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faring that timelt hoe built and put into
meet successful operation a #100,000 cotton
iv’tory and with this year started the wheels
^ # second of more than twice that capita),
t lias put up a large iron and brans foundry,
fertiliser factory, an immense ice and bot¬
tling works, a sash and Wind factory, a
broom factory, opened up the finest granite
quarry in the United States, and now has
our large oil mills in more or Jess advance
stages of construction, with an aggregate ai
thorised capital of over half a milbon dollar
“ .....- the finest systeta of electric
plied _____jibe procured, railways. and hoe ap¬ It
________ charters lor street
for two
has secured another railroad ninety miles long,
and while located on the greatest system in
the South, the Centra], has secured connec¬
tion with its important rival, the East Ten¬
nessee, Virginia and Georgia. It has obtain¬
ed direct independent connection with Chat-
' tonooga and the West, and will break ground
hi a few days fora fourth rood, connecting
with a fourth independent system.
; With its five white and four colored church-
«*, it has recently completed a #10,000 new
Presbyterian church. It has increased its pop-
' elation by nearly one filth. It has attracted
around its borders fruit growers from nearly
every State in the Union, until it is now sur¬
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
aud vineyards. It has put up the largest
fruit evaporators in the State. It is the home
of thegrape audits winemakingcapacity has
doubled every year. It has successfully in¬
augurated a system of public schools, with a
years curriculum, second to none. "
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This 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 the world. JK
feGrtffln is the county seat of Spalding coun¬
ty, situated ia west Middle Georgia, with a
healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1150 feet
above'sea level. By the census of 1890, it
Will have at alow 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¬
sirable settlers* who will not be any less wel¬
come if they bring money to help build up the
wn. There is about only one thing we
need badly just now, and that is a big hotel.
W* have several small ones, but theirftecom-
inodations are entirely too limited for our
ueine s, pleasure aud health seeking guests.
If you see anybody that wants a good loca¬
tion for a hotel in the South, Just mention
Griffin.
Griffin is the place where the Grams Nwws
s published—daily and weekly-the best news¬
paper in the Empire State of Georgia. Please
enclose stamps in sending for sample copies,
and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin.|
This brie! sketch is written April 13th, 1889,
and will have to be changed in a few months
o embrace new enterprises commenced and
ompleted, .-Sf ■>' j
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
HENKY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HAMPTON, GEORGIA.
Practices iu ail the State and Federal
OUftS. oct&dAwly
JOHN J. HUNT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
Office, 81 Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H.
White’s Clotbinr' Store. mar22d*wly
fHOS. R. MILLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Will practice in the State and Federal
Courts. Office over George A Hartnett’s
corner. nov2tf
JOHN » STEWART. ROBT. T. DANIEL.
STEWART & DANIEL
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Over George k Hartnett’s, Griffin, Ga.
Will practise in the State and Federal
nurts. jolylPdtf
CLEVELAND A GARLAND,
i DENTISTS,
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
D. L PARMER,
Attorney at law
WOODBfEY,
i a specialty.
—
N0I1 NOW! NOW
Money Wanted for the
Stark Plantation.
■ i?;W. ; ' • •-
*"*“■ land, well wanted and timbered,
on Ga. Midland RR.
I etory l acre. Cen-
ftispt-, ae tor boarding, sold. for
if not
1 lots, and lands inside
i. Now is the time to buy
any higher as it certainly
r than it will ever
Two Notorious Cattle Thieves
Lynched by Cowboys.
One of Them, Kate Maxwell,
“the Cattle Queen;"
Chs Other the Postmaster at .Sweet water,
Jamas Averin, Otherwise kaewn as "the
Bustler”—They are Captured at Their
Bench aud Hanged tram the Same
Limb—The Woman Dies Cursing.
. Cheyknne, Wy. T., July 34.—The
bodies of the notorious Kate Maxwell,
the “CattleQueen,*’ mad James Averill,
“The Rustler,” were loomi dangling
from the same limb of a large cotton¬
wood. They were lynched Monday
night by oowboya The banks of Sweet¬
water river, Garborn county, near Inde¬
pendence Si rock, was the scene of the
was postmaster at Sweetwater,
and Kate Maxwell was the heroine
the sensational story that went the
rounds of newspapers three months ago,
recovered when she raided large a gambling of house and
her employes. a sum money won
from
The man and woman were accused of
being oattie thieves, as the disappear¬
ance of stock have been very frequent of
late in the Sweetwater region.
freshly counted branded in the AveriU-Maxwell yearling steers herds were
Saturday. picions of the That stockmen, confirmed and fifteen the sus¬
or
twenty men, well armed, visited their
ranch determined upon an extermina¬
tion of the notorious couple. The cattle
thieves found sitting and a around boy in the their fireplace employ smok¬ were
ing A cigarettes. Winchester poked through each
was
window and half a dozen men rushed
into the room with guns leveled. The
trio tried to reach their weapons but
were overpowered. Averill begged and
whined, but Kate simply cursed. She
called for her own horse and rode to Die
tree selected for the scaffold.
