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TEE TIMM! it
J. D. STOKES, Proprietor,
T. P. CARNES, Editor.
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EASTMAN, GEORGIA.
A London journalist i- proving himself
a wise father, lie i< educating his -on
to be a cook, as he finds that the culinary
art pays better than the learned profes
sions.
Brazilian titles ef nobility are only
held for life, and are easily purchas¬
able. The Emperor Dom Pedro, who
is a humorist in his way, built and
maintained a lunatic asylum with the
product of the titles conferred in the
course of his long reign.
Seine experiments were made recently
by the Northern Pacific car-builders at
Tacoma, Washington, to test the
strength of fir and oak timber, The
first-named proved one-tlurd stronger
than the Eastern oak, and move Ilian
one-half stronger than Eastern white
pine. _
It is not generally known that the
naming of vessels of the navy is regu¬
lated by law. Vessels of the first class
arc required to be named after Stutcs i
those of the second after rivers, those
of the third after the principal cities
and towns, and those of the fourth as
the President may direct.
The press of Italy is discussing the
question of capital punishment, which
is at present illegal, confinement at hard
labor for life being the maximum pun¬
ishment bestowed by the Ital.an laws.
It is contended by many influential
papers that a return to death sentences
is necessary in view of the groat increase
in murder since the existing laws went
into operation.
King Alphonso, the biby king of
Spain, has had a great many dignities
since his birth. The latest one was his
elevation to the scriou. Hinclion of god
fatherhood. He promised and vowed
.—by proxy, of course—in the name of
a youthful son of the ( jinlo and Com
tesse de Morelia, to renounce those
pomps ami vanities which tire the best
reason for the existence of thrones.
The Canad.an Government is said to
be actually undertaking the construc¬
tion of the ship-railroad to transport
vessels over the isthmus between the
Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of
Fuiuy. It is not a very stop ra¬
dons enter prise, a the dis
tanca across is only about eleven
miles and the grade easy. The work
has been in contemplation Hires or four
years. It will save a long and rough
trip around Nova Scotia for coasters
and fishermen, and by enabling Ameri
can fishing vessels to make a quick run
tosonn Maine port iu railroad connec¬
tion to dispose of their catch, may give
them the chance for au additional trip
during the season.
The Legislature of Wyoming will
shortly jiass a law making the killing
of a buffalo a misdemeanor. An act to
this t ffjet is not required to protect the
buffaloes i\i game, for the hunter would
hunt the mountains and plains for wild
buffaloes in vain. It is intended to ajr
ply to the men who Ho in wait
aud shoot down the buffaloes
that happen lo stray off the reserva¬
tion in the Yellowstone park, where a
few relics of the bygone raco arc pre¬
served. A dead buffalo brings its
slayer #200, and the temptation to kill
them is a strong one for the huuter.
The animal alivo is almost invaluable,
aud only a few years ago they wero
killed in mere sport by the thousands
and left a j>rey to the wolves and buz¬
zards on the plain.
E. Blanc, who was sent to Northern
Afr.ea by the French government to in
vestiga.e tlio matter, declares that the
Sahara Desert is advancing northward
and that the whole southern part of
Tunis is in proeesi of gradual loss of
moisture. Far within the present
limits of tin desert Mr. Blanc
found numerous ruins of buildings
erected during the Roman occupancy,
showing conclusively that at the d awn
of the Christian era fertility and ver¬
dure reigned where now only the steril¬
ity of the desert exists. Without the
aid of artesian wells there is no known
way to prevent further encroachment
of the desert, but some efforts similar to
those employed in France to prevent
the sand dune; along the Gulf of Gas¬
cogne from encroaching upon the good
lands will probably be made.
According to the X w York Sun
“the report from Ottawa that the ap¬
peals for protection to France by
French Canadians against Great Britain’s
authorities have indued the French
Government to possibly interfere and
exact th® fulfiiimeat of former treaties
is, on its face, erroneous, In 1839,
when the Province of Quebec rose iu
aims against the central government in
Canada, Fiance did not move
a finger in favor of her old
colonists for two reasons: First, she has
uot the least right to do it, having
ceded all her rights ou the Canadian
soil to the United States; and,secondly,
French-Cauadians are Freuch only in
came aud language, and have time and
time agaiu declared that, politically,
thev want to have nothing to do with
Fiance, who has behaved for more than
a century as i: she had never heard of
the existence of Canada. Besides re¬
marks the New York Sun, France knows
that the United States would never
counteaaaoe t\ foreign intervention c»u
American soil, aid she valuei too high
ly the friendship of tUnited Slates
to engage ia auy inte.nk’tonal bioil
v.h ch would endanger her cordial ra
i ffioni with Uncle Sam.
THE ALLIANCE.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THIS WON¬
DERFUL ORGANIZATION.
starting ten years ago with a hand¬
ful OF MEMBERS ITS R ANKS NOW NUM¬
BER TWO MILLION MEN.
The origin and cause of the Farmer*'
Alliance and of all kindred orders, may
be written down in one word, monopoly.
