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THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. VOLUME XVI. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report. Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE PROFESSIONAL CARDS. |JK. «. J. CAMPBELL, DENTIST. MoDonouoh Qa. Any ono desiring work done can lie ac commodated either by calling on me in per son or addressing me through the mails. Terms cash, unless special arrangements are otherwise made. Gko W. Bbtajj j W. T. Dicks*. BRYAN A Illdt l >, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the United States District Court. apr27-ly |A». I*. TCJRMKR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. marl6-ly jjl J. REAGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the Courts of Georgia Special attention given to commercial and other collections. Will attend all the Courts at Hampton regularly. Office upstairs over The Weekly office. J F. WALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention givin to collections. octs-’79 A. BROWN, * ATTORNEY AT LAW, McDonough, Ga. Will practice in all the counties compos ing the Flint Circuit, the Supreme Court ol Georgia and the United States District Court. janl-ly H A FII.-I.es, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Hampton, Ga, Will practice in all the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the District Court of the United States. Special and prompt atten tion given to Collections, Octß, 1888 Jno. D. Stkiv art. | R.T. Daniel. STEW ART A MAIN I EE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Griffin, Ga. JOHN L. I'VE. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Gate City Natioal Bank Building, Atlanta, Ga, Praotices in the State and Federal Courts. THE Xt. 3T«'H V 'V‘?~7 r I -J L * y Sonii • ililc A&mTvTltt \ k, s.cAvg. \ V.:.- Vr- -\ MISS. , ,/»ONTiJOMtAy \ Easl Tern, Virginia and Georgia Ry. IS THE ONLY SHORT AND DIRECT LINE TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. PULLHAR'S FINEST VES TIBULE SLEEPEBS BETWEEN ATLANTA & KNOXVILLE MACON & CHATTANOOGA BRUNSWICK & ATLANTA WITUOCT CHAKGR Direct Connections at Chat TANOOGA WITH THROUGH TRAINS AND PULLMAN SLEEP ERS TO Memphis and the West, nt Knoxville with I*llll mini bleeper* for WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA, AND NEW YORK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS, B.W. WRENN, CHAB. N.KICHT lienl. Pa»«. A S'., A.G. I*. A. / KNOXVILLE. ATLANTA I Georgia Nlidlanil A Gulf R. K. sou Tn. Leave McDonough 7:00 a. m. Arrive Greenwood 7.27 “ “ Louelia 7:25 “ “ Griffin 8:05 “ north. Leave Griffin 4:00 p. m. Arrive LoualU 4:40 “ “ Greenwood 4:48 “ “ McDonough 5:05 *• M. E GRAY. Sup’r TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED. Another Drama Enacted in the Flor ida Express Robbery. Dispatches of Wednesday from Jack sonville, Fla., state that there has been a desperate fight between three fugitive express robbers and a posse five miles be low Palfttka. One robber was killed and one wounded. Tho two are in custody. A Palatka special says: “About 12:JO o'clock Wednesday a hatless negro stag gered into the courthouse and said: “‘Corae to Buffalo Bluff-robbers.’ “Deputy Sheriff Upson aroused his posse and a special train soon left with them. At 11:30 a. m. George Wurtz and T 11. Wigg, the guard placed by tho sheriff’s posse at Buffalo Bluff bridge saw three men coming from the south on the railroad track. As the first passed three feet ahead of the others the guards called, ‘Hands up,’ and the first one obeyed. The second and third drew their revol vers and the guards knew that the des perate robbers were facing them. Firing was begun by the lobbors and a bullet grazed Wigg. Wurtz fired his shotgun loaded with buckshot and Williams fell. The man in advance then ran toward Palatka, the other man ran backward and was shot in the leg by Wurtz. BEHIND A TREE. “An engine load of young men com posed the special, and among them was Dr. Benjamin B. Morgan and Mr. Wil lard, of the express company. This spe cial now arrived on the scene. The big man of the robbers had taken to (he swamp. They pursued him, and suddenly a ball ripped through Dr. Morgin’s vest. He saw tho robber behind a fallen tree, and fired his shotgun, loaded with buck shot, and Saunders’ murderer had met his doom. Both bodies were laid on the bridge, and afterwards brought into town on a passing freight train. A posse with deerhounds is pursuing the other man, and Superintendent Myers and party on a special train to their as sistance. Captuie is almost certain. Buf falo Bluff bridge is on the St. Johns river, five miles south of Pa'atka.