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fCitabllihed tj^ttgrapb FablUhing Co* Publisher** MACON, GA„ THURSDAY. MARCIi 21, 1895. tcretary Grcsliam Was in His Office u d look Prompt Action in One Case. E {ilS 11UST HAKE APOLOGIES. uu Minuter Surprised «t the 1 Action —Huron Puvu speni ,Knt* r l Overrode National Anthorlllee In the Colorado Affair. TfasilnSt 011 ' March 15.—This after- fallowing telegram was re- .,he department of state from , T emer McIntyre of Colorado, dated aver: Negroes WouW. Not Work Before the Arrival of the Troops. New Orleans, March 15.—Those who went to the up-town river front this morning toforo 7 o'clock (n anticipa tion of either witnessing a ibloody riot or the entire resumption cf the usual activity on the levee were sorely dis appointed, for neither the one nor the ether occurred. Although It was known that the state militia would be on hand, work was not b-gun at 7 o'clock, not because of the absence of negro work men, for they were out In great num bers, but rather because the soldiers did not put In an appearance until some lime after 7 o’clock. As early aa 5:15 the street corners In the vicinity Monday's and Tuesday’s mstur- !, just in receipt of a detnlltd ", by wire from the sheriff alt Wuburg. I't does not differ mate- Ur (ro m the newspaper reports. In- Z held, and as I am Informed thor- a hmstffutlon made. Evidence dn subscribed by witnesses and ,1 ;n office of clerk of district court, i riff further reports that there has no trouble of any kind since and , fcnxer, and that he Is thoroughly ,1, (o uuintoln peace and no danger Usrixng .by American or Italians. I in receipt of a telegram from am- B j„r for Italy siying in part: •nejse give orders for Immediate du jgiinst murderers of Italia ns.’ Immediate notion will toe urged on |iriti« looking to an arrest and jishment of guilty person. The ng Ital Ian consul Informs me that learea tonight for Wabcnburg. i' . given him such letters us ho d for the sheriff. Prom every ec of Information 1 learn that ev 1 lining is quiet. Have taken steps to Ttain natkmaffitiy of deceased. Ignel). "A. W. McIntyre, Governor." GRESHAM WAS AT WOMK. ecretary Gresham, In aptte of hla slck- s and the Inclemency of the weather, •mfd Ally at the atate department ey fM-iwai closeted with Assistant ;•!..> ■ 1 everal hours. Neither pother state department oftl- > discuss the Spanish affair to admit the accuracy of text of the dispatch sent Itnlstef Taylor at Madrid. No expres- could be obtained from them in ister Mtuuaga'* somewhat drastic meats upon, the action of the dapart- Commercial Agencies \. v try Litllo _ Encouragement in tho .esent Situation. NOT MAT IT USED TO BE. Clearing; House Reports Show a Comld erablo Falling Off From Two Year* Ago—Import* Are Running Smaller Than hast Year* u IVIXG SHIPS AWAY. Ivll Effect of the Labor blcs at New Orleans. New « ii, m u-oli 15.—One of the he president ' will be, back tomorrow ‘^further steps 'wOf louNiesn L* Tie- bancor were thronged with white hkh, presumably screwen and levee laborers, but these did not talk of riots or trouble.' The coming of the militia waa the one topic discussed, and it was Admitted on all sides that no turbulent scenes were likely to take place as long as the boys in blue were kept on duty along Uhe river front. Many un complimentary remarks were made of the soldiers as to their ability to do battle, whether they would run if a mob 1,000 strong camre upon the levee, but It is safe to predict that no mob will organize to face the soldiers’ rifles. Th« police were patrolling the levee eafly this morning and the only noticeable activity among them was when a hatch would be sent to break fast, and then whcti th?y returned another batch would be relieved in or der that they anight eat. It is needless to say the officers look forward to th* <mea4 hour with much delight and •when they are relieved they hurry off to their homes as fast as their two legs wm cany £h»rm. On the avuy back to duly thw stum* pace is not diecerribte, aud this leads one to believe they leave with more gladness than tfhey return to the river front. Almost ag a Wnole, the police wish the sorewtmen’s trouble was at an end and the hour when they will fa* re turned to their old beats will be wel comed with mudh Joy. It was as late as 6:45 -when the first gang of negroes Who 'went to