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The Jones County News. /
M.O. GREENF, PuMlw.
MIM Gtitjii & Atlantic Raittsi
TIMB TABLE.
December 23, o’clock, *.m.
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10 10 ) iT Have* Ar
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AV. B THOMAS, Oen. Mgr
GFFiCIAL BIFiEGTGRV.
JONES COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Judge Superior Court—J. O. Hart.
Solicitor General—H. G. Lewis.
Senator—Hon. AV. H. Harrison.
Representative—Hon. J. F. Anderson.
Ordinary—R. T. Rose.
Clerk Superior Court—AV. AA T . Barron.
Sheriff—R. N. Ethldge.
County Treasurer—F. M. Stewart
Tax Receiver—J. A. Chiles.
County Surveyor—R. II. Bonner.
Coroner—R. B. Trapp.
Judge County Court—J. O. Barron.
JURY OOMS.-AV. A. Card, ,T. M. Mid-
dleb rooks. ,7. F. Barron, John Gresh¬
am, E. F. Morton.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION—
7. D. An chons. Joe Vi. Barron, J. R
Van Buran, S. A. Hodge, J. AY.
Anderson.
COUNTY SCHOOL COAX.—A. 'H S..
McKay, P. O. Plentltude.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST .
CLINTON CIRCUIT—ft. A. Seals,
pastor; Clinton—First Sunday at 11 a.
m., and at night; Sunday school at S
p. m. . W. H. Holsenbock, Snpt.
ST. hUKB—First Sunday, at 3 p. in.
ROUND OAK--Second Sunday and
Saturday -lieforo. at 11 a. ra.. Sunday
school at 10 a. m., E. P ’’Sunt, Snpt.
JAMES STATION ..d Sunday, at
11 a to., Sunday sohoo. At 3 p. in.; R.
II. Kingman, Su-pt.
HADDOCK STATION—Saturday be¬
fore fourth Sunday, and fourth Sunday
night., Sunday school at 3 p.m.: AY. Al
Farrar, Supt.
FORT YTLT.E—Fourth Sunday, at 11
a. m., Sunday school at 10 a. m • R. H.
Bonner, Supt.
BAPTIST.
UNION IIILT,-Forth Sunday and Sat
urday before 11 a. m., T. H. Oroer,
pastor; Sunday school at 10 a. in., R.
E. Hutchins. Supt.
NEAY SALEM - First Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m., E. AY.
Sammons, pastor: Sunday school at 10
a. m., J. H. C. Eithridge, Supt.
BLOUNTSYTI.LE—Third Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 *. m.. E. W.
Sammons, pastor; Sunday •chool at 3
p. m.; R. T. Smith, Supt.
ULEM—Fourth Sunday and Saturday
before at 11 a. m., E. W. Sammons,
paator.
Miners’ Convention Called.
By Southern Associated Press.
Pittsburg. Pa.. April, 10.—’Che minere
official of the Pittsburg District have
issued ia cull for a delegate convention
•to be held on Friday, April 10. to con¬
sider the status of the present strike for
the GO cent rate for minting. It is be¬
lieved that the convention will decidi-
on declaring the strike off.
Ministerial Lender.
By Southern Associated Press.
Ottawa. Out.. April 10.—-With the
complete approval of all his colleagues
it is settled that Hon, G. E. Foster.
Minister of Finance, will be the leader
of the ministerial forces in the House
of Commons. Parliament will assem¬
ble on the 18th inst-
Prince Blsmarelc.
By Southern Associated rPess.
Berlin, April Id.—Prince Bismarck pass-
id the day quietly in resting after the
fatigue consequent upon the recent cele¬
bration. Fredertchsruhe has lost its fes¬
tive appear 0 nC( ‘ and all of the decora¬
tions a i the castle with the rxceptlfih of
I'ic?” P' the great waiting hall have been
removed.
Clins. H. Man son Dend.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, April 10.—Charles II.
Mansur, of Missouri, deputy comptroller
of the treasury, died shortly before I
o’clock this morning after an illness of
several weeks, during yihSch his death
has been daily exported. Early in 1bc
night the physicians abandoned the
faint ray of hone that lingered and dis¬
continued administering medicine.
Printers’ Ink: A small advertisement
ought to be an inspiring example of
forceful, graceful nglisb,
GRAY, JONES COUNTY, GA ■ I APRIL 25, 1895
ENCOURAGEMENT
FOR CUBA.