-” MORE TERMINAL NEWS. Drexel, Morgan & Co. Asked to Take Hold of Affairs. A New Y T ork dispatch of Thursday says. For several days a quiet move ment has been on foot am ug security holders of the Richmond Terminal to request Dre.'.el, Morgan & Co. to take up the reorganization of the Terminal com pany. A circular letter addressed to that house has been very numerously signed. Spencer Trask, John B. Bloodgood and others have been quite active in the mat- I ter. A conference committee was ap pointed and a nr. eti g held. The com mittee was comprised of J. C. Mahon, W. 11. Goadley, G. F Stone, Samuel Barton Sweromc, U. B. Schley, W. L. Joseph Blagden, Ilermau Clark, L. L. Monson, G. Foster Peabody, J. A. Ruth erford, J. H. Davis, Ilonry Clew 3 and Jobn Bloodgood. The icsult of the meet ing was unanimous upon the adop ion of the resolution asking Drexel, Morgan & Co., to undertake the reor an zatioa. Siam's Sacred Elephant. The sanctity of a white elephant dates from the earliest period of Buddhist history. One of the proudest titles of tho King of Siam is “Lord of the White Elephant.” In 1882 a real white ele phant, one who excelled all of his fel lows in beauty, was brought into Ban kok with all the pomp and ceremony "that could possibly have, attended the arrival of an Emperor. He was quite an albino, the whole body being a pale red dish color, with a few white hairs on the back. The iris of the eye, the color of which is held to be a good test of an albino, was a pale naples yellow, in fact, more red than yellow. The next day he was blessed and baptized in presence of the King and all the nobility. One of the high priests of the ceremony then pre sented the sacred beast a piece of sugar cane, on which was written the ele phant’s name in full. The beast readily devoured it—proof that he had accepted the honors conferred upon him. The following is a translation of the inscrip tion that hangs over the stall of this sacred Siamese elephant: “This elephant is a lineal descendant of the angels of the Brahmins. A perfect beast in color, hair and nails; a scion of a high and noble family; acquired by the power and glory of his Majesty, the King of Siam. He is a source of power and attraction for rain: the purest of pure crystal and of the highest value to his owner, out King.” The elephant’s constant com panion is a white monkey from Ceylon. —[St. Louis Republic. A HTNT AT 12 P. M. Maud—Do you feel the cold? Chollie—No, why doyouask? Maud—O, I don’t know. I was just wondering whether you do or not, as it is very cold outside.—f Argosy. DONE WITH AN EXPLETIVE. “You can’t get your postage stamp to stick, 1 see?” “I can’t, by Jupiter!” “1 run do it. hx am!” M’DONOUGH, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1892. THROUGH (JKORGIA. Interesting Notes Gathered From Here and There Over the State. Representative Blount has induced the secretary of war to detail an offl :er as military instructor at Gordon Institute, Barnesville. * * * President Walter B. Hill, of Macon, bus just issued the programme for the annual convention of the G orgia Bar Association which convenes Wednesday, June Ist. ♦ * ▼ W. A. Winburn has been appointed passenger agent of the Central railroad of Georgia to succeed Sam H. Hardwick. The appointment will take effect June Ist. Mr. Winburn is nt present chief in the traffic department. * * V The stockholders of the Atlanta Con solidated Street Railway Company have every confidence in the present manage ment of that company’s aff urs, and they expressed that confidence in the re-elect ion a few days ago, of the company’s officers. V V V Another important step in the progress of education has been taken. The State Normal college was organized at Athens a few days ago, and a president and fac ulty were elected, and the courses of study decided upon. Arrangements have been made for a good summer’s work, aud the school will open on the 11th of July. * * * The case of the Columbus Southern road brought to test the constitutionality of the Glenn railroad tax bill, in which the supreme court of Georgia de cided against the railroad and in favor of the peop'e of the State, h is gone to the supreme court of the United States. There is involved in the result to tho people of thestati over throe hundred thousand dollars a year, which the peo ple will save if the act be sustained by that court. * * * According to the Sparta Ishmaelite an anarchist agitator is an work among the farm hands in Hancock county. The fellow is a stranger. His work