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XV. B. YOUNG,
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J. G. WEIGLE,
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THE TRUE CITIZEN.
Volume 19.
Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, July 28, 1900.
Number 15.
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ORGANIZED 18 0 I Cashier.
GiiiNESE SOLDIERS
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Claim They Were Deceived
Into Embarking- On a
Hopeless Struggle.
WIDESPREAD DISSENSION
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1 riiat In a Short Time the
-late of AIIairs Will Prevail at
ir—Scenes In the Native Oily.
II,,... and Dogs Are Feeding On Dead
— Searching the Ruins.
Tsin, July .20, via Shanghai,
..—Chinese coming in from the
• report that the Chinese soldiers
inp the Boxers wherever the lat-
- u, giving as a reason that the
rived them into embarking
( ,a a h. m-less struggle. This is regarded
as :t sii'ii of widespread dissension. It
is said to be only a matter of a short
are
ter;
Box
tn
in d
repr
here
lie tore the same state of affairs will
in Peking, when, in all probabil-
o g Lu, commander-in-chief of the
■sr forces, and Prince Ching will
]o to regain sufficient influence to
peace, especially if the foreigners
■ ,-apital are safe. This appears to
—nr the general native opinion
as far as. it is possible to ascer
tain it.
In tiie meantime, reliable news as to
events in Peking and whether the for-
ei-iii-rs are alive is entirely lacking oris
only obtainable from Chinese sources,
ami oven this is most meager and con
tradictory.
It is now thought that the forward
movement of the allies will probably
take place earlier than was at lirst in
truded, possibly by the end of this
month, but nothing definite will be de-
cid d upon before the arrival of General
tar Alfred Gaselee, commanding cL" In
dian contingent.
A rumor from Peking reports that the
foreigners were safe July 10, and there
had iiaen considerable fighting between
the Boxers and soldiers inside the city.
AM APPALLING SPECTACLE.
Scenes In the Native City of Tien Tsin.
Chinese Tosses.
Tn— Tsin, July 18, via Shanghai,
July '.''.—Colonel Bower of the Chinese
r« giiin lit, Colonel Baback of the Rus
sians and Colonel Aoki of the Japanese
will form the joint provisional govern-
nicnr for the city of Tien Tsin, which it
was r-eently decided to establish. They
will be intrusted with the task of bring
ing something like order out of the ex
isting chaos.
Since the issue of the proclamation
inviting well disposed Chinese to return
to tin-ir homos a number have come
ha- k to the city, and many native ser
vants are coming to the settlements, a
liiaj-rity of them returning to the ser
vice of their previous employers.
Tin native city presents an appalling
sp-ctucle of ruin and desolation. The
suburbs were completely destroyed by
Hr., mostly caused by the shells of the
adi-s on the side facing the settlements.
It is believed that not a'dozen houses are
inta-t and all were a little damaged by
the tremendous fire of the allies’ artil
lery, which, however, was apparently
not heavy enough to produce much
effect. A curious spectacle is presented
hy a number of mud hovels immediately
underneath the wall, where the latter
was most, damaged, hardly oue of them
showing sigus of having been hit. In
side the city the damage was terrific.
The. buildings nearest the wall were
mostly gutted by fire, aud many were
totally blown to pieces by the shells of
tiic allies. Among the smouldering
ruins are many charred corpses, which
the pigs and dogs are eating.
Tic allies are busy in removing the
todies, but m consequence of the great
numb r of dead, many have not yet been
buried. The streets are strewn with all
kimis of articles and dozens of Chinese
my digging in the ruins for money and
oth-r valuables. Most of the houses
which aiv intact or little damaged dis-
P ; iy tii- Hags of one or the other of the
allicfl forces, the Japanese and French
Tags predominating. There have been
attempts to imitate the flags which, un-
dr other circumstances, would be laugh-
ayl The houses which do not display
dags show- bits of cotton or paper bear-
tng ty names of the allied nations and
complimentary sentences.
