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THE . . AUGUSTA SAVINGS . BANK, . . . 805 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GEO BUI A. W. B. YOUNG, President. J. G. WEIGLE, Cashier. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. Interest Paid On Depoaits. THE CITIZEN. Volume 19. Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, ..April 28, 1900. Number 2, THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, Augusta, Ga. ORGANIZED 18 0 Acconnts interest L.C. Hat he, President. W. C, Wahdlaw Cashier. THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA Important Developments Must Occur In Near Future. London', April 24.—All attention is centered on the interesting though com plicated' situation in the southeastern portion of the Orange Free State, from which developments of the utmost im portance must ensue in the near future General Rundle, it will he seen, has been confronting the Boers "at Dewet’s dorj) in stronger force than he cares to engage and so he is marking time pend ing the arrival of support. While Gen eral Bundle is preparing to strike Dew et’s dorp, Generals Brabant and Hart are pushing along the frontier of Basu Poland, where they will be able to frus Irate any attack on General Bundle's right and Generals French and Pole Cnrew are approaching from Bloemfon- t in to bar the Boer line of retreat- northward. In the meanwhile the burgher forces occupying Thaba N’Gha are in a p >si- t-ion to fight a delaying action, giving the Boer forces at Dewets dorp and Wepeuer time to retire in case of defeat, and it seems as though General French must dispose of this Thaba N’Ohu force before he can reach the rear of the Boer forces opposing Generals Rundle and Brabant, otherwise his flank will be open to assault. The Boers driven out of Leeuw kop will probably rally at Thaba N’Chu where a stiff fight may be expected. Should the British fail in this attempt to bring about another Paardehurg it must immensely affect the larger issues of the war, as it will undoubtedly lead to a persistent repetition of the guerrilla tactics which, have been largely respon sible for the penning up of Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein for so many weeks. During the course of General Ander son’s advance on Leeuw kop the Cana dians found themselves in a tight cor ner Sunday near Donkerpoort. The Ca nadian mounted infantry went out to reconnoitre the Boer position and ap proached within 300 yards of a farm fly ing the hospital flag under cover of which the Boers opened such a hot fire oil the Canadians that they were unable to attempt to retire until another force of Canadians covered their retreat by threatening the rear of the Boer posi tion. Boers Driven From Tlieir Position. Leeuw Kop, April 24.—The Boers re tired from their positions here so hur riedly that they left a quantity of am munition and many rifles behind them. When the Warwickshire regiment took the farmhouse at the foot of the ridge, the'Boer’s pompoms inflicting no dam age, the Welsh regiment advanced along the Warwickshire’s left and approached the ridge, experiencing a cross fire. When the Boers fled they were obliged to move for some distance along the sky line and the artillery planted a shell with great accuracy, it bursting just- above the Boers, rolling over three horses. It appears that General Dickinson met with opposition, the Boers firing their rifles at long range. Then’ position was one of great natural strength. General Pole-Carew’s admirable dis position of his force thoroughly puzzled the Boers, who were unable to see the direction of the attack owing to the deep spruit. The. British artillery was unable to join the right iu time to reply to the Boer gun which was shelling the mount ed infantry vigorously. The shells, however, hurst 300 yards high and did no damage. It is stated that General Dewet holds the waterworks with a strong force. The Boers who held Leeuw kop trekked to the eastward. General French sent out- a body of cavalry to the south, and a few shots were heard, hut apparently the Boers do not hold strong positions anywhere in close proximity to the Leeuw kop. The shelling of Warrenton was re sumed yesterday morning, the fire being directed at the "British river Redoubts, which are steadily being pushed for ward. The Boers appear to be in stronger force down the river and the yeomanry patrols are frequently sniped. It is con fidently believed that important devel opments are not far off. Boer Bulletin Reports Y T ictory. Pretoria, April 24.