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MACON, GA., MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1S93.
ORNERSTONE
CENTENNIAL.
CLEVELAND MADE A SPEECH.
l0 iantl. of People Were There, bat
r ,« Heard the Speechei and the
Free,ammo W« Not Carried
Out Exactly ae Intended.
N
up to the task and sent out his sen
tences in clear, vigorous, far reaching
tones.
THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH.
“While I accept with much satisfac
tion the part assigned to me on this oc
casion, I cannot escape tne sfoer re
flections which these ceremonies sug
gest. Those who suppose that we are
/- Attending the Cele- ? lm Ply engaged in commemorating toe
, w t Ceremonies Auenumg me vt.it> beginning ol a magulllwtit situciute
bration of an Event in Amer-
ican History.
RED CROSS TO
TAKE CHARGE
devoted to important public uses have
overit/Oked the most improving lessons
of the hour.
We do Indeed celebrate the laying of
a corner-atone from which has sprung
the splendid edifice whose grand pro
portions arouse the pride of every
American citizen, but our celebration
Is chiefly valuable and significant be
cause tnis edifice was designed and
planned by great and good men as a
place where the principles of free
representative government should be
developd in patriotic lgislation for the
benefit of the people. If representa-1
tives who here assemble to make laws
for their fellow countrymen foriret *he I
duty of broad and disinterested patriot
ism and legislate in prejudice on behalf
of sectional and selfish interests, the
time when the comer-stone of our
capltol was laid and the circumstances
siirroundilng It will not be worth com
memorating.
“The sentiments and the traditions
connected with this structure and its
uses belong to all the people of the
land. They are most valuable as re
minders of patriotism in the discharge
of public duty and steadfastness in
many a struggle for the public good.
They also furnish a standard by which
our people may measure the conduct
Miss Barton’s Statement of the Condi
4* a tion of the Sufferers on the
Sea Islands.
DESTITUTION GENERAL.
wadimgton. sept. 18.-The weatb-r
Ud not pjeeibly have been more plea-
,1 itan that which favored today the
trtreUon of the centennial of the lay-
. of the corner etone of the national
Lj 10 l. The day wa« ushered In by
f ringing of centennial chimes. Foi
ling as closely tut possible, the pro
cure of the original ceremonies the
Er^ndeT' MarStolNortway. com-1 oxornble application of thia standard
1** Uiiu ... i _ ,1 will alwnim mnnlv rtrrwtf fhui finr mu n-
ading the District National Guard
Contributions Needed to Keep the Poor
People From Starving— Governor
Tillman Ask* for the General
Contribution of Funds#
State
siartiid shortiy oeior* x ucioca m
divisions from in front of the
| f ,H« House, which faces "President's
I'urt.” as La Fayette Place was called
years ago. From which point, ac
ting to history. tha procession
ached two abreast with the gr-steat
dignity, with music playing
beating and colors flying and
ItetaDrs rejoiclug.
: modern precession did not inarch
, in d two." or its tail .end would not
is reached its destination before the
of nigh* had fallen, hut It
tsd briskly along ttvs broad Penn-
Jjnnis avenue to th« capltol four
Sit and the military in oolumn of
nie3 with a brave display of civic
much music and the plaudits
Jli mighty concourse of spectators.
|Ttt organizations In line included in
itrst division: Odd Felloes, oldest
| iunts, Knights of Pythias, Elks
4 “VV.Klss JWI Mil?.**
Intteoond division comprised the so-
(•q of the Cincinnati, the G. A. R.
i Mexican V. heram and the "Son* of
Juertoan Revolution." in whit* or-
uuto n are Included many of the
|»t povniumt lum.w to public hls-
i and which has as aa organization
_je its debut today.
Iris udrd dtvV.tion was military and
npristd the District Nstisnl Guard.
-t regulars and vlsklng mlUlia from
Dia.
■ f.iurtti division was composed
i firemen tmd visiting flremen. in-
11B vreertS* from Brooklyn. New
—.■rk, Virginia and Maryland.
I At the lead of the procession, loans-
lately following Grand Marsnul Ora-
y and his w H-mounU-i staff, rods
■ Prml lent of the United States and
I cabin-t ofllcors. The Prvthl.nt node
I an op 'u barouche attended by Hon.
ir-ati \\ 11 kin*, chairman of Mta roc*p-
l>n commiWee. and issoorted by a squirt-
In c.f United States cavalry which
lute a glittering, clattering show in
1 if showy full dr*» uniform*. tulnvct*
Id waving plume*.
