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INI ITHE - \iU3USTA \sAV!HGS W. 13. YOUNG, President. .T. G, WEIGLE, Cashier. SWINGS AUOl'N sS ' \bM I m)j Ifroai! street SOblfTTEP. Interest Paid On Deposits. j Volume ID, Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, September 15, 1900. Number 22. THE F LAN7LR LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, Augusta, Ca. j Pays interest Accounts solicited, Ij. C. IIayne, President. ORGANIZED IS 0 \V. C, ’Vardlaw Cashier. S HIS | ? b K B S B 2 i U L> i in nm I '1,111 ! '°*k nnfil morning. To- - ea5 difficulty was exoeri- enced m haudliug the which are badly dccon TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION. further Investigation Re veals the Enormity of the Texas Disaster. STRICKEN CITY IS PUT UNDER MARTIAL LAW Soldiers and Police Now Control the s:. nation—Robbers to He Summa- ,.jly i)cait With—Mayor .Jones Re. ports to Stroii”' Measures to Suppress Vandalism—Uouters Are Shot Down. Knins to I>e Burned and the Hod led Tlierein Cremated. Galveston, Sept. 12.—The magni tude of the calamity grows. The news- lup.T .statements from hero have been too y 'u-o rvative in their effort to guard ar.iinst extravagance or exaggeration. Tin- newspaper men have so far fallen ln.v in their estimates of the loss of life in Culve.ston. Reports at first placed the death list at about 1,000. Parties through whom these reports were ob tained gave very nigh figures audit was te:, p .1 that they were exaggerations, hence the reports made some allowances far excited mental conditions and cut down a bit. It is beginning now to ba r cognized that the big figures were sion of the ward night; bodies of negroes, President 3IcA<Icn of t lie Cotton Spin* hj decomposed. The work ners’ Association Talks, tomiy was still more difficult. ^ _ No effort was made after 9 o’clock ° HAP ' LOTTE j K C - Se P fc - O.-Ptcsl { yesterday morning to place the bodies den c J- H. Me Aden of the Southern | hi morgues for identification, for it was Cotton Spinners’ assoc ation, in an in- ■ 1 t : m P t r , a .W hat ' t m dead ' 1 ??! d got ‘ terview relative to the proposed curtail- teu to sea as quickly as possible. Man} : , . , . i of the bodies taken oat are unidentified I meut of P roductl °n, sam: They are placed on the barges as soon : cannot give any figures as to the as possible and lists are made while tilt probable curtailment, but I am certain barges are being towed to sea. ' j that the output will be greatly reduced. A large number of dead animals wen du ^ act some mills have already shut hauled to the bay and dumped in to bt! d ? wu altogether, while others are run- carried to sea by the tides. - ning on short time, and still others only Will Burn the Debris. ! °P eratiu S a Portion their spindles. 0 , _ _ ~ i I ne membership of the Southern Cotton i une ^ hundreu and twenty-five me:i 1 Spinners’ association now represents 70 { vMiiB.cn all (iay yesterday and last night | per cent of the cotton mills of the south, I iii uncovering the machinery of th i j and I have reason to believe that all of j aterworks from the debris. It is hoped j them will cui'tail their production, for WHEELER TO VISIT ALABAMA. BL His tb it will be possible to turn on th i water for a while today and it is planned to set fire to the debris mi dvr the direc- j tion of the chief of the fire departmem ■ and cremate the bodies buried under ir, j Mayor Jones has given very full scop i : to Chief of Police Ketchum and Mr. J. \ R. Hawley, chairman of the committei j on public safety, to swear in ciuzeus o!! good character as officers and has tol I j them that ablebodied men mast be mack' j to work or get off the island. The city, j he said, was under martial law. Piekel! lines have been established around the ! tire next two months, as much as possi ble. The object of the mill men will be to so arrange then - work in the plants so as to employ as much of their labor as can be u! ilized without turning out the full amount; of goods. This may be done by operating ouly a part of the machinery in each mill. “It is probable that this action may have a temporary- effect on the price of cotton, for of course if we curtail our output it wiil have a tendency to reduce the present demand for the staple. “The offer of certain northern yarn Property Loss at Galveston Is Estimated at More Than $20,000,090. STREETS OF THE TOWN STREWN WITH BODIES large stores and guards placed on duty. [ commission men to accept our business The soldiers and pod.ee are instructed r i \ on a basis of 4 per cent commission and | arautee and 2 per cent cash discount j is an important item to the southern j cotton spinners, for it means a saving of i the sale of our that the nearer correct. A boat owner of Galveston, Captain Cliarles Clarke, has been quoted by a reliable man, who confirmed the state ment by others equally reliable, as say- iii:- that 10,000 will be reached before the mortuary