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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1896)
THROUGH GEORGIA. HITS OF NEWS OATHEItED FROM OVER THE STATE. Being a (Summary of Interesting Hap¬ penings From Hay to I>ay. Cherokee county is out of debt and has $3,690 surplus in the treasurer’s office. 000 The grading on the l’ifton North¬ western is finished within three miles of Fitzgerald. 0 0 0 A Knoxville, Tenn., firm have re¬ cently taken a contract at $60,000 to arch with brick the tunnel near Bras¬ well, on the .Southern Railway Com¬ pany's line. The contractors employ a force of one hundred and fifty men and intimate that it will take brie year to complete the work. The public schools of Americus were never in a more flourishing condition, the enrollment this year exceeding 1,400 pupils. The epidemic of mens h« recently has interfered somewhat with the da’iy attendance though Su¬ perintend! ut Harper reports the in¬ crease now very gratifying. Judge Speer, in charging the grand jury in tin- United States court at Sa¬ vannah, called special attention to the law against illicit distilling, but he said tlii- man who used an j-rnpty lard can and an older stein to make a few drops of alcohol from cane skimmings was not a violator of the law and should not ho indicted. The citizens of Douglas have de¬ cided to erect a 1,000 or a brick school house The plans are now being prepared and work will be commenced in a few days, With the completion of this school building and the procurement of a corps of eompc tent teachers the town will have one of the best $phools in the state. • • * A well defined report is current t» the effect that the general headipiar ters of the Georgia Loan and Trust Company will soon ho removed from America. U. Atlanta. The company h*s strong eto tern and foreign eon nectionn. A large amount of this bus in ui mitMlo tunl north Georgia and it is for this reason Unit the proposition is n iio to transfer tie general offices and headquarters to At laiita. t An order was pa ,cd by Governor Atkinson n few dava ago iiaming tin following banks as stale depositories and ordoring the tax collectors of the various counties to place the fund State * Ihereiu : Southern Bank of the of (ieorgis,Savannah, Blaekshear bank, Gr.mu Banking Company, Citizens Bank of Vuliloatn, Bank of University, Athens; National Bank of Columbus, Bank of ThoiiiasTille, NT a! Loan and Hanking Company, LitUraugo Bank ing Cotupauy and tho Bank of SVay croas. One standing provision of tho char ter of Homo is calculated to inspire ex tra ceutiou among ooimcilnimi. That jm tIn*t tho ni«*nil»tfH of the oouikmI »ro made individually liable when they fail to make the income meet tho up propriatlons made by the counoil for the expenses of any'vear. If the couu oil, ns a body, appropriates realized more money in advance than is from tho revenue* of the city, then suit may be brought against forthcoming the mem¬ bers individually for tho of the cash. At a meeting of the code committee of the legislature in the office of Gov¬ ernor Atkinson the contract for print¬ ing the new code rvas let to an Atlanta Ilrtu, There were a number of bids received from all section* of tho coun try. Tho contract was secured at $10.85 » page, which will make a total of about $27,000 for tho three volumes, as it is estimated that llie Code will cover 2,600 pages. The first volume will be issued about the first of May, the next in July and the Inst iu Sep¬ tember. This finishes the work of the code committee. The survey for the extension of the Georgia Northern railroad 1ms began in the direction of Albany. Several ears of iron have been sidetracked at Moultrie for tho extension. Work will begin as soon a* the survey ha* been completed. It is said that the exten¬ sion of the line from Sparks, a point ou the Georgia, Southern and Florida, to this place is being pushed by tbe Atlanta l.umlsT company, and it will be only a short time until Moultrie will be connected with two great rail¬ road systems, via the Plant system, and the Southern railway system. Captain Lemuel Johnson, general manager of the Waver.