TUI! ORATOR OF THE DAY.
bn the carnage following the presl-
Ini cam* the orator of Wv* day. Hon.
ft). Wirt Henry of Virglula, grand-
1 of Patrick Henry, attended by Law-
ifc Gardner, chairman of tlx* general
mmittec. Each cabin-* ofllcer was
( fide.) by two mem'.ru of the com-
'ire in arrangement* After the tab-
: '.(Tlor, came Bishop I'aret of Ma-
IUi.ll, i haplalo. In 111* Episcopal robes.
>n came Associate Justices Brown
It Field*, representing the United
P'ut mpreme oourt, and after thitn
b j.imt commitue of congress, the
f.mlsuoneni of the district, <he sod-
l of Cmclanati and the general com.
ftas. The procession oocupied a IH-
hover on hour in passing a given
J“ l - There was, is of right there
f uld be. an imposing display of Free
|! Accepted Muuns. oral Knights of
■f.plar in their handaoms itisifiria.
“tiftt**, and UoMfcty Oh* Noble
i* ~b in their grew* Indian cos-
P *. len* variety to the scene. The
Rulan and district mtltthi were In
|h force that they' gave quk* a milt-
K a 5*<* to the parade. No serioua
omt marred thr; day and though
f wthreyt grew very worm before th«
ended, the short distance tra-
, Prevented any suffering from the
AT THE HILL CREST.
torJi* 40 *. 1 ? 2 o’clock the column ap-
T; , * t . Ul ' top of Capitol hill on the
■ mmt. The president’s carriage
U ttot* occupied by the other dlg-
|} n r*_* ar * diverted from the line
Lr Si"? 1 un< l‘r the portico of the
L, 1 ° w - 1 0,8 President stepped
Jre ,>1<! P'* ,f onn he was greeted with
applause. The free spree
l-,, °t th* capltol bufidfaur was
... ‘ "J* people. The deooratkms of
L. t 2L wer, ‘ eftlstic, but lu no way
t.Z’, Tlle chief attraction was the
it. portion of th- grand stand
l.;n ,„.' mnu ‘ <li ” t “ | . v ln front of the
p-u -iiininc.. ..... ....
will always supply proof that our coun
trymen realize the value of the free
Institution* which were designed and
built by those who laid the co/ner-stone
of their capltol and tha* they appre
ciate the necessity of constant and
Jealous watchfulness as a condition
Indispensable to the preservation of
those Instltutloiis In their purity and
Integrity.
"I believe our fellow citizen* have
no greater or better oause for rejoicing
In this centennial than 1* found in the
assurance that their public servants
who assemble in these halls will watch
and guard the sentiment and traditions
that gather around this celebration,
and that In the daya to come those
who shall again commemorate the lay
ing of the corner-stone of their nation's
capit/l will find In the recital of our
performance of public duty no less rea
son for enthusiasm and congratulation*
than we find In recalling the wisdom
nnd virtue of those who have preceded
us.”
The Interruptions by applause were
few and were not long kept up, but
occasionally the notes of "Dixie,” "My
Maryland” and “Rally Round the Flag”
came over the air as an accompaniment
not much out of place.
After tho president had taken his
sett. there was a round of applause,
nnd then the grand'chorus put In Its
first work with an excellent rendering
of the “Star Spangled Banner.” This
was tho only part of the celebration
which seemed to have much attraction
for the three representatives of China
and the two representatives of Corel
In their olllclal uniforms. '
When tho last of the "Star Spu,.tried
Banner” had floated away, Preri lent
Cleveland. In * few well- h —>n re-
marks. Introduced the orutor of the
day, William Wirt Henry, and the ora
tion was begun.
MR. HENRY'S ORATION.
The vac* of the speaker was weak
and low and his words were inaudible
beyond a circle of ten or twelve feet.
Meantime the multitude became very
il*n** a» the Croatia which had been
watching the procession added their
numbent to tlxoas who had already
flllcd up the vast apace in front.
Some women fainted and some had to
... taken off in (Ik police patrol wagons
but foe the hour or more during which
Mr. Henry stood upon th* platform and
went through the apparently dumb
•hoar of reading hi* addreas, the great
est patience and best good humor were
manifested by the crowd.
At the dose of the oration of Mr.
Henry th* marine band, which had by
this time gotten in place upon the
Stand, together with tho chorus, ren
dered the magntoccmt T« D*um in "E"
flat by Dudley Buck.
