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THE WEEKLY TElJpEAPH: APRIL 4, 1895. THE GEORGIA ENCAMPMENT. The Date Set for tlio Troops to Begin Camp Duty Is the lltli of June. CAMP FOB CAVALRY TKOOPS. \ Sepsrats Encampment Ground to De Provided Near Savannah for the Cavalry—Fifty Ceuta a Day for Officers and Men, Atlanta. April 2.-(Speclal.)—The state military advisory board met at the capital today to consider the details of this year’s encampment, the full board being present. Two ses sions were held and a great deal of detail work in connection with the en campment settled. Governor Atkinson sent the board a communication ordering the encamp ment. and embracing a plan that would make the encampment lit the $15,000 appropriation. The board set the -date for the open ing of the encampment for June 11, closing June 25. There will be two tours of service of one week each, with no Interval between, one tour di rectly succeeding the other. A per diem of 50 cents per day for officers and men was fixed, In order to re duce the expenses of the encampment Inside the appropriation. Jty the plan adopted all the troops who did not go into camp last year, which was about 50 per cent, of tho entire force, will be provided for this WITH WOMEN AS EDITORS. Grand Issue of the healer. Fort Vall“y, April 2.—(Special.)—Fort Valley people are now looking, forward to the Easter editon of the Leader, which is lo be edited by the ladles of the town, the proceeds to be used in building a new Methodist church here. Tho issue will contain eight pages of seven columns each and will be printed in two colors, blue and red. Two thousand copies are to be printed and quite a nice little sum will bo realised. Already enough adver tisements have been secured to moke the paper a success financially. The staff of the paper will be as fol lows: Editor In chief, Mrs. C. G. Gray: assistant editors, Mrs. W. J. Bcroggs and Miss Eva Grady Edwards; editorial puragrapher, Mrs. W. D. Sandwich; so ciety editors, Mrs. William It. Drown and Miss Emily Lucia Greene; state news ed itor, Mrs. O. G. Singleton: sporting edl- torc, Misses Fannie Branham and Olive Brown; county affairs. Miss Gertrude Flournoy; city institutions. Miss Mam! Branch; local reporters. Misses Lilia Ev erett and Mamie Stewart; police reporter. Miss Dedle Troutman; business manager, Mrs. f. O. Miller; treasurer, Mrs. J. D. Marshall; secretary, Mrs. O. M. Houser; fighting editors,Misses Florrlc Cooner and Alice Jones: floral editor, Mrs. J. D. Chceves; political editor, Mrs. F. A. Branch. As will be seen from the above, all the editors and their able assistants ore well known ladles, and to say that they will get out a splendid sheet does not begin to tell It. Every one seems to be lending the ladles a helping hand nnd all wish them much success. This paper will be widely read and It can be seen at once that It will be a very desirable advertis ing medium. Tho ladies have placed a reasonable price on their advertising space and It would be well for those who desire to he represented to communicate at once with the business manager. nnd Dr. James W. Taylor at L-tl vllle, Oa., are among this numb' children were the fruit of bis foerrhege. V, T.vlr-r hnw Ml—. stout and vigorous for am oifTj and only for the paat few yea falling health Indicated theapprk hlhg end. tie was a prominent citizen a de vout member at the Lutheran xiurch, a bright Mason. Hie funeral Jfn the largest ever seen In this part t the country. BAPTIST REUNION. A Great Meeting Held Last I Veek With the Wadley Church. TWO GREAT ORATORS. Great Attractions for Gordon Institute Commencement. The cavalry is also included In this year's encampment, but Instead of ordering tile troopers Into camp at ■ Griffin dismounted, the board, at the advice of Col. Garrard, decided to have the cavalry encampment at ..gome point near Savannah, where the meh can go unmount 'd. Two thousand five hundred dollars of the appropria tion will be allowed for the cavalry encampment. The remedy that would have been applied to transporting the troops to Griffin will go towards feed ing the horses. J. H. Deveaux of the First Battal- lon, colored, of Savannah, F. H, Crumbley of the ‘Second ItaMalion colored, of Atlanta and J. Blochor