list of Galveston and vi cinity would be closed. He has been about ou the boats in the waters around G.live-ton day and night since the storm and bases his statement on what he has seen. The attention of the people is being directed to measures for the relief of the unfortunates on the island. They have only the clothes they had oil when tie Mirm caught them. There is every ooiilideuco that the relief will be ade- <r.ri! ■ in a few days. Hire distress will exist, however, during the interval. The aid that arrives today aud tomor row is that which will save life, prevent sickness and suffering. Communication iStill Crippled. Targes and steamers are now passing between Texas City and Galveston, a distance of 6 miles. They connect with trains that pass over the Galveston, Houston and Henderson and Texas City tiuras. The break in the track has been ream- >d as far as Texas City Junction. Tin- telegraphic wire connections, how ever. are broken and trains cannot be v telegraph. The Western Union, .or, has a gang of repairers amount- - (iO under Superintendent Gudg- eoa ahnig the line repairing it rap idly. As soon as the wires are put up the train service can be materially in creased. About 300 people have come out irom Galveston so far for Houston and more are leaving as fast as possible. Two trains left Houston over the Gal veston, Houston and Henderson road yesterday for Texas City. The first train that pulled into the depot was taken pos.. s.sion of by several hundred I 1 -.pi ■ who had assembled there. They rushed over all opposition and when the trams left there was about 100 people in each. As many as 30 people stood on ti’-y platform between two cars. Others tried to jump the train as it moved on, bat were knocked down by those on the iuside. liowe EXCITEMENT White hoot any one caught looting or attempt ing to loot. The jails are full and sum mnry measures are necessary. As the work of collecting the bodie l j-§800,000 annually in proceeds and as reports come in oi | products.” deaths, it becomes apparent that tilt death list will run much higher that was at first supposed. Dead Will Number 5,000. Conservative estimates place the num ber of dead in the city at 5,000. Othei points oil the coast also suffered and re ports are that the main land, Galveston island and Boliviar peninsula are be strewn with dead. A relief train from Houston with 25J men on board and two carloads of pro visions came down over the Galveston, Houston and Northern railroad yester day to a point about 5 miles from Vir ginia Point. It was impossible for them to get the provisions or any considera ble number of the men to Galveston, so they turned their attention to burying the dead lying around the main land country. Bridge Foreman Patterson of tho Gulf and Interstate railroad reached here last evening from. Beaumont, hav ing walked about half the distance. He reports that Beaumont did not suffer much from the storm. Two lives were lost from live wires. Last eveuing Colonel L. J. Peck, gen eral manager of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad, stated that all of tho bridges across Galveston bay are gone, nothing remaining but the piles. Hci said it would take teu days or two weeks to restore rail communication to Galveston, provided work can be insri tnted at once from the mainland. He said he greatly feared that the line had suffered further south. IN COLUMBIA. -Mirac- Man Shoots at a Ne. uIons Escape. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8.-WillGreen imagined that Bingley Gary, an old ne- j 9 and 10 o’clock Saturday morning and Many Buildings Wrecked and Tlieir Inmates Crushed to Death—Houses Filled With People Carried to Sea. Ships Stranded aud Their Crews Drowned—Scenes of Death and De struction on All Sides—Tile Storm Wrought Havoc at Other Points. Galveston, Sept. 10.—The most- ap palliug calamity in the history of mod ern times has befallen Galveston Everywhere there is death aud ruin and desolation. A great commercial city stricken with misfortune and her people appeal to the outside world for help. The storm coniine need raging betweer Preparations Are Being Made For Reception at Florence. Florence, Ala., Sept. 0.—General Jo seph Wheeler will arrive in Florence next Tuesday. He will be relieved from the army on Monday, Sept. 10, on ac count of age, and will leave that night for Florence. In a letter to W. M. Bunting, editor of The Herald, he states that his visit has no political signifi cance. He is simply coming hack to Alabama to visit the people of the Eighth district; the first time since the Spanish-American war, except when he came on the sad mission of burying his son. General Wheeler has been constantly in the service of his country for over two years and he will now take a short rest and visit the district. A committee of citizens will meet General Wheeler on his arrival. He will speak at the courthouse on the af ternoon of his arrival and will be given an informal open air reception in the city park at night. The Wheeler rifles, named in his honor, will take part in the celebration. n No Back Talk! %/Sl? X & JOE WHEELER FOR SENATOR. m .