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About The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1897)
CAPITOL ITEMS. Ethan Alien Hitchcock Appointed M nister to Russia. LAND GRANTS FORFEITED. he United States Consul to Columbia Reports to the State Department That the Case oi Charles Radford, Accused of Murder, Ended in a Verdict of Guilty. Restored to the Public Domain. Acting Secretary Kyan. of the inte¬ rior department, has re-affirmed a former action of the department in the matter of forfeited lands of the Mobile aud Girard land grants in Alabama, Involving about 200,000 acres, The lands of the incompleted road were forfeited uuder the general forfeiture tailroad lauds, but the law contained t provisiou protecting bona fide pur¬ chasers of lauds which had been pa¬ tented to the company. Through sev feral alleged sales aud purchases the Perdido Laud company claimed to have purchased the right in the for¬ feited lands. The decision denies that right and holds the forfeited lands as testored to the public domain. Radford’s Death Sentence. The United States consul at Med rillin, Colombia, reports to the state department that the long pending trial of Charles Radford, a native of Ala¬ bama, accused of murder, terminated an July 30 last, in a verdict of mur¬ der. The judge pronounced the sen¬ tence of death on the 6th instant, and in appeal was at once taken to the iighest local tribunal, which was grant¬ ed. The sentence is regarded as iniq¬ uitous and hopes are entertained that it will he reversed. If not, further ap¬ peal can be made to the supreme court at Bogota. After the sentence Radford was placed in heavy irons and otherwise troated in a most cruel manner. The United States consul protested to the governor against suck aeedless cruelty, but he said he was powerless to interfere with the alcade’s order. The consul then telegraphed to the American minister in Bogota, hoping to obtain better treatment for Ike condemned man through the Col bmbian government. The judge who tried the case said that he did not ex¬ pect the verdict, which was received ,with surprise and indignation by the people present at the trial. The jury |was composed of three very youug men, all deficient in intelligence. Ju¬ rors Oannot be challenged in Colom¬ bia. Five names are drawn by lot. Dne is struck out by the prosecuting attorney and one,by the counsel for the defense, and the three remaining con¬ stitute the jury. Minister to Russia. J. A. Porter, secretary to President McKinley, has sent the following dis¬ patch from Hotel Champlain to the Associated Press: Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of St. Louis, has been offered and accepted the min¬ istry to Russia and will be appointed immediately Ethan Allen Hitchcock is a great grandson of Col. Ethan Allen, who captured Fort Ticonderagua “in the name of the Great Jehovah and the continental congress.” Mr. Hitch ■cock’s father, Henry Hitchcock, was born in Burlington, Vt., from which place he went to Alabama to practice law, in which he was eminently suc¬ cessful, being at the time of his death iu 1839 the chief justice of the supreme court of that state. Mr. Ethan Allen Hitchcock was born in Mobile in 1835, where he remained until 1840, when he removed to Tennessee. After tak¬ ing an academic course in New Haven. Conn., he came to St. Louis in 1851, and engaged in business up to 1800, when, at the urgent request of rela¬ tives in China, he left for that country to accept employment in the old es¬ tablished firm of Olrpbant Co. Mr. Hitchcock remained in China for twelve years. Returning to St . Louis in 1874, Mr. Hitchcock has sinoe been actively engaged in business as president of several large manufacturing and rail way corporations, which position he has resigued in order to accept the Appointment abroad. Third Assistant-Postmaster-General Merritt has called attention to a grow¬ ing practice of certain business con¬ cerns which in extending their trade lend registered parcels containing their goods to the smaller postoffioes addressed to fictitious or otherwise unknown persons. The concern then makes some plausible excuse to the postmaster and asks him to examine »nd dispose of at a reduced price rather than return the parcels. The opening of a package other than by an addressee or on hi* written order is forbidden by the postal regulations, as has been frequently pointed out by the department, and postmasters are again warned to return