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THE -WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: DECEMBER 13, 1894.
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BE REASONABLE.
About 1870 -Mr. Richard I*. Blaud be
gan to be prominent as an advocate of
tbe free collude of silver. Two years
la-tor the compromise law was passed,
bearing U s name, under which four
hundred million silver dollars were
coned. In all these years that have
intervened Mr. Bleed h-s been known
by the country only through his prom
inence in the effort to hr ng about free
coinage. He is everywhere recognized
as the author of the free silver move
ment, as the most prominent man con
nected with it, and as a thoroughly hon
est and able man. In the elect ons this
fall he .was opposed by an anti-free
coinage Republican and badly beaten.
His district, after supporting lilm by
large majorities for twenty' years, grew
tired of him, or his theory—it does not
matter which. The prominent fact Is
that the leader of the free coinage
movement, in a d’strlct which he had
represented for twenty years, which
had always given him large majorities,
was defeated hy a candidate opposed
to the views which were supposed to
make him strong with tho people. But
the change has not affected the conduct
of Mr. Bland. He is back in Washing
ton, beginning his service in the last
three months’ term wh eh he will know
for some time to come, and is at work
again on the old linos, trying to ineluco
the coinage committee to immediately
report to the house a hill requiring the
free coinage of silver at the 16 to 1
rat'o. He knows perfectly well that
such a report .would be useless—that
the bill could not become si law; but
hawing devoted twenty years of his life
to the riding of his hobby and realizing
Hint whatever of fame he has attained
is due to the persistency and aggres
siveness with which ho has forced this
hobby on tho attention of the oountry,
he refusee, in the face of defeat and
repudiation, even by h s owe district,
to abandon It.
(Nobody will question the fact that
Mr. Blaud Is an honest and earnest
man, but ho is no longer a useful man.
Having devoted his whole life to the
pursuit of a single purpose, he has lost
all sense of proportion. He does not
realise that what was reasonable hi
1876 may be visionary In 1804. He re
fuses to realise that conditions have
changed during that long period, and
Is therefore no longer worthy of trust
us a legislator. If Mr. Bland and those
who havo co-operated with him had
l>een willing to accept the facts of the
situation, instead of devoting them
selves to a single purpose which was
obnoxious to a major tyof tho people of
the oountry, they might have done
much to prevent the evils ot legisla
tion on the currency question from
which the country siffers; but because
they could not get what they wanted,
they have refused to oonsent to any
other reform. It Is to bo hoped, for tho
sake of tho oountry, that the lessons
of the last elections will not be lost
upon others, as they were upon Mr.
Bland. If men so radical control the
policy of congress, or oven are a form
idable minority In It, they will bo able
to prevent valunblo leg'alatlon and per
mit the present wretched currency sys
tem to remain Intact, What Is wanted
In congress Is a disposition to do the very
best thing possible under the circum
stances. If each faction Is determined
that no change shall be made except
precisely tho change which It desires,
then no change at all will be made, and
the people in New York and abroad
who want to put their Idle money in
United States bonds will continue to
have an opportunity to do so about
every six months.
Jure." The fact that he did not caH
Ills uw.u genitml assembly .rogodier and
havo it etau Mr. Reran us Untied
BiHss Ktkutor k the missing link in
this merit laughable farce. Mr. Ivolb
ill./.// net seem to mre f.,,/ the l.*eter
lights of Populism -who were defeated
as rtuul dates for tho legislature so
amah as lie (Lies fur himself, die de
feated candidate for governor. He per
forms Ills mock funolituis as governor,
but fa b si allow his legislature
equal slit,wing before the laughing pub-
11c, In fact, he makes himself the hero
of Cite farce with all die other elliran
ters left out. The only sensible thing
in connection w'Bh Mr. Kolb's action
that we can see is the facto tAsn-t he
makes certain drat he -will Hot be car
ried up before a peace oltlcer to give
liond for V-olating a law wh dh is likely
to be pissed by the Alabama general
assembly. Wo have all along contend
ed that Mr. Kolb was harmless. H s
last “official” act gives ns no reuson
for the slightest change of opinion.
no tiler s.de Is willing to save the
country by muklng eveu a slight sacri
fice of Its theories.
Cop—owmen may rest assured that
the people of this counlry are uot
WHAT MACON MIGHT DO.
A few days ago Hie Telegraph took oc
ean on to refer to Idle remarkable enter
prise displayed by tho people of the
lade o ty of Greenville, S. C., in the
nla-tltor of building ootkai mills. Tli s
reference whs made for the btmeflt of
Miaeon people. We are more dian
phased to mngtutulate die people or
Grwiavtlle upon the stwHng of another
oo'Jtwn mill widi a capital slock of
$100,000. lints s the third company
formed there within the past month,
and,, not satisfied’with th's reoord, the
tormiug of die fourth new cotton mill
company is bo ng talked of.
