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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
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liy JOE 11. REESE.
DEVOTED TO THE MIXING, AGRICULTURAL
AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OR CLEVELAND,
WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH-EAST GEORGIA.
TERMS: $1.00 Per Year
VOL. V.
CLEVELAND,
WHITE COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY
, JUNE 5, 1896.
NO. 23.
THE 54TH CONGRESS.
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ROUTINE OF HOUSE ANI) SKNA1 K
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of Hills nn<I Resolution*
l’rosontotl an<l Acted Upon.
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Nos. 37 and 38—Washington and Southwestern
Vestlbuled Limited, Through Pullman Sleeper,
betwuen Now York and New Orleans, via Wash
ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also he-
tween New York and Memphis, via Washington,
Atiunlu and Birmingham. Dining Cars.
Hoe. 35 and 86 United Stales Fast Mall. Pullman
Bleeping Cars betweelTAtlanta, New Orleans and
New York. m
Nos. 31 and 82, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull
man Bleepers between New York and Atlanta via
Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays coil-,
neotlon will bo made from Richmond with No.
81, and on these date* I'uDihm Bleeping Car .will
be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On
Wednesdays and Saturdays connection from At
lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car
Will be to leave Atlanta by train No. 82,
Nos. 11 and 12, Pullman Sleeping Car between
Richmond, Danville and Greensboro.
W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK,
Qen’l Pass. Ag’t, Aai’t Gen’l Pass. Ag’t,
Washington, D. a Atlanta, Ga.
W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Chaelotti,
, Nohtii Cabouna.
*. H. GREEN,
Gen’l Sept.,
Washington, D. C.
J. M. CULP,
Trafllo M’g’r,
Washington, D.
KXPOSITION ABANDONED.
Assurances from Many Southern
Stutoa Not Forthcoming;.
Tho Southern StatcH Cotton exposi
tion in Chicago tiiis year will not lie
hold, notwithstanding statements to
tho contrary.
“Tho understanding from tho start,"
said Mr. 11. N. Higginbotham, “was
that Chicago should furnish free space
and havo full jurisdiction financially.
The responsibility for bringing the
exhibits here nnd installing them was
to rest entirely upon the states
represented. Tho southern delega
tion organized an advisory commit
tee, with I’atrick Walsh, of Augusta,
Ga., rh chairman. We organized a
committee to secure subscriptions, re
questing the advisory bonrd to inform
us on or before May 1 as to what spaco
would bo required. On that dato wo
had not received any replies of a na
ture to warrant the belief that any
states would bo represented.
“Wo wrote again stating that posi
tive assurance would have to be given
bv May 25 as to tho space required.
We got answers from Georgia, South
Carolina. Alabama and Maryland, prom
ising to take from 5,000 to 10,000 square
feet each. Communications were re
ceived from Tennessee,North Carolina,
Mississippi and Louisiana regretting
their inability to proceed, while no re
plies whatever came from Virginia,
West Virginia, Florida, Arkansas, Ken
tucky and Texas.
The following announcement of the
postponement of tho Southern States
exposition is made:
“The advisory board of the South
ern States Exposition company met in
Augusta Friday morning aud declared
the proposed exposition off for tho
reason that a sufficient number of
states had not responded in accord
ance with the agreement entered into
in Chicago in February last. This is
to be regretted, because of the liberal
offer made by Chicago and the great
opportunity which the exposition
would present to advertise the south.
The advisory board feels that the pro
visional committee of Chicago has
complied with agreement, and ex
presses the earnest hope that a south
ern exposition will be held in that city
in the not distant future.
“Respectfully,
“Patrick Walsh, Chairman,”
•mu nousn.
In tho houso Wednesday a feeble of-
fort or two to obtain unanimous con
sent for the consideration of private
■bills withered and died under Mr.
Kern’s objection, and Mr. Laooy, of
Iown, colled up the conference report
on the bill to relievo settlers on tho
Northern Pociflo railroad indemnity
lands and it was agreed to.
Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, Cnllod up
the genera! deficiency appropriation
bill nnd addressed tho houso in oppo
sition to tho motion made Tuesday by
Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania, to oon-
cur in tho senate amendment appro
priating money to pay Frencli spolia
tion and war claims.
After a stirring appeal by Mr. Can
non to “turn down” this irregular
method of legislation, the vote was
taken on Mr. Mahon’s mutiou to con
cur in tho senate amendment, result
ing: Yeas, 111; nays, 07. Tho an
nouncement wus received with ap
plause.