TIm next speaker eras Vice President
Stevenaon, who was Introduced in a
brief bu* appropriate speech by Presi
dent Cleveland. The vice presidents
voice roee above th* crowd and he was
heard perhaps b»«i* than any of the
speakers who hid preceded him. HI*
brief spereh was punctuated frequently
by the applause of the crowd, who en
joyed K because they could b ar k.
In kuroduoing Speaker Crisp of th*
house of rapraamatives the president
paid a brief tribute to that branch of
1 entrance where *at the president
L'ice-presidcnt, member* of the
B, ’’niter of the house, supreme
ctHclals, member* of the dlplo-
Bm. T*' a,,d other distinguished
L "■'■Among th* latter were a man-
I ih. I>r . om n, ’ n * member* of the Sous
L.i ., A T, ^CI,,1 Revolution, at the
C, ' 01 which was the Hon. HOT*—
£ w ** Private secretary
a," jut Grant
'ol of t* 11 * was the stand pro
le r frtL-’a member* of congress amt
It i™.' ""eh member being llm
LL°Jf* ‘fcket On the right of the
IlAM tl *e great chorus compo*«tl
run- ^ lc ^' wh 'ch took a very lm
Km.sr ln ,h ” ceremonies.
1 El? 1 ** a 5 * o'clock tho senate and
bn ^Presentativ^f followed
r?-iJ outo tin* platform.
lliv p uy ram| n ,! Wtt n .r r.,lt«uvtd li
■ /* _ .At 6 * tend failed to air-
I* 1 * overture from “Taim-
the tint omission, the cere-
«»P«*ning wi;h & redUtion of
flfl rrom the Episcopal prayer-book
•n Prepared for the oo-
\v y fte bishop of Maryland. Right
J'MUlsm Par»-i. The n xi ium .-it
irpmiw, the To D- um ».y th.*
r-horus. was the sc .n.i 'oinis-
introductfon by Lawrence Gard
So le^uia/cive body and said if tto«
riahu of t4w people were neglected to
Che house n would not be the fault of
the distinguished speaker he introdueed.
The shadows of the gr<ut buiiding
were falling well tow.ird the east when
President Cleveland presented Associate
Justice Brown, who represented-tha su
preme court of the United states in
tha oaremonles. Justice Brcnrn has a
deep, melodious voice sad made bun*
•elf heard. . .. .
As the hour was mowing late. Com
miwlomr Parker. repreaeMins? the
hoard of commlsrioners of th® District
of Columbia, followed Justice Brown.
Following Pirker’a speech the ma
rine band played “Amria" cod the
crowd dispersed. Mr. Cleveland rterty-
ing a round qf cheers as hi entered his
carriage.
FREIGHT RATES ON LIQUOR.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 18.—At tho
request of Governor Tillman the cen
tral relief committee, in charge of the
distribution of money and supplies for
the sufferers on the sea Islands by tho
recent cyclone, met. Miss Clara Barton
and her staff of the Red Cross Associa
tion at Charleston today to discuss and
decide upon the best means of carry
ing torwara tne worK or nwi Gov
ernor Tillman was present and took
part In the conference.
After a full discussion of the situation
the Red Cross Association was by form-
ul resolution requested to assume charge
of the work. Miss Barton accepted tho
trust. For the present nnd until the
Red Cross have systemized their work,
the local relief committees appointed
on the different islands will be called
upon to co-operato with the Red Cross
in the distribution of relief. Miss Bar
ton made the following statement*for
the News and Courier after the con
ference today with the request that it
be sent to the Associated Pro;-:
MISS BARTON’S STATEMENT.
I think # the present condition of the
Carolina sea islands bears out all that
have seen in print. I should think
that tho people on these islands are
seeing perhaps the best that they will
see for some months if left to them
selves. My reason for this opinion Is
that through th*’ lib.-raliry of th- pooplo
ih-y have huh" mii*i'1 ifs on hand to
day and without replenishing will soon
bo exhausted. In addition, they have
a small quantity of food stuff that was
saved from the storm which really
seems pitiful to look at. This, too, will
oMon be consumed. Sufficient time has
not elapsed to develop the
conditions that are certain to follow
from the vast amount of vegetable mat-
■ kill-d by th‘* *air water and whi h
j&L decay on the ground.
•There are two means of earning n
lng among the inhabitants of these
sea Islands, farming nnd mining In the
phosphate flelds. The farm interests
lave been almost completely destroyed,
and thero is nothing to be done on the
farm till spring. The storm swept away
the machinery and boats of the phos
phate miners, nnd it will be six months
before they can resume work. The
other sources of revenue are meagre
and will not supply the demands of the
thousands in need of f«x>d and shelter.
