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p V K EH. I’l ' Wm. IS. Young, Cashier. UI pi: S jM ravings bank, d, 1 u uo 1 -■*- „ ' sli lillOAD STREET, O-EOEG-IA. ^ rC ° ~ ..^,7,moral banking business; com- \ ■ accounted and loans made -iir » ,,i collateral. i-i : iieates of deposits payable on r interest, if left three in saving accounts. Volume 15. Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, August 15, 1896. Number 17 Counting Hoorn in Nat ional Hank Building Oldest Savings Bank in Eastern Georgia. Interest Paid on Deposits and Compounded every six Months. Letters of Credit and Exchange Sold on all parts of the "World, may II, '95— by STONE is iLL .ssouri’s Governor to Notify Bryan of His Nomination. Or It TIE DETAILS ARRANGED j-hysiciau Hi- b lbieu Is SniTerins From cute Laryngitis, but Ilia is >Ie Will I»e Abio to geinent With the Notill- Yokk. Awr. 11.—William J. T».van. lioutitiPO for the presidency, is from an a ute attack of laryn- ff j t ^ Win n he arose Wednesday he r, uld speak only in husky tones, and j,js comiitinn was such that Mr. and Ins e r . r,)hn, whose guests Air. aud V;-. Bryan are, deemed it necessary to gcw l a t once for a specialist, Dr. F. E. vjiirr. The physician Slagnosed Air. firvau’s difficulty as above indicated, anil expressed the hope that his patient V(in : ( I be able to meet his engagement ivitli the Democratic notification com- „ jtice at Madison Square Garden. Un der the physician’s advic\ Air. Bryan iriil not leave the house until it is time to go to the mammoth hall 15,000 people. At noon joyed a restful sleep. The only persons who were permitted to see Mr. Bryan during the day were Mr. aucl Airs. 0. 0. Bride of Washing- t iii, with whom he boarded while a member of congress. They called in re sponse to a special invitation mailed to them last week. l'roininoiit .'Mon on Main!. The gathering of Democratic politi cians in the corridors of Fifth Avenue hotel Wednesday forenoon portended the great event of Wednesday night, the notification of nominees for presi dent and vice president. The Demo crats had been coming to the city on trains from the west aud south during i if] hours, and there was also a sprinkling (,/ party men from the eastern states. Toe predominance and addrsss Air. Bryan eu- iThe first l the co of southern aud western men gathered in knots discuss ing the political outlook and the silver question lent t: the New York House tiw aspect of a Chicago hotel during con vention week. The broad shoulders of Governor Hogg of Texas loomed above his colleagues conspicuously. There was also Senator Tillman of South Car olina, Senator Roach of North Dakota; Congressmen Richardson and McMillan of Tennessee, Otcy of Virginia, Spark man of Florida, General A. J. Warner aud Senator Stewart, leaders of the National Silver party. G'. 'igo Fn'd Widiams of Massachu setts was the recipient of something like an ovation when he entered the ho tel and made his way up to the room where Candidate Sewall was receiving Tin absence of New York Democrats from tlm gatherings was conspicuous, meeting of the day was that nmittce on notification, to ar range the details for the night. The ’.a "ting eiganizod by electing Governor Stone of Missouri to serve as chairman. Governor Stone to Olticiute. Governor Stone read to the committee ! : letter ir on Senator White of Cali- f r.’iia, who had been originally chosen deliver the speech of notification, dug the governor to officiate in his ad. mi account of his inability to come t for tiie occasion. The action of [tienator White was ratified. T'lien arose a discussion over the ques- hen as to which state should have the two _ representatives—one to notify the pri '! : .itial nominee and the other to notify r Ho vice presidential nominee. It vas stated that there had been a lack of oucerted action in the various state tic ns at Chicago, some of them app'iuiing one representative and some two. It was decided that a.l who had feme to New York for the purpose con- stitute one committee. The rollcall A wed that the only states not repre- iseiued were Maryland, Oregon, Wash ington, West Virginia aud New Mex ico- Senator Gorman, it was under stood, would serve as a member of the 'committee for his state. I:io program contemplates that Gov- M tbr Stone shall ib liver the notifi- vatum speech to Mr. Bryan who will re- Then with a few words Gover- '■or stone will present Air. Sewall the c'Gttou notification of his nomination, winch the vice-presidential candidate "d- respond briefly. A Negri) ami Mis Wife Whipped bv a Mob °i •''•asked .Men Xrar .tloulguniory, Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 12. A case of whitecapping was practiced on Jim Beavers, a negro, and his wife, who live about 12 miles from the city, in Montgomery county. Beavers had been working for a white farmer named W. T. Smith. Smith took occasion to reprimand