work on the vessels ar rived, and when they reached Water end Sixth streets they halted and’ looked up and down the street and one of them asked a by-stander if the mili tia had arrived, and when he was In formed that they had not, some turned and walked out Sixth street and others went over to the wharf and stood be- , a . nu,ni, b< k r of police. The negro who hul askew If the militia had ar rived was one of the number Chat turned to go book to hts home. He wan asked where he was going, and his an swer wa* ''Home." Speaking further, one said: "Mv rione is Henry Thomas and I live oh Franklin street. I am not going to take knots -working on tills ■wharf. The soldiers might be all right, but I would not feel safe working on that ani * a ® * 1»—ve a -wife and two children I d> not want to die Just yet. I .1 try and get work at fvenelhlng iAia.it hi until ms arrival. I, Information contained n (he mo.- ' revived-tadajr'jj 'He veretnrv ut ) from Governor .0 Intyr.- of Colo! h “y*"* 'he! Susa Vara, .he Ital- i ambuss dor, bad addressed him dl- f on lbs subject of the Wolsenburg . crested some surprise at the slate rtmeot, as being quite contrary to 'Stic usage, but no official would i the sublect. It la expected that |rtpre,entatlvf of a foreign country I transact all his diplomatic business officials of ths government, officers liate government through tbs state lertmenb t!ie la! >• >r disturbances Is Wthe commerce of this ally n today when It was rumored t.i i: w:,|n : . ,v. u-iushiii N. i : i hi,- "utlng she will not remain ut this art to take on her cargo of cotton, Lit . :n go : > Galveston for It. The N. [im is lying at the wharf it. i r th- h ad of Phillip str ot and In the v;> j the place from wMch a party ol .tors fin d upon negroes and killed . i if them last Tuesday. .Tes ter lay t otwas being unloaded by non. union in it. od it is expected that the unlo . In will be completed today. The Hitler. D mpetsrCo. are agents for tho v 1. |. New Tork, March 15.—It. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade tomor row will say: "Substantially all lndlcaitloAs of tho state of business are rather more favor able. Fanrn products are a little higher, railroad earnings a shade better, dear ths house exchanges a small percent age larger In comparison with a year ago. but less than In February, two years ago, and most of the Industries show a somewhat better front, though their gain Is not large. Money mar kets continue undisturbed, tile opera tions of the syndicate still prevent ex ports of gold and withdrawals-from the treasury have of late practically ceased. There Is not muoli enthusiasm about the situation, however, because the gain Is- slow and business 1s yet a long way from what was once con sidered a prosperous couuitlou. Furth er, the gain Is in some cases due to obviously temporary causes, and in some to causes which do no, make for prosperity. Clearing house pay ments for tha week ore 5.7 per cent, larger than last year. Imporis are run ning a little smaller than In February, wiille domestic Imports for two weeks from New Tork show a decrease of 11 per cent. "Money Is In better demand, the mar ket hardens as usual before April 1, and much more commercial paper is offered, though partly to meet large maturities th.s anonth. Hales from rite West have not been enough to disturb ■the cixohango marker. “But for tne largo number of now bufitliugs in tne country, the condi tion of Industry would be much less favorable." .. , „ •llarilms* thuv far reported In failures for fhl first week of March amount to 3t.CS3.tt, against 8.J7C.B3'last y«r; MKKM .twainat vn. TH) 1 tfhat the raft won to ba sent to Galves ton for 1 t tYvi * ma< loaded \ the repl question *;u$ asked if the labor trou bles this nett tvas: *'F. and it a steaairer morrow on th:> G could be SE < !Nm9i ■ i ; i -1 of the of the 1 as the rumor got abroad argo of cotton the luqu'.ry there if the vessel was »o be h cotton at Galveston, and was in the affirmative. The levee were the jause of being taken. The anewer tly because of live Situation,” ls further added that the to leave her moorings to- flgrnfnff and start for the port if of Mexico. Nothing further (farad!* SLAPPED BRAll’S LACE. Scnsalionai Episode in tho Taking of Testimony in tho Felton- Maddox Contest. SEAB WEIGHT WAS QUICK. Jutlgo IJranhnm Threatened to Sin IUm, but Wright Wm Quicker In Action and Delivered tlic IIlow —Intense Feeling Aroused. URE WAS ILLEGAL. v.rlejr’* Decision In the Dis pensary Cass. on, C. C., March 15.