Tlte people of die little South Caro
lina city know whut they are do ng.
Their town is a comer of cotttion man-
ufatltticing ladufitpjr and they propose
to 'net-case tin- nllmt,.*r of firin-ry
terprlsts Just as rapidly as die use of
their brains, onilcrprlse, pluck and
money will allow. In a recent Issue of
die Greenville News the sjUitnmmt is
made t-ta-t there are more looms and
sp miles operated within ti radius of
fifty miles from that place than w tit
tho same distance of any city in the
South. The secret of all this seems to
be that tlhe people of Greenville do not
sit down and wa't for outside oap't-al
to come along and build cotton mills,
bttt they gv> u> work and build mills
for themselves. If the outside capital
domes along it -Is welcomed, but there
s no long waiting for it.
In all das there seems to be a health
ful lesson tor the pt-Gplo of Macon. W
want cottar, mills also.. Way should
we not go to work and have diem? It
seems to us that there is just as good
a chance here as in South Carol uu or
anywhere else. If Ma,«o’s citizens
woidd interest themselves a half ni'l
lion dollar cotton mill could bo built n
Mlicon w thin the next bivefve months,
Why not go to work anti build It?
Dbero may be some quest'on about
prefitts, and Just there (he News muy
bo quoted again. The stock of oottou
factories around Gromville Is held at
ffom 120 to 145 atM j jjaa paid satisfac
tory d vidotkls besides.
We an know that Macon neals mun-
uftidturng cnWtiprtsts. Cotton manu
facturing Is naturally the bewt tor the
alty because wo have die now material
nt our doors. Speculative ometriirises
are die menus of swapping dt,tiara, but
there's always a prospect of a moder
ate income on every dollar Invested
mturafliaturtng. Lot our oltizous think
alxnit the mtitfer, and, more than that,
lot thorn go to work end we will havo
aU tho cotton mills we want.
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CONGRESS AND THE CURRENCY.
MR. KOLB’S LAST PERFORMANCE
The fast act of Mr. Reuben F. Kolb,
■'Governor do Jure of the Smite of Ala-
luma,” is oven more amueog than his
antias in Montgomery on ItnugURUlon
day. The foot that he Issues a cert fl-
ca*e of eleotioa to Mr. Reroe as United
States soBbttor from that state, may be
ilaasng to Mr. Kolb, who signs It, but
we etoulbt very much If Mr. Ileeee, pro
vided hs Is a man of on!nary sense,
regards his certificate as being of any
higher value than a piece of waste pa
per picked up in the road. The most
nimrsng feature of -ttts performance
of Mr. Kolb, htowever, is his extreme
oaueiMuoeaa In hnvii^ wUnrascs to
h s s'guotare as “governor de Jure/’
and having these wltnosoes take rep*-
cisl note of the time jvheu his signa
ture was affixed to this really amusing
document. The “governor de Jure” is
e u dentiy very much iftnid of tho leg.
UAiture which he claims is cot “dc
Tho position In which tho treasury
finds itself is about this: It Is recelv-
ng from all sources of revenue which
havo boon provided by congress at least
live million dollars loss per month dun
it is obliged to pay out under appro
priations made by congress. That is
to aiy, .t Is Untidily draining its re
sources to the exitout of five million
driUars a month, and these rcsourros
are now ctonuparntively small. This Is
had enough, If it .were the only disad
vantage under which tho treasury ’»
working, hut there Is another even
more important. It Is responsible for
the redemption au demand in gold of
about five hundred mlll'on dollars of
paiper notes now outstanding. Under
the law, it Is not only compelled to re
deem these notes in gold, hut to Imme
diately pay out the notes agtiln for tho
current expenses of die government.
Under the pnsent circumstances, It
would be obllgod to do this even If tho
Mjw did not command that M do so.
The <roarary, therefore, Is under n
double strain. Tt is threatened w'th
Ixiiikruptey because It Is spending more
than It receives, at the sa-mo time thnt
It to compelled to take extmoridinary
measures to maluSdn the gold reserve
ami thus preserve the parity of the
currency. Its position is about as bad
as that of the treasury of a grenit na
tion of almost lnexhnust'ble resources
oouhl be. In view of this feet. It 1«
hatvl to believe that the law-making
twly. renpons'Mo for die cood tlou in
which the treasury finds Itself, will re
fuse to come to its relief. Yet we are
told tiro* there Is a likelihood tbs/t tt
will so refuse. If so, being controlled
by aha D< turners do party, the people
wiH be oonrmoed ttat the party Is en-
t'rdy Incompetent to mawige tho af
fairs of die country.