the negro for careless work, and the negro talked back to him. This angered Smith, who made at the negro with a pitchfork, inflicting two very se vere wound®, one in the arm aud the other in the side, just over the heart. Beavers tried to defend himself with his lists. The men were separal -d, and the negro went to a physician and had his wounds dressed. Later in the day some negroes came to. Beavers aud in formed him that a band of white men was being organized to call on him and mob him. He consulted with his physician as to what was best to be doue, and was told that he had best remain away from his house for a few nights. He aeted accordingly, and moved to an adjoin ing plantation. Shortly after midnight about 15 white men, wearing masks, went to the ne gro’s house. Ho heard them coining and sprang through a~ window and fled. As he appeared on the outside the mob opened lire on him, hut he contrived to get away without injury. The men theu entered Beaver’s house, seized his wife and carried her several miies away into the woods, aud strip ping her. laid her across a log and whipped her unmercifully with buggy whips, every iuch of her body being bruised or stripped of the skin. She was then told to lie where she was until daylight, as she would be killed if she attempted to follow her persecutors. The inference is that the whitecap- pers were friends of Smith, although Smith has uot been charged with being in the crowd. The matter will be in vestigated by the authorities. Rumors of an Expedition Soon Tale of Wanton Cruelty Comes to Leave Florida. DETECTIVES WATCHING CUBANS The Steamer Lanrailn Expected to Take on Arms and Ammunition Stored at a Point Near the City of Jacksonville—United States Court and Customs Oiiicials xlre on the Alert. MAY USE WIRE TIES. Farmers of the South Trying to Foil the Flans of tile Trust—An Experiment. Charleston, Aug. 12.—The first bale of cotton bound with wire instead of the usual ties was compressed in this city at the Champion compress, in the presence of Manager M. P. D mean of the State Farmers’ Alliance Exchange, a special committee from the Cotton Exchange aud a large number of local cotton men. The wire with which the bale was hound stood the strain well. There was some cutting of the bagging, but it was claimed that this was due to the inferiority of the material used and not the wire. Manager Duncan expressed great sat isfaction with the experiment, but the compress aud local cotton men did not generally agree with him. The special committee from the Cotton Exchange has not yet reported. The compress men said that the wire was very hard to handle, aud that if it were generally used that much more time would be consumed iu compressing than is required for bales bound with ties. The use of wire is being advocated by farmers in many parts of the south be cause the price of ties has been so ma terially increased recently. It seems probable that upon the recommenda- t on of Manager M. P. Duncan many South Carolina farmers will use wire this season. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 12.—Hora tio Rubens, attorney general of the Ou- bau junta, is still iu the city and there is no doubt that his presence and the rumors of a Cuban expedition soon to leave Florida waters cause the Spanish officials stationed iu Florida much un easiness, for already two Spanish spies, or detectives, are here keeping a watch on the movements of prominent Cu bans. From good authority it is learned that arms and munitions of war have been coming into the state for some time and being stored at a point south of Jackson ville. The general opinion is that these supplies are to be carried to sea on a tugboat aud put on board the steamer Laurada, which is now on her way south with a Oubau expedition. The point from which the arms arc to be shipped is within a hundred miles of Jackson ville and the presence of the revenue cutter Bout-well would seem to indicate that the officials believe the expedition will leave from this point. The United States court officials and the customs officials say that they know nothing of auy expedition to leave Florida waters, but they are all on the alert. The following telegram has been received from Washington: The steamers Commodore. Three Friends and Laurada are under surveilance by the From Formosa. JAPS ARE WORSE THAN SAVAGES The Mikados Troops, Failing to Suppress the Rebellion of the Natives by the Arts of Modern Warfare, Have Inaugurated a Policy of Extermination—Representa tive of a Chinese Paper Talks. United States officials on suspicion that they are about to engage in filibustering expeditions to Cuba. The Spanish min ister, Senor Dupuy de Lome, has filed in formation against these vessels at the state department, and their movements will be closely watched. The same ves sels, it is alleged, have heretofore landed troops and ammunition in Cuba for the insurgents. IMPORTANT DISCOVER^. AMERICANS WARNED. •HE REPORT IS DENIED. ls,,a ami Great ''fuelled m, Loxdo Hr i tain Have Not reement Regarding Crete. Aug. 12.