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i THE VIENNA PROGRESS. T^RMS, $1. P VpL. XI., N Per Aimnm. “Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.” JNQ. B. HOWELL, I LACY A. MO ROAN. 1 NO 40. VIENNA, GA„ TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1893. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. PH MANY FLAGS FLYING which seemed to shake the whole city. The double turreted monitor Mianto- til 4:40 p. m. Then his flag was haul ed down on the Dolphin and when GEORGIA NEWS NOTES. portant order that bears directly up on the burning of the negro in south- TIE MILITARY cn Nations are Drawn in Orani Reyiew, Hundreds of Gans Belch Forth In Noisy Salutes—A Grand Sight. All New York awoke Thursday morn ing to find a steady down-pour of rain ushering in the day of the great naval pageant. In the night time a storm that had its birth Wednesday away to e Westward, had stolen over the Jer- ills and wrapped the war squad- n the river, had settled down the city and blotted out the dark of the sea from the ken of people e. Along the Hudson cloud and became one. The chilly north- •ind added discomfort to some red thousand people who had nr- ed to view the grandest marine spectacle ever presented on American ntej^ CROWDING TO NORTH RIVER. Although it was legal holiday in town, the early morning crowds on the elevated trains and surface cars, with he crowds that poured into the city, from the ferries and across the bridges, lid not look like holiday crowds. The in did not keep them all at home, owever. There was a steady stream nomah, lying at the rear of the port column, fired for the first time in port one of her huge ten-inch guns, charged with nearly 200 pounds of powder. Almost before the reverberations of this gun had died away in the distant ! echoes, the whole fleet was called to ; quarters, yards were manned and every preparation made to receive the presi- ! dent of the United States with becom- | ing respect. ! As the Dolphin’s bow came in line ; with each man-of-war, “present arms” was sounded on the bugle, the officers and crew saluted; the bands struck up the national air and a national salute of twenty-one guns was fired by each ship. During the half hour or more that the presidential progress lasted this cannonading never ceased until more than sixteen hundred guns had been fired. Towards the close of their booming the long separate identity had been merged into a gigantic roar, while flashes of red flame and dense sulphurous clouds of smoke were all the spectators on the shore could dis tinguish. The firing began with the German flagship Kaiserin Augusta. It was taken up in a more ponderous manni 2 by the Dutch von Speyk, and the Spanish Infanta Isabel. It was fol lowed by the Argentine Neuva do Julio and the Italian Etna. It was contin ued by the American Charleston and the French Arethuse, followed by the belched forth simultaneously. Each vessel fired twenty-one shots and the roar that ensued was deafening. When it subsided smoke hung in heavy clouds over the river and the Jersey shore was invisible for some minutes. The admirals turned to their ships; the steamboats which still lingered with passengers desirous of seeing all of the naval pageant went to their piers, and the ceremonies were over. SALUTED BY PRIVATES. As soon as the Dolphin passed out from between the anchored fleet the cordon was broken and private steam ers and yachts rushed in. When the smoke had partially cleared away they SANTA MARIA, FLAGSHIP OF COLUMBUS. toward North river all the morning and hundreds of excursion boats, steam yachts, tugs and other crafts which had been pressed into service, were filled up with sightseers who ! were not kept at home, by Farmer | Dunn’s disagreeable weather. Their ; patriotism and their enthusiasm carried them through the wet. RUNNING UP “OLD GLORY.” When 8 o’clock had arrived there were signs of activity on all of the ves sels in the fleet from the flagships of each nation which indicated that orders were being issued to the fleet. A mo ment later each vessel ran up a big American flag to the top of the main mast and a big flag of her country fore and aft. The Spanish, French, Bra ilagship Newark and Russian admiral’s ship Dimitri Donskoi, and closed by Admiral Gherardi in the Philadelphia and Admiral Sir John Hopkins, in the noble Blake. The intervals between the artillery exercises of the flagships were filled up by similar exercises on the part of the other vessels of the squadron. Following close in the wake of the Dolphin and getting the full benefit of the salntes, came the army steamer General Meigs, bearing the honored foreign guest of the day, the Duke of Yeragua, attended by General Scho field, of the army, and Bear Admiral Belknap, of the navy. The only ships permitted within the sacred lines du ring the progress of the presidential UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP BALTIMORE. zilian and Argentine ships ran up lines of streamers on their yards. Uncle Sam’s white navy floated big holiday flags from each mast. All wore the stars and stripes. At 10 