The Jackson argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 189?-1915, February 01, 1894, Image 1
PCl,it BBCU If TIE CITi.
VOL XXII-
Cul'.N I V DIKECTORY.
Ordinary—J. F. Carmichael.
Siicrill —J. O. Beauchamp,
Deputy —J. W. Crawlord.
{Surveyor —B. J. Jinks.
Treasurer —T. L. W illiams,
lax Ooliector —T. J. Cole.
Tux Beceiver--C. If. Carter.
Coroner —Simon Hardy.
C ork Superior Court — Joe Jolly ; i
court 3r<i Mondays in February
and August.
Road Commissioners—6ls G. M..
J. L, Baikley, 11. (J. Asbury, T. O.
\Vuoti ward ; Old M., J, M, Ball,
J, E. llule, J. W. Fletcher; 600 G
M., J. W. Minter, J. L. Pye, S. K.
J*mith; 6M G. M , J. W. lloloway,
J. 11. Coie, J. Van Wright; 552 G.
M , i). B, Moore, 11. M. Harper, F
M. Maddox; 012 G. M., W. 0.
Cravvlev. Cornelius McCluare, T.
11. Nolan; 610 G, M., T. P. Bell,
11. M. Fletcher, J. G. Coidwell; 616
G. M., J. 11. Maddox, J. J. Wiloon,
J. C. Barnes.
Board ot Education--W. M. Mal
let, A. G. Hitchens, J. T. Goodman,
D. N. Carmichael, J. M. McMichael.
E. E. Pound C, S. C. Ollice in
court house.
Jury Commissioners---!!. N. By>
ars, T. L. Williams, W. B. Dozier,
L. J, Ball, T. P. Ball, Alex Atki
nson.
Justices Court—6ls Disk, R. A.
Woodward, J. i\; J. G, Kimbell,
N. P.
613 Dist, 11. L. Brown, j, P.; 11.
O. Thaxton, N. P,
6U‘J Dist., W. A. Waldrup, J. P,;
Steve Moore. N* P.
552 Diet., James Jolly, J. P.; J.
M. Maudox, N. P.
612 Dist., Howard Ham, J. P.; F.
Z. Curry, N. P.
610 Dist., T. J. Collins, J. P.; T.
P. Bell, N. P.
616 Diet., O. B. Knowles, J, P,;
J. 1.. Barnet, N. P.
611 Dist., A. 11. Ogletree, J. P.;
W . F. Dou - las N. P.
CU V DIRECTORY.
Mayor E. E. Pound.
Connciluien —'I'. J. Lane, J. W. Car
inicliael, B. P. Hailey, T. M. Fur low.
CHURCHES
MelliodUl —lfev. 1. \Y. Bell, pastor.
No vices every Sunday at 11 a.rn., 7
pm. Prayer meeting every Wedues
d iy night.
liapti-'i -Rev. G. W. Gardner, pas
tor. services every Sunday at 11 a
in. ami 7 p.m. Prayer meeting every
Tliursda) night. -■
Presbyterian—liev. Mr. Plia.r, pas
te' 1 . Services everj 3rd Sunday ai
11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and every Ist
Sunday at 7 p.m.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
F. \ r A. M. —Chapter meets 2nd and
4lh Monday nights. Blue Lodge, l*t
and 3rd M mday nights.
lied men—2nd and ltli Tuesday
nights in eaeh month.
I'KOFSISSION AL CAR BS.
M. V. McKIBBEN,
Attorney at Law,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
M. M. MILLS, :B
ATTOH Ni: V AT l. AAV.
Oflice in court house, Jacks- >n, Georgia.
ANDERSON & CURRY ,
attorneys at taw.
Negotiates loans on real estate. Office
up stairs over the Yellow store, Jackson,
Georgia.
Dr.T.K.Tharpe,
DENTIST,
FLO VILLA, - - GEORGIA.
Crown and bridge work and all the
latest methods of dentistry. Teeth ex*
traded without pain. Prices model ate.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Dr. O. H. Cantrell
DENTIST,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
CLEVELAND HOUSE.
JACKSON, - - - • GA.
The only brick Hotel between Atlan
ta and Macon. Board $2.00 per day.
Miss Jkxnik. Waj-lacs. Prop.
deel4-12m
STOP AT THE
Morrison House.
E T 'EE Y THING NE Tf
ANDFIBST- CLASS.
Conveniently Located.
Free Sad to Depot,
C. R. Gresham, Propriet t
DEMPSEY HOUSE.
SOUTHEAST CORNER PUBLIC
SQUARE, JACKSON, GA.
Strictly first-class in all respects.
Give it a trial when you come to Jaca
son. Terms moderate. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
NIKS. A. M. JESTER) Fro p.
decll-3m
V.ASiilM.ili GOSSIP.