—It is semiofficially ? Uteii that there is no truth in the re- l,! i published by the Daily Chronicle ‘ this city that Great Britain aud Rus- 1,1 ai 'c nn the point of reaching an tgreoinr'jit ‘to save both Armenia and rete from Turkish oppression without taxing the peace of Europe,” which -reement, it was added, would involve One of the United States Consular Oiiicials In Germany Exposes a Fraud. Washington, Aug. 12 —One of the U nited States consular officials stationed in Germany has sought to attract the attention of American manufacturers to the danger of accepting resident Ger mans as agents for the sale of their wares without taking precautions to learn something of the character of the person selected. He cites the case of a firm of Oswego pumpmakers, who gave the agency for the sale of their goods iu Germany to what they supposed to bo reputable firm, and filled with satisfac tion and expectation, an order for six of their finest pumps to start the trade. The German agent turned out to be engaged in the same line of pumpmak- iug, and he had taken the American pumps apart, aud using them as pat terns, was making duplicates in num bers for the German market. There was no way to reach and punish this chirr - acter of fraud, so the consul seeks to warn American merchants against like deceptions. It Is Now Fossible to Communicate With Ship Without Direct Line From Land. Washington, Aug. 12.—A descrip tion of a uew electric telegraph has been forwarded to the department of state bv Mr. Robert Kirk, consul at Copenhagen. The apparatus, which is described in a D^iisli newspaper, was constructed by a Young boatswain iu the Danish navy and makes it possible to communicate with a ship at a certain anchor ground without any direct line from land. An electric battery is placed on the shore with one polo in contact with wa ter or moist earth, while the current from the other pole, through a telegraph key and a revolution interrupter, is con ducted from a cable, which is laid out to the anchor ground and placed around the latter in a coil with a diameter of 1,000 to 1,200 feet. On board the ship, which is situated, at anchor ground, or a short distance outside the cell, there is a small solenoid, with which a telephone is connected.. Victoria, B. C., Aug. 12.—From far Formosa, where, for upwards of a year, Japanese troops have been vainly striv ing to crush out the seeds of post-bellum opposition to Japan’s innovations, comes a story which, for barbarous cruelty and a violent violation of all ethics of civili zation, has, fortunately, few equals even among the savages of the world. A ter rible tale of rapine, murder aud wanton cruelty reached hero by the steamer Empress of Japan and fully bears out the statement on the situation iu For mosa given publicly by the Rev. Dr. Mackay ou his return to that island six months ago. Other equally creditable correspon dents are now the witnesses against Japan and the burden of their arraign ment is that, seeing neither fame nor profit to be gained in the subjugation of the Formosans by the arts of modern warfare, recognized as legitimate by civilized nations, the Japanese troops sent to the island have embarked ou a crusade of blood, their object being to crush out all sigus of discontent by, as far as possible, ixterminatiug the native people. In this campaign there were no foreign powers to make jirotests, no for eign press representatives to herald to the world the atrocities, the felling of which would bring upon Japan the con tempt of all enlightened people. Says the Taiuanfu representative of the China Mail: “As a result, the policy of extermina tion lias been zealously pursued from the beginning of the campain, aud that with the destruction of their crops, tlie burning of their villages, the desecra tion of the graves of their loved ones, the violation of their wives and daugh ters and the butchery of their innocent children, the people are driven to the last expedients of desperation.” Torrid Spell Drawing to a Close In New York City. BREEZE TEMPERS THE SUH’3 RAYS Only Twelve Deaths Reported In Greater Gotham Daring tlie Day—A Cleveland Railroad Contractor Jump* From a Fourth Story Window While Tempora rily Insane From the Excessive Heat. REFUSE TO TAKE SILVER. LAWYERS TO MEET. American Bar Association Will Hold Iis Annual Session at Saratoga. Saratoga, Aug. 12. — The annual meeting of the American Bar associa tion will take place here on Aug. 10 and New York, Aug. 12.