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Tl|e RriFFin ally News.
Griffin, Ga.
Griffin it tlio liveliest, pluckiest, most pro
gressiTe town in Georgia. 'Hiis is no hyper
holies’. descri tion, m the record of the last
ire year* will show.
Daring that time it hoe built aud pot into
most successful operation a $100,000 cotton
factory and is now building another with
nearly twice the capital. It has pnt up a
large iron and brass foundry, a fertilizer fac-
0 ry, an immense ice and bottling works, a
■ash and blind factory, a broom factory
opened ap the finest granite quarry in the
Halted State*, and has many other enter¬
prises in .ontemptation. It has secured
another railroad ninety miles long, and while
eoateo on the greatest system in the South,
the Central, has secured connection with ita
important rival, tbeKaet Tennessee, Virginia
aud Georgia, It has just secured direct inde¬
pendent connection with Chattanooga and
the W« st, and has the President of a fourth
railroad residing here and working
to Its ultimate completion. With
its five white and three oolored
chmrcbes, it is uow building a $10,000 now
Pre’byteriau ohurch. It has increased its
population by nearly one fifth. It has at¬
tracted around its borders fruit growers from
nearly every State in the Union, until it is
now surrounded on nearly every side by or¬
chards aud vineyard. It is the home of the
grape and its wins making capaoity has
doubled every year. It has successfully
Inaugurated a system of public schools, witL
a seven years curriculum, second to none.
This is part of the reoord of a half decade
aad simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having the flneat climate, summer and
winter, in the world.
Griffin is the county seat of Spalding
county, situated in west Middle Georgia, with
a healthy, fertile and rolling oountry, 1150
feet above sea level. By the censns of 1890, it
will have at a low estimate between 6,000 and
7,000 people, and they are all of the right
sort—wide-awake, up to the times, ready to
welcome strangers and anxious to secure de
eirable settlers, who will not be any less wel¬
come if they bring money to help build up
the town. There Is about only one thing we
need hadly just now, and that is a big hotel
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for our
business, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion for a hotel inth* South, juat montiou
•rlffin. the Gbiffik
Griffin is the place whers
M aws ia published—daily and weekly—the
uest newspaper in the Empire State of the
Georgia, Please enclose stamps in sending
fer sample eopiea.
This bnat sketch will answer July 1st
1868. By January 1st, 1889, it will have to he
changed to keep up with the times.
^KOFESSIONAL OlRtCTOR
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
A r T O it N E y A i LAW
Hiunus, sxoauiA.
Practices in all the State and Federal
tlouria. <*ct9d<kwly
JNO. J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY A T L A W
GRIFFIN, UBOKOXA.
Offioe, 31 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J H
White's Clothiutr Store. .iiar'JUd&wly
D. DI8MUKK. N. M. OOLLIN*
DISMUKE & COLLINS,
LAWYERS,
GRIFFIN, GA.
olice,first room in Agricultural Building
.-Stairs. marl-dAwtf
THOS. R. MILLS,
TTORNEY AT LAW,
GRIFFIN, GA.
nWill practice in the Btate and Federal
Court*. Office, over George A Hartnetts
airner. noVJ-tf.
f OIN D. STEWAUT. bout. T. DANIEL
STEWART & DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George & HartBett's, Griffin, Ga
Will practice in the State and Federa
ourto. w
D. L. PARMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA.
siutapt attentioa given to tall business
Will praotioe in all the ConrU, and where
ever business calls.
Hr Collections a specialty. aprhdly
Pure KenMy Bye WMskies
-AND-
HEADQUARTERS FOR FLAT SHOALS
CORN WHISKY.
Also, all kinds of Wines, Liquors
and Cigars such as are kept in a first
class establishment. Everybody is
nvited to call and see me at No. 43,
West aide Hill street.
s21dAw3cn JOHN ISON.
New Felts
JUST RECEIVEDD AT
MSS. M. L. WHITE’S
, Millinery Store.
Clark Building. Corner of Hill and
Broadway.
GRIFFIN* (GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 24 , 1888.
DID MARBLE PEN IT?
The Sensation Still Continues
Over the Tariff Message.
