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BIfICBL ORGAN OF TOE CITY.
VOL XXII
CO UN l Y DIuECrOUY.
Ordinary—J. F. Carmichael.
Mienti —J. O. Beauchamp,
Depu->—-J. \V. Ciawiutd.
Survtvot —B. J. Jinks,
Ti eacurer—TANARUS, L. \N liliams.
i ;X Cuiiecioi —T. j. Cole,
iax itcueivei —L. if. Career.
Goi eht —Simuii liaruy.
ituk Superior Court — Joe Jolly ;
coin > ord Aloud ay a iu Keuruary
uuw August.
Koau CommiasHionera—6ls G, M.,
J. L, Baikley, 11. U. As jury, T. (J,
W oouward ; Old G, M , ,1, M. Ball,
J, F. llale, J. VV Fletcher; 609 G.
M , J. \V. Aliuter, J. L. Pye, 8. K.
hmith; 611 G. M , J. W. lluioway,
J. 11. Cole, J. Van Wright; 552 G,
M , 1). B, Moore. R. M. Harper, F.
M. Maddox; 612 G. M. f W. 0.
Crawley, Cornelius McCluare, T.
11. Nolan; 610 G, M., T. P. Bell,
R. Al. Fletcher, J. G. Coidweli; 616
G. Al., J. 11. Maddox, J, J. \Vil o ou,
J . C. lim ues.
Boaid ut Educatiun-*W. M, Alai
let, A U Hitchens, J. 1 Gouuman,
i). N. Carunchael, J. Al McAlichael.
iv F. Pound C, C. Cilice lu
COun JioUao.
Jury Commissioners---H. N. By
ai', P. Li. Williams, W. B. Dozier,
\j. J. Bali, i. P. Ball, AlexAtkin*
sun.
Justices Court—6ls Gist., R. A
Woodward, J. P.; j. <i, Kimbell
N. P.
613 Gist. 11. L. Brown, J, P.; H.
C. tha a ton, N, P,
609 i>is ~ ‘V. A. W a idrup, J P.;
Sieve Aloo t. N. P.
552 Lhsi. ‘aiiies Jolly, J. P.; J
Al Alauuox A. P,
612 Lhsi., Howard Ham, J. P.; F.
Z. Cut ry ,N. P.
610 Gist, T. J. Collins, J P.; T.
P. hell, JN. P.
(316 Gist., (j. B. Kucwits, J, P,;
J. i.. Darnel, N. P.
Oi l Gist., A 11. Ogletree, J. P.;
V\ . F. Douglas, N. P.
Cl I V GtUECTOKY.
Mayor E. E. Pound.
Coiiueiiineii—T. J. Lane, J. W- Car
imciiael, B. I'. Bailey, i'. Al. Furlow.
CiIDKCIIICS
Methodist— Kev. i. \V. Bell, pastor.
(Services eVer> Sunday at 11 a.iu., 7
p.m. Pray er meeting every Wednes
day uiglu.
Baptist -Lev G. W. Gardner, pas
tor. Services every suiulay at 11 a.
in. .aid < p. in. Prayer meo ing every
Tuursday night.
I'resoy lei iau—Rev. Mr. Pha. r, pas
tor. Oer vices every did Sunday ai
1L a. in. and i p.m, and every Ist
Sun uiy at i p.m.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
F & A. u. —Lhapier meets 2nd and
4 h lijini.u nielli', lime Louge, Isi
and Jru Al itidav nignts
Kediiiun— 2.ni ami 4tn luesday
mam.' in eaen inuiitli.
PKOI'ESSIUAIAL CAItDS.
M. V. McKIBBEN,
Attorney at Law,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
M. M. MILLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office in court house, Jackson, Georgia.
W. W. Anderson. Frank Z. Cubry.
AND£dSON& CURRY,
ATTO UN tYS AT LAW.
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*
tracted without pain. Prices moderate.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Dr. O. H. Cantrell
DENTIST,
Jackson, geouGia.
"CLEVELAND HOUSE.
JACKSON, - - - GA.
The only brck Hotel between Atlan
ta and Macon. Boaid $2 00 per day.
Him Jixnie W allace. Prop.
decH 12m
STOP A r THE
Morrison House.
£ 1 'EM Y THING JVE IF
C LAbS.
Conveniently Located.
Free ißack to Depot,
C. R. G -slum, Pi priet r
I>KM PSIAMIOUSIL
SOUTHEAST CORNER PUBLIC
SQUARE, JACKSUN, GA.
Strictly first-class in all respects.
