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MACON. GA., MONDAY, AUGTST 14, 1893.
RA SESSION
IN FULL BLAST
y Senate Met, Elected Offic-
„ and Are Ready For
Business.
returns and qua.' It of Its new I era. The galleries were filled with
,ors ' 9 u • dies in light summer costumes, and
Three hundred and thirty-six ru," '
bers having responded to their names
the clerk announced there was more
than a quorum present and that the
first business in order was the election
of a speaker.
Crisp Elected Speaker.
Mr. Holman. Democrat, as chairman
of the Democratic caucus, arose and
said he had the honor to put in nomi
nation for the high office the Hon.
"James” F. Crisp of Georgia. The
laughter caused by this slip of the
fUk IS ABOUT FINANCES tongue had hardly abated before it was
l I renewed when the clerk fell into the
U* Lost Sight of In the Gen- |
BUeusdon of th* Prospect.
t Monetary Legislation—
p,. Two Programmes.
same error and announced that Hon.
“James’* P. Crisp had been put in nom
ination.
Then Mr. Thomas Heed of Maine
placed in nomination Mr. Henderson of
Illinois, the chairman of the Republi
can caucus. The mention of Reed’s
name was greeted with Republican
cheers. Then rose Mr. Kemp of Ne-
« i m t? | braska, who, amid greaft laughter,
ilDfton, Aug. 7.—Hon. cnaries r. Bpeak i ng f0r the thlrd p&Tt y t presented
rU made speaker of the house the name of Mr Jerry S j mpion o£ K,,,.
. was predicted would be done sas. The nominations were then closed
*?, pb a long time ago. Both and the clerk proceeded to call the roll.
, were crowded with He had proceeded when Mr. Burrows.
0( t0 B , con . Republican, of Michigan suggested that
, hen the "“ l °L£j£“ a It bad always been the custom that-
Lomuditallced . j the vot8 for 8psaker 8hould be tallied
by tellers, appointed by the clerk. Clerk
peat question among the mem- Kerr admitted he overlooked this fact
it the two houses was the repeal and he Immediately appointed as tell-
sherman law. Tariff matters ers Messrs. Carirth, Democrat, of Ken
ner, In the one question: tucky, Bingham, Republican, O'Neill.
' ors ° . . . r .|iAve Democrat, of Massachusetts, and Hop-
" shouH be t0 ' "T kins of Illinois. The vote resulted: For
ial distress of the country Crisp 2U _ for Reed 122i for BimpS on 7.
I the members of * The announcement was greeted with
ly the new ones, there loud applause. Messrs. Holman, Reed
introducing a Joint an d Simpson were appointed a commlt-
as the speaker was sdccted ^ tQ cscon ^ apeak8r to chair _
g the secretary of e r and as the distinguished gentleman en-
gnd the purchase of *‘ ve tered the main door leaning upon the
nmedlate action by tne h^^ j j arm of Ur uolman the members broke
lto cries.
After Mr. Crisp assumed the gavel
a sudden hush fell upon the house. In
a clear, but moved voice, the speaker
said:
"Representatives: I am profoundly
- - • „ - | grateful for this mark of your oonfl-
,Uve it that it will be » ' dence. I shall try to be In some degree
tn columns, ot■3.600 word . worthy of It by an honest discharge
it Bcommends the unconditional ^ ^ duUtg of th8 offlce wlth fidelity
Uthc Sherman law. and courtesy amd with impartiality. (Ap-
suld that Messrs. O***"“pUuse.) I am ready to take the oath
Torts and Bynum of Indiana are Qf offlcf „
I the leaders on the Di-mocra lc | oath was then administered by
at the house, and that they nave ^ fath(T of th8 hou ,e. Mr. O'Neill of
i; expressed their willingness to I p gnngylvania The pra yer was then
in right away with the discussion oR( , r8d by g,, chaplain of the last
i silver question without refernng hou9e _ g,,, Rev Vr Milburn.
V"* *» r '^ rt ' a " d . ,h o e [ Th . oath Administered,
notiilN-lhe sllverltes to that ef-
• I The work of administering ths oath
Culberson, who represents the of office to the membcrs elect was then
itee, will not agree to this, as he entered upon. Inisqusds of two dozen
e that his side could get their as their names wore called they took
before the country if embodied their stand in front of the ^speaker s
report frontage. | rF’Y. ‘If.-UV! I desk.
