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GROWTH OF THE SOUTH-
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1891.
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STATISTICS OF THE LINES IN THE
UNITED STATES.
Statistics Covering the Operations of Ball*
ways During the Fiscal Year Ended June
„ SO, 1890—Earnings and Expenses for Nine
Months, Ended March 30,1801.
Except the price, and that we make exceeding
ly small. We can fit you perfectly, and by
selecting now you secure the pick. Don’t fo r.
get the place. '
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Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue.
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Washington, Not. SO.—There will
be toned this week from the statistl-
ctunVi office ’of the interstate commis
sion, the third annual report on "etntis-
tics of the raitwaya in the United
States.” This report gives comprehen
sive statistics covering the operations
of railways during the fiscal year ended
Jane 80, 1890, aud a statement of earn
ings and expenses for nine months, eud-
ed March 80, 1891. A marked feature
of the report which adds greatly tar the
value of its statistics, is the mapping
and division of all statistics in teu ter-,
ritorial groups, by which differences in
conditions of operation iu various parti
of the oonntry are clearly brought to
notice. Comparisons rendered po-wible
by this report show marked differenced
in different parti of the conutry.
The railway mileage in the Uni ted
States on Jane BP, 1890, was 100,097
miles; increase in railway mileage
brought into operation daring the year
vraa 0,080 miles. Michigan shows the
largest increase iu railway mileage dnr-
ing the fiscal year, being 450 miles, and
Georgia comes next with increased
mileage of 437 miles. Group five, made
up of Kentnoky, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia and Florida, shows
an increased mileage of 1,870 miles dur
ing the year.
The number of railway corporations
on Jane 80. 1890, was 1.797, of which
987 are operating companies, twenty-
two companies representing 1,046, miles,
have been reorganised daring the year,
and thirty-fonr companies, representing
1,908 miles, have merged their corpor
ate exiateuce into other corporations.
Fifty companies, representing 0,190
miles, have Been consolidated with other
companies. Forty railway corporations
operate 77,878 miles, 47.51 per cent, of
the total mileage.
The total number of men employed is
749,801, being an increase of 45,351 over
the number employed in 1889. The
average number of men employed per
100 miles of line on all roods is 470. In
the New England states it is 710. In
group four covering Virginia, North
Carolina, Sooth Carolina and part of
West Virginia, it is 380; and in various
sections of the western states the ntuli-
her ranges from 850 to 888 per 100 miles
of Hue.
The total iinuiber of persons reported
by railways as killed daring the year
was 5,880, and the total number report
ed us injured was 89,034. Of the total
number killed, 9,451 were employes, 885
passengers, and 8,584 were classed as
•other persons.” In this latter f>——
are included a large number of «uii
Of the total nnmber injured, 83,800
were employes, 8,444 passengers, be
sides 4,800 unclassified. If the nnmber
of employes billed be assigned to the
total nnmber, it appears that one death.
occnrr$ for every 800 men employed on
ths railwaye, ana one injury occurs for
every thirty-three men employed. The
largest number of casualties occur to
men engaged directlyin handling trains.
Thus, while ths trainmen represent hat
it per cent, of the total number of em
ploye*, other casualties sustained by
them account for 58 per cent, of the
total casualties. A passenger riding
continuously at the rate of thirty miles
an boor might expect immunity from
death by railway accident for 1.700
years, tint an engineer, brakcraun or
conductor, under the same conditions,
is liable to fatal accident at the expira
tion of forty years.
8HOT AT A PREACHER.
A Crank Attempts to Take the Life ef
Dr. John Ball,
New Tons, Nov. 80.—As Dr. John
Hall, pastor of ths Fifth Avenne Pres
byterian church, was passing from tlie
church to the parsonage adjoining, jn«t
after the close of the morning service a
man named John G. Bath, a German,
05 years old, stepped from behind A
wagon on the opposite side of the ave
nue and fired three shots in qnick suc
cession at the reverend gentleman, as
be was about ascending the steps of his
residence. The first shot struck ths
stoue stoop of the doctor’s hotue, the
second perforated one of the gloss pan
els of the front door and the third flat
tened itself against tbs side of ths
honse. The shooter coolly pnt the pis
tol, » five-chambered revolver of the
pattern known ns the” Young America,"
m his pocket, while A. E. Dight, a
member of Dr. Hall’a chnrcli, and the
sexton, jumjicd upon him and held him
until the arrival of an officer. He made
no resistance whatever and was locked
np. Shortly afterward Dr. Hall went
to the police station and preferred com
plaint against the prisoner. Bath is a
crank and imagines Dr. Hall is in a con
spiracy, against him. i
TWO FOOLISH VILLAGERS
Will Nut Their Death from Kitting mm
m Trace.