It is stated that the Chinese loss since
t i-troubles broke out are 11,000, most
"tyvi: m have been killed by Boxers and
' clues This is probably much exag-
g' t'at. ;. The Boxers are said to bo
garh-ring in large numbers in the neigh-
‘’" ri i" d 0 f the Hsikon arsenal, captured
■ Admiral Seymour’s column and now
" v up! i. by Russian troops, who have
yig'iid Jperal casualties through
r M -I* v concealed in the woods in the
Vicinity.
ADMIRAL KEMPFF’S report.
lle ls Warmly Commended by Secre
tary of tlie Navy Long.
^ vsiiixgton, July 25.—The navy de
partin' nt has made public the mail re-
ru of Rear Admiral Kempff, explain-
ln ~ his reasons for refusing to join with
t!: ' 'dips of the other powers in the at-
•atk upon the Taku forts and giving an
' "unt of the attack which includes
"‘‘".v ,1- tails not heretofore published,
(mural Kempff also encloses there
to* 1 'J. Commander Wise of the Mono-
,' ai > • giving a graphic account of the
action.
Admiral Kempff’s explanation
. 1 *''‘using to participate in the attacks
\vi ! <J Unifications of a power with
" h we are at peace is warmly com
mended by Secretary Long.
ci 1 i',| l “ llra, l Kempff reports that the losses
. .’! S1< to of the allied forces were, as
• .u ] \ a s possible, as follows:
■i * pCnue—One officer very badly in-
% e ^. ^ght men wounded.
t] 1r , 18 — Captain very badly injured;
Wounded f ° ar m6U killed; six or ei Skt
pimn 1 Ueetz ~Two officers badly wounded;
c *.? lei1 dead; 12 wounded.
lak—One officer badly wounded;
° ne Minute Cough Cure, cures.
fhat ik what it was made for.
eight men killed; ten wounded, 47
burned oy explosion of “powder room.”
Lion—Oue mau kriled; one badlv
wound©!!.
Other vessels engaged, injuries of mi
nor importance.
The above is an account gleaned from
officers engaged, but may contain mi
nor inaccuracies.
Caring For the Wounded.
Tien Tsin, July 21, via Shanghai,
July 25.—Most of the American sick and
wounded have been taken in boats to
laku, where they will embark on the
American hospital ship Solace for the
United States.
Forts Will Not Surrender.
Taku, July 25.—Chang Yi has ira suc
cessfully tried to arrange with the gen
eral commanding the Peh Tang forts for
their surrender. The general refused to
surrender the forts, but said if the for
eigners did not attack him he would
agree to maintain a neutral attitude.
POINT OF CONCENTRATION.
Troops Are Mobilizing at San Fran
cisco—Recruits Arriving.
San Francisco, July 25.—San Fran
cisco is now a point of concentration for
the troops gathered together from all
over the United States for duty in the
Orient. At military headquarters every
body is working under pressure.
Battery D ot the Third heavy artillery
has arrived and encamped with Batteries
A, I and O, bringing the battalion to its
full strength. The batteries will sail
with the Fourth cavalry ou the Hancock
July 28 for Ghiua. Troop H of the
Ninth cavalry has arrived. This com
pletes the concentration of the regiment
here. The three companies, A, O aud
D, Eighteenth infantry, which are just
back from Manila, will remain at the
Presidio aud may not go to Montana as
was expected.
Recruits are coming at the rate of 75 a
day from all parts of the United States.
There has been no difficulty in obtain
ing all the volunteers needed.
GEN. CHAFFEE AT NAGASAKI.
He Will Proceed Immediately to Taku
To Assume Command.
Washington, July 25.—Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin received a cable dispatch to-
day~from General Chaffee announcing
his arrival on the transport Grant at
Nagasaki. He cables all well.
As soon as the Grant is coaled she
will proceed at once to Taku. General
Chaffee, on his Arrival, received the
cable dispatch announcing his appoint
ment as a major general of volunteers.
Ordered to China.
