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m Irwin Cl) U NT Y News.
Official Organ of Irwin County.
A. G. DeLOACH, Editor and Prop r.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
■yy i* story,
PH YE KHAN and SURGEON,
Btcamore, Georgia.
jyjAUK ANTHONY,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
SVCAXORE, GEORGIA
Will be looted for the present at the Dod-
*on House. Patronage respectfully solicited,
T. W. ELLIS,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
Ruby, Geohoia.
X Calls respectlulJy promptly solicit nttonded share to of at the all hours.
Office in B. a II. Cockrell’s public
patronage store.
J^R. J. F. GARDNER,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
Ashbup.n, Georgia.
Ca'Is answered promptly d»y or night,
py ciludreu. Special attention to diseases of women
u-ud
g BN TON STRANGE, M. D.
SPECIALIST.
Cordelle, Georgia.
Diseases of women, Strictures, Nervous
and all priva o diseases. Strictures dissolv¬
ed out iu 2 to 5 minutes by a smooth current
of Galvanism without pain or detention
from business; and given to patient iu a vial
of alcohol. Correspondence solicited aud
liesD references given. Office north-east cor¬
ner Su wauea Housa.
B. M. FR1ZZELLE,
LAWYER,
McRae, Georgia.
Practices in tho State and Federal Courts.
Real Estate and Criminal Law Specialties.
■yy A. AARON,
LAWYER,
Ashburn, Georgia.
Collections and Ejectment suits a Special¬
ty. KfOfficG, Room No. 4, Betts Building.
(J W. FULWOOD,
LAW, REAL ESTATE & COLLECTIONS,
Tifton, Georgia,
Prompt attention given to all business.
tgfOUice, Lovo Building, Room No. 1.
TORN HARRIS.
SHOEMAKER,
Ashburn, Georgia.
My prices are low and all work strictly
Guaranteed.
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DIRECTORY.
CITY OF SYCAMORE.
Mayor—A. G. DeLoach.
CouDCilmen—W. B. Ilasber, j. I. L. Murray.
Hi. W. Cockrell, E. R. Smith, P. Fountain, April
Superior Courts—First Monday m
and ville, October. Ga. C. C. Smith, Judge, Hawkins-
Solicitor General—Tom Eason. McRae,Ga.
Clerk Suoerior Court—J. B. D. Paulk, Ir-
winville, Ga.
Sheriff—Jesse Paulk, Ruby, Ga.
Title, Deputy Sheriffs—C. L. Prescott, Irwin-
Ga.; Wm. VanHouten, Sycamore, Ga.
Monday; County Quarterly Court —Monthly session, second
in January, July session, second Monday
Clements, Judge, April. and October. J. B.
Bailiff—William Irwin ville, Ga.
irinvilie, County Court Rogers, Ir-
Gn.
day County Commissioners’ Court—First Mon¬
iu each month. M. Henderson. Commis¬
sioner, Ordinary’s Ocilla. Ga.
Court—First Monday in each
month. Daniel Tucker, Ordinary, Vic, Ga.
School Commissioner-J. Y. Fletcher, Ru¬
by. [ Ga.
vilte. County Treasurer—W. R. Paulk, Irwin-
Ga.
' -D. A. Mclnnis, Vic. Ga.
Tax Receiver
Tax Collector—J. W. Faulk, Ruby, Ga.
Coroner—Daniel Purveyor—M. Barnes, Minnie, Ga,
Hall, Minnie, Ga.
Board of Education—Jno. Clements. Chair¬
man, Irwinville, Ga.; Henry T. Fletcher, Ir¬
win ville, Ga.; L. R. Tucker, Vic, G.i.; L. D.
Ocalln, Taylor, Irwinville, Ga.; 8. E. Coleman,
Ga.
Justice Courts—901 Dist. G. M., Second
Saturduy F. in each month. Marcus Luke. N.
and ex-offl. J. F.; Wm. Rogers, Bailiff,
Irwinville. Ga. Second Saturday
1421 District. G. M. J. P, Kissi- in
each month. J. H. McNeese,
mee, Ga. James Roberts, Bailiff, Ocala, Ga.
1388 Dist. U. M., Third Saturday in each
moot i. K, V. Hauley, J. P ; David Troup,
Bailiff, Minnie, Ga.
982 Dist G. M., Third Wednesday in each
month. C. L Royal, J. P.. Sycamore, Ga.;
A Jones & F. Royal, Bailiffs, Sycuiuore, Ga.
