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Orflln, Oeorgia. Jun* Utt, 1»M»3
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WEEKLY—Same rates as for the Dally
There are thirty-two miles ot wire in
•he renovated White Home, but the
.management Is never at a loss for men
40 pnll it.
The Panama hat, says the St. Louis
■sGUobe-Demoorat, must go to the wall.
Most of them, however, look as if they
4aad already been there.
Wireless telegraphy has already been
made the subject of a book ol 525
pages, with 259 woodcuts, by two
Italians named Right and Dressen.
The shortest people in Europe are the
Laplanders. The height of the men
average 4 feet and 11 inches and the
height of the women two inches less.
A Japanese boy carried off first
honors at the Kansas Oity high school.
Six years ago he could speak no Eng
lish, and has supported himself at
school.
When the white man first reached
the City of Mexico it had 30fi,0<i0 inhabi
tants, probably more than the entire
population of the North American con
tinent .
It is said Americana are diamond
tarazy. There were $3,432,000 worth of
■dkamonds and other precious stones im
ported in May, more than in any provi
oku month.
The Americus Timea-Recordor thus
j abs at Atlanta : "Governor Terrell has
-aecnred a loan sufficient to cover the
■ooats of the legislative session. The
yicnic comes a trifle high, but some
thing must be doing in Atlanta.”
The contribution by Mr. W. R. Hearst,
of New York, of $5,000 to the endow
ment fund of the Georgia School of
Technology is a generous act, and will
give fresh impetus to the development
of industrial education in Georgia.
NO TEAR OFDOG DAYS.
Ah the warm days of summer
oome on, the thoughts of many turn
to the possibilities of mad dogs, and
the most harmless and disease-free
dog in the oity or country is regard
ed with suspicion.
Bo great is the fear of hydropho
bia. that it is re-assuring to learn on
the very best authority that it is a
disease so rare that well-known
anedioal investigators have teen
searching for many years for au
thentic cases, and have failed to
find a single one, and that it is no’-
Tivco considered worth menlioninj
sa <he mortality reports. True
' th» re are thousands of spurious
♦oasos reported every year, which are
in reality caused by nervous dread
disseminated and fostered, it is be
lieved, by "Pasteur Institutes.”
A Bostonian writing to the New’
"York Tribune ways:
‘‘As the dinger of ‘hydrophobia’
in mnn has been viciously exagger
ated > has been thus of ‘rabies’ in
the g. It. i? safe to Fay that ar
ninety <>nt i f every hundred
) ra»e-> are cases rt u!-tr.>.t
inent, iitat j> ostr.dion, fit*, thirst,
wtr.m i'.. ti< hie, rp'.lep-;., or cim‘.-
lar ciieii A ( | vg trQn
*rAb:t >’ C. >as not froth at t he mouth ;
ncith r does ho go out of his way to
attack, but gives every indication of
•wishing to be let alone. ”
.The writer goes on to say that in
nothing does man display greater
inconsistency than in the fact that
he wilfully destroys his fellow-men
in time of war and in time of peace,
and yet- “if some unfortunate mem
J’fct of the species most faHhful to
raia i, wild with ill-treatment or the
-Mteoase above mentioned, rushes he
Alt ows not whither, beset by imag
inary foes, then man joyfully seizes
the opportunity to attack the suf
ferer with every convenient weap
on, as in former days, under like
conditions, he treated his ftllow
tnan.”
While we agree with thia writer
in thinking that many diHaases exist
solely in the imagination, we believe
that “an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure,” and one
might almost as well be bitten as be
scared to death, ao we would not
advise an immediate relaxation of
vigilance on the part of those whose
presumable duty it is to look after
mad dogs.
Protecting the Georgia Troops-
Carrollton Free Press.
Gov. Terrell is entitled to much
credit for hi* effort to protect the Geor
gia troops during the State encamp
ment. He ba* ha tied an order to this
effect:
"No officer or enlisted man, while in
uniform, will enter a barroom for any
purpose; and post commanders are
hereby directed to strictly enforce this
regulation ”
Those saloon men who have paid
large sums to have the troops brought
to their towns or cities in order that
they might get the opportunity to sell
them intoxicants will probably criticize
Gov. Terrill severely, but this is a
case where the good citizens will love
the governor for the enemies he has
made.
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CLIFTON MILLS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Directors Issue Statement as to Losses
by Recent Storm-
Spartanburg, 8. C., June 24.-—The
board of directors of the Clifton Man
ufacturing company has issued an Im
portant circular to the stockholders re
lating to the recent disaster along the
banks of Pacelot river.
