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' mmm ; iw i - sm E?i rl£j , Til, m*. *• i I A. . .’■(7 -* V pjME 19 GRIFFIK. mt6 About the Metropolis fiddle Georgia.I •^^dfasituoted • ♦>„. county neat of Spalding in the centre of the great Empire State fenortion ^ all of it* wonderful | “ 5L where ,n«et and- are. carried success. and is thus able to of ,„,^h*(e»tes t waking classes, a ■ ,•!» ducemon ^ These are the " Pr06 ^lwth that last has about, »i n ce the con»u». ts l"”.* 1 '*** d increasing railroad “lid _ Ut t point in importance on H ties , the ■ between the capital o! Central railroa^ r ,_ and its _ iL y - an ■ - B(;til ,nooga and the West by way vauuah, Griffin and North * principa! city on the d - railroad, , and Gulf one , ng built largely through its own , extended to . to he systems of the Northaest connection with the great East Ten : Virginia and Georgia railroad '•road , graded and soon to be ng in trade and carrying out jsuumfnctures. (Si’s the past half Hone record ior of tLe most progressive cities built two forge cotton factories, iting £ 250 ,000, and shipping goods the world. put up a large iron and brass foun- srtilizer factory, a cotton seed oil ash and blind factory, an ice factory, works, a broota fuctory, a mattress and various smaller enterprises. It has pat in an electric light plant by the streets are brilliantly.lighted. opened up the finest and largest t« quarry in the State, for building, ling and macadamizing purposes. It has seeured a cotton compress with a incapacity f dr its large and increasing re yrfpts o f this Southern tuple, it.has established a system of graded pub schools, with a seven years curriculum, rtcond to none. It has organized two new banks, making a total of four, with combined resources of |ipL| million built dollars. handsome churches, It has two new miking a total of ten. It has built several handsome business blocks and many beautiful residences, the holding record of 1889 alone being over 10 . has attracted around its borders fruit ■ere iuom nearly every State in the Union Canada, until it is surrounded on every by ochards and vineyards, and has be- the largest and best fruit section in the single car load of its peaches netting fl^89in the height of the season. Ithas doubled its wine making capacity •thing by both French and German methods Ithas been exempt from cyclones, floods »mi spuJemieiK, and by reason of its topo- p paphy will never be subject to them. Withall these and other evidences-of a | | ive and growing town, ivltli a healthful and .feasant climate summer and winter, a [/hospitable and cultured people and a soi f iapable of producing any produet of the tem¬ perate or semi-tropie zone, Griffin offers erery inducement and a hearty we me to new citizens. Griffin has one pressing need, and that is a | new |100,000 hotel to accommodate tran- I bent visitors and guests who would make it resort summer and winter. Send stamp for sample copy of the News | > H frfcaan d descriptive pamphlet of Griffin - Partied who wish to Kent or Buy Stores, | K^Wn’tget jhrelliBghouses, enough Vacant to lots meet and the Farms, demand. and [1 wow who have any of the above to rent or i> would find it to their interest to consult I pWip iM 1 * disposing of them on or before l«t I .havc ordyn few ydoeesieft^rmt - toere Simmons are bargains house in every one of them. and lot, 7 rooms and 12 acres land in edge city limits. ?/ HV J.0()8etys land in iuxide edge city limits. ■ " “ “ I a;! i, 3% “ “ 7 5 room “ house, Poplar Hill street. •< street. TSB» } ’/ 7 Taylor “ “ Vacant, Taylor street. SfiS- Stephenson place. 8th street, Sto.-, a. C. ,, miles, best fniit farm in the on B. R. I fegO 130 acres 2 miles Good fruit farm. “ T5 “ from city. ■' U ......goodimprove- “ “ 5 “ Large, fine vineyard. ■B f/% 5 Jrooms Gouldmg Josseyplace,nearHiMst. “ “ “ feA JL 1 5t “ ? 7 2 hoase ” Ml and 8. Crocker’s lots Poplarst. ■ft**?” of Hampton « and land in |®^m -1 on C. R. R. can be a AGanta ly 10 fr ° m Griffln G. A. CUNNINGHAM, Real Estate Agent. FlsioTALLIAHCE! -o- The Mark Down Festival. M Taple Arraysd Tor July. I TViiktS? fi°were ever bloom; onil(,,p ' toque® and hats abo : an<1 waving plan ^ L- *“ ere the lowest price is found. ■ jms. L.L. BENSON. 20 HILL STREET. -AH ACTIVE MAN tor each ?’E 1 tS?S > - j t veil rated) 1 FINANCIAL To Be Given the Central By the Federation. Its Members May Contribute individuals. Interview With Mr. Debs, Grand Sec tWy of the Brotherhood of Firemen — The Central Strikers Confident That They Will Win Fight—Other Labor Troubles. Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. attention ,.pf Grand 1 Dabs, of- the tiye Firemen, the manifesto emanating from the preme reme council council of of the the United United Order Order Railway Federation Employes, strike refusing to declare upon the New Central system on'the appeal of Powderly, that was in called to two patches. appear newspapers as press One was from Albany, N. and represented Air. Devlin, of the eral executive board of the Knights Labor, as making the following ment: “The supreme council have extended to us not only moral support, but finan¬ cial assistance, the latter being more than we expected, and they have, fact, determined to support the fight their own.” The other dispatch was also from Al¬ bany, the knights, and General Secretary Hayes, was quoted as saying: “ them financially. Mr. Dehs said: “I have seen statements published since the council adjourned to the effect that the Federation would vote finan¬ cial assistance to the strikers. I sup¬ pose these originated because there was a great deal of talk about the oouncil taking known such action, when it became that a strike had not been or¬ dered by the Federation and also per¬ cil haps took of the in very strong lihe stand the coun¬ striking knights. indorsing But in cause the of the of as case a strike on the Central system by the Federation there is also something iu the way in the matter of financial aid. Under the rules of the Federation there can be no appropriation for a strike made unless the Federation directly en¬ gages In the strike, and that does not exist in the present case. To call upon our emergency funds or to levy assess¬ ments for a strike, it would be neces¬ sary, ders first, that one or more of the or¬ should represented be in the Federation ond, that engaged the in a strike, and, sec- supreme council should sustain sustain the the strike si by iy the the holding holding Just of of just just .such held here; a meeting as will you have that it is seen im¬ possible for so the you Federation see body as a to vote financial aid, as the case stands. This does not prohibit the members of the different orders from giving individ¬ ually, if they so desire, and no doubt many of them will. I understand the Knights of Labor are well equipped in a financial way for the present struggle witn the New York Central. We are derly thoroughly in sympathy with Mr. Pow¬ and his men. I think they have justice have on their side in the fight. We ment given lay them in as strong an indorse¬ as our power, and have laws gone of as far Federation in every particular will permit.” as the our The Fireman’s Protective Fund. “What is the aggregate of the pro¬ tective fund of the locomotive firemen •at the present time f” asked the corre¬ spondent. “Something _ ------- Mr. Debs. “’This over $100,000,” lies the replied hands sum in of the subordinate lodges subject to the order of the grand lalge, and is only used in such an emergency as a strike. I do not new recall the protection funds of the otho;: orders in the Federation, but there is one thing certain; and that is not a cent could be appropriated for a strike that had not Jieen indorsed by the supreme council.” __ Few Favored j* Strike. Mr. Dobs stated further in response to inquiries council that it was not true of that mind the su¬ preme meeting regarding was the advisability one upon of a federated strike on the New York Cen¬ tral road in support of Powderly. Mr. pebs favored said there were a few members Who the changes of the rules so as to admit of the strike, but was thoroughly and the canvassed m the confer¬ ence. result of that was that the manifesto that emanated from the council was the unanimous expression of all the members. from Nothiug Mr. Powderly had been heard officially c-ince the report of the council, but Air. Debs was satisfied that the grand master workman under¬ stood the position of the Federation thoroughly and was satisfied with it. WAS MOHE THAN EXPECTED. How the Strikers Received the Supreme Council’s Decision. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 29.