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THE VIENNA PROGRESS.
TEEMS, $1. Per Annum.
Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May.”
JNO. E. HOWELL, I
LACY A. MO ROAN, f
VOL. XL, NO 51.
VIENNA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1893.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
AMERICA’S CAPITOL.
IT WILL EE A HUNDRED YEARS
OLD IN SEPTEMBER.
Story of the Grand Old Pile—Burned
\Onee by the British, It is Now
l Finer Than Ever—Its Centen
nial to bo Celebrated.
HIS is an era of
centennial celebra
tions and mutiple-
centennials, tri-
centennials, and
the like, and next
September, -while
the World's Fair
Quadro-Centennial
is still in full blast
in Chicago, the
sion ?rs was composed of David Stewart,
Dan el Carroll and Thomas Johnson,
as e amed above on the silver plate,
and the second, appointed 1795, of
Gustavus Scott, William Thornton and
Alexander White. The advertisement
for'designs for the Capitol stated that
it was to be of brick, with a conference
room and a room for the Representa
tives, each to accommodate 300 per
sons, with a lobby or ante-chamber, a
Senate room of 1200 square fee* area,
a lobby and twelve rooms of 600 square
feet area each for committees and
clerks’ offices.
Many designs were discussed and re
jected, but on April 5, 1793, President
Washington gave his formal approval
to a plan submitted by William Thorn
ton, of Philadelphia, one of the
Commissioners, becanse “grandeur,
simplicity and distinctness were com
bined” in it. Accordingly to Thorn
ton was awarded the first premium—a
the wings, completed the rounds and
dome, and, in fact, perfected the
whole building. It remained un
changed as he finished it in 1827, save
for minor repairs from time to time,
until 1851. The first public record of
a proposition to extend the Capitol
by means of new north and south
wings is found in a letter of the late
Jefferson Davis, then a member of the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings,
addressed to Robert Mills, the artist
and architect, dated April 3,1850. In
answer to this Mills favored the pro
posed extension and submitted designs
for new wings and a new dome. Dater
in the same year Congress ordered the
extension to be added, and at the be
ginning of 1851 Thomas U. Walter, of
Philadelphia, was chosen by President
Fillmore as the architect to control
the work. The extensions contem
plated an addition of 187 feet at each
end of the old building, with hexastyle
S36MKIWW
United States Government will turn
aside from its official labors for one j building lot in the new Federal city j porticos on each wing,
day, according to the present arrange- and .8590 in money. But Stephen ! Work was at once begun on the
’ ’ Hallette, also of Philadelphia, who was ! foundations, and the corner-stone of
awarded the second prize for the next \ the new south wing was laid by Presi-
ment, and commemorate in Washing
ton the founding, a hundred years ago,
of the American Capitol, of which j best plan, received the same, instead I dent Fillmore on July 1, 1851, nearly
$11,455,000, including the
which were built at an outlay of 8800,
000. Counting in the art works within
it, but leaving out of the calculation :
the furniture and also the grading and
improvement of the grounds, the Cap
itol has cost in all $16,000,000.—New
York Recorder.
terr9ce :i A SCORE OF BEAD firemen.
Horrible Catastrophe Tales Place at
lie World’s Fair Grounds.
The Unfortunate Men Canght on a
Burning Tower.
A Traveling Gown.
A New York belle who will travel
this summer with a party of friends
has one oastine which is “wholly and . , , ... ,
in tenselv old Parisian,” and is illustra- , A homble catastrophe occurred at
ted herewith. The stuff is a rotigh red
wool, very soft and fine. The full skirt
—not too full—has fonr bands of heavv
foil
THE UNITED STATES CATITOL AS IT IS TO-DAY.
President George Washington laid the J of merely $250, as was offered, and
oorner stone on September 18, 1793. thus was placed on an equal footing
This founding of the Capitol—the with Thornton.
Thornton was not an architect. His
design was an ideal sketch, very pleas
ing to the eye, rather than a practicable
plan, and was unaccompanied by any
drawings of elevations or sections. A
board of consulting architects de
cided that there were six valid, material
and insurmountable objections to it.
Hallette was thereupon directed by
Jefferson, then Secretary of State, to
alter Thornton’s plan. Thus the two
designers, Thornton and Hallette,
must be credited about equally with
the honor of drafting the plans for the
American Capitol, although after all,
owing to still further modifications,
subsequently made, the finally
accepted plan, to quote the words of
Washington, was “nobody’s, but a
compound of everybody’s. Hallette,
however, was appointed to the official
post of Architect of the Capitol.