o’clock the United States vessels ran up hunting and the British, Russian, Italian Ger man and Holland ships follow suit until all were in holiday dress. Just as everyone was expecting that the programme would be carried out ! despite the storm, the announcement j was made that the review had been ; deferred. At 10:30 o’clock a, m. the signal boat Cushing started out from Thirty- fourth street and running up along side of each vessel in line, carried the nformation that the review had been review was the Monmouth, upon which were senators' and members of con gress, governors of states, newspaper representatives and other invited guests. When the Dolphin reached the end of the line, in the neigborhood of Ninety-fifth street, she dropped an chor and made preparations to receive the commanding officers of the foreign sqadrons who were presented to the president by their respective minis ters. Duly attired in full ceremonial uni form, with cocked hats and swords, the distinguished officers entered their barges and pulled off for the presiden tial vessel. Sir John Hopkins, the British admiral, was the first received. THE VESUVIUS, DYNAMITE CRUISER. postponed until 2 o’clock. When the excursion steamers heard of this they put back to their docks and there was some grumbling among the passengers, who had been getting damper and chillier as the time passed. WAITING FOR GROVER. President Cleveland, accompanied in a carriage by his wife and secre tary, left the Victoria hotel at 1:05 o’clock p. m. Eight minutes later his party arrived at the foot of West Twenty-third street, where a thousand men and women had stood in the rain for hours, who cheered him enthusi- He was presented by Sir Julian Paunee- fote, the British ambassador. Next came Vice Admiral Koznakoff, the Russian admiral, who was introduced by Prince Contakuzene, the Russian minister. Rear Admiral de Libran, of France,was third, presented byM. Pa- tenotre, the French ambassador. Then followed Rear Admiral Magna- ghi, of Italy, for whom Baron Fava did the honors. The Span ish admiral. Senor Y. Lono, though an invalid, did not fail to pay this cer emonial mark of respect to the chief executive, and was followed by Rear obtained a magnificent view of .the combined naval forces at close range. The flagships of the squadron courte ously returned the innumerable salutes tendered by the private steamers, and their officers seemed to heartily appre ciate the interest their appearance created. SEARCH LIGHT DISPLAY. Inky darkness veiled the Columbian fleet at 8 o’clock, and not a sound was heard by landsmen from the anchored battleships. Suddenly a ray of light shot upward from the Philadelphia. It was long and dazzling, and seemed to pierce the sky. For a moment it remained stationary, and then disap peared. That was the signal for the scheduled display of the electrical search lights with which the war ves sels are provided. Quickly following the Philadelphia’s lead the American ships showed the many ways in which the lights are used in active warfare to protect them selves from attacks of those marine terrors, torpedo boats. At times the projecting rays were concentrated at certain spots on the shore, then turned far up the Hudson, making objects plainly visible at a distance of five THE CUSFIING, TORPEDO BOAT, miles. Following came another signal, and simultaneously every light in the fleet was turned toward the zenith. Slowly the rays converged until they formed the apex of a brilliant silvery pyramid of incalculable height. Ex perts say it could have been seen seventy-five miles in any direction. It was a sight never before seen and never to be forgotten by the land lubbers. In conclusion, the operators gave some examples of high art in ray projecting and describing various figures in the heavens. astically. The embarkation of the Admiral Howard, of Argentine, Rear presidential party on board of the re- Admiral Norhona, of the Brazilian viewing boat, Dolphin, was a gorgeous affair. A handsome special lauding place had been erected for the purpose at the foot of Twenty-third street, the approach to which was carpeted and draped in bunting. FIRING THE BIG GUNS. As soon as the president stepped on board the Dolphin the vessel tripped her anchor and fired one gun as a sig nal. This was responded to by a boom fleet and the blonde-haired and blue eyed captain of the German and Dutch steamers. These visits formed one of the most interesting features of the day. As nearly all the foreign officers spoke or understood English, the cere monies were attended by no stiff form-' nlities, but, it is said, were marked by cordiality and some degree of convivi ality also. The president’s reception lasted un- THE COLUMBIAN BALL. The Columbian ball at night at the Madison Square Garden was in respect to magnificence of decoration and ar rangement and of the large number of the world-famed guests present, the most splendid ever given in the new world. Besides the president and his advisers, chief legislative body of the United States and a Spanish grandee, who is the namesake and lineal descendant of