A refusal to come to the treasury's
relief can arise from only one of two
causes. First, that n very considerable
number, or a majority, in congress act
ually desire to force the government
to fall 'a Its promises to redeem its
notes, and tims bring the country to
a silver basis without the consent of
the people. Tho other, that factional
feeling has risen to such a point that
they are wlH ug to bankrupt die gov
ernment in onler to see it put in prac
tice. They are no doubt rii'asfiod with
the present currency system. They
aw tint under tt their crnl t is be.ng
greatly abused und their debt Increased,
But though they waut St changed and
differ among themselves ns to whmt
the change should be, they will be sat
isfied w.tii any now system wit ch gives
them good money, enouglt of it, mid
at the same time relieves the treasury
from Its present embarrassing position.
The new system proposed hy Mr.
Carl sle does not meet ihc views of any
faction completely, but In providing
for retirement tho demand notes
the government from circulation by
putting Hiciu -In the bank reserves
relieves die treasury of the necessity
of furnishing gold for export, end that
is n great gain. In providing that none
of the now nates shall bo of loss de-
nomlnation than ten dollars, it makes
room for a great deal of silver money,
Th's ulny lie good or bid, us men enter-
tain'ng different opinions on the stiver
question look at it, but It ought to do
someth ng to placate the resentment
of extreme free silver men, while not
exciting the nn'moslty of those who
think that under the existing Ltiw wo
already have too much sliver. It pro
vides notes which will c'rculite freely
In every part of the country because
the government, while not guaranteeing
thorn, yet holds n fund for tiiolr re
demption. Bossies be ng safe notes,
current everywhere, they will have
something of the “homing'’ quality
which many think so necessary.
OH DAP OFFICIALS.
Tho South Carolina legislature,
cutting down the salaries of state offl
on Is 20 per cent., shows n d.spositlon
to carry into practice -tile economic the
ories on whiuli most of its members
were elected, and Is therefore com
mendable to that extent.
But it may be seriously doubted
whether, wi th die state offldnls' sala
ries ranging rrom $l,-">00 to $2,200,
South Carolina twill be able to secure
the services of compelont men :n her
state house. Men of a hifch order of
ability are not opt to enter the pubic
service at salaries such as these when
their talents can oomiUatid in private
life two or tthiree times as much re
munerate oh. Tlierc is such a tiling ns
“sa-rng wt the spigot tend. wasting at
the bimg,” and South Carolina may
discover th's fact before long, though
it is difficult to IwTeve that she'w.ll
get into her offices men less tilted to
fill them wefl than those she has hnd
,n them during the last three or four
years.
WIPE OUT AND START OVER.
It seems that the Lexow investigation
will go on forever, and that Mr. Goff
will continue to unearth evidence of
most astonishing corruption on the part
of the police officials of New York.
When 'the investlgut'on begun, It was
with the utmost difficulty that anything
seriously compromising tiiese officials
could bo d'seovered. The witnesses
were cautions and apparently Mr. Goff
oould only get hold of the men who
knew least of wlmt had boon going on.
But now it seems easy enough to prove
tho rascality of any man on the force.
Every day facts are brought out that
a few months ago would have excited
a tremendous sensation, but now they
go almost unnoticed. So much lias
been discovered that is bad thnt the
oapac ty of people to tic astonished
seems to lie exhausted. If the courts
set out to punish all the men guilty of
trafficking in crime, they will have a
tremendous Job, and if New York Is
o bo re-formal by employing these
same men to enforoe the law, the prob
ability is that the reform will not
amount to much. The now mayor
would do well to come as near wiping
out and starting over new as he can.
seriously concerns Wall rttree* Is trie
poaslbtMty Shut foreign holdeiu of our
securities not iKidoratandi/is? o-ur situa
tion anrt failtrtg to mpprt-cinte trie cer-
telirity of Its ultimate repair, may send
honie «m Inconvenient amount of stocks
. Jra 0ni ^'. v* ;l .k ®w*stiiIbiUty te in-jt over-
L, u t H i. mm. rt«ainieii aa uavy-
traDgito be eerIoi«Iy aftarmed at; for. In
tine tlrwi cilice, we haive un aibundance
or iOlio fu-nds ready to take eeou'lnlvs
ult a iprlce,” aand. In Uh« next pJUice, -toe
prifee would foane to be Une ait Whi'Jh
we ocniid -well afford to take them,
wltti a view to ro^xpont tftiem when iho
unka foreign investor had recovered
from his InvonldnerTft fright.
The report of the secretary of the
treasury hoe attracted much attention.