SECRETARY WHITNEYS PART
IN THE MATTER.
Henri Wattertion, of "8tar-Kyfd Gordons’’
Fame Upholds It—Whitney and the
Cabinet Hare Hitter Word*
—President Disturbed.
Washington, Nov. 23.—[Special, j—
The tariff message revelation has created
an immense sensation everywhere.
The inside history is given of Presi¬
dent Cleveland’s famous tariff reduction
message, sent to congress last December.
Manton Marble ie named as the person
who persuaded the president to force
tariff reform into politics as a distinctive
issue. Henry Watterson assisted Mr.
Marble in convincing the president that
this course was the proper one to pursue.
The original draft of the message is said
to have been made by Mr. Marble. As
transmitted to congress there was some
ohanges from Mr. Marble's composition,
but the main features were preserved.
When the president first submitted the
message to his cabinet Mr. Whitney was
from the city; the other cabitnet
indorsed the president’s deter¬
mination to send the document to con¬
Before the message was sent in,
however, ington, Mr. Whitney immediately returned consulted to Wash¬
and was
by President Cleveland tariff upon the pro¬
decided reform stand to be
by the administration. Secretary
at once suggested that however
wise and commendable the propositions
might be in the abstract, it
was not the right time to cast them upon
country. The secretary important also pointed in¬
to the president ope
in which the alleged facts ad
were not correct. In this Mr.
was found to be right and the
was modified accordingly.
A special meeting of the cabinet was
called, at which the subject was
considered. All of the members
present. Mr. Whitney was alone
his allof opposition his colleagues to the proposed urging the meas¬
ex¬
of the message at that time.
discussion was rather heated, Messrs.
and Vilas exchanging bitter
during the debate. determined the
It was finally that
should go to congress, disturbed although
president was undoubtedly
the position of Mr. shrewdest Whitney, political whom
regarded as the
in the cabinet.
ELECTION TOTALS.
Legislature Democratic and Henna
Will be Elected.
Washington, No 33.— Senator Ken-
of West Virginia, is expected to ar¬
here to-morrow. He has telegraphed
friends ill the city that the legis¬
of the state is democratic by a
majority on joint ballot, and he
safe in leaving the state under these
The claims of Congressman Goff to the
that he is elected governor by a
plurality, and his boast that he in¬
to see that the certificate was is¬
to him,has not disturbed West Vir¬
in Washington who have kept
us to what was going on at
Tho average democrat very the naturally
been misled, have owing appeared to in publica¬ of
which many
papers, but almost daily private tele¬
have been received from the lead¬
democrats who have been watching
count, assuring their friends in this
that the democrats had elected their
ticket; that the electoral ticket had
majority of about 1,000 and that the
remained democratic.
There has been some doubt as to two
the congressional districts, but the
advices are that, in all probability,
official count will show that the
have certainly districts carried by small three
the eongressic nal
and they may, when the re¬
are carefully canvassed in the first
Pendleton, district, dent., find that they Atkinson, have
over
for congress.
Senator Kenna’s friends are much re¬
to know that the legislature is
for that means, in their
his return to the senate for an¬
term of six years.
Official Returns from Fennsyl vwuja,
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 23.—Accord¬
to the official returns in the state de¬
the vote for presidential elect¬
in Pennsylvania was as follows: Har¬
526,226; Cleveland, 446,984; Fisk,
Streeter, Greenback-Labor, 3,873;
party, 24.
For auditor-general, McCamant, re¬
533,581. Meyer, democrat, 443,-
Marquis, prohibition, scattering, 20,262; Green, 70.
3,575;
Ohio Election Figures.
Columbus, O,, Nov. 23.— The follow¬
shows the vote cast for secretary of
together with the footings on the
and union labor vote, as well
the total vote cast in the state; Ryan,
received 417,510, against 395,522 for
dem.; Ryan’s plurality, 24,618; 21,988. total
prohibition labor 3,452; vote, total vote of
vote,
state. 41,941.
Alabama 40,113 for Cleveland.
Montgomery, Ala.. Nov. 23.—The
cast for presidential electors has
counted by the governor and sec re
of statA Cleveland received 117,-
votes, Harrison 57,197, and Fisk.pro¬
588.