is confined to the negroes principally. He goes about the farms and addresses the h inds, urg ing them to refuse to work for less than a dollar a day, telling them that when the third party got in power it would secure them such wages; that his party intended to divide up the laud and give them half of it. * * * A mass meeting to consider the prop osition to build a free bridge across be Chattahoochee river was held at It' swell, Cobb county, Tuesday. The mee i.g was one of the largest ever held m the town, between eight hundred and a thou sand people being present. It was de cided to appo nt a joint committee from Fulton, Milton and C’obb counties to con fer with the ordinaries and county com missioners and ask for appropriations to build the proposed bridge. * * * A petition has been filed for the privi lege of establishing a new electric plant in Atlanta. The incorporators ask to be mado a body corporate under the name of the Pennock Electric Motive and Light Company, with the usual privileges incident to such corporations The prin cipal office of the company is to be located in Atlanta, and branch offices are to be estrhlished in other localities. The capital is named at $500,000 cash to be gin with, and $1,000,000 as the limit to which the amount may be raised. * v • President Waddell, of the State Agri cultural society, is enthusiastic over the prospects for the fair to be held in Ma con this fall. He has been busy for the last two months in organizing agricult ural clubs as adjuncts to the State Agri cultural soc ety. In speaking of his work Col. Waddell says: “The counties of Whitfield, Bartow, Elbert, Hancock, Sumter and Talbot are absolutely certain te have a magnificent county display at the fair. Never before have wo had as good a showing on the first of July as we have at this time even at this early date.” The work of making the state fair a grand success is being pushed and the result will be such a fair as the Bocicty has never had before. * * * Judge Claiborne Snead and the other officers of the Third Georgia regiment have issued this call for the annual con vention: “Pursuant to a resolution adopt ed at our last meeting at Covington, the next reunion of the regiment will take place in Athens, Ga., on the 19th and 20th of July, proximo. Through the courtesy of Colonel M. Slaughter, assist ant commissioner of the Southern Pass enger Association, arrangements have been consummated for reduced rates upon the certificate plan for transporta tion over all the railroads of this state. That is to say, 3 cents* per mile going aud 1 cent returning, upon exhibition of proper certificate, or in other words, 4 cents per mile for the round trip.” * * * The Encampment Opens. Tuesday, the 24th day of May, year of our Lord 1892, marks an epoch in the history of the military companies of Georgia. On that day the permanent encampment grounds at Griffin, which bear the name of Georgia’s governor were formally taken possession of by the state. The First and Third regiments, under the watchful eye of Colonel George A. Mercer, the commanding officer, took formal possession for a week and will be followed by other companies of the state in the order mapped out in the pro gramme. It was a great day for Griffio, a great day for the many visitors wno were there, a greater day for the boys in camp. The little city had on her gala att re, and right royally did she welcome the governor, his staff, and the soldiers wh i are to be within her gates. * * * nr SMsnnnh A pprnprlati... The appve.at alarm of the Savannah people, and of all Georgia, over the re ductions the senate made in the Savannah harbor appropriation of the river aud hirbor bill,says the Atlanta Oorutitution, is without cause; S ivannah’s appropria tion is all right. The senate’s action will ] not deprive the harbor of one cent of I money. In tho bill, as it passed tho house, there was n provision p'uoiug Sa vannah harbor u d r :he c intract system. That is, the bill authorized the secretary of war to give out a contract for making in Savannah harbdr a twenty six fool channel at a cost of $3,000,000. Thoro was an appropriation of more than $40:).