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VOLUME 19
GRIFFIN.
. points About theJMctropolis
Middle Georgia.
-• Qjiuin is tbe comity seat of Spalding Coun¬
ty Georgia, and i* situated in the centre o
beet portion of thegreat Empire State of
the South, where all Of tie wonderful and
yaried industries meet and are carried on
with greatest success, and is thus able to of-
indo cements to all classes seeking a home
r These the
and profitable career. are rea-
a about doubled
on | foi a growth that has
t* population since the last census.
It has ample and increasing railroad facili¬
ties the second point in importance on the
: the capital of the
Central railroad between
lortr mih- **• principal
seaport, aso mUm hVHy ; an independent
iae to Chattanooga and the West by way of
^ Savannah, Griffin andj North Alabama
railroad; the principal city on the Georgia
Midland and Gulf railroad, one hundred
' nfitiai long, built largely through its own en¬
terprise, and eoon to be extended to Athens
•ad the systems ; of the Northaest
direct connection with the great East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad system;
another road graded and eoon to be bnilt;
ti bringing; in trade and carrying out goods
and saanufactopw.
Griffin’s record for the past half deeade
proves it one of the most progressive cities in
the Sonth.
It has bniit two large cotton factories,
representing $250,000, and shipping goods
over the world.
It hem put np a large iron and brass fonn-
y, a fertilizer factory, a cotton seed oil
mill, a sash and blind factory, an ice factory,
ottling works, a broom factory, a mattress
factory, and various smaller enterprises.
It has pat in an eleetric light plant by
which the streets am brilliantly lighted.
It has opened np the finest and largest
granite quarry in the Stats, for building,
ballasting and macadamizing purposes.
It has secured a cotton compress with a
nil capacity for its large and increasing re
ceipts of this Southern tuple.
It has established a system of graded pub
lie schools, with a seven years curriculum,
second to none.
It has organized two new banks, making a
total of four, with combined resources of
half a million dollars.
It has bniit two handsome new churches,
making a total of ten.
It has built’several handsome business
Mocks and many beautiful residences, the
building record of 1866 alone bring over
$150,000.
It has attracted around its borders fruit
growers from nearly every State in the Union
and Canada, until it is surrounded on every
side by ochards and vineyards, and has be¬
zel— the ls »m s irt —d b«et fa« M> ■ w v toi ta tew
%Ut®, a single car load ot its peaches netting
f 1,280 in the height of the season,
listing git has doubled its wine making , capacity
by both French and German methods.
It has been exempt from cyclonee, floods
and epidemicis, and by reason ot its topo¬
graphy will never be subject to them.
With all these and other evidences of a
ive and growing town, with a healthful and
ule&sant climate summer and winter, a
hospitable and cultured people and a soi
capable of producing any product of the tem¬
perate or semi-tropic zone, Griffin offers
every inducement and a hearty welcome. to
new citizens.
Griffin has one pressing need, and that is a
new $100,000hotel to accommodate tran¬
sient visitors and gnests who would make it
reeort summer and winter.
Send stamp for sample copy of the News
an Sim and descriptive pamphlet of Griffin
Parties who wish to Bent or Buy Stores,
I Dwelling bavn’t houses, enough Vacant lots and Farms, demand. and
Thoee who got have of to the meet above the
any to rent or
■ril wonld find It to their interest to consult
ms before disposing of them on or before
8*pt. (here 1st. I nave only a few places left and
Simmons are bargains house and in every lot, one 7 of them. 12
rooms and
seres land in edge city limits.
100 13 acres laud in inside edge city limits.
<# 11 il * 4
53 «< «< « u <<
4 “ 7 room house, Hill street.
z* 3% .“..... *• 7 5.j; ......PhBbv.smk--. “ Taylor
“
1 “ Vacant, Tsylor street.
% “ Stephenson place, 8th street.
3*7 “ 3 miles, beat fruit farm in tbe
State, 180 on C. 2 R. B. Good ,1.......... ........ , . -
acres miles fruit farm.
700 “ 5 “ from city.
