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riITJRSDA /, MARCH 16. 1899.
Several prominent men of Geor
gia. have died this week.
Lewis, the Atlanta murderer,
was hanged in that city yesterday.
Delaware failed to elect a sen
se -r and will have only one for
next two years.
Late reports from over the state
indicate that we will have peaches
t/t -eat this year.
in the death of Hon. John T.
Ciletm, Georgia loses one of its able
i u/d brilliant lawyers.
Gen. Wheeler is still on top and
lnMj the power and influence of the
president behind him.
The Cubans have shown their
iugratltude by forgettii g the loy
alty and long service of Gen.
Gomez,
Thomasville is now the political
cestvter of the country so far as re
publican politics is concerned.
The ei.tire country will learn
'V*th sadness the news that there
w little hope of the recovery of
Mayor Walsh of Augusta.
As Atlanta always makes a
success of any thing she under
takes, wo may expect the state fair
1 iwa year to be the biggest one ev
or held in Georgia,
A False Alarm.
■Just after the terrible freeze
Hi at came upon Georgia last month
immediately succeeding several
(iaye of verv mild weather the
mournful announcement that the
Georgia peach cr;p han been total
ly destroyed, was telegraphed to
“11 parts of the country.
it caused regret wherever it went
because the Georgia peach has
cetne to be a joy not to this state
but to many parts of the
north and west. It is recognized
abd welcomed wherever it goes as
the best article of its kind and a
ymr without a Georgie peach would
be a year with much of its goodly
poeeibilities taken out of it.
We are glad to know that the re
ports of the disaster to the Geor
gia peach crop were exaggerated.
peach trees had prudently held
back in spite of the wooing of
the warm days of February, and so
saved themselves when the fearful
visited them. From middle
and souttv Georgia come the glad
ttsws that we shall have peaches
nud plenty of them this year.
The north georgia peach crop,
which ia growirg in size and com
mercial impor'auce every year, has
G*en largely saved. The Georgia
peach crop v ill not be as great, of
course, as it was last year, but the
chatsces are that we will have this
rfeficious fruit iu gracious quanti
ties this year.
Por which let us give thauks.—
Atlanta Journal. i
Wants a Populist Paper.
The Economist reoeived a money
order this week from Mr. T. F.
Ethridge, of Eureka, Ga., an<l a
letter in which he says: “Please
send me The Economist as I can’t
alford to be without a Populist
paper, and I wish you great suc
cess.” We als:. received a subscrip
tion from Mr. JB. Brazier.of Hum
her, Stewart county, this week
Now, if friends to the cause all
over the state will follow suit,
The Economist can soon have a
large circulation all over Georgia.
We appreciate these now names.
WESLEYAN FOR ATLANTA?
College Will L.-av* Mneon Unless an
Un<l" ".vmriit Is Raised.
Macon, March 11. Wesley au college
may be moved from Macon. It is un
derstood that a movement is now ou
foot in that direction. For the past two
years it is understood that the college
has not been paying expenses and un
less something is done soon the institu
tion will no doubt be moved to some
other place.
At a meeting held at the Mulberry
Street Methodist church by the friends
of Wesleyan, Dr. Pinson, pastor of the
church, read a committee report stating
that an endowment of $50,000 must be
raised or Macon would lose the college.
This announcement created consider
able surprise among the people who
were present. It was proposed that a
committee be appointed by the chair
man to solicit subscriptions and that the
work be commenced at once.
The question of patronage was also
brought up at the meeting. It is a well
known fact that the college is not given
the pi’oper support by either the people
of the state or of Macon, as a number
of the Macon people send their daugh
ters elf to other schools instead of to
Wesleyan.
(Treat uneasiness prevails here iu re
gard to the removal of the college and
the Macon people will, no doubt, rally
to its support at once. There is some
talk of moving it to Atlanta.
TWO PHYSICIANS INDICTED.
Manslaughter Charged in Falling to
li. port Yellow Jack.
New Orleans, March 15. —Dr. Ed
mond Souchon, president of the state
board of hea th, and Dr. Quitman
Kohnke, president of the city board of
health, have been cited to appear in
court at Clinton to answer to an indict
ment of man.slaughter.
The charge is based upon the alleged
concealment by Drs. Kohnke and Bon
chon of the fact tiiat yellow tever ex
isted in this city last summer, because
of which concealment a citizen of East
Feliciana parish came to this city, con
tracted the fever and died alter return
ing to his homo
The prosecution holds that the law re
quired that immediately’ upon yellow
fever breaking out it was the duty of
Dr. Souchon and Dr. Kohnke to pro
claim th fact to the world. Discharged
that the fever exisie 1 here prior to the
formal announcement ’*i September,
and that the death of tiue citizen of East
Feliciana parish was due to the delib
erate neglect of their sworn duty upon
the part of Drs Souchon and Kohnke.
