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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. NO 17