- 000 to be made immediately available. This latter appropriation was reduced about 25 per cent.; All the other har bors were reduced in like proportion. The reduction, however, will not affect the work at Savannah at all. The con tract for deepening the harbor will be given out and the work commenced nt once. The money appropriated in the bill will be the first piid to tho contrac tor. The work will go on and appropria tions will tie made by each congress, to be paid by the secretary of war to the contractor in accordance with the agree ment to bo made between tho two. Thus, the cut of the senate only makes the first payment smaller, but will not affect the completion of the work, nor will it de lay it. * * * Railroad, vs. Lumbermen. It is entirely probable that a sweeping change will be made in the estimated weights by which the vast volume of lumber freights is gauged. This is a matter of great importance to both rail roads and lumbermen, and the decision of the railroad commission in the case now pending will be looked for with mre than ordinary interest. There was a hot discussion on this subject bofore the r lilroad commission a few days ago, and the facts brought out on both sides made it very plain that some change from the present system is desirable. 'I he matter came up on a petition from Mr. J M. Cul", assistant traffic manager of the II chm .id and Danville rail road, a king liat the estimated weights on shirgle - oe raised from 350 to 540 poir ds p r thousand He showed that tb ae ual weight of green shingles is r om five to six hundred pounds, and his fig ires were substantiated by weights s i unitted by Mr. Goodman, tho traffic manager of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery The lumber men did not deny this, but, when their time came, they proposed to follow Mr. Culp’s lead, and go him one better, by showing that the estimated weight of 4,000 pounds for dry lumber was from 1,500 to 2,500 pounds higher than actual weight, on kiln-dried weather boarding, ceaiiog, etc. The result of this scramble will be watched with interest. * * * The Flr«t toiler Paid. A few days ago the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia railroad sent a po lite invitation to the tax crllectors of the counties through which their road runs, saying that if they would be in Atlan n Wednesday they would be paid the county tux for 1891, under -ftfe Glenn bill. A number of the tax collectors wero on time, and they soon found that Mr.W. 8. Dickson, of Knoxville, was ready to re ceive tho tax collectors. It required some time to get. through with paying off because there was $60,000 to be paid, The railroads still hold the Glenn bill unconstitutional, and to test it further, have carried the case to the United Suites supreme court. Therefore, each tax col lector was required to sign the following receipt: Atlanta, Ga., .May 25, 1802. Tlio East Tennessee, Virginia and Georaia railroad company has this day paid to me the sum of dollars, the amount of taxes levied and assessed against its property for the year 18.1 by county, together with the interest thereon. Ili s money is paid by said company under protest and with notice that to pav the same over to any qtiier person, or to tile state or county for Which I am acting, of said county notifies me that it intends to sue for tlie recov ery of the same, it claiming that the act un der which it pays said money is unconstitu tional aud void. Tax OollectO r All of the tax collectors wiio were paid signed the receipt, and said they would pay the money into their respective coun ty treasuries, and tako the chances on the law being declared unconstitu ional. Colonel Glenu was present and he was the proudest man in the assembly to see the tiist money paid out under his bill. He was solid with the tax collectors, soo. Every one of them present insisted that he is the man to lie made attorney gen eral . BROTHERHOOD OF ENGINEERS Adjourn After a Two Weeks’ Session In Atlanta -Chief Arthur Re-Elected. After a two weeks’conference in Atlan ta tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin eers of the United States adjourned Tues day. Much important work looking to the interest of the order was transacted. The attending delegates together with the members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary were royally entertained by the local com mittees and citizens of Atlanta, and all expressed themselves as much pleased at the many courtesies extended them. At the last day’s session officers were elected and installed. Grand Chief Arthur, who has been at the head of the brother hood for eighteen years, was re-elected for a term of four years. A. D. Young son was re-elected assistant grand chief engineer for two years. The next con vention will be held in May, 1894. Biennial conventions will bo held here after. instead of annual meetings. In vitations have been extended to the broth erhood to hold its next international con vention in Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Columbus, 0., Grsnd Rapids, Mich., Schenectady, N. Y., and other cities. Schenectady aud Grand Rapids seem to be the favorite cities. The invitations received are accompanied by letters from the mayors of the respective cities and governors of the several states^ LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS Are in a Muddle and Will Send Two Delegations to Chicago. A dispatch of Wednesday from Baton Rouge, La., says: A final effort to har monize the differences between the Me- Eoery and Foster factions by a sub-com mission of the rival state central com mittees has just concluded, and has tailed. The McEuery committee ha* issued a call for primaries on June 8 to elect delegates to the state convention at Baton Rouge June 14 to select delegates to the national democsfctic convention, snd to nominate presSd' ntial electors. The Foster call was issu l d Monday. This causes a contesting dele gation in the democratic convention. A CYCLONES WOKE. Wellington, Karra- a Heap ol Ruins and a Scene ol Death and Disaster. THE DEAD AND DYING UNDER MASSES OS BRICK AND MORTAR —INCIDENTS OF THE CALAMITY. A disastrous cyclone struck the town of Wellington, Kan., Friday night which plowed its devastating track through the business part of the town, killing and in juring hundreds of people and destroying an immense nraount of property. A hi avy storm of wind preceded the cyclono about half an hour. A few minutes after 9 o’clock the cyclone struck the city, coming from the ou liwest. There were no premi n tory iig s. Everybody was indoors and the cloud passed with its destructive rush and awful roar. Wash ington avenue, principal business street, is lined on both sides for blocks with mini. To add to the horror, fire broke cut among the debris of Colouel Robin son’s block. A solid block of brick buildings containing half a dozen stores and the postoffico and print ing i ffices lies a tumbled heap of bricks and mortar. No reports have been re ceived from other points. Wellington is the county seat of Sumner county, and Ins a population of over ten thousand inhabitants. It is in the center of a thickly settled agricultural district. It is the most promiuent town in southern Kansas. FURTHER DETAILS. A special dispatch of Saturday from Kansas City gives further details of tho cyclone horror and says: The cyclone of last Saturday night was terribly destruct ive in its i Herts. Fifteen persons are known to have been killed, and an in vestigation of the wrecked buildings has only been bnrely commenced. The cy clone did not do much damago until it rea<bed tho center of tho town. On Jefferson avenue it destroyed the Luther nu church, but only unroofed residences. Its most, furious work was done within the compass of four squares bounded by Jefferson avenue, Avenue C and 3cvcnth and Ninth streets. Every building in those four iquares was demol ished and wrecked. Fortunately, resi dences in that locality are not numerous, otherwise the loss of life would hnve been much greater than now appears to be. Tho Phillips house, a hotel, was de molished, and seven dead bodies hnve been taken from the ruins. Tho work of rescue there is just only begun. The home whs well filled with guests, and the lois of life in the houso is thought to be great. The offices of the four local newspapers—The Monitor, The Press, The Voire and The Mail—were destroyed. Thu Wellington foundry was demolished, aud Mis William Asher and her sister, Katie Strnham, who happened to be passing there at the time, were buried in its ruine and killed. Their bodies have been recovered. The destruction in tho northeastern part of the city has alto been great. LIST OF CASUALTIES. The following is a complete list of the killed as far as known: Frank D. Campbell, James Ilastie, Leonard Adamson, Ida Jones, Mrs. Asher and sister, Kittie Strahau. Professor Mayer and Horton Upson are missing and nro probably killed, Lieutenant W. French and Cadet Samins, of the Salvation Army; Mis. Murphy and n child named Mattie Hodges are badly injured. <!as Stoner, Gus Colby, Dick Weaver, Carrie Mitchell and Ed Forsythe each received injurii s more or less serious. Tim streets are impassable and nothing but ru n ex ists everywhere. At least twelv:, bodies h ve already been taken out of the ruins, and something less than seventy-five arc injured. Men are working everywhere trying to rescue tho imprisoned ones. No ono now can realize the extent of the catastrophe and dajlight will alone reveal the saddest scene of the ruin and devolution ever witnessed in southern