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OF THE SOUTH
fhe Convention at Washington Devising
Ways and Means to Build Up
This Section.
SOUTHERN INFORMATION BUREAU
t ,S * Exhibition of Our
B „...rc. .t lV».l.luRlo» Among
me PI*'" Siigs«*<ea-lmmi-
gratlon Ul.cueieU.
ffeshlnston. Aug. Sl.-The second
tot duy's session of the convcii-
jor I lie development of Soutiurll
misiriw was opeued by nu addreki
f w r. ViuceiiiiaJer, Avlumsas com-
Ltonet of mills, manufacture uud
Unltare. wisen iMr. VJnoeuhatar
Lluded, W. rieymer White of Fred-
T (,ui«. Vo, chairman of tte coin-
iliee ou plan and scope, presented
rn wit of the committee, prefacing
by j, protest ngalust an Impression
»i me convention wue Intended to
|. ;w £j**£Jj. wiwth wn.<t nrtt lh«
( u uU , Slid Mr. White. Thin sentt-
u-js applauded. Tho report
^ the form of a series of rcsela-
■iu substance da follow*:
Tlut permanent organ! zatkm be ef-
titd by the setUsment iu Wuahlng-
Htip. C.. of a permanent bureau for
exhibition of all the resources of
Southern Slates; 'to receive, catn-
ie a nd properly 11*1 ull properties,
authentic information concerning
and such exhibits as may be sent
lor the general iufortnaciou of capl-
and labor That may desire to settle
say section of the South, and to
immigration to Kile Southern
The expense* of the bureau
to be paid out of h fund to be con
ed pro rata, by such Southern
as nuiy lake part lit i.s estab-
nt and organization. A small
fee is to be required of all par-
tsting property for sale. At au
it to the central bureau In Wa«h-
, It Is provided 'that tbt're shall
bureau for each suite In
present meeting was not a repl
tiv body. WtMc WM watMsd uus a 1
heads of the Southern sea tea, wtw re*,
resented the popular vole of he people.
This convention was bolted «u with
" 1 a ■ ""i by n ■« -i>.ii..-i an,i |,si.i,
nteu, and. to divert this idea, a perma
nent representative body should be or
ganized.
Mr. Barrett of West Virginia thought
that the delegates to the permanent
convention should be appointed by
commercial and Industrial bodies and
farmers' organizations.
Mr. Ckiyton af Florida said that
from the moment the govern rs of the
states made appointment* of delegates
to the convention the movement would
be :t polltloil one. (Applause) He
ItiouglM the business men should take
‘'O'd of the Men und exclude polhlos.
!' 1 r t of the report a* to the e*>
tabu hnient of a permanent bureau of
exlilbunon at Washington was adopted.
tt ■ ft. Irvine of Alabama offered ;)n
amendment providing tlwit the permi-
nent exhibit should be supported by
ahnu-jl contributions of glo each from
ail Southern business and other bodies
instead of by such Southern states as
take pint la Its estahCishiment. This
amendment was lost.
^J, ile .v rem ' j i nder a * the drst section
wan then-adopted in Its entirely, and
ti e second section axis agreed to with-
it* h'I? p0,lton ' Tile section providing
™ governors of the neveral stakes
id t ie board of District commlsalon-
ers shall each appoint ten delegies to
«5Sfc > i£ >Ur S ed convention was ndopted,
with the ollmlnttnion of the clause glv-
mjprefemfleo to the members of the
present convention, mid the nddltlon
''™endment than businesn men
jT“ ve representation at the ad
journed meeting, but that the voting
power of each state shall be equal.
*omn> conv entlon nd-
* n mis also
raiTlrhL (h nUo « amendment
requiring the governor* to appoint as
delegate* men representative of *s.
‘“rr, 1 " th S lr f'verni allies.
Irvine of Alabama offered an
mansion' ,‘2 p E°' vlde "'at before any
" shnl1 ,,e Indors'd
,„ y " l0 8f rie bureau, boards of trade.
wta D i,i? >UCi m or three banks. This
wjs Did on table.
aitonLT 1 ^' u am ’ended, was then
?“p. m * " ?C< ‘' 3 ,aken umH 3
At the afternoon session a number of
uSIEZofV*!? by L - Q - c • i-S °f
■ u’, L wfi i T - i-.^aream of West Vlr-
N.." ''""am hdgar Rogers, on "The
and It‘ f Coal Fields of the South,"
! n,“',n„, cli, 5 n 01 Florida.