A MaHmi fo* Rauian Good**.
Brussells, Nov. 83. —[Special.]— A
with a capital of BLQPO.bOO
is about to begin derations here
the purpose of opening markets in
Europe for Russian good, espe¬
petroleum and sailed meat*. ,, , I
A If A KII ISON sc A HE.
Kumar That He Will Advovate Canada’s
Purchase Causes excitement.
Montreal, Nov. 28.—[Special.]—A
sensation has been caused here by
dispatch fiom Indianapolis, stating
General Harrison, immediately
his accession to the presidency,will
to open negotiations for the
of Canada, by purchase, and
advocate the project in his first
It is said that he is in favor of using
surplus in the treasury for that pur¬
COVINGTON'S CHINE
Strnnge Negro** are Missing, and a
New Theory is Proposed.
Covington, Ga., Nov. 23.—The crime
at the Pitts house on Wednes¬
morning, was one of the most dia¬
deeds ever committed in Georgia,
will take its place alongside the
murder and other kindred
There aro two theories as to the kill¬
both of which are being thoroughly
in by the coroner's jury, which
session a portion of yesterday’ and
of to-day.
One of the theories is tliat the. crime
committed by Mr. Charlie Echols,
of the most prominent young men
the place.
The other is that it was committed by’
unknown person about the hotel
was familiar with the habits of the
man and his dying com¬
The former theory, which was the
at first, seems to be losing
in favor of the other.
The two men assaulted were Mr. T. H.
of Gainesville, and Mr. Samps
of Madison. They were both
men, and have !>een traveling
some time together.
After taking in the Athens fair they
to Augusta, and on Sunday after¬
been came quite up to frequently Covington, before. where they
They registered at the Pit! s house, and
Monday of were seen about the different
business were they were ac¬
Mr. Thomas was a short,
man, while Mr. Cohen is rather
and vary delicate looking. Mr.
was thirty-wo years old, while
partner, Mr. Cohen, is only twenty-
The other theory about the murder
to be most reasonable. There
two strange negroes in the hotel
night, and just after the murder
been committed there was no porter
the train, something very unusual;
then the bludgeon in the wood-pile?
Then, again, were the steps Mrs.Smith
and going to the room In the up-stairs
coming out, or going out and
the down-stairs hall and coming back
And why did not the porters, who
awake when Mrs. Smith went in
office, hear the footsteps in the hall ?
Another strong link in this chain, it
to me, is on the hotel register.
the name of Mr. R. F. Watson
written in a large, bold hand, "Call at
a. m.
Mr. Watson, however, was not called
Dr. Griffin came, and he says that
about 6:40.
Echols has employed as his counsel
Pace aud Rogers & Upshaw.
Mr. S. B. Cohen, a brother of the
man, has employed McHenry
McHenry, of Madison, to assist in
tne guilty parties to justice.
Later.—C onen has recovered suffi¬
to take a little nourishment, but
unable to explain the mystery.
THE NEW PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Halford to Succeed Daniel l.amout
In the White House in March.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 23.—The
of the private secretaryship to
Harrison has been settled. Mr. E.
Halford, the editor of the Indianapo¬
Journal, has been appointed, and has
the position. There were two
who have been prominently
in this connection. One was
J. Alexander, at present of Buffalo.
Alexander was here during the cam.
assisting Gen. Harrison in his cor¬
and it was thought that he
no doubt be the person selected.
returned to Buffalo, however, and a
days ago sent word here that he did
desire Halford tne yesterday, position. and It was tendered
he has form¬
accepted. Halford
“Life," as Mr. is familiarly
has dictated the political policy
the Journal for many years. He is
built, hair partly gray, and gives
impression of being a man of thought
study. In his writings he has been
even to fierceness.
General Harrison could scarcely have
his a private secretary Mr. more Halford conge¬
to own nature. has
connected with several newspapers
this city. He started on the Journal
a compositor, became managing edi¬
then News accepted here, a For position on tfie
two years he
managing editor of the Chicago
returning to the Journal in
He is quiet and unassuming, and well
of by those who know him well.