-. Air Line, and 0. TV. Pike, of Wythe ctftUBty, Virginia. 4ho owners of the logo new saw null three miles north o! Way-cross, on the ('lough-Hilliard tract of almat 3,000 acres oi land, nave filed a peti¬ tion to be incorporated under the ttamv of the Ware Lumber v vuspaijv. The capital anther <1 lv t petition for a charier s $66,000. but the oapi tal stock to wit $10,000. The priucipa mill, but brat act * can . liahcd anywhere i the Unite 1 A drummer.who! Scrir county, reports ihu the tam<-u* gler* who have defied the ,* the law in Scrtveu county S.’Yt months, can hi seen at anytime at the railroad station nearest their home. The drummer says he has seen the no¬ torious outlaws a number of times at the ra lroad station. They go heavily armed with Winchester rifles, pistols and bowie knives, which they freely display. Every passenger who leaves the town is carefully scrutinized, and if they regard anyone as suspicious they will make him state his business. I he people of the county are in con¬ stant dread of them and they do as they please. Hon. J. K. Smith Heart. Hon. James R. Smith, of Douglas county, who has been messenger of the house of representatives for the past twenty years, died very suddenly at his country home a few days ago. If- has not been enjoying good health for several months, but his condition was not thought to be at all serious. Mr. Braitli represented Douglas county in the lower house of the gon eral assembly during the Bullock ad¬ ministration. He has always been a bt iber, progressive citizen, and had u legion of friends throughout the state. He leaves n wife and several children to mourn his loss. To Meet In Macon. There was a meeting of tlm state ex¬ ecutive committee of the Georgia State Sunday school eouventia at Atlanta a day or two ago, and the members, in fixing a time for the coming conven¬ tion, were occupied largely in dodging other religious conventions that are to occur at an early date in this state. Mr. Reppurd submitted to the com¬ mittee an invitation from the Hnnday schools of Macon inviting the next convention to meet there. The invi tation was accepted and a committee was appointed to confer with the peo¬ ple of Macon to ask whether or not the last two days in April and the first day of May would not suit them for the convention. The committee was given authority to agree with Macon upon some date, A Grand Temperance Rally. There will be a grand rally of teru porauce people in Atlanta in a few days, and the occasion will doubtless 1 „, OI | ( , ( ,f political significance. A call has been issued signed by the offi »'"> members of the Georgia Pro htbltion association and heartily en¬ ».y Grand Chief Templar Frank Hil.ley. Grand Seoretnry H. L. Cook »»‘l Mr.i. W. C Sibley, the president of the Woman s Christian lemperauce union. 1 ,,H r,ll, v «V° ytt ,,av ° cat, ; B nnd ® r - 1,10 banner of temperance reform will . bo one of the most important gather of )l "' klBl1 ever held in eorgia. he exere.stH of the rally meeting will be held at the Moody tabernacle 1 *' H J0 -"‘-guratetl by Hr. J. B Grambrell, . the president of Merotr univeraity, n « strong speech for tern lv< ’7: S. 1. Jones will 1 aotenstio meeting speeches. ,n ins "* wi ,{"• be f 1 Oib«!,u. The ton) , watl00 in Atlanta are looking forward to these meetings with lively anticipation. Important Real Estate Deal. One of the largest and most imporl aut real estate sides in Georgia for this year was tho sale of the Mineoht mill, by which the splendid property goes into the hands of Golmicl James M. Smith, of Oglothoipe, ami Mr. \\. Thomas, • >f Atlanta. The property brought $.'t0, f| dt) and lias been duly confirmed. Tho property formerly belonged to tbe Mineola Lumber Company, which was composed of Mr. M. It. Lowe, of Atlanta; J. R. Young, of