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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 '■Hi" - „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.