In iu* mala feanurta It is regarded aa
tirirvidinw r> Alans ,111,1 _ .1
providing a clear and sensible scheme
for reconsruotlog our currency Bystem;
bui some of the details of the plan,
especially die 30 per cent, deposit of
legal tenders against notes, und the
general abandonment of oompulsory re
serves against deposits, are regarded as
open to serious objection. Notwith
standing. It seems to he »h» maj-'rlt,,
opinion that reconstruction will ulti
mately be found to run on the lluea
Sketched by Mr. Carlisle. At tile name
time, there Is little expectation that
that any legislation cn this question
will be consummated within the life
or the present congress. Members are
discouraged by their past failures to
satisfy the eounltry, and will be cau
tious about taking any new legislative
risks far their party. The bitterness
or factional feeling tiKikea it vedy un-
certain wltedier an administration
measure (such as Mr. Carlisle’s Is)
could command a majortty vote in both
houses of congress. In the seuate and
house (dike, there Is great division of
opinion on currency matters, and It is
argued that a set; of legislators who
cored give a majority for Bland’s bill
of last session, are not likely to sup
port Mr. Carlisle In his strong plea
for bank money based upon gold, to
say nothing of the strong predilections
of Western members for g<ovic*rnment
paper money. This reuKonin* as to
Uie prospects of early legislation 1ms
much force. Perhaps, however, It does
not take sufficient note of one possi
bility. Thnt large portion of the sil
ver faction which simply wants “more
money,’• without caring much whether
It is of silver or of any other form,
may prove to be a somewhat uncertain
4i 4*^'’ , «fa*8*u»u.upisw-r vu vmnii
tnat there is a elim chance for getting
more silver nnd that their vote can
secure for them Ample tasues of ban.k
notes^ direct from the banks of their
own .opnUties, Onere.to no saying how
readily the “more money” representa
tives of the West and South might whip
round from the. silver side to the bank
motley side. Indeed, already surprise
is felt among observe-re in Uie house
of representatives at the marked in
clination among Southern members to
turn In that direction.
But, however tlh-at may be, the adop
tion within three monUhs df u large
measure like Mr. C or Halle’s wouM be
a very 'hurrle.1 aohtevement, and
shouM obstructive italctlcs otriso In n.ie
course of Its dlsoueslton, the thing
wouM be Impossible. It Is to nhe a-d-
vatniLage of a measure Involving such
Iatrge interests, trad such Intricate de
tails flhait its discussion dhould have n
hirgor margin of time than 4s afforded
by the remnlnlag eleven weeks of the
present congress. T*,e ]- - -n-;rue.ion of
banking methods, involved in Secre
tary atrllsle's plan Is so radical that,
to-make it complete and thorough lai-ge
f-VoTilty Hhoutid be affortled for sub
mitting worktug details to the udvice of
Intelligent pratotlcul hrakeru.
The new 150,000,000 loan h-as increased
*!lf lasury sold reserve to about *110,-
000,000. Some Important ear*]y reduc-
tions, (However, ore antlctlpatod. Some
Of tihe bunk* hbve depleted tihelr stnek
of 0>ld m) largely fftrougfh <ihe»r »ub-
scriptflona for bond* that ifflvey ftnd It
neceiwary to exchange some of their
jegal tend ora for tfhe medal, nnd these
operations may reduce the reserve to
blow $105,000,000 in a few dreys. The
steady drift of -the foreign exchanges
towmrd trie specic-dhlppVug point has
brought us to a stage at which, in
view of tihe usual December interest
payments in Europe, some considerable
immediate shipments of specie must
be expected. At the moment of writ
ing, Jhe exports by today’s steamers
are estimated at from *1,500,000
*2.000,000 n-n'd among the exchange
houses, next week’s ^exports are ex-
peeked to be still larger.
Henry Clew*.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
22SI3SSS
Absowtekk pure
then there (tulle a quarrel. Disputes
c,, nee.ru lng mooey inti litem .wore carr.ed
Into the courts of ltiw, rend "Mr. Man-
ton's" name rda ppoared In trie roo ng
lists.
The kute tluali-tts tad an 'nrome
about $100,060, consisting ot her dower
from the Muoprose eriWlo* and die
Jointure left by Mr. St.riing-Crawford.
Her thii-d und only sitrn.v’.ng son Is
the present duke, and s 42 years of
age.—'New Y’ork Herald.
EXCITING TIMES IN BROOKS
Horrible
Murder by Negroes—Broke
Faith With “Auntie.”
Th> Mtorioiinalti is ithte faertest of wa,r
I’owder» Dr Prl °’" to 01 Bakln «
TiHF, “RED DUCHDSH.”
Clwraeter nntl Career ot a Famous For-
aonnjfo In England’s World ot Sport.
of I
(As
the Bouton approaches when
dotlnty coke crusts nn-1 pastry are In
demand Dr. Price’s Oream Baking
Powder becomes indlspenslble.