983 Dist. G M.. D. A, Ray, N. F. & Ex-
olliCin J. P.. Sycamore, Ga.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
Svo imoiv, Lndirn. No 210 F. & A- W M
Regular communications, Pnrl Saturday.
Story, W. M.; A. D. Ross, Secretary.
Ocilla Lodge, F. & A. M.—Regular the 4th Sunday com-
in'each mumcaiion 'j hursduy before J, Henderson, W. M.;
month. J. A.
D. W, M. Whitley, Seo’y, Ocilla, Ga.
CHUKCH directory-
StOAMOBE CIBOUIT.
Sycamore—2nd Sunday and Sunday night.
Cyelometa—Fourth Sunday.
Dakota—Third Sunday.
Ashburne—1st Sunday and Sunday night.
T. D. STRONG, Pastor.
UNION FRIMITIVB BAPTIST.
Brushey Creek—4-h Sunday and Saturday
before.
Sturgeon Creek—2nd Sunday and Satur¬
day Hopewell—1st bet,ore. Sunday & Saturday
Salem—3rd before.
Bed. Sunday H. and Harden, Saturday Pastor. before.
W.
Little River—3rd Sunday aud Saturday
betore.
Turner’s Meeting House—2nd Sunday and
Saturday Grove—4Ch before Sunday and
Oaky Saturday
before
Emaus— 1st Sunday Eld, Jakes and Saturday Gibbs, Pastor. before
NOTICE.
Parties wifi be are allowed warned that lota no of bunting land Nos. or fish¬
ing 17, 18, 19 and on in 3rd distriot Irwin 13,
14. 44, IfiBunr Xuhsokkr. of j i
oeuuor.
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“In Union, Strength onset Prosperity Abound.”
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., ellJNE 15 » 181)4.
CURRENT EVENTS
Epitomized in Paragraphs, Giving the
Cream of the General News.
Lorenzo Berry, a bad negro who
murdered his wife in Columbus, (fa.,
in 1892, by cutting her throat, lias been
arrested in Mobile, Ala.
It is animouncod that the assessment
of property for the city of Chatta¬
nooga and county of Hamilton will be 4
millions less this year than last.
Dallas county, Texas, boasts the
finest crop of wheat grown in forty
years. 600,009 bushels, the commer¬
cial value of which is $400,000. The
crop of last year was 450,000.
Joe Phillips, a young while mau,
cut an electric car conductor’s throat
at Columbus, Ga., last Saturday
night. Jle has been put under bond
for assault with intent to murder.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. G. D. Shands has
been elected to the chair of law in tho
University of Mississippi, to succeed
Hon. A. II. Whitfield recently ap¬
pointed associate justice of the su-
preine court.
The California orange crop is re¬
ported short on account of late frost.
The total product of southern Califor¬
nia is estimated at 40,000 car loads,
which is said to be 20 per cent below
the yield of last season.
Gov. Northern, of Georgia has of¬
fered a reward of $200 for the arrest,
with proof to convict, of tho person
or persons who attempted to blow up
the houses of W. C. Wall and Rev.
J. 11, Lakes Atlanta on May 81.
Dick Girard, a negro, was severely
cowhided and run out of Langly
school, Augusta, Ga.,by trial Justice
Edsou and his son-in-law. The negro
was caught a second time peeping
into tlie private apartment of a lady.
With the ending of may and the
beginning of June there occurred the
heaviest storm ever recorded by the
government mit signal service at the sum¬
of Pike’s Peak. Snow fell on top
of the mountain to the depth of seven
feet.
An electric car on tho consolidated
line, Atlanta, Ga., rail over Garnet
Arnold, a 5-year-old child, The car
was going rapidly down grade, when
the child ran out on the track and the
motorman could not stop iu time to
avoid the fatal result.
In tlie graduating class of tlie Unit¬
ed States naval academy this year, Wil¬
liam Pierce Roberts of Mississippi,
stood first, and Thomas Gaines Rob¬
erts, of Alabama, fourth in a class of
34. B, K. McMorris, of Alabama,
was second in the engineer class.
C. S Laundabery, of Victoria, Tex.,
has been arrested on the charge of
October murder committed 1890. at Milton, Fla!, in
He says the murdei
was committed while he was on
spree with four others, who have
sworn the crime on him to clear them-
selves.
