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ATHENS, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1898,
$5.00 A YEAR
ACALCULATED MULE
THE WORLD OF FINANCE.
FRANCE'S NEW CABINET.
He Fell Into . Well Sixty Feet Deep end K ot out
in an Unuctul Manner.
This strange story is duly credited of
a mule who fell hind feet backward in
to an old dry well, sixty feet deep, all
effert to rescue him seeming fruitless,
Corrected ftarket Reports Furnished by the
Athens Cotton Exchange.
President Faure May Place Ribot at Its
Head.
Paris, Oct. 27.—The Petit Journal to-
Market report issued by Paine, Mor
phy & Co.
Athens, Ga., Oct. 27, 1898.
Deputy Sheriff Shot and Mortally
Established 1832.
■ J s.fc« ciaeS
ALL CLAIM TO
Our Commissioners Stand Firm and
Win Out
AND CUBA IS FREE.
\H Differences as to Porto Rico Also Amicably
Settled and There is Nothing of Impot-
tance l eft Btt the Philippine
Question.
Paris, Oct. 27.—The Spanish peace
co nmirniouers have accepted'a negative
view of the United States commission-
towards the proposed assumption by
i'nited States of the Caban debt.
Tin- American commissioners have
•irmly hut courteously declined to as-
janio for the United States the entire or
pint r, sponsibility for the Spanish
financial conditions and the Spanish
coiinm tsioners have finally abandoned
,iu‘ effort and have agreed that the Cu-
lun article of the protocol shall, without
conditions, have a place in the ultimate
treaty of peace.
It was not until Monday that they be
came absolutely convinced that the
Americans had, from the outset of their
refusal to accept the Cuban debt, meant
exactly what they said.
lu spite of t lie fact that the Spanish
commissioners had, as a background of
their efforts, doubts of succeeding, their
hope of so doing has been so keen and
their contention has been so vigorously
prosecuted that the final conviction of
tln ir inability to win their point brought
to the Spaniards such a shock and de
pression that, consistent with these dis-
as he wasr completely wedged in. Finally
the owner supposing the poor creature
was injured by the fall, decided that it
would be more merciful to have him
killed than to allow him to starve to
death. Not knowing any other way of
dispatching him he had a carload of
dirt thrown .in upon him. But instead
of patiently submitting to being buried
alive the mule patiently shook off the
dirt and trampled it with his feet there
by raising himself several inches. An
other load was thrown in, with the
same result. Someone suggested keep
ing up the process, and acting upon the
idea. All the neighbors set diligently
to work filling the sides.
It was slow work, but a hearty inter-
ess was awakened perseverence with
which the poor mule trampled down
the dirt. Inch by iuch he ascended un
til the well was filled to within a few
feet of the top, when complacently, as
though nothing had happened, his mule-
snip stepped out safe and sonnd.
nalarion is devoid of bitter taste.
Cures Chills and Fever; acts on the
liver and regulates the system generally,
All Druggists. \
KILLED IN COLLISION.
Three fleet Instant Death and Another Se
riously Injured.
Omaha, Oct 27.—A rear-end collision
on the Union Pacific today resulted in
the death of three men and the serious
injury of one other.
A freight train, standiug on the side
SQLDIERS JOIN THE MOB
Are Heavily Armed and Further Bloodshed
Is Expected—Efforts of White flen to
Kill Negro Caused
Riot.
Middling 5 1-16.
Middling Uplands 3 1-10.
Sales 10,000.
Tone—Quiet.
Receipts 24,200.
FUTURE DELIVERIES.
patches at the time, there were grave
, . , track and the switch being left open
d nbts as to the continuance of the ne- . \
I frCn’fritt VA •)? irninn nt n a.
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 27.—A
tragedy which-has shocked the entire
city occurred yesterday at 9:30 o'clock.
It came as a sequence to a difficulty
occuring Monday between Will Neely,
white, who lives near Rock Vale, this
county, and Jim Martin, colored. Yes
terday morning Deputy Sheriff Murfree
brought the negro up to Squire McKin
ley’s office for trial. The magistrate’s of
fice is upstairs in the Bartow Mock.
Neely had taken a position at the head
of the steps, and as Murfree appeared at
the bottom with the prisoner Neely
opened fire npon the negro. Martin re
alizing his danger, dragged Deputy
Murfree in front of him, and one of the
ballets struck Murfee in the left lang.
