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WASHINGTON LETTER.
Gosvippy Oorreapoail ■; c • Irom lb -
< aidtul City
AV A 8 H1N (IT O N1A N S EKI.IKVED.
The New I'resident Enters Upon ills
Duties Enthusiastically, Grave and
Imisirtant Qm-slions ls-ft by the 'lid
Administration. Saturday with the
New Secretaries of Departments.
Washington, It, 0. ((Special Corre¬
spondence). The great inaugural is
over, the visiting throngs have depart¬
ed, and Washingtonians, heaving a
sigh of relief, have settled down to
their various avocations, and things
move on under McKinley and his
aides, in the departments of National
Government, just as though Cleveland
and his able corps had not taken their
departure, 'lliat the Administration
of Grovor Cleveland was one of mark
*•<1 ability r:o one will gainsay; that
that of Major McKinley will be
sunnily meritorious, there are few who
will doubt.
The first morning after the inaugural
exercise* found the President stirring
at an early hour. He greeted the
White House officials at 7:30 o’clock,
and breakfasted at a with the family
party, Including his wife, mother and
other near relatives. Then he smoked
a cigar, and at it o’clock entered the
President's private office to begin cop
ing with the flood of public
Already crowds of ismple had le*guu
to arrive, clamoring at the main cu
trance to the Executive Mansion
admiMniou. The doors wore k..pt
tlosetl against the general crowd until
10 o'clock, but In the meantime a mini
her of callers having special buslniws
gained mlmlsslon.
N<*vi*r beforo in American history
hits an Administration been obliged t..
fin'f it tii* v* iy b^inning of if.s
sumption of power so many and
1 wirthlit (juciitloils affcctiiig tin* for<*igu
relation* of the l ulled States iih con
front I'resident McKinley and Ills pre
tnler. Secreiary Shernmu. All of these
are important, and while sonic of them
may be for a time kepi In the back
ground, others, aud those of tho
most gravity, are likely to force them- j
solve* upon the attention of tin; new
Administration In such a persistent
mauuer that they must be met
u rtq utitv. J.t y*p tt t of awn *'t"'
tnntle ixsimn ‘are some of the yuestlon*
that were running along In
time killing fashion when President
Harrison turned over the helm of the
Ship of state to President
but the latter. In his time, and with
tho beat Inteiitiuim, and in sjiite of
the nuat heroic effort*, wan
to add to the ll*t and make new Issues
brli!g K tu''t" 1 ’!!iiemihui'E‘!efnr.''' , h!',
turn, gave way to i’realdent McKinley.
xmong tin s,, questions we might men
lion the Cuban, the Hawaiian, the
Alaskan boundary, the Arbitration
jin* iiuoHtlouH ...... our Turkisl1 irnivo ’ of Whi< (inu ';
will require thoughtful consideration
on the part of the new Administration.
President McKinley's first
prtielamation was Issued Saturday
afternoon, with the slt'estatlon of the
new Secretary of State, Joint Sherman.
It read as follows:
By the President of the Pnlted States
of A merles:
A PROCLAMATION.
AVherea* public Interest requires
tliht the ('ougres* of the I nitial Stales
should lie convened iu extra session
at 12 o’clock on tho 15th day of March,
1SP7, to receive such emumtiulcatlous
as may be made by the Executive,
Now, therefore. 1, William MeKiil
ley, President of tiie Putted States of
America, tie hereby proclaim and tie
clare that un extraordinary occasion
r ’quires the Congress of the Fulled
Stall's to convene in extra aeeston at
the Capital iu the city of Washington,
on the 15th day of March, 1SP7, at
12 o’clock, uoou. of which all |H*rsoii*
who shall at that time Is' entitled to
act as members th,*r«s)f. are hereby
iss|ttired to take notice.
Given under my hand aud the sea!
of the Fuiltd Stall's, at Washington,
the Oth day of March, in the year of
our lord, one thousand eight hundred
and ulnetj wven, and of the luilepeod
cnee of the Pnlfett Stst»'s. the one
houdred and twenty first.
