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The ones County News.
M. 0. GREENE, PUBLISHER.
official DIRECTORY
j on eg County Government.
KID. B. T. Boss.
Ordinary— Court—W. W. Bar-
Clerk Superior
run. N. Ethridge.
Sheriff— B.
County Treasurer—F. M. Stewart.
Tax Reoeiver— J. A. Chiles.
Oonnty Surveyor —B. H. Bonner.
Coroner— B. B. Court—J. Trapp.
Judge County 0. Barron.
Jcri Commissioners —W. A. Card,
J. M. Middlobrooks, J. F. Barron,
John Gresham, E. P. Morton.
OoUNTY BOApD OF EDUCATION—D.
Anchors, Joe W. Barron, J. B. Van
Buran, S. A. Hodge, J. W. Anderson.
County School Commissioner—A.
H. 8. McKay. P. O., Plentitude.
^ Countt Commissioners — W. F.
White, J. T. Speights, E. T. Morton,
T. Moore, John T. Glover.
lie tap & Atlantic B. B.
TIME TABLE.
In Effect December 83.
Bud Down. Read Ur.
t.n.
1100 7 IB A Ga. R. R. Ur. Augusta 8 30
9 00 A K ” Lv Macon Ar Ga 2 45
sssssssssssi* 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 56 07 85 50 12 05 10 15 10 Lv.....Shady Ar......Eaton Ly......Maoben........Ar Lv...Eatonton Lv....... Lv......Eatonton......Ar Lv Lv....Mllledgevllle Lr....Merrl Atkenton......Ar Willards......Ar Dennis.......Ar wether Dale-----Ar ton......Lv Junu...Ar ,...Ar ....Ar 6 P.M.P.M. C 6 7 C 7 7 8 8 7 05 £811 00 05 20 06 60 30;12 20 15 J11 10 10 10 11 12 12 1 35 30 38 35 50 50 25 05 10 05
sns 3 2i Lv........Kelly........Ar Lv... Brough 5 43; 10 15
3 45 ton vtlle... Ar 5 33 10 00
8 42 Lv....,.Newbom Ar 5 15 9 50
sss 8 49 Lv....Carmel Juno....Ar 5 05 9 33
Lv Hayes-- Ar 4 55 9 23
4 02 ,Lv.....Starrsvll e .....Ar 4 45 9 03
S* 4 13 Lv.. Covington Juno ..Ar 4 27 8 48
4 29 Ar.....Covlneton.....Lv 4 25 8 47
Ar Atlanta Lv 3 05 1 5*
Ar Macon Lv 9 00 A.K
M. & N. Ar Athens Lv 2 25 a.M
JOSEPH W. PRESTON, General Manager,
WIND AND RAIN.
Sweep Over tire Wist Causing Great
Damage to Property.
A St. Louis special says: The rain
which has falhn almost steadily
throughout Missouri since last Sunday
continues and the greatest anxiety is
ielt for the peoplo living along the
Wtom lands of the Missouri, Caa-
1 •fnade nnd Osage rivers.
At Elson, Mo., a tornado and rain
storm Tuesday night caused great dam¬
age. The Congregational end Metho¬
dist Episcopal churches were reduced
to kindling wood, and the Christian
church had the spire blown off. The
Samuel dwelling houses of Mr. J. H. Swan,
Brickey and Rev. David Mo-
Comb are totally destroyed.
All tho telephone aud telegraph
wires are down and communication
from outside is entirely cut off. The
track of the Lebanon branch of the
Missouri Pacific is washed out so that
there will be no trains or mail for
three or four days. A large number
of people were injured at Elson.
JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT.
Committee on Design Has Asked for
a Report.
At a meeting of the board of direc¬
tors of the Jefferson Davis Monument
Association held at Richmond, Va.,
Thursday afternoon, it was resolved
that the committee on design be asked
to examine the designs submitted to
them and mako their roport to the
hoard, the report to be passed on by
the board and the Davis monument
committee of tho United Confederate
Veterans at a meeting to be held in
I Richmond at 12 noon on Jnne 10th.
The monument corner stone will be
laid on July 2d. Bishop John Gran-
berry will preside. Mrs. Davis, Miss
0 accepted the invitation to be the
ffsts of tho board during the re¬
union.
The Virginia grand lodge of Masone
has accepted tho invitation to perform
the ceremony of laying the corner
stone.