THE MONEY OUTLOOK
Carlisle's Plan Expected to Await the
Fifty-fourth OoRgnus.
New York. Dec (Special).—WaH
dnreet bon through uti-ithr week
incident do the abnormal monetnry con
dition of the treasury, without any vta-
•ble effect upon thie spirit ot either in-
vestment br ■peoulnttloji. Upon trio
whtole. tho market for utocku lias been
eomewhai; firmer, in spite of London
Laving unloaded upou us. during the
week, dome fifty thojaund sliarea of
rati root sinks, anil trie prospect at Im
mediate expAtte ot gold.
The truth la that trie men of Wall
street regard 'the currency question ta a
chronic nffuir. rather Crinn acute factor
in Itlhe markut. They ucknow*edge it*
Imtportlaih'e and view Its bearing upon
Invostimenlt Interests aa unfavororiie;
but at -trie same time considrir that Its
effects hove already bean ilxaouated In
she general range of values. Lktto Im
portance is odtached to any fmmedlafa
aspects of trifs mon«-y problem; for nblh-
Irg l« in kriolc uasurat uny aottie-
menk or ubjit tedtontes what may be the
final form of the currency adjustment*.
It i* -taken for granted, in vtuw of the
pnedomlnat* currenhs of financial opin
ion, that the main feuKture ot tla* ulti
mate sn-j;!imen* will be some measure
of bank leghflaltion that wflll materially
tuenease trio pmnfnence of lianic note*
In cur cirouatlon. and poaatMy more or
hwa in til, wtay of a auhwitnne for our
existing Inelastic legal tender noted. Brit
these prottwot* promise no early relief
from rhe nreserit tmcttialn status of the
treasury gold reserve. At trie mteren*
*be tetter ts Whe realty aatrie factor; yei
URsalisfantory as the present porttion at
the treasury may toe. Well street is ter
from Hieing tptesfcnlstic ovw tt. ft Is re
sided afeer all but a temporary de
rangement cf a part of our llnantci.il
mcritiierv; pcrplexrgt and riifflnitt rf
ready repair, ft may toe; but (Mil *n-
yalrtng tiotjr.ng furtdainenbd nr vital, so
kasg as a he vast resources and un.ju<«-
tioned credit of our government, with
tt* re-verity raUHons at people stand be
hind the sKuaMca. TLc only thing 'three
title Dowuiger IhtclKsw of Moittro*e,
t»nv doad at the n pe old nge of 80, was
one of trio most Blmraltir figures tlmt
In rorewt years England sstiety has
tad to show. A peer’s dnughtetr anti
dukes W(tow, rite pursued a mode
of life ns for removed ns oao well lw
inugioed from that of die convrohoiiel
lady of lilrth ,nd fonrune. Her pore
on i»\i* tho turf, and under die namo
Mr. Mnrtton rile bred trad ran horses
«uoce**fidly us any of Iter ciompeti-
tora of the other sex. Her racing Ma
lden, which were tunning trio largest n
DngLind, .were admlulsrived under her
own personal supervisor,.
AU trie (lrttsll* of ferek ng und hous
ing, of exoccinng and trailing trie ,-ral-
nails of uer Stud were o,nttroiled by
herself nlone nml It must be rccordtd
that for em-rwy, krera-V-dge of horse
tlerii nnd unnomprfimls ng cUreotnivM of
speech rite was well qualified to tlrecl
an twttibUsbmeDt of trie k ml.
Hie late dtK-ievw was the ilaugfiter
of the second Lord Dories, anil was,
dierrtbre, slater to the present lonl.
H**r fondly mis ithht of die Brito*
IhceKfortls, wilio tare always lteon
notod u-llke for peraon.il oourage atul
for love of wild esatpatb*. In 1836,
die y«ir ltefttre that n which Queen
Vloturia sirwereled to tho throne, riie
marr ed trie fourth Duke of Montrose,
the head of one of tho moot historic
foinlYnt In Ihe Unite! K ngitom, and
the dcseendnat of the fiimons Martpis
of Mbnttiviiie, wt*> fought so vullunlly
in Bottllautl for Cbaries I. in the sev
enteenth ceniury. Tho duke was fond
of linrses nnd sport, nnd his w fe Joined
crithusTastlaafly to Ills favorite purats ts.
In 1806, a yeur or two after trie
duke’s death, sbe married her seonial
hurt kind, trie miked nportsmnn, Mr. IV.