Stat.U oi l", 1 ?' Da* of the United
?e a „ f k '-7 IUKlc i‘ * urv ey told the con-
tho a ,K b0Ut ,. the mlner al resources of
He tol<1 01 wonderful de-
!!' the atountains of all the S.uth-
? nd h| a tJlk proved so Inter-
fhsn? ‘ ha * ? *Peclal resolution of
b * •"formation was adopted.
« , i^ Irglnla and Her Reabur--- s" -,vas
told of by William Catlekt. He called
, MACON, GA., TJIURSDAT. SEPTEMBER G. 1891
to composed of the commls- particular attention to the gfe
of dgricultuiv or labor or lmmi
o of tlhit anite ami such sis.-lat-
is he mriy appoint. All proper-
i : •• ■ 11 • • • ii ’ r «1 ♦ •' i r • • m
lb the subbureaw In cact fitate.
ti sale of the properties listed a
commission is to be p i Id, to be
d to the expensed of the bur uu
the relmbursem-nt of any si.i\e
oontributi'fl to Its n:p-
A committee of one member
etch state and the DU trie: <f Co
ils provided for to p i r- t the
s of the plan of organiz-ulon.
be convention shall .idjouru t«»
:n V. •'« - «* ‘
t/1 * .i 'll >'!'.■ -Ii ill •<"-
ne. The gowmers or Iho various
era mates and the c’emmlsslon^rs
e District of Columbki are re
ed to appoint as delegates to the
rned convention: ten cHdxena from
rent sections at their states nnd
the District of Columbia, gir-
preferome us lUr as possible to
Kn of the present convention,
lovernors of the Southern states
equea.ed to attend the meeting in
lujtoti, and a committee of one
each Htatv aud the District of Co-
4 are directed fo perfect stll the
» of a plan for *the permjim*irt or
ation of a bureau of udvance-
an<l advertising, nnd the promo-
of Immigration to the South, and
If reidy to submit to the proposed
ington meeting.
The tvMir.loUH cordially indorse
movemeut luuugurated and the bill
')ng iu congress looking to the
»f n govvnment building In
‘hifiRtm for a permanent exihlbl-
ot all the states at the Union,
■report immediately developed
tonm.
■rles Katlett of Virginia Intimated
contribirrionB from tile Southern
• could not be depended on.
P. Clayton of Florida corttond d
the report waa uot calculated to
p* lih* purpoi^ea of the conven-
He thougdit that thoee prcfl' iit
Ijo do wlrat they Wad l>een called
r lo do. commit t*-.* should
prepared a plan, for permanent
pzatlon, but they had suggested
~ Wuuid filvtt M- i»lUlvat
'^xlon t»> the sulmequent couven-
He opposed the mixing of politico
Jhusiib^, The governors of the
f-hern states were not the proper
I 01 * to uirry out the idt'.is ad-
n* There were some Southern
pors whom he would not trust,
“d *pplause.)
Jj- R-ibert w. Hunter of Vlrgluhi
the commltlee. He declared
i»'*th»T Mr. Clayton nor Mr. Cat-
Q4d suggested a pmctlcal nubstl-
The lommittoe held nugg**^ ed the
Pra«ttr:ibie pkin. This *?onvcn-
, **W. hti« but tin Initial movr—
■ The South did not car.* for
• ii'ingtirttins nnd AnirchlstM.
« applause). A convention that
d ittrioc the attention of the
’ an d that would bring good
nreded. Then? had been
"2«e»t for At j antnf ^ wald. but
r hUi!n >r> WJ * tlle * >i:lce to the
L ^‘rduley of North Cnrolina
J*. '^rneat plea for the adop-
.he r -port. He held tlur the
«m*nt of a permunent bureau
a*?, a ^ith the "boom" ti n
**A‘nt thht misrepretmtuition to
[J^Jve im^tom.
• • defense or the report was
Yjo °y «>f Florida, who
V m ,, tJk,t Southern states
»rt fD “Pproprtotions for the
i*il rS 5- WWWhhlt bure.iu. He
• pt , -ifihlngton aa the proper
ior 10 buiVa u: would be neir-
U .^ p rn People whom the South
r ‘J ro ioh.
-SjMln of Mobile, Ala., came
h k, i , t r lly fi-Wli'-tt the report,
booou" 1 "?■ OB the plan of clr-
!*" •“btoUtevl to legl 11-
,,nd "»« governor- "f
Mai ’ ii. would never amount to
M 75*. ^wutive pigeonholes
a** _, } . rb *1* If another plan, n
a* S/ ere Copied, the con-
tv i nu 7 . reoure enough money
WacvtLii? klt,Ir *« met "o ‘•""V " llt
‘‘l 05 ** for which tho con-
ilu. ' of Mississippi f.pv^ke
vp^rt. He contended that th»*
of marble jind sl ue which ,
ked by builders In the city of W
•f^n- brought thes • thlng3 '
nd Pennsylvania at do
farm lands can be ha-1 from {5 to fir* j^r
Vre.
the stat< of the Union. Georgia
Bocond lowest in mortgap, 1 in
dt,
"b«. and 15» the true valua
tion of . Vv .n-1 personal F-r -perty in Geor-
Ffia Incna/d over 40 p -r cent.; the value
of farm lands and Improvements Increas'd
35 per cent.; the value of farm products
Increasetl 24Vi I-?r nt.; the value of man
ufacturing products Increased a fraction
over 89 per cent."