Murfree fell, and the negro fled
with* Neely in pursuit. Sheriff
Bragg aud the city policemen
joined in the pursuit, aud the whole
city was soon in an uproar. Bragg ar
rested the negro and was re turning with
him when a number of negro soldiers
who are at home on furloughs, under
took to interfere with the officers.
Citizens then took a hand and pistols
In Costly Gems
Were Stolen from Her.
SHE IS WELL KNOWN HERE
Having Visited fllss Louise DuBose Last Win
ter—The Theft Occurred at the Imperial
Hotel In New York
„ City.
Opening
Close
Jan—Feb
...2.62
2.62
Feb—March
.. .2.62
2.62-8
March—April
....2.63
2.63-8d
April—May
...3d
3d-10
May—June
.. ..2.01
2.01
June—July
2.02
July—August
2.03
August—September
September—October.
....2.63
2.03-4
October—November.
2 63
Novemter—December...
2.62
December—January.
2.62
Steady
NEW YORK MARKET.
Middling Uplands 5%.
Tone—Steady.
Opening.
Close
January
5.25
5.22-3
February
5.29
5.26-8
March
5.34
5.31
April
5.35-6
May
5J3
5.40-1
June
5.46
5.44-5
I J«iy
5.50
5.47-8
August
September
5.54
October
November
5.14
5.10-12
December
5.21
5.17-18
Steady
lb support of these statements is the
fact that Senor Montero Rios, after
Monday's session, aud on Tuesday last,
would have resigni d the presidency of
the Spanish peace commission, had he
not br-iit veil that his so doing may have
p'icvousiy shaken, even if it had not
unseated Sagasta's government. From
this standpoint, if for no other reason,
Senor Montero Rios retained his posi
tion, and at yesterday’s session, acting
under the conviction arrived at on Mon
day, ’ . ‘ Spaniards aunonneed that they
would forego farther argument on the
Cuban debt and agreed that, practically
in the terms and absolutely in the spirit
’ i were beaten off.
freight No 27, going at a good rate of
speed, crushed into the rear-end of the
extra. The engine was badly wrecked
and lour freight cars reduced almost to
kiudliDg wcod.
began to come to light on every side.
No firing was done as the negro soldiers
Neely endeavored to
get at the negro again, firing aimlessly
about him. He was soon placed i
PORT RECEIPTS.
Today 70,479 bales.
This day last year 46,026 bales.
COTTON LETTER.
CASTORIA.
Bears the /I I* 18 Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature
of
ORATORICAL CONTEST.
A Greet Crowd of University Students doing to
Atlanta Tomorrow.
The University boys are going to At
lanta tomorrow in great force. The oc
casion is the state oratorical contest.
It will’ take place at the Grand opera
house. Three of the six judges have been
of the protocol, the article about Cuba j 8elected . They are H ou. William L.
'hou'.d go forward into the final treaty, j Wilson, president of "Washington and
relinquish j ^ ee University; Dr. Denny, of Vander-
Thus Spain agrees to
sovereignty over aud claim to Cuba
without either terms or conditions.
All differences, if any existed, regard
ing Porto Rico and the selection of the
island of Guam, were also arranged by
mutal understandings, and the commis
sioners found themselves well nigh
touching the Philippine question, which
will be taken up next week.
The session of the joint commissions,
which began today at 2 p. in., ended at
i p 111.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27.—The. final re
sult of Liverpool’s trading ended in
, . ,, , , . i prices unchanged from yesterday. The
under arrest. Murfree, who is mortally , . .. , ,
3 | early trading here was one of great
wounded, was given medical attention, i caution, the fear of colder weather dis-
but his death is only a question of a few j : urbiug the bears, but upon posting of
hours. He was shot in the left lung ! 1 r ' cripts showing 68,000 with liberal
just above the heart. The city is in'- j for tomorrow and the week,
, , , ! prwes again became soft and realizing
nsey exci . are open y arm-j Foreigners turned sellers aud ] - • ■ , , .
ing themselves and trouble is threatened j quotations made a new low record. The 1 d y 8 d theU re P° rted the loss
between the blacks and the whites. j November’s notices were liberal, the be-
The presence of the negro soldiers adds | Bef that lower prices would follow en
couraging the closing out of contracts.
The volume of trading was not large,
but tendency downward with final
prices 4 to 5 points lower than yester- !
day.
Mrs. L. D. Lewman, nee Miss Idoline
Edwards, of Atlanta, who visited Miss
Louise DuBose last winter, and who has
many friends in this city, was. the vic
tim of a diamond thief several days ago
at the Hotel Imperial in New York
city.