LIBERIAN COLONY HEARD FROM
Negroes Who Went to Liberia Say
They are Contented.
I dispatch from Selma, Ala., says:
The first direct news from the colony
of negroes from this section, which
sailed from Savannah for Liberia last
dated March, v?as received Thursday, It and was
from Monrovia, April 6tb,
states that the colonists are delighted
Yith their new homes.
Another colony, numbering 400 per-
sons, is being formed and will leave
this fall, after the crops are gathered.
Others will follow. The white people
are encouraging them to go, believing
that thrifty northern farmers will
come in and occupy the lands. The
negroes are transported from Selma to
Liberia for $30 a head, $17 for child-
fen. They pay the transportation in
monthly installments.
WANTS A POSTPONEMENT.
Tennessee’s Request Regarding the
Chicago Exposition,
e executive committee of tho
essee centennial, at a recent
_ ling, adopted resolution urging
a
the postponement of the Cotton States
exposition at Chicago until after the
close of the Centennial November 1,
1897.
There are 50,003 parents which in
one way or another benefit the farmer.
CARLISLE EXPLAINS
Changed Some of Ills Views, But
Holds That lie Is Right.
explanation Secretary Carlisle has written an
of his speech on the money
question, made in congress on Febru-
ary 21, 1878, and so frequently cited
by free silverites to prove that he is
inconsistent. The letter is addressed
to John H. Jones of Prestouburg, Ky.,
under date of May 12.
Carlisle begins his letter as follows:
The report that I had made a speech
in favor of the free coinage of silver
was started for the first time about
three years ago, and has been kept
constantly in circulation by the advo¬
cates oi free coinage ever since, not¬
withstanding the well known fact that
the only speech I ever made upon tho
same the subject, and which is printed in
official record of the proceedings
of the house of representatives, shows
clearly that I was opposed to that
policy. Mr.
Carlisle then refers to the charge
of inconsistency and says:
I am more anxious to bo right than
to be consistent, and if the gentlemen
who quote garbled extracts from an
old speech, made when the conditions
were entirely different from what they
are now, can convince me by fair ar¬
gument that any of my present opin¬
ions upon that or any other subject
are erroneous, I will not hesitate to
abandon them. They cannot onvince
me, however, nor in my opinion can
they convince others by personal abuse
or misrepresentation, or by assorting,
or even proving that my opinions are
different now from what they were at
some time in the
That speech was made in opposition
to free coinage and in favor of striking
out a free coinage provision from a
bill, and inserting in place of it a sec¬
tion requiring the secretary of tho
treasury to purchase not less than
$4,000,000 worth of silver bullion each
month, and coin it into standard sil¬
ver dollars on account of the United
States government, and giving the gov¬
ernment the benefit of the gain or seign¬
iorage, instead of giving it to the
owners of bullion, as would be the case
under a system of free coinage.
At that time the silver’ dollar had
been dropped entirely from the coin¬
age, and such ns has been coined
vious to that date were legal
only to fhe extent of $5, by the act of
1874. The difference between the
value of a silver dollar and the value
of a gold dollar at the ratio of 16 to 1,
was only about 7 or 8 cents, and I, to¬
gether with many other gentlemen
who were opposed to free coinage, then
believed that this small difference be¬
tween the value of the two dollars
would be removed if the United State
should resume the coinage and use of
silver as full legal tender.
On the 5th day of November, 1877,
motion was made in the house of rep¬
resentatives to suspend the rules and
pass a bill, which, among other provi¬
sions, contained the following clause:
“Any owner of silver bullion may deposit
the same at any United states coining mint or
assay office, to be coined into such dollars, for
his benefit, upon the same terms and conditions
as gold bullion is deposited for coinage under
existing laws.”
Under the rules of the house of rep¬
resentatives, as they then existed, no
amendments could be offered to tho
bill, and no debate oould be had, and,
consequently, no opportunity was af¬
forded any member to explain his vote
or state his views upon the subject.
The bill was passed, and when it
reached the senate Hon. James B.
Beck, of Kentucky, moved to strike
out the clause providing for the free
coinage of silver, and to insert in lieu
of it a provision directing the secre¬
tary of the treasury to purchase no
less than $3,000,000 worth of silver
bullion per month or as much
more as could be coined at the mints
of the United States, aud coin it into
standard silver dollars on account of
the government, and that any gain or
seignorage arising from such coinage
should be accounted for and paid into
the treasury as provided under the
laws relative to subsidiary coinage.
