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WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
BUSY WORLD,
K SUMMARY OF oUTStPE AFFAIRS CON-
densed from newsy Dis^ATCJjBES
FROM uncle SAM's DOMAIN and what
THE CABLE BRINGS.
The Jews in Sebastapol have been or-
deied to leave that city
•
The president ., , returned , to Washington
Monday 1 night from his trip to the west.
°
& Mersey’s . rolling ... mill, ... . Mon-
Pillow in
treal, was destioyed by fire Saturday.
The committee of Presbyterians revis-
iug the confession of faith, in session at
Pittsburg, finished their labors Monday,
Gen. W. W. Belknap, secretary of war
under Grant, was discovered dead in his
bed in a flat house in Washington, Mon-
day morning.
Wm. Peters, supposed to have been
the largest mau in the country, weighing
over 400 pounds, died in Lukin town¬
ship, 111., Saturday.
The Servian government, finding the
presence of ex-King Milan in tho country
intolerable, has resolved to ask the skupt-
sehina to pass a bill providing for his ex¬
pulsion.
The locomotive and machine works of
Adams & Price, on the northwest out-
outskirts of Nashville, were destroyed by
fise Friday night. They estimate their
loss at about $20,000.
At the session of the Christian Con¬
ference, at Marion, Inch, Friday, the
southern wing of the church, which
seceded at the Cincinnati convention,
held in 1854, was restored.
Win. H.Schneber.who robbed the First
National bank of Columbus, Ind., of
$300,000, fled to Cauada, and was
brought back, has been sentenced to
twelve years in prison and a fine of $500.
The rate war between the Ohio and
.Mississippi railway and its connections
east and west and the Big Four and its
connections, ended Friday night by a
compact Hates satisfactory to both parties.
will be restored.
The Indianapolis Car and Manufactur¬
ing Company, a concern employing 800
hands, was on Friday placed in the hands
of a receiver. The purchasing agent of
the company claims that it is insolvent,
having debts amounting to $650,000.
ber Captain Peter Foster, the oldest mem¬
of the Grand Army of the Republic
the United States, died in Mount
Pleasant, la., Friday night. lie was
ninety-five years of age and fought in the
"i ar °f 1812, the Mexican war and the
civil war.
A London dispatch .says: A four-story
h-hs, Luildiug, occupied by Rowley & Brock,
caps and helmet manufaenurers and
government contractors for military head-
gear, was Six destroyed by fire Monday after-
uoou. persons were burned to death
an«l thirteen seriously injured.
The United States court at Little Rock,
• ’ k as been instructed by the judge to
i ai| . ng in an indictment against Captain
toffee, of Chicago, for sending a chai¬
t< se lUte sent to Horace challenge Allis, to of Allis, Little and Rock. he
a
t,UQe d it over to the officers of the law’.
by a Are which broke out in the Put¬
nam s uile Luropean hotel, at Adams and La-
morning, * streets, Chicago, early Sunday
four lives were lost and a score
l,! l’tTsons had narrow escapes. The lire
w as caused by the explosion of a kero-
? ene ^ am P> which had been left burning
,n one °f the hallways.
A 1\ ashington dispatch of Thursday
\P J, a S: ' on Internal informed Revenue several Commissioner collectors
, a lUlve ,t“ e section of the new tariff bill,
to the fortification of wines with
orandy, free of tax, will be practically
perativc before December 1st, because
then 6 ' 8tam I )S caun ot be secured until
The ce nsus bureau, on Friday, an-
—
t 1 » ■ i> *ock. Ce f ^ Ark., le following 22,469; populations*: increase, 9,358 Lit-
L ..a- 011 . 1 ’ 9123< Baton Rouge, La.
V* A\ ncrease * 3 - 200 '. per n ent, 44.4*.
SoL 0r,ean *» 24L99 «*' ; increase,
Tp' ’ P° r cent > 11-99- Knoxvile,
„ D '’ 2 '’<44J; increase, 12,754; perent,
,o, 1 -56; state of New York. 5 J34;
‘“crease, , 981
899,063: per cent. 17.69.