WILLIAM MKINLKA
l’reeiiletd
JOHN SHERMAN
Secretary of State
Fhe limiting clause restricting the
action of the extra -ession "to such
communication as may 1 h> made by
the Executive." suggests that posse
biy the President may limit the ob
bets ef the extra session to the iwts
of the unacted upon npproprl.v
lion Bills. Had fuartiuw of a
,Cf !aw, ! obj^rtd of wtileb iu
word* of McKinley'* inaugural 'id
dress, will lx; "to stop deficiencies
tin; reatorat; .,u of tiiat protective legi*
lation whlcii has always been the
finest."
♦
To-day < Saturday; was a busy day
with the various new Secretaries.
Secretary Ixmg, of the N'avy, reached
the department atsiut 11 :pj. He
ceived the bureau officers, the
of divisions, the clerks and several
hundred visitors who were about
corridors. Ex-Secretary Herbert stood
with his successor. The officers and
clerks were first introduced to Secre
(ary Long, after which they f*isa , 'd to
the ex-Secretary arid bade him fare-1
thirty minutes, and at noon Secretary
Eong assumed his duties as Secretary
of the Navy.
General Alger took charge of the
War department about a quarter to
12. He came from the White House
with the Governor of Wisconsin, and
his staff, who, with ex Secretary Im
niont, stood with him while he re¬
ceived the officers of the War Depart¬
ment and their subordinates. The first
function on entering the office of Sec¬
retary, and tefore receiving the visit¬
ors, was to kiss ills two daughters.
The new Poutmaster-Genoral, Jaiws
A. Gary, arrived at the Postofflee De
partment at 11:45 a. m., accompanied
by .1. A. Richardson, of Washington.
The gentlemen went at once to the of¬
fline of the Postmaster-General, where
they were awaited by ex-Postmaater
General Wilson, The several assist
; ant postmasters-general then called in
turn, and were presented to their new
chief, and then presented the employes
of their respective bureaus.
■*
| Secretary of ttie Interior Bliss
reached the Interior Department at
noon, and went at once to the Score
Ury’s room, where Mr. Francis await
<•<! Win, and after cordial greetings
kad las-u exchanged, tin- new Sis’ri'
tnry. standing beside his predecessor,
received the officers of the department,
who presented their subordinates. A1
were cordially received by Mr. Rllss.
Secretary Sherman reached the I*e
PHrtniPUt »f Stitti* nbortly he tvached afipr the Y2. J
'»’< lock. As soon as j
building the officials of tlie department
were notified, and soon after presented
themselves. Many were introduced by
ex-Sccrctary Oluey.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
reached the scene of his new duties
shortly ufter noon, anc. had a coufer
cnee with Hie outgoing Secretary, Mr.
*' »Vl\V Wr ' v 'H«n ,vnw at, tU<j_.d*‘
!•»**• / yesterday, posting himself
««* ' h ‘‘ tlial w!J1 '' om «
under hi* supervision lo-dtiv le n.et
tlm heads of bureaus ...id chiefs of
'Ilvlskms. He will receive the clerks
>'">er employees later.
A bit of information of peculiar in
tcrest lo the friends of W. A. E. Cham-1
1« that he has been chosen by the j
I tlin ‘'‘ l 11 '"”'”- l» u, - v Samoan;
agreement, as Chief dustier of Samoa, j
»» ««««^> Mr. We. of Vermont.
1 X PARA 1.1.El.El • STORM
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rnim tll „ |. u kes to the Temuvfsev !
J.Iue.
T|| |: COl'NTKY 1^ I- Dtt ...,,, M r.i 1 ,.,) .
j Barns, Dwellings. I aud Bridges
cures
snein \way. Railroad Trains An
Il)llh*(l tine Causally Report si Only.