Mr. Beck made several speeches in
support of his amendment, and de¬
nounced in severe terms the policy of
giving tho foreign and domestic owners
of silver bullion the benefit of the gain
or seignorage arising from the coinage.
Secretary Carlisle then reviews the
bill before oongress at the time of his
now celebrated speech, and makes ex-
tracts from his remarks, as well as
from those of Senator Beck.
After a careful review of the speech
of 1878, he concludes: I think it would
be a perfectly fair interpretation of it
to say: opposed to the
1st. That I was then
f TnT’ThaTl ^hen ’ believed there-
striction of the standard silver dollar
to the coinage of the Uhited States,
and a larger use of that metal in this
country would not only arrest its de-
priciation, but would ultimately re-
store it to a parity with gold at the
ratio of 16 to 1.
3rd That when tho parity at this
ratio had been restored, I was in favor
of coining both metals upon terms ot
exact equality. I opposed to the total ,
4th That was tender
disuse of silver as a legal
money in this country. of in-
5th. That I was in favor an
ternational monetary conference to
consider the adoption of a common
ratio between gold and silver, for the
purpose of establishing internationally
the use of bimetallic money and se-
cur ing fixity of relative value between
these metals.
GUAY. .JONES CO., GA., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1891!.
Upon some of these provisions my
opinions havo undergone a complete
change, and I have made no attempt
ssgittl opinions ------ and ----- it is not
therefore, are, necessary,
to restate them in this let¬
ter, which is already much too long.
Very truly yours,
J. Q. Carlisle.
TILLMAN'S STATE
STANDS SOLID FOR THE SENA¬
TOR ANI) HIS PITCHFORK.
Action of tire Democratic Convention
at Columbia.
Tho South Carolina stato democratic
convention mot at Columbia Wednes¬
day organized, appointed committees
on resolutions and platform and re¬
vision of tho party constitution, and
then took a recess until 8 p. m.
Free silver at 16 to 1 and Sonator
Tillman were tho favorites during tho
day. Miniature pitchforks of white
metal were in evidenco as badges.
Each prong of the fork impaled a bug
of golden hue, the throe being named
Cleveland, Carlisle and Sherman. At
an interesting passage in tho proceed¬
ings, a large pitchfork was held aloft
at the door of the convention.
Tho resolutions against bolting,
which Senator Iiby advocates and Sen¬
ator Tillman opposes, failed by a vote
nearly unanimous against them.
An immense gathering of spectators
crowded the galleries and floor of tho
hall, expecting a sensational bout be¬
tween the two senators, but they were
disappointed. The feature of tho day
was the indorsement of Tillman for
president. It is only within tho last
few days that such action was seriously
contemplated, but the sentiment had
fully ripened by tho time tho conven¬
tion opened.
In his remarks on this snbjeot Sena¬
tor Tillman said he was not losing any
sleep over tho matter, but if called on
to lead the fight for tho nation he
would do so.
The Chicago delegation was instruct¬
ed to vote as a unit on all questions,
so there will be no splitting. If tho
delegates have any second choice for
president, they have not expressed it.
The Financial Planks.
These are the financial planks in
platform presented by Senator Tillman
and adopted:
“We demand a more economical ad-
ministration of our national affairs,
and that taxes shall be Ieviod so ns to
bear equally on all sections and all
classes. Labor should bo lightly bur-
dened, and by a graduated income tax
wealth to be made to pay for its pro¬
tection.
“We repudiate the construction
placed on the financial plank of the
last democratic national convention by
President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle as contrary to plain meaning
of English words, and as being an act
in bad faith, deserving tho severest
censure.
“The issue of bonds in time of
peace with which to bny gold to re¬
deem coin obligations payable in sil¬
ver or gold, at the option of tho gov¬
ernment, and the use of proceeds to
defray the ordinary expenses of the
government, aro both unlawful and
usurp actions of authority, deserving
impeachment.
“A sound just system of finance is
the most potent factor in a nation’s
prosperity, and we demand the resto¬
ration of the money of the constitu¬
tion by giving silver tho same rights
and privileges now given to gold.
“We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1,
regardless of the action of any and all
other nations, and that such coinage
shall be a lcfgal tender for all debts,
publio and private.
