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TIIE BANNER, ATHENS, GEORGIA, AUGUST 20. 1SS9.
i-Alexander.
,.. vt K«* " D THB C "
| c C. railroad.
|ar ,! ‘ 01 Alexander
" r ’ e . About the Pro-
R. &
fcroiu-
Richmond and Danville railroad, the
Georgia Pacific railroad, the Georgia
railroad, and probably others which 1
have not mentioned, all under the con
trol Of one combination, tl.e independ
ent lines of railroad in Georgia are
placed at great disadvantage in the mat-
ter ol business. Some of the connections
of the Chattanooga, Rome and Colu.n-
hus t r^lroad Unit belong* * tlRs $mbi-
oicut Williamson, and j nation have refused to prorate freight
l ’ rt " mier—Their Djf- 1 traffic with it; and there are many ways
. !..v!»niUr- , i„ whieli the Richmond and West Point
Terminal monopoly can, in the practic
al administration of its 'affairs of its re-
pos 1
, e ,l <10 utroots.
August
fa ri
14, 18SD.—
ward to the
, v rA. } iA .
r < ,IIS,5t .".“°"lie Constitution by
iKi'Vu 1 VI,-Namier, president of
■si h. 1 j and published an
V(>c Ninuda', I Wish to
have answered It
v that • ” ..(^ouients, which kept
vii.r 1 "’:, 1 \tlnnta until to-day.
,■ A" 1 *.' ‘. riv,. vrars 1 have heenen-
f r!i ' > i.voici t of building a
rl !. r l HI' 011 Tenn.fto
, Chattanooga,
ll " : ,ud to Montgomery,
dm Atlantic sea-
ijected branches to
Mm-on aiu
.(•liniing l ,ia .l*
have
■red.-l
hamlr.-i
-ton
a huildinj
and forty
unge road
; and
(140)
from
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„f Align
.vi'tirc ■
liistta"'
: ini'i >
i,'ll !' :l
.'»iii i:
'nlH-cli'
t() ('nrroUion,besides some
,t .|,ort branches.
V.., 1( , forward this enter-
1t various times up to the
js<7 applied to every
I.ieli 'l thought I could
i,l hi building the road Irom
to Carrollton.
■rview- and correspondence
with Mr. John H.
U; (who then had no official
T , ii.li cither the Georgia Cen-
, ll( . jtiflnnond and IN
; with Major J. W.
iidont of the Georgia Pacific
with < attain W. G. Raoul
■ ili-iit of the Central railroad,
iJithmauv other gentlemen.
' ' jieii rnl Alexander succeeded
rt-ml •'»' president of the Cen-
'Niri-a'l and Hanking company in
: i>-7. the negotiations were
ivitli General Alexander.
'j Alexander is mistaken in his
in-i.' tiiat inv plan was to build the
it to the Central. I
then that the control of
,l was in no wise con-
1 i
sr Point
Johnson
aa'tr
irmly Mieve-1
lit- (Viitt'd roa
,.,1 witii the control of either the
( lin ,ii )t l iiini Danville railroad or the
Virginia and Georgia
i was considered an entirely
al-pculi-nr -vst in, and I sought acon-
tiirn ivitli the Central railroad at
;r „!lt, a upon what 1 considered fair
i-rmsef exchange of business. I never
mteinijlateil parting w ith the control
K uiv railmad, hut desired to give the
,.,',111,1 i-aiJroad an opportunity to make
. uuHTtii'ii with it at Carrollton upon
Jr term- M both parties.