Give it a*trial when you come to Jack
reon. Terms moderate. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
, MMS. A. .11. JESTER, Prop.
deel4-3m
Til JICISOi ARGUS,
IIOXORISCTHE DEAD.
Loving Tributes to Noble Confed
erates Who Fought and Fell.
MARKING GRAVES OF THE UNKNOWN,
I he Atlanta Celebration of Memorial Day.
and the Appropriate Ceremonies at
the Unveiling of the Monu
ment, Lion of Lucerne.
Atlanta, April 26. —Atlanta joins
the other cities of Georgia today in
paying a fittimr tribute to the dead
heroes of the Confederate cause. The
business of the city is temporarily sus
pended, and the executive and federal
offices are closed. In addition to the
usual ceremonies attendant upon
Memorial Day, the event here is espe
cially significant in the unveiling of
the beautiful new monument, the Lion
of Lucerne, erected to mark the rest
ing places of the unknown dead. The
graves in Oakland were profusely
decorated this afternoon by the ladies,
and the procession that moved upon
the cemetery* was the longest ever seeu
in Atlanta on a similar occasion.
Judge Austin Presents a Stand of Color*.
It was an interesting occurrence
on Marietta street at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon. The Fifth regiment was
stationed on either side of the street.
Judge Advocate General James W. Aus
tin, in behalf of the state of Georgia,
presented to the regiment, through its
commanding officer. Colonel John S.
Candler, a handsome stand of colors.
Colonel Candler responded briefly for
the regiment.
The regiment is made up of the At
lanta Rifies, the Atlanta Zouaves, the
Hibernian Rifles, the Capital City
Guards, the Machine Gun Platoon, the
Marietta Rifles and the Rarnesville
Blues.
As soon as the presentation was over
different batalions wheeled into line
and marched out Forsyth to Church,
down Church to Spring, out Spring
to Baker and then to P achtree street.
Here the general procession was
formed. The ladies of the memorial
association occupied carriages, lined
on Peachtree street from Cain to
Ellis, so that they could see the pro
cession as it passed.
Chief Marsh il M Pledge,
Colonel John Milledge, the chief
marshal, headed the procession sur
rounded by his staff and escorted by
the Governor's Horse Guards, under
command of Captain John A. Miller.
Following this was the Fifth regiment,
the machine gun platoon, the Cadets
and the police, in command of Colonel
Candler. The Knights of Pythias,
commanded by Captain Tip Harrison,
followed by the celebrated Third Artil
lery band.
The Confederate veterns were in
command of Colonel L. P. Thomas and
escorted by the Gate City Guard.
The Ooverdnr Reviews the Troop*.
When the exercises at the cemetery
were over Governor Northen reviewed
the Fifth regiment, the Governor’s
Horse Guard and the Atlanta artillery
on the Hunter street front of the cap
itoL
AT HARRISON'S HOME.
The Republican* of Indiana in State Con
vention Assembled.
Indianapolis, April 20.— For over
twelve hours yesterday and last night,
without a single recess for a bite or a
■ip, the 1,700 delegates to the republi
can state convention devoted them
selves to the making of a party ticket
to be voted on in November. This ex
traordinary session was due to the fact
that there were no less than forty-three
candidates for the ten nominations, and
taking their keynote from the speeches
of ex-President Harrison and ex-Secre
tary Thompson, both of whom suggest
ed that a republican nomination in
Indiana this year was equivalent to an
election, the supporters of each candi
date fought to the last ditch for their
favorites.
Three and in some cases four ballots
were required for each nomination, and
the net results of nine hours calling of
the roll four nominations had been
madeup to 8 o’clock last night.
For secretary of state —W. D. Owens,
of Logansport, ex-congressman and
President Harrison's first commissioner
of immigration.
For auditor of state—A. C. Dailey, of
Lebanon.
For state treasurer—F. J. Scholz, of
Evansville.
For attorney general—W. A. Ket
eliam, of Indianapolis. _
THE WHIPPINGS WERE GIVEN.
As to the Cause, There the Question
Hinges—The Whitecapper*' Trial.
Atlanta, April 26.—The government
bad no trouble yesterday in the trial of
the whitecaps in establishing the fact
that whippings were given to several
parties. When it came to showing that
the whippings were to prevent evidence
being given to the government about
violations of the internal revenue laws,
the prosecution was weak. Judge New
man ordered two counts of t ie indict
m nt to be stricken out, and only one
remains. _
ONE CONFEDERATE KILLED.
Delegate from Cfdartown, Ga., Fell from a
Building: iu Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala.. April 26. -W. L.