—The papers were eagerly read .by the strikers and the members of the general executive board Tuesday morning to learn the When ___ _reading the papers he said: “The situation looks more favorable than we had any reason to expect. We knew, as is stated in the papers, that the Federation had any grievances fight which could draw them into our contrary to the law of the Federation on this point. Knowing this, and observing the action of the council Monday, I can say that the aid offered surpasses our expectations. We did not think the council would arraign the railroad company in such a sweep¬ ing denunciation cf the methods they stroy are now our employing organization. in an It effort shows to that de¬ they tion, realized the gravity of the situa¬ and, so realizing, they have ex¬ tended to ua the full assistance at their command. We shall now go right on and von the struggle on our r former lines of campaign.” Mr. Wright, who was with Mr. Dev- lin, indorsed all the latter said. They Still H*ye Hope. ^chtheJ'lS^Sttitog Tew of thenf) however, 1 ThTton/rf trifle * was a un- — GRFFIN GEORGIA FRIDAV MORNING. AUGUST 29, 1890. easy, leaders as circulated though they feared defeat. among the men ^&^tttetC Prospects Brighter Than Before. District Master Workman Lee that recent developments have ened the cause of the men, and thing He looked confident brighter than ever was of the men securing final victory. When asked on what' lines the tinuation of the strike would be he answered that so far as he on the same plan which had been lowed since its inauguration. He mitted there was still over 1,000 in the Central road’s employ, bat what ’branches of work he refused 5f iv. He would give no hen, or whether at att, ** WO' ould be ordered out. He the Brotherhood of Locomotive had decided to refuse to ffre an run by a Brotherhood engineer should allow his engine to be to either passenger or freight trains a scab employe. / Powderly Satisfied and Confident. Grand Alaster Workman left for New York with Secretary on the day boat at 8:30 o’clock, Before going Air. Powderly was viewed in regard to the effect the at Terre Haute would have upon strike. He said: “It will simply late us to increased action, because know that these people are in with us, and will at the slightest cation order a general strike. Our ple Knights are confident out it that will when all of are be a very , matter for the Federation to find point upon which to strike. I saw statement of the council in this honorable ing’s dispatches, and I think it is and full of the very which we need and which we ask. I pect ally Mr. either to get a letter or see ought Sargent, and until I do I not to talk upon that You may sav this, However, and that that I am fully satisfied with the tion, and believe that we shall win battle and establish the cause of mental railroadg. Plenty of Financial Assiatanee. District Master Workman E. J. has received a letter from A. Wright, saying, of the general executive in substance: “From the peal sponses of already the made to the and from general master man, assurances general ceived financial assistance being from all quarters, the board justified weeks in paying that within from this date the general tive board will be able to commence tending strike financial aid to the men are on on the Vanderbilt MASS MEETING OF STRIKERS And Sympathizers In New York Powderly Speaks, New York, Aug. 29.—About persons, including curiosity seekers a heavy police the force ..attended the meeting of knights at square equal either Wednesday in night. It did number or the expectations of the projectors of meeting. Mr. Powderly, Interest entered mainly leader of the The former employes of the New Central in this city marched in a to the square behind a drum corps. men Speeches were loudly cheered by the were made by T. B. man, the Socialist orator, and Garsido, of the Cloakmakers’ anion. Mr. Fawderly's Speech. When Mr. Powderly was called sai<' to speak he was met with cheers. “You may feel disheartened the Terre Haute convention did not clare a general strike. Your board did not expect that it would. we and expected they was to have their are with us, horse, foot artillery. know, [Cheers.] They believe, stated their we are right, and they battle opinion boldly. They our The Central must go oh, and go on it will. railroad officers may talk about goods being delivered, but don’t tell the trutn. There are merchants in New York who know ferent, chants and surely friends some of these are your or are in thy chants with ask you. Have one of these for his goods. The company must give them to him or its charter revoked.” Mr. W©bb , » Charges. Mr. Powderly then dealt with Webb’s charges that the men were missed for drunkenness, or other prejudicial He said to the interests of the nv. ae eaiu he ne made made them tnem stand stand u the »r Albany iy meeting bfefore him, they and their confederates that their reputations stood unblem¬ ished. Chief Arthur Beared. The speaker next dealt with Chief thur, of the engineers. He said recently officials at-New sat on a platform with their Haven, and they arms arms around his neck. “The strike which we have inaugurated,” said, of “is not only the strike of the ple people the state of New York but of the of America.” A Fiery Resolution. The meeting then listened to a preamble, followed by resolutions which denounced New York Central officers “arbitrary advised and tyrannical.” political The people are to take action the end of government management of the railroads, and the hiring of Pinker¬ ton men is to be made a state prison of¬ fense by statute. Several local speakers followed, broke and at 10 p. m. the meeting up. Buslne** Fully Returned. New York, Aug. 29.