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THE WEEK! A TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, MAY 1KS3—TW EL YE PAGES.
A STREET DUEL.
OVER T1IEIB 1IEAHS.
I The particles of glam from the window ]
.fell upon tne desk and on the backs of the |
SUA'K AT SEA.
even
ts; i xt^i necks of the young men. This bullet was
Shots 1 lrcd alia JNlOt found and was badly battered, though it had
gone a distance of over two hundred feet.
it Drop of Blood,
MOST remarkable occurrence.
, Fftllio* Line H " n ln “ Oiewded
.' m „shf*w nnctNolmiljr Touched
T ";%„e of Their.-Tl.e Shooters
‘ .Arrested and Jailed.
remarkable Bhooling affair occurred
Fourth street Monday morning.
0 le passing tlte Kennesaw restaurant
* !v after 10 o’clock had their atten-
b ’ r j raff n to two men on the sidewalk.
I!" ,,s Lawrence S. Myers and lie stood
** the door of the restaurant. The
f r John Meeks and his position
JM the door of O. F. Lager-
r , fis ii and fruit house, making
idlstince between the two men about
, (eeU Meeks stood with liis right
jin his hip pocket and was cursing
a ioid'voice, calling him the
^Uof names. Myers appeared to take
Tllt :„r coolly. This flow of biihngs-
» b '^edtwo or three minutes, when
BSbtfted U by Bay ‘ ,lg: D °" y ° U
^ An - remarks about, me again; you
"* k ' where to find me; I am on tile-streets
k ,1 T ime ” and then taking his hand
< "the pocket, turned and began walk-
l^'Al'iJIy away in the direction -rtf Pop-
^As'foon as Meeks turHed to ge, Mvers
X pistol from his pocket and placed it
„ ihe 'i.l" pocket of his coat, keeping Ins
!“, ie pistol, and started toward
uik, aving "‘now I’m ready to light
*' ^nr Liroething similar. Meeks, who
Gb? tWa time reached thefront of the
foiumercial Hotel turned around and
Slivers who had not moved more
than two or three feet from the front of
iwuurant door, liotli pistols went up
into the air, and
BOTH FtREO.
There is a difference of opinion among
,h. witnesses from whom these facts were
H as to who fired the first shot.
Jleeks tired at any rate, and then Myers
.tood in his tracks and as coolly as one
would fire at a target followed the first
-tot with four others, all in rapid succes-
ion Meeks fiudiug that his pistol would
Z work, tried to get be
hind an awning post and some
aw endeavored to get a negro woman who
was passing at the time oeiweeii him ana
Mrers. When the five chambers of his
pistol had been emptied, Myers ran into
the restaurant to escape by the door which
opens on the alley. Meeks followed and
fired a second shot from his pistol lust as
Myers ran out of the door, the ball strik
ing the wall just below a picture hanging
near the door. Myers reached the alley,
and ran tip toward Fourth street, offering
his pistol to the two or three men standing
near, and then tried to get into the Edger-
ton Hotel bar, Meeks following him with
phtnl in hand.
AKRIVAL or CHE OFFICERS.
Mr. John Berkele, of.Atlanta, was walk- j
ing down the street from Brown's Hotel |
and a bullet singing near his head and the '
pistol shots just ahead of him caused him ,
to return to the hotel.
Mr. Sid Wiley was standing in front of
Cullen’s store ’ when a bullet whistled in
clise proximity to his head, and lie beat a
retreat into the store.
The negro woman who was about tc be-
’oome a battery behind which Meeks could
-hide, says that the bullets paesed by her
head a singing.
No such reckless shooting has taken
place in Macon in years. To none but a!
looker on can the danger he estimated, j
The bullets from Myer’s pistol flying in .
the direction of Poplar street fortunately
had clear space os nobody came around j
the corner at the time; nut had Meek's!
pistol been in good order, and shooting to- I
ward Brown’s Hotel where there 1
were fifty or more pedestrians, there can
lie doubt that one or more innocent people
would have been injured or killed.
The pistols used by the combatants arc
now at the city hall. That of Myers is a
self-acting Smith A Wesson 38 calibre, out
of which all five loads were discharged.
That of Meeks is an ivory handled Colt
44 calibre, out of which two sh6ts were
fired.
The work of Officers Grace and Yaeger
on this occasion deserves the highest com
mendation. They were not only on hand,
hut they had the grit and cool sense to net
promptly and in such a way as to prevent
bloodshed. It iB a pleasure to compliment
such action.
Collisions of Steamers off,
Cape Henry.
A CREW OF THIRTEEN MEN LOST.
Tlu* Eureka Looms Up Through the Fog
Moment, Is Struck by the Itenlson
ami Is Seen No More, Having
Been Swallowed by theSeu.