Kiin--aB. The Cole and Robbinson block ruins took fire and strenuous efforts are being made to rescue the people known to lie buried there. It is now believed that the list of the dead will number be tween twenty and thirty, and the injured about seventy. The most appaling scene was that at the Phillips houso, whero a bull was in process when the cyclone burst. The dancers were given little opportunity to escape from the toppling structure. As the building began swuying in the ter rific gale, the people in the crowded ball room made a frantic rush for the doors. The stairways and halls were immediately filled by crazed men and women, who tore at each other in their mad rush for the open air. With the crash of the walls about and over them, there arose a great wail of despair from the imprisoned and doomed multitude. As tho timbers crashed down upon the struggling merry makers, their hoarse cries were throttled by the weight of the mass of timbers above them. Then came the silence of death and insensibility, only to be followed, a moment later, by the shrill blasts of the tempest, as it rushed on to other destructive work, and the agonized shtieks of the injured or dying who were pinned down in a mass of debris. Those who escaped from the building began immediately the work of rescue. Some of those who fled from the building left wives and sweethearts, husbands or brothers behind. These they sought in the pile of bricks and timbers. As fast as the bodies were taken out they were surrounded by e crowd of anxious jieople, who v.iuly tried to identify their mangled remains. A meeting of the Salvation Army was in piogreas in a hall near the RobinsoD block. The falling walls of this build ing crushed the hall aud it is known that two were killed. It is probable when the wreck is cleared away it will be found many more perished. It was past timi fur the army to adjourn, but the storn kept the meeting in. One of the mem hers was engaged in prayer when the cyclone struck the Robinson block. Be fore Any of the soldiers could rise Iron their knees the walls of the buildinf g tve way «ith a crash. How any o tuem escaped alive is a marvel. Seven persons at the residence o' E-quire Smith wi re badly injured an tic: whole number may at aoy time b added to the list of the do id BUSINESS REVIEW For Past Meek as Reported by It. G. Dun & Co. 11. G. Dun & Co.’s review of trade (or weekending May 27th says: Business failures neenring during the week num ber for the U ited States 185, Canada 13: total 198 ag- inst 192 week before. Bet ter weather has wrought a quick improve ment in business nt many points. Tho floods still make some troublejsnd threat en more. Country roads which nobody can travel prevent distribution and col lections, and fears about the crop in many quarters still check purchasers. But the area over which these influences were felt was relatively narrow and is narrowing while more cherring weather throughout a greater part of the country has given a decided stimulus to the trade and greatly changed crop prospects. Other conditions arc generally favorable. Labor is, on the wtiole, well employed with lather less interruptions from strikes than is usual at this season. The mouey markets are everywhere well supplied aud easy, and at several points an increasing demand is noticed. At Baltimore southern trudo holds out beyond expectations. At Philadelphia general improve ment is seen. There is little new in the great industries though, other than standard brands of iron are much depressed. Farm implement makers have resumed. Their demands, with better weather, are greater, and tho demand for structural iron is large. Heavy sales of steel cotton ties have been made at 2 cen’s delivered, the lowest price ever known. Cotton mills are doing more business than in any otbi r year, and print cloths are firmer, for stocks are low. The shipments of boots and shoes continue to exceed lust year’s aud are but 3 per cent below the highest ever known for the year thus far. Speculation in cotton has been active with a sixteenth advance and sales of 569,000 bales. Hoods and bad weather tending to lessen production. Nothing disturbs the money market and the notion in cougre-s on silver is not expected to amount to anything. , The treasury has paid out $500,000 more money than it has taken in during the week. Merchandise expor sure large and for the week have exceeded last year $4, 500,000 or 17$ per cent, while the in crease in imports over last year is a rail. AT GRANT’S TOMB. A Member of Lee’s Staff Delivers a Touching Oration. A New York