—United States r. nrict Judge Brawley today mw contra!.: broug'ht session i- a.kill rally case arising out vure by hhe state constables i toooner Carolina, which ar- v'l i./uHi ag >n i.a a o-rgo of whisky. The suit was ito? owikt to recover pos- •abi til > I' in and t session anil the court directed that be henito rtflrl Till.mlw! f/ve n.ilet be given ,M s „slon. The court finds -J - . ? that sectl. i 38 of tlha dispensary ’aw under Is u noons: as It ,lpp! ecdlnra It 1 to the si the adzun not. Upon tegulalion the right the state to confiscate the cargo, but schooner i-. Illegal, and In conclusion say*: "It I the act of the vessel but A demand ON SPAIN. [IrirU. Marat! 15—Mr. Hannls Taylor, ftrScun minister, presentsd to the min- r ol foreign affairs, a demand from lovernmeiw for apology of regret '■ the government of Spain owing to I Alliance affair. Mr. Taylor’a action Uuel on the following dispatch Secretary Qreebam, dated Wash- *ion, March Ml 7ISU department ta 'nformed that on J lth Instant tha United Staten ateam- |Alllanca, on her homeward voyage 1 Colon to Naw York, when six miles I the coast of Cuba off Cape Mayel, i repeatedly fired upon by a Spanish boat with solid shot, which fortunate- [fell short. Tha windward passage [re this occurred Is a natural passage | vessels plying betwean the ports of | Cnlted States and the Caribbean sea. ’wh It aeveral regular llnee of Amer- smamora pass weekly within sight |Cape Mayel. They are well known their voyage embraces no Cuban of oalL Forcible Interference with cannot be claimed as a belligerent [t sn8 can under no circumstances bo .ted when no state of mar exists, government win expect a prompt I vowel of the unauthorised act and 1 expression of regret on tho part of | Spanish government. And It must ft thaPImmediate and positive orders liven to the Spanish navy comman.1- fol to Interfere with tagUtmate Amer- j commerce paeslnq through that fttel and prahltntlng all acts wan- ImporlMng life and property which [wfully under the flag of the United •«. You srin ooimnunleate this to the l-ter of foreign affairs and urge tha [ rtanee of a prompt and satisfactory fmse. Gresham.” IA SURPRISE TO MURUAGA. phlngton, March 15. — Secretary om’e per-mptory demand to llin- I Taylor at Madrid for a prompt ex- gtkm of the Alliance effalr was u lest surprise to tha French minister, Muruaga. Tha minister did not ['hat the message was entirely unex- | l But did not hcsltatt to expreaa 'uprise and regret that”'the United ■ government had acted apparently [utily In pending such • telegram to uter Taylor without bearing both > of ths case. When asked what tha p>h government would probably do |«tard to fBe matter, the minister J do not think my government will r any reply until It thall flret have T'1 frnrn th- »«t»tnrtr yeneral nf Cuba, fo the present the governor general I'oen placed In possession of no newn I*: him to bit leva the ship bad bean 1 upon, t tt£X a telegram from him I right strung that the naval com- at Hatnna had telegraphed to 1 authorities at Santiago da Cub* I'Hbara. two of our coast cities, for [Pirtlrulars ss to 'Hie alleged firing T the Alliance. Oibara U near the [•here (he outrage Is said to hive 1 ’"rirented. Up to * few hoars ago 'tert thd been made to the local au- I'les and l have been Inclined to be- [htl Capt. Crorsmar. was romanc- ~ seems Incredible tffat one of our ' could have done as reported ’ ■ inalntlnr tha naval command- ‘!e%ana with the action.” [-1‘nOF. FOR WASHINGTON. Sarah l5.-(flpecla!.>—P. rrra was today appointed Judge of f‘»!y created county court of Wash- « county. "You tvfll v 'ho mill! ia is hem. o safe fpui.enrni os in 14; manufacture*, |7£5,396, against 873,770 last year. •The Anal returns for.February make the aggregate 111,114,374, against 117,806,570 lasPTcar. “Tho failures for tho week have been 360 In the United States, against Ml last year: and llfty-seven In Canada, uf jlrst nfty-flvo last year." adjudged tint so much of January, 1835, und-r which .... *ns vised, is void as an interferon wl'h Interstate oominercc, end that t e Hbellam Is entitled to a. decree foi possession anil for his oosts." CHANGES IN THE 8ENATE. going to take any chaneos." ttc cnucht tip wlt.’i his companions who went nEES.