I **‘strin*tloii Ouiu Heavy at
Prattville. Ala.
i 'liieago, HI. The storm v\ liieh raged
tlirottghotu tit * middh A\ esi Thursday
niglit stands uiiparalieltsl, not only for
tin extent of territory over which it
raged, but for tin- amount of
which it |>r«H'ipitnt«l. At Clueinnat
tiie rainfall repov ed by tit weather
btitvnti officials amounted to 5J S
me lies, aud floods are r-|«*rtetl from
almost every telegraph station from
Pittsburg on Ho' East to Kansas <'ity
on the West, aud from the lakes to tlm
Northern boundary of 'IVnnessoe. I n
some Instmives the wind reached tie
velis it> of a hurnean*', and much dam
age to dwellings, lain is, fence- ® n<1
orchards, as well as from the forests,
has been reported from various IS'ints
throughout tiie district. Throughout
Southern Illinois, ituliaua autl Ohio.
the damage to railromt ptMlsTty iu the
fortn of washouts is enormous, mak
ing traffic iuil«'ssibt aud in wrecks.
caused by the softening * .f the railroad
issis
\ considerable los- to the t*-ople as
,i whole lt vv ill iw cauwsl by th> washing
away < in bices Which have ls-m built
in the rural districts at a ■ ■ost of mil
lions id dollar ami which have las'U
totally destroyed in many :tses.
Owing to the demoraliaatiou of rail
wav traffic, the wail* decal! to the
tlebtged istricts. nave been greatly
delnved, much to the annoyance of
luisnu**** lileppsts
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-I Sarsaparillas.
Superior To All i
!
Tv-sill in Georgia, over fifty year-- ago, a marvelous medicinu was discovered. It was what
r is now known as V. P. P., ( Lippvian's Great Remedy), and its fame and reputation has been
; ^leumatism,
i I or Blood Poisoning, Pain in the side, wrists, shoulders, back and joints, ft
\ Dyspepsia, Malaria, Scrofula, and. all Blood and Skin Diseases, it has never been equalled
: Paai is subjugated, Health Renewed, Appetite restored and sleepless nights banished by «
\/,V *’ {'7\ ' its wonlerful influence. wonderful tonic and strengthener. \Ve&.< women should alua>3 take i „
/ *w p. I*- f*- * s a commendation of medical throughout
\*r A p ft builds them up. It has the universal n:en the
'4 t’le coifntry, because we publish the formula on every bottle, and one trial will convince
most sceptical that it is a genuine health restorer.
\ R c ad The Truth And Be convinced.
S A ’Aanclerfu! Cure. *rllent thir. handle about one dozen bottles a
rheumatism thirty week. Piedmont, S. C.
% n man vr to mu-tc:ilar ror Drs. J. M. RICHARDSON, si
ftr.ed a ll inrdicun s and dociors with no per- and
iuiiciit re i<f. I was advised to take R P. P.. Hot Springs Surpassed.
„ ,, lt . x V.ad finished two b»'t’c*s luy pain subsided
j ■,% t tvasal) - to work. I feel better than I have for good than
/ > i t 3 W urn coufulf tit of a complete reco\-ery. A bo.de of F. P. P.. Hes done me more
■ - S U Ark.
(1 J ' 1 J S. DUPK1SS, Newnauvillt, Fla. three months’ treatment at the Hot bpr:ngs.
M; JAMES M. NEWTON. Aberdeen, Uro.vn Co., O.
Si! Tcotimony from tho Mayor.
