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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-KECOEHER: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1891. [n.VRGi:P^ WITH ARSON cx-PREACHER ARRESTEO ON SUSPICION. . Ac*' . \V»reh‘ llif H re .,1 of Setting Fire to Ills Stor ■ He Admits Being Ad , the t>*» °l Morphine and Started While ruder Its Influence. lone. a1 ’ liferent Tenn., Stone Aug. :io.—S. C. 3 „ ex .preacher, who lias had at times charge of half a dozen „ Tennessee, Mississippi and , as one time a presiding older in •reenville district of Mississippi, to-day arrested on a charge of came to Memphis six I , at hs ago and started a storage ware- * which was destroyed by fire a I nil! ago- »e again started in busi- T on Jefferson street, and fire was ,vercd in this place last night, i • li the department suppressed with a J ’| n ,r damage. Mr. Stone was seen j„,r the storage warehouse a few ' , es ijofoie his first place of business i destroyed. !ii, aroused suspicion, which led to I wrest to-day. Ife makes no denial Itlie charge, saying he is a victim of 1 ]lir phine habit and started both I , „.],i]e under its inliuence. I Martin Anthony, a negro employed [Mune, lias also been arrested. He intone asked him several times to e the place, but he refused, fearing e consequences. BALM** FDA'S defeat. .l.t.r Euan Will Probably Be Itecalled _Th« Administration Mortified. Iwashixoton, August 30.—The official Inouncemcnt of the defeat of President ilmaccda and the probable overthrow i his power, which the assistant sccro- | rv of state had to telegraph to Presi- t Harrison to-day, will lead, It is be lied, to a prompt ratification of the [sition of our government by the rocog- i of the congresslonalists as belllg- Lts* if not by tlie immedjato recog- of their government as the con- litutional and established government J Chili. I The administration, mortified at Its ■[nation, will endeavor to correct its Jistake as gracefully as possible, with a c to at once establishing friendly re- ■tion-s with the new government of lliili, and to forestall criticism in the Jewspapers and in congress. I Minister Egan, who had much to do lith misleading our government into Is error, will probably be recalled, if ho - not resign, and Charles It Flint Id William Henry Trescott, who, as Igents for President Balmaccda, used [friendship with Secretary Blaine kd President Harrison to strengthen neiident Balmaccda, will be treated (oldly for a time. I The methods by which our govern- lent was influenced and the reasons Ihicb controlled its action arc all thor- Jughly well understood by Dom Pedro luntt and Julie Foster, the agents of lie congressionalists here, and although lev cannot talk much for publication |l) ut them, tlio facts will bo duly pre- kiitcd in w riting to bo inspected by any fustigating committee which may be ^pointed at the next session of con- > to look into tlds scandal. extra session. TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE AGAIN HARNESS. The Tennc.ee Legislature Meet. Extra Session to Make Some Disposal of the State’. Convict Labor-Beading of Gov. Buchanan’. Message. Nashville, Sept. 1.—The Tennessee legislature assembled in extra session with nearly a full attendance. Gov ernor Buchanan's message was sent in early, and read to both houses. It is devoted, almost exclusively, to the pen itentiary question, and reviews at length the recent conflict between free and convict labor at Briceville. He furnishes a great mass of infor mation on the prison system of other states, and lie very urgently places be fore the assembly the fact that the present outspoken demand from the people should be met by some action tlmt will afford relief from the competi tion of convict with free labor. He fa vors mi amendment to the criminal laws so that counties shall hereafter retain prisoners convicted of petit lar ceny and minor offenses. This would reduce tire number of convictB over 50 per cent., as there are 803 minor felony convicts now in prison. He says the trouble at Briceville emphasizes the need of the state for a new prison. He discusses the four different Bys tems of prison management, and shows what should bo done towanls adopting either. Governor Buchanan seems to favor the state account system in case the criminal laws are amended and a farm should be purchased. If, however, the criminal laws are not to be amend ed, the state should purchase or lease the coal and iron lands not now being developed, locate the prison thereon, and employ the convicts in mining coal