Akron, O., Not. 80.’—A novel wager
was made Thanksgiving eveniug by
two men in a crowd gathered at a
store in Batzum, a little hamlet seven
wiles north of this city. William No
ble, in a spirit of banter, offered to bet
John Springer the oysters for the party
that he could sit longer on a rail fence
than Springer. The wager was ac
cepted, aud the two wen were soon sit
ting on the top rail of a fence near tbs
store. AI1 night they sat there, thair
friends encouraging them with hot
coffee, food and additional clothing.
Toward morning it began to rain hard,
mid rain continued to fail nearly aU day
Friday, but neither of the sitters weak
ened. Springer, who weighs probably
300, was the first to succumb to the
strain end fell from the fence. Bqt$
men wen carried home, and both are
now ill from the effects of the exposure.
Springer has some chances of recover-
bg.
The, Industrial Development la the Week
Kadleg Nevi SS*
Chattanooga, Team, Nov. 8h.—The
Tradesman, Chattanooga, In its v^eekly
review for the week ending Nov.
ports 25 new industries, It new build
ings, 3 railroads and 1 electric Btreet
railway. Among the most important
new industries incorporated as reported
to The Tradesman, are the following:
Brick work* at Hnmboldt, Tenn., brick
and tile works with $100,000 capital at
Garrison, Tex., and" a large cigar factory
at Tampa, Fia. Coal and Coke corn-
panto have been organised at Monnt
Clair, W. Va,, and Clarksburg, W. Va.,
the latter with $50,000 capital, compress
and storage company at Montgomery,
Ala., with $100,000 capital, also a com
press company at Thomas ville. Go.
An electric light plant will be erected
at Dickson, Tenn., electric light and
power companies have been organised
at Point Pleasant, W, Va., and Rones-
verte, W- Va., and a company with
$850,000 capital will erect an elevator at
Dallas. Tex, A flouring mill is to be
erected at Dickson; Tenn., an ice fac
tory at Houston, Tex., an ice, light and
refrigerator company has been organ
ised at Velasco, Tex., car Works will
be erected at Houston, Tex., and n
foundry at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., A
marble and talc company has been or
ganised at Atlanta, Ga., with $1,000,000
capital, a company with $50,000 capital
will manufacture fnrnitnre, etc., at
Waco, Tex., an organ factory will be
erected at Portsinonth, Tex., uud n
plow and harrow factory at Mlneolu,
Tex.
A phosphate company with $50,000
capital has been organized at Istachat-
it, Fla., a roofing and paving company
at Tallapoosa, Ga., and a cordage com
pany at Velasco, Tex. Woodworking
plants will be erected ut Radford, Va,
and Montgomery, Ala. Water works
are to he erected at Milledgerille, Ga..
and Pledmout, Ala., and the system at
New Braunfels, Tex., is to he extended.
Charters for railroads have been
asked for at Fort Worth, Tex., and
Charleston, a C„ tho belt line ut Sa
vannah, Ga., will be extended, aud an
electric railroad is to be constructed ut
Ashland, Ky. Depots are to be erected
at Hopkinsville, Ky..Hntnbloldt,Tenn„
and Pocahontas, Va.; warehonses at
Danville, Ky., and Borne,Ga.; a college
building is to be pnt np at Gainesville,
Tex., a hall to cost $30,000 at Greenville,
Tex., anil an office building to cost $00,-
000 ut Briatol,/Tenn.
DONE THEIR PAPA UP.
Dow Two Illinois Girl- Treated Tltoir
‘ ' Step-Father.
Khawneetown, His., Nov. SO..—The
sensation vC the day here is the shoot iug
of her step-father by Miss Belle Fores
ter, about six miles south of this city.
