wee
appointed with instructions to formulate
a bill, under the advice of council, to he
presented at the next session of the leg
islature which wiU secure the deeired
end, tbe bill employed to be at tbe dis
cretion of the committee whether the
bill will be directed toward the repeal of
the blue laws or an amendment to them.
The committee is authorized to go to
Harrisburg and personally attend to the
presentation of the measure.
A resolution was passed that the street
railway companies and the newspaper
proprietors be invited to co-operate in
the work, as it was urged they are ou
the same level with druggists under the
blue laws. The secre* ary was instructed
to correspond with the druggists through
out the state and enlist their sympathy.
, Chicago Atlilctea la High Feather.
1 Chicago, Dec. 8.—[Special.]—TheChi-
Chicago Amateur Athletie association
will give an athletic exhibition at the
Second regiment armory to-night. The
entertainment will show in a measure
the resources of the club at in-door ath
letics.
Tbe programme include a contest at
Indian club swinging, for a silver cup;
one mile run, open to members of the
national guard; two mile bicycle race,
■for safety bicycles; qne thousand yards
run; wrestling, sparring, fencing and
tug of war.
An amusing feature will be the bnr-
les iuo sparring bout between Johny Bull
and Uncle Sam.
horrible discovert.
Tho First Wife of tho Birmingham Kn ^
duror Found to thoBottom of tho
Frightful Excitement *nd Lyuehlna
Frobablo—Other Child
Not Found.
BnruiKGHAM, Dec. 8. [Special.]-.
The body of the first wife of Richard R.
Hawes was found in the lake this after
noon.
There was a hole in her head ana she
was weighted down with heavy weights.
The other little girl has not yet been
found.
There is terrible excitement and a
lynching is probable.
A DISASTROUS FIRE.
Tho Transfer Steamer Maryland Burned-.
Twenty-four Passenger* Barely Escape.
New York, Deo. 8.—[Special]—The
transfer steamer Maryland was burned
to the water’s edge at midnight on the
Harlem river.
Two sleeping cars, one eoach and one
baggage car ef the Boston express train
were on board and were completely de
stroyed. Twenty-four passengers on
board barely escaped with their Urea.
The passengers barely had time to step
from the boat when the flames bur A
flora every part, roaring like a volcano.
The Maryland was the largest transfer
boat in the world, her length being 320
feet, and width 50. It was aonbie-traok-
ed, and could carrv fourteen oars.
The boat was valued at $25 '.TOO.
WONDERFUL, IF TRUK.
Arc You ailed Headed Girl?
Buffalo, Dec. 8.—The following ad
vertisement is from ai Buffalo paper:
W ANTED—A red headed girl to.ac-
company our delivery clerk and
risk in driving a white horse; liberal
salary to right party; all communica
tions strictly confidential. Address by
mail Buffalo Hat Manufacturing Co , 77
Seneca street.
SAWED OFF SHORT.
Clever News Telegrams Curtailed to Bolt
the Hasty Reader.
Louis Miller was instantly killed by
cars at Lakeville, Ohio.
Chris. Hartman was arrested for em
bezzlement at Logan, Ohio.
Laporte and Goshen, Ind., want the
free mail delivery service.
John Dermody was fatally shot by his
brother, at New York.
Five acres of sdwed lumber were de
stroyed by tire at Cleveland, Ohio.
John Bell, a negro, was arrested at
Frankfort, Ky., for assassination.
Mies Anna May Moore shot and killed
herself at Antwerp, N. Y.
Alvin Gemeinhardt has escaped from
the county jail at Millers burg, Ohio.
J. R. Raiser was attacked by a vicious
boar at Bucyrus, Ohio, and seriously in
jured.
Mrs. Polly Cunningham, aged 93, died
near Clintonville, Ky.
There were- four new cases of yellow
fever at Jacksonville, Fla,, on the 5th
io£t.