“Congress alone has the power to
coin and issue money, and President
Jackson declared that this power could
not be delegated to a corporation;
therefore, we demand tho national
banking system be abolished.
“The absorption of wealth by a few,
tho consolidation of our leading rail¬ !
road systems and the formation of
trust and pools require a stricter con-
control by tho federal government of
those arteries of commerce.
“We demand the enlargement of the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission.”
Cuba resolutions, calling on Presi-
dent Cleveland to carry out the action
0 f congress, were adopted unani-
mously. resolution
Tho Tillman presidency
wttS adopted by a rising vote,
At 2 a. m. the convention took a re¬
ceBS till September 1st.
CORONATION OF CZAR.
Great Preparation Being Marie in
Russia for the Event.
On the 26th of May Nicholas II will
be solemnly crowned, anointed and
consecrated, not alone as a temporal,
bnt also as tho spiritual ruler of the
mighty Russian empire,
The coronation of the czar will not
only be a gorgeous ceremony in itself,
bnt it will be preceded and followed
by numerous magmficont pageants,
Probably the most impressive of these
is the formal entry into Moscow, live
days prior to the coronation, of the
imperial pair. This event possesses
certain features of grandeur which
cannot be witnessed in onr day in any
royal progress in any other country;
it has something of the barbaric splen-
dor which conjures up to the imagina-
tion the triumphal processions of an¬
cient Borne, when the Caesars were the
arbiters of the fate of nations.
THE54TU CONGRESS.
ROUTINE OK HOUSE ANI> SENATE
BRIEFLY CHRONICLED.
Summary of Bills and Resolutions
Presented and Acted Upon.
THE nOTTSK.
Tho house disposed of tho immigra¬
tion question Wednesday by passing
tho McCall educational test bill, to¬
gether with tho Corliss bill, intonded
to protect tho lake cities from Cana¬
dian competition, Tho latter was
agreed to 121 to 45—nnd tho amended
bill was passed—195 to 26. Tho con¬
sular inspection bill proposed by Mr.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, was re¬
jected—75 to 131.
Tho continuation of tho debate was
precoded by a sensational outbroak iu
tho republican ranks against the man¬
agement of the majority. It. was pre¬
cipitated by tho presentation of an
order from tho oommittee on niles by
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, belting aside
Thursday and Friday, private bill
days under the rules, for the consider¬
ation of measures reported from tho
committee on labor. It was opposed
by Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts; Mr.
l’icklcr, of South Dakota, chairman
of tho committee on invalid pensions,
and Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on war
claims, who protested against depriv¬
ing tho house of the opportunity to
consider and dispose of tho bills on
tho private calendar.
Mr. Walker vehemently denounced
the “lenders” and asserted that their
reign would oomo to an end with this
congress; that iu tho next house rulos
would bo adopted by which business
could bo transacted in accordance
therewith or nothing would bo done.
He condemned in bitter terms the
policy which prevented the govern¬
ment from paying its honest dobts,
denouncing it as a shame and disgrace,
such as no other country invthe world
labored under, and assorting that tho
fame policy had boon pursued in all
the congresses of which he had boon a
member by design of the leaders.
A bill to pension a Kansas ex soldier
was passed by the house Thursday,
over Cleveland’s veto, by a vote of 190
to 47.
Another day was given to the con¬
sideration and disposal of conference
reports on appropriation bills by the
house Saturday. Two of r them were
final, that upon the liver aud
appropriation bill, which
and sent to the president, fib I that on
the legislative, executive aud judicial
appropriation bili.
Tho partial report upon the sundry
civil bill presented Friday afternoon
wftK agreed to, the house insisting up-
on its disagreement to nil tho senate
amendments except those making ap¬
propriations as follows: Twelve thou¬
sand dollars to fit up tho basement of
tho Los Angeles, Cal., public building
so that the postal business can bo
conducted there; $75,000 to re¬
pair aud rebuild tho publio build¬
ing at St. Albans, Vt., jiartially
destroyed by fire last year just os
it was ready for completion; $375,000
for completing the new pustoffice build¬
ing at Washington, and increasing the
limit of cost $413,000; $100,000 to
buy 17,000 feet of ground adjoining
the government printing office and
erecting an additional heating plant.
Tho adoption of this last amendment
is generally accepted as settling the
long-disputed question of the location
of a now government printing office in
favor of tho site.