The troublo grew ont of the marriage
on the 18th lust, of Mrs. Frances Fores
ter, mother of Miss Belle and her four
sisters, to her hired man, n young man
immed John Norris. The marriage hav
ing been consummated without consul
tation with any of the girls, all of whom
are of a very fiery temper, was resented,
more especially os tbe widow and her
daughters are possessed of considerable
property while Norris had only bis
clothes, and not very good oues at that
Norris went a half mile or so from
the residence to find some hogs and
while away, according to his story, waa
attacked by Miss Bells and her sister
Caroline, who knocked bim down end
beat bim about the head with fenoe
rails and then while Miss Caroline held
bim, Miss Belle shot him several times
with a pistol; one ball entered below
tbe left eye, coming ont bock of the left
ear; one over tbe right eye, tho hall fol
lowing around the skull, coming out
behind the left ear, and the third baU
entering behind the left ear and coming
out behind the right ear.
Norris is in a very critical condition,
and Dr. Bcade, the attending physician,
has no hope of bis recovery.
The yonng women left Norris for
TO BE RETURNED.
xns yonng women lert Morris for
dead and repaired to the home of their
brother-in-law. Green Kanady, from
which place they seem to have vanished
into thin sir, as the sheriff and his dep
uty have so far failed to find any trace
of them. Miss Belle Is beautiful and
vlvaciuus, about 30 years old, and has
for years been the belle of the neighbor
hood. At the same time it has been
known by all her ncqnaintances that
sho and her sisters were possessed of
tempers that wonld not bear intrusion,
and that they were amply able to' take
care of themselves. Public opinion is
nearly equally divided with reference
to their treatment of Norris, many be
lieving that they acted in self-defence.
But their, mysterious disappearance
puzzles everybody. State Attorney
HcKenon and Sheriff Banks are doing
all in their power to locate them, bat
so far have utterly foiled.
flcorK* Kennan lufferlnf.
Bah Francisco, Nov. 30.—George
Kennan, lecturer and writer on the
Siberian exile system, who is hers b£w,
is a victim of nervons prostration. ‘For
months he has been working fit teen
hours a day on hia new book about
Siberia. It has made heavy drains on
his energy and for several weeks he has
been traveling and lecturing at tha
same time. The result is that his
nervons system is wlioUy shattered and
insomnia has secured a grip which he
cannot shake off. Kennan says that he
has great hopes that his disclosures of
Bosnia convict system have killed ths
extradition treaty with Russia which is
to come before congress next month.
A Jackson. Uto., special says: At
the opera house here, just after the cur
tain rose for the Bill Nye-Burbauk com
bination entertainment, Nye felt out of
ths back door of the opera home, a dis
tance of fifteen feet, landing on a pile
of lumber. He waa so bedly hurt that
he could not appear and the a adieus*
THE CONVICTS WILL BE 8ENT BACK
TO THE MINES.
The Governor Determined to Bond tho
“Zebra*" to Brlcovlllo and Cool Crook.
Ho Holds m Contnlf at Ion With the Brf ga<
dler»(ienera1.
Nashville, Nov. 80.—"The counots
shall be returned to the mines it it
takes every ablebodiel man in the state
to do it,” said Governor Bachnn.ro.
"When will they be returned, gov<
eruor?" ho was naked.
"That I do not know yat."
"Will yon Rend a military guard with
them!”
"I can not tell yon that I can simply
lay that the convicts shall be returned
to the mines if it takes every able-bod
ied man in the state to do it. Is not
that enuugii?" •
Although the governor was reticent,
from other sources information is gath
ered oouceruiug the matter. The les-
bave made a demand upon the state
for the convicts.* This demand was
answered promptly, that when the con
victs had been captured they wonld be
returned if supplied with a sufficient
guard and proper quarters. The proper
quarters will be hnilt at once. This
will take about two weeks.
Twenty-five at each place, it
thonght, will be the number of militia
men ilistribnted to do gnarddnty. litre
gart to this laBt feature Governor Buch
anan wired General Carnes of Mem
phis, brigadier general of Tennessee
militia, to come to Nashville. The two
were in consnltation all tho afternoon
About 300 of tbe 435 released convicts
have been recaptured.