- V3 Every stick of Lumber you buy from us is subject to a guarantee. That lumber must be as good as we say it is. It must suit you in every particular or you get your money right back. This statement means just what it says. We will not argue about it or Uy to get you to take something else. If you want your money say we will send it by return mail. We sell rough aud dressed lumber aud every Kind of manufactured lumber, such as doors, window sashes, mould ings and the like. <3| X X X X so and gro, insulted a lady. Green ran oat with a 44-caliber pistol and asked if she had been insulted. She was too fright ened to answer. Green fired on the ne gro, who was carrying a shotgun to a gentleman at the gun club grounds. The bullet divided the barrels of the gun before reaching Gary’s body and so saved his life. The lady afterward ex- j plained, exonerating Gary. by noou the waters from the gulf had inundated the island as far inland as Twelfth street. From there the water: gradually encroached further inland rising about 15 inches an hour. At ( o’clock there was 30 inches of water in the lobbies of the Tremont hotel, the highest point in the city. Across the I street where the ground is lower, horse was drowned. At 9 o’clock the ntu _ _ av r I .-i -| , i JJUi oC \Y cl/5 U\> IlCAl* -LAL- U U GXCJG1X LUC lhe alta r has greatly incensed the Market street was level with -groes, who were already greatly ex-1 the seatg of the cars . After that it grad- negroe; V T Ut di f aadiuff 0f ; ually receded, but the wind was cy- ernor" 0 " 0 m COm P au - > tdo gov " i clonic in its force. It reached a velocity SUMMARILY DEALT WITH, Death and Desolation. •I. B. Dillon, general manager of the Santa Fe, lias returned from a trip over his road from Hitchcock and Virginia Point. He made the trip from Hitch cock to Virginia Point ou foot and ho gives a graphic account of his journey v.Hiich was made under many difficul ties. “Twelve miles of track and bridges arc-gone south of Hitchcock,” said he. "I walked, waded and swam from Hitchcock to Virginia Point aud noth ing could be seen in all of that country '-tit death and desolation. The prairies ate covered with water and I don’t think I exaggerate when I say that not 1 >s than 5,000 horses and cattle are to tc > on along the iiue of the tracks '• ".nil of Hitchcock. The little towns along the railroad are all swept away and the sight is the most terrible that I I'avt- ever witnessed. When I reached anoint about 2 miles north of Virginia Point I saw some bodies floating on the pniiri -and from that point until Vir- e’ u ;-i Point was reached dead bodies counl be seen from the tracks about the prairie. At Virginia Point nothing is J V Ir - About 100 cars of loaded merchan- chandise that reached Virginia Point on die International and Great Northern end the Missouri, Kansas and Texas on d'e night of the storm are scattered over die prairie and their contents will no doubt prove a total loss.” MENACED BY PESTILENCE. Bodies In the Debris Will Be Cre mated to Prevent Sickness. Gal •vestox, Sept. 12.—The citizens of Galveston are straining every nerve to j ci-.ar the ground aud secure from be neath the debris the bodies of human heings aud animals and to get rid of diem. It is a task of great magnitude auf l L attended with untold difficulties, ihere is a shortage of horses to haul the dead and there is a shortage of willing hand; to perform the gruesome work. iiie work of burying the dead is pro gressing slowly, owing to the refusal of die men to handle the corpses. At nig,., f a ll three bargeloads contain ing about 700 bodies had been sent to Sea > where they were sunk under "eights. Darkness compelled a suspen- Grders promptly attended to. Fifty Looters Shot to Death In the Streets of Galveston. Houston, Sept. 12.—A reporter hai telegraphed from LaPorte the story oi the robbery and mutilation of the dead aud the death of the offenders. The ghouls were holding an orgie over the dead. The maj ority of these men were negroes, but there were also white who took part in the desecration of the dead. Some of them were natives aud some of them had been allowed to go over from the main land under tho guise of “relief” work. Not only did they rob the dead bat they mut ilate bodies in order to secure their ghoulish booty. A party of ten negroes were re turning from a looting expedition. They had stripped corpses of all valuables and the pockets of some of the looters were fairly bulging out with fingers of the dead which had been cut off because they were so swollen. Incensed at the desecration and muti lation of tho dead the looters were shot down and it has been determined that all found in the act of robbing the dead shalL be summarily shot. During 4he robbing of the dead, not only were fingers cut off, but ears were stripped from the head in order to se cure jewels of value. A few govern ment troops who survived have been as sisting in patrolling the city. Pnvato citizens have also endeavored to prevent the robbing of the dead and on several occasions have killed the offenders. It is said that at one time eight were killed and at another time four. Singly and in twos and threes the offenders were shot down until the total of those thus executed exceeds fully 50. To Prevent a Lynching. Columbia, S.O., Sept. 7.