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I Griffin U «*e liveliest, pluckiest, Ibis 4* meet hjper pro
L „ r „«i»etown in Seorgte. no
description, as the record of the last
* seers will show.
During that time it has built and. pot Into
most snreeasfttl operation a 1100,000 cotton
and U now building another with
twice the capital. It has put up a
^'aod blind fasten, a breo« factory
opened op the finest granite qnapry in the
UuUei pril^T States, and has many other enter-
in x>ntemplatiou. It has secured
Ser ■ allroad greateeteyetem al.ety miles long, in the and Heath, wh le
o«tea on the connection with ite
he Central, has secured
rteot rival, the B-»* TenMesee, Vlrgima
aadOeorgia, It'haejuat secured direst iude-
nendeat couneotion with Chattanooga and
k, w- at, and baa the President of a fourth
f# 3 SS 3 SUS
t5 Are white and three colored
ehorehee.it is now building a $10,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has Increased its
population by nearly one fifth. It has at*
{rocted around Its borders the fruit Onion, growers until from it
nearly every State in is
surrounded on nearly every side by or-
the home of I
U cspasity
public schoo s, will
i * seven years curriculum, second to none.
■/ Tftla is part of the record of a half decade
and simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
of having the finest climate, summer, and
winter,, in Ctojttrld. Spalding
Griffin is the \ county seat of
scanty, situated in west Middle Geo-gla, with
s health), fertile and rolling oouatry, 1150
feet above sea level. By the census of 1890, it
wilt have at a low estimate between e,«00 and
T,U 00 people, and they are allot the right
sort-wide-awake, up to the times, ready te
weteome welcome strangers strangers and and anxious anxious to secure de
rirable settlers, who will not be any less wet
some if they bring money to help build up
the town. There Is about only one thing we
seed ba Uy Just now, and that is a big hotel
We have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited for bar
business, pleasure and health seeking gneete.
II you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
ou or a hole I in the South, just mention
Griffin. V r
m* » lsce
Bswgkrpgl'lwl od—daily and weekly—the
oMt seat newftpa?. news e< in the Empire {State of tbe
** na «» "*’- i$ta. ' • o enclose stamps In Bending
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Ifftt'Si'Ji-t.me •
pMS. By danaary 1st, 1889, It wilt have to De
changed to keep j > with the times.
DIRECTORY
HSMAY c. PEEPLEi,
: .‘fOtt-VEi i i LAW
Xamstov, Sk..K‘;».
Pssctlee? in all me o’.»-tc aud Federal
Courts. •ctBd&wly
mo. a. hunt, irtf 1
ilTORSEX AT L A W
, griffin, ghokgia. ^ j . .
Office, 81 Hill Street, Up Stairs, ovef J. H
Elite's etothio* Store. men®d&wlv
D. mSMUSJS. N. H. OOLLINS
OltMUKE fc COLLINS,
LAWYEH8.
p!W | OBIFFIN, <U.
y^rstroom in Agricult^^g
ITHOS. R. MILLS, ^
flBIFFIN, GA.
iras sast.tisgi
I «Ua wrawsat. BOBT. T. DAN1SL
STEWART A DANIEL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George A Hartnett's. StaL Griffin, G».
Will practice la the and Federa
efiOurto.
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D. L. PALMER, .
ITTORNEV AT LAW
WOODBURY, : : GEORGIA
aw -TSS
‘.'Or Ooilectlone a specialty. ^ aprSdly
or Rent!
•—K—
J JOSEY HOUSE,
is, Stove Room and Kitchen, rich ri<
spot and stsqle. ne bloek froi
t centre Hill street Well located tot
ilsg house. Also.
SHELTON HOUSE,
iPoplar “i street, 5 and rooms and one land acre. 6th
8 room house li acres on
nmrmvAD ftldRiSijXttllAdR* 4 Iff
CURTIS Tl
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
New Management.
I & DANIEL, Prop’r.
> meet all trains.
GROVER'S GRIPSACK
Th. F re , W ^ch tag „r to
Leave the White House.
BRA OP FAREWELLS
WASHINGTON.
gome <*f flu Senators who are Bidding
Goodbye to Capitol Ufa—Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland will hot Repair to New York
Immediately — The Cowles BUI — Im¬
portant Week far the Administration.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 25.—OuMon
day the democratic administration en-
terod upon the last and most important
week of its e. istence.