them to ths sending poetoffiee. British Carry Our Merchandise. Accordiug to the reoords of the treasury department British Teasels are carrying over 55 per cent, of the merchandise of the United States, both of imports and of exports. Examipf tions of figures for the first six monttre this year show the total imports in vessels has been of the value of $432,- 680,987, and of domestic exports in vessels $452,800,405. The percentage of imports carried in American vessels was 15.3, and in foreign vessels 84.65 of imports in vessels. The British have carried 55.9 per cent., the Ger¬ mans 11.40, Frenoh 5.46; Dutch 3.3 and all other foreign 8.51. Of domes¬ tic exports only 8.19 are carried in American bottoms, 91.91 per cent, being carried in vessels of other na¬ tions. British vessels carry 68.23 per cent, of the value of exports by ves¬ sels; German, 8.92; French, 2.19; Norwegian, 2.03, and all other for¬ eign, 9.54. The value of imports car¬ ried in American vessels for the six mouths endiug June 30. was $66,428,- 149, aud of carried in foreign vessels, $366,261,832, the value of exports for the same period carried iu American vessels was $37,113,168, and of that carried iu foreign vessels $415,687,327. The value of sugar, which has been largely brought from the West Indies in American vessels, -carried the percent¬ age of imports in American vessels higher than that of value over domes¬ tic exports. During the first half of the present year, the value of imports carried in cars and other land vehicles was $20,068,149, and of ports $27,297,619. Anarchists Are Not Wanted. Commissioner Powderly, of the im¬ migration bureau, has sent the follow¬ ing letter of instructions to immigra¬ tion officers at New York, Roston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Quebec, Cauada, relating to the anticipated ar¬ rival in this country of Spanish an¬ archists: -“Information has reached this bureau to tho effect that one Pla nas, a leader of the Spanish anarch¬ ists, hat been expelled from France, be¬ ing conducted to Havre, from which port it is expected he will sail for the United States. I am also advised that Marmal, another Spanish anarchist, is believed to have gone to England eu route for this country. A careful in¬ spection should be made of arriving passengers aud should any of that class be detected a careful examination can be had as to their right of admission into the United States uuder the exist¬ ing laws. ” It is stated at the bureau of immigration that there is no law under which persons can be excluded on the ground that they are anarchists, nor is anarchy anywhere declared to be a crime, so that if Planas aud Marmal are refused admittance to this country the refusal must be based upon the fact that they can eome within the general immigration law as to paupers, crimi¬ nals, etc., provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to persons convicted of or charged with political offenses, not¬ withstanding that such offense may be adjudged a felony, or anything else, involving moral turpitude under the laws of the country from which he came or the court convictihg. Imports anti Exports. The monthly comparative statement of the imjiorts and exports of tho United States for July, issued by the bureau of statistics, shows that the ex¬ ports of domestic merchandise during the month amounted to $79,203,075, u gain as compared with July, 1896, of nearly $5,000,000. For the seven months the increase as compared with the same period last year was merchan¬ over $49,700,000. The imports of dise during July aggregated $53,688,- 439, a gain of about $1,500,000. Over 50 per cent was free of duty. During the seven months the increase on du¬ tiable merchandise was $10,100,375 and $65,629,918 was duty free. The gold exports for July amounted to $5,460,119 and the imports $592,147. For the seven months there wag a de-v crease in gold exportations of $24,831,- 869 and a decrease of $22,263,536 in the gold importations. The silver ex¬ ports for July umouutcd to $4,704,974 and the imports to $1,012,391. For the seven mouths there was a decrease of $3,706,015 in the exports and a de¬ crease of $1,350,636 iu the imports. Santiago Barrota has asked the State Department to look into the arrest of Ramon Hidalgo, an American citizen, in Cuba. FELON WANTS A DIVORCE. Wife Charge 1 With Snoring and Excessive Use of Buttormllk. A novel application for divoroe was filed at DenisoD, Tex., last week. E. E. Baker states that