From the.se facts Mr. Bennett drew the
practical conclusion that whether
seeker for homes or Inv. stmeents has a
liking for mining, manufacturing, rallroa I
building, or any kind of ugrlcultural pur
suit, he can find In Georgia exactly what
ho wants.
•More about the mineral resources of
Virginia was tbld by W. S. White of
Frederick-burg. The South had pro
duced no Debs and no riot.-. It did not
give birth to OoxeyLsm, and when the
Coxeyite tramps crossed the ivtom.i--
and camped on Virginia soil they w- ie
taken by the scruff of the neck and
thrown out. The vast mineral deposits
of the state were not !n the wilderness
or deserts; they lay close to the heart
of civilization.
Another recess was then taken until
8 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of the convention
was given up principally to a lecture
by Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Mobile,
representative In. congress from Ala
bama, on the navigable waterways of
Alabama and the Influence oC their im
provement upon the commercial devel
opment of the port of Mobile.
When Mr. Clarke had concluded
some business was transacted and the
convention adjourned sine die.
The chairman announced the commit
tee to formulate a plan for permanent
Organization as follows;
Alabama—O*. w. Garrett.
*“***-““■—- C. Littk F«gc
Florida—.D .H .Yancy.
Georgia—Claude Uennett.
Mississippi—L. Q. C. Lamar.
Missouri—c. H. '.Mansur.
MxrylantV—C. C. Max ruder.
Kentucky—C. M, Force.
Texas—L. 1,. Lltieconxb.
Virginia—W. S. White.
Weal Virginia—T. F. Barrett.
North Car dlna—W. F. Beasley.
South Car dlna—F. stroer. r Fi-rrler.
District of Columbia—It’d,ert W Hun
ter.
A resolution presented bv .1,1 i K I* j
T. Goldrlch of Frt-derlcksburx. Vn 'to
Indorse the bill Introduced In congress
by Representative Kyle of Mississippi
for the free admission Of cotton machln-
’ V. .111,1 V !•! ■ |.|J III,. I, ,
erey number from the Southern states
will vote for It, was referred to a com
mittee,
Th-- chairman. Samuel Black ell of Al-
edTima. announced the sudden death of
,'I'" ,M Ki"i if, of a»»sy««,
In the Industrial] progress
and resolutions of regret
INFAMOUS CRIME
IN INDIANA
The Wife of a Prominent Citizen of
Huntington Abducted by Two
Black Brutes.
3 TORY OF HORRIBLE TREATMENT
lie Arouted and a I*yi
in If the RrutcB Are
ed—Chilly iiecrpllon
Ida B. Welle, Colored^
citing Is
Cap*
of th?
in hie address ko
ws: "The governmenl
Ington;
Vert
freight rat,
Reap
N. lie
ling for Ge
ct3 from hie per-nn.
c state, and m.inv iix
the En
Mr. Cla
wh —• at.w n <*h" ■ i in , ; i, "
• he ■■••news If IV>0 Ml .,v„d a product!’.,'.!
U'^500.00') bushel*"of u..' 1,,-': that lie-
Georgia peach was auot d In New York
like stocks nnd bonds; «hat the state
produced annually more than f.000,000
bushel* of apples, large quantities of
pears and other fruits; that the marvel
ous sweetness and'productivity of the
Georgia watermelon have long been the
wonder of the Union, and that many
small fortunes have been made In these
fruits and in other lines of truck farm
ing.
•He said that In a short distance of
Atlanta there Is a mbuntain of granite
surrounded by several thousand 'aoret
of granite reaching further down In the
earth than man has vet gone. He as
serted that In northern Georgia there
are various quantities of marble of ev
ery color, unexcelled by the best prod
uct of the famous Carrara mines. He
briefly referred to other minerals, show
ing that the hills of the state contain
nearly every mineral excetpt silver, and
that In mineral development the re-
nources of the state have bben barely
tbuclied.
Some of 31 r. Bemiett’i specially strik
ing statements showed that the general
development of Georgia in Industrial
transportation, hortlcultral, mineral,
lutniber and commercial Interests hail
Increased from 60 per cent, to 100 per
cent, from 1600 to 180C, as shown by
the census if 1S90.