In less than one week the United
States will change her rulers, and twe
living ex-pre. iients will be abroad in the
land. On the events of the week depend
the prospers, if not the policy, of the
democratic party for at least four years
to come. Every one, of the 5,584,168
Democrats who vo.ed for Cleveland and
tariff -reform has reason to watch the
house of representatives this week, for
the question there, is, u hether the men
who thus voted are to be rebuked
through the bouse majority
the policy on which tl
contested the election
” The eyes of the nation, friendly and
inimical, known are dirente Cowles upon bill. the Will measure it
a^ the or
will it not. pass the national house of
epiese esentatives? '.hat is thu question,
The piesent occupants of the White
House are* ■ packing up up preparatory preparatory to
vaca tag on Mouuay. it is ‘ thought the
—psiuent presiuent wiil will not not leave lea lor New Y
ime mediately upon the expiration o
cial term, b t will tarry for a fort¬
night or so in Washin ton. It is stated
by intimate fi tends that hereallycon-
famplate > the prospect with enjoyment
and with a keen sen e of relief from the
ca es ad responsioil ties of a more than
I arduous o . cial career. Mrs. Cleveland,
) contrary mends, to reports this feel sent out with by her alleged hus¬
sha es ng
band, a, it w 11 allow her more of his
company freedom and a d greate opportunities for
rec.eat on.
Washington, Feb. V5.—Good-bys are
the order of the day just now. A good
many statesmen are giving their latt
days of publ c services to the nation, and
are utili sing their spare time in packing
their effect • in preparation to depar. on
the 5th of March. .The/ are the ones
(.afro are saving dropping good-by. in . one Their by one. . sue A
oeseora are
good many of the arrivals have numer¬
ous acquaintances here, having previous¬
ly had congressional or other duties.
Mr. Ctevelanl w U probably not be in
any haste a out removal, home it is Oak expected V ie
that he will ma .e bin at w
for a short time, but w 11 go to New
York for his ue.manent resilience.
Mr. Garland is to remain here perma¬
nently. Postmaster General Dickinson, will, it
ia understood, arrange for a winter
home here. He has out one chila re¬
maining, and fearing that the severe
winteiS of his Michigan home may prove
injurious to her he It >, he will, it is Un¬
derstood, make Washington his home
every winter hereaiter. it is also un¬
derstood that he intends New to spend York in more the
or less of his time in
line Mr. of hisp.ofession. ilas, Mr. Kndicott and Mr; Fair-
v
child pull out for their respective homes
shor.ly after the 4th of March.
Mr. Whitney will remain here some
time, and « ill probably retain a Wash¬
ington Bayard, residence. who has his home here,
Mr.
will be more or less in Washington
whether IB the in public the life farewells or not. and greet¬
- enate.
ings are nume oua. Senator Sabin, who
came here six years ago heralded as an
addition to the fam ly ened of millionaires, fortune, but
g es out with a les
with the kindly Washburn, regards of ho his suooeeds fellow
him, senators. Mr. w
a tall, handsome gentleman, with
iron-gray side whiskers, suarp featu.es
and keen eyes, is well known and well
liked here. He was a member of the
house for several years.
Washburn and cabin never were
friends. Mr. Sabin's sudden a ce sion o
wealt i di i not please the oo .servative
sort of m 1 Si naii es, to which Mr. Wash¬
burn belon «. Wash urn's fortune was
accu ..ulatffb the slow’ but sure pro¬
cess, and it was no- agreeable to hi a to
gee a millionaire of a day jump over his
head into the senate. So it is w.th a
good dead of internal satisfac.ion that
Mr. Washb rn now sirka into the seat
which Mr Sabin hell six years.
Thiii, round shouldered, white haired
Eli , auls ury, the bably, oldest bids looking good b ua&n for¬ in
the enate, pr e
ever to his friends, for he is win not enter
public ife again, as be seventy-two
y ^The tall. 1m Idle-aged man on the other
side with. ro.vn whis ,ers and mustache
and red face who says g< od-bye to he
fellow u embers, is W i lia.n r.iddleber-
ger. of Virginia. It must be oonfe sed
very taw peo le mean what they
sa " hen thev tell iiim they are sorry
he is go eg He has been very disagree¬
able to his as ociates. and it is fata to
sa> that gone' nine His out of ten et them Mr. Barbour, a e glad
he is successor,
is well known here, and has been a long
time in the ouse.