and iron and manufacturing iron. If the lease system must stand, he recom mends that an effort he made to arrange a modification of the lease contract so as to restrict convicts to one or two mines, one each of coal and iron to bo worked exclusively by convicts, and that such mines twin new fields not yet entered by free labor. Tbs feature of the lease system affecting free labor most Injuriously is the privilege of the lessee to employ convicts in all mines without restriction, convict labor being made a scourge to drive free labor to terms. This was the cause of the Brice- ville trouble. A lengthy report of the Briceville trouble is given. The power of the irison inspectors shonld be defined and ncreased, so that they may say how and where convicts shall be worked. He calls attention to the fact that he has been criticised for caUing out the militia, while the authority of his pre decessors was never questioned, altlmngh exercised upon much less important occasions. He reminds the legislature that if the lease system is wip’d -ut arrangements most be made for the ad ditional burden to the state. Hie main tenance el 1,500 convicts will cost 16100,000 per annum; transportation, $50,000; and the amount paid by lessees, $100,000; a total of $7UU,000 for two years, and added to this $3I>6.W0 for a new pree n, making a total of $1,000,000 that must be raised in two years. If these increased expenditures are made they must lie provided tor by increased taxation, wliich should be put npon all property alike. Trie legislature, after bearing Negri, College Cnimtilsiloll. I Atlanta, Ga., September 1.—To-day |ie commissioners of the colored indus- iil school for youths, met at thu cap- iu the state library, he commission is composed of Hon. cr Mehlrim of Savannah, president; T- IV. 11. Hammond of Atlanta, seero] Mr. Felder of Americus, and Mayor ■" of Milledgevillo. he board was engaged all the morn- iii routine work of a private nature, v will hold a meeting this afternoon 'oct teachers. -c principal of the school will vory ‘. v It. it. Wright of Augusta, ''intelligent negro, and who is in - lo irty sympathy with tiro object he school. _ ii "f the teachers will bo negroes. -Mr, (,rurge Parsons of New York, a y gentleman, lias donated ten of land, upon which is a line l £. to this institution, loented uannah. It is expected to open f 1 s,; lrool there about October 1. A Clever Trick. 1,:v i Ga., August 31.—Charloy uroer , *' le negro who was sent up file "‘hy a few days ago, tried a small "-*• to keep the oflicorfrom coming to j in. While Charloy was confined In ai here lie wrote a lotter back to a I .i ' -^Glreville, in which ho impart- 1 distressing news that the yellow '' a, ‘d smallpox wero raging in ■‘‘Jen, and that it would ho impossible 1,1:1 /" 'cave here just now, owing to ' riii quarantine. Tlio lotter, of "'’e, dropped into the hands of thu i. j .1 where Charley wanted it to 1 ■ "as Hie dodge did not work worth ' as tlio officer wasn’t going to let thing like that keep him from "‘glhu breezy scacost. It Is truo •l 10 , found Charley quarantined I, , i i l * 10 yellow fever and gmalt- n rn .., ,* n before ho arrived, leaving er to ”fae u the music." , Spurgeon Better. September 1.—Kev, Charles rb /r»’ of Metropolitan Tabernacle, I- ** “ cen seriously 111 for a long who yesterday suffered a "»kne.i r* lli#d fron > the Ut of °r'M he *m Ch °V cro * m « him, and itla “e will continue to gain strength. the governor’s message road, immediately weut to work. Bills wero introduced in the wmal- to rerooved-he penitentiary from Nashville and erect new build ings ; to provide that convicts sentenced to less than dive years shall be cored for by the counties; that partHfy when convicted of a felouy for the second time, shtdl be sentenced to life impris onment. A resolution was introdnceil providing for a committee to confer with the lessees of the penitentiary and Bee under what terms the convicts can be secured for the purpose of erecting a new prison. In tin- honso a bill was introdnceil appropriating $50,000 for tile World’s Fair; prohibiting corporations and firms from issuing scrip to employes. A res olution was offered citing that the lease system is considered injurious to thu state; that having 1,200 convicts in the mines deprives that numlier of fruenieti of work; that the wealth created by the development of the state’s resources goes into tlio hands of a few New York millionaires, and resolving that a com mittee be appointed to wait on the les sees and ask them to surrender their lease, and that if tliey refuse that they be ashed to take the convicts from the mines and work them inside the walls of the main prison. Jubilant Republicans. Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 31.—Tlio Republicans are jnbilentover the official announcement that the People s party refuses to unite with the Democrats in the fall campaign. The Republicans will probably win in a triangular fight, Did the Democratic leaders have been attempting to induce the independents to unite on Judge Tripp. They ngreed thol the farmers could not nave elected a senator last winter without Demo cratic assistance. Tito official organ of the People’s party flatly refuses t"e ad vances and declares that it will support no one who does not stand squarely on the Ocala platform. The Chinaman** Chance. Skat-1’1.1.:. Wash., Sept. 1.—Justice Hanford, in the case of Chinamen or dered deputied to China by United States Commissioner Craney. decided that. „’1 except the first and last sections of tlie net of September 13, 1888. are in force, although the treaty with China was never ratified. Chinamen can now unreal front the commissioner's decision and lie tried by district judges. Tins is the first decision on this law. Ten Chi namen have secured trials and dis charges. Ueiiteu McMIlInn Talks. Washington’, Sept. 1.—Hon. Benton McMillan, a candidate for speaker of the next house, U in Washington, and declare* that he U going to win, the stakes. Tim Campbell ear* McMillan ha* the best showing for the place, and Tim is looked npon aa a political oracle la hi* part of the national district. KEEPING QUIET THE THIRD PARTY QUESTION UNTIL NEXT YEAR. Frank McGrath Talk* About the Firing of L\ S. Hall From the MUtourl Alliance— Ur. McLallin Say* the Same Medicine I* Bottled For Other*. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 81.—Frank Mc Grath, state president of the Farmers’ Alliance, was asked what effect the ac. tion of the Missouri Alliance in firing their president, U. S. Hall, would have on Missouri politics. "It does not mean anything any more than if the Kansas Alliance should sit down on pie. One man doesn't amount to much with the Alliance, but I don’t believe that the third party will be very strong in Mis •ouri—that is, they will not cut much of a figure in state elections. There are too many large cities in that state for the farmers to get control. Then the Democrats are very thoroughly organ ized, and it will be a very hard matter to make converts among them. ” Dr. McLallin, editor of the Advocate, said that the same medicine given Hall is bottled for others who are against the Third party movement, notably As sistant State Lecturer W. S. McAllis ter, of Mississippi. He declares the overwhelming sentiment of his people to be that the new party is a fixture, and that the Ocala platform was built to stand. He regards the talk about the failure of the southern Alliance to unite with the third party movement and accept the sub-treasury scheme as the merest talk. "The Alliance of the north and that of the south under stand each other, and the understand ing is and has been from the first that the southern wing should not formally pronounce for a third party nntil the national meeting in 1892. From that time there will he no question in the public mind as to what course the AUi- ance in the south will pursue. It will then be seen that the People’s party there is the very opposite of the Demo cratic party. The third party, the Ocala platform and the sub-treasnry plan are pennenancies and the vote at the next election will demonstrate the correctness of this view." In tlie meantime all that are against the ranks will be cashiered, as Hall has been. LOOK OUT FOR STORMS. WILL RUN AGAIN, i DIVING FOR LOST GOLD 82,400,000 GOVERNOR HILL DESIRES / TERM OF OFFICE. Lalwf Development* in the New York Democratic Political Field—Hon. Tim Campbell Confirm* the Statement that Hill I* in for Governor. Weather Prophet Fo*ter Bay* They Will Come In September. Sr. Joseph, Mo., Aug. .31.