Mr. Cannon then called tho supple
mental conference report upon the
sundry civil bill. Without completing
tho consideration of tho report, at5:30
o'clock, tho 'houso adjourned, Mr.
Kom, of Nebraska, having made the
point of no quorum.
Almost tho sole topic of conversation
among the members of tho house Tues
day was the St. Louis tornado. Mem
bers stood about in groups and dis
cussed tho horriblo disaster before the
houso met. The chaplain in his invo
cation referred feelingly to the sorrow
aud suffering in tho griofstriokou dis
trict.
As soon ns the journal had been
read Mr. Burtboldt asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of a res
olution directing the secretary of war
to plnco at tho disposal of tho mayors
of St. Louis und East St. Louis a suf
ficient number of tents to afford tom-
t porary relief to the homeless in that
section nnd to deviso such other relief
as Alight be proper, otc. V
Mr- liarth^liiit,..e3qil4jtuodiX|ilUAt-<>lAft4'-pi
and IiIh colleagues had cnlloaon tho
secretary of war Thursday morning
and had been informed that if con
gress would give tho authority eight
or ton boats used near St. Louis in the
Mississippi improvements could be
sent to the Mound City to render as
sistance and relief. Tho resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Tho contested election enso of John-
ston, republican, against Stokes, dem
ocrat, from tho seventh district of
South Carolina, which had been under
debate in tho house three days, reach
ed a vote Friday afternoon, but was
not finally disposed of, owing to tho
dilatory tuctioH of the advocatos of the
contestant’s claim to tho seat, his right
to it being approved by a minority of
tho committeo on elections No. 3,
which considered tho case, By a vote
of 105 to 05, the houso refused to sub
stitute tho resolutions roportod by tho
minority, declaring Johnston elected
nnd entitled to tho seat, and Stokes
not elected aud not entitled to the
seat, for those of tho majority to the
direct coulrary effect. In order to
postpone further action until there was
a large attendance, tho friends of John
ston resorted to filibustering tactics,
and so exhausted tho session.
Tho presentation of the conference
report on tho naval appropriation bill
by Mr. Boutelie put an end to tho fil
ibustering, but it effected tho sumo re
sult—shelved tho election case until
somo futuro day.
Tho conference report was agreed to
and a farther conference ordered on
tho items still in dispute.
President Cleveland's veto of the
river nnd harbor bill wns read nnd re
ferred to the committee on rivers and
harbors. Mr. Hermann, republican,
of Oregon, stated that he hoped the
committee would make a report thereon
not later than Tuesday. By that time
it is hoped to havo in attendance ft
sufficient number of friends of the
measure to pass it over the veto. At
5:10 o’clock, under the rules,the house
took n recess until 8 o’clock, the eve
ning session boing for the considera
tion of private pension bills.
Mr. Harris (Dom., Term.) said ho
fully sympathized with this view, al
though the resolution boing here, it
should lio acted on, aud made joint in
stead of concurrent.
Mr.Cullom (republican, Illinois) said
ho felt from the last, report, that there
was no necessity of the passage of tho
relief resolution and that, tho respect
ive pooplo would bo able to take care
of their wounded. Yot, as tho house
had noted, Mr. Cullom urged that tho
senate should oot on it. The resolu
tion was amended to bo joint iartend
of concurrent, thus requiring present
ation to tho president, aud wns thou
adopted,
Tho fi'oo alcohol repeal bill was ro-
coivod from the houso aud referred to
tho finance committee, after which the
conference report, on tho Indian ap
propriation bill was tin’ll taken up.
It lnot determined resistance on ac
count of an amendment contained in
it, and which had no basis in the
bill as passed, providing for extend
ing the rights aud duties of citizen
ship to the Indians of tho five civ
ilized tribes. The matter went over
THE SENATE.
The amendment to tho filled cheese
bill for an additional tax of 75 cents a
barrel on beer was defeated in tho sen
ate Wednesday by a vote of 27 to 43.
When the house resolution, in regard
to offering relief to the St. Louis storm
sufferers, wns received in tho senate.
Mr. Palmer asked immediate consider
ation. Mr. Vest interposed the sug
gestion that while it might seem un
gracious for him to interposo objec
tion, yet in view of tho late leporls
showing the usual exaggeration attend
ing tho first hours of calamity, ho did
not consider this action necessary.