—An official bul letin issued here says: “The Federals continue their fighting at Wepeuer and have captured a herd of Brabant’s cattle and horses. “Dewet’s losses at Dewet’s dorp was one man killed and six wounded. The British lost 20 captured, killed and wounded. The British are retiring be yond Dewet’s dorp. “Oronje reports that with a strong command he attacked the British north of Boshof. A heavy engagement fol lowed and the English were driven from kopje to kopje. The federals displayed great courage aud resolution and spirit edly chased the enemy in the direction of Boshof. Only two burghers were wounded. The British lost 15 men killed and left three wounded and eight prisoners in the hands of the burghers.” The Conje referred to is Commandant Cronje, second son of the famous Boer general now a prisoner on the island of St. Helena. Buller Advancing on AVepener. London, April 23.—General Buller is apparently advancing slowly toward Wepeuer, every step being closely con tested by the Boers. From the Repub lican side there is a good deal of inter esting news today . A Thaba N’Chu dis patch dated Friday reports the arrival there of Commandants Dewet and Vil- lieres and an attack upon 3,000 British under General Gatacre. The latter, of course, is a misstatement, as it is prob able General Rundle is meant-. The British, it is added, occupied some kopjes, hut their left wing was driven hack. The Boer loss was one killed and five wounded. From Brandfort comes the news that on Saturday a British patrol of ten men ventured uear the place and suffered the loss of one man killed and two men cap tured, including a Free Stater who was leading the party. A Pretoria dispatch, dated April 21, says the latest official news was that fighting was. proceeding within half an hour’s ride of Dewet’s dorp with no re sults. DEFENDS ON FRENCH He Is Expected to Repeat His Paardeburg Feat. MOVING FROM THE NORTH Job Printing promptly executed His Force Relied Upon to Swoop Down on Boers In Free State-Britisli Troops Occupy Wepener aud Roode Dorp After Heavy Fighting. London, April 25. — The indecisivo action aud slow progress of Generals Hart and Brabant are relatively unim portant when compared'with ihe prog ress of General French. It is now evi dent that Lord Roberts wishes not only to defeat the Boers, but to pen them in as at Paardehurg. To this end 40,000 British troops are concentrating in the southeastern portion of the Orange Free State and are operating according to carefully devised plans, in which the delay may be as much due to strategy as to necessity. The success of this im portant- move almost entirely depends on General French. If he can sweep flown from the north with the rapidity of execution which he displayed at Kim berley aud Paardehurg he will effect the same swift, sudden transformation which followed the cavalry evolutions two months ago. According to last ac counts he was pursuing on successfully. Every day r the Boers remain at Wepener improves General French’s chance of success. To put a girdle around the 25,000 Boers estimated to be iu the northern part of the Orange Free State, Lord Roberts has evidently taken large chances. The British critics differ re garding the result, while others reserve their opinion until more definite news of General French’s progress is received. There is a general impression that the main advance upon Pretoria will be taken up without any reconcentration at Bloemfontein, as with more than half the British army stretched in echelon across the Orange Free State such a change in directions would indefinetely delay the accomplishment of Lord Rob- ers’ main objective. It is reported that the British have oc cupied Wepener after heavy fighting. It is also said that the Boers are unable to escape to the north and that great developments are expected. British Occupy Roode Kop. Lord Roberts reports that Pole-Ca rew’s division reached Roode kop yes terday without casualties. Its advance was covered by cavalry and horse artil lery which drove back the enemy with heavy losses, their dead being left on the ground- The mounted troops halted for the night at Grootfontein and at 7 o’clock this morning were crossing the Modder river at Yaalsbank, in accord ance with instructions to French to en deavor to place himself astride the ene my’s line of retreat. French’s arrival near the Modder evi dently alarmed the Boers, who evacu ated their position near Dewets dorp during the night, and it was occupied by Chermside’s division this morning. The mounted infantry drove the enemy off the kopjes in the neighborhood of the waterworks without casualties on our side. Boers Attacked Hart. Mazeru, Basutoland, April 25.