„er members did not entertain
esusc of the fear that it would
ta loud cry of "gag rule” from
m m en and precipitate a con-
,gse either side was ready for it.
pmident's message will likely be
It tomorrow. Statements as to its |
03 v was open to visitors up to within
a quarter ot an hour of 12.
One of the first senators to put in an
appearance was Senator Stewart of
Nevada, and his desk was the central
point ot attraction for senators of both
parties as'they arrived. Senator Gor
man was one of those, and he and Sen
ator Stewart had a most friendly
greeting and a, long chat. Senator Mills
of Texas was' in his seat about the
same time that Senator Stewart came
in, but there was no greeting between
the two. Senator Teller of Colorado
arrived at about 12:05, and at the same
moment a magnificent basket of flow
ers was laid on his desk. He was most
cordially welcomed by many senators.
Just before the stroke of noon Senator
Colquitt was wheeled into the chamber,
but beforb he could be gotten to his
chair the vice-president's gavel fell, a
hush came ruddcnly on the talk and
confusion and the chaplain of the sen
ate, Rev. Mr. Butler, opened the res
eion with prayer.'
The vice-president then directed the
secretary to read the proclamation of
the president, convening congress in
extraordinary session, and the docu
ment was read by Mr. Cook, the out
going secretary.
Senator Quay, who had been absent
during the last session of the senate,
and had therefore not taken'the oath
qualifying him for his new term, had
the oath now administered to him, as
also had Senator Pasco ot Florida, re
elected in the legislature of the state
since the close of tho last session.
l!«ckwllli , i Resignation.
The vice president laid before the
senate a communication from Senator
Beckwith ot Wyoming, stating that,
owing to a combination of circum
stances over which he had no control,
he had been been obliged to hand tn
his resignation to Governor Osborne of
Wyoming of his appointment as
United States senator. The commu
nication was filed.
At the suggestion ot 3Ir. ■’Gorman, the
oath of office was administered to th.
new secretary of the senate. Senator
Cox, who was escorted to the desk by
the retiring secretary. Senator Mc
Cook.
A resolution was then ottered and
agreed to to Inform the houae of rep
resentatlvea that a quorum of the sen
ato had assembled and was ready to
proceed to business, to notify the house
and the president of the election ot
Senator Cox as secretary of tbe senate,
fixing the dolly hour of meeting at
noon and for the appointment ot
committee of two senators to Join
like commltto on the part ot the house
to wait upon the president and inform
him that both houses are in session
and will receive any communication h
may be pleased to make. Seqat
ZIMMERMAN WON
HANDS DOWN.
The Champion of the World Remains
Champion After the Big
Race at Chicago.
SANGER STRUCK THE FENCE
On. >»<
ni«. Proceedings,
rise on cirf w m, wt.-n efren
urntiy'present s bill repeal the
an law unconditionally. „ 1 * tt n/ tbut waa when the name
Culbertson or some { repeal! of Oeorge / Richardson waa called a
^ of «e Sh«Cn rop°^a/-.«t from tho Fifth
purchasing dau {or the| Mlehif*” A«trfctJ
fiK : ver“ witbo7 mintage at Mr.
Xof Wtol. Thcre ‘s «reat offlce - that | accor diug
r- be asked
iSSJSJSS, and *» -me. I.land L, W hcn ,h. oath bad been
I .amirfered to all the other member.
Th . lion*, op TU 1 Terrell of Virginia ofTercd a rcso-
llthe floor of | declaring that Oeorge F. Rich
There was />ut one hitch in the pro-
Mr Bu TOW * objected to the oath of
1 administered to this gentlo-
11:15 me noov i ,
» of geaslons. but | 8rd '/ 1* now swom in as represents-
the sessio , srai the F , fl|l dtotrlct of Mlchl
f Mr. Burrow* moved *» * *ub*ti-
pr«*»mt during
JL and confusion
:fr upon ihe floor or in o , 1*1 r8|d j u pj 0n reciting that the cer-
the stroke of n°° n ' wln _ o{ I ,A ( . given to Mr. Richardson has
th. flag over, the brwl8i l “ 8W julled and made void by rea.on
capltoi was hetotodU> I V Jud ( , nt of the , uprem e court,
k Kerr called ct S court and board of c.nv.aaer.