McCormack, of Cedartown, Ga., a dele
gate to the reunion from that place,
lell from the third story of the Dude
saloon yesterday morning, and died
from the effe t- of the fall at 8:30 p m..
at the charity h .-p tu:. His remains
are now lying : -A -te at Killer & Cos. s
undertaking rooms. *. McCormack
was a prominent ui Cedai town.
JACKSON, GA. THURSDAY APRIL 26, 1894.
CONSULAR BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Bill Looking to Coii y’g Reception Dis
cussed in the Senate.
Washington, April 26.—After the in
troduction of a bill and resolution on
the subject of the expected arrival in
Washington of Coxey and his followers,
the tariff 5 bill was, at, 1 p. m., laid be
fore the senate, and Harris asked unan
imous consent to have the bill taken up
each day this week at 1 p. m. and con
sideration continued till 6 p. m.
Objection was made by Aldrich, act
ing for the republicans, to continuing
daily sessions later than 5 o'clock.
Harris then put his request in the
shape of a motion, and, on objection,
it went over until today, when he will
call it up for a vote.
Harris gave notice that he would
submit this motion every day until
some result is reached.
Consideration of the bill t riff was be
gun, paragraph by paragraph, and
Vest took the floor.
la the House.
The house, at 12:40 o'clock, resolved
itself into a committee of the whole
for the consideration of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
At 5:15, having considered seven
pages of the bill, the committee rose
and the house adjourned.
None of the mrultitude of amend
ments offered were adopted. A num
ber of them were apparently presented
for the purpose of giving opportunity
for political speeches. Several times
during the session the point of no quo
rum was raised, and the course of busi
ness was interrupted until a quorum
could be drummed up.
Seigniorage BUI Postponed.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures has postponed
till the next session of congress the
bill of Meyer providing for tne coinage
of the seigniorage of silver bullion in
the treasury and the issue of 3 per cent
bonds.
A Cedartown Bank Dividend.
Consideration of the Bland bill, pro
viding for re-enacting the free coinage
law of 1837, was postponed till the 3d
of May.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared a first dividend of 30 per cent
in favor of the creditors of the First
National bank of Cedartown, Ga., oh
claims proved amounting to $16,000.
MORGAN ENTERS PROTEST.
The Alabama Senator Speaks of Ilia Speech
and Reception at Montgomery.
Birmingham, Ala., April 26. The re
port sent out from Montgomery pur
porting to give an account of Senator
Morgan’s speech iu that city Saturday
night last has aroused great indigna
tion among the senator's friends. The
senator himself desires that a denial be
entered for the benefit of his friends
throughout tlie country. He is here,
and hands to the Southern Associated
Press the following* statement:
“I have never been more warmly received
than at Montgomery on Saturday night. In
deed the out-pouring of people and their cor
dial greeting, as well as their kind attention to
all that I said, surpassed anything I had a right
to expect. General John W. A. Sanford, a dis
tinguished man in this state, introduced me to
the audience, heard my speech and afterwards
said to me: ‘Tne reception to you, general, to
night was as remarkable for its si e and enthu
siasm as any I have ever seen accorded to any
political speaker in Montgomery, and I have
seen them all for many years. It equalled tnat
accorded to Mr. Yancey in 18C0 upon his return
from his tour in the nort in advocacy of Breck
inridge and Lane, and thit was a notable event
in our city. The hearty cheering during the
speech and the wild outbursts of applause at its
con lusion shows how your Si eecn and you are
regarded by our people.
‘T do not ask tnat these statements be sent
out by the Southern Associated Press from any
motive of personal vanity, but I do wish the peo
ple to know the truth as to how the principles I
uphold are received by the people of Alabama.”
CONVICTS FOUGHT THE FLAMES
Destructive Fire In Colombia Within the
Wails of the South Carolina Pen.
Columbia, S. C., April 26.—Fire yes
terday afternoon destroyed the hoisery
factory situated within the walls of the
penitentiary, and operated by private
parties. The building was owned by
the state, and was a total loss, there
being no insurance. The building was
valued at SB,OOO. Total loss by fire
was $20,000, including the machinery
and stock of goods.
The mill was operated by convicts.