A Matter Involving a Million Acres
of Wyoming Land. t
BELL TELEPHONE PATZSI EXPIRED.
Tin* Original Mrdals of tiie lVorld'fi Fair to
Hi- Submitted to flic Senate—Settlo
Hollis His Seat Over Williams.
Oilier Capital Gossip.
Washington, February !. —At the in
stance of Senator Garey, of Wyoming 1 ,
the commissioner of the general land
office Ills ordered to he examined all
tiie lines of applications for patents on
lauds on tiie part of the Union Pacific
Kail road company which have been
sold in Wyoming, in order that patents
may be issued. It appears that there
have been no patents issued to the
company on lands in Wyoming since
1883. There are to exceed a million
acres of land involved, all in the hands
of settlers.
The Bolivia Minister.
Colonel Thomas Moonlight, of Kan
sas, who has been appointed minister
to Bolivia, has been prominent in
western politics for several years. lie
was at one time adjutant general of
Kansas, and during Mr. Cleveland’s
first term was appointed governor of
Wyoming to succeed Governor Warren.
Moonlight was removed soon after
President Harrison's inauguration. He
returned to Kansas, where he has since
resided. He is about GO years old, and
was a colonel in the union army during
the war of the rebellion. The position
for which Moonlight has been chosen
is the one to which C. 11. J. Taylor
(colored), also from Kansas, was ap
pointed by the president during the
extra session of congress, but who
failed of confirmation.
lie Naturalised or Get Out.
representative Hall, of Missouri,
will introduce a bill providing that no
pension shall be paid to any person
who is not a citizen of the United
Slates. He says that many foreigners
who participated in the late war, and
who, under the present pension laws,
are drawing pensions,-should become
citizens or give up their pensions.
Declined to Grant tiie Application.
Judge Cox, of the District supreme
court, yesterday declined to grant
the application of the Knights of Labor
to compel Secretary Carlisle to show
cause why he should not be enjoined
from issuing $50,0110,000 of bonds, as
proposed in his recent bond circular.
Telephone Patent Kxpirt and.
The patent on the famous electric
telephone invention of Prof. Graham
Bell, of Boston, expired today.
Gos-'ip.
A petition alleged to represent 10,-
000 wool growers of California, irre
spective of political party, praying
against the reduction of the duty on
wool, has been presented in the senate
by Senator Perkins, of California.
The original medals of the World’s
fair medal, designed by Air. St. Gau
dens, will be submitted to the senate
quadro-centennial committee, and it is
believed that if the members see noth
ing improper in them the work on the
medal will be completed.
The anti-option bill, which brought
fame —and contumely, also—to two of
the nation’s “corps legislatif,” is to
make its appearance once more, this
time under the same cliaperonage and
under the same name, with ostensibly
the same object, though with means of
operation and general scope somewhat
different.
The report of the house committee
on elections in the Williams-Settle
contest, from the Fifth district of
North Carolina, has been submitted.
The majority report was prepared by
Mr. Paynter, of Kentucky. The alle
gations of W illiams were that Settle s
majority was obtained by irregulari
ties. The report admits the irregular
ities. but says that they were not suffi
cient to change the result. Settle is
the onlv republican from North Caro
lina. and the youngest member of the
house, being hut 27 years old.
PENSION FRAUDS UNEARTHED.
A Tennessee “Reverend" and a Hundred
Accomplices Involved.
Chattanooga, February I.— -Rev. C.
\V. Lewis, colored, with many aliases,
was jailed today bv Special Pension
Examiner Fitzpatrick, and the most
gigantic pension frauds ever known in
the south have been unearthed, which
will lead to the arrest of probably a
hundred negroes implicated with
Lewi 4 in swindling the government.
Lewis, himself, drew a false pension,
and on evidence of his own manufac
ture secured*pensions for others.
lie appeared as a witness in number
less eases, and stole a notary's seal and
forged the names of notaries t 0 false
affidavits. He has operated here, in
Kansas City, New Orleans and other
points.
There are twenty-seven charges
aga i>t him up to tnis time, and nfbre
coming.
Mrs. Stevens Sued.
New York, February I.—Mrs. Paran
Stevens is defendant in a suit brought
bv ex-Congressman John F. Adams for
S A.OOO. Mr. Adams was Mrs. Stevens'
awyer in her suit against tne Arthur
Letry estate to recover 51,400,000. lie
- cured for her a judgment for $1,000.-
■ !:>' ast August. Mrs. Stevens says he
a. been paid, and well paid, for h ■
,vorit. and that his demand for n?i3,ouo
is blackmail.
Conspirators Convicted.
