Georgia Historic Newspapers

    THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON. GA m TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1894.
I Datlr,
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•ltt|UOapjr, 5 C«Mt
The Preeident and His Party Arriyod
at Georgetown, & C„ Teeter-
day Morniag.
NOT GOOD SHOOTING WEATHER.
Tha Oid-Tlja* Tawa ItlrrH Up bp llw
VBozpMtai auMl OmctMiioalaai VlaM
-Aa iaTltatloa tm a Baaqaot •
la Charlutan tor (too DM*
QeorgietfiowTi, S. C. t Deo. 17.—Peeddent
Gnovec Cleveland and party anrtved
here at 6:10 This morning in the private
ear Wnktwood. Owing to the unscuson-
iLtrle ttoar at whioh they ctwne, very
few people were at the depot It was
rumored on Saturday nigh* that the
pcnesidunit was coming, bout tup to that
time and even y^twkiy it was denied
Uy thlose .wbf> tod charge of their pkins.
General 'Manager Brtghtman of the
Georgetown a:nd Western railroud was
on tond with a special and soon the
presidoat’s oar was attached and the
run «to this offfy iwiais quickly made.
(None of tho p*rry were ua> when they
arrived. At 6:30 oVUodk thiey awoke,
ntnd as aoon as »tottefts were completed
they emtiarited on I>onrd ithe li$rilvo«8e
tender W!s1uttia, under charge of Lieut.
M. R. S. Maofc)e»nalc, /who is a personal
frtend of CXspt. ©vans, and she steamed
down the (river wiifih colons flying to
the gQEftle hrefeae. President Cleve
land, 'Oa.pt Brans, Dr. 0'ReiMy f Mr.
Jefferson wad Bieujt Mackenzie were
grouped upon 'the upper deck as the
steamer passed out of the harbor, evi
dently enjoying »Uhe balmy air of the
earfy 'moraiug.
The president Is looking exceedingly
well and only showed a little lameness
in 'the rhouma&c foot as he* walked.
It! has now itranspired tihiaiti arrange
ments batvo been quietly going on for
a month for the pataa&deatte outing, and
ho was induces to come at (the request
orf Oapt. Bruns, wtoo spent sovortil days
here last winter shooting ducks. He,
was so attracted by 'the unsurpassed
sport to be derived from our hunting
grounds that Jiie then oxpre^ed the de
sire to bring (the president here, and, tc
the extreme dcl-ght of the people of
this city, he" toe carried his wishes into
^execution, r
The English mallards, the choicest of
the feather tribe, flock here in great
numbers to 'feed upon the rice by dfcy
and roost in these marshes at night. The
weather has Seen very warm and calm
for several days, whiph is not conducive
to good sport, and everyone prays for a
good, strong northeasterly wind, which
will give the president a chance to enjoy
hia rfavoite sport. ■« ' i
Georgetown Is stirred up and awakened
Into new life by the fact of the president
being there, and the people will shake
his hand before ho leaves. It is impossi
ble to learn of the president’s first day’s
success at duck shooting in the Palmetto
State.
invited TO A BANQUET.
Charleston, Dec. 17.—The following In
vitation was sent fo President Cleveland
at Georgetown this evening:
"To His Excellence President Cleveland:
The New’ England Society of Charleston,
Q. C., bess to welcome you to South Caro
lina and respectfully requests the honor
of your presence at the seventy-fifth an
nual banquet of the New England So
ciety December 22, at 6 o’clock p. tn.
It will add to the great happiness which
your presence will give on that occasion
if you will honors us by being the guest
of the society for as long a period ns you
can remain in Charleston. The New Eng
land Society beg to include the gentlemen
who accompany the president on his trip
to the South. Hoping that we shall have
the privilege and pleasure of welcoming
to our hall one whom we so admire, trust
and love, I remain yours respectfully,
"C. S. Vedder,
"President .of the New England Society."
FUNERAL OF ANDY BOWEN.
La/vlgne’a Sympathy and Grief at the
Dead Man's Home.
Ne/w Orleans, La., Dec. 17.—The fu
neral of Andy Bowen, the pugilist who
<wns killed Friday night, took place
today.
A va*t thronp? of peopCJe gathered on
the street In front of the house and
A continual stream passed through the
house viovjlinig*. Ithie remains, which
were lying 4Jn an elegant metallic cas
ket In the front room of the little cot
tage. The panel was removed from
the glass lid of the case, 90 «» to give
a full \jew of -the deceased.
The features were perfectly composed
and most Ufe-tlke, and the deceased
appeared to be lying In a peaceful
sleep. -
Conspicuous amonfc the floral offer
ings which were arranged upon tables
In one of the rear rooms, was a targe
white cross erected from a bed of white
rosea, and having upon the cross-bar
the simple little word.f'Andy."
At one end of the base was a beau
tiful heart of delicate pink roses and
at the other end a white anchor had
been arranged.. A card on the cross
bore the simple inscription, "sympathy
of George SLavigne and 6am Fitzpat
rick."