* - lt J na “““ring to watch the ?^?**. wh0 . came to the levee on oot- ton floats. At a crowd on a corner wa^ psxHcd It would l)e stcad/astly Razed upon and when the lloat had paused on up the street th..- men would turn around every second, presumably to notice what movement the crowd of white men would make, If any. Once l °“ ^arf In safety they would stand In a group behind an officer or bale of cotton or some other preteo- * k> "* n< J * l »*«ned they were afraid to .expose themselves. Coats wen- not re moved and a bandanna handkerchelf containing food was not luld aside. Apparently they knew not what to do ami ft looked as If they would not at tempt to work until the soldiers should come. At 7:15 s- m. the Flth battalion under command of aiad. U F. Douche- reau. appeared at Jackson street and the levee and turning down inarched to Morris' bath house. Celeste and tile levee and was met there by the Fourth battalion under comsnand of MaJ. Kl- mer E. Woods. The two entered the bath hougo which Is being utilize! as nn armory and later pickets were placed around It. This ceremony oc casioned considerable laughter among the crowd of men and boys who had gathered ns the pickets were relieved of novels from the Inside coat pocket and newspapers ftym their hip pockets which they had brought with them to pa.-M tho long and tedious hours. The appearance of the mllitta enlivened the river front to some extent but not os much work was begun as was ex pected and this was said to be owing to t|)e ear rival of soldiers. In the course of an hour or taro, sum ii-n; men have arrived and been put to work loading the vessels. Everything pro ceeded quietly until 1:30 when the ne groes knocked off and went home and the mllitta departed for their armories. Thera la nothing to be lenrned from the governor. He states that the situa tion Is the same and there having been tails far no settlement of the question between tha parties directly Involved, It Is Impossible to say when the time will become propitious for him to with draw tho state troops. The concensus of opinion Is that there will he no out break of lawlessness so long as the state militia are kept on guard; butjt Is also generally agreed that the griev ances of the white Bcrewmen are deep seated and the determined spirit cf their sympathisers already displayed will rtiow Itself again so soon ns the stale troops ate relieved of duty. From the screwmen direct nothing ran he gotten, except s denial of having par ticipated In the trouble and therefore all reports of their movements or wtost purpose Is actuating their minds, Is borne of general rumor. Number* of arrests have been made of persons who participated In the rioting but It Is extremely doubtful If a Jury can toe gotten which wKI convict a solitary llailvtdqat GRAND JURY INQUmr. They Will Probe Deep Into the Afflalr at New Orleans. Now Orleans, March 15.—The riot of Tuesday morning Is now being Investi gated by the grand Jury. The Inqulsl- torloD body met this morning, with J. A. Chslgron and thirteen monitor* In attendar.- -, nnd went into session with the matter of the riot before them for Investigation. V large number of witness** hove been sum moned from <be police force and among them negro screwmen who were pres ent St the scene and whose bodies were made the targets for the revolver* and lilies of the attacking parties. At 1 o’clock Judge Mdse rest for the grand Jury nnd d»Hr -red a special charge, urging tham to probe the af fair to the bottom In order to discover the perpetrator* of th* outrage. Tiio Majority of Seatr. on tho Republican ..-IMS*-. Mda.-a— - _ npMuunnr ’A-.ishlngtott;' MJtrd! FI. Tii. ill-Arp'Cr ane. of eighteen o- nators -rill make an entire change In the appearance on the .to floor when that Dody meets again. Instead of the majority of th. dt.ks bring on the Democratic side, they now epprnr on the Republican side, and In this connection It la Interesting to know that at the request of Senator Marlon Butler of North Carolina hie desk has been placed on the Republican aide. Mr. Butler la a Populist, elected by a fusion led Mature that at the same time gave the .hort term to Mr. Pritchard, Republi can. The fact that Mr. Butler has a.ked to be seated on the Republican aide la taken a» an Indication that he wilt net with the