Sofia. February 1. —Lieutenant True
irunolf and his rother. Stojau, hav
been convicted of conspiracy *o mur
der Frinee Ferdinand, of Eu.garia
Luca was sentenced to fifteen years
imprisonment and Stojau to tares,
years. It was the intention of the con
spirators to assassinate Prince Ferdi
rand the dav before the arrival here oi
t ie remains* of Count Har. ■ au. for
r-. ’y Prince Alexander, and once
fu.cr of Bulgaria.
Salli,aa's IFoL-d L'> .ned,
un*-) r.poaT, Conn., February I.
r'bvan is at a hotel in this
- . .. _ • from a ba,uy swollen
it It is rumored that blood
: o uc he Slacked him, and that
.<• nd 'or- such as may preclude
urtner tistie efforts on bis part.
MATTERS IN CONG ?f ESS.
A Field Day for the House, and Routine
Matter in the Stnaie.
Washington, February 1. — Mr. Stew
art's resolution condemning the treas
ury bond policy being up in the senate
yesterday, after a speech bv Mr. Stew
art. Mr. Sherman made a strong speech
in support < f the secretary's power
and duty to issue and sell hods.
It was agreed that debate on the bill
to repeal the federal election law be
closed at 4 o'clock Tuesday next, with
debate on the amendments under the
'live-minute rule until disposed of, the
vote to be taken on that day.
i The vice-president announced the
appointment of Senator Faulkner, of
West Virginia, as a director of the
Columbian hotel foreman. At 3:40 p.
jn., on motion of Senator Gorman
'(democrat, of Maryland) the senate
Went into executive session, after an
understanding ttiat the bond resolu
tion should be taken up again tomor
row. At 4:10 p. m. the senate ad
journed.
In the Hon-•.
The house very promptly went into
committee of the whole to consider the
tariff bill yesterday, on motion of Mr.
Richardson, of Tenne see, having dis
pi Ved with the call of the committees
for reports.
The opponents of the income tax had
their opportunity in the house at this
session. Messrs. Covert and Bartlett,
of New York, and Johnson, of Ohio,
all democrats, presented their opposi
tion along with the republicans to the
proposition to impose a special tax on
wealth. But it remained for Bourke
Cockran, the great Tammany orator,
to eclipse with his eloquence against
the measure all speeches he has ever
made in congress. Mi 1 . Bryan, of Ne
braska, closed the debate for the day
in defense of the income tax. and he,
too, made a brilliant speech. The call
of committees for reports was dis
pensed with in the morning and the
house went immediately into commit
tee of the whole, and the tariff debate
was resumed.
Mr. Bartlett (democrat, New York)
declared that he was opposed to the in
come tax at any time and in any form,
whether as a rider on the tariff 11 or
as a separate measure. Mr. Pendieton
(democrat, West Virginia) said the
West Virginia delegation would sup
port the bill, and he thought New
Yok ought to do likewise, and take its
medicine in the form of an income tax.
The debate was prolonged.
Mr. Morse, of Massachusetts, gave
notice that he proposed to offer an
amendment to the title of the Wilson
bill, so as to make it read as follows:
“A bill to increase taxation, reduce
revenue for the government, and fine
honest men, and pay a premium on
perjury, and for other purposes.”
Maguire's New Bill.
It has remained for Representative
Maguire, of California, to bring for
ward the most far reaching proposi
tion placed before the house. For the
ffrst time cong’ress will be brought
face to face and placed on record upon
the single land tax scheme, of which
Henry George is the author. Mr. Ma
guire has drawn up with great care
and study a bill, which gives effect to
the single tax theories, and he will
propose it at the proper time as a sub
stitute for the income tax to the Wil
son bill. This bill levys a direct tax
of $02,622,250 upon the value of all
laud, exclusive of improvements there
on, on the states and territories.
It provides for collection by collec
tors and assessors for each state and
territory, to be appointed by the pres
ident, or that states shall collect the
taxes themselves and turn them over
to the treasurer of the United States,
retaining 5 per cent of the proceeds.
Mortgages on real estate are to be
treated as an interest in the land, mak
ing the tax in proportion to the value
represented by the amount due from
the mortgage, shall he a primary
charge against mortgage, but will con
stitute a lien on the land to satisfy
which it may he sold.
In case the mortgage fails to pay his
Croportion, the owner is to pay it and
e entitled to receive credit "for the
amount on his mortgage.
ARMED TO THE TEETH.
Governor Tillman's Constables Go Fully
Equipped lor Battle.
Ch a ri.eston, S. C., February 1. —
Things were quite lively in the whisky
war here yesterday and last night.
About 2 o’clock a battalion of consta
bles, armed to the teeth, and with their
weapons in hand, swooped down upon
the saloon of Fred McKay, on Market
street, which had already' been raided
and looted on three separate previous
occasions. As usual, they found noth
ing but sarsaparilla.