SNOWSTORM IN VIRGINIA.
A Severe mlxxarit Htrlkea Norfolk— Mora
Miow Kxpeetetl.
Norfolk, Nov. 30.—Norfolk is a
winter city. A blizzard, of severity al
most unknown in this section, struck
the city, beginning at abont 3 o'clock in
tbe morning, tecomponind by sleet,
which later tnmed into heavy snow,
whicli now lies seven or eight' inches
deep on a level, aud has drifted much
deeper in places. For the first time in
several years sleighs are on the streets.
Street car travel has been interrupted,
and a semblance of a schedule is only
kept np hr clearing the way with enow
plows.
Tbe hay steamer has arrived a little
boliind time. The wind, which at Cape
Henry reached fifty miles an hour, is
off snore, therefore no disasters to
shipping are expected. .The const tele
graph line to Kitty Hawk is hII right,
and, as nothing has keen reported, It is
supposed no wrecks have occnred. This
is tlie earliest snowstorm in Norfolk
since tbe signal office was established
here in 1871, and tbe heaviest ever
known to take place before Now Year.
It is colder, with the sky still heavily
overcast, and indication! point to more
snow. At Fortress Monroe it has been
snowing since midnight Saturday, and
is the worst storm seen there in years.
Know In North Carolina.
Wilmington, Nov. 80.—Quite a heavy
snowstorm for this section is reported
from various points. At Weldon seven
inches of snow fell; at Battleboro six
inches; Rock Monnt, five inches. Know
fell all along the line of the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad. Tbe anowfoll
was light here and points furthersouth.
It is very cold here now.
WA8HED OVERBOARD. '
Tha Captain of the Schooner D. H.
UttUm Loit In » Cyclon*.
London, Nov. 30.—'Tito mate of the
schooner D. H. Rains, at Liverpool from
Bt. Simons, says the cyclone encoun
tered by that vessel on its voyage was
the worst he had ever experienced. The
captain was washed overboard and it
was impossible to make tbe slightest
effort to save him. The huge waves
opened the deck seams and wrecked
everything portable. The main boom
was broken, the life boat waa destroyed
and nearly all the provisions spoiled,
Tbe mate ami seaman who were steer
ing were knocked fiat on the deck by
heavy, and had a narrow escape from
being beaten to death by loose wreck
age. The crew worked waist high in
water at the.pnmp. They continued at
their work four days anil nights, nntil
they became exhausted. About the
same time the coal and water became
scarce. Fortunately the weather then
moderated.
Is Hs Cratjr t
New York, Nov. 30.—The case of
Loots Armand, the insane Frenchman
who has for a long time annoyed Mrs.
Charles E. Alexander, daughter of the
California millionaire, Crocker, will
come before the doctors at Bellevue
hospital for examination, bat no official
report will bo given out for several
days. The doctors state that Armand
is suffering from what is known as
paramoia, and that he is a very danger
ous patient. They pronounce bim sane
upon all subjects other than his mind
love for Mrs. Alexander. Whlb the
doctors believe end say that be should
be confined, they are eomhntted by his
action of hia f-l mis, who protest
against depriving uim of hie liberty,
and ore reedy with their babeas-oorpa*
to open confining door*.
His he rrajrsr.
Hopkikbvillc, Ky., Nov. 80.—J. C.
Howard, a wealthy citizen of Kohlen
berg ookety. was engaged in prayer at
tbe Green rill* Presbyterian church
when be dropped dead from heart dis
ease. Ha was 89 yam old and had
tha church hr forty
'
THE TROUBLES
CHINA
A l>4*ft|>«?rat« Itutllffi H«Iwh«
I lie Government mid Rebel*.
London, Nor. 80. The 'rimes pub
lishes a dispatch from it* corre poudent
at Siiunghui which confirm* the reports
that the trembles in China are not alone
based on the anti-foreign feeling enter
tained by 4puur of the natives. This is
but one reason for the discontent which
pervade* many district* of China. The
natives of the country believe that the
time is ripe to overthrow the Manchu
dynasty and to establish again the na
tive dynasty which was overthrown in
1W4.