1 ive persons were drowned i* the
nl C ! a . by t Kinkora the capsizing - N. J., of Sunday boat. after- They
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J. eher, aged 22: Fletcher, Angleo aged Fletcler, 3f; John aged
KNOXVILLE, CRAWFORD CO.. GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1890.
24; Cheafus Merry, aged 43 ami Alonzo
Cannon, aged 22. The first three were
brothers. AU five lived at Kinkora, and
brickyard. were employed at the Murrell Dobbins
The supreme court of Michigan, on
Saturday, rendered a decision in a case
w ^ ere a restauranter refused to entertain
a colored man, In the court below in a
su but ‘t f the °r damages the negro was defeated,
supreme court says the court
erred, as the negro is a citizen under the
wurtitaUoa apd cannot be discriminated
against and says the Only question that
should have been considered in the lower
cour j W as one of damages. °
A dispatch , , from „ Trenton, , N. vr J., T
says:
Danid p Bcatty was indicted Monday
by the federal mails.' grand jury for fraudulent
use of the Mr. Bcatty is a man-
ufacturer of organs, and is charged with
sending circulars throughout the country
offering organs at ridiculously low prices,
and after the receipt of the money, re¬
fusing to fill the order till a further sum
w’ould be forwurded, claiming that he
had run out of cheaper instruments.
A San Diego, Cal., received dispatch of Friday
says: News has been from Ros¬
ario miue, seventy miles inland from Ma-
zatlan, of a terrible explosion which oc¬
curred there in the latter part of Sep¬
tember. An American named McGee,
who came from Napa, Cal., was working
with nine Mexicans in a sixty-foot level
near the magazine, which contained sev¬
eral hundred pounds of dynamite. This
exploded in some way, and the ten men
were blown to atoms.
Acting Indian Commissioner Belthas,
at Washington, has issued a letter of in¬
structions to Indian agents, :a which he
says that the department is informed that
a company is preparing to obtain Indians
from some of the reservations to join the
Wild West Shows in Europe. Agents are
instructed to promptly refuse any appli¬
cations for this purpose, as it is now
agaiust the policy of the interior depart¬
ment to grant permits lor such purposes
under any circumstances whatever.
The census bureau, on Monday, an¬
nounced the following populations: 27,782,
Dallas, Tex., 38,140, increase
per cent 268.23; Fort Worth, Tex.,
20,725, increase 14,062, per cent 211.05;
Birmingham, Ala., 26,241, increase
28,155, per cent 750.82; Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
5,486, increase 3,068, per cent 126.88:
Greenville, Miss., 6,655, increase 4,364,
per cent 203.74; Jackson, Miss., 6,041,
increase 837, per cent 16.08; Vicksburg.
Miss , 13,308, increase 1,484. per ceut
12.55.
IT WAS MURDER.
RO BAY THE CORONER'S JURY IN THE
m’key-wlmpef CASE.
The McKey-Wimpee tragedy, created a
great sensation in Rone, Ga. During
monday telegrams were received at po¬
lice headquarters in Atlanta, requesting
the apprehension *f Mrs. McKey, who
was supposed to iave gone to that city.
But diligent searci by the police failed
to discover hez and so far her where¬
abouts is as muen of a mystery as ever.
She has not been seen or heard of since
last Fridav afternoon, when she got
aboard a traiD bound in the direction of
Atlanta Wlere she is, nobody kabws—
at least nom of the authorities know.
The coroier’s jury, after an inquest
upon the remains of Mrs. Wimpee. Mon- Mrs.
d ;,,. rented a verdict accusing The
MeKev o’her murder by poisoning. MeKev,
charge o murder agaiust Mrs.
was plahand expUcit. In view of this,
the trigedy becomes is the more verdict: sensational. We, the
The allowing empanelled and to investi-
jury, sworn
gate-he cause of the death of Mrs. Mat
Winpee. find that she came to her death
by loison at the hands of Mrs. Ora Mc-
K<f. and that we consider it murder
THE TRIAL CONTINUED
Notwithstanding THAT DILLON AND
o'brikn have left the country.