A It 11,1, TO RECOGNIZE THE BEL¬
LIGERENCY' OF THE CUBANS.
HIT THE CONVENING IS A I.ONG
WAV OFF YET.
If the Uelielllou Increase* Cum ,ion
W ill Ask for Additional Help,
fv Southern Associated Press.
Washington, April 10.—A bill recog¬
nizing the belligerency of the Cuban
revolutionists has been prepared in the
city and will be introduced in Congress
when that body convenes in December
next. It wins drafted at the suggestion of
certain representatives and senators
who are in. sympathy with the efforts of
the Cubans to throw off the yoke of
Spain, and these gentlemen will use
their influence to pass it through both
Houses. Such action oil the part of the
United Stales would of course be of great
service to the revolutionists. It would
result in the free shipment of arms and
men to the island in support of the in¬
surgents pause and would give them
till© moral and material support which
they so greatly desire. Spanish officials
say that but for the hope that the Uni¬
ted States may recognize Cuba’s belli¬
gerency, the revolution . would collapse
within thirty' days. Air. Marti, in pur¬
suance to the program already outlined
will be elected President of the Cuban
Provisional Government, Which it is
proposed to establish at an early day.
Campos Will Ask for Help.
Madrid, April 19.—-Dispatches from
Havana inform the Government that the
rebellion in Cuba is spreading, but the
insurgents are badly armed and equip¬
ped. The dispatches sav that if the tip¬
rising spreads further Gen. 'Martinez da
Campos will ask for re-inforcornents.
AN OUTRAGEOUS ACT.
A Young Tailor Received nn Infer¬
nal Mnelilne of (he Worst Kind.
By Southern Ass- Yin ted lb-css.
Chafct-inongn. April 19.—An infernal
machine of the worst type came in the
mail to Win. Marquet. a young tailor's
appreuticr. A string was employed to
s i off its deadly oonton-tis. By chance
the string was insecurely fastened to
tile (Sliding of the Ikix and coming loose
only a big fright was produced. The
package was marked “domestics,” was
charged with enough loose dynamite to
desire",- a big building, while a dyna-
mite (-•’ trid'ge. was embedded therein. A
foi-o -" d: miufieh head led up to the car¬
tridge: against -the match rested a
wooden h,lo!-!:; tills was to be driven
agnir.-t the match by a steel trigger
held 'n iil-iee b,v a piece of wood also
oon'S etc! by a string to -Who sliding lid.
The opening of the cover was to unloose
t' c trigger.
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
Some Interest Inn Additional Details
of (lie Vg ri-t-ment.
By Southern Associated Press.
London, April 19.—A Central News
dispatch from Tokio gives additional de¬
tails of the treaty of peace, the princi¬
pal features of which luave already been
published. The tre.-ity secures to Japan
entire freedom in the importation into
C-h-itia of steam engines and -machinery
for ntoniifacturoiv, and tlie same priv-
ilogin are accorded to Japan in the nm*’
ter of importing goods into China. Thy
latter also grants to Japan extra-terri-
torial rights wherein, in the matters of
tariff and the dispensation of ’ justice
Japan reserves every privilege, The
indemnity is payable in seven yearly in¬ of
stalments at i\ i- per cent. Payment
the obligation within three years cancels
the interest. In addition to these pro¬
visions China engages not to punish con¬
demned prisoners nor to inflicit punish¬
ment upon Chinese who may have fur¬
nished supplies to the Japanese army
and navy. China also binds herself to
retm-ii Japanese prisoners unconditional¬
ly. The exchange of ratifications of the
treaty will take place at Clieo Foo not
later than May 8th.
China Conceded Everything.
London, April 19.—The Tunes corres¬
pondent in Pekin says: It is understood
that China has eon-ceded everything re¬
quired by Japan except making Pekin
an open port. This, he says, was etren-
nous ;.y refused. Nothing is known here
of the conditions likely to involve other
nations in complication with Japan. The
majority of the Chin-eise here are" still
ignorant of what Japan demands. The
utmost secrecy is observed.
Li Hung Chang, who is returning from
Shimoiicski with his son-in-law, is still
in high favor.
Russia Greatly Dissatisfied.