Halford will to-morrow decide when
wi)l give up his duties as editor and
those of fiis new position.
Mr. Halford is about 4o years of age,
came to this country from England
his parents when quite young, they
in Cincinnati. Afterward they
to Hamilton, Ohio, and then to
city, where he learned the printer’s
He is in every sense a self-made
Frightful Railway Wreck.
Pittsburg, Nov. 23. — A most frightful
wreck occurred on the Cleveland
Pittsburg load, near Wellsville. Q,,
5 o'clock this morning.
Two heavy freight trains collided
running at full speed. Both en¬
and four cars were smashed into a
of ruins.
Engineer J. Dolphin and Brakeman J.
were crushed aad scalded to death
their bodies were not recovered for
hours. Several others are re-
fatally injured.
FIGHTING IN HAYTI.
Gen. Hippolete Bound to Cap¬
ture St. Marc.
THE REBELS ENCAMPED NEAR
THE FORTRESS
A Representative of tin* A merle* a I’rr»»
Association l%fertlen» a Gcntle-
nian who Ha*Jit*t Ketarned
from Hayti — Etc.
Port au Prince, Nov. 23.—[Special.]
General Hippolete. commanding the
rebels, has encamped seven miles from
St. Marc, and has resolved upon the
recapture of the fortress. A bloody bat
tie will be fought Sunday. Both sides
are receiving enforcements. The Legitime
froops are sadly in need of food and
water.
New York, Nov. 28.—One of the pas¬
sengers on the Clyde steamer which
sailed for Hayti on Wednesday, was one
who was a mystery to the Haytien au¬
thorities here. His name is Guilband.
He is a young man, native of Hayti, who
recently returned from Paris, where he
has been studying lRw. He is known to
be in sympathy with the rebels, and his
people are also opposed to the present
government in Hayti. Consul Bassett
said that he did not know whether the
young man’s return home at this time
was significant, hut thought that it
boded no good to General Legitime ami
his followers.
A reporter met a gentleman just re¬
turned from Port au Prince—Mr. E.
Lockwood, of New Haven, Conn.—who
is interested in the logwood busiuess in
Hayti. the Mr. insurrection Lockwood was present dur¬
ing late in liayti at the
time of Salaomon's overthrow, and also
brings facts Haytien Concerning the American
steamer been confiscated Republic, the Haytien which has
Lockwood by govern¬
ment. Mr. is the only one in
this whole country who has personally
conversed with Captain Compton, of the
Mr. Haytien Lockwood Republic, since he left there.
said:
"I left Port au Prince about six weeks
I went first to Cape Haytien, and
while there I saw Capt. Compton carry
about five hundred armed rebels from
there to Gonaives. I cautioned the cap¬
but he said that he could not be
held liable, as he was only carrying
them as ordinary passengers. These
troops, I afterwards learned, arrived at
Gonaives just as Legitimes troops en¬
the town. A lively skirmish was
the result, and some ten or twelve men
were killed. The rebels routed the reg¬
ular find troops, shelter and compelled their leader
to in a thick wood. They
then captured him, beat him nearly to
death and then compelled him to swear
fealty to their cause. At the last ad¬
vices the general was fighting the rebels.
I then went from Cape Haytien to Port
Paix. 1 also met the Haytian Repub¬
there and saw Capt. Compton take on
over 300 more armed rebels,which
he carried to St. Marc. I told the cap¬
to look out for himself, as he would
captured, but he did not heed mv ad¬
The result was, that in less than
days Capt. Compton was captured
a man of war for the very thing I ad¬
him not to do.
"There will never be any peace in
while Legitime holds the affairs of
The people of the north are dead
opposed to they lam, will and declare he must
or take his life. It is
mere threat, but a determined feeling
among the people that Legitime,
responsible for the present crisis. The
side holds hint responsible
the death of Theimaque,
was tho candidate of
northern people for Salaonum's
It is claimed that when Legitime
that his opponent was the choice of
majority Thelmaque’s he got up the quarrel which
in death A brave,
and intelligent man was cruel¬
shot down at his own door, and nO
can convince the people that Gen.
was not really responsible for
assassination of their devoted leader.