Uthcere li race aim aacgei , . „ „
the union depot whon the firing began, A Policeman
niched the scene at this juncture. At
Mvers ran into the Edgerton bar Officer
Yieger pushed toward him, taking his pis
tol. At the same time. Myers evidently
thought Meeks had gained entrance into
fh.b«r from the rear and was comine t*-
urd hint, because he auddcnly turned to
rush away from the-door, but just in time,
to his surprise, to meet Meeks. Officer
Yseger having [unarmed Myers, suddenly
turned to Meeks, whs with, a violent jeri:
tore himself away to find himself in the
eloscembrace of Officer Grace, who had
jut returned from r-a run through the
restaurant after him. Meeks had his
pistol pointing toward Myc.s when the
officer grabbed him, but_ the
offioer had his senses about him, and
with a powerful wrench took the piatol
from him and thus saved a life os the hail
would have hit somebody in. the crowd
who had quickly gathered around Myers.
Thi» t«o men were then c?.r?i?d b v the o/h-
cers (o the barracks .where the recorder
was holding court.
Both men wanted witnesses, and the
trial of the case was postponed until this
morning. When Chief Wiley heard ,the
extent of the affair he ordered the men
locked up without bond.
THE ORIGIN OF THE DlFMCtULTY.
The exact cause of the difficulty between
the two men could not ho ascertained,
both saying it was a personal matter
which tho public is not
interested. _ It is ’said. however,
that there is a woman at the bottom of the
*ff»ir, while others say that Meeks was
fwhtg Myers because of a threat made by
him that he would kill him {Meeks.)
Hose who heard the conversation
between the men just prior to the fray, be-
JjJJ that this threat was the cause of the
jiirful tirade of abuse on tho part of
hkeks. Myers, it is claimed, took the
tuning to coolly because Meeks had the
•np on him, and any movement on his
Put toward drawing a weapon would have
J®** him at a great disadvantage. He
»Rted until an opjiortunity arrived when
¥ oould get his hands on his pistol, and
loen he was ready for business.
WHO THET ARE.
noth men have the reputation of being
mtmbers of the sporliDg fraternity. Meeks
“Jhvcd in Macon for the past few years,
SMALL TALK.
Prom tlio Ilarroom to tne Pulpit ami the
Prohibition Party at DeGlve’s.
Atlanta, May 7.—It is seldom that
people flock to the Opera House as they
did last night. The occasion was the ad
dress of Kev. Sam Small, who is back from
the local option contest in St. Louis. The
city had been thoroughly handbilled and
admission was free. A bund was stationed
in front of the < jtera House and for one
hour preccdiug the meeting discoursed its
sweet sounds to catch the passor-bv. His
subject was “From Barroom to Pulpit,”
and lie treated it well, but only a small
portion of the speech was devoted to it
lie branched off on his new party and
poured his vitriol upon the Democracy of
vtliecountry. ife also touched Keptiblican-
•ism. He "paid bin respect* to the
.Atlanta city council for passing
free school book order and
taking liquor license as the source of food
to operate it. He announced lie was in
tlie campaign and intended to stay until
Atlanta, Georgia, anil the whole country
were free from the liquor traffic. The
meeting was called witli a view of having
a softening effect upon delegates to the
temperance convention, and was opened
by the hand playing “Almost Persuaded”
for their benefit. Few of the delegates
were prescut to hear the discourse, how
ever.
SHE JOINED Tilt: ARMY.
Wife IwnvM Her Church
for the Army. *
Atlanta, May 7.—Patrolman Love P
Barnes, of the polioe force, is much dis
tressed over the fact that hie wife has be
come a member of the Salvation Army.
Recently she has been a constant attend
ant at the meetings held by the army and
seemed to take much interest in the order
of exercises. This interest finally induced
her to sever her connection with the
church and transfer her allegiance to the
Salvation Army.
Mr. Marines says of the Salvation Arntv
that i is not a jciigsOUs institution slid
should be broken up.
He says that be has noticed <tlie conduct
of the members of the army and thinks
that it should be suppressed.
Officer Ilarnes is making every effort .to
get his wife to leave the army and return
to iter church, and hopes'to sucoeed.
An uuucnt Roy's Sssil.
Atlanta, May 7.—Mrs. Bowena Pey-
ltin, a well-known match peddler, who has
been doing a thriving business in Atlanta
for years, rushed into polte* headquarter*
this morning and announced that shejhad
lost her pocketbook containing $514.20.
An hour or two later Eddie Calloway, a
small boy, arrived at police headquarters,
and, pulling the pocketbook and ita con
tents out ofltis pocket, handed it over to
the officer in charge, stated that he had
found it on Broad street.
Killed by Arlesian Water.
Atlanta, May 7.—The United Statea
Fish Commission car reached this city to
day, when a singular incident occurred.
A chnngo of water was found necessary,
and artesian water was supplied. Inside
of an hour 05,000 young fish were dead.
Nearly 300,000 eggs are supposed to he
killed. '' ■;
Stationary Engineers.