In July, 1795, the foundations of the
north and south wings were begun,
and the walls of tho north wing were
raised in March, 1797, to within ten
feet of their intended height, andjin
1800’the present Supreme Court room
fifty-eight years after the laying of the
original corner-stone. Architect Wal
ter deposited in the corner-stone a
sealed jar containing parchments and
coins, newspapers of the day and a
manuscript written in the autograph
of Daniel Webster, containing these
words:
If it shall be hereafter the will of God that
this structure shall fall from its base, that its
foundation be upturned and this doposlt
brought to the eyes of men, bo it then known
that on this day the Union of tho United
States of America stands firm, that their
Constitution still exists unimpaired and
with all its original usefulness and glory,
growing every day stronger and stronger in
the affection of the great body of the Ameri
can people, nnd attracting more and more
the admiration of the world. And all here
assembled, whether belonging to public life
or to privato life.with hearts devoutly thank
ful to Almighty Ood for the preservation of
the liberty and happiness of tho country,
unite in sincere and fervent prayers that this
deposit and the walls and nrohes, the domes
and towers, tho columns and entablatures
now to bo erected over it. may endure for
ever. God save the Unitod States of
America. Daniel Webster. Secretary of State
of tho United States.
Webster was the orator of the day,
and his address, requiring two hours
for its delivery, was one of his most
masterly efforts.
physical mncleus of the Government—
wns in a great measure tho founding of
the city of Washington and the per
manent establishment of the Kepublic.
The grand building itself, moreoyer,
one of the most impressive and impos
ing public edifices in the world, has
come to be regarded as a National heri
tage, replete with rich historic asso
ciations and memories, in which every
American citizen has an interest.
Hence the coming celebration of the
beginning of that magnificent old pile
is likely to prove an event of excep
tional interest.
The exercises, so far as they have
been agreed upon, are to include a
parade, participated in by the Presi
dent and his Cabinet, the Senate and
House of Representatives, the Supreme
Coart, Masonic orders, societies and
civic organizations and detachments of
the Army, Navy nnd Marine Corps,
historical representations and spectac
ular displays, an opening address by
President Cleveland from a stand erect
ed, at the east front of the Capitol, near
the southeast corner of the old nolth
wing, followed by other orations con
cerning the laying of the original cor
ner-stone, the history of the construc
tion of tho Capitol, its cost and im
portant events that occurred within it,
and their effect; a balloon ascension,
music, grand illuminations, fireworks,
etc.
When the original corner-stone was
laid, a century ago, the country around
Washington was a practically unbroken
wilderness, and the act was performed
and witnessed by a small assemblage
oi people—few, indeed, in number,
but strong of faith in tho future great
ness of the American Republic. George
Washington, as Grand Master of Vir
ginia Lodge 22, of Masons, not less than ’
asPresidontoftheUnitedStates,wasthe j ftn( j Library room below were 1 Before the close of the year 1851,
leading spirit of the occasion. The ; q^ted up for the reoeption of the Sen- 1 the foundations of both wings were
procession, under command of Clot- j a ^ e and House, respectively. ! laid to a depth of from fifteen to forty
worthy Stephenson, marched “two j ip be 0 ] d 80U th wing walls w^re be- feet, and the basement stories were
abreast in the greatest solemn dignity, ] ffUU j n 1803. Bricks for the interior finished. In December the western
with colors flying, music playing, drums wer0 made upon the ground, 'front of the center or old building,
beating and spectators rejoicing” from ^ft er eight years of energetio labor containing the library of Congress,
the “President’s Square”—now Wash- bcdb 0 ] d north and south wings was accidentally destroyed by fire, but
ington Circle—to the site of the Capi-1 were finished in 1811. The plans for this was promptly restored the next
toL After the usual Masonic cere-; tb8 ro t U nda and central section were year in connection with the new work,
monies, tho President deposited in the a q out re adv in 1S12, when the prepa- In 1855 Bulfineh’s old brick and
corner stone a large silver plate bear- ra t] ons for continuing the work were wooden dome—shaped like an inverted
suddenly stopped by the war with
Great Britain, and the work was not
resumed until the restoration of peace
in 1815.
Then, too, had to be commenced the
THE CAFITOIi IN 1827.
black silk braid gimp woven and ex
tremely lustrous. They are in gradua
ted widths—and a truly novel touch is
given by putting the narrowest of them
at the bottom, the widest on top. The
same style prevails in the trimming of
the double pelerine falling over the
shoulders. The waist is also fi.’i.-thed
with a row of braid. A hat of reddish
brown—straw trimmed with three Al-
satnn bows—one gray, one green, one
the color of the gown itself, was sent
home with the frock—and, along with
a pair of glace gloves in six button
length of the same red-brown shade,
completes a traveling costume which
ter noon Monday, which claimed over
a score of victims. Tho cold storage
warehouse of the Hercules iron works
and ice and refrigerating machine
manufactures was destroyed by fire
and seventeen firemen lost their lives,
while a large number were more or
less seriously injured, some of whom
cannot live.
WITNESSED BT THOUSANDS.