Mrs. J as. Burr Find* Lost Mousy Through
a Bream’s Suggestion
Ansonia, Conn., Dec. 8.—You rannot
convince Mrs. Jas. Burr, of Monroe, that
there is no truth in dreams. Lari w e-k
she visited a store at Stephney depot to
do some trading. She had in her purse
a $10 gold piece, but she did not t*7* it
out as she had other money. On arriv
ing home the' gold piece was misring,
and the lots worried her greatly. That
night she had a dream, in v kteh she eaw
the interior of the grocery pictured
plainly. In one corner stood an 0|>en
box ef oranges, and this seemed to at
tract hor gaze especially. The dream
made a deep impression on Mrs. Burr’s
mind, though her family laughed at htr
about it. She harnes»ed her horse after
breaVfast and drove to ihe store. There
she told of the loss of her money, but
it had not been se. n. She repeated her
dream to the storekeeper, and asked him
to look fax the orange box. He very
kindly took out the fruit, and there,
down in one corner, lay the xnissing
coin. Mrs. Burr then remember >d that
she had examined the oranges, and prob
ably had the open purse in her band at
the time.
Swallowed a Found Paris Green.
Buffalo, N. Y., Deo. 8.— Charles
Schwartz, who arrived here from New
York Monday night, swallowed a pound
of Paris green Tuesday at a hotel. Tues
day morning, after taking a walk, he
returned to his room, where he was
some time afterward heard groaning.
On learning his condition the police hur
ried him to the hospital, where a stom
ach pump, aided doubtless by the mon
strous overdose, saved his life. He had
bought the poison in town and mixed it
up with water. He is about forty years
of age and well dressed, but is unknown
here.
Of Interest to Travelers.
Madison, Wia., Dec. 8.—Mr. Wight-
man, a citizen of Elroy, this state, was
ejected from a train on the Chicago and
Northwestern railway some time ago by
the conductor, because lie refused to pay
a cash fare after proffering a ticket, the
return part of which had become de
tached from the other section, one print
ed stipulation being that the detached
S art was void if tbe return trip part was
etached fiom it. Wight man sued the
company and obtained $306 damages.
Friday the supreme fcoprt affirmed the
judgment of tbe lower court.
A Snake in Lien ef Tobacco.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 8.—D. W.
Janowitz, district passenger agent of the
Northern Pacific, says he has spent a
fortune furnishing; chewing tobacco to
his friends. He hit on a novel plan to
stop their begging. "When askea for a
chew he reaches into his pocket and
hands out a small garter snake. He se
cured the reptile at Knox, Stark county,
several weeks ago, and it has been a
pocket piece for nim ever Bince. The
snake appears to enjoy his novel nest-
j A Referee Assaulted.
Newark, N. J., Deo. 8.—In the fight
between Charles Allen and James Mur-'
phy in a barn, Thomas Howard, the
referee, gave what was considered by
some of tne spectators an unfair decision
in the matter of a foul blow. He was
set upon by the crowd and terribly beat
en, and during the scrimmage a pistol
ball fired by some unknown person pass
ed clear through the hand of Owen Me-
Gettrick, of Rutherford. The pistol shot
ended the fight.
EARTHQUAKE IN THE SOUTH.
Wiggins In High Feature, and has Mors
Agonies In Store for Us.
Ottawa, Ont, - Dec. 8.—[Special.]—
Professor Wiggins is in high glee over
the fulfillment of his prophecy concern
ing yesterday’s earthquake. He now
predicts an earthquake in the southern
states within a few d*ys.
Pitiable Death of on Old Soldier.
New York, Dec. 8.—[Special.]—Major
R. Rush Brawley. who served with dis
tinction during tli« war, under General
McClellan, was found dead in a hallway
here this morning. He was 50 years old.
and was born in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Major Brawley descended fr< m great
wealth to abject poverty through dissi
pation.
Pistol Practice 1b Iowa.
•Sioux City, la., Dec. 8.—[Special]—
Brakeman Wright, on an Illinois Cen
tral freight train, was shot and seriously
wounded in the forehead,near Storm la- e,
Thursday night, by a msn standing by
the track. At precisely the same place
Conductor Walker was shot :.t three
evenings by fore. Both were sitting in tie
cupalo of the cab.
Ship Yards Ablaze.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 8.—The Globe
ship building company’s works were
damaged to the extent of $13,OCA by fire
this morning. Actual loqp of models
and drafts amount to much more. The
works are second only to Cramp's yard,
Philadelphia. Four iron steamships in
course of construction were saved.
“How about the morality of the na
tives?”
“Well, I don’t think it is anything to
boast of. You know that class of people
don’t look upon marriage as such a sa
cred obligation as we da There is a
laxitv about their morals which would
not le tolerated here. They are very
simple in their style of living, and are
easily tempted by presents.”