Owing to the inflammable material of
the stock it was impossible to get the
fire under control. The convicts had
quit work and had been marched to
their quarters. There was no stam
pede among them, and some of them
assisted the firemen in fighting the
flames. The fire is supposed to have
been started by a convict who was left
to lock up thy factory. John Graham,
of this city, was one of the principal
owners of the mill. The hosiery ma
chinery and stock were insured for
$9,000 in the following companies:
Southern, 81.000; Sun Mutual, 81,000;
American, of Philadelphia, $1,000;
Phoenix, of Hartford, $1,500; Hartford,
of Connecticutt, $2,500; Georgia Home,
$2,000. The mill and stock were valued
at $12,000. r
A JEALOUS PRIEST’S CRIME.
He Shoots and Instantly Kills a Girl With
Whom He Was Infatuated.
Cincinnati, 0., April 26.—Mary Gil
martin, a pretty clerk, employed by
the Pulvermacher Galvanic Beit com
pany, was shot and instantly killed
yesterday while on her way to woi'k.
The man who committed the murder
was arrested and gave the name of
George Reed, aged 30, but letters in
his pocket identify him as a Catholic
priest, named Father Dominick O'Grady.
Insane jealousy of the girl, and her
desire to get rid of his unwelcome at
tentions. caused the tragedy.
At the stutionh jusj O'Grady at
tempted suicide by taking poison, but
prompt use of a stomach pump saved
his life.
Killed by a Mi.! Exp.osion.
Huntington, Ind., April 26.—A tile
mill exploded at Markle, killing sev
eral employes and injuring others.
3lr. Scliermerhorn’s Condition.
Schenectady. N. Y., April 26.—Con
gTes-rr'' a Sehermerhorn is no worse,
ana is resting coin.^rtubly.
CAPTURED THE ARMY
Coxeyites, Who Manned the Train,
Taken by Page’s Troops.
FIRST BLOOD SIIED IS THE MOVEMENT
Montana Excited at the Bold and Fearless
Army of Industrials Who Can Take
a Train and Move at Ease.
More Trouble Feared.
St. Paul, Minn., April 26. —The Cox
eyites were arrested at i2:30 this morn
ing by Colonel Fi res troops at For
sythe, Montana, 46 miles west of Fort
Keogh.
Billings, Mont., April 26.—The first
bloodshed resulting from the clashes
between the law and the industrial
army movement which is now sweep
ing over the country iu a wave of mon
ster proportions, was witnessed here
yesterday.
About 11 o’clock, in the morning, this
little city was thrown into wild ex
citement, by the announcement that
the train stealing contingent of the
Coxey army, was rushing into the city
in a Northern Pacific train from the
west at a high rate of speed, closely
followed b\ r a train load of United
States deputy marshals.
The truth of the statement was veri
fied a few minutes before noon, when
the train of box cars ran into town.
The Coxeyites were overtaken by the
special train of the marshals just as
they entered the limits of ’he city.
After their arrival it was learned that
the marshals’ train overtook the Hogan
contingent just as they were pulling
away from Columbus formerly known
as Stillwater), and attempted to arrest
the progress of the train bearing the
500 unemployed who are in possession
of the train. The leaders would not
yield to the demands of tlie marshals to
give up the train, and instructed their
men to go ahead, which was done. The
two ti*ains came on during the forenoon
hours until this city was reached, when
a stop was ordered, the conflict be
tween the two bodies resulting.
As near as can be learned, Marshal
McDermott, ordered the leaders of the
captured train to surrender, and when
they refused to do so, a few of the mar
shals before receiving a command to
do so, fired upon the crowd of men on
the cars.
The shots were quickly returned by
the industrials. A number of shots
were exchanged between the parties
before Marshal McDermott could re
gain control of his men. During the
firing, one of the deputies was seriously
wounded, and one of the men on the
rear platform car was shot in the
groin. McDermott said that his men
were not equal to the orders against
them and order and his men to desist fir
ing, which they did. The captured
train soon after pulled out from the
depot, and McDermott notified the au
thorities that his force was inadequate
to capture the 500 men who were deter
mined to retain possession of the train.
As Tie wed at the White House.
Washington, April 26. —Major-Gen-
eral Schofield, commanding the army,
last night sent a telegram to General
Merritt, commanding the department
of Dakota, instructing him, by direc
tion of the president, to have a suffi
cient force sent to arrest all persons
engaged in the unlawful seizure of the
Northern Pacific train at Butte, Mont,,
and to hold the train and all on board
until they can be delivered to the
United States marshal for Montana,
subject to the order of the United
States district court.
In the opinion of government officials
here none of the so-called army move
ments of the unemployed is so formid
able as that along the line of the North
ern Pacific railroad. Telegrams re
ceived here state that bands ranging
from 500 to 800 men are congregated at
as many as twenty-five stations of that
railroad.