his wife is addict¬ ed to inordinate drinking of butter¬ milk; that it makes him sick, and has preyed upon his mind to such an ex¬ tent that he is on the verge of insani¬ ty, and it is further alleged that she snores so loud that it is impossible to live in the same house with her. It is alleged that Mr*. Baker consumes a gallon of buttermilk at the three meals and on retiring at night. ENCOURAGING. Heavy Demand for Merchandise and Other Products. INTERIOR MERCHANTS BUY, They Have Thronged the Big Cities the Past Week, the Like of Which Has Not Been Seen for Several Years— Crop Conditions Improved. Bradstreet’s weekly roport of traue for the past week says : Evidences of widespread revival in demand for merchandise and other products have become so numerous as to compel general recognition, The press has therefore ceased discussing whether trade has really improved or uot and has begun measuring the vol . of business as compared with pre¬ vious seasons. A buoykney of feeling has appeared among buyers and sell ers at New York, Baltimore, Chicago, M. Louis and Kansas jLjity, where in¬ terior merchants have thronged this week, the like of whioh has not been seen for several years. Interior mer¬ chants are buyiug dry goods, clothing, shoes and fancy artioles more freely than at any time sinoe 1892. Crop conditions have improved at the south and southwest, and merchants there are encouraged, Southern lumber mills are not able to keep up with or¬ ders, and innumerable small oonsum ers of iron and stool throughout the central material western they StutesjU'e have hot for buying raw A as years. for uominal advance of 75 cents a ton steel billets is more than a feature, as it means the confidence of makers iu an early revival of the demand for iron and steel, which has long been delayed. Wheat Hcored an advance of 7 oeuts on continued heavy experts, and the ten¬ dency is to decrease estimates of the size of the domestic crop. Wood is heavy, with a speculative demand, and cotton and yarns have advanced again. Prices for southern lumber aro up, as are wheat, wheat flour, Indian corn, and last, but not least, print cloths, the market for whioh has been so long depressed, prices for sugar, ooffeo, lard and petroleum remaiu unchanged, while pork is almost the only impor¬ tant produot quoted lower than last w eek. s _ mm „ Exports of the wheat (flour included as wheat) from both coasts of the United States aud froqj Montreal this week aggregate 4,462,219 bushels, an increase over last week of more than 1,100,000 bushels, and oomparod with shipments in the week a year ago of 2,635,000 bushels 1,824,000 bushels in 1895; of 2,979,000 bushels in 1894 and of 0,129,000 bushels in 1893. The world wide character of the de¬ mand for our wheat anil flour is illus¬ trated by the export from both coasts of this country to such far-off aud in¬ frequent customers as Bio de Janeiro in Brazil and Burabay iu the Island of Java not to mention heavily increased shipments to Europe! China and thr east. ' Total exports of Indian corn this week aggregate 3,275,652 bushels against 3,223,000 bushels last week, 2,367,000 bushels in the week a yeai ago, 944,000 bushels iu 1895, 166,000 bushels in 1894 and, 1,734,000 bushels iu 1894 aud 1,734,000 bushels iu 1893. There are 214 business failures re¬ ported throughout the United States this week oompared with 214 last week, 258 in the second week of Au¬ gust, 1896, 195 in the like, period in 1895^, 234 in 1894, aud 209 iu the like week of 1893. There are 231 failures reported from the Dominion of Canada this week against 51 last week, 36 in the week a year ago, and 59 two years ago. LACK THE FUNDS. i Nashville Gold Seekers Will Wait S\ Least Until Spring. Nashville Klonflyke Gold Mining & ; j Transportation company has p about concluded to give np the ghost. It was the intention to send twenty men at once to Alaska, but later stories from there and lack of funds caused the company to wait at least until next spring. ! WOMEN DRAWN AS JURORS. Three Prominent Fort Scott, Kan., Wo¬ men Must Serve. Mrs. E. Rose, Mrs. A. M. Douglass, and Mrs, A. Kaufmans, wives of prom¬ inent men of Fort Soott, Kan., were drawn on the list of jurors of the Sep¬ tember term of the district oourL It happened that their name* were on the tax rolls, and Mayor Hsssor in¬ cluded them in the list of eligible ju¬ rors filed with the eonnty olerk. The law requires that s jaror must be a qualified elector, end ss they are elec¬ tors