—Mr. Webb was seen at his office Tuesday. He said everything briskly; along the entire line was moving being in fact as much freight to was moved as previous the strike. POWDERL Y “ R OASTED. H Tom Barry Jump* Onto the General Matter Workman With Both Feet. New York, Aug. 29.—The Sun’s De¬ troit special says: Tom Barry, formerly of the executive board of the knights, in an interview Tuesday as to the out¬ look in the present strike, said it was% failure from the start, because it lacked proper ability hold behind it. Powderly did not take until too late to be Of service. When asked why Knights of Labor strikes failed all over the country, he said: * “If you want me to tell you what is the reason the knights are • back num¬ ber, why, here it is: Did you ever hear of an bleed officer members in an organization for all trying to the there, whs in “Let it? Yes. tell Perhaps something. you have. Do me you you remember itrike?" strike! Well”? Well, the I great light southwestern in the midst was of that quarrel. The stocks of the rail¬ road fell out of sight. While this strike was street on broker I was and approached offered $100 by a Wall cash advance 000 in cold to tell in when the strike was to be settled. I told the broker I was not in it, that way. I re- with ------theytrejeoMit twenty hours scorn; but rtour later Mr. Powderly was in New York nego¬ tiating with the veryi broker whom I sighted. One day latpr the strike was this Mr. Barry evidently hf-told, knew more of transaction than but would say no more. _ IN THE CHICAGO .STOCK YARDS. Fear* of. a General fttrifcw Apnea r to Be Well Founded Chicago, Aug, 29.— The fears enter¬ tained that the strike or the stock yards switchmen would involve a general strike ed. A appear carload to Save of beef been well-ground¬ switched waa from the Lake Shore road to the Fort night. Wayne A road switch about 11 o’clock and Tuesday to receive it and the engine ordered crew went the foreman men to couple on to the beef car. This they other refused switchmen to do in and they Fort and Wa; the the yards struck at midnight. The F Wayne switchmen hold -that the men of the same craft belonging to the Lake Shore road are non-union men, other¬ wise the cars of beef would not have been turned over by them to the Fort Wayne to handle yards, the therefore they declined beef cars. SENSATIONA L ^P REDICTIONS. Manager Chappell Says the Stock Yards Strike May Tia Up Every Railroad. Chicago, Aug. 29.—“Every Chicago railroad and all their connections and every railroad in the United States will be tied up unless there is a withdrawal * of the demands of the striking switch¬ men of the Stock Yards Switching asso¬ ciation.” « These were the words of general Man¬ ager Tuesday, Chappell, of the Chicago; and Al¬ ton, the stock yards, iu speaking of the Monday strike at inaugurated evening by tne switchmen employed by the Stock YaMs’ Switching association, after the striae of the engineers ana firemen had been settled. ALMOST LYN CHED. A Retained Striker Who Fired Into * Crowd at Ti-oy, N. T. New* York, Aug. 29.—The World’s Troy the special Central says: John Melius, a striker on who returned to work a few days since, fired three shots from his train into a crowd, of strikers at the Madison street station Tuesday. None of the shots took effect. He was arrest¬ ed and while on the way to jail a crowd tried to take him from i the police to lynch back with him. Tho it the crow d _ ■€- * _ MjwBWsWemsBt in intense and further trouble 1ST feared. Melius he fired the shots in self- defense. __ A Big Strike Avoided. San Francisco, Aug. 29.—A big strike on the Southern Pacific was avoided sions Tuesday the by the railroad making eonces- to grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The committee submitted demands from di¬ which vision the lodges Southern in every Pacific city through the general effect of which system runs, will be to advance the pay of brakemen $10 and conductors $25 per month. The com- -------- ■. m ---prganized and had sent orders east to prevent the rail¬ road hands from coming to the coast, and to avoid a disastrous strike the de¬ mands were granted. SONS OF VETE RANS. Successful Opening of the Grand Encamp¬ ment at St. Joseph, Mo. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 2 9.—Never be¬ fore in the history of the Sons of Vet¬ erans have such great efforts been made to secure the attendance of the rank and file at the National encampment of the order. Efforts have proved successful, and twenty-five states are represented by Tuesday about was 3,500 given delegatee up to receiving and visitors. new arrivals and the parade. Commander- in-chief Griffin and the eastern mem¬ bers 6t his staff, Little Four battery and Fremont Camp No. 149, of Indianapolis, arrived over the Burlington; eaFRTn'the' morning, and were followed by the New Jersey Flagstaff, camp. The Tacoma, Wash., and the A. T., companies arrived later in day and were received with great enthusiasm. The parade occurred at 8 p. m. Five thousand men were in line-rabout 2,500 Sons of Veterans and an -equal number of the Grand Army posts and various organizations in this city And vicinity. day. Commander-in-chief Griffin, Gen. John M. Thurston, Governors Humphrey Thayer of Kansas, Francis of Mis¬ souri, and those of Nebraska, were among on the reviewing stand. A unique feature organization of the parade was the presence of an of ex-Con- rederates from Missouri, which was given The a prominent position. grand business of the encamp¬ ment tine nature. Tuesday The was Ladies’ of an entirely Aid rou¬ met in the afternoon with seventy-five society delegates Altoona, present, Mrs. Ella J. Jones, of Pa., presiding. ■ Charged With Emlx zzing. Koeeter Philadelphia, Ang. 29.— Wednesday Emil V. was arrested here charged with embezzling $7,000 from a Minn., nuipber of of which societies -he in treasurer. Minneapolis, He was acknowledged hearing, being an embezzler faken.only at his but said he had $2,- 000, which he had used in his business with the hope of regaining it. Finding himseif unable to pay he ran away, went to to live Europe in and returned The two weeks apolis ago authorities Philadelphia. advised'of Minne¬ were Koes- ter’s arrest, and he was held to await s requisition. _ Sharkey Beprle red. Sharkey Columbus, O., Aug. 29.—Elmor is reprieved until Sept. 26, to give the governor an opportunity to ex¬ amine doubts as to his sanity. _________‘ CONGRESS. Two Hundred and Fourth Day. In the senate—The memorandum to dose general debate on the tariff bill Sept. 3, and take the final vote on Sept. 8. was agreed to. The lead ore schedule* de¬ bate was continmedNantil adjournment. In the house—The speaker decided the compound Uni bill to be the regular or¬ der. Filibustering was indulged in by the opponents of the tail *11 day until ad- I» A SUSPECT? Priuco Bismarck Under IhoSnr- vefllanee of Itoteetivos. Government Approval Re- quired to Roach Him. So 8ny« Tho Pari* Matin In a llLpatch From Uuria-I'cutti—Tho Kx-Clmmcllor’* Only Ambition Now la a Good Epitaph. Baron tVUoiiann Kxplaini Certain Ut- terancfg, BISMARCK SHADOWED. Constantly Watched t»y Detcetlve*—'The Cauae a My*t*ry. Pams, Aug. 29.—The Matin publishes a dispatch from Bnuln-Pesth, throwing a good deal of light upon what goes on behind the scenes in the high political spheres of Germany. Some days ago M, Pasemandy, a Hungarian deputy, wont to Kissengen in the interests of an important view Prince newspaper, Bismarck. in order to inter¬ M. Pasemandy duction. was duly provided with letters of intro- On his arrival at Hamburg he wrote to the ex-chancellor, demanding an audience. As no reply cam©, h© called in person at Prince Bismarck’s villa. Wlien he entered the garden a well dressed gen¬ tleman asked him very courteously what he wanted. M. Pasemaudy ex¬ plained showed his the object of of his visit, and letters introduction. The well dressed gentleman took the letters, glanced pocket, and them over, put them in his told the deputy to return to his hotel, where Prince Bismarck’s re¬ ply But would again be sent Pasemandy to him. M. wts disap¬ pointed, forthcoming. for this time, also, no answer waa waiting five hours the After deputy patiently wrote to Prince Bismarck’s secretary, asking for an explanation. After further delay M. Pasemandy Brysander, the received word from M. secretary in question, informing appointed him that if he would be at an time at the Kissengen rail¬ way station he would meet some one who would explain the matter. At the rendezvous M. Pasemandy