sad the extraordlnon „ W dccUred and certified that Charles
Fifty third con * re **J^ clerk Kerr. (Belknap had been duly elected and will find ample ipac© tn the cool corri
1st had been r ** l "* a ' ,hires', lared Belknap is entitled to bo sworn
arlnr. ringing voice, read ^ ^ caw . An agrC8 .
proclamation summ „ nt wli arriv ed at by which each
as to convene In extra L wal t0 ^ a |i ew ed one hour's de-
,u*uit 7, 1S91. . J lte btlt a t tho suggestion of Mr. Oates
A "^ vuu'lontng straniera V Allbama , he wholc aubJect wa8 pet-
tnMunm after the organizaUon of
ooriieeper and *erg«tnt-at*arm» to/ offlceri Elected,
hit this caution waa strictly coma the Democratic officers were
proceeded to cs.i;
as follows: James Kerr, clerk;
ihb, Mr. Kerr I
pprrsen tallv es-elect to
fifty-third congreea. When the/
kid read the names of the men
*'.ect from Michigan he sal£:
Th. JtlrtllB*'* ‘ »*•'
Th. clerk bega leave to s'
referenc. to the certificate of
from the Fifth congressional;
at tltchtgan that on Decetnl
th'ro was field In thin pfflee
cate of election to the houi
sentattves from that dlstrli
and authorized form, ahowl
ti n of Hon. Geo. F. 'Riel
representative in the Fit
grew of the United Star
name of said Geo. F. R* 1
by the clerk of the hou^ ^
•eatatlves duly placed u P(mi ar
representatlves-elect. E ^tlfied
cerufleates In every
by the same state offic
other date*, si late a* 4 0 con "
the selection ..f repr*sf cta o(
gresa from nil the
Michigan, and similar/
tn each case. On
waa delivered to tht
certificate of clectio
persons, (the state
hw to certify the
of congrcaa having. cla , med
interim), which saf b ariea K
show the electi»^ Te ^,| 0na i
lknap from tlfanutlrl
■ of Mtchid Tho cl8rk
Flfty-thW the name
to strilf.. a
*"• ® having ai-
■ l ty given to
'jlc thert-f'.re
which, when
constitution
the ac'.lc:.-.
Meted,
H. W. Snow, setgeant-at-arma: A.
Hurt, door-keeper: Lycurgus Dalton,
postmaster and Samuel W. Headaway,
chaplain. The Republican slate waa
voted down without division. On reso
lutions offered by Mr. McMillin and Mr.
Outhwaltc, the clerk was directed to
inform the president and the senate
that Charles F. Crisp had been elected
speaker and James Kerr clerk. On
motion of Mr. Springer, a committee
was appointed to wait upon the presi
dent and Inform him that the house
was organised and ready to receive any
communication which he might »ee fit
to transmit.
Then, on motion of Mr. O'Ferrell, the
house proceeded to ballot for seats.
Mr. Reed, being an ex-speaker,
nnd Messrs. Holman and O'Neill,
by virtue of their long aervice,
w8r e permitted to choose their
seats in advance. When the drawing
for seats was concluded it was ordered
that the daily hour for the meeting ot
the .louse should be at 12 m. Mr,
O'FerrtU gave notice that tomorrow,
immediately after the reading of Ihe
journal, he would open the prlma facie
election case.
Mr. Oroavenor of Ohio announced the
death of hia colleague, Mr. Enochs, Slid
a mark of respect to the memory of
the deceased, the house at J:» ad
journed until tomorrow.
Th* feeaaIon of I4ie ffenat*.
Tha senate assembled at noon today
in obedience to the president's procla
motion, and spent Just half an hour in
session. Tbe senate chamber waa In
its summer attire, the floor* being laid
with matting. Half a dozen of tbi
d k* of senators on tbe Democratic
jjflc were ptoviicJ with taudiomeflov-
Hts Tumbling Interfered Ve
Behind Him—Zlmmezn
Won Two Knees.
Senator White of California then
arose and said it waa his painful duty
to announce the death of hia late col
league. Mr. .Stanford, and he should,
at a date to 6o fixed hereafter, request
the senate to set apart a day for auch
remarks tn regard to Mr. Stanford's
memory as might be deemed proper,
and should content himself now with
moving, as a remark of respect, that
the senate now adjourn. The motion
was agreed to and the senate at 12
o'clock adjourned until tomorrow.