The circular sets forth succinctly
the losses and present condition of the
company, and contains much of impor
tance just at this juncture.
The loss on Mills Nos. 1 and 2 is
placed al $300,000, and when these
mills are repaired the company will
have in operation 50,000 spindles.
The circular in part contains the
following:
“Four warehouses at Mill No. 2,
with 1,794 bales of cotton, haveibeen
lost. This will prove almost a to
tal loss. What we most deplore hav
ing to report is the loss of life caused
by 60 cottages having been carried
away by the raging torrent before
some of the Inmates were able to es
cape.
“After a careful inspection of the
property as it now stands we are in
clined to think it is worth fully $1,000,.
000 to its stockholders, which will
serve as a good basis on which to
renovate and reconstruct the entire
plant in time. Besides, as we were
most fertunate in saving about 9,000
bales ot cotton, and as no manufactur
ed goods were lost, we have in out
possession quick assets which can be
converted into cash at once, more than
sufficient to cover all of our present in
debteduess.”
The board of directors of the D. E
Converse company have rescinded ths
forthcoming dividend, payable in July,
upon the capital stock of the company.
The total Ic. s at Glendale was $63,000.
The present capital stock of the com
pany is $300,060, but after July 1 th*
capital stock will be $500,000. Th*
new Glendale mill has been completed
with its 20,000 spindles and correspond-
Ing equipment of draper looms. Th*
cost per spindle in the new mill was
$23.50, which it said, cannot be
boat by any mill in the south.
MADE INCENDIARY SPEECH.
Negro Minister Advise* Blacks to Arm
Themselves.
Chicago, June 24. —'At a meeting ol
negroes held last night to protest
against the lynching of the negro, Da
vid T. Wyatt, at Belleville. Ills., recent
ly, Rev. C. H. Thomas, one of the
speakers, advised that they
should, if the hangWg and burning ol
negro men is not stopped by the reg
ular authorities, sell their coats and
buy guns with which to defend them
selves. Other sneakers expressed sim
ilar sentiment*, and before the meet
ing had adjourned the negroes present
were worked up to a high pitch of ex
citemout.
Mrs. Ida Well* Barnett Informed
the men present that they must organ
ize to fight their own battles, saying
that they never could expect the white
mon to fight for them until they had
shown themselves capable of fighting
for themselves.
Minister Notified to Leave.
The league. June 24. —The minister
of the Netherlands at Belgrade has
been ir/d: nctc.l to have that city he
fore the arrival of King Peter at the
Servian capital.
The Coining 4tli of July.
As this popular holiday approaches It
brings to mind the terrible struggle of the
Colonists fortheir freedom, recalls heroes
of the past and inspires patriotism for the
future. Every true American will ac
cordingly assist in making the day's cele
bration one that, will surpass ail ’ others.
The first essential, however, for a proper
celebration is good health. If you are
weak and run down and in need of a
tonio, we urge you to try Hostetter’s
Stomach Bitters because it Is universally
acknowledged to be the best health re
storer in existence. It will restore the
appetite, purify the blood, strengthen the
nerves and cure stomach, heartburn,
belching, nausea, indigestion, dyspepsia
and malaria. Women will also find It
beneficial as a regulator an d strength
giver.
SOLDIERS GO OUT ON DRESS PARADE.
A SPECTACULAR SCENE AT CAMP
NORTHEN YESTERDAY.
Major J. henry Smith Had Charge of the Battalion
Drill and It Was a Pronounced Success.
The soldiers of the Second and
Fourth havo gotten down to active
and earnest work, and Camp Nor
then is alive and gay. To many the
call of the bugle and boom of the
cannon ie a familiar so and, but to
some it ie something new.
Inspector General Mills has ex
pressed himself ae being well pleas
ed with the cleanliness and excellent
condition ol the camp, and all the
men are obeying the orders of the
camp and keeping good order
This will be one of the best encamp
ments ever held at Camp Northen
and will be of untold benefit in
many ways to all the troops of the
two regiments.
Yesterday the regular routine of
camp duties was gone through with
and the soldier boys seemed to en
joy it to the fullest extent.
Yesterday’s Program.
Capt. Jas. R. Atwater, of Com
pany H, Second Infantry, was officer
of the day.
Col. D. L. Wooten, aid-de-camp
G. S. T., was detailed as post com
missary.
