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The Jones County News.
M. C. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
THE 54TH CONGRESS.
ROUTINE OF HOUSE AND SENATE
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of Bills and Resolutions
Presented and Acted Upon.
THE HOUSE.
After two days' debate, the house
Saturday afternoon, by a vote of 1(10
to 58, passed the “filled cheese bill,
taxing the manufacturer of the product
1 cent a pound and requiring manufac-
turers aud dealers to pay a license,
The committee on wavs and means
gested a reduction of the retail dealers’
license from $10 to $12 a year, and
that was agreed to.
THE SENATE.
In the senate Tuesday Mr. Teller
Presented a large number of petitions
from branches of tho American Feder¬
ation of Labor from various states
asking for the restoration of the free
coinage of silver and expressing tho
opinion that such a course would pro-
mote prosperity. Mr. Butler (Pop.
N. C.) introduced a joint resolution
providing for an amendment of the
constitution to limit the veto power of
the president so as to make it compe¬
tent for the two houses to pass bills
over a veto by a majority vote. Speak¬
ing of the resolution, he said that tho
idea of requiring a two-thirds vote was
due to tho fact that when tho constitu¬
tion was adopted tho American people
were not far removed from the English
ideas. In his opinion tho power vested
in tho president was too great and
should bo limited.
During tho dobato on the postoffice bill
Mr. Wolcott, republican, of Colorado,
mado an earnest civil service speech,in
which he said that he did not agree
with Senator Gormau that tho corner
grocery was the corner stono of the
republic. He did agree with that
senator, however, in denouncing the
habit of cabinet officers making speech¬
es nil over the country. Ho himself
had had a great miud to call the atten¬
tion of the country to thnt abuse on
the part of tho cabinet officials of the
present administration. Tho last cab¬
inet officer he had heard of doing it
was “barn-stalking down in Georgia
in favor of gold monometallism.” He
should have called attention to it earlier
had it not been for the fact that that
official was bette” away than ut Wash-
ington, so far as his public duties were
concerned and his performance of
them.”
Mr. AlleD, in ebargeof thebill, after
remarking that the question of civil
service reform had nothing more to do
with the pending question than it bad
to do with the war in Cuba, moved to
lay Mr, Wolcott’s amendment on the
table. The motion was agreed to, nnd
the amendment was laid on tho table—
yeas 48, nays 7.
Mr. Pasco offered an amendment
that nothing in the bill should author-
ize the establishment or maintenance
of any station, sub station, or brunch
postoffice, boyond tho limits of any
city or town.
This was adopted—yeas 3(1, nays 25.
Tbe committee amendment appro-
priating $80,000 as additional
pensation to tho Oceanic Steamship
Company for ocean mail service from
San Francisco to New Zealand and
Now South Woles was agreed to—yeas
32, nays 21. And tho item of $190,-
614 for necessary and special mail fa-
eilities on trunk lines from Boston to
■ Atlanta and New Orleans by xyay of
New York and Washington was retained
in the bill. Mr. Vilas’ motion to
strike it out having been voted down—
yeas 15, nays 89.
An amendment _ the
requiring cx-
penditnre of $50,000 for experiments
in rural free delivery was^ offered by
Mr. Butler, populist, of North Caro-
lina, and was agreed to-yeas 27,
nays 2o.
The bill was then passed and the
senate at 5:55 adjourned until Wed* ,
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, admin-
istered to Senator Lodge, of Mussa-
chnsetts, the most artistic tongue lash-
ing seethe Wednesday heard in the senate
days of Ingalls. The vitu-
peration came when the Cuban ques-
tion was up. It was duo to one of
Lodge’s puffs of Turpie took
footlight plays. Senator
the floor on Senator Call’s resolution
to send a United States fleet to Guoan
waters.
Senator Turpie achieved a reputa-
tion in the senate for his tkill iu cloth-
ing the most stingin- sarcasms in pic-
hueHcme tratTonofhifpo langnage g w;r and gave an
8 inthat Hue,
brother seiiatorYaml^to^^large
ence Thl in objecfof tbe galleries
Mr Turpie’s invective
was not so much General Weyler and
the Spanish government, ns the chair-
manof the committee on foreign
tion, Mr. Sherman, republican,of Ohio,
and the senator Horn Mteachasetts,
Mr. Lodge, republican. He
to Mr. Sherman helpless inertis.de-
lav and irrational obstruction, anrl
spoke of his taking refuge in the crypt
of the conference committee, very
glad to be rid of his former action.
WindiDg np his speech in a more se-
hope “haf’coJgr^r would gHe consid- To the
suffering people of Cuba that
gation which patriotism, love of liber-
ty and love of free republics demanded,
(Applause )
At the close of this speech the
went over without
the remainder of the day’s
was taken up with tbe Indian
priatinn bill. Before reaching a
vote on it the senate, at 5:05, nd}<
ed until GaSiiDgcr T ur dar
Mr. (rep. N. H.) read
letter from the general secretary
the American Relief association re¬
ferring to the extreme urgency of tho
situation in Turkey aud asking that
steps be taken to stop tho most appall¬
ing sacrifice in tho history of tho
world.