The raid, however, was peculiar for
the military manner in which it was
conducted. A platoon of armed “cops”
aceoinpaniad the constables, five in
number, and deploying across Market
street, which was very crowded, swept
every hod}' out of the street.
About the same time, but in another
part of the city, T. H. Howard, a citi
zen who was standing on the sidewalk,
was accosted by R. H. Pepper, one of
the constables, who, drawing his gun,
ordered Howard to move on. Pepper
will be arrested on the charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, but even if con
victed will be pardoned by Governor
Tillman.
Reorganization of P. P. in Virginia.
Richmond. Va., February I.—The
state central and executive committee
and leaders of the populist party of
Virginia held a conference here last
night and adopted an address looking
to a thorough reorganization of the
party. The executive committee were
empowered to call a convention for
such time and place as they might
deem best to define tlie position of the
party on the tariff question. Mr. 0.
H. Peirson resigned the state chair
manship and Mr. J. Haskins Hobson
was elected in his stead.
To Oprn the Fort Hall Reservation.
Boise. Idaho, February 1. —H. L.
Collier, United States special examiner
of surveys, has left this city for Poca
tello, where he will, as a specialist,
examine the surveys of the Fort Hall
Indian reservation.
31r. Childs’ Condi.ion. '
Philadelphia, February 1. —The
eoniauon of George VY. Childs yet re
mains unchanged, or that Ls the only
information obtainable from his phy
sic: tud those admitted to his
wuiihiucr.
JACKSON, GA., FEBRUARY 1, 1894.
THE MINERS OUIET.
I
No Further Demonstration of Riot
ing in the Coal Regions.
TET THERE IS MUCH UNEASINESS.
The Situation Now One of Martial Oulet*;
ode. With All the • Larger Pits
Guarded by Armed Deputies.
Peace Now Established.
Mansfiei.d, Pa., February t. — A bit
ter cold wave, which struck this valley
yesterday, was likely as responsible as
the deputies for preventing further
demonstration by the lotously in
clined miners. It is certain that last
night was absolutely free from dis
order along the Bridgeville-Miller’s
Run. Tom’s Run and Pan-Handle lines.
The shivering deputies patrolling all
'niglit did not see a single man who
-seemed by his action to have any hos
tile intention against the tipples. The
mob which assembled back of the
.’Ridgeway mine yesterday afternoon
got word that the deputies were
watching them, and like magic disap
peared. Another crowd was seen
above McDonald, hut this morning
their traces had been obliterated by
the know.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Lowrey made
an earle tour of the works up the Lake
Erie lines, especially in the Toms Run
district. He wired back that there
were a number of men at work in the
mines, and that confidence had been
generally restored. An operator said
,that the presence of the deputy sher
iffs was having a wonderfully salutary
effect upon the foreigners. Had they
been in uniform though, the effect
would have been curbed as quickly as
it assumed the ascendency.
There is little doubt, however, that
there still exists grounds for uneasi
ness, from the very sullen silence of
the men themselves. The fact that
they show no disposition to return to
work and exhibit a spirit of defiance,
which may result in further disorder
when the deputy sheriffs leave, causes
some apprehension.
The situation at p esent is one of
mai tial quietness, with all the larger
pits guarded by armed deputies, and
.with the prompt arrest of all who are
claimed to act disorderly.
Peace has been thoroughly estab
lished. The further plan proposed is
to maintain the present forces until
their necessities force the slavs to re
turn to work.
A Tragedy at a Wedding.
Cleveland, February 1. —A wedding
celebration at 94 Astor avenue had a
tragic ending. About twenty-five
young people had assert Ailed to cele
brate the marriage of Henry Mayer,
Jr., and Miss Mary Doyer. Among the
guests were David Penfold and Miss,
Annie Cos wen, his betrothed. :
Late in the evening, as the
were about ready to depart, Penfold,
seeing a Flojiert rifle hanging on the
wall, took it down and handed it toj
Louisa Mayer, the sister of the host,!
saying to her: “Take aim at something
and fire.” The young woman brought!
t?xe weapon to her shoulder and dis
charged it. The bullet struck Miss
Cowen in the head, just back of the'
left ear, and lodged in the brain. The
young w oman fell to the floor, blood)
spurting from the wound.
Another Murder It Is.
Hamilton, Ga., February I.—The,
saddest shooting affray known in thisj
county for many years occurred about!
8:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Mr.
Will Swint shot and instantly killed
Mr. Sonny Pierce. The trouble origi-'
natejl from a dispute over a land line.
Both men are prominent citizens and
are of the best families in this ceunty.
The men were brothers-in-law, Mr.
Swffnt having married a sister of Mr.
