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GBIFFm, GEORGIA, U.S. A.
drifts to the *“•* ® n<1 »°rt promising
ation, building and contemplated, prove this
0 .e » business statement and not a hyper-
oliual description. *
. a 9100,000 cotton r
^atory and with this year started the capital, Wheels
.1 a second o^moiw than twice that
it imsput np a large iron and brass foundry,
a fertiliser factory, an immense ice and
tliug works, a saab an np^dncst 1 Mind factory, a
broora faster/, - • * granite
ousrry in the United States, and now has
o«r large oil mills in more or tees adrpuce. 1
plied for t* o charters for street railways, ft
bsssetonNl another railroad ninety mikw loug,
sud while located on the greatest system in
* **Mth IU iWgortant rival, tbs; East Tsn-
»d.see, Virginia and Gsorgia. It has obtain-
,J direct iudependent connectionwith fSpt-
tsimoga and the West, and will break ground
na few days fora fourth road, connecting
with a fosrth independent system.
Vfitli its See whits and lour colored eburch-
*», it has recently completed a #10,000 new
prsslijUriancbaruh. U hae increased its popr
Blatios by nearly one lUth. It bas attracted
XwyStWtc^h arinind it* bonkwfruit growers from nearly
W'ffiioa, aagl.ltto now «ur-
rounded on nearly every side by orchards
xtd'vln***. ft has put np the largest home
I nut evaporators in tbs State. It is the
of the grape and ita wtaemakingcapaeity has
doubled every year. It has sneosesfnlly in-
angurated a s.rstem of public schools, with a
seven years curricnhim, second to none.
This is part of the record of a half decade
and simply shows the progress of an already
admirable city, with the natural advantages
nr» ■“ d
healthy, fertile and rolling country, 1160 feet
abb v* *m level. By the ceamis of 1890, it
:
sort—wide-awake, np to the times, ready to
wskttate stkaagera and aaxioas to secure d*
sirable settlers, who will noth# any less wel
cums if they bring money to help bnild up the
Thera is about only one thing we
ue-J b elly just now, and that is a big hotel.
Ws have several small ones, but their accom¬
modations are entirely too limited lor our
a sin* e, pleasure and health seeking guests.
If you sse anybody that wants a good foca-
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PROFESSIONAL
HENRY C. PEEPLES,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
*m?sr%r oHaU -
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JOHN J. HU:.T,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,*
uatrriK, uiwsuia.
Office, * l Hill Street, Up Stairs, over J. H.
White's Clothinr Store. marWdAwly
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«»Wn Courts, to all and bualnaaa whara
is
HO 1ST nr
Money Wanted for the
Start Wamation.
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wcH wanted and timbered,
Ga. Midland BB
jr ft towar now than:
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TM 1 RIMPT
AttOthW Battle Witt tte D©I*Y*
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; o«r F 0rty P « P ,. kk M i„
; Engagement.
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Deserter, From the Egyptian Camp Re-
pe rt th at the Dervish leader Is Dster-
■ m i nM j ptght to tbs Last—8s rein Frs-
i tor A.y Kmergeoey-Other For¬
, eign Intelligence. v
Cairo, Aug. 5,—Advices from Toski
; taring news Gen. of Grenfell increased reoonnoitered activity at the the
camp, when the dervishes
j __upon the Egyptian calvary in force
twenty-seven of their num-
forcing the remainder of thede-
: taohment to withdraw.
Later, Lieut Daguilar of t attacked the village the
tte enemy from
?»£ hind ldd, mem Deserters they ...... left fifteen coming dead into be¬
them. are
the Egyptian camp in large numbers,
mLwfSd. that tte dervish leader,
umi is determined to fight to
tte last
Owasmeato on the Emperor’s Visit.
Berlin, Aug. 6. —The North German
Gazette, iam’s visit commenting to England, on refers Emperor to Great Will¬
Britain’s sympathy with a ruler who is
indefatigable m the interests of peace,
Mid says: "The Spithead review will
■how tte two nations the magnitude of
tte task forces of at civilization their disposal undertaken in the great bv
Europe in England’s the remotest quarters of the
globe. William marks sympathy the dose with relations Em¬
peror and tte community of interests existing
between tte two nations."