The br< ad- houldered, Senator pleasant Pa faced of
man who s,ts near, is mer.
Michigan. Every, odv is «. rry that Pal¬
mer is going. He is popular and pleas
ant. ana with his bea tiful h me and
princel entertainm nts. has added to
the popularity which His his genial personal is
ways give him. successor not
known here in a social way.
bowed The full brown-bearded who takes man with to gold
mark glasses, southern louthern occasion re¬
on outrages outrages at Everyboiy e > ery op-
he goes, wheth. r for long or tor short
nobody can tell, as the election of his
1 successor does not take place until next
July.
- f Ur*d 491 Years.
East Peppebell. Mass., Feb. 25.—A
Phoebe Tarbell, the OWest person ta
town, upon the occasion of her 89th
birthday. The ages of the five oldest
persons amounted 8D, to teepectively. 481 year s, they
betag86, 85, «■
■JttlFBlN. GEORGIA. TUKSOAl MORN 1*0. FEBRUARY 26 . IK- 9 -
BROKEN SKULLS.
The Yatol Results Which Follewed a
Friendly Gama ef Poker.
Harbodsburg, Ky., Feb. 25.—Turner
Grey, Welker Derland, Will Hungate
and Tom Ptavler, all living near Roee
Hill, in the west end of Mils co-nty, en¬
gaged ta a game of draw poker, and
mean whisky being aboard, of couse. be it
wound up in a row. It had got to a
jackpot, all hands playing, an . from de¬
velopments it looked U e a br. ee game
ail around. Heavier had an a.e fut .Hun¬
gate a ja k full, Grey four < ueens and
Herland four kings. Betting Denand grew showed high,
and every cent was up.
down ami was walking off with the pot,
when Grey iota him that queens < eat
e.pected. heard ......... of .,*■ the fight,
w. w. waggoner :oner landed Pea- ,
Grey procured and Hungate a buggy.and in jail.
TENNYSON ILL.
A Discussion m to who Will he the Peel
Usmsts’s Successor Agitated.
London, Feb. 2.V—lord Tennyeon’i
age and failing Health have started a dis¬
cussion in literary and official circles as
to his probable successor as poet laureate.
It is ri mored that Alfred Austin ia the
most lixely to have the i.igh honor
thrust on him. He has written no vi r„«
lately, raid, and his volumes • « not very
widely i ut he is a j eliticiun, aim
he has strong claims on the present head
of the ceasing government- the distinction, Robert Bro hut if nteg he
is not
is passed over his many friends «ih be
sorely grieved. Mr, Swinburne has be¬
come a T ry, but notwithsta ding this
fact, his d ims will receive but scant
consideration, as the friends of the ot ez
asp rants are freely asserting that the
bulk of his verse Accordingly is unfit for it perusal thought by
chaste minds. is with the
that Aust n is a first fa-©rite
official who dispenses the government
pa.ronage.
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Italy’s Murder law* Repealed
Bomb, Italy, Feb. 25.—It is reported
that the cabinet is already con idering
the necessity fur the re-enactment of
capital punishment, A s ort tim«
a o the luwfer house, wi h the ap¬
proval of the senate, changed the
< r mi al code and abolished the dea b
penalty. The result was n t what had
been expected, 'th- murder rate, which
was the highest of n muon ta Buro e,
has alarmingly increased, espec ally ta
the south, since the supreme result penals export¬ wai
abolished. The same wa.
er ce ta Switzerland when the law wai
repealed, and the legislators of that
country were compelled, t r the protec¬
tion of the subjeois, to reconsider theiz
aotion.
To Oppose Carter Harrison.
CHICAGO, lit, Feb. 25.—An effort i»i
hoi’ng made ” by prominent citizens, re¬
gardless of party, to induce Judge Grin
neU to become a candidate for mayoz
this spring, it is ka<^ n bench that the judge
is averse to leaving believed, the should to engage he
ta politics, but it is
be nominated by a non-partisan he would conven¬
tion of b-usiuess men, accept.