Atlanta, May 7.—The National Asso
ciation of Stationary Engineers will cele
brate its first anniversary_ here to-morrow
evening. Tlie meeting will tike place at
rowoll’s Hall. The exercises will be fol
lowed by a banquet.
Rlble Society Election.
NEW York, May 7.—At the fifty-first an
nual meeting of the American and Foreign
ud win rr 1 ‘V iHhie Society today, officeri for the ensuing
S«.fin!^ remembered ^ n fig,,r, “ g T vearwere elected, headed by Kev. Dr. Y\.
Sol Imn ln rear of t ie , umo " d .°" )I. Parmley, of New Jersey, as president.
Z ,ree yearB “K° tt,ul WM ,h0 *, i ? Among the vice preiidenu elected were
“'toot. He is about forty years old, . .. — ' T —
“Otlly quiet, having but few ssaociates
ostjule of the men of his ilk.
olyers is a boyish looking man, about
"Wiy-five, and came to Macon from Au-
fj 11 where he has good family connec-
He was indicted by the grand jury
, toe November term for gambling, hut
■''putgoni nf the irsy the rarrant
1 served on him. Yesterday
^otrant was brought out and served
00 ‘“m at the city halt
. miraculous escapes.
at the time of the shooting there were
iJ‘. , r of P»pl« on the street. It was
pt before the departure of the train for
I ,n juh and the arrival of the train
Poole i a " ,a ’- COn8C, ‘ UC 5 t1 / “ “ un, *" r0 , f tubeworki; which has free a idle for the past
lW hot?^ g °. ln * 10 W 1 . “ le d * ,M> j!four monti.s, resumed operation. to-Jay,
ll lf “out up and down the street, and | _j v |„„ employment to 450 men. The cm-
J” n °,oue was touched by the bullets is ■ *i ovc , gmed to receive a reduction of five
“O'thmg remarkable. A ball from My- j.er cent in wages
J”W went through the awning in
Hr. Ingails’drug store end going
Norfolk, Va., May 7.—The British Bteam-
er Beuison, Captain 'Altkenhead, from Ma-
tanzai to Philadelphia, was towed here to
day in distress and reports being la collision
yesterday afternoon, shortly after 12 o’clock,
during a dense fog, with the steamer Eureka,
Captain Quick, from New York to New Or
leans. When the fog lifted, about half an
hour afterward, the Eureka was nowhere in
sight ami it is feared she was suuk. After
the collision there was a sound of escaping
steam and one whistle. The Bcnison’s bow
was badly stove in and she would have sunk
but for her water-tight compartments.
The cnptuiu of the British steamship Ben-
ison says the weather Sunday morning was
absolutely fair and Sunday morning was
alternately fair and foggy. At 12 o’clock the
fog was so dense that he could not take ob
servations, and took soundings to ascer
tain his position. After taking soundings,
and while tlie ship was going at a slow rati
of speed, lie weut below to look at a chart,
and found he was about sixty miles ea«t-
northeaat of Cane Sl.iury, and about 16U
miles southeast by south of Cape Ilenlopen.
When below lie heard his ship give one
whistle, and hurried on deck. The mate told
him a vessel was on his port how. He gave
the proper signal and ordered the helm to
port, when blasts from tlie approaching
Bteamer caused him to starboard his helm,
ami us his vessel was sailing round, the un
known ship
LOOMED VP THROUGH THE FOO,
and came down on him at full speed. His
how struck her squarely just abaft the
bridge on the starboard side. Before the
unknown ship was lost to sight in the fog
the mate read her name, “Eureka.” The
Benison lay to, and when the fog lifted in
about half an hour the Eureka was nowhere
to be seen. It has been suggested that the
Eureka might have been hidden by the fog
and then lying some miles south of the
Benison, hut this is thought impossible, ns
the Eureka was struck tit her most vital
part. The Benison would have sunk at
once hut for her water tight compartments.
The Beuison was towed inside the cape by
the steamship Andsony, from New York to
New Orleans, and brought here by a tug to-
day.
The Eureka was a freight boat and carries
no passengers. Her crew altogether num
bers thirteen persons.
WON’T ADMIT THEM.
Kev. Ionising Burrows, Kentucky; C. H.
Strickland, I). D., Tennessee; Rev. O. A.
Martially, Georgia; W. D. Mayfield, D. D.,
Arkansaa; Rev. T. J. Walne, Miss-
isslppl; J. A. Racket), _D. D., Louisiana;
W. C. carpenter, D. D., Kmiuckj, Rev. F.
C. Powell, Florida; Rev. J. C. Smith, Mis-
■ouri; T. 8. Teaidale, D. D., Tennessee.
The corresponding secretary is Rev. \t m.
Rollinson, New Jersey, aud the treasurer is
Samuel P. Waite, of New York; recording
aecretary, Williaui Hagai*.
A Reduction Accepted.
Pitts hero, Pa., May 7.-The Pittaburg
French Eastern Fleet.
