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TEE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1803
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THE LESSON OF CHEAP MONEY.
In an exchange we linil a couJensetl
statement of the present flnnnclnt cm-
dltlon of Spain and Italy, lx>th of wh'-cli
nre cursed with n depredated curvii-
cy. Tlie debt of •tpaia is n fraction
over $1,500,000,000 for a population ft
lees than 18,000,000, auu it Is in tfle
most unmanageable nhapt, For twen
ty years there has been a.t annua! de
ficit of several millions, and this has
been carried forward in the form of a
floating debt. This now amounts to
750,000,000 pesetas or $150,000,1)00.
This large sum Is rravable on demand
$>ut ns the government has no funds
available to pay It the debt U carried
in the shape of Huoruuiuiia which at*
floated on the exchanges of Madrid.
Pails, Frankfort, liondon and. Her”.a.
When n money strlngeniy stops
circulation of these evidences of debt
the government falls back on the l'.suf
of Spain, wlvlclt Issues paper pesetas
to relieve the situation. Last mit.lb
the bank had 018,000,000 paper pesetas
nfloat and they were current at a dis
count of 20 per cent. They seem iO In
crease at the rate, of nuout 80,000.'ion
a year. The prospect of redeeming tt e
publio debt does not seem bright. No
cxeharige will list a new Issue of Spur •
lab bonds until tlie default* of the past
have been squared, and of this" there
Is little chance. The ordinary income
of the monarchy is about 8100,000,<>00
per year, and It seems Impossible to
Increase It. If It could be raised
$20,000,000 or $25,0,>0,000, it would
meet the annual expenditure, but the
limit of the tax-bearing capacity of tho
Spaniards appears to have been
reached. A dark feature of the situa
tion Is tho persistent refusal of each
successive Spanish government to ex
hibit Its accounts to the cortes. No ac
counts of revenue or expendljures have
been laid before, that body alnce lBtSi.
The Italian kingdom Is In almost as
bad shape an Spain. The enormous
expenditures which have been Incurred
for the navy and for Italy's prepara
tions to fulfill her obligations ns a
member of'the Dint band have impov
erished the tax payers. Italy's debt
Is $2,1100,000,000, which is a burden on
•bout 30,000,000 people, abont the
same liability per head as in Spain.
But the ordinary revenue of Italy la
over twice that of Spain, amounting
to 1,775,000,000 lire, or $355,000,000, 10
that the deficits nro small. The trouble
with Italy aa with Spain Is that tho
people are already so heavily taxed
that they can bear no more imposi
tions. In order to promote business
and to enable tho Italians to pay their
present contributions to the support of
the government, the Bank of Italy and
the other banka have been encouraged
to expand their paper circulation,
which now amounts to $225,000,000, n
sum which would appear small In tho
United States, but which la no large in
comparison with the volume of bus!
neas In Italy that the bank notes are
now at n discount as compared with
coin of about 8 per cent, and are ex,
pected by financiers to fall still lower.
Both of these countries are practlo-
olly without metallic money, their
coins having gone abroad—mainly to
Fruice. Both hare a paper currency
so abundant that It ctrcnlatcs only at
u largo discount. Their experience
ought not to be useless to other nations
having money troubles of their own.
In each of them the old law that had
money will expel good money la Illus
trated. In both cheap money—money
worth less than gold—ts In circulation.
Bnt the effect la not to make them
prosperous. They are the two nations
of western Europe In which wagesoire
lowest, in which debt per capita Is
greatest. In which business la moat stag
nant, In which the Increase of wealth
is slowest. In which the people on
sunk deepest In poverty and Ignorance.
It may be true that these evils were
. not brought upon Italy and France
by the defects of their monetary sys
tems, but It remains true that “cheap”
money baa not cored them.
Nor will “cheap" money—cheap be
cause a short measure of value—cure
the financial Ills of the United Suites.
FEDERAL BANKING LAWS.
The New York Commercial Bulletin
elands at the head of what may be
called the commercial press of the
United States. It represents the whole
business interest—not merely a depart
ment of it, as do most of the trade pa-
pert. Not only la this true, hot It has
won high rank by the conspicuous
ability with which for many years ft
bas di*visaed public questions, espe
cially those Immediately affecting the
commerce and finance* of the country.
