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VOLUME XX. WRIGHT & BECK, Attorneys at Law. (OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE.) JACKSOIXT, - _ A * M. M. MILLS, Counsellor & Attorney at Law. Will practice in all the courts. Money loaned on r> al estate at low rate of inter est. Lon g time granted with small pay ments. Money obtained at once without delay. (office in counT house.) Dr. 0. H. Cantrell, DENTIST. .JACKSON, - - GEORGIA. Up stairs over J. W. Hun’s Rock Corner. J. W. LEE, M. D. JACKSON, GA. Will practice medicine in its various branches. Office at J. W. Lee & Son’s drug store. Residence first house west of Mrs. Brady’s. HOTELS. DEMPSEY -7- HOUSE. Mrs. L E. Wilkinson. Proprietor, Board reasonable and table supplied with the best the market affords. (CORNER PUBLIC SQUARE) ALMAXI) * HOUSE First-Class Board at Low Rates. MRS. T. B. MOORE, Prop’r. STOP AT THE Morrison House. EVERY THING NEW AND FIRST CLASS. Conveniently Located, Free Hack to Depot. MRS. E. MORRISON, Proprietor. W. B. YANCEY, SURGEON DENTIST. JACKSON, GA. Respectfully solicits the patronage of )ho people of Jackson and Butts county. Office up stairs in Watkins Building, room formerly occupied by Dr. Key. SATISFACTION GU AR A NTE ED. I’nro, Brillii.nl, Perfect. Authentic living testimonials from dis tinguished generals and statesmen in fa vor of Hawkes’ New Crystalizcd Lenses over all others. Our Next IT. S. Srnnlor Smii Mr. A. K. llawkks Dear Sir: The pantiscopic glasses \ou furnished me sou.e time since give excellent satisfac tion. 1 have tested them by use and must sa they are untqualed in clearness and brilliancy by ahy that I have ever worn. Respectfully, JonN B. Gordon, Ex-Governor of State of Georgia. Husincsa Ainu’s Clear Vision. New Y rk City, April 4, 1888. Mr. N. K. llawkks —Dear Sir: Your patent eye glasses received some tim3 since, and am very much gratified at the wonderful change that has come over my eyesight since I have discirded my old glasses and am no v weariug yours. Alexander Agar, Secretary Stationers Board of Trade of New York City. All eyes fitted and the fit guaranteed by W. L CARMICHAEL, Jackson. - Georgia. THE OFFICIAL REPORT In Regard to Affairs in Idaho —Whole- sale Arrests. A Washington dispatch says: General Schofield has received a telegram from Colonel Carlin, Fourth Infantry, dated Wardner Friday, saying: “Arrests by order of the governor of Idaho commence today and will continue until the gov ernor stops them. Mullane, Wallace, Osborne and Wardner are strongly gar risoned. The Twenty-second Infantry occupied Mullane today. No property was destroyed here or elsewhere by the rioters in consequence of ray delay at Cataldo, but all ws saved by that delay. I was m< st urgently begged by the nun agerof the principal mine, V. M. Clem ents, to delay till his surrendered miners should get out of the place. He believes men would have been murdered .and his mine and mill destroyed. A ton aud a half of dynamite was placed in the mill by the rioters to blow it up and burn it. When his non-union meu had left the place, on cars, the giant powder was removed from the mill and all the prop erty placed in his possession. Everytuing 18 progressing favorably.” Chaxces for an education in the Naval Academy at Ann&pobs. Md., go begging. On July 1, there were sixty vacancies m tue ncade liy, but Congressmen are not finding applicants for these vacancies, and Secre tary Tracv is authors id to fill them. Any healthy, braiuy and well recommende t young man who wants a goo 1 education can secure an appointment on application to the Secretary, so long as the vacancies hold out. IPIIfe VAN WINKLE Gin and Machinery Cos., ATLANTA, GEORGIA. M AN UFACTURERS. COTTON BEKD OIL CYPRESS TANKS, The best system for elevating cotton and distributing same direct to gins. Many gold medals have been awarded to us. Write for Catalogue and tor what you WANT. Van Winkle Gin and Machinery Cos., ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WE AGAIN OFFER TO THE TRADE THE CELEBRATED GULLET MAGNOLIA GINS, Feeders and Condencers. The GULLET GIN produces the Finest Sample shown in the market, and will generally bring from 1-8 to 1-4 cent per pound more thauany other cotton. tHe ©lark Hardware ee. Atlanta Ga., JACKSON Real Estate aid Renting Aieacy. D. J. THAXTON, Manager. SUCCESSOR TO H. O. Benton & Cos. Farm Lands, Business Lots and Residence Lots For Sale. FREE OF CHARGE. We Advertise Property in the MIDDLE GEORGIA AR GUS without cost to the owner. We are the only Real Estate Agents in Jackson, and have In our hands quite a number of valuable and desirable farms iu Butts aud other counties for sale on the best of term?. Also City Property, Residence and Business Lots. If you hare land te sell, put it into our hands and we will find ye* a buyer. If you hare houses to rent we will find you a renter. If you wish to buy a hoass call on us and we will furnish team and driver. WE ASK ONLY A TRIAL. Jacks**, Ga., June 9, 1892. JACKSON, GA.. FRIDAY. JULY 22, 1892. NATIONAL CAPITAL. THE SILVER BILL DEFEATED Df THE HOUSE-DEAD FOR THIS SESSIOIL PROCEEDINGS FROM DAY TO DAY BRIEFLY TOLD —BILLS AND MEASURES UN MSB CONSIDERATION —OTHER NOTES. THE HOUSE. Wednesday. —lt was just noon when General Catchings, from the committee on rules, called up the resolutions in the house providing for the consideration of the silver bill. Tho galleries were crowd ed, and of the 330 living members of the house. 