1200 “ 14 « “ “ good improve-
milts
80 “ 7 5 “ Large, Jossey fins vineyard.
V4 “ rooms, place, near Hill st.
% 1 " “ 5 7 “ ** Goulding Mi Crocker’s « “ « st.
Also 15 to 20 house and s. lota and Poplar land in
the town of Hampton on C. B. B. can be
bought and 88 from low, and Atlanta. only 10 miles from Griffin
G. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Beal Estate Agent.
FUSION ALLIANCE I
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The Mark Dawn Festival.
Si Alt Tempia AjnytiFtr July.
TOmto lovely flowers ever bloom;
,Wbere rfch ribbons. bonnets, toques and hats abo
w tips and waving plan.
the lowest price is found.
MBS. L.L BENSON.
20 HILL STREET.
■aylOdAwtf
ANTED— AN ACTIVE MAN for each
•tttiom. Salary $75 to $100, to lo-
*»pwe«mta successful N. Y. Company
— Poratod toxapply Dry Goods, Clothing,
TT*®*: ^“^Ayattsct, etc., to Salary consumers $40, at enroll cost.
^ tea to
&$&&&&’ a 1 ' &°s nUd >
fERT S1ITJMD
rhe Revolution of General Rivas
in Salvador.
The Traitor Leader Receives a
Just Punishment.
■bet la Public and If Is Corpse Espossd as
• Warning Hundreds of People Killed
During the Siege of tbo Capital, Which
Lasted Rut Forty Hoars—How Things
Are Coming la Argentine. —--„---
RIVA8* REVO LUTION
Suppresssd by tbs hulvudorlsn Govern-
uirnt, and tbe Traitor Shot.
Lt Libkhtad, Ang. 4.— The news Is
confirmed of the defeat of Gen. Rivas by
the government troops nnder Gen. An .
tonioEzeta. Rivas escaped from the
sued capital and Thursday prisoner night, but was pur¬
taken a few miles out¬
side the city. Friday morning he was
posed pnblicly shot, the Plaza and his corpse was ex¬
on Armas.
hours. The capital suffered considera¬
ble damage.
Hundreds KUlod.
Hundreds of persons were shot dead
in-the street. Tne government forces
which took part in the overthrow of
Rivas are now disposed to return to the
frontier if necessary.
On the Frontier.
It is stated that Guatemala has with¬
drawn her forces from the frontier and
that all is quiet at present. There is no
telegraphic mala. communication with Guate¬
ARGENTI NE R EPUBLIC.
A Tesy Bud State of Affairs Exists In
Buenos Ayres.
London, Aug. 4 —The Times has the
following from Bueno* Ayres:
The situation here is unimproved.
and -other banks are taking
of the law postponing pay¬
and will cash only the smallest
force Perhaps Caiman's the friends, financial crisis
to forcibly compel Celman including
to
Will Back W Their Demands.
London, instructed Aug. 4. — The admiralty
the warships Canada
Thrush te proceed south from Hali¬
and it is generally understood that
are to proceed to Buenos Ayres to
in the naval demonstration by
France and England propose to
up their demand for indemnity for
of that city._
He Should Bead the Paper*.
City of Mexico, Aug. 4.—Senor Ra¬
Mendoza, the there Argentine has been minister
denies that any
in bis country, and says that
news in of alleged United revolution States. was Senor in¬
the
will leave for home next week.
pleads ill-health as reason for his
but it is generally believed
he has been relieved by his govern¬
ment for incompetency.
KEMML ER WEAK ENING.
the Froparatlon* for HI* Death
Too Mneh For Him.
Auburn, N. Y., Aug. 4.— Recent
have more than confirmed
truth of the statement that Kemm -
the condemned murderer, abandonment is weak¬
daily. The consequent utter realisation of
his hope and the lpet lpet condition
his utterly utterly condition never never came
him with such i terrible terrible force to as Thurs¬
night. All night night long long before the vision of
impending fate te rose rose bale his sleep¬
eves, and as he tossed cried and tumbled
his narrow cot he aloud in his
“I wish it was over.” He
time and again, and his utter
of all power to control his fears
were pitable to behold.