Winns! vailed t<> see General Alexau-
l ?r in Savannah, soon after his election
tin-presidency of the Central rail-
, !i" voiirteously declined to talk to
• upitn the >ulijeet, and referred me to
Mr. II. Ii.‘ Hollins, his vice president
tiiiatici.il agent, who was then in
Mvaisnali. The negotiations were taken
„,b> Mr. Hollins and myself, and con
itiui-il there and in New York until
... _| u t v .irciBirywr- fiuaci
In the itegouations between Mr. Hol
in' ami my self during thisperion, there
M" variun- propositions discussed be-
Mi-eti it*, hut 1 am satisfied that we
ever went so far as to sign any agree
ment npon the subject. Some time
hiring tiie early part of April, 1887, I
■mivni tin' idea that Air. Hollins, as
v president and financial agent of the
'■iitnilKailroad and Hanking company,
ill not arrive at any agreement with
ic, Imd 1. therefore, deferred all fur-
i"r negotiations with him.
"illiout, however, absolutely sus
ending negotiations with Air. Hollins,
began to look around and enlist other
“hies toaid tile in building the road,
■ml she result was that in the Septem-
*r following ■ 1SS7) l consummated my
-rr»ngeiiient> and formed a
vompanv of strong capitalists in
tiuirica and Europe, who are able to
iiidi tc Miecesstully any enterprise
"'■y may undertake.
>incctin- formation of the Rome and
nrrallton Construction company and
w i'iiiiiivneeii.eiit of active operations
1 'dd u standard gunge railroad from
ttaiiooga to CarrolPon, I have liadl
i'lS'.'tiatioiis whatever with Genera-
•xanilcr in any way or with any oth-
; ;C“»t. _ officer or director of the Cen-
• Railroad and Hanking company
KIU JI to a consolidation, lease or
o iirranlenient with the Central
i
spective lines, evade the law or the or-
dei s of rulings of the Georgia railroad
commission without becoming liable to
any of the penalties that nuy now exist
in such cases .‘Combination is a difficult
thing to hold to accountability,and over
interstate commerce the Georgia rail
road commission has no control.
I do not believe it was the policy of
the State of Georgia or the intention of
tho Legislatures in granting the re
spective charters of the Central Rail
road, Georgia Railroad, Atlanta and
Charlotte Air-Line Railroad, Alaeon
ami Brunswick Railroad, Atlanta and
NN cst Point Railroad, Cincinnati and
Georgia Railroad, Georgia Pacific Rail
road 1 and other railroads now formed
into the eombinatiod controlled by the
Richmond ami West Point Terminal
Company, that these-several railroads
should be united into one immense sys
tem, the practical effect of which is to
destroy competition in matters of trans
portation, and to defeat all future rail
road building iu Georgia; first, because
the monopoly practically controlling
all the railroads in Georgia will get the
business anyway, and therefore, has no
inducement to build additional rail
roads ; and second, because men who
are outside of the monopoly will be de
terred from putting money into new
railroads in Georgia while the tremen
dous power of the monopoly with which
new roads must contend is calculated to
strangle them.
What the present Legislature in its
w isdom will do with this question, of
course, I am unable to say. I do feel
confident, however, that the grand
principle embodied in the constitution
of Georgia and followed in the amended
Olive bill, prohibiting railroad combi
nations in Georgia which have the ef
fect to defeat or lessen competition in
their respective businesses and to en
courage monopoly, wili be carried
out sooner or later by practical legisla
tion.
Only give the people of Georgia time
to think over this question, anil to con
template and see its effect upon the
prosperity of the State, and I have no
doubt that some measure sufficiently ef
fective to prevent the consolodation of
competing lines of railroads in Georgia
will be passed with such unanimity that
monopolists will not risk a violation of
its provisions.
This is a great problem, a great, prac
tical question, and I predict it will be
an issue in this State until it is settled
in accordance with the fundamental
principles embodied in the Olive bill.
Respectfully, J. P. Williamson.
which roads are usually built by such
companies, as well as from common re
port in New York in this particular
ease, it is the construction company
which wags the railroad company.
And when Air. Sully suggested that on
advantageous terms to the Centra I the
the lease or control in some wav of the
Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus rail
road .could be had, I believed that lie
was in position to negotiate if,I had fell
inclined to meet him.