"Savannah, Grorgia, Is the largest naval
stores In the world, nnd next to the larg
est shipping point for cotton—New Or-
Icnns, I-a., .,t,,,e preceding her. Georgia
leads the Union In the production of na
val stores; the product given In the cen-
■ ll,* UI ISO was jiiSSW wiius Nierin Car
olina came second with a product of
something less than *2,000.
"Tho ci/tton manufaturlng product In
.I-.;,, ,i , - , .1 I , ..! I, "I 1 '
112.000,000 in is* The ranker of sptsdtes
Increased from 19,000 In 19* to MS.
1890. The one city of Augusta alone man.
ufaetures W.Ou.OOO worth of cotton goods,
.she i» closely followed by Columbus,
with Atlanta coming third.
In all-1 mind manufacturing Atlanta
loads the state with a product of over 111.
„i',,no. which has Increased since U80
from less than 16,000,000.
"In ISO Georgia had 2.133 mile* of rill
road; In 1IM she had 4,657-an Increase In
railroad building of nearly 100 per cent. In
ten years.
"Between the two last censuses
product of chemical fertilisers In Georgia
increased from l2*H.flflO to 16.000,Ota.
"The timber product In 1180 was worth
BOOO.UOO: in MW It brought *8.890,000. The
corn crop is over .1),000.000 bushels a year.
Tho cotton crop In 1880 was 800,000 bales;
in 1880 It nu 1,181.090 bales.
"Mr. Edward Atkinson. I believe.” Mr.
Bennett continued, "ha* estimate,! that
the chicken and egg crop of the ttouth Is
worth more than the cotton crop. About
this I do not know I *» koow that the
growth of chickens Increased between tl»0
and 1880 from *.000,000 to 2,000,000, and that
egg* increased from i.uw.wi doaeo.
Uow.MO downs. The production of but
ter increased from 7.000.000 pound* In 1880
lo ll.uut.,e, pound* In 1809.
••Between the tenth and eleventh cen-
. .he total farm products of Georgia
Increased from 867.000.00e to 83,000,000-a
gain of 21 per cent. The total nvmufact-
urine product* Increased from *38.000.000
inVilwlTO-* gain of nearly 100 per cent.
The number of people employed In the
manufacturing Mtabllahmenta of the state
increased from 21.000 to 66.097
Said Mr. Bennett; .. „
• The multiplication of the smal farmer
I. the best *£n pt w.ll dl.mboted prosper,
itv tn etn agricultural section, in I860
therewere in Georgia. i100f»rm. contain
nv w 1000 acre* each. In the ten nuc
calling ynirs this number decreased to
"-<i uhsie the nurnher of farm* under
• ZS* Increased from tt.000 to TO.OOO
l it that tn Oeorxki tho brawn of
who started from nothin*
taMwCif the inheritance* to landed
, S r All over Iml.t
M.
Ria t«»
the best of
■! ,
anu wrwi ctir-mnyugu tne coai,-xron ann
irblu di-posita of the Coosa field.
Locks and datns at Tuscalooc.i coating
0,000 will - be completed In the fall
of 1895."
He predicted that In ten yearn the Or
dinary steamboat on the Alabama, Tom-
bigfbee and Wnrrlor river* would he
superseded by tugs and barges carrying
at one-half the present rates. Much
of his speech wan devoted to showing
Improvements made by the government
in Alabama waters and cbnseqent in
creases In trade growth, particularly in
regard to fruits, Wutlc me (ieiiefiti of
Mobile as a cheaper port for cotton car
riers than New Orleans and other points
received attention. The speaker elab
orately pbrtrayed the advantages of
Mobile by reason of the Alabama river
improvement as a port of traffic for
coal. Iron and lumber.
OUH EXPOSITION BOAUp.
Representatives of the War and Treasury
Department Appointed.
Washington, Aug. 31.—Acting Secretary
of War Doe, yesterday afternoon desig
nated Oipt. Thomas H. Barry of the
First Infantry, aa the representative of the
war <1* partment on the board of man
agement for the government exhibit at
the Cotton States and International Ex
position.
Secretary Carlisle today appointed Mr.
Charles E. Kemper, chief clerk of the su
pervising architect'* office of the treasu
ry department, to represent the treasury
department on the board.
Mr. Kemper to a resident of Staunton,
Va., and had considerable experience with
the World's Fair last year.