The senate chaplain, Rev. Dr. Mil-
burn, referred feelingly iu his prayer
Thursday to the illness of the senior
senators from Indiana and Alabama,
Mr. Vcorhees and Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Mautle (Rep., Mont.) was re¬
cognized for a Bpeech on the resolution
recommitting tho tariff bill to tho fi¬
nance committee. There was special
interest in the speech from the fact
that Mr. Mantle was ono of the fivo
republican senators who voted against
proceeding with tho tariff bill. It was
his maiden speech of a formal ebarae-
ter. Ho said ho hesitated as a young
aud new member of tho senate to ad-
dress the body, but the misinterpreta- bad
tion and misrepresentation which
been indulged in against tho repro-
sentatives of the western interests led
him to speak. He spoko of tho recent
utterances of President Cleveland be-
foro a missionary gathering derogatory
to the west as but one of the assaults
made of late against the “rotten bor-
ongbs and mining camps” of the west,
as the metropolitan press designated
tho silver states.
Mr. Mautle declared that within a
radius of five miles from Carnegie
Hull, New York, where Cleveland
spoke, there was more poverty, igno-
rauce, i quaHcr, starvation crime and
cnminals than in all the silver states
combined He gave statistics compar-
mg tho silver states with five eastern
states showing the former to be
abroost nnd ahead of their eastern sis-
tersmmarena 1 and morn standing.
Mr. Mantle said the a tocks sprang
mainly from the fact that five rcpubli-
can senators from the west voted
agamst proceeding with the tar lit bill
at on inopportune time
He spoke of the fact hat any tariff
bill would be vetoed by the president.
The bouse of representatives was
chosen not so much for tariff legisla¬
tion as iu protest against the bond is-
suing policy of the present adminis
tration.
The McKinley law was, said tbe sen-
ator, a strictly high protection mens-
ure, so high that somo of tbe repnbli-
can senators now on the floor of the
senate doubted its expediency and
would, if tho republican party was
fully restored to power, oppose its re-
enactment. But the Dingley bill was
not a measure designed for protection
or revenue. It was, ho believed, a
political measure and it was framed
without tho consideration of western
interests.
“There arc some republicans,” ex-
claimed Mr. Mantle, “willing to sacri-
flee the principles of the republican
party so long as a measuro affords pro-
tection to certain interests.”
A joint resolution whs introduced
in the senate Friday by Mr. Coll in
reference to the imprisonment of Mrs.
Maybrick, in England. It declares
that the people of the United States
sympathize with Mrs. Maybrick in her
Buffering under a sentence of life im-
prisonment at hard labor; that they
almost universally believe iu her inno-
cence, and that she was unfairly con-
vioted before a presiding judge whose
harsh rulings wero caused by a de-
mented mind, almost bordering on in-
sanity.
The resolution requests tho presi-
dent of tho United States to comma-
nicate the resolution to the govern-
ment of Great Britain.
As soon as tho resolution was read
Mr. Shermau rose, nnd with overy ap-
peorance of annoyance, said:
“Let that joint resolution bo laid on
the table. It ought not to be intro-
duced. I happened to be in England
at the time of tho trial. There was a
great deal of difference of opinion on
the question as to whether she ought
to be convicted. But certainly it is a
subject over which the senate of the
United States has no jurisdiction. I
move that it be laid on the table.”
“Let it lie on the table for the pres-
e nt,” Mr. Call pleaded-letting it lie
on the ^
the table.
“I should like,” Mr. Call continued,
“to have the senate vote upon it.”
“Well,” said Mr. Sherman, relent-
ing, “let it go to tho judiciary com-
mittee." The resolution was sore-
f er red.
Mr. call inquired of the chairman
0 f the judiary committee whether that
committee had made any progress in
the consideration of the matter here-
tofore referred to it, as to legislation
necessary to restrain United States
courts in cases of contempt. Ho mado
the inquiry, he said, at the request of
Eugene V. Debs and tho leaders of
the labor movement in tbe United
&
Mr. Hoar stated in renlv thnt tho
letter had been referred to Senator
Hill, as a sub-committee who had uu-
dertaken to make a careful co lection
of the laws on the subject and to pre-
pare a measure for committee A
careful prepared bill on the subject
bad been introduced Thursday by
another member of the eommi tee-
Mr. Thurston Tho matter there-
fore, had not been overlooked, ihe
committee was dealing with it as rap-
idly as the nature of the case admitted.
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KX-GOVEUNOU HOLT DEAD. _
North Carolina Loses a Prominent and
Eoved Citizen.