Upon the Indian appropriation bill
tho house voted again that it would
make no appropriation for tho educa¬
tion of children at tho contract secta¬
rian schools, and instructed its con¬
ferees to insist upon their disagree¬
ment to the senate amendments, ex¬
tending until June 30,1898, tho period
in which tho secretary of tho interior
may provide government schools.
President Cleveland’s message veto¬
ing the bill reguluting foes of receiv¬
ers and registers of land offices was
read aud referred to tho committeo on
public lands.
Mr. Howard,of Alabama, introduced
a scric'8 of charges against President
Cleveland, upon which ho impeached
him of high crimes and misdemeanors,
and called upon the committee on the
judiciary to inquire into tho truth of
them. But by an overwhelming vote
the house refused to reconsider them.
At 5:30 o’clock tho house adjourned.
Tho following is tho bill of impeach¬
ment of President Cleveland proposed
by Bepresentativo Howard, of Ala¬
bama, which Iho house almost unani¬
mously refused to consider.
“I do impeach Grover Cleveland,
president of tho Unitod States, of high
crimes aud misdemeanors on the fol¬
lowing grounds:
“1. That ho has sold or directed the
sale of bonds without autboiity of law.
“2. That ho sold, or aided iu tho
sale of bonds at less than their market
value.
“3. That he directed tho misappro¬
priation of tho proceeds of said bond
sales.
“4. That ho directed the secretary
of tho treasury to disregard tho law,
which makes United States notes and
treasury notes redeemable in coin.
“5. That ho has ignored and re¬
fused to havo enforced the ‘anti-trnst
law.’
“6. That he has sent United States
troops into the state of Illinois without
authority of law and iu violation of
tho constitution.
“7. That he has corrupted politics
through the interference of federal
office holders.
“8. That ho lias used tho appoint¬
ing power to influence legislation
detrimental to the welfaro of the peo¬
ple; therefore be it,
“ Resolved, l>,y the honso of repre¬
sentatives, That tho committee on the
judiciary bo directed to ascertain
whoThor these charges uro true, and,
if s', to report to the house such ac¬
tion by impeachment or otherwise ns
shall bo proper in the promises. And
said committee shull havo authority
to send for persons and papers.”
Mr. Howard had risen to address
the house as the clerk finished readiug
the document, bnt Mr. Dingley, of
Maine, leader of tho majority, took
him iff the floor by raising tho ques¬
tion of consideration. Tho speaker
promptly put tho question and only
two or three scattering “Ayes” were
hoard, Mr. Howard apparently Tho not
voting for his own proposition. Howard,
result did not soem to surptiso
who took his scat with a smile on his
face.
THE SENATE.
“That statement is false,” deliber¬
ately Bpoko David B. Hill, extending
his fist towards the face of Senator Al¬
len, tho populist from Nebraska. Hill
was mad—he was iu a fighting humor,
and he seemed prepared for auy sort
of a fight. But Allen wns not in n
similnr humor, and the senato barely
missed a full crown sensation, at
Thursday’s session. Tho mnttor grow
out of a vicious fight Senator Hill was
making to proveut the sonnto tdung
up the bill to prevent further bond is¬
sues without specific authority of con¬
gress.
At 5 o’clock Sonator Butler, of North
Carolina, sprung a surpriso upon tho
senato by moving that tho bond bill
ho takon up. Immediately Hill began
to filibuster by making motions to ad¬
journ and other dilatory motions.
During tlio roll call on ono of theso
motions. Senator Pi iti ;row asked
unanimous consent to submit a oon-
fcrenco report and havo it printed iu
Tho Becord. It was agreed to. Im¬
mediately Senator Hill demanded tho
full reading of tho report. To this
there were many objections. A dozen
senators hold that consent had not
been given except for tho printing of
tho report. But tho presiding officer
held that any sonator had a right to
demutnl a full reading of the report.
Hill insisted, his purposo boing to
delay.
Senator Allen mado a brief talk, in
which he said this was tho second time
he had known of any senator having
violatod unanimous consent.
“I would ask if tho senator from Ne¬
braska refers to mo,” said Hill.
“I do,” responded Allen.
“The statement is false," uttered
Hill, with emphasis.
Allen looked intently at tho Now
York senator several raomonts, then
responded, calmly:
“Tho senator from Now York can
never convince mo that his oonduct
has been honest in this matter."
“I cannot,” responded Hill.