Huntington, Ind.. Aug. 31.—One week
:»e<> Mrs. Ellen Middleton, wife of a
prominent citizen, disappeared nnd re
turned yesterday In a pitiable condi
tion. She tells a pltful story. She says
she u-as abducted from her home by
two men. wlho placed her and her child
in a closed carriage and drove over Into
Ohib, where she was confined In a
house near a strip of woods and closely
guarded by two negroes. During the
daytime she was locked in a dark cel
lar. Her child was,taken from her and
they told her they had murdered It
Last Friday night dhe was again
placed In a carriage nn,d driven to with
in .i few miles of her home, when ohe
was put cut and told to go home, say
ing that her child was alive and that
they w ou Id keep It
The woman Is almost dead from re
peated abuses. The outrage has created
the wildest excitement In the surround-
try and hundreds of citizens
erted their business to join fn
> of the black brutes. Tne In
crime has made the people
s with rage, and If the scoun-
i caught they will surely be
It would require a regiment
rs to restrain the mob in Its
e ipper.
armed with Winchesters and
jus are scouring the^country in
dir*" tlon and it is believed the
Mill be captured.
lf. \Volta of Memphis, who Is on a
ring” tour In Indiana, preaching
u Southern outragee" will re-
i chilly reception when she strikes
turned over in bed and fired at Mr.
Overstreet, the ball striking him In the
abdomen ;tnd lodging In hta liver. Over-
street promptly returned the fire and
the shooting became general. Griggs
was shot in the side. Griggs, after
being wounded, attempted to escape and
made a dash through the door. He
was followed and caught in the wood*
near by. Capt. Brawn was sent for,
and when he arrived on the scene the
negro was on his knees pleading for
mercy and was surnymded by men
with drawn revolvers. Capt. Brown
begged the men not to commit any ra»h
act and let the prisoner toe dealt with
according to law. They were persuaded
and the man was taken to Flncastle
for safe keeping. Mr. Overstreet’s
wound is of a serious nature and fears
are entertained for his recovery. •
JEALOUSY AND LOVE.
lug
l'us.«
■»WKI'T INTO ETERNITY.
•Hen >rteam Carries Death and
Destruction Before It.
hug <!•>
.uni '
CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA.
London, Sept. 1.—A dispatch to the
Standard from Vienna >.iys that thorn
were 200 now eases of cholera aud 93
deaths in GoHoui yosienlay, and 14
oases and 10 deaths in Buko.vina.
The dally correspondent at Vienna
says ef»k?r.i Is reported to be raging
ternbly in Huxxian Poland. .Stopnira,
Misehow, Dstotlosyeo and I 1 inchow are
the chief center* of the disease. The
Inhabitants art? campltig In the woods.
They refuse to obey medical orders nnd
conceal their sick fnun the doctor*,
treating them In their own way.
C0TTON MULE SPINNERS.
Fall River, Mass., Aug. *L—Notice has
been Issued to all branches of the National
Cotton Mule Spinners Association of
America that the semi-annual convention
of the association will be held in Boston,
commencing September 18 next. The* con
vention held at this time by orders of the
executive council on account of the re
cent reduction In wagesr and the strike
of th# New Bedford spinners. Oother
business to comb r JWMSQtoJ.ftonv*ntion
will be the report or tne delegates to tne
convention of International textile work
ers. The delegates are expected to come
instructed in this matter.
BIG RALLY IN BALDWIN.
MllledgevtUe, Aug. *!.—(Special.)—On Sat-
urday, September 1, there will be a grand
Democratic rally at the court house In
this city, and a very larg# assemblage Is
expected. The speakers will be Henry G.
Turner, Dupont Hu-try, li. I*. U-tn-r anl
j 8. Turner. These eminent gentlemen
will be warmly greeted tn old Baldwin
and with their effort* th# county expects
to roll up a handsome Democratic majori
ty In October.
i hulkha u\<.:v;
Berlin. :*l l"" >" >>>I> autli ii-
Mj 1 i:U"Uii Sil, - i
port 100 C9999 oew MM til vtebtem
d-utb* from cWti*. 7k* Snot cara at
dtvKia ws> rvi-.TRd lu Sk-u.u tattoy,
ny th«» slsmenta Mi MT-
er before been cJironlcled. In th* e»-
citment of the tliiy It Is not «lf<lnltel>
known how many have been ttrowned.
AmotiK the bodies that have been Wen-
tlfletl are:
Mrs. Joe Hatch.
iMles Mattie Kdward*.
Oblld of Mr. jIsley.
Two Mexicans.
It was about 3 o'clock In the morn-
ins when the flood' esme. Just ns the
atorm broke out.In the city n terrible
torrent of wnterlrukhed down the Le-
OP., river, overiiowlnx the banks of that
stream und flooillner the lowlunds bn
either iitle to a depth, of several feet.