—There were in dications Wednesday morning that the torrid spell under which this section has suffered with only one slight intermis sion for two weeks, is drawing to a close. The heat, however, was-excessive all the night aud increased with the ris ing of the sun, and at 8 a. in. the ther mometers down town marked 83 degrees in the shade, the official record, how ever, being three degrees less. A brisk breeze tempered the fervid rays of the sun, even with the humidity at 70 per cent. At 7:30 a. in. the observer’s ther mometer showed a temperature of 85 degrees. The pavements, however, had a vast deal of caloric stored in them, which does not make itself manifest in official reports based on observations 100 feet above the street level. Between 0 and 7 o’clock the police had been notified of six deaths as the result of heat. Their names follow: William Dempsey, aged 35. Auu Fleed, aged 59. Aim Keauueally, aged 27. Henry Deastel, aged CO. Mary Ami Deviue, aged -15. Edward Albert, aged 32. At 9 a. m. the police records showed that 16 persons had beeii treated for sunstroke since 2 o’clock in the morning. Six deaths from heat aud many cases of prostration were reported in Brook lyn. The list of the dead is as follows: Catherine McGrath, a ed 55. Frank Rooney. Cecelia McGough, aged 29. William McNamara, aged 70. Edward McCann, aged 40. Unknown man. California Banks Will Not Accept the White Metal In Any Large Amount. Sax Francisco, Aug. 12.—The agita tion of the financ al question has re sulted in sending gold up a fraction of 1 per cent above par iu New York, causing local banks much trouble with people who wish to deposit silver aud check out gold. Some of these banks refuse to take any considerable amount of silver on deposit. During the past two months the sup ply of gold coin in the subtreasury has decreased from about $15,000,000 to less than $9,000,000. The dec ease includes a shipment of $3,000,000 in gold made last month by Assistant United States Treas urer Berry to the subtreasury in New j York city. The enormous shrinkage was one of ; the prime causes which led to the issn- | auce by Assistant Treasurer Berry of j the new famous order which stopped the j redemption of silver certificates in gold j coin, a practice which ivas followed by ! his predecessor for many years. GLEANED IS GEORGIA News of the Week Gathered From All Parts of the State. I MANY IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS Robbers Blow Open (he Southern Express Company’s Safe at Waynesboro—War De partment Approves Captain Carter’s Plan For Continuities the Improvements on tlio Savannah Harbor, Etc. Four Deaths at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—Up to 11 o’clock four deaths aud a score of pros trations from heat have been reported at police headquarters. The dead are: .Tolm Berg. Frederick Ehrlweiu. Cecelian Morris. Hugh Drunu. At 8 o’clock the thermometer at the weather bureau registered. 83, 1 de gree cooler than Tuesday, hut the ther Whits Man Shoots a Negro. Jefferson, Ga., Aug. 10.—J. B. Mc Coy, a youug white mau, shot aud fa tally wounded Wiilis Watson, a negro. The parties were quarreling. The ne gro called McCoy a liar, and McCoy shot him three times, one shot piercing the right eye. The only witnesses were ne groes. The sheriff is in pursuit of Mc Coy. Boy Drowned While Bathing. Atlanta, Aug. 10.—Jesse Bailey, a white boy about 16 years of age, was drowned while batliiug in Lake Clara Meer, at the exposition grounds. Mrs. Florence Maybrick’s Case. London, Aug. 12.—The secretary of state for home affairs, Sir Matthew White Ridley, in the house of commons, replying to a further question on the subject, refused to communicate to the house the statement made, in his pri vate capacity, by the lord chief justice, Barou Russell of Killoween, with ref erence to the case of Sirs. Florence May- brick, the American, undergoing a sen tence of imprisonment for life, after having been Convicted of the charge of poisoning her husband, Mr. James May- brick. Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 10.—Robbers entered the store of C. W. Tyre, who keeps the express office. The Southern Express company’s safe was blown open and about §15 was secured, as well as a few other articles from the store. Tho robbers theu went to the store of J. M. Spence, Jr., & Co., mouuted the steps to the second floor outside and securely tied the door to the railing outside, then came down to the front door of the store, prized it opeu aud blew the safe open, completely demolishing it, and secured about $40, aud other articles of mer chandise. The explosion aroused Dr. E. P. Little and A. B. Spence, who were sleeping over the store. They ran to the outer door and found it fastened so they could uot open it, but they weut to the ve randa of the second floor and saw the robbers leaving with their booty. The clerks fired at them, but they escaped. This was about daybreak. Bloodhounds were secured and started on their trail - with an armed posse. t ■***«* ax will be present. This meetiu. of til one of the largest most important association will be as well as one of the ever held. Lawyers from all over the United States will flock to the meeting, and there will be more of them present this year than ever before. The principal feature of the meetiug will be the address by Lord Russell, the chief lord justice of England. His ad dress will he one of the best that this famous man has ever made, aud will be the drawing card of the meeting. Prom inent lawyers from different parts of this country will make addresses nun u c*i uuiuwjiuiiu ao uuiiiicuicu.