Reports have been received at police
headquarters from the authorities at
other places, showing the strength of
the various contingents now moving on
Washington. A summary follows:
Coxey, at Frederick, Md., 350; Kelly,
Neola, la., 1,600; Frye, Terre Haute,
Ind., 1,000; Frye’s second division, Mc-
Lean boro, Ills., 200; Grayson, Platt
ville, Col., 100; Galvan, Loveland, 0.,
200; Randall, Chicago, 500; contingent
at Little Falls,Minn., 100; Butte,Mont.,
300; Monmouth, Ills., 100, Ottomwa,
la., 100; Sullivan’s force, Chicago,
1,000; contingent at Madison, Ind., 150,
and Aubrey's force, Indianapolis, 700;
total, 7,000.
It is explained at the White House
that the Butte miners had applied to
the Northern Pacific officials (that r ad
being in the hands of a government
receiver) for free transportation to
Washington, and when this was re
fused the strikers broke into the round
house, seized a locomotive, coupled a
car to form a train, and when the
United States court granted an injunc
tion against this action, and issued an
order for the arrest of the marauders,
and when the United States marshal
attempted to execute the cTrders of the
court with as strong a posse as he was
able to summon to his aid, his forces
were overpowered and the stolen train
escaped.
Frye's Men Left Foodless.
Terre Haute, Ind., April 26.—The
contingent of Coxey's army under com
mand of General Louis C. Frye forcibly
took possession of an east bound freight
train, leaving here yesterday afternoon.
The officers of the army claim to have
paid the railroad company, for the
transportation as far as Lrazil twenty
miles east of Terre Haute, but after
the loading of horses, wagons, cooking
utensiis a id blankets, the train pulled
out leaving the industr.als m this city.
YEARSOF UNJUST PUNISHMENT.
Governor Xorfhen Pardons the Victim of a
Cruel Conspiracy.
Atlanta, Ga., April 26.—But for
deathbed confessions, Allen Yancy,
now confined in Dade coal mines,
would have served a life sentence for a
murder of which he is entirely inno
cent. As it is he was pardoned by Gov
ernor Xorthen yesterday after an un
just confinement of ten \ ears behind
prison bars.
The man for w*hose murder Yancy
has suffered was Richard Cuff, a resi
dent of Calhoun county. In ISB4 a
party of five or six white boys, headed
by a negro named Blaexer, went to the
house of Cuff at dead of night to whip
him. Armed with cowhides and pis
tols, they attacked the place.
Bursting in, Blacker fired at random
*to intimidate the occupant. One of the
bullets proved deadly, however, and
the intended victim of the little band
of whitecappers was shot in the head
and killed.
The crime was laid at the door of
Allen Yancy, an old, inoffensive, ante
bellum negro. Blacker failed to escape,
however, and was convicted and given
a life sentence. The crowd of whites,
to protect themselves from a probable
implication, sw*ore to Yancv’s guilt as
an accomplice. He narrowly escaped
hanging, and was, too, sent up for life.
Yancy has since made an exemplary
prisoner, though always protesting his
innocence. Recently, three of the white
boys who were at the scene of the kill
ing died. Upon their deathbeds they
all completely exonerated poor old
Yancy, now almost decrepid from his
arduous service.
The governor was immediately asked
to pardon the convict, The then pre
siding judge, solicitor, jury and grand
jury united in the request, becoming
firmly convinced that he was in no way
connected with the murder.
Acting upon this, a pardon was
granted, and Yancy will be immedi
ately released.
TRIED MURDER IN OPEN COURT.
Scene of Wild Western Life in the Court of
Common Fleas, New York.
New York, April £6. —Michael Don
nelly, an Irishman with a bad temper,
a grievance of long standing and a
nonsuit, tried t > introduce wild west
methods into an eastern court yester
■ day. Donnelly and Patrick J. McArdle,
who says that he has “the biggestscrap
iron business in the world,” were in
business in the world,” were in busi
ness together five years ago in Albany.
Donnelly says he was a partner. Mc-
Ardle says that he was not. Donnelly
tw*o years ago began action in the su
i preme court for an accounting-. He lost
his case. A month ago he instituted
another suit in the court of common
pleas in equity, and it was because this
case was thrown out of court again
yesterday, that he attempted to take
the life of McArdle
It was at 10:15 o'clock, and the court
of common pleas vas crowded. Judge
Bisehoff occupied the bench. The
Donnelly-McArdle case was the first
taken up.