Averill did not resist, and the boy
informed he would not be harmed. The
boy, who was a nephew of Kate, made a
pass atone of the cowboys when she
was and being knocked prepared down for with the hanging, revolver.
was a
Averill's last words were to the effect
that he did not want a certain man to
succeed him as postmaster.
wished Kate the spoke at length, of her death saying to she be
manner
kept quiet on her mother's account
She She acknowledged then bade her the theftof nephew tire good-by cattle.
and again commenced cursing.
horses were led from under the victims
at this juncture. Both struggled for
some minutes, and a few bullets
fired into Averill’s body. IMs doubtful
if an inquest will be held.
LfiMhed bp a Masked Mob.
Covington, Ga., July 34—Dan. Ma¬
lone, colored, aged 23, who attempted
to outrage here. Mrs. .Rachel taken Spinner, from Hie white,
near
Monday night by a masked mob and
lynched. He had confess ed his guilt
An Officer's Murderer Lynched.
Hinton. W. Va., July 84— Bill Snow,
a negro, shot and killed Constable Rey¬
nolds trying last to arrest Saturday him while for housebreaking. the latter was
Snow crowd was of taken and from lynched. jail Monday by a
men
The Strike at Wait Superior,
Rioters West paraded Sukbbiob, the Wis., all July day Mon¬ 34-
streets
day. ana if it were no# for the presence
of the militia some wild soenes would
morning certainly the have mob been went enacted. down Monday to Con¬
ners point, where it was said some men
were The militia at work unloading called out a coal and schooner.
was so com¬
pletely awed the rioters that no violenoe
was attempted missiles and further jeering than the throwing who
some men
were at work. The mayor police gave
to have the regular of the city
and mounted which and fifty promptly new men dona sworn The in,
was
strikers are #n ignorant, brutal mob,
if none it had of whom not been can for speak the timely English, action
of the authorities, it is hard to tett
would have happened.
Aiuulu stop the Trial.
Rosa Winchester, prominent Ky., former July of 84.—John Powell
a
oountv, was shot from ambush Monday
morning by unknown parties and fatal¬
ly wounded. About a year ago Rose
snot and killed his father-in-law,
Hall, another Muon prominent excitement citizen prevailed of
county. the examining trial, and the judge
summoned dered a special from panel Clark of county. 100 jurors His to trial
would have occurred in a short time.
AD parties bad blood interested has were been wealthy, engendered.
much
The killing will probably lead to more
trouble.
___________
The Leather Workers.
Philadelphia, July 34-^The Leather
Workers’ convention concluded its de¬
liberations present, Monday. representing, Forty delegates 18,000
were over
tanners, curriers, morocco dressers and
all ' branches in all parts of of the the leather United working States,
treasurr, is upward while of $10,000 local in assemblies the
can control $40,000 or *to $00,000 New more. York
stale Organizers are to be sent
and other sections of the country
to organize all the leather workers not
yet in tire union.
_
Wealthy Miser Die* la a Garret.
Topeka, Kan., July 34—8. S. Cart¬
wright, s wealthy and miser worth who at resided least
here many died years Monday was of heart dise
He $350,000, living in garret and a se .
was a no one
was present at the time of his death. He
owned several large cattle ranches in
this state and hadf valuable real estate
interests in ibis He had two
as,
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. THURSDi CORNING. JULY 25.1889.
PfTTtiBURG'S STEEL PLANT®.
English Capitalists Endeavoring to Seenre
the GnntroUlug Interest.
PrrrsBTjRG, July 34—The Pittsburg
Post, under the heading, “A Great Gob-
itory to the elfeot that
nglish capitalists are
• efforts to secure a
$ in all of the steel
this vicinity. The
article sentative states is that the the syndicate's ground sound¬ repre¬
now on
ing ited the to sell various their firms plants. who will be solic¬
ant
A Post reporter interviewed W. H.