The only good that monopoly ever does
is that, when it may no longer lie borne,
it arouses the people and forces them to
assert their rights nud teaches them by
sore their experience to cherish and hold fast
ham to privileges. Even in 1861 impending Abra¬
Lincoln recognized the
peril to the laboring classes. In hi' mes¬
sage to congress he said: bid the
laboring people beware already of surrendering and
a power which they possess,
which, when surrendered, will surely be
used to close the door of advancement to
such as they, and fix new disabilities
and burdens upon them, until all of lib¬
erty shall lie lost." This peri! increased
with the growing power of capital until n
moneyed tyranny ruled the country :bond®
and bullion in Wall street, a tariff con¬
ceived in iniquity for protecting the rich
by defrauding the poor, and organized
capitalists bines in trusts, pools and com¬
controlling all products agricul¬ prices
tural and natural, and regulating
to suit their thirst for dividends. It was
such a condition of affairs that led to the
fomation of Formers’ Alliance.
OBIGIN OK T11K AI.LIANI K.
The Alliance was tir®t known by this
name in Lampassas county. Texas, where
it originated in. 1875. But this organiza¬
tion fell into the. hand® of designing poli
Biciaus, and perished in member a ®iugle of the year. old
But W. T. Baggett, a
Alliance from Coryell county, moved to
Parker county, Texas, and there, in the
town of Poolville, on July 29, 1879. re
founded the Alliance. Say the historians
of tiie Alliance Messrs. Garvin and Daws:
“Among the early members of this first
Alliance were J. N. Montgomery, John Jeff.
W. Sullivan, I. T. Reeves,
Womack. George W. McKibbins and
little did they dream of the valuable
service they were about to render their
country, aud of the many households
that have been made to rejoice, who,
perhaps, prior to this time, could not
derive auy pleasure from their hard
labor.”
LOFTY OBJECT OK THE ORDER.
In the early of organization the order at Poolville, de¬
the object was
clared to be “the general good of
laration the producing of principles masses.” The the dec¬
was same
as it is to-day. except the second and sev¬
enth declarations, which were added af¬
terward®.
The following i® the world famous
“DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES."
1. To labor for the education of the
agricultural classes, in the science of eco¬
nomical government, in a strickly non¬
partisan spirit.
2. To endorse the motto, things,charity.” “In things
essential,unity; and in all
3. To develop a better state, mentally,
morally, socially and financially. understanding
4. To create a better for
sustaining civil officers in maintaining law
ami order.
5. To constantly strive to secure entire
harmony and good will among all man¬
kind and brotherly love among ourselves.
(1. To suppress personal, local, sectional
and national jirejudiccs; all unhealthful
rivalry aud all selfish ambition.
7. The brightest jewels which it garners
are the tears of widows and orjilians, and
its imperative commands are to visit the
home® where lacerated hearts are bleed¬
ing, to assuage the sufferings of a brother
or u .sister; bury the dead; care for the
widows and educate the or
plums; to exercise chanty towards
offenders; to construe words
aud deeds in their most favorable light,
granting honesty of purpose and good in¬
tentions to others; and to protect the
principle of the Alliance unto death. Its
laws are reason and purity equity, of its cardinal and
doctrines inspire thought earth
life, and its intentions are “peace on
mil good will towards men.”
ITS WONDERFUL GROWTH.
The Alliance has had a wonderful
growth. From the little struggling or¬
ganization in Texas, it has become, in ten
years, the greatest order the world lias
yet seen. Never in history has there
been such a fraternizing tially among men. Its
object ha® been ini accomplished. order
It i® the perennial purpose of the
tb it it give® renewed life, aud as long as
oppression exists, the principles live aid cherished in
by the Alliance w ill to men
guarding their light® and enjoying the
fruit® of their labor.
l SION WITH THE WHEEL.
At Meridian. Mass., on May 5th, 1888.
the Agricultural Wheel, and die National
Alliance held a convention with a view
to a consolidation of the orders. A con¬
solidation was agreed for upon ratification. and sub¬
mitted to the order
When three-fourth® of the state orders
had ratified the constitution, it was de¬
clared by President Macuue of the Na¬
tional Aliiance. and President Isaac Mc¬
Cracken. of tire \\ heel, adopted; aud the
two order® became one. under the name
of "The National Farmers’ Alliance and
Industrial Union." with Evans Jones a®
president, This consolidation took place
in the lull of 1 s 89.
THE WHEEL.
The Agricultural Wheel Arkansas, was organized The
February 15. 1882. in
object of this order was. of course, akin
to that of the Farmers’® Alliance, and
its growth was also marvelous. On Feb¬
ruary 15t’u, 1882. it had seven members.
On February 15. 1887. five years later, it
had a member-hip of 500,060. The con¬
solidation of these two great orders
swells the number into two millions of
men. all working toward one end, with
one goal and one object in view', “the
cmeral good."
A FIGHT WITH STRIKERS.
DESTROYING THE MACHINERY OF A FACTO¬
RY-CONFLICT WITH POLICE.
News comes from Vienna, Austria, that
five hundred gln®s workers, who are on a
strike at Gablootz, iu Bohemia, inado an
attack upou a factory in which they had
been employed, and forcing au entrance
into the building destroyed ail the ma¬
chinery. The police attempted t@ quell
the disturbance, whereupon the strikers
turned on them, and in the conflict dial
followed two of the rioters were killed by
the police and many others were severely
wounded.
THE EIGHT HOUR QUESTION
A Ml®- MEETING FOR ITS AGITATION TOM
HELD IN MAT.