8. Bt rl.iig-Om.tvtford, who won trie der
by with Sefiton in 1878. During her
marriage to Mr. firtrH ng-Onuwford,
wtdeh ktrted for aeventmxi years, the
dttnbces devifopcd her Vu.cvk-.lge and
love of raring, anti m anient d tl she
become n the putvult ot dr s spirt that
rite tired to .wear her hawtand’s racing
oolom, which mere all rod. Site dremvd
tudrely In amrlef, gown, lint nnd lioots,
and became known In Oomtoqucmv by
trie sobriquet of the “Red Durians.”
When Mr. StlrYng-Traiwfitnl died lie
Iifit hs widow a taint*/me annuity
and bis beauMftil rustilcnoa at iNinv-
mtrket, rolled Sefiton Lodge in honor
of trie borne which won triederby to
b m. .She trieroapra ooutlnued racing
on Iw mvn account under trie mme of
Mr. Manrxn, and b«rime a famU'ar fig
ure at all sporting gaitheriogsi
Fire yearn after Mr. Stlrllng-Craw-
fbnl’s dmtfa lfco durtieas married her
third huslnad, (Sir. -Marcus Henry M I-
nor, a Bentriuim n>me fifty yeans her
Jtio'or. He ttiree yaira her bone*
were run in Mr. 'Milner’s name, and
Quitman, Dec. 9—Mr. Tip Molden, a
bailiff under Squire Scarborough, of
the Morveu dlstrldt, was shot and killed
on -the Quitman and Moultrie road
near llorven last Saturday nlg-nt about
8 o’clock by Jerry and Sherman Jeffers,
colored.
lit seems from the best Information
we can get that Mr. Molden wno after
n darkey by ihe name of Donoldson
who ho expected would be present at
a ffritivnl to be given by the colored
people In the neighborhood that night
and was desirous of securing the ussls-
tanoe of the Jeffers negroes to aid lilm
In making the arrest, and while hunt
lug lor them he rail across a crowd of
negroes in tile road and asked If the
Jeffers darkeys wore present, when Jer
ry Jeffers "answered that they were,
nnd said, “and you want us?” and
began firing without any furdler In
quiry. th* first bail taking effcot Just
under the Jaw and coming out in the
back of the neck.
Mr. McLellon, a gentleman who was
near by, came to hie iwciic- and moved
him -to a Mn». Singleton's, where he
died Sunday nlghtt about 11 o'clock.
A posse of cltizeus were at once or
ganized und went lu search of diem.
Their efforts were without avail, how
ever, until some time Monday, when
Mr. WH Everett, who lives just across
the line of Brooks and Colquitt, spot
ted them at th,elr half brother. 1’omp
Reddick’s, near Cecil. The crowd con
sisting of Messrs. John Moran, Henry
TCltnon, MoJohn Moron, Jerry Ander
son, Joe Isam, John titrlpland, Jim
Miller, BUI Alderman und John Berry-
hill, was notified and the arrest was
.made with little trouble.
They were brought to town and lodg
ed in Jail Tutvday. together with two
other negroee, Sheffield and Morrow,
who were present at the shooting.
Mr. Moldtu was one of Brooks’ most
lion 1 /I'at/le und upright citizens n-nd
loaves a wife and eight little children
to mourn hU death.
■STEALS ALL IN SIGHT.
Will Grin Thbnvas the negro recently
connected with several robberies near
Vaklowta, and the only one of his gang
to exo.vpe arrest, was brought to Quit-
man rhursdaiy by an oM colored wo
rn.) n numed Mattie -White, -whom he
hired to bring him from near Valdos
ta. On 'arriving in Quitman they
snapped to fet'd and get dinner, tuid
While “Aunt Moittle” was away for a
fow minutes Thomas sklppdd out with
the road cart -and horse. The deputies
were a't once notified und went in
seltroh, but ns yet mottling has been
heard cf him. The negro Is known by
several mimes, among wiudli are the
Gqurgia Snake, Wild 'Bill, Will King
and Will Ctiln Thomas, of which the
Ht-ter is supposed 1° be this right dime.
It Is sifid (hat he Is W.witcd far several
different crimes In •Plortdai said re
wards amounting to 1,000 are offered
for his arrest).
A MORPHINE THIEF.
Mr. Barn Scarborough, Who, it will
he remembered, lay In JaU here
for on me time charged with forging
the n.imo of Mr. JGhn Fentiayson on a
check for *50, broke Into Mr. Lyght
T-mxriend’s store, -twelve or fourteen
miles from Quitman, on the Greenville
roj/l, Saturday night and succeeded In
securing two bottles of morphine with
e few /ither .minor articles. In the
meantime, he waked ud Mr. Town,
fend, who immediately wont In pur
suit and after a run of several hun
dred ya-rds across the field succeeded
In c,etching him, but Scarborough
proved to be the better mao Und made
his escape.