"Gen. legitime opposition is a very lenient ruler,
the against him is too
for him to long resist. The peo¬
are already who will longing for the return of
man rule them as did old
The northern people have
leading Gei>. the Hippolete, rebel forces, who is their at pres
as can¬
and unless Gen. Legitime will
withdraw and agree to some
man, his life is not worth
cent.'’
The latest the intelligence of St. from Marc Hayti in¬
capture by Legi¬
troops. This was a strongly forti¬
place, and is the only fortress, out¬
of Cape Haytien, where the insur¬
can array any strength. Consul
thinks the it jiortends the early dis¬
of insurgent 4prce.
Lord & Austin, owners of the Haytien
would not say anything for
yesterday. They wish to
until, they boston can get some news as to
the has demanded the
of the steamer, and with what
They are' confident that the
will be released.
Only Thirteen Oat of 270,000,
New York, Nov. 23.—Hezekiah Bar-
a waiter 27 years of age, pleaded
yesterday before Recorder Smyth
an indictment for illegal registration.
registereil from a barber shop at 128
Twenty-seventh had street, and said he
the barber persuaded him
register in order that he (the barber)
get Matt Quay's $2,000 reward.
was sentenced to one year and
months in state prison. He is the
illegal voter sentenced this
Death of a Prient.
Philadelphia, Nov. 23.—Rev. Mau¬
A. Wilsh, vicar general of the arch¬
of Philadelphia and pastor of St.
Roman Catholic church, died this
of Bright's disease of the kid¬
and blood poisoning.
A Turk Inti Deficit of S«tn Million*.
Constantinople, Nov, 23,—It is an¬
that the Turkish budget will
a deficit for the ended fiscal year
$7,000,000.
‘-nil Trial* in Ttiitaiii
London. No* 28.— |h|x-cial.) The
great salt syndicate i-* to be annoyed and
opposed find! a quarter it expected only
consideration ami -upport. It inuuopen
secret that several of those who.compose
the syndicate were pic, are I to leave the
country on short noth • when the law
officers of the crown had under Ton d-l-
eration the legality <>f the combination *.
The government officials have decided
that the syndicate was a perfect It legiti¬
mate corporation the members breathed
easier and at once advanced the price of
salt Nowit is reported that a munliei
of capitalists who aro by no means phi¬
lanthropists. have with determined to enter
into opposition the syndicate for
the money that is iu the i urines*
The ‘alt union has not secured the
whole of the saliferous lands.
The preliminary steps were taken to¬
day towards tho erection at one of the
extensive salt works at Wmsford. right
in the heart of the salt district, on a site
gamated formerly occupied Salt by the (’heshire This Amal¬
the company. others project deter¬ is
only mined opposition forerunner of in
to tho syndicate.
A HISHOP'R SENSATION.
A f oixlon Kit I e* hit tic Says Social imu
should lie DwtmsPfl in tins Pulpit.
London. Nov. 03. —[Special.]— The
Bishop of Ripon’s book on socialism,now
in press, is certain to produce a sensa¬
tion.
The bishop, who claims that the ques¬
tion of socialism is of the first import¬
ance, intimates that the time lets come
when tho clergy shall discourse of it in
their pulpits.
The grievances and miseries of the
masses legislation aro which graphically holds described responsible and the
ho condemned.
for them, is criticised and
The opinion of those who had the privi¬
lege of is examining the first sheets of the
book, that the bishop will he pro¬
nounced by the press and perhaps by the
pulpit wild a more advanced socialist than
those agitators who are regarded
as the representatives of the until inking
Employers* Liability Iffll.
London, Nov. 33.---[Special.]—The
home secretary to-day received the dep¬
utation representing the trades of the
country appointed by the recent Brad¬
ford congress.
The memorial which the committee
presented to the secretary draws the at¬
tention of the gov ernment to tho inade¬
quate nature of the employers' liability-
bill, now before the house of canunons,
and urges the desirability of amending
the measure on the report stage as to
bring it of within the reasonable require¬
ments those whom it seeks to benefit.