The position of this greet paper in
Iivor of the removal of the tax on the
a»nes of state banks is well known; Ha
arguments In favor of that policy ore
the most powerful that have appeared
in any public Journal, and they have
done much to develop the growing
strength of the movement to repeal the
lax. The Bulletin, while not unfriend
ly to the national banking system aud
fully recognising tho benefits It has
conferred upon the country, is alive to
ts defects. In a recent article It
points out some of the defects, as de
veloped by the recent panic. During
the crisis, It says, the system was most
efficient In liquidating Insolvent Insti
tutions, taking charge of their business
and managing it well. “That sort of
function," It remarks, ‘Is easily a
conspicuous exhibit lu the operation of
regulative law. But what have the
multiform provisions of our banking
lnws done to help us out of this crisis';
At every point of contact between the
law and the derangements, the law has
had to stand aside as a mischievous
Impediment rather than a remedial
agent. The law has prescribed for tho
banking Interest as an infnut to be
guarded, directed and restrained at
every step, but when the supposed In
fant reveals Itself aa a strong man in
the throes of convulsion, the law has
to stand aside, for it has no remedies
for the case, or if It attempts anything,
can only forbid those natural allevia
tions that alone can help. The great
fault of the system is that It was
formed after ideals unsulted to the re
quirements of this country; that It Is
full of sacrifices of banking a genera
tion ago; and that It is too restrictive,
aud almost wholly inelastic In Its reg-
ntajlnn of onto Issues. One of the first
steps in banking and currency reform
should therefore be a liberal revision
of our national banking laws.”
No more powerful Illustration of tho
Imperfection of our banking laws is
possible than that seen for weeks dur
ing the panic. The banks of New York
deliberately and persistently ignored
the safeguards provided by the law,
aud saved the country from an awfal
financial crash by doing so. Had the
law been, enforced their doors would
have liven closed; jut nobody doubted
their ability to pay their debts, and
the result of their disobedience of the
law was not only to save the business
of tbe country from complete collapse
bat to save their depositors and stock-
holders from loss. Their disobedience
of the law was tolerated by tho gov
ernment in the public Interest. Their
credit was not hurt by their disobedi
ence or by the suspension of payments
which the law practically forced upon
them. What hotter proof could there
be that the law is wrong?
GREAT POSSIBILITIES.
used
bet-
cnnrlct labor may bo
ter advantage.
It Is questionable policy to put con
vict labor in competition with tbe pro
ducer. We need more tillers of the
soil but not of this "stripe,” aud the
state can make no better use of Its con
victs than by working them on the
great public highways and thorough
fares that should permeate the farming
binds from cud to end of the state.
The Savannah Morning News says:
Are the Georgia legislators thinking of
taking steps to get rid of the leaso sys
tem In this state? If not, why not? They
know very well that public sentiment Is
against It. For years there has teen n
pressure upon the legislature to abolish
Itfl Why not take up the matter without
further delay and adopt some system that
will meet with public sentiment
will meet with public approval?
The legislature will meet In about four
weeks, and the members ought to be map
ping out their work now. They waste
too much time at the beginning of each
session getting ready to do something. If
they would go to work promptly they
would accomplish a great deal more than
they do. The legislature costs the people
a largo Bum of money each year, and as
a general thing It does very little for their
benefit. Let It take up this convict mat
ter at the approaching session and try
to settle upon some plan for the mainte
nance of the convicts that will give more
satisfaction than the one In force.
No doubt strong influence will bo
brought to bear upon the legislature
by those who are interested In the
present contract for the convicts. It
Is well worth their while to make n
strong tight In the lobbies, and tbe
Georgia legislator will have many
wily arguments to ponder over when
the question comes up.
HOT
TIMCQ
i iirii_u
IN THE HOUSE
Morse
and Fithian Call Each other
Liars on the Floor of
the House.
FEDERAL ELECTION REPEAL
THEIR INCONSISTENCY.
Tlio Dill Taken Up nnd Several Sperche
Are Matle—Tlie Smut* Transacts
Little Business — Nomina
tions Con Armed.