Savannah; J. T, Roberts, of Val¬ dosta, and A. C. McLeod, of Jackson¬ ville. Messrs. Smith aud Thomas, it is on deridoml, will spend $ '0,000 in will im¬ proving the property at once and have it in full operation iu a short while, lt is saitl, too, that they will build the road from Mineola to Moul¬ trie and that the link from Valdosta to Mineola will be Completer! immedi atoly afterwards , t is generally ...... un derstood that rails have already been bought to complete tbe line to line Morven. that This is the beginning of a r It is u ml or stood that Mr. Tbon>i>«on will manago tho new mill aud that about novouty convict* will be worked, DUNC AN WAS PARDONED. Km! of mn Fxirwonlltiary Criminal Case at Atlanta. Saturday afternoon Adolphus Dun can, the condemned negro, walked from the Fulton county jail a free mau. Ybidding to the force of evidence, to the weight of additional testimony and to unquestionable circumstances of that went to prove the innocence the man, Governor W. A’. Atkinson signed the order granting Duncan his liberty aud giving him again the rights of citizenship. Atkinson This action of Governor has met with popular favor over the entire state. It was the universal opinion about Atlanta and everywhere else where the facts of the ease were known that liuucau was not guilty of the terrible crime with which he was charged and for w hich he had beou sentenced to the gallows. The case is one that has attracted interest everywhere, lt was a css* in which circumstantial evidence com bitted ao strongly with direct test; mony that many puzzling points had arose. over which learned minds pou ,b red and over which the chief execu live had deliberated with uuusuai gravity and deep earnestness. Got future well-being has nothing to do with onr being sincere, unless we ore also right. GATE CITY GOSSIP. WHAT 18 GOING ON AT GEOR¬ GIA'S CAPITAL. Matters at General Interest Briefly and Pointedly Portrayed. A few days ago Judge W. L. Cal ■ houn, ordinary, heard argument from the attorneys of the American Buret Company of New York in the matta of granting his permission for the com¬ pany to make bonds for executors, ad¬ ministrators, guardians and trustees in his court. Bonds made by this com¬ Clerk pany are Tanner already and accepted by the United by County States circuit and district courts. • • The Phoenix wheel on the Midway has been sold to the Jamestown Street Railway Company, of Jamestown, New York, and the removal of it is to be¬ gin at once. It is to be located at Celeron park, in Jamestown, to fur¬ nish amusement to 56,000 people who annually go there to attend the Chau¬ tauqua. The wheel and the cost of its removal and re-erection will take$20. 000 out of the coffers of the street railway company. The police committee of council haH decided that baseball should not be played at Ilrisbiue I’ark this year. Five or six people who live in the vicinity of the park were present and asked that a resolution submitted to council at its last meeting, providing that the Atlanta Athletic association be allowed to have baseball games played there, be disallowed. After hearing from these citizens the mem¬ bers of the committee decided to make au adverse report on the resolution. •--* A call lias been issued by the state prohibition association for amass con¬ vention at the Moody tabernacle, for Wednesday and Thursday, March 25th and 20th. Dr. J. B. Gambrel!, presi¬ dent of Mercer college will address the people on Wednesday $am night at 8 o'clock. Rev. Jones at 10:30 Thursday morning, and Dr. Gibson at night. Business sessions will bo held on Wednesday and Thursday and a varied program of short speeches and music will he presented during both days. The mayor and counoil of Atlanta have accepted an invitation to witness n, e docking of the battleship Indiana nt Port Royal on March 12. A com f rom council will represent the / Secretary of the Navy Herbert wil be nt at the oc „ a «ion. The i8 tho ouly battleship of