The people of St. Louis, he said,
could take caro of themselves, nnd al
though the resolution could do no
harm, he deprecated the tendency to
rush impulsively to Federal sources for
relief.
HARBOR BILE VETO.
THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT AP
PROVE TIIE MEASURE
without action at 2 o'clock, when
the consideration of tho bill to
prohibit tho issuance of bonds
without tho consent of congress
was taken up, and Mr. Daniel con
tinued tho speech begun- by him
Wednesday iu advocacy of it. Mr.
Daniel’s speech was chiefly a review ol'
tho financial question and an attempt
to prove that the long-prevailing bus
iness depression was tho result of tho
monetary conditions iu the United
States.
Mr. Peffer advocated tho bill ns
something thnt was uccoHsnry to tie the
handH of tho president, who, lie said,
was guilty of usurpation of authority
as to make him amenable to imponeh-
men.t. Ho declared if thnt, usurpation
were not stoppod, und if tho gold pol
icy wero persisted in, tho president
would bo driven to repudiation. Tho
object of tho bill was to prevent that
by taking tho power of issuing bonds
from tlio president. At tho closo of
Mr. Peffor’s speech tho bond bill went
over without action.
Tho senate, at Friday’s session,
passed without amendment two meas
ures of legislation that had their ori
gin in tho houso, and that -tiulw
need tho signature of tho presSBeut ttri
becomo law.
The first was tho bill to repeal that
section of'.the existiug' : tariff law which’
-prflk’idtiS'f»r'w« 'rebaTO»of tboWx pall
alcohol used iu the arts and in
medical preparations. Tho second bill
passed by tho souato also had roforonco
to tho tax on spirits; bat its provis
ions simply wero to inchldo pears,
pineapples, oranges, apricots, berries
and prunes iu tho list of fruits from
which brandy may bo distilled under
existing regulations. Tho present law
embraces ouly pine apples, ponchos
and grapes.
The conference report on tho Indian
appropriation bill was discussed for
over two hours, but no result wns
reached, and the matter went over till
Monday. Tho prohibitory bond bill
was then tnkoh up as tho unfinished
business, and its author, Mr. Butler,'
of North Carolina, iuc.de un argument
iu support- of it. An agreement was
had that a final vote should bo taken
upon it before tho adjournment on
Tuesday. Mr. Butler had not con
cluded his speech when, at 0 o’clock,
tho senate proceeded to executive bus
iness, aud shortly after adjourned till
Monday.
Tho senate Monday rejected the
nomination of William T. Fowlo to bo
collector of internal revenue for the
sixth district of Virginia, vice Fitz-
hugh Lee, sent as consul general to
Havana. A supplemental conference
report on the sundry civil appropria
tion bill, showing an agreement upon
all items save tho appropriations for
certain public buildings, was made by
Mr. Gannon, republican, of Illinois,
and agreed to.
KENTUCKY’S DELEGATES.
Will Carry tlio State for Free Silver.
Black burn Corn mended.
Kentucky declared for free silver in
her county conventions Saturday. Tho
following series of resolutions wero
adopted in all tho counties:
“Resolved, 1. That wo favor the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold as tho standard money of
this country at the rntio of Hi to 1,
thi»samo to bo legal tender in the pay
ment of all debts, public and private,
great and small, this to be done by
the independent action of tho United
States govornmeut.
“2. We disapprove of the financial
policy of President Cleveland and Sec
retary of tho Treasury Carlisle, because
wo believe tho sumo to be hurtful to
tho best interests of tho American peo
ple.
“3. Wo approve tho action of Sena
tor Joe Blackburn and commend him as
the nominee of tho democratic party in
Kentucky for ro-eloctiou to the Unitod
States senate.”
Judge Snodgrass Fined.
In the circuit court at Gliattanoogo
Chief Justice Snodgrass, of tho stato
supreme court, submitted the case of
pistol carrying, nnd on confession was
fined $50 by tho judge aud was dis
missed.
Prince Albert, of Prussia, is tlio
tallest man in tho German army.
And Sends a Message to Congress
Giving Reasons Therefor.
President Olovelancl bus vetoed the
rivors aud harbors bill. He returned
the moasuro to oongress Friday with
tho following messngo;
To tho Houao of Representatives—T
return herewith without npproval your
bill number 7977 entitlod “An act
making appropriation for tho Con
struction, repair and preservation of
certain public works on rivers and
harbors aud for other purposes.”