Ex- Governor Thomas M. Holt died
at 5:20 o’clock Saturday afternoon at
Haw river, N. C., his home. His age
was sixty-five. He served two years
as governor, and was much loved by
the people of his state. He was the
largest cotton manufacturer in North
Carolina, and also one of its wealthiest
citizens.
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Utah’s juries now consist of eight
men initead of twelve
GRAY, JONES CO., GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 1G, 18DG.
NATIONAL
GOSSIP OF WASHINGTON I jy
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of the Chiefs and Hoad? of tho
Various Departments.
Four contested election oases wero
decided Wednesday by house elections
committee No. 3. Iu only one easo
was the report adverse to a member
now holding tho seat, that of Murray
vs * Elliot from the firstaoutb Carolina,
which is favorable to Murray.
Ex-Secretary Whitney arrived in
Washington Wednesday night uud did
not even register at tho hotel. Ho
was with Secretary Lamout Thursday
morning aud later in the day was said
to be closeted with Secretary Carlisle,
His visit sot everyone guessing as to its
purport.
xhe bouse committee on territories
bas voted iu favor of reporting tbe
bill for tho admission of New Mexioo
ag a state q*bo vote stood six for nnd
y our ft g ft j U gt. Tho Arizona statehood
bill was laid asido at tho request of
jf r Murphy, the delegate from that
territory, who did not desire a vote at
pregeat, au d probably will be taken up
the next session of the committee,
A report received bv Snrgeon Geu-
* hospital
^ J o{ tUo mft rine
B0rv ; ’ from PaSBed Assistant Snrgeon
w p AruoW of fhe navy> 6tat ioue<i
at n f Kong ChinDi ,l a ted March 2,
° assumed
t iat potions tL ..plague” had
/ idemic at that place.
h e isolation of suspected F individuals
baJ ^ bfl otioed and all bills
o{ bcaU h of the port stated its preva-
leu ce , givin g details of the precautions mail
taken in cases where important also
st( , nmers were conoerne d. It was
", prevn f i eut in Canton and high up
... •
House election committee No. 3, in
pursuance of its policy of reducing tho
cluims for expenses iu contested eases,
has reached a decision in tho easo of
15 contestants and contestees. Tho
total amount asked in those 15 coseB
was $31,932, nnd that allowed $17,775.
Tho law providos for an allowance of
$2,000 for expenses iu contested cases,
congress has in several instances grant-
ed larger amounts, in tho last con-
gress giving $4,500 to each party in
a contested case. It is understood to
be the purpose of the committee to iu
no case approve claims for more than
the statutory amount,
Seed Contract Muddle.
- r b e r0C ent closing of a contract for
f urn j s bing seeds for general distribu-
tion by the government, has resulted
itl the filing of charges at fhe depart-
mcu t 0 f ngriculture by a Chicago seed
drnl> against Secretary Morton,
q be allegations are that their bid,
(bough lowest, was refused because the
flnn bod , lrgod tbe passage of tho ros-
0 ] ut j on providiugfor tho revival of the
d j s tribution of seeds notwithstanding
g ocre tary Morton’s protest; that ro¬
p orts furnished by officers to the de¬
partment to Secretary Morton, to
H en ator I’roetor, of Vermont,chairman
o{ tho sonft t e committee on ngricul-
tnre> nnd to Mr.Wadsworth, chairman
of the house committee, had been man-
j pu i a te d to show that tho firm’s seeds
wore below the standard.
j t wfm alleged, furthermore, that
tl ,e secretary and his assistants had
f ft ] 8e ]y stated that tho company re-
f usod to uso its narno on the seed
packets.
Secretary Morton aud tho other
ofljyUls ot the agricultural deportment
mako n „ absolute denial of the trnth of
tb<J gorges and say tho award of tho
seed cou trnct was based on a percen-
t of pur ;ty aud germ inative power
of tbo fleeda tested b y tbe department
]afjt at a time when there was no
prospect 0 f fnrtlicr distribution,
Money for Warships,
Tho *onato . committee ... on appropm-
Zu wj rJiJaTamSenta
areas o o\\ s.
F or testin 8 methods ... of , throwing
h >? , h , explosnos from guns on board
Bh.ps with the ordinary velocity, $50-
^ s> $5,000, paving streets at tho
A Annanolis academy $13 000
/ p rovigion regarding tho large
torpodo boats is changed by
ng f tho number from five to three
^ inc eaBing the Bpeedof thoB6 from
? ^ | 5 , reduc ; u „ ti je e0B t
ro v 87 t000 to $800,000. ’ Instead of
10 or more additional small torpedo
boats, the number is limited to 10 and
tbmr cost is made $500,000 instead of
A provision is made authorizing the
secretary to contract for tho
g jro top.^do boats of he
8^,000 each e ach but tart nopotion no act on shall shall be be
“2*^^ built Son shall be^ seSary fully tested 2 to the
■rtufaetmn^of of tte. the secretary and m be be ae ao-
c 1 g . I be approp^ ation tot con
from $7,b79,b/. 079 to “®7 370.0TO u,mJ.