of the Third Battalion, colored, of Augus ta appeared before the board this af ternoon and urged that their commands be supplied with full encampments. At present they do not insist upon participating In the encampment, be cause they are not prepared for serv ice, but when the complete equipment Is obtained the colored troops will ask for an encampment. Before adjournment this afternoon the board call 'd upon Governor At kinson tiud held a conference with him. The advisory board today Rdoptcd reso lutions calling the attention of Governor Atklnaon to the fact that the Oate <’lty Guard of Atlanta an Independent compa ny, has announced its intention to appear on tho streets on Memorial day under arms, contrary to the law. The board condemns any such breach and calls on tiie governor to sec that the '»w l> en forced and the company prevented from such flagrant defiance of the regular mil itary authodltles. The troops to go Into camp this year are the Flret, Third ami Sixth Georgia regiments and the artillery. New companlee were admitted from At lanta. Harmony , Grove. Lexington and Dublin, and companies II, T and N of the Second regiment were cited to show cause why they should not be disbanded. After hearing the delegation represent- log the three colored battalions the beard decided that the flret step taken should be a general inspection of the col ored troops of the slate, and this will be ordered. ’ SURPRISE TO GOVERNOR fawns. Governor Evans of south Carolina, who has been In the city since Sun day In the Interest of South Carolina's exhibit at th» exposition, paid Gover nor Atklnaon a social mill at the rap- itol today. The two governors after ward took a drive over the dty to gether. Governor Evan* was very much In terested and pleased with tHo methods of the Qeorgta state administration. He found one Institution, however, that he didn’t know exactly how to place, the military advisory hoard, which was In session during h<* visit. It appear* that the Palmetto state has not yet discovered a use for such a board, and when asked about mil itary operations. Governor Evans re marked that his state had tried 110,000 on an encampment In one year, but the boys thought it waa a free plchlc, and the experiment wouldn't be re peated. In the early stages of the Georgia state encampment Governor Atklnaon did aervlces as a private In the Now- nan Guardi, and speaking from ox- perl -nee, he assured the Palmetto state governor that the encampment here la anything but a ptcnle. BarnesvtHe, April 2.—(Special.)— Gordon Institute has secured two dis tinguished orators for the commence ment exercises in Jane. One Is Dr. Warren A. Candler, D. D., of Emo ry college, tVho will preach the com mencement sermon, and the other is Col. C. A. Turner of Macon, who will deliver the junlon address. Both gentlemen are well kn>vn throughout Georgia, and Gordon In stitute is to 'be congratulated in secur ing thorn to address the people oil these occasions. Pike superior court Is still In session at Zebulon. Judge W. M. Clark, pre siding. Quite a great deal of business has been disposed of during the pres ent session. The criminal docket was taken up on yesterday, and this week will be consumed In trying criminal cases. Judge Beck Is presiding for the first time In this county, and the people are pleased with him. His decisions are qulok. fair and impartial, and he presides with the dignity and ease of old judge. Court will probably adjourn Saturday. "Pinafore" rehearsals are being had three times a week. It Will be pre sented her* by the amateurs of II:irnesvli;« on April 12. It promises to be the muslcnl event of the season In this city. The best talent is In cluded In the caste. Mrs. E. B. Speer of Washington, D. C.. has returned home after a pleasant visit to her father, Mr. Ed gar L. Rogers. Mr. B. II. Bloodworth Is spending a few days In. Atlanta. Col. Thad E. Murphey of Macon Is spending a row days in the city with his father. He waa for many years a resident of this city, and for a terra or two mayor of the town. STEARNS WA8 IN TROUBLE. TlfIonian* In a Humor to Olve Him Tar and Feathers. TO HAVE A UPBW ARMORY. Griffin Rifles Provided With Quarters. orimn. April 2.