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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDEK: FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900.
SHORT news items
gulled at random
grief Bits of Gossip Picked Up
Hero and Thera
BOUND IN A BUNCH
f,t tbs Convealsaoa cf fluty Raid-
, r _r»lf« of tho Town Told lo Terse
Taxta That Toad to Too# tbo Tamper
,f Tlrad People,
Summer shoes are a necessity, now.
, ),n s uro both a necessity and a loxnrv.
Hint is, the oboes aro luxurious "
, nre absolutely poverty-stricken.
SchumpertShoe Co.
AS THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY.
linin is badly needed here, and yet
it rains not. Gardens are parched by
the hot weather, and even the new
fi-rinl.ler cau hardly keep down the
dust douds.
Yesterday's eclipse worked no harm
to chicken raisers. It was hardly dark
enotmli for the darkey to engage in
deeds darkly, and the old dominecker
is still on deck.
Dinah, the family cook, will join the
itreat hegira moving upon Anderson
vtiie today, while paterfamilias will
dine sumptuously upon canned salmon
au>l robust cusses,
Xow that the Andersonville hurrah
is over with, Cuff and the Georgia
mule will make daily excursions into
the cotton patch until the crop is land
ed safe of tho grass.
I he great vanguard of the black ex
,1,1ns to Andersonville walked here last
night from tho surrounding counties,
ami with empty stomachs and high
holies will go on today.
Mr. E. H. Hinton, traflic manager
of the Central ltailroad, with other of-
ticials of the system, wore here yester
day. looking after tho peach prospects
aloug the line of the Central.
It is told by a hundred here, in con
fidence, that an Americas yonng man
arid soon bring here as his bride one
of liuens Vista’s fairest maidens.
Congratulations are in order.
The Eight Infantry hoys are looking
forward with much pleasure to the
annual encampment of the Fourth Reg
iment on Cumberland Island in June,
as they expect to take the trip.
A fishing party chaperoned by Geo.
Fields aud Si Hawkins trekked out
to Kiuchafooncecroekyestorday. They
had great sport, and what they didn't
ontch they saw or heard about.
lue date of the picnio of the Ogle
thorpe schools at Magnolia Dell has
heeu postponed for one week, and is
now fixed for June 7th. Rut our wel
come will keep nntil that time.
The Sunday school at Gatewood,
three miles south of the city, will pic
nic today at Kidd’s mill. The Sunday
school folks and their friends will go
out m wagons for a pleasant day.
It is estimated that 5,000 to 7,000
bushels of wheat will be harvested in
Sumter county this yoar. Heretofore
very little wheat was planted, the total
top being perhaps 300 bushels.
blackberries are ripe and abundant,
home-raised Hour is likewise plentiful,
md the average citizen of Amencus
'ho doesn't think life worth living
deserves to be lynched instanter.
A majority of the candidates went to
the picnic yesterday, and the period
of fest and heavenly tranquility afford
ed the average citizen who hears poll
tics discussed was truly refreshing.
Now that Americus has weathered
Ihe eclipse aud is still steady, let the
people get together and build a cotton
factory before the coming of the noxt
total eclipse, some 550 years hence.
1'he public sehool teachers of Ameri
cus were well pleased nt the restora
tion of salaries to the former scale. In
all the city departments thoy alone felt
the effect of proposed retrenchment.
lue executive committee of the Cot
ton Growers' Association was in ses-
«‘°n yesterday at Maeon. Mr. M. R.
t-'ouucil, of Americas, attended as a
member of the committee for the Third
district.
two empty beer bottles lashed to
gether made an excellent telescope for
* keo street citizen yesterday. He
“*d probably seen a dozen moons aim-
dtancously with this same excellent
■nitrument.
Many View the Great Solar Eclipse
Yesterday.
R hen it comes to witnessing such a
magniticcnt free exhibitionas that pre
sented in the solar eclipse yesterday it
is not to bo winked at lightly, and the
whole population of Americas turned
out of bed at tho appointed hour to
look, wonder and look again.