The health officers will move to quash
the indictment on the ground than un
der the law of Louisiana it discloses no
cause of action.
KENTUCKIAN'S NOVEL PLAN.
New Method of Examining Trainmen
In Use at Lexingtou.
Lexington, Kv.. March 15. Anew
idea has been put into operation here
by the Cincinnati Southern railway for
instructing and examining trainmen on
the meaning of train rules as applied to
the various pieces of apparatus which
form so important a part in the success
ful operation of the modern railroad. It
is the “Murphy method,” taking its
name from the originator, W. J. Mur
phy of this city, superintendent of the
Cincinnati Southern.
Mr. Murphy has equipped the exam
ining rooms at Lexington with an elec
tric stereopticau and a large number of
lantern slides showing the signals,
track and apparatus of all kinds used
on the road. By projecting these views
on a large canvas the trainmen are en
abled to see the roadfequipment as it
would appear to them in the daily rou
tine of work.
It has worked so successfully in ex
amining the men on the Cincinnati
Southern that it is likely to be adopted
by every railway in the country.
W. J. Murphy, the originator, has
been in the railroad business ail his life
and was for a number of years general
superintendent of the Erie road at Jer
sey City.
Lieutenants In the Army.
Atlanta, March 14.—Charles dußig
□on of Savannah has been made a sec
ond lieutenaut in the regular army by
President McKinley. Hugh Bullock of
Atlanta, sou of ex Governor R. B. Bul
lock, also gets a similar appointment.
Haupt Placed ou Trial.
Savannah, March 14. George W.
Haupt, under indictment for forgery,
embezzlement and larceny after trust,
in connection with the building fund of
the Duffv Street Baptist churoh, is on
trial in tne superior oourt here.
WHEATON REPULSES
OVER 2,000 REBELS
Heavy Loss Inflicted on the
Pilipinas at Pasig.
BODIES FLOAT IN A RIVER
Commander of the United States Fly
ing Column Attacks and Defeats a
Big Force of Insurgents With Few
Casualties to His Men.
Manila, March 15.—General Lloyd
Wheaton, commanding the United
States flying column, attacked and de
feated a force of 2,000 Filipinos at Pasig
this afternoon, inflicting heavy loss
BRIGADIER GENERAL WHEATON,
upon them. The American loss was
slight. The Americans captured 350
Filipinos. Many bodies of rebels killed
in the engagement are floating down
the river.
Private Foruoff of Company L, Twen
tieth regiment, was killed.
Private Newman, Company’ F, Twen
tieth regiment, is wounded.
Private Carroll, Company A, Twenty
second regiment, is wounded.
Private Marshall of Company B,
Twenty-second regiment, is wounded.
Private Coombs, Company C, Tweuty
ty-second regiment, is wounded.
Private Rogers, Company L, Twenty
second regiment, is wounded.
About, 850 Filipinos surrendered at
the town of- aguig to the Washington
regiment and 175 Filipinos were cap
tured at Pasig by the Twentieth regi
ment.
Our troops found 106 dead Filipinos
and 100 new graves near Pasig.
The prisoners were unarmed and
therefore it is presumed they executed
their threat of throwing their arms into
the river.
REBEL CAPITAL MUST FALL.
Capture of Malolos Is Expected to
the insurrection.
Washington, March 15. Officials
here interpret the forward movement of
the Manila troops under General Law
ton’s directions as having as their objec
tive point Malolos, the insurgent cap
ital and stronghold.
It. is believed General Wheaton’s
mojvemeut is the entering wedge and
that now troops will be pushed forward
rapidly. The capture of Malolos and
the destruction of the socalled insurgent
government is expected to end the re
bellion. Aguinaldo’s capture or flight
would have a salutary effect upon his
followers.
General Lawton’s troops will en
counter many natural difficulties. Bu
laeau province, in which Malolos is,
covers 965 square miles and contains
over 280,000 people, most of whom will
hinder iu every possible manner the
American advance. There are 22 towns
with over 5,000 population, ten with
over 10,000 and four or five with over
20,000.
The country is low, level, intersected
by canals, and swampy. Our soldiers
will have to wade waist deep in the
mire of rice fields and swamp land.
What the authorities here most fear is
that the men may be disabled by swamp
fever or dysentery, disastrous maladies
in semitropical climates.
Four H uml red Rebels Taken.
Washington, March 15.—The follow
ing dispatch from General Otis has been
received: “Three thousand insurgents
moved down last night to towns of Pa
sig aud Pateros, fronting Wheaton’s
troops on Pasig river line; by heavy
fighting Wheaton has dislodged and
driven them back, taking 400 prisoners
aud inflicting heavy loss in killed and
wounded; he reports his loss as very
moderate; he now occupies these towns
with sufficient force to hold them. ”
Greatest Victory In Weeks.