294 were present and voted. Be fore General Catchings had time to say anything in explanation, ex-Speaker Reed cried out the mo'ioD to tab'e the resolution, but the speaker ruled that General Catchings was entitled to the floor, and that an hour’s debate was in order. Mr. Bland spoke briefly for the bill, and offered amendments to it. He also gave notice that he would move to amend the resolution from the committee on rules to close debate and provide for a direct vote on the passage of the bill at 2 o’clock. .Mr, Clarke, of Alabama, read a little speech be had prepared in ad vance, in which he said that he believed in free c linage, but nothing could be ac complished by the passage of this bill now. He would therefore vote against considering it. Mr. Forman, of Illinois, and Mr. Patterson, of Tennessee, two other converts to the side of the antis, made similar speeches. Then Tom Reed came with one of his characteristic speeches, deluging the den; crats with irony. He was opposed to the resolution and claimed the credit for the republicans for making the fight for honest money. Reed was followed by Culberson, of Texas, who declared that free coinage was the great question of the day. It was a contest between the moneyed in terests and the people. IPs speech was greatly applauded. Mr. Pierce, of Ten mssee, followed in a severe criticism of his colleague, Colonel Patterson, for de serting the cause of free coinage, and expressed the opinion that his constit uents might be able to find a free qpinage man to represent them next time. This ended the hour of debate. General Catchings then called for the previous question on the resolution, Mr. Bland announced that if it was voted down the resolution could be amended so as to provide for a vote on the biii proper at 2 o’clock Thursday, and that under the amendment he would offer no filibustering would be in order. Thus, it was for the free silver men to defeat the motion for the previous ques tion. As the roll call commenced, the excitement was intense, but it had not progressed very long before the free coinage leaders realised they were whip ped. Some of the opposition were against it on the ground that they wero opposed to the adoption of an order forc ing the house to vote on a measure at a specified time, or in the term of the day opposed to “cloture.” Others because they wanted to defeat the bill. The pre vious vote was ordered, the vote standing 163 to 129. Then the question came to the adoption of the resolution providing for the consideration of the Stewart bill. This was the question to settle the contest. All realized that its adoption meant the pass age of the bill, or its defeat,the death of aU chances of free coinage for this session. While the democratic anti silver men felt that they had the fight still they were nervous. The silver men had but little hope of succ ss, but were working and holding all their men in the intensely warm hall. The roll call de veloped the fact that about one hundred democrats voted with the republicans, while less than a dozen republicans voted for free coinage. The resolution was defeated by eighteen majority, and although Speaker Crisp again voted with the free coinage people, the vote stood 136 to 154 against the resolutions. Thus ended the contest. Silver was defeated, and the house proceeded to the consider ation of other business, the majority of the members retiring—some in disgust, others in high glee. Thursday —ln the. house, Thursday, Mr. McKaig, of Maryland, from the com mittee on printing, submitted as ques tion of privilege the resolution provid ing for the printing of 10,000 copies of the elections or so-called force bill, as it passed the house in the last congress. Mr. Dingley made the point of order that it was not privileged. It did not jam pose to print anything for the use of the house. It was not pending in congress. Mr. Watson of Georgia, took the same view. The speaker ruled that the reso lution was a privileged oae. Agreed to. The senate joint resolution was passed authorizing the president to invite certain governments to send delegates to the Pan- American medical congress to be held Washington, September, 1893. Mr. Wheeler, of Michigan, from the select committee appointed to investigate the pension office submitted the majority re port in the Raum investigation. It was placed on the calends. The floor was then accorded to the commerce commit tee. Mr. Forney submitted the confer ence report on the legislative appropria tion bill. As agreed upon, the bill ap propriates $21,899,252, being $153,160 less than as it passed the senate, $215,- 500 more than as it passed the house, $242,621 less than the appropriations for the