George Lavigne and S&m FtizpartHck
presented themselves at the cottage a
few momenta before. 10 o’clock. As
soon as they could be admitted to tha
room in which the deceased was lying
they entered end Lnvigne took posi
tion by the side of the head ami gazed
long and earnestly at the face of the
man who felfl from the blow of his
strong right arm. Lavlgne did not
want to leave the corpse and had to
be led away by the rear room, wh*re
he remained until Fitzpatrick, Jim
Hall and the Caller's manager, Curtis,
placed him m a carriage to attend the
funeral. Almost every sporting raan
In the city attended the funeral.
The pall bearers of the dead pugi
list were Messrs. Thomas Anderson.
Vincent Del Valle, Albert and Charles
Spktzfsden, John H. Duffy. Willhun A.
Bcbofl. ChaTles-C. Julian, Wi liam Lay-
ton, Daniel Fleming and W. Maher,
nil sports or pngUtots of international
celebrity.
BURGLARS IN DARIDN.
Darien, Dec. 17.—Some negroes ar-<
rested here recently on suspicion are
oaxM'ble of stealing an most anything
within reach, judging from the evidense
produced against them. On Monday
ntgh-t the negroes stole everything in
the ta+lorshop of Mr. J. Rive*. They
went a tittle further and rifled a har
ness shop. They were then arrested,
and their baggage examined. It will
hardly be possible to identify them.
” ROBERT IXlUrS BTEVBNBON.
Death of the Great Modem Writer ait
Apia), Samoa.
''Jfrttfcland, N. 2., Dec. 17.—Advice*
Cram Apia), eeumoGi of dote December
8, ore to itthe effect that the well-known
novelist, ‘Robert Louis 'Stevewwn, had.
died suddenlyJ'nosn apoplexy.
His rero&lnfi were interred oil the
summit of Paks mountain. At the
time 01 hts death Mr. Stevenson had
half completed the writing of a ciew
novel. __
Robert Louie Stevenson was born in
the vicinity of (Edinburgh, and for four
teen years or so of boyhood and youth
roamed over the Pentlands «t his own
sweet will. He was of delicate frame;
for same years hla health was bad and
he wiae In consequence ihorcmghly
"spoiled”—in the popular sense. In
the (true sense he was thoroughly re
stored and well made. -Hia health and
temper improved under Indulgence, and
though tn the university he wna very
irregular In attendance on- the classes,
yet he learned enough. On his favor
ite view from the hill near his home
he wrote thus from the Isle of A pern a-
bn:
The topics vanish, and nvritiinks (that I.
From Haikeneride and totpmost Allemulr
Or stoop Caorkefton. dreaming, gaze
again.
Far set tn fields and woods the town I
Bee
Spring gallant from* the Shadow of her
smoke.
Cragiged, spired.and turreted, her virgin
fort beflaigged.
Writing from California in 18S3. Mr.
Stevenson said: "J (task myself in vain
to -think what it Is that makes up Scot-
tiuad. Insurmountable differences of
tuce divide us. Two languages, many
dialect*, many religion*, many local pa-
tiotlsms and prejudices split us among
outeelvee more wldley than tito extreme
east iam<! west of that great continent
off America. When I am ait home I feel
a man from Glasgow to bo a riva/I, a
tnam from Barra to be more tlu n half a
foreigner. Yet -let us meet in some for
eign country, and some ready made af
fection Joins us' on the kisteot. It Is
not race. One m Norse, one is Celtic
and another Saxon. It Is not commu
nity of tongue. We have It not am-rog
ourselves, and we have tt with English,
Irish or America!. Ut is no tie of faith,
fbr we hate each othoc’s errors. Yet
deep in tihe heart of each of us oome-
tihfiing yearns for tihe old land and (the
old kindly people."
The rugged Scotch nature shows plain
ly In Mr. Stevenson’s writing, but with
it there Is a sort of delicate trifling that
seems more French than Scotch. From
Boston to Samoa his experiences were
all transformed Into prose proper. He
went to the South seas, as he humorously
says, In search of pirates and cannibals,
but found a race of peaceable plcesure
seekers. The Polynesians, he says, "spend
thelfc time In cricket matches, Ashing, the
dally bath, flirtation, courtship and public
oratory." As this is what civilized man
generally does when he can afford it,
there seems no great call for missiona
ries.
In his school days Mr. Stevenson was
called "a pattern of an Idler," but insists
that he was busily learning to write; so
in Samoa he was really not an Idler. In
California he married Mrs. Osbourne, a
widow With a grown son and daughter,
and these v^lth hla own mother consti
tute the Stevenson family at .Valllma, In
tfplu, Samos. His mother was a daugh
ter of Dr. Balfour, a noted man in his
time, and a hard hitter among Scotch
sssMf'&.-iass'Wisfti
making sermons, but quite averse to
hearing fhem. It was taken for granted
that little Robert Louis will 'become a
minister, for he preaclicd to his toys
when a child, but be turned to literature
Instead, and right glad Is the world that
he did.