Washington's birthday is the last day.
fixed by the St. Louis convention, cf the
American Federation of Latter for the
holding of simultaneous mas® meeting® to
agitate the enforcement of the eight-hour
system on May 1. In a circular to the
various unions. President Gompers, of the
Federation, appeals for voluntary contri¬
butions in aid of a fuud for the agitation
of the qm-stiou between this and May 1.
INDIGNANT INDIANS
RAISE VSCLE SAM'S FLAG LN BKITIMJ
COLUMBIA.
Tue New York Trihiut sars the >aii
Bias Indians of Columbia, who are large¬
i ly intere-ted in the American trade, have
raised the United States flag in defiance
of the Columbian government, owtug to
its interference with American trading
'•■cs*e’«
A HOLOCAUST.
ftlX PEKSOXS IX A BOSTON LODGING BOISE
ROASTED TO DEATH.
A lire occurred at Boston, ibis'. . early
Sundav morning, resulting in the death of ,
at least six persons. The fire originated I
in a mysterious manner in a clothing store,
North street. The flames quickly
communicated to the floors above, which
were occupied as an Italian boarding
house, and contained a large number of
lodgers. So quickly was the place
wrapped in flames that escape and they for many
of them was impossible, were
roasted to death. Others attempted to
escape by jumping from windows, and
thereby received serious injuries. Five
are already dying dead, and one other the was hospital. said
to be when removed to
Besides these five, there were seven others
removed to the police station where they
received medical attendance and were ta¬
ken to the hospital. that
A Inter account says ten persons
were burned to death, three others fatally
injured, and six more were seriously, If
rot mortally hurt.
ST 1 I.I. ANOTIIT.H,
Following close upon the terrible ca
.aiuity on North street early Sunday hour's morn¬
ing came a tire, which, in Sear's an building, time,
almost totally destroyed
a five-story marble structure, corner of
Court aud Washington streets, and which,
at the time of it® erection was the
finest business building in Boston.
The building was valued at upward of
#40.000, it being assessed, together #197,400. with
the engine and boilers, for
There is an insurance of the same amount¬
ing to #175,000, which will undoubtedly
cover the loss. There is, however,
n contingent loss in the way of rent,
every office in the building being occu
pid, from which an income of #75,000 a
year was derived. Among the occupants
were the Second National and Atlas
banks, the Chicago, Burlington & (juiu
cy railroad, the John Hancock Life In¬
surance company, and many lawyers and
brokers.
AT TIIE CAPITAL.
WHAT THE FIFTY-FIRST CON¬
GRESS IS DOING.
APPOINTMENTS BY PHE8IDENT IlAItltlSON—
MEASURES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
AND ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The wild scenes of Wednesday were
le-euacted on Thursday with even more
vigor. The fight opened on the approval
of the journal, when many democrats
called for recognition; which speaker
Reed refused to hear. He refused to en
tertain an appeal. The battle then opened.
“I denounce it,” thundered Mr. Bland, as
he ran down the aisle, “as an outrage,
«nd I denounce you,” shaking his list
at the speaker, “as an imfamous tyrant.”
The Democrats arose from their scam,
jumped into chairs, and called wildly ...
derision. l ie galleries joined them.
while from the Republican side came
uT' 1 he Washington J U S , pul.he , , seems WlU V'T to have H "
taken it for granted that the great parxi
mentary cally struggle in the house is practi
over, and that the exciting and tur
bulent scenes of the last few days are nor
to be kept up, because the galleries, while
prettv well filled at the hour of meeting
on appearance" Saturday, did not ore a nt the jammed ‘
of the day before. Never
theless, it is the understanding among the
members that the democrats will persist
in their tactics, and obstruct, as far as
possible, there all legislative proceedings so long
as is no regular body of rules to
govern them.
Mr. Carlisle lias been selected by iln
democrats to prepare, a brief and concise
statement of the facts in the case, to b<
sent out to the country. In this state
raent he will say that the object of the
republicans Reed in withholding the rulq^iml
Mr. in exercising
unconstitutional power, is to increase
majority by arbitrary and unjust methods, demo
Ile will also tell the objects of the
rrats ced in filibustering is to compel rules, Speaket order
1 to bring in a set of in
that of conducting there may be business. some designated In the method
mean
lime, the democrats will continue to resort
to every possible means to delay business,
in the hopes of vet forcing Speaker Reed
to bring in a code ot rules.
Immediately after the reading ot the
journal in the senate on Monday, Mr.
Cameron announced the recent affliction
in the families of two members of the
cabinet, which and moved an adjournment,
was agreed the to unanimously. house having
The journal of been
read in exteuso, on Monday, and the
contested election case of Jackson vs.
Smith w’a* was immediately taken up.
Four roll calls were required Smith, before the
vote came finally oil seating declared the
contestant; but at the end he was
entitled to the seat by vote of yeas 166;
nays none, amid republican applause.
Mr. Smith appeared and t 'ok the oath of
office, whereupon Mr. Springer sarcasti¬
cally inquired whether this was the pro
per time to make a motion to adjourn.
The speaker replied in the aflirmative.aiid
Die house accordingly adjourned.
NOTES.