The subject ot the address was tliur
oughly discussed by tiie deputation and
by Mr. Matthews, who promised to give
the recommendation* and suggestions
his most serious consideration.
Commemorating Irish Martyr*.
Chicago, Nov. 23.—[Special.]—The
twenty-first anniversary of the death of
Allen, Lark in and O’Brien, who are
known among the Irish people as the
Manchester martyrs, was observed this
evening at Battery D.
The orators of the occasion were Hon.
John F. Fuiersy. Hon. W. J. Hynes,
Rev. John .J. O'Brien, of Burlington, la.,
and Edward O'Meagher Condon. The
latter wa- condemned to death with
Allen. Larkin and O'Brien, but through
the intervention <>f the United .States
government his sentence was commuted
to he penal liberated servitude for life. Six years ago
tion was that lie would from prison on condi¬
leave the country and
never return to Ireland
A (.n ut Catholic Demotintratimu
Detroit, Nov. 23.—[Special.J—The
Right Rev. John S. Foley. D. D., the
new ly consecrated bishop of this diocese,
arrived lu re to-day from Baltimore.
He was met at Toledo by many prom¬
inent citizens of I let roil and escorted to
this city.
At the depot, awaiting his arrival,
were the Catholic societies of the dio¬
cese, numbering in all 10,000 people.
Tiie procession was the largest Catholic
demonstration known to the city, and
one of the mod imposing of ita kind ev er
held here.
stand The bishop reviewed the parade from
a erected in front of Ins residence.
To-night there will be another procession
and a display of fireworks.
A famous Prison Warden lie 1 irev.
■Joliet, III.,Nov. 28.—[Special.[—War¬
den Met laughrey retired from the peni¬
tentiary to-day, to assume his new du¬
ties in Pennsylvania.
Many of those w ho had been attending
:hn meeting of the .State Board of Char
itie» at Chicago, came here this morning
to inspect the pri on. At the close of
the tour through the building. Map Mr-
Clanghrey there was escorted to the library,
and wardens p t sen ted with a testimonial
by the of western prisons.
A successor has not yet 1-een appoint-
ed to Warden McClaughrey. and it is
supposed tho office will not bo filled un¬
til the new governor is inaugurated.
ProwjMM t of in liayti.
New York, Nov. 23.—Consul General j
Bassett, representing the Haytian gov¬ I
ernment, has ju-t received iiJVnr.'nation
that peace is being arranged by um-
br saffors Is'tviyrn tiie Haytian govern¬
ment and the insurgents. Dignitaries of ;
the Roman Catholic church requested !
out the negotiations. of and The rebels is expected art: nearly in ]
money, jeaee I
a few day*. i
New York,N ov.23.—[Special. J—Later. I
A sjiecial to the Herald says that the
report that fighting is to be stopped [e
without foundation. Hostilities have
begun anew
Gathering of College Student*.
New York, Not. 23.— {Special.]-The
Princeton club, of which the Rev. Dr
Henry VanDyfce is president, wifi hold
its first regular meeting to-night at the
Hotel Brunswick. Important business
bearing on the interests at the university
and of the club will be submitted for
disc nation.
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WAKHiN-eTON. Nov.
I he Foet -ays te can be asserted on goad .’if
authority that the pccaidentdeafen pqn-
tivcly using the language attributed to
him by Judge Rucker, of CdasSfe.
C. Omaha. Moore, of Neb., Denver, Nov. 28. —Colonel John J
arrived hew
terday, en route for Louisville, bearing
a note from Judge Rucker to Senator
Him 1, burn, of Kentucky, in which ft i»
Stated tliat a meeting between them will
P ably -termine which i* entitled to
Ui cal Uni a gentleman. Mooea took the M
train back to Denver last night, cm the
advice of O. If. Rothacker. It is under- *
stood that lie has mailed a challenge to
Senator Blackburn. -
Yitmiurw. Ky., Nov. 23. —Senator
Blackburn said yesterday that be had
heard nothing from Judge Rucker.
'"■I, Basil Duke, who WiBI j!|K>i*bi?
act fo. Senator Blackburn, mye he doee ;
not see how they ian settle their differ-
encea amicably.