It was indeed a dark beginning of a
bright and snltry week.
Promptly on schedule old Sol enter
ed the arena to have the spots knocked
out of him, and Luna did this in one
quick round.
A few hazy clouds floated upon the
eastern horizon, but were not suffi
cient to interfere with the view. Ry
0 o’clock the populace was astir, and
from every verandah and housetop
people with bits of smoked glass wit
nessed the eclipse and w ondered at tho
approaching darkuesa
As near as could be estimated, per
haps Bevon-eighths of the sun's disc
was ohsenred by the shadow that crept
slowly over it.
At the time of Ihe greatest obscura
tion the light here had failed to about
that of late twiligh*, causing a wierd
and nncanny feeling to creep over
one. Rut this did uot last long, and
soon the smile upon Sol’a face bright
ened perceptibly aud the ghostlike
darknesB quickly disappeared.
It was a grand spectacle and will not
soon be forgotten by those who saw it
“as through a glass darkly.”
WEDDING BELLS THI8 MORNING
Miss Littlejohn to Wed Mr. Hughes
in Columbus.
A marriage of much interest to many
in Americas, the former home of the
bride, will be solemnized in Colambns
this morning. At 1U o'clock, at tho
residence of the bride’s uncle, Capt.
H. C. Sapp, Miss Ida May Littlejohn
and Mr. W. T. Hughes will be thus
united, only relatives and immediate
friends witnessing the plighting of the
troth Immediately after the marriage
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will
leave for Rlacksbear, Mr. Hughes be
ing a prominent and successful mer
chant of the town. Miss Littlejohn is
a talented yonng woman of many ac
complishments and possesses the love
and high regard of a wide circle of
friends bore and in Cordele, her home.
She is the youngest sister of Judge Z.
A. Littlejohn, aud of Mrs. J. W. Wal
ters, formerly of Americas.
' sroupe of seven very happy and
“"hefui candidates sat on the court
, ou,e Btc P» yesterday, figuring upon
>' result of tho eonnty piimary and
•nwar.lly wondering how they would
,eel afterwards.
Is already annonneed in TheTimet-
■eeorder both the Oglethorpe Sunday
,? 1,018 W ‘H pienio here next Friday.
” c >tizena will unite in extending
„ ' se vi *itor» the ninal cordial wel-
ome to America*.
enj e '* ,on * whicfc anawer* life’a
State op Ohio, City of Toledo',
Lccas County. )»b
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is tho senior partner of the linn of
F. J. Cheney & Co. doing business iu
the city of Toledo, county and’stale
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
1 lie sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every ease of Ca
tarrh thatcannot be cured by the use
of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
iu my presence, this 0th day of De
cember, A. D. ISSfi.
A. . LEASON,
seal - Notary Public.
(- -)
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken iuter-
ually. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of tho system.
Send for teal imouials, free.
DIRDS OF PASSAGE
COMING AND GOING
Those Who Came and Went
Away Yesterday.
POINTS PURELY PERSONAL
Americas People and Tbelr Friends
Who Arc Going on Buslncaa or Plena-
nre—Seme Yon Know and Same
Yob Don't.
Orders for ice orearn aud freezes by
quart or gallon delivered at any time.
Dodson's,
Miss Lizzie Slappy, after a visit of a
month to relatives in Sbellman, re
turned home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs, G. A. MoNeal left
yesterday for Tampa, Fla. npon a
visit of several days to friends.
Mr. I. R. Cain, who has been in New
York and Washington for a week erten
days, returned home yesterday.
Miss Annie Council has gone to At
lanta npon a pleasant visit of several
days to her sister, Mrs. liellingrath.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horn of Webster,
wero here yesterday, Mrs Horn going
to Houston eonnty to visit relatives.
Messrs. J. M. Hansford and Thomas
E. Joiner went with the other veterans
to Lonisville yesterday, via Central.