Ttiey Have Not Heard of It.
London. Aug. 8. —In the house of oom-
rnons Sir Junes Ferguson, parliament¬
ary secretary to tte foreign offioe, said
that im authentic information had as yet
sea
He
arrived of tte Behring at in regard
sea.
ServU Prepared for Any Emergency.
Bedobadb, Aug. all A—The war minis¬
try has ordered three of tte military
The classes ostensible of Servia to master for on tte Monday. order is
reason
that tte Bulgarian troops have been or¬
dered to mass on tte frontier on that
day, and Servia desires to be prepared
tor any eventu ality.
Nineteen Killed la a Battle.
Amsterdam, Aug. A—Advices from
Sumatra occurred state between that Netberland a desperate troops fight and has
natives at Atchin, in which nineteen
Dutc hmen were killed and twenty-two
Foreign Notea
Emperor William hat British been appointed an
honorary admiral in the army.
Friday night'the vessels of both the En¬
glish and German fleets off Cowes and Os¬
borne were brilliantly illuminated, and the
effect at viewed from the tbore was magnifi¬
cent
The sultan Is displeased at the attitude of
the insurgents in Crete, and bas decided to
sspprees the insurrection even if it bas to be
done by force.
. Mr. Sutton, on behalf of the American
Art association, has paid to M. Prouit
$116,130 for Millet’s picture, “The An¬
gels*,* •aft. which was bought at the Secretan
The Paris la Libsrte says that M. Wad-
dington, the French ambassador at London
has beta directed to ascertain what chances
KKSZ the law as afford guilty for of the a extradition crime under of
common law
note says that Prince
march's reply to to tte tl Swiss note of July 10
does not< ; exclude doth the hope of an amicable set
tlement of the dispute x between between Switzerland
and Germany,
tito caused Saturday by
sudden prorogation of parliament No
but
tion
“ d ‘”“~ letoc * lon -
On Their Honor.
Mkmphis, United Aug. 6.—At the April term
of tte States court J. B. Sanders
and J. W. Wood, of Hardin county,
were convicted of illicit * tllffilfllllllg distilling ttuu ana
g -——"•'“'i preaentod imprison! impris< that ? nrat '“ the t '
court
oe e of of their famiUes was
leave to retom^a^dwSklt re and out
ijsnf idfrpc*
be set The oonrt released them
onlheir own recognizance, naming Aug.
1 before as tte day far tte their two return. reported Thursday to
noon men
the tTnitod States marshal and went
when °k"Why didnVyou h*dit?" keep of them your freedom asked.
Tim you mountaineer one looked at was tte
steadily for moment and qnes-
f a re-
_j "How oould wef Didn’t we
i our word as we’d come back? That
■ A Vary Henry Rainfall.
Taunton, Mass., Aug. A—One and
ninety-seven hundredths Saturday inches of rain
The foil in cellars fifty minutes flooded all morning. town,
were over
as the sewer* could not carry off all tte
water. The aggregate amount of dam¬
age euk* will gullied be large streets. to private Some property, of be- the
foundries A washout were is compelled reported to stop the work. Old
on
Colony railroad between hare and Fall
Elver.
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An Eighteen-Round Fight.
Washburn, Minn., Aug. A—William
8&l&S2a%'c Walsh, at Ashland, and Fat Conroy, of
tts dgnte enth round. ■;
Threw Hk WU* Out at a Window.
■ird story window
a*aagts
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GRIFFIN, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 6.1-8<>
BEHRING SEA TR OUBLES.
Comments of Two Canadian Papers on the
Recent Selsares.