The senate ha® confirmed the lollowdug
nominations: United States Attorney,
Thomas H. Borland, eastern district of
Virginia; M. D. Wickersham, southern
district of Alabama.
Mr. Clements, of Georgia,ou Thui®dav,
received a letter from the secretarv of the
treasury, saying lie would in a day or
two, transmit to Congress a letter asking
that the #35,000 due the state of Georgia,
on the Trezevaut claim, be incorporated
in the deficiency bill.
The Tracy holocaust ha® cast a gloom
over the whole city. The awful catastro¬
phe of Monday entering the household of
the ablest member of Air. Harrison's cabi¬
net. while the body of the daughter of
the secretary of ®tate lie® cold in death at
hi® residence ou Lafayette square. ha®®ent
a chill to the hearts of those connected
with the administration.
The secretary of the treasury, on
Wednesday, issued a second call on the
national bank depositories for a reduction
of public balances held by them, to l>e
paid on or before March i. 1890. The
call is for about the same amount a® the
first call, except that bank® having but
-mall amounts to transfer have been asked
for the full amount in order to close out
the transaction.
The statement i>®ued from the treasury
Saturday show® a decrease in the debt
d‘.ring January of #12.245.895 : deevaase
s ice June 30th. #35.939,605.31; total
interest bearing debt. *824.018,IN'®.85:
total debt of ail kind®. #1,611.281. 1M3 .nFi;
total debt le,-.® available credit. #1.010.-
707.016.14: total cash in the treasury.
#617,055,055.54: legal tender note® out¬
standing. #346.737.458: certificate® of
deposits. #11,630.000: gold'certificates.
#138.657.169; silver certificate®. #281,-
331.771: fractional currency, #5.914,-
132.47.
The president on Thursday ®ent to the
senate the following nomination®
William H. Taaf. of Ohio, to be solicitor
general: Robert Adams. Jr., of Peunsyl
vania, now accredited envoy extraordina¬
ry aud minister plenipotentiary extraordina¬ to the
empire and of minister Brazil, to plenipotentiary lie envoy the
ry to
United States of Brazil. Postmasters—
Charles L. Pritchard, Front Royal. Yu.:
Lewi® P. Summers. Abington. Va.:
Charles Guukin. Elizabeth City, -V C.
George T. Hammer. Bristol, T> nu.
James W. Lee. Aberdeen. Mi—.: Edmund
H. Thompson. Wesson, Mi®- William
F. Elgin. Corinth. Miss.: H. H. Hai ring
ton. West Point, Mis®.; Tilinry Perdue.
Greenville. Ala.: Frederick A Garrison,
Palatka Fla.
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CURRENT NEWS.
CONDENSED FROM THE TELE¬
GRAPH AND CABLE.
THKO * TUAl UAl>PEN FBOM DAT T0 DAY
throughout the w orld, coxed
1ROM ' AR,ocs 801 Rt ES '
The colored men’s convention began its
sessions in Washington Monday.
Another ballot for speaker was taken in
the Iowa legislature Monday without re¬
sult.
Rev. S. R. l'ra/.ier. a well-known Pres¬
byterian preacher at Youngstown, ().. has
liecome insane.
Four Central Pacific trains, which had
been snow bound in the Sierras for two
weeks, arrived in San Francisco at noon
Friday.
The Paris Rouvier announces that the
total government revenue for 1889 was
#011.200,000, and total expenditure®,
#621.400,000.
Portugal will appeal to tin powers, re¬
questing the formation of a conference to
determine the disputed rights between
Portugal and England.
The Frankfort police have prohibited
the meeting of German liberals an¬
nounced to be held there and at which
Eugeue Richter wits to speak.
Senlior Hemetrio Riberia has r, tiled
from the post of minister of commerce in
the cabinet of Brazil, and has been suc¬
ceeded by 8enhor Francisco Glycirio.
A dispatch from New York, say-: flic
Cunard steamer Bothnia was sighted off
Sandy Hook Thursday morning. Miss
Bisland, competitor of Nellie lily, in the
race around the world, is on board.
A most disastrous fire occurred at Dan¬
bury, Conn.. Sunday morning, destroying consumed
five blocks. The buildings and Lib¬
fronted on Main street run from
erty street south. The total loss i- about
fauo.ooo.
Joseph A. Murphy, sporting editor of
the GIvhe Democrat of 8t. Louis, has been
indicted by the grand jury for taking part
in a prize fight between Ahearn and
Jackson about three months ago. Jaekson
was killed in the fight.
The residence of Father Fieckmyer, at
Mansfield, Pa., was badly damaged
Thursday by the explosion of a The dynamite
cartridge placed in the cellar. work priest of
says it was undoubtedly the an
anarchist,
The supreme court of the United
States Monday rendered an opinion at
firming the constitutionality of the Ed
munds-Tucker Idaho test oath, intended
to prevent the Mormons from voting,
James G. West, at one time president
0 f the Chicago Times company, lias been
denied a new trial on the charge of over
; ssue <rf st( , cl< and wi u have to serve his
sentence—five years in the penitentiary.
A Portogllcse mC eting, held at Rio
Jani ’ on Tuesday, it was re
Fr)lved t 0 suspon(l blIsincss With the Eng
fish people. and to send a telegram to
Lisbon, ’ stating that members of the col
th re , )r „ paml to make any sac
Hrf f their na ive country, *
r ^ , 1C Cologne Gazette f at IVnin, on
,, I hursday, published an intern w ol its
correspondent at Libson with Pnnciilala.