—(Special. )-The Griffin Rifles have at last ddfldcd upon an armory and have rented the north half of the third story of the Odd Fellows new building, which will make them a splendid drill hall, re ception room and lavatory. Tb* price paid for the rental of thla place is merely nominal, for the citizen* of Griffin take a pride In their cltlxen soldiery and do all In their power to assist than. The armory has been leased for five years and will be fit ted up In elegant style by the time the boys come Into camp this summer. Tile Rifles are on a firmer footing than they have ever been, and the company Is now composed of the best material In the cMy, and the Interest that being taken by the young blood that has been Infused, will •eventually make It one of the crack companl« of the state. Mr. S. Pepper and family of Macon, who are well known over the stnte, have now become residents of arlllln, and are occupying the home of Assis tant Attorney General John I. Hall, on Hill street. Mr. Papper will he connected with the firm of David Wax- rlbaum & Co. In this city, and with lilt family will be quite an addition to our city, and are cordially welcomed. A COLUMBUS WONDER. A Baby Born There With Two Distinct Heads. Tlfton, Ga„ April 2.—{Special.>—Ttf- ton waa thrown Into a high fever of excitement this morning and for awhile the safety of an Insurance man waa feared. Yesterday one E. H. Stearns, representing the Massachusetts Benefit Life association arrived here and called on Mr*. Ogden, widow of the late Rev E. Ogden, - who - held a policy In bis company. Mrs. Ogden claims that be represented to her that the policy was of no value and that ahe could not col lect It and offered her $25 for it. Sne refused to take It but he finally told her that if she did not take $21 she would not get anything. She took the money and gavt up the policy, when her *oit returned rrom work at night and learned the particular* In the-case he Immediately swore out a wnirant for recovering the policy and had Mr. (beams arrested. He waa tried befo-e Justice Goodman ttd* morning and re leased by returning the policy and pay ing the cost*. The news of the trans action apredd rapidly this morning with the usual Inflation in such coxa anil had It not been for the cooler beads of the town he would *doub:le*> have been given a.do»e of tar and tea!her*. Stearns claim* that ho has a good case that the death certificate shows that Mr. Ogden wan taken tick four days t*-!ore the application was made, nnd that h' gave $:'.'< as nn act of charity o!el not aa a settlement of the policy, llac hla dealing* been with a man cap ut le of transai’llng bunlnc* lie would hive found mon* sympathy here, but his manner of settling the claim with an old Ignorant l^dy who has ni knowl edge of business does not find favor In tire eye* of Tlftonlans. He left at noon belay on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroa,!. while he tn.-v> have a good case hi* .leafing* a 1th Mr* O'— “ - i;Intended Columbus, April 2.—(Special.)—A freak of nature In the ahape of a two-headed baby was bom here last night. The mother, a colored woman named Martha Johnson, resides In a two-mom house on 8eventh street between Third and Fourth avenue. The baby has two heads which are supported by one neck, the back of the two heads being Joined together In one, so to speak. For a few hours after ita birth the algna of eyes, nose, etc., on the second head were plainly visible, but since then they hare been gradually fad. Ing away until the unnatural head la one homogeneous roundly shaped mass of flesh. The heads resemble each other in every respect except the development of facial features, which are well developed In the natural head. Ogden «d to tx did n*d Indicate that COURT AT BLAKELY. Blakely, April 2.—(Special.)—The su perior court of Early county convened Monday morning. •Juifijg Bowen of Bainbridge, presiding. I understand that there Is a heavy criminal docket to be dlapoaed of, and court will hold two week*. The Cuthbert, Albany, Fort Galnea, Dawson *n*l Bainbridge bars are well represented. A gentl * April shower Is now falling, which will make 4 cents cotton seed (not the price) come up. Farmers are not using as much guano as hereto fore. 8ENOIA NEWS. Senota, April 2.—(Special.)