Chistopher Co lumbus, there were the diplomatic corps, the admirals and subordinate officers of every great naval power in the world, governors of neighboring states and famous army officers. It was, in fact, a gathering of celebrities, varied and so gloriously arrayed that the oldest and most traveled guest ac knowledged that seldom or never be fore had he seen a parallel to the gor geous picture presented. The decora tions of the garden were rich and elab orate, eclipsing in their magnficence and elegance anything ever before at tempted in the great auditorium. The large box on the center of the Madison avenue end was occupied by his honor, Mayor Gilroy and suite. President Cleveland’s box was on the right of the Mayor’s. It was lined with white and gold, with delicate maiden hair ferns, roses and asparagus in beautiful design covering. The boxes occupied by the duke of Veragua and his party were on the left of the mayor’s. The other boxes on the first tier and about the mayor’s box were occupied by the members of the United States supreme court, the diplomatic correspondents and by Governor Flower and staff. The arena boxes were occupied by the admirals of the foreign and American fleets and their at tendant officers. Two bands furnished the music in the ball room. The doors BTEEL-rROTECTED CRUISEE PHILADELPHIA. of the garden were thrown open at 9 o’clock and almost immediately after wards the guests began to arrive. May or Gilroy, as head of the municipality, and his wife, officially received the guests of the evening. They stood upon the reception dias and just be yond them were stationed the commit tee of 100 and the honorary committee, who escorted the more distinguished guests from the entrance to their boxes. Items of Interest (Mere! at Random from All Oyer tne State. The ministers of Athens are up in arms against certain classes of attrac tions that come through Athens from season to season. * * * The Savannah Press, in regard to the recent meeting of the southern governors, says: “The best thing the Southern governors can do for the South is to stay at home. There is no longer any scientific frontiers to the South.” * * * The comptroller general has assessed the Macon and Birmingham railroad for its taxes to the state. The road gave in its taxable property just half this year as last. This did not satisfy Captain Wright. He doubled it in the assessment. * * * At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Newnan cotton mills, President Cole’s report showed that- the net earnings for the year ending April 1st) had been 20 per cent, out of which the stockholders were paid a dividend of 7 per cent, leaving a cash surplus of over $10,000. This show ing was a most gratifying one, and was well received by the stockholders. * * * The railroads centering at Albany are two years behind on their taxes, the sum of their arrears is as follows: Columbus Southern, $292.29; Albany, Florida and Northern. 112.61; South western, $754.69; Southwestern ex tension,-$835.81. The grand jury has recommended that legal advice be taken looking towards the collection of the amount. The Brunswick and Western and the Savannah, Florida and Western are not included among the delinquents. * * • Captain Jordan, of the secretary of state’s office at Atlanta, is busy with the tedious task of getting out a pam phlet giving a list of all the railroads ever chartered in the state with the time they were chartered, and the characterizing features of the charter. The little book will also contain all of the subsequent amendments to the charters of the roads and will be of great value to the lawyers and railroad men. It is something that has never been thought of before, but will save much trouble to those who are com- pelled to be always studying the char ters of railroads and railroad legisla tion. * * * The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says: The state is interested in the perfect recovery of Senator Colquitt. During the extraordinary session of the senate, notwithstanding his enfeebled condi tion, he was very constant in attend ance, and none of his constituents have other than appreciation for his promptness and eourteousness in com plying with their requests and looking after their interests. Senator Col quitt, in perfect health, is a power of strength for Georgia in the councils of the nation. We are glad to learn that he continues to improve, and if an ex tra session of congress is called this summer he will be there.' * * * Although the state encampment this year is not until the month of July, the interest in it is increasing every day. The work of the contractors at Griffin is moving along finely and the repairs will soon he made complete. The barracks are being renovated, the target range is being changed and many other improvements are being made on the grounds. There will not be hut half of the state's forces on the grounds this year, owing to the recent decision of the military advisory board, but it will be much better for those that do go for the reason that they will have more time to drill and practice the art