Portuguese prime mimsiter. lie said that
Portugal was preparing an appeal to the
pow ers, including Great Britain, based on
** l< ‘ provisions of the Berlin ( ougo treaty,
A disastrous lire occurred Saturday
night in the plant of the Kansas City
Packing and Chase Refrigerator company,
in Kansas City. Kan. The fire started at
midnight in the lard room of the hog
killing building, from some cause un
known. Loss about #100,000.
f a |) 0 f rock took place in the Not
lingliam shaft of the Leliigh and Wiikes
bane coal mine, at Wilktsbarrc, Pa.,
Saturday Uted’ morning, into which drove where the necu- the
lu gas the gangway,
e u were at work with naked lamps. An
explosion riously injured. followed and ten men wen ®o
Th( . wol ., d «„ fair committee of the house
h( . l(1 long session the Tuesday and com* bill,
Uich u . u . ( , tht . (lruft of world’s fair
it will report to the full wmnnillee.
ullo|ltod ,,,-ot Ides for the
,,, isi „ c , 1|)iUl! ' 8t0 ek bv subscription,
V]R)th ,, SP( tion fi* es the amount of the
j,, paid up { subscriptions, ' whiehmiis.be
, thl . „„ begin®
W(>rk .„ uot k , s>t hail #.-,,000.0(10.
Export of . specie . Irom the port ol New
1 . ork lor the week ended l ebm.ny I.
amounted to #, 26.930, ol which #6.900
was gold, and #120.036 in silver. Of tin
gold exports. #900 went to Europe, and
#6,000 to South America. Of the silver
exports. #702,354 went to Europe, and
#17,682 to South America. Imports of
specie at the port of New York amounted
to #143.802, of which #107,928 was gold
and #35,873 silver,
I lopes had bee,.entertained at London
that the hrst vessel to aim e from the Az
ores, National would bring news of the safety ot
the Line steamer, Erin, C aptain
Tyson, from New York for London, now
long overdue. These hopes, however,
were dispelled Saturday upon the arrival
at' the British steamer, Gibralter, from St.
Michall. The Gibralter reports that up
to the time of her sailing, nothing had
been heard at the Azores of the missing
it earner.
IMPATIENT BOOMERS
AWAITING THE OBKNIXG OF THE SIOUX
RESERVATION TO SETTLEMENT.
Fort Pierre is somewhat excited, await¬
ing the proclamation of the Sioux reser¬
vation. Large companies river, of boomers
have organized across the rush prepara¬
tory to making a Preparations grand have when been the
time comes.
made for the immediate organization of
several counties, even going so fur as de
It rmining on their being officers. resorted Every con- by
. 'ivable scheme is to
the Pierre boomers to capture the town
site of Fort Pierre, aud the attempt ou
their part to have squatters ejected from
th? "Mile Square” has proved futile.
Since the date of opening the reservation
will probably be set ahead, eastern immi
jr rats will have an equal show with the
Boomers at Fort Pierre.
WANT A CHANGE.
Farmers asking that the government
TAKE CHARGE OF NEW YORK S CANALS.
The Farmers’ Club of Onondaga count'.
New York, passed resolutions in favoroi
“a fair arrangement whereby the geneal !
government shall take the control rnd
management of the Erie and Oswcgoea
nals of New York.” The preamble-ie
:• la res that those who are taxed for the
support of the canals do not receive tic
juate benefits therefrom, while the cleat
west and horthwest are largely benefited
beyond the benefits derived by the sfcte
n the transportation of their cereals ad
>ther bulky merchandise through th« n
ia!s.
THEIR HEARTS SOFTENED.
A JURYMAN TELLS WHY MRS. CORA MORllS
WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
•1 ' t’.-iegram^from ^Rcidsuika
Morris case, at Went worth last week, a
Saturday said that ten out of the twelv :
of the jury expressed their belief befor
. ommg to any deemou that Mrs^ Mom ■
was guiifv of the murder of her husband.
that charged, they would but said, not convict at the her, same and time,] imj
mediately voted is causing for her acquittal. Tbi-.l bin
declaration some comment,
ii is not probable that anything wilj be!
thine. \
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A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
SEC KETARY TRACY'S RESIDENCE BURNS AND
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER PERISH.
A terrible calamity visited the house
hold of Secretary Tracy, at W ashington, i
on Monday morning, whereby three per
sons lost their lives and three others were
badiv injured. The house is a three-story I
and basement brick,is situated on I street, i j
between Connecticut avenue and 17th
street, and lias recently undergone extern 1
ssarrss windows,
smoke issuing from the lront j
and at once raised the alarm. The prern- ;
isos wen almost concealed bv dense
smoke which was thickened by a heavy
fog which was just lifting. It was soon
seen that the house was all ablaze inside,
and that the main stairway was burnt,
thus cutting off communication with the
sleeping apartments on the second and
third floors. A scene of the wildest con
fit'ion ensued when it was known that all
members of the family were in the house.