I ondon. April 19.—The Standard’s cor-
revoomient in St. Petersburg says; The
new,qiaj>ein continue to express discou-
tent with the c-eseijn by China of main¬
land territory to Japan, but only a fee¬
ble idea is given by them of the ex¬
tremely difficult position in which Russia
its placed. It is a fact that gravest ap¬
prehension exists in political circles and
it L evident that Russia cannot submit
t-, the ratification of the treaty under
the present conditions, but it is very
difficult, to ace what path will remain
open. Japan and Chin-a persist in the
ratification. There are excellent gromidi
for believing that Russia will ask for
the cession of other Chine.se mainland-
If this he refused it is said iier prestige
wil compel her to take decisive steps
an I prompt action.
The Stands rd’s correspondent in Odes-
a a.vs in the last tew weeks 0,000 sol¬
diers have sailed from this port for
VI. divostok and that 5,000 more will
-mbark soon. The cruisers are held
reedy to transport them despite the con¬
of peace iu the East.
SAN FRANCISCO’S
JACK THE RIPPER.
DURANT, THE ALLEGED CRIMINAL,
IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
THE CHURCH ORGANIST DIVULGES
SOME DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
Strong Circumstantial Evidence As
to the Murder of Miss Lament.
By Southern Associated Press.
San Francisco, Oak, April 16.—The
coroner’s inquiry into the death of
Mamie Williams, of whose murder
Theodore Durant is accused, was com
menced at 2 o'clock today.
Durant had been brought down from
his cell under strong guard. He show¬
ed the effects of the great mental strain
which he has beau under, but mani¬
fested complete indifference to- the pro¬
ceedings. The streets in the vicinity
were thronged with people. Geo. W.
For;,sytli, husband of Mrs. Ella For-
sytb, the missing woman whom Durant
is suspected of making away with,
positively denies that she ever visited
Emanuel Church or knew anybody con¬
nected with it. He believed she is
drowned in San Francisco bay.
The Bulletin's Story.
Sa.li Fan-cisco, April l(i.—The Even¬
ing Bulletin got out an extra last night
containing the following statement:
George R. King, organist of the
church in which the horrible crimes
were both committed, made a statement
lo Chief of Police Crowley late this af¬
ternoon which tends to fix one crime nit
least—the murder of Miss Lamont—
upon Durant.
King says that on April 3rd, (the day
Miss Lamont was massed), he went into
the church about 5 p. m., to practice
on the organ. “I saw Durant there,
much to my surprise. He came down
from the organ loft in a highly excited
and overheated condition. 1 asked him
what was the matter and he replied:
“1 was overcome by gas up there in
the loft.” He was very weak -and pale
and asked me to give ham a glass ot
broino seltzer. 1 knew he was fixing up
some electrical -contrivances about the
church, and thougM nothing strange
about has going up in the loft.”
This is direct evidence of a most startl-
iiig character.
Miss Lamont, it will be remembered,
left the higtli school about 3 p. m,, on
t'he day she was last seen, April 3rd.
Bhe was seen -with Durant. The theory
now is that Durant had- just completed Organist
his fiendish task wlhem seen by
King. the accused
The report that Durant,
murderer, has broken down and' will
confess is indignantly denied by Judge
A. W. Thompson, who is acting as
Durant’s attorney.
’I'll-- misaiiig shoes and school hooks be¬
longing to Blanche Lamont were found
in Emanuel Baptist church this evening.
This find makes one of the most im¬
portant links in the chain of evidence
which the police are forging around
Durant. It establishes beyond the pos-
sihility of a question that the murdered
gin! went directly from the Normal
school to the church where she met her
death. The statements of Miss L’leas-
...... Normal
anton and other pupils of tlio
school establish the fact that Durant
met Miss Lamont just as she le-ft school
and that the two were seen together.
The two, therefore, could have reached
the church so that Durant could have
committed the -murder and concealed the
clothes before he was seen by King
descending from the belfry in a state
of excited agitation. the detectives
Late this a-fternoon found
searched the church and also a
missing glove and hat belonging to which Miss
Lamont and the knob of the door
opened to the belfry. It is believed that
somewhere about the church the mur¬
derer hid the articles which would in¬
criminate him. The detectives are cer¬
tain that the murderer concealed about
the church the clothes he wore when
■Miss Lamont was murdered.
NARROW escape.
Governor Atkinson Aboard a Col¬
liding; Train
Atlanta, Gn., April 16.—(Special.)—
The Seaboard Air Ttine train, due here
at 0:20 this afternoon, ran into the
rear coach of a -local passenger standing
on a siding near Lawrenceville, and a
disastrously fatal accident -was narrowr
ly averted. Besides the local passenger
there was a freight on the siding whidi
was too short to bold liotti. The colli¬
sion occurred at a point -where there
was a very high embankment and bad
the train gone over the consequences
would hiave been awful.