The scene of horror was witnessed
by many thousands of people and
strong men wept and women fainted
as one life after another was swept out
in their full view, hut beyond human
aid. Tho fire was not generally ob
served until about 1:15 o’clock, and
within thirty minutes the great loss of
hits the golden mean between tailor- occurred. At the first signal the
made severity and over ornamentation, j fi remeH rushed up the huge shaft sur-
That same fortunate young woman rounding the smokestack and when at
owns one of the adorable new traveling ^he top, began preparations to fight
cloaks in pale tan box cloth, made with the flames, which had first ap-
a deep detachable cape that is lined peared at this point. Before the
with silks, whose soft plaids repeat all h°se could be coupled a cry of hor-
the colors of her costume. Of course, ror from the crowd below caused
it is worn only in stress of weather— the firemen to look down, and the
as when, for example, the winds of whole shaft below was found to bo en-
Lake Michigan visit her too roughly; circled by flames. Instantly every
before the party goes on later to Alaska, man realized his danger, but there
when she stands in one of its mountain were few to find an avenue for escape,
meadows, breast high, with flowers, One man suddenly grasped a hose or
though snow lies white and thick in
the shade and still hoods in white the •
everlasting hills. For wear in New
Mexico, whither also the party will
journey, there are all sorts of blouses j
to replace the stiff waists when the hot
winds blow and the grasshopper be- i
cometh a burden. They are of silk !
and light weight serge, even softer and
more nncrnshable. They have full
soft fronts and very deep cuffs as well
rope, and half sliding, half falling,
reached the roof ninety feet below,
bruised and burned, but still alive.
By this time the crowd below became
wild with excitement, and weeping
women and frenzied men rushed hith
er and thither, wringing their hands
in anguish over their inability to ren
der aid.
The firemen seemed to realize the
awfulness of their position and some
as turned down collars. And for the °f them moved back and forth along
big cities in between, where my lady the edge of tho balcony ns if in search
has already all sorts of social obliga- j of some means of escape. Suddenly
tions, there are gowns galore, each
worth half a column of description.
SWAGGER TRAVELING GOWN.
One blue silk has an immensely full
skirt, perfectly plain, with a bodice of
blue cloth, richly embroidered with
emeralds. The belt is of emerald
velvet ribbon. It fastens with a
buckle of old Wedgwood ware set in a
thin rim of gold. It is as big as your
palm, and two long ends fall from it
almost to the edge of the skirt.
A Silver Cradle.
The cradle presented by the ten
antry and employes of the Duke of
Portland’s Ayrshire estates on the oc
casion of the birth of the Marquis oi
Tichfield, March 16, 1893, is of a
classical design, wrought in solid sil
ver, eighteen inches high by twelve
inches long, and forms a handsome
ing this inscription:
“This Southeast Cornerstone oi the Capitol
of the United States of America in the-City of
Washington Wiis laid on the lStii day of Sep
tember iu the year 1798, iu the thirteenth of
of American Independence, in the first year
of the second term, of tho Presidency of re b u ilding of what the British had
treorge Washington, whoso virtues in the , •, , ,1
civil administration of his country have been 1 earnestly endeavored to d stroy on
as conspicuous and beneticial as his military j August 24, 1814, after the \Bladens-
valor and prudence have been useful in es- | bur£ Races,” as the battle at that
tabhshingher liberties, in the year of Ma- j , q been facetiouslv called, on
sonry 5793, by the Grand Lodgeof Maryland, ; , , , - ...
several lodges under its jurisdiction, and account of the speed and agility cus-
Lodge No. 22. of Virginia, from Alexandria, played by the American troops in their
Thomas Johnson, David Stewart, Daniel Car- re tr e at. ' The visitors had piled the
roil. Commissioners; James Hobau. Stephen . . . , „„/t
Haliette, Architects .••JoseptnL'iark, P. w. G. rooms full of cordwood, desks and
M.—P. T.; Colleh Williamson, M. Mason.”’ chairs and set fire do the!* after satur-
sugar bowl of «homely pattern—was
removed, and the materials for the new
iron dome, the crowning glory of the
Capitol to-day, were contracted for.
The greater portion of the interior
was finished in 1857. The House of
Representatives first met in the new
hall on December 16 of that year, and
the Senate in the new Senate chamber
on January 4, 1859. Tho remainder
of both wings was completed in 1861.
Owing to the exigencies of the Civil
with ornamental details appropriate to
the occasion of the presentation.
Seated at prow and stem are figures of
_, . . , cupids holding in their outstretched
War no appropriation was made for hands a cou le of tnrtle do other
continuing the work on the new j emblemR of love being furnished in the
dome in 1862, but through the faith . 8heathed arrows, which are suspended
and patriotism of the contractors, at eacb 8ide> for0 and ftft AI the
who continued placing the iron cast- ; t runs an rail with the Fl
ings upon the dome at their own ex- : ]alld arms in the center on each side,
pense and risk, the pound of the T , hlle the bo dv is eha8ed in re ii ef with
hammer upon the Capitol ceased twining roses.' The addition of rock-
not throughout the entire strug- ers 8Uggest8 th e apparent purpose of
gle giving to the Union troops j the The side f
are centered with
and visitors m V ashmgton an assur- j ovftl pane]g> that in front being in bas-
ance of the Governments belief in the relief> de pictmg a group of children
THE CAPITOL AFTER THE BRITISH BURNED IT IN 1814.
successful outcome of the strife. The
spherical portion of the dome was
completed in 1863, and on December
2d of that year Crawford’s colossal
statue of Freedom was raised to crown
it, and saluted with 455 guns from the
forts surrounding Washington. In
1864 the eastern portico of the north
one of the unfortunates, crazed by
heat and fear, prefering death by that
means, sprang firom the balcony.