Pierce a few years ago. Both men'
owned considerable property. Mr.’
Pierce was thought to he worth about
$25,000. The entire county will mourn
this sad calamity.
Fifteenth District (N. Y.) Congressman.
New York, February I.— Total vote'
for congressman in the Fifteenth dis
trict is as follows: Sigrist (republican),
10,850; Straus (democrat), 15,30 t.
The inspector of the Tenth congres
sional district refuses to sign the re
turns, owing to a question of the le
gality of a paster ballot. This is the
only missing district, and cannot af
jfect the result, and Quiffg is certainly
elected.
The Offices Will Remain in Richmond.
Richmond, Va., February I.—At a
conference held here between repre
sentatives of various lines composing
the associated railways of Virginia
and the Carolinas and a committee
from the Richmond chamber of com
merce the associated railways agreed
not to remove their offices from this
city to Baltimore, as had been deter
mined upon.
“The President Is Well, Thank You.**
Washington, February 1. — It has
been currently rumored since the re
cent arrival here of Dr. Bryant, of
New York, President Cleveland’s fam
ily physician, that the latter was ill
and the illness of a serious nature.
Secretary Lamont says there is abso
lutely no truth in the statement, and
that ‘‘the president is quite well, thank
you.”
Dr. C. D. Smith Dead.
Asheville, N. C., February t. —C. D.
Smith. D. D., L.L. D., died at his home
near Franklin, N. C., this morning. He
was for fifty years a preacher in the
Halston conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south. He was until
recently assistant state mineralogist
and for years a member of the state
board of agriculture. He was 82 years
old,
- The Harry Hill Case.
Atlanta, February 1. — The case of
Harry Hill for forgery came up in the
superior criminal court yesterday and
is being continued today. It attracts
decided attention and the court room
is full of spectators.
A Frozen Body in the Mill Baca
Srxßuar, Pa., February I.—The
frozen body of Alfred Herman, 70 years
old, was found in a mill race here to
day. It is supposed that he had fallen
in while mentally deranged. __ _
IT WAS THE*CASHIER
iWhc Bobbed the Peoples Bank at Ella*
ville, Georgia.
Ellaville, Ga., February I.— The
robbery of the Planter's bank of Ella
ville, has been solved by Bill Jones, of’
Atlanta, the detective.
It was robbed by the cashier, Ed
Clark.
Speeculation in cotton Mtures by
Clark caused the robbery or shortage.
The detective, after surveying the
premises, discovered that the door of
the Herring burglar proof safe had
only been blown off the hinges, the
lock being intact, and that therefore
the blowing took place after the safe
fcad been unlocked. He confronted the
cashier with this information, and he
promptly admitted that he was the,
robber.
Over three thousand dollars has been
recovered, and more will be.
Nothing ever caused such intense ex
citliment as the discovery of the fact
that Ed Clark w r as the robbes.
Mr. Clark attemted suicide yesterday
by taking laudanum, but was soon
restored by Dr. Cheney.
Mr. Clark had others with him, but
so far he has refused to divulge their
names. He says he did it all by him
self, but this is very improbable.
FIREMEN TORN TO ATOMS.
On# of the Most Horrible Disasters In the
History of Southern Kentucky.
Owensboro, Ky., February I.— One of
the most horrible disasters in the his
tory of southern Kentucky occurred
yesterday morning near Crowhickman,-
a station on the Owensboro & Nash
ville railroad, nine miles south of here.
A boiler in the portable mill of John
Mercer exploded, killing five men and
fatally injuring another. The explo
sion was caused by running cold w ater
into a warm boiler. The engineer
foresaw the explosion and urged the
by-standers to run, but they regarded
his warning as a joke. The bodies of
two of the men were found, torn to
atoms, in a tree seventy-five yards
from the scene of the accident.
All the victims were horribly
mangled, John Mercer’s body being an
unrecognizable mass when found. A
more terrible report could not be
imagined. The concussion w 7 as plainly
felt in this city.
A Baltluiorian's Graceful Gift.
Charleston, February I.—At the
twenty-sixth anniversary of the Home
for Mothers, Widows and Daughters of
Confederate Soldiers, held in this city
yesterday, a gift of $20,000 from a Bal
timorian was announced. The name
of the giver is withheld. This home is
the oldest in the south, was founded
and has been managed by women. It
has housed hundreds of widows and
educated nearly a thousand daughters
of confederate soldiers. The associa
tion owns a valuable and extensive
building, formerly the Carolina hotel,
on Broad street. This gift materially
adds to its fund, and is the occasion of
profound satisfaction.
Receiver for Chickamauga Coal & Iron Cos.
Chattanooga, February I.—Paul J.