A Dublin dispatch says: When, the
magistrate’s court at Tipperary Prosecu¬ resssem-
bled Saturday morning, Crown had de¬
tor Renan stated that the crown
cided to prosecute the charges of con-
•piracy agaiust all the defendants, not¬
withstanding the fact that Messrs. Djllon
pnd O’Brien had. of their own volition,
abandoned their defense and left the
country. The courts, he said, had de-
. such .
cided that under the circumstances
as had arisen in the present case, it was
not necessarv to stop the proceedings. ,
FARMERS’ ALLIANCE NOTES ,
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND ITS
MEMBERS.
WHAfl 18 BEING DONE IN THE YARIOU8
SECTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
ti**r ORGANIZATION.—LEGISLA¬ w
THE GREAT
TION, NOTES, ETC.
A number of prominent Alliancemen
have leased the Southern Mercury , the
State organ of the Farmers’ State Alliance
of Texas. They propose to put ample it
capital behind the enterprise and make
a strong Alliance publishing editorial hcrase. They and
will employ an able corps
make the Mercury one of the best reform
papers in the land.
* *
A few weeks ago the Fanners' Alliance
and Industrial Union of New Mexico
met in the city of Albuquerque, for the
purpos# of completing a constitution nnd
by-laws for the territorial organization,
placing efficient and energetic such lecturers
in the field, and attending to other
business as may come before it. Presi¬
dent Polk and National Lecturer Ben
Terrell were present. Thus the good
work goes grandly on. — The Southern
Mercury.
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The condition in Wall street for tho
past two weeks is a living and practical
demonstration of the necessity for the
sub-treasury plan. The only thing that
saves the country from a panic when the
exploiting class let out credit paper as a
circulating medium t.i supply the defi¬
ciency of money to move the crops, and
let it out much slower than needed, in
order to produce a stringency that will
reduce prices, the only thing that pre¬
vents a panic as a result of this pressure
is money furnished New York bankers
from the United States Treasury. When
the debt is paid we will be compelled panic.— to
have the 9ub-tressury plan or a
National Economist.
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The Democratic convention of the
congressional district of Louisiana adopt¬
ed the following resolutions:
We demand tho abolition of national
1 inks at as early a day as practicable, the
id in lieu of national bank notes
overnment shall issue legal tender treas-
•y notes in sufficient volume to do the
usiness of the country on a cash basis,
»ud all money so issued shall be a legal and
tender for all debts, both public
private. We indorse the sub-treasury
or ware¬
house plan as a mesne of relief to the
agriculturalist within the scope of the
federal constitution, and urge the nom-
inee of this convention to advocate such
legislation as may permit graduated sales
of our products.
*% president
On Tuesday Col. Livingston,
of the Georgia State Alliance, spoke at
Raleigh, N. C. He devoted himself to a
description of the sub-treasury bill, and
a-serted that he would vote for no
man, not even his own father, who did not
upport that measure, He declared that
he farmers must and will not give up
heir plan for sub-treasuries, and that if
they are not given a better bill than the
>ue now before congress, they will push
that one right through, no matter how
great the fight. He called on all classes
to aid the farmers in their struggle, say-
ing it was not between farmers and the
lawyers and merchant*, but between the
money power and the people, aud that
the lawyers and wholesale merchants of
Georgia are line now’ seeing this, and tailing
right into with the alliance.
***
New Albany (Miss.) Gazette gives this
good advice: “The idea that the Alli¬
ance is of short duration is a thing of the
past .The key-note has been struck at
last, and today all eyes are turned in the
proper direction for relief. Now, if the
brotherhood will but hold out faithful
and make each meeting what it should
be, more interesting than the one before,
success is inevitable. Then we would
urge the importance upon our sub-alli¬
ances of making your discuss meetings interest¬
ing. Meet and matters of
general interest. Don’t stay at home
and say they never transact any busi¬
ness of importance, but attend every
meeting, and say we wiii make our meet¬
ings interesting. Is it not strange that
farmers (Alliance men) will say “they”
in speaking of their own order? It seems
that many of the brethren fail to appre¬
ciate the importance of the position they
occupy. They each have a duty lo jjer-
406 THIRD STREET. MACON, GA.
form. There is no room for drones and
dead-heads. What we want, and what
the emergency demands, is that each
member do his whole dv.ty, and victory
is ours.”