Every eye was turned upon him and
the thousands who saw him held their
breath as he fell. Several of his com
rades followed and each was
crushed to death on the roof
below. The very horror of death
riveted every one to the scene. It
wns an awful faeination and the spec
tators seemed powerless to take their
eyes from it or to leave. The guards
were powerless to keep the throng
j back from the fire lines. The speeta-
j cle of death became more awful us the
I minutes passed and minutes seemed
* almost ages iu length as the fire crept
j swiftly up to where the remaining
j firemen were huddled together. The
j fire reached them; the awful crash
I came; tho tower toppled for a
j moment as though uncertain which
| way to fall. Then slowly at first it
j began to fall until it came down with
i a thundering roar. The fire had eaten
away the supports at the base and the
whole mass was swallowed up in the
awful roaring fnrnaee. As the greedy
flames gathering in the fresh victims
they rolled up toward the sky with re
doubled ferocity.
REVISED LIST OF DEAD.
The complete list of dead as far as
known is: Captain James Fitzpatrick,
Lieutenant John H. Freeman, "William
Denny, Phillip Breen, Captain J. A.
Garvey, John McBride, John Cahill,
Paul Schroeder, Captain P. E. Page,
Lieutenant Charles Purvis, John A.
Smith, John Campbell, Edward Fow
ler, Jasper Sanford, of Buffalo, Ky.,
R. A. Drummond, John Murphy,
Charles Hutton.
INJURED.
Those injured are: W. P. Mahoney,
E. J. Frank, Frank BertinbuTg, S.
Nordrum, Captain Thomas Barry, John
Davis, William Lenehan, Martin Kim
ball, H. Breckenridge, Marshall James
I L. Kenyon, F. H. Donahue, M. Mur
ray, William Fisher, W. L. Unch, J.
S. Hainan, G. B. French, Fred Goetz.
: A number of the injured will die.
In all thirteen bodies have been re
moved from the ruins. Besides these
three firemen died at the hospital.
The point near the smokestack, where
many of the men were seen to jump,
is covered with a mangled mass of
| steam pipe and charred timbers fully
I twenty feet high. It is now definitely
known that a number of workmen em-
: ployed in the building ascended the
fatal tower with the firemen. There
: were four or five of them known to
have gone up the shaft with the fire
| extinguishers.
PANIC AMONG THE VISITORS.
„ _ ! When the fire broke out there was a
galley, supported ^upon two piUars, j arge num ber of world’s fair visitors
in the house looking at the huge ice
machines and the other exhibits in the
building. The first intimation they
had of a fire* was when the firemen
rushed in and made for the roof. Iii
an instant there was a panic in rush
ing for the stairways. Some of the
men thurst women and children aBide
in their excitement and a number of
^hem were thrown down and badly
bruised, though as far as known, none
were seriously injured.
A REGULAR FIRE TRAP.
As a fire trap the cold storage ware
house could not have been more per-1
morgue whore the inquest wan in pro
gress was a horrible one. Swarms of
people, some looking for friends and
relatives among the dead and many
more attracted by that morbid curios
ity which is always manifest at fires
and casualties, crowded into and
around the charnel house. The in
terior of the death chamber, heavy
with the odor of burnt flesh, present
ed a sight that caused many a strong
heart to weaken. On the slabs en
cased in guunv sacks, overspread with
white linen, was all that remained of
the gallant firemen who had yielded up
their lives. Many women called—
mothers nnd sisters of the firemen.
They were told that it was use
less to go below and gaze on
the bodies, as there was no hope of
identifying the dead. Their earnest
pleading was in vain, except in a few
cases, and even those who had hoped
to relieve their uncertainty left only
sick by what they had witnessed. Aft
er the jury viewed the bodies of the
victims, Coroner McHale decided to
adjourn the inquest until Thursday.
LOOKING AT THE RUINS.
The most interesting exhibit at the
world’s fair grounds Tuesday was one
not seheduled in the official guide
book. It was the ruins of the cold
storage structure, and 10,000 people
crowded around, eagerly watching the
search for dead bodies. Early in the
morning three more bodies were re
covered from the ruins, but they were
so badly charred and disfigured as to
make recognition absolutely impossi
ble. One thing seemed quite evident,
however, and that is that the bodies
were not those of firemen.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
The Industrial Development Daring
the Past Week.
The review of the industrial situation in the
South for the past week shows the orj;aii zition
at Aberdeen. Miss., by F. B. Jones and others,
of the Anglo Shou hsrn Mineral Trust Compa
ny, capital 41,000,000; of the Keystone Coal
and Iron Company, capital $500,000, at Big
Stone Gap, Va.; of the United States Cigarc te
Machine Company, capital $100,000, at Fay
etteville, N. C.; of the Jonesville Mill Company,
capital $100,000, to build a cotton mill at
Jon sville, S. C.. and of the Draughon Lum
ber Company, capital $75,000, at Kingsland,
Ark., by Hciirv C. James and associates; of the
organization of brick works with $75,000 capital
at Richmond, Va.. bv tho Bnrton Brick c om
pany; of the Lake Lumber and Shingle Corn-
pan.’, capital $60,( 00. at Chopin, La., by Geo.