RepubMcens in matters pertain ing to organisation nnd eueh other que»- tton. ss are not Inconsistent with his views on peouttsr subjects. Senator Ran som, whom he succeeds, prophesied that Mr. Butler would at all Hmea be found acting In harmony In the senate with the party that was antagonistic to the Dem ocrats. The recent decision of the assistant at torney general of the poetoffk. depart ment to' the .Sect that the "so-celled newspaper law." circulated by publishers’ collection agencies were no laws at all Win hove the effect of rioting the buslneie of various newspaper collection agencies throughout the country. Tho department will now prohibit their letters from going through the malls to the newspaper* end to eubecribers who have failed to pay. DYE'S WILD SUSTAINED. Ills Estate Goes, as Dev lin'd, to Negro Heirs. lAilantts, March 15.—The effort to break the will of the lste George Wash ington Lye of Klbcrt county, bus failed In the lower court. Dye left nn estate worth 3100,003 to his negro housekeeper and her six children whose father he was. His relatives attempted to break the will but th“ jury rendered a ver dict today sustaining It. This Is In ac cordance with the d’risions of the state supreme court. Arier Dye died 310,000 In cosh was found pocked In an old trunk. He owned 7,000 acres of land In one tody nnd was known In this county "Governor" Dye. FORGED COL. WESTS NAME. A Swindler Now Duping Northern Merchants. Atlanta,' March 15. -Several checks purporting to be drawn toy Col. A. J. West of Atlanta, were received here yesterday and today from Philadelphia and Boston. It develops that some one has been Impersonating Col. West In the north. John WennamaJcer A Co. of Philadel phia, were victimized to the amount of 3110. Col. West Is In the rity. The Im postor has been arrested In Boston where he claims to be A. J. West and Is supposed to to J. B. Mayaan, who Is not known here. Further reports may develop other drafts. Col. West ts quertemuster general of Georgia and Is a wealthy real estate man here. r CAPT. RHETT KILLED. Ctarleeton. B. C.. March 15.—Capt Julius M Khett, a gentleman farmer of Montmorend, near Aiken, rt. C.. was killed triTay by Marlon Toole. The two men's farms ndjolncd and there had been bad blood between them for years, but the immediate cause cf the quarrel was a drain, which belonged to Rhett W'll a U'dlH. w IIIOU in iosigru "7 nil' ll and which Toole otoetructed. Rhett di rected his foremen to remove the ob struction, and, therefore, Toole shot him dead. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT Jacksonville. FIs.. March IG.-riheriff Betoesn and Tax Collector Peoples of Be Sato county w*re arrested at Ar cadia today Charged with embezzle ment of county funds. The amount the defalcation Is not known. It the schooner was srlxed utlonal anil void In so far » to this case. The court Jurisdiction of tho oaee a* le question ei to Whether of the vessel was legal or the validity of the police of the states to control the liquor tr.r c 11 Is not called to pare nul refrains from doing so. assume any Jurisdiction of 1 ildn that hs seizure of the KJp-OSmON MUSIC. Souna and jnnes Wfll Both Have En gagements. 'Atlanta, Munch 13.—During th? tak ing of evidence In tho oontost of Dr. Felton tor ttoo congressional seat of Representative John Maddox, Seaborn Wright sla-ppid Judge Joel Uiunhum's face. Wright, who Is a Lawyer, wasiprosout as a spattntor nnd friend of Dr. Fel ton. Judge Branham M counsel for Maddox. lie mule a statement In rrfcrcnco to Wright which tho latter contradicted. The two men advanced toward each other. Judge Brunham orled: '!ui-..ui.Ui “I will slap your face." No sooner had he spoken than Wright h' ruck him a resounding blow on the cheek. Populwts and Democrats Urn d up on oppos-te sides. ■Friends seized Wright and Branham, while Dr. Felton ascended the Judge's WASH STRONG TAID THE PENALTY Tho Negro Murderer of Dune.i at Hawktnsvlile. Whether the affair will toe emlcubly settled cutraot toe learned. There Is intense feeling ibdt'ween the two par ties. Wright and Branham *re prominent members of the Georgia bar. CLOSED UNDER MORTGAGE. An Atlsnla Shoe Concern Goes to the Wail. At Go., March 13.—Th- ex- ■nlitec today awseptoil a tor Sous i's btm.l tor a six lg-.’icrit, beginning No- •1 I looting until 1) ■■ in!,.- ■ .-w Vnrk hnnil ho* nJi-rarlv toon -n«n'( -1 f■,f-,ur v.