As to Air. Williamson’s general re
ntal ks on the railroad matters and on the
Olive bill, I must decline to enter into
the discussion here. I have my views
upon it, honestly base-1 upon eighteen
years experience in railroad and trans
it rt tion matters in the South, and
conscientously held. I feel confident
that lean demonstrate their correctness
to any unprejudiced person, who will
giveihe nessary attention,as absolute
ly as any geometrical problem can be
demonstrated. I can also point out, 1
think, much harm to the state at large,
absolutely sure to result from the bill,
or anything like it, should it become a
law. And still more can I show the
cru -1 wrong and injustice it will do even
the minority stoekhohleis in railroads,
who it claims to protect; but simple
issues of fact, like the one in hand, bad
best not wag such extensive tails. He,
spectfully,
E. P. Alkxaxdki:.
CORY Ol' Tilt:CONTRACT.
GEN. ALEXANDER’S REPLY.
: " u l"v»ident of the Chattanooga,
'lynml Colninhus Railroad cotnpau5 r ,
' _ l!s h°ar*l of directors have always
''" p-idents of Georgia, and never at
\ Uln *‘! to my knowledge, has any di-
:' ir of that company made any prop-
1 “’“t" ill.* Central railroad authori-
' '* any form looking to the control
^ mutanooga, Rome and Colum-
tailread by the Central railroad.
■'pustion has never been discussed
y meetingof the directors of the
Luu'oga, Rome and Columbus rnil-
ooinpan v . Wliat some minority
nolili*rs of the Chattanooga, Rome
-omnibus railroad company, or
v I’^ons interested in its securities
. j" * orh, may have said to Genpr-
,;;; X: ' , o!er upon this subject, I, of
'"■ d" not know. Suffice it to say.
, ; h> one authorized to act for the*
uu °osa, Rome and Columbus rail-
. ronipany has made any proposi-
Alexander or any other
. C i°“ ntct ed with the Central Rail-
iir i . ’^hingcompany looking to a
;;.o»"l tin* former road by the latter.
® Hie that 1 did make a proposi-
■■iv ’ '' 'o ral Alexander to lease the
'jm, Griffin and North Alabama
'J'iicru V llc h ' ie declined.
l!:U tanooga, Rome and Coluin-
U'tMif r( ’ a< !s *’ n t * ,e ^old for the pur-
i' its line and building
i Jlt . j,v te,u °f railroads which will en-
t ii,„ ' omfietc witli other railroads
Wt .’ ft s f a ! 1,e Jcrritory and get a fair
iVfi,o,! UslIlcs ^ f'f doing this it is
i,l -° ,lllvc fuir competition, and
1 t ^V ln -Vthing else.
tn er ..i ‘oo not do an injustice to
i» L * x : i nder when I iufer that
nilio.,,,' " as evidently intended to
a rc». ’ he Present General Assembly
^ a<?ai n . 10 Pending legislation direct-
r'at" wn; r . a, * r °ad combinations in this
1 te V u to defeat or lessen
"ith encourage monopoly.
'fanchM 1. Ventral railroad and all its
" ' ■* Vi? • ® asw ' lines, the EastTen-
,lL ‘ AiUW iin, i Georgia railroad,
Unla a ««i West Point railroad,tlie
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15,1880.
Editors Constitution : Dear Sirs—On
tlie tentli 1 published a statement as
serting the following facts:
First—That Air. J. 1>. Williamson,
1887, offered the control of his road to
the Georgia Central, and that a prelim
inary argument under which it should
be constructed and leased to the Cen
tral, subject to my ratification.