A filter From A, O. Thurman.
Ft. Paso. Tex., Nov. 23.—The follow¬
ing I t ter from Allen G. Thunnan ha*
been received by Judge Alien BieckfT. J
chairman of the democratic^ ■*~5
ecutive committee of El Paso county:
Columbus, O, Nov. t8,1888.
Allen Blacker, El Paso, Texas:
D ar Sir Your favor of the Mb instant
received. I regret the result, not on any
I live to work for the party, and Ido
not Yours despair truly, of its ultimate success.
A. G. Thurman,
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■ lulfr, Million up tbsriM.
Washington, Nov. 38, - A special
from Panamoko City, Md., say* nearly
the cutir. busmens section of that place
W»,0OO. was destroyed by Are last night Loea
The lire was first discovered in Truitt’*
drug More, and as a strong wind wo*
blowing, the flame* spread fiercely, the
•own hav .rig no < uginc*.
tel*. The four building* Imrned invlude two ho-
newspaper offices, carriage fac¬ ■;
-
tory. residences ,»n<l store*. 017 ''
storvi were left in town.
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Hoo'lto la Fnmea.
1 utw, Nov. 28.—A. circular letter
signed by Mai tin, ex-agent of the
ma canal • vmpany, charging that M.Boi-
baut and Burls-, ex-minister* of public
works, had taken bribe* for assistance
rendered by them to tho Panama canal
company. has Uwn sent to each of the
deputies. M. Martin also connedlw chargee that
over 50 deputies are also in a
corrupt way with tho canal project. He
is anxious that the ex-minister* take le¬
gal ar tion against him.
A floom far Tort Payne, Ala,
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 23-—The Fo
Payne Coal and Iron oompeny, of Fon
Payne, A la , organized yesterday with a
caj ita! of $5,OX),000. Tho company ha*
purchased 32,00 acre* of valuable cool,
iron and town site land* at ^FbrOftgttfc
One million dollars of the t C ^5»
will be held in the treasury . add!
to coal and iron industries, th* fin bri
lime, silica *nd granite jroj
which the tract abounds will u
be de" V-pod.
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A Murder or a Duel—WfclekV
New York, Nov. 23.—A Central Park
policeman found in a secluded portion
of the park a heavy Remington {fisted
and some bloody linen, ’which proved to
be torn lumdkcrchiafs. The ground is
the immediate vicinity was also merited
with Mood. No explanation ho* yet
been diw overed. hut the police authori¬
ties think a murder or duel took place
last night.
Hie Indiana Striker*.
Indian a iolis, Ind., Nor. 23.—{Spe¬
cial. )- The striking switchmen have as¬
sumed a belligerent attitude. The main
track of the belt line i* completely
Mocked with cars, and traffic >1 entirely
suspended.
James Maloney, engineer, forced by
tlu* striki i -i to a; audon his engine, wai*
struck on the head with a ham uier and
otic rwise roughly handled.
To I’ro-n'fute irtah M. P/g,
Lom> . Nov. 28.—[Special.]—It is re¬
ported that the government is about to
prose uto several prominent Irish mem¬
bers of parliament, on charges of intimi¬
dation. |
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
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Atlanta, a*., Korea*** *.1
UpeltiHX u:ni <dUoUAiu«ftft ol cotton fa
ture* in V-w York to-day-
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< bicago Market. m
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Wheat opemoz. )«*. Highest. Lowest GVwiojr
December 10*45. -
Jahuao 1 ‘->4 I IT, L67 ...,LW
Say 1*1 , I MS,
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December i-L
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STKHL MONITOR
Sam Erecting a Formid¬
able Engine of Defense.
WILL CARRY THE HEAVIEST
OtJNS KNOWN
Appropriated-—A Navy Hon ml
to l*e tint In Some Miuiwer, and f!ti«
is .* Long Step Toward It—
Mod**! Naval Armament.
Washington, d, Nov, 33.- The
department will, in a few days,
proposals for the const ruction of a
battery for coast and harbor de¬
which was authorized by the krai
Under the provision of the
$1,000,000 was appropriated for
batteries or toms, and other
structure to lie used for that pur
RISC.