Governor Atkinson, who, with Attor¬
ney General Terrell and Private Secre¬
tary Galloway were on the train, com¬
ing from Athens, iw-as thrown over in
the aisle, and all the passengers were
well shaken up.
The engineer and fireman of the col¬
liding train jumped when They they saw both the
collision was sure. were
pretty badly bruised and scratched, but
nut seriously hurt.
THE WHITE CAPPERS.
Each One Sentenced to Five Years
. In the Penitentiary.
Atlanta, Gn., April 10.—(Special.V—
Judge Wm. T. Newm-a-n presiding In
the Federal Court today parsed er-nten-
ances upon John Quarler and David
Butler, the two Murray county white-
cappers convicted of participating in
the hanging of Henry Worley. They
were given five years each in Ihe peni¬
tentiary at Columbus. Ohio, jvith a five
hundred dollar fine in addition. The
case will be carried to the United States
Supreme Court.
Ex-Senator Wilson Dyhiff.
Pes Moines. Ja. April jA -I'.x-T’r ;red '
States Senator James W. Wilson is suf- | !
ferine from panlysis of the brain at his
home in Fairfield and is not expected to
lJve through the night. I
11 11111,0 ID CHANGES.
Win H. Green Made Genernl
ager of the Sontliern Rnllrond.
By Southern Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., April 10.—Several
important changes In the management
of the Southern Bail way Compnny were
announced today* Heretorefo there have
been two general managers of the road
one for the Eastern system and another
for the Western. An order from Presi¬
dent Samuel Spencer of New York is¬
sued today and to become effective Sat¬
urday abolishes both the above mention¬
ed offices and appoints Mr. ‘William II.
Green of this city general manager of
the entire system. Mr. Green was gener¬
al manager of the old Richmond and
Danville Road and since the reorganiza¬
tion lias sorved effectively ns general
manager of the Eastern system. Mr.
Green will retain his headquarters in
this city and will report directly to Mr.
Baldwin, the third vice president*
Air. O. M. Bolton, chief engineer of
the road, having resigned, Mr. 0. II.
Hudson has been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Mr* Hudson’s first order which
also lakes effect Saturday, appoints Air.
J. A. Dodson general road master of the
company with headquarters in this eity.
Air. D. AY. Lum, has been appointed su-
porintendent of bridges and -buildings
witli headquarters in this city. Gen*
Supt. Green will have full charge of all
transportation matters, including all
stations and terminals. lie will lie ns-
sisted by an assistant general superin¬
tendent with headquarters at Atlanta
who will report direct to him.
A special to the Post from Charlottes¬
ville, A r a., says; It is rumored in rail¬
road circles that A. J* O’Brien, master
of trains of the Virginia Afidland Divis¬
ion of the Southern Railway, stationed
in this place, is to be made superintend¬
ent of the Virginia Alidland division,
taking the place of J. S. Barbour.
Thompson, who it is said will be trans-
ferod to Charlotte. N. C., taking the
place of Superintendent Ridpr, It Is also
said that ,T* E. AleCarthy will take the
place of AD. O'Brien as master of
trains.
Mlt. CRISP’S SECRETARY.
Col. .1 T. Waterman Die* Suddenly
of Apoplexy In Atlnntn.
Bv Southern Associated Press
.
Atlanta, On., April If!.—Go/1, j. *p.
Waterman, private secretary to Speaker
Crisp, died- today at the residence of
''D\ J ohnson , 201 Whitehall streot. Gol.
WatorgWjlfw.NfraLjrfcen apoplexy a-dff IiSs unconscious yesterday with
oee-n ever
since. Col. Waterman arrived in the
city yesterday in -his usual health and
went -to the home of his friend, Mr.
Johnson',
The stroke came m-ost unexpectedly
an-d physicians vve-r-e hastily summoned
Doctors Green, Todd and Love -worked
all night, but with poor stieeess. This
afternoon at 1:30 Col Waterman ivac
in a state of coma nin-d almost pulseless.
Ills family li-a-ve been -telegraphed for
and will arrive on- the first train. At
2:03 p. m. Col. W-attermnn died.