The ea«t side of the city Is built on
lowlands .inti w.is directly In the path
of the water. AU the houses In thl*
part of town were submerged.
There were mnnv jnlrneulou* escape*
and the rescuers and rescued perform
ed many heroic act*.
As soon us tho^ In the tastier part
of the town were made aware of the
terrible flood and dire consequences the
work 'of rescuing begun und was carried
out n* rapidly as possible in the dark
ness.
One Mexican family living on the
ranch of. Mr. Schartx. five miles be
low town, ar. supposed to have been
loat, no veatlg; of the ranch having
been left.
It Is feared that the Indlnn’Jt his
tory Is repeated. An e.irtliquok ■ shock
of some moments' duration » m dis
tinctly felt (luring the night. At one
place near the city about a quirter of
a mile of heavy era, ks appeared on
••ch side of Mm M hm river, bavia*
apparently no omtom.
A track walker of the Southern Pa
cific. after having wuded through water
up to hl« neck with hi* lantern elevated
above his head succeeded In feeling hi*
way far enoiik'h east to Intercept a
westbound train and prevent Its plung
ing Into Che raging river where the rail
road bridge had 1 <l"<troyrd.
News reached here Lit* this evening
that three families living below tow
were drowned. The name* have not
yet been learned.
The loss of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company Is enormous, forty miles
of track and many brldg ■* having been
washed away. Over '100 car load* of
material and 300 laborers left San
tonlo for the seen* of the wreck thl*
afternoon. The damage to the South
ern Pacific extended eastward tiiout
seventy-five mlleaefrom this city.
A rough estimate nf the loss to prop
erty In general ami the railroad com
pany wilt as far aa known, reach
*1.600.000.
A li\n X130RO SHOT.
A Wreck of Humanity Ends HI* Dream
of Buss.
Bonham, Tex., Aug. 31.-sA horrible
murder and suiblde was committed in
this town tills morning between ;s and
0 o’clock. E. D. Mclvnitt, a cautly
maker, who had lost both legs und u
part of one hand In it Kansas bltszard,
was in love with Mrs. Homi Martin, a
woman with live cliildreu, who had sep
arated from her husband and applied
for a divorce. In the divorce case Mc-
Kmtt was a witness, but he took um
brage at sumeUimg aud refused to tes
tify. He boarded at the same house
with Mrs. Mart.u. I gist night he sent
Mrs. Martin a note, asking tier to apol
ogize to him for deceiving hint. She
remind a verbal answer that she was
too sleepy to see hint. .Mrs. Martin re
tinal with her 1-year-old baby anil Miss
Maude nice.
About u o'clock M.— KM9 WMflWtil
eued by the baby crying. Lying on the
floor was .Mrs. Marlin, with her throat
CUt. By her side, iviiii his left i
around her und his right hand holding
a razor, was the body of McKnttt Both
were dead. It Is supposed that Mc-
Ixnitt flrst brained h,s viotlm with an
nx found near, aud then cut her throat.
Mrs. .Martin had three children here
aud two lu Kansas. She had lived
here eight months. McKuitt bad been
here a short time.
THE SITUATION
AT BLUEFIELDS
Tho Transportation of American and
English Prisoners to Greytown
by tne Spaniards.
>"
PROPERTY WILL BE CONFISCATED
' M® Rfo Protection
lut Pott—A Unit State
l AJTklrf Reported*
9ATANITA DECLARED WINNER,
But the Committee's Decision la De
nounced as Unfair.
Dartmouth, Auk. 31.—lAfter handsome
ly vanquishing the biggest of England’s
crack cutters, the Satantta, over half
the course tof the Royal Dartmouth
Yacht Club, the Vigilant lost the prize
through the decision of the regatta
committee. It was certainly a race In
the British acceptance of the torm, as
there is no time limit on yachting con
tests on this aide of the ocean.
It was the Vigilant’s weather, In the
opinion of English experts. A light
northeast breeze barely ruffled the sur
face of the channel, bringing with it a
mist that gave away In the offing a
spectral aspect to things in general.