The Telegraph is pleased lo Icaru
from the members of the committees
appointed to canvass subscriptions to
the Advertising Bureau that they have
so far mot with Ibe most hearty en
couragement from ibe citizens gener
ally. Of course tho work of these
committees has only Just commenced
and there is much to be dooo, as H Is
proposed to make this canvass as thor
ough ns possible, but the bus,nos* men
of Macon realize the Importance of the
movement and are prepared to support
It must be remembered that the Bu
reau, if It receives support from the
tax payers, will be In a position to add
very largely to the returns of the coun
ty and city, and in this way it can
solve tho problem of how to reduce a
tax rate that has been forced up by a
redaction In the returns. But this is
only one dlrcotlon In which the Bureau
can make Itself felt as a powerful'fac
tor in the work of building up Macou
and placing her In a position among
Georgia .cities that h, beris by right of
location nnd resources, as yet unde
veloped.
Not the least among the undertakings
that tuny be fostered by tbe Bureau la
that of establishing Macon as a tourist
point. No point In the state I* more
favorably situated In this way, hut
first. In order to do this U will be nec-
ry to secure a good tourist hotel.
This Is not a new subjoct to the Ma
con public. The qaestion has been dis
cussed In all its points, anti the same
conclusion bus invariably been reached.
Macon offers to tourists on tbelr way
South for the winter an absolutely per
feet location In tbe late (rill and early
spring. Nothing la wanting to make
life pleasant for these migratory inhab
itants of the North except accommoda
tion afforded by s first-daw) hotel. It
will be Impossible to secure tourist
rates to Macon or to induce tbe tourist
himself to break his Journey here un
less we can offer accommodation te
which he is accustomed, consequently
it will be Impossible to get our shore
of the settlers who annually find iu the
South greater advantages than they can
obiwhero and who, recognising the
magnificent possibilities of tbe Mouth,
decide to get early Into the swim and
take advantage of the Investment.
The Telegraph looks for great things
from the Information Bureau, and, be
lieving that with proper encourage
ment It will succeed, we bespeak for
those gentlemen who ate giving their
time and labor to the work of organi
zation tbe undivided support of our
A delegation from West Virginia,
headed by the Democratic governor of
the state and n Democratic cx-Benator,
appeared before the ways and means
committee the other day and entered
a vigorous, earnest plea for the reten
tion of the duty on coal. No Republi
can ever argued or pleaded more ear
nestly for government favors. When
they were through presenting their
case, ex-Speaker lteed, ono of the com
mlttce, proceeded to have a little, fun
with them aud found It easy to make
them ridiculous.
The conduct of these gentlemen
makes It easier to understand the
steady growth of the protocKvo tariff
until It culminated in the McKinley
law. They do not believe In protection.
It It no doubt their houcst opinion
that for the country at large a revenue
tariff !« best. But West Virginia Is n
large producer of coal, and they are
perfectly willing to tax the rest of the
country for her benefit. There arc
plenty of other men with the same
Ideas nnd out of their selfishness and
Inconsistency tho McKinley low grew.
The man who wanted protection for
his Iron could very reasonably demand,
in exchange for his own, the vote of
tho man who wanted protection for
coal. From his‘standpoint such a trade
was perfectly fair. Other timbers of
the edifice of protection were laid on
in the same way. Legislation became
the result of "log-roUlng”—the binding
together of numerous special Interests
that had no regard for the country
s a whole. Each congressman who
voted for the blU was Induced to do
so, not by his approval of It as a piece
of general legislation, but by the fact
that his own particular district was
cared for In the distribution of the
spoils.
No more vicious practice could ob
tain, and it la to be regretted that De
mocrats arc willing to follow It even
at this late day. With wbat propriety
enn West Virginia Democrats support
the demand for a fevonuc tariff while
claiming protection for such a neces
sary of life as coal?
Washington, S:pt. 28.—There were
less than 100 members present at noon
today in the fcouoe. wad the majority
of those in attendance sat on the Re
publican side of the main aisle. At ths
iveihllg of Um> session Mr. Mofse of
Mataadhusetts stirred up another row
between himself and Mr. Fithlan of U
finals, In which the lie was pa so id from
both sides.
Mr. Hopkins of Illinois stopped the
scene by demanding the regular order.