Pension Ratings,
The policy of tho interior depart-
ment in cases involving mnbursement
to ib e government for fraud or mistake
^yeral rulings of Assistant Secretary
of the Interior Reynolds just promul¬
ga t e d.
Iq the so it is held that the govern-
meE t Cin not withhold the pension
grant ed under the act of June 27th,
1890, to reimburse itself for money «•
roaeo uBly paid as pension such money ua-
de r tbe general Jaw when through fraud pension
waB not procured allowed the or
mistake but was as resu t
of un ( rroueous judgment on the evi-
dcBce .
This decision reverses the recent ao-
tion of tho commissioner of pensions
in the easo of Christian May, an Ohio
volunteer. In tho oase of James A.
'Prosper, who served in tho Twonty-
fourth Kentucky infantry, tho follow¬
ing ruling is made:
“Iu a pension claim under tho gen¬
eral law for disenso of tho left lung,
concealment by tho claimaut of tho
fact that bo had boon shot through that
lung prior to his eulistmeut, which
wound caused tho lung diseaso,
amounts to actual fraud on his part.
It therefore warrants tho withholding
of the pension granted him under tho
fami ne ‘June 27’act in order to reim¬
burse tho government for moneys paid
him nspension under tho general law
on account of tho lung disease.”
HOLMES’ TALK OF HORROR.
TUo Murderer Tells How Ho Killed
Twenty-Seven People.
Tho blackest page in tho criminal
history of tho union, possibly of tbo
world, was moat graphically, interest¬
ingly nnd entertainingly told in a Cin¬
cinnati paper Sunday morning.
It was the story of Holmes—Holmes,
tho man who sought the accumulation
of money through tho death of others,
nnd then after he saw the blackest
rows of the shadow of tho gallows
hnngiug over him, Hold a oomploto au¬
tographic history of not only tho
crime of which he was convicted, but
an autographic history of many crimes
of which no one evon suspected him.
Holmes shed blood, or rather took
the life of people, meu, women aud chil-
dreu alike, for years before ho was
brought before the publio as ft killer
of people, as a murderer, au assassin,
a man who appears to have thirsted
for tbo blood of mankind. It matter-
ed not to him, it seems, whether it was
n strong man, a frail woman or a help-
less child, ho gloated iu the death lio
dealt with the samo delight.
For years, as lie tolls tho story, ho
had been butohering his follow people,
and his taste for blood might he yet
unsatisfied but for his killing of tbo
Pietzels in Philadelphia in July, 1894.
His usual shrewdness deserted him
there and his arrest followed. Then
came the trial nnd his conviction.
When Holmes found all hope gono
and realizod that ho must hang be
dealt with those ho was leaving behind
him in tho samo cold blooded manner
for tho dollar as he had with his vie-
tims. He announced to tho world that
lie would sell a full and complete his-
tory of his life, which he declared was
full of crime, and asked tho nowspap-
ers to bid for it.
Nothing liko it lias ever been written
in the criminal history of this country,
possibly not in the history of the
world, since the days of Borgia, tho
great murderess by subtle poisons.
In easy, clever language tho murderer
tells the story and in it gives tbo
names of twenty-sevon people whoso
lives ho has taken.
no describes vividly and graphically
his feelings as he took from men, wo¬
men aqd children their lives aud in¬
dicates a gloating feeling many times.
His verbiage appears to show on in¬
creasing avidity to murder every time
he took a life.
Tho story in detail is thrilling, full
of sensational plans to murder, many
of which failed. It shows, too, that
Holmes became despondent and
gloomy when he attempted a life and
did not succeed. Ho starts with his
first crime and by chapters follows hia
criminal career through.
RYDER IN JAIL.
Feeling Against Him Intense —Miss
Owens’ Body Buried.
A special from Talbotton, Ga., says:
Dr. \V. L. Ryder, tho slayer of Miss
Sallie Emma Owens, has been removed
to the Talbot county jail. His condi¬
tion is yet serious, bnt the physicians
think that all danger is passed. Tho
wounds from his knife would have been
fatal, but the blade was dull, and ho
rapidly lost strength from tho overdose
of morphine that ho took as ho left liis
office for Person’s pond, whoro ho was
captured.
Feeling is >ntenso against tho assas¬
sin. Thero has been frequent talk of
violence, but the helpless physical con¬
dition of tho prisoner, and tho plead¬
ings of men with cool and deliberate
heads have prevailed against any dem¬
onstration of tho kinl.