Washington, July 25.—Captain Geo.
Montgomery, ordnance department, has
been relieved from duty as inspector of
ordnance at Baltimore and will report
to Major General Chaffee at Taku for
dutv as ordnance officer on his staff.
Navyyard Force Increased.
Vallejo, July 25.—The force at Mare
island navyyard is being increased. Or
ders have been received to rush work on
the gunboat Alert, and it is presumed
she is destined for work in Chinese wa
ters.
Putnam Rifles Arc Ready.
Eatontox, Ga., July 25.—The Put
nam rifles, Company M, Third infantry,
Georgia state troops, has tendered its
services to President McKinley for ser
vice in China.
MOB WAITED FOR BUTLER.
He Would Have Been Attacked Had
He Passed Through Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. C., July 25.—Had
Senator and Populist National and State
Chairman Marion Butler attempted to
pass through here this city would have
been a storm center. In the newspapers
there appeared in great type, heavily
bordered in black, this notice:
“If you hear the fire alarm bell ring
ing five twice go to the Atlantic Coast
Line depot.”
The following also appeared:
“Marion Butler is advertised to speak
at Southport. Advices from Southport
are that telegrams were being received
that the speaking would certainly take
place. One report was that Butler would
come down on the morning boat, but
the author of the statement is evidently
not acquainted with the strong public
sentiment in Wilmington, else he would
not have predicted the senator’s pres
ence iu this city even for a transitory
period. If he reaches Southport he will
reach it via some other point than Wil
mington. Butler is credited with too
sense to attempt to pass through here.
He will probably take the Seaboard Air
Line and follow the Cape Fear river
down on the western side—certainly not
on the Wilmington side.”
After Gamblers and Blind Tigers.
Montevallo, Ala., July 25. — This
city has iiad a wholesale cleaning out of
blind tigers and gamblers during the
past. week. For some time whisky has
been very easy to get here and the crap
gambling element has embraced many
of the white boys of the town, Several
arrests have been made while a number
of boys have left for parts unknown
with the sheriff looking in vain for
them.
Valuable Relic Discovered.
Columbia, S. C., July 25.—D.T. Phil
lips, the United States consul at Cardiff,
under date of July 13, writes Governor
McSweeney that a rare £10 note came
into his hand recently, bearing the
date 1775, when South Carolina was a
province. The gentleman who wishes
to dispose of it owns it. The governor
has taken steps looking to securing this
valuable relic of colonial days.
Columbus Strike Situation.
Columbus, Ga., July 25.—The mill
men and contractors say that they will
have 30 or 40 men here tomorrow from
Atlanta, Macon and other points to take
the places of the carpenters who are out.
There is an earnest desire in business
circles to have the existing differences
arbirated aud there is a definite move
ment on for arbitration.
Job Printing promptly executed
MILLS RESUME OPERATION.
Carpenters Still Out at Columbus—Na
tional Union Aids Them.
Columbus, Ga., July 23.—The planing
mills of the city have opened for opera
tion, but with only small forces. It is
stated that at a meeting of the carpen
ters a communication was received from
the secretary of the national union ad
vising that weekly benefits of $5 and
§7.50 would be paid.
It is claimed by the carpenters that iu
some cases the mill men agreed to make
concessions to individual members of
their organizations, but were informed
that ail such advances would have to be
made to a committee representing the
unions. Work goes on at some places
in the city, although the great majority
of the carpenters are idle.
It is said that Mayor Chappell desires
to have the differences between the mill
men and carpenters arbitrated and is
contemplating steps to bring about, if
possible, such an arbitration.
MUST HAVE RELIEF
SOON, IF AT ALL,SAYS
MINISTER CONGER
Dispatch From Him Dated
July 4—His Position
Was Desperate.
UNDER SEIGE TWO WEEKS
THEY FOUGHT IN THE DARK.
Shooting of Renfro by Leonard at
Dublin.