Mr-. Wilmerdiug, Wilmerdiug, the secretary's forced dattgh- I
ter and Mis® their
wav through the blinding ®moke window and;
jumped from the second story
from. Ladders were raised lor them, but !
in their excitement they failed to see them,
Mrs. Wilmerding broke her left wrist and j
was severely bruised. Her daughter was j
us: sg ass engaged in the sad task ot i
Hremeu were j
removing other members of the family ;
from the rear.
Mils, rri act's death.
Mis. Iracv endeavored , to , escape bv ,
dropping herself from her bed' |
room window, receiving internal
injuries. from which she died.
Almost at the same time two bodies w ere
taken from the burning daughter. building. One
was the secretary's Mi-s Mary,
a young lady, and the other was that ot
lying on the floor in the second-story
hall at the head of the stairs,
she had evidently died of suffocation.
Secretarv Tracy, himself, had a most
miraculous escape, and is now in a some
what- precarious condition. Iiikc all
others, lie was overcome in his sleep by
rendm-ed k him h iompieSy condition helptT aud He
was discovered in this
with considerable difficulty was removed
to a place near one of the windows.
Cries for ladders were quickly answered,
and many willing hands were raised to
assist him to the ground. have The been origin caused of
the by over-heated fire is supposed air pipes to with which the
building was warmed.
SOUTimiN NOTES.
'
INTERESTING NEWS FROM ALL i
POINTS IN THE SOUTH
GENERAL PROGRESS AND OCCURRENCES i
WHICH ARE HAPPENING BELOAV MA- |
son's and Dixon's line.
John ,M. Gibson, proprietor of the i
Gibson distillery. Lexington, Va., is dead. !
New England capitalists are to assist i
the citizens of Aberdeen. Miss , in build¬
ing a cotton factory.
Quarles. Rogers & Bounds, dry goods
merchants, of Meridian, Miss., made an
assignment Saturday; liabilities #85,000;
assets #125,000. J
A eow on the track threw a traiu off, I
at Seymour, , La., aud .... thirteen cars were i
wrecked, two men killed and two others j
seriously injured. 1
Col. N. C. Barnett, Secretary of the i
Mate of Georgia, after a long and event¬
ful life, died at Atlanta on Monday '
morning.
A very fatal epidemic, strongly resem¬ ;
bling meningitis, Cook is raging in the Patients, western in
part of county, Texas.
many cases, die in a few hours after tak¬
ing the disease.
The bill commonly known as theAmer
grnntcd ican Tobacco charter company to the alleged bill, and cigarette which j
a :
trust, was repealed by the \ lrgima legi®- j
Inline Friday,
Mr®. Enoch Kusley, on Thursday after¬ :
noon lightotl the fires of the Henrietta
Etislcy furnace, at, Sheffield, Ala. It is
one of the best built and equipped jilants ,
iu the South; has a rated capacity of one j
hundred and twenty-live tons daily.
Governor Taylor will call a special Feb- ses¬
sion of the Tennessee legislature for
man 15th. Among the subjects to be ;
■mbmoed are the election, better road
laws and some means of relieving the
manufacturing industries of the dmiblt
taxation imposed by the present laws.
entire i
The Mississippi senate spent its ;
session rhursdav in the discussion of Sen
ator Wilson'sauti-trust hill, which passed
bv a vote of 23 to 10. It is very sweep- j I
i„g in its provisions and strikes from the
shoulder against combines of all kinds,
designed to control values bv fastidious
method®
Sale® of leaf tobacco iu the Danville, j
Va., market for January thctir®t aggregated four
2, 596,908 pounds. Sales for
months of the new tobacco year were
about 15,900,000 pound®, an increase over ( ;
the same period last year Sales of more mauufac- than ! j
4.000.0(H) pounds. of 82 .000
tured tobacco for January, 1
pounds; au increase over January of la®t \
\- Mr of 18,000
Mill Exchange His Position.
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A young man accustomed to light¬
house work, would exchange his present
position for a life-preserver.— Life.
STUMPED.
Fir-t Little Poy—My pop's a Metho¬
dist; what's yours ? is tlicoio
So ond Little Boy—Mint' a
phl.-t. AVlial's that ?”
‘ Throsoph don’t know.” st?
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“Why don’t you a-k your pop
“I did, Lut, fr m they v ay he looked,
I gin -b he doesn’t know, either. ’’—[New
York Weekly.
THE WRONG KIND.
you believe Jones is a man of
“les; but I’ru afraid it’s a bad one.”
too expensiv e.
Jack—Edith will you have me2
The Heiress-Thanks Jack-1 can't
a fy ord ‘ y 0a
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Mr. Erastcs Wiman believes that the
amount of English gold invested in t) is
o mntrv in the last two Years is lui'v
8100.000,000. '
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"WELL-SHOOTERS.”
/
An Occupation Fraught With
Much Danger.
Exploding Cartridges at the
Bottom of Wells.
&ustavc yyi u dmueller is one of the
<« -»<* *•*-. »— ■*
••well-shooters.” Ha resiles near
Pittsbtir«-, Penn., ’ but is compelled by *
his business to travel , all ,, over the crain
try. • Shooting a well” consists in let
ting down a cartridge of dynamite,
u ° a|r ccr j uc or other lugh explosives
to the bottom of a well, whether of
water, salt, petroleum, natural gas or
mineral water, and then exploding it.
la discussing liis vocation at til© Fifth
Avenue Hotel, ho said:
“It’s a first- cl a®s busincs®, and gives
a man a handsome income, but it is not
popular. The ... .ifeinsmanccje.pt . ,
not issu; policies to us, and the rail*
roadg re f u , e t0 transjioi t our tools of
«* —»>.
we arc carrying. liieie have been over
a hundred men in my calling since I
took it up ten years ago, and there arc
only - six left. The rest have disap
peared. They spared tiie ... evils ot
arj
sickness, the death bed and the funeral,
They simply vanish.