last fiscal year aud $834,785 less than the estimates for the current fiscal year. The report was agreed to. Mr. Herbert presented the disagreeing conference report on the naval appropriation bill, and it was agreed to. Mr. Herbert then moved that the house recede from its disagreement to the senate amendments which are still in controversy. These are the appropri ations for $50,000 for a naval review and the provision for the construction of a new battle ship. Mr. Herbeit stated that if his motion should be agreed to the bill would appropriate $9,998,- 000 less than the appropriations made for the naval service for the last fiscal year. Mr. Herbert's mo*ion was agreed tosnd the bill is disposed of as far as the house is concerned. The con ference report on the diplomatic and con sular appropriation bill was presented aud agreed t->. The house then adjourn- 1 ed, the committee on commerce not hav ing succeeded in transacting any busi ness owing; to these conference re ports which have precedcnc*, occupying the day’s session. Friday. —ln the house Friday, Mr. Enioe, of Tennessee, caLed up as a mutter if privilege the resolution calling on the pO'tmaster general for a report as to all new service established on railroads since March 4, 1889, together with copies of al correspondence on the subject. This resolution was offered some time ago and referred to the committee on postufices and postro-ds, but was not reported back. Mr. Enioe explained that com plaint was made that in the exercise of his power the postmaster general had dis ci imiuated in favor of some radroads and acainst others. The house should know whether the complaints were well found ed. The Republicans desired that the re port should go back to March 4, 1885, and wlien Mr. Enioe declined an amendment to that effect they declined to vote on a demand for the previous question. The previous question was ordered—yeas, 169; nays, 3 —and tho resolution was adopted. The conference report on the army ap propriation bill was presented and agreed to. Tbe house went into committee of the whole—Mr. Lester, of Georgia,in the chair—for the purpose of considering the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill, 312 in number. All the amendments except those relating to the world’s fair were read and non-con curred ia. Mr. Holman then asked con sent that general debate on the worWa fair amendments shall proceed for the day and Saturday, speeches to be limited to half hour, and that a vote shall be taken at 12 o’clock Tuesday, agreed to. Immediately the chairman was surround ed by members desirous of having their names recorded upon the list of speakers, and for ten minutes the noise and confu sion was so great that business had to be suspended. When comparative quiet had been secured, the floor was accorded to Mr. Durborow, of Illinois, who open ed the debate upon the world’s fair amendments. Other speakers were Messrs. McCreary, of Kentucky; Pendle ton, of West Virginia; Little, of New York; Taylor, of Illinois, and Wheeler, of Alabama. The committee then rose nnd the house took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills. Saturday. —ln the house, senate amendments to the fortification appropri ation bill were non-concurred in and a conference ordered. The house then pro ceeded to the consideration of a number of private pension bills which came over from Friday night with the previous ques tion ordered. Sixty-four private pension bills were passed, and then the house went into committee of the whole, Mr. Lester, of Georgia, in the chair, on the senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill. A number of speeches were made both for and against the dif ferent amendments. No vote was reach ed upon anything connected with the sundry civil bill, and the house adjourned. Monday —Suspension day in the house, but uulike its predecessor of a fortnight ago, no great party measures were brought forward. Mr. Lester, of Geor gia, moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill for the improvement of the outer bar at Brunswick, Ga. Agreed to. Mr. Smith, of Arizona, moved to suspend the rules and pass the senate bill submitting to the court of private land claims the title of William McGarrahan to Rancho Panoche Grande, in the state of Califor nia. (This is one of the oldest claims pending before congress. It has been before the national legislature for more than a quarter of a cen tury and has always found earnest friends as it has found determin ed enemies.”) The motion was agreeed to—yeas, 143; nays, 36. The bill lias never before passed both houses. The bill was passed authorizing the secretary of the treasury to obtain, by direct selec tion or competition of architects, plans nnd speeiflcasions.for public buildings to be erected under the supervision of the treasury department and providing local supervision of their construction. The senate joint resolution was passed author izing the committee on labor to make in vestigation of the slums of cities. The hous", at 5 o’clock, took a recess until 7:30 o’clock, the