—Weather Pro|>het Fester in a public letter says: I forecasted the storm wave due to cross the continent from Ang. 27 to 31. The next will be due to leave the Pacific coast about Sept. 2, cross the Rockies and the Allegheny valley from the 3d to the 5tb, and reach the Atlantic coast aiiout the 6th. It will become an im portant storm about the 4tb or 5th, af ter it has creased the Mississippi river moving eastward. The weather will be very warm southeast of this storm along its entire route across the continent, and about one day in advance of the storm center. The storm wave will be •f large projtoriions, and will probably £ ove along the 38th degree of north titude. It will inaugurate the rain period that returns about every fifty- two days. The rains will not Le very largely increased, but will be more gen erally distributed, and many places where local drouths have occurred will be relieved. The usual cool wave will follow this storm of Sept. 2 to Sept. 6, bnt will not. brins a. very low tempera ture, and the first ten days of Septem ber will be average warm. FATAL BALLOON ASCENSION. A Man !.««•» Hi* Grip from a Trapeze Bur 1,000 Foot In thu Air. Detroit, Ang. 81.—The balloon as cension at tlie exjiosition grounds here lias ended in a frightful tragedy. George Ilogun, the Ann Harbor aeronaut, made the ascension, performing the while* on tlie trapeze. When 1,000 feet from earth he lost Itis grasp on the trapeze bar. Tin- crowd did not seem to comprehend the accident until thu doomed man imd almost reached the ground. Tlie body shot through the air with frightful ve locity, head downward. Hogan struck the earth on River street, coming in contact with the sido- walk. So great was tlie impact that tlie 2-incli planks were broken and splintered. Blood spurted 100 feet from the corpse. Not a bone in the body es pial breaking, anil the bead was mash ed beyond recognition. Ho lenv s a widow and one child. The victim was a brother of the Hogan who made an ascension in Campbell's air ship in New ' some tour years ago and never re turned. A UNIQUE DAMAGE SUIT. Lover Sin’s tils Soi-i-tlieiirt for S».1,000 llmnum-s for Flirting. St, Pail, Ang. 31.—Of all the unique suits ever filed in Minnesota that placed on tlie docket of the district court at Minneapolis takes the bine ribbon. John W. Turner, a thrifty grocer, asks that Miss Etta Terwilliger, a pretty milliner of Iowa, bo required to pay him $'>,0tio for flirting. Ho bad lieeii keeping company with the voting lady for some months, but site gave him up for another. Referring to his suit Turner said: This is not a breach-of-promise case, bnt a case for damages. I don't liko flirting, and 1 am going to show peopl. that this country is a very unhealthy one for that kind of business. I have been fair with the girl. I told her that detested flirting and when I com menced keeping company with her I told her that 1 did it with the intention of marrying her, and I had every reason to believe that she intended to marry mo. Now she has gone to iiirtiug with other people and I intend to punish b«r tor it* Rom. I’ii title Bill III Ing Site. Washington, Sept. 1.—The site for the Borne. Ga.. public bnilding is deter mined, although no official sanction has been written np to this time. Secretary Cronnse, of the treasury, said that he bad about decided to buy tlie H. A. Smith comer, near the Armstrong hotel. Washington, September 1.—There is no longer any concealment of the fact that Governor Hill, of New York, de sires to run for a third term and give Roswell Flower the senatorship. Of course the governor has not de clared himself openly, but of the actions of his friends Break volumes and point to only oue conclusion. Hon. Tim. Campbell was in Washington and he confirmed the suspicion that Flower was not in tlie gubernatorial race but that Hill was. Mr. Campltell is for Cleveland for president, and he declares that Hill can’t make the inuing even if he gets a third tenn for governor. a GEORGIA ALLIANCE Comli-inns the I.t-a1.1 Mlure fur It* Dl«- |,o»i,l uf the Soldier.* Home Bill. Lawuknceville, Aug. 31.—The fol lowing resolutions adopted by the Alli ance ut this place, havo been given out for publication: "We, the Lawrence ville Alliance, with sorrow express onr surprise at tlie action of the 94 representatives in voting against tlie ‘Confederate Veterans’ home bill,’ wliich was tendered to the state unconditionally and free of charge, the Confederate soldiers’ home which tlie gensrons hearts of the people of Geor gia have erected for the care and main tenance of tlie destitute heroes of the Confederacy in their declining years We deem this an outrage upon every true and loyal Georgian and a reflection npon the old soldiers, and deserving the severest denunciation. "Resolved, That it is with somewhat indignant feelings that we learn that Gwinnett's representatives voted against the bill; that they shonld so far forget their respect for the ssntiments and wishes of their constituents In the grand old county of Gwinnett, that fur nished two thousand of as true and brave heroes as ever