in municipal government it is said they can be required to unrve. SENATOR JA1ES Z. GEORGE. Was Bom in Monroe County, Georgia Sketch of His Life. Hon. James Z. George, the senior senator from Mississippi, died at his residence near Carrollton, Miss., Sat¬ urday. Senator George has been in feeble health for some months, not be¬ ing able to occupy his seat in the seu - ate during the extra session. Ho was suffering from a general debility and his death was not unexpected. Senator George was not a native of Mississippi, but had resided in that state since his eighth year. Ho was born in Monroe county, Georgia, Oc¬ tober 26, 1826. After the death of his father, which occurred early in his life, he moved with his mother in 1834, to Noxubee county, Mississippi, re¬ maining there for only two years and then going to Carroll county, which he made his legal residence until his death. Senator George obtained his education in the common schools amt did not begin his professional career until aftor the cIobu of tho Mexican war, iu which he served in a regiment commanded by Jefferson Davis. He afterward took an active part in the civil war, basting his lot with tho South. He left the convention hall to become a captain in the Twentieth regi¬ ment of Mississippi Volunteers. Ho rose to the rank, of brigadier general of state troops before tho close of tho war. When the civil war closed, Mr. George returned to Carroll county, resuming the practice of his profes¬ sion, and later entering into polities, In 1879 he was appointed to the su¬ preme bench and soon afterwards eleoted chief justice, iu which capacity he was serving his state when first eleoted to the United .States senate iu 1881. Had he been permitted to servo his entire term he would, on the 4th of March, 1899, have oomploted his eighteenth year in the senate. He do olined a re-election a year ago on ac¬ count of his health. Senator George was well liked in spite of his rather brusque manner. Ilia friends realiz¬ ed that beneath the outward crust was hidden kindly aud gentle disposition He was also greatly respected for his eruditiou on legal and constitutional questions. Probably there has been no man iu the senate during tho pres¬ ent generation who had made greater researches iu constitutional questions and could discourse more profoundly on tho government. ABANDONED HIS WIFE And CloBed With a ij-V»ar-OU Adopted Daughter. \V. R. Hubbard, a man of about 50 pears of ago, aud Ada Leonard, a girl of 13 years, were arrested one night last week iu Cleveland. Tonu., on au¬ thority of a telegram from Dalton, Ga., stating that the man had abandoned bis wife and family and eloped with this child. Wkeu searched a pistol was found upon the person of Hub¬ bard, and he was lodged in jail, and the girl also. Hubbard hod charge of the coal chutes at Varnell’s aud was considered a good, quiet man, aud tho charges appear to have grown out of the fact that he aud his wife hud hud a family row and he left, going to Ken¬ tucky with this girl, whom ho had raised from infancy, and the wife weut to Dalton and swore out the warrants for their arrest. Consul General Lee Reports. Consul Geuoral Lee, in a report to tho state' department, says that the $10,000 placed to the credit of the relief fund on May 22 last dollars. was cquiva lent to $0,775 Spanish This fund, which lie says was expended with tho greatest cure and'economy, is nearly exhausted. With it about 1,400 destitute Americans have been fed daily and provided with necessary medicines. It cost 9J cents iu United States money for each person pel day, or even less, for transporta¬ tion is taken from their relief fund. One hundred aud eleven per sons have had transportation pro¬ vided for them to various parts of the United States. About 95 percent, of tho 1,400 destitute persons are natural ized American citizens, but who have resided in Cuba for a long time and whose business is there. Many ol them, the report says, do not speak English, \ large number have never been in the United States, being the wives and children of naturalized Americans. The University of Alabama. The advantages of being educated in ones own State University cannot be over estimated. Equal strength no qnired abroad or in an Institution of less prestige, would be far less valuable in a practical sense. University Alumni ars and are to be leading men iu all walks of life. Parents with sons to educate should make a note of this. Letters Written In Blood. When Prince Henri, of Orleans, opened his msil at Marseilles, the oth¬ er dsy, ha found several Utters writ¬ ten in blood, from Italians, wb* threatened to assassinate him if Oen. Albertone failed to kill him. SHATTERED. rhe Rocky Fortress of Desperado Hatfield Blown Up. IE ESCAPES UNHARMED. i he Rocky Crest Where the Hatfields Hnv« for Years Defied the Law and 1 rom Which They Have Carried Out Their ?lnns, Is No Long.