Lock and others; of the Investment, Loan and
Construction Company.' capital $50,000, at
Norfolk, Va., by Geo. W. Taylor and associates;
of the Barnwell Oil Company, at Barnwell, s.
C., by M. Brown and others, capital $50,000;
of a tannery and shoe factory at New Orleans,
La., capital $50,000,, by the New Orleans
Shoe ai d Leather Company, Ltd; of tho San
Mai cos Oil and Gin Company, capital $15,000,
at San Marcos, Texas, by W. D. Wood and otb-
d of tho lio.-ton Lumber Company, capi-
lul $3>.00(J, at Boston, Texas, by W. \V. San
ders and associates.
Thirty-seven new industries were established
or ii.coipirated during the week, together with
five enlaaccmt nts of manufactories, and eight
important ne t buildings. Among the new in-
Instric s not above refe rred to, arc canning fac
tories a’Spring vale, Ga., and Waco, Texas; a
potent company a, Abbeville, La.; an
THE SILVER CRADLE.
centerpiece for either fruit or flow
ers. It has the shape of a Boman
electric lighting plant at Humboldt, Tenn
prist mills at Spring Lake, F.a., and Berryviile,
Va., and a mining company at linral Retreat,
Va.
Iron foundries are to be built at Tampa,Fla.,
and Montgomery, W. V.; a beet sugar factory
at Covington. K\\, and a cotton mi l at Leaks-
Villo, N. C'. Tobacco factories are to be bnilt
at Pilot Mountain, Statesvillo and Winston, N
C.; and an elcc rtcal supply factory at Atlanta,
Ga. Among the wo d-worldng plan's of the
w eek are lumber mills at Swansboro, N. C.; a
sash factory at Bet wick, La.; saw and planing
mills at Helena, Ark.. Olla, La., Aberde II, N.
C., and Winche-ter, Tenn., and a stave mill at
North Wiikesboro, N. C.
There is also reported the prospective build
ing of water works at Morristown, Tenn., Sun
Antonio, Tex., and Bcrkely Springs, W. Va.
The enlargements for the week include bottling
works at Camden, Ark.; a steam cotton gin at
Elmendorf, Tex.; a wooden mill at A hens,
Tenn.; water works at Augusta, Ga., and a
woodworking plant at Chari ston, S. C.
Among the new buildings of the week are a
$15,000 church at Gadsden, Ala.; a $20,000 en
largement of a hospital at Augusta.G i.; a $20,-
0001 pera house at Georgetown, Ky.; school
buildings at Dayton an I 8helhyvill\ Tenn.;
twenty-five residences at Charlotte, N. C-, and
a warehouse at Wilson, N. C.—Tradesman,
(Chattanooga, Tenn )
BARDWELL EXCITED.
Negroes Make Threats of Vengeance
for the Hanging of Miller.
There is some excitement in Bard-
1vell, Kv., though a strong effort is
being made to keep the matter quiet.
Tuesday it was rumored that negroes
would attempt to avenge the death of
Miller. The town has made arrange
ments for a large number of Winches
ters and plenty of ammunition, and
in an incredably short time strong re
inforcements could be secured. The
Bardwell Star issued an extra which
fixes the mutter of Miller’s guilt so
conclusively that all the matter is set
tled, but the town will not be canght
napping.
STRONG EVIDENCE.
Chief Maloney, of Springfield, HI.,
received a letter Tuesday from Sheriff
Cabell, of Dallas, Tex., expressing his
belief that A. J. Miller, bung at Bard
well, Kentucky, for the murder of
the Bay girls, was none other than
“Commodore” Miller, rapist highway
man and murderer, who escaped from
the Dallas county officers last Septem
ber. Miller’s widow, who is now in
Springfield, said she married him in
Houston, Tex., but refused to talk
further.
A LEVEE CONVENTION
after “solemn and beautiful prayer,”
succeeded by Masonic chanting and
another salvo of artillery, the com
pany retired to a booth, where an ox
of 500 pounds’ weight was barbecued,
of which they “generously partook,
with every abundance of other recrea
tion.”
The duty of erecting suitable build
ings at the permanent seat of govern
ment had been intrusted by Congress
iu Philadelphia to President Washing
ton and three Commissioners selected
ty bis;, The first Board et Co&unis-
offerings. The obverse contains tho
inscription, which runs as follows:
“Presented, along with congratulatory
address, to their Graces the Duke and
Duchess of Portland by the tenantry
and employes on his Grace’s Ayrshire
estates, on the occasion of the birth of
, . , ., -i, . | , ,, . .. , the Marquis of Titchfield, 16th March,
tenals But, as Providence willed it, pleted. In I860 both wings with their 1893 Cessnock Castle, Cth Mav,
the most important parts of the Capi- beautiful six porticos, two magnificent 1893 _» The BuppoTtiri „ piIlars stands
tol escaped wholly uninjured. ; entrances and four grand stairways, j a base of ebo = verlaid wlth au
The sandstone or freestone columns ■ were substantially done The interior oct agonal-shaped mirror set in a silver
injured by the fire were replaced by | of the dome, decorated by Signor ; fram 3 ework) corncrs of ^ hich are
welcoming a new-born babe with floral fectly constructed. The structure was
Called to Meet in Baton Ronge by
Governor Foster.