dispatch says: Tho fuud for the Grant monument has been com pleted. That was the announcement made, amid the cheers of the multitude, at tho Memorial Day exercises Monday aftoruoon in front of the tomb of General Grant. The crowd was a very largo one. Tho program of exercises was very im pressive and appropriate. The principal orution was delivered by Colonel Charles Marshall, who was chief of staff to Gen eral Lee, the confederate commander. Among other things, he said: “It is not easy to express the thoughts that tho scone before ine inspired in my mind—in the mind of every man who understands the full meaning of this occasion. Men who were arrayed against each other in dead ly strife are now met together to do honor to the momory of ono who led one part of this audience to complete and alwoluto victory over tho other, yet in hearts of the victors there is no feeling of triumph, aud in the hvurts of the van quished there is no bitterness; no humil iation.” After referring to the bitterness of the conflict and the fact that the combatants so quickly dispersed at the end of the war, he said: “No such peace us our peace ever fol lowed immediately upon sucli a war hh our war. The exhausted south was com pletely at the mercy of the victorious north and vet tho sound of the last gun had scarcely died away when, not only peace, but peace and good will, were re established, and victors and vanquished both took up the work of repairing tho damages of war and advancing the c>m mou welfare of the wholo country, as if the old relations—social, commercial and political between the people of the two sections had never been disturbed.” BIG DAY IN ROCHESTER. Harrison and Flower Make Speeches— -250,000 People Present. Monday will ever be a memorable day in the hist 'ry of Richester, N. Y. Never before has the city been so crowded and never before has it entertained such dis tinguished company. Public and private businc s was suspended and everybody took n holiday. It is estimated that fully 250,000 people took an active part in the various demonstrations. Of this number fully 100,000 came from the sur rounding c mntry. The president was en thusiastically received everywhere and was compelled to bow bis acknowledge ments to almost continuous cheering. The weather was bright and fair. The feature of the day was the dedication of tho handsome monument in Washington square in hoDor of the soldiers and siil ors of Monroe county who died in de fense of iheir country. Speeches were made by President Harrison and Gover nor Flower. COLORED CHURCHES UNITE. The Zion and African Methodist Episco pal Churches Combined Into One. A Philadelphia dispatch says: Aftei being twenty-three days in session the African Methodist Episcopal church con ference adjourned Tuesday to meet ut WdmingtoD, N. C., in 1896. During the last day’s session Bishop Turner stated he bad received a telegram from Bishop Harris, of the African Methodist Zion church, agreeing to consolidate the tw. .great bodies and call them the African and Zion Methodist Episcopal churches. A motion was made thet the name be I adopted as it was a step toward organic union. On the call of the roll the v. te ! was overwhelmingly in favor of consoli ' dation and the adoption of the name Bishop Turner was then ordered to no quaint the Zion church conference of this action. It was agreed that the board of bishops acquaint the separate churches of their action and ask approval of it. 1 was slso agreed to adopt the book oi discipline now used as a whole. SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS. NEWS IN GENERAL. Happenings of the Day Culled from Our Telegraphic and Cable Dispatches. wn at is transpiring throughout our OWN COUNTRY, AND NOTES OF INTER EST FROM FOREIGN LANDS. At Chalons, France, Thursday, four soldiers satdovrn on a chest of gunpow der and began smoking cigarettes. An i xplosion occurred and all four were fa tally injured. Advices of Sunday state that the chol era epidemic at Srinagar. India, in Valo of Cashmere, continues its terrible course. In the last four days out of 1,731 persons attacked 900 have died. President Harrison has proclaimed the treaty of reciprocity with Guatemala. It goes into effect on the 30th of May. Its terms are similar to those of existing treaties with the West India Islands. Two thousand workmen employed in the Valladolid shops oi the Northern rail way at Madrid, Spain, struck for a re duction of hours of labor Saturday, and are coercing other workmen to join tho strike. A cablegram of Friday from Paris, says: Jurors likely to be