Paris, May 7.—A statement from Shang
hai that the French Eastern squadron has
bren ordered to rendesvous at Yokekoma
j.. *» wrug mure biiu
rS* * "War street passed through the
room " , uf Hone A Chappel’s counting
.l° n ‘ , r o / Bb ? ,,t °£u ll, T: "ndawnirVherelli'earrTvai'of sealed orders
Conn then’ll 6 lA' 6 head °{ i? 1 "- V 'fi^lf I from Paris, is denied by Admiral Krnnls,
in tU i.?-. kke *l )e . r y ? n . d bu !** d lt8elf ; minister of marine.
ih.lt , *• of an nl « ledger lying on a , ————
“''ion,he opposite side of the room. Mr.! Instructed for Alger.
j*«b with a young son of Capt. D. It. j Detroit. May 7.-The Fourth district Re-
were at the desk when the ball 1 publicans this sfternoon chose delegates to
*kutl«d Chicago and instructed them for Alger.
Tlie Metlimltst Conference Refers Woman'
KllgfLd.t} to tlie Medic,ilisl Conference.
New Y'ork, May 7.—When the debate
on the eligibility of women r.s delegates to
the Methodist Episcopal general conference
closed to day a vote was taken on the adop
tion of Rev. David II. Moore’s substitute for
tlie report of the committee. It proposed
that the women elected as lady delegates to
the eenernt conferences he determined her n
vote' of the churches and annual conference*
This substitute was lost.
Then a vote was taken upon an amend
ment to the report by Rev. D. Neelv, of
Philadelphia. This amendment excludes
women from seats in the present conference
ami Mibiui's the question of eligibility t
sit in future general conferences to the' an
nual conferences. It was adopted by a vot
of 25!> ayes to 173 nays.
Murdered l>y sports.
Memphis, May 7.—A difficulty eeourred
last night at H o'clock on board the steu
Benton, running ns an excursion 1* mt be
tween Memphis nnd Jackson Mound Park, a
pleasure resort four miles below the eitr,
which resulted in the kQUag of Martin
Moore, the boats captain. The cause of ti c
trouble was a disagreement between those
who had chartered the steamer and Eph
Reeves and YV. J. McCowan, who arc charr
ed with the murder of Captain Moore. It
is alleged Reeves out hint In the head thick
times with a butcher knife and McCowan
■hot him in the abdomen. The bar-keeper,
Tilley, has also been iirresieu us uu accessory
tothe killing, Moore kept a saloon on tin*
comer of Main and Exchange streets.
Reeves and McCowan are sports.
riilladclpbta’s License Law Sustained.
Philadelphia, May 7.—In the matter for
an alternate writ of mandamus upon the
Judges of the license court to show* cause
why they should not grant license to W. A.
ltadenbusch, the Supreme Court this morn-
iliir refn-ctl tin* aril. Thi- looked upon
by thousands of saloon keepers who hare
been refuted licenses as a test case, and
many of them have entertained the hope
that their applications would he reconsidered
and lie* use grunted them. I In* decision of
the Supreme Court to-day removes all prob
ability of reconsideration in cases of appli
cants refused license. After June 1st there
will be about 1,200 saloons in the city, while
at present there are are ebont 6,500.
Ifarges bunk ln Collision.
New Orleans, May 7.—Daring a heavy
rain and thunder storm this afternoon, the
tow boat, Future City, ami three barges from
St. Louis rume iu" collision with three
United States war vessels at anchor in frent
of the cltv. Two of the barges were sunk
and the third was badly damaged, hut the
most of its freighs will be saved. The two
barges sunk ore total losses. One contained
61,000 bushels of bulk wheat and the other
a fall cargo of freight. The barges ure
valued at $9,000 each and their cargoes at
$70,000. The damage to the war vessels is
not stated.
Snlo or Florida Railroads.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 7.—Acting un
der a decree of the United States Court,
Special Master J. H. Durnee sold yesterday
the Transit railroad, extending from Fernaii-
dina to Cedar Keys, for JlO.uOO; the Transit
and the Tropical road, not including exten
sions, for $15,000, and tic Plant City exten
sion to the Florida Railway and Navigation
system for $100,000. All the above were
purchased by \V. Bayard Catting, agent,
who uas ha> control of the Hotl.!*
and Navigation system.
Fighting Chinese Immigration.
Sidney, N. S. W, May 7.—The steamers
Tsinam and Afghan, with Chioeie immi
grants, have arrived here. The police have
taken steps to prevent the landing of the
Chinamen. The government of New Zea
land and Tasmania concur in the opinion
that the influx o( Chinese labor must lie
cheeked.
Advices from Brishame state that riotous
anti-Chinese demonstrations have oerurred
there. Several ships belonging to Chinei-e
were wrecked.
The Deposition of Malietoa.