The latest dispatches from China have
reported the killing of a number of
priests*/and native Christians and the
burning and pillaging of the Christian
mission*. The responsibility for these
outrages has been placed by the govern
ment upon bands of Mongolian robbers,
but the Times dispatch shows that the
troubles are not due to the predatory
incursions of Mongolians. The move
ment has n far wider and more signifi
cant object in view, no less than I he
driving of the present emperor from
power and the placing of a native Chi
nese ruler upon the throne.
The Times correspondent says that
the rebels have already captured the
town of Cbuoyang, in the province of
Leao Tong or Shiug King Short** They
are rapidly gaining accessions to their
ranks, and ’have quite a formidable
army. They are marching on to the
capital, Pekin. The imperial forces are
preparing to meet them, and it is be
lieved that a desperate battle will soon
be fought. The intelligence that the
rebels are marching to the attack of
Pekin has caused the greatest excito-
rneut in that city.
CITY FATHERS FIGHT.
A Special Meeting of Omaha** Council*
Aieu Emit In a How.
Omaha, Nov. 80.—Tho special meet
ing of city council wound up in a big
row in which three council men severely
pounded each other and the spectators
had to separate them. There tiAd been
bad blood existing for some time bo-
tween Councilman Specht, Moriarity
and Blumer on account of charges of
toodling preferred by the former and
against the latter. Blumer and Mort
ality objected to the snfficiency of the
bond ordered by the Treasurer-elect
Bolen, which caused Specht’s ire to
rise. After a few words had been in
terchanged, Blumer grasped Specht by
the throat and the latter retaliated with
sledge-hammer blow which drew
blood from Blumer’s month. The men
grappled and fell, when Moriarity
rushed up and began kicking Specht.
One of the spectators objected to his
kicking a man when he was down and
when Moriarity did not desist, the ob
jector Inid the belligerent kicker low
with a blow which cut an ugly gash in
Moriarity'.* chin. By this time the
other councihuen and the spectators
rushed iu and separated the men and
the nutting adjourned.
ON TARIFF REFORM.
llreckenrliltfi* Agr«M With Carlisle mmI
Favor* the Flection of Mill*.
Lexington, Ky., Nov. 30.— Colonel
Breckenridge was seen uud asked:
Have you seen the letter of Mr. Car
lisle, and what do you think of it?" He
replied: ”1 agree with Mr. Carlisle in
both paragraphs of his letter, and it is
•ulwt anti ally the position that I have
taken in public speeches and in private
conversation. On tariff reform we can
elect a president and a majority in both
houses of congress and only on that
issue. I am a sincere bimetallist, and
friend of the party of the two met
als I am anxious to avoid a division in
the Democratic party. If we divide we
not only lose tariff reform, but the sil
ver question. The election of Mr. Mills
ill be the declaration that the tariff
issue ia the question upon which the
iresideutial canvass shall be fought,
fis defeat, no matter by whom, wiU be
accepted as our declaration that we are
not willing to make that the issue and
commit ourselves to the reform of tax
ation. This, in my judgment, will be
calamitous, and I am therefore in favor
of the election of Mr. Mills. “
A BIG CONVENTION.
btea an elder ia
lie Com Ilia Meeting of l.nhor Had
Flintier*' Organisation*.
St. Louis, Not. 30. — Mr. H. E.
Taubeneck of Illinois, of the committee
appointed to select a place of meeting
for the national convention of labor »nit
farmers' organizations next February,
ith Mr. W. 8. Morgan, secretary of
the Reform Press association, met a
committee of citizens here and mad*
arrangements for holding the conven
tion in St. Lonis. Feb. 33. The conven
tion will be one of the largest and most
important ever held by tbe various
third parties os there will be delegates
present from the Farmers’ Alliance, F.
M. B. A.. National AUianos, Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, Patrons of In
dustry, Trades Federation, Kuighta of
Labor and Reform Press association.
The People’s party will also be repre
sented by its executive committee, ont
it is not expected that it will send any
delegates to taks part in ths proceed
ings. The convention will take np a
number of nutters left unsettled st tbe
convention at Ocala, Fla., and will en
deavor to arrange a federation to insure
harmony daring the national cam
paign.
Albert and Lizzie
Kansas City for tbi
child of Banker
known to tbs
crooks who res*
crimes for a H
who is also l