IN THE GREEN GOODS TRADE.
New Develop meats in the <?4ng Murder
Case.
Minneapolis, Minn., Doc. 17.—The
later, devdccymenit 1-n tfae Gtoig murder
case i» (the discovery of evidenco -that
leads «the authorities to believe that
Harry Hayward la -the Western agent
of itlhe "green goods" combination, the
fceadquartiOTs of whidhl ere in Ne w York,
with a prtncfcpal branch In Chicago. The
first clue to tJhla woe given by on» of
the gang, whose conscience was quiet
ed by tdacf murder of Kitty Ging. The
Aiy afilor the murder, Julia Ging, the
twin sister of Kitty, who resides at Au
burn, IN. Y., received an, anonymous let
ter from New York starting that her sis
ter had Ibeooi murdered and that she had
better have the matter investigated.
The polios took up the clue of the letter
and followed It up, and discovered that
Che writer was a member of a green
goods gang which boa been operating
extonalvely of fate, which with addi
tional facts <he officers discovered have
been kept a secret, but it has been
learned that the connecrton of Harry
Hayward with this organization has
been o< tong standing, and that lu his
series of escapades in various parts of
tho ooariry he has handled a large
amount of the fictitious cash success
fully chough to gain (the entire confi
dence of the gang. Blixt, the actual
murderer of Miss Ging, today pleaded
not guilty ki his arraignment.
MOSQUITOS GIVE UP.
Claim No .Further Rigdta Over the
Reservation.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Tho depart
ment of state has received a dispatch
from Minister Barker at Nicaragua
confirming the United Press dispatch of
some days ago that tne Mosquito In
dians have surrendered their right un
der the treaty of Managua, and have
become incorporated with Nicaragua.
This surrender, It is undof.stood, dls-
'poees of the last vestige of the claim
of aoverlgnty by the Mosquito Indians
over the Mosquito reserve, set apart
by the Managua treaty of 1860, and the
award ,of Austria thereunder.
It Ohio terminates any ground for the
oonKnued pretext of a British "protec
torate" over the Mosquito reservation,
and greatly simplifies 'the question.
HE WILL BE LYNCHED.
MorrllTton, Ark., Dec. 17,—Last even
ing two miles east of nere, an unknown
negro assaulted a German girl named
Brihen bottom, from the effects of
which She died this morning. The negro
was mm3, but not recognized. The girl,
who was about*13 years old, was «n her
way from church in company with a
smaller stater. The negro, when caught,
will be strung up without ceremony.
The country Is aroused, and men and
dogs are scouring the woods for the
brute.
DIPHTHERIA IN JAIL.
Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 17.—Diphthe
ria has broken out m the Sangamona
county Jail. William Lumme, a federal
prisoner from Edgefield, thW state, has
it ir. bad form. The Jail has been quar
antined.
PHIIiADELPH rA’S BICYCLE RAGE.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—At 11 o'clock
tonight there were but four men left
in the six days’ bicycle race, scarfed
here at 11:23 this morning, fttarbuck
baring withdrawn at I o'clock this
morning. The score at 11 ototock to
night: lAshloger, 328; Forsyth, 2t$;
Gftjuxm. Mextel, 219; Start)nek, 60,
Ml 111 IB.
A South Carolina Farmer Comes For
ward With Another Remedy
for Low Pricjs.
TO MAKE AH IRON-CLAD AGREEMENT
BoyMlt proTtate* Agaiait Saratfra Whs
lasts* or Disregarding Their Prom
ise!—He Thinks His gaheme
the Bat* Yet tagf eeted.
Charleston, S. C., Dec. 17.—U&l sorts
of schemes have been suggested for
oowtroUtng the cofcton nawket and in
creasing the pjioe of Uhls staple. It is
adm#ttod thrtt ifcte surest (means of ao-
oompflilftbdng tibia result would bo to cut
down the production, but no effective
way bos been found to make them not
together.»
A cotton man bias wiittftieo n letter to
the News and Courtier advising tine thor
ough organization of the fanners to
control «tiUo production. He says:
"Our fivrmeri know penfeetty well
tihfcvt a crop of 6,000,000 Late* will briafc
more nioney to the prodnews than ^
chop of 10,000,000 bile*. Let Hbom form
at omae a "tan-oeat cotton Jeugue" in
eviary oouotty of tbe Sbutii. • Let every
member bind hlmse&f iu wrttlng to
plant only onc-balf the viorenise that ho
plawtod tact spailng. Lot oadh farmer
not onlly «iot aa <v vigltauce ooanmltitee
of one to see tliat bis noighbors oiriy
out tkeCr pledges, but mvioe their in-
spoofcion of his own fields so they EQny
be saitftafled that he has done likewise.