found M. Brysander, Bismarck had who neither told received him that Prince his let¬ ters of introduction nor his request for an audienco. The well-dressed gentleman who had received the deputy so politely on the first occasion proved to be no other than a detective intrusted with the task of constantly This detective shadowing: had evidently the ex-chancellor. sent the letters to the person who paid him for his services, instead of sending them to the prince. After due consideration, M. Brysander brought M. Pasemandy to the villa and informed Prince Bis- march of what had happened. Bismarck regretted that he could not receive an Austrian unless provided with a card of introduction from the Austrian embassy in Berlin. Off went M. Pasemandy to Berlin to get the card required. The ambassador deputy was very affable, but said that, as the was a member of the opposition, he could not give him a card without tlw Tlegrams authorization of Count Kalnoky. were forwith sent off to the minister of foreign affairs at Vienna, who promptly replied that under no cir¬ cumstances whatever was a card of in¬ troduction to be given. M. Pasemandy his was home consequently in Buda Pesth obliged to return to without obtain¬ ing sought, the interview for which he had and for which he had traveled so far. - _ Uismarck** Only Ambition. speech Berlin, Ang. 29.—Prince Bismarck in a to a visiting deputation from Heilbrun, declared that newspaper criti¬ cism of him was mere dust and that he awaited the verdict of history. He added that his only ambition now was for a good epitaph. BARON WISS MAN N EXPLAINS ills Recent Attack on Profeatniit Mis¬ sionaries In Kstst Africa. Berlin, Aug. 29.—In a pamphlet just issued by Baron Wiesmann he explains that his recent attack on Protestant mis¬ sionaries in East Africa had reference principally sujiiarWand to English and Scotch mis- not to German mission- aries. The Scotch, he saya he com¬ plained of, because they acted as politi¬ cal agents to forward British interests at the expense of those of Germany and Portugal, / __ A Mexican Court Martial. New' York, Aug. 29.—The Herald’s City Iturbide of Mexico special found says: Lieut. has been guilty by a court martial for criticising his superior iced, to 340 days’ im¬ prisonment, to date from inhabilitation July 27, dis¬ missal from the army and from bolding public office. The case has attracted great interest on account of the high social position of the ac¬ cused. . ___ Now They Want Our Tobacco. New York, Aug. 29.—The Sun says: An English syndicate is trying to ob¬ tain control of the tobacco warehouses of Louisville and Cincinnati. The syn¬ dicate will be named the Western To¬ bacco Warehouse Trrji»t. It is expected the warehousemen of Clarksville, Teun., will join. The negotiations are .now pending, and the deal will probably be made within the next ten days.. Chlnatowu Will Stay Whore It I*. San Francisco, Ang. 29. — United States Circuit Judge the Sawyer of the has ren¬ dered a decision iu case Bing¬ ham ordinance, requiring the removal of Chinatown from it* present location in the heart of the city, to South San Francisco.- Judge Sawver holds' that the ordinance is unconstitutional, constitution as it conflicts with the of the United States.______ Royalty In Canada. Montreal, Aug. 29.—The Earl of Aberdeen, who arrived on the Parisian, will spend of' the winter at Hamilton, on account Lady Aberdeen's health. The family comprises the earl's four children, Lord Haddo, Archie Lady Margery (Jordon and Dudley and (Jordon. It is said the earl will succeed Lord Stanley as gover nor general o f Canada. Tillman Will Oet There. Charleston, 8. C., Aug. 29.—The straightout Democratic conference at Wednesday Colnmbia adjourned at 8 o’clock M. C. mi Butler came < — .. things. ashington. sad it is said si iver All of a i ' and Till- will be orertior of South Carolina. CHIME WAS HIS THEME. A Yuan* but DM|wr*U Character Die* la Jajl at Ulrmlntham. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 88.