Singer, stool firm the senior of Singer, partner Nimiek of the wealthy & Com¬
pany. Mr. Singer admitted that he had
heard of the movement “A feliow-
manufaoturer asked me if I had re-
fit/’ ***
“Have any overtures of the kind been
made to-you, Mr. Singer?”
“Not directly. However, there has
been considerable talk about the move.
The syndicate is the self-same corpora¬
tion which has been trying to get a hold
of a number of American industries,
and it appears to have an immense oapi-
“What is the ( . .. the concern?”
“As I understand it is an effort to
ing object interest is to merely obtain number a controlling of' steel
in reputatiomsjl a
concerns held ns majority of good of of stobk reputation. itock ' * they “ ’ could If they they take
a y Hi
it to Europe wnd and manipulate mai it with
profit, I I....., the local B wnfipuH owners tiers still still retaining retaining a a
aging orking interest in the plants purchased and man¬ the
large Otis them. They of have Cleveland, rad I
concern,
guess have paid a pretty good price.
thought “I have but not I given imagine the if metier all the much steel
firms got what they wanted for their
plant—the- they would prioes sell. The would English be variable— directors
and trustees trustees in in this this scheme are the
London, Wins-
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Prise-Fighters’ Picnic.
Indianapolis, Chicago, July 34—A dispatch from
Ind., says: A prize¬
fighters’ picnic, celebrity, managed attracted by four sports
of western a crowd
of 500 of tire worst element of Hooeier-
dom to a grove a few miles distant from
Indianapolis body in the Sunday. crowd Nearly drunk, every¬ rad
was
the many were bloody rad disfigured tire before
brutal festivities of day were
brought most disgraceful to a close. affair It that was has about ooeunod tire
here in many years. Several robberies
added to the excitement of the numer¬
ous fights. Two so-called of the sparring features matches, of tire
occasion were
closely interference approaching by prize tire fights. police. There
was no
Drowned, la His Wife - * Presence.
a £- F ^
river, Charlie west of here, aged Soott Todd
rad Hosier, Sunday 10 and
11 years, were drowned. even¬
ly was otepaen uiiDy, were on sne
river bank hunting for the bodies.
A rope was stretched across the stream.
To this rope Bilby was hanging in mid¬
stream. when he lost his hmd. He was
carried tinder in a swirl of the water rad
drowned in the presence of his wife and
two children._
Preparing tor the Worst,
sand Madison, ball Wis,, July 34—One zl— vne thou¬ inon-
West Superior, cartridges Monday w< sre night, shipped by the to
quartermaster general It is evident
from observation here that tire authori¬
ties at West Superior are mere appre¬
hensive than reports from there indi¬
cate. There is talk of sending other
troops to relieve those already there,
and there is no telling when the militia
will be rec alled.
Patrick Ford’* Boat Capsisss,
New Yoke, July 24. -Patrick Ford, of
The Irish World, who is spending X* the
summer at Centreport, lady visitor L. took his
wife, child and a out for a
row the boat a day or upset so ago. and the By party some thrown means
was
into the water* , Mr. Ford was the only
one of the party who could swim. Some
gentlemen went to their assistance with
a boat and succeeded in rescuing the en¬
tire party._
Now Fork Printers Strike.
New York, July 34.—The composi¬
tors of The Sun, World rad Times
reduction struck Monday of night The against strike a proposed of
short duration. pay. The Times first was
foDowed by The Sun and gave The
World. in, The will the
papers appear in
morning. When The Son discharged
its new men the strikers tried to get at
off them, bat a squad of polioe kept them
Geneva, N, Y., July the 24.—Professor first obser-
Brooks has just secured
vations of his new comet i since since tire tire moon moon
interrupted the work. The comet’s po¬
sition now is right asoenaion 8# hours,
87 minutes and 50 seconds; declination daily
south 7 degrees, 48 minutes, with a
motion east 1 minute, rad- north 0 min¬
utes. The comet is in tire oonstellation
of the whe el.
James G., Jr., Now Shoveling Deal.
cial New from York, Bangor, July 34 Me., -.- A Herald James spe¬ G,
’Blaine, Jr., iraow acting says fireman
aa a on
the locomotive which Bar polls Harbor tire fast«.
press train between rad
Bangor. He has spent tire some tune in tire
rad machine is shops endeavoring of roadatWaterville, to the
now master
mysteries of looomotiva engineering.