confronted an en emy on the battlefield, as to vote with the 94 against the acceptance of said home. Resolved, That we desire the world to know that they do not reflect the sentiments and wishes of this Alliance, and we believe of the people of Gwinuet county, and we utterly repudiate and condemn their course. * SEA 0IVERS RECOVER NEARLY HALF A MILLION OF MONEY WAS SPENT IN AMERICUS FOR COT TON LAST REASON. Sixty-three Thousand, Fir. Hundred and Seventy-nine Bale, of Cotton Received During the S.m.iic 1800-01—Will Reach Seventj-Iive Tliouaaed title Season- How the Treasure of the Alphonse XII, Sunk Off the Canary Islands. Was Secured by C.ptalu Steven.' Clev.r Work—Nine Month, of Toll Below Water. Some time ago we gave an interesting account of. the diving exhibit at the naval exhibition, and referred briefly to the recovery of a vast quantity of treas- nrefrom the Alphouso XII. Mr A D. Stevens, a son of Captain Stevens, who had charge of the expedition, now writes as follows: In February, 1884, the Spanish mail steamer Alphonso XII, belonging to the Lopez line, bound from Cadiz to Havana, sank off Point Gando, Grand Canary, in twenty-five and a half fathoms of water and about a mile from the shore. She had on board £100.000 worth of Spanish dollurs. these being the only five dollar pieces bearing the year 1844. which were specially coined for the trip The insurance was effected on the specie I is printed In railed' letter., so'that the at Lloyds and was paid over to the iu 1 surers after the vessel foundered. Over two million dollars was paid out in Americus for cotton last season, which ended on Monday evening last Notwithstanding it was a “short crop,” Americus managed to receive 43,579 bales of the fleecy article at its ware houses, which required in rouDd figures 82,400,000 to move, which was accom plished with all ease. Besides the above our railroads brought into the city, by actual book count, 20,000 halos of cotton, which were compressed and rcahipped. These were not placed to the credit of Americus. The Times-Recoiideii can now sing the song that all have heard before. It IN THE TOILS. Au Jimoreat Man Sent to tlio I'm. for An other*. Crime. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 1.—An instance of a man suffering for another’s sin has just comes to light here. Last Novem ber Thomas Garvey, for many years an office-holder in this county, died in local hospital, to which he bad been moved from the boarding honse of Mrs. Mary H. Lemmon, the wife of a well- known contractor. It was known tliat when tukeir ill Garvey had over $100 in money anil n fine gold watch and chain. After his death neither money nor watch could be found. A negro named Charles Dickinson, who hail worked in the hoarding honse, was arreeted and convicted. He was given the extreme penalty, ten years in the penitentiary. A few days ago a local detective saw t he Garvey watch in tho hands of a iheiler in second-hand goods. Tlie man said he liml honght it from Mrs. Lem mon. When taxed with having taken the wstch she admitted it, but claimed she did so liecattse Garvey owed her for board. She denied all knowledge of tlie money. In view of this revelation the governor will be askoil to pardon Dick- MOERLEIN DEAD. The Great Western Capitalist Dice—His Atlanta Interests. Atlanta, Aug. 31.—A dispatch re- ceived announces the death of George Moerlein in Cincinnati. Mr. Moerlein’s name lias la-come known throughout the word by his connection with the "Christian-Moerlein brewery." Ho Was tin* vice president of this company. Ho was connected with several large enterprises in Atlanta. Mr. Moerlein was president of tlio Southern Granite company, with headquarters in this city. He was a large stockholder in tlie Remliert Roller company, which had a branch office in Atlanta. He was well known in Atlanta and lias many friends here who will regret to hear of his death. DEATH THROUGH RECKLESSNESS. A Tarty of Four People Drive Into u River—Young FiMly Drown*. Jaspeu, Gil, Ang. 31.