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liOokiug Toward Union.
President Polk has addressed the fol¬
lowing letter to H. L. Loucks, Esq .,
president of the Farmers' National Alli¬
ance:
“The time for action—prompt, united,
decisive action on the part of the farmers
of ,,, the whole . , country, . is . absolutely and ,
imperatively demanded. No argument
could emphasize this truth so deeply and
indelibly as it has been impressed by the
alarming and constantly augmenting de-
pression of our great agricultural lintels of inter- al-
csts. It is written on the
most every farmer’s home in this land,
Impelled by the force of its demand,
farmers of localities, States and sections
have comhiued in various forms of organi-
zation. Differing only in name or form,
these various organizations are and actu-
ated by some common purpose, are
guided by one common principle—the
elevation and betterment, of the agricul-
tural interests of the country. But con-
fronting them all is the stern truth that
the greatest evils under which t'i«y so un
justly suffer, and of which they so justly
compTaiu, are national In their character,
and that they cannot be corrected by lo-
cal, State or sectional remedies. Na-
tional legislation which discriminates
against or oppresses agriculture in New
York, Indiana or Kansas, affects equally
that interest in Virginia, Georgia of the or 'l situa¬ exas.
Hence, to meet the demands
tion the farmers of the United States
mus form one grand, compact national
organization. They must make com¬
mon cause against a common daager.
Impelled by these considerations, anc
in conformity to the aims and principles
of the great order which I have the honor
to represent, I bqg to extend to you, anc
through you to the brotherhood of your or¬
der, a most cordial and fraternal invitation
to meet with our Supreme Council at its
regular annual session at Ocala, Fla., on
’Tuesday, the 2d day of December, 1890.
Permit me to suggest that properly ac¬
credited delegates, representing your en¬
tire order, or the separate States compos¬
ing it, vested with such powers as would
give them full authority to act in the
premises, and meeting in conference with
representatives similarly empowered would greatly of
the other orgnizations, determination of the
facilitate ihe great
and vital question—whether securing fraternity any plan and can
l>e devised tor
unity of action between the farmers
of the country. The National Farmers’
Alliance and Industrial Union now em¬
braces thirty-five of the States of the
Union, all pf which will be represented
in our meeting, and I beg to assure you
that the representatives of your Order
will be welcomed by that body with the
most cordial considerations of fraternal
regard and respect. A letter of like im¬
port has this day been mailed to the
chief officers of the Patrons of Hus¬
bandry, the Farmers’ National League,
the Patrons of Industry, and the Farm¬
ers’ Mutual Benefit Association. Will
you kindly indicate at your earliest con¬
venience whether this proposition meets
your approval, and whether your order
will be represented? Any information
or service I may be able lo render is freely
at your command.
The Alabama (Selma) Mirror says: “In
the light of the present manipulation of
the price of cotton, the intention of the
sub-treasury bill to prevent such an oc¬
currence is clearly manifest. With some
such relief afforded to the farmers they
could have held their cotton crop
until the manufacturers would pay the
value of the staple instead of being forced
to sell t» speculators at a loss of $10 per
bale. The sub-treasury hill has received
no recognition at the hands of Congress,
but the farmers can now see the necessity
of demanding some protection of the against
the j resent financial policy paity
in power.
THE CABIN BOUGHT.
THE LOO HOUSE WHERE LINCOLN LIVED TO
BE EXIBITED AT CHICAGO.
A committee from Chicago, in the in¬
terest of the World’s Fair, has visited
Washington county, Ky., and purchased which
of Henry Reed the log cabin in
Abraham Lincoln lived as a boy and
where his father was married to Nancy
Hacks. The price paid was $1,000, and
it will be torn down and erected on a
prominent site at the World's Fair.
NO. 35.