There aro -117 items of appropria
tion Contained iu this Dill and every
part of tho country is represented in
tho distribution of its favors.
It directly appropriates or provides
for the immediate expenditure of near
ly $14,000,000 for river and harbor
work. This sum is in addition to ap
propriations contained in another lull
for similar purposes, amounting to a
little more than $3,000,000, which
have already boon favorably consider
ed lit tho present session of congress.
Tho result is thnt tlio contemplated
immediato expenditures for the ob
jects mentioned amounts to about
$17,000,000. A more startling feature
of this bill is, its authorization of con
tractu for river and harbor work
amounting to moro than $62,000,000.
Through tlio pnymonts of these con
tracts aro in most cases so distributed
thnt they aro to be met by future appro
printions,more than $3,000,000 on their
account aro included iu tho direct ap
propriations nbovo mentioned. Of the
remainder nearly $20,000,000 will fall
duo during tlio fiscal year ending June
30, 1808, and amounts somewhat less
in tho years immediately succeeding,
A few contracts of a liko character,
authorized under previous statutes,aro
still outstanding; and to meet pay
ments on theso more than $4,000,000
i must be appropriated in tho immediate
futuro.
If, thoroforo, this bill becomes a
Jaw, the obligations which will bo im
posed on flits government, together
with the appropriations made for im
mediate expenditure *olT "aolBfirfF" of
rivers and harbors, will amout to about
$80,000,000. Nor is this all. Tho
bill directs numerous surveys and ex
aminations which contemplate new
work aud further oontraots and which
portend largely iucrousod oxponditures
and obligations.
In view of tlio obligation imposed
upon mo by the constitution, it seems
to mo quite clear that I ouly discharge
a duty to our people when I interposo
my disapproval of tho legislation pro
posed.
Many of tho objects for which it ap
propriates public mouoy arc not ro
tated to tho public welfare, nnd many
of them aro palpably for the benefit of
limited localities or iu aid of individual
interests.
I learn from offloiul sources thnt
there arc appropriations contained in
tho bill to pay for work which privato
parties havo actually agreed with the
government to do, in consideration of
thoir occupancy of public property.
Whatever items of doubtful pro
priety may havo escaped observation
or may havo boen tolerated in previous
executive approvals of similar bills, f
am convinced that tho bill now under
consideration opens the way to insid-
uous and increasing abuses, aud is in
itself so extravagant as to bo especially
unsuitable to those times of doprossod
business and resulting disappoint
ment in government rovonuo. This
consideration is emphasized by the
prospect that tlio public treasury will
bo confronted with other appropria
tions niado at tlio present session of
congress amounting to moro than
$500,000,000.
Individual eoonomy nnd careful ex
penditures aro sterling virtues which
lead to thrift aud comfort. Economy
and tho exaction of clear justification
for the appropriation of public monevs
by the servants of tho pooplo aro not
only virtues but solemn obligations.
To tho extent that the appropria
tions contained iu this bill aro insti
gated by privato interests and pro
mote local or individual projects thoir
allowance cannot fail to stimulate a
vicious paternal ism and encourage a
sentimont among our pooplo, already
too prevalent, that thoir attachment
to our government may properly rest
upon tho hope and and expectation of
direct and especial favors, and that the
extent to which they aro realized may
furnish an estimato of tho value of tho
governmental care.
I believe no greater danger con
fronts us as a nation than tho unhappy
decadence among our people of genu
ino and trustworthy love and affection
of our government as the embodiment
of the highest and best aspirations of
humanity and not as the giver of gifts,
and because its mission is the enforce
ment of exact justice and equality aud
not tho allowance of unfair favoritism.
I hope I may bo permitted to sug
gest, at a time when the issuo of gov
ernment bonds to maintain the credit
and finanoiul standing of tho country
is a subject of criticism, that tho con
tracts provided for in this bill would
crento obligations of tho Unitod States
amounting to $62,000,000, no loss
binding than its liondB for that sum.
(Signed) Grover Cleveland.
Executive Mnnsion, Mny 29, 1896.
The managers of tho river and har
bor bill in tho houso intend to ruovo
tho reference of the veto messago to
tlio committee on rivers and harbors at
once.
NATIONAL PROIII Bin ON I STS.
Single Platform Adopted and Candi
dates Nominated.