Murphy was appointed receiver of the
Chickamauga Coal and Iron company
and the Chickamauga and Durham
railway yesterday by Judge Newman,
of the United States district court here.
The application was made by the Cen
tral Trust company of New York,
which is trustee for $600,000 of the
bonds of the Coal and Iron company,
on which there has been two defaults
of interest —in July, 1893, and January,
1894. There was no opposition to the
application.
The Railroad Tax.
Atlanta, Ga., February I.— The de
cision of the supreme court of the Uni
ted States affirming the decision of the
supreme court of Georgia that the
Glenn tax act was constitutional, will
put $10,879.57, with the interest upon
it, into the state treasury. This will
come from the Columbus Southern
road, which runs from Columbus to
Albany, and which has fought the pay
ment of the tax from the very begin
ning. The bill to tax the property of
railroads in the different counties of
the state was introduced by Hon. W. C.
Glenn, and became a law in 1889, and
went into effect in 1890.
The Sugar Octopus Wins a Test Case.
Philadelphia, Feburary 1. —In the
suit brought by the government to test
the legality of the sugar trust’s ab
sorption of the Philadelphia refineries,
Judge Butler decided in favor of the
trust. As the case is a test one, it is
believed that an appeal to the supreme
court will be taken, in order that no
doubt as to the legality of the purchase
of the local refineries shall exist.
Rich Gold Mine.
Dahlonega, Ga., February 1. —Last
Saturday afternoon Floyd Jackson,
Ben Hatfield and Bob Howell cleaned
up a two weeks’ work on ore from the
Yohwla mine. They were rewarded
with a take-up of 996 penyweights of
refined gold. This was made by the
gentlemen named above with no ex
pense but their own labor. There is
enough gold in Lumpkin county to
pay the national debt if it was only dug
out.
Gladstone May Resign.
London, February 1. —The Pall Mall
Gazette, under a spread head and
in leaded lines says:
“We reason to know from an
authority that we are unable to dis
close, but in which we have every con
fidence, that Mr. Gladstone has decided
to resign almost immediately.”
The 3liners Return to Work.
Birmingham, Ga., February 1. —Five
hundred miners at Corona, Ala., who
went out on a strike two weeks ago
on account of a difference between
them and the company relative to the
price for house rents, material, etc.,
returned to work yesterday morning,
the differences having been satisfacto
rily adjusted.
Threats of Imprisonment.
Chicago, February 1. —Editor IV. 1.
Stead says he has been threatened
with imprisonment ia*Cbicago. and ap
parently enjoys the anticipation of a
repetition of his London jail experi
ence.
Death of Hon. S. R. Cochran.
Marietta, Ga., February I.—Hon. S.
R. Cochran, member of the last legisla
ture from Cobb county, died at his home
two miles from Mableton, at 3 o'clock
yesterday. _
D'GAMA SURRENDERS
American Flag Fired On in a Naval
Battle in Rio Harbor.
ADMIRAL BENHAM’S SURE DEFENSE.
Th® American Kagle Proudly on Top While
the Brazilian Insurgents Are Pushed
by I'nele Sam's Men-of-War.
Much excitement in Kio. .
Rio Janeiro, February 1. —Saturday
the American bark Amy, Captain
Blackford, from Baltimore; the Ameri
can bark Hood News, Captain Myrick,
1 f
ADMIRAL BENHAM.
also from Baltimore, and the Julia
Rollins, gave notice that they wore go
ing to the Saudre piers.
Admiral DaGama learned of this yes
terday and he notified Admiral Benliam
that if the three vesses attempted to
go to the piers referred to, he would
fire on them.
Admiral Benham at once, replied that
the vessels would go to the piers if
they wanted to and that he would send
the Detroit to protect them. If the
Detroit could not furnish sufficient pro
tection, every vessel of tlie American
squadron would be employed in the
Work of protection.
Early yesterday morning five insur
gent tugs and armed merchantmen
proceeded to the place where the Amer
ican vessels were lying at anchor and
hovered about them, apparently wait
ing for them to get under way, when
they would fire upon them.
’ There was great activity displayed on
board the American war ships, and
soon the sharp tones of the boatswain’s
whistb? could be heard piping the crews
to clear the ships for action.
, At 5 o’clock the Detroit hoisted her
anchors and, with shotted guns,
steamed in beside the insurgent war
ships, Trajor and Guanabana, both of
which were lying close to the Good
News.
As the Detroit took up her position a
shot was fired from the Guanabaua at
the Good News.
The Detroit at once fired a G-pound
shot across the bows of the Guana
bana, whereupon the latter vessel re
plied with what is supposed to have
been a blank cartridge. The Detroit
then turned one of her guns upon the
Guanabana and sent a small shell into
her stern post, and was on the point of
delivering a broadside at the insurgent
ship, when the Guanabana signalled
that she would stop firing.