—Gen erals Hart and Brahahdt have covered only a short distance, finding a strong force opposed to them bivouacked on the ground they had occupied. The firing has been desultory and the casualties very slight. The British are edging up toward the Basutoland bor der. Persistent rumors are in circulation that Commandant Olivier, with 1,500 men, is preparing to attack General Hart’s rear. There is no sign of the ad vance of General Rundle from Dewet’s dorp. It is reported that' firing has been heard between Zazetron and Wepener, and it is believed that Generals Brabant aud Hart are in contact with the enemy. The Boers are so numerous that it took them two days to cross the Caledon river at Bastard’s drift. SEVEN RUNNING SORES CURED BY Johnston’s Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. THE GREAT SPRING MEDICINE. JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA as a Blood Food and Nerve Energizer, is the greatest SPRING MEDICINE ever discovered. It comes as a rich blessing from heaven to the “ worn out,” the run down, the overworked and debilitated. That “tired feeling,” those “sinking spells,” the languor and despondency which arise from badly nour ished nerves, from thin, -vitiated blood and an underfed body, vanish'as if by a magic spell. The weariness, lassitude and nervous prostration which accompany the spring, time and the heat of summer, are conquered and banished at once. For every form of neurasthenia, and all ailments of the brain and nerve, insomnia, hysteria and nervousness generally, it is almost a specific. It furnishes the very elements to rebuild worn-out nerve tissues. It feeds brain, nerve centers and nerves, calming and equalizing their actionf it makes rich, red, honest blood. Newness of life, new hope, new strength follow its faith ful use. It makes the weak strong, and the old young again. It was the antiquated (but now happily exploded) method in the good old times, to treat Salt Rheum, Scrofula, Cancer and other troublesome disorders arising from BLOOD TAINT with powerful alteratives, such as mercury, arsenic and other mineral agents. It was expected by this treatment that the poison couldFe killed while the blood was left to course through its channels holding in its circulation the specific germs of the disease. But in this way, every part of the body became more or less diseased. Noth ing can be more terrible than a horribly destructive blood taint. It not only attacks viru lently the different structures of the body, but many times the bones are honey-combed and destroyed. It often seeks out the nerves and spinal cord, and again it will bring de cay and death to some vital organ, as the kidneys, liver or stomach. There is only one scientific method for the cure of blood taint. That is, PURIFICATION I Every particle of the blood must be removed through the execretory channels, the lungs, kidneys, bowels, liver and skin. “ First pure, then peaceable.” The great restorative, reconstructive and vitalizer of the blood, JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA, not only radically and ex haustively removes the taint, but also removes all mercury, calomel and other minerals, and fills the veins and arteries with the ruby, glowing current of vitality. “The blood is the life.” Good health means pure blood. The old and reliable remedy, JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA, is universally regarded as the greatest Blood Purifier ever discov ered. This fact is now established beyond question or cavil. MANY SUFFER FOR FOOD AND SHELTER Deplorable Conditions Exist ing In Mississippi. HEMMED IN BY WATER BLOOD POISON CUBED BY JOHNSTON’S 8AKSAPABILLA. Byron, Mich., October 31, 1894. Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., Detroit: Gentlemen:—In April last i began using JOHNSTON’S SARSAPARILLA for Blood Poison, caused by an amputation of one of my arms. I had SEVEN RUNNING SORES on my legs. I used two bottles and was entirely -cured. I know it is what cured me. Yours truly, G. W. LUTHER. MICHI&AN DRUG- COMpAKY, DETROIT, urmw. H. B. McMASTER, Waynesbors, Ga. DANIEL, SONS & PALMER, Millen, Ga. S.F, OOOPER, Rocky Ford, Ga. I W, H. PARKER, Rocky Ford, Ga. I E. S. LANE & CO., Dover, Ga I M. M, PERKINS, Perkins, Ga, FOUNDER OF HELENA DEAD. I DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS. S. C. Benedict Is Chosen President of Medical Association. Atlanta, April 21.—The election of officers was the most important feature of the last day’s session of the annual meeting of the Medical association. Man Who Located That Town Was Native of Georgia. Helena, Mon., Aoril 24.—The recent death at Ac worth, Ga., of John F. Cowan, removed one of the most noted early day characters, as well as the founder of this city, and unlike most There were no openly avowed candidates men who opened ground that produced millions of dollars, he left the mines with a fortune, which he kept and added to in later years. Cowan was even in those daj’s considered an unusually brave man; in the language of a friend, “He wesn’t afraid of. the devil,” and thi3 trait saved him his wealth on more than one occasion. Cowan invested his gold in successful southern enterprises, such as farms, flouring and cotton mills and died quite wealthy. His search for gold was a long one and until the last moment promised only failure. He was never downcast, however, and the old timers at their an nual gatherings always recounted his cheerful nature aud persevering spirit. He died from natural causes at a ripe ago. ' BAKER SENTENCED TO HANG. Boers Attack Dalgetly. Mazeru, Basutoland, April 25.