At tho national prohibition conven
tion in session at Pittsburg, tho fol
lowing single plank platform was
adopted t
“Tho prohibition party in national
couVoution assembled declares its firm
Oonviotions that tho manufacture, ex
portation, importation and sale of al
coholic beverages has produced such
social, commercial, industrial,political
wrongs, and is now so threatening tlio
perpetuity of all our social and politi
cal institutions that the suppression of
the same by n national party, organ
ized thorefor, is tho greatest object to
bo accomplished by voters of our
country; is of such importance, that
it, of right, ought to control the politi
cal notion of nil our patriotic citizens,
until such suppression is accomplished.
Tho urgency of this cause demands
tho union, without further delay, of all
citizens who desire the prohibition ol
the liquor traffic; therefore, bo it
“Resolved, That wo favor tho legal
prohibition Dy stato and national leg
islation of tlio manufacture, importa
tion, exportation nnd sales of alcoholic
beverages. That wo deolnro our pur
pose to organize aud uuito all tho
friends of prohibition into our party,
and iu order to accomplish this end we
doom it hut right to leave every prohi
bitionist tho freedom of his own con
victions upon all other political ques
tions, and trust our representatives to
take such action upon other political
questions aa tho changoa occasioned by
prohibition nnd the welfnro of the
wholo pooplo shall demand.”
The tiamo of ex-Goverrior Hughes,
of Arizona, was proposed, hut it re
ceived no soc'ond and was withdrawn.
The dropping of tho financial ques
tion, woman’s suffrage, etc,, from tlio
platform, caused about tyvo sd^yMired
delegates tu bolt. • «, * *
'The bolting delegates ^kojvithdrew
"from" tlio prohibition convention held
a meeting aud organized tho “national
party,” with “homo rule” thoir motto.
A platform was adopted embodying
the minority report which wns sub
mitted by tho prohibiton broad gauge
fuction, but rojoctod by tho conven
tion.
O. E. Bentley, of Nobrnskn, was
nominated for president and J. II.
Soutligato, of North Carolina, for vioo
president.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL IN
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
KATE FIELD DEAD.
She Was Correspondent of the Chicago
Tlmos-Ileruld at Hawaii.
Nows was rooeivod at Chicago 8at-
urdny evouing iu a cable messago that
Kate Fiold died at Honolula on May
19th of puoumonitt.
Tho sender of the enblogrnm was
Mr. Thurston, the ox-ministor from
Hawaii to tho United States.
Miss Kate Field was born in St.
Louis in 1854. Her Enthor, Joseph
Field, aud her mother, who was Eliza
Lapsloy Riddle, of Philadelphia, wore
able to give her rare educational ad
vantages, nnd through them she in
herited brilliancy aud versatility, her
mother being a charming actress.
Kate was educated in Boston, Italy
and England, nnd travoloil all over
tho world. She mado sovoral long vis
its to Europe, and during hor stay
abroad became correspondent for tlio
Now York Tribune, Philadelphia Press
and Chicago Tribune, besides doing
work for periodicals. In 1874 sho
appeared as an actress in Booth’s thea
ter, New York. Sineo leaving tho
stago she has devoted her talonts nnd
energies to looturing nnd journalism.
Last fall Miss Field wns sent to the
Hawaiian islands by the Times-Horald
as special corrospondont and was so
engaged when removed by death.
Doings of the Chiefs mid Hoads of tlio
Various Departments.
The efforts to keep oongress in ses
sion until aftor tho conventions Boom
to have failed. Uuloss something un
expected turns up congress will proba
bly adjourn before) the 10th of June,
The houso river aud harbor commit
tee Monday formally agrood to recoin-
mond to tho houso tho passage of tho
river aud harbor bill over tho-presi
dent's veto. Chairman Hooker was
instructed to propnro a report in
which ho will incorporate tho ronsous
of tho committee for taking this stop.
Mr. Morgan introduced n bill in tho
scimto Friday, doolariug any agree
ment or conspiracy of two or moro
persons, ouo or moro of whom is an
officer, ngont or stookholdor of a Na
tional bank, to bring about any re
striction of tho current circulation or
to rci'uso jmymont to depositors in law
ful mouoy, a folouy, punishable by
fine aud imprisonment. This bill wns
road twico, and laid on tho table for
tho present.