The Brazilian Minister Speaks.
London, February I.—The Brazilian
minister here, upon being informed of
the contents of the dispatch received
by the Rothschilds hanking house, and
of the contents of the other dispatches
saying that an engagement had taken
place between the United States war
vessels and the insurgents, and that
Admiral DeGama had surrendered,
said that he had no doubt that the
news was true. The Brazilian minis
ter added that Admiral Mello now only
had command of the Republica, and
that the final collapse of the revolt is
only a question of a few days. Baron
Rothschild, upon being questioned by
the Associated reporter as to the
source from which he had received the
dispatch announcing the surrender of
Admiral DeGama, said that the cable
message came to him from what he
considered a most reliable source, and
that he had no reason to doubt its ac
curacy.
In conclusion, the- Brazilian minister
said that from the source which the
news was received from Rio regarding
the surrender of Admiral DeGama,
there cannot be the slightest question
as to its truth, although no official con
firmation has reached him.
Confirmed at Washington.
Washington, February I.— At the
navy department it was said that word
had been received from Admiral Ben
ham, announcing his purpose to pro
tect the American vessels from the in
surgent firing, and of his intention to
pursue the course outlined in the Asso
ciated Press dispatches from Rio.
The department had not yet received
word from the admiral that he had
carried out the program he outlined to
the department.
The navy department later this
morning, received dispatches which,
it is stated, fully confirm the dispatches
from Rio. The official who made this
statement added very significantly:
“They (the press dispatches) don’t
go far enough.”
From this, the inference is drawn
that later developments have been
more serious.
DeGama Surrenders.
London, February I.— The Roths
childs' banking bouse has received a
dispatch from Rio, saying that Admi
ral DeGama has surrendered.
Ready for the Winter CarnivaL
Quebec, February 1. —Everything Is
in readiness for Che formal opening of
the Quebec winter carnival. Quite a
-number of Americans have arrived to
Sake part in the festivities, but the
number is not as large as the pro
moters of the carnival had’ hoped for.
The ftealth of the Czar Improving.
St. Petersburg, February l. —The
health of the czar is generally im
proved, though his rest was disturbed
by coughing. His temperature this
morning is 100.4.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE COUNIY.
NEWS OF TR2 WEEK CONDENSED.
Imports of drv goods for the past
week were $1,971,240.
The Good Government conference in
Philadelphia has adjourned.
Six Danbury, Conn., hat factories
have resumed with their old crews.
Hundreds of Danbury strikers have
returned to work in the liat factories.
Tire exposition opens up in San Fran
cisco with every assurance of success.
The National Cyclists’ union, of Eng
land. is likely to favor cash prize races.
John Stetson is said to have bought
the Park Theatre, Boston. Mass., for
$400,000.
It is reported that the pope has sum
moned Archbishop Corrigan, of New
York, to Rome.
Owing to the rope breaking, it was
necessary to hang George 11, Painter, a
Chicago murderer, twice.
Judge John 1). Stewart, of Grifton,
Ga., died at his home Sunday evening
after a long, lingering illness.
Ira Ellis, postmaster of Dublin. Jnd.,
has disappeared, and it is supposed
that lie has committed suicide.
Bishop Bodacum, of Lincoln, ha i
been arrested on a charge of criminal
libel brought by Father Corbett.
Pope Leo, in his allocution read at
St. Peter’s, bewailed the “ruin of reli
gion, designedly accomplished.”
. The well known and influential
bankers, Solomon & Maas, of Frank
fort (Ky.) and Mannheim, have sus
pended.
' The Canton, 0., police captured a
gang of twenty-one tramps on the Fort
Wayne road after a lively interchange
of shots.
An Italian organ grinder has been
arrested in Scranton and charged with
kidnapping little Eddie Brotlierton, oi
Wilkesbarre.
The sultan of Turkey says that if the
khedive had any complaints to make
he shoulD have forwarded them to his
sovereign.
John Redmond says that unless the
Paris fund deadlock is broken soon the
'public may expect some interesting
[revelations.
A St. Petersburg special says the
[Czar is suffering from a severe attack
of influenza, bronchitis and inflamma
tion of the lungs.
An order has been made in the fed
eral court of Tennessee authorizing the
sale of the Marietta and North Georgia
,road on February 21.
Elias Groff, of Krick’s Mill, Pa.,
[claims to have discovered anew prin
ciple in acoustics, and has applied for
ja telephone patent.
; Twenty-six lives have been lost by
the wrecking of the British bark Port
ayanock, Captain Forbes, from Santa
Rosalea to Antwerp.
Reports of 479 operating railroad
companies for the last fiscal year show
a gain in net earnings and dividends
over the preceding year.