As he is a Jacksonian democrat, comented he
would, it is understood, if h
to the mo ement now on foot, receive
the indorseme nt of his party.
Charge Against O’Donovan Hosts.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 85. —At the con¬
ference of civil service reformers Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt said that when he
was a candidate he for the approached mayoralty by of
New York city was Mr.
O’Donovan Bfoasa,* ho o end Room
velt his ta uence ta the election for $2 0,
When the offer was declined Mr. Rossa
informed him running that be had be supposed elected, Mr in-
Roosevelt was to
i tead of for his health, as Mr. Rossa had
found to b e the case.
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Fool Tournmsnt in Gotham.
New York, Feb. 85.— The continuous
pool toumment 8tetes for the and championship of
of the United Hardman a purse hall,
$l,0u0 of began Fifth to-day at and Nineteenth
comer avenue
street. Nine of the the leading p*. ol players the
from all parts of country are Two
congest nts for the prueeo ered.
-games will be pla ea each afternoon and
two games iu the evening dur.ng the
tourument.
Investigating Election Frauds. 4
Long Island City, N. Y., Feb. 25.—
Messrs. Andrews, Clarke and Hunting,
of the assemble committee on pim eges
and eKcii ns, to-dav re umed the taves-
ttaation of ihe been alleged perpetrated election frauds ta the
rep. rted to have
second for assembly the purpose district of electing of Wuccna Philip
county Cronin, dem mat, to the ly
H. aasem Willis L.
over Brownell. hi* republican opponent,
Emma Althoos* Sleep* Again.
Attica, N. Y., Feb. 85,—Mrs. Emma
Althouse is again a leep, and this trance
will undoubtedly be her last. She was
unable before entering into it to warn
her attendants, and for several days
cou d no, move goin or partake sleep of she nourish¬ tried
ment. Before ; to to
communicate with her sisters bymo-
.ionin h r eyes, but the etiort was un-
■ cce stul. Her re.atives are much
alarmed. ,
Bsdgariaa Politic*.
Berlin, Feb. 25.— The Russophil par¬
ty in Bulgaria, which dethroned Prince
Alexander, is now itself intriguing cluster ta his of favor the
and has drawn to a
p ince s raort faithful adherents and all
the malcontents of the co ntry. The
same object is pursued Prince by tatriguers Alexander’s in
l ussia, who use
name because they have found it a po-
t ut one to conjure with among the
Bulgarians.
; Escaped ■*» Naked.
Burlington, Ia, Feb. 25 —At Win¬
field, Henry county, the dwelling of
Thomas Dennis was destroyed by fire,
and his mother-in-law, innis, Mrs. Tor bit t, old t>0
vear old, and his 11-year
daughter, were burned to dea h. Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis, and six children, es¬
caped in their night clothes and were
compelled, ta tbrtr naked condition, to
make their say some distance to the |
' house of a neighbor.
ggygf
BENJAMIN’S BERTH.
En Route to Dwell in the
House of His Fathers,
RUB BULL HARRISON AND THE
bouth bmm xb mbbr.
Declare* tha* IMS »»ther will ChoeM
a Maa SoaSh of J*a4«* a»*d DIwm»—O sh-
last Goals BnlthMko Depariara of
the FrceMeut Elect Ihno Indlaoapoli*—
Indianapolis, M.-Presi-
dent-elect Harrison family left at
noon, on a special r Washington.
The fgg^^SKBttsSS, train
two Puliman sleepers and a baggage car.
There were no deco at ions except an
Ame icantlag at the head of tbe.oM-
motive, which was placed tnere by the
engineer. There was a large crowd of
citi ens and old friends ef Gen. Harrison
present to bid him farewell. A ringing
cheer was sent up y the enthusiastic
crowd as th * train pulled o .t ef the
depot. No stons will be made between
here and Pittsburg, except to cha ge
locomotives, and from will the latter city to
Washington the run le continuous.
The train will reach Washington at 2;S»
to-mor ow afrern on. The var whch
the president-elect oocu led w. s a mov¬
ing pa’aoe. It had recent! been reno¬
vated and* refurnished, under the per¬
sonal direction of Presid nt Roberts, at
the Altoona shops of the Pennsylvania
railroad. _^ • J. J. .