Miss Minnie John Williams has gone
to Lnmpkin, where she will be the
guest of Mrs W. H. Tondee for a week.
CGL. RICHARDSON WILL ACCEPT §|J|y|J£|| §[JP£|{|()({
COURT CONVENES
Mr. T. J. Morgan aud Miss Morgan
left yesterday ’or Louisville to remain
daring the Confederate Veterans re
union.
Mr and Mra. \V. V. Ellis, whose mofr-
riago occarred here on 15th inst. are at
home again after a delightful trip to
Florida.
Mr. \V. F. Mime, formerly of Ameri
cas but lor nearly a year past a resi
dent of Fort Smith, Mo. is here npon
a short visit.
Miss Connie Fagan left yesterday
for Columbns npon a visit of some
length at the home of her brother, Mr.
J. M. Fagan.
Miss Helen Argo entertained qnite a
large number of her friends at a party
yesterday afternoon at her home on
Church street.
Invitation to Deliver the Literary
Address Here.
The commencement exercises will be
a departure from the program of years
agone.and to a considerable extent will
be rendered more interesting.
Heretofore there has been nothing
on the final day except the graduating
exercises in the evening, bnt this year
Snpt. Mathis has added another fea
ture for the morning, a literary ad
dress to the graduating class.
This will take place at the opera
house at eleven o'clock.
Cel. Francis H. Richardson, editor
of the Atlanta Journal and a gifted
speaker, has been invited to deliver
this address, and yesterday wrote
Snpt. Mathis accepting the honor.
Rose’s band of Colambns has been
engaged for the commencement exer
cises.
The schools will close on Jane 13tb,
and the graduating exercises and lit
erary address will take place the day
following,
Snpt. Mathis is anxious to make this
one of the most interesting occasions
in the history of the sohools, and will
invite the people of both town and
eonnty to attond the closing exercises.
The graduating class this year num
ber, twelve, eight young ladies and
fonr yonng men.
Civil Business Is Entered Upon For
This Week.
JUDGE LITTLEJOHN PRESIDING
BLOOD POISON CURED BY B. B. B
Mrs. Ida Wagner and Miss Mamie
Wood, of Macon, aro guosts of tho
Misses Slappey at their home on
Church stioet.
Mr. Isham R. Cain has gone to Louis
ville to witness the reunion of veterans
;here this week, as well as everything
else in sight.
Hon. O. B. Stevens, state commis
sioner of agricultnre, was in Americas
yesterday, on route to his plantation in
Terrell county.
Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilkes returned
yesterday from a trip to Tampa, Mrs.
Wilkos stopping en route to visit her
mother at Tifton. Ga.
COMPANY IN EXCELLENT TRIM.
Inspector General is Pleased With
Light Infantry.
Some six or eight months ago the
Americus Light Infautry, with a doz
en other companies, was “put on pro
bation” not being fully up to the re
quired standard. Since that time,
however, the Light Infantry has been
brought ap to a high standard of ex
cellence and numbers noarly sixty
men, rank and file. Yesterday In
spector General W. G. Obear camo to
inspect the compauy aud, it is under
stood, is well pleased with its general
condition Never in the twenty years
of its organization has the Americus
Light Infantry been stronger numeri
cally, or in better shape every way.
ELECTION IS DRAWING CLOSE.
Fate of Candidates Will Be Settled
Wednesday.
The primary election lor county of
fices is just one week off-next Wed
nesday -and in the meanwhile the
twenty-three aspirants for tho seven
places to bo filled are hustling as they
have not done since the campaign
opened. There aro 1,004 registered
voters to I>a reckoned with, and each
candidate hopes hehas enough of these
with him to insure success at the polls.
Tho campaign is being conducted good-
naturedly, as it should be, and there
will be no scars to heal when the battle
of ballots is decided next Wednesday,
June 0th.