—Fanner* are getting In some good work now a* they have had a whole week of pretty, open weather. Farmer* are using hardly half as much guano as last year. The town baa had shipped only about two-fifths of what It usually got. William Taylor, better known to every rwlv u **ITnrlo Hill " liulnw *» body aa "Uncle Bill." living at •ton. six mile* from hire, died Monday morning and was burled today at Mt Pilgrim IaitHenan church at > o’cloc Unde Bill h-ul fri lived until next Sat urday. would ye*«* By M« of-. Wadley, April 1.—(Special. i-The three days’ union meeting of the lap- tlst church at this place was w-1 at tended by delegates from surr 'rail ing counties as well as all of the churches of that denomination ofthls county. The first lecture was by the Rev. J. C. Davis of Hepzlbah, vtdeh was one of the finest lectures oi the flrances of the church that has >een listened for many yean*. It was full, complete and unanswerable. There were many question* print ed and debated during the m tlsg, which provd to be of great Intend to the church. The meeting was pr.dded over by tire pastor, Rev. Dr. leek, moderatoh who prailded with that Christian spirit which showed iht he highly appreciated tile honorable posi tion assigned lm by the delegate:. I will not attempt to give you th • lany able Christian efforts of the dlivrent delegates on tho various quexlons which were presented and dlseissed during the three days. I will only say that all that was said was said and received in that spirit which :har- acterlze a baud of true Christian troth- ers and sisters In the s*rvlce o the master. The news of the good that •was being done by this band of 'hrls- tlan workers soon flashed from door to door, causing the many wH> nt first seemed to be unconcerned (> lay aside their Indifference and Jin in the great work, until the Bipttst church was unable to seat the c.ugie- gaiiun, wilicii made It iieveSSiy to accept the Methodist churoh, vnlch proved to be ample for the lar*' con gregation that .had assembled t: hear the final sermon of the meetlrt. It had been noted by nil that the Rev. E. Wright, principal of the f,ou«- vlfie Academy, would preach tit- final sermon at. the Methodist church at 11 'clock Sunday, and long befor the hour for the service.* one could a*' the people hurrying to the church t> ob tain pleasant seats. The choir acre promptly In their, places some half hour or more before the hour and entertained tile congregation vlth many sweet songs, which fully pre pared them for the feast of good thing* soon to follow. Promptly at 11 o'clock ProresuiorXIin- sey raised his wand, which wst the signal for the services to comnence, when the choir, standing, sang ;hat beautiful hymn, “Rock of Ages." Among the many voices in the con gregation who Joined the choir In sing ing, tho sweet tenor voice of Mr. Robert Ready of the Central rSIraod could be distinctly heard, which aided melody to the harmony of tfie. ffiolr. After the singing tho Rqv. Mr. Wright arose and, throwing 11 his hands, said, let us pray. Wti-n a prayer, that must have reachifi the throne of the eternal Father, vris of fered by that reverened gentlnnan, then h> read a short lesson frcei the sixth chapter at John, and again the rgsn pealed forth ami the chop, as sisted by the congregation, sang Wash Me and I Shall Be jWMfr Than .'Snow," after which the [preach er selected as a tex$ the sixth vcyso of tho sixth chapter of JohuVAp.'.! this be said to prove him. for he him self knew ivhat he would do." I can not afford to attempt to write what be said, aa I, Ifb tho whole congre gation. wa* so completely carried away by the eloquent and chaste language of the preacher that we felt th*J one sentence lost would prove to le a greater loss than •would or coulf be appreciated, for he spoke as though h- were filled with the Holy wQhost, nnd I will close the best offortqihat has ever been listened to , by the peo ple of Wadley by saying "Well one, thou good anil able servant." They say that every sweet ha Its hitter, and so It has been prove : In this week In our little city, for i hlle we have had a feast of good tl Ings we have also had our hours of »ad- nesa in the death of that Chri* Ian mother of our beloved prim ipal teacher, Professor L. E. Brown, 'ho, with his wife and two grandchild!