Toronto, Ont , Aug. A —The Globe,
again referring to the Behring sea diffi¬
culty, says: The Behring sea disputes
and all disputes with the United States
might have been settled years ago, and
settled forever, had the Ottawa govern¬
ment cial treaty-making insisted on exercising right the Because commer¬ of
our Tory government's slavish defer¬
ence in to lacking Downing business-like street we settlement Canadians
go with Washington, a great risk of
run
losing British Columbia, less danger and of tumbling are al¬
ways m more or
into The war Mail with our neighbors. tilings stand
says: As at
present our seal fishermen appear to
have no redress tor the injuries inflicted
upon them by the United States author¬
accord ities, although with the they views are expressed acting only by the in
home government on the subjeoL This
is a state of affairs which muBt not
longer continue and it is the duty of the
Dominion government to demand the
authorities, immediate interference least of definite the imperial state¬
or at a
ment as to what protection we may ex¬
pect __
HE F OLLOWS B ELL.
Jnines, the Religions Fanatic Sent to An
. Insane Asylum,
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 5.—Sheriff
Smith, of Liberty, brought James, and the
religious fanatic, to Savannah sent
him up to Milledgeville yesterday morn¬
ing, under his brother’s oare. He will
be placed in the asylum, where the im¬
poster, Bell, already lodges. Solomon Sheriff
Smith says that King and
twelve Nebudknazzar of the are riotous in jail. worhippers There are in
prison and eighteen out on baH The
woman, Walker, whom Bell beat in his
exorcism, has died. Three accessories
to her death Most are of the in culprits jail, charged charged with
murder. are
with assault with intent to kill.
This is tte fourth effort of Sheriff
Smith. Three times he has destroyed
the "temple” and the “ark” in spite of
James’ warning that whoever touched
the ark would be stricken and die. The
temple is a series of ciroular seats about
an oak. King Solomon and Nebudknaz¬
zar are resting all fours in jail. when Nebudknazzar
eats grass on an oppor¬
tunity is given him to graze. A week
from Monday those in jail will have a
hearing b efore the county cou rt
FOURTEEN- TON CORN ER STONE
For the Soldiers' Monument ut Indianap¬
olis—Arrangements Complete.
Indianapolis, Aug. 5.—The arrange¬
ments for the laying of tte comer stone
of tte soldiers’ monument are all oom-,
plete, and a public meeting of citizens
will be held next week to arrange for
the entertainment of guests. The gov¬
ernors of all the surrounding states will
be invited to attend, and it is believed
that President Harrison and members of
his cabinet will also be here.
A mounted escort of one hundred has
been organized and during to escort their tte stay president they
and party,
will be entertained at the city’s ex¬
pense. The stone for tte is already
comer on
the ground, and will be fitted at one. It
weighs fourteen tons, and is eight feet
long by four wide and four thick
Big Strike of Natural Gaa.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 5.—Natural gas
was struck on tte property of the Lion
brewery in this city, with a pressure of
1,000 pounds to the square inch. Some
time ago gas this was induced found at drilling Lang’s brew¬ the
ery, and on
property of the Lion brewery, with the
result stated, ’i The success attending
the drilling of these wells has caused
considerable stir, and a movement is on
underlies ground for the expecting oity to supply it wants.
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Chicagoans In Florida.
Tampa. Fla-. business Aug. 5.—The royally delegation
of tertained Chioago by the authorities men were aud leading en¬
citizens here. They visited the cigar
factories and and otter manufacturing taken trip es¬
tablishments were on a
around the harbor and along the coast
The suitability terminus of tte port conceded,- for on ooean and
the steamship project of through was rail and steam¬
a
ship line between decided Chicago and South
America received a impetus.
Sullivan En Route South.
Louisville, Aug. 5. John L. Sulli¬
van, in charge of Deputy Miss., Sheriff arrived Childs, in this
of Hines county, o’olock
city at 5 Saturda;--------- irdav He morning stopped en
route to Jackson, Miss, . off
here until the noon train tin on on tte tte Louis-
ville and Nashville, and was driven
about town by Maj. Edward Hughes,
bottle-holder chief of the fire at department, tte Snllivan-Kilrain who was a
mill.
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The Dam Holds Good.
Plainfield, N. J., Ang. Feltville 5.—All
fears of the breaking allayed, of the the workmen
dam have been firmly
having succeeded in abutting the
weak places and by catting sluice-ways
lowered tte water twelve inches. The
rain has ceased falling and the people
are returning to their homes from
whieh many had fled when the great
danger became apparent.