Let every farmer .who refuses to bind
blmsedf with tine rest or who, having
dome so, breaks his pledge, be vigor
ously ‘boycotted* as a traitor to the
community. THs may be oaXed <ter-
iwiam, but we of South Oarollm know
that <1 little whotorome tJenrorism has
aoiuddim.es done great publio aervlee.
Let the members be once fairly started
and It will spread kke wlildflre. The
remedy, however rough, is not illegal,
and # desperate oases require desperate
remedies. .
"Let MJancftwAter and Fall River only
hear that the flomnatiion of a ten-cent
cotton league is begun in mrnest, and
there vVOitd be an end to flw-cent oot-
too. The receipts would cease to
frighton amjibody.
"Neither spin-nxma nor speculators
would WBltt lor the pledge of the league
to be carried out. Everybody wviild
wa nt to buy oototon. The price would
Imp upward, and I We&teve that in Jess
a. jarrnffii every pound of ool’ton
renvUnlngln the ®kith Would he wohh
at least Hw» cents a pound more thhn
it 43 now bringing.
"But r repcht If this pton Is to be
trted there la no 'time to be tost."
GOES TO. THE STATE COURT.
An Alabama Case -Decided by Justice
Gray Yesterday.
Washington, Dec. 17.—The appeal of
the Postal Telegraph Company from
the Judgment of the United States cir
cuit court for (the (middle district of
Alabama lii favor of the stats'.of Ala
bama for 33,846 -tax on the lines of the
company in that state was the subject
of an opinion from the supreme court,
whldh was delivered by Mr. Justice
Gray today. The case wa* originally
instituted lit (the state oourta and trans
ferred to the United States court upon
the application of the telegraph compa
ny, as being a suit between citizens.
Justice Gray «uld a suit by a state
against, a foreign corporation was dif
ferent from a *ult between citizens of
different states, In than * state <vra* not
a citizen. The case was, in the opinion
of tho supronve court, therefore Im
properly removed from the State court*,
and the Judgment of the court was
reversed with Instructions to. remand
.the oaso to the state court.
JU6T WANTED TO DIE.
A Desperate Floridian Carried Out His
. Wishes.
IMuncle, Xnd., Doc. 17.—Ed. Garwaritz
regime red ait (the Hotel Kirby Saturday
ntilgh*. This afternoon the door of hla
room was broken into and hl« dead
bofdy waft found; also a bottle of mor
phine, and a note Which reads: "I ad
ministered poison with my own hand. I
came to this city rtwo months ago from
Deland, Fla. Was well known and had
ptomty of money. Juat wanted to die."
PRITCHARD KNOCKED OUT.
London, Dec. 17.—Frank Craig, the
Harlom coffee cooler, knocked out Ted
PrPtchard In the first round Uhls even
ing.
The llwo (men had bandly shaken
hands before Craig led- and missed.
He le again, knocking his antagonist
against the ropes and then settled
matters with a terrific blow on the
Jaw wthlch sent Pritchard down hke
a hog. Persons realized at once that
the fight was over, when Pritchard
keeled over. He lay almost roottomtess
•while he was bdlng counted out. Char
lie Mltdhell seconded Pritchard and
Miles seconded Craig. The stakes were
$6,000 •:* ft.de «ind were held by Pony
Moore. The flight -took pfiauce in the
Contrail Isofil at Holbom. Bon.a men
looked as If in fine conrirtton when they
entered ttie ring. Hardly two minute*
elapsed from the moment they i*«ft
their corners to the -time. w*h*n Pritch
ard was knocked out. The actual fight
ing lasted flJboprt one pilniite and
seconds, as the first forty-five second*
were occupied witti the preliminaries.
UNTON PRINTERS LOCKED OUT.
Roanoke, Va., Dec. 17.—The Union
printers of the Roanoke Times were
locked out tonight, the paper going
into the control of the new manage
ment. The compositors did all that
any honorable body of men could do to
compromise, but it seems to bave been
the Intention of the new managomeiK
4o "rut" the offices.
(MARRIED THE HOSTLER.
Ccrtumbu*, O., Dec. 17.—A special to
the Poet-Press fiynn Springfield, ariysii
"Chester Ashley, who is wanted for em
bezzlement in ForMa. wa» captured
yesterday tn Sacramento, CaJ., while
spending his honeymoon -with hts bride
of two weeks, who Is the daughter of
Dr. Grahn of South Charleston. O.
Afteey was the doctor's hostler and
eloped with Mis* Grahn."
ATLANTA'S EXPOSITION.
Bom ftetann of th<e Exhibit of the
Ntaftioiifll Govorntineot.
Attante, Deo. 17.-Dr, Charles W.