■MISS RAM3EY DIED.
ML-s Liza Ramsey. iWho has ton un
der medical trealtmerit for some lime
If fit tin New YUig. dUol There le/tt -week
Her remains were sent borne and bur
led nt ihe Groovervfile cornelctry Tues
day. Rhe was a dauehltrir r,f Mr*. Mar Cm
Ramsey, and was one of the most high
ly rrlteamed young todies of our county.
THE INCENDIARY PARSON.
The negnaeH Who burned the gin
house end barns at Mr. Jesse Wide
and Mr. Edwin Hack have been caught.
Same of Sham, nit least, are under ar
rest. tout itiiere may be more to allow.
iSeven are now lodged safely and com-
foittatblv -dn our new brtok Jail charged
with The burning, all at whom ranfew
ito t-he ortme.
I t seeims to have been one of She moot
ulalboHcM plots ever concocted and ex
ecuted to our aounty. Thoy tad forrafd
ithonwlves Into an mth-bound nlub for
the purpose of burning out a mim/ber of
-wrilte men on trie other side ot Briar
creek. But for idbe irtmriy arrest of the
ohiof and Wl* ibi-ntL trie property of
rainy oihors -would no doubt have soon
boon In ashes.
Last Sunday nCght Mr. Jiose Wad®
and Mr. Evans -Martin got wind nf a
soorig meeting Mhait it's* to be held at
-trie negro criurch. Suspecting trial they
might hear .ven-htong tthMt (would lead
to the discovery of the tncendtorles,
they concealed libomsalveo underneath
She bouse before die meeting -began.
Seven men were present—ail colored.
The meeting toeing railed to order, one
bf the members. Who la a ptvnoh/g, sms
roundly ariussd by She club for nut car
rying out his pert of the vvade burn
ing. It seams llhalt rie was to have set
fir* -to Mr. Wede’g store, but offer pour
ing on Ihe kerosene ends tending with a
mWtoh tot bio hand ready to stare the
blaze, he said tola hrewt fooled him.
Many other things were said which
proved tint trie whole crowd hod taken
a hand in She iburntng. After hearing
them arrange {Arens for burning out Dr.
T. 8. Mima, Dr. R. W. Lovett and oth
ers, Mr. Wade end Mr. Martin crawled
otto from underneath the church and
tnretened to trie neareX magistrate end
htod wurranta tented for fin whole party.
All of -them were arrested that night,
separately alt -their various homes. Rich
one as he was arrested crntmvd trie
crime, and told bow 1t -was done—sH
Tellkng 9t Jufit alike. (Monday they were
brought over to eyhranfa rend plteed In
Jail.
Merit of trie mtgroea Mved on Mr,
Wade’s Plane, anil «hey have not thus
far divulged the motives that prompted
them to the crime. Thoy ndy say list
t hey were persuaded to do It, but who
*1 was than did tfae pelsuadUag they will
not tell. Porfhaps It will come to tlghg
In due time, and iriose writo arc at the
bottom of this Infamous plot muy be
bnought to Justice.
A peAlAtom has t/ron rant to Judge
Gaanble asking him to call aapeckti ses
sion of the superior court ait once tto
try the i/rtresjers. It to likely that he
whi do Oris, and (bat next week or tlg>
week after they wi* be trial.
-MASKED COWARDS.
Am Aged Ainn Warms the
Aaiinst His Bosom.
Buchuinan. Dec. 9.-<«peclall n
a fow mdlns of here yewc-rliy ?
ardly murder '.-courred. Buek^sZ
1m is an old mum 75 year* re? 1 *
proachod tills house aiid bttfgd S?
I'Uwe of warning. He
wienout heea-'-unoy, but i/nL'lL
found h'lncsel-f placed at tth.’ S
w^teno^-who had come
hatvn.. T.ie men were maskei
man Burnt marlin seized hte aLl
fought with desperation. He si -tre
hi snubbing a man by th| *22
Thornton several times. f* 0In °i
wounds Thornton frfl dead in ,v
At litlis Jundauro old rum Si!™ '
secured his gun, and u“^| y S S?
sued ibeaweon him and h!« n ^
na.-l.tlls.ri-ts. A shot In ttw
finally killed nhe old mun -rw..
eta made good tlhcir eseaipo.
THE SOUSE WAS B.U)
Oritaun, Doe. O.-Ou last TiM „
evon.ng n mraretager ruslnd
Hta.ulyvtai.ng fow,i and put „ V( , 1T
in a flurry of excitement !>v
ing -tlh.it trie fam Has of
Tumor gtld C. F. Bunimtit hail
poisoned by uvtng souse tuuu.