The cause of this sudden and uncon¬
in despair the adjacent was tbe room noise of of pre¬
execu¬
ion, which whicl through the prisoner the doorway could not which hel| help
hearinf ng icts his ill gh with the the chamber of
connects his oel
death. In ths latter room men were
ing a test of launching the deal-dealing
apparatus before the fatal
current In tbe through the body Warden of Kemmler. Duns
next room were tan
and and Electrician few others who Barnet, had of been Rochester, invited
a
to witnees the test. „
to C. take F. Barnes, chage of who the has electrical been employed
tus, and who will probably pull appara¬ the
fatal switch, arrived on the 8.-05 Cent]
ten in the evening. His stay in town
was made as secret as possible, and
there was an evident fear at the prison
that his visit wonld be fonnd out by tbe
reporters. city he did During his deal brief of time in the
thorough trial a great made of work. the A
was appa¬
ratus which controls the fearful cur¬
rent. working Everything was found to be in
order,._
Itbmnln tenet
New York, Aug. 4—The Evening
Sun’s Auburn correspondent Friday
said bets can be had in Auburn that
Kemmler will never be executed. He
claims that Kemmler is either demented
or is pretending to be, and that Warden
Duns before tan has Governor undoubtedly Hill, and laid the mat¬
ter the propriety of inquiry into suggested Kem-
an
taler's mental condition. As to the
chances of postponement there is one
very significant fact
Warden Dunstan has not yet sent out
a be single invitation Laws to committeemen that these to
vitations present shall be request least three days in¬
out at
before the date of the execution. The
warden will not return to Auburn until
to-morrow evening at the very earliest
Ha fore could not get the invitations off be¬
that Sunday the execution night cannot This take wonld place mean be¬
fore Wednesday, and it also suggests a
lurking suspicion in tbe warden’s mind
that it will not take place at all.
Mis, Cleveland ei *L Sued.
the to estate for her share of
WhUUWiU uvn WK UJ WWW Muuuuaumv
(jjgpver Cleveland to made a party to 1
A r.'W FR OM TH E MINORITY.
Conerawu.au Cummins*. ef Mew York,
Geta Bank at Speaker Beed.
Nkw York, Aug. 4.—The Herald’s
Washington correspondent says:
Representative Cummings, of New
York, dealt Speaker Reed the hardest
blow Friday that that gentleman has
thus far received from a long suffering
and indignant minority. The blow earns
in ths form of a resolution of inquiry.
It was aimed directly at the speaker,
and with cruel irony, and was so framed
as to require its reference to tlw com¬
mittee on rules, of which Mr. meed is
Chairman. The resolution, to be under¬
stood, >o(i, must must be oe read reaa in in the tne light light of of the the
followiu lowing facts: ' ‘
Away Away back in 1887 oongrem passed an
act t preventing preveni the employment of ad-
dittonal laborer at any of tile navy-
dxty yards days of the country daring a period of
district whereto preceding the yard an election in the
The of the law was situated,
the purpose of the yards for was to prevent
use and it admitted of political pur¬
pose, no exceptions
except certified to case where the secretary of the
navy the necessity for the extra
force. When the naval bill passed the
house a few months ago it contained an
appropriation of buildings $50,000 for the recon¬
struction of two destroyed by
fire at the Klttery, Me., navy yard to
last January, beside* the amount neces¬
sary for the completion of the gunnery
ship training raining Lancaster; for repairs upon the
ship ship Monongahela, Monongahela, and a for
other purposes at the same yard.