Second—I stated that “since the Chat
tanooga, Rome and Carrollton Railroad
had been completed, that the parties
there who own it were desirous of sell
ing it to us and were making overtures
to that effect, and such an overture was
made to me in person by one of the
leading gentlemen connected with it
in the last four months.”
mv Air. Williamson, in a card in this
■•nn«triin- morning’s Constitution, takes direct is-
rniiltt in sue with the first of the above state
ment. He says: “General Alexander
is mistaken in bis statement that my
plan was to build the road and lease it
to the Central. ”
“1 never contemplated parting with
the control of my railroad, but desired
to give the Central an opportunity to
make connection with it at Carrollton,
npon fair terms to both parties.” *
* * * “In the negotiations between
Air. Hollins and myself during this
period there were various propositions
discussed between usbut I am satisfied
that we never went so far as to sign
any agreement upon tbe sub
ject. ,
As 1 have fortunately preserved the
agreement in question. Air. Editor, my
best reply to Mr - Williamson is to hand
you a copy of it to print herewith, if
you can give it thesp ace, exhibiting to
von also personally the original. Per
haps I should say that I did not see it
signed, but, that it was handed to me
by Air. Hollins and being somewhet
familiar with both signatures and I be
lieve them both to be genuine. It will
be noted that in my card of the 10th,
I gave the amounts per mile, of bonds
stocks, somewhat iliftercnt from
amounts in tbe actual contract, but 1
expressly stated that I gave the amount
from recollection only. The total per
mile, according to my recollection, was
$4$ 000, while the total in the contract
I find is $40,000, and to that extent my
recollection was at fault; otherwise the
contract bears out my statsment fully
and perhaps a little more.
It may be noted for instance, that it
required the Central to its through busi
ness from the the State road for the ben
efit of the new road and to give tlie
latter “every advantage.’’ 1 do not
blame Air. Williamson for wanting
this, nor tlie lease, nor in fact, for
wanting anything he could get. But
he himself has raised the issue of fact
as to what occured.
Mr. Williams also seems to seek to
discredit mv second [statement, given
above, by asserting that neither he or
any of his directors have made anv
proposition to me. I did not say
thev had. I said the overtures came
from one of the leading .gentlemen^
New York connected with Air. \> u-
liamson’s company The gentleman to
whom I refered is Mr. Alfred bully. It
will be time enough to enter mto de.-
tails when Air. Sully denies it but Air
Sully has traveled through Georgia
with Air. Williamson in the role of one
of the “strong capitalists,” to whom
Air Williamson refers as having form
ed the construction company and built
hi* road’sAnd judging from the way in
This contract between the Rome ami
Carrollton railroad company and the
Central Railroad and Banking company
of Georgia stipulates:
That the Rome and Carrollton com
pany will build or cause to be built its
road from Carrollton to Chattanooga,
with sixty pound steel rails, fish plate
joint fastening, ii'ou bridges, over
Etowa’S Gostamiaiila, Big Tallapoosa
and Chattooga river, wooden station
houses and water tanks,track laid and
nrfaced without ballast—all work in
substantially good shape.
The grades are not to exceed sixtvsix
feet per mile on the new part of the
road, and the curves are not to exceed
seven degrees on said new part. The
grades, curves, etc., on that pait of the
road between Rome and Cedartown now
laid In narrow guage to remain as now
built, except that the guage is to be
changed to standard and laid with sixty
pound steel rails.
The Rome and Carrollton is to furn
ish necessary water tanks and side
tracks, except at Carrollton, said depots
to be placed at an average of not le^s
than seven miles apart. For the depot
at Rome the Central is to allow the Rome
and Carrollton to build and locate it on
the property of the Rome railroad com
pany.
Tlie ll. & G. will but its rails of the
Rojui Iron company, »f Chattanooga, or
procure as good rail elsewhere as those
of the Roan Iron company.
The R. & C. will turn over the voail
and the Central will accept it in ten
mile sections,except that part of the lim
between East Rome and Cedartown,
which will be turned over and accepted
in one section (twenty miles) so soon »
the. gauge is changed.
The R. <fe C. will formulate all con
tracts between it and its contractors,and
the Central will approve of said con
tracts by its engineer’s endorsement
thereon in advance and whenever re
quested by the engineer of the R. & C
which endorsement shall be conclusive
evidence of complaint by the R. «fc C
with its contract with the Central as to
tlie material, work, construction, etc.
of said road.
Tlie Central is to furnish to the R. &
C., free of cost, a right of way t hrough
the property and yard of the Rome rail
road at Rome.