Dkubncsy, cluairmnn of the ■g}»v«riiment
ooramiaaon. is' here perfeoring details
tor the United StuueB gporeroineiat ex
hibit at the expositions. The govern
ment w*H take charge of the building
to be ereoted by the exposition com
pany for troittomils and forestry and will
mtoko thioee collections. Tho Smith-
soniiao IdmUunion has at laflge allot
ment of 4lie appropri-Aitlon, and will
Make a line exhibit, incluillug nvll-
sdected ' ertfanological material. The
fisheries exhibit is expected to be supe
rior to (the o«ne at the World’s Fair. It
will prohUWy l>e sauppleinoateii by a
stoite exlMi^t from North Carolina, not
iminh inferior to that of tlie govern
ment, Mr; E. 1. Reffiok, commissioner
for the dtipAipument, Dr. Vh\y of
die nkneruif ddvTsdon aikl 'Mr. Adams,
seoretlary of filne ccmimlsslou, have al
ready bc^in on the ground.
i>r. Dubney furnislws an edaboraite
outline <of «the Exhibit of itho ngricutturtil
dKipurttiuj^hit, of wli'idh the to Ik) wing is
'Hie wtmthor lMwioti.u will be repre-
soahvl by*, a conipterte set of instru-
meuits, rhwirtts, pJioto<Srt»pihs, dtr., to-
&rJi(?r vmUk n printing retubldshment for
the pitoAtaiion of daily bultoMna, and
hthiograpwr maps.
r yihe bdrtmi of a limbi' industry wild
be fiifly Jk-iprcsentteil 1n all its details
by itaKiriB showing nnftmnl piathetogy
and ramediw tor disease.
The dirteteJi of -wngetiible putfhology
will rttow *b>’ models 1ho diseases of
points wild ma<ps_ showing tho dlstrlbu-
tlo-n of parasitic fun^l cmis-lng plant (Us*
ojscs, together with a full ooilllectdon of
fungicides, mmedi'es fpr the prevention
a.nd cure of these diseases, accompanied
by imiohmes and appliances.
Perhaps the most Interesting feature
of the exhibit will be tli&t of Bolls in
which every type from the adobe of the
for West and the truck soil of the At
lantic coaat will be ahown. Tobacco
soils, cotton soils, wheat soil. etc., will
all appeal*, and tho constituent parts of
these Bolls will be shown In separate
Jars, giving actual amounts of different
constituents.
The cotton soils will be considered In
detail, shewing texture and physical con
ditions of soil adapted to this plant In
the same feienner. tobacco Rolls will be
shown. Uader tho head of cotton culture
over 1,500 samples •will be exhibited', ehow-
lng,every (variety of the plant produced
in the Soithcm states, South America,
Congo, Egypt and Ruflsla.
The foreign division, will exhibit a full
series of. specimens, together with ma
chinery fk operation for testing tho
strength of timber.
The division of ornithology and urinol
ogy will contain groups of birds which
attack crops and Insects and also ground
squirrels *nd other animals of like char
acter.
The division of pomology will show by
models;’ photographs and specimen^ an
entire series of fruits, • nuts, etc.
The 'department of fibres will exhibit
all kinds of fibre plants, either grown in
this country or ,\raporte^. ..showlqg them
in aUljJMot*.©! preparation. -Among these
will be the flax, grown In the state of
Washington, • ramie, grown In Louisiana,
sisal tn Florida, pineapple fibre from Cal
ifornia, hemp from Kentucky and 'plno-
needle fibre from North Carolina. Th®
process of manufacture will also be
shown by photographs.
The office of good roads ftrill show the
best forms of road construction.
M’BRlbB SUCCEBDd COMBERS,
Election of Officers by the Federation of
Labor.
Denver, Dec. 17.—At the convention of
the American Federation of Labor today
the first business was to determine the
future location of the headquarters of
the Federation,' 4 • •
Indlanapolto iand W-oehlngtoa' were the
only contestants and.the vote resulted:
Indianapolis, *12,290; Waahlngton, 826. A
resolution to nrnke Indianapolis the loca
tion for three yeara was amended to make
it five years and referred to the commit,
tee on laws.
The election of officers was then taken
up. Gompers and John McBride, presi
dent of tho United Mine Workers, were
the only candldatea for president. The
vote resulted: McBride, 1,162; Gompers,
963. t
President Gompers moved to f.i&ke the
vote unanimous for McBride, but the mo
tion was rejected. Mr. Gompers at once
wrote und dispatched the following to
Mr. McBride, who la 111 at his home:
"To John McBride, Columbus, O,: Con
gratulations; elected president Federation.
None will be more loyal than I to aid
and make your ddmlnlstratlon success
ful. Samuel Gompers."
Vice presidents were, elected as follows:
First, J. ,P. McGuire, Philadelphia; sec
ond, Jarnes Duncan, Baltimore; third,
Roady Kenehm, Denver; fourth, T. J.
Elder.
Nominations for secretary.—A. Mc-
Cralth, Boston; James J. I.lnehan, Chi
cago; J. Malone Barnes, Philadelphia; R.
H. Metcalfe, Cleveland. The gecond bal
lot resulted: McCralth, 1,096; Llnehan,
648; Barnes, 891. The election of McCralth
was made unanimous.
John R. Lennan of New York was the
unanimous -choice for treasurer.
New York was selected as the place
for the holding of the next convention.