drawn, for tho trial of Rovachal at Montbrison for mur der, nro pleading ill health in order to avoid serving. It is now expected that the trial will begin June 14. The certificate of the National Lead company, of New Jersey, which bought all the had works of the country, was filed at the county clerk’s office in Buf falo, N. Y., Friday. The capital stock is $30,000,000. The Associated Press is authorized bv Mr. Clarkson, chairman of the republican national committoe, tos y that a meeting of the committee will bo held at West hotel, Minneapolis, Saturday, June 4th, at 11 o’clock a. m. Isaac Rcmsen’s carriage manufactury, Nos. 740 to 750 Grand street, Brooklyn, N. Y., and fourteen other buildings, burned Monday. Loss $150,000, of which $115,000 falls on the carriage manufacturing company. Insurance $85,- 000. A cablegram of Monday from St. Pe tersburg, Russia, is to the effect that tho cabinet has decided that Jews who are desirous of emigrating shall be provided with a permit free of charge and ho re lieved of military service. Other im munities will alao be granted. A terrific cloudburst flooded Webb City, Mo., and surrounding country Mon duy night. Water fell in great masses aud flooded tho streets to the depth of eighteen inches on a level. All lead and zinc mines in tho city were flooded nearly to their tops and the loss will be enorm ous . A dispatch from Hot Springs, Ark., says: The first business considered by the Presbyterian assembly Wednesday \vaß tbc report of the committee on homo missions. They approved tho report made by the executive comm tteo with reference to the legacy of $50,000 left by W. A. Moore, of Atlanta. A cablegram of Thursday from Cal cutta, India, is to the effect that cholera continues its ravage in Serimigur, one of the capitals of Cashmere. Tho popula tion of the city i 9 58,000, and tho disease, if it continues as fatal as at present, wilt depopulate tho place. Deaths are oc curring at the rate of 500 dai'y. A telegram from Citv fays: Two distinct tornadoes passed from southwest to northwest to northeast north of Caldwell Monday night cirrying everything before them. One man is known to have been killed and much damage was done to farm property. Funnel-shaped clouds were distinctly visible from both Caldwell and Conway Springs, but no details of destruction huve been obtained yet. A committee representing New York, Philadelphia and London capitalists has submitted a new plan of reorganization lor the Marietta and North Georgia rail road. The plan provides for the issue of new first mortgage fifty year 5 per cent b oids for $3,500,000, a second 5 percent mortgage for $4,000,000 (interest to 1897 payable in incomes), income bonds for $1,500,000 and $11,500,000 of stock, of which $3,500,000 is preferred. The proceeds from tho sale of $2,000,000 of tho firsts will be used to retire tho $1,389,000 prior lien bond* of 1881, to settle receiver’s debts and provide for betterments and improvements. ANOTHER HOLD-UP IN FLORIDA Train Robbers Again at Work—A Sus pect Jiow in Jail Confesses. A Jackaouviile dispatch of Tuesday says: Only one of the Monroe junction murderers is in custody, lie is in Or lando jail sod has confessed. The other suspects are not identified, but are still held. The authorities refuse to give the name of the man who has confessed and will allow no one to see him. He has furnished an accurate description of his four accomplices and claims to have had nothing to do with the killing of Saun ders, the express messenger, and was one of the men who boarded the locomotive. TRET TRY IT AGAIN. A Gainesville special Tuesday says: “Alfred Dav.s, engineer of the swith en gine at the Savannah, Florida and Wis tern yard, was held up by two white mm Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock. They first made inquiries about the departuiu of trains. Then they asked wheiher u* not the train robbers had been caught and what was known of them. The i placing their pistols close to Davis’s head they demanded all he had, which they took from him. One wanted to kill him. saying, ‘Dead men tell no tales.’ Tho other objected, but ordered Davis to walk off. Davis’s pistol was in the cab and no one was down there at the time except the night telegraph operator, who final! 1 ' came up town and told a policeman, bet the policeman refused to leave his bea' to notify th# sheriff, so nothing wa s known of it until morning. Both men were white and answered very close l the published description of the Moarc i junction train robbers. The authorities are searching for them with a vengance.