icle, Saturday, of Portsmouth, July 26, The N. H., Daily Chron¬
advertisement contained
of an the oalling signed for. bv the the secretary
employment navy, large immediate
of a force of men at
Klttery yard for the foregoing pur-
The
500 or
1 a new - - interpretation ■ ■ when ---- it is
remem
_ H_____ . _______
Mr. Cummings’ resolution after recit¬
to its preamble the facts above
concludes as follows:
Resolved, That the committee on
affairs be instructed to inquire into
necessity of increasing the force em¬
at the BUttery navy yard at this
whether the best Interests of the
service require that the buildings
by fire in January Mast shall be
whether the gunnery ship
should be completed, eta; and
the contemplated employment
a large force at this time is not intended
affect the approaching congressional
in the state of Mains, rather than
subserve the publio interests; that .ths
committee shall have the power to
for persons and papers, and send a
to tbe yard, and that all
’$1^ouY4 expenses A shall s&ie2P?liat be paid out of the con-
b* when the ap¬
for reconstructing the build¬
was under consideration to the sen¬
it W»s strongly opposed Mr. by Allison, so promi¬ of
a his Republican argument as being that the yard
useful only for the purpose of re¬
wooden ships, into a class of vessels
rapidly falling disuse.
The interesting resolution feature found of in Mr, its refer¬ Cum¬
was
to tbe committee on rules, he of which
Reed is chairman. If suppresses
resolution, naval thereby ---- — ‘
on Mil
of the allegations contained
Inference to (he resolution.
On the other hand, if the committee
rules report favorably upon the reso¬
it will go to tne committee on
affairs, of which Mr. Boutelle, of
a personal friend of the speaker,
chairman. It would Mr. not be an extra¬
resolution thing for around Boutelle to his to pocket cany
weeks until the effect of the
even if it were to be made,
uld be
ANOTHER BOY PREACHER.
This On® I* Mot 14 Yen** Old nnd Halls
from Corrolton, On.
Nashville, Aug. 4.—Jimmie Cook,
the famous boy pulpit preacher of Georgia, is
filling a engagement at the
Carrol Street Methodist church. Jim¬
mie is a diminutive Inches tall and youth, weighing about three
feet four slight, about
sixty pounds. The lad is of un¬
fect developed health, figure, with but soft, apparently to per¬
a creamy oom-
plexioh, light, thin auburn hair and
large brown eyes, eyelashes. heavily His fringed with
long drooping innocent,
childish face has nevertheless about is
an air of manliness a n d int e llectua l de¬
velopment not usually discernible in one
Two years ago Jimmie was an un¬
sophisticated Carrolton, country One child, day. residing
near Ga. as he ex¬
presses it, the privilege spirit moved preaching him. and h*
solicited the of at
the local Methodist church. His re¬
quest was at first looked child, upon as the
friends whim of a precocious themselves but in upon
half his interesting granted. The his be¬
crowd request which was gathered im¬
mense to hear
the child—he was then not 12 years
old—were astounded. It was a hetero¬
geneous assemblage, from idle and the majority
were present to be amused, but curiosity. at dose Many of
came the
the child’s sermon most of those who
came to scoff remained to pray.
The wonderful of speech, eloquence his of tbe child,
his fluency choice, unhes¬
itating diction and his apparent thor¬
ough conversance with the teachings of
the New Testament — all impressed
themselves upon his hearers so forcibly
that in a short space the of time the won¬
derful talent of child was heralded
to far lai^te and near. He and subsequently long preached
towns, famous not ago, in
company with the Sam Jones,
he surprised and edified Jimmie a lam audi¬
ence at Richmond, and Va. is be¬
tween mother -'8 14 yean of age. His
is dead and his father is an in¬
valid. He received but sight months'
education, and that at a country school.
He can read, but cannot write, and at
the beginning of the echoed term will
attend travels alone. school At regularly. the conclusion He always
of hi*
present engagement he will visit Cincin¬
nati, Kno xville and Chattanoo ga.
A Sonth Dakota Hast BUxnnrd.
blizzard Aberdeen, struck 8. Dak., Aug. o'clock 4.—A Friday dost
here at 8
night and lasted five or ten minutes,
when the wind subsided the mercury
stood at 105 degrees. All crops are seri¬
ously damaged by bast and drouth.
GRIFFIN GEORGIA TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5 1890^
AND BILL.
Former Preparing to Give
the*Latter a Big Blow-Oat.
Be Invited to Participate
In a Grand Hunt.
on Uu Inert**® In Spain— 1 Turkey
Redanger rd by the Pilgrim* to Mecca.
An International Conference to B® Held
to Arrange a Sy*tcm of Unlvcrca) Tim®.