—On the breaking up of the bivouac this morn ing Generals Brabant aud Hart discov ered ihat the Boers who fell hack toward Wepener Monday had advanced during the night several miles nearer to Strauss’ farm, which is a favorable position for i isistance. Colonel Dhlgetty was severely attacked with six guns Tuesday morning proba bly with a view of preventing him as sisting the relief column. It seems that Dalgetty has practically been relieved, but the offensive attitude assumed by the Boers this morning shows that to have been erroneous. General Hart is behind General Brabant’s division, which is waiting for the former to come up. t_ NEGRO PREACHER ARRESTED He Is Wanted at Five Different Places In Georgia. Biloxi, Miss., April 25.—Rev. S. S. Dawson, alias R. L. Durden, said to be wanted in five different places iu Geor gia under charges varying from murder to skipping a bond, has been arrested here. Dawson, as he says his name is, claims to be well known in Atlanta and a graduate of the Baptist college in that city. When arrested he endeavored to es cape and fought like a tiger until lauded, in jail. He says he will return to Geor gia and face the charges. E. C. Ander son, the sheriff at Marietta, Ga., and the sheriff at Rome, Ga., have tel< graphed here that officers with tho proper papers are on the way to get Dawson. — /- Louisiana Purchase. St. Louis, April 25.—A special car at tached to the Washington train on the Baltimore aud Ohio, which left here to day for the national capital, contained the delegation that will appear before the special committee of the house to consider the legislation affecting the Louisiana purchase centennial building. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, The iamous little pilla. Murdered His Wife Friday and Was Convicted Thursday. Atlanta, April 20.—The trial of James L. Baker for murder was concluded in the criminal branch of the superior court yesterday. Baker shot and killed his wife last Friday, and in less than a week he was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang. The jury was only out a short time when a verdict of guilty was re turned. Judge Candler then passed tho death sentence, setting May 10 as the date for the execution. On the stand he told a remarkable siory, the substance of which was calcu lated to blast the good name of the wife whom he had shot to death while sho sat at the supper table. His statement was delivered in a manner that carried ont the idea that the man failed to real ize the gravity of his own situation. Hu did not appear to be nervous in the least and spoke clearly sc that the majority of those in the courtroom heard every word of the statement. • Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life of joy. Bueklen’s Arnica Salve, cores them, also old running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches. Only 25 cts. a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by H. B MCMASTER, druggist. for any of the positions to be filled, but the various members of the association did some quiet but effective work for the men of their choice. The following officers were chosen: President—Dr. Samuel C. Benedict of Athens. First Vice President—Dr. V. D. Lock hart of Mayesville. Secretary—Dr. Louis H. Jones of At lanta. Members of the Board of Censors—Dr. Floyd W. McRae and Dr. W. S. Elkin of Atlanta. The president and the two vice presi dents will serve for a term of one year. Secretary Jones will hold his office for five years. Dr. McRae was elected to the board of censors for three years, and Dr. Elkin five years. NEW FIELD FOR HYPNOTISM. Hundreds of People Take Refuge on Small Islands — Have Been Three Days Without Food—Efforts to Re lieve Situation. Jackson, Miss., April 25.—A relief expedition has just returned from the overflowed district in Rankin county and they report a deplorable condition of affairs among the inhabitants who have been left homeless by the high waters. Over 40 families, nearly all of them negroes, were found iu a destitute and starving condition and in several instances people were found on small islands who had not tasted food for three days. Two boat loads of rations were dis tributed among them aud a popular sub scription is being taken for further re lief. On one small island the relief party found 40 negroes and over 100 head of hogs, cattle and dogs gathered and shirt off on all sides by high water. The dogs, driven to desperation by their ravenous appetite, were tearing the hogs to pieces, and the negroes were almost equally desperate. The Alabama and Vicksburg road is still tied up at Pearl river, but expect to get trains through by Thursday night. RESUMPTION OF TRAFFIC. Venable Uses Power to Secure Con fession From Parham. Atlanta, April 23.