of war. * * * The publication of the school census of Dougherty county will probably show the greatest disparity between the races of any county in the state. According to the census there are 496 white children of school age in the county while only 361 of them are in actual attendance, on' the other hand there are 3,953 negro children of school age, while 2,052 are in attend ance. It will thus he seen that the white tax payers of Dougherty are laboring under the very unequal bur- don in the cause of education. They are paying for the education of more than four negro children while educat ing one white child, a burden which the white taxpayers of no other county have to shoulder. * * * There is a petition to the present session of Clarke superior court on the part of Lucy Cobb institute, request ing the privilege to amend its charter so as to allow the issue of bonds to the amount of $6,000 or $7,000. The purpose for which this money is desired is to erect or annex to the main build ing by which an additional number of young ladies may be accommodated and the work of the institute be en larged and increased. There comeB, -however, objections to this movement from several of the stockholders who Dave filed objections to the granting of the amendment to the charter since they oppose the idea of putting a bonded debt on the institute. The case will probably be heard during this session of court, and it will be an in teresting one. * * • The stockholders of the Augusta and Savannah railroad decided at a meeting a few days ago against enter ing the reorganization plan. There were 5,721 shares out of a total of 10,- 229 represented at the meeting, 3,237 voting against entering the plan and 2,484 in favor of it. The eleven cura tors of the Georgia Historical Society, acting as trustees for the Mary Telfair academy, owning 1,000 shares refused at first to vote in the meeting, but it was found that their vote was necessa ry to decide the question. The board retired to consider the matter, and the vote was five to five. General Henry R. Jackson, chairman, who is a direc tor in the Central, voting against en tering the plan. This decided the matter. The Qiilau Lynching. Governor Northen has issued an ini' -*rn Georgia not many days ago, and has a special tendency to show how the governor is down upon this thin; if lynching. It will be remembered thut not many days ago Mr. Boh Bur nett was shot and killed by an un known person while he was asleep in his store. A posse was soon on track of the murderer and he was caught and tied to a tree and burned to death. The governor was much mortified at the action of the mob and inquired in to the particulars of the iueident. He is satisfied that there was nothing to warrant such conduct and has issued the following order, which has been recorded upon the books of the st atehouse. Stats i f Gi obgia, Execnt ve Department, Atlanta, G , April 23, 1S9J —Whereas, Official information lias be<n :eo-ive I at this depart ment that on the i3th of Apr I, in the county of Qnitman, a murder was committ d under circumstances of great at-ocitv by a band of lawless men upon the holy of a negro man, name nnknown. It is ordered that the secretary erf state record and is-me a proclamation of fering a reward of $200 each for the arrest and delivery of said malefac ors. with proof suffici ent to convic’, to the sheriff t>f Quitman coun ty. W. J. Nobtben, Governor. ’ By the Governor. J. W. Waeren. Secretary Executive Committee. * * * Pacta About Fertilizers. State Chemist George F. Payne has been very busy for months making analysis of fertilizers. He says there will be considerable more gnano used this year than there was in 1892, though the consumption will not be as large as for 1891. In 1891 the amount was about 300,000 tons, whereas, last year not over 200,000 tons were con sumed. The increased use of fertiliz ers is not due, he says, to an increased acreage of cotton, but is eaused by the large sale of cotton seed last winter. The seed sold from 35 cents to 50 cents per bushel, and the farmers could not resist these figures. Guano has been used on oats and under corn this year more than usual, as well as cotton, in the absence of cotton seed, and this, of course, caused an increased demand for fertilizers. Chemist Payne says that the work of his department has been largely increased this year be cause of the great increase in the num ber of brands. Last year where a manufacturer had only three brands this year he has eight. In regard to the grade of the guano Chemist Payne says that it has just barely, in many cases, come up to the state standard. The grades are all within the standard, hut only a very few go beyond it. This has been due to the fact that from last November to the middle of January ammoniates have advanced 50 per cent, and the manufacturers not earing to advance the price of guano per ton, have fe- dtlced the grade. The law requites 2 per cent of ammonia, and many guanos possess only this per cent this year be cause of the advance in the price of ammoniates, but there have been some manufacturers