Dublin, Ga., July 21.—It will take an
official investigation to determine the
true facts in the shooting of Deputy
Sheriff W. L. Renfro by J. N. Leonard.
The reports are conflicting, but the ac
cepted facts are about as follows:
Deputy Sheriff Renfro went to the
store of G. W. Smith. He had been
there hut a short time when Leonard
walked in. As soon as Leonard ap
peared Renfro assaulted him. Leonard
left, and procuring a gun and pistol,
came hack. Simultaneously the two be
gan shooting. At this time the lights
went out and as neither could see the
other, no one was hit. Emptying his
pistol, Leonard advanced on Renfro and
shot him with his gun, tearing away
three fingers and most of his left hand.
CAPTURED FILIPINO FLAG.
Captain W. J. Kendrick Sends One to
Governor Candler.
Atlanta, July 21.—Governor Cand
ler has received from Sugario, Philip
pine islands, a Filipino battle flag cap
tured from a command of natives by the
Fortieth United States infantry, to
which Captain W. J. Kendrick of At
lanta is attached.
Accompanying the gift, which was
sent to the governor by Captain Ken
drick, was a liandsomely engraved ma
chete with handle of mahogany wood
aud a goldheaded walking cane with
peudaut tassels of gold.
The battle flag shows a field of red
and blue and a triangle of white in
which is depicted a rising sun and at
each of the corners of the triangle a star.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT ALBANY
Sale-Davis Business Block Gutted.
Loss Covered by Insurance.
Albany, Ga., July 23.—A disastrous
fire came near gutting the entire Sale-
Davis opera house block Saturday night.
The blaze seriously damaged one of the
finest business structures in the city, aud
practically demolished the stock of one
of the largest wholesale and retail
houses. The Albany Furniture com
pany’s stock was valued at from §7,500
to §0,000. Their warehouse department
was iu another building. They carried
only §5,500 insurance. The Sale-Davis
Drug company, to whom the building
belouged, were damaged to the extent
of about §3,500.
LAST SPIKE DRIVEN HOME.
Tliomasvllle Celebrates the Comple
tion of the Gulf Railroad.
Thomasville, Ga., July 21.—Thoinas-
ville celebrated the completion of the
Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf railroad.
Excursions were run from Tifton, Moul
trie aud intermediate points, 5,000 peo
ple attending the celebration.
The last spike in the road was driven
by Captain E. M. Smith, president of
the Bank of Thomasville.
An address of welcome was delivered
by Major H. W. Hopkins, who was fol
lowed in a short speech by Judge Wilkes
of Moultrie. A basket dinner was given
the visitors in the city park.
Bored Through the Wall.
Clayton, Ga., July 21.—While Sheriff
Ritchie was making a raid in Moccasin
district for Verge Nicholson, whom he
captured, George Reed, who was com
mitted to jail here in April last in de
fault of §500 bond, made his escape by
boriug through the jail wail with an
anger and descending to the ground over
the piazza, in front of the jail. Upon
examination a hole was found punctured
iu the wire cloth over the window to
Reed’s cell, through which the auger
had been handed him.
Shooting Affray at Bullochville.
Columbus, Ga., July 20.—A shooting
affray occurred at Bullochville, Ga., in
which Lum Phillips was shot and pos
sibly fatally wounded by Tom Bryant.
The difficulty was started by Bryant
daring the day and the two men had a
fist fight, in which Phillips whipped
Bryant. Later iu the day Bryant at
tacked Phillips again and pulling out a
pistol, shot him. The bullet took effect
under the right nipple between the
fourth and fifth ribs, pierced the lung
and the liver.
Brave Hen Fall
In Grave Danger of Massacre—Ciiinese
Shelling British Legation Daily—De
termined to Kill All Foreigners In
Peking—Entry of Relieving Force
Will Be Very Hotly Contested.