Lieut. Win. Van Bell, Company
E, Second Infantry, was senior offi
cer of the guard, while the junior
officer of the guard was Allen Fort,
Jr., of Company L, Fourth Infantry,
and the supernumerary officeE A.
Wimberly, of Company I, Fourth
Infantry.
Colonel Wooten has named Chap
lain Charles C. Wright of the Fourth
Georgia Infantry, as the camp post
master, and the mail for the camp
will be distributed from his tent
Chaplain Wright will have as his
assistant Private Jack Brooke, of
the Grinin Rifles.
Lieutenant Colonel J. Q. Nash,
assistant inspector general, G. 8. T.,
has been detailed pest adjutant;
Lieutenant Colonels J EL Tipton,
D. L Wooten and E M. Davis, aides
de-camp to general staff; Major
L. H. Kenan, quartermaster gen
eral, G. S. T., is post quartermaster.
From 8 :45 to 9 :15 o’clock Com
pany E, Sixteenth Infantry, U. 8 A.,
had an extended order drill, and at
11 o’clock had guard mount.
The crowning feature of camp
took place yesterday afternoon at 6
o’clock, when for the first time the
two regiments went out on dress
parade, the Second forming at the
upper end of the parade ground and
the Fourth at the over end. Hun
dreds of visitors, many of them la
dies, were present and watched the
soldiers as they drilled, amid the
sound of the bugle and music of the
band. As they passed under the
review of Inspector-General Mills,
of the U. S. A , and Inspector-Gen
eral Obear, of the G. S. T., they
presented*a most creditable appear
ance and were cheered by the vast
throng of people whose eyes were
centered upon them.
The Provost Guard,
The provost guard is under com
mand of Major Walter Harris, of
the Second Infantry. There are
fourteen privates, two corporals and
One sergeant on provost eaoh day.
Lieut. W. H. Beck, of the Griffin
Rifles, was officer of the guard yes
terday.
Battalion Drill.
One of the finest battalion drills
ever seen in Camp Northen took
place yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock. Major J. Henry Smith, of
the First Battalion, Second Regi
ment, G. 8. T., was in command,
and was complimented by all the
other officers for the or-ditable ap
pearance of the boys of the Second.
To-Day’s Orders.
Capt. H. A. Wilkerson, Co. H.
Fourth Infantry, will be officer of
the day.
Lieut. J. C. Coat, Co. C. Fourth
Jnfahtry, se dor officer.
F. B. Outhouse, Co. A. Second In
fantry, junior officer ot the guard.
Lieut. L. E. Cone, Co. K Fourth
Infantry, supernumerary officer of
the guard.
Special order No. 1 appointed
Major Weaver post surgeon.
D. L Wooten, aide de camp, post
commissary.
Majors Freer and Turner, regi
mental summary court, and they
will report at guard house each
morning at 8 o’clock.
Provst guard, Major Harris in
command, Lt. T. M. Griffin, officer
of the guard.
Camp Calls,
Reveille, first call 4:30 a. m.
Reveille 4:40 “
Assembly 4:45 “
Company drill, first cu 11... 5 :15 “
Assembly 5:30 “
Recall.. 6;30 “
Bck cal).. 6 ;45 •<
Breakfast 7 : 00 “
Guard mounting Ist ca1)...7 :45 “
Assembly 8:00 “
Police fatigue 8:00 “
Recall from fatigue 9 :00 “
Battalion drill, first ca11...9 :15 “
Assembly 9 ; 30 “
Recall 10 :30 “
Officers call 11 ;15 “
First Sergeant’s cull 12 :00 m.
Dinner 12 :30p.m
Non-Com. Officers ca11...2:30 “
Battalion drill, first ca11...3 :45 "
Assembly 3;55 “
Recall 5 : oo “
Parade, first call 6:00 “
Assembly 6:15 “
Supper ”.7:30 “
Tattoo 10:00 “
Taps 10 :30 “
Check roll call by Ist Sgtsll :00 “
.te’irst Sergeants will have their
morning reports xeady at 8 :00 a. m.
General Orders,
Colonel Wooten’s general erderr
are very strict, as some of them, in
addition to what have already been
published in these columns, will
sbo w:
Company commanders will keep
the respect ve streets, mess halls,
etc , in good condition by details.
The use of intoxicating liquors.
and playing and betting for money
or other things of value is positively
forbidden. Officers are charged to
report violations of this order.
Officers must rep art any injury to
or destruction of oity, State or
United States property, This order
sets out necessary uniforms and
forbids soldiers wearing civilian
dress in camp.