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 25.—Th^ en¬
tire morning was spent ta receiving
friends an 1 neighbors of the president¬
elect, who called to bid them a final fare¬
well.
The general lefthishomeat 12:15 p.m.,
escorted by Governor Hovey, Mayor
Denny and other distinguished, citizens.
Winn their carriage reaohed the corner
of Ohio and Pennsylvania streets, it was
met by Rn escort of 4t>0 or more veterans
of the George H, Thomas post and es¬
corted t > the d pot.
Rusted B. Harrison and Mrs. Harri¬
son, with their Ut.le daughter, arri ed
Sunday. Russell and Mrs. Harrison ac¬
company the party to Wa htagton. The
party consists of General and Mrs. Har
rison; Russoll Harr son, w fe and daugh
ter; Hr. and Mrs. McKee and children;
Mrs. Lord, sister of Mot. Hurri on and
Mrs. Eaton sister of Geac Harrison Bon.
J. N. Huston. W. H. Miller. Private Sec¬
retary H Iford, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders,
of Omaha; Stenographer iibbett and
family. special Mi s Sanger, for Stenographer. the in
The tram party Miller was
charge^r f Gen r^ S upe rtatem ent .
car Lolunthe will tomprisCA »nd tendered part of the by
presidential train. is
General Superintendent Pullman, Gan the elon Ass for cixted M .
George M. to
Press, for the here use of for cor the espond nts who eral
have been past se
months representing placed metropolit ta charge n pa¬ of
pers. This car was
a special eonespondent of the Associated
Press.
SOUTHERN CHANCES REVIVED.
Bussell Harrison Declares That Bis Fathei
Place Han "
Will Tender a to a
From Dixie.
Washington, D. C„ Feb. 25,—The
theater of conjecture has beentrans-
plan.ed. Indianapolis
A day or two ago was the
political center of thf country, but with
the departure of the president-elect it
relapses into ite original obscurity.
The interview with Russell Harrison
telegraphed on Sunday has created a
wild sensation at the capital. The
chances of a southerner ta the cabinet
seemed entirely extinguished, but now
they are revived with ten fold vi^or.
Rus ell is well known to have his fath¬
er s con dence, and there is no mistak¬
ing his words.
in reply to a question about the corn-
position ion of of the the cabinet, cabinet, he he said: said:
‘ The cabinet has been selected, but. of
course, I cannot tell you who i.s mem¬
bers are. One of th. m is from the south,
and my father's southern policy will be
such as has been indicated by his letters
to several will southern gentlemen.”
Who it be t
The list of material is easilv digested.
Mahone. Goff, Longstrest, Buck, Bul-
1 ck and Speer are the names of the
available candidates.
PartneisMilier. in spite of the fuss the
Hooaier republ.cans feels are making of h over h s
app intment. he h admitted so to sure several s promi¬ place
that, *s
nent friends that it is true that he is to
be, attorney-g neral,_ There is still some
talk that Rusk tnay be ’eft out in order
to adjust the geographical the information un venness
of the cabinet, but nest
o tainable h re is that he isa fixture and
the onl. uncertainties are as to the dis¬
position O t e agr cultural department
if Warner Miller doeen t take it. and of
the navy department, facilitate wh.ch has been
ielt practically- of complications open to that the ad-
•rite. ju tment may
it is said upon unques'ionahle has authori¬
ty that John C. New received an
offer of the Austri n mis ion, and is
holding it under advisement It is not
belie ed lie will ac ept it. for no one can
imagine why he should want tocutlo se
fiim his is local political and able conne jump ti ms just
when he on top to upon
the Huston faction with both feet.
Brer Blackburn and Brer Chandler Deny.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 85.—When
the rumor of the alleged Chandler-Black-
bum scrapping match reached the offices
of the United Press a reporter rang np
Mr. Chandler by telephone. Tha follow¬
ing conversation ensued;
’’Hello “Yes.” i is that you, Mr. C^aadler?’
“It is rumored that — er — Senator
Blackburn p lied your ear.” etc.
“The man who invented that story is
ad-dllr;”
the proas representative then called
up CoL ritankb .rn, who never retires
until late.