Secretary Whitney appointed a board,
of Captain R. L. Pythian,
Constructor Philip Hichborn, Lt.-
George L. Converse, and
Assistant Engineer A. L. M:\Uieo,
devise some scheme to carry out the
of the law.
The board has had a number of ses¬
visited the important cities and
an amount of useful data on
subject, which aided them materi¬
in arriving at their conclusions.
Tlicir report was made to the secretary-
time ago, anil met with his ap¬
It will is-a steel ship of the
class, of 4.300 tons burden,
torroted, and will he fitted with
the latest improved appliances.
The designs for the ship were made in
bureau of < onstruetion and repair.
\\ ill have a battery of four guns—
16 inch and two 12 inch —the largest
made iu this country. The amount
by provision appropriated of was bill $ 1,000,000, the
a tiie final
of the ship, exclusive of armor,
not exceed $2,000,000.and the ma¬
used in the structure shall lie, aa
as practicable, furnished of American pvoduc-
and and manufactured
the United States. The board have
the subject the most careful con¬
and the minutest details have
studiously looked after. The tur¬
in which the heavy guns are will )>e
with an improved deflecting ar¬
The armament for this vessel will pc
heaviest used upon any American
The success of Annapolis the eight and ton
guns at the proving
has been up to the standard, and
the new powder which will lie fur-
d next week most excellent result*
exported Tho building of the new
will he an important feature in
construction. The steel companies
the west, which are turning out such
material, will most certainly
among the competitors for obtaining
contracts for the ship and arnuum-nt.
is exqiectod that this lesxel when com¬
will bo one of the most formida¬
floating batteries in the world.
A TRAGEDY IN HIDAIIt.
Vaii<ieri;iift, of l‘itn*4-htite l uma
—HI# Liwt Performance.
t on mbl t b. Ga., Nov. 23.—[Special.]—
large crowd visited the cxjiosition to¬
the majority of whom were drawn
by tho announcement that a
ascension was to take place, and
a man would descend in a parachute
tiie earth. Tho ascension was made,
when the balloon liad reached the
of half a mile it burst, and,
a wondurful presence of mind,
professor which rut the parachute from the
was now a total wreck
fast descended descending. The parachute
toward the earth, but
falling it and, drifted by toward the Chatta¬
into the raging an unlucky chance,
current of the stream
the jetties. Two young men wpre
by and tried to rescue the
man, but as lie was tied
the parachute, he was unable to de¬
him <-if, and amid the entangled
he soon sank to the bottom, never
return alive. At a late hour last night
body was found and turned over to
friends. The sad tragedy has thrown
deep feeling of sadness over the whole
Railroad* to li« Heavily Sued.
ilt-BfQfF., Iowa, Nov. 29.- At a meet¬
of the jobbers' and manufacturers
of this city yesterday the mem¬
pledged themselves to prepay
charges on all goods shipped and
bill of same to the railroad commis¬
so suits can be begun at once
railroads for violation of the law
maximum rates.
They also instructed the secretary to
all merchants of tho union to send
bills paid hv them since the Jate
of tno board of commissioner*.
the penalty for each violation ia
it will lie seen the roads nave a
big elephant on their hands.
Telegrams have been received from
officials requesting that action
fw)st[>oned that the for latter a week, which would
regard the pro¬
1 measures of the jobliem with
yfr. Randal! !u»* ll;*d no ;
Philadelphia, from Nov. here 28.—The the state- j
sent out to effect !
Congressman Randall’s condition ’ J
again critical, is wholly unfounded.
who saw him at Wayne .Station j
that Mr. Randall lias not appeared j
strong and bright in the past three i
as he is now. He told his visit-
that he would le in his scat in the i
when it rearM-mhieu mttxt UM»nth. |
TERSE NOTES.
Day’s I i Chrongelett
for the Hs.lv Uemiei,
The Covington, t la., trstgedy n xtlff in
f-ord Packvilie will depart for Ing-
to-day.
The striko of sw itch men at India uapo-
i* still on
Gen. Mahone claims tliat great fraud*
been perpetrated against the repub¬
in West Virginia.
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