The Central is to transport from Sa
vannah to cither Carrollton or Atlanta
or both, at a rate not to exceed per
carload of twenty tons, all rate bridge
material. joint fastenings, spikes, etc
which the Rome and Carrollton may
ship from ports of the United States or
Europe to Savannah, to be used in the
construction of said road.
The Central will carry free of charge,
and with prompt dispatch,over all com
pleted sections of said road, all materi
als, etc., for progressing such work of
construction.
The Central shall at once legally Guar
antee the prompt payment of the' prin
cipal and interest of the first mortgage
bonds of the Rome and Carrollton com
pany, and shall legally indorse said
guarantee on the said bond so soon as
they are engraved; and all securities
and s:ock of the Rome and Carrollton,
except i|«150,000 bonds and $000,000 stock
now outstanding, shall be deposited
with a trust company, to be selected by
Lite Rome and Carrollton, to be deliver
ed by said trust company to tlie presid
ent of the Rome and Carrollton or liis
order, upon the certificate of the en
gineer of the Rome and Carrollton ao-
proved by tbe engineer of the Central,
that sections of said road have been
built in accordance with this agree
ment.
The first mortgage bonds shall be five
per cent fifty-year gold bonds; interest
Alay and November, to begin Alay 1st,
1887; interest to be adjusted as bonds
are delivered.
Income bonds shall be six per cent,
thirty-year, second mortgage.
In consideration of the Central’s in
dorsement and guarantee of the first
mortgage bond aforesaid, it is to receive
a majority of the capital stock of tbe
Rome and Carrol ton to secure control of
the road.
There shall be of first mortgage bonds
2,240,000.
There shall be of income second mort
gage bonds, 1,400,000.
There shall be of capital stock, 2,-
800,000
And if, upon final location, it is ascer
tained that the road from Chattanooga
is more than 140 miles in length, then
the securities and stock above named
shall be increased proportiona.blv at the
rate of $16,000 per miie first mortgage
bond, $10,000 per mile of income bonds,
and $20,000 per mile of capital stock.
A trittia agreement shall be made be
tween tbe two companies by which 60
per cent of the gross earnings of tbe
Rome and Carrollton are to be allowed
to the Central for operating the road,
and the remainder (40 per cent of said
o-ross eamingf to go to the Rome and
Carrollton to be applied, after paying
the interest on first mortgage bonds, to
the income bonds and stock. Central to
pay all taxes, rentals, etc., out of said
60 per cent of gross earning, in order
that tlie forty per cent of said gross
earnings going to the R. A C* shall be
without deductions of any kind. Anu
the Central railroad company hereby
agrees that said 40 per cent of gross
earnings shall not be less than the en
dorse first mortgage bonds.
Central shall keep separate books of
account for Rome and Carrollton rail
road, and said books of account shall be
always open to the inspeetiqn of the
directors, stockhcders arid income bond^
holders of tlie Rome and Carroll
ton.
Central obligates itself to throw its
through business via Chattanooga over
:he Rome and Carrollton railroad, and
to give this road every advantage, to
build up andmaintain its traffic.
The Central will loan to the Rome and
Carrolton, free of charge, a locomotive
during the construction of tlie road.
The Central agrees to build and main
tain a small repair shop in Chattanooga,
-aid shop to be built by the Central.
Tlie Rome and Carollton railroad is
to be accepted and approved in sections
by the engineer of the Central appoint
ed for that purpose.
The Rome and Columbus is to pro
vide reasonable terminal grounds at
Chattanooga, not to exceed six acres of
ground.
The letters “R. & €.,” in the fore
going, mean the Rome and Carollton
Railroad company, and the word “Cen
tral,” whenever it occurs means the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia.
This agreement is signed in duplicate
by the presidents of the respective com
panies, and by the first vice president
of the Central Railroad* and Baukng
Company of Georgia and subject to be
approved or ratified at once by the pro
per authorities of tlie Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia, this
the day of March, 1887.