Tern Gotta Claj la M a nta *.
Topeka, made Kan., July 34—Discovery directly
has been that a farm of west
of this city contains a fine bed terra
cotta Ohio have, day. prior Beds to in this New tuna, Jersey furnished and
all the terra ootia works with clay. This
industry, be worth to when the properly city about developed, $803,000 will
an¬
nually.
Wslideon Helena, Mont, Northern July 34—Saturday’s Pacific
tire near
____of the most disra
‘bank history of *
alkali 500 ...
and the river,
;3B5
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Likely to Come Grief in the
House of
Gladstone’s Proposal Govern Rejected
by the ment. ^
■ ■■ :..s V'-irriit ijcS-S, ■
The Keenest Pert/ Straggle ef tke Seaaea
will Be the BeStttt-Irteh Leader* Meet
in London and Discuss Pleas for the
Management at .tUe Aew Teeanta’ Be-
tease Deegac—Feretgn- «•
London, tire July 84;—R%ht Hon. W. H.
Smith, government oiMfce leader, laid on
the table tire report Committee on
rqyal grrato -OOtarnddi added the
that the sum of £9,000 to
quarterly_allowaiioe ....... re Prince ” of
Woles. The report m a inta i ns the right
of the queen to ask parliament to make
further The debate provision the for report her jgandohildren. postponed
on web
until Thursday.
Gladstone’s Stipulation Rejected.
It wffl be tire keenest party straggle
of the session. The refusal of the gov¬
ernment to accede to the proposal mode
by Mr. Gladstone to depnve the queen
sassuasa against increasing tUe allowance of the
Prince of Wales. The differences
among the Liberal group on this ques¬
tion have been arranged; end a solid op-
position, supported by some Liberal
Unionists, will confront the govern¬
ment. It is not likely that Mr. Glad¬
stone wfll take a prominent part in the
debate.
Should Economise a Little.
Mr. Labouchere, in the debate in the
house of commons Monday on the grant
to Princess Louise on the occasion of
her marriage to tile the Earl of Fife, the moved
the rejection of report of com¬
mittee and to substitute therefor an ad¬
dress to the queen reciting among other
parliament things that to the the sums royal already family should voted by be
amply sufficient tor all their proper pur¬
needed poses, rad they that ought if further to be supplies provided #ps
through retrenchment of the expenses
of ihe royal family, not by fresh da-
tire government for its attitude, voted
with royal tire grants. majority of tire oommittee on
The report of the oommittee advises
providing that at the that proper future time a sovereigns law be passed shall
STS *”’*•
The People ere la Barns**. •
If any further evidence were needed
....... P
to
----o—ehftu iorley
1
.... letter his constit¬
necessary to write a to
uents in New Castle, defending his
support of the grants, would furnish its
Protests from his home have rained up¬
on him so thick and fast that he is com¬
pelled to defend his oonduot and de¬
fend hi* position in the matter. It is
generally believed this question that Mr. has Morley’s jeopar¬
attitude on
dized his seat in parliament
Thousands' Protest.
Notwithstanding the rains poured
down sembled in torrents in Hyde Monday, park to protest thousands against as¬
proposed grants, ] The speeches
the royal
were radical and there was no mistak
ing the temper of mood the crowd, listen who evi
dentiy were in no to to any
lpTomiae with r oyalty .
Tenants’ Detense Inagne-
London, July 34—The PanreBito
members of subject parliament of the met Tenants’De¬ Monday to
discuss tire
fense declaring league. that the A resolution object of was the adopted
new or¬
ganization landlord is to combinations counteract in that a legal
manner ore
formed for tiie purpose of extorting un¬
just quitable rents and of arrears, purchase, imposing stimulating ine¬
terms
evictions in and their destroying holdings. the .security of
tenants tire
Tenants oommittee are invited fixed the to join proportion league. of
Ihe
tire poor law valuation at the lowest an-
mud donation. of fifteen A will sovereign be eleoted managing
oouncil annu¬
ally. special The levy, oouncil not is empowered exceed the amount to vote
a not to to exce
of the annual donation. The league
bl at byp el .
Davitt, Biggar, Healy and Sullivan wero
eleoted treasur ers pro tern .