Those who nraponrtod -ito the <ni,
old found Iri rteen people si rctclire
apiMrenttly un trie ngony ,>f ,|,„, h
upon-beds, some upon tho llwr ^
era rolling and groaning In die n
The a d of a skillful physcid
bkwl -tihe v'ot'.ms To recover In fim
The poisoned fumllies hhd n-o
liaon Iri'itiH nsv A n U —
genri-rttily lyeiKoved 'tixu tlio lug,
polsonecl; wiiedier by italic ous p-
or Il‘tT<f lx Vriif f\ ni3-tit
HUMAN BONES IN USE
The most startling rend cxtranJ
adver 1*.miet»t Shat probably c V c-
Jt«o legitimaite channels is the t-,
log. wriloh is eald to hreve tuniMir-
seveiltl nowetpapens In BVa-ncerw.'
"Bcmra of superior quality Ro-n'
of tihe leading cemoterL«. jiaieri
tihe first order. Addireai for on
lira and prices X.”
Dc was found upon fallowing ro
that ’U.w udvd-ttlwcr offeptl for «
vast quamiity bf human boms exh-
fnam ahe .baittileflelds of the bte
Ish and Ruasla-n war. nnd Ithat he
secured peiimleaCicin f r((m the ™
menis to moke iwlhait use he W bw
the remains of the soldiers klthd
inti tihelr straggle. The usy to v
tlKoe -bones Is put Is to nuke trial
lor 'ihe clarification <rf aiiyai; - .
The ciooe-ntriolties of “Oudla" an
trenching the lalttentlion of Europe
“Oudl” were in America sh- -
have fewer empers. Her first
move would be to use Dr. P
Cream Baking Powder.
THE OOOD OF ELECTRIC OAt
If Sleepless a Ride on ihe Can
insure Sweet Rest
Scientists nnd physicians hate I
specialty of studying the phy/lm
feet of electric cars on the paasea
they carry aiwf- some very Inti
results are noted.
"t Is a fact well known to
Isis In nervous diseases,” sal-1 a
Ing Philadelphia physician lately,
-Jtionts suffering from spinal tro
greatly ITeneitted by rl-lin
street care or to a wagon ovi-a n r
road. The noted Dr. Charcot took
vantage of this fact to devise an
igenious form of helmet which, w
placed upon the head, caused rytl
cal vibrations by be Imparted tt
entire body. I have at present a
dent who Is afflicted with an in,
Die disease of the spinal nervee,
has the usual train of sympiom-
sharp, darting pains In the limlw,
tractions of the muscles and stlfinw
the joints. Every day for fix-
two years he has been accustome.
board a street car and go ov-r
entire route two or three tlimi.
practice ne/er falls to relieve the
troublesome symptoms, nnd lus-;
good night's rest. Since the In'.r
tlon of the trolley he has some
culty In flhvTffig a street car lint
roadbed rough en >ugb to give tile r-
site amount of Jolting.”
HIS LIMIT.
He brought up coal and Chopp'd
Wired with wonderful *u»v(
And 1-ald dliwn cirpet* oil diy
-w-idii Christ tan fortitude;
He listened to this wife's rebuke*
unresentod gravity.
And left -hie bed ok -midnight to
pure (he baby's food.
At elevating heated air toe ri»
great versatUty,
And worked upon the furnace
•with gratify tug zeal:
In -nullifying servants tee dl*p'x
immense ability,
And when they left hP stlrrsl ’ r
und rooked and served cooh
He gave -his -wife rits wages with
menUtitole perslsteocy,
'And when she sent him shbppari
was never known to tell;
He kept on matching rttobom
ParUvutwtinn pereisrcucy,
And with gr/eit regularity her
tern .he would mail.
He stayed home from trie club t
night in dignified storlrtty
And saM gnad-by to poker
resignation sweet;
And every Bunrtny in irietr pew w
In wakeful piety.
Arid at -her bidding every text
reotly would repeat.
He wore «he garments tint she »
iwtth Slp.irtun-tlke uglfity!
The neckties she seleoted he
played with courage rare;
He sewed trie buttons on hi* *)
■wltto wonderful dodiity. .
And never tl,itched the tidy
•ait down In a chair.
But -When lie caught a cold
arid -with sweet Temintnlty
She put some goose oil -on hi* «■
land fed him with qulnkie,
And piled up hen toil flannels
bis Jugular vicinity.
He said toe thought ’Wu* time
Aeod than he rtbuld draw the
And when She tried parboil In* '
pcllxlltui extremity, ,
And with same porous pHstrt* ‘
ooed him on/either side.
He packed rits grip one fpwty *
nsiU Skipped for the Yore»“
And when be reached #**•
dime he Cold him <*>wn
Hied.
—Tom Masson in New York »“
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