Tho president, Monday, roturnod to ■
congress throo privato ponBion bills
with his veto in each caBo. In tho caso
of two of tho Dills granting pensions
to Mrs. Amnndn Woodcock and Jona
than Scott, both originating in tho
house, ho points out, that owing to
cnrcloss description in tho bills tlio
ponsiou could not bo paid under thoir
terms. In tho other, a senato bill
granting a pension to Ilelon M. Jacob,
tho president forcibly sots out his ob
jection to allowing pensions to widows
of sohliors who remarry.
Want Wiborg Pardoned.
Representative Woodmnn, of Illi
nois, circulated a petition in tho house
addressed to tho president, roqueting
the pnrdon of Captain J. II. 8. Wiborg,
captain of the steamer Horsa, who wns
rocontly convicted in tho Unitod States
district court of Philndeluhia for a vi
olation of tho nput^lil^ laws, and
which, gonviotipn was confirmed by
tho supreme court of * the United
Cantin'Witfo^g'&as sSifrtonoo to pay
a fine of $300, and to bo imprisoned
for a term of sixtoon months. Tho
petition is understood to havo been
prepared at tho headqnnrtors of tho
Cuban junta at Washington. Mr.
Woodman was selected to oireulato it
in tho house because of his frequently
expressed sympathy with tho patriots’
cause. Within an hour tho paper had
received ono hundred and twenty sig
natures with ovory probability that all
tho members in the houso would sign
it if tho opportunity wore given them.
In Statu Quo.
Since tho introduction of his joint
resolution providing for tho recogni
tion of tho belligeronoy of tho Cuban
insurgents, Senator Morgan has boon
persistont in his efl’orts to havo tho
committeo on foreign relations make a
favorablo roport to tho senate. Tho
testimony given before tho committee
by Dr. Alborto Diaz und correspond
ent Lawronoo has only added to his
zeal for notion on this suhjoot. At tho
last mooting of tho committeo a suli-
commitoco, consisting of Senators
Sherman, Lodge and Gray, wns ap
pointed to wait upon tho president
and havo a oonfereuoo with him on
tho subject. That committee visited
tho president Thursday morning and
wero in conforonco with the president
about half un hour. No mombor of
tho committo will talk about tho visit,
hut it is understood that tho president
expressed tho wish that tho matter ho
left just whero it is—in tho hands of
tho executive—ho believing that
through tho diplomatic channels bet
ter and moro effectivo results can be
secured than during tho poriodio in
troduction of resolutions in either
house of congress.
JOHNSTOWN’S MEMORIAL.
Services ill Memory of tlio 3,800 Who
Lost Their Lives In tlio Flood.
Tho people of Johnstown, Pa., ob
served a second memorial Sunday in
honor of tho departed ones who lost
their liveB in the groat ilood which oc
curred just seven years ago,on Friday,
May 31st, 1889.
Over 3,800 souls porished that day.
Thousands of people, accompanied by
bauds, visited the cemeteries. Tho
scene at tho plot of tho unknown dead
in Grandview cemetery, whero over
600 lie buried, wns singularly pathetic.
According to the annual custom,
services wore hold and each of tho
graves was decked with flowers. In
all the churches sermons appropriate
wero preached and tho anniversary of
tliut fatal day was generally observed.
*‘Brick” Pomeroy Dead.
Mark (Brick) Pomeroy died at his
homo in Brooklyn, N. Y., Saturday
morning. Ho was well known ns a
printer, journalist and capitalist, and
was born in Elmira, N. Y,, December
25, 1833,
NINETY FUNERALS.
Tornado Victims Burled at St. Louis
Sunday.
Grand and Florissant avenues, tho
main thoroughfares of Bollfontaino
aud Calvary oemoterios at St. Louis
wero covered Sunday with a continu
ous stream of oarriagos following tho
victims of tho tornado to thoir last
resting place.
Tho appearances of tho hearses in
the sad procession alone punctuated
tho points whoro ono funeral party
ouded and another began. There was
a sunless sky and tho sombre clouds
dripped a misty rain, as if nature was
weeping at her own dreadful work.
Fifty-one of tho victims; wero buried
in St. Louis aud thirty-nino iu East
St. Louis.
‘‘Chemically Pure” In the Wreck. I
A spocical from Columbia, S. O.,
says: It transpiros that in tho freight
cars that wero wreckod and burned
throo days ago on the Columbia, Now-
berry and Laurens road, there were
125 barrel of XX whisky for tho state
dispensary, the burning of which add-
od to tho pyrotechnics. The road will
havo to pay for it, but the big vats in
tho dispensary may run dry before an
other shipment can arrive.