The peoplo know that justice will be
meted and are disposed to let the law
take its course. Ryder’s best friends
are as bitter in their denunciation of
the slayer aud his crime as are the
close persona! friends of tho murdered
young lady. M ss Owen had no ene¬
mies, indeed, and her beautiful char¬
acter nnd rare accomplishments mado
every person her friend.
The body nf Miss Owen was taken
to the country home, ten miles distant,
Monday afternoon, and tho largest
funeral pageant ever formed in Tal¬
bot county followed the corpse to its
resting place. The scene was ono im¬
pressing solemnity, and old nnd young
trembled over the dead in the most in¬
tense sorrow.
8T. LOUIS ELECTIONS.
AU But Three Wards In Favor of Free
Coinage.
The democratic city primaries at St.
Louis resulted iu a victory lor the freo
silver men. The “sound money” men
were successful in only tbroo of tho
twenty-eight wards. Ex-Governor
Francis was chosen a delegate in his
ward by a narrow margin. The vote
was light, and there was no disturb¬
ance.
Eagle and I’henlx to Resume.
Tbo secretary and treasurer of the
Eagle and I’henix mills, at Columbus,
Ga., states that the mills will resume
operation by May . 1st. . „ Work T , may , bo re-
8U med in the woolen department in
about ten days.
JOHNSTON’S CLAIMS.
SAYS IIE WILL HAVE 371 OUT OF
504 VOTES IN CONVENTION,
And that Ills Nomination for Gover-
nor of Alabama Is Assured.
Demooratio primary oleotious were
held in 6-1 counties in Alabama Satur-
day for the nomination of county of-
floors and for tho selection of dele-
gates to the county conventions to bo
hold Wednesduy, which will in turn
choose delegates to the state convon-
tion, whioh will meet iu Montgomery
on the 21xt to nominate a full ticket
from governor down.
Tho fight was a warm oue, the fioan-
cial quostion being the overshadowing
issue.
The latest returns indicate that
Johnston will lmvo a mnjority of dole-
gates over Clarke.
Johnston’s Own Estimate.
Tho following telegram was sent out
Sunday by llou. Joseph H. Johnston
biuieolt, wherein ho claims a decided
majority:
Birmingham, At,a., April 12.—Tho
state convention will be composed of
50-1 delegates. Wo have returns from
all tho counties complote enough to
show the result in all but five, having
an aggregate of thirty-four dolegatos.
These returns show that Clark has car-
r j ed twelve counties, with eighty-four
delegates, and that I have carried for-
ty-niue, having 380 delegates. Two
hnndrod and fifty-three will nominate
, lnd j do uo ( Beo j )0W nn y carl 0 laim
tlu) nomination of Mr. Clarke. Should
j 10 gyj eV ory doubtful county nud-every
close county, I would get over 350
delegates.
There will bo no prorating, exoept
j n possibly one county, us tho whole
campaign has been mado on tho idea
()j ft fc j,jtj, or s j de having a majority in a
county convention would take entire
delegation and that proratos are uufair
unless general.
We have had a hard contest, but I
am satisfied that the democrats of Ala-
bama will close up their ranks uow
a nd greatly recruit our strength to
mee t aud overwhelm the allied oueuiies
u f democracy in August,
Tim Advertiser this morning con-
ceded to me 244 delegates, and in this
count they did not mention Barbour,
LePi Tallapoosa, with thirty-
eight delegates, aud a number of other
counties that its own
ahow I carried,
JoRErn F. Johnston.
PROPOSES MEDIATION.
An OIIlclul Dispatch Sent to Minister
Taylor.
A New York Tribune spooial from
Washington says that an important
dispatch, bearing on Cuban affairs, was
sent to Madrid from the state depart¬
ment Friday. It was signed by Hoo-
retary Olneyand addressed to Minister
Taylor. Iu it the Cuban policy of tho
administration was laid down with^lo-
tail and particularity. Tho four prin¬
cipal poiuts of the dispatch are:
First—The president proposes med¬
iation on tho part of the United Btates
looking to a settlement of existing
differences between tho Spanish gov¬
ernment and the Cubans.
Second—The dispatch refers to tho
correspondence between the state de¬
partment and tho Madrid authorities
in 1870, in which Spain promised to
institute governmental reforms in
Cuba, whioh promises, it is said, hove
not been fulfilled.
Third—Tho president says that tho
present rebellion in Cuba is more se¬
rious and widespread than any other
which 1ms arisen iu recent years; that
tho insurgents control practically all
of Cuba excejit Havana and its neigh¬
borhood, aud that the circumstances
Beem to warrant friendly overtures by
this country.
Fourth—Tho United States govern¬
ment assures Spain of the kindliest
motives on its jiart in seeking to bring
about a pacific settlement of uffuirs in
Cuba, aud urges that tho good offices
of this country be accepted iu the
spirit in which they aro proffered.