—John Brown and William Moss were brought from Hampton to Columbia last- evening. The train stopped for them by order of the governor. These negroes confessed to having attempted to burn the village of Estill, near Savannah, some time ago. They succeeded in destroying several buildings'. The governor fearing a lynch ing ordered the negroes brought hero for safe keeping. One Hundred Years Old. Greenwood, S. C., Sept. 7.—The Rev. N. Stark, a negro Baptist minister of this count}’, has just celebrated his one of 84 miles an hour aud then the instru ments in the government observatory were wrecked. Harrowing tales of the loss of whole families, anti many miraculous escapes, are told by the few survivors who have thus far reached this city. The rice and cotton crop throughout the district, devastated by the storm, is badly damaged in many places, and in others totally destroy In the business portion of the city the damage cannot be even approximately estimated. The wholesale houses alon Strand had about 7 feet of water on their first floors, arid all window panes and glass protectors of all kinds werede molished. The top of the Moody bank building was blown away aud the fix tures of every house on this long busi- hundredth birthday. Stark was born in j ness thoroughfare was destroyed. HUNDREDS OF DEAD BODIES. Scenes From I>road\v<iy to the Santa Fe Bridge. Houston, Sept. 12.—J. B. Smith, who went to Galveston from Denver about a mouth ago, and who was n Saturday night’s storm, reached this city yester day after having had an experience which he will remember the remainder of his life. , . He started from the city Monday af ternoon and in walking from the foot of Broadway to the Santa Fe bridge counted 200 dead bodies hung up on wire fences, to say nothing of those floating in the water. He constructed a raft out of planks and, in company with Clegg Stewart, made for the main land, which they reached after hours of exposure. Iu every direction in crossing the bay they saw Corpses sticking out of the waters and great drifts of all kinds. On reaching land they walked to Hitchcock, Mr. Stewart’s home, and found that 25 persons had lost their fixes there and that in addition 50 bodies that bad floated ashore had been buried near there. . . ^ Mr. Smith is of the opinion that very few persons living west of Fortieth street were saved. From his observa tion the newspaper reporrs of the disas ter are exceedingly conservative and he is satisfied that fully 5,000 people lost tkefi lives. Before leaving Galveston he learned that the steamer Pensacola, which was driven out to sea ISO miles bv the storm, aud which was reported lost, had returned aud that its captain reported many bodies floating on the water. Call on us for prices before hav ing your printing done elsewhere. Hanover county, Va., in August, 1800. He has been a minister 72 years, and during that time has established four churches, all of them iu Edgefield and Greenwood counties. His congregation celebrated his birthday with services at the church. The property loss is placed at over $20,000,000. Victim of a Peculiar Accident. Rutherfordton, N. C., Sept. 7.— Burt Higgins was struck by a pully at his sawmill- at Montford’s Cove, and almost instantly killed. He was sitting ou a workbench some distance from tho mill when the pulley broke, striking Tom Searcey, a workman, on the shoul der, painfully injuring him, and strik ing Higgins just above the left eye. He died in a few minutes. Arsenic In the Food. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. f>.—Dr. S. J. Love is dead of arsenic poisoning while his brother, sister aud his mother aud five men are suffering from the effects of arsenic poisoning. The entire neigh borhood is greatly excited over the affair and the impression is that some person, or persons, put the arsenic in the food with murderous intent. Yorltville Bank Resumes Business. Yorkvillk, S. C., Sept. 7.—Tho Loan and Savings bank, that closed its doors two months ago because of a run upon it, has resumed business with all-the old employes at their posts. The Sntro cot ton mill that was iu trouble at the same time, has been reorganized with new di rectors, but the same officers, and is run ning full time. Stabbed Ills Stepfather. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 8.