—A party of four people from Tnte, George Faulk ner, George Brittain, MissOara Sullivan and Miss Curtis, in undertaking to ford the river at Gilmer’s Ferry, three miles east of Ball Ground, were washed down the strerm. Miss Curtis was drowiiod, as were rIso the three horses. The other lady and the two men swam out. De tails are very meagre. Botli men were probably drinking, as tliey drove into the river when tlie fiat was at that time standing on theoppositeslde. The teams were owned by parties at Tate who weut down and secured the buggies and har ness. More than a year bad elapsed liefore the underwriters organized a salvage ex pedition. and in May. 1885. Captain L T. Stevens, a Lloyds surveyor of great experience in salvage operations, was intrusted with tlie expedition, taking with lliili three well known divers— namely, Messrs. Lambert, Tester and Davis Special diving apparatus nail to be constructed for tlie work by Messrs. Slebe & Gorman, the submarine engi neers, and iu the above month Captain Stevens and his men left Liverpool in the steamship Niger for Las Palmas, and arrived at their destination on the 25th of May LOCATING THE WRECK. On the morning of the 29th Captain Stevens proceded In the steam launch Alianza In search of the wreck, a strong trade wind from the northeast, with a choppy sea. blowing at the time On arriving at her snpposed position he steamed about, sounding at intervals, en deavoring to strike the wreck, but failed to do so. Captain Stevens then employed a boat's crew of fishermen to assist him in finding her, and after some little time the fishermen gave a signal, and on steam ing up he found that they hod swept the foretopgallantmast, and on looking down through the water he distinctly saw the shadow of the mast and the foretopgal- lantsail loose and flouting In the water at a depth of siz fathoms. He then had the topgallantmast buoyed, and as soon as the weather moderated he iutended laying down moorings, so as to place the vessel in such a position that the diving was to be done from directly ovex the wreck. The money was in the mail room, al most at the bottom of the vessel, and to obtain access to that part of the ship it was found necessary to blow up the decks The dangers and difficulties which were experienced in these o|ieratlons wero of the most extraordinary nature. Not only bravery, hut great patience and per- severunoe. had to be exercised, as testi fied by the fact that Captain Stevens and bis plucky divers were about nine months on the island before they hod completed their task The wreck lay on a ridge of rocks, and one of the fears entertained before the ex plosion was effected was that the force might precipitate the vessel to almost fathomless depths But fortunately, through Captain Stevens' great experi- In the one of explosives, the fear was Uul realized ALL HOT $50,000 RKC11VEHE0 When the explosion took place one ol the masts shot right out of the water, and thousands of dead fish canto to the surface Another difficulty, and proba bly the greatest the divers had to en cunnter, was the extreme pressure of the water at so great a depth, but the gal lant fellows were most enthusiastic in their work, and, although Caption Ste vens ha:] lieen advised to abandon all hope of recovery of tho treasure, he was sanguine of success directly fine weather would set in. Anil his hopes were soon realized, fur on Nov. 17. after waiting anxiously ami patiently, he had the pleasure of wiring to London as follows: 'Lambert has got both scuttles 0|>en, mid succeeded in sending up first box of gold.” This was glorious nows to all concerned, and especially to Captain Stevens, who had charge of snub u tedi ous undertaking. Tlie saving of the remaining lioxes ot gold was now merely a question of op portunity Dip after dip was made by Messrs Laiuiiert and Tester with vari oils success, and by Dec. 12 tliey had re covered tietween them six boxes, the lion's share being obtained by Mr. Lam bert. thus leaving a balance of four boxes to bo raised. In u very short time, con sidering the unfavorable weather, they succeeded in sending np three more boxes, making in ail nine botes, or £90. 000 ont of £100,000. Unfortunately, the lust tail could not be found, so Captain Stevens and bis plucky divers had to come away without lie liutl Seen Better I>a>*. Fort Worth, Tex., Sept. 1.—Max Kuhn, a bartender, was found dead in his bed here. He had been unwell for several days, but was not thought to be in any danger. Among his effects were fonna letters showing he had seen better days. He had a son in good circum stances at Omaha. One of the letters authorizes him to practice law in the supreme conrt of Ohio. . Kuhn was bnried as a pauper. The mayor of Jesup, Ga., was attack ed by a negro armed with s rifle, bat before the bnrly brute got in hi* work the mayor had a dead negro in town with but boot* on. The mayor bemn hi* job with a pistol and did the finish ing touches with a pocket knife. blind may read. It is known all over North America, and is heralded across tho sea. Before the S. A. M road was built we wero in good