Secretary Oluey’g letter to Minister
Taylor was written in tho most cau¬
tions manner. In referring to tho
proposition that Spain accept media¬
tion on tbo jiart of the United States,
ho says that tho attitude of this coun¬
try in tho matter is a friendly ono, aud
that the United States can have no
other object, as Spain must know, than
to bring abou t a more satisfactory condi¬
tion of nfi'uirsin Cuba. Ho comjiliments
Spain to the extent of intimating that
she is too great a power to fear to do
what is right, and that if tho claims of
tho Cuban insurgents as to Spanish
wrongs are based on facts, it is tho
duty of tho Madrid government to in¬
stitute a more just, lenient and hu¬
mane policy toward Cuba.
As one reason for suggesting media¬
tion in tho case, Minister Taylor is in¬
formed that mauy of tho citizens iu
this country interested in estates in
Cuba, or iu commerce with tho islaud,
have suffered, and are suffering on ac¬
count of the present rebellion.
This fact and others, which tho
secretary sets forth, arc, in his opinion,
a sufficient justification for proposing
to Spain that she accept tho good
offices of the United States in effecting
a settlement of the differences between
the mother country and her island
colony.
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The Cubans Acquitted.
The jury in the case of the Cubans
on trial at New York in connection
with the Bermuda filbustering expedi¬
tion returned a verdict of “not guilty”
iu the case of all the defendants.
Judas committed no greater sin than
th* compromising church member.
VOL il. NO. 3(>.
TILLMAN SPEAKS.
lie Addresses Kontueky Democrats at
Lexington.
Senator Tillman was warmly rcceivoil
nt Lexingtou, Ivy., Saturday afternoon.
Tho auditorium was packed with
farmers Indies and free eoiuugo meu. Many
wero present. Ho began by
saying ho was ashamed to appear
beioro such an audience, after ho
had been heralded by tho news¬
papers ns suoli a terrible crea-
ture. He paid the usual compliments
to found the blue-grass region, but said ho
the. democracy of Kentucky
much more rotton than ho thought ho
would. He said they wero like a lot of
sheep without a leader. The mon who
had been trusted by Kentucky demo¬
crats in tho past had deserted tho par-
ty and stabbed Kentucky’s candidates
in tho buck.
He showed how those leaders had
defeated Heuator Blackburn for re¬
election aud dramatieally exclaimed:
“You were betrayed, bumboo/lod and
debouched by them, Ho sniil these
same meu now pleaded for harmony,
as if tliero could bo any harmony
among Kontueky demooruts.
He told of his work in South Oaro-
lies iu making war on tho offlco-hold-
* u 8 ohiss and said the democrats of
Kontueky were in tho same fix. Ho
««id they would have to repudiate old
patty loaders and take up free coiuage
men—nnd they must bo honest, too—
and send them to tho state convention,
for, he argued, it would bean everlast¬
ing disgrace if Kentucky democrats
should instruct for Carlisle for presi-
dent,
He said tho quoted interview whioh
made him say that the old leaders in
the silver party ought to ho thrown
overboatd, including J. O. Blackburn,
was untrue. Ho said Blackburn was a
true Kentuckian nml had not betrayed
his follow oitizons fora moss of potngo.
Ho was for freo coinage when ho was
elected nnd is for froe silver now.
This elicited tho wildest clicors.
“1 am charged,” ho said, “with be¬
ing no democrat, but I have been a
democrat all my life and my father
was before mo. I linvo always advo¬
cated democratic principles and have
never advised any dosertions from tbo
party, but if Cleveland and Carlisle
are to set tho pace for tho democracy,
I am no democrat. ” He scored Brockiu-
ridgo, saying that ho was glad the Indies
of the state had given him his walking
papers. Ho read sovoral oxtraotsfrom
Breckinridge’s speooh mado nt Cov¬
ington nud soveroly criticised
them, no said he pitied Henry Wnt-
terson, a man who had done so much
for true democracy and free silvor.lmt
who lmd to nccood to tho wishes of his
masters and turn traitor to bis party.
“I had rather linvo tnkou a
knife nnd cut my throat,” he exclaim¬
ed, “ than to have romaiued longer in
tbe employ of .such scoundrels.” He
advised his hearers to organizo and go
to work ami ho true democrats. Ho
berated tho press of tho country as
having sold out bag and baggage to
tho money’ powor for tho purpose of
keeping tho people iu bondage.
Referring to the silver question ho
denied tho statement of Secretary
Carlisle that law does not affect ration.
He denied that there is more money
iu tho country uow than over before
and ho said that when tho population
was only 31,000,000 thero was ns much,
if not more, money in the country
than there is today, when there are
70,000,000 peoplo.
He wound uj> his hour’s speech by
reiterating his advico regarding n sit
ver delegation to Chicago. “If yon
send silver men to Chicago, we’ll force
honest men to leave tho republican
party, and we’ll tell the democrats who
are against ns that we’ll vote for no
man for president who is not for free
silver,” was Ids last sentence.