—Because his stepfather, Piuk Parnell, was beat ing his mother, Arthur Helms stabbed him in the back, inflicting a serious wound. Parnell has served a term in the South Carolina penitentiary, and seems to have a mania for beating his wife. Cotton 3Iill lu Trouble. Rock Hill, S. C., Sept. 7.—On ap plication of Samuel Friedkeim of this place, Judge Gage has appointed Cap tain A. E. Smith temporary receiver of the Crescent cotton mill. Receivership is asked because this company has failed to pay the interest on bonds issued by it. - Stricken In the Pulpit. - Columbia, S. C., Sept. 8.—Rev. John A. McFarlane of the South Carolina conference, while preaching to a big re vival meeting in the Willistou church, was stricken with paralysis and fell speechless in the pulpit. He will die. SlOO Reward SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to earn that there is at least < ue dreaded dis ease that science has been acle to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hail’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known 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 living the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in do- in 0 - its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that it tails tocure. Send for list of testimonials. * •' dress, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. ~ Sold by druggists 75c. Ad- Looting tiie Dead. Galveston, Sept. 11.—The horrors of Sunday were as nothing compared with Monday. An attempt was made to bury the dead, but the ground was full of water and it was impossible to di trenches. Alderman McMaster and M. P. Mor rissey secured authority to have the bodies taken to sea for burial and a barge was brought up to the Twentieth street wharf for that purpose. The fire men rendered heroic service in bringing the bodies to the wharf, but it was afi most impossible to get men to handle them. The most of the men appealed to to work for the city declined. During the storm and afterward great deal of looting was done. Many stores had been closed, their owners leaving to look after their families. The wind forced in the doors and windows aud left the goods prey for the ma rauders. Ghouls stripped dead bodies of jew elry and articles of value. Captain Rafferty, commanding the United States troops here, was appealed to for help and he sent in 70 men, the remnant of the battery of artillery, to do police duty. They are patroling the streets under the direction of the chief of police. EVERY HOUSE DESTROYED. Ground Swept Clean—Debris Piled Up Five Blocks Away. Houston, Sept. 11.—Additional de tails by tug from Galveston say that west of Thirty-third street the storm swept the ground perfectly clean of the rasidences that once stood upon it and piled them up in a conglomerated mass five blocks back on the beach, strewing the piling with the debris and the bodies of its many victims. Many of those were lying out in the afternoon sun and were frightful to look upon. The fear ful work of the storm was not confined to the district along the beach, bat took in all the district in the Rio Grande and Denver resnrvey on the beach. The waves washed away the Home of the Homeless and it is thought that the inmates, consisting of 30 orphans and three lady matrons, were drowned. Out iu the Denver re-survey tnc destruction was terrible and it is thought that many of the soldiers at Fort Crockett, together with a number of the residents of that place, were among the many victims of the storm. The buildings on the beach were washed out into the gulf and their occu pants are thought to have perished. In the north part of the West end the dam age was great also, almost every build ing was damaged to some extent and many are completely wrecked. The cotton and lumber yards which are iu that section of the city were completely razed to the ground and much valuable machinery is ruined. However, the loss is not nearly so great in that district as it was out toward the beach. His Huntsville Friends Say He May Be u Candidate. Huntsnille, Ala., Sept. (J.—General Joseph Wheeler will reach Huntsville Saturday night, Sept. 15, and will spend Sunday following on Monte Sauoa. He will come back to Huntsville, Monday, Sept. 17, and will be given a grand ova tion aud will later be tendered a recep tion. The political friends of General Wheeler are undecided as to what will be his future plans, but some of them are of the opinion that he will be a can didate for United States senator from Alabama. FOUGHT UNDER JACKSON. Bodies of Seventeen Men Who Fell at ! Talledega Reiuterred. WANDERING J. 31 OVERCAME ALL OBSTACLES. Talladega, Ala., Sept. 6.