Neither Science nr Salvation.
NswYobk, Ang. 5.—In an interview
at Bound lake Bishop John P. Newman
denied the published himself in reports favor of that "Chris¬ he
had declared
tian science. ’ ’ The bishop declares that
the so-called doctrine of Christian
science is void of science or sa lvation.
A Female Fiend.
Holiokb, Mass., £ug. A—Mrs. liz¬
zie Brennan has been arraigned mi a
charge children of poisoning to obtain her insurance husband and
two on
fixed their lives. for Her Friday. preliminary She trial taken was
next was to
the count y jail at Springfield.
Removing an Old Unlmirk.
Nxw Haven, Conn., Ang. A—The
work of tearing down tte old state
house began yesterday. A crowd of
about A000 people assembled on the
green to witness the operation, tte and
much regret was e xpre s se d at
moral ofthe old
A-The United
r’s
General Ward-Worthlngton’s Rec¬
ord in Boston.
A Happy Family Broken Up
Through Spiritualism.
The Injured Wife Robbed of Two Thou¬
sand Dollar* and Then Abandoned Away
From Home and Friend a
Boston. Aug. 6.---Gen. Ward-Worth¬
ington did - not - slight •-^■OTStadf the Hub .his in tho
- ■ toav-
els. Under the
flame of Samuel
Oakley Crawford,
he made his first
appearance here
in April, 1883, and
with $1,000 ready
cash, cut quite a
swell figure for
a While. He pur-
obased a fine
house at 18 Euclid
street, but did not
a. b. worthinoton pay for it A fine
turnout and a pet dog were added to the
outfit in the same manner. Then he
became so friendly with a prominent
Office lawyer that School the two men and opened for a few law
everything on moved street, smoothly. a
weeks
Crawford then turned his attention to
spiritualism, the admiration and in of n short another time believer, he had
won
Mrs. John P. Sargent. There was a
■■ MMgf'
Mrs. Sargent to attend the seances with¬
out her husband. Crawford soon be¬
came a — s —
every ga!
was that present. she successful medium.
was a very
The result was that Mr. Sargent at became became
infatuated with the man just as other
women did. In* some way he learned
that she had $2,000 in her own name,
and then he redoubled his attentions.
Mr. Sargent went to Texas after a
while to look out for some property, and
the train which bore him had not left
tte city before Crawford had become an
inmate of the Sargent household. When
Sargent tte situation returned from glance. Texas he took in
at a
It ended in a rough and tumble fight,
in which the injured husband stood had the
best of it. Mrs. Sargent by
screaming husband. That and night roundly Mrs. berating Sargent her
left
her husband’s home, and with her sister
and daughter fled to Charlestown, W.
Va., accompanied by Crawford.
hatched After reaching plausible Virginia Crawford
up a yam on which
Mrs. Sargent obtained a divorce. Then
she continued to live with Crawford, al_
formed. though no In marriage less ceremony he succeed’ was per.
than a year
•d 000. in getting Then he hold sought of Mrs. Sargent’s fields. $2,-*
Sargent new Mrs.
returned to Boston, but her de¬
serted husband would have nothing to
do with her. She is now under an as¬
sumed name running a boarding house
on Columbus avenue.
CRAZY ON REL IGION.
Camp Meeting By the Seventh Day Ad¬
ventists at Belleville, Mich.
Belleville, Mioh., Aug. 5.—The
Seventh Day Adventists have been eon-
ducting a camp meeting here for two
weeks. The meetings have been attend¬
ment ed by large wrought numbers, has and been the intense. excite¬
Mrs. Frank Burt, up prominent
a member
of the Methodist church, was seized
■”'**> with **»* tte "power” at one of these meet-
ings, and has since become a raving
She bewails the loss of her
soul, and has so frequently threatened
to commit suicide that it has been neces¬
sary to take her to an asylum.