Distressing Stomach Disease
Permanently cored by the masterly
power of Booth American Nervine Ton
ic. Invalids need snfier no longer
bocause this great remedy can care
them all. It is a ears for the whole
world of 'stomach weakness and indi
gestion. The cure begin* with the
first dose. The reliet it brings is dutr-
velons and surprising. It makes no
failure; never disappoint*. No matter
how long yon have suffered, yonr eure
is certain nnder the nso of this great
health-giving force. Pleasant and Al
ways safe. Sold by E. J. Eidridge,
druggist. Americas, Ga. tu wed thn
Miss Kate Hollis and guest, Miss
Morris, of Atlanta, have gone to Pel
ham to spend a few days with the for
mer's sistor, Mrs. J. L. Hand.
Mrs Lnla Bell, Miss Annie May Bell
and friend, Mrs. Wylie, leave this
morning for the north, and will spend
several months in New York and Bos
ton.
Yonng Mr. Fort, a splendid fellow,
is a permanent addition to the family
oireie of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fort,
bringing happiness in bis arrival yes
terday.
Misses Kate Thornton and Minnie
Bagley, who have been attending the
I’eabody Institute at Nashville for a
year past, are at home for the summer
vacation.
Mrs. D. F. Brown and sister, Miss
Antoinette Lockett, leave today, the
former for Cincinnati while Mies Lock
ett will visit friends in Lonisville and
Paris, Ky. remaining several weeks.
Fresh shipment of Huyler's just in,
Hudson's drug store.
ANXIOUS TO ORGANIZE COURSE.
Americas Will Have Lycenm Attrac
tions This Pall.
An effort is being made to organize
another lycenm courso in Americas.
The plane proposed meet with much
favor, and as oar citizens fully appre
ciate the advantages of this class of en
tertainment there is every reason to
hope the effort will meet with enccess.
Tickets admitting two persons to eight
exoellent entertainment* will be sold
for $4. These entertainments, in fu
ture, will be given at the opera house
', as here
instead of the city hall,
heretofore.
Teachers’ Examination.
The general examination of teaohere
for license to teaoh in Snmter eonnty
will be held at city hall, Ameriens, on
Saturday, June 16, beginning at 8
o’clock eharp. All who expeot to teach
in Samter will avail themselves of tnis
opportunity to soenre a license,
tf W. B. Moort:, C. S. O.
Cure Cold In Head.
Krrrnott « Chocolates Laxative Quinine, easy
throat! aDl1 q ° ck l ° Cure wld 10 b ‘ ad ami * or *
HottIf Free to .Sufferera.
Deep-seated, obstinate cases, the
kind that have resisted doctors, hot
springs and patent medioine treatment,
quickly yield to B, B, B. (Botanie
Blood Balm), thoroughly tested for 30
years. Have you mucous patches in
the month ? Bore Throat ? Eruptions?
Eating Bores ? Bone Pains? Itching
Skin? Swollen Glands? Stiff Joints?
Copper Colored Sputa? Chancres?
Uloeration on the body? Hair and
evebrows fall ont? Is tho skin a mass
of boils, pimples and ulcers? Then this
wonderful B. B. B. specific will com
pletelv change the whole body into a
clean, perfeot condition, free from
eruptions, and skin smooth with the
the glow of perfeot health, B. B. B.
drains the poison out of tho system so
the symptoms cannot return. At the
same time B. B. B. bnilds np the
broken down constitution and improves
the digestion. So sufferers may test
B. B. B. a trial bottle will bo, given
away free of charge.
B. B. B. for sale by druggists at Si
per large bottle, or 0 large bottles (fall
treatment) S3. Complete directions
with each bottle. For trial bottle, ad
dress BLOOD BALM CO.. Atlanta,
Oa. Desoribe trouble and Free (medi
cal advice given.
And Will Dispatch Business as Rapid
ly as Possible.—Grand Jury Meets
and Organizes —First Fifty Cases
Were Monday’s Assignment.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Several Hills Fussed—Pettigrew Reso
lutions Agreed To.
Washington, May 29.—The house bill
permitting the construction of a dam
across Fox river, Grayson county; Va.,
has been passed by the seuate.