London, May 7.—In the House of Com
mons Sir James Furguson, under foreign
secretary, referring to the Samoan question,
■aid that the government had no reason to
complain of Kiug Mrlictoa’s failure to keep
his agreements. Germany did no't ask the
assent of the British and American govern
ments to the deposition of King Malietoa
and the decision of England and America
on the subject was unchanged.
A MONSTER HUKAK
SAN i'ltANrtsco, May 7.—The wholesale,
comini .-.ion house of W. T. Coleman <& Co.
made uu a- uraent to L. L. Baker ami Louis
Slos- for tire benefit of their creditois.
Frank S. Johnson, the managing partner of
tlie firm, submitted a statement to the effect j
that the firm was unable to realise upon as- !
sets immediately, and in view of pressing 1
engagements iu New York, where tlie pres-
enre upon them for money was urgent, they
decided i" .wake an assignment in order to
prevent tho dissipation of their property.
John-on places the asset* at four or five
and a half million dollars and tlie liabilities
at two millions. The iudebtednes in Cali
fornio, with the exception of n number of
-mail miioimta, is all confined to four hanks
and two individuals. Johnson further
states that among the most valuable is a
borax property, which Is valued at $2,100,-
000, ami that negotiations for the sale of
which ware in a fairway to he consummated
when the announcement of tlie tarill’ bill
placing borax on the free list tended to de
feat tbeir efforts In that direction. The firm
feels confident that the resources are suffi
cient to more than meet all engagements.
The foundation of the firm of William T.
Coleman & Co. dates back to 1848, since
which time the house has taken the foremost
place in the business interests of the coast.
Tho house has agencies in Oregon, Chicago,
New York and Loudon. It also acts as
agents for a large number of manufacturing
and i r -liicing establishments and the prin
cipal salmon canneries of the Pacific coast.
The shipping department is ngent forseveral
lines ot shippers to and front Australia,
Chinn and other parts. The business of the
ti -m is said to amount to $14,000,000 per
THE DARKNESS OF NIOUT.
A Storm Cloud Stints Out ft Kansns Town
from tlie Day ami Deluges It.
Wichita,Kar., May 7.—A strange atmos
pherical phenomenon was witnessed at
Muisee, west of this county, yesterday. A
Morin cloud bunt which extended over a
space 600 yards wide and ono mile in length.
I-’or h ilf an hour the rain came down in tor
rents ami the heavens were black, and dark-
ness, almost equal to that of night, covered
the entire area. People rau frightened from
tlirir homes, many crying that the end of the
world had come. ’
Mai- a is seated on the aouth hank of the
Arkansas river and the streets were turned
into rivers, which fortunately found outlets
into the Arkansas. An eye witness describes
the ruin as coming down in torrents, washing
away a number of houses and moving oth
ers from their foundations.
A house in which a family named Rockly
lived near by, was picked up by the floods
and carried into (he Arkansaa river, where
it sank, drowning Rockly, Ilia wife and two
children. A number of narrow escapes are
reported. Water from the cloud seemed to
come straight down and could not have
been thicker had it found Its source from a
lake in the air. The bodies of the Rockly
family have not been recovered. The dam
age will be very large. A great many horses
mid cattle were drowned.
THE AFFAIR WITH MOROCCO.
No llefosal by the Sultan to Arbitrate—
Status of tile Crt-e.
Washington, May 7.—The following
statement in regard to the Tangier affair is
imied iiy the Department of State:
It iz net true that there has been any re-
fnsal by the Sultan of Morocco, to arbitrate.
He proposed to Consul Lewis some weeks
ago (o send a special agent to Tangier to
dloctiss with Mr. Lewis the matters
of differences, all questions upon
which they could not agree,
to he referred "to some third person. With
the approval of the* State department Mr.
I^-wis agreed to this nnd after ’some discus
sion ns to details a complete understanding
was retched. The meetings were to begin
Sntni.Jsy last. The presence of the Quinne-
hattg at Tangier was casual and had nothing
to do with tlie discussion between Mr. Lew
and the authorities. The Qutuuebaug is on
a regular cruise.
SHOT HIS SlYKKTIIKART.
Young Fellow Ft ml * it Rlvnl Abend of Him
and He Slionta tlio Girl and Flees.
Raleioii, N. C., May 7.—At Carthage,
Moore county, Sunday evening, a young man
named McNeill shot Miss Ida Poe, seriously
wounding her. Jealousy is supposed to have
been the cause nf tho sfionting,
McNeill called to see the young lady, and
finding that she was entertaining another
gentleman in the parlor, lie called to her to
come to tlie door, and he then shot her and
fled. Gera* Indignation is expressed against
him in Carthage, and ti-I.■ginni- arc bring
sent iu every direction for hi - apprehension.
COLUMIIUS.
Y. M. O. A. Election—Thu Red Mc» Outlier-
lug tor Tlielr Sleeting.
Colu.m hub, May 7.—{8pec!al.]—At a meet-
ing of the hoard of directors of the Y*. M. C.
A. to-night, President T. J. Pearce tendered
his resignation, which was accepted. Mr. J.