Other converts go roaming through
tte streets warning the people of the
wrath to oome and pointing to the re¬
cent floods as evidence that tte vials are
being emptied on! There is much feel-
ing among other Christian sects against
the Adventists. Rev. R L L. Hewson, ” of *
tbe Methodist laity “re even more
threatening in their language. At the
same many time conversious- the meetings resulting. continue The and
are
Methodists will open ^opposition
camp meeting here next week
Death of a Navy Olflcer.
Commodore
commodore
at 12:45
at the navy
hospital hugh in this to eity. tte naval Commodore hospital Fitz-
came as a
patient from the New London station
about two months ago and underwent an
operation for removing a canoer. He
improved weeks after able the to operation be about his and two
ago was room.
He gradually grew weak again, however,
and died this morning. He wa% about
80 years of age.
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Over an Einhank as a at .. 1
Leadvillr, CoL, Aug ^A—Mpag rein-
formation *•- received - hero 1 frrfm ° Swanders ’
on tte line of tte Gunnison division iff
the South Park railroad,.‘states that a
passenger bain left the tails near there
and fell down an embankment, engineer, killing
William Blanchard, and seri¬
ously injuring Charles Stowe, fireman.
Several passengers were also hurt, bat
none serio usly.
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Will Close up on Sunday.
Cincinnati, Aug. 5.—The 400 saloon
Sunday keepers that in openly Turner defied hall and tte rescind¬ law last
met
ed their former resolution to keep open,
and passed another resolution to close
their lon^j saloons the Owen hereafter law remained on Sunday in ef- as
os
Death of a Promlnaat lawyer.
Muxcm, Ind., Aug. A—Hon. John R
McMahan, one of the most prominent
lawyers in eastern Indiana, died at his
residence in this oity this morning at 7
o'clock.___
Young Lady Drowtred.
Louise Mtlw. -AUXSE, Andrews, Win., WlS., Aug. estimable 5.-Mi*
A. ui
young lady of this Devil’s city, lake was drowned
while bathing in yesterday
afternoon.
Aug. 5.—Woodward &
dry goods store *
READY FOR THE TRIP.
Martin Barks Will Soon Bo En Boats to
Chicago*.
Winnipeg, Man., Aug. A—The offi¬
cial papers for tte extradition of Martin
Burke arc hourly expected by mail, and
according to the present plans of tho
Chioago ticipant police tte officials, mnrder the of alleged Dr. Cronin par¬
in
will leave for that oity as soon as received.
The idea of engaging a special oar has
been abandoned, lint tte party consist¬
Lieut ing of Burke, Detectives Chief of Police Broderick Hubbard. end
Boss,
drawing Hyatt and Officer tte Collins will occupy of the a
room in Sleeping car
day lis and express on tho road. St Paul, Minneapo¬
Manitoba
At tte boundary they will be rein¬
forced by two otter officers and still
another contingent will meet tte party at¬
at St Paul. Witt such a force no
tempt at escape would besucoessful,
while it is large enough to frustrate any
effort toward rescue. Burke will be
arraigned Chicago and immediate!’ after
a copy of tte L__,_______ will
mantled to tte jail. Efforts then
duce be made him by to the make jioliee full authorities confession to in¬ of
a
his part of the Aiabolioal affair .
» MY8 TERIOUS DEED.
An Attempt to Blew Up Victoria Drills®
and Wreck a Train.
Montreal, Aug, A—As tte Quebeo
express on tte Grand Trunk railroad,
which left here at 10:15 Friday night,
was passing St Lamberts, after going
through tte place "Victoria the bridge an explo¬ by
sion took on express car
which Messenger Rogers was killed, and
tte oar completely and wrecked, matter. destroying
all the baggage express lacking, but
there Fuller wild particulars afloat are thatlt
are rumors was
an attempt to explosion blow up Viotoria timed bridge,
and that the was wrong.
Rogers’ body was brought back here,
ana an inquest will be held.
The tram carried a large number of
passengers and was mode up of the ex¬
press and baggage oar, first and seoond
class coaches and two PallmBn oare.
Hod the explosion oocurred in the
bridge it is thought further wreck and
probably loss of life would have re->
suited.