Mr. Jones of Arkausas called np tho
house bill to authorize the disposition of
the Choctaw Indian orpliau lands iu
Mississippi, which was passed.
Mr. Hale of Maine reported from the
committee on appropriations thw last of
the general appropriation bttis, the de
ficiency bill. He gave notice that he
would call it up next Monday.
Mr. Pettigrew’s resolution calling on
tho secretary for information as to tho
grazing hinds iu Oklahoma wa- agreed
to.
Another resolution offered by Mr.
Pettigrew calling on the secretary of
state for all muunuuicutionH and charges
he Ims received relative to the manage
ment of the Greek Indian reserve iu
South Dakota was also (Kissed.
Teller Resolution Iteferred.
Washington, May 3U.—'The Teller
resolution expressing symimthy with th«
Boers was laid before the senatn
aud Mr. Bacon of Georgia addressed the
senate. The resolution was referred* to
the committee on foreign relations by a
vote of 40 to 30.
BOXERS DEFEAT THE TROOPS
Relicts Iliirn Village mill Are Now
, Moving on Peking.
Tirx Tsin, Muy 28. — The “boxers”
burin-d thu Liulino station on the Lulian
railway, 39 mile* from Peking, last
night. They also wrecked the track,
destroyed u number of cars and mur
dered a mmfiH-r of Chinese employes.
The Belgian engineers in charge of
the work are safe ut Finglai.
Tho "boxers” ure marching toward
Peking.
Tile troubles arising from the defeat
of the government troops by the "box
ers” have extended to liinhau, where
work on tl - railway is almost completely
destroyed. Five hundred refugees have
■ought pr- ‘ectiou iu the French cathe
dral at Pe...ng.
PRACTICAL JOKER KILLED.
Boy Frlghtenefiuperslitlous Xrgro and
Is Shot Down.
Monroeville, Ala., May 38.—Samuel
Bussey, a fanner residing 6 miles from
here, sent his U-year-old son to the
cabin of an ignorant aud superstitions,
bnt trusted negro employe, to doiiver in
structions about some work to be done
by him. The boy thinking to bavo some
fan at the old negro's expense, pat on a
comio face, disguised himself otherwise
and entered the negro’s cabin. The ne
gro became frightened at the boy'f ap
pearance, seized a gun and killed him
inabwt*
atly.
If you want good floor bring on yoar
wheat. See tbfit it|is good dry. Don’t
ship any to The Plains, deliver at the
mill. (4t) J. H. Black.
The One Day Cold Cure.
Cold in head and sore throat cured by Ker-
take as candy "*" * # * “
The May term of Samter superior
oourt convened at 9 o’clock Monday
morniug with Judge Z. A. Littlejohn
presiding, while Solicitor General
Hooper and Cognty Solioitor Ansley
were at their post, a terror to violators
of the law. Nearly ail jnrors, grand
and travers, answered to their names
aud there was no delay in getting down
to bnsiness.
The grand jnry is made np of repre
sentative men who can be tally de
pended upon to discharge the dntieB
imposed.
The following named gentlemen con
etitnte the grand jnry:
J N Garter, M B Conncil,
W P Page, J G Reeves,
G O Sheppard, Sr E T Smith,
GW Jennings, D P Holt,
E R Stewart,
A J Hamil,
O C Olay,
W A Seaies,
A A Willett,
W A Webb,
D C N Bnrkhalter, OSS Horne,
, F W Griflin.
Mr. D. O. N. Bnrkhalter was made
foreman—an admirable selection.
After Judge Littlejohn bad delivered
his ouarge-which, is usual, was clear,
plain and forceful, -covering all mat
ters demanding investigation by that
body, the grand jnry retired and at
once proceeded to a diseharge of duty.
Judge Littlejohn then began a call
of the idooket, the first fifty cases
thoreon having been pot down as Mon
day ’s assignment. Some of these were
of long standing and not a few have
been disposed of by consent verdicts
and otherwise. Oivil bnsiness will be
continued throughout the week and
perhaps longer, as no announcement
to the contrary has been made yet.