The gems stolen were valued at
$3,800, aud the principal article of value
is a sunburst containing a large central
brilliant, surrounded by 137 smaller
stones. This sunburst is valued at
$1,650.
Mrs. Lewman is the second Atlanta
lady to lose jewels in a northern city
within the past few weeks. Mrs. Gov.
Bullock having been the victim of a
Washington thief some days ago, losing
valuable jewels. The following dis
patch from New York tells the story of
Mrs. Lewmau’s loss:
New York, Oct. 26.—Mrs L. D. New
man, of Atlanta, has been 'robbed of
jewels valued at nearly $4,000. The
loss occurred while Mr. and Mrs. Lew-
man were stopping at the Hotel Impe
rial, although the hotel people will not
acknowledge that they were stolen from
there. Mr. and Mrs. Lewman left yes
terday for their home in Atlanta.
It then leaked out that on Saturday
the jewels in question were taken.
While dressing to go to the theater,
Mrs. Lewman tried to pin at her throat
a diamond sunburst aud the pin broke.
She tbeu put the sunburst with a smal
ler diamond brooch and a diamond pin
in a chamois bag, and is positive that
she put the bag in her trunk.
She did not miss the bag until Sun
day published an interview with the
former minister of war, Gen. Chanoine,
who explained that he resigned on ac
count of the difference of opinion with
the premier, M. Brisson, about the Pi-
qoart affair. He added that he had not
demanded the prosecution of the papers
which had been attacking the army be
cause he considered that the penalties
provided by the laws were insufficient.
President Fanre, this morning, re
ceived in audience Senator Lonbet,
president of the senate, and M. Desch-
anel, president of the chamber of depu
ties.
It is the intention of M. Fanre to
form a new cabinet as rapidly as possi
ble, and the names of M. Ribot and De-
Freycinet, are the most prominently
mentioned in connection with the prem
iership.
Daring the afternoon M. Fanre con
sulted with M. Leygues, vice-president
of the chamber of deputies, v/ho ad
mired the formation of a concentration
cabinet, to include among its members
Mm. Ribot and Dupnys as the principal
ministers.
In the lobbies of the chamber of de
puties today the deputies of all shades
of opinion expressed the conviction that
M. Delcasse should remain at the head
of the foreign office, in order to assure
the continuity of the Pashoda negotia
tions.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum*
Alum
menaccrato
are the greatest
of the presort day.
HOVAt BAKING POWBtn pa. *<IW VOBK.
BUN SEES CORBIN
I
He Asks the War Department to Re
tain the Second Georgia.
NO DECISION AS YET.
The Senator Told the Chief There Are Hen
In Two Regiments Who Want
to Remain in the
Service.
FELL FROM THE TRAPEZE.
A Performer Badly Injured by Losing Her
Balance Yesterday.
The spectators at Hans Nickel Plate
Shows yesterday afternoon were horri-
fief 1 to see Madame Rolla, who was per
forming ou the horrizontal bars lost her
equilibrium and fall headforemost to
the ground, a distance of 85 or 40 feet.
The woman had her arm broken and
was injured internally. Twopbysicians
were quickly summoned and rendered
all t he assistance possible, but she was
badly hurt aud may die from injuries
sustained.
She fell in a like manner about two
weeks since but escaped with slight
in jury. It i s stated by the circus people
that Madame Rolla is an expert
performer and the supposition is tlia*
she got rattled yesterday, as nothing out
ti the ordinary occurred and the acci
dent was purely her own fault.
bilt, and Dr. Greer, the president of
Erskine college, South Carolina. The
other three judges will be selected be
fore Saturday.
Mr. R. B. Adair will represent the
State University and his subject will be
The New America.” Mr. Will M.
Smith will represent Dahlonega and
his subject will be ‘-The Negro Prob
lem.”
Mr. A. J. Moncrief will represent
Mercer and his subject will be “The
South’s contribution to the American
republic.” Mr. Frank S. Palmer will
represent Emory and his subject will be
Pro Patria.”
This contest will be the most impor
tant that has ever occurred in the state.
excitement to the situation. Captain C.
O. Thomas of the Eighth Immnnes, is
here. Immediately after the shooting
he was called upon by a number of citi
zens and urged to get his men out of
town. He readily complied, and most
of his men were sent away on the morn
ing train, it having been held ten
annates. The others will follow this
afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Talley Mur
free is the oldest son of Dr. J. B. Mar-
free, of this city, and is a young man
popular in social and business circles.