There will be but one guard for
post. It will consist of one officer
of the day, two officers of guard,
one supernumei«ry officer of the
guard, five sergeants of the guard,
six corporals of the guard and forty
six privates. Details of guard will
be made in compliance with manual
of guard duty, Unite! States army.
A major will be detailed each day
from headquarters as instructor of
the guasd.
Unless excused by proper authori
ties officers and men will be present
at all drills and ceremonies.
The following details and regula
tions for the provost guard of pro
visional brigades, Georgia State
trooos, have been announced. The
p ov >st guard will consist of one
n ajar, whose tour of duty will con
tinue from 4 p m. June 23 to 12
noon June 30 ; one lieutenant, one
sergeant, two corporals and four
teen privates, whose tour of duty
will continue for twenty-four
hour. The provost guard com
mander will divide his guard into
two details which will serve as in
structed by him. The headquarters
of the provost guard will be in the
city of Griffin at police headquar
ters
Riding and driving along front of
camp is prohibited. AU vehicles
will be stopped, except mounted
officers of the post. The officers of
the day and the officers of the
guard are instructed to enforce this
rule strictly.
Second Regiment Infantry
G. S. T.
Col E D Huguenin, Macon.
Lieut Col Chas W Griffin, Eastman.
Major J Henry Smith, Griffin.
Major Marion Turner, Tennille.
Major Walter Harris, Macon.
Captain and Adjutant, J. A. Thomas,
Macon.
Captain and Quartermaster, Frank
B. West, Macon.
Captain and Commissary, Warren
Grice, Hawkinsville.
Captain aud Chaplain, F. F. Reese,
Macon.
Major and Surgeon, O. H. Weaver,
Macon.
Ist Lieut and Asst Surgeon, J. M.
Kelly, Griffin
Ist Lieut and Asst Surgeon, E C
Brown, Hawkinsville.
Ist Lieut ana Asst Surgeon, Jesse E
Wright, Macon.
Ist Lieut and Battalion Adjutant-,
EdgarS Wilson, Jr, Macon.
Ist Lieut and Battalion Adjutant, E
B Oxford, Griffin, to be commissioned.
Co A Jackson Rifles, Captuin Robert
A. Franklyn.
Co B Macon Volunteers, Caotain
Robert C Hazlehurst, Ist Lieut Baxter
Junes, 2.1 Lieut C 1> Win, Jr.
Co C Floyd Rifles, Macon. Captain
WmL Starr, Ist Lieut J W D mingoes,
Jr, 2d Lieut Percy D Griffith.o
Co D Washington Rifles, Tennille.
Co E Pulaski Volnnteeer. Hawkins
ville, Capt D R Pearce, Ist Lieut W V
Bell, 2d Lieut E M Coleman.
Co F Macon Hussars, Capt W P
Wheeler, Ist Lieut George B Findley,
2d Lieut E W Stetson.
Co G Barnesville Blues, Capt H S
Gray, Ist Lieut Jackson E Bush, 2d
Lieut Benj M Turner.
Co H Upson Guards, Thomaston,
Capt Jas R Atwater, Ist Lieut P D
Stamps, 2d Lieut C T Adams.
Co I Perry Rifles, Uapt Robt L Car
ter, Ist Lieut L Frank Carter.
Co K Quitman Guards, Forsyth, Ist
Lieut Jas H McGowen, Oomd’g.
Co L Griffin Rifles, Capt M J Dan
Ist Lieut W H Beck, 2d Lieut J C
Nutt. '
Go M EuHtman Volunteers, Capt E K
Edwards, Ist Lieut Max Newman, 2d
Lieut J W Griffin.
Fourth Regiment Infantry,
G. S. T.
Col W E Wooten. Albany.
Lieut Col 1 hos N Hopkins, r l liomas
ville, commanding. I
Major Robt Lee Wylly, Thomasville.
Major Thos 8 Hawes, Bainbridge.
Major Peter Freer, Columbus.
Cape and Adjutant, VVm M Wilder, (
Albany. 1
Oaptaju and Quartermaster, Carl W ,
Saye, Albany. '
Captain and Commissary, James E j
Mathis, Americus. . '
Captain and Inspector Rille Practice, (
A P Coles, Albany. |
Captain and Chaplain, CliasT Wright,
Albany.
Major and Surgeon, James M Smith,
Valdosta. |
Ist Lieut & Asst Surgeon, Guy Chap- ;
le, Dawson.