London, July 84.— Before the ad¬
journment of the international labor
congress in Paris Monday, Brussels was
fixed upon for the international head¬
quarters for the next two year*. The
closing thew3dest speeches were delivered amid
enthusiasm on the part of
tire delegates, rad when several of tire
speakesa took occasion to denounce with
Boulangism they wets greeted
great applause. One delegate from
Savoy went so far as to say that in tire
event of Boulanger’s triumph at the
polls in October, the workmen tire of France
would did in descend 1348, and upon again streets in 1871, as they and
sound the tocsi n of revolu tion.
Suspicious Gilt
land to tire Mussulman population of
Kabardah. Such gift* prelude are unusual, oonfiict and
are with generally Turkey, tire being intended to a to keep
tire TH«w*mlw»ang rad Kbchenaff quiet The indent governors ad¬
of Odessa hinted
dressee to the troops, that Rus¬
sia waa preparing to advance south¬
ward.
The tapper P ee srtb * a ,
London, July 24—Frank RuffeU, only
driver of a grocer’s wagon, rad the
one beside “Dark Sarah” who saw Jack
tire Ripper, describee Mm as a man
about HO, medium-sized, He five feet straight seven
inches in height had a
nose of medium size, wore a light bus- **
eyes are
Paeu, July 34-
ggiK
during were really Gen. Thibamlin’s 150,000 francs less of office. thou
terra
It is reported that Go». Ferron, the sne-
bossor of Gen. Boulanger in the war
ministry, gave th the latter a voucher that
the funds of ’ the war oifioo were in per-
feet order. -
O’llrl.n Want, a New Trl.L
London. July 24-Counsel for Mr.
William O’Brien have decided to move
for a new trial in the action for damages
brought Salisbury by Mr. O'Brien against Lord
for slander. Their ground
tar asking for a new trial is that the jury
who returned a verdict for Lord Salis¬
bury on Saturd ay were m isdirected.
Situation at Ahouau.
Caibo, July 84—Advices from As¬
souan are that the position of the der¬
vishes is unchanged. The British ore
arranging Wady Haifa. to intercept Reinforcements the dervishes have at
been summoned to Khartoum and Dau-
gok- -
Germany "Lets Dp” OB SwItssrlaaA
view Beblin, between July Count 24.— Herbert Since tire Bismarok inter¬
and M. Roth, the Swiss minister, the
repressive thorities measures the Swiss of the frontier German au¬
on nave
Royalty at a Fansral.
Copenhagen, the July 24— The members
of royal family and representatives
of the czar rad the King of Sweden
Monday Augusta, attended of Hesse, the sister funeral of tire of Prince
queen.
HEL D ASP SH OT-
Somewhat Exulting Affair atDaavlUe, Ky.
Th* Wounded Man Likely to Die.
Danville, Ky., July 24. —Evan S.
Warren, a white man, was shot rad fa¬
Beatty tally wounded Wickliffe, at 3 p. mulatto. m. Monday, Wickliffs by
a
received a flesh wound in the arm rad
sida The shooting occurred at tire Oin-
oinnati of quarrel Southern which depot, occurred rad this grew out
a morn¬
ing. County Witnesses Judge Lee, have who Issued sworn the before
war¬
rant of wrest for Wiokliffe, that two
other negroes held Mr. Warren while
Wiokliffe stood but a step or two dis¬
tant and shot him. There is considera¬
ble excitement over the affair.
Escaped Front the Fen.
Columbus, O., July 24.—John in Hill
and James Davis, oonviots the peni¬
tentiary, both sent up from this city, es¬
caped about 4 o’clock Monday morning
drugged iey patients found
, ______ m __
awake. ceiling of They the kitofyen dug a hole and got through into the
loftofthe the
scuttle hospital, to the root. rad thence They then through
a of on made bandage of by
means ropes a mus¬
lin, suspended themselves On to the roof
of a date shop, two stories high, thenoe
went through and reached a skylight ihe clothing to the leather
room room.
izen’s There clothing they rigged taken themselves from prises** out in cit¬
on
themselves entering the to penitentiary the They and lowered ascend¬
ed stockade around ground. gate and
a a
mounted the walls and with their
lin rope swung off to liberty. The
tarsus to the the sharp prisoners. sswss Both of
the prey escaped: desperate fellows,
men are
Davis counterfeiting. being a government oonvict for
Will Fight the Salt Trash
Potsbubg, July 24.—The Pittsburg
Salt company has positively refused to
sell out or enter into an agreement with
the salt trust, known as the North
American Salt company, and, as a con¬
sequence, the latter is determined to
crush the big Pittsburg firm if possible.