—The re mains of the 17 soldiers, who were killed in the battle of Talladega, have been exhumed, placed in a neat coffin aud reinterred in the city cemetery. The original grave was a ditch about 15x8 feet. The soldiers were placed foot to foot. Nothing was found in the grave except a few bones, a number of metal buttons and a few lead balls a little larger than an ordinary buckshot. Some of the bails found were flat and had evi dently punctured a body. The battle of Talladega was fought between General Jackson and the In dians in November, 1813. Seventeen soldiers lost their lives in this battle. Nearly 87 years have elapsed aud now a movement is on foot to erect a monu ment over their remains. A bill intro duced -by Senator Morgan is pending in congress to make an appropriation for that purpose. Glorious Sews Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of Washita, I. T, He writes: “Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doc tors could give no help; but her cure is complete and her health is excellent.” This shows what thousands have proved,—that Elec tric Bitters is the best blood purifi er known. It’s the supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum,ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimu lates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex pels poisons, helps digestion builds up the streng’h, Only 50 cents. Sold by H. B. .McMaster, druggist. Guaranteed, Word Found Near Fitzgerald. His 31ind Deranged. Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 8.—A horse with a buggy attached came np to Tom Howell’s, 11 /ing near Ocilla, this county, and from the looks of the horse it was thought he had been without an owner some time. Howell,with his neighbors, instituted a search for the ownei^of the rig and some hours afterward a white man was found wandering turough the woods in a demented condition. From letters found iu his possession it 1 was learned that the man’s name was j J. M. Word, of Macon. Word told j Howell that the Mormons had killed his I wife aud children aud were then after j him. Howell took him to Willacoochee, j where he was turned over to the au- j thorities. Before parting with Howell he gave j him his watch and chain and requested ; that he send it to his wife at Macon. Runaway Couple Finally Find a 3Ian to Perform tho Ceremony. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 8.—It took a trip in two states and a tour in three counties after the license had been se cured before au Alabama couple could be married. John Crowley and Miss Bessie Harwell came to Columbus from Starlmgtou, Ala. They went to Judge Pou, ordinary of Muscogee county, and tried to get a license, and failed. They crossed the river into Lee county, Ala., procured a license and went down to Girard, in Russell county, to have the knot tied. The preacher they ap proached refused to wed them. They then returned to Lee county, where the marriage ceremony was performed. Killed Over Cards. Brooks Station, Ga., Sept. 11.—Bos ton Curtis, a negro, shot and iustantly killed Ruke Andrews, another negro. Andrews and Lem Curtis were gamb ling in the woods near the residence of Jim Williams, when they became in volved iu a quarrel over the game. An drews fired upon Lem Curtis, missed Atlanta, Sept. 11.—Secretary Martin | him and started to run, when Boston PRIZE FOR CAVALRY HORSES. Another Good Feature of the Horse Show at the Fair. D. J. SUTHER A BANKRUPT. of Result of a Sensational Breach Promise Case In Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. G.—D. J. Snther has filed a petition in bank ruptcy. The only creditor named is Miss Jeannette Frails, who holds a judgment against him for §4,001. The costs are also included, amounting to §545.75. The judgment above mentioned against Snther was the result of a sen sational breach of promise suit tried iu the courts of Jefferson county in May, 1898, and which created a great deal of talk. In addition to the civil suit, Miss Frails brought criminal proceedings against Snther and he was convicted before the criminal court and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. announces another feature of the horse show to be held in the Coliseum during the Southern Interstate fair. Group No. 1037 on the prize fist con tains a fist of special prizes. The first ou the fist is for cavalry horses. A first prize of a cap valued at §100, and a second prize of a saddle and bri dle, valued at §50, are offered for the best stallion, mare or gelding suitable for use iu cavalry service. Horses exhibited are to be ridden by a uniformed trooper, member of the First \ Georgia cavalry. In awarding the prize the horse to count 60 per cent; appoint ments and horsemanship, 40 per cent, j The fair association has extended spe- | cial invitations to all troop commanders in the state to make entries from their ' commands. i Curtis, a brother of Lem, fired upon Andrews three times, shooting him iu the back. Columbus 31ills Buying Cotton. Columbus, Ga., Sept. 10.—Whether it is because they are in actual need of the staple, or whether they believe that the market is going to continue to ad vance, it is a fact that the Columbus cotton mills have started to buying the uew cotton at the present high prices. The mills have been inclined to hold off and wait until the market went down, but instead of dropping it is still going up. Fatal Accident at Cartersville. Carteksville, Ga., Sept. 6.