It is understood that this agreement
subject to the engineer’s (Mr. 4V. B.
Parson’s) report being favorable.
The Rome and Carrollton Railroad
company, by J. D. Williamson,
President.
Hie Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia, by
H. B. Hollins,
First Vice President.
MR. LYONS DENIES.
Tlieat He Asked to Be Allowed to
Stay Four Years in the Registry
Department With the
Negro Penny.
-pedal to The Banner.
Atlanta, Ga., August 15.—Mr. Ly
ons. tlie ex-superintendent of tbe dem
ocratic postoffice registry department
comes to tlie frout again this morn
ing.
In an interview telegraglied from
Washington, First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson is quoted as saying
that Air. Lyons, when the negro Penny
was presented to him, called General
Lewis to one side and asked him if he
could stay four years in the office, and
upon being told that it was uncertain,
sent in his own andliis daughter’s res
ignation. Mr. Lyons seemed to be
willing to work four je rq
lmt not for several month, says Clark
son.
Clarkson also states that Air. Lyons
could easily have put the negro to work
in one room while his daughter could
have bsen put in another room.
AI>\ Lyons was seen at his residence
by your reporter this morning and was
asked if he had any statement to make
in regard to the matter. He replied :
“I would not have staid a week in
the office with that negro, as I had too
much money to handle.
“The statements made by Clarkson
are not true. The facts in the case are
these:
“A few days before the appointment
of Penny was made,General Lewis came
to me and showed me two names that
he had to select from. One, he said,
was a white man and the other was a
negro, and he added the negro writes
the best hand. I said send me the white
man by all means,
“I heard nothing more from the mat
ter until General Lewis brought the
negro in and introduced him. I caught
the general by tlie arm and said,‘Gener
al let me see you privately,’
“Then I asked, ‘General, is there no
way to avoid this humiliation?”
“He said it was not his work, but was
the work of the civil service commis
sion.
“I then sent my daughter home and
asked General Lewis how he stood to
ward me. I meant to ask him whether
he wanted me to get out immediately,
or remain two or three days to close up
the affairs in the office. I did not ask
to stay as I would not have remained in
that office with the negro. under any
consideration.
“I never asked Lewis for a place, nor
did I ask Wilson for one, and was sent
for two or three times by him before J
accepted the place.
“As to putting my daughter in an
other room, that would have been im
possible, as there are only three in the
office,and three or four hours every day
the two clerks are obliged to sit at the
same table and check up the packages
as they are removed from the pouches
and then both are required to sign their
names to the same receipt.”
When Postmaster Lewis was seen he
said:
“I have no statement to make about
this matter. Mr. Lyons can make
statement if he desires, but as for me I
prefer to say nothing at all.”
THAT JOHNSTOWN FUND.
Gov. Beaver Charges Delay In Dis
tributing it to tbe Sufferers
Themselves.
Special to The Banner.
Hakrisburg, Pa., August 15.—Some
time ago there was much complaint
from the Johnstown sufferers because
the money contributed for their relief
was not distributed fast euough, but
now, according to Gov. Beaver, the
trouble is that the sufferers are not
making application for aid fast enough.
A Press correspondent had a talk with
the Governor to-night, and he said that
the money is being distributed just as
fast as the people'call for it, and the
fact of the matter is, he said, the work
of the Commission is hampered to a
great extent by the indifference of the
sufferers.
“At present.” he said, when asked to
be more explicit, “the applicants for
aid are required to fill out a certain
blank when they receive the amounts
fixed upon by the Local Committee.
Just as soon as all of them have com
plied with this requirement the Flood
Commission will meet and agree upon a
basis—that is, the amount proper to be
paid to each applicant. The basis, how
ever, cannot be fixed until all sufferers
have reported, and* as many of them are
dilatory, the Commission is unable to
goon with the work. It is quite likely
that we will shortly be compelled to
limit the time for the reception of ap
plications.
“The Commission’s secretary, Air.