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NE WS IN BRI EF.
A Condensation of IntoreUtn* Item* on
Various Subject*.
Mrs. Eliza Taylor died at Louisville from
starvation. -
The coke strike at ConnellsvlUe, Pa, is
not general.
Hamilton Mitchell was killed by the car*
at Paris, Ky.
Col. George Parrot is about to purchase
The Dayton Herald.
Capt. W. H. Glotfelter, of Xenia, had two
fine horses stolen.
Christ Weinman, tbe Columbus wife mur¬
der, died of self-inflicted wounda
John Gilmore, shoe dealer of Louisville,
Ky., has gone by the morphine route.
Willis Wright wa* arrested at Danville,
Ky., charged with passing “the queer."
A. N. Middleton, a lawyer of Urbaaa, O.,
was severely whipped by White Caps.
Twin children of one of the locked out
miners of Spring Valley, III., died from
starvation.
The Thirteenth Democratic senatorial con¬
vention will be held at Fremont, O., Sep¬
tember 1L
Charles Myers, a well known young man
of Findlay, O., was arrested charged with
stealing 9160.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has ex¬
tended the age limit of letter carriers from
30 to 40 year A
At Darby ville, Cf, the 3-year-old son of
Alfred Pberson was run over and killed by a
threshing machine.
The execution of Elmer L. Sharkey, of
Eaton, O., for murder, has beeu stayed from
Sept 11 to Nov. 21.
Herman Carmen, the would-be suicide of
Chicago, has bad the bullet removed from
his brain and is likely to recover.
Clement S. Kar« U of Massillon, O., was
renominated for > t.;« senator by the Repub¬
licans of the Tweu'.y first, district
C. C. Snyder, arrested is wca by bachelor of Can¬
ton, O., was on the charge of bas¬
tardy, preferred by Lena Farson, bis do¬
mestic.
Miss Jennie Simmons was terribly burned
at Woodiawr, Ind., Friday, by a gasoline
explosion, but rescued two children from the
flames.
Edward Studer, a Springfield O., hotel
man, made an unsuccessful attempt at self-
destruction with a pocket knife because he
is a consumptive.
The Dayton Natural Gas company has
filed at Wapakxmton a 91,000,000 deed
of trust, covering 30,000 acres of leaseholds
in Auglaize and Mercer counties.
C. M. Hull, editor of Tbe Bolivar county
Democrat, was sbot and killed at Rosedale,
Miss., by L. A. Wilt singer, editor of The
Bolivar City Review.
James Beniamin, a well-to-do farmer
living near Pern, sv file, O., suicided be¬
cause he bad been toid he had committed
perjury in serving on a recent jury.
Base Ball— Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 8;
St, Louis 0, Brooklyn 2; Athletic 8, Louis-
villa 1; Kansas City 11, Columbus 2; New
York T, Philadelphia 1; Boston 10, Washing¬
j ton 6; Indianapolis ___ 0, ’Chicago ________ Pittsburg 5; In.Jiaqap-
rite 10, Pittsburg5; 8, Clevelands
' (fifteen innings). MM
Two Burglar- Run In.
Madison, Win.. Ang. 6.—While
George P. Cook, a jeweler, of was glass at din¬
ner a thief out out a pane in tte
rear door of tte store, which was closed
for tte noon hoar, and entered. While
lie was packing sachel gold policeman watches put and jew¬ pal
elry in a a a
who was watching in the alley under ar¬
rest, and then oould caught the other Twelve fellow
before he escape. hun¬
dred dollars worth of jowelry was found
in the sachel. The men, who were
heavily armed, gave the names of Sam¬
uel Sinclair ana Edward Milton.
•i BASEBALL .
Standing of tfc® American Associa¬
tion and Lan gac Clnbs.
Won. Lost.
8L Louis......................... « »
Brooklyn-................ ft ft
Baltimore.......-...............« ft
Athletic......................... 44 ft
CtadnnatL.............— City.....................» - ... « ft
Ka-isas *•
Oolutba........... ft M
Louisville........................ft ft
LEAGUE GAMES. •
Won. Lata
Boston.......................... SO ft
Now York.^.. 45 SO
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GROW WORSE.