OHIO’S DEMOCRATS.
What ths ftste Convention Is Likely
to Do.
Cincinnati. O., Au*. 7.—The great
week for the Democracy of Ohio be
gin* with ^delightfully cool weather,
promising comfort to the 800 delegate*
who will aaoemble in convention on
Wednesday. But even if the thermom
eter should rise before the time they
Chicago, Aug. 7.—With a thousand
cycle* scattered about the grass and a
hundred more f^ng with the speed of
the wind under the control of bare
legged sun-burned young men about
its great track, the Chicago ballpark
attracted an immense crowd today to
witness the first day’s sport of the four
teenth annual meeting of the wheelmen
of the world. At the north' end of the
grounds, behtnd a row of white tents,
gay with thousands of multi-colored
flags, were the “cracks” or ‘‘scorchers”
under the care of their trainers.
TH© first contest was the one mile
novice race for a 850 gold watch. P.
Van Boeckman finished an easy first
In 2 minutes 34 3-5 second*.
S>me delay waa experienced In pel
ting the entries for the half-mile Illi
nois championship to the scratch. This
raco was the most prominent one on
the list, as in it were entered the crack
riders of the International wheelmen.
As Tuttle. Bode. Rhodes and Zimmer
man came out they were loudly ap
plauded. The slender-1 imbed “Zlmmy”
received the larger part of tho cheer.*.
They were soon in the saddle, and as
the starter’s pistol cracked the bunc*
of cycles surged forward altogether,
until the numbers of the men could
hardly be seen. When the qu.irter had
been reached, however, the black suit
of Zimmerman shot out ahedxl and be
gan to draw away from the bunch
with a speed that provoked the audi
ence to the wildest enthusiasm.
Around he. went, finishing an
first, with his colleague* still bunched,
lengths behind. Ills time waa 41 3-5
seconds.
The half-mile handicap was won by
A. J. Brown of Cleveland In 1:04.
The next race was a twn-ml
plonship end full Of favorites,
familiar fat ■■ of Sang* i. Lums:
dlt* and Zimmerman .-am© «r
front oi the stand the crowd cl
lustily iid •» roar w«*nt up as th-
K*it '»•••—. with th: two rj .•ills—S
■they epuned to the front and then be
gan aterrlble contest. As they cleared
ithe hslf the spectators were horrified
To see the leader waver and fall, and
in an Instant there wan a crash as the
entire bunch rsn into him. Banger’s
wheel struck the fence and threw him
headlong over It. From the mas* of
twisted tires, bent handles and broken
spokes the rest of the racers crawled
and limped to their quarters, while
the attendants gathered up the remains
of the once shapely machines and laid
them away in the sheds. Sanger’s leg
was somewhat bruised, while his com
panion suffered a severe shake up.
A GENERAL REDUCTION.
BEN TILLMAN’S WHISKY.
Th. Kate on the Railroad. Involved In
a Daw Sul*.
Greenville, 6. C.. Aug. 7.—Th© case
of the Richmond and Danville Rail
road Company aealnst the railroad
commissioners of this state was heard
before Judge SImonton of the United
States district court here today. It
comes up on application for dissolution
of tho Injunction granted by Judge
Bond at Baltimore three weeks ago.
restraining the commission from en
forcing the new rate on tho transpor
tation of liquors in glass. The railroad
claims that the rate was made fort the
benefit of the state dispensary, which
is given by law 'a monopoly of the
tie"., business. Ths ?sts fixed tnr th*
transportation ot liquor in glass is the
same that has -been charged for trans
portation in bulk. The railroad claims
that glass involves more -risk and
trouble In handling and should pay
higher rates. The pivotal point of the
case is tbe pivotal relation of the four
teenth amendment to the now rule of
the commission, which, it is alleged,
‘the new rule violates. The complaint
and''reply was read, and argument was
made by Hugh L. Bond, Jr„ for the
railroad and Attorney General Towns
end for (he stole and Co!, J 8 Coth-
will probably tie heard for the rail
road tomorrow. Judge SImonton will
render his decision some time In the
next two or three weeks. <
MR. FISK DOES
SOME TALKING.