“It ie a blanketv blank falrehood-the
storv that is going the rounds. In the
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JOSIE'8 JEALOUSY.
Sbo flay* the wlU Kill HerrolZ U Mr. Cassell
Does act Cense and. sea Her.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 28.—The wife of
J. H. Cassell, whose sensational arrest
for desertion and elopement with Miss
Joele Burnt was chronicled a few dav a
ago, arrived here yesterday. Castel wa
behind his the bars at appeared. the police To station
when better-half a re-,
porter Mrs. Cased* said!
“Josie Bu.nsisab.d Her girl, mother and is enticed living,
my husband. own
and John didn't td> the truth about her
havin, a step mother and a father ta
Texas. He just told that 1 because he
The wanted g.ri to left get Gadsden ou. of pri Met on. Wednesday, y. u now.
; nd niy husband reUowed on Texas Se urday,
telling mo he was going to and
wo ala come after me In June. I am
willing to forgive hita «ld go anywhere
The following and letter fell came in.o through the hands the
mai for Cassels
of the chief of police:
, Ho: a. Ga. F*h »*, I89S.
“Mr. CMsst*-! will writs you a few Uses this
morning. Wilt you jtot for my sake oome here,
tor I waat to talk to you I know you don’t want
to see m* any more, but I ttilnk y. a might <x,me
and see me. I have some ido* to te.. you of gr# t
importance. « I don t. es you I will cer.ainly
kill myself. I will stay here till Baturdsy, and it
you are m t here then, bell will b < my portion.
“Josis Beans.’’
Gassets has been released on his prom¬
ise to live with his wife.
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' Is Hlppotyt* Dead? 1
Boston, Mass., Feb. 81— Later ad¬
vice. apparently authenticate the report
of Gen. Hipuplyte’s death. The second
officer of the steamer Delta, at this port,
from Port de Paix, says that information
was received on iebruary 12th, from a
native mail carrier who had just arri ed
fr. m St. Marc, of a serious ton: ict be-
teen the northern and southern armies
that ooeu.red three days before, one
mile below St. Marc, in which the army,
under Hippolyte had been completely
routed and 200 or 300 killed. A rumor
had ganed considerable currency at
Port de Paix that Hippolyte had been
k .led . y a nor,hern soldier, w„o. it was
cla mod, receded #4,t>00 for the work.
The dispatch received irom Boston
caused a go d deal of uneasiness among
the friends of the f rrner ta this city
ve however, tetday. They d sered t the rep rt, ly
an , hint that it wa* proba
circulate \ b.. Legit i ,e's fr.end* in order
the to dei Hay jj oral ti ze min H.ppol te office s f, Lowe nothing a. At
n ster s w as
kno n of the report further than that it
was brought to Boston by the s earner Paix
Delta, which arrived irom Port de
on We nesday.
It was rumored yesterday that Gen.
abl ; opportunity to cro.s to
TO ANNEX NEW ENGLAND.
Of Course t Cenedlnn legislator Must Have
Ills Little Joke.
Ottowa, Feb, 25.—A member of par¬
liament has announced to a few friends
.that he will introduce a reao ution ta
parliament soon re uesting the Domin¬
ion go era nent to enter into negotiations
with the govern en at VS a hi gton
with the ob ect of ac uirin | the New
bur Eng.and s ates. reiJiatio The whole ana r is a
esque and , on the meas¬
ures whi h have within .he pa t year
been before congress suggesting that the
United States i uy up Ut ada dnd Sir
John MiD nr d ta e dea.oring to pre¬
ta vent bore its being introduced. i he person
w brain the idea had i s ta et tion
’k something does wish <>f a hi wag, but; fire ir hia Johnsa „okes s
he not u to at
the expease of the United states.
ANARCHIST-C EXPOSE
To bo Made by Neebe.One of the Condemned
Prisoners at Joliet.
Chicago. 111., Feb, 85,—It is under¬
stood that Oscar Nee be, one of the con¬
demn! d an. rchists imprisoned at Joliet,
is |>reparii g a full confession of the for¬
ma ion, workings and plans of the an¬
archists This action Judge was Gray brought about
Neebe by a promise made from confession exposing that after tbe
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plans and schemes of the anarchists, and
expressing regret and contri ion at his
own co, motion therewith, he t Judge
Gray i would c. nsicler the question of
don. ligoing an application for Neebe’s par¬
Counterfeiting Haytieo Money.