This ended tho war of words. Then
the Now Yorker turnod nnd suggested
that there was no quorum of tho sen¬
ate present, and renewed his filibus¬
tering tactics.
Hill seemed determined to provont a
vote upon taking up tho bond bill.
Boveral tost votes upon motions of
Hill nnd Chandler showed fhirty-four
senators in favor of taking up the
bond bill to twelvo against it.
Finally a few of tho twelvo retired
from the senato and left it without n
quorum, and adjournment was neces¬
sary.
Butler’s anti-bond bill was taken up
iu tho senate Friday and debated nearly
all day. Speeches in opposition woro
mado by senators Hill, Bhorman, Lodge
and others. Tho measure was advo¬
cated by Mills, of Texas; Oeorgo, of
Mississippi; Teller, of Colorado, and
Allon, of Nebraska. No action on tho
hill was had, but the matter wont over
until Saturday.
Tho iiuul conference report on tho
river and harbor bill was presented
aud agrood to, a satisfactory compro¬
mise having been roached m tho mat¬
ter of the deep sea harbor in southern
California, and at 6 o’clock p. m. tho
senato adjourned.
Tho honso “filled checso” bill was
taken up iu the senato Saturday and
gave tho opportunity for tho offering
of three important amendments on
which votes were taken. Tho first was
offered by Mr. Mills, of Texas, pro¬
posing an internal revenue tux of 5
per cent, on all manufactures of iron,
steel, copper, zinc, wool, cotton and
other materials. The second was of¬
fered by Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, pro¬
posing an additional tax of a dollar a
barrel on beer. Tho third was offered
by Mr. Gray, of Delaware, proposing
an import duty of 10 cents per pound
on tea. They were all (on motion of
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio,) laid on the
table, the first by a veto of 42 to 16,
tho second by a vote of 35 to 22, and
tho last by a vote of 37 to 19.
Tho filled cheese bill at tho close of
tho morning hour went over till Mon-
day, anil then the bill prohibiting the
issue of United States bonds without
the consent of congress was taken up,
and Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, spoke
upon it, upon tho silver question and
upon miscellaneous matters connected
with the populist party. Tho hill
went over without action.
Tho calendar was cleared of all tho
private pension bills, and tho session
was spun out so ns to give an oppor¬
tunity for the signing of the river and
harbor bill and sending it to the presi¬
dent.
Senate bill to pay tho widow of a
German sailor, George Pauls, who was
drowned in Wilmington harbor, North
Carolina, in May, 1888,in consequence
of a collision of the United States cut¬
ter Colfax with tho bark on which he
was serving $5,000, was passed.
Unanimous consent was asked by
Mr. Cockrell to have printed as a pub¬
lic document a speech of Governor
Altgeld, of Illinois, iu reply to Secre¬
tary Carlisle’s “sound money” speech,
heretofore so published, and after con-
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sidorahlo oolloquy, unanimous consent
was given.
At 5 :80 o’olook the vice president
announced his signature to tho river
and harbor bill, and it wns immediate¬
ly roturuod to the house, so as to bo
presented to tho prosident during tho
ovening. At 5:45 o’olook p. m. tho
senato adjourned till Mondov.
BROKE ON GRAND OPERA.
Messrs. Abbey, Sclioell'el At Grim As¬
sign --$800,000 Liabilities.
Tho New York llorald of Saturday
morning says: “After an extonded
and brilliant career as operntio and
dramatic managers,. aftor introducing
to tho American public tho greatest
actors and singers of Europe, aftor
presenting grand opera on a more
splendid scale than has over before
been attempted in this country,
Messrs. Abboy, Schoeffol A Gran,
controlling tho Metropolitan opera
house and Abbey’s thoater, in
New York, and tho Tremotit
theater iu Boston, havo found them¬
selves in serious lluancial difficulties
and mado an assignment Buturdny.
Thoir operatic vonturossinco 1891 havo
givon them magnificent pri fits, but
their dramatic undertakings havo boon
most disastrous and have not ouly
swallowed up all tho great gains of tho
opera soasous, hut havo run tho firm
iqto such debt that they find tlioiu-
se-lvos ns a firm and ns individuals
praolicnlly stripped of every dollar
that they owned.