—Hypnotism was used in Atlanta for he first tithe Satur- as an agency for the detection of crime, when F. A. Parham, a well-known young man, after having been placed in a hypnotic state by Melvin Venable, con fessed to having stolen a number of hats and other articles. The story is one of tho most unique ever recorded in Atlanta, and is declared by those in a position to know, that it opens up practically a new field in the science of hypnotism. By an adept aud practical use of hyp notism Mr. Venable unraveled a mystery that had bailed the city detectives, and was enabled to recover for R. F. Graves goods that had been stolen from him, and at the same time secure a promiso of reformation from the young man who confessed to the theft. Clense the liver, purify the blood, invigorate the body by using De- Witt’s Little Early Risers- These famous little* pills always acts promptly. H. B MCMaster, GREENE DIES AT VICKSBURG. Former Georgian Succumbs to Effects of Dose of .Morphine. Vicksburg, Miss., April 20.—O. L. Greene, who took morphine at his room in the Campbell house with suicidal in tent, died early yesterday morning. For 14 hours Dr. D. P. Street worked with the insensible patient and toward the last indications of recovery were very strong, but paralysis of the respiration took the unfortunate man off and his heart continued to beat for several min utes after Dr. Street knew he was dead. There are several different reasons why O. ■ L. Greene took his own life. From evidence brought forth it may he that disappointment in love had much to do with the ease and again the more-plausible theory is that he was ’driven to desperation simply through depondency at not being able to secure a position. Greene once held the posi- tson of bookkeeper of the Exchange bank at Fort Valley, Ga. There is more eaiarrn In this section of the country than al! other diseases put together, and until thelast lew years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease, and pre scribed local remedies, and by constanti failing to cure with, local treatment, pro nounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore reauires constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney* Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a tea- spoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo, O President Goes to Cleveland. Canton, O., April 25.—President Mc Kinley, accompanied by his private sec retary, Cortelyou, and Postmaster George H. Frazee of this city, left here for Cleveland this morning. The president goes to Cleveland to visit his two sisters. He will return to Canton this evening. State Takes an Appeal. Columbia, S. C., April 25.—Attorney General Bellinger has filed a formal no tice of his intention to appeal from the decision of Judge Benet in quashing the indictment against Colonel Neal on the charge of failure to turn over certain money received by him aS superinten dent of the state penitentiary. Rumors of Revolution. Montevidio, Uruguay, April 25.— There are new rumors of revolution in the republic. General Martinez, who is in Argentina, is supposed to be the au thor of a plot against Cuestas’ govern ment. Two arrests have been made. Work of Repairing Damage Is Being Pushed Forward. Louisville, April 25.—Railroad offi cials here expect that all trains will be running regularly throughout the south by tomorrow. The worst of the flood has passed and the tracks are being re paired quickly as big forces of men work ing night and day can do the work. Charles A. Critzky, chief clerk to Gen eral Manager Metcalfe of the the Louis ville and Nashville, has just returned from the flooded district. He said: “Trains on our line can now go as far south as Scranton, Miss., and as far west from New Orleans to the Pasca goula. It is difficult for any of the trains to move there on account of the bridge disaster. The bridge is being recon structed, however, and will soon be in good order. “The railroad property has not suf fered so much from the flood. Little damage was done on the Louisville and Nashville besides the destruction of the Pascagoula bridge. “Everything iu that section of the country is under water and the resi dents say it is the biggest flood that ever visited that country. The only one that can compare with it is the one iu 1874, and then railroad traffic was tied up as it is now.” The Southern railway proper is not affected by the flood and nearly all the trains on the system are running regu larly. TheTllinois Central now has trains about as usual. The Name “ALCO. m -m, it BE “<£>* The evolution of a trade name is sometimes interesting. Take the word “ALCO” for instance. It is coined from the initials of the words Augusta and Lumber, with the Co. Thus we have the A. L. Co. By running all the letters together we get the word ALCO. The merits of the name are that it is short, suggestive, and easy to remember. In our business we apply it to our Fly Screens—the celebrated ALCO brand. That name means Standard of merit in screen work. Send for an “ALCO” catalogue. v Augusta: 1 BE ALLEGED KIDNAPERS HELD. Question Answered, Alvino and Sabro Arrested at Marietta and Taken to Macon. Macon, April 24.