I entered with Khru..jti»ni t,;;- fiftrcil voars, tried Pimpies, Seres and Eruptions Cured
; J ft-cabed specifics, but tt, uo purpose. My I take great pleasure in te^tifj'ing to the efficient V‘\\
< 'tfisrm i-jI mir a L>oitlc of P. I’. I’., and I feel like a valines of the popular medicine for skin diseasr-s
H. WII.DKR, Mayor of Albany. kn own as I*. 1’. P. I suffered for several years with
\V. an uuMj'htly and disagreeable eruption on my face. ,
After taking three bottles iu accordance with direc¬
m We From b rc Two having Well-known a bU .•iale for yo’ir PhysicicnG- 3*. V. P., and tions, I am entirely cured. Capt. J. D. JOHNSTON, of Johnston & Co. )
V w ^rcjscribc it iu a g*cat many cases aud find it an ea- Savannah, Ca.
| i i 'Hue aliove letters are t-ken from ms.iv received by us. P. P. p., ( Lippman'S V| !)
■ Crest 1< mcdvA is a medicine whose virtue* are known from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
( P P. P.' boffins its work 1 .....ifyifig the blood, effected. which is the source of all life,
w snd iocs not ccr.so until a p- ’‘ ‘ ire cure is ‘
The mortif ing crunli.: re the complexion, the tired feeling that pre
i vv vontlfi thorouph of’ • ccompiishir, , derangement daily tasks, sleepless of the system nights, consequent loss of appetite, from -
- irritability jure wl.ich disposition, ami mi will be cured i by P. P. P. : J I
imp blood, i mi physicians ar,d the people
'P P. p. {L'.pfr.au'$ Great Remedy)^ is conceded Dv
to l the Or as ' food i'-utifier of the Age. It positively and 8SeslHSSK|SK permanently
cur For sale by ail druggists or direct from us ; price $i a bottle, six bottles lor
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A % LfPr^'s Bros.: raopiUE.ouk lypwan- Block 54VAWHAH £A.
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the vieiuitiea o(f Cineiuuati. Dayioa.
liulinnaisrlis au^i St. Gottis. ■
Trains on both tin- Rig Four and
Baltimore water-bound, A aifd Ohio many Southwestern lindges ana are
,-„lvert« are washed out 1 here i« a
great deni of U ncn*me*e for the people
living in the bottom taodo.
J!"!ud t Im'puffier and many
sTueh^anm^r.^ilb-d ' , ,
Olivy 111 reports Fox River for
two miles Wi'st of there thirteen
in( ,| (( , B lugrin-r than ever known iwfore.
The Peoria A Evansville trestle over
t | )|b |,; as( f,, r g pas been washed out.
V( vandalia. sii infant belonging to
:i -i unknown family residing in the
....
^ ^ j M>nom was drowmni during a
Ro;irth> Morin Tbursday night.
TRAINS ANNIU.ED.
Louisville, Ky. The Pennsylvania
B u ji r , ia ,] annulled all trains North and
l ast on account- of tiie Indiana tU«*l.
Baltimore A Ohio Southwestern
K t a rt*sl a train j for Cineiuuati at lb
o’^jm-k tiiis morning, and w ill try and
om , , 0 p t laims to-night. Tiie I
.
|^mr<ville. New Albany & Chicago I
M , ut oul „ oulcajgo train via the Haiti- j
uu , n , \ Ohio Kouthwestem and Big
| ( , ur which is ojien all the way. It
^ ,. xlMH -t„| that all roaihi will Is 1 in
good shatte by t tomorrow morning.
camiwrland Gap tunnel, of the lamis
vi | U , >v Nnslivilld, has < avist in again.
1‘afmeogers an- being transfemsl.
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HKSTHIHTION At I liA i rVll.EE.
Prattville. Prattville was the scene
of a tb's'ructivc cloudburst Friday
morning tsuween 2 and 4 o’clock. Such
a cloudburst was never seen here be¬
for. Every bridge and crossing in the
town, except the iarge ones over the i
Autauga Creek, was washed away
and the streets and sidewalks In places
are washed out from six to ten feet
deep The damage ,s not less than
Sl.NUl to the tow
D H Rawlineotis general m.'rehan
dls. hottse is a ••otni’Me wreck, and
irrvHt damage was done to the goods.
n<>* than
Fisher Brother’s damage to house
and goods is ¥400.