Desertion* From tbe Army Bap*
idly Incrciuring.
Nearly Three Thousand During
the Past Year.
Congress Will Probably be Called sa to
Remedy tho Army's Greatest Abuse—A
Loss tn the Government of Over n llnlf
Million Dollars—Other Washington Dis¬
patches.
Washington, Ang. A- Desertion
statistics recently compiled at the war
department present tire* lamentable foot
that the orniy’s greatest abuse is on the
increase. The returns from company
commanders show a total of 2,811 deser¬
tions during the fiscal year ending June
80 Iasi This is Ml increase of 872 over
the number recorded for the previous
fiscal year. The commanding general
and the adjutant of the army are becom¬
ing thoroughly disturbed owr these figures. They
are alive to the necessity of
applying a speedy remedy, but want to
be sure of their diagnosis.
greater locating number the companies of desertions have _________
oc¬
curred and then determining the causes
therefor. These ascertained tte remedy
will effect be applied There that will is most denying speedily that
a cure. no
the harsh treatment of some officers is
the true secret of many desertions.
commanded Nearly 83 per by cent officer of one company, generally
an
known as a martinet, deserted during
the past year.
_
Stirring Up the Army Offleers.
Washington, Aug. A—Within the
next four weeks there is to be a lively
shaking up among been those serving officers special of the
army who have under
assignments for four years and upward.
Secretary Proctor has some ideas of his
own on tte subject of rotation in offioe,
though tension from of time the he first few in details certain and ex¬
when he'first assumed gave charge of the oases
war
department gained " * ground it the that impression he not naturally believer
the four- four-year groi of was duty rule. a
m i tte tour du ,
Lately, attention it is understood, this h 1. he has given
result some of his conclusions' to su subject will and tte
ons will appear appear
from time to time in the near future in
the shape of special orders relieving tte
most of those officers who have had a
HMD
■e of strictly officers to tto detached four-year rule in
on service on
special and assignments, staff officers, including aides-de- for
camp two years
staff service and three years for officers
on duty in Washington at state colleges. and at the Several military offi¬
cers
by academy this determination. will be the first to be affected
covered Large percentages otter companies have also been dis¬
m where the
discipline labor that was soldiers severe. have It is perform the mental
to that
also sertion. accounts This in whole a large subject degree to for be de¬ in¬
u
and, vestigated considering in all its that liearings the this .fall,
2,811 deser-
a hand in ft.
More Appointments Expected.
Noblo Washington, Aug. 5. — Secretary
went to the executive mansion by
appointment d at busily 8 o’olock yesterday until
it discussing was prospective engaged
polwfeBsmta in the interior sp¬
A number of appointments department. be
expeoted. may soon
Tha I’wlmn'cr Gennrnl s i a V neat'on.
Washington, Ang. 5.—Postmaster
General Wanamaker left Washington
Saturday He will leave for his that home oity in Philadeliffiia. Monday and
on
go to Saratoga Springs, where he will
remain about two weeks.
Oil Found In Washington.
Washington, Aug. 5.—In digging at
Anaoostia, found near tht navy yard, water
petroleum. was containing The inhabitants 40 per cent of that of
suburb are much excited over the sup¬
posed discover y of oil
Two OOtees Fitted at New Orleans.
Washington, Aug. 5.-The president
lias tendered the colleotorship of tte
port Warmouth, of New Orleans to ex-Governor
of that city, and he has ap¬
pointed New~ Tew Orleans. ' John SB S. l’atty, naval officer at
Another Minister Appointed.
has Washington, John Aug. 5.—The fkm# president
appointed and
riited
FREIG HT EN S TRIKE.
Serious Trouble Fei.ied on tho Lake Shore
and Michigan Kiq^thern Road.