New York, Feb. 25.— Minister Preston
laid yesteiday that he had offered a re¬
ward for informa.ion that would lead to
HP ewards government have been offered, one of $50
for a specimen of the notes counterfeit¬
ed. and another of $l.0b0 for the info.na¬
tion that will secure the conviction of
the rul(.rite. Minister counterfeited Preston alleges
that two cases of notes
w ere sh ppe having t to Hayti cleared on the Geo litho- ge
graphs. W. Clyde, been as
,
Flayed With a Lamp,
Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 25.— At Boone,
Lorene, tbe j-year-old daughter of Jesse
Hull, was playing with fire a lighted do lamp
and in some wav set to her hes.
she » a* fright escaping, uily burned, and died n about t a spot 12
on o’clock her body night,
at
British Commander Leave# for Gibraltar.
Madrid, Feb. 25.—The duke of Cam¬
bridge. commander-in-chief of the Eng¬
lish army, who has been spending a few
davs in this citv, left to-day for Gibral¬
tar to inspect the forces. While here
the d„ke, who u traveling as Lord Cul-
loden, observed official a recognition. strict incognito and
refused all
Hon. A. B. Culberson Bnrled.
ATI, AT A, Ga., Feb. 25.—The funeral of
A. B. Culberson, one of the most promi¬
nent lawyers of the state, who died on
Sunday, took ptac* here. It was at¬
tended bv tbe most noted me.utrers of
the oar arid citizens of mark.
Pub! c Printer Benedict has been sued
j KL., exorbitant IQhi. M**XL*~ rate of interest U .. U. .WIU1
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WORK IN CONGRESS.
Republicans Again Filibuster¬
ing in the House.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST
GREAT MONOPOLIES.
The Greet Reeding Strike UW et their
Children Burned to D
dreliy FoHoe ma n—That Swindler
Washington,' D. C., Feb. 25.—In the
Renats a number lighthouse bills were
reported and pasted.
The re ,uest for a c nferenoe on the
b it pensioning the widow of Gen. S. eri-
dan, whi h, as amended by rthe house,
reduces the pension from $8,500 to $8
a year, was withdrawn and the amend¬
ment concurred ta.
In the house Mr, C. F. Bohr qualified
as successor to the late James N. Burns,
of Missouri.
Two conference reoorfca on bills grant*
tag rigid o way to railroads through the
Indian te te ritory ritory were were a a reed reed to.
te amendments to the agricultural
appropriation ©ill weren n concurred to.
The i alifora a contcted election case
was taken up, but the repufilkans, re¬
fraining rom voting, ten the house
with u a quorum, am! a call of tbe
house was ordered,
LABOR TROUBLES-
The Beading Strike and Other Dtaturbenoei
Charged to Creeping MeuepeUee.
New York, Feb, 85.-The Herald thin
morning devotes a f-11 page to a special
dispatch from IhiladeiphiS, which
claims to outline a report shortly to be
made to congress by a committee ap¬
pointed i.y the house of representatives
a» out a year a*,o the to investigate .because of
and efiect of strike of em loyes
the Reading Ka lroad company vtuen
pending; ana investigate the difficulties
existing ing iu iraiup^rtation i snruylvania ire.ween min¬
their and emplojea, and make companies .ch ami
s recoin-
menaauons aa may seem to the couon.t-
tee The necessary to of remedy this existing committee, evis.
according report the Herajd«
to cor
respondent, will declare that most of toe
labor troubles of the anthracite regh n
arise the f o.u that managerial lrosd speculations and
fact tue ,a comp nies ars
permitted to mine as we.l a* trans ort
c^al. “
o. tl
brought aught and about anout tue me str strike rail teith cad a , o loyes, g its
m.ner among its em,
after the eaaing *- J —*— J --- 1
w «* »
agreed upon by the ant. racite pool. T.»e
policy ot coal com pan ea .n combi tng
with transportation com) antes sjuuaUy
coutro.led uy the same persons to freere
inUivid. al mining operator. out of theiz
touted. business, is referred to and strong con
THAT MACON SWINDLER.