When tho assignees havo mado their
report it will possibly bo found that
tho sum total owed by tho firm does
not exceed $300,000, and possibly it
may provo to bo a somewhat lesser
sum. Against this tho firm have nu¬
merous assets which, if carefully
nursed, and not forood upon tho mar¬
ket, may produce $200,000 or at least
$150,000.
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE SWEPT.
Five Lives Lost at Cushing an<l Many
Houses Demolished.
Advicos from G uthrio, Okla., stnto that
so far as reported ten persons were killed
aud many injured iu tho cyclone and
water spout which deceuded on that
part of tho territory Inst Wednesday
night. Eight cyclones passed over a
radius of fifty miles iu that section
during tho last ilvo days, but Guthrie
has always oscaped owing to its loca¬
tion. Five persons woro killed at
Cushing. Thoy aro: at
Twenty houses were swept away
Edmond nnd two persons killed, llnr-
vcy Bioh and biB daughtor. At Black
Bear John Itodgers and wifo
killed by falling timbers. At tho
placo Oeorgo White, a former,
killed and all tho members of
family Injured by their houso being
blown on them.
In tho vicinity of Whito Engle 11
dozen liousos wero doBtroyed nnd
many cattle killed. Several lives are
reported lost iu tho Osage couutry,
where tho proporty loss is estimated to
be $75,000.
THU FAMILY MURDERED.
Father, Mother ami Son tho Victims of
Robbers.
Tho Sawyer family, consisting of
father, mother and a grown-up son,
was found murdered in their homo,
near Ava, Mo., Saturday. Ernest E.
Sawyer, tho son, had stab wounds iu
Iho throat and breast, hud both jaws
broken and his head and faco wero
beaten to a jelly.
Tho skull of both father and mother
wero crushed. Tho three bodies woro
found piled together under a bed and
covered with a blanket.
Tho object of tho crime appears to
have been robbery, and a young man
who was soen in company with young
Sawyer a few days ago is missing. Ho
is suspeetod of the crimo, and if cap¬
tured u lvnobing is nrobablo.
FLORIDIANS CALL ON OLNKY
In Regard to General Weyler’s Recent
Tobacco Order.
Secretary Oluoy was waited upon
Saturday by a delegation from Florida
in regard to tho recent order issued by
General Weyler, prohibiting after ten
days tho exportation of Cuban tobacco
to tho United States.
Tho secretary replied that ho was
awaiting the reply of the Spanish gov¬
ernment to the noto which ho had ad¬
dressed to that government on tho sub¬
ject.
No importance is attached nt Wash¬
ington to the denial sent from Madrid
that such a protest had been received.
It in understood on both sides that the
policy is to “diplomatically” dcuy
everything which might tend to em¬
bitter the relations between tho two
governments.
SOUTH DAKOTA ACTS.
Gold Standard Adopted and the Ail.
ministration Endorsed.
South Dukota declared for the gold
standard at her convention Wednesday.
Tho opening gun between, tho silver
aud tho gold forces was fired in tlio
meeting of the state central committee,
upon tho election of the temporary
chairman of tho convention.
W. A. Lynch, of Huron, was pre¬
sented by tiie silver men and S. A.
ltamsey, of Woonsocket, by the oppo-
sition. Itamsey won by a majority
of 1.
Resolutions wero adopted indorsing
the administration and declaring for
the present standard.
Czar and C/.arlna at Moscow.
The czar and czarina made their
final triumphal entry into Moscow
Thursday afternoon amid tho thunder
of batteries of artillery, tho clanging
of countless bells nnd the choers of a
vast multitude of loyal Russians and
equally enthusiastic visitors from all
parts of the world.
N1CW COLORED BISHOPS.
Ordained at, the Conference at Will-
■nlngton, N. C.
ltovs. William Benjamin Derrick,I).
D., of Now York; Josiah Haynes Arm¬
strong, of Washington, 1). 0., and
James Crawford Embry, D. D., woro
ordained bishops Saturday at tho gen¬
eral oonferouco of tho African Metho¬
dist Episoopal church with improssivo
aud interesting ceremonies.
Tho nowly elected and ordained
bishops are men of iniluonco and
ability, standing sooond to uono in tho
United States. Dr. Derrick has es¬
tablished tho reputation as being tho
leading negro orator in Amerioa, and
has boon in tho service of tho Afrioan
Methodist Episoopal churoh for tho
past thirty-four years.