A New Orleans special says: Gov
ernor Foster issued a proclamation
through the press Monday calling a
meeting of the members of all the le
vee boards of the state, the levee
; board of Arkansas and Mississippi and
Clotworthy Stephenson is reported | ating the wood with inflammable ma- wing was finished and the dome com
as having delivered an address “punc
tuated by fifteen salvos of a cannon
from the Virginia Artillery,” and then,
250 feet wide, and was constructed: United States engineers having
entirely of wood, covered with staves, j cbar g e the ievees of the Mississippi
The main body of the building was ! Ya jj £ .y The meeting is to be held at
five stories high. In the center of i £ be s t a te capitol at Baton Rouge. The
this rose a smokestack in the shape | annonnce ment of the governor’s action
of a cupola to the top of which j caused considerable comment. The
almost 200 feet. The base
was
of this cupola was about thirty
feet square. About eighty feet from
tue base «i .h a cupola mere was a
balcony from which another square
the mouth
tower rose, culminating
-,1 ,. , . , - 1 _ - _ — ' iiamcwuia, ai iuo I'uruaa ui nmu a,,; i cf the smokestack, where the fire v\as
pillars of beautiful conglomerate mar- , Brumidi of Rome was also finished, f 8eated four fisrare3 of children. This ! discovered. The interior of this
ble, obtained from the breccia beds and Architect Walters task was de- : beautiful ! . „..,i cn.r.WaA-
iu Frederick Country, Md., and in j dared at an end. He was succeeded ; versm jth WO rk \\
London County, Va„ and othei’ details j by the present accomplished incum- catsd , Messrs. John Cameron &
LT^rTtG t g m e great f Str o“ gth bent ; l Ir - Ed r ar< *. Clark who super- silversmiths, Kilmarnock, while
and durability to the structure. Stone | vised the construction of the beautiful' -
and iron were substituted wherever
possible for wood and brick.
Charles Bulfinch, of Boston, who
served as architect from 1917 to 1839,
laid the foundation of the centre build*
ing os March 34,1918- so.'shed both
: the illuminated address, standing on
' ' e, is tho
Gilmour & Dean,
side from 1382 to thejr completion ir> wor U of Messrs.
The old portion of the Capitol, j ^ a= S 0TV '
completed in 1827, cost $2,483,941 ; American potatoes,
tower aud around the smokestack were
wooden beams and framework. It was
at tho top of this cupola that the tire
was discovered. It is supposed that
the framework around the mouth of
the huge chimney caught from a defect
iq the flue.
SCENES JT THE MORGUE,
purpose of the meeting is the discus
sion of a plan for the protection of the
alluvial hinds of the valley.
oaiono And
Weekly Press Officers.
The following officers wers elected
by the Weekly Press Association of
Georgia at Brunswick, Tuesday: S. T.
Blalock, Fayetteville News, president;
Walter Scott Coleman, Cedartown
Standard, first vice-president; D. J.
Thaxton, Middle Georgia Argus, sec
ond vice-president; W. A. Shackel
ford, Oglethorpe Echo, recording sec
retary; Alfred Herrington, Swaines-
, . . ... boro' Pine Forest, corresponding sec-
The inquest on victims of the | retaTyj and p, -p. MoCutchen, Fr*nk-
irfcqlg building, up to d^, oo«t apples find a gecd mnrket ifl t|?<j b e 8 aD . Tbe «oene at tU# j jjg Aufiftebt Kopfclittg SMffiHW*
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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
The General Condition of Crops
Throughout the Southern States.
According to the weekly weather
bulletin issued by the department of
agriculture at Washington, the
weather the past week has been espe
cially favorable for harvesting
throughout the winter wheat belt.
Rye and wheat is progressing in Ne
braska and Minnesota, and the corn is
reported as much improved and in
good condition in the principal corn
producing states.
North Carolina—Cotton considera
bly improved; cotton lice disappear
ing ; all crops made good progress
during the week.
Virginia—All crops doing well ex
cept cotton, which has been seriously
injtired by lice.
South Carolina—Rain greatly
needed for cotton and corn.
Georgia—Cotton continues to im
prove, but is still late and below the
average condition; corn is in extra
good condition, but needs rain; pota
toes and cane promise well.
Florida—General crop outlook very
favorable.
Alabama-—Cotton looking better,
but is small, the bad stand does not
promise full crop. Rain needed.
Mississippi—General complaint of
droughts; crops behind time and
grassy in western portion of state.