—The two men, W. C. Alvino and Bang Sabro, charged with kidnaping, were brought back, to this city last afternoon from Marietta by Officer Amerson. Preston Everett, the boy, returned with them. The boy stated at the police station last afternoon, when questioned, that he left on his own accord with the two men and that he was not carried away by force as was charged. Preston said that he did not go on the same train with Alvino, hut left on the noon train. This statement is not cor rect, however, as there is no noon train from here to Atlanta. They will be confined in jail unless they give bond, and it is the intention of Mr. Everett to push the prosecution against them, despite the fact that his son stated he left on his own accord. .Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers and grandmothers never thought of us ing anything else for indigestion or biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of appendi citis, nervous prostration, or heart failure, etc. They used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of indigested food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action of the system, and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green’s August Flower, in liquid form, to make you satisfied there 13 nothing serious the matter with you. Sample bottles at h, b. mcmas- ter, Waynesboro, Ga., and H. Q. Bell, Millen, Ga. No Bight to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be at- ractiye must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irri table. If she has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complex ion. Electric Bitters is the be9t medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth j-velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, cbarmiDg woman of a run down invalid. On ly 50 cents a bottle at h. b. mcmas ter’s drug store. ALABAMA DEMOCRATS MEET. Indications Are Samford Will Be Nom inated For Governor. Montgomery, Ala., April 25. — The state Democratic convention met in the ’ statehouse here today at noon. It was called to order by Chairman R. J. Lowe of the state Democratic executive com mittee, who announced W. P. Pinchard of Birmingham for temporary chairman and presiding officer. The indications at this hour joint to about 220 votes for Samford for governor on the first ballot, the remainder scat tering among the other three candi dates, and neither of them with more than 100. PREDICTS LABOR UPHEAVAL, CHEST OF MONEY FOUND. Mrs. Parksr Unearths Treasure While Sweeping Her Yard. Americus, Ga., April 20.—Mrs. Wil liam Parker,'residing near Americus, has stumbled upon a fortune. While sweeping her yard, the broom caught in an obstacle, partly unearthed by recent rains, which proved to be a rusted and decayed iron box containing a solid block of paper money, two inches in thickness. The bills are mildewed with age and so compressed together that their value cannot be determined, though they are probably worth several thou sand dollar^. Nobody knows when or by whom the treasure was buried, but the general sup position is that the money was probably concealed during the civil war and its whereabouts forgotten. Negro Woman Murdered. Louisville, Ga., April 23.—A killing occurred on Captain G. H. Williams' plantation, a few miles below here, Sat urday. Mose Strowbridge, a negro, shot aud killed Mary Anderson, a ne gro woman. It is said that Strowbridge got the woman in a house and closed the door, so she could not escape and when she tried to force her way ont, he picked up a shotgun and fired the load, inflicting a wound from which she died in a few hours. He was lodged in jail. Gainesville’s New 31111 Assured. Gainesville, Ga., April 21.—It ap pears certain that the Woodside cotton mill will be erected in Gainesville. Already $180,000 of the necessary $200,- 000 has been subscribed, and it is be lieved that the remaining $20,000 will be secured. Committees are now at work to get np the remainder. Healey Says Japanese Rush to America Will Cause Trouble. Seattle, Wash., April 25.—United States Immigrant Agent Healey gives an interview on the Japanese tidal wave in which he says the rush will cause a labor upheaval. Five thousand are on the high seas and 25,000 are to come, he says. They will land mostly in British Columbia and sneak over the line into the United States. A systematic plan of importation is in force. He says Canada and the states should take joint action at once. H. Clark,Cbauncey, Ga , says De- Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve cared him of piles that had afflicted him for tweDty years. It is also a speedy care for skin diseases. Beware of dangerous counterfeits. H. b. MC Master. Building Boom at West Point. West Point, Ga., April 23.—A build ing boom has struck this place. A num ber of new residences are in course ol construction, while several new busi ness houses are being erected. The Chattahoochee Valley railroad is build ing a roundhouse and preparing to put in machine shops. Colombian Revolution. Kingston, Jamaica, April 25.