There were throng* to see the Vigi
lant's first due! with Mr. Clark’s yacht
in the contest n>r prizes of and *ir»u
under the auspl •,.f tie- It .> a I 1 mi t
ngula
rthw
Tht
fit «t l’* K .>f a to*
Bl,
■e t » the harbor, due smith
uries hell Ktioy, thence In u
rly direction* to a m irk bout
e.. jutooui f imr n ml
J..in
The course was sailed over rour times
and thus had eleven turns. The ^utn-
nit:i had i half minute start, but th.*
Vigilant rounded the Skerries buoy (the
li'.-: tm :i) t a i ruinut.v-i nml tin.— m-
onds ahead. Rounding the s&me buoy
ton the second turn the Vigilant was
sixteen minutes ami forty second*
ahead. It was now plain to the most
prejudiced advocate of the cutter that
barring accidents and flukes the Vigi
lant was a clear winner, which con
servatives estimated would be about a
half mile. The'flcklo wind fell almost
to a dead cairn niter ihe yachts round
ed the Skerries buoy. The Vigilant
was first around the eaat Blackston?
boat. A breeze came out of the south-
fibuthwest as nhe laid her course for
the home mark. The Satanlta was in
shore and seemed to get a better
breeae. which enabled her to catch up
t little. The Vigilant ran Into a calm
s'reak. The Satnlta held the breeze
until she passed Newstone, about a
mHe from the starting point. The breeze
got around to the southward and the
Vigilant widened the gap between h »r-
self and the cutter. The wind fell again
and the ya< hts In rely had steerage
way. The Vigilant was far In '.he Kid.
At this pdnt tho committee decided to
call the race off.
It Is surmised that the decision was
somewhat Influenced by the fact that
the Satanlta had no chance to win. In
r.-^ n l th** i • f.f 1 i • of r i tm.*, th 1
committee had different opinions. It
decided that the 40-rater that was ahead
at the end of the sec >nd round b** de
clared the winner.
The Roy a! Dartmouth Yacht Club
has the reputation of being the most
unfair yachting organization In Eng
land. The decision of their committee
caused the Timas nnl Field's repre
sentatives here to Indulge in very un
favorable comment in regard to the
Dartmouth Club's methods.
OFFICE FOR REVENUE ONLY.
Xotv Orleans, Aug. 31—Tlie steam
ship Hover, from llluolieids, at 4 p. m.,
.* the Hint steamship rouchmg New Ur-
Iixius winch witnessed the transporta
tion of the American and English pris
oners to Greytown. .Mr. Ed. Thomp
son, flrst mate of the Rover, In nu In*
tervletv said that as alruady known
the English man-of-war left Blue fields
the day before the transportation, leav
ing tlie Columbia alone to protect tlio
prisoners and prevent their transporta
tion. At the present time, when the
policy of tho American foreign olHcc Is
known, a.aliing would have suited tho
English better than to see American
sailors rescue the prisoners, EiigLsh
aud American both, und pout Lily bom
bard the town In such n way as to ac
complish two purposes, that Is, the lib
eral ho of the English subjects lu tho
hands of the Spaniard* anil the collapse
of tho American canal scheme Jn Cen
tral America. This may he considered,
Mr. Thompson says, the tru <t explan
ation of why the English captain left
Blueflelils nt the most «rltlc.il time,
while pretending to be on the lookout to
Intercept the prisoners, should an at
tempt be made to take them to Uroy-
town, when he could have accomplished
the same purpose much c.is.er iu Blue-
flcbls waters.
Mr. Thompson says that several
hours before the Yule left fur Greytown
Capt. .Summer was Informed of the In
tentions of the Spaniards, and could
have acted lu tlie matter if lie had
Wished to do ho, but probably bavaig Ins
Instructions from our foreign oilicc in,
could do nothing but grit ms t<-t-tli nt
the s gill
friends Ih
It K III
tlie Nil
of m
ikon
rngun Ci
shat is b, a c-rh
for file failure of
incur to d splay
formidable foreign
\
polloy .oJJ.VWJ'-’HI’fW lulH Ul ' 1 lived up
■. L S*H>Hli,'k-no emn-
oholly Is
lb: of b.
life
prop,
ty. ex '.ting
oned on some
tile pro
to be linpri
It
nt opiii'on in Blnefleiils that
rty of all foreigners who have
been banished fr.sn Nicaragua or who
have left on tii- ir own account, will bo
oonflsmted by the government
At tlie time the steamer Rover left
rne Columbia bad i,-ft iot,
a and tho Marblehead hud
I Except tho fruit business
L-tiiess Is at a standstill and
continually lcuring tho
Blueneiu
Port Lot
Just nrrii
all other
poopl
Blueflelils, built up to prospcrl-
ty by American enterprise nnd with
American capital, wills ■-n ee.iso to ex
ist if the Spaniards are to rule the tls-
ervndou. The stenmriilp Yule camo
back from Greytown the next evening
after lenring Bluafldds, bringing tho
new s that fapt Stunrt of the lai^Ilsh
mail of war had arr.v.il at ibv.i
and visited tho prisoners at Creyt
Prison.
>0X CITY PUTS UP.
Club Depesds
l Corbett-Jacks
-A
ie Forfeit
Mill.