“I onco hail a partner, a royal good
feltovv, named T- m Allison, who had
no mor , f e ar of nitro glycerine
We had received a #-'■> > older
to shoot a well for a Philadelphian, who
liyed ucar Movameasiog. My partner
was careless and , at times . drank , . a little ,,
too much. He started i or the vreL vvith
a heavy cartridge of nitro-glycenuc,and
called in at several saloons on h,s way
there. Probably he staggered and
stiuck the cartridge against a tree. No
one will ever know the exact facts.
There was an explosion, partner and
tree disappeared, aud there w-as simply
a hole in the ground to tell the story.
All that was ever fou.ul of liis remains
was his watch chain, and of that only a
small piece. As every pane of glass
was broken in the neighborhood, Idid
not report to the authorities.”
“What good is ‘shooting a well U ”
“It increases the flow. Tile cxplo
sion shatters the rock iu every diroc
t ; Qn f Qr 50 an J niakeS a tllOUSalld
crevices where before there were ten,
through which the liquids can flow
-which are wanted by the well owner
a j,ove. 1 hive known the o|ieratiou to
change a pumping oil well to a flowing
one—to increase the artesian 500 per
cent.—and, near Pittsburg, to make a
very po-' r natural gas well one of the
best (laying properties in the district.
Sometimes, however, it does no good,
liar injured . . the .
and once or twice . it
well. Do I like the business? Quito
well. Of course, 1 know I shall vunish
some day, like every ono else in ray
cal ing, but it is a painless death, and a
good one.”— N. Star.
How to Keep Warm
It may not be generally known that,
when exposed to sevirj cold a feeling
0 f warmth is readilv create l by repoat
‘
edly J fll j ing ° , ho lu s lo their utmost
extent iu the following man ier: Throw
the shoulders well bcok and hold the
head well up. Inflate the lungs slowly,
the air catering entirely through the
nose. When the lungs are completely
filled hold the breath for ten seconds or
longer, and then expire it quickly
tlir0ll „i l t j, c m0 uth. After re-prating
the exercise while one 1® chilly, a feei
ing of warmth will he felt over die en¬
tire body and even in the feet and
hands. It is important to jrractice this
. , j(ue , ^ ,, a ,,j es .
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poeialiy when in the open air. It Hie
i.abit ever becomes universal, then eon
tion an , manv othcr diseases will
rarely, if ever, he hear ! of. Not only
while pram icing the breathing exercise
must the clothing l.e loose over the
che9 , j mt | K ., r 'n.iers will do well to re
member, in having their clothing fitted,
to abow for th- permanent expansion
0 f one, two amt even three inches
whioh will foUow . Nor time,' May,
tine.
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Panitsliop furiosilies.
Pas-mg along Third avenue I saw a
well-known pawnbroker, whom we will
cal! Mr. X , smiling as if -omething
droll or pleasant had occurred.
“What are you smiling about, M- X .
| I asked. Oil, bu.incss “I. business is about brisk t" usual, but
1 at
do you see that fashionably dressed
young man just turning live corr.e:?
WcP, he has jutt left with mo half a
dozen quart bottles of champagne, -on
\*hich I lent him #101. It is a' good
almost as moiey. Why did be pawn it.’
I give it tip. perhaps his father had
lots of w;uo in hi- eallar, but will not
give him pocket money. Oh, 1 take in
curlcui things. An actress left me her
child one time and I gave her #25 on
it. She redeemed the iiltle one an
hour later. O i au other occasion I got
thirty- two-poun l salmon, alive.
What do you think of tha ■ And ou
another t me a lovely Newfounliaud i
pup, which I have now, growu up to
dog, which I would not part with for
#100 .”—X Y. Star.
Australian Ganiev.
The game of . Australia, , . ,. as every one
knows, is peculiar. T,.»t couutrv, not
having shared the glac'al epochs which
made so many changes in the fauna of
the rest of the earth, has retained dc
scendants of the most primitive fanii
lies of the mammalia. Nearly all its
larger animals are mirsupials, or
pouched animal*; k is gar mm, srel labyi,
wombat*, so-called opassums, flying
fosts, mountain-kangaroos, aud what
not _ The 4A old*mm’' kangaroo is the
0 nlv ' one of the large ’ an nuls which
maxes a game defence when ,, , hunted,
but he often kii Is the dogs, and some
times even rip; opra a horse or a man
with the powerful claw on hi® hind
foot*
DO YOU
WEAR CLOTHES?
Because if you do, it will interest you to know that our complete FALL ar.d
WINTER Stock of Extra Fine
Suits, Overcoats, Hats,
UNDERWEAR. HOSIERY, NECKWEAR AND FURNISHINGS
is now niEA.ri'sr;
C.C.D Shipments cont inue a special feature with ns I
Privilege of examining before paying I
g Rules for self-measurement ou request I
Extra sizes a specialty!