After his speech he was presented
with a liiu du in - Kintueky cob pipe
with silver mounting.
CHRISTIAN KNDKAVORKRS.
Urogram of llie International Con¬
vention Announced.
Tbo general outline of tho program
of the fifteenth international Christian
Endeavor convention which wiil bo
held in Washington lias been an-
nounced. Jt is exjiocte tiiat fully
69,000 peoplo will attend tho*
convention which will open on Wed¬
nesday evening, July 8, with 22 meet¬
ings held in 22 of the largest churches
of the city.
On every morning of tho convention
tliere will he held ot 6 :30 o’clock from
20 to 30 early morning prayer meet¬
ings iu ns many churches.
The formal opeuing of tho conven¬
tion will occur Thursday morning in
the great tents which will be pitched
upon the White lot just south of the
executive mansion. These will be
called Tent Washington, Tent En¬
deavor and Tent WillistoD, and will
seat about 10,000 persons each, includ¬
ing a chorus choir of about 1,0110
voices. At these opening sessions,
which will bo hold simultaneously at
9:30 o'clock, addresses of welcome, the
annual report of Secretary Johu Willis
Baer and tho annual address of Presi¬
dent Francis Clark will be given.
TO BOOM BIMETALLISM.
Friends of Silver fu England are at
Work.
A cable dispatch from London statos
that tbo Bimetallic league has issued a
manifesto urging bimetallists, in
view of the recent discussion in tho
house of commons, to redouble their
efforts to educate the country. Tbe
manifesto concludes:
“Great Britiau having now approved
tho principle of international bimetal¬
lism, as ri< cesssry to tho prosperity of
her commerce, tho time cannot be far
distaut when she will recognize that
her only (mo p* sitiou is in the van of
tb£ movement.”
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Jones County Government.
Judgo Superior Court—J. 0. Hart.
Solicitor General—H. G. Lewis.
Senator—Hon. W. H. Harrison.
Representative—Hon. J. F. Andor-
•on.
Ordinary—R. T. Ross.
Clerk Superior Court— W. W. Bar-
ron.
Sheriff—R. N. Ethridge. Stewart.
County Treasurer—F. M.
Tax Receiver—J. A. Chiles.
County Surveyor— R. H. Bonner.
Coroner—R. II. Court—J. Trapp. O. Barron.
Judge County
Juivy Commissioners —W. \. Card,
J. M. Middlebroolts, J. F. Barron,
Johu Gresham, E. P. Morton.
County Board op Education—D.
Anchors, Joe W. Barron, J. R. Van
Bnrau, S. A. Hodge, J. W. Anderson.
County Sonoor. Commissioner —A.
H. S. McKay. P. O., Plentitude.
County Commissioners — W. F.
White, J. T. Speights, E. T. Morton,
H. T. Moore, Johu T. Glover.
Middle tap & Atlantic R. R.
TIME TABLE.
fu Effect December 23.
Read Dow.v. Rkad Up.
r. m.
II 00 7 15 a G*. R. H. 1/7. Augusta 8 30
9 DO a M “ Lv Macon Ar Ga 2 45
A. M P. M. P.M.IP. M.
6 20 j 1 05 Lv....Ml!ledff Lv.. 0 vllle Junc...Ar ....Ar 8 201 15 12 1 50 05
6 25 1 10 .Eutonion 8 25
0 50 1 32 Merri wot her Ar 7 60 12
7 05 1 60 Lv . Dennis... Ar 7 30 12 05
7 35 2 15 Ar Eaton (on .. Lv 7 OH 11 30
7 40 , 2 10 Lv...... Eat onion... Ar 7 05 ill 35
8 10 2 35 U . Willards .. (J mi 10
8 38 i 68 Lv . Alkcutou .. Ar 0 20 10 50
8 68 3 07 LV • Maolien.... Ar 6 05 10 35
ti 00 3 12 Lv Shady Dale. Ar 6 00 10 30
8 18 8 22 Lv ...Kelly .... Ar 5 43 10 15
8 40 3 43 Lv... Brough ton villo... Ar 5 33 10 00
8 80 3 42|Lv......Newborn......Ar 8 13 0 30
10 00 3 49 Lv... .Carmel Juno.... A r 6 08 0 3.1
10 10 3 55 Lv ........ Hay oh........ Ar 4 65 0 21
10 22 4 02 IaV .....Starrsv 1 l'o.....Ai 4 48 0 08
10 47 4 18 Lv.. Covmgton .Tunc .. Av 4 27 8 48
I9 60 4 2 1);Ar ..... Quvlngton .....L v 4 28 8 47
12 15 e'ob Ga. it.It. Ar At iantaTv 3 o5 1 67
6 M. 30 & M. N. * N. Ar Ar Mopon Athens Lv l.r 1)00 2 25 A.k;. a.11.
JOSEPH W. PRESTONj Oensral Manager.