evening session to be for general debate on tbe world’s fair feature of the sundry civil appropriation bill. THE SENATE. Wednesday —lmmediately after the reading of the journal in the senate, and without any morning business, the sun dry civil appropriation bill was taken up, the pending question being Mr. Quay’s , Sunday closing amendment to the sec- I tion providing for the issue of 10,000,000 ; souvenir half dollars in aid of the Colum- ( bian exposition, speeches to be limited ! to five minutes. The amendment was | then agreed to without division. Mr. Peffer offered an amendment to add to the section a provision prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors on the expo sition gound, except for medical, mechanical or scientific purposes. Alter a brief debate, this amendment was also agreed to-.r-yeas, 28; nays, 26. Mr. Allison moved an amendment—which was agreed to—limiting gross expendi tures lor medals, clerical services, etc., to $500,000. The exposition amendment was agreed to. This action, however, was in the committee of the whole, and will be subject to change when the bill is reported back to the senate. There will certainly be an effort to defeat, at least, Mr. Peffer’s amendment. The only other question that provoked much dis cussion on the sundry civil appropriation bill was an amendment in regard to a site for the government printing office in Washington. Discussion upon it was not half concluded when the senate adjourn ed, but there was a unanimous consent given that after 3 o’clock Thursday all debate on the bill and amendments shall be conducted under the five-minutes rule. Thursday. —The senate committee on contingent expenses have voted a compre hensive resolution providing for an in vestigation by a special senate committee of the Homestead troubles, organization and employment of Pinkertons and the nature of the labor troubles. The resolu tion went over till Friday. Mr. Sherman introduced a bill repealing that part of the present silver act which provides for the monthly purchases of bullion; to take effect January Ist next. Friday. —The last stage of legislation was crossed in the senate Friday as to three of the principal appropriation bills —the legislative, navy and army, confer ence reports in each of these having been presented and agreed to. Nevertheless it was found necessary to extend for two weeks longer the joint resolution of June 80th to provide for such expenditures of the government as are not covered by bills already sent to the president. The sug gestion was made to limit the time of The extension to the 25th of July on the assumption that the session would be closed by or before that time, but Mr. Allison thought it wiser not to take any chances, but pass the joiut resolution as it came from the house. Most of the day’s session was spent iu the discus ion of the fort fications bill, lhe bill was finally passed, having only the dt fieiency bill unacted or. by the senate, and notice was given that that bill would be taken up Saturday. A number of bills were taken from the calendar and psssid, among them the house b 11 to amend the act to authoriza the constiuction of a bridge across the Tennessee river at Knoxville. After a short executive ses sion the senate, at 5.50 o’clock, adjourned till Saturday. Saturday.— ln the senate, Saturday, after disposing of considerable routine business and bills to which no objecti >n was raised, the general deficiency bill was taken up at 2 o’clock p. m. and the committee amendments were actod upon. The bill contains several items appropria ting ridiculously small amounts. For instance, there is an item of 22 cents lor “improving the harbor at San Francis co/* one of 25 cents for the “marine hos pital service,” one of 28 cents for “improving the Missouri rivir,” and one of 40 cents for the “repairs and preservation of public buildings.” Toe “signal service” gets 41 cents for cloth ing, and “registers and receivers of the land office” are to have 60 cents for sala ries and commssions. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company is to lmv • its treasury increased by 67 cents in one item and by $447 in another, vahile the Atlantic and Pacific railr< ad is to be made the richer by $2.50. The last of the committee amendments was the insertion of anew silver section covering frt\ printed pages, to pay the findings of the court of claims for indemnity for French spoliation prior to July 81, 1801. These items aggregate $982,000. All items for in-urance companies were struck out of the bill, and action on all items on the last twenty-three pages were suspended on the ground that they had beeu deferred to the committee on claims and had not yet been reported upon by that committee. All of the committee amendments having been acted upon, the bill was open to general amendments. Several were offered, some adopted and others will come up again. By general consent the bill went over till Monday and the senate adjourned. Monday. —ln the senate, Monday, Mr. Pettigrew moved to insert an item of $50,000 for the collection