the t . olaM in the United States navy, ahe f has j„ length, a tomi 69 age feet of in 10,225, the beam is ^ sf-d eet sjx draws 27 feet of water. She has t guns in her main battery, and ahe ® 08 ‘ tho Government five million dol lttrH ’ •__« The Consolidated street railroad has notified Mayor King that they will not replace the tracks removed from O ft P*‘ tol and Auburn avenues, and has for¬ mally surrendered the franchises for t R 8 tance8 for which tho tracks were rtmo ved. The directors request that the company bo permitted to repair tho paving that was disturbed in the removal of tho tracks. The mayor thinks that tho permission should be granted on tbe understanding that the w ,, r k shall bo done without prejudice to anvono’s interests. So tho matter rests. *_ 0 Tho philanthropy department of the Woman’s Club wants tho city to buy the Soldier's home aud turn it over to the Woman's Club to be used as an in¬ dustrial school for girls ond boys. At tbe last meeting of the philanthropy department, which consists of about twenty of the most prominent ladies of the city, a suggestion was made that the home be made an industrial school which they oonld teach girls and f a „ comtnou trades. The ladies , je „ that TOeh a school is badly needed for the bovs and girls of the S'jss^svmss; •__• The woes of the moonshiner will be disclosed to the merciful earn of Judge Newman in a few days. Colonel BtU Day will come down from the mourn twin# f»»r tho purpose of taking the little blockade distiller who bus fallen into the bauds of the revenue officers. Though Colonel Day is a strictly sober man himself and never indulges iu the fascinating beverage, he is nevertheless moved to conipas* sjon for the infirmities of tho moon shiner and is always ready to repre¬ sent him in court. If he finds it im¬ possible to establish the iuuooence of his client he tries to get him off as light as possible, and generally suc¬ ceed*. * 0 The members of the Atlanta Chap¬ ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution telegraphed to the direc¬ tors in charge of the funeral of Gov¬ ernor Greenbalge, who dud a few days ago at Lowel, Mass., to place a fl >ral tribute upon the coffin of the deal stati smau as a trHittte trom tbe Atlanta chapter. Governor Greenbalge visited Atlanta during the exposition and was entertained by the Atlanta chapter of the Daughter* of the American Revo¬ lution during his visit here. Mrs. Joseph H. Morgan, chairman of the building committee of the Atlantt Chapter, Daughters of the Rcti lutiou, ordered the flag on the Massachusetts building at the exposition at half mast on account of Governor Greenhslge's death. The secession of Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth from the Sal ration Army, and the establishment of au independent organization in Amer¬ ica it not looked npon very favorably by the Salvationists in Atlanta. Bal¬ lington Booth has written the com¬ manding officer of the army in the city, bat none of the local membsrs hare intimated that they would go ont of the present organization if Bal¬ lington and his wife start a new American Army, or that they would take any steps at all. The derelop ments in the Salvation Army troubles in New York hare been closely fol¬ lowed t>y the devoted adherents in At¬ lanta, They have beard with sorrow, they say, of the change in the com¬ mandants in America, for Ballington Booth and his wife have endeared themselves to every soldier by their faithful work. • __ * Chief Joiner’s Report. The annual report of “Cap” W. R. Joyner, chief of the Atlanta fire de¬ partment, for the year 1895, has just been issued in phamplet form. department During the year 1895 the answered 353 olarins. The property at risk was 82,111,657. Out of the 353 fires the loss at three amounted to $126,000. Had these three fires not occurred and had there, in conso quence, been 350 tires, the damage would have been only $84,085. Since Chief Joyner has been in charge of the