NEWS OF THE SOUTH,
BRIEF NOTE8 OF AN INTER¬
ESTING NATURE.
PITHY ITEMS FROM A If. POINTS IN TUB
SOUTHERN STATES THAT WILL ENTER¬
TAIN THE READER—ACCIDENTS, FIRES,
FLOODS, ETC.
A receiver was appointed by Judge D.
M. Roberts, at Eastman, Ga., on Satnr-
d for the Empire Lumber Company.
£ 8timated liabilities $200,000; assets
qqq
» th fir8t . nths .. r ‘ , un( ,
ur, ?S « nm * m0 u
^82 miles of new railroad 1 were con-
*tructed by 213 different companies^
cording to the liailway Aye. 1 he largest
amo “ nt of ™! ca g c constructed in any
one statc (k was IU Georgia-823 miles,
Five huudred Philadelphia business
men arrived in Chattanooga Monday and
wore given a banquet on Lookout moun-
during the evening. They came to
attend the sale of lots at Kensington,
Ga., twenty miles south of Chattanooga,
While six )>crsons on horseback were
passing over an unfinished bridge near
Webster Spring, W. Va., Saturday, the
structure gave way and all were preeipi- below,
tated into Elk river, forty feet
Five of the six jiersons were wounded,,
two fatally,
On Saturday, Mrs. H. L. Whiteside,
mother of Vernon Whiteside, the de¬
faulting city auditor of Chattanooga,
Tenn,, sent a letter to the mayor inform¬
ing him that she was ready aud wil ing
to pay any amount the ex-city auditor
owed the city. The shortage amounts to
$25,000.
The owners of the /Etna coal mines,
near Chattanooga, have decided to use
convict labor. The miners employed by
the company went out on a strike some
time since and considerable trouble has
resulted. Fifty convicts were sent from
the main prisoD at Nashville to the mines
on Thursday.
The San Antonio, Texas, Street limb
way Company began operating its system
with electricity Wednesday. This system
is one of the most extensive and best
equipped in the whole south. It em¬
braces forty miles of track, while fran¬
chises have been secured and work begun
on twenty additional miles.
Beddingtield, A Raleigh dispatch says: Farmers’ Secretary Alli¬
of the State
ance, sends to each congressional card.” nomi¬
nee what is known as a “demand
On this are the demands of the Alliance,
aud the nominee is asked to sign the card
and return it, thus showing that he con¬
siders the demand just and proper.
A dispatch of Sunday from Durham,
N. C., says: There is more tobacco com¬
ing into this market now than ever before
at this season of the year. Farmers are
coming from nearly every couuty in the
Piedmont section, and many eastern coun¬
ties are represented. About $7,000 is
being paid out daily for the golden weed.
Information received at Sun Antonio,
Monday, from Mexico states that there is
great excitement in parts of that country,
especially in the mining districts, over
the discovery of gold mines of fabulous
riches near the abandoned city of Chiapas,
that contained 6,000,000 inhabitants cen¬
turies ago. It is supposed the ancient
city was a veritable Western Babylon.
A Greenville dispatch of Friday says:
The board of Mississippi levee commis¬
sioners have let the contracts for the work
of closing the breaks in the levee, caused
by the disastrous overflow of last spring.
The work let will cost about $135,000.
The board will have ample funds on hand
to rebuild the levees in broken places aud
to build them above the high-water mark
of this year.
A dispatch of Thursday, from McKe4 Rome,
Ga., says: The search of Mr.
and Deputy Marshal Brown for Mis. Mc¬
Kee has so far been fruitless. They have
been absent from Rome since List Thurs¬
day, and no news from them. It is sup¬
posed their long s*yenc* and silence is an
iud'Btion of good results, returned for if Brown they and
McKee would have were
not on track of her. Witnesses were be¬
fore the grand jury, and a b 11 has bee*
drawn against Mrs. McKee by the solic¬
itor general.
The Drovers' Journal figures that the
daily mileage made in cities of the Uni¬
ted States by cars supplied with electric
notors is now more than one hundred
thousand miles and is growing rapidly.