How He Proposes to Force Congress
to Enact a Silver Free
Coinage Law.
SOUTH AND WEST TO COMBINE
\
And Wipe Out tho Piotectlve TnrliT,
Pension Soldier* Who Fought in
Both Armiea nnd Levy *
Heavy Income Tax.
GOVERNMENT CONGRESS.
The Opening Session Attended Largely
by Women.
Chicago, Aug. 7.—The congress on
tho science of government, including
Jurisprudence and - law reform, civil ser
vice and city reform, which will be
In session all this week at the art in
stitute. was opened today with cere
monies similar to those attending the
opening of fhe congress which preceded
it. There was not a large crowd pres
ent, considering the importance of the
subjects to be discussed. The fair sex
was In a decided majority.
Among those present were Col. Ed
win Dudley of Bostoh. well known in
connection with the Law and Order
League, Professor J. B. Thayer of the
Howard Law School, Judge Thomas J.
Semmes of Now Orleans. President Hen
ry Wade Rdgers of the Northwestern
University, Bishop Fallows, Elizabeth
Boynton Herbert and Belva Lockwood.
W. D. Foulke delivered a notable
address on civil service reform. An
other feature was a paper by Judge
Cooley on the administration of civil
Justice in the United State*.
chftcn-
v- tha
and in
dors and the great auditorium of Music
Hall for the comfortable transaction
of their business.
Coming as thi\ convention does al
most coincident with the meeting ot
congress and its expected revelation of
the policy of the administration upon
at least the financial situation, there is
an absence ot speculation concerning
tbe feathre* of the platform to be an
nounced. There is a general under
standing that the platform must con
form to the tone of the president's mes
sage, and as the Utter has precedence
of publicity, the confirmation may easily
be accompIUhed. The same facts em-
harass somewhat the canvass for gov
ernor. If the tariff feature of the mes
sage should not come fully up to the
Chicago platform on that subject,-then
It would teem bad policy to put the
author of that plank, Mr. Larry T.
Neal, at tbe head of the ticket. -As the
matter now stands Neal has the lion's
share of support, with C. W. Baker of
this city and Col. W. A. Taylor of Co
lumbus apparently next in favor. What
changes may be wrought by circum
stance* and by consultatlpn no one can
foretell. It U certain tbit tbe conven
tion will be most warmly welcomed and
that, the delegates, and especially the
brethren of the press, will be hospitably
entcrulned.
WHERE IS OLIVER JOHNSON?
Msnagsr Cl.ncy Would Llk. to Ifcai
From Ills chief Clerk.
BBrunswick. Aug. 7.—(Special.)—Man
ager CUncy of tbe Hotel 8t. Simons
wants information as to tbe wbere-
abouU of former Chief Clerk Oliver
Johnson, who has disappeared, presu
mably while Uboring under temporary
mental disorder occasioned by protrac
ted illness.
When last seen Johnson had on his
person several'hundn~I dollar* in cash
and Jewelry; of several hundred dolUrs
value. If is thought Johnson walked
about in the hot sun too much before
being thoroughly well and this affected
bis brain.
Brunswick defe:4od Macon at ball to
day by a score of 3 to 1.
In view ot disgraceful kicks n
by the Fort Valley player*, who lost a
game here last week, Brunswick chal
lenged Fort Valley to pUy one or a se
ries of fair., - with a league umpire
|SM a imle without g.tUng a response.
Brut.-- :.- ha. utter Lt-.u defeat:
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 7.—President
Milton H. Smith of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad has Issued a circular
notifying employe* of a sweeping, re
duction in salaries. The cut affects all
employe* except trainmen and their
salaries cannot be touched on account
of en agreement made with th* va-
rluos organizations of trainmen In their
last meeting held In this city. The pay
of all officers receiving 3233.22 a month
or over is reduced 20 per cent. The pay
of all officers and employes receiving
not less than 250 a month or more than
3222.32 1* reduced 10 p>r cent. Those
receiving over 315 a month and not
over 350 Is reduced to 315. A reduction
has already been made in the working
forces at the shops, and tome such
step as this was anticipated by the
other employes
ESCAPE OF SUMMERS.