The sanitary condition, never the best,
is now, naturally ns much worse as
could well be imagined. The water sup
ply has become brackish, the destruc
tion of house* has necesfiltated tho
crowding of many families into ono
house. With but little clothing, less
food, decaying vegetation, stagnant
water, exposure to the weather, medi
cal assistance miles away, few medical
supplies, what but sickness can bo ex
pected without prompt attention and
immediate relief?
’What Is there to prevent the recur
rence of tho malignant malarial fever
that history show* ha* followed the
S revlous storms that have visited the»e
i lands?
“Already the physicians have their
hands full, and new* cases of malarial
fever are being developed each day.
One bright spot is the superb work of
the marine hospital service under Dr.
Magruder’s control, through the di
rection of Dr. Wyman.
has always been equal to meet
u of this kind when brought
tnowledge, and it is to give them
formation that this plain state
ment of facts is made.”
GOV. TILLMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT.
Govern ;- Tillman requested tne As
sociated Press agent to »e.ui tne follow
ing official statement lor him to the
peuptO of the United States:
"After a conference with the two
central rrlief committees at Beaufort
and Charleston, and as full personal
investigation of nil the t*ea islands
affeetod by the storm and tidal wave
of August 27 us was possible, tho an
nouncement Is made to the world at
large, and to tne people interested,
that full direction and control vf the
relief work has been placed in charge
of the Red Cross Association, of which
Mbs Clara. Barton is president. The
headquarters of the Red Cro^s will be
at Beaufort. S. C., and from this time
on nil c >ntributlons, of whatever nat
ure or kind, should be addressed to the
Red Ci" A ■ Mt. n, ei at that
place or at Charleston. S. C. No one
else Is authorized to receive any con
tributions.
“Tho two central committees will co
operate with.and advise the *
in the conduct of the work, and tho
local relief or distributing committees
will continue to <t< t as such until the
association shall have perfected its own
organization nnd announces it* ability
to carry on the work through Its own
agents. After which any money or sup
plies remjining on hand contributed
for the purpose of relief will be trans
ferred to the agents of the Red Cross
upon the order of Mias Barton.
“I take this opportunity to return
DR. GUfTERAS
ON THE FEVER
Hft Thinks That Brunswick’s Scourge
Will Continue For Months
to Come.
ATLANTA'S POSTMASTERSHIP.
■ Error* Mull, to Fix Hitttrr., l.ut
Without Any Hop© of Succoii.
Clatli of Federal and State
Authorities.
d so nobly to the call for help. There
ins be.-n no exaggeration of the mag-
litud" of the diMist-r and the need
'[ sy^roTiM•; «*\p.'rii»n« ,rt d m
his field, together with oonfldence in
he Red Cross as the best ngent to re-
tevtt the suffering and rCirtoro tills
bsohted Island.
“Let me close by saying to the char-
tntoje everywhere that the work has
lust begun; that tho means already
contributed are altogether inadequate
. carry these destitute people for any
mi. id' -able length of time. It will be
April before they can grow anything
upon which to subsist.
“The Red Crot^ will make its head
quarters «t Beaufort, S. C., for the
present.
Atlanta, Sept. 18.—(Special.)—Surgeon
John Gulteras, the government expert
who has been stationed at Brunswick,
passed through Atlanta today on his
way to Philadelpha. He left Bruns
wick upon receipt of a telegram an
nouncing the illness of his wife.
Dr. Gulteras says that there 1s noth
ing in human power that can now
prevent a uevarutuiiig epidemic
why they should not bo mmished for
ooivtcmpt of court.
The action was the result of a petition
filed by Joseph W. Burke, receiver of
the Chattanooga. STuthcrn.
He sav3 that on August 1:1 the officers
mention:-J boarded tv train, at Melo,
Ga., and halted U lou* enough to upM-t
the schedule. The next day thy go»t
on at'Chelsea with shotgun® and forci
bly arrested th« conductor, J. .'I. Raw
Ungs, who was compelled to give i bond
for his appearan • o.t the superior court
of Chattooga county before ha was re
leased. Again on ;h*: 15:h the conductor
a i: :• 1 l:i 1 i i ui-tan •' n .- only
th traffic of the road but tho tafety
and lives of the pd.-sJngers is said to
have been endangered.
Rawlings, in compllaucs wl*h his ar
restors, appeared before the solicitor
general of Cha/ttooga county. That of
ficer promptly declar 1 tha.t there was
no charge against him and declined to
bring the mi-titer before the Krand jury.