—A pas senger from Panama, who has arrived here, says that the filibustering party from Nicaragua which recently landed at David, a town of Colombia, 115 miles west of Panama, was composed mostly of Colombians who are fighting on the side of the revolutionists and that it has no designs upon Costa Rica. Bis Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citi zen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a fright ful death. Iu telling of it Hie says: ‘‘I was taken with typhoid fever that ran into pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so week I couldn’t even sit up in bed. Noth ing helped me. I expected to soon die of consumption, when I heard of Dr King’s New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continu ed to use it, and now am well and strong. I can’t say too much in its praise.” This marvelous medicine is the sorest and quickest cure in the world for all throat and lung trouble. Regular sizes 50 cents and $1.00. Trial bottles free at h. b. mcmaster’sDrug Store: fevery bot- guaranteed. DIRECT SULTAN’S POLICY. German and Russian Influence Para mount In Turkey. New York, April 24. — Rev. Dr. George Washburn, president of Roberts college, Constantinople, speaking at a dinner of the Brooklyn Congregatioi al club last night said: “The political transitions which have taken place in Turkey in the last few years are the most important that have occurred in years in the empire. You have probably read of some German con cessions obtained by the Russian gov ernment. Well, there is a story con nected with these concessions. When war broke ont in the Transvaal the kaiser went to Constantinople and car ried home a reward for keeping his hands ont of the affair. It was a con cession for all the railroads in the west ern part of Turkey for the Germans. These concessions gave the Germans the right to construct all tie railways in Asia Minor west of a line from Constan tinople to the Persian gulf. “It now appears that as Germany made a compact with England, so Ras- siarhas made a bargain with Germany. As Germany is to construct all the roads in the western part of the empire, so is Russia to construct all the roads in the eastern part. These two powers, with the consent of England, are dividing Turkey into two spheres of influence, in the belief that when the final partition comes the sphere which is under Ger man influence will become German and the sphere which is under Russian con trol will become Russian. “By mobilizing troops upon his bor ders the two powers have compelled the sultan to agree to this. The line be tween the two spheres of influence runs from a little town on the Black sea to the Persian golf. This is the arrange ment the sultan has been compelled to accept and the arrangement that has meant so much politically to the Turk ish government in the last few weeks.” Ferrough Bey Warns Porte. Constantinople, April 24.—The porte has received telegrams from the Turkish minister at Washington, Ali Ferrough Bey, pointing out the bad impression created in the United States by the non payment of the indemnity due and an nouncing the determination of the Amer ican government to insist on a prompt settlement of the claims. ENTIRE TOWN IS WIPED OUT. Panuca Destroyed Entailing Loss of Over $2,000,000. San Antonio, Tex., April 24.—Ac cording to advices received here, Panuca, Mex., one of the most important trading towns on the east coast of the republic of Mexico, 60 miles west of the seaport of Tampico, has been completely de- j stroyed. Panuca is a town of 11,000 people n the Panuca river. Thatched roof adobe houses and modem frame business blocks, surrounded by brush huts, constitute the city. Everything went down before the flames, as there were no fire fighting apparatus in the city. The loss will aggregate $2,225,000. LOSS OVER HALF MILLION. Illinois Central Suffered That Ex tent From Flood. Jackson, Miss., April 24.—The regu lar schedules were resumed over the main line of the Illinois Central between this city and New Orleans this morning and trains are now running through both ways on time. Local railroad officials estimates the damage to the road from high waters and the subsequent loss and delay to traffic at $500,000. The Alamaba and Vicksburg road hopes to get regular trains through to Meridian by tomorrow night, as the river is falling very fast. Bullet Through His Head. Sanderson, Fla., April 23.—In a shoot ing affray between E. E. Pons and Dick and James Altman, Pons received two shots, one entering the forehead, abont 2 inches above the left eye, from which he died shortly afterward. Neither of the Altmans were hit. Taylor In Washington. Washington, April 24. — Governor Taylor of Kentucky was on the floor of the senate today. He refused to discuss in any way the situation in Kentucky. One Minute Cough Cure, cures. That U what it was made tar. ,