Uol. Water-man was one of the most
prominent men in tlhe Shiite. For many
years :he was editor of the Athens Bn
Tier and more recently of the Ha-wkins-
viW p Dispatch. He has been- secretary
to Judge Crisp since that gentleman
lias occupied tlie position of Speaker of
the ilou-se of Representatives.
manslaugiiter.
Tlie Preliminary Trial of State Sena¬
tor Goeliel Has Commenced.
By Southern Associated Press.
Govington. Ky„ April 10.—The preli¬
minary trial of Sta te Senator Wm.
Goebel for the killing of Gol. John 1/.
Sanford, began in the Kenton County
f’ourt (his morning before Judge Stevens.
The roo-in was packed almost to suffo¬
cation. -Mr. Goebel vtas represented
by Attorneys Shaw n-nd Earnest. The
charge is manslaughter.
Attorney General Tfenid-ricks, an eye
witness of the tragedy, -was first to testi¬
ly. His story of the killing xvas sub-
stantiall" the wrmo ns that given by him
on the day it occurred.
Particular stiresis was put on- (he ques¬
tion as to who fired the first shot.
“I ani¬ positive that Air. Swnford
fired first,” was his nn saver.
During the Attorney General’s testi¬
mony Mr. Goobrl retained the sol If-com¬
posure -which lhn« cfhameter-teed him
ever since the affair occurred 1 .
AI tin- conclusion of the Bering the
court promptly dismissed Senator Goebel,
claiming that self-defence was proven
cii’i) riy.
SHIPS ASHORE.
Ttvo AVrrckliur Stenmeri Sent to
Tli el r AHHlntnnre.
By Southern Associated Press.
New Orleans, La.. April 16.—The Mor¬
gan steamship Excelsior, from Xew
York, reports that op April 13- at 3:30 p.
m., on southwest reef, off Logger tfoad.
K< v Tortugas, she saw a large full rig'-ofl
shin and a large American three-ma’s’eq
schooner ashore, the ship’s bull being
nain'ted a dark green and sue bad a neavy
list to the starboard and a, heavy de-k
load; sbo was flying the British en«qen
a”d -do-pal flags “TT. B.” fwaot Imme-
dlate assistance) she was v*ri! tin on the
r f towards the light house. OTic other
n-Tr-r the south end of the reef and
was also lumber laden, with a large deck
........ ■“-W’-k steamers were sent
lo ih ft; assistance.
GROWING TOO FREQ! ENT
Aiiollicr Hiilldlnu In Courwr* of Con-
Nt ruction CoUhtm*#**.
Rv Hou-th^n Associated Press.
filoverftvWe. N. Y*. AnrU lA-Tho THz
block In process of eon strict Ion cof!ar>-
sed todsy burying in the rnnfs two nninf-
er«. and two plumbers. The nalnfpr^ two
brothers named Vender, were killed. One
of the plumbers namr-d Truman was
-acn'miotv hurt, but the rs her was but
ppp-bny in1urr>d. What remains of the
buHdine* will have to he torn down and
all will be a total loss.
VOL. 1. NO. 17.
OF INTEREST
TO GEORGIANS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND
STATE.
BURKE COUNTY WILL HAVE
WATERMELONS.
SiiKKOHleil That 'Die Constitution
Send Ed HruflTcy to Cnkn.
Fruit prospects all over (he State are
most promising.
Thomas eouuly Superior Court is in
session this week.
The 76th anniversary of Odd Fellow¬
ship will be generally celebrated on the
26th of this month.
Some Athens boys tkiuk they are
having fun by taking gates off of
hinges and committing other more se¬
rious depredations.
Brunswick’s ordinance taxing non¬
resident insurance solicitors has been
declared unconstitutional by the mayui.
The City Council will probably adopt
an ordinance taxing both resident and
non-resident agents.
Tin’ Georgia State Sunday School As¬
sociation will hold its twenty-second an¬
nual convention at Savannah, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, May 21st,
22d, and 23d, 1883, tile opening session
being held at 8:30 a. in. on the 21st.
Cards are out announcing the mar-
riage of Al.ss Delia Mitchell to Mr. B.
F. Hawkins at the residence of Mr. T.
C- .Mitched, at Thomasville, at 8 o’clock
Wednesday evening, April 24tb. YVb
beg to tender congratulation in advance.
Bruff. will be needed on the
Midway at the Exposition. It
ue should be lost in Cuoa without bis
credentials it would be a difficult mat¬
ter to prove that lie was not an insur¬
gent if -lie fell into the hands of the
Spaniards.