Other Foreign Mow*. *’
„• ..r-fff- 'te¬
rn QREAT^ .STYLE
th® Csnrof Bn**lnBnt®itala the Em¬
peror of Oorfoany.
London, Aug. 4.—Gland preparations
being made to Russia for the recep¬ The
of the emperor of Germany.
will be invited, among other en¬
to join the czar in a grand
vast to one ot tbe imperial Animals forests, and be¬
number of wild are
driven within the cirele to b$
by the hunting party, so that if
kaiasr missel shooting something it
not bo his host's fault.
A large body of troops is scouring th*
and adjoining country for any
selected Nihilists, and the and osar has him¬
the officers men who
to attend upon himself aftd his royal
The maneuvers in connection with
visit of the emperor are expected to
on the 7th instant and finish on
18th. The troop* are to be divided
two separate armies, and will dis¬
their military discipline on the
of the Finnish gulf.
CHOLERA.
In Spain—Turkey Threatened
With th® Dleen*®.
Madrid, Aug. 4.— An intense heat
It has produced a great in¬
to the deaths from cholera. Of
who caught the disease on
twenty-two died. Valencia
now infected, as well as Murcia,
is afraid and Taragona. publish The the governs list of
to
-----
la Tusk**
Vienna, Aug. 4.—Tne number of
pilgrims to tbe shune of Mecca
year is estimated at 800,000. The
is said to be greatly alarmed at
prospect of this great may of travel¬
spreading homes. cholera Such precautions on their return to
calamity the bankrupt against
ineiiicient as government of the treasury sultan
allow are to be taken.
is being aroused to London
further persecution of the Jews
The unfortunate Hebrew sul
of the czar are nding appeals to
of their race in to all other coun-
imploring aid to their hour ___ of
These urgent cries for assistance
not be allowed to fall unheeded.
Hirsch, the Rothschilds and other
Israelites of relief, are and discussing when deci¬ the
means a
is reached important action is ex¬
_
Another Pint Against th® C«ar.
Paris, Aug. 4. —Both The Sieole and
igaro publish reports of the discovery
St, Petersburg of a fresh plot Professor of the
against the czar.
of the University of St
and a number of students
superior officers reports of the guard have
suicide.
J®rn**lam Tim®.
London, Aug. * 4.—An tote: ernatlonal fixing
the purpose of a
on meridian is proposed, to be
to Rome next year. The confer¬
will also arrange a system of
standard time. The sugges¬
which is likely to be most strongly
meridian upon the conference is to select
of Jerusalem as the com¬
one. replacing Washington and
_
GLuDton® nnd the Fop®.
LONDONT Aug. 4.—The Irish Catholic,
Mr. ultramontane Gladstone organ, for ignoring bitterly
claims of the pope to temporal
>wer, and specifies wherein recent he speeches took what of
ex-premier declares have been ground
paper to
with his former position on
question.
_
Fovlgn M® t®»._______________
The nun worm Is extending its ravages
Germany, and has attacked th* woods
the Rhine, especially near May¬
en ce.
Portugal has conferred a decoration
upon Cardinal Rampolla for his eervice#
to treating for recognition of Portugal’s
interests in the West Indies.
Riotous demonstration by Armenians,
similar to those which occurred In the
cathedral, in Constantinople,
on the 27th, occurred on the same day at
and Moosh, in Turkish Armenia.
Mr. Walsh, editoT oi The CoeheV Sen¬
tinel, has been sentenced to three months’
imprisonment at hard labar, for publish¬
a speech delivered by John Kelly at a
of the National league which the
authorities had forbidden.
A decree of partial amnesty to those
persons who have been convicted of
offenses in connection with labor strikes,
has been issued by tbe government of
Under this decree fourteen
prisoners have been released and the sen¬
tences of twenty-two others have been re¬
A SIBERIAN EXILE
in Mew York With Her Child.
Born Coder Sentence.
Nkw York, Aug. 4.—Annie Rat men,
21-one-year-old Russian, arrived here
Thursday on the steamship Obdam.