who have run the am monia per cent over 2 and as high as 2; 75. Chemist Payne says a large amount of Florida phosphate has been Used this season by the manufacturers, and it is very popular and adds much to the value of fertilizers. The use of this phosphate will no doubt yearly in crease. * * * Our New Gcoloxlsl. W. S. Yates is the new state geolo gist. The governor appointed him and he will at once enter upon • the duties of the office. Professor Yates is a well known scientist and his repu tation as a geologist is all that could be asked to qualify him for the posi tion to which he has been appointed. He is a native of North Carolina and iB a comparatively young man. He has been out of college about ten yeats, and has devoted himself to the sciences ever since he left his univer sity. He comes with the highest i*ec- ommendations from the New Jersey College of sciences, and also from the Smithsonian institute, with which he has been connected for several years as a tencher of geological science. He graduated in 1878, bnt has been a hard student of the sciences much of the time since then. In 1881 he was made assistant scientist in the depart ment of minerals and economic geology in the United States national museum, and a month afterwards was placed in charge of the mineral collection of the department. Since the death of the curator he has had immediate charge of the department, and his work has been such as has brought him in close study with all manner of minerals, ores, gems and semi-precious stones. He is a thorough scientist and a practi cal geologist. It will be the endeavor of the board to make things in the geological board move along more smoothly than here tofore and for this reason the cliiei geologist Will be consulted as to the best men to place under him as his as sistants. The governor says he has been peti tioned by the citizens of northeast Georgia to have the report of Mr. Whatley, the former assistant geologist, published, as it is the only work that bears upon the region in which they are interested. He says that he wil. leave it to the new geologist whethei it ought to be putilished or not, then having been some sort of doubt in tht mind of Dr. Spen cer, the former geol ogist, whether it was proper informa tion to be published. AT THE WORLD’S FAIR. Time Called on Exhibitors and Every thing will be in Readiness. Time was called Thursday for the opening of the world’s fair. Director Davis issued an order to the exhibi tors instructing them to stop all un packing of exhibits before 10 o’clock Sunday night, in order that the build ings may be put in presentable shape for Monday. A great force of sweep ers and cleaners will be at work imme diately after the unpacking has ceased and the big building will be scrubbed and scoured from floor to roof. Special arrangements are now being made in the various buildings for the reception of the presidential party by the department chiefs. Troops Withdrawn. A Nashville special says: The troops were withdrawn from Tracy City Tuesday. Fifty convicts were sent from the main prison to Tracy City mines and the civil guard has been increased. The authorities an- ^ ticipate no further trouble. To Enforce the Snrrenier ot Jams? City to its Lawtnl The Climax Reached in a Famous Land Case in North Carolina. A New Berne, N. C., special says: The James City matters have ap proached a climax. Governor Carr and staff came down Monday evening by the same train on which the com panies of the First regiment of state guards arrived. The companies are from Raleigh, Warrenton, Louisburg, Goldsboro, Tarboro, Washington and Greenville. A move on James City will be made at once. THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER. The following is the order issued by Governor Carr to Adjutant General Cameron, upon which the movement of one regiment of infantry and a nav al reserve division was made. “You are hereby ordered to assem ble the First regiment and as many other troops as may be necessary, at Newberne, to assist the sheriff of Cra ven county in executing the order of the supremo court, all other means having failed, in regard to placing the property known as James City in pos session of the lawful owner. You will place your force at the disposal of the sheriff of Craven county and aid him as far as necessary in the execution of the writ, using force only when neces sary. The sheriff, backed by the military force, will make formal and final de mand for the property. It is impossi ble to say what will be the outcome. SOME TIMELY HISTORY. Proceedings begun by James Bryan to recover possession of James City lands date from 1880, when the origi nal summons was issued. Trial by jury was waived and the cause submit ted to court to find the facts and de clare the law arising therefrom. March 14, 1862, the United States government had possession of the land and settled negro contrabands thereon. The land belonged to the family of Bryan’s wife. In 1865 many other negroes were settled there. The name James City was given in honor of Cap tain Horace James, agent of the freed- man’s