Thia. Receiver Burke declares, con
firmed a. well-grounded bU9picion that
the work of th® justice and the conbta
bles was the result of a conspiracy to
- ■—truct and hlr.d r uiiu m ms uuuh^
and he charged such to bo cho case.
MR. SMALL NOT APPOINTED.
Rev. Sam Small did not land in the
contest over th»-j position of official ste-.
nograph«*r of the Atlanta, circuit, for
which foe was an applicant. Judge
Lumpkin today reappointed F. J. Coo-
ledge.
SOONERS GET THE CLAIMS.
Honest Rushers Seem to Have Stood
No Show.
Arkansas lty, Kan., Sept. 18.—A galo
swept through the Cherokee striD to-
.f c * I lifting great volumes of the black
low lever at Brunswick. He predict. „ ry earm and tt . arln(t tr . nt3
away from
that the mortality will be heavy and | tfcelr fastenings. Tented towns warn
BRONWOOD UP
Atrocious Murder of Om
Citizens.
A .N ARMS,
of Her
nU-Thts
Bronwood, Sept. IS.—ISpci
town is in indignation and mo’iml
over the atrocious tnurler of Mr. J.
Wella, one its most prominent cltizc
iu Kinuhafowme swatup on i:iHi S n
day iporning, the Kith ins-. Mr. W«w j
wour to the swamp early In the u«n
ing to hurriedly look after no me fievl
it is Hupi» »s'’tl. Not coming hota > :■
night, hi.** wife sent a negro to s *.» wli;
the trouble was. Tli-* in*gm found li
horse ti«*tl hv the road-’.de in th
Mvvanip. where Le had b**cn ad da;
■win* iu.t
*i thire
Etrk-ke
but taw nothing of \
Lpori.b’. ;e»,'.rn i«» to?
ing $ •<■ ,>*? /’•gant:
tt - c \ RU a'-ln ag dlllgmtly t 4 * b;,l-
\ t ,\ *■ l, fi \vgh'.' \bout sun up rh- v
head lit di-ally torn to plec s with » d s-
charge from a shotgun, and toother
load in the back. The most o'.atAible
theory of the murder Is that Mr Well*
on hLs arrival at the swamp henni guns
up the creek and went to see tWHi was
bunting on his land, ns he had forbid-
den it strictly; that he found a crrtAtn 8ince the first
suspected negro and while couuu M'.iig | there has hsen
him out of the swamp un*uip«w‘*?viy
walking ahead of him, .he neg-> >hot
him in tho back of the head nnd .again
In the back. From the nature of the
wounds the murderer must have been
in a few feet of hhi victim and behind
him. .
The coroner Is making a very si-nirn-
Ing Investigation, ami it is hoped w‘il
be able to locate the foul murder.v
The funeral took place this raoru ug
Q t io o'clock. Over the broken-hmrteil
w.'.fe and orphan children %ve tenderly
draw tho curtain.
A PLUM FALLS IN ELBERT.
that the dread disease will ravage tne
bommunlty Just as long ns there are
any left subject to its Infection.
In regard to the reports that local
physicians had concealed eases of fever
at Brunswick, Dr. Gulteras claims that
he did not make any general charge
of this character, but thought that in
one or two instances there had been
wilful concealment. He describes the
poverty-stricken condition of Brunswick
as most pitiable. The people have not
only not food, but many are without
moans to secure medicine. Dr. Gulteras
says the fever was brought into Bruns
wick on some ship. It did not originate
there, but was br* ught in by sailors
on a Norwegian vessel, probably.
Dr. Gulteras will not return to Bruns
wick. He does not resent the treatment
by the public meeting which criti
cised the government doctors to such a
degree as to remain away on that ac
count when ho could bo of service, but
his duties wnl keep hiin cIbcWucic, uo
thinks.
WkUo here the groat expert was
ankod if he thought that yellow fever
would spread In Atlanta. He replied
that undoubtedly it could, but h*‘ does
not apprehend any trouble from it in
Atlanta at this into season o
Ills statement th.il Atlanta
empt trum danger uf a *<•
laid low by the wind and little progress
was made by the army of town build
ers. Thousands of people today moved
out of the lohd of promise. Many hnvo
lost the prizes they racel for last Sat
urday. But many other who had undis
puted possession of farms abandoned!
their claims to return to their homes,
thoroughly disgusted with the country.