A. Kervcn, now vice-president, was elected
president, and Mr. T. II. Gordon was elected
vice-president.
About fifty representatives of tribes of the
Improved Order of Red ifen reached the
city to-day to attend the grand meeting of
Red Men to-morrow. Puhlio speaking will
be held at the opera house Wednesday
night, .to which pale faces are invited.
AUGUSTA.
Annual Meeting of the Exchange—The Old
Upper Market to Go*
Augusta, May 7.—The Augusta exchange
held its annual meeting to-day, and Presi
dent James Tobin’s report showed the ex
change to In-In a flourishing condition. Two
new committees were added to the exchange,
a river improvement and a freight commit
tee. The election of officers will take place
next Monday.
Augusta's eitv council to-day decided to
tear down the old and unsightly upper mar
ket on Broad street, thus removing an ob
struction to the street and an eyesore to
the citizens in the way to the exposition.
application for lteliearlng In Telephone
Case.
Washington, May 7.—A petition for the
reueariug ot tne Bell telephone cue was
filed in the clerk’s office of the Supreme
Court to-day by counsel for the People's
Telegraph Company, who claim that Daniel
Drawbaugh is ran* Inventor of the telephone.
Copies of tire petition were distribute^
among the justices of the court, and it ii
probable that the matter will he considered
by them this week and a decision thereon
announced on next Monday, when the pres
ent term of court closes. Only those justices
consideration of the telephone
lly will take part in the applica-
Tlie application can be
ion fo
granted
t-
ed only on the request of the three jus-
*ho concurred in Chief Justice Watte’*
minion, upholding the validity of Bell’a
(aim as the original inventor of the tele
phone.
Condon Convlrt*»d»
Dtiilik, May 7. Tlio-. ('oinlon, M. I\ who
wm arreatttl for the crime*’ act, wa* to-day
convicted on the charge of participating in
an unlawful anaembly and >• nt*-n. *••! t<* tw-*
weeks’ imprisonment without hard labor.
Hearing on other charge* »g*in«t him wm
adjourned.
..AND TITIAN.
LckhI Movement to Secure Copies—Hlwiory
of uu Almost Incredible Adair.
Atlanta, May 3.—Several years ago a
number of books of record were stolen from
the clerk’s office of this county. Judge C.
II. Strong, the present clerk of Fulton
county, was the clerk at the time, and from
the day of the disappearance of the books
to the present time nothing has been learn
ed of the manner in which the hooks were
carried off, or who managed the affair. The
job was done in the best manner possible,
nnd the guilty party or parties have man
aged to keep their tracks well covered up.
During the past few years the loss ot
these hooks has occasioned considerable
trouble to citisens of this county who de
sired to establish titles to property.
Before Judge Strong wits elected clerk
Mr. James I). Collins held that office, and
while there Mr. Collins had compiled an
abstract to the titles recorded in the books
that are now missing from the clerk’s
office. Soon after the books were stolen
Mr. Collins organised what is known as
the “Land Title Warranty and Safe De
posit Company.” He took twenty thousand
dollars worth of stock in the couinany and
was paid a sum of money in addition for
his plant. The enterprise turned
out to be a good one, as
the comany possessed information
that could not he obtained outside of its
office, and as a consequence any sum jtsked
for this information had to be pnid.
Recently the county commissioners have
been endeavoring to get copies of the ab
stracts from the company, but failed ’to
make any sort of trade on account of the
sum demanded. At the last session of the
Legislature a bill was passed to meet this
particular case.
The last effort made to get the informa
tion desired was by Commissioner
Adair, who was informed that
he could have the entire plant for $31,000,
and that the company would sell nothing
less, and would take nothing less. The
commissioners decided that it was out
of the quection to pay the price demanded.
To-day Hale anti Hammond, attorneys
for Judge W. L. Calhoun, ordinary of Ful
ton county, filed the following affidavit:
“riate of Georgia, Fniton connty.—To
the Superior Conrt of said county: The
petition of W. L. Calhoun, ordinary of
said county, respectfully represents ’ that
certain boolts of the records of said coun
ty have been lost, stolen or destroyed, said
books being os follows:
“Deed book ‘B,’ covering a period of
time from about June 7th, 1855, to about
January 10th, 1857.
“Deed hook ‘F,’ covering a p riod of
time from ahout December flth, lfWl), to
about January 21st, 1863.
“Deed book ‘H,’ covering a period of
time from nbout December 9th, 1863, to
about April 26th, 1866. Mortgage book
‘E,’ covering a period of time from about
February 18th, 1874,to about May 8th, 1876.
“Executive docket ‘C,’ containing the
record of executions from No. 106 May
term, 1869, to 200 spring term, 1874.
“Homestead record book ‘A,’ covering
period of time from the beginning of the
record of homesteads up to about October
13, 174.
“Minute book of the Superior Court ’F,’
covering a period of time from ahout
October 25, 1867, to abont March 5, 1869.