The federal election repeal bill was then
taken up and the bouse was addressed
by Mr. Black. Democrat, of Illinois. He
expressed bdi gratification that there
seemed to be a disposition on both sales
of the house to argue this question
calmly and quietly. He would not dls
new* tho conventional onoetWtn F.VPII
if it were true, which he denied, that
there was a constitution;:! power In
liho "ov-rnment lo csict ths *y«t»»n nf
laws which It wu now sought to re
peal It was nonp the less true that for
Circe-quartxro of & century after the
adoption of the fedora! constitution
there had beta no snob trace of laws
and there bed been no Instance of the
-zeroise of such power by the federal
guvtrnment. If there .hod been a, time
when these laws were of use tho time
for that u.«e bed sons. What was tbe
right and wise thing to do now? The
country waa not confronted with «
period of violence. What the patriot
dreaded was tfra corruption of the in
dividual voter. What was needed was
not the prevention of violence in far
away places, but the prevention of cor-
ruotlou in places near by. What was
needed was the protection of the ballot
box against political ignorance. The
laws bad be:n designed .o intensify tbe
race issue. They appealed to force and
not to reason. Thej were an obstruc
tion to progress and Should be repelled.
Mr. Johnson. Republican, of Indiana
is the most rapid speaker tn the bouse
and he maintained his reputation when
h.; took the floor tn apportion to the
bill. He heettated not a bit to stigma-
cue oh* measure os the cmtmx or aii
tha<t is atrocious and vicious in legisla
tion. It repealed all that was near and
dear to the American hatot. It was the
unfortunate child of a wretched con
spiracy that was conceived in .total ig
norance of the fundamental principles
upon which this government was con
structed. This goventm.-ut was neither
a despotism, a monarchy uor an aris
tocracy. It was a mighty republic—a
republic ta which the people were eov-
errlgti. a republic in which the people
govern themselves under the provirion
of a written constitution, which was
tt. ;r handiwork. The pending measure
w nothing more nor less th in a cold
blooded proportion to repost tho laws
whiris made ‘.be violation of election
methods a crime. It wax a Shameful
capitulation, the demand of the men
who wished to invade Use rights of the
people. It raid that so far aa the oa
th,ml government was concerned then
should be no one to prevent -their fraud.
It was a confea-iou that this nation hid
no disposition uor power to guarantee
in citizens in the exercise or their high-
--ft rights.
Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky made s
constitutional argument against 4b* fed
eral election laws. Then be criticised
the action* of Use Republican party.
Ho hoped to see It* disintegration, which
was nccesstry for the prosperity of the
He was not speaking ss a
legislation, but necessary legislation;
and there -.vac nothing Improper In
that When he had spoken about twen
ty minutes, tbe absence of a quorum
was railed to tbe attention of tho pre
siding ottlcer by Senator Stewart. A
momentary attendance of forty-rix sen
ator* was secured by a tall of tbe roll,
and Senat.r effer resumed hi* speech;
first modestly disclaiming any desire of
reoslllng senators to 'the chamber who
were properly absent from It getting
their luncheon or attending to tome
other matters. He sent to the clerk's
desk and had rend the president's letter
published In this morning’s paper, to
Governor Northen of Georgia. He re
marked that while the president rep
resented himself as n friend of bi
metallism. he did not explain what he
meant. If he had suggested some kind
of bi-metallism that would hive been
proper subject of discussion, but
while Insisting that he favored the use
of both gold and silver, the president
made It perfectly plain that he would
measure sliver by the gold standard,
whereas the history of the country bus
been Just the reverse—measuring gold
by the silver standard. He did not
believe that any senator would enre to
say another word on the subject if the
Chairman of tbe finance committee
would Indicate hts readiness to accept
that compromise—tbe restoration
the law of 1873. Then tho senators could
meet and '‘shake hands acr es the
bloody chasm." ‘Tats the bill and
tnko a rest for a week or two," but,
so far as he waa concerned nnd so far
as the people of Kunnas weto con
cerned, that was the only e'er,premise
which they proposed to offer or ac
cept. In the division of the subject Into
various subjects. Senator Feffer
reached, at 5:15 o’clock, wbat he called
the subject of “parities." Then he
paused and said that while he was will
ing to go on with hls‘ speech this
evening nnd to continue until tomor
row morning at sunrise, bo did not
wish to weary the patience of the. sen
ate by asking senators to remain longer
than they wished to. Still, he was quite
ready to go ahead now. Ho only wished
to submit tho subject to the senate.
Knowing as I do. sold Senate- Peffer.
that there Is a large accumulation of
executive business, I suggest to tno
senator from Indiana to let us go Into
executive session. • * • th
executive session. The doors were re-
proposltton. and the senate went Into
opened at 5:42 and the senate ad
journed.