Youngstown, O., Aug. 5.— About ten
days ago tte Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern rood introduced mogul en¬
gines on their Andover branch roads,
running between this city and Ashta¬
bula. The big engines haul forty loads,
whereas tte old engines oould pull but
twenty-five. The officials wanted the
work done with the same complement of
men, two brakemen and one conductor,
as in theSold way.
About fifty roadmen refused to do this
Freight and on business Thursday has went been at on standstill a strike.
a
ever since, until last night, when some
new men were secured aud sent out with
two trains unknown to the strikers. No
freight is moving from from Ashtabula. this mid, Tbe but
some strikers was expected mad, and trouble is faared.
are
A Firmness In Copper.
Boston, Aug. 5.—The Poet says: Tbe
copper shares deal of are attention beginning and Indications to attract
a great active movement in them
tte point coming to an week. We understand that
tte combination which ft to keep tte
market prioe of lake oopper at twelve
cento has been settled
Rate War Expe cted-
Cincinnati, Ang. tte 5.- "
rste war between
Monon routes to I
feet business fra
^ and brings®
* « i
Remarkable
Cm or
returned
Chiapas <
able repo..
paved road, has built
itants, been
down into Guaton
curve up again tote
at PaienntM, .bJ All a reS
still to b« seen the
su ami of these a careful places estui i
i
: iM
aOtlSl tout i
have boea fotii _
trees are g_______ ,
Home of the houees
has been made of si
mendous
indicates a
tions of the mote i
sist of p&oelinfirs ft
carved figures, almost!
of men aud woman b« „
some dImuIy F^vutiuii m t, t ,
ine Africans, infrcmt of 'j
houses the explorers f —'
sculptures iff god* with 1
uAirtiuiu tuincujvv, vwiu^
of the forest ana the hi
the Tivliftn# to enter the i
Another disco?
mous paved road <
across Yucatan to the i
met, atxa is continued
The explorers went 1
Tate r business, but w in * W."jr“'V--:x2KW»'
interested in the work of i
ruins, and they suggest f"
ment fit out exp *'
an
complete map of this
eatiiiff re&ion fr osa^
man^yeara^siiiee of its 1
came aware <
explorers ered the assert fdiftee# tli*
in
examples of a
to Yucatan must hare been l---
densely po pulous nation.
Kad «f a tm
Chicago, Aug. * 5.-
(Iron, the actress,
ty-day sizXiifr. fast She
Mrs. Dr. Kush, i
of intimate friends, ^ i at A
i ,qr j||
melons, ‘in ” said ^
ner, aocoi
tions of my do
looks. those Oh^mamma, Mini I <*
of onions now,
could have nothin ““
Miss Waldron felt
fasting to reduce I
to the a leading point that lady's wo part
* v, *«**»8 “ Jr***
season.___
KnlgltL «f Fytkla* 1
Warsaw, and
oamnmpnt Aug. 5
Brigade feSftlfe of* Uniform
iirt
SSWs, Supreme
Ohio, Kentuckv Mtetel
vania and Missouri, wi
will bo o present, present, besides s
of notable arfip
Lest Bis
month Atchison, Kan., Harosft* Aug, „
ago Joe head w«
tte back of the with a pi
knuckles senseless. by For a footpad, than knot
more a i
lay recovered unconscious. his Several buf
intelligently senses,
converse *
i parent
that was the language
his German. Now
nothing of
New Yobe, Aug. 5.-
Chroniclc, of London,
George' Littlewood, the d
by Littlewood's an attack at retirement mnxcohw
Herty and Jim Albert as I
competitor s for the chain pi<
No Railroad Clearlac I
Sabatogl N. Y.,
Gould was Saturday seen by» and _
denied porter the report
New York papers *
was here to attend a i
magnates magnates railroad , with clearing theo
a
farther states that he knew i
any such meeting.
’
Darlnx
Kansas Cm, Aug:
entered the jewelry M
man shown Friday afternoon diamonds, ■
some
at them a few moment
grabbed a handful and h
door, at t*
volver in
diamond!.___
robber esc aped.
4- Epidemic of II
Carthage, HL.
epidemic of this bliody count f
Warsaw,
now dk>w*i will
The disease bas i
ton, HL, said <