- , ,■« , • , . When a message is sent from laud a bell ’ r ® 1K * P a P ers a ^ ^ 10 mecang, and while j 4.11- a ai • j if ln.^r.s: rhf> RARKirm will np nnp nr err on £ sounds on the ship and the commumea the Presence of a Russian army iu Ar- *“**«l.a British fleet at Crete “to Turkish compliance with the It"- t * lc a F reemeut -’’ W, , Statl 'd 011 the other hand that „-\?vent accord among the powers . 1 "hich measure should be adopted 1 ,p -cd to Crete, aud Russia, it is fur- . he; ln J.’ sertei b is showing marked disin- J,‘ j 0 ; 1 to allow great pressure to be -at to bear upon the sultan. ’ iseount Hill Lost Uis Suit. London, a Aug. 12.—At the Birming- ]U U asS izes, Viscount Hill, who was P!1 gaged iu farming near Flor- • Kair. and now of Burford, Ont., L.I* tllc Dowager Viscountess Hill, his ^ Pninther, to recover the family dia- jewelry, which he claims as uother US T Uu ^ er t * 10 will of his grand er nf ,,u< L r tnent was rendered in fa- r 01 the defendant. • r r,le Khali’s Assassin Hanged. HLKan '’ ^ el ' s * a > Aug. 12.—Mohla J ’ " lio assassinated the Shah of Per- last, was hanged lien 11 m °rning 0 iu the presence of “tense concourse of people. 1 " ,Ioles 111 Andree’s Balloon. t, “l Al Tuesday' Vadso, n Editors to Meet In Galveston. St. Louis, Aug. 12.—The executive committee of the National Editorial as sociation met at the Planter’s hotel with President R. H. Thomas of Me- chanicsburg,• Pa., iu the chair, and transacted some routine business. It was decided to hold the next annual convention at Galveston, Tex., Tues day, Wednesday aud Thursday, Fob. 3, 4 aud 5, 189?. One of the features of next year’s convention will be a trip to Mexico, for which the railroads promise to furnish every possible comfort and couveuience. The matter of establish ing a home for writers was informally discussed. Some plan will be decided upon amoug the members of the com mittee before the next convention, when a report will be submitted for that body to act upon. tion is seut by the telegraph key through, the telephone instrument, The signals may be based on the Morse alphabet. The apparatus may also be so constructed that an answer can be sent from the ship. The inventor thinks he will succeed. it lasts the session will he one of great interest. Tho southern lawyers want a south ern man to be president of the associa tion this year, and they will place in nomination for that important office Colonel N. J. Hammond of Atlanta, one of the most prominent lawyers in that Shortly after 9 o’clock a light westerly breeze sprung up aud tempered the scorching rays of tho sun. Cooler Weather at Kansas City. Kansas City, Aug. 12.—The hot wave which for 16 days has spread over Kan sas City was broken Tuesday night by a rain aud the temperature, which at 3 o’clock stood at 96, has dropped 10 de grees, or to normal. Father Saw His Sons Perish, Middletown, N. Y., Aug. 12.—George aud Isaac Fergusou, aged 10 aud 8 years respectively, were drowned while bathing in the swift Wallkill river. Their father was unable to swim and saw both of them drown. The bodies were recovered. The Sun’s Eclipse Observed In Sweden. Stockholm, Aug. 12.—The eclipse of the sun was well observed at Siskar and Malmberget, at the extreme north of Sweden. in making it possible to speak through, i I ’ a 1 rt oi: the country. Every southern the instrument as in the case of the delegate to the meeting will work for common telephone. Vessels at sea, it fci , 10 Section of Colonel Hammond, and is said, will be able to telegraph to fP resentlt seems that he will be the each other when each has a solenoid on. < luc man ‘ board. The distance at which they will be able to do so will depend upon the length of wire aud strength of the elec tric batteries. The Discovery Saved His Life Wr G Gaillouette, druggist. Bea- versville, 111., says: “To Driving’s Now Discovery I owe my life. Was Two Men Killed at a Convention. >' taken with LaGrippe and tried ail Muskogee, I. T„ Aug. 12.-Two men j the physicians for miles about but were shot aud killed aud another mor- ! tally wounded at the annual convention of no avail and was given up and told that I could not live. Havfng Dr. King’s New Discovery iu my of the National party in the Cherokee j 1 store I sent for a bottle and began Nation, held ten miles miles north of j its use and from the first dose began Tahlequah t ie capital. The parties to better, and after using three England Gets More Territory. Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 12.— The richest gold placer mines of Alaska have been transferred to Canadian ter ritory, and minors are now paying miners’ tax to British authorities. The territory iu question is from three to eight miles iu width and embraces the rich placer claims on Glacier and Miller creeks, which, heretofore, were sup posed to be in Alaskan territory. The transfer of the territory is the result of resurveys recently made. State Inheritance Tax Sustained. Quincy, Ills., Aug. 12.—Judge Carl Epler has sustained the state inherit ance tax iu a long opinion in the case against the estate of Abram Benton, a deceased millionaire. This is the first ere orway, Aug. 12. News has ' decision on the tax, although it has been fr ° ia ^P itzbei ‘gore that °ttr rent* 4 u .^ ree ^ as discovered m ms balloon. A Pure o S Cream Kakin S Powder Ur ^ e Cream of Tartar Powder. in the Chicago courts for many months on an application tirussess a tax against the John B. Drake estate. — Obituary notices one cent word each insertion. killed were Eli Wofford, chief of police of Tahlequah, and Charlie Proctor, dep uty sheriff, and Leonard Williams, sher iff, was wounded fatally. The row orig inated over the spilling of whisky. Wofford shot Williams aud the latter returned the fire, killing Wofford in stantly. It is said that Wofford’s brother killed Charlie Proctor and escaped. The affair has created intense excitement and will serve to break up the conven tion, which would have lasted through the week. bottles was up and about again. It is worth its weight in gold. AVo won’t keep store or house without it.” Get a free trial at Whitehead & Co’s drugstore. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cute. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.. Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J- Chcney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ail business traus- iwiitnnc nnil finneijil 1 v nble f o carrv out, iillV actions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by tiieir firm. West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kin nan it Marvip, Wholesale drug gists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall’s Catarrti Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Rejected the Demands of Christians. Athens, Aug. 12.—The Turkish gov ernment has fiually rejected the de mauds of the Christiaus in Crete, except iu so far as the provisions of the Halepa convention and general amnesty to the insurgents are concerned. In a fight at Vodena, Macedonia, between 150 insur gents and a body of 500 Turks, the former were reinforced after four hours’ fighting aud routed the Turks, 50 of whom were killed. Macedonian peas ants, armed with rifles, stolen from the Turks, are joining the Greek raiders. Sheriff Kennedy Has Surrendered. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 12.—Tire grand jury of this county some two or three weeks ago returned an indictment charging Sheriff Robert H. Kennedy, of Dallas county, with the murder of Mar- dis L. Wood’s brother, Percy Wood, of Selma, Ala. Kennedy had previously been given a preliminary trial here be fore Justice Screws and had been ac quitted. Tuesday night Kennedy came to the city with his attorney, General Pettus, and surrendered himself to the sheriff. Sept. 2 has been selected as the date for his trial. In the meantime he will remain in the county jail here, where he is being made very comfort able. Driven to His Death by the Heat. Pittsburg, Aug. 12.—While tempo rarily iusaue from the excessive heat, W. D. Lally, a Clevelaud railroad con tractor, jumped from a 4 story window at the Hotel Boyer aud was fatally hurt. OBJECTS TO THE BILL. Distressing kidney and bladder diseases relieved in six Hours by the “New Great South American Kidney Cure. - ’ This new remedy is a great surprise-on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, buck and every part of tiie urinary passages in male qr female. It relieves retention of water anu pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want nuick relief and cure this is your remeday. Sold by Whitehead & Co., (Jr-uggistg, W aynes- boro, Ga, ' Fire Chiefs In Session at Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.—At the second day’s session of the fire chiefs’ convention many interesting papers re lating to fire departments and best methods of work were read and dis cussed. Superintendent Hull of New York confessed that he did not know what the department would do with a fire in the top o*f the 20 story buildings now being erected in that city. Flemihg Nominated for Congress. Saxdersville, Ga., Aug. 12.