MT76T INSURE VALUE ONLY.
No Bogus Figures to Be Placed on In.
sured Property.
Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 17.—The lower
house today passed a bill reading:
"That hereafter no Insurance company
doing business In this state shall Issue
policies for more than the amount of the
value of the property to be Insured; such
amount to be fixed on before the time of
Issuing said policies; and In case of loss
by fire, the Insured may recover such
amount In case o /total loss and a pro
portionate amount In case of partial loss,
provided that this act shall not apply to
Insurance on merchandise or stock In
trade."
TIME FOR DEPOSIT.
Notloe Given on <the C. C. A A. Exten
sion Becurltfe*.
©ahlnv>re. Dec. 17.—The Maryland
Trust Company gives notice that tho
ttone tor dopoedttaff Ohe bonds of the
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta rail
road extension will expire next Thurs
day. Holders faiUkng to have their
bonds in by that time will be debarred
from taking part in the extension.
Those who do not wl**h their bond/?
extended on the term* offered trey have
tJh.-rn )>urc»ha«*l ml par and accrued In
terest <0 date of maturity by present
ing them on or u/ter January, 1.
JOHN CRONIN HANGED.
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 16.—John C ronIn
was hanged at 1:02 o’clock this morning.
He was launched Into the air twenty sec
onds after he mounted tne platform. Th
automatlc gallows worked perfectly. There
were no sensational features.
Appointments for Next. Tear Given
Out by the Bishop Last
Night
WHO WILL COME TO MACON.
Memorial Si«rcl«ti Sunday Right—The
Andrew Female College Is laved
From Doing f old—Kxpulslon
of Rev. O. O. Allison.
Wayoroas, Ga.. Dec. 17.—(Special).—At
the conference memorial service last
anight, after the report of tho committee
on memorials find been read. Dr. Alonzo
Monk and Rev. J. E. Wra»y of Macon
delivered eulogies on lihie life and relig
ious work o*f the Rev. J. O. A Clark,
whoso death some moan tha elnce took
from the South Georgia Conference ono
of ita stronixeet preachers and most con
scientious OlurletJaro workers who ever
labored In tihe state of Georgia,
Dr. J. B. Hinton and Dr. Smith paid
eloquent tributes to bho memory of Dr.
WiNUm C. Bass, itliio deceased iprceddent
of Wesleyan Female College. Their
epeeche* weno touching; ln> the extreme
amid miutotthe profoundeeUm-pveeeilon bn
/the large congregation who heard them.
Other eloquent ministers paid tribute
to t'he memories of Kiev, S. Langston
and Rev. Mr. Breedlove.
At this morning’s session reports were
madio on (temperance, missions, etc.
Rev. G. B. Allison was found guilty
of Immorality and expelled from tihe
nrintefery.
Dr. J. B. Hinton preached a centenary
sermon at 11 a, m.
At the afternoon session the mombers
of the conference took $1,60!) worth of
tho bonds to save Andrew Female Col-
lege from being sold.
Dr. Candler spoko tonight on education.
The appointments for 1805 were road
tonight. Among them are;
North Macon district—J. P. Wardlaw,
presiding elder. *
Mulberry Street—A. Monk, D, D.
Vinevillc—J, E. Wray.
East Macon—J. W. Roberson.
South Macon district—F. A. Branch,
presiding older.
First Street—V. R. Felder. *
Centenary—M. A. Morgan. fc
South Macon—M. B. Ferrell./
Grace Chapel—Robert Kerr.
Columbus district—G. G. N. McDonall,
presiding elder.
St. Luke—A. Mathews.
St. Paul—W. C. Lovette. .
Savannah district—J. W. Hinton, pre
siding elder.
Trinity—J. O. A. Cook.
; Wesley-A. M; Williams.
'Grace—J. ,M. Lovette.
DBM OF DR. BROOKS. |
HI* Body Found Lying Across tti«
Foo»t of Hts Rod.
Americas, DeCT 17.—<Speo!al.>~Tb<
city was shocked UMa morning i>o lean
that Dr. 0. A. Brooks waft dead. Hii
wife was itbacnrt visiting ralartflyee ii
Hamilton. IIo took dinner ywrterdaj
with his relative, Mr. P. B. Wdihfordl
and was lapparenltiy in good hfnJtit
When the serv-amtoH loft his reredeaci
about dark the doctor,was at homo bj
toe Are. bis only companion being a pe|
dog. This momiintff lie was lying aero*
the foot of Uls bed with otiiy his slioci
off, dead. Tho Utlflo dog was by lili
side. Them wns no evidence of nnj
smigRte. Heart disease wa^ the prob
able oausb of bin Ho OT&B <
prominent young physician, (atoaely ro
4a>ted to Ool. S. iH. ‘.Hawkins and Col
J. E. D. bhlpp. He leaves a wife mu}
baby. , 4
THE PCSTOL DISCHARGED.
Gordon Newman Seriously Wounded bft
His Friend at Byron.