Ilo Wss the Dele
Who Rsn Down
Jackson. Miss, Aug. 7.—C. O. Sum
mers. s Pinki-rton detective who helped
Detective Jack«on to run down and as
sassinate the noted express robber. Eu
gene Bunch, and capture his pal. Hob-
good, escaped from the penitentiary
here this evening. He and Tom Mur
phy, sn all-round crook from Chicago,
made a key to the express sate in Me
ridian and robbed the express office of
35,000. He expected and narrowly missed
350,000. They plead guilty and were
sentenced to five years' imprisonment
Kansas City. Mo.. Aug. Ti—The strike
of all the miners ordered for today by
a delegate to the convention of miners
Reid here a week ago, did not material
ise. At a flSW ■ f ih- l-sser "fines some
of the men went out, but at the great
mining centr-s tha workmen refusedtto
strike.
Lancaster. P.» , Aug. 7.—Damage to
tobacco from hill yesterday in Lan
carter and York counties Is reported.
Hundreds of acre* of tobacco were
completely - riddled and In many to'
stances will be plowed under as fertil
izer*.
Chicago. A
California ct
day. been i
31i.flC-}. The
ond to tbe'
llyje fork i
di-.taL-i- i-a
the Great, the
Chicago, Aug. 7.—A. C. Fisk of Col
orado, a delegate to the silver con
vention. has remained tn the city in
consultation with prominent bimetallists
from all sections of the country, per
fecting plans to force congress to give
tho nation free coinage of silver and
some measure of Justice to too debtor*
and producers.
He stated td a pres* reporter that a
determination had been reached to use
every possible argument to convince
too Bast, that It waa to the interest of
all claaae* to restpre diver and give
the country a proper per capita circu
lation with which to do business, and
lf_ the East persisted in reducing the
volume of money, which would enslave
tbe Weat ond South, that a combined
effort should be made by those section*
to wipe out the protective tariff and
to pendon every soldier who aerved In
either Federal 'or Confederate armies,
tnelr widows and orphans and to en
act a law providing a graduated lp-
come tax for that purpose.
KILLED FOR INFORMING.
Ths VV*
DUCRES AND NORTON SENTENCED.
Paris. Aug. 7 —The Jury in the caso
ot [mo.r t and Norton has r-turncl a
verdict of guilty against both of th'
defendant-. Norton, who is i mulatt
th.ii cruu>- , ..u-h .T ktitKCtldfl in Ti'"
chamber ot deputies when read by H.
Millevoye, Boulangtst • member. There
documents, which it Is claimed had
been stolen from the* British embassy
in Paris, during the absence of Lord
Dufferln. the British ambassador, pur
ported to show that certain Frenchmen
to official life had sold state secrete
to the British government, their alleged
acts, if true,-constituting treason. M.
Ducret, who is editor of the Boulanglat
organ. Concorde, waa charged with
complicity in the forgeries. The Jury
waa but a short time In arriving at a
verdict and the court a* once sentenced
Norton to three year* Imprisonment and
Ducret was sentenced tor one year.
IRON WORKS FAILED.
CIslmThsIi
Chicago, Aug. 7.—Tha Chicago Iron
and Steel Company has assigned. Its
works are located at East Chicago, Ind.
The plant cost 3250,000. It has been
established two year* and has been
doing a good busines* in smelting and
manufacturing Iron and steel rails and
heavy structural work. The outstand
ing book account* are placed at 323,000.
The company claims its liabilities to be
only between 350,000 and 390,0000, ot
which 3(0,000 consists in indorsements
made for the firm of Parkhurst & Wil
kinson, which railed a short time since.
They Get Kiel of Witnesses
In South Carolina.
Grconrillc. S. C., A«£. 7.-Jobn J.
Henson, a white man, came here Fri
day and testified before a United
States commissioner In a revenue case
he has been working with deputy mar
shals against bloekadcrs. lie started
for his home In the mountains about
twenty-five miles from here and
ataj-ed over might with a friend, lie
resumed his Journey Saturday morn
ing and late that evening was found
In a lonely spot on the roadside wlihln
a mile of his house dead with his neck
broken and his nude and wagon stand-'
lng a ebon distance away, lie was 1
eridenllj - killed for informing.
g ot
Sis*
rllll,*'.
HE WAS WHIPPED,
And Ueemufto of II s Young Ssvsnnsh
lloy Tried to Take Ills Life.