* i of the deceased and the ninny friend of the family, have Just left our city for the family burying ground to 1 jry the mother of Mrs. L. E. Brown, greatly bereaved son and dan and family have' our deepest thy in their sad bereavement. The city ha* assumed her spi like appearance, and we are Infon that our enterprising fellow citllen, W. E. Taylor, is at 'he head movement which wifi build at an eijrly date a large cotton seed oil nil), just on the commons of tho town. Mr. Tfy- lor Is a man of buslnew and when he takes hold It means something. One of our young merchants pla ed loo much confidence In his cols ed porter and came off $40 loeer, but fit ter some coo<l detective work by Jlffi ho located the thief and secured money, and Cuffy a future home., missioned sueceweir, esnorting that he proposed to remain Sheriff until re moved hy (the by her court* of tho state. CuuaueiaWe ewii* Gute {through out (rite county a nd die court room wns packed this morning itgjr tbe friends of bdtto pintleo 1o hear the decision of Hie judge of the superior court as to whom b* would rocoguixe as sheriff during the present scission of thin court. After « prolonged argument by the counted ropres*toting the oonfosMots, the presiding judge decided that he would not pass upon (the validity of either of the bonds nubmltted but would leave (bat maittor to (the Judge of this judicial circuit for adjudication and that he would only jposs upon (he facts presentod to him orally, there be ing no oise In count which could be up- pe.iih-d to the supreme court In (lie event either party wa* not satisfied with (he division he might render in the promises. Tbernfore he would not express any opinion as ho (he merits of the case but would bo compelled to recognize 'the oflkwr holding a bona fide oaromission from the governor, and di rected 'Mr. Riley to open *rnyloc impo rter court In tho terms of the law, wlhilch he did. The oise Is not ended, bolt It was the means of Inaugurating « splat omong the Populists, and Itlie final outcome is looked forward to with m gro.it deal of Inherent. 'Mr. Tope was represented by Col. C. .T. Thornton anil Judge Mark H. Blindfold, and Mr. Riley's claim wos looked after by A. A. Carson. Tho grand jury .will have (three homi cides to investigate at this term of the ornrt, Iwwides a number of other crimes, this being the only session of superior court heild in this county since April of last year on account of various reasons. v ( Imitation is the Sincerest A v Flatter--® j K . IVIW 1C Pf»Or1«r»g* s.L |Uf jpk SOME GRIFFIN WONDERS. A Wonderful Dwarf and a Wonderful Female Chicken. Griffin, Oa., April 1.—(Special.)—At the Kincaid mill* In this city Is a won- deriui little reiiow urn* is exciting the Interest of all who know him by reason of his small size and large Intelligence. He Is riavld Tipton, the Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tipton, both operative* at the fac tory. who bold high positions In their respective departments. David Is 18 years of age. ills birthday being March 11th and measures three feet and four Inohes, while hls weight Ls Just fifty pounds. As a scholar he ls unusually bright In every study and especially In mathematics. In which hls teacher nay* he often surprises even himself by hls talent in that direction. Aside from that this little midget ls quite an artist an dtukes hi* subjects from nature, preferring to print flowers and birds to anything else, showing a keen love for the beautiful. Hi» smallness of stature Is not hereditary for he has two brothers and a sister, one brother weighing 160 pounds; another 156 pounds and ft sl»ter 130 pounds, while ills parents are large peole. The little fellow has the manners of a Chester field and Is a small Jewel In an ad verse surrounding. 'Mr. K. W. Champion of this city, has a hen that beats the record up to date, but for all of that she Is not proud or pufTcd up. She ls a simple, modest little white leghorn, but she lay* just two egg* each day. She Is in hi* yard among Brahmas. Plymouth Rocks and other fancy breed* but she holds her- self aloof and with persistency claims her awn nest and lays her double share every day. This little pullet ha* been tried under restraint but *hc seems to feel, no nurist-r min» you put her, ! ■he has a duty to oerform. whether In ooop or nest, and the two eggs a (lay are always forthcoming. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. A Grand (Moating Hold a.t dDhlm Friday, C v le K d - T ashm £ com PounH which is brought out? Every thing is called “the same or “as good as” P ear line None of them nofri “\ the ycan not. They should not say “as good as’’- they are not. Thesis pie fact that Pearlb ., , , „ . . , 1S s ° lar S e ’y imitate would be enough to prove it the best. And when a nrl washing compound can do so much damage, do you anvthintr but the best? anything but the best ? PEARL1NE is manufactured only by M JAMES PYLE, New York, CUBA FILLED WITH REBELS, The Streets of Havana nnd tho Ftastw nesses of (he Country Up in Arms. Chrietlne Teihune Herrick, (tough er of Marttei Harland) writes; "Eve y American housewife who w ishes to ha e the certainty of achieving the best (r- sults In her eookery should use I r. Price’s Baking Powder.” HI LEY RECOGNIZED. H.ihira, April 1.—(Special,)—Tho tirt null scewlon of (ho Sunday-school con vention of tho Houston Baptist Axso- cl»t on as*ctrtlj$od nl Uhl* place Friday (ivonlng and continued until last Hun' day night. lit iwo* a inditing of great power. Tho aplrt.t of (be 1/ird was manlfiwt from beginning (o end. The preaching was splendid ami (he *>ug aarrioe was very fine. The coiigri>gi- tloni Inrandl from (ho first to the »jj*. The largo house of wirshlri was picked ymterday and last nliht. Dr. J. I). Cbipman of HawktnsriUe eap- tiunxl (he ip ••tile. A largo number asked for prgjrtr*, six confemnl faith In Christ, on > Joined tho Church and other* win follow. .1. E. Howell of Vienna was re-elect nl prwldent and Judge U. V. Wh'ppe *eo- re:nry. The w»>rtt *rs present were Dr. W. A. N'oiHm nnd (Wife, E. Y. and Frank Matlary of 'Macon, J. E. Howell and Judge U. V. Whfiipe of Vienna. Dr. J. W Saunders, (Mrs. C. C Horn anil Mrs. Wlnflieriy of Unid fii, F. XI. Bar- field ami (Miss Nannie Mtishburn of Plnehurst, Dr. J. D. Chapman, Made raitv, J. J. Whitfield nnd Mira XIary Ijow Napier of Hawklusvllle and oth ers. All these are devout nnd faithful servants of Jqsu* Christ, and good will follow their labors here. The fsrnwws are pushing for all they are worth. The New Populist Sheriff Holds tie Office Id Taylor County. Bril lie, April 1.—(.Special.)—Judge C. C Smith of the Ocod.m circuit conyeoad court at this place rids morning, it 11 o'<4orit when the Juitgo went upra the bench ami dlrectid the sheriff lo open court according to Jaw the audi tion is to who Was (he sheriff of Thy- lor county waut wi sed. It seism kbit in January at the time tho county effl cor* were deamd. XIr. C. A. J. Pop!, Populist, was il iVcil sheriff of that county, but the bond he offered for 1 faithful performance of hls official i tint was declined by the Judge u f i county orart, who Is a Democrat, dal ing that to- bad the authority to t prove the bomb of county officer* t , dcr ami by rime cf a special act of tho legtoUture onferring certain poW : era In Wm. A now Section -was or dered and Mr. (XI. L. R.lqy, stoo a Pop ulist, was electul to flu the place and hls bond wa* duly and logaBy approved by tdhe Judge of the county orart, Hon. O. 'XI. Colbert, whereupon Governor At kinson Iraueil a conunlmlon to Riley, which allied * dash in I he litx* of the Populist*, somethtig that tow nunr happened before in this county sinus the oiganlxatlon of Hut party. Coun sel for Mr. Pope slid out • writ of prohibition, which was denied Jisl- • w. B. Ruu, and the case waj pealed to the supreme court, who v p-isliug awaiting « heirini the meantime Pope sot bufore Lb By Hla first marriage we some of whom are pro: _ I <■ Dr. J. P. Taylor ■ a irore hie bond, took tin m-t per inironly r-f i Hlvana, April 2, fit Tampa, Fla., April 2.