At Perry the “qponenT have full, but
disputed possession »f the business cen
ters. Business men ere gelng driven to
the town of Wharton, a mile below, out
where the railroad builders are located
in the centre o fthe Indian Territory.
Tho Oherokees ar ealmoat giving away
lol .ts to those who will erect build
ings and the railroad company is en
couraging the abandonment of Perry
in tho interest or Wharton.
The line of claim takers surrounding
>he land office rivals iu numbers the
the line that awaited th*lr turns at
registration booths before the open
ing. Reports coming in today are nil
to the effect that the choice claims 111
the strip were all taken by sooners.
Thoat who made lh«* great race bollestiy
luitt oalurunj fOuFm iiiv boitOin land*
nil token nnd In many Instance* men
were nr work plowing the ground about
houses half completed of sod nnd boards.
Thoe sooner:- have profited by their
Oklahoma experience It will lx- Im
possible to convic t: them of perjury
this time. The. .,1| will have their wR-
of his friends
of the influx of refu
*lng.
Fifty
them
. t N1h
s. Limb applied at the
hoarding hOlU*e Of Mr*. Haygo.d. on
Capitol avenue, for accommodatloria
and was refused. f ; he, however, secured
good quarters nt another house. Mrs.
liny good's boarders advised against
receiving the family of the man who
Is now facing death at hi* post of duty.
outbreak at Brunswick
a large clement here
who would close the city gates against,
the refuges, but the confidence of the
city government In the climate of this
section is so great that Atlanta will
not quarantine.
A telegram to Governor Northen
this afternoon fr.m Mayor Lamb con
firms the press report that cases are
now under treatment. The governor
left the city during the morning for
fils farm In Hancock county, to be away
until Wednesday. He has no power to
render aid to the sufferers*’In the
stricken city, but bef-AW leaving the
city issued an executive order fixing
a place where contributions might be
left. The people are responding to tho
call for help promptly, and before
m car load of supplle
v.—rt many hours a car load of supplies
Sam Carpenter Gets a Jot>-Negro ^ rom Atlanta's sympathetic citizen*
Shot atv
1 Badly Wounded,
Elberton, 8epL 18.—(Special.)—Mr.
Sam Carp»*nt«r of the Gazette has re
ceived an appointment in the govern
ment printing office at Washington.* D.
C, and will leave In a few days for
his post of duty.
Artnur
fit Ms
i which thr--*
Johnson of I*l
of Valley Falls,
of llenn«'n»«y,
A Urge mass meeting was held hen
tonight and /esolnttias were adopted de
manding the surrender to the civil au
tboritles of the soldier who killed J. A
Hill at the line of ChUlico reservatlm
Saturdsy afternoon. The offir. rs of th<
third cavalry persisteatly decline *
the name of the* snldlers who did tlu
shooting. The authorities claim that li
killing Hill the soldier obeyed order*. Tlv
remains of th# dead man were this of
remoon shipped to his former home li
New Jersey.
VIRGINIA GETS THE OYSTERS.
Decision Rendered by Two of the
oral Judges.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18.—Judg-s Goff
,«vw.. — — .— || fjif puai oi uuij. Sam is an energetic
service has reached it is directing th^ I an i ..nterurKing young man and will
clearing of wells, tho burial of car- jSSharge his duties with JkUUty.
casses and fh® dralnagre of the soil | A n © gr o boy named Frank Williams
wherever practicable. This service U j
ihot and perhaps fatally wounded
lost Saturday night. There
a mystery surrounding the
th® fact* are difficult to
io negro himself seem* not
r certain who did the shoot-
dies a thorough investiga
te Elt
u l *e«ms to b
*: affair, an.’
obtain. T
to know fc
, ir.g If »*•
I tion will be made.
I Flbert -tiricrior court adjourn <1 af.-r
a four days’ session. There were many
lawyers in attendane, but very little
busin*** transacted. The R rand Jury
report'-fl th-- county in a most excellent
I condition morally. Thf.v also scored
tho county commissioners severely tor
vhlch tho
toarinx do
neutral pri-
In their
Bpectal Master to Hear the Richmond
nnd Danville Cane.
ntarloston. Sept. 18.—In tho federal
court today Judge S.monton Bled a de
cree In the suit brought by the Rich
mond and Danville road to abrogate
the reduced rates on Ilquora ordered by
the railroad commission under the dl»-
nensary law without Anally dlspoalug
of the matter. Judge Wmonton ap
points R. W. Shaw special niMter to
take testimony *• to whether the
cliange complained or oy the nuitond
o, just and reasonable, that U to «ay,
the u i t a just and reanonable reward to
the petitioner for the aerrice rendered
and whether the rate proposed by the
commission afTeris the vneome of the
petitioner; If so In what way and to
what extent.
limited to works of sanitation and doc
not furnish ln any way tho foo<'
clothing, not to speak of the h
that these destitute people require. All
of this must be left to the generosity
of the people at largo. There will not
be work for the*e people for months.