—Con¬ sumption Perhaps there saved him from the gmllows. was not s man in the an¬ nals of crime, who was so desperate mud depraved only as was Henry Smith, a white jail man 34 years old, who was in here and under sentence of death. He had committed five cold blooded mur¬ ders, betides several attempt* at murder. But the poor criminal is no more. About eight y • are ago, near Koine, Ga., Smith murdered a white woman and a little girl, robbed them of $0, and set fir© to the house to burn the evidence of hi* cowardly about six crime. He killed got away, and years ago a farmer In Jackson county, Alabama. He managed to make his escape, sad Mar on came to this place. Ti is only about thiye years since he shot a negro dead, without pro¬ vocation, terward near this city, and a year and af¬ shot two whit# men a others woman. recovered. One of the men died, but the About two years ago Smith went to the house of a lawyer muned John Bhu- gart, he lay at in Morris, bed, severely Ala,, and shot him white wounding him and his little son, who was in bed with him. Smith left, but after Shugart got well he hunted him down. Last June he was tried and convicted of murder. He was sentenced to be lmng ia July, but lus cose waa appealed to the supreme court, and before that tribunal rendered ita decision, the criminal died. SHIPPE D TO HER HOME. Ml uni* BarsataMr, who DM from mm Overdo** of Morphias. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 28.— Tbs re¬ mains of young Minnie Bargainees who died at a hotel m this city from an over¬ dose of morphine, have been sent to Fort Deposit, The her home, for interment. house, proprietor at 123 North of Perry a private street, teMdlng sent to the office of the chief of police a small trunk which was the property of the unfortunate girl, who had engaged board and remained there several days, giving her name as Minnie Taylor. Tire trunk contained various articles of clothing be¬ longing poorly written to the young woman, ana two and badly spelled note* signed the writer "E. T.,” the asking Minute to meet ing her that at he had postofflee corner, tell¬ toll some news to her. These notes were written In pencil on and stationery addressed from the Exchange “Mias notel, were to "Minnie Taylor, 123 North Perry street” Interest now centers in the identity of the mm who, it is believed, wronged and deserted the young woman, and this interest is further intensified by the belief that if he is discovered, the dead girl’s father will hold him to a terrible account He tea man of desperate courage, and, it is said, has killed more than one man, STRU GGLING LABOR, Striker* Smy the Central OMelsfa Send out Exaggerated Report*. Albany, N. Y„ Aug. 38.—The strikers continue to issue regular daily bulletins, jiving the the status status of of offt’ affaire in regard to tho gigantic strike waged on the Central road. The bulletin just hatred rays Mia Central officials are giving out exagge¬ rated statements of the movement of freight, and claim that tire strike is no more settled now than it was on the 7th of August. There are several hundred loaded care in the West Albany yards, which are very much in need of repairs, and the red. freight in them will have to b* transfer¬ An engjne ran off the track in the West Albany yards, as it was passing over the switch known ss the Chinas* “puzzle,” and badly damaged this Intel, cate before piece of work. be It was lire three hours it could fixed, striking switchmen are marking every ear that goes out, with a private mark, to indi¬ cate that it is “scab" freight, and they are of the opinion that regular men of the various roads will not handle the care so marked. “ Let II* liars Psmaa." Columbia, 8. C., Aug. 38.-Th«re waa a secret session of the anti-Tiilman fac¬ tion, and it has been learned that propo¬ sition* to nominate a state ticket and ig¬ nore the regular state convention war# lias not favorably received. Senator Butler returned from Washington, and in a political published interview concerning the status, he says: “If Tillman ia nominated, the whole party must sup¬ port him. It is not prudent, wise or proper to have a split or bolt, whether tho action of the conve’ tion be regular or acquiesce.” irregular. There is nothing to do but to A Break for Liberty. Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 18.—Six negro convicts Chattahoochee escaped Brick from the camps of the William company. Their for names are: Philip Morris, Ufa sentence burglary arson; Calvin But Bryant, ten yean for burglary ; Luke Bass, ton, two years for burglary ; Calvin Lockett, twenty yean fee for burglary ; tea yearn burglary. ; Quash When Bivens, ten yean for they escaped they had Tried to Drown His Wife. Decatur, Ala., Aug. 38.-M. F. Smith, formerly cently of Birmingham, Ala., • n ' 1 re¬ Nashville an shops employe in at the Louisville and this place, has been arrested and put in jail on a very serious charge. It seems that his wife carried an insurance policy of $5,000 on her life, and it is alleged that he tried to drown her by throwing her into a pond in order to get the insurance. A Friend la Meed. discovered Columbus, O., Aug. 28.