Judge Bisehoff had just announced
that he failed to see where Donnelly
had any claim against McArdle, when
the plaintiff jumped to his feet and
shouted at the top of his voice:
“Yes I have, and I intend to collect
it, too.”
At the same time he drew from the
right hand pocket of his overcoat a 38-
caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, and
made one bound in the direction of Mc-
Ardle, who was conversing with his
son. The sight of the revolver in the
hands of Donnelly caused an imme
diate panic. All the spectators ran in
the direction of the doors. None
reached that point before Donnelly
fired. The ball grazed McArdle’s left
ear and struck the floor. He was ar
rested, and is now in jail awaiting trial
today. All parlies are prominent.
BATTING THE BALL.
Trotting Around the Diamonds on North
ern and Southern Fields.
Atlanta, April 26. —Following are
the games played by the Southern
League yesterday:
At Atlanta—Atlanta, 8; New Or
leans, 2.
At Macon —Memphis, 10: Macon, 8.
National League.
Following are the games played by
the National league yesterday:
At Cincinnati —Cleveland,'l2; Cincin
nati, 6.
At Baltimore—Boston, 6; Balti
more, 3.
At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, 8; Philadel
phia, 2.
At Washington—New York, 14; Wash
ington, 5.
At Louisville —Pittsburg, 2; Louis
ville, 1.
At St. Louis—St. Louis, 13; Chi
cago, 3.
HON. R. T. NESBITT PARALYZED.
The Commissioner of Agriculture in Geor
gia in a Critical Condition.
Savannah, April 25. —State Commis
sioner of Agriculture Nesbitt had a
stroke of paralysis yesterday night at
Statesboro, where he went to deliver a
speech. He is reported to be quite ill.
At last accounts there was no sign of
improvement, and the doctors are ap
prehensive.
Florida Minister Suicides.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 26. At
Fort Meade, Fla., yesterday, Rev. C. E.
Butler, an Episconal clergyman, was
found dead hanging to the bed post in
his room at the Lockner house, where
he boarded. The deceased was suffer
ing from an incurable disease, and it is
supposed committed suicide while
crazed by physical agony. His wife
and family are at Atlantic City, N. J.
Looking to a Settlement of the Strike.
St. Paul, Minn., April 26. —Delegates
of employes from every division of the
Great Northern railroad met the offi
cials of the company in conference yes
terday. A few minutes before adjourn
ment President Hill submitted a propo
stion lookmg to the settlement of all
difficulties by arbitration, with the
proviso that the men immediately re
turn to work.
THE HEROES IN GRAY.
Groat Confederate Reunion Now
on in Birmingham.
OLD SOLDIERS DOING THE CITY.
I'nvelllng of the Monument and the Ad
dress of General Lee. of Mississippi.
Immense Gathering of Sur
vivors of the Lost Cause.
Birmingham, Ala., April 26.—Since
the close of yesterday's session of the
United Confederate Reunion fully
5,000 people have arrived, and as Com
mander Cordon called the convention
to order this morning the audience was
one of the largest ever congregated in
the south. After a brief business ses
sion the corner stone of a confederate
monument to be erected by Camp Clay
ton, sons of veterans, was laid with
appropriate ceremonies, and the ad
dress made by General Stephen D. Lee,
of Mississippi. Subsequently the graves
of the confederates in Oak Hill ceme
tery were beautifully deeorated, thou
sands of people mov’ng through the
walks and drives of the silent city as
the ladies performed their work of love
and honor to a cherished dead.
Blessings Invoked by Ur. Jones.
Assistant Chaplain General J. Will
iam Jones, in the absence of the chap
lain general, in calling blessings upon
the iourth annual reunion of United
Confederate veterans and upon what
are left, said in. a fervent manner:
“Heavenly Father, we ask that thy blessings
be upon us today as we are gat iered together in
this reunion. We thank thee hat thy blessings
were over us in battle, and we thank thee that
thy blessings are over us here today. We thank
thee ti.at while many have fallen out of out
ranks so many of us remain to bless thy name
today. We thank thee that in the days that
tried men s souls we had men of courage to tight
for our cause. We thank thee that there still
remains the principles of justice and truth that
we fought for. We thank thee that those prin
ciples have been preserved and that the sons of
veterans today maintain the principles of tueir
fathers. Hear us and answer us and be with us
in our reunion, and grant that the God of Abra
ham and of Isaac and of Ju.oj and t ie God of
Jackson and of Johnston and of Lee be with us
in the days tuat are to come. We ask this all in
Jesus. Amen.”
General Gordon's Iloqiieiit It espouse.