GRAIN LETTER.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27 —Cables
showed some little strength, closing 1-4
higher for ceception. There was very
little snap to the early trading, the more
peaceful outlook abroad encourages the
local crowd to become more aggressive $1,650.
on the bear side but withal there is, The total loss is estimated by Mr.
great caution, which causes a narrow 1 Lewma n to be $3,800.
market. The break of nearly 3 cents
at once at the hotel office. Detectives
were at once put ou the case and a re
ward offered, bat it brought no results.
The hotel people will not admit that the
jewels were taken from the trunk
Their theory is that Mrs Lewman
wore the chamois bag aronnd her neck
by a string, as it was made for that pur
pose, and that she lost the jewels on the
way to or in the theater. The sunburst
had a large central diamond and 137
small ones and cost Mr. Lewman
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and guaranteed to core ChiUs, Fever
and Ague. All druggists or from Mofflt-
West Drug Co., St. Louis.
CAMP SITES SELECTED.
Malarion With Malarion Tablets
Guaranteed Cure for Chills, Fever and
Ague, or money refunded., 60 cents.
All Drnggists.
MASONS IN SESSION
Four Hundred nembers of the Order Assemble
in nacon.
Good Lock...
Ming Powder
Macon, Oct. 27.—The four hundred
and twelfth communication of the grand
lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of
the state of Georgia assembled yester
day at 10 o’clock in the Masonic temple
in this city. It is the most largely at
tended in the history of the grand lodge.
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IS THE BEST.
Highest of all in leav
ening power—quality and
quantity.
MANUFACTURED BY
Southern Mfg. Co.,
Richmond. Va.
SOLDIERS EMBARK TODAY-
since Monday leads conservative people !
Mr. and Mrs. Lewman have not yet
to bay moderately, upon the specula-j Teturnecl t0 Atlanta.
tive belief that the foreign troubles can . _ ~ , _
be renewed without warning and the j MAY DELAY MOVEMENT*
fear that trouble may yet be seen re- j
garding tne Spanish affairs. North- \ Troops at Knoxville May be Kept There Until
west cars today 1,048 VS. 1,235 last week, j ‘he War Investigation Committee Arrives.
Export continues good and will proba-1 Knoxville, Tenn., Oct, 27.—While
bly show increases this week.
Hecker Boar Makes a Full Report tor Presi
dent’s Consideration.
Washington, Oct, 27.—The final selec
tion of camp sites for the American
troops who will garrison Cuba awaits
the president’s return from Philadelphia.
Although discussed at some length at
the cabinet meeting yesterday, the
various reports of the Hecker board were
not finally disposed of, and it is probable
that the cabinet will feel that it should
take some expert advice before making
final selections.
The troops will not be lauded at any
one place, but each detachment will be
landed at the nearest and most accessi
ble port to the place which is to form its
camping grounds Among the places
that have been recommended by the
Hecker board are :
Guanabacoa, which can be reached
best from Regia, opposite Havana on
the bay; Mariano, about six miles south
west of Havana, with a seaport at Playa
de Mariano, and Marielpn, on a bay of
the same name, about twenty-five miles
from Havana and beyond Mariano.
All of these sites fulfill the needs of
good camping ground, but in each case
the Hecker board has found that there
must be considerable expenditure by tha
government if permanent landing places
are to be provided so that the troops will
not run the risk of infection in passing
through Havana.
! everything indicates an early movement
Corn strong; cables higher; exporters
buyers. We believe both cereals are j of the troo P s from Cam P Polan to P oin < ■
due for another upward movement and j further south, orders of execution have
advise buying at these prices. j not yet been issued.
Col. Gairdner, in command of the First
Washington, Oct. 27.—Senator Bacon
was at the war department today and
had a talk with Adjutant General Cor
bin in regard to mustering out the First
and Second Georgia regiments. A great
many of the officers and men in the
regiments are desirous of remaining in
the service and Senator Bacon’s mission
today was to see if a sufficient number
of soldiers voluntarily expressed a desire
to remain in the service that out of the
two regiments, one regiment could be
made up, if it would be possible to put
these soldiers who expressed a desire to
remain in the service in one regiment
and call it the Second and be retained in
the service.