The grand jnryretnrned several in
dictments yesterday, and the end is
not yet.
G W Markett,
Jno L Harper,
J J Dupreo,
W E Brown,
J H Daniel,
R S English,
NEW YORK SOLID FOR BRYAN
Delegates to National Convention Will
He Instriieted For Him.
New York, May 38.—John F. Oar-
roll, leadeY of Taminuiiy, in the absence
of Richard Croker has given out the fol
lowing statement:
I do not believe that the attitude of
the Taraniniiy Hall organization at the
state convention will be either doubtful
or equivocal. As far ns I have been
able to ronsult with the representative
men of the organization they entirely
accord with my view with both the
propriety and the expediency of sending
• tho national convention a delegation
instructed for William J. Bryan ns tho
presidential candidate.”
Rryan Indorsed by Maryland.
Baltimore, May 38.—Oompieto re
turns from the Democratic primaries,
which have now been held in 17 of the
33 counties in Maryland, show that un
less a change of front uccurs before Juno
6, tlie day set for the state convention,
the delegates iu favor of a Bryan in
structed delegation will control that
body.
THE ECLIPSE!
OF THE SUN
Result of the Observations at
All Points Were Most
Satistisfactory.
WEATHER WAS PERFECT.
Astronomers View the Phenomena
From Varluus Points la the South.
Three Important Questions do Be
Settled By the Photographic Views
Taken—Special Attention Was Given
the Corona—Reports From the Sta
tion—An Interesting Statement.
Washington, Ga., May 38.—The sno-
cess attending the eclipse here was
highly gratifying. The first contact was
seven hoars, two seconds, fifteen and
sight-tenths seconds, local mean time;
second contact eight honrs, nine min
utes, fifty-two and five-tenths seconds.
Tho magnetometer showed no disturb
ance in magnetic declination. Seven
sketches were made of the corona and
six photograph taken.
Professor W. H. Pickering, at tho
head of Yale’s expedition, famished tho
following statement:
“Tho weather here was perfeot aud
the observations were entirely satis
factory. We secured 38 plates with
iiitra-mcrcnrial apparatus and 34 With
13 other cameras, aided by 19 assistants.
Tho plates will be developed in Cam
bridge observatory. Visually, with a
5-inch telescope, the corona resembled
that of the 1889 eclipse. Two large solar
; irotuberances were noted. Our polar
i llamcnts, 8 seconds in diameter, traced
the corona abont 1 degree. The shadow
of the moon on tho sky and shadow
hands were well seen. Vcnns and Mer
cury were conspicuous. The inner oo-
rouu was visible in the teloscope several
seconds after totality was over. There
was no dark hand around the moon’s
limb during the partial phase and no
detail on the iuuuu daring totality.’’
Weather Was Perfect.
Wadesboko, N. O.. May 38.—Tho
eclipse was viewed hero without a cloud
to mar the spectacle. Observations wero
made ky scientists from the Smithsonian,
institution at Washington, the English
Astronomical society of London, the
Yerkes observatory, Princoton univer
sity, Charleston Military oollege and a
representative from tho Toronto Astron
omical society. Many photographs wero
taken by all the parties at intervals, and
especially of the corona. Several tele
scopes were used in trying to disoovor
more satellites between the sun and tho
planet mercury.
Eclipse at Atlanta.
Atlanta, May 38.—At this place, 40
miles from the belt of totality, the eclipso
of tho snn wa* very noticeable. At 7:40
o'clock, the moment of greatest totality,
the usnsl brilliance of the ann took on a |
very yellow cost and shadows were dim
aud thin. At the government weather
bureau observations of tho temperature
wore takeu every 15 minutes front 0:35 j
nntil 9:10 o'clock, central time. Thero ,
was a variance of abont 1 degree.
President Views Eclipse.