Bishop Armstrong is an old churoh
worker. During the past four years
ho has sorvod as financial socrotary of
tho great church, aud having rondered
such excellent sorvioo ho was promoted
by tho gonoral conference to tho office
of biBhop. Ho was at onoo to enter
upon tho dutios of his oilloo.
Bishop Embry is tho theologian of
tho connection. Ho has served as
general manngor of tho book concern
and publication departmont for tho
past twelve years, and was promoted
on account of his ability.
Tho following general officers havn
boon eletatod for tho noxt-four years:
Rev. T. W. Honderson, of Indiana¬
polis, Ind., general managor of tho
book concorn and publication house;
Bov. II. T. Johnson, D. D., Th. I).,
Philadelphia, Ponn,, editor of Tho
Christian Rooorder; Professor II. T.
Kealiug, l A. M., editor of Tho African
Methodist Episcopal Church lloview;
Professor John B. Howkina A. M.,
Kittroll, N. C., socrotnry of education ;
Bov. M. B. Parks, D. D., Kansas City,
Mo., socrotary of missions; C. T.
Shaffer, D. D., Maryland, secretary
and treasurer of tho church
extonsion department; M. M. Moore,
D. D., Orlando, Fla., financial sooro-
lary; It. M. Chocks, Homo, On.,editor
of The Southern Christian Beoorder;
liev. C. H. Smith, D. D., secretary of
tho Sunday School Uniou, Nashvillo,
Tenu.
Bishop Abram Grant will bo assign¬
ed to tho first Episoopal district, em¬
bracing tho Now England states, New
York, New Jersey and a part of Penn¬
sylvania. commended
Tho southern press was
for its staiql taken against lynching in
Iho past year,
HAMPTON INSTITUTE.
The Great, Colored School Celebrates
Its Twenty-Ninth Anniversary.
Hampton Institute and its 1,000
students and toaohers celebrated its
29th anniversary at Fort Monroe, Va.
Trustees aud a thousand guests from
north and south crowded the shops,
class-rooms anil grounds, and proved
as in formor yours tho interest this
great industrial institute holds for the
people. Tho gruduatoing exercises,
at which 29 negro and indiau
young mon and women roooivod dip¬
lomas and flfteon young mon trade
certificates, filled three hours of the
session. Plantation molodies by hun¬
dreds of voices, sensible, practicable
spoeehos by members of tho olass and
old graduates hold tho closest interest.
An African student from tho Trans¬
vaal and Indians from tho west and
north gavo poculiur experiences, and
distinguished mon from tho north
spoke with eloquence and fooling.
Booker T. Washington, one of
Hampton’s host known graduates, was
most enthusiastically received by both
races and delivered an eloquent, sensi¬
ble and practical address.
“PADDING” THE MAILS.
President Hoffman, of tho Seaboard,
Surprised at tlio Charge.
President Hoffman, of tho Soaboard
Airline, when asked for a statement in
reply to the chargo that his company
has attempted to defraud the Unitod
States government by “padding” tho
mail sorvico, said: “I know ab¬
solutely nothing about the ohargos}
and until I am thoroughly in¬
formed on tho subject I pro-
for to mako no statement. This is tho
first intimation that I have had that
tho postoffice department entertained
a grievance against tho Seaboard Air
Line, and I cannot believe that Post¬
master General Wilson would publish
to tho world charges of such a serious
nature without first giving our lino an
opportunity to explain. Some of our
enemies seem to delight tlio in circulating
fulso reports about company, and
I bolievo that this statement, which is
alleged to liavo been made by tho post¬
master general, really emanated from
persons unfriendly to the Soaboard
Air Line.”
HOLMES’ SUCCESSOR,
A Preacher at Salt Lake Accused of
Horrible Crimes.
A horriblo tragedy, in many respects
similar to tho murders said to have
beon committed by Durrant at San
Francisco, has been unearthed in Salt
Lake, Utah. Tho victims were two
women.
llcv. Francis Hermann is accused of
the murdors. The scene of the crimes
was tho First Scandinavian church, 158
Second East stroet.
Tho partially burned remains of one
of tho women wero found in the fur¬
nace of tho church. The body of the
other is supposed to be concealed in
tho church. Tho preacher has disap¬
peared.
Developments lead to tho belief that
tho Rev. Francis Hermann, who is
suspected, is a man with a record of
crimo little less extensive than that of
the notorious Holmes.
Germany is now the beat *dao*U4
Nation ot the continent.