London, March 16. The Evening
News this afternoon publishes the fol
lowing dispatch from Manila: “General
Wheaton has completely routed the
Filipinos aud has occupied Pasig, Ta
guig and Pateros. Several hundred of
the enemy were wounded and as many
captured. General Otis says this is the
greatest victory since Feb. 5. The
Americans will now press towards
Aguinaldo'a headquarters.”
Captain Phillips 1* Dead.
Nkwbeknb, N. 0., March 14. Gap
tain M. L. Phillips of the revenue cut
ter Boutwell died here of a corn plication
of disease*.
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
AROUND BIRMINGHAM
Houses Blown to Pieces and
Many People Injured.
WASHOUTS CHECK TRAFFIC
All Trains on the Southern Railway
Between Alabama and Mississippi
Stopped Because of the Heavy Rain
fall Following the Tornado.
Birmingham, Ala., March 15. —At 5
o’clock this morning a windstorm passed
near the eastern limits of Birmingham,
j swept through the suburban towns of
Avondale and Woodlawn, doing several
j thousand dollars’ worth of damage. If
was a veritable tornado and gained
force as it went The roof of the Sloss
furnace casthouse was blown off. The
laundry of the Avondale mills was de
stroyed and a dozen cottages at that
place were leveled to the ground. Be
tween Avouuale and Woodlawn the
storm passed up the Fifth avenue road
and moved every house it struck from
itß foundation.
At Woodlawn, Wood’s machine shop,
two negro churches and 15 or 20 cot
tages were destroyed. Iu most instances
the occupants escaped uninjured. A
few, however, were slightly hurt, among
the most serious being Mrs. Annie John
son, who occupied an old store on the
Fifth avenue road. She was buried un
der the debris, but was quickly rescued
by neighbors. She is not fatally hurt.
There were many narrow escapes.
The damage as far as is known will
amount to about $20,000. Most of the
houses destroyed were cottages.
Heavy rains fell west of here last
night and all trains on the Southern
railway between Birmingham and the
town of Greenville, Miss., are annulled
because of washouts.
Telegraph and telephone wires are in
bad shape as a result of the storm’s i
havoc and further details are difficult
to obtain.
TRANSPORT IN QUARANTINE.
Officials Uneasy Over the Michigan’s
Detention at Savannah.
Washington, March 15.—The deten
tion of the transport Michigan at the
Georgia state quarantine below Savan
nah is giving the war department some
concern. The ship has now been held
for four davs and is thus prevented
from returning to Cuba and bringing
back more troops It is feared that the
quarantine delays which will occur in
the southern states will greatly hinder
the return of troops to this country. The
weather is yet too cold to bring the
troops to a northern climate and they
must be landed at southern points dur
ing April.
The department is much worried as to
how it will be able to get all the volun
teers away from Cuba and Porto Rico
before the quarantine goes into effect.
After that all soldiers coming north
will be obliged to remain in transports
after reaching the United States until
health officers decide that there is no
danger of their developing yellow fever
or other contagious diseases. This
would be a great inconvenience and the
department is bending every energy to
move all troops as soon as possible.
INDIAN LEADERS RESTLESS.
Serious Trouble Anticipated In the
White Rocks Agency.
Price, Utah, March 14.—Reports from
White Rocks agency are to the effect
that the Indian leaders there are rest
less and very serious trouble is antici
pated by Indian Agent Myton, by rea
sons of the fact that the men who con
trol the chiefs desire to return to the
former reservation in Colorado.
The matter was presented to Agent
Myton by the head men of the White
river Utes some ten days ago and the
agent referred the matter to Washing
ton. Nothing has been heard from the
interior department and in consequence
the Indians are becoming restless and
threaten all manner of things.
The Indians behind the agitation are
old men and were more or less identi
fied with the Heeker massacre. The
Indians are in an ugly mood and say if
Washington does not pay them for their
lands in Colorado they propose going
back to them.
Homestead Land In Florida.
Tallahassee, March 15.— The com
missioner of the general laud office at
Washington has furnished Commis
sioner Wombwell with the total num
ber of lands by counties that are open to
homestead entry in Florida. The list
aggregates 1,592,798 acres. Holmes
county leads with acres, while
Suwanee county has only 768 acres.
Three counties, Franklin, Liberty and
Wakulla, have no lands subject to
homestead entry.
Newnun Loses to Jlirnil ogham.
Nkwnan, Ga., March 11— The R. D.
Cole Manufacturing company of this
place Is said to have practically decided
to remove its big iron castiug and fouu
dry plant to Binning ha in, Ala., so us to
get nearer the iron and steel supply,
and likewise to be closer to the trade.
Robert Lfwls Jl u t Hang.