Washington, July 25.—The following
cablegram has been received at the navy
department from Che Foo:
“Written message, signed Conger,
dated July 4, received Tien Tsin July
21 says:
“ ‘Been besieged two weeks, British
legation. Grave danger of massacre hy
Chinese soldiers, who are shelling lega
tion daily. Relief soon if at all. Ciry
without government except by Chinese
army. Determined massacre all of the
the foreigners in Poking. Entry relief
forces into city probably be hotly con
tested.’ ”
The message comes from Capta’n
Charles M. Thomas, commander of the
Brooklyn.
FEAR RUSSIAN TRICKERY.
Victims to stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles as well as women, and
all feel the results in loss of appe
tite, poisons in the blood, backache,
headache tired, listless, run-down
feeling. But there’s no need to fee)
like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner,
ldaville, Ind. He says: “Electric
Bitters are just the thing for a man
when he is all run dowD, and don’t
care whether he lives or dies. It
did more to give me new strength
and good appetite than anything I
could take. I can now eat anything
and have a new lease on life.” On
ly 50 cents at H. B. mcmaster’s
drug store. Every bottle guaranteed
—The best Corn Whiskey in the [
world from Paul Heymann at §2.001
per gallon. Augusta, 6a. j
Believed tlie Move of the Allies on
Peking Will Be Delayed.
London, July 25.—The tone of the
Eurppean press in regard to the message
dated July 4, received here from the
British minister at Pekiug, Sir Claude
MacDouold, continues pessimistic and
the endless and extraordinary succession
of Chinese dispatches purporting to de
scribe the situation at Peking only
serves to bewilder. However, the earlier
unquestioning belief that a massacre
took place has to some extent been
shaken, and it is now admitted, despite
the heavy load of evidence supporting
the reports of the massacre, that as Sir
Claude MacDonald’s letter disposed of
the first story alleging that the crime
occurred June 30, so Minister Conger’s
dispatch aud other stories reporting the
legations safe Jnlv 10, 14 and 18, give
some ground for assuming the possibil
ity that the second reports were also un
founded.
There is some fear in London that the
Russian claim to control of the railway
from Taku to Pekin will delay the pro
posed advance of the allies to Peking.
It is thought that this claim is in pur
suance of Russia’s alleged fixed principle
to prevent any power but herself from
penetrating to Peking in sufficient force
to be effective and to procure for herself
the sole occupation, either as conqueror
or peacemaker.
Dispatches received here today from
Berliu counteract the replies of Presi
dent McKinley aud the German minis
ter of foreign affairs, Count Buelow, to
the Chinese emperor’s appeal from the
standpoint obtaining at Berlin, that the
object of all Chinese assurance is to gain
time for military preparation and under
mine the unity of the powers.
Li Hung Chang at Shanghai.
Washington, July 25.—The state de
partment has recived a cable dispatch
from Consul General Goodenow, bnt it
is stated that it contains nothing to clear
up the situation at Poking. Mr. Goode
now says that Li Huug Chang will re
main iu Shanghai for the present and
will conduct his negotiations from that
city. There is an intimation that Earl
Li is detained at the reqaest of the for
eign officers, although this was not so
stated by Acting Secretary Hill.
No information has beeu recived from
the Chinese legation or Chinese govern
ment in response to President McKin
ley’s reply to the emperor.
No reply has been received from the
second dispatch sent to Minister Conger
through Mr. Wu, but it is stated when
a reply is received it will probably set
at rest all doubts as to its authenticity.
IN SESSION AT INDIANAPOLIS
Building and Loan Association Men
Bold Annual 3Ieeting.
Indianapolis, July 25.—The United
States League of Building and Loan
Associations is meeting in this city.
Many men prominent in building and
loan association affairs in different pari s
of the country are in attendance, includ
ing Thomas J. Fitzmorris, of Omaha,
Neb.; Seymour Dexter, of Elmira,
N. Y , and others. One of the vis
itors is Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner of labor.
Governor Mount and Mayor Taggart
addressed the league at its opening ses
sion.
The first session was largely taken up
byaddre.-sei deaing with building aB-
■ooiations aud their benefits.