Mrs. Potter, author of “Our Country
Cousins,” has been commissioned by
Mr. Daniel Froliman to write another
for the Lyceum theater.
E. 11. Sothern is playing “Sheridan”
in Philadelphia. Success on the road
with this comedy has equalled any of
his former well-known pieces.
Prof. Eliliu Thomson and others of
the Thomson-llouston Electric com
pany declared war on the General Elec
tric, and will start anew corporation.
Clay Shackelford, of Lexington, Ky.,
shot and killed his brother because he
quarrelled with their father, Colonel J.
T. Shackelford, of old and prominent
family.
Special Land Office Inspector A. P.
jSwmford chums to have unearthed
[seventeen fraudulent pre-emption
claims to valuable timber lands in
Minnesota.
John Siebold died in Danville, 111., of
hydrophobia and lockjaw, after suffer
ing agony for several hours, lie was
by a mad hor.-e on his right arm
a few years ago at Paola, lnd.
The appointment of Count Herbert
Bismarck as German ambassador to the
court at Vienna, as a first result of the
reconciliation between his father and
the kaiser, is regarded as possible.
Judge Wm. H. Calkins died yester
day at Tacoma, Wash., of Bright’s dis
ease, aged 52. J udge Calkins was a
member of congress from Indiana from
1870 to 1882.
The Chicago story about Mr. Daniel
Frohman buying a theatre in that city
turns out to be without any founda
tion, except some negotiations which
Mr. Frohman decided not to go on with.
Little Mabel Clarke, the graceful too
dancer in, “1492,” danced for the pa
tients at Bloomingdale* yesterday af
ternoon, at the entertainment given
by Lillian Russell and other well
professionals.
Zurich has just been the scene of a
serious riotous demonstration. A hand
of anarchists, carrying red and black
flags, marched to the Italian consulate
and affixed the flags over the door.
The police interfered and a riot fol
lowed.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
Report of the Situation for the Week
Ending January 29, 1891.
In Its review of the industrial situation in
the Sontn for the week ending January U.
The 'tradesman reports that the condition
of Southern manufacturing industries oontim.es
to he favorable, and that the demand for ma
chinery is larger than for sometime past. Plants
which have been shut down are now starting up,
especially in the lumber iudustry. Southern
textile mills report a fair amount of business.
A feature of the situation is the considerable
increase in the number of enlargements of man
ufactories reported each week.
Fifty-five new industries are reported as es
tablished or incorporated during tne week, to
gether with fourteen enlargements of manufac
tories, and eleven important new buildings.
Among the trominent hew industries of tne
week are the following: The Virginia Coal and
Coke Company, of Richmond, Va., capital 8!00 -
000; t„e Owl Hollow Gold Mining Company, of
Atlanta. Ga., capital SL#OO3: the Naw Decatur
Gas, Petroleum and Mining Cos., of New Deca
tur. Ala., capital SIOO 030; the Hvgienic Salt Cos.,
of Norfolk, Va.. capital TO 030; a canning fac
tory to cost $35 OtO at Jackson, Texas; the Vic
tor Flouring Mill Cos., of Wichita Falls, Texas,
capital $35,000; and the gfhra Land Cos., of Fort
Worth, Texas, capita! TO 000.
A hardware company, capital SCO 003. is re-
Dorted at Bartow, Fla.; a stave factory, with
sl6 0 0 tayital at Jones' oro. Ark.: electrical
woiks, ca-ital 110 001, t Dav s n G-. aid a
fence ma in® company, capital $10,003, at
Houston. Te: as.
A canning factory is reported at Terry, Miss.;
a cold storage plant at Montgomery. Ala.: a
distillery at Hope Mills, N- C., and electrical
plants at Searcy, Ala., earcy, Ark., Quitman.
Ga.. and Shelby. N C. Fertilizer works are to
be built at Tampa Ft.: a flouring mill at
Jacl sboro, Te. as: m:- bine s.toos at Dalton,
Ga., and Longview. 1 "cs. and an oil and gas
company at Alt rraysvL ,W. Va. Printworks
are to te estab ished rt Athens, Ga.; a shoe
actor; - At Mem’'his, TV n.: steam cotton gins
it Kenecy urd Richmo,. Texes, and a knitting
ai lat Rossville. Ga. Wcodworkln; plants are
obe built at Mobile, > urphy and Stevenson.
Ala, I’-lack rock. Jone oro. Little Rock and
Nett’e'on. Ark.. Palatku, Fla., Cana, N. C., and
_v : : rg, \'a.
V.'a works are to bni’t ot Marion, Ala..
•■. t 1-ia . C ace a t Ga Fr-_tr,.-
Ky. f anti Crawfovu, i-cnvuie and Wert,
•.exau.’
NO 5.