DEADLY WORK BY
TRAIN ROBBERS
They Threw a Train From the Track,
Killing Three Men and Hurt
ing Eadly Many Other*.
TWO SUSFECTS UNDER ARREST
THE CONVICT SYSTEM.
While there can probably be found
better employment for tbe state con
vict* than that adopted in Alabama,
where Mate prison* are to be erected
and a a state plantation of 2/40 seres
Is to be worked by them, It
nevertheless n significant and encour
aging sign that tbe lease system bos
been condemned te that state.
Tbe Telegraph believes that the peo
ple of Georgia also romlentun meet
emphatically the convict lease system
of our own state, sod If tbe represent'
ntivc* of the people do their duty in
the next legislature there is hope that
DEFYING THE PEOPLE.
THE NEW YORK ORDERED TO RE
PAIRS.
Washington, Sept. 28.—Fear* for the
safety of the cruiser New York.nhould
she attempt-to proceed to the Norfolk
navy yard, caused Secretary Herbert
to decide today to order the vessel to
the Brooklyn navy yards for repairs
nnd fitting. Intended to be done at the
Norfolk navy yard, will take place.
The heavy draft of the cruller ren
dered It exceedingly riaky for her to
steam to the Norfolk yards. The ma
terial to be used will be sent from Nor
folk. When the vessel arrives at her
natal city a handsome silver service
will be presented her officers.
GALLANT SERVICES RECOGNIZED
Secretary Herbert has issued un ardor
complimenting this In the naval service
and civilians stationed at Port Royal
navy station for their devotion to duty
during last month's hurricane. Gapt.
Lee Herdslcy, United States navy, com
manding the station, and the ladles
on the island are mentioned for at
tempting prompt measures and for
carrying relief. Israel Elliott, Com
mandants Stewart, John Broadnax and
Cook, who wad 2d up to the neck tn
the sea that swept the Island niul res
cued twenty women and children: M.
Grayson, coxswain; Jerry Green, Law
rence Green, landsmen, and Peter
Brown, fireman, who asslted in the
rescue with a steam launch and barely
escaped death, and the member* of
the Marine Guard, under First. Sergt.
M. Gallagher, who waded into the floor,
preserving life and property, are highly
complimented and commended for their
bravery nnd self sacrifice. Others who
arc thanked for valuable assistance are
Civil Engineer George Mackay, Surgeon
H. C. Babin, O. B. Stratton, Juan
Jamlnex, J. II. Jones, Emil Bubltch,
J. II. Desher and L. L. Bennett.
SPEEDY RETRIBUTION.
Senator Hill does not take a hopeful
view of the situation In the senate, and
thinks It Improbable that the Sherman
law will lie repealed unconditionally.
It seems Impossible," he zays, “to get
vote upon the measure. Most of tbe
senators seem hardly to know of the
uxlatcnce of n method of stopping de
bate hi other parliamentary bodies.
Take a determined body of twenty men
in the United States senate and they
can stop almost any legislation to
which they are opposed."
Senator Hill 1s undoubtedly right In
saying that a determined minority may
block legislation indefinitely, acting
under the rules of the senate. The
minority now obstructing business will
bo successful. If It remains Indifferent
to the condemnation of public opinion
and oblivions to Its own sense of duty
and fairness. The repeal bill was
passed by the bouse, representing tbe
people directly aud fresh from them,
by s two-thirds majority. There can
hardly be a doubt that two-thirds of
the people of the country wish the re
peal bill to become a law. Unless It
does become a law. It w'G te demon
strafed that we have not popular gov
ernment In this country—that the ma
jority does not rule.
One of the most popular of campaign
cries in England Just now Is that the
house of lords "must be mended or
ended.’* This cry had Us origin In tire
lonl*' contempt for the will of the
people. The same cry will soon be
heard in this country If a small minor
ity of the senators arrogate to them-
selves the privileges of the Engllth
lord*, on the ground that the right of
rhe majority to rale Is "a mere conven
tional right.'' This Is the excuse given
by Senator Colquitt for tbe action
of the minority in paralyzing the legis
lative power of tbe senate and pre
venting the people from tusking their
own laws
Trained riflemen would prevent i
from rifling trains.
country. _
PjetJsaji. he was speaking as a ettizm.