New York. Aug. 31.
per of libs morning announces the re
ceipt of ItV" cell Ill'll ele ■ o- I'd- >g..„»l
ea,Ti to Its sporting editor from the
StollS. I 'ill Aibloiie • lull .1 • a giiarai,
tee of good faith mi Its bid for the pro-
poKixl i 'orbelt Jackson light
1! ill nu a were n tali' d uf that fac.1.
Corbel t Is piny.ng In Providence and
Jackson i- in Clio ag" U ba»- id-
ready acived lo ligiU In Slouv City,
id.ng (lie oomhdons of the match
pr
Jl
White
II. wi.-
Woman and Shot s
Rc.sented It.
Roanoke, Vs., Aug. 31.—Y serious and
peri,i>e* fatal sboutiu* affray occurred
at Blue Ridge Springs Thursday night
about 11 o’clock, in which Taylor Over-
street. th., watchman at the hotel, was
wounded by Henry Grigs*. * colored
waiter *t the hotel. Grin* was arrett
ed anil would nndoub 1 ." ily hare been
lynched by the enraged people had It
not been for Capt. Phil Brown, the pro
prietor of the hotel.
The trouble arose from the fact that
for some time several of the waiters
have been guilty of Indecent conduct
In the presencs of Mrs Terry, who h is
charge of the dairy. The matter wa»
reported to Capt. Hr ..vn, who advised
that nothing- ah mid be il ns and Warn
ed the negroes to de- st from such con
duct. The often*® was repeated, how
ever. and a crowd went to the neffo »
room for the purpi-so of taking him out
• nd thrashing him Mr. Overstreet
I .! : d ng M lb* i im
uaed b>' Griggs m 1 ■-k I him to come
uJt , as WSDU-J to * VC him. Gi: t b,
Triple Murder nt Shcllmound, M
Iziid nt Bit Do.tr.
Greenwood, M,—, Aug. 81 An ind'g-
natbm mooting was held by the white
citizens of SbelSnound yesterday and
an affidavit was made aglinst T. II.
F. . I.n II i'"i' I li-- imnder ,d Hi iu
gto women and negro man near Shell A q-,,.
mound lust Tbunday evening. The:
warrant Is tn the hands of an officer 1
for Cockrell's arre«t. The >h r.ff has n. ,
offered 51u«i rewurd for the fugitive, igr.- i
T. B. Cockrell Is a member of a fsmll
of four brothers living In thl< eoantj
He Is the magistrate for Is at No. i
this (Leflore) county, and bokl tie- It
,pi at oq the ritri-o murdered negro*
,,a I'r:,l ,> IT ■- -0 d lb.II. die ng III
Inquest, whenever the negro
tempted to talk about ihe >
cut It off la some way. He
couuty Saturday evnolng sad has not |
been heard from since. Much feeling ,
Is manifested by tie* bt-st cltlKens , gUust
the county, particularly near Shell
mound, over the affair, aud the murder
Is to t>e fuTJy luve.tigjted.
i.-sfa
III, therefoi
impantlTcty
eblb-. repre-
HEBREW TAHrORS sr
of Them WDI
selves <
J ul-
by the
night.
, A arrived It ll-glt niid-
strtkt-r* wry ttwy wilt have
ippsrt of from to i.nis
Jeltail.r- or llio'klyn. NY".' York Jereey
it- Sty and Philadelphia. They my that bo*.
' , n ,’. | 3 boon, eg now In th Ir particular
•„ j tee, and ttat* •« «• too * •*««*
bound to eucceed.
The Hebrew Ullor* »re cjiisir
ed alt
the He
wrnli
to
COLORADO PROHIBITIONISTS.
Denver. Aug. 31.—The etste prchtbiUon
convention to-lsy nominated the follow. |
Ing ticket: Oeogo Richardson, Denver,
governor; Mary Jewett Telford, Grand
Junction, lieutenant governor: D. R. Hun
ter Denver. eecraUry of *t*te; Davl.l
Brother*. Golden, treasurer; John H. help
er. Denver, attorney general; Professor A.
B Copelind. Oreely. euperintendent of
public Instruct km; Daniel McCarkllL
Pueblo, Judge eupreme court; for con
gressman. H. R. Rhode*, Arvada. First
district ; nd W. A. lllct. Grand JuuUon.
Second dlitrlcL
Ool
; A jN IN COKE OUTPUT.
ndUvIUe, Pa.. Aug. 31-
:Ui tiou -’I the pro'
« i- a i Im res'" " f
The dvta.l'd Pepori
Ml
nearly lAJIOfl to
t of ill ’ operati
ratsfoo of the w,