Kreamer,” continued the Governor,
“tells me that in many instances he has
detected people attempting to deceive
the Commission by false claims, and we
have taken measures to prevent swind
ling of that kind.”
The Governor says that the Commis
sion has not yet decided how tlie pay
ments shall be made—that is, whether
each applicant will receive his or her
amount in one payment, or whether
the money will be given in instalments,
the Governor thinks that if the money
were given all at once to some people
they would squander it or would be vic
timized by sharpers.
“By the way,” said the Governor,
with a significant chuckle, “the New
Yoi k World didn’t find it an easy mat
ter to systematically distribute its fund,
did it ? I understand that after its com
missioners got on the ground they
found that it was almost an impossibili
ty to distribute the money by system,
and finally abandoned the idea.”
Johnstown, P., August 15.—On an
average there have been two bodies
found every day during tbe past week.
There are undoubtedly a great many
more in tlie cellars all over the town,
and at the present rate ©f cleaning up
they will not be exlmmed tills year
Two bodies that were recovered to-day
have been identified as those of Evan
Hughes and Aliss Bertha Stryar.
DEATH IN THE ELIXIR.
The BaciUus Thnt Caused Tuberculo
sis Found In It.
Spicial to the Banner.
St. Louis, August 16.—Dr. A. B.
Shaw, of this city, who ha3 been mak
ing microscopic examination of Brown-
Sepuard “elixir,” discovered while ex
perimenting yesterday that tbe lluul
was alive with countless cacteria, al
though but three hours had elapsed
since the elixir was prepared to cause
tuberculosis, the bacillus that is suppos
ed to cause tuberolosis, beingin a single
drop of the mixture. Dr. Shaw could ar
rive at but one conclusion, namely, that
the glands were from sheep infected
with the baeilil of tubercle, as the mor
tar and pestle and tbe distilled water
bad been thoroughly sterilized before
the mixture was made. Dr. Shaw es
timated that in a drachm of the injec
tion millions of these bacilli would have
been put into the system, each one cap
able of multiplying itself indefinitely.
The danger underlying such treatment
can readily be seen, and the chances
would be ten to oue that tuberculosis in
some form would manifest itself in the
person inoculated. I>r. Shaw has since
made other experiments. The rod
shaped bacillus were also found In
•several samples of mixture made.
Dr. Sliaw said: “I would lay down
the following rules for the elixir, in tho
view of mj* discoveries.
“First—The laity should not use the
injection upon themselves.
“Second—Physicians should not use
it until it has been submitted to micros
copic examination to ascertain whether
it is infected with bacteria or not, and
care should be taken that the glands are
taken from a perfectly healthy ani
mal.
“Third—All instruments and vessels
should be thorought sterilized, and even
tlie distilled water should not be used
until examined for bacteria.
Shot His Wife and Killed Himself.
S|>ecial to Tlie Banner.
Louisville, Ky., August 17.—At
two o’clock this morning Adam Beau
tel,who lives near the city limits. Seven
teenth street, during a violent quarrel
with his wife, made a determined at
tempt to kill her, firing several shots at
her, and wounding her in the leg. He
then killed himself.
BADLY SCARED.
Two Reporters Try the Elixir Exper*
iment and Are Laid Up.
Speicial to The Banner.
Philadelphia, August 15.—Two re
porters who subjected themselves, out
of curiosity, to the Brown-Sequardelix
ir, at the Aledico-Chirurgical hospital
yesterday, are both laid up for repairs
to-day, and one of them is considerably
scared about his condition. He sent a
summons for Prof. Henry G. Beening,
who administered the preparation, and
upon concluding liis experiments to
day, Prof. Boening repaired at once to
the house, and found the patient, who
yesterday was in the best of good health
and spirits, in bed. His face wore a
woe-begone expression, and he showed
traces of having slept very little during
the night. His symptoms were severe
pains in the bead, soreness in the limbs
and high fever.
The other newspaper man who tried
it failed to report for duty also, ’and in
quiry developed the fact that he was
compelled to keep liis bed to-day by a
high fever, pains in the head, a painful
confusion of ideas and severe pains in
the groin and its vicinity. This young
man is badly scared.