Louisiana—Cotton in need of rain.
Cane in excellent stand ; cotton rather
small and a little backward, but
healthy nnd growing well. Rice prom
ising where rain has fell.
Texas—Cotton doing very well over
the eastern portion of the state, but
is suffering for rain over western por
tion ; late corn damaged by dry weath
er, but the crop as a whole very good.
Arkansas—Corn and cotton much
improved. Large quantity of hay
saved and in good condition.
Tennessee—Wheat threshing nearly
completed; quality good; oats better
than for years; corn and cotton grow
ing nicely; tobacco doing well; hay
crop large and saved in excellent con
dition.
Kentucky—All crops need rain; late
tobacco not doing well; corn general
ly fine.
AGAINST THE DISPENSARY.
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
Each Day Finds the Financial Situation
on the Mend.
A New York special says: Notwith
standing the flurry in the stock mar
ket Wednesday, hank presidents and
others occupying positions familiariz
ing themselves with current conditions
unanimously agreed that the general
situation has improved and continues
to do so. There is nothing in
the financial situation of the coun
try to produce such an unsettling
effect. At several of the bankB it
was said that considerable amounts
of currency had been received Tues
day and again Wednesday morning.
One large Broadway bank received
$500,000 in gold and. currency from
the country. Some of the gold was
received back from California. The
Fourth National bank received $341,-
000 in currency with a lot more in
sight. As an indication of the easier
condition prevailing, it was reported
that many country banks were remit
ting currency to New York and get
ting back some of their bills receiva
ble which they had rediscounted three
or four weeks ago, taking advantage,
of course, of the rebate in the dis
count for the unexpired time.
The Portner Brewing Company has
beer barrel on its shoulders and has
dared Governor Tillman to knock it
off. A keg of the stuff arrived at
Charleston Wednesday from Charlotte,
consigned to the agent of the compa
ny in Charleston. Tho shipment was
made purely for the purpose of testing
the right of the state to prohibit the
roads from carrying liquor to parties
in South Carolina from points in an
adjoining state.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Organization of New Camps An-
nonaced by General Commanding.
A New Orleans dispatch of Saturday
says: The general commanding an
nounces the fellowship of tho follow-
ing-named camps in the organizatiot
of the United Confederate Veteran!
and their respective numbers, to-wit:
Andrew Coleman, camp 301, Bryson
City, N. C.; Wills Point, 302, Wills
Point, Tex. ; Camp Colquitt, 303,
Petersburg Fla. ; Benevo
lent ex-Confederate, 304, J er-
seyville, 111.; Jefferson Lamar,
305, Covington, Ga.; Beauregard, 306,
Collinsville, Tex.; Camp Brooks, 307,
Daingerfield, Tex.; St. Clair, 308,
Asheville, Ala.; Charles F. Fisher.
309, Salisbury, N. C.; A. A. Greene,
310, LaFayette, Ala.; M. Farrell, 311,
Winona, Miss. ; E. Giles Henry, 312,
Canton, Miss. ; James Deshler, 313,
Tmscumbia, Ala.; Stevens County,
Tex., 314, Breckinridge, Tex
as; Palmetto Guard, 315, Charles
ton, S. C. ; Randolph, 316, Wedowee,
Ala.; Catesby, A. R. Jones, 317,
Selma, Ala.; Tom Hendman, 318,
Newj. irt, Ark.; Colonel Charles F.
Fisher, 319, Salisbury, N. C.; Camp
Ruffin, 820, Troy, Ala.; Ike Turner,
321, Livingston, Tex.; W. P. Rogers,
322, San Saba, Tex. ; Camp Pickens,
323, Carrollton, Ala. ; Stoekdale, 324,
Magncdia, Miss. ; David O. Dodd, 325,
Benton, Ard.; Junins Daniel, 326,
Littleton, N. C.; Henry D. Clayton,
327, Ashland, Ala.
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
The Southern Educational Association
Meets in Louisvi'le, Ky.
The Southern Educational associa
tion met in session at Louisville, Ky.,
Wednesday. Many prominent educa
tors were present. President W. F.
Slaton, of Atlanta, Ga., called the ses
sion to order. “The New Education”
was the first subject under discussion,
which was led by Prof. E. Marks, of
Louisville, and participated iu by
Prof. Price, of Louisville; Hon. J. H.
Erwin, of St. Louis; Prof.' M. Roof,
of Birmingham; Prof. Dabney Lis-
comb, of the Agricultural college,
Mississippi; Hon. S. H. Smith, of
Kentucky, and Mrs. H. R. Echols, of
Atlanta.' This was followed by a dis
cussion of the “Best Means of Provid-
— 0 Normal Instruction for • Teachers
Now ia the Field.” led by Dr. Will
iam H, Payne, of Nashville. The prea-
oflSoMi were re-elected.
A South Carolina Jndge Declares tl
Law Unconstitutional.