—The streets of Havana and itihe fields and (maintains of Cuba are filled with soldlera and j-ovoliutlonlsU. The exottoment all over che Island Is more Intenso now than nit any period during the revolution. This is because the in surgent forces aro growing almost es rapidly ns the reinforcements of loyal troops, and (hey are coming In ou ovary maritime viostl sailing in this direc tion from Spain. In Ha vana the boat of the drums and the drilling of recruits aro Been from day to night, until far into the tight. In the plaza surrounding the Held Pasaja. (hero aro hundreds of ftiudily caparisoned e-ArUcT* rasrchlng un and down all during the day. The mounted police gallop oveir (ho dty (fix abreast, never stopping uni'll their nmiuxils are exhausted, wflian their ptaceb are taken by fresh animals and men. This Is for the purpose of awing (hose who are Inclined to Joimthe insuiwents and to excite the loyalty of tlbo Spaniards. Troops are being forwarded tv> the front us rapidly ns (he goveromen't can send them. Tie iSpanleb (boys—for they are boys -do pot tarry long mt Havuna, buit are InsMnity inarched off. N6 one here knows exactly where Ihc government Is moving (heir forces (o. Tho cables and telegraph over the Iskiml are un der government supervision and tho strides: censocrihtp 1* exercised over all the tnell and telegraph matter. It Is knoivn, however, that a majority of the men are now being forwarded to Trinidad, In ttvo state of Santa Clara, and ixi Manzanillo and Santiago de Crtha, lt> the state of Santiago de Cuba. From these points they are being shoved Into (the mountains beneath a bo ling sun. ■Nearly one-third of all the soldiers imported from .Spain (naive been sek and many of them have died. They are unaoeRmalttd, and us food Is aoanoo they hive eaten greedily of green fruit*. The result tom been disastrous and deuimuSz!Sg. It is reported hero ttoait a company of regiiics deserted the array and Joined die Insurgent* near Puerto Principe. 'The iMarao mother*, cnromandttsg the Insurgent* at Holguin, are r 'poll ed ti have gilmd a signal victory ow iho 20th, defeating (he Spanish. Willing 2d, wounding 132 ami rupturing 12. Tho story '« discredited by officials hone, but at Insurgent headquarters, visited under cover Inrit nlgfi: by OL It wo* said to be absolutely'tiw\ <!.iipl>iln-GeneniJ Emilio OnHcJos re turns to Spain <“* coon a* Arsemo XIar- tlnez Campos arrives, whlrii will he the middle of 'the .present month. The new ropteiln-general of the IsTind com ing here. It Is said, will Iriroduoe the Sherman tdra of warfare and will make a matrtt direct to the itronghoid* of the enemy, bumips nnd destroying their property and all supplies. I go to the mountains where the Insurgent forces we marshalled today. Havana had slxly-slx new oases of ydllow fpver yefierrtny. Of these (tie majority were Spnnhfii soldier*. All American* are lmvlmg Oubi, fearing the fever, anil nil Oubins who remem ber (ho new raptaln-geiieimil will (id In tho United State* before hls ncrivil, whlrih will bo about the middle of this month. mmma You will ride| a Bicycle | Of courso you will ride. Allflie world will—fashion, pleasure business — men' women, children! It takes a while I sometimes (or the 8 world to recog. U nizo its privileges; 1 but when it does * it adapts itself’ promptly. There fore, you who are in the world will y rid? ?. b!c w1 ~ ~ » ^ COLUMBIA bicyclo it you uesite ilie uvstthe _ world produces; a Hartford, the f next best, if anything short of t ] Columbia will content you. J Columbia*, $100; Hartford! j" $3o (6o; for boys and girls, $,«. I POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Cota, S A Cataloim*—^comprehensive, b-ftutlfnl^tH i*iiq (m. or dj mall fortwoSoontaUiaHhi! book UlU of all tn« now ColambUs and lUrtfrfi S. S. PARM'AIjEE, Agent for the Columbia and ILmM Bicycles, Macon, Ga. ' W- L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE not'r*ip. Do you wear them? When next In need try ipir,^ will give you more comfort ind unlce for the ■ thsn any othur make. Dost in tho world. §5.00.- 1 r^ 7 ^v$3.00 44.00/& V2.5II SHOOTINO AT NFJWTON. Newton, Ga., April 2.—(Special.)—Sat urday night about 8 o’clock your cor respondent heanl the report ofi a platol fired In front of Air. Robert Jones' store. Upon Inveatlgation found that Kirk Bailey, In exchanging pictola with Jim Washington, had shot him In tile stom ach accWcntialty which caused hls death yesterday at U o’clock a. m. The court* ought to Investigate the carrying of concealed wnagons more thoroughly. Nearly every negro hoy ovei twelve years can be found with a pistol on hi* person. MARRIAGE AT COLUMBUS. Columbus, April 2.—^(Special.)