—Hon. William H. Fleming has been nominated for congress by the Democrats of the Tenth district, Major J. O. G. Black, who has become famous as a result of liis contests with Tom Watson, declining to again enter the race. Cures to Stay Cured. Thousands of voluntary certificates receiv ed during tiie past fifteen years, certify with no uncertain sound, that Botanic Blood Balm. (B. B. B.) will cure to stay cured. Rheumatism, Catarrh, Ulcers. Sores. Blotches and the most malignant blood and skin diseases. Botanic Blood Balm is the re suit of forty years experience of an eminent, scientific and couscientous physician. Send stamp for hook of wonderful cures, and learn which isthe best remedy. Beware of substi tutes said to lie “just as good,” and buy the long-tested and old reliable, Botanic Blood! Balm, (B. B. B.) Price only fl fO per large j bottle. For sale by druggists. Address I Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Hatfour Says the Irish Land Measure Would lie a Calamity to Landlords. London, Aug. 12.—The Irish land bill as recommended in the house of lords, where it passed its third readiug, was before the house of commons again Wednesday. The chief secretary for Ireland, Mr. Gerald Balfour, indicated the proposed course of the government. He said he preferred the new turbary clause to Lord Iuchiquin’suew subscrip tion clause 1 and to the amendmeut dealing with procedure sales. The amendments, he added, would be ac cepted in principle, but on the question of pasture holdings the government would adhere to the 100-pound limit and could not except Lord McNeighton’s amend meut omitting the amended clause. Mr. Balfour said the lords had ma terially altered the bill to the detriment of the tenants, but he hoped the lords would accept the measure in the shape the commons would return it to them. He said it would be a calamity to Ire land, including the landlords themselves. Were they going to seize the opportu nity to reinforce the kindlier feeling, or were they going to justify those who were only too ready to inculcate the most pernicious lesson that, for Ireland tranquil, nothing would be done, but for Ireland, clamorous aud crimeriddeu, uo coucession that would be demanded would be refused? That %yas the issue now to be decided and he most sincerely prayed that parliament might be wisely guided in reaching a decision. [Cheers]. Cure for Headache. As a remedy for all forms of head ache Electric Bitters has proved to be the very best. It effects a per ; manent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its influence. Wo urge all who are af flicted to procure a bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipation Electric Bit ters cures by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Large bottles only- fity cents at Whitehead & Co’s drug store. The Dubuque Conference Rebuked. San Francisco, Aug. 12.—The Bay conference of Congregational churches has rebuked the Dubuque conference for espousing the cause of Rev. Dr. C. O. Brown, late pastor of the First Congre gational church of this city. Dr. Brown was deposed by the ministry as tho re sult of a charge of immorality brought against him by Mrs. Mary Davidson. The Dubuque conference at ouce adopted a resolution restoring Dr. Brown to the ministry and censuring the Bay confer ence. The Bay conference now asks that its Iowa brethren rescind its action. Italian Newspapers Are Angry. Rome, Aug. 12.—The provincial news papers demand that the government take action regarding the Hahneville, La., lynching. The Corriere Della Sera of Milan declared that until Americans are willing and able to protect the lives of the Europeans, they had be: ter close their ports entirely to the immigration of whites as a bid against Chinese cheap labor, adding: “Events such as have occurred at New Orleans and now at Hahneville cannot be tolerated by nations having any pretense of civiliza tion.” Strike Causes an Assignment. Chicago, Aug. 12.—Watson, Little & Company, one of the largest firms in Chicago, made an assignment to Mat thew D. Morton. No statement was filed with the assignment. The failure, it is said, was caused by the strike of the workmen at the company’s mines at Brazil, Ind. Receiver For a North Dakota Bank. Washington, Ang. 12. —Deputy Comptroller Coffin has appointed Joseph Roach of Northfield, Minn., receiver of the First National hank of Minot, N.D., which recently failed. —Ribbons, feathers, tips, hat and hair ornaments at E. C, Lanier’s, An Alabama Postmaster Arrested. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 12.—Will Bran- den, postmaster at Cedar Bluff, has been arrested, charged with embezzlement of postoflice funds. To Secure a Lower l’asseuger Rate. Savannah, Aug. 10.