and publica tion, in connection with the World’s Co lumbian exposition, of statistics of moral, intellectual and industrial progress of the colored people of the United States since January, 1863. Agreed to. The bill was reported from the committee of the whole to the senate, and all the amend ments were agreed to in bulk. Mr. Per kins asked unanimous consent to have struck from the bill an item of $50,000 for the widow of the late Senator Plumb, of Kansas, at the request of Mrs. Plumb. No objection being made, it was struck out, and then the deficiency bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Wnshburn, the anti option bill was taken up, but was temporarily and informally laid aside for other business. Several bills on the calendar were passed, and then Mr. Peffei desired to have the resolution for a select com mittee on the Homestead confl ct taken up for action, but Mr. Washburn objected on the ground that it would probably give rise to debate, and Mr. Cameron confirmed that objection by saying that his colleague, Mr. Quav, who was not present, desired to address the senate upon it. Opponents of the anti option bill then interposed a series of motions, which had the character of dilatory mo tions, and which were also destined to oust the anti-option bill from its position of procedure. The friends of the measure were strong enough, however, to resist all these efforts, and when the senate ad journed the anti-option bili was “unfin ished business.” NOTES. The house took up the civil sundry bill Friday, promptly disagreeing to the sen ate amendments in a lump, with the ex ception of the $5,00Q,00U world’s fair appropriation. The house wante i to debat-e that, and it was agreed that the debate should last until 2 o’clock next Tuesday, when a vote would be taken. The ways and means committee of the house,Monday morning,adopted a resolu tion providing for the final adjournment of congress on the 25th. The resolution will soon ba called up, and, in the pres ent temper of the house, there is little doubt that it will puss. The senate is equally anxious to bring the session to a close, so that nothing short of an emer gencp is likely to cause an extension by the senate of the day fixed in the resolu tion. Under authority conferred by the sen ate resolution directing an investigation of the existence and cause of the depres sion in agriculture by the senate agricul tural committee, Senator George has been designated by Chairman Paddock to act as a subcommittee to investigate the cotton-growing industry, and Mr. Casey has been charged with the inquiry into other branches of agriculture. They will report to the full committee at the next session of congress. The Deficiency Bill. The deficiency, the last of the annual appropriation bills, as reported to the senate, shows a net increase over the house bill of $961,913 in amounts as fol lows: French spoliation claims, $458,- 965; judgments rendered by the court ot claims, $293,407; transportation of army, $77,059; compensation to post masters, SIIO,OOO, and miuor items for fees of attorneys’ clerks and marshals of the United States court. The largest re duction made by the senate was that of $910,000 for the expense of the eleventh census, which, however, was provided for in the sundry civil bill. How the South Voted. The south voted overwhelmingly for free silver Wednesday. The following table tells the story: NUMBER 28. Yeas. Nays. Dodged. Virginia 9 .. 1 North Carolina 9 South Caro in a, 5 2 Georgia ID Florida 2 Alab ma 7 2 Mississippi 7 Louisiana 5 2 Texas .....10* Arkansas 4 1 Kenucky 6 4 West Virginia 2 1 1 Tennessee 9 1 .. Maryland 6 To'al 85 19 2 •One vacancy. The Pilotnsr Hill. Opponents of the bill exempting coast wise sailing vessels fr m paying state pilotage fees may lest assured ihat no legislation will be enae’ed bv congress at this session detrimental to their interest. The commerce committee of the house decided Fr.dnv to postpone all further consideration of the measure until the next session. The bill has been before congress for many years and has several times parsed the senate, but invariably meets with opposition in the house. As the law now stands, vessels are compelled to pay a pilotage fee on leaving and en tering certain ports, principally those of Virginia, North Carol na and Georgia, even when they do not riq.uire the ser vices of a pilo\ Opposition to lhe bill comes mainly from southern pilots, who would be injuriously aff.cted if it should become a law. THE INDUSTRIAL SOUTH. Progress and Improvement for the Past Week. In ita review of the industrial situation in the South for the past week the Chattanooga 'Tradesman states that the reports received throughout the Southern States are quite en eouraging. In the Mississippi valley and in the lower part* of Alabama. Georgia and Missis sippi there is still danger of considerable loss from overflow. The crop reports are all favor able. The results of diversified planting are now showing themselves m greatly increased harvests of wheat, oats and corn. The lnmbsr business is very active; a better demand lias sprung up from South Am vicau States than for three years past, and this industry isjn a moro promising condition than for years. The cotton mill owners are steadily increasing the number of their plants. New ones are reported every wek, and some of them are on large scale. The labor troftibliß in the Nor;li are not known in the Southern field, and it is not yet time to state what the effect will be on the demand for Southern iron, but an ad van o is looked for. 