—Mr. Green 8. Dukes, a prominent planter of Harris county, and Mlaa America Mullln of this city were married at th« residence of Xfrs. Adam Barr on East Highlands this afternoon. Trice's Baking Powder has a leavening strength of 16t oUble Inches per ounce. The New York powder—credited with Its amsnontcal gas—ha* but 160.4. With out ammonia It teat* only 151. A BIO LOSS BY FIRE. The Yittle City of Bt. Charles, III., Suffers Great Damage. Aurora, HI., April 2.—The bu(fines* portion of the dty of St. Charles was totally destroyed hy fire this morning and the loss will exceed $100,000. The principal loser* are: Stewart Brother* flour!top (mills, $50,000. Bowman, XVarren It Stewart, b*nk building and natures, $15,000. Samuel Grill, dry goods, $20,000. Odd Fellows hall. $5,000. Lundgren A Wilson, clothing stock, and Langacre's drug stock, $2,000. Several smaller building* and shop* were destroyed and Lake's bartorare •tore and the city hall were badly dam aged. The origin oi the fire Is unknown. V- W. L. Douglas Shoes are made In all hi Latest Stjles. If you want a «M DRESS SHOE don't piy 15 HR try my $3.30, $♦ or $5 Shou. They vlll 111 opfikts tom madoand look and vow u soil. If you »iU* •coaomln In your foohnir, you CM do lo by p(cW| W. L. Douglas Shots. My nimo nod price li its* oa thu bottom, look for It whet you buy. Till *sk stitute. I uad ohoot by mill upon receipt tf r polllgo fret, when Shoe Dealers einnot npp'jja W. Xm DOUGLAS, Brockton, Msal. *■ I HOGUESTER SHOE 00MFAN1 "YiURDERERS AND THIEVES. A Notorious Band Broken Up at Bir mingham. Blimlngham, Ala., April 2.—A gang of tKhorious robbers and murJeivr* has -been broken up and tile entire band landed In Jail, one of than with a terrible iwound In hi* hip- For several months murders for the purpoee of rob bery have occurred In and around Bir mingham with ala tuning frequency. The latter part of December, a mer chant named Thornton while on hls way from Birmingham to hls home at Knaley City, six miles away, was mur dered and robbed. A few 'lays loler two women were held up near the same place but the .highwaymen got no money. Within a week or so from that occurrence, a farmer near East Lake, seven miles from the city, wa* phot by one of the three negroes whe»c de mand for money he refused. About the same time, a preacher named Stiff was held up In the road near Ni tlh Birmingham and robbed, and a night or two later a man named Barnes, liv ing near North Birmingham was called to hls door ami shot because he re fused to sell the parties some whiskey. Three weeks ago Pleas McriwRithcr, a negro merchant eg this etty, was mur dered and robbed. Yesterday Cel oner Duscnborry began an Inveatlgation. Lire Harriet colored, had been arrested In the meantime and charged with the murder ofi Merrbweather. Thl» morn ing he vrunt before the coroner and made a clean breast of the whole mat ter. He said Abe Mitchell killed Xierri- weather. He mII lie. Jot fi’olb and Stonewall Thomas, shot old man Ganlel. Thornton, be said, wa* murdered by himself, Mitchell and Thomas, lie robbed the two women by himself raid he, Jim Webb and Abe Mitchell, robbed Preacher stiff and Shot Bams* at North Birmingham. All the gang are colored. In attempting to arrest Webb this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Henry Cole shot him four times, one ball entering Juet below tho small of the bv.'S, pass ing through the bladder and coming cut through the left groin. The wound will prove fatal. Harris says be is wanted In South Carolina for murder and (bat a reward ofi $540 baa been offered tor NOTICE. so and wotnaa In (he Unitel in the opium an l «tkt) vlli- | boa ICti end ' THE SLOOP ALL SAFE. Palm Beach, Fla.. April t—A rumor was circulated here last night that th* sloop Robinson Crosoo bad been (sen off Key Ditto south ofi hers, but the report has not been confirmed. TBe report cre ated eoffle alarm among th* friends of Mr. Wlfitam itelgler and Joan G. Wells, who bid chartered the eh ip (or a pltas- Known Everywhere. Sold Everywhere. Grown Everywhere. fcfe .Seeds AikYiHir dealer for them frw w i •—5 your dealer for them ------ Ferrr’a Seed Annual far 1*W. t In valuable to all planter* and lovvn . a of Fine Vegetable* and BjwUfld A k Flower*. 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