depaatment there have been 2,282 fires with a loss of $1,091,- 582. Ten years ago there were 107 tires. In the last three months there have been 150. That is forty-nine more fires in threo months than in one year. This year there have been ninety eight fires. The record for the month was broken in February, when sixty alarms were answered. Two Passenger Stations Probable. The new passenger station matter does not show much progress from week to week, but the little interest that is apparent is in the direction of two depots—one on the present site and a new one over at the East Ten¬ nessee's old station. Certain things which have occurred of late point to this solution of the problem: The Western and Atlantic is resolved to stay where it is, and the Southern is pretty sure to build a new station of its own. The New York and New Orleans trains would then run through the city and stop at both stations, The South ern’s Mains from Chattanooga, Bir¬ mingham and Brunswick would enter its own station alone. The course of the other roads cannot be predicted with certainty, But it is likely that the Central and the Atlanta and West Point would hardly run past the new station without stopping. The Geor¬ gia does not give or receive any through cars from any road, aud what it could do is a matter of speculation. The Western and Atlantic and the Seaboard will continue to use the present Bite. Major Thomas realizes that the old station needs radical changes and improvements, and he will make them after a while. SYKES WAS GAME. Four “Regulators” Fatally Shot and Six Radiy Wounded. In a desperate battle with regulators Bowen Sykes, who lives in the Peru neighborhood, in Hillsboro county, Florida, shot four men fatally aud wonuded six others more or less seri¬ ously. For some causo Sykes had in¬ curred the enmity of his neighbors. Within the past ten days ho has re¬ ceived notices to leavo under threats of death. Wednesday morning Sykes found n rudely drawn ooffiu ou his front door and underneath the statement that uu l“ss he left immediately he would be killed. Sikes determined not to leave and prepared to defend himself against the expected attack. The attack came one morniDg about 1 o’clock. At tliat hour a mob of fifteen masked meu broke down tho door and entered Sykes’ home. regula¬ Sykes was ready, and as the tors entered he opeuod fire with a Win¬ chester rifle. He fired as rapidly as possible, and soon four of the regula¬ tors were down aud the others fled in terror. Sykes continued to tire at the fugitives as long as they were in range, snd is confident six others were wounded. Sykes tore tbe masks from the four me n ^bo had fallen and found that they were John ami Alonzo Barnes, j 0 b n Gilliland and Dennis Driggers. The Barnes brothers were shot through the head aud cannot live. Gilliland and Driggers were shot in the cheat and their wounds are mortal. Sykes immediately reported the tragedy, and swore out warrants for the regulators. Officers went out to arrest the members of the mob. They found the four men named dying and reported that six others were too badly wounded to be moved. Nearly every man in the neighborhood was hurt. There was a wounded person in nearly every house. Sykes says he has done nothing to be “regulated” for, and proposes to remain in the neighbor¬ hood if he has to kill every man in it. ANDERSON IS MAYOR, According to the Verdict in the Con¬ test Case at Uensacolm. The finding of the jury at Pensacola in the quo warranto case of the state of Florida and W. E, Anderson against mayor McHugh, was as follows: “We, the jury, find W. E. Ander¬ son was duly elected mayor of Pensa¬ cola. (Signed) L. S. iironder, fore¬ man. ” This has been one of the hottest contested cases in the south. Mayfff McHugh has been granted four days in which to apply for a new trial. GEORGIA RAILROAD SCHEDULES. OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER. Commnnoing Jan 5th, 1896, the following schedules