In response to welcomes which had
been tendered visiting Confederates
and their wives and children, General
John B. Gordon yesterday thanked, in
behalf of the United Confederate Vet
erans, the speakers and asserted that,
coming as they did, they were true and
simple welcomes of cherished persons
who fought for a cherished cause. His
response was eloquent, terse and re
ceived commendation. He said:
My Confederate Brothers and Confederate Sis
ters: It is my pleasure to respond to the hearty
welcome just given us by this grand old state
I wish to assure the governor of Alabama tnat
the followers of those immortal men to whom
he has referred are ready to meet with him in
his cordial memory of those immortal dead.
Yes. here are the men who followed Lee and
Jackson and Johnston and all tne leaders who
have made the pages of American history what
they are. In one sense, my brethren, lam not
the man to respond to a welcome from Alabama,
for in that sense I am an Alabamian myself, and
feel that it would be more proper for me to
stand with her governor and extend to the brave
men of other states her welcome rather than to
receive it: and, on the otaer hand, I am, per
haps, of all living men, the proper one to make
this response, because no living man is more in
debted to Alabama than I am. It was among
the mountains of Alabama that I first heard the
voices t iat called us to battle. It was an Ala
bama regiment which I led, or rather wliicli led
me, into that bloody fray and made principles
when it swept over the frowning breastworks
and left death upon the fields. We all have a
ri. ht tofeel tha: kful and be proud of all Ala
bama today. We can lay our tributes at her feet
for her welcome. Alabama s name is enough to
endear her to your hearts. In the first place she
is composed of seven letters which is a lucky
number. Three of the letters are the first let
ters of tie alphabet. You may look at her from
the front or from behind and s.,e stiff stands at
the head of tne list. And if Alabama should
have any trouble in selecting a governor we will
furnish her all the candidates she wants. The
iron of l.er mountains, tne rich soil of her black
belt and tne timber of her sunny coast place her
in the front ranks of our southland. Since our
last meeting many of onr comrades have fallen
from the ranks into that last sleep of rest.
Kirby Smith has tone and that sturdy Roman
Jutal Early, has followed him. Vance and Col
quitt soldiers and statesmen, have joined the
Confederate ranks l eyond the grave.
In conclusion. I wisa to return the thanks of
all these brave men and of this great state,
whose hospitality is as limitless as the air
around us.
Resolution* Adopted.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted yesterday:
Resolved, That the thanks of Confederate vet
erans are hereby tendered to the congress of the
United States for establishing the Chickamauga
and Chattanooga national military park, where
the history of the heroic fighting on both sides
is being impartially preserved; and that the
governors and le, islatures of the southern
states, and especially our senators and repre
sentatives in congress, are requested to actively
co-operate with the secretary of war and the
national commission acting under him in furth
er', g the work of establishing the national park.
Note* From the Wigwam.
The local military gave an exhibition
battalion drill yesterday afternoon,
witnessed by thousands.
There were over five hundred camps
represented at roll call.
A subscription toward the Chicago
confederate monument was taken up
yesterday, and 5?1,500 was handled in a
few minutes.
There are four Governors, Jones, of
Alabama, Hogg, of Texas, Tillman, of
South Carolina, and Stone, of Missis
sippi, present.
Last night there was a tableau of the
states, in which the prettiest young
married women from each southern
state participated.
General Evans, of Georgia, addressed
the convention yesterday afternoon,
and Henry Clay Fairman, of Atlanta,
read an original poem entitled, “Vete
rans of the South.”
The next meeting place lies between
Houston, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia.
The American Bankers Meet in Baltimore.
New York, April 26.—At a meeting
of the executive council of the Ameri
can bankers association, held yester
ay, it was unanimously resolved that
the twentieth annual convention of
the association be held in Baltimore.
Maryland, on Qctobe>- IX) god Jl, 1894.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TOE COUNIY.
NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.
Happenings Gathered from all Farts of the
Country and Paragraphs '•
One hundred gold claims were staked
out Wednesday in Shell Canyon, N. M.
Arthur Cushing was burned to death
in a fire at Marsfield, Mass., Wednesday.
It is denied that the Takamine pro
cess, successfully tried at Peoria, 111.,
is controlled by the whisky trust.
Mrs. Fred E. Wotton, of Orange,
Mass., is missing, and is supposed to
have drowned herself in the town res
ervoir.
The Columbia, the fleetest American
cruiser, was formally put in commis
sion at Philadelphia,Penn., Wednesday.
The ninety-sixth annual session of
the Medieal and Chirugical faculty of
Maryland began Wednesday at Balti
more.