These tews could not fail to be offen
sive. no nrnter white, party wu* in
piwor. By iu protective tariff the gen-
eri. govern mao t puts Its tuunda upon
'•very American industry. Ho believed
:ii .-.haking off tlie hand of the govern-
nwn from the industries of the coun
try. The government had broom:, the
banker of the whole country. He be-
lloved m the Democratic parky taking
up the Allan lit question n.nd raving
tr saury the menu of collecting
mu#, ucing that revenue In :n eco-
u- it manner. He wanted to pro-
t the general government from Inter-
ng with the elec:.-civ of tin* people.
Congress had boon assembled usxd'.r
very ur.ti-tnJ and perplexing circum
stances. The DcmocTatte party h id
f rund an empty treasury. It had fou--d
unwi.se tar.tr legislation, utnv, money
lvcihti :..n: It tad found in the statutes
laws •■' ll -n ill "1 !■ !> VI. .lit : f. :- n
wltn - Iv 't .. - 1: .' o' t . • .| it v ..r' t
Democratic party to act *n there quo
wansi U had been mid by th? oppon
ents of t he pending NIPtost ;t was a
eonsptrkcy. It ms • conspiracy, bnt
'• WL< | n••piracy of u rixijority of
the people ng.ilnut the election iatv.
.At the conclusion >r Mr. B:.- k n-
r.'lge’s speech the house, at 5 o’clock,
adjourned.
SENATORIAL SESSION.
Tho reading of yesterday's Journil
w ;l • It : lull.' ■ ■ .I.. . •'• i 1:. - . ,i ■
before H nator Hoar oaUed attent;" i
to the tact that there w*» no quorum
pres nt. The roll was called, thirty-four
senators sntwmsd, one more than •
quorum, and the retdlng of the Journal
was con. luded.
.-••■ \ e: a! ; .. .... \artoil- part--
of I’ennsylvsU praying for Un- fr- •
coinage of silver were preset "d by
:--:ur. r ' ■•... ■ :.
Tim . ... ■. ... ft.-r.-l \ . . I ■ : ■
Senstcr Teller, calling on the tr.o,-
ur> depsr:m.-at for Information a* to
“wbsu. In what amounts and under
what circumstance*" interest on the
g >ve: nmo:.; bond* hod be
since July L I'M. Is. 1 twf re tr
wu: ’. It provoked some debate, but
v.im finally ag.-. .\i to.
The repeal bill wn* then taken up and
8.-: a: -r IP-or - .. • red Into t long htaie-
mnnt In refutation of a -lan t. r on u
former rolleague of Ms (Ur. Hooper),
i:: man of the house banking commit
tee. twenty years ago, concerning u
-ii i-eed bribe from Ern-st S- yd. a
do: u.gu'.ihed wrt:>-r on finance—a
►hinder not only on H -oper, but on the
Americas aeogras* sad tbs American
people. Tbe ills) ussion was carried on
r t .in hour, t: ■• drift being t!.. ab.-urd-
I'y of the matter.
Th!- In- Idc-it having h'ca dlsr- 1
•mridarstfoo of the repeal bin
w i. ri.v ri and Senator Peffer ad-
.,,....-1 t body. He said that he hr. t
a idressed the senrxte twice on the pen 1-
Ing b'.ll ur.d that he wished to rea
lm ,e the ,i|, umlou on some of t>»
1- ■ it* brought ut lattr. The allrga-
t .'tn' leln th* pr -.* and senate that
had Interfered with leg-
PctTer) Co.ild understand
I make allowance for such Interior-
e. if there waa any, as it only
wed the president'* earnestness ss a
zoo a* well ss an offieer-ht* earn-
and hi, zeal to nccorapltih
rerarded as rid only desirable
Thomrurllle Thieves Holst by Their
Stolen Petard.
Savannah, Sept. 28.—A special from
TUomatrllle, Ga., to the Morning News
nays:
Abont a week ago the store of JIra
Ruthin of Metcalf, Ga., In this county,
wns burglarized and a quantity of
plunder secured by the thieves. The
officers have been ou tho lookout for
the criminals.