The largest Pittsburg firm opposed Salt to oomprayis Ihe tire
trust It
comprises tral salt district what was before known the as trust theoen-
was
formed. One of the firm said: “We
shall, of oourae, not antagonize the
North American Salt company, but if,
when it begins operations on Jan. 1,
1890, it tries to run oar company, we
think we can defend ourselves, ana hope
for the patronage of the consumers. ”
Sullivan Need Not Be Alarmed.
cial Boston, The July Journal, 24—A Washington that John spe¬
to Bays L,
Sullivan probably need fear no longer
been the governor defeated of for Mississippi, renommation. who has It
quotes ex-Oongressman McKee, of Mis¬
sissippi, using as his saying campaign that Governor against Lowry Sulli¬
was
van as one of the elements of his can¬
vass. "It was a re-election dodge, ’ ’ said
he. Possibly View as be holds offloe until
January, in of the fact that the
country is laughing at him, he may feel
compelled to oontinue his efforts to se¬
cure an extradition of the principals in
this fight, bat tire indications ore he
will not
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Death’s Baraga* ia the Oonemaugh.
Johnstown, deaths Pa., July 24—There are
a great many in the valley, but
there does not seem to be a serious epi¬
demic of any kind. However, there is
no sult doubt of the that they mental are largely rad physical the re¬
severe
dured. suffering the people have lately en¬
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Spinner*’ Strike,
Fall spinners River, at Maas., the Metacomet July 34—Six¬ mill
teen
strode draught Monday, the c lux miry/ timt heavy. the
on yams waa too
The strike is not authorized by the spin¬
ners’union, rad Agent Borden says
there will be no change in th e draught.
Th* K. et U in Australia,
granted Chicago, to the July first 24—A district charter of the has oid* been
i
of Knights i of of Lab Labor ever organized it
Australia. The new district ot has a me
bership of 500. Mr. Powderly was asked
to take charge of the labor movement
there, but it is not likely that h e will ga
Nearly gunk By • Sword-FRh.
•ffATJFAv, N. S., July 34 — The
schooner Alpha has arrived at French
Vallage from had the been Banks, struck leaking by sword¬ badly.
The vessel a still
fish. rad a piece at tire sword is re-
maining, driven quite through a plank.
Ms Will Try to B* Thssre,
Boston, July 24 letter -Ex-Governor from President Long
has reorived a that
Damson " ‘ s zng he hopes tSePilgrim to he
SHSfM idedication of
Thursday of next lament, week. at Plymouth, on
c
The Vanderbilts Now Have the
Chesapeake mid Ohio Hoad.
The Deal Has Been tn Progress
for Some Time,
But Was Only Completed Monday—The
life Four-Bee Lin# OousolidaUan «u
the Brtttun-.Hg et the Present Deal.
They are Also Slid to Been Made an
Offer Tor the Kentucky Central.
GnronniATi, July 2 a —The Chesa.
peake rad Ohio has been gobbled by
transportation oftirepwta. west, practically, of some
-
The deal bus been in progress for
some time rad was only completed
Monday. become tiie Drexel, Morgan of A Company
the owners 100,000 sharaeaf
oomwon stook of the Chesapeake
by him sold to this »k^Sft5ou uatingtou and was ha
receiving for it a check for_____
It feateo learned that Drexel,
A Company Chesapeake had rad been Ohio quietly 1
up for time, getting blocks comma
some g of it from
various private e holders wherever they
could find them. cm. There am about
490,000 shares of ‘ the stock outstand-
%»
Louis and Railroad
known in _ _
Four. The Bee
to the Vanderbj
mg There reorganized road under in one head.
is no tee country whifeh
is financially Ohio. cleaner than the Chesa¬
of peake rad Mad, rad It “entirely has no floating debt
ray __________i is freo from
every kind.’