—A determined fight is being made to secure a lower passenger rate to Charleston, the pres ent charge being 4 cents per mile for 115 miles by the Charleston aud Savan nah brauch of tho Plant system. The Georgia rate is 3 cents and the South Carolina rate 3% cents per mile, and it is claimed by Commissioner D. G. Purse of the freight bureau that the rate should be, therefore, §3.69 instead of §4.60 as at present. Captain Purse has just received a reply from the Georgia railroad commission stating they have no jurisdiction, as it is interstate busi ness. He will endeavor to get the mat ter before the interstate commerce com mission. Professor Sanford Dios at Macon. Macon, Aug. 10.—Professor Shelton Palmer Sanford, LL.D., the distin guished and venerable mathematician and astronomer, died of inflammatory rheumatism at his residence in this city, on College street, in the eighty-first year of his age. Dr. Sanford lias had a re markable career. For nearly fifty years he Vv'as a member of the faculty of Mer cer university. His life has been cue of distinction and great usefulness, aud as a college professor and author of arith metics his name is well known through out this broad land. Dr. Sanford was a native Georgian. He was born iu Greenesboro, Greene county, Ga., Jan. 25, 1816. Work on tho Savannah Harbor. Savannah, Aug. 10.—Dispatches have been received in the city stating that the war department has approved Cap tain O. M. Carter’s plans for continuing the improvements on the Savannah har bor. This means work will be resumed within a mouth or six weeks, and con tracts to the extent of §1,000,000 are au thorized to bo made. The stoppage of work two weeks ago threw 150 men out of employment anil left the river chan nel in a condition which would in time make it dangerous to commerce. The early continuation of the work, how ever, will prevent these calamities. Professor Sanford Laid at. Rest. Macon, Aug. 11.—The funeral ser vices of Professor Shelton P. Sanford were held at the First Baptist church in the presence of a crowded congregation. Rev. Dr. John J. Brantley and Rev. Dr. Nelson officiated. Dr. Brantley was for many long years associated with Profes sor Sanford as a member of the faculty Mercer university, and they were close and warm friends. A Chance to Make Moni-y. I have berries, grapes and peaches a year old, fresh as when picked. I use the California Cold process do not heat or seal the fruit, just put it up cold, keeps perfectly fresh, and costs almost nothing; can put up a bushel in ten minutes. Last week I sold directions to over 120 families; anyone will pay a dollar for directions, when they see the beautiful samples ot fruit. As there are many people poor like myself, l consider it my duty to give noy experience to such, and feel conn dent anyone can make one or two hundred dollars round home in a few days. I will mail sample of fruit and complete directions, to any of your readers, for eighteen two-cent stamps, which is only the actual cost of the samples, postage, etc., to me. Francis Casey, , St. Louis, Mo. A Texan Die* at Li till a Springs. Ltthia Springs, Ga., Aug. 6. —C. Y. McClelland of Fort Worth, Tex., was found dead in his room at the Watsou House. Ou his body was found a note to the effect that he did uot commit sui cide, but died of heart failure. Mc Clelland has been stopping at the Wat son house about two weeks and made daily trips to Aiiauta to receive treat ment. —You can get all ot your fresh meats at W. J. Stephens’. When Baby vas sick, wo gave her Castoria. When she vas a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria. —Lanier’s is the place to buy trunks, valises aod traveling bags cheap, for cash. —Obituary notices published at one cent a word, cash to accompany copy. —Job printing at lowest prices. Spoons Free to All. I read in the Christian Standard that Miss A. M. Frilz, Station A, St Loui3, Mo., would give an ele gant plated hook spoon to anyone sending her ten 2 cent stamps. I sent for one and found it so useful that I showed it to my friends, and made §13 in two hours, taking or ders for the spoon. The hook spoon is a household necessity. It cannot slip into the dish or cooking vessel, being held in place by a hook on the back. The spoon is something housekeepers have needed ever since spoons were first invented. Any one can get a sample spoon by sending ten 2-cent stamps to Misa Fritz. This is a splendid way to make money around home. Very truly, §Jennette S. Thought of It Herself, A friend of the Sauuterer has a de- tidedly original little daughter. One fiay the teacher discovered her in hand to hand combat with a child of her own age. “Don’t you know yon are doing very wrong?” said the teacher rebukingly, “and that such ovil actions are caused by the promptings of the devil?” “Well,” was her answer, “maybe the devil did tell me to pull her hair, but I thought of spitting in her face all ray- self. ”—Boston Budget. What He Wanted. In the midst of a stormy discussion a gentleman rose to settle the matter in dispute. Waving his hand majestically he began, “Gentlemen, all I want is common sense. ” “Exactly,” interrupted another. “That is precisely what you do want.” —Lonckm Tit-Bits. MR