Double Killing In Texafe
Dallas, July 25.—At Monahan’s sta
tion on the Texas and Pacific railroad,
west of Dallas, Pinckney Hill was killed
and A. H. Birchmore wounded in a four-
handed fight over cattle ranch troubles.
Siliny Pitts is in jail at Barstow, and a
fourth member of the party is at large.
The tragedy took place in the postoffice.
Billions (liven Away.
It is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffering.
The proprietors of Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, have given away over
ten millions trial bottles of this
great medicine and have the satis
faction of knowing it has absolutely
cured thousands of hopeless cases.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest
and Lungs are surely cured by it.
Call on h. b. mcmaster druggist,
and get a trial bottle tree, regular
size 50c. and §1. Every bottle guar
anteed, or price refunded.
TRAGEDY ON STUART RIVER.
Four Men. Out of a Party of Fixe
Perish In Yukon District.
Tacoma, July 24.—News from Dav •
son gives details of another tragedy,
four out of a party of five losing their
lives as a result of the terrible trip
taken to the headwaters of the Stuart
river.
George Saxholm of Oakland, Cal., is
the sole survivor. He was picked up
below the month of the Stuart river,
floating down the Yukon toward Dav -
son. When discovered he xvas nearly
dead, having, he explained after gain
ing his senses, been as near as he knew
four days without anything to eat.
The party left Atlin in the fall of
1898 and in November separated.
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
LaCrosse, Wis., July 24.—The Chi
cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul passen
ger train No. 2, which is due here at
3:05 o’clock was wrecked about 5 o’clock
at Kings Coolie, near Wahasha, Minn.,
hy running into a landslide at that
place. Engineer Hathaway and Fire
man Thomas were instantly killed and
several passengers who were in the for
ward coach were injured, some seri
ously.
Five People Droxvned.
Ventura, Cal., July 24.—News comes
from the eastern part of this county of
the drowning of five persons in Wiley’s
lake. It was an exceedingly hot day
aud a party of five went in bathing.
They went ont to a raft, which suddenly
began to wobble and some of the bathers
fell into the water. The others made a
desperate attempt to rescue their com
panions and in so doing perished.
Killed by a Trolley Car.
Chattanooga, July 24.—Bud Wash
ington, a negro, xvas run over and killed
by an electric car near the Whiteside
street bridge. He had been drinking
aud it is supposed that he laid down on
the track and xvent to sleep.
NEW SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES
Many Ncxv Enterprises Reported Dur
ing the Past Week.
Chattanooga, July 23.—Among the
more important of the new industries
reported by The Tradesman during the
week ended July 21 are brick xvorks in
Alabama and Virginia; a cannery in
Alabama; a cellulose factory (rebuilt) in
Kentucky; cement works in Alabama;
coal mines in Alabama, Kentucky, Texas,
and West Virginia; cotton mills in Ar
kansas, Georgia and Mississippi; cotton
seed oil mills in Georgia, Mississippi
and South Carolina; an electric light
plant in Arkansas; a fertilizer factory
in South Carolina; flouring mills in
Georgia; furniture factories iu Aba-
bama, Arkansas and Georgia; glass
works in Kentucky; a grain elevator in
Arkansas; a handle factory in Tennessee;
ice factories in Arkansas and South Car
olina; irou mines in Alabama; knitting
mills in Georgia and Virginia; lumber
mills in Georgia, Tennessee and West
Virginia; a nax’al stores company in
Georgia; an oil and gas company in
West Virginia; an oil refinery in Ken
tucky; phosphate mines in Tennessee;
a sash cord factory iu Georgia; a ship
building aud drydock company in Vir
ginia; a sugar mill in Louisiana; a snuff
factor}’ in Virginia; a surgical instru
ment manufactory in Kentucky; a tan
nery in Alabama.
LOUISIANA INSURANCE LAW.
It Has Forced Companies Out of the
Southern Tariff Association.