At tbe barge office she c onfe ss ed to hav¬
been sent some five years ago to Si¬
beria for a political offense, from where
was pardoned five mouths ago.
During her exile a son was born to her,
when she landed, the
band, old, who accompanied imprisoned her.
was
come here to a fsw months,
of life to Siberia she tells seme
terrible tales. Her husband eras a
physician ot fair wealth, bat all
his possessions were seised by the gov¬
She intend* going te
Wichita, Kan.
m
' MUR DERER SU ICIDES.
Driven to Ike Deed By Fain Inflicted Uy
an Exploding Lamp.
Alexandria, La., Aug. 4. -A lamp
exploded H. In the cell of Murderer Anile*
Butler, to the jail here Friday morn¬
ing, the and before aid could be rendered
man's hand* and face were badly tier’s
burned. A doctor dressed Bn
injuries his and a colored him, boy was left to
cell to attend to as he was suf¬
fering After intense the physician pain. left,
Butler told
the boy to go out into the corridor and
he would call when he wanted him.
The muiderer then cut his throat on
both sides with a small pocket knife,
the wound on the right side severing his
jugular to the morning veto. When and the found sheriff returned colored
the
bey waiting to the corridor, he sus¬
pected something was wrong. Going to
Butler’s cell m found tbe prisoner
dead. The burned and bloody corpse
presented charred cell a shocking bed appearance. bespattered The
and wen
with blood.
Butler killed his relative and friend,
B. M. Hayes, grandson of ex-Governor
Moore, Jan. 16, the murder He being < one of
unusual brutality. was tried f<
crime, but the jury tried disagreed, and
was to have been again to to < October.
Popular Popular Butler sentiment sentiment .and few was very strong
against of Friday regret the tragic will
oooumnCe found to his dated morning. May A 11, to
wee ceu
His whioh life he leaves insured everything for $0,000 to hie with wife.
was ‘ a
New York company. He leaves a fam¬
ily of two young children.
RED HOT A ND 8TIL L A-HEATIN'.
Th* Campaign la Sonth Carolina—Th*
Meeting In Hampton C. V.
Nkw York, Aug. 4.—A special to The
Press from Charleston, O. C., says that
the campaign to that state becomes
more bitter and mors personal every
the day. home The meeting State Senator at Hampton Moore, C. whom H„
of
Tillman voting to has the charged Friday with perjury of to
the personalities senate, and interruptions was one in¬
stead of issues. Fanner Tillman was
the speaker. ‘ — ,
The friends of Moore asked Tillman
to name those he charged with peri my.
He did so, and as soon as he uttered the
name “Moore,’’ Mr. A. P. Youmans
made ringing his way to the front, clenched and said to a
glowing voice, with Tillman, fist and
liar, eyes: black “Capt. liar. Prove it you him. are
a a on
We rammed the lie down;
and throat at know Ridgeway. it." You
Others you yelled oat to Tillman that he
was a liar. Then there was a rush for
Youmans. His coat was caught. Men
caught hold of each other and for a
time trouble was imminent. Tillman’s
followers rushed him to the front and
dared any one to touch him. Pande¬
monium reigned iwfiiKf for emu* time.
TWO N EGROES HANGED.
They Had Murdered the Hu* band ot a
White Paramour.
Columbia, S, C., Aug. 4.—Roeho Cato
and william Clyburne, negroea, were
hanged at Lancaster G. H., Fri¬
day, for the murder of August Hennis,
with whose wife Cato was intimate.
Hennis came to this state about a year
ago from New York. When the woman
hands of a dsputy sdsriff, of in ki
gives acknowledged a detailed account and the
committed He the that bat he that Clyt
niff wife the deed, instigator. says She wit¬
was
nessed the execution from the jail win¬
dow with apparent indifference. It was
rumored Friday that her Friday an effort would be
made but to such lynch made. afternoon,
burne no ths attempt last ot was remarkable Cly¬
was a
ing family been of killed, five brothers, banged the sentenced others hav¬
the or to
long terms to penitentiary.