Mrs. John Gest, of Bessemer, Mich.,
accidentally killed her* husband Wed
nesday and th n went insane, dying
the same day.
G orge Cunningham, stepson of C. F.
Dutton, formerly general manager of
the Milwaukee and Nor hern, was ar
rested for forgery at Menominee, Wis.,
Wednesday.
SCANDAL IN POLICE CIRC ES.
Systematically Blackmailed th Gamblers
in San Francisco.
San Francisco, April 26. —A storm
has been brewing in police circles here
for several weeks, it having been said
that the board of police commissioners
had under quiet investigate n a large
number of policemen suspected of im
proper methods. An in imat on of
what might be looked for was given a
week ago, when Captain William Hall,
who acted as Chief Crowley’s confiden
tial clerk, and five patrolmen were
suddenly dismissed from the depart
ment.
The climax came last night when the
police commissioners dismissed without
trial three sergeants, two veteran de
tectives and nine patrolmen. It is
stated that still others are to follow.
It is charged that the disgraced police
men have long been operating under
Captain Hall and other ollicers high in
the department in levying systematic
blackmail upon gamblers and others
who have been allowed to violate the
law. The men dismissed last night are
nearly all from the Chinatown district,
where lottery and fan-tan gambling
has long flourished under corrupt po
lice protection.
IT WAS A BRUTAL CRIME.
Mystery Surrounding the Murder of Mr*.
McKendrit-k Cleared at Last.
Grand Rapids, Mich., April 24.— The
mystery of the Me Kendrick murder,
which occurred here January 17, is
solved by the confession of Henry
Prame, who was arrested near Lib
erty ville, 111., where he was working
on a farm. Prame was brought here
Saturday night and kept concealed
until last evening, when he was ar
raigned in court, and pleaded guilty,
giving all the part.eulars of the crime,
telling how he and Charles McCard
bound and gagged the old lady, took
3600 from her bosom and left her to die.
Prame says he was led into the crime
by McCard, whom he met in Chicago a
month before the murder. McCard
was arrested in San Francisco three
weeks ago, and has been undergoing
examination here, stoutly protesting
his innocence. McCard formerly lived
near the scene of the murder, and a
few years ago was sentenced to twenty
years for manslaughter, but secured a
new trial and escaped on a legal tech
nicality.
SKELTON MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
The Murderer of Banker Ross at Large.
Other Criminals Caught.
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 26. A
jail delivery occurred yesterday at 10
o’clock at Scottsboro, Ala.
T. J. Robinson, the sheriff, is in Bir
mingham, attending the reunion of
Confederate veterans. His son was in
charge of the jail.
He entered the cell containing John
Skelto , the murderer of Banker Ross,
and two other prisoners, about 10
o’clock, when the prisoners ran over
him, John Skelton taking a small pis
tol from Robinson. Since the escape
two of the prisoners have been recap
tured, but John Skelton is still at
large. A posse is in pursuit. Skelton
and his brothers killed Ross for the
alleged seduction of Annie Skelton, his
sister.
The sheriff’s posse ran upon Skelton’s
brothers, who admitted that they had
p aced their brother on a horse and he
had gone on ahead. The sheriff and
posse are in hot pursuit and will likely
capture Skelton during the day.
LOADED AT PORT ROYAL.
Chattanooga Makes Another Shipment t.':
Flour to Europe via the Southern Line.
Caattanooga, Tenn., April 26.—A
solid train of twenty cars loaded with
flour left here yesterday afternoon for
shipment to Liverpool and Glasgow.
Twelve cars go to Port Royal, S. C.,
and eight cars to Baltimore. This
flour is from the Noel mills, Estill
Springs, Tenn These mills, about two
weeks ago, shipped tw T enty-three cars
of flour to Liverpool via Port Royal,
the fir.->t shipment of flour from a
southern port. They now make 2,000
barrels per day for the European trade,
and will ship most of it bv the new
route through Port Royal. This makes
Chattanooga one of the great flour dis
tributing points of the coflfctry.
DYNAMITE IN THE STATION.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Depot at Watta
Station Badly Damaged.
Lancaster, Pa., April 26.—A dyna
mite bomb was placed on the sill of a
window on the Pennsylvan a railroad
station at Watts station about mid
night last night and exploded.
The building, a one-story brick struc
ture, was badly wrecked, several win
dows being blown out and every pane
of glass broken. A piece of the bomb
went through the roof. The object of
the dynamiters is not known, and there
i no clew to their identity.
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