luck to market 20,000 bales, and at the ond of tho season we would rejoice and say we will surely got 25,000 next season. Note the great change that has come over us. The S. A. M. road has dona the work, and to it Americus owes its prosperity and advancement. Unless all signs fall our warehousemen will re ceive 75,000 hales the coming season. If Americus has advanced to this extent within the past four years what can the future have In store for us 1 Wake up, yo farmers, put your shoul- dors to the wheel, and push onward till we rise so far above our competitors that the outside world will point with pride to Americus, the Fhoenix of south west Georgia. SEVEN RIFLES. With Seven Deape rate Them. Hen Behind it. No praise is too great for the man ner in which Messrs. Lambertandl'ester worked under such an able commander. have noted them’ few facts down from uiy dead father's log Imok. As the treas- best and the gold dollars at the naval exhibition attract so much atten tion 1 tend you these additional facts.— 'oil Mai! Budget. Canon Citt, Col., September 1.— Soven men held up the east-bound Rio Grande train No. 4 last night, near Coto paxi. The highwaymen compelled tbe flag man at Texas creek to give up all the torpedoes in his possession and also forced him to flag the train. As soon as It stopped the engineer and fireman were deliberately held up at the point of a rifle. Fireman Auer was re lieved of his fine gold watch, and then at the muzzle of seven rifles he was forced to pick the look and break In the doors of the baggage car under fire from tbe express messenger, who knew that something was wrong as soon as the train was stopped. The mall car doors wore all broken out, but nothing was taken from it. Express Messenger Angel made a determined resistance and used a revolver to good advantage, but whether any one was killed or not is not definitely known, as he was compelled to shoot through tho glass portion of the dour. Tho fight was a fierce oue, though It only lasted a few moments. Then one of the masked men placed the cold muz zle of the revolvor against Ills temple, and under pressure of a threat against his life, he oponod the safe door. The highwaymen took $3,000 from the stroug box. Horses were in readiness, and as soon ns the tobbory was accomplished they tied to tlio Wot Mountain valley. They did not disturb the passengers, evidently not wishing to stay longer on the ground than the actual necessities of tho occa sion domanded. A posse was summoned by the sheriff and loft for tho sccno at once. Tho sheriff got together all tho men lie could summon on such short notice, They nro all, howover, men who have seen service, and will make a lively chase after the brigands. Trinidad has been wired to for the noted hounds that have been instrumen tal already In running down sevoral criminals. They are to be hurried to tho sccno ou a special train and put on tlie trail as soon as possible. With tho efforts being made it is not likely that tho daring robbers can escape. I inpatient. A doctor who was noted for hts pre tences rather than for his cures was caded iu to prescribe one'day for a inau who was ill. and gave him some medi cine. Tbe next day bnt one he called to see the patietiL "How is he today?" he asked a servant at the door. "He's dead, sir—that's how be la." sold the servant. "He is. ehr said the doctor indignant ly. “Well, that’s always the way. Peo ple expect oar medicine to work wonders, and then they get in a harry and don't give it time to prove what it can do.*— Exchange. Bnrclara at Work in DeSoto. DeSoto, Ga., September 1.—[Special.] —Friday night Inst somo man, or men, entered the stores of E. S. Ferguson and Simmons & Bagicy and burglarized them. The first entrance effected Was at Ferguson's place, which was forced open at the front door and a large safe weighing 500 or 000 pounds was taken from it. A wagon had boon provided by the burglars, who drew the vehicle to tlio store by hand, and then had the immaculate gall to taka Mr. Ferguson’s horse from the stable and harness to the wagon so as to remove the safe. Mr. Ferguson’s loss was $230 in cash and about $800 in valuable papers. After having looted Ferguson’s store the thieves broke Into Simmons 4 Bag- ley’s store, a block away, and took all the small changfi In the cash drawer, amounting to about $6. Although a watchman is employed at the mllle, which are within 200 feet ot Ferguson’* store, no one heard the burglar* forcing an entrance. Detective W. B. Jones of Atlanta baa been employed to ran down the thieves.