bureau. Suit was brought as a test by Bryan against one Spivey. The latter introduced a deed from Southey B. Hunter and other negroes to James Salter dated in 1867, but not recorded until 1882. Hunter testified that the deed covered the land known as James City and was made because James was oppressing the people in the collection of rents and was made by a committee after consideration by the people of the town, some of whom held possession by virtue of possession since 1862, others by purchase from those who had moved away. After the deed was made Spivey and others claimed the lands under Salter and paid no more rents. The committee sold all the vacant lots to Salter. As exhibited in the case the deed given by Hunter and others was filed as follows: This do certify that we, the undersigned, do agree to bargain and Bell to James Salter and his heirs for the peoplo of the below named place to pay expenses of said lands, certain piece of land known as James City settlement, situated in Craven county, opposite New Berne, that the United States give us, who told us not pay reut to any one; and where- said land was given to ns as committee by authority of others, we do bargain and sell all said land except lots have been bought by same from parties that have moved and sold their lots and given deeds for same, all of which we do submit and do sell for sum of $150. Given under hands and caused onr seals to be affixed this 27th day Sep tember, 1867. (Signed.) Southey B. Hunter, Haemon Parmler, John Lathan, C. H. Kussfll. The supreme conrt at the September term of 1891 decided the case in Bry an’s favor. The plaintiff admitted ad verse possession since 1862, but denied that the claim was under color of title. Deft Spivey claimed that he was pro tected by adverse possession for seven years, even if the title was in Bryan’s name. The court found that defendant en tered without color of title upon the lands in 1862, and that after execution of the deed by Hunter and others to Salter, they occupied lots in the same manner as before and that the charac ter of their possession was not thereby changed. None of the defendants are grantees in the alleged deed, nor are they named therein. As officers of the United States they placed negroes on the lands without warrant of law, and upon the land which did not belong to (he United States, but did belong to private individuals, and it would seem to be just and equitable to all parties concerned that the United State should pay Bryan for the land and give it to the negroes. AMICABLY SETTLED. A special of Tuesday from New Berne, N. C., says: The governor went over to James City this morning and addressed the people who received him cordially and listened to him with earnest attention. They then ap pointed a committee of conference which came over and through Counsel J. E. O’Hara opened negotiations with Mr. Bryan for leases. A proposition to lease for one year was made by them which Mr. Bryan would not accept. He then offered to make them three- year leases. This was accepted by their counsel, subject to the approval of the committee. Bryan’s proposi tion was finally accepted by the com mittee, and the negroes agree to lease the property and settle the matter am icably. No trouble is now expected. Quiet at the Mines. A Nashville special of Friday says: There is no change in the situation at Tracy City. The troops have settled down into ordinary camp life, and will probably have little to do until ordered home, which will doubtless be as soon as the instructions of the board of prison inspectors to increase the guard to seventy-five men are carried out. It is said the convicts were aware of the intended attack Wednesday night, and had arranged to make a break for lib erty. They were sent back into the mines Friday and were insolent and noisy. Sheriff Sanders, who has taken an active part in quelling the trouble, it is 6aid, has been warned that he is in danger of personal violence. The at tacking party, it is now stated, had not more than fifty men, and was composed of the younger and rougher element. ■No arrests have been made. THE PROCLAMATION AWAITED That Will Put into Effect the Russian Extradition Treaty. A Washington special of Sunday says: Only one more step remains to be taken before the Russian extradition treaty goes into effect, and thnt is the issuance of the president’s proclamation. All efforts to obtain the text of the treaty from, the department of state have been futile, hut the following synopsis of its provisions, obtained from a thoroughly reliable source, contains the salient points of the document: Article 1. The high contracting par ties reciprocally agree to surrender to each other, upon mutual requisitions and according to their respective regu lations and procedure, persons who, being charged with or convicted of the commission in the territory of one of the contracting parties, of any of the crimes and offenses specified in the fol lowing article, who shall seek an asylum or be found within the territory of the other. This shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, ac