will be operated. All traius run by 90th Meridian Time. The schedules are subject to chauga without notice to the public. READ UP. READ DOWN._ Train No. 2. N'o. 4. Train Train No. 3.; No. 1. Train STATIONS. No. 28 m’1 N’t EXP No. 12 No. 11 s’tExp Day xt’l No. 27 pay 4 OOp 10 30p 12 lOp 7 15a Lv Augusta Ar 8 10p 1 OOp 5 15a 7 45a 4 24p 10 58p 12 36p...... Belair 12 36p 4 48a 7 12a 4 87p 11 09p l2 46p 7 42a Grovetown 7 44p 12 27o 4 37a 6 59a 4 51p 11 21p 12 58p...... Berzelia 12 16p 4 25a| 6 47a Harlem Lt. ~-1 12 09p 4 16a 6 35a 5 OOp 11 29p 1 05p 7 57a Ar -1 5 lOp11 38p 1 14p 8 03a Dearing 12 m 4 07a 6 26a 5 28p 11 58p 1 30p 8 19a Thomson 02 11 44a 3 50a 6 11a 5 42p 12 08a 1 42p Mesena 11 33a 3 38a 6 Ola .... .. Camak 6 34p 11 26a 3 28a 5 54a 5 50p 12 16a 1 50p 8 35a 19a 3 20a 5 48a 5 58p 12 25a 1 57p 8 40a Norwood 6 27p 11 5 34a 6 14p 12 42a; 2 12p| 8 53a Barnett 6 14p 11 05a 3 04a 6 26 12 5Ga 2 24pi 9 04a Crawfordville 6 04p 10 54a 2 48a 5 22a p 6 45p 1 22a 2 45pj 9 25a T - Union Point 5 45p 10 34a 2 21a 5 00a Lv. r 1 38a 3 04p 9 38a Greensboro 5 52p 10 21a 2 04a 2 05a 3 30p l0 00a 'Buekhead 5 09p 10 00a 1 37a ’ M" 2 22a 3 46p 10 12a Madison 4 55p 9 40a 1 20a 2 41a 4 05p 10 28a Rutledge 4 38p 9 20a 1 Ola 2 56a 4 25p 10 40a Social Circle 4 25p 9 05a 12 45a 3 19a 4 44p 10 58a Covington 4 06p 8 43a12 22a 3 41a 5 04p 11 15a Conyers 3 48p 8 22a 1200nt 3 54a 5 15p 11 26a Lithonia 3 37p 8 10a11 45p 4 15a 5 31p11 42a Stone Mountain 3 22p 7 53a 11 24p 4 28a 5 41pjll 51a Clarkston 3 13p 7 43a11 lip 4 39a 5 49p 12 m Decatur 3 06p 7 34a 11 OOp 5 00a 6 10pll2 15p Ar Atlanta Lv 2 55p 7 15a 10 45p Sun. Sun. Only Only H* 50p 1 15a 1 50p 8~4(5a v Camak Ar j 6 3Op 11 25a 11 45p Cl 35p H 59 p 1 31a 2 03p 8 47a Warrenton , 6 OOp 11 17a11 32p 05 28p to 2 06n 2 34p 9 02a Mayfield 5 20p 11 Ola 11 03p C5 lOp to 2 30a 2 54p Culverton 4 55p 10 49a 10 4Ip Cl 59p to 2 50a 3 12p 22a Sparta 4 34p 10 40a10 27p Cl 49p W 3 22a 4 OOp 36a Devereux 4 OOp 10 26a 18ai 10 07p Oi 34p W 3 37a 4 15p 43a Carrs 3 44p 10 9 48p Ol 25p W 4 16a 5 OOp 10 00a Milledgeville 3 06p 10 00a! 9 16p Cl 06p OD 4 48a 5 30p Browns 1 52p 9 46a 8 50p tfa 5 Op ...... 38p 9 37a 8 34p ^ 40p ||a 5 07a 5 49p 10 24a Haddocks 1 rfa 5 28a 6 07p James 1 24p 9 28a 8 18p ux 3 Op ...... 40p 9 00a 7 30p rfa OOp ih. 6 30a 7 OOp 11 00a Ar M acon Lv 12 6 15p 11 08a 2 27p! 15p| Lv Burnett Sharon Ar 1 1 4 50]i Op CC CD 50a 37a (fkWOTOt 41p 54p 6 23p 11 21a 2 31 27a' 31p 6 30p 11 31a 2 35p Hillman 1 p X Lv 1 05p -1 55a- r 59p n 6 05p 12 03p 3 04p Ar Washington 45p Lv Union I’oint Ar 9 20a| or 45p 55p Woodville 9 08a ov 35p 59p Bairdstown 9 04a C/*I 31p Up Maxeys 8 51a ox 19p 17p Stephens 8 44a W 13p 29p Crawford 8 30a CM Olp 45p Dunlap 8 12a tfo. 45p 49p Winters 8 07a jfa. 41p 05p Ar Athens Lv 7 50a 25p 10 50a Lv Union Point Ar 2 05 p 11 30a Siloam 1 42 p 11 50a 1 Ar White Plains Lv' 1 20 p All u above i-wixst twwirtu trama rmi 7* eicept * 11 and 12 on mam Line, aud 34 aril 35 ou Alicou bMnch, x Harlem. Sleeping Cars between Atlanta and which do not run on. u J , “° 8 Rup er at Sleeping A a ta A I18 t a an ,i Macon, on night express. cars l'HOS. K. SCOT!', Traveling Passenger Agent. General Freight and Pass Agent. General Manager. Auopsta, Ga, J. W. KIRKLAND, w. W. HARDWICK, Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. Pass. Agt., Macon, Qa ASKED TO QUIT. PETITION TO BLACKBURN THAT HE WITHDRAW. Request Signed by Eighteen Sound Money Democrats. A Frankfort special of Thursday says: Eighteen of the gold standard democrats of the Kentucky general as sembly have made a formal request of Senator Blackburn to withdraw from the race for the senate. His failure to comply will result in at least eighteen members withdraw ing their support from him. Their action is tho most important that has been taken in the senatorial contest on the democrat side since the nomina tion of Senator Blackburn. This action has been contempleted for two weeks. The five gold standard