Show* th* Need of Bodproelty,
London, Aug. 4—Letters from South
America represent mat th* Chilian*
scorn the idea the of United extending State#. any trade They
advantages to their
claim that
industry American was tariff,
States ha* no such claim . ’ good
will as England, which admits their
products the United free. States A is similar said to feeling be prevalent toward
In the Argentine, and the English xpare
no effort to foeter it.
An Arid Zon* by Mo Monas.
Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 4.—The rainfall
in this section during the last three days
of last week was unprecedented- All
stream* are flooded and much destruc¬
tion of property ha* taken place in the
valley. Tne Santa Cruz river is a mils
and a half wide opposite Tucson. Mur
thousand dollars worth of garden truck
has been lost There were several nsr-
mw mxu* from dmurotnsr «* -—
is still risi ng.
_
Wu Nvvur Mirried to Soaater Kkaron-
San Fhanciboo, Aug. 4.—Mrs. Sarah
Althea Terry had a re-trial of her case
against the estate of the late Senator
Sharon, and Friday in the superior
court Judge Shatter rendered a decision
holding that the so-called marriage con¬
tract was a forgery: that she had never
been married to Sharon and had no
claim whatever upon the Sha ron estate.
Actor and Playwright Dead.
ard, New York, well Aug. known 4.—Spencer actor and Pritch¬ play¬
a
wright, died early Friday of morning debility. at
his home in this city general
CONGRESS.
On® Hundred and Eighty-Third Day.
In the sviistc—Mr. Blnir offered a reso¬
lution to provide for ordering the previ¬
ous question. It went over. Tbe tariff
bill whs discussed until adjournment.
In the house-Th* sundry civil bill was
taken up and ths irrigation amendment
discussed. Thenyeviou* question was or¬
dered, bntnaafiuon could be taken, owing
to tha«4«Csof a quorum. At 5:30 p. m. a
was taken, tbe evening session
ng devoted to private pension bills.
Held Uy nnd Shot.
Nashville, Aug. A—At li o'clock
Thursday night a tanner named Adkins
was held up just outside the city on tits
Nolen*villa demanded pike his by two colored Adkins men, had
who money.
$40 in his pocket, and refused to turn it
over. Thereupon on* ef the negroes
shot him, inflicting what to thought to
be a fatal wound. Mr. Adkins' pocket*
were then rifled Both robbers escaped.
.<•
$ 200 , 000 , 000 .
For This Hum the Island of Cuba
Can Be Purchased.
Win Uncle Sam Take Ad van-
ta«e of the Chance,
AndTukatlu Kt.r Faithful |*|* Uu4nr
th® Wing „f th® filorlou® Bird nf Frw
duai T—Th* Pa®*!® of Spain nnd Partn-
|*l Rip® for Revolution and tho Royal
Family Short of Flnnneee.
Nkw Yolk, Aug. 4. — Senor* Hypolito
Mania and PoUoarpo Munoz, th* special
commissioner* of th# Spanish govern¬
ment, whose arrival her* some time age
time.' They have been to . Bar ___present Harbor,
where they had lengthy conference, or
serilS of conferences extending over
three day*, with Secretary Blaine. From
their expressions tinge they have re-
• riKssk? UUtUliTt.
Position.
this respect ip
* the
(variably par-
u would
to
and th* aa-
Foor Spain.
home to
ths early prom
to e sadly sadly a repu' to to
te once out
to family have wo
smb ti
and beggared by
are ca*t
to seen*# out
ram to pfo-
tb* toevtto-
a Friday republic. when Benor I Mked Murua him what
would take for Cuba that negot
had sot reached such a point ti
could give figures or talk about a
The Frio®.
JW y Spain take $200,000,000 T I
“I can say that I am positive Spain Sm
would give an offer of $200,000,000 4-
ous consideration. That amount would dis¬
in to relieve her financial
with embarrassment, Other nations settle to her
and take Mid higher Korops
a new
The them. That (s a prune«
government of Spain «r
change thT&ecttofidf--- s ministry Ths to in
element recognized ty. ted by by ths Repub-
is t new
ter. licTtoletCababeoomed and it to part of the
sited States will take thei
to a matter of open
republic “The Republican argument to that a
ically, should be compact geograph-
and not scat
over
Cuba
United!