We Can Always Fit
ANY MAN, BOY OR CHILD REGARDLESS OF BUILD OU DIMENSIONS.
SOLE AGENCY FOR
KNOX'S - FINE - HATS!
DEALERS Who cater to fine trade can get some special JOBS
Immense by writing io us. advant¬
Our Retail Trade gives tia many
ages over the exclusive JOBBER!
161 Congress St., Savannah, On.
B. H. LEVY & BRO.
Schofield’s Iron Works 9
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, COTTON PRESSES,
General Machinery and all Kinds Castings.
Sole Owners and Manufacturers of
SCHOFIELD’S FAMOUS COTTON PRESS,
To Pack by Hand, Horse, Water or Steam.
Brass Goods, Pipe Fittings, Lubricators, Belting, Packing- Saws, Etc
General Agents for
Hancock Inspirators and Gullets Magnolia Cotton Cins.
J S. SCHOFIELD & SON
my31-lyr MACON, GEORGIA.
-JL L-j B. BHAfiL
419 and 421 THIRD STREET, MACON, GA.
Successor to Smalt a art Jtialtarn ,
Is still in the field, prompt to furnish merchants, millers and
traders with all kinds of Provisions and Produce, Bagging, Ties, To¬
bacco and Cigars, small groceries, such as can goods. Lowest prices,
Orders will have prompt attention, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Captain Mallary will insure your life; I will insure your pros
perity. myJl-fim
1865 . ESTABLISHED 1865 .
OLD AND RELIABLE
ii! ftd JMfed
Mil ■ ^ERYSTaB tnj
A Large Stock 0j, MS t Horses and Mules,
Kept Constantly on 1 N: Hand. From the
Cheap to the PSPII High-Pi iced.
H. & M. WATERMAN,
JlawklnsviUe , tia
As W8 procure our supply direct from the West in car load lots
we are prepared at all times to furnish saw mill and We turpentine make special¬ firms
witli first-class mules at the lowest market rates. a
ty in this trade. Information or orders by mail will receive prompt
ttention. :i l ir ^
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I —DEALERS IN—
maohineby of evzefdd KILT ID.
Steam engines,
Boilers, - sail - Mills, - Grist - Mills, - Eotton - seed - Grinders, - Belting,
Lubricating Oils, Iron Pipe and Fittings,
INSPIRATORS, BRASS FITTINCS, Etc.
SMITH & MALL ARY,
Jan. 15, 1889. lv MACON, GA.
J. M. BATEMAN,
--REPRESENTING
CEO T ROGERS’ SONS,
THE OLD RELIABLE WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSE,
Will call on the Merchants of EASTMAN every two weeks.
This house is agent for the following celebrated and populat
brands of Elour:
WADE HAMPTON, LEONA PATENT, WHITE VELVET.
The PARTIDO is the best 5-cent Cigar in the market.
Also agent for the famous MISSING LINK Tobacco.
June 4-6m
PASSENGER SCHEDULE
GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA RA LROAD.
SUWJNEE RIVER ROUTE TO FLORID*.
Taking effect December 29, 1889. HfanJa'l t ime, 9 ■ h M l i'h&n.
GOrxO HOCTH.
No. 1. X >. 3 A . 5. Nu. il.
Leave Macon....... 10 45 am 11 10 pm 5 30 pm 6 O'! am
Arrive Cordele..... ..! 18 52 pm i 03 am 8 12 pm 1120 pm
\ n j T c Tifton...... 2 08 pm 45 pm 5 50 pm
N" 13
L»ave Tifton....... ............j 2 28 pm 2 13 am fi 30 40 am
Air ve Vaidosta..... ; 4 16 pm 3 35 am 19 «iu
............
Arrive Jasper ...... ............ 5 28; in 4 4 i am 3 -Op u
Arrive Lake City ............ 6 45 pm 5 55 am 5 3) pm
Arrive Jack-oiiviUe.. ............ 9 20 pm 8 SOara
GOING NORTH.
......'Nik 2.'......' No. i No. 6. i No. 12."
, Leave J«eksotmlle... _ , .... 7 35 8 Ti, 4 1 * pm
f-cive L it- Ci y..... .... 10 «l am 7 0) prn 7 (li a ii
1105am 8 lO.iin u o-> am
Arrive Valdosta..... .... .... 12 12pm 9 20p:n 12 0! pm
irr.re l'it ton....... 1 18 pm 6 0j pm
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No 14.
Leave lift oil....... 2 t'f pm 11 00 pm ti Vi) 7 CO am
^’rive Cordeie...... 17 pm 12 ‘28 tm S «0 2 It 20 a a
Vrn ve Macon 2 rn na t I i . 7 15 pm
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Trains So®. 1. 2. 8 an! 4 stop, tc‘.w en Maet nil at skrftic>:n
k>utb of Tiffin.
Pcllnmi Palace nl? tin- --U trains Vs 3 an i 4.
All trains arrive ar art -jm tin o 3 Jci-rt. Maco, 12 a ■ oni >s
,»oti tr*in«. w-iich aruiv fre aS an
A. C. KNAPP. -
Tiftffle Manager, 11 on, Da p* eng r Ajffn'. M*c )ij, (Ji