-i-k* pr.-o-d-.n fan -h i -vlll. 1... 1 for the earlier pcr-nl if no Atlan^, March 15.-(Special.)-The Arm Mchenile & Riley, shoe dealer* on Whltehofll »treet, went to the wall today, the business being placed In tho hands of the Sheriff upon the foreclosure of xnort. Mes ttwrcgating $14,000. Tho failure In volves features that promise to produce ■ome exceedingly interesting litigation, the fight being over the locality of the mortgage. About 8 o'clock last night Judge Lump kin was ptesentod with a bill praying for the appointment of a receiver for tho Arm. Tho bill was In fixvor of unsecured creditors. .Judge Lumpkin granted n tom- pory restraining order to prevent Mc Kenzie and Riley from interfiling with w ti -1 I h- lift I- >n ..f th.' court l't" ilh.r I n >\\ !i to t h" in G - • I ... h'.Mcrrt ‘•“•y •>» '■:»••• tool. . •■ to j.rHt • tli*‘lr claim*. Mr. McKenzie, hca.l of th* firm Ht-^vklnsvllle, March 13.—(Special.)— I’aah Strong, alias Gcorgo NN ashlngton V'heeler, today paid the death penalty or the killing of Johnson Duncan, col ored, In November, 1832. The execution was private, so called, about 100 persona being In tho enclosure. At 11:30 the executioner rtfd tho deatl warrant and In company with the deem ed man and his spiritual advtumi. mount ed the scaffold. Rector Turner of tho Episcopal church reminded ;ho*e pretent of the solemnity of Jio o.cauan In a, few wonis. then r- i<l a prayer s<*ivJce, after which Rev. Henry Way i f tho ne gro Baptist church here made some re mark.*, and was followed by Strong's pastor, T»co, a colored Methodist minis ter, who made *talk and prayer. The murderer th* n diked to the crowd for several minutes, saying ho fergavo his enemii M, asked heaven's Messing on all and *akl ho was prepared to meet hla God. He said he specially’ desired to see Oharllo Riley, the’main %'itncss tho state - used against him on tho trial, but Chnrtlo was not present- Ho said this wltnew did not state tho facts of tho killing, though Strong admitted doing the net. The remainder of his dying Rtutcment was in part n repetition of fho foregoing and was without especial note, llo w.us attired in a neat olick suit and atcirdod the scaffold at 11:32 smoking a c per. Ho displayed remnrkablo nerve *.o the end. The three proaxAers put their hands on the condemned man's head, he kneeling, and asked God’s blessing* upon him and descended. Tho sheriff and the deputy then tied fcis hands, arms, legs and feet nnd placed tho black cap over his face. Then nt 12:10 o'cl ck Sheriff Hunt did his unpleasant duty, puHotl the trigger that threw the tran door dnd NVush Strong’j- Jm> ly went dangling In the air. Death camo from strangulation In twelve minutes, nnd af ter hanging twety-flve mi mites his body was cut down -ir»d put In fra cuskct there awaiting, fils body was Immediately taken to th$ negro cemetery and burled by Ms brethrch of the church. The white minister present at the execution and tho two negro pesters all testified to their belief In the sincerity of Strong's cou. slon, repentance and salvation. The crime for which Strong was hung resulted from the game of skin, popular with many of the colored population. Strong was angered at something Dun can did, pulled out n pistol, pointed it at Duncan nnd made him walk In front of him and the pistol for some feet down the road and then without any warning deliberately tired the pistol and his vic tim wns Instantly,killed. Strong Imme diately fled to Florida, but was captured and brought back last summer. At his trial last fall he was ably defended by Jordan & NVatson, but the proof being conclusive, ho wns convicted. Morocck * Warren of Moron r trrb l hla rase to the supreme court, but th it court affirmed th*' one below. Tho crowds In H;iu klnsvlllo today quite nderly. but the outside curiosity of around the Jail \n : day for tho dnr- 'IIRA N'S NKWSl’APFdt. tbs programme of tte exposition «nd will tnak* U one of the finest features. T5ie offer of Se.jort.-is mi l Vitkins of New York f--r cone, lion to operate Intr.iraural railway nraa .io’«pteil. Tho oahnmlttee also Oetermln ;tl toy formal action to ihave a Bv.,< stock JeparMicnt, wWfh tvlll be one of the finest over seen the ooorlil. An arronuem was reached with Nat, Salisbury, manager for Bucaki BUI, for an enragonent of tin.' Wild West show for two months, beclonlnt November 1. MAILS FROM MOBILE. A New Routin* for Letters to South American Forts.' WaKifnrton. Olunh 15.