The Rome Tribune says: “The Con
stitution is nuss.iig a golden opport-i
uity in not sending Ed Bruffey to Cuba.
Bruff. is the only meniuer oi the staff
that can walk Spanish and abbreviate
in half a dozen languages, and cusb iu
twice as many dialects”.
Superior Court must be a great event
in Ware county, and Sheriff Miller is
fully mipresed with the dignity of liis
office. The Wuycross Herald of .6111-
urday says: Sheriff Miller -bought him¬
self a new shirt this morning. Big
Court convenes next Monday.
There are some Georgia editors who
can dwell in harmony if they are try¬
ing to paint the eagle’s feathers differ¬
ent colors:
Hugandhominy McIntosh and Pork
packer Pendleton are at loggerheads
Matoli Telegraph.
Right you are, Charley Pendleton.
We haven’t been controverting, ami
may the time never come when it can
be truthfully said that we are at log-
get-heads. The Telegraph Just strained
its veracity for the wake of applying
those facetious O) patronymics to us.—
Albany Herald.
A handsome and substantial steel
bridge iH to lie built by tile Central
Railroad over Flint river, between Ogle¬
thorpe and Montezuma, in place of the
present wooden structure built iri 1854.
The material for the new bridge liu»
already been delivered at Montezuma,
ultd work thereon will soon begin.
The South Georgia Pear Growers' As¬
sociation will meet in T-homlagvilU*
Thursday to discuss tin- handling ol
their product this year. If the trees
produce only one barrel per tree there
will be over 75,000 barrels of LeCo-nte
pears raised in Thomas county alone
this year. One -barrel of fruit per tree
is a very low estimate to place upon
the crop, for many trees produce as
much as ten bushels each.
There are a number of farmers in
Fayette county who iiuve cotton lo sell
and plenty of everything to live on the
present year. Our merchants have in
stock some of the very finest hams pur¬
chased from these men, and are anxious
for more- We saw one of these liains
sell a few days ago for $2.10. tl is said
thero is no money made farming, but it
is a settled fact that there is a “mighty
powerful” good living at it.
There must be a mistake somewhere.
If there is a controversy on between
the above named gentlemen The Times
has failed to discover it. They do not
exactly agree on the money question,
but there lias been no crossing of words
so far as known in this office. They
have been neighbors and friends from
boyhood, and have caught cats from
the same hole in the creek. No, lln-y
are not at loggerheads.—Va.dosla
Times.
There is a proposition to connect
Americus, Smithville, Shunter, Bron-
wood, Dawson, Weston, Sbellmun,
Richland, Parrott’s, Preston and Plains
by telephone, thus making a complete
circuit. It is estimated that the total
cost will not exceed JZ.'Wt 1 , since two
or three of tin points above mentioned
are already connected by private lines.
Cutiibcrt and Lumpkin will also be in
eluded in the drcu.t should the people
there desire to subscribe.
The estimate of a wall known and
conservative man, who handles a great
number of melons every year, is that
the acreage In Brooks county this yeiu
is 50 per cent, larger than it was last
year. This estimate about corresponds
with that of other parties in different
neigh -hoods in the county, and indi¬
cates a big crop. There were about
1,4000 acres in the county last year, from
which 400 or 500 cars were shipped, and
an increase of 50 per cent, in acreage
this year means 2,000 acres and 600 or
700 carloads,
WHISKEY TRUST
DISCLOSURES.
GREATEST SENSATION WHICH HAS
YET 11EEN FURNISHED.
OVER A MILLION HOLLARS 4RD UN¬
ACCOUNTED FOR.
Method of Bookkeeping; Which [•
1‘henoiueunlly Irregular.
By Southern Associated Press.
Chicago, April Iff.—Of the many sen¬
sations furnished by tlie Whiskey Trust'
since Jos. Green-hut first had himself
appointed receiver and \i|as ousted by
the slock holders, none approaches in
magnitude that furnished by tlie tiling
w-ith Judge Show alter iu the United
Stales Circuit Court th-ia afternoon of
tlie balance sheet of tlie co-mpauy 11s it
appeared March 31, 1893.