—At a house of bad repute uear here Tom Blackburn, a 17-ycar-old youth, whose home was near Taylorsville, was shot The Appetite ot a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspetics and iustantly killed'by Rose Yarbrough, whose stomach and liver are out ( f ; The shooting was accidental. On a order. All such should know that j banter that she had no firearm, the Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the woe-1 woman fooled with the weapon, think- derful stomach and liver remedy,' ing the cartridges were all drawn. g ves a splendid appetite, sound d gestion and a regular bodily hab e 'hat insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c. at H. b mc- 3iaster’s drug store. High School For Negroes. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 6.—A negro high school will be opened this month under the direction of the board of edu cation in Birmingham and Professor A. H. Parker, a negro, will be in charge. It has been several years since the ne groes have had a school higher than the grammar grades. The negroes guaran tee the cost of the school. Killed by a Falling Tree. Cordele, Ga., Sept. 11.—Rev. James H. Whittle, au aged farmer, who lives a few miles southeast of this place, is dead from the effects of a blow received from a falling tree. Mr. Whittle was walk ing through his field when the top of a falliug tree came dowu upou him, strik ing him upou the head aud fracturing the skulL WARMLY WELCOMED HOME. Farmer Commits Suicide. Clixtoxyille, Ala., Sept. 8.—Henry Douglas, who resided 5 miles south of here, committed suicide by discharging both barrels of a hammerless breech- oading shotgun into his heart. People of Florence Give General Wheeler a Great Ovation. Florence, Ala., Sept. 11.—General _ Joseph Wheeler arrived at noon today ment. from Chicago. He was met at the depot by a committee of citizens and driven to the home of Judge W. J. Wood, whose guest he will be while in the city. General Wheeler spoke at the court house this afternoon and tonight he was given a public ovation at the old synod ical college. Mayor John B. Weakly extended the freedom of the city to General Wheeler and Hon. Emmett O’Neal, United States district attorney under President Cleve land, delivered an address of welcome on the part of the people of Lauderdale county aud the Eight district. Will Ship 100,000 Tons of Iron. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 10.—It was learned today that not less than 100,000 tons of Birmingham pig iron has been booked by the furnaces for export ship- Umbrella Thief Shot. Helena, Ga., Sept. 7.—A negro stole au umbrella from a buggy at this place. The owner gave chase and as the negro was about to escape into the woods some one fired. The ball took effect in the middle of the back, and it is thought the negro will die. It is not known who did the shooting. Both Feet Severed. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 10.—While trying to b*ard a moving freight train Durant HifTon, an 11-year-old white boy, was thrown under the wheels and both feet severed and otherwise injured. Crushed to Death. Seale, Ala., Sept. 10.—Dan Hunt, while digging a trench at Dudley’s saw mill, was buried by a cave-in and crushed to death. $100— Dr. K. Detcheon’g Anli-Dinr?tla May be worth to you more than $100 if you have a child who soils bedding from inconte- nence of water during sleep. Cures old and young alike. It arrests the trouble at once. SI. Sold by H. B. McMaster. Druggist. Columbia Planters Organize. Harlem, Ga., Sept. 6.—A meeting of the cotton plauters was held to form the Cotton Growers’ Protective association of Columbia county. Rev. J. M. Atkin son was made chairman and W. S. Lazenby secretary. They then proceeded to enroll the names of the members. Twenty-Two Dead at Velasco. Houston, Sept. 11.—Editor O. O. Na tion, of the Velasco World, brings in formation of the death of 22 persons in and around Velasco as a result of the storm. Seventeen are negroes. Restored to Citizenship. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 11.—Gov ernor Johnston has granted the petition of Dr. W. S. Baldwin for restoration of citizenship. In 1895 Dr. Baldwin killed a companion named Edison as a result of a controversy about a youug woman. He was convicted of murder in the sec ond degree aud sentenced to ten years in the pen. During his incarceration he created a sensation by marrying a young woman of Montgomery. Job printing at the right prices. S Relief In Six Hoars. Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re lieved in six hours by New Great South- American Kidney Cure. It is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in re lieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back. In male or female. 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