—The post- office department has Instructed the postmaster at Mobile, Ala., to make up and dispatch on the 1st proximo, malls addressed to Central American poitofflaf 'of Belize, Blurilclds and Bocae del Toro; to be dispatched toy meant of ’rewo.ls sailing from Mobile for the place named and to oontaln only artlclea addrearad for delivery at those place* The dispatches from Mo bile win be In addition to those from Now Orleans, La., for the tame places which will continue as at present. The reason for adding Mobile la be cause most of the vessels now use Mo bile as s heme port Instead of New Orleans. The date of vessels sailing will be announced In Jho monthly foreign steamship schedura and articles destined for those ports will be address ed to the two named cities which offers quicker transportation. OXYGEN EXPLOSION. One Man Killed and Another Seriously Hurt by tho Gas. London, Matfch 15.—A man ' blown to pieces and another, a by- stand r, was severely Injured at Church street station today by the explosion of what was then thought to be is bomb. The man who was killed car ried the explosive and dropped It ac- ctdentaTiy. It baa developed, however, that the supposed bomb was a cylinder of compressed oxygen Intended for use In connection with a magic lantern The force of the explosion was so great that the nation suffered some damage. DARRAS WAS A GAMBLER. Ban Antonio, Tex.. March 15.—Thom as Dnrrat, the son of a wealthy steam- heat owner of 8t. Louis, Mo., died here yesterdi-. Consumption was the cause of death. Thomas Dorms was a very eccentric man throughout ttfo. He lived up to tils Incrane and from 3500 to 31,000 a month went over the gam ing table. DENIED THE ATTEAL. Wdsninstuu, 7*.—The sccrc Ury of the Interior today denied the •ppHcation of th. New Orleans Pacific railroad for an appeal from Me de partment’s decision holding for cancel lation it* indemnity seetkm to a q^r- Ur section of land In the New Orleans. La.. Hnd district. WYMAN GETS A NEW TRIAL. Hew York, March 15.—Tto gmeral term of the supreme court reverse.! the Judsment of the lower raurt In the case of Erastus Wyman and has grant ed Mm a now trial. Judge Van Brunt writes tte opinion of the court. Judge Fillet writes a dissenting opinion. FOR TWENTY YEARS. Jackwnvttle, Ft*.. March 11—At Arcadia. Fla., today Joseph Jordan, was senhsoped to twenty y:-ars for an attempt to ravish the 3-year old da ugh tc r of Jlr, Citric* felepbejuvn. to til* 34M I the i: ken™,. WWBU WS ik'vttVMSP Couhqm*.-Mirth k '~ ‘ Coehrin Tef-'crmi. filing i-r the morteiKe. I’.-iyne .t- Tye, the attorneys ror tne mortgage noiaera, awoke Clerk Tanner of the superior court about 3 o'clock this morning and lad the mortgage tiled. The largest mortgage, which Is for 3U.2SO, I, hi Id l.y J. It. Wy- father-ln-l.-uv of the ..unlor member of the Arm. W. A. McKenilo Is also holder of a 3300 mortgage. The unsecured creditors will attack the validity of th* mortgage and foreclosure proceedings. TWICE LEFT HER HOME. Mary IUley's Waywardness Was Deep Seated. Atlanta, March 15.—(Special.)—At an early hour tide morning the police de partment was. notified of the disappear ance of pretty, but waywnrd, Mary itt- U7, the daughter of John RUsy, a blind man living on Vaaear street. About a week ago Mary, wbo up to that tlmo helped to eupport the family ly working os a shop girl, left tome for what sho Imagined an easier lift. Yeaterday she nn, round at an eatabllahmeiu on Thcmp- a treat, which she had chosen In exchange for the humble parental cottage. Through the police, who found her there, the girl was brought fact to face vlth her moth- er’agaln. She was full of 'epentance for her waywardness and when she consent- to cohack bom* again there was re joicing In the little cottage on Yssaar street over the prodigal’s return. Mary’s repeiitunco was but abort lived however, for tome time during th* night the arose from th* bed which ah* bad occupied with her elster and. donning her father’s clothing, stole away from the house. The police were notified as soon aa the girl's flight was discovered, but so far nothing ha* been seen or beard of her. The girl Is supposed to have dressed In her fath er's clothes hoping to avoid further trou ble from the police In her flight by pas sing es a boy. OAVE UP UBR CHILD. A Poor Widow Left Him Among Ne groes. Tt IIm Fassod -vttlN ('*J.)