New Orleans, July 24.—In conse
quence of the unfriendly attitude of the
Louisiana legislature to the fire insur
ance companies and the passage by it of
the anti compact and valued policy laws,
the insurance companies and agents of
Louisiana have severed their connection
with the Southern Tariff association,
xvhich includes all of the southeastern
states, and has its headquarters in At
lanta, and closed their compact office.
This does away with the board of under
writers, their system of inspection, rules
and regulations and even with the sal
vage corps, which was supported by the
insurance companies.
Several companies will take no cotton
risks. They are no longer protected,
and nearly all of the companies will re
duce the amount of their cotfon risks.
BECKHAM BY ACCLAMATION.
He Is Nominated For Gox'ernor by
Kentucky Democrats.
Lexington, Ky., July 20.—Governor
Beckham was nominated by the Demo
cratic state convention for gox’ernor of
Kentucky by acclamation at 3:05 o’clock
this morning. After the names of Judge
Black of Barbonrville aud Judge Tarvin
of Newport were placed in nomination
a rollcall of the convention xvas begun.
When McLean county xvas reached
Beckham had the 547 votes necessary to
nominate.
Then Black and Tarvin’s names were
xvithdraxvn and the latter moved that
the nomination of Beckham be unani
mous. The motion carried and Beck
ham xvas escorted to the platform where
he made his speech of acceptance.
MISS SUSAN LANDIS DEAD.
One of the Most Remarkable Cases In
Medical Annals.
Lancaster, Pa., July 24.—Miss Susan
H. Landis of Ephrata, who recovered
her speech a week ago, after a silence of
nearly six years, is dead.
Miss Landis’ case was one of the most
remarkable in medical annals. About
eight years ago she was taken ill xvith
an affection of the spine. In January,
1894, she lost her power of speech, and
the efforts of physicians failed to restore
it. She startled her family about ten
days ago by calling for her sister, the
first words she had uttered in six years.
Bed Hot from the Ban
Was the ball that hit 6. B. Stead
man, of Newark, Mich., in the Civil
War. It caused horrible ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 years,
when Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured
him. Cures cuts, braises, burns,
boils, felons, corns, skin eruptions.
Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cts. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by H.
b. mcmaster, Druggist.
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but I know you’re losing money if you’re not
buying your building materials here.
At any rate, you’re not making all the
money you could, which is just the same
thing.
When you pay more than I charge,
you throw cash away, because no one can
give you at a high price better stuff than I
give you at a fair price.
When you pay less than I ask, you get
material that won’t last or is carelessly
made. If that isn’t losing money, I don’t
know what is.
Send for my booklet entitled “A Little
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Blinds,
Lumber,
Shingles,
Laths,
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BIRMINGHAM’S CLOSE CALL.
Shell From Sandy Ilook Proving
Grounds Strikes Near Steamer.
New Yore, July 21.—Captain Burg
of the Savannah line steamer City of
Birmingham reports that xvhen passing
Sandy Hook shortly after noon, bound
in, from Savannah, a shell fired from
the Sandy Hook proving grounds struck
the xvater betxveeu his vessel and the
shore, about 10 feet from the vessel and
ricochetting, passed over his vessel about
midships.
There was great excitement aboard
the vessel at what was considered a x*ery
narroxv escape, aud many of the passen
gers were badly frightened.
Peculiar Case of Insanity.
Savannah, July 24.—A young xvhite
woman being treated at St. Joseph’s in
firmary has dex’eloped a peculiar phase
of mental unbalance. She inserts needles
into her body, and almost daily the
house physicians are compelled to ex
tract them. It was thought by some
that she swalloxved the needles, bnt the
physicians state that she injects them
into her person.
WAS CARRIED OVER THE DAM.
Young Lady’s Marvellous Escape From
Death at Carrollton.
Carrollton, Ga., July 24.—At Kings
bury’s park, while Fred Wilson and Miss
Lula Kingsbury xvere boat riding on the
pond, they unxvarily rowed too near
the dam and the boat xvas soon beyond
control and xvas caught hy the current
and drifted over the dam, some 10 or 15
feet high, carrying the young lady with
it.