cording to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his or her ap prehension and commitment for the trial if the crime had been there com mitted. Article 2. Persons convicted or charged with any of the following crime*, as well as attempts to commij or participation in the same, as an ac cessory before the fact; provided such an attempt or participation is punisha ble by the laws of both countries, shall be delivered up in virtue of the provis ions of this convention : Murder and manslaughter, when voluntary; for gery and the utterance of forged pa pers, including public, sovereign or governmental acts; willful or unlaw ful destruction or obstruction of rail roads which endangers human life. Article 3. An attempt against the life of the head of either the goverment or against that of any member of his family, when such attempt comprises the act, either of murder or assassina tion, or of poisoning or of accessory- ship thereto shall not be considered a political offense or act connected with such an offense. Article 4. In case the person whose extradition is demanded under the present convention is also claimed by another government, preference shall be given to the government whose demand shall be earliest in point of time; provided the government from which extradition is sought is not bound by treaty to give preference otherwise. HAZING AMONG GIRLS. Outrageous Performance of a Lot of College Students. A special of Friday from Delaware, Ohio, says: The outrageous hazing performance of the students of the Ohio Wesleyan University is assuming proportions far greater than was antic ipated. Some of the young students at Monetts hall, belonging to the uni versity, caught the hazing spirit from the boys and fell upon some of their sister schoolmates. About twenty young women on Thursday evening got a strong solution of nitrate of sil ver and proceeded to brand six or seven of their school friends on the neck, breast, arms and hands for the purpose, it is claimed, of so disfiguring them that they would be unable to wear evening dresses at the senior re ception. This occurence, coupled with the outrage of the male students, has added fuel to the excitement. Some of th6 students set one of the frame buildings in the college camp us on fire, and it was entirely con sumed. HOW THE BOYS WERE BRANDED. The fact has developed that the stu dents who did the branding of the hoys were not sophomores, but an ag gregation of sluggers elected from the lower classes. One of the .number, Mickey Harrold, is not a student at all, having graduated Inst year. The six young men who were bound with ropes, burned with red-hot shov els on their backs, and on each cheek, chin and forehead with the letters D. O. A., with a strong solution of nitrate of silver, put on after scratch ing the flesh with a sharp-pointed, stick, are Joe B. Rogers, W. B. Brown and P. C. Wilson, of Delaware, Orlando C. Horn, of Dayton, O., and Albert Maustin, of Chattanooga, Tenn. The students were arrested Friday morning and taken before the mayor. The cases were continued until April 27th, and they were released under bond of $500 each. A civil suit was commenced Friday evening by the vic tims of the branding for $100,000. The faculty of the Ohio Wesleyan uni versity will hold a session to investi gate the outrage. AN ARMORY BURNS And a-Number of Persons Lose Their LItos---Heavy Loss. The magnificent armory of the First regiment, Illinois National Guards, at Chicago, was destroyed by fire Tues day morning. Two men are known to have perished in the flames and it is supposed that six others shared their fate. Two others were rescued from immediate death by the heroism of the firemen, but not until they were badly injured. The loss to property is placed at about $215,000, which is very inade quately covered by insurance. This includes the loss of $150,000 on the building, the scenery of the Trocade- ro concert troup and the handsome furnishings of the various First regi mental military companies. The fire started in an unknown manner in the kitchen of the armory. LIQUIDATION IN SIGHT. The Gate City National Bank Will Soon Re-Opened A telegram was received at Atlanta Monday afternoon from Comptroller Hepbnrn indicating that the failed Gate City National bank would prob ably be able to liquidate its indebt edness within the week, and re-open for business. Adi arrangements for opening the bank to pay the depositors in full have been made, except the sale of the building. As soon as that has been done the depositors will all be paid. The main drainage pipes of London ue eighty-two miles long. WHERE ARE THE SPRINGS OP LONC AGO t Come near, O sun—O south wind, blow, And be the winter’s captives freed; . Where are the springs of long ago? Drive under ground the lingering snow. And np the greensward legions lead; Come near, O sun—O south wind, blow 1 Are these the skies we used to know? The budding wood, the fresh-blown mead Come near, O sun—O south wind, blow? The breathing furrow will we sow. And patient wait the patient seed; Come near, O sun—O south wind, blow! The grain of vanished years will grow; Bnt not the vanished years, indeed! Where are the springs of long ago? • With sodden leafage, lying low Tney for remembrance faintly plead! Come near, 0 sun—O south wind, blow! Where are the springs of long ago? —Edith M. Thomas. HUMOR OP THE DAY. Humbug—Bumble bees. Buy words—How much? A shining light—Jupiter. A spokesman—The wheelwright, y] A pronounced failure—Stuttering. Room for improvement—The gym nasium.