—TUi' !n-\wp<iiyW jvulv Friday T! link- I»iH mil It U ► \ MmII i ip-r l)iiv -f • Hon. friendvi and r M "V l>. C. Walk r mid / V. P»« '■•■•Ic, ;«lu» hi vc i„ It lends IU-. up ;i "-'l-'",■••:■- T c.virt, wtototo :s 1, ’••• ■' I-i-'in III this tr- I, h ,j-.. luruieL h uno. ACCIDENTl IN ALABAMA. 'V.-:i-K r, »\\ .j I • ■ ■ | ---. • expoototl that Coolir.in a brigUt, JutriUgcnt, ne Mr. Vautro tus nn, and Is at work In tho I In im there. ■Mr. I'. id Rogers, s John It. it • • rs of II- il-.v Hpr.ncs, Liu- ten, county. Go., on ;--l tin' ,\--w p; -■. ■!■ ■ ■ • i! ■ -■ - . « ,.k M'-r, Will .1 --ui> nnd Ms->n D-'u-' ■; t.y. two jv-qwlir young gvntie- m- n '' " -1 - - i \ i liiu' ii uni- fit v, ■I ■ 1 ! - -I - - ■ 77 i ' - i ; i l. i n >" -'■•I II N ji-’ bi.-k from I:-,’iii.in. where li • in, be-'ii in n t- tendsne" upon D<Htg, wupi rior onirt. 'I J. I ’• -'h ;>|> ird of N mi 1, seen on tho «r ■• , hero today. Mi - W. I’. Kt-N -jr „f Augusts Gs wi-i >w ..r ill. lit,. || wilbur I’! K ‘l- - l'ul.sk ■■ may. visiting ■t an l a I.ittla H.-I:".. Min-’i 13.—A painful nrei-lent !“I I to Ci:pt. .1. 1--. Lum,d. n !"\ ptonitatlon He Atlanta,'March w.-tSferiaLJ-Chlef of Police Connolly today sent a bright lit tle boy of 4 yean to the Home for ths Friend!*** whose case le a strange one. Yesterday afternoon Madam* Bunion, a woman living on Collins street, notified the police that she had found th* child ta the custody of negroes, among whom It had been abandoned by Its mother, an estimable widow, who was too poor to pro rids for both herself and ber off spring. Th* mother was located ta Ha- vamnb. where she Is trying to earn a thing, today and Chief Connolly notified her of ber child's whereabouts. Th* wo man, who ts known as Mrs. Roper, re plied, begging that the little fellow be sent to Mm Home for the Trundles*. Some day, she said, she might reclaim him, but now she can btrely keep her a Nv-1 and body tagether. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Atlanta, March U.-<Sp*rial.)-M. L. Gertie, a watchmaker living at too Boat Hsrrt, street, attemptc-l to commit sui cide last night by taking five grains of morphine, but bis condition was dlrcov- ereil by his family ta time to save hi* life. He left a sealed letter to C. T. Flchter. but the contents of the letter are kept from th* public. THE GOVERNOR ABSENT. Atlanta, March 15.—ISpecUl.t—Govern or Atkinson went to Washington today, to be absent from the executive office un til next Tuesday. *A NEW LADY VISITOR. Atlanta, March U.—<8pecUL> -Mrs. W. L.Daria of Albany was appointed n mem ber of tho board of visitors to the OIris' Normal nod Industrial School today. ... . 1 return* .. . .. ,. Aunt, end was In tho act < opening i gat* when a tnoio whi. ho v is leading gave a Jork and cans, a shotgun. Which ho held In hla rlir- hind, to to discharged. Tho I ad must t".-e away his left hand. It «■ tated atwl he aval not doing we at last This afternoon two Jlttle negro biys sons of Adelalne Tate, Bvtng havaS mile, north of Selma, qua roe tad while crossing Beach creek. Jn the scrim mage which followed one fell In she creek and was drowned. The body han not been recovered. PAN -ENG Ell COMMISSIONER. It Is Likely That Slaughtei Decided upon. Has Be Savannah. Os., March 15.—Th* com mittee of the Southern Pat*.tiger Asso ciation to nominate a eoatmlseloner un der the new agreement met here to day. After a short renslon, the com. ’tniuee oUourned without formulat ing any rciwrt until March 1:7 i n At lanta. The names of several candi dates were before tho convention, nnd It Is Interred (tost the present com missioner. Mr. Slaughter, has toon agreed upon. EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED. "> Terre Haute. Ind.^ March 15, Van- d ilia express train No. 7 -was wrecked two miles ease of this city at 12:50 tol* m >rnlnc. Condu- Tor K&hm h.i«l iiia arm fractured and several pass<*tt£*rs were badly bruised. A bead end collis ion with :i switch engln accident the air fire and a dozen loaded freight on >4»o elding. Both eOK t\n tncn pjica'itil aerloua Injury by JutopittC. The express wai running at ■ t •. • 1 thlrt : .... .. ,i’i h ar .. the crasj um ntlnen reared ulgh fn I the -l-ri.l. i • .ira .Mcht uad fiercely, as did also standing •r» and s]