members, Messrs. Weissinger, Carroll, Speight, Violett and Walker, who have been standing ont against Senator Blackburn did not sign the paper. Senator Blackburn when presented with the resolutions asking for his withdrawal from the race said that if the democrats would hold an open cau CU9 and if, after a full and non-parti¬ san discussion, it was the will of the majority that he withdraw, he would do so. When tbe name of Senator Noe was called in the joint ballot, he arose and said he desired explain his vote. “I have voted,” said he, “for the nominee of the party for thirty-eight times, but now have become convinced that he cannot be elected. I cast my vote for Hon. John G. Carlisle.” The ballot resulted: Blackburn, 55; Holt, 8; Deboe, 40; Carlisle, 7; Hunter, 4; Pratt, 1; Comingore, 3; Lyons, 1; Vance, 2; Pettit, L; John M. Harlan, 1; Dodgon, 1. Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter will be a candidate for congress in the third dis¬ trict next year to succeed himself. This statement comes from a gentle man wlio is very close to the doctor. He says the doctor intimated this to several of his friends before leaving for Washington, and that it can bo re¬ lied upon as correct. BAI) FOR MRS. MAYBRICK. A Decision Has Been Rendered Again,t Her Pardon. The London Daily News says that Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home secretary, after a careful examination of the additional evidence submitted to him, has decided that no alteration should be made in the sentence im¬ posed on Mrs. Florence May brick, tbe American woman who is undergoing life imprisonment on conviction of having poisoned her husband, a Liver pool merchant, tome years ago. LAPOINT A CRACK SHOT. One Man Dead, Two Fatally and Seven Badly Wounded. At Brockville, Ont., shortly before noon Monday a man named Lapoint made his appearance on Perth street, carrying *a double-barreled breech¬ loading shotgun. aotion After he had limbered up for and before he could bo shot down the following list of dead and wounded had resulted: Peter Moore, shot through the head and. killed; Chief of Police, Rose, fa tally shot; Constable Linsley, badly wounded. Dickson, an Indian; Sam Kilborn, Robert Boyd, George Stagg, Fred Stagg, Robert McCormack and Thom ag p e tjerean, all wounded, Lapoint, who is about forty years of a ge, lives about eight miles from town, jj e j 8 on eI p er t shot and spends most 0 { pj 8 Uju e hunting. He has shown signs of insanity at times. Lately he has been drinking heavily. PROSECUTION A FAILURE. Uncle Sam Had No Right to Detain the Bermuda. A New York special says: The United States government has aban¬ doned all claim of right to detain the alleged filibustering steamship Bermu¬ da and the lighter J. S. T. Thompson and their cargoes, except in the case of tbe explosive found upon the letter, which, it is alleged, was packed in boxes not marked as required by law. United States District Attorney Mac Farlane instructed Marshal McCarthy to this effect and the latter at once took steps to turn over the vessels and other property to the Cubans. The $4,000 in silver taken from the Bermu¬ da was returned to the place from wh eh it had been taken, and eharte, instruments and other articles were al¬ so put where they were found, thepnr pose being to restore the vessel and contents to their exact condition at the time of the seizure. SOUND MONEY MF.N WANTED. New York Chamber of Commerce Issues an Appeal. At the regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, there was adopted an appeal to com¬ mercial and business men throughout the United States to use their influence to secure tbe selection only of such delegates to both national conventions as are in favor of the present gold standard. China Borrowing Money. Advices from London state that an agreement for a loan of 16,000,000 pounds bos been signed by the Cnineee government and an Anglo-German , . „ •yndic.U. One-half the(loan tnU be Is *ued « 5 P« <*“* 8 old M P“ -