Savannah. Aug. 7—(Special.)—Ben
Owen*, a l*-year-old mb of 21 r. Frank
Owens, tried to commit auioide this
morning by shooting himself through
the neck. It seems that the young lad
bad been whipped by hia father this
morning for some offense and he bor-
self. He gave no other reason for his
rowed a ptttol with Which he shot him-
action save that bis father had wbtgsed
him and he didn't pro pore to stand it.
The young would-be-suicide I* still
alive tonight, though tbe chances are
against him. He say* it he gets an
opportunity be will kill himself yet.
Topeka, K.in., Aug 7.—Gov. l-ewel-tPr?
1Jng tills uw",'";: appointed t^liaa Rut-
ortmf of iv,■ city, "ii'.
Wichita and Thyge Sogard, tho Dan- .ed,
lah vice-consul at Kama* City, com- j';*
mlssloners to Chicago to confer with •»
representative* of foreign governments
attending the Worid's'Fatr on tin-sub
ject of steamship transportation to
Europe by way of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tho governor continue* to receive let
ters from all parts of the We*t com
mending hi* project.
O.
nsslli or Ur. C. A. kskir.
Montgomery. Ala., Aug. 7.-Kcv. G.
A. Raker, a distinguished and much
beloved divine of the Presbyterian
church of this state, died at hi* homo
in Opelika today, lie waa one of too
leading minister* In that denomination
and an earnest and zealous worker,
and Iris los* Is a most sqrious one. Ho
was always frail and weak, but It was
hoped that he would be spared for
many years of uscfulocsfl. Ho hn*
many friends In the South who will
hear of hi* death with sincere regret.
Petition From Dlttlllars.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 7.—Another ef
fort will bo made to secure a iiostpone-
i. 'lit of "force day” for toe whisky
men. Tbi* time it will be made by
Judge Toney. The Judge and Commis
sioner Miller arc old old friends, and
it is thought that another petition of
facta in tbe case will result in some re
lief. Judge Toney will consult with
dealers as to the best plan to follow
and will probably leave for Washing
ton In a few days.
COMET ON THE SUN.
fitrauge Phenomenon at (he Llsk
Uhierraiory.
San Francisco, Aug. 7.—Professor E.
8. Holden, director At the Lick obser
vatory, has telegraphed the Associated
Pros aa follows:
"The Lick observatory photographs
of the sun token about 4 p m. yester
day, Pacific time, by C. D. Perrine,
show on object like a comet on the sun’s
face. If any observer baa photographs
or drawings of tbe sun at that hour
tbi* observatory would be glad to ore
copies of them."
MurtI.rr.l Man's llody Found.
Little Rock. Ark.. Aug. 7.—The mu
tilated body of a man supposed to be
a detective was t und bidden In tbi
wood* near a n.lroad tie camp In
Craighead county today. The man hud
, . . V. 1' th.' f r
a fug: :ve from Jus:. • Hia thr'.at
.No llauk Failure.
Lynchburg. Va„ Aug. 7.—The state
ment telegraphed from Richmond Sat
urday night about tbe failure of toe
Abingdon Rank was so constructed as
to make It appear that two banks in
ibis city bad failed, which la not true.
•:» has not been a bank failure in
Lynchburg for. forty yean.
Missouri Miners Will Not strike.
STRIKE
Macon, Mo., Aug. 7.—Tbo Bevlercoal
miners, art a mass meeting last even-
tog. refuted to go out on a strike in
sympathy with tbe Kansas trailers.
The Missouri miners by this action
have refused to be controlled by th*
late meeting of Missouri delegate* held
to Kanrea City.
Cigar Pactorlc* fthut Down*
New Haven. Conn., Aug. 7.—Gallag
her'*. tbe Trixy Cigar Company and
toe Loomis factory, the leading cigar
manufacturing concerns of this city,
shut down today. It 1» stated by the
manufacturer* that ft portion of the
manufactories will open ftt reduced
wa,' - at tbe end of the week.
lto
Uoiuan. — '
7.—Yesterdaj
croee the rive
and
Lx* on, Ia i young i
In WM t Ln,> -ns W
Min, Au&.
laye, Ark.,
itjr, there »ai ft shooting
cea Joe Frame end P» rry
the village,
ifttly
T:. r • am , nothin*
V.hi'-il U; co Old Oo id-::
j.I thrr
woman.