Fort Monroe, Va., May 28.—Tho sun
was totally/cclipsed at 8:35 o'clock in a
cloudless sky. The president and party
watched tho phenomenon from the Dol
phin near Lambert's point and Secretory
Gage aud party from the lighthouse ten- •
dor Holly. The Dolphin came over from
Norfolk at 9:55 o'clock and after a re
late from thn Kenrsarge passed on up
the bay for Washington.
IS GOVERNOR IN NAME ONLY.
Allen Is I'nablr tu Transact Official
Business In Porto Itlco.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Mny 28.—
Charles H. Allen, governor of Porto
Hum, is really governor only in name.
According to the provisions of the Porto
Rico government bill, lie lias no power
to act without the executive conncil,
and he has no council. The inaition he
holds is nuique. His desk is heaped
laily with petitions, complaints, sug
gestions, some criticisms, some com
menting. He can do nothing aud yet
he is governor.
Delegations of country people map-h
from an interior town 80 miles aw
Thoy bring a petition to the civil f -
emor as they formerly brought on o
General Davis, the military govern. r.
Some demand work, others bread. All
tell a tale of starvation. It cannot be
expected that the governor receives these
people personally. His private secretary
attend* to them, mid they are turned
away diplomatically.
MR. BACON MAY CO TO CUBA
Democrats Want llim to Serve on In
vestigating Coiilllilttee.
Wasiiinutox, May 28.—It is probable
thnt Senator Bacon will be called on to
serve as one of the members of the com
mittee to investigate the scandals in
Cuba. The Bacon resolutions provido
that tho investigation lie conducted by
the committee on relations with Cuba,
but it is altogether likely that some
changes will be made in the personnel
of the committee in order to have the
work done. Several of the Republicans
on the committee do not want to serve.
The minority membership is in a shape
which calls for change also.
For these reasons his Democratic as
sociates are declaring that Senator Ba
con mnst bo one of the investigators.
Tho work ahead of tho committee is any
thing bnt pleasant, bnt somebody must
attend to it, and the indications aro that
Senator Bacon will have to accept tho
duties.
_ _ .-..'Ja«.v 'j&fftSSL.
If the chnrch is to preaah the gospel
of peace it most practioe it at home.
Observations Were Successful.
Pinehurst, N. O., May 28.—Tho ob
servations here were a gratifying suo-
cess. Tlie first contact occarred at tho
predicted time—7:30 o’clock. The 1 lo
ginning of totality was the signal for
the work of tho morning, which was ao-
complished in a short time of 94 seo-J.
onds. Five spectrum photographs wore
obtained with tlie flat gradient and the
concaved grating.
Perfect View at Thomaston.
Tiiomaston, Ga, May 28.—The eclipse
observations here were conducted under ‘
perfect conditions, tho totality being a
leant 85 second*. Standing some dis
tance from the corona’s outside rim a
brilliant star was distinctly visible. The;
effect at the time of complete obsourn-
tion was that of a deep twilight. The
-k at S o’clock.
astronomers began work
Birds Uo to Roosts
Mobile, Ala., May 28.—The eclipse
was a decided success here, though not
entirely total. The birds went to roost,
the animals in the Monroe pork menage
rie became restless, and all nature won
a weird aspect. Haring tho period ol
totality stars wero visible almost direct
ly overhead.
Corona Visible to Naked Eye.
Montoomort, Ala., May 28. — Thi
eclipso began hero approximately at 6:3<
o’clock and was very near totality a . .
7356 o'clock, central timo. Tho effoc
was so near totality that tho solar coroni
was visible to the naked eye.
Attended by Atmospheric Phenomena
Galveston, May 28.—Cloudy weatbe
interferred somewhat with the eclips-
observations here. Tho eclipso was at
• atmospheric phr
tended by
nornena.
Columbus lias Good View.
Columbus, Ga., May 28.—Colombo
had a fairly good view of tho eclips*
although tho sky was partly clouduc
Was a Complete Success.
Silo am, Ga., May 38.—Tho obsern
tiuus hero were a complete success