Ist Lient & Asst Surgeon, John M
Spence, Camilla. '
Ist Lieut & Asst Surgeon, E M Cole
man, Columbus. . ;
Co A Cuthbert Rifles, Capt Benj S '
Baldwin, Ist Lt Leon L Marlin, 2nd Lt I
Sami A Freeman.
Co B Valdosta Videttes, Capt W B
Fender, Ist Lt Harry Wilson, 2nd Lt
WmA Pardee.
Co 0 Columbus Guards, Capt Frank
M Somiuerkatnp, Ist Lt John 0 Cozart,
2 .d Lt Geo L Sheram.
Co D Fort Gaines Guards, Capt Thad
J Morris, Ist Lt John S Burnett.
Co E Albany Guards, Capt James T
Mann, Ist Lt T W Ventulett, 2nd Lt B
L Collier.
Co F Waycross Rifles. Capt James G I
Bird, Ist Lt J W Baxley, 2nd T J W I
Greer.
Co G City Light Guards (Columbus),
Capt John P lllges, Ist Lt J W Wood- ,
ruff, 2nd Lt H Bruce, Jr
Co H Dawson Gurds, Capt II A Wil
kerson, Ist Lt E R blade.
Co I Bainoridge Independents, Capt
R W Fleming, Ist Lt R W Jackson,
2nd Lt E A Wimberly.
Co K Thomasville Guards, Capt F D
Dismnke, Jr., Ist Lt J H Brown, 2nd Lt
L E Cone
Co L Americus Light Infantry, Capt
G L Williams, Ist Lt A Fort, 2nd Lt J
W Argo.
Co M Fitzgerald Guards, Capt Jesse
Mercer, Ist Lt Thos M Griffin.
SENT BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Dr. 8. A. Taylor Commits Suicide Near
East Point.
Atlanta, June 22. —By placing the
muzzle of a winchester rifle to his head
and pushing the trigger with a forked
stick. Dr. S. A. Taylor committed sui
cide at his home, near East Point some
time Saturday night. His dead body
was discovered Sunday afternoon by
his daughter, Miss Maggie Taylor.
Dr. Taylor had been living alone for
eocae time and had been in bad health.
SiMiday afternoon his daughter called
at the house and the body was discov
ered. Near by was the rifle with
which the doctor had ended his life.
As the house is far removed from
the public road and the nearest neigh
bws live some distance off, the shot
was not heard, and it is not known ex
actly at what time the act was com
mitted.
Dr. Taylor had evidently made care
ful preparations to kill himself. He
loaded a winchester, laid down upon
the floor and placed the muzzle close
to his forehead. He had procured
a long stick with a fork at one end
and the fork was placed so the trigger
eould rest against it and not slip. The
bullet entered the middle of his fore
head and death must have been instan
taneous.
Dr. Taylor had lived near East Point
fvr 35 years and was well known
throughout Fulton ountq. At on*
time he had a lucrative practice. A
few years ago his health began to fail
and recently he was moody and reserv
ed, and rarely ever left his home.
He leaves a wife and six children.
—J —
kill Your Lnnißfs.
Breathe more. Breathe deeply.
Breathe frerty. Why don’t we take
more of this vital power into our be
ing? We must if our lives are to be full
and vigorous.
The puny, whining, stingy individual
is not the one who has a full, deep res
piration. She is stingy and crabbed
with herself first.
Fill your lungs full. Fill the upper
part. Fill the lower part. Now be sure
you cannot get another bit of air any
where. Slowly and steadily exhale.
Whenever you are outdoors do it,
walking to and from the office. Get up
from your sewing and go out on the
porch and try it. When you feel nerv
ous try it. When things get tangled up
and you are becoming confused try it.
If you feel cross try it. In short, when
you feel the need of vitality fill your
lungs and take it. Control the exhala
tion, and if you persist you will find
restlessness, worry and impatience will
lose their grip and newer power will
possess your being.
\ God's gift, fresh air, plenty of it!
Will you take it?—Medical Talk.
A CTicrcH.
Tire Eskimos possessed the most re
markable place of worship in the
w<»*ld. It was a sealskin church. For
ty sealskins were stretched over a
"light framework, and in this tent, 18
by 12 feet, services were held every
Sunday. But the church came to an
u»Gmely end. One hard winter the
uos’ dogs, being half famished,
dined on the sealskins, and only the
tame was left The Eskimos have
Bow erected a dog proof, tabernacle.