Tbe result of the experiment with the
newspaper men made Prof. Boening
extremely cautious to-day, and he de
clined to administer the injection to any
patient until he first explicitly stated
that it was at his own personal risk.
We do not know what this thing is
yet,” said Prof. Boening; “we only
know that its results’ so far as learned
have in a number of cases been benefi
cial. What its influence may be in any
specific ease we cannot tell. We must
have it distinctly understood that we
advise no one to undergo this treat
ment.”
KILRAIN BAILEC,
John Rooney, the Well-known Sport,
Becomes His Security.
Special to The Banner.
Baltimore, Aid., August 15.—Jake
Kilrain is a free man again.
Since his arrest yesterday for his par
ticipation in the prize fight in Missis
sippi.on a requisitition from Coveruor
Lowery, of that state, well-know
sporting characters of this place have
interested themselves iu his behalf,seek
isg his release.
They succeeded this morning in hav
ing him setat liberty until Thursday
next. His bond was fixed at $1,000,
which he had no difficulty in making
John Rooney, a well-known snorting
man of this city, became his bondsman.
A Bloody Fight Between Them, In
Which Several are Killed and
Wounded.
Special to The Banner.
Richmond, Texas, August 17.—Tlie
feud between the “Jaybirds” amt
‘Woodpeckers,” was fought to a bloody
finish last evening. Judge J W Parker
met Volney and Grief Gibson, and im
mediately opened fire on them. The
fire was returned by Gibson. Parker
was wounded and at once ran in the di
rection of tbe court houre, closely
pursued by Grief Gibson. When Park
er reached the court house he was join
ed by more officers and a general fight
ensued, iu which J W Blakely and
Sheriff Marvey were killed; H. H.
Frost, Volney Gibson and William
Andrews were wounded. Gibson’s ami
Andrews’ injuries are not fatal. -M
Schmidt, a Texas ranger, was wounded
in the leg slightly and a little negro gil l
was killed by a wide bullet. Both
parties are heavily armed, and a gener
al fight is expected.
GENERAL J. cT BROWN DEAD.
JAYBIRDS AND WOODPECKERS.’
He
Passed Away at Red Boiling
Springs This Morning.
Special to tlie Banner.
Nashville, Tenn., August 16.—Gen.
John C. Brown, ex-governor of Tennes
see, ex-president of the Texas Pacific
Railroad and president of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron an Railroad Company, died
this morning at lied Boiling Springs,
Macon county, of hemorrhage of the
stomach.
He had been in bad health for some
time and went to the springs a week
ago,
General Brown was sixty-two years
of age, and leaves a wife and several
children.
British Jealousy of France.
Special to the Banner.
New York August 17.—A special to
the Tribune from Attawa says: Tlie
reason now assigned for the counter
manding of orders for the French squd-
ron designated to visit Quebec, is that
the French ambassador at London re -
ceived a courteous intimation from
Lord Salisbury that in tlie present con
dition of public temper in Canada on
the subject of French ascendancy in the
province of Quebec, it might be unde
sirable to allow French war ships to
anchor in Quebec harbor.
SULLIVAN FOUND GILTY.
The Boston Slugger Sentenced to One
Year in the Penetentary.
Special to T he Banner.
Purvis Aliss., August 17.—Sullivan
has been sentenced to a year’s imprison
ment. Fitzpatrick,the referee,entered a
plea of guilty,and was fined $200.
HIT IT FOR 830,(
Prizes
Savannahians Capture Big
from the Lottery.
Sayannah, Ga., August 15.—Thirty-
thousand dollars ol Louisiana lottery
money comes here this time.
Joe Kinokley, deputy jailer, and a
partner hold two twentieths of the
ticket drawing the capital prize.
Three months ago Kinckley struck
another lottery for $5,000. He bought
his half of the present winning ticket a
few days before the drawing for $1 from
his partner in the winning, on the
streets here.