Preferred te Keep Man.
tain# “Wse your interview with Secretary
“I would satisfactory prefer T" make expression
to no
about it. He to a vety_agreeable man
find a very great man We were treated
With exceeding 1 kindness and courtesy.*
THE L OTTERY PEOPLE
Making n Hard Fight In Washington te
Beefot Restriction*.
Washington, Aug. 4.—The Lonto-
iana Lottery company doe* not propose
that tbe president and postmaster
y — .A. .I I 4-4..A--------ia —Af .
through
puny of cm president, in
tlio
directed to the fact that the postoffice to
practically made the attracted principal great agent deal of
the company, has a
of attention in congress, Mid to ths most
direct blow that the lottery business
ever received.
A Regular Organisation.
At Washington the Louisiana com¬
pany maintains a regular Mod ths organization police
to influence congress this au¬
thorities, and organisation have the privilege includes
sx-congressmen, who
of th* Boor of the two houses; prominent
local sttorueys, official*. well known These parties lobby agents liber¬ and
are
ally tire paid itrength by the of fcompaay, the organization and th* has en¬
been directed against the efforts just put
forth by the president and the postmas¬
ter general to from exclude the its mails. tickets Bills and ad- for
vertin-Mouts
this purpose have been heretofore intro¬
duced iu congress, but the company has
been able to defeat or prevent action on
them. i
Charged with Robbl ig 11* Brother.
Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 4.—Bill (llossup,
a white man, was am*;ted at tiie Mark¬
ham house, in this city, charged with
robbing his brotiier. When Glossup was
searched, no money could be found on
his person—lie »tationhou had thrown where, it away at
the *.i> du->r. a few mo¬
ments later, !MXT) iu greenback*
picked up by tiw* police.
...... Th* Flnt Rale ef Cotton. 7
Thoma.svii.ijc, Ga., Aug. 4.—The first
bale of n *w cotton has made its appear¬
ance. Toe Dixon iffot liars are f “ ‘
brought bale men. 114 It dents. weighed
—i
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PATILLO KILLS H_
————
.
Patlllo /•*)««• nf M---
Tat*
u.
mtn were Dretmred
bu| ti k said be t
that
Sir
^leveral SSSSTi y«
msUSk
TRAIN
Cl .u*. to the As* a* 1
Before®* the B*i-.
Montoohrry, made AlR,
tempt was toai
pi we forcing uoutovui* i
peonthe open goto
Eton boss
•wiwn — a i
watchman was placet
aad Sunday morning
switch, near The th*
attempt. i
am, and it to b
by forty tii# mils* fast New hoar, Ortoaa*
an a
believed wreck would have bean (
the ob ject w*e
obstruction train wsspiaoed which
sanger the pa
night, boys say tin
or any other attempt to
^ AN ALL-A ROUND DC
Captured st Lati-lhl
In Helping Us I
about eighteen
mtoes C was a i
htf capture.
Wholesale
!H, Ga., Aug. 4.-
mulatto preacher, i
ire to Gordon
their victims
. says tide to'
Bou* poisoned
derto get his crop,
him fix ths poison throe
One time be pat il in fl
dare. meal, end the third time in!
Lewis Martin, She also implicat but he'
poet mortem ]
oner’s jury, by several j *
to rat poison ss the deed,
citement to high among I
Washington, that Aug. the 4.-
mor has come to t
a movement to on foot to l
enne into national politic#,
a ticket for 4809. Ittoseidl
dent Thi* seems prema
but it is being talked. It to i
this to to be a deal
rantof hi* antagonism to
age of silver.
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•Ha
Montoomkry, Aim,
returning Major Webb to their and Willh bom
to-do farmer*, were both i
rung. A brother of Mr.
along, found the mar
home*. Jioth toc&WFi
h..l Mr W*fahto,Bf*BI
A new method of'
taring with the air ha* lately i
in France. The n
moves the more rapidly the
irk*. Hie air to made to
receptacle containing water, i
it and reiievea it of dost, after i
goes through another filtering
entering the carriage.