A dispatch received Friday nigh
from Darlington, S. C., giving the re
suit of the hearing in the applieatio:
before Circuit Judge Hudson for ai
injunction restraining J. D. Floyd
who had been appointed liquor dispen
ser for Darlington, from opening th
dispensary, states that the judge hat
granted a permanent injunction anc
declared the law unconstitutional. Th
judge gave an elaborate opinion, ii
which ho said that the law is clearl
unconstitutional, and that no one car
open a dispensary at Darlington with
out violating the law. This settlei
this matter for the present, and thingi
will remain in statu quo until the su
preme court passes judgment on it.
Jndge Hudson is accounted one o
the very ablest judges in South Caro
lino, and his decisions generally hole
good. It is probable that injunctions
will be applied for in the other counties
where dispensaries are established,
which case the state will he badly crip
pled, even in the event that the
preme court does not sustain Justice
Hudson’s decision, for it will tie np this
mammoth industry with expenses and
interest on unpaid stock accumulating
daily.
A Columbia special of Saturday says:
Investigation shows that the develop
ments in the dispensary legal fight are
not as favorable to the liquor men
was thought. Floyd was appointed
dispenser for Darlington county. „
Judge Hudson granted an injunction
restraining him from opening the dis
pensary on the ground that his peti
tion did not contain the requisite num
ber of names and the dispensary law
was unconstitutional. The latter
ground of the decision does not
amount to anything, for the state su
preme court has already decided that
tho law is constitutional, which over
rides Judge Hudson’s decision as to
tho constitutionality.
THE STATE WILL APPEAL.
When Governor Tillman was asked
to say something about the decision of
Jndge Hudson, he replied: “I want
to see the decision before I undertake
to criticise or comment upon it. One
thing is certain, we will appeal from
the decision by tho quickest way pos
sible.” Information has been receiv
ed to the effect that several of the
Darlington barkeepers have taken out
United States revenue license, which
under tho dispensary law, is prima
facio evidence of the sale of liquor.
DEFYING THE LAW.
A North Carolina Drewery Will Force
a Test Case.
A special from Charlotte, N. C.,
says: The branch house of the Robert
Portner Brewing company will defy
the present liqnor law in South Caro
lina by making two big shipments into
that state of lager beer. The ship
ments go to Greenville and Charles
ton. The brewing company in Char
lotte makes no secret of its intentions
and has given it to the press for pub
lication.
These shipments will be made over
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
road, which is under the control of
the Richmond and Danville, this road
having some time ago said that they
would transport any liquors that might
be put in their depots consigned to
South Carolina towns. This will bo
the first shipment made sinoe the dis
pensary law went into effect and it is
understood that it is for a test oase,
as Governor Tillman has expressed
the desire to jump on the Richmond
and Danville if they carried out what
they said they would do concerning
his pet scheme.
The outcome is looked forward to
with much interest by a patient pub
lic, who have been more than anxious
to see this test made.
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Appointment of Committees as An
nounced by President Tracy.
A Chicago special of Saturday says:
President Tracy, of the national re
publican league, has completed his ap
pointments and announces them aa
follows: Subcommittee of executive
committee—James Manley, of Maine;
L. G. Tailor, of Indiana; Jamas A.
Blanchard, of New York ; T. F. Byrnes,
of Minnesota; H. E. Tiepk«^_-jp^
Rhode Island; William E. Bilfey;
of Kentucky; Isaac Trumbo, of
California; H. M. Cooper, of
Arkansas; J. Henry Gould, of Massa
chusetts; William K. Burchinell, of
Colorado; Henry M. Haigb, of Mich
igan ; E. J. Hainer, of Nebraska; J.
M. Miller, of Kansas; E. J. Judd, of
Illinois; S. R. Hawkins, of New York;
E. M. Smith, of Alabama, sergeant-
at-arms, and John M. Thurston, of
Nebraska, and James A. Clarkson, of
Iowa, advisory members.
Committee on Southern Question.
—Judge Pray, of Iowa; L. P. Goodell,
of Texas; O. L. Boncenkrans, of Wis
consin ; H. W. Gardner, of Ohio; E.
S. Ashcraft, of Tennessee ; John Flan-
nagan, of Missouri; L. J. McCauley,
of Pennsylvania; W. S. Ball, of North.
Carolina, and H. DeB. Clay, of Vir
ginia. .
POPULISTS IN KANSAS
Making Preparations to Reorganize
the Militia to Their Advantage.
A Topeka special says: The Popu
lists took action Wednesday which in
dicate their purpose to reorganize the
Kansas militia in such a manner that
it can be depended upon in the event
of a condition of affairs arising simi
lar to that which confronted them at
the legislative session last winter to
carry out populist orders. It will be
remembered that the militia refused to
obey orders to dislodge the republican
house from the representative hall.
The board of military affairs has or
dered Adjutant General Artz to dis
band the four companies in and about
Topeka and to organize in their stead .
four companies of cavalry. - .
Nearly All Drowned.
A cable dispatch from London says:
Off Skegness a watering place on the
coast of England, a party Saturday went
from the village for a day’s sail in a
yacht. They were caught in a heavy
squall when some distance of shore,
the yaobt oapsized and twenty-seven of
them, men and women; were drawn*