BIX MEET DEATH.
Two Killed Outright and Four Suf¬
focated.
By an explosion near a magazino on
the east 1,100-foot lovel of tho Law¬
rence mine, at Butte, Mont., at
an early hour Saturday morning, six
men lost their lives. Two of tho men,
namod Lowney and Quinlan were
sliaftmon and were due to come off
tho shift about n quarter of 7 o’clock.
Tho other men four in number, woro
working in tho Iovol beyond tho mag¬
azine which was situated 150 feet oast
of tho ehaft. Lowney and Quinlan, it
is supposed, bad gone to tho magazine
to make their primers.
Just how the explosion occurred is
not known, us tho only ones in tho
vicinity at tho time are dead. Low¬
ney and Quinlan were undoubtedly
killed instantly by the explosion. Tho
other four men wero probably suffo¬
cated by tho foul air cuusod by tho ex¬
plosion.
CKCIL RHODES ALIVE.
Tho Report of Ills Death Was Pre¬
mature.
According to a cable dispatcli Mr.
Cecil Rhodes, formerly premier of
Capo Colony, who lias been suffering
from fever nt Salisbury, Mutabeloland,
for somo days past, and who was re-
ported dead, is now much better. Ho
proposes to march to Buluwago with
tho column of troops intended for tho
relief of that pluco.
____
Deputy Sheriff Assassinated.
Deputy Sheriff John W. Hanchey,
near DeFuniak Springs, Fla., was as¬
sassinated Wednesday night while
walking in his yard with a lighted
lamp. Hanchey had received anony¬
mous letters threatoniug his life, but
paid no attention to them. There iH
no elew to tho perpetrators of I he
deed.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
<1 roeorles.
Resiled coffee 21.00 W 100 It, cases less 2
cents per pound rebate. Green—Choice Standard 1 O'<p.';
fair 17 /c.\ prime Orleans 10%o. white Hngar, do. yellow granu¬
lated 6c: New 5c; 4%«.
Syrup—New Orleans open kettle 25®40c;mixo<l
80®C5c: I*V4®20e; tsug&rkouso 20@35o- Bioe—Head Teas—Black
green 20@50o, 0e;
choice t>y t c. Halt—dairy, lacks, $1.35; da bo's.
$2.28; ice cream 00c; common 70c. Cheese—-
Putt cream 11 ($11%'!. Match os-OTs 50c; 200,
$1.3(1(6,11.75; 300s *2.75. Soda-Boxes 0;-,
Crackers--Soila 5J-£»; cream 7c;
Ringer snaps Gamry—Common Bticl:
h'/i\ fancy YU9t'.'i%. Oysters -F. W. $1.75; I,.
W. $1.30. Powder—Rifle $2.TS. Shot—$1.30.
Flour, Grain anti Meal.
Flour, llrst patent, $4.00; second patent
$4.30; straiKlit $3.00; fancy $8.80; extra fami¬
ly $3 Ml. Corn, white 40s; mixed 30c. Oats,
wliite 85c; mixed 33c. 1 ’.ye,
Georgia 75c. Barley, Georgia raised 85c. Hay,
No. 1 timothy, large bales $1.05;small bales
$1. No. 3 timothy,small bales 90o. Meal, plain
40c; bolted 89c. Wheat brail, large sackH 70c.
small sacks 70c. Hhorta 80c. Block Meal, $1,
Cotton Heed Meal 05o per 100 lbs. Hulls, $0.
per ton. Peas, 00c per bn. Grits *2.49.
Country l’rotluco.
Eggs 10c. Butter—Wis'crn Creamery,
22(@?4c; fancy Tcnu. 13(3800, clioioe 12%,
Georgia 12%®15o. X.ivo poultry—Tur¬
keys 12il2%c $ lb; hens 88@25c; spring*
cbick os. 2l)j27 ^ ; an.-ks 255527/i*:- Dresgel,
poultry — Turkeys 17.%@18c; Irish ducks 10 jtj
IS; chickens SffjlOc, potatoes-—
Burbank $1.90®1.75 * bb!; 50a35r $ bin
Tennessee bu. 30040c. Sweet potatoes
05075c $ bu. Honey—Strained 8@10c; in
the comb 10@18V«o. Onions 60ca75 'll bu; bbls.
$2.00a$2.50 Cabbage 2a2%e.
Provisions.
Clear rib siden, boxed 5%o; ice-cured bellies
7%c- Sugar-cured bams /0(6>12c; California
7jBc. Breakfast bacon 3al0. Lard—Best quality
second quality Oc, compound f>J.,'
Cotton.
Local market closo! quiet; middling 7 3 10