The crops, on which they can get ad-
vanctk through Hens, will not be plant
ed until spring. On the upper islands
there Is a considerable area of truck
farms, and on these the work of prepa
ration does not b»*gin until February.
The work In the phosphate mines
be paralyzed for some months,
there 1* no regular work to
laborer can turn, willing as he may b
to work for th® support of himself and I NEWS IN TWIGGS,
family. The ftshlng boat, of the peril-? t nv .ii,. s, nt l&—(Bpeclaid
were strep: to th” *”», their poultry | Jtnir-m\ .lie. ep . v
In the main drowned, cows and goats , Mrs. w
''•'The i-ntire ,.-a coast belt of Islands died Saturday fl'.ght an-1 waa bur .id
extending south from Jnmn
t-> Hilton Head Island with »
pi”, ha* b-'-n devastated. Crops wen- j
ruined, houses swept away, clothing de
stroyed, sickness Is breeding, and per
haps half of these poor people will bo
dependent upon public charity for sup
port it they are not already so. |
“There is a sever* winter season ahead. I
The men. so far a* I have been able j
to *oe nnd hear, are willing tn work
IN THE STRIP.
. >-ut those
N- The mi
Ms immediate
Bodies of Cnforttmnte Boomers l-’sssd
—Unlucky One- lteturulug.
Guthrie. O. T - Sept 18 t ‘ "U
SS.'Kn??S.rSV,W,i
, Solomon, who was .ep,:t-
susly 01 <>n list Si'urlsy,
Islands Idled Saturday tright an-1 was burled
Inland ' here yesi.-rday a the lS.ipdst c-.toitr>'
— . :lve< i family have our deepest
Sire J. C. S
_on, who was ats> re-
sick on bst Saturday, was
yesterday.
xl and cotton picking go-
wh.-re there is anything to do, hi
is little If any huig, and there
less when winter cornea. If th«'
the Island*, their famlll» >
large ones, will b«? left behind
destitute and helple
t th(
Pl.i
TERROR IN* MlbSiSSlFFL
,,nd Ginn era rrlghtenol
Whi i
Cup Th
help have
to up to Un
saved many
almost i-nt li-
chase of gr
principal eta
pile* have be
d.-tril'-ui-d.
Mont
have to be »
; . -t
Li-ly
Memphis. T
terror prevail
id hi
sly and hotp-stlv
br-ad
lllman 1
Th-- It .1 cro
liu
f all pa
1....I 111 re. gniz-- th--
,-n'rul dlrecil-jn of
1 - ,I .1 --h i-.atlo
- i m m m ini n- : i
■ i. . i -r r .- w-.-k Th* K - n-
l - i-ius t,-art of die p-.-op.; of ihe L’ullcd
will be oh It* way to hungry Bruns
wick.
TWO SECRETARIES IN TOWN.
Secretary Hoke Smith *pont today
ln Atlanta. Secretary Herbert wa* also
here during part of th* day. nnd both
the cabin-: members li ft for Washing
ton together this evening on the Rich
mond and Danville vestlbuled.
Secretary Smith, It 1* undoratood.
came home to fix up the Atlanta post-
masterehip contest. Secretary Herbert,
however, ha* tx\n over In Alabama,
and lust slopped off here en route back
to Washington.
Secretary Smith Is a warm advocate
of Col. J! W. Itenfroe. He supported
him for marshal and now believes him
to bo the proper person to put into
the postofllce. an-1 thus end* tho three-
cornered fight that ha* been going on
f ,r month, past botwe-n Kontz. Coo
per and Fox. Renfroe was po-itma*-er
during Mr. Cleveland'# former term.
He gave universal »ati*factlon, and
| theie la of court, no objection to him
“®W- .