Wilson, remarkable as it seems, es
caped the fall and capsizing of the boat
without even getting his clothes wet or
putting out his cigar.
Miss Kingsbury was not seriously
hurt.
MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.
Soda Fountain Explodes.
Savannah, July 24.—Reuben Brown,
a negro, was charging a soda fountain
at Donnelly’s drug store xvhen the foun
tain exploded. Part of the fountain
went into the room above, xvhile
the balance of it quickly stripped off all
of Broxvn’s clothing and put out one of
his eyes. The room iu which the foun
tain exploded was wrecked.
W. G. Dixon a Victim of a Mid
night Assassin.
Wrkjiitsx’ille, Ga., July 24.—W. G.
Dixon, a farmer 4 miles xvest of this
place, xvas murdered while asleep. About
1 o’clock Mrs. Dixon xvas aroused by the
struggling of her husband and on strik
ing a match found his face and head
covered xvith blood. She immediately
called a young man in an adjoining room
who was living with them and sent him
for her brother, who lives a short dis
tance. Dixon’s head above the left eye
and forehead xvas crushed in several
places.
Dixon lived about an hour after being
discox’ered.
Outwitted tiie Mob.
Columbia, S. C., July 25.—The sheriff
of Florence county outxvitted the mob
that was after the two negroes recently
arrested there for a criminal assault and
landed the prisoners iu Richland county
jail.
Surx’eying the Grounds.
Charleston, July 25.—The exposition
grounds are being surveyed, subscribers
are paying up their subscriptions and
things generally are progressing favora
bly and satisfactorily.
Hotel Destroyed By Fire.
Hendersonville, N.C., July 25.—Tho*
Yarboro House was destroyed by fire
at an early hour. The house was full of
tourists. All of the occupants escaped
without injnry.
Child Accidentally Shot. It ha9 been demonstrated by ex-
Talbotton, Ga., July 24.—Lucy Pou perience that consumption can be
Persons, 6 years old, xvhile playing with ! prevented by the earlyjuse of One
her little cousin, who had a parlor rifle, i m * au ^ e Uough Cure,
was accidentally shot. The wound is
Company 31 Enroute to the Coast.
Atlanta, July 24.—Company M of
the Fifteenth infantry, under command
of Captain John Cotter, has left Fort
McPherson for San Francisco. From
San Francisco the men xvill he taken in
transports to Nagasaki, Japan. The ul
timate destination of the command is
China.
Delegates Arrix’ing.
Atlanta, July 24.—Delegates to the
Epxvorth League convention which meets
here are arriving on every train, and
the indications are that it xvill be one cf
the most successful in point of attend
ance ever held in the south.
not thought to be very serious.
Atlanta’s Water Cut Off.
Atlanta, July 24.—A broken valve at
the pumping station has caused a shat
doxvn, and as a consequence Atlanta’s
water supply has been cut off all day
pending repairs.
Excitement at Mobile.
Mobile, July 23. — This city was
thrown into a state of wild excitement
when Wheeler McCurdy, a young man
about toxvn, run amuck with a repeating
shotgun loaded with buckshot, and in
his effort to shoot John Wacker, a bar
keeper, he shot and more or less dan
gerously wounded three innocent spec
tators.
This is the fa
vorite remedy for cough,colds,croup
asthma, grippe, and ali throat and
lung troubles. Cures quickly, h.b.
MCMaster.
8100 Reward 8100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least < ne dreaded dis
ease that science has been an le to cure in all
Us stages, and that is Catarrh. Hail’s Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure knoxvn to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti
tutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure ,is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength hy building up
the constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Ad
dress, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists 75c.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.
WM, SCHWEIGERT
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Jewelers and Silversmiths,
Diamond Setting,
Engraving,
Enameling.
WI. SCHWEIGEBT £ CO.,
702 Broad ht., Augusta, Ga.