Byron, Ga., Dbe. 17.—CSpeclafl).—-Oil
©aiturday ni'g'ht last a number of ihi
bt>y» of Byron wero out near town tc
play ®ome Innocents pranks upon Bom<
negroes, -and about 10 o’clock, while Phil
Gruntt and Gordon Newman were hid
ing In eonno bushes, Grant began fool
ing with hla mlstol. which v/ue fired ao.
cldentally, (the ball entering youiiij
•Newmaai’a back and ranging arounc
rthe aide. Newman wan carried home
ns noon aa a conveyance could be prt> 1
cured, nnd Dr. Baskin was sent (&?»r,
who probwl for flhe ball, but -was uy«a*
fete to find it. Young Newman la conhld'
ered dangerouwly shot. The community
regrets t'he unforrtunato acciden't/ ami
aytnupathizoa with tbhc ybung sufferer, a<
he 1« ithought to be a model boy, nl<
ways manly and oourtft'vus In his be
havlor. Young Gnuuc is very muciii
graved at Che deploralbie aocldont und
acslsia In nursing his friend. »
TO ASSASSINATE POLICE. f
it
TnO.MASVILLE'S WATER.
. / . — _ 1 1 ..
Sbo New Hus a Now System at Work*
• > • mid Ample Supply.
'I^otpowriHe. Leo. . 17,—(Spool*!.)—
Tbentia^lto W to Koto a nw..■Water'
works plant. This quostlon win flnAlJy
settled last l>y tho city council,
And it Is to 'be a fliKt-olnHH plaint—ouo
tihait will bteve ample atiMOlty to sup
ply tho domxiuls of the city lor years
to come.
Tho .people nil upproetoto tho neces
sity tor a. bctttor wvMorworkg Hystom.
They havo ruoi ntopg wltli tho prewmt
mukesbltt Jtwt ns Ions ns tt was expe-
dlortt to do so. The city oowicll lust
August ntado u cootoint tor nn sir
lift system, wMcto would have rolloved
the sttuevfUm, lint tho obonruotlous iu
the antcwtaia levll prevented 1W« being
demo. Then somotth'.Pg rfse bad to bo
douo, nnd the council luts been wre»-
111im with the qua»tlcin for sorno weeks,
holding meetlnoos almost every day and
saimltniM ttwJoo a d«y. Revcml prop
ositions .were sutMirttited to the boned,
each of which received direful oonsld-
eration. Yceterebiy aitKernoon the tv».uil
mot ait 3 o'etook, oral, ntiter being In
session about three hours, llually
agreed to accept one of the pro post Hops,
which provides tor Iho putting or an
entirety now plaint 'ttuYsighotir, '1'tio
work Is to bo begun mt once, nnd the
plant I* to bo In operation la nJ«u-ty
days. The works will bo put In nt
some point on tho railroad, .where fuel
mp ho obtained «t much te«» cost, nnd
tho old unsightly Isilldlturs mvl apparn-
tus nt the pni'Sent site Will be torn
down and removed. Wwton will bo
taken fnom the saauo .wells, however.
A sMo tor the new works wJU bo se-
lecUst tomorrow morning, a commlMen
for thfs purpose hiving been tippolnted
yestentay. The oorttrnot mils for the
ntr lift system, but In addition n pres
sure pump win bo ptrt In will, whlefi u
very high prrtBur.. can bo put Upon the
malms In caso of tin-. Tlie now plant
will cost In the nclglitsirUood of J10.000.
A CAGE FOR TRAMPS.
Three of the Sons of Rest Caught tn
a House.
Quitman, Dec. 17 Mr. Ado Wil
liams retired to bis room In 4b« Brtco
building on last .Monday nlgbt, but
wasn't allowed to rest long In peace.
A rusty looking lad of about 18 yours
entered the room stealthily In a. tow
moments. 'Mr. Wlllhmis guvo the
young man several shots from his pis
tol, none of them taking effect. The
hoy rushed out nu t made his way down
stairs, Mr. Willlflims crawled out on
the roof and fired a final shot as the
lad reached the gate. Though the
youngster wasn’t hit, Ii" fell hopeless to
the ground and began begging for mer
cy, raying, “cap, if you will just slop
and don’t hit me. I’ll tell you
where all your clothes are.”
When • the officers took the young
man In Charge, thoy learned that he
had two comrades there In the house.
Tho other two had made their en-
tnmeo -before Mr. WllllAms went to his
room, and they had each fitted them
selves out In a nice suit of clothes.
One of the tramps gave his name a*
ChaKes Haines, from Jesup; the other
was J. B. Singletary of Ala-bama, tort
recently from Val.tosta, where he Is
wanted on the charge of stealing money
from -a contractor.
The three tramps evidently live to
drink.
NO PENALTY ON DELAY.