Practic-nlly, the wiiole period of the
alleged iuiquitlous reign of the Ureen-
but faction is covered by tlie figures
given therein w-hicili are startling even
to those who knew in advance disclos¬
ures of an unusual nature were to be
made. The sum of $1,139,413 is totally
unaccounted for, to say nothing of other
Items which appear all right at first
glance and which are offset by Agues
on tlie books. The first irregular item
occurs in the purchase of the Slnffeldit
& Cal linnet distilleries. The net coqt
of these distillers after charging inven¬
tory to eapit-a-'. in o-)wra-tiiiff plants is
put down at $1,934,279. The amount
derived from the sale of 34,984 shares
of treasury stock (these are tlie shares
which the company sold to itself) is
l-lteu deducted, leaving,in round numbers
$00,000. A note by the experts iu re¬
ference lo this purchase charges that
$244,443 -are u-naoounted for in the
I looks.
In the purchase of the Calumet Dis¬
tillery mention is made of the following
deposits in Chicago: “Deposit of $100,-
OOO iu First National Bank of Chicago
and deposit of $150,000 in Chicago Na¬
tional Bu-nik. No vouchers or checks
showing to yjk-onv paid.”
I11 the opinion of those who are in a
position to know, while no open charge
can be made on this 1-a.st item, It shows
a method of bookkeeping if nothing
mare, that is. to say the least, exceed¬
ingly -irregular.
Coming to the purchase of the Star,
Crescent, Central atni Nebraska di«-
tillerics, the report of the experts says:
“We find no voucher or other evidence
of the expenditure of six drafts November on .1.
B. Greenliu-t issued between
15 and 30, 1892, and paid through the
German American National Bank of
Peoria, supposed to be drawn for cash
payments on account oor these distill-
ories.”
Five matured notes of Samuel- Wool¬
lier iu favor of the Star amd Crescent
and die Central and Nebraska distilleries
all paid by exchange through the Oer-
lii-an A-m-erich.il National Bank, amount,
ed Samuel to $185,- WceSner 00 and for $200,000 was paid
to which there is
no voucher and to which the experts
have affixed the notes "explanation re¬
quired . ”
The total deductions from Hie cost ot
the purchase of these distilleries are put
down ait $185,000, which is the second
discrepancy shown in the report. Tins
third discrepancy comes under the head-
if “items to be accounted for.” The
sum of these -is $510,134. These Items
of this sum appear -as payments to
Groenliut or Woollier or payments to
others 011 Green hut'a ffheek. This
money is put down as loss charged
against investment accounts 111 the re¬
port of the experts and a note states
Ihe amount was wrlten off after the
books were dosed for the fiscal year of
1893, and that no details or expl-:ination
was given. One remarkable note close*
the balance sheet. The company's books
are In charge of the treasurer, who is
also one of the directors, they contain,
figures only which have been entered by
the bookkeeper without any informal
tion as to their meaning, except what
the treasurer duose to give or what
lie may Iwi-ve inferred from the circum¬
stances. The treasurer understood the
hooks, but -no one else except, possibly,
• the directors, hence it has been and Is
an impossibility to pro-perly audit the
expenditures books whWh -their run into millions, condi¬
from I lie in present
tion.
Some idea of the total lack of In¬
formation -in the books Is given by the
no-lf-H a tin,died in Ibis report to some of
the items. Levy Moyer and S. D.
left Rice, of Peoria tin* rexn-gaiiization committee,
for this afternoon to at¬
tend (be -annual meeting of the Trust
ihr-re tomorrow.
Hurlcil Alive.
By Southern Associated Press.
l-idwardsville, Ala., April 10.—While
\Y. II. Stroud, foreman of a gitng of
Paranialee's gold mine near this place,
was working in a shaft this morning,
the roof caved in on the man Stroud,
who was buried under several tons of
earth and was dead when dug out. Abe
Michaels and Sam Harris, laborers, injuries met
with serious and probably fatal
from falling timber. Green, another
laborer, was slightly hurt.
Will Re Slutted Today.
By Southern Associated Press.
London, April 10.—A dispatch from
Tokio to The Central News says the
noth* newspapers ba-ve been concluding
Hint the treaty will lie signed tomorrow.
The terms of the treaty are not de¬
finitely known, but it is un-dersood that
they are in a great degree similar to
those already published. This informa¬
tion is official. apparently reliable, though 1-t
is not
Alitliumu Medical Association.
By Southern Associated Press.
Mobile, April 10.—The twenty-second
annual meeting of tlie State Medical As¬
sociation assembled today at 1 p. m.
under tin- presidency of it. M. Fletcher,
M. D. .of Huntsville. There was a full
attendance of the delegates and coun¬
cillors.