•An unexpected catastrophe has re
suited In their capture nnd coafe -lon
They proved to be two negroes, Shad
Is'e, who was convicted of cow stral
lng n week ago, and secured his release
by Frank Munro paying his fine of $31,
and Gus Alexander, who Is un ex-cou-
vlct. They met last night at Mhud
Lee's house on the IMonroo plantation
to divide the booty, among which was
a twenty-five-pound can of powder. In
dividing tbe powder some \vns spilled
on the floor.
Shad threw a spoonful of this Into
the fire, whli It flashed and set off ‘he
rest on the floor. This In turn caused
I.• ■ • i:i !'■. v.I., 'i di i ol *li' i
the bouse and dreadfully mangled the
two thieves.
Tiio roof and one side of tbe house
was blown entirely away. A ►liotgun
lying near was also discharged, the
load -ukittg effect In the leg of Shid'*
wife. Gas Alexander was put In Jail,
but he will probably tile. Shad la •• Is
a: .n . ,i !._■'■ .»f i In l.lf. I" I- i ...
1 111 to move. He is expected to die to-
There were eight pistol* s: tlcn, a
trifle and doable-barreled shotgun hi the
house.
All Indiana Train Robber Surrounded
In a Swamp—Reported Hold-l'p
In Pennsylvania Dented—
So strike I, Feared.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 28.—A. Gulfport.
Miss., special to the Dally Register
rays: The worst wreck in the history
of . the Mobile and New Orleans division
of the Louisville and Nashville read
was that which occurred here tH«
morning it 1 o’clock.
Passenger train No 2, consisting ot
three sleepers, passenger and smoking
coach, mill and baggage and expres,
cars and engine and tender, went Into
an open switch. The train was running
forty-five miles nn hour when the acci
dent occurred.
Investigation by the railroad officials
after the accident showed that the
switch, which had been properly set
and locked, had been opened. The lock
was burst off with a large pine knot
and thrown away. Three negro tramps
riding on the blind baggage were killed
and another mvjro tramn was nrnh.
ably fatally injured. Tho engineer nnd
firemen were dangerously hurt anti
two postal clerks and the express mes-
«ong«r vvere Vtounl^j. TT«« uumuSues
were:
Killed—John Allison, George Anderson
nnd William Robinson, all negro
tramps.
Wounded Frank Coffin, engineer, of
Mobile, serious internal injuries; George
Morgan, fireman, negro, of New Or
leans, left foot crushed nnd amputated,
severe scalp wounds; L. Roblnon, ne
gro tramp, Internal Injuries; Joseph
Hughes, Algiers, La., postal clerk; E.
Carro, New Orleans, postal clerk; Wil
liam Locke, Greenville, Ala, express
messenger, nnd Henry Kingston, Gretn-
villo, Ala., and baggage master slightly
hurt.
The escape ot passengers seem* mirac
ulous. The train left Mississippi City
ten mrnutos late and the engineer vji
running to make un lost time. Whin
the engine struck the swatch frog it
Jumped so that the flanges rode on top
of tine rail thirty ov forty yards, then
'eft the track to the rishx and p'.unxol
through a box car. The engineer snd
fireman gallantly stuck to their pos-s
and attempted to apply the air hrxkes.
Tbe shock uncoupled the tender, which
kept os the sjssln track tidies --m «*
wheel flanges till a hundred yards be-
yonu ...nre the enrtne was wrecked,
and as H left the rails capsized com
pletely.
The boggago slid express cars followed^
the engine and collapsed alongside tit/*- "
The mill car left the track ;o the left
and vex* shsub.ured into splinters. The
smoker and pswenger orach followed
the wrecked engine and beggxze car
and the first class coach wus oiled on
top of the smoker. The first Pullman
sleeper was derailed by the shock, the
other two sleepers not leaving the rails.
Draplte the serious appearance no per
sons In the coaches were wounded.
The wrecking crew are engaged In
laying a line of track around tho Kent
of thu catastrophe and other trains wffi
go through without detention.
The train reeiched here st 1:40. The
wounded tramp will die. The physicians
think none of the other injured are mor
tally hurt. Physietera> from Mobile,
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi City and
Httudsboro were sent to Gulfport by th*
railway officials a» soon aa the news
was received.
8U8PF.CTED PARTIES ARRESTED.