Senator Bacon says, however, that not
a single soldier will be retained in service
unless he expresses a desire to do so,
aud until a report can be had from Geor
gia as to the exact number of officers
and men who desire to be retained,
nothing can be done. It maybe the
last of the week before it is decided
whether this regiment will be kept in
or whether both regiments will be
mustered out.
FQRTY-8EYEN WERE LOST f Brigade, is in Atlanta, and Gen. McKee
Terrific Storms Sweep Over Macedonia Doing ordered to Macon> bat it is not
Great Damage.
Bryan’s Condition Is Yet Unchanged.
Savannah, Oct. 27.—The condition of
Colonel William Jennings Bryan, com
mander of the Third N ebraska regiment,
is unchanged today. He is still at the
DeSoto hotel.
His regiment has been here several
days but Colonel Bryan has not been
able to see any of his officers, or discuss
the affairs of the regiment.
Colonel Bryan is attended by Lieuten
ant Colonel Mans, chief surgeon of the
corps, who has pronounced his case re
mittent fever, and while no fears have
been expressed it is said he has really
been quite ill. A telegram has been sen*
to Mrs. Bryan informing her of his ill
ness, and it is probable that she will
come to Savannah within a day or two.
Colonel Bryan's regiment is now in
The Transport Indiana Will Sail This After
noon for Manila.
San Francisco, Oct. 27.—The second
and third battalions of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment will embark on the
transport Indiana at noon today. The
Indian a.will sail as soon as her human
cargo is aboard.
The first battalion will be left be
hind in charge of Lieutenant Colonel
Little to sail with two remaining battal
ions of the Washington regiment. Fi
nal orders have been issued for the Iowa
regiment to sail on the Pennsylvania,
whose date has not yet teen set.
Salouica, Earopean Turkey, Oct. 27.—
Terrific storms have swept over Mace
donia, doing an enormous amount of
damage and causing considerable loss of
life. In one instance a caravan consist
ing of 47 persons and 100 horses was
engulfed in the nver Galice and all
were drowned.
HAS BUBONIC PLAGUE*
Vienna Physician Who Has Been Attending
Patients Shows Symptoms.
Vienna, Oct. 27.—Dr. Poch, who has
been attending the victims of the bu
bonic plague in Vienna, together with
Hochegger, another of the nurses, have
developed symptoms of the disease.
thought that the movement south will
hardly begin before the war investi
gation commission arrives here, which
is expected within the next few days
The A., K. and N. railway has put in
a low bid for transportation and will
probably get a good part of the business.
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will ci
a rake
Athens Horses Win rtoney.
The friends of Mr. Lucius Pitman
congratulate him now that he has
e horse that is a winner at the
races in Thomasville yesterday, says a
telegram “Lord Henry,” an Athens
horse, scored for a place and captured
second money. “Bloodhound,” another
Athens horse, owned by Mr. .Pitman,
will enter a milp handicap today and
his owner thinks he will pnll down the
purse.
Cigarette Stops a Wedding.
Midville, Neb., Oct. 27.—Because her
fiance, Harry Deldar, detected the odor
of cigarette smoke on her breath he left
Miss Genevieve Ransom' at the altar, | command ^ LieutenamTcoionel Vif-
where they stood waiting to be married, qnain.
He had previously discovered that she
smoked, but she had promised him that
she would discontinue the habit. Short
ly before the hour set for the marriage
one of the bridesmaids offered her a
cirgarette and she smoked it. As the
clergyman commenced the ceremony
Keldar sniffed suspiciously. Then he
leaned forward with bis face close to
the bride’s.
“Yon’ve been smoking again!” he ex
claimed.
Miss Ransom vouchsafed no reply.
Without another word Kelder turned
and walked oat of the house. The bride
fainted. The bridegroom’s friends har
ried oat to bring him back. Bat Keldar
wouldn’t go. Nor would Miss Ransom
have accepted him had he changed his
mind. The match has been declared off.
CUT IT SHORT.
If you’ve got a thought that’s happy,
Boil it down.
Make it short, and crisp and snappy—
Boil it down.
When your brain its coin has minted,
Down the page yonr pen has sprinted,
If you want your effort printed,
Boil it down.
Take out every surplus letter—
Boil it down.
Make your meaning plain; express it
So we’ll know, not merely guess it;
Then, my friend, ere you address it,
Boil it down.
Boil ont all the extra trimmings—
Boil it down.
Skim it well, then skim the skimmings-
Boil it Down.
When you’re sure ’twould be a sin to
Cut another sentence into
Send it on, and we’ll begin td
Boil it down.—Ex.
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