-r a Tenable Portress. A telegram from Huntington, W. Va. , says: One half tho Devil’s Back¬ bone, tho rocky fortress of tho Hat¬ fields in the mountains on Tug river, was shattered bv dynamite last Satur¬ day, and Hatfield and his followers were driven from their stronghold by Sheriff Keadle and his posse after a desperate battle. Several of tho sher¬ iff’s men aro badly wounded. Only this has been accomplished: The rocky crest where the Hatfields have for years defied tho law and from whioh they have carried out their bloody plans, is no longer a tenable fortress. It was decided by the besieging force to dynamite the desperado and his gang. All day Friday and Friday night the closest watch was kept. At 9 o’clock Saturday morning the dyua mite arrived and by II o’olock the ex plosive was placed. Tho fuse was laid, the match applied, and tho at¬ tacking force began to fall back. Until now the besieged seemed not to suspect what was being done, but with the flashing of tho train which ted to tho dynamite a realization of their peril came. Mon jumped from cover and rushed hither and thithor iu full view. Hatfield was soon to start for tho path. A rush was made down tho side of the mountain. Three men dropped wounded. It was use¬ less to try to escape by tho well-known path, and tho desperadoes returned to to the top of their rocky fort, Hatfield directing them. Great bowlders wore hurled over tho rookH in hopes of brenkiug the fuso. Thou came ths explosion. Kooks and trees flew in every diroetiou. When the smoke cleared away Hatfield and his men soemed unharmed. Dan Lewis, Htova Stanley and Jake Monroe, of tho at¬ tacking fureo, in tho excitement left their shelter and wore shot and wounded so severely that little hope is entertained for their recovery. Another charge of dynamite was placed, but under cover of tho explo¬ sion Hatfield and his men escaped. The obese was renewed and it is ex¬ pected that Hatfield will be captured within tho next twenty-four hours. BRYAN WELCOrtED. He Is Met by a Vast Throng at Butte, Hont., and Makes u Speech. Amid tho screeching of steam whis¬ tles and shouts of welcome from 30, OOO throats, W. J. Bryan was reooived in Butte, Mont., last Thursday, The house tops sagged under tho weight of the thousands aud every window where a view could bo obtained was crowded with faces. The orowd at tho depot was so donso that the police were unable to cope with it. On reaching tho hotel Mr. Bryan responded to oills aud made a brief address. . He referred to tho fact that this day was the anniver¬ sary of his notification speech of ac¬ ceptance at Madison Square Garden. New York. “1 hud not thought,” ho said, “of celebaatiug the occasion in this place, but 1 am forcibly reminded of the ma¬ terial difference between the two cit¬ ies. I said on going to New York that l was going into the enemy’s country. It would take a liar of big dimensions to declare that I was in tho enemy’s country on this occasion. I urn pleased to see my friends aud especially the people who were so universally on our side during the campaign." Later iu the day Mr, Bryan went to VValkersvilbvt suburb of iiutte, where a monster demonstration took plucu. CARLISrS ACTIVE. Military Precautions Have Been Taken Against a Probable Uprising. A telegram from Madrid says: Mili¬ tary precautions have been taken for some time past against the possibility and of a Carlists or republican rising, the steps that were taken liuve been increased lately, cbiefiy here, at Bar Jbloua, Bilbao aud Seville. ACTIVK IN LONDON. The Loudon Pal! Mall Gazottu, in the course of a long article upon the increasing activity of tho carlists, says it is not generally known that Loudon is one of the strongholds of the Oar lists, thousands of active followers of the claimant to tho Hpanish throne being located in this city. Their lead¬ ers seem to think the fall of Canovas brings their opportunity nearer. Dur¬ ing the past week they hare hold many meetiaga to discuss the best menus of assisting thsir colleagues in Spain in the event of «b upriMug.