Pass Christian, Mis*., Sept. 21.—Dep
uty Sheriff F. P. I.azlna arrested two
men, supposed to be part of the fan*
Hint wrecked tho mall nnd express cf
the Louisville inti Nashville railroad ut
Gulfport last night. Ono gave hts in me
as George W. Young, from Richmond,
Va„ the other C. E. Muncey, from
Roanoke, Vn. Muncey I* s brunette,
with dark eyes nntl hair. One nt them
had two railroad switch keys In his
pockets. They were placed In the town
j: ll to nwajt nn Investigation.
RAILROAD MEN MAY STRIKE.
1 HR IIM.V OM. EVKll PUIVIKI).
ran You Find It I
There Is s 3-ln It display adven e-
moat la this paper this week which j
h.n no two words alike except one |
word. The same is true of each new I
:»t "on the lone appearing each week, from the Dr.
anticipated j Harter Medi a" Company. This house 1
pLtcvs a “crest' nt" o:t everything tin y
make anil publ.sh. Luuk for it, m n l
tlie name of tbe won!, nntl they will |
return you st book, beautiful lithe
graphs or samples free.
Secret Meetings of the Employe* of
Many Ronds Held In the West
Memphis. Sept 28.—The employe* nt
the Chesapeake and Ohio, I»ul»vll!»
and Nashville nnd Memphis and
Charlesi'.u railways held secret meet
ings b"tv Tm-sdiy night for the por-
of perfecting organization to re
he proposed reduction In salaries
on some of the roads and to ns«Ht the
strikers who are out on others. The
Ci upenke and Oh'." has notified > a
employer .if a reduction of 10 percent.
In tal.trles, taking effect October 1-
Tlie Louisville and Nashville »»■
Memphis tnd Cbsri.-mn shop men are
still oat. At a meeting last night enm
uilttec-i were appointed to visit th f
general "lifers of the .litter. '
for the purpose of adjusting differ-
ell Tile a. tl.'ti "f th" r. :
raising the rates on all Memphis fro *bt
1ms alienated the sympathy of *U bu*
inest men from the raid*, nnd Mem-
1,l,,- bus ,„►< m.’ti are 1-ad '■ "• r ' '
mmclntloos of tbe railroads.
TRAIN RiHlItlllt sntR"t'M!’ : I'
Terre Hoot". Inti- • < "P<- 28.—Jo*‘ , ; , h
Htstln. the leader of the nttemprej
Centralis train robbery <• *> rro “2?m
officer* In the swamps below Brant.
the scoundrel who'
reck the Ysu'loEa trsta
Tue-la.v ne rnlng.
iiHi.it t r i ■ •'
Pa.. Scot 28.-H
CHOLERA AT ROME.
Rom*. Rept. ??.—Tho mall itnm«r Car
lo, which »• 'll lei from Genoa f o ltio -V
t Hro, i:n**il, on July 23, has return-.I
'vtth cholera, ftboar 1 her *n«l U In qu iran-
tine at Aslnarr. Islan >, near Rcnllnn.
The it earner was InfectM r/hen ihe ar
rived at Drtul an 1 was not allowed to
land any r iaa*»n. • ra. During the whole
voyafft 114 ponion* dlM of cholera, most
of them on their way home.
Sevan cam weft reported by tbe ship's
doetora lost night.
Why do
around us
bo made t
stlpatlon,
coming u
wben for 7.
Shiloh’
tbeniJ
Sol
I hi* <tur.ll,
many pet p!
to prefer to
ibl< by indl s
BKPORTED
Ootiiudli vllle
ported that a _ -
held un the mldntgh' it'.tin on «'•
tlmore nod Ohio read shortly sR»
: r.t m left M K
Bah
but the report
of tbe com-
EARED.
2S.—The Big
rumple:.-I. Dr- nr
.... there \i 11 h“
thinks that
:-► will defeat M-
>HHVED DEATH.
lor.-t in who lived
r t mii‘ from t • • *
a. t.." knowledges thst Y
lo kill Thomas LJ !•*•*»£.
-ays he did the deed becOiJY
n informtd that Ospt
* srizureand*£*
i
for 7.-, cents We will ►,■:! them him »" ))•• ►old uf ■ eonf' NM
t's Vitaliz -r, ctiarant-.c 1 to cure '■ m-d- t«"-«W . •'
I by G "dwyn A. >'• :dl Drug . Ml "live. Cob-
•mi}, tone r CherTy an ) Cottuu ( i > , it.'.-