M. E. Ingalls, who was president of
tkeBta FouL ond who was Also presi-
sroatvajawsaa Chicago Railroad
This the Vanderbilts company. great in-
gave a
and flenee theylr_______ last winter to .. ____
the formation ot
tional they CSuSXASW will wield
ar&firSLiasrAsa power a proper-
WL________ p '5£”c
peake sssm rad Ohio
and half was under reorganized tire backing a year
a ago, Ctompan^tee
stockholders of Drexel, Morgan A
rad bondholders were led
to believe that the property would be-
oome come *" very very v valuable, because, when the
’ bridge over or« the Ohio rivspr,
Was it would being constructed, IAebb the
taafftnc-wB and Ohio in direct communioa-
strengthened a
when Drexel. Morgan A
Company head of this had newly Mr. Ingalls organized placed property, at tee
that gentleman being also at teat time
president While the of the Vanderbilt Big Four. system from
Chicago to New York is probably as per¬
fect as a railroad system era be made,
the distance to the seaboard by it is
i
gets rad an ocean the outlet Baltimore at Philadelphia,
even and Ohio ora
cut into the business by reason of Its
facilities at Baltimore tor trans-Atlantic
shipments; traf people wifi but now have tiie New York Cen-
a lino to tidewater
fully other as short, lines, if not shorter, than the
important two factor becoming than thereby in a trunk morn
lnie ever the
situation.
.Ths Kentucky Control.
It is ourrentiy reported that the Van¬
derbilt people have set their eyre on tiie
made Kentucky Mr. Control Huntington road also and have
have him an offer for it
They rad he asks offered seventy-five. fifty cents to it
A compro¬
mise will be effected at about sixty cents
probably, mderbilte for it offered is understood less than that
l to eventually rad that they Hunt- ex*
asked than pay he
i more expeo
obtain. _ This will result in
Ingalls to B# PruldMi.
New Yobx, July 24—President In-
road, is and also Ohio, preuidrat of the Chesa¬
(hat peake both roods will rad be it joined is understood into
sys tem under his m anagement.
Daluth Coal-Hearers’ Strike.
Duluth, Mian., tee July 24*^411 tee
coal heavers on Duluth dooks
West struck Superior Monday, in joining their demands those out to at
ra
increase from forty to fifty rents ra
hoar, The Pioneer Fuel company ac¬
ceded to the demands of its men, End
they returned to worit The Ohio Gcal
company rad the Northwestern refuse
to pay tee advance, rad will hold out if
possible. There will be no trouble.
The Lost et District Asia ably No. 49.
goods New and and Yobx, chattels chattels July of of District 24-
No. 49 in. Pythagoras hall Awmnbly add at
It" were
auction. auction. It was the last oat in the
drama of tbs disruption of the well
known rad once powerful Knights of
Talw* organization.
ass*** aSMSBStSr^tt'SS
left to 1
two weeks ago . '
V >:
. » ................... -
A Cnndon.atlon et
swallowed hi* false toe
CfauMrtai ferb^rayrerentogl %vmr j
°
Ira Walker, agad IS, wm
bathing in Fmtrrek river, timm
.....
A Democratic
broke, Ky,, has <
.i' 1,,
tor
White Caps a*
££32,'
Jacob ’>*
tasfrera blood
*Mr ai
viRe, Ind.,
matter of <
Walker, “
Berndt, of L
the head by i
shortly ths
Riley Me
Blue Lite i
and afi the t
who played«
At i
There are i
monotony During «
the
shots Were fired, i
Bev. Edward & I
country rtthereof7.. died es
tailure .
.. . .. ,
Frost, Hooka* < Winte*ter,'<
hae been favorably i
pardons
Tony Cohen, a 3
rslrvf'Vti SSSs sasw imi jlhh w
inn restaurant.
*aas
SA.'.’:
the l T _____
Rev. C. C. P,
DrOOKSbOB, i Y -
Ml** Mary Mel
raonay, immersed leaving ^
in £
Ths
»°t been gfren
Land company, i
000,000. o' r
torney ,
wree» ot jusuoe
Fire at Peehtigo, ’
bar of buildirur* i
1^ <H*a jayrnntofl ]
the i
Adelaide Lucy ]
left his wife t
The Indiana legion, t,
q|i r,i*ihs
caoitai jrtrls could testdh
minutes thaii *
laarn p^ in & lifetinitt
The Canadian government 1
the persons ofitictal with lepre
ness oountv C. B. removed * t
omretto »t Treca-lie, K E
stood that there is soma do
oth$i two C8S03 r$r
investigated, and
taken at one*.
The strike of the
lapsed.
The b
Tte^k^nsulia^
lain oraer,
Paris Monday *
s^ted of being i
Twelve German
pany ‘ Emperor WilL----».
vft j rflTj-iAtfr »* Portsmoatb. ^ T
Mr r *
them.)
ifU snnndtenY gate*
at. bf«3 - tyalte watw ii r ni*tfl}~
portaub cYoUle a
to Fulda, a