John Adams Growing Weak and Despairing
hr HI* Long Fast.
Macon, Ga., Feb, 25.-Adams is stiU
trying to starve b mself. This te tbe
ninth day he has gone without food, and
he te sinking rapidly. His face te shrun¬
ken mid haggard, and b • mind te evi-
dentlv smoking ta a and state the of despa r. or Besides coffee his he
tw o cups
drank a few days ago, fie has taken
nothing. effort will probably \ he Y' made to¬
*tn
ri a to have him seat home so that hi*
mother may pars ade him to b eak his
fast and reserve his .ife or sanity. It
te .eared that his mid n ay so n give
way unde the fearful strain of warm¬
th n a d , hame.
If able to go, he may I e taken to the
courthouse dence. today to give certain evi¬
A Scoundrelly Pol loam an.
Atlanta, Ga,, Feb, 25.—Jumbo Hunt,
er, a notorious local policeman, claims to,
have discovered a state law which says
that the bodies of ell dead paupers who
have no relatives can be turned over to
the medical college, after being held
twelve hours.
One day last week a poor colored wo-
m; n died and, not -* itu. tend ng the
pleading of the stricken hus wind, Hunt¬
er ical naked iuStit the the body bod H and sold rather it to a med-
te. t seems proud of
the o currence. The publ.c indignation
te great.
Twe Children Burned to Death.
Helena, Montana, Feb. 25,—Two chil¬
dren name 1 Caiahan, at Belmont. « ere
burned probably to death die. yesterday, The mother and had a third
gritt household gone
out when to the secure eldest some l>oy held supple again* 8 .
a cat Tt
the stove and i s hair took fire ran
under a the s fa. children the building perished. ignited and
two of
Shot HI* Little Son.
Social Circle, Ga., Feb. 25.—While
J. M. Bruce, night watchman at the de
pot, was handling his revolver, one
chamber of which was loaded, the weapon
was discharged, ihe ball striking me*
17-year* Id son. H mer, ta thegrota.
making a d ngerous and prou..bly fatal
wound. Mr. Hrui e fa greatly shocked
over the sad accident.
vr. J. Aricelt Buy* "Freak Levlie*.*
CasaJohabie, N. Y., Feb. 85.—Mr*.
Frank Leslie has sold to W. J. Arkell, of
“Judge." her weekly illustrated papers,
both . .I'glish and G rman, the tr safer
to be made May onally 1st. direct Mrs. her Leslie her will re¬
tain and per o p te¬
lle ti»n . Mr. Arki U ref asm to state the
price paid. He says the poller of the
weekly will remain the same aggress Ire
and independent. The present toroe will
beret taed and new skill ad ed. Mr.
Arkell sai he ha been negotiat ng for
these papers si. ee IBM.
Montreal, Feb. 85.—Sir John McDon¬
ald atten ed the batchers' annual ban¬
quet last night, and entered tatoathor-
o-jgh disc ussion of the movement for un-
to, tbs UBto t D’tw State*
APTLYfi
b^n°i- ?
J*
warning at ml!
jsca > j
Ihe commh
to reopen the ]
M. I
The of]
View
dence, is W,
The . imes is te
of a blreafl "
■"fa?" ,
rested.
Two fr
Knoxville f
S“
*« tt
! A disf
and Nai
down
nine
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ti wlaj
n, wi
factoilly ct
rider that the
dut is to on
Frenchmen
gro nd for >
cisive m
i trcngtl
pzog e * ’
Atlanta's Cemta* »
Atlanta. Ga.,
to have another! another expawn
grander srnde than the
, epic so • desire, < this
at s meet etin; in < of < the st<
t iedmont expos! ton
the chamber of com
At thk meetinsr $t5^K)«
StoJsst&rt; $8, 0, of the
tion on « grander sefi
I *A
committee or -
tihis week, and!
$6,500. be held. te subscribed
The stockholders i ..
Saturday night.
Siret
Atlanta, Ga.,
Pmm ns may die.
* * t . '
Chicago, I1L,
and his cousin, ?
were lodgings. a.«phyxi 1
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ihe m n s -
morning supposed p
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