'lhe good understanding among the coal min' rs and the rec nt consolidations, are followed by the formation of new t orp >rat ons to engage in the development of she Southern coalfields. One with $650,000 capital is re; orted for the week from Chattanooga, Tenn., headed by Sen ator Vance, of North Carolina. Mercantile busim ss is reported to be in fair condition, and there is a general good feeling apparent which promises well for the future. Fifty-one new industries are reported as es tablished or incorporated during the week, to gether with 6 enlargements of marmfactorie and 21 important new buildings. Among the new industries reported are aluminum works at Rhea, Ky., $25,000 brick works at Vc;asoo,Tex., a steam eotton gin at Chariest ou, Arn., a oi mpiess at Hamlet, N. C., a development company at Brinkley. Ark., and an electrical company at Louisville, Ky. Elevators are to built at Kea - neyville and Rippon, W. Va., a lollerpocess flouring mill at Shiunsfon, W. Va., ferro-iaan ganesi works at Cave Spring, G.i., l.me works at Anniston, Ala , a bolt and hoi se shoe plant at Harriman, Tenn., an iron manufacturing company chartered at Llano, 'Texas, and an Iron manufacturing and refining company or ganized at Nashville, Tenn. A mining and mill ing oompany with $125,000 capital at Coving ton, Ky., a plant for panting wall paper at Harriman, Tenn., an artesian well company at Belton, Texas, a $25,000 planting and manu facturing company at New Orleans, La., paper mills at Memphis, Tenn , and Bowling Green, Ky,, a pottery at Dadeville, Ala., a plow factory at Temple, Texas, and a pump foe ory at Eliza bethton, Tenn. The textile plants of the week include a $200,000 cotton mill at Wheeling, W. Va., a $35,000 mill at Fort Hill, 8. C-, an 1 mills at Lolo, 8. C., Sycamore, Ala., and Settle, N. C. Among woodworking plants are a $50,000_ fur niture factory at Fort Worth, Texas, a 570,0a0 lumber oompany at Phillipi, W, Va., and one at Rome, Ga.. and saw and planing mills at Brew ton, Ala., Poplar Grove Ark., Now Orleans La., and Jackson, Tenn. Water works are reported at Aiken. 8. C., Chapel Hill, N. C., Key West. Florida, and Knoxville, Tenn. The new buildings of the week include churches at Augusta, Ga., Char leston, S. U., Norfolk and Roanoke, Va., a 530,- 000 college at Atlanta, Ga . a $25,000 hdiool building at Charlottsville, Va., a $20,000 public hall at Dallas, Texas, aud a maltery at Fort Worth, Texas. A BIG HAUL. Train Robbers Secure Between Fifty and Seventy-five Thousand Dollars. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas pas senger train N. 2, south bound, was eld up by a gang of masked robbers at Adair, I. TANARUS., late Thuisday night. The robbers, secured the contents of the safe of the Pacific express and made good their escape. It is believed the robbers were the noted Ddton gang. The amount stolen is between fifty and sev enty-five thousand dollars. The gang of robbers has been camped in the territory for some time past be tween Prior creek and the pluce where the crime was committed. About 9 o’clock on the night of the robbjry they made their way to Adair, bringing their Winchesters to bear upon the station agent. They proceeded to ransack the station of all valuables. This accomplished, they calmly sat down to await the arrival of the north-bound passenger train due there at 9:40 o’clock p. m. The entire contents of the safe was secured. In the skirmish that took place between Captain McKinney, chief of the railroad detective force and the ludian guards while the robbery was taking place, Mr. McKin ney received a slight wound in the shoulder ad one of the guards received a bullet in his lag. Tvso stray bullets entered a drug store up town and ser iously injured Drs. Youngblood and W. L. Goff, who w-.re sitting in the build ing at the time. Dr. Goff has since died from his wounds and Dr. Youngblood is in a serious condition. The exact value of plunder obtained by the robbers can not be learned, railroad officials refusing to state the amount taken. A Bogus Petitiou. Dispatches from New York of Monday night stated that a paper was being cir culated in New York city, appealing, in the name of the Amalgamated Associa tion, for financial aid to provide for the poor strikers at Homestead. The paper was said to be signed by President Wil liam Weihe and Thomas J. Crawford and George C. Rylat.d, two of the Amalga mated leaders in Homestead. Mr. Weihe repudiated the paper aud declares that the Amalgamated Association and Horn - stead strikers are Dot in need of assist - ance and have asked for none.