<’ol. Mae A. Smith's office and the
ltest, law library in the county, i« a
complete wreck. Imss about ¥1,200.
The Cotton Mills Company sustains
a loss to their property of not less
than $500. The Cotton Mills Company
may have some insurance, but none
of the other parties have.
The Louisville A: Nashville Railroad
suffers too.
AT MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery. Ala.—There was a heavy
fall of rain in this vicinity last night I
and tliis morning, the heaviest known
for years. The wind blew at one time j !
at the rate of twenty-six miles an I
hour, aud was almost a gale, The |
rainfall here for twenty-four hours, j |
w nearly as much as in tin* whole !
month of January.
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EFFORT FOR AV A LI.ING. j
But It is the General Opinion That He j j
Must Suffer with Jackson. j
Cincinnati, Ohfo.- Scott Jackson and |
Aionzo Availing, who are held now their in |
| JVj , , u Alexandria. Ky., awaiting
,.x.TUlion Saturday. March 20, for the
murder of Pearl Bryan, are both sick
and require tiie attendance of a phy¬
sician. Tiie mothers of hot h tin* eon i
-
detuned men are with them, anti will
remain with them until the day of ex'*'
cut ion. Tiie condition of neither one
ef the murderers is serious, and their
symiitoms of grip are attributed to ! j
tiie laid ventilation of fiic jail. Gov- ■
error Bradley issuvst orders for troo(>s
to be on-sent at tiie hanging.
Availing Monday addressed another
letter to Governor Bradley apealing
for Executive clemency on the
ground that in- bad uo motive like
Scott Jackson in get ing Pearl Bryan
out of the wa Every effort possible
]e being made to bav-e tis* '-•"U.-in' ■
of Walling commuted to life imprison
mem. but it is generally Itelieve.1 ho
will haug with Jackson, Rev. Mr.
le-e, who tms n'eently figured conspic¬
uously in tIn •illeg'd confessions of
the two met. held religious serv sg in
th« jni! f(«r t<*n Sumti.
EXCITEMENT IN flCKENS
Over tiie Suspicion Tip:! T’ntty l.ona
Baines Has Eloptal with a Negro.
Keunedy, Ala.—Jordan Baines, a
poor, though respectab ,v » farmer, liv¬
ing nine miles South of Kennedy, in
Pickens County, on arising Sunday
morning missed his eighteen-year-old
daughter, Eona. but thought she had
gone on a visit to neighbors. About
the same time Andy Beard, a negro,
22 years of age, employed by Mr.
Baines, disappeared, which caused the
parents to become suspicious, and a
search was instituted, which raised
the suspicion that Eona had eloped
with tiie negro Beard. Parties were
made tip and are vigilantly searching
for the pair. and. doubtless, if caught,
Judge Lynch will pass sentence on
Beard, and the girl will be severely
dealt with. The pair were seen some
time Sunday between Kennedy and
Millport, going toward Columbus,
Miss., the girl traveling half a mile
in advance of the negro. It is sup
p n se*l that a clandestine intimacy ex
isfing between the two is the cause
of tlu ‘ elopemept.
AN OUTBREAK IN BAHIA.
Paris.—A dispatch from Rio Janeiro
says that an outbreak lias occurred in
Bahia, where a colonel, 2l*i soldier*
and three civil officials have Iieen
killed by a band of fanitics. The dis¬
patch also says that the officers of tho
Maonarish newspapers I.iberrade and
Gazetadarde in Rio Janeiro, havre
betn looted and burned by n mob.
HIGH AVATER LOSS.
Cincinnati. Ohio.—President IT rr
n>ann. of the City Board Administra¬
tion. after careful investigation. phie,- B
the loss in this city from the roe nl
high water at $5tM>.0(J0. Gangs of
laborers in both water works and en¬
gineers department, were put to work
Monday on damaged streets and
bridges.
A hordf^cn, rejota^s ta & jvU
f'Ktrtfo hnrm.