Atlanta, March 11.—An expert ap
pointed to examine Robert Lewis, the
condemned murderer, has declared him
6ana and the death sentence will be car
ried out next Tuesday.
HOT MAYORALTY CONTEST
Both Clisby and Joseph Dci roMs
Governing Montgomery. °
Montgomery, Ala., March U — M nnt
gomery is in tint throes of a warm ; c
nicipal contest. There are two caodi'
dates for mayor—the present city ex fc( .
utive, Hon. John H. Clisby, and th?
president of the city council, Hon. E. fc
Joseph. Both have been
identified with the council for eight or
ten years in the capacity of aldermen
and each has done faithful service.
Captain Clisby has been mayor f or
two consecutive terms, and has made an
aggressive and enterprising official
having done more to improve the publb
institutions than has perhaps any other
mayor in the city’s history. He has V
necessity, spent considerable money m
accomplishing the results he has at
tained, and this is one of the arguments
his opponents use against him. Iti s
also insisted that two terms are as many
as any mayor should be entitled to.
Mr. Joseph is the president of the
Capital City Insurance company; i 3 a
successful business man and is familiar
with ail the intricate details of the city’s
affairs. Mr. Clisby’s friends insist that
it would be unfortunate to remove him
from the hesd of the government until
the improvements he has undertaken
have been completed. Both sides claim
to hold a winning hand, and only the
primary to be held next month can de
termine which is right.
STOCKHOLDERS MUST PAY,
Decision of Attorney General Terrell
In Regard to Mate Taxes.
Atlanta, March 14.—Attorney Jo
seph M. Terrell, in reply to a request
from the state comptroller general, has
handed down an opinion of much inter
est and of great importance to the state,
and which in all probability will settle
the fight being waged between the
cmintv commissioners and the Atlanta
Home Insurance company.
Attorney General Terrell says the
stockholders of insurance, express, tele
phone and telegraph companies can .
held by the state and county for t
shares they own in a company.
Hitherto insurance companies have
been required to pay only 1 per cent of
their gross income to the state and Row
ing for the county, and it is understood
that the stockholders have not returned
their shares of stock for taxation.
That an insurance company pays 1
per cent tax on its gross receipts should
not, it is held, exempt its stockholders
from the tax on their shares.
BIG FURNACE CORPORATION.
Options Secured on Alabama Coal
Lands and Other Property.
Birmingham, Ala., March 14.—John
W. Gates of Illinois, associated with H.
F. Deßardeleben and J. W. Worthing
ton of this place, are said to be forming
an immense furnace and mining corpo
ration in Alabama. Options have been
secured on furnaces at Sheffield and on
coal lands at Parish, in Walker county.
Major E. M. Tutwiler has just pur
chased the Vanderbilt furnace, 5 miles
above here, and a large tract of coal
lands near Bessemer, and is construct
ing a large number of coke ovens at
Blossburg.
He will actively engage shortly in the
manufacture of pig iron, having his
own coal mines, coke ovens, ore mines
and limestone quarries, and will be in a
position to make iron the cheapest in
the district.
Train Runs Off a Trestle.
Blackshear, Ga., March 14. —Along
train of the Southern Pine company,
running out from Offerman, in this
county, ran off the track on a trestle,
completely wrecking the train and in
stall ily killing Will Hollis, a laborer.
Legree Avant, a brother of Dr. A. L. K.
Avant of Patterson, was seriously in
jured and. will probably die. Three ne
groes weie also more or less seriously
hurt.
Threw >' l?nby Into thp River.
Ar~r c T\, (j a ( March 14.—Consider
able excitement has been caused here
by a white m„n throwing the body of a
white infant into the river. He was
seen in the act, and the body, which
was wrapped in a bundle of clothes, was
fished out. The man escaped and his
identity remains unknown.
President at Thoniasville.
Thomasville, Ga., March 14.—Presi
dent McKinley arrived here this after
noon and will spend probably two weeks
as the guest of Senator Hanna. The
town had been elaborately decorated
with the national colors and the distin
guished party was given a warm recep
tion.
Judge John I>. Berry Dead.
Newnan, Ga., March 14.— Judge John
D. Berry, formerly judge of the city
criminal court of Atlanta, died today at
11 o’clock at his father’s home here.
He was 38 years old. The cause of bis
death was affection of the heart. He
had been in bad health only eight days-
Hangs on Gallows He Built.
Atlanta, March 14.—Robert Lewis
was hanged here at noon today for the
murder of Charles Haynes. The hang
ing took place in the execution room of
the “Tower,” the new jail, on the gi*
lows built by Lewis two years ago.
when employed as a workman.
Kipling Improves Rapidly.
New York, March 15.—Rudyard Kip
ling passed a good night and continue*
to lnaprove.