All Arts of proposition* have
made to compromise beta-ec-n the i
original candidates, but without tn*
1. ast effect. S' nator Colnult: and Con
gressman Livingston are for Fox. while
Senator Gordon i» standing out for
Coupor. A* u la.t re*ori it appears
that Secretary Smith ha* been called
in to se.tle matter*. Several confer
ence* between friends of the a-pirants
were held today, and at on* time it
xcemed that Col. Renfro*, with Secre
tory Smith at ht* back, would go
through with a flourish. But the latest
Information 1* that there wa< a hitch
ln the plan at the last moment, and
Renfroe will not Und. At the itm-r
time neither of th' other three will suc
ceed. but It 1* said that a dark horse
who ha* noi figured In the contest at
all will be retried upon as n compro
mise. Who this dark hoe' is cannot
now be made known. Senator Col-
quit-'. r*fu-al to dump Dr. Fox for
any on* of the othi-r applicant* was
the cause of the ml-currlage of the
plan to put Renfroe in. a long with
the report thar lrinfroe will nut land
is the s.afement that b* will be given
, a "fst” laud office- portion under H"
ch<** 101 eocretary ot ihe interior.
U ifir.ra*r • : ' (’LASH BETWEEN AUTHORITIES
I ' VI V 11 -ts.-e -ltl-1
IMA wktt* caps | tufixxtttt* cksxx to noJMW
la, t, ttw ground ; *^^7 ,< ess* wbsr* state ennM
m that another amy* with luwlklnt wtth <fl_w>e
mil be pun. i*d er .,f che fed- -d oourt to rii* «U*rtiar*«
plead consterna- of .luty, that officer te ng lh- com
W end planter*. 1 doctor on a tzsto 00 a curnatMA
1 stares them la |,h<n hands a Mrtl receiver.
1 tf they <0 not united MM Jodf* Wewman has or-
v- He in the other! detsd J. B- Burns. fgstk» of.aitjpssos,
“*hey | R. A. «rt
Xw-f^d'Jo; Aimin! coo.'tble.. ali of
ctMitry. *> before him
WcUfi'frljy to enowcau-.^
S^pt. 18.—.V reign of
, >mia „.„jng the’plinters and
if W noriteB Mleflwlppi-
haw "r;M l-i
mty an»1 i- • ’ ' n ”■* 1
Itltllng 'h" -wji'M
on until th^ i
and Hughes came to the city this mo
ing from their homes In West Virginia
and Virginia and sat ln the United
Rates circuit oourt for lh«* purpose
f rendering the decision of the court tn
the Nelson end Wharton habeas cor
pus cacs recently argued at Richmond
and involving the rights of the citi
zens of Virginia and Maryland to use
the waters of the Pooonr>)ke sound lr»
common. i
Under the compact of 187r. Maryland
oystermen have claimed that the iteh-
cries of the sound were the Joint posses
sion of the citizens of the two states,
but of late years it has been disputed.
Judge Hughes read the declaim. The
petitions of Nelson and Wharton were
disallowed, and the prisoners r. mand-i
to the custody of the sheriff of Ac*•<>-
mac county. The opinion held that the
Pocom >kc river does not Include Poco-
moke county or bay. an<l supi>ortc-<! this
view by referring to the Black-Jenkin#
award. Th** sound Is ninety-five miles
in :t r• :i a*. 1 ■' r.ti •!.'* ni"'t \ tlu tM**
oyster beds ln the 'oyster-beiring wa
ters of Maryland und Virginia.
Tii- ij11 • ••*M'•;i -- ’ l-» tb*» T nlt***l
v . - , Mi* . irt of tn- •• i>f »*rn dis
trict <1f Virginia upon the petitions of
W. W. Marsh. R. L. Wharton and Sev
ern Nelson. Citizens of Summit county
were imprisoned tor violating the oyster
law* of Virginia and brought into the
court on writs of habeas corpus.
The opinion upholds every contention
made by Attorney General S.»tt of
Virginia and denies every .Proposition
advar **d by the array of 1-gti tai-*
from Mary Is ml. In the Potomac river
the common right of fishery Is estab
lished. and for years Maryland oy**"*
men have claimed the wnn* right in
the Pocomoke. In consequence the
have sailed over the line fixed by the
Bltck-Jennlngs commission In 1877, and
have been fought back by the Virgin! *,
oyster police. The bloody collisions be
tween tho oysterm^n In the Pocomqke
became so frequent that the states
w.»re forced to tike control of the fight.
Tbu fight, however, la not yet over.
Only udedsloe by tho
of the United States would b- accept-
.■ I fir: t! The ca— will he carried up
by' Attorney Generul V Hs I the
opinion been against Virginia WTwt
, i,i« w iid have tate-a eimllar su'i n.
iron works resume.
t»burg, P.*-. Sen 1 - 18.—Rph
ting for du
on *f pooslt
of
the mil! at
Gov-j dock
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