—Truth. “I am willing enough to work,” said young Steer, “but I can’t find anybody to work.”—Elmira Gazette. Cholly—“What kind ot a balance has me wawtsoh?” Jeweler—“Probably an unpaid one."—Jeweler’s Weekly. » George—“I thought yoa were study ing oil wells iu the West.” Fred—“Oh, I gave it up; it was such a bore, you kno w. ”—Exchange. Cnticus (looking at a picture of the impressionist)—“If that’s hi_rh art, then I’m an idiot.” Cynicus—“Well, that is high art.”—Tid-bits. Extreme loquaciousness ssldom goes ‘ ■with an air of prosperity. The more a man talks through his hat the shabbier it gets.—Washington Star. Crinoline or cholera, - Which one will it bs To sweep the western continent In eighteen ninety-three? —Detroit Free Press. I She—“Really, now, aren’t you i married mau?” He—“No. Why?” She —“Oh, you have such a settled look.” He—“Yes; I’ve beeu refused by thirteen girls.” Doctor—“I really believe you have some kind of poisoa m your system.” Patient (Gloomily)—“I shouldn’t won- der. What was that last stuff you gave me?”—Judy. i A—“Hello, old chap! Congratula tions ! I hear you have married a lady with an independent fortune!” B—“No; I married a fortune with an independent lady.”—Vogue. Daggs — “What are you reading there?” Scaggs—“The story of ‘She Who Must Be Obeyed.’" Daggs—“Ob, yes; the romance of a hired girl.”— Somerville Journal. i Borker—“Spoodle has married a girl who knows half a dozen languages.” Nagger—“Poor fellow, I pity him! My wife only knows one language, and I find that one too many.” Parisian (to intimate friend)—“I have brought the novel you a9ked me to lend you, but, as you are not fond of re turning books, I will take back a couple of yours as hostages.”—L’Echo Francais. Love peeped into the cottage, And the building seemed all right; f But a scanty supply ot pottage rj Made him quickly take his llight. I —Truth. Family Physician—“Well, Mr. Ay- ling, what is it now? Any fre3h trouble on hand?” Caller—“No, I don’t think you could call it exactly a fresh trouble, Doctor. It’s salt rheum.”—Chicago Tribune. A stump orator wanted the wings of a bird, to fly to every village and hamlet in the broad land; bnt he collapsed when a man in the crowd sang out: “You’d get shot for a goose before you flew a mile.”—Tit-Bits. Miss Poetique—“How dreamily de lightful is the soothing sound of old ocean’s waves rolling up in the moon light upon the silver sands!” Miss Prac tical—“Yes, I always did like to hear the water sloshing around on the beach.” —Somerville Journal. Biggs—“You say your wife always pins a flower on your coat before you leave home?” “Yes; she has for a month.” Biggs—“Well, it shows she thinks of you.” “No; it’s because she never can remember to sew on the but ton.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean. A man can grow sad, melancholy, dys peptic, bilious, hollow eyed, pale, de jected, tired of life, cynical, cold blooded, repellant and too dangerous to be at large, and still he will laugh to see a fat mau chasing a street car that is going three feet to his one.—Detroit Free Press. “Want to buy some of those apples?” inquired the grocer’s clerk. “To buy 3ome?” said the hopeless looking maa near the barrel, with a dry sob. “No, I don’t want to buy any; but if it doesn’t cost too much I’d like to stand here a few minutes and indulge sparingly ia smelling them.”—Chicago Tribune. “Halloa, Major,” said the Judge ono morning; “I haven’t seen you for a week; where have you been?” “Been home ill as anything,” replied the Major. “Yoa I Why you were always as healthy as could be. What in the world made you ill?” “Well, I tried to follow some rules on health I saw in the paper.”—Drake’s Magazine. Came Back and Paid Up. Sixteen years ago T. R. Scbock disap peared from Mexico, Mo., between two days. It soon transpired that he was overwhelmingly in debt. The Schock family was and still is a prominent one in the country, and his brothers indig nant at his absconding determined to bring him back, but no trace of him eculd be found. Recently a travel- stained stranger, bronzed by a southern sun, came to Mexico. It was Theodore R. Schock. He employed a lawyer, called on Circuit Clerk Ben C. Johnson and pro posed to pay off the judgments, aggre gating several thousand dollars. As fast as these papers, all of them yellow with age, were passed upon by the attorney, Schock would pay them off. All of his pockets seemed to be filled with money. He asked no questions and would answer none. When the last judgment wa3 satisfied he departed as quietly as he came and no one knew that he was here till he had gone. Schock’s home is believed to be in South America.—New Orleans Picayune.