“Would it be possible for an agent of
the company to bribe a woman into si-,
lence in case he had wronged her?’
“Yes, I think a new calico dress would
make one of these women forget almost
any wrong.”
“Do the husbands submit meekly to
such interference with their domestic
relations?”
“Well, they may storm a little.witliin
doors, but they don't dare say anything
outside. They are very subdued when
the agents are around.”
“Do you believe any man would sur
render his wife without a protest ?”
“Yes, I think they would obey orders.'
You must remember, though, that out
side considerations would prevail All
the natives are inordinately ‘fond of
liquor. They will do anything to gratify
their craving. I have known them to
make punch out of Florida water, and
they drink cologne greedily. I have
heard that the women get drunk. Liquor
is at the bottom of all the trouble. If I
had my say I would not allow any
drinking man to be in authority. There
is no doubt that some of the cJkipany’s
agents are drinking men. When they
are in liqi.pr they may commit all sorts
of indignities, but as they are in author
ity who is to prevent it ? Then, too, the
government officials are also, oftentimes,
1111,1 “ii- men and they have a natural
sympathy with other men who drink.
Xllftt ig where tfee government is we&Ifc
Old Settlers Have a Good Time.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 8.—[Special,]
The Old Settlers’ club, an organization
composed of citizens who pitched their
tents here when this region was almost,
a wilderness, held their annual banquet
to-day. levitations to attend were ao-
formerly lived in Milwaukee, but who
axe now residents of other cities.
RoprcUeuslble Practices.
. Gross and brutal as some of the cus
toms have been in American colleges,
they are fast ameliorating, while the
bitter rivalry of classes and of societies
has passed into a reasonable good will
and courtesy. But recent reports from
Gennan universities show that the
ludicrous but vicious antagonism of
corps ’ is still abcut as strong as ever.
There are at Heidelberg five of these
corps that include each about 100
members. These ure distinguished by
the color of caps worn. The members
never recognize each other nor hold
any sort of
communication. But they
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
[SFBCU.LL.Y RSPORTItn *' VBXDSa * SZWSWt.
Attoti. Ga.. Deeeabtr 8.
Opening and dosinx quotations ol cotton to
ons in New York to-day:
sssts.
December
January
February
kuvt
April. ».93& »1
Hay 10.05© «(.«
Jub* .10.1(0. 10.15 IS
July -....10.*S%W.S4....».s«»l0.b
August Ul.ZbdlO.29. ..10.Z&&19*
November ft ft ....
Closed steady. Bales, 53,700. Spot* —mid-
■tooS 1 receipts 217,490; exports 141,503:
Chicago, Ill., December 8.
Cloning
7.91
7.4714
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
"pursuant to the last will and testament of E.
A J. Sharp, deceased, will be sold at tho Ute
residence of said deceased, on Tuesday the 18th
day of Dec. 1883, to the highest bidder, the lo’<
lowing personal property, to-wif •
Ten head of horses, consisting of mule:, mate*
and colts; twenty head of cattle; fifty hoad of
fight duels with n ^ f u m0y ; TW y flno Be rkshire hogs; two bu gies. one
that shames : sulky, one two horse wagon, one Champion
be y uni^rstood^tW 10 +V," ^ must not moving machine With reaper attachinsnt, one
Seb for LV sha H S rass > WO.OOO feet of g,od stoned pine lum-
DOt beb0V °. m ! t50 gallons ofsynm. one cane mil. and evap-
andbloodv 7 TT^o^l y * ge , nUm ® i orator;->00 bushels of good srd wb<a', one 40
carrv off always i saw Rrowu gin, lot cf belting and other articles
S °Vl^ nds that gtve them life ! too nume.cu* to mention.
a • •■ a f 1 ^ 11 inauning a i Sate will < ont nu, from day to day till a 1 the
nghter by depriving him of an ear? a 1
piece of his nose or an eye. The duel,
with beer is more disgusting, but less
fwfn’ for j ru ^ would “rink more
than he needed; but these young fel-
a?
property is disposed ol.
Terms, one-third c&fb, balance note with
approved security, bearing In’err.t at eight per
cent, per annum loom date of sale and due
No\S . bjr 1st, 18a‘J,
■ -.xVjkjpU K. N. SH-Uf
d-wlt, Fx< eutor E. J. Sharp, duc’d.