“Your petition prays for the establish
ment of copies of substantial copies as near
as may be of all of satd.books of record,
nnd that such orders and proceedings
be had therefor as are neenssary and as
are contemplated and provided for in the
act of the Ceueral Assembly of the Stale
of Georgia, entitled an act to ’prescribe a
remedy for supplying the defects and in-
convenicncies arising from the loss of ven
tilation of any of the public records of any
of any of the courts of this State, to pro
vide lor the procuring of copies t s near ns
may be, to make such copies evidence in
all respects just aa the original record*
would have been, anil for other purposes.’
Approved October 22, 1887.”
Judge Marshall J. Clarke to-day named
Saturday next as the day upon which he
would consider the petition.
The filing of the above petition is re
garded ns the opening of a suit against the
Land Title Warrantee nnd Safe Deposit
Company for copies of the abstracts that it
has , of the missing records of Fulton
county.
College Athletic*.
From ibe Bu$luu Herald.
Mr. Richard H. Dana's criticism of the
report of the committee on athletic exer
cises of the board of overseers of Harvard
College is a strong defence of existing
methods of encouraging physical culture.
We can go farther and say that, in our
opinion, it is a much more conclusive pre
sentation of the subject than the report
drawn up hv a majority uf tin- committee.
It is undesirable to encourage a popular
impression that American colleges
are places chiefly devoted to 'the
work of forming young athletes, and
when a college graduate becomes a profes
sional baseball player or oarsman, tne In
ference drawn from this selection does not
reflect creditably upon the institution of
learning where he received his training.
But, if the occupations of college cradu-
ates were analyzed, it would probablv be
fonnd that quite a percentage of them
have thus far failed to show the benefits
derived by their college course, and that
they are now engaged in occupations no
higher in the intellectual scale than row
ing boats or playing baseball.
Oil nnil Water.
From the New Y’ork World.
The capital of the StandaiJ Oil Trust is
$90,000,000, according to Secretary Flagler,
and the market value of the stock, $50,-
000.000 more.
This is a refutation of the maxim that
‘oil and water won’t mix.” Not one-half
of this $140,000,000 represents money ac
tually expended or invested in the bus
iness.
The average earnings upon this enor
mous capitalisation, according to Mr. Fla-
1.1.1. Ii... tarn ta iweiwil 4 ml «l itin
corporation organs cite the relatively low
price of oil as a sufficient justification of
this gigantic monopoly.
The people don’t see it in that light.
A St niggle wittl ft Dog.
From the Blakely News.
Mr. James Butler had his hand pain
fully lacerated by a dog belonging to Mr.
John T. Williams on Monday morning
last. The dog was out of the yard and at
tacked Mr. Butler as he was passing. Mr.
B. succeeded in getting the dog down and
called for an axe. which was brought him
by a boy, who, however, was afraid to use
it. But he handed Mr. B. his knife and it
was used on the dog’s throat, but not suf
ficiently to kill him. When released the
dog made haste to get within his owners
yard. There were some wild rumore
afloat in the town for awhile that the dog
was mad, but we think the fears of mad-
nc— wi-ri gn.iiniliiM. ami tru-t that Mr.
Butler will speedily recover from the ef
fects of the bite.
TWELVE BUCKSHOT.
A Would-Be Seducer S'.
By a Jealous Husband.
BARK CAMP CHURCH CENTEN iiAL
Remarkable Growth of BranwS<ik
Simon's Encampment — Mr,
wood'll Friend* Very Ilopefi
Other State Matter*.
Mount Vernon, May 8.—[Sp**5*a.]—
Thos. Brigman shot and killed Henry
Pitts on Thursday last, in this ccawty,
four miles from this place. Brigmn and
Pitts are both North Carolinian*, send (ho
two had been friends from their joith.
Brigman is doing a turpentine hainita^
owning a half interest in a still and the
business appertaining thereto. Pitts was
his cooper, and had been working for Brig-
man for the past six years.
Perhaps their friendship wonld Into
continued unbroken until one or the other
laid himself down to die like a man and a
Christian, had it not been for a woman.
Borne time ago Brigman discovered atf
effort on the part of Pitta to becoaoo iwti*
mate with hiB wife, said to have been,
aided in this effort by another woman liv
ing at the still aud a first cousin of Pitts.
Although Pitts failed in his attempt to
seduce Mrs. Brigman
FROM THE PATHS OF VIRTUE
and uprightness, she having promptly re
fused all of his overtures, yet the demon of
jealousy had entered tlie heart of Urigrakn
until, ns so graphically delineated in tlio
Moor of Venice, reason was dethreoxd,
and culminated in the death of Pitts at tho
hand of Brigman on Thursar Inst.