Atlanta, Dee. 17.—(Special.)-Governor
Atkinson today approved tho hill repeal
Ing tho JV> penalty ort telegraph compn
nles for delay In delivering messages. It
was thought lost week that the governor
would refuse to sign the bill becauat
did not believe It to be In tbe Interest
of the people. Tomorrow Is the last day
allow.-.I tti" governor to par" upoo tho
hills. All that he does not consider will
become laws anyhow.
An Attempt Made to Murder an Offi set
lit Columbus.
Columbus, Ga., Doo. 17.—Aa Offtcet
Moore entered his yard on F. Way night
just aftor imldnlgW, ho heard a tsusplr
clous noise near tho corner bf the
house. He eaw an Objeot approaching
him. Which ho thought to be u cow.
As the went toward tho figure, there
■was n Hash turd a loud report from e
pistol. The bullent tore Its way
through ,1'hn officer's overenut. Mr.
Moore opened tiro on the person, wh<
also fired again, and then ran around
the house nnd peiatpod to 1h„ river.'
The pollbeenam thinks tho party was a
negro, tort cannot understand itho tne
Wve tor tho attack. (
DEATH NEAIR BYRON. ' j
Byron, Ga., Doc. 17.—(SnecJal).—
George W. Kln« died at hlH rosldeivtei
eight anHe« from hero, la«t Hai-urd.iy,
after a few dayfl* lllm-ws ot uneunioivla
and was "burled ait Shiloh churoh, r.eal
here, yerterdny. ’Mr. Kin* was a cr t nfili
dates focr tux receiver at tile lato, orl*.
miary for county officers, and received
Itihe next! hlgboHt vote, (there be! nwr rtevwi
■candidate* Jot ^hat uOtofe He *wh«
btigbly reupented, and had so I/irw»> 8,
•number of pernanal friend* qji any man
Ln Hount'an ooun'ty. Tlie funeral, con"
Kiro^ntian wa* very large, atte«(rt'in« hit
(pqpularlrty. He lmvOH u wife and two
young daughter*.
A. DrBUE 300 YEARS OLD. ’
'Brunswick, Dec. 17.—Air. Joe Wall
lace recently advertised for ourlosltiet
of all kinds. In reply fai itho adver<‘
tteement he received. a letter from
Houston, Texafl, offoritac for sale «
Bible 300 years oM. Mr. WartVaco think<
he want* the Bible.
SOUTHERN MEN MAY. STRIKE.
Conference of Railway Orden.Chiefs a)
■Washington.
Washington, Dec. 17.—A. delegation rep*
resenting the employes of tho Southern
Railroad Company held a conference
here today with tho chiefs of tho varlout
railroad trainmen's unions. Chief Arthut
of the locomotive engineers. Chief Wll,.
son of the firemen, Chief Brown .of th«
trainmen and Chief Clark of the conduc.'
tors were present. .The mooting was th<
outgrowth of a reduction In salaries mad#
by the receivers of the Richmond aTuj
Danville Railroad Company prior to th<
reorganization * under tho numo of thq
Southern railway.
Unlike tbe usual custom of paying naia-
rles In accordance with the rates charged
by tho railroad companies, tho Richmond
and Danville road tnrtdo an ugremnent
with tho employes as to thu wages to be
paid and a forum I contract was drawn.
When the receivers reduced all salaries
the trainmen accepted the cut, Tho or*
ganlzatlon, however, made a demand that,
the company’s part of tho contract with
the Richmond and Danville should be
kept by a restoration of the old order ot
things, but. a repetition of iho demand,
has not been successful and the confer
ence which began today was decided on
to devise means for dealing with the mat.
ter.
Today's session was brief. Absoluts
secrecy was enjoined on all who took
part and nothing was given out for pub
lication. Chief Arthur, who w^at seen by
a Southern Associated Frees reporter,was
very reticent, but after some pressing he
said:
"There was nothing whatever done. We
merely had a friendly chat over thb busi
ness which brings us here."
This seems to bo the state of affairs.
Tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock the most
Important conference will be held and it
(n expected some action will ho (taken.
The m<*n whoso salaries were reduced are
apparently In favor of going to fhc ex
tent of * strike.
AGED BACHELOR MURDERED.
Ills Head’ Cut Off and an Effort Made
to Burn Hto Body.
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 17.—Mr. Peter
flrhooler. a respectable citizen of Staf
ford county, living about eight miles from
this city, aged 60, an old bachelor, was
found murdered In his house Sunday night
about d<irk. His head had been nearly
severed from his body and an ax was
lying against the body. The corpse was
dressed in Its night clothes and an effort
had been made to burn It. There la at
present no duo to the murderer.
ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT.
A Colurmbns Man Loses His Horse and
Buggy on Broad fttreet.
Columrtnia, Dec. 17,—Ye.alorday a sto
ry wcim circulated on tbe sfiroeta to the
effect rhat Mr. W. H. Biank«-nshlp
hud been rubbed of his horse and bug
gy by a negro. About 11 o’clock Mr.
Blankonahlp drove his buggy to a stor*
on Broad street, when a negro walked
up. crawled into the buggy und drove
off. No trace of the team has yel been
found. •