-It has been that a Mrs. Amelia Bader, a German married woman, has been car¬ rying vict on a correspondence with a con¬ the effort in jail here, and spending money in to secure a commutation of his sentence, so that peculiar they could elope. T might be called infatuation. A* Shown by tfee Recent Census. Washington, Aug. 88.—The rf.rort o* ftreet railroads shows that Ilriladeiphia railways than has more miles of street States, 383 miles. any New city in the United Memphis Nashville Orleans has 1M- Atlanta, 52; 45; Galveston 82: Tex., 28.93; Birmingham 7$; Dallas, and 80; Charleston If; Richmond 14, Savannah, Ga., 12 miles. N1 lluliJOt ' NORTH CAROLINA *“ NEGROES. t»l* ««* CamwtmAmm Held Wk»* Tfcey VTaaU Ralxioh, N. c., Ang. 98 . state convention, with PtSTf.^ nastlMM; state, . mlnUter to J. H. n. Willi niuiammon. I ney the tionbyltoB. i Democrats, Democi and dan convention a by the Republicans. the was rad. They would ances and demand nation was * late hour. ______ indorsing tratkmTthe be President Blair Blair 1 bill and the! focal grievance* political recogniti on. : NE WS IN BR IEF/ A Condeuetloa of latere*tie* Items am Verlou* Subject*. The world’s fair directors are still squab¬ bling over the site. A tremendous rain fell In the vicinity at Wheeling Tuesday. A colt kicked little Albert Keenan to death near Greenville, O. Lynchere are after; John Bussell, Who murdered Dr. Bohrsen, of Crookstoa, Dr. Jtutln’s second patent dynamite gun buret Tuesday at tbs test near Perry Tille, N. Y. Six pasaengew were painfully injured by the derailing of a car near Lravw- worth, Kan. Johnson Burton, aged 55, banged him¬ self at Pan a, 111., because a girl of Ufa fused to marry him. A man named Fielder, living near Nabo, Dr. Bohrsen, of Crookston, Minn., was shot and killed in Grand Forks, N. Dak., by a man named Russell. dSms iKsx.'a.’sAft 1890 was 5,109,767 net tons. Virginia Typhoid fever is raging in ths West Several penitentiary at MotmdsviHa, deaths have occurred. - David Unaley, of Philadelphia, received A peach | ship, N. J., _ _ other day, found but half a dozen j on 1,700 trees. The steamer City of New York 1 her race with the Teutonic from York to Liverpool, making UreA in 6 days and 40 minutes. B. Wellman, a wealthy brickmakar fiv- «■ and waa ground to pieces. sIXZ.'TtTalS.’SFSBS A prisoner ia Jail at Freehold, N. J., him, and he concluded to stay whew be was. Soott Shoemaker, a well known hotel mra, while chatting with »oms travelers at Scranton, Pa., suddenly took a revolver from his pocket and blew oat bia 1 ‘ No reason for the act te known. Myrtle Wilgus, daughter of a I living near Mullen, Neb., John W; station foreman, and an unknown 1 were killed by a collision on th«Ba^ ton and Missouri at Mullen, Tuesday. Maj. McKinley was renominated congress by the Republicans of tbs I tesnth district yesterday, at Mass!] At Springfield tho Democrats of Ttnth district _ nominated John Quincy Rtschlie’s Antonio, Tex, City Collector office was robbed of a Urge amount of money. Just how much the thief got Is not known, as the matter ia it quiet in the hope of appro- A ‘"‘.p»en, dispatch from Denmark says the man u under arreet at New York for a man and shipping his body to in a barrel of lime, is falsely ac¬ cused of the crime. Thereat murderer is— in prison at Copenhagen. A Plymouth, Mae*., man, who died re- oently at the age of 89 years, left a request that his cat, which had been his com¬ panion for many yean, to kilted and buried in the same grave with him and his wish waa carried out to the letter. Chief of Police Crowley, of San Fran¬ cisco, who ha* bemi at the toad of the po¬ lice department for eighteen years, says ths Chinese there commit more Crimea in proportion to their number than any other race, and are the moat difficult of detec¬ tion. Emil V. Koeeter was arrested in Phil*, delphla, charged with embezzling *7,000 from a number of societies in Minueanolis of which he was treasurer. At a bearing bezzler, the prisoner but acknowledged claimed bring — the amotflt was only 12,000. ---------- A house in Georgetown, D. C., has lust been shingled for the first time since 1803, and the carpenter say* be has found sawed shingles that bad been laid within ten yean in much wore# condition than the shaved pine shingles which had been in wear eighty-seven years. m A remarkable proceeding is reported bom Chicago, where a father—Jacob Lan- fleld—was arrested for not .taking out a theatrical license for a little theater which his children ran in the cellar, charging five pins admission. He was arrested on a warrant sworn out hv a uoliceman.