The matter had been kept profoundly
secret, and tho eye witnesses of tlie tragedy
had no idea of the intention of Brigman
until tlie fatal shot was fired and twtha
buckshot had gone on their dread
ful mission of death, entering (ha
side and front of Pitts, literally tear
ing his liver into fragments, »«d
strange to say, he did not immediately fall,
hut wnlked some ten or twelve stepa and
laid down behind a pile of wood, whence
lie was carried to his home andlliugured ha
agony for eight or ten hours, whea the
angel of death spread his broad black wing
over him and the soul of Pitts winged ila
flight out into tho “great unknown.”
coroner’s verdict..
A coroner’s jury was promptly impan
eled and returned a verdict of manslaugh
ter against Brigham. I understand ihat
this verdict does not meet the approval of
the more conservative and law abiding sate
izens. They think it should have heem
murder. And yet, when the sanctitw ed at-,
man’s liearthBtonc is violated, and iSo re
duction of a man’s wife is attempted, ju
ries are always loth to convict.
As Brigham proposes standing his trial
and abiding the judgment of his pecn^ I
will say nothing to forestall their vddieft.
A HUNDRED YEARN.
Centennial. Celebration at Dark Crmii -
Church ln llurks.
Midville, May 8.—|SpeciuRJr-Bark.
Camp Baptist Church, of Bnrko county,
held its centennial celebration on Satur
day and Sunday, 28th and 29th of Apsil.
The crowd was large, at least eight hun
dred being present, and well was the hos
pitality of the community shown in the
manner in which the people werra f. d, and
cared for at night.
This church has heen and still is, ono
of tlie leading chnn-hes in Georgia. !t
has many of Georgitt’s- ministers to >t
its pastors, among them ii.-ittg I-r H.
T. Kilpatrick W. M. Verdery, I>r. \\\ J.
Kilpatrick, Rev. V,’. II. Davu,, ami Dr. K.
R. Carswell, and last, but not heist, \l«■
present pastor, Rev. J. J. Hyman. Tin
church is regarded now ns being in- t-
prosperotts a condition as at any t it.-n
during the century of its existence!
The exercises were interesting, Her. K
M. Verdery, YV. L. Kilpatrick, D. I), J. J.
Davis nnd others taking part. The meet
ing was presided over by Kev. J. J. Hy
man. The paper of Dr. E. Carswell. Sr.,
read by J. J. Davis, was regarded as good.
The historical address by the Kev. W_L
Kilpatrick, D. D., was all that heart,
n.illd wi-ii. The music was iik„1 excel
lent. The center of attraction was Brother
B. F. Cocke, who now lives at Senotn, Ga.,
but who formerly lived here, and was u.
member of this church fifty years tm.
Brother Cocke’s grandfather deeded the
ground to the church that it now occupier,
also Mrs. Betsy Harris, wle nsuicu
Brother Cocke fifty-one years ago in teach
ing a Sunday-school at this church, anti
wo must not leave out Mrs. Pope, who hat*
been a good and faithful member for fifty-
eight years.
Tlie" great-great-great-grandchildfren off
some of the members who organiiyri thin
church were present at its centennial.
Upon the whole, it was an occasion long
to be remembered by every one piw*nt,
and long may the good work continue.
1IAIVKINSVII.ee.
Pcri«nal Notes of Hone Folk And Visitors
—Pieasnnt KntertAinment*
Hawkinsville, May 8.—[Special.]—
Miss Rolina Stanley, of Atlanta, baa been
spending tlio past week with the family uf
George YV. Jordan, on Dooly streeL
Miss Cleo Glover, of Rome, is visiting
Misa Anna Glover, of this city.
Rufus L. Walker, cl Savannah, and
Charlie Magratli, of Macon, spent Sunday
and Monday In Hawkinsville.
Dr. YY r . N. Fleetwood has returned from
a four days’ trip to Brunswick.
Col. YY’m. A. Jelks and family will leave-
in a few days for Oveida, Fla., where they
will make their future home.
A grand picnic at the “Bohanan Settle
ment," about seven miles from here, drew
a large crowd ot iiawkinsrille folks to
gether last Saturday.
Last night th'e members of the “If. L.
A.” met at their ball and bad a most de
lightful entertainment. A few minuUai
after 8 o’clock the evening’s programme
was begun with a song, “Mv Bobins True
to Me,” by Miss Ida YV’ay.
Misa Laidler Pate, with rare sweeter.,*,
recited “Mona’i YVatera,” and won the
plaudits of the audience.
The instrumental music ly Miss Cleo
Glover, of Rome, was grandly beautiful.
Mr. Richard C. Jordan appeart d as
well preserved liltlegentleman with n giay
moustache and a pleasant, urbane and
sprightly manner in “YVolaey’s Charge to
Cromwell,” while young Jim J. Whitfield
gained new laurels in taking the part off
Cromwell to perfection.
Mrs. C. P. Brown sang in a most charm
ing nianrer, “YVere I a Y’iolet.”
Miss Miller, one of Augusta’s loveliest
daughters, ie Tisiting her aunt, M n. J.
Pope Hrown, of thii oily.