L . r- ■———' - ' ■——' '’H9* !
GEORGIA SOLONS IN ,
SESSION
Busy Term Is Anticipated by
Members.
GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE RECEIVED, ,
For the First Time In Fifteen Year*
the Lawmakers of Georgia Gather
for a Summer Session of the State
Legislature.
Atlanta, Ju#e 24,-The legislature of
Georgia met in regular jess on >
this me ruing at 10 o’clock. For the
first time in nearly 15 years the Geor
gla lawmakers gathered tor a *
summer session.
Almost all the prominent members
of both houses have reached the city.
Some of those who live near by
come in on the early trains, but fat
the most part the members arrived
yesterday. The governor was kept
busy all day receiving legislators who
called to pay their respects, the hall*
of the senate and the house presented
the usual busy scene incident to the
annual coming of the solons and last
night the hotel corridors were crowded.
Speaker Newt Morris, of Cobb, was a ,
conspicuous figure among the distin-
: guishea visitors In the city.
1 Members of both houses expect a '
busy session. While nothing of a
sensational order is now anticipated,
the impression is strong that there
will b" more than tnough necessary <
work to keep the body here during
the full 50 days.
When the two bodies were called to
order the galleries of both the houss
and senate were filled with a large
crowd of spectators and nearly every
member was present at his desk.
The governor’s message was receiv
-1 ed just before noon, an-! was immedi
: ately read to both the house and the 1
( senate.
In his message to the general as-
’ sembly Governor Terrell urged favor-.,
i able consideration of the question of
limiting the tax rate, of amending the
common school system and of exempt
ing college endowments.
He also urged that steps looking
toward an equalization of tax values
‘ be adopted—suggesting, in that connec.
tion, the establishment or a state board
which shall regulate the matter.
He recommended that suits to re
caver certain school lands -that have
never been devoted to their intended
purpose be instituted.
He uiged the passage of a measure
which shall provide for the care ol
confederate gravis by the state.
He urged the segregation of ths
! criminal insane from the innocent in
’ sane erd suitable provision be mad*
I for the care of the former.
I He urged that the paving of Mlteh
-1 ell street be changed —the present pav
ing being a sort that traffic thereon
makes a noise that seriously interferes
with work in the capitol.
He felicitated Georgia upon the con
dition of the militia and upon th 5
condition ot the various state institu
tions, and suggested a few imr.ove
ments in connection with some of the
latter.
He called attention to and indorsed
the suggestions of the various state
house officials in their reports, and
concluded with a gratifying summary
of the state’s financial status.
YALE COMMENCEMENT.
Presentation of Degrees Feature of
Closing Exercises.
New Haven, Conn., June 24. —The
presentation of degrees to the mem
bers of the graduating class in all the
departments of the university and the
conferring of honorary degrees by
President Hadley, formed the chief
function of the closing day of Yale’s!
commencement -work. The Gobdeu
clum medal for proficiency in politcal
economy was awarded to M. B. Ter
rell, of Dechord, Tenn., of the academ
ic senior class, while the John A. Por
ter university prize was won by Rich
ard Webb, of Durham, N. C., a gradu
ate school student, for an essay on
“Sidney Lanier.”
The honorary degree of doctor of
law’s was conferred upon George Gray,
Judge of the United States circuit
court of Delaware, and William D.
Alexander, surveyor general of the Ha
waiian islands; doctor of divinity on
the Rev. Lyman Abbott, and bachelor
of arts on Herbert W. Bowen, Unit
ed States minister to Venezuela.
Timothy Gleason Dead.
New York, June 34.—Timothy Glea
son, who was prominent in the Fenian
uprising in 1807, and was a brother ol
the late Patrick Gleason, the “Battle
Axe Mayor” of Long Island City, has
been found dead in Brooklyn. He was
the last of seven brothers. When he
took part in the Fenian uprising he
was imprisoned three months. Then
he came to America. One of his
brothers was General Joseph Gleason,
who served in the civil war. Twin
brothers died in California and the
others in the south.
NEGRO LYNCHED IN TENNESSEE.
Swung to Tree and Body riddled with
Bullets.
Elk alley, Tenn., Juno 24.—-Charles
Jones, the negro accused' of criminal
assault on 12-y-ear-old Margaret Bruce
yesterday, was caught during the nlghf
and immediately taken before his lit
tle victim who identified him.
Jones broke down and confessed. He
was tucmptly strung up to a tree at
daylight and his body riddled with bul
lets.