George Ladd and Newton Ladd,
uncle and nephew, of Maury county,
Tonn., meeting in the road last Thurs¬
day morning, began shooting at each
other with pistols. Newton was mor¬
tally wounded and George severely.
The cause of the difficulty is unknown
to the public.
Mrs. Lizzie Lockner was shot and
killed by her husband at St. Louis,
Mo. They were Hebrews. Lockner
left the house, after shooting his wife,
and has not been apprehended. He
had been out of employment for some
time and it is surmised that despond¬
ency led him to commit tne terrible
deed.
F. W. Blackwood has been sen¬
tenced to a term of thirteen months
in the penitentiary and to pay a fine
of $500 by Judge Brantley of the U.
S. district court in South Carolina, for
using tlie mails in attempt to procure
blank Southern Express money orders,
and other blanks for fraudulent pur¬
poses.
An electric car on the Walker streel
line, Atlanta, Ga., struck and demol¬
ished a buggy in which were Mr, Jas.
Tidwell and his daughter, Mr. Tid¬
well received a painful injuries. A
case of reckless running will be made
against the motorman, E. L. Max¬
well, by patrolman Hudson.
A Floyd county, Ga.,farmer has
been arrested and committed by t
United States commissioner for pass¬
ing counterfeit nickels and having
such counterfeits in his possession.
His name is A. N. Turner, aud lie is
supposed to be one of a gang that has
been operating iu that section during
the past year.
fa roe negroes, Austin Edwards,
John Perry and Solomon Nelson,
were shot and killed by Edward Dan¬
iels,.who claims that ho acted in self
defense. He says the negroes tried
to whip his little brother, and when
lie remonstrated they cursed and
abused him, as they had previously
done his father.
A lunatic, found roaming aimlessly
about on Peters street, Atlanta, Ga.,
was taken to police headquarters
where he gave his name as Robert
Phillips, and said he been confined
fonr years, or longer, in the state lu¬
natic asylum, and that he made a key
of bone witn which he unlocked his
door and escaped.
(Jol. Speed and his 250 secedera
from Kelley’s industrials abandoned
their boats at Venice, III., and took
the tie route on the Vandalia rail¬
road, Cairo has issued a quarantine
order against Kelly and his men on
account of small pox, City marshal
Mahoney, of Cairo has in his hands a
warrant against Kelly, for assault
with intent to kill one of his men.
Orders have been cabled the flagship
Baltimore, of tho Asiaticjsquadron, to
proceed with all possible dispatch to
the coast of Corea for the protection
of American interests. The thanks
of this government have been sent to
the king of Corea for his timely warn¬
ing of the endangering rebellion of some Of his
subjects, (lie American
residents.
Harriet Hayden, a former slave,
w * 10 > with her husband and child
gained freedom by escaping into
Canada before the war, has recently
died in Boston, having survived the
<>ther members of her family. By
$o,000 is given to Harvard
University to found a scholarship for
poor and deserving colored students.
The scholarship will be open next
fall.
A Savannah telegram says: Lilly
Fox, a white woman about 22 years
old, was arrested there on a charge of
larceny and sent io the county jail,
in company with Frank Simons, who
is charged with being her accomplice.
The woman claims that she is promi¬
nently connected in Atlauta, and
Simons represents himself as the soil
of a wealthy banker of Birmingham,
Ala.
Ed L. Smith, a young man of 11
years, was drowned while bathing iu
the lake at Ponce do Leon, Atlanta,
Ga. He was a good swimmer, but
was seized with cratnp while swim¬
ming in ten feet water and went
down. Mr, J. W. Thompson went
to his assistance, and got hold of him,
but was dragged under, aud being
much exhausted had lo abandon the
effort to save his friend. Smith’s
parents reside at Lithouia.
In a collision betweeu two electric
cars on tlie Atlanta & Decatur line,
just beyond the city limits, Atlanta,
Ga., Motorman D. C. Heath was
fatally hurt and died at Grady hospital.
Conductor Charles L. White was
severely injured, and ten passengflrs
were hurt in various degrees, from a
mere scratch to broken log, or inter¬
nal injuries that may prove fatal.
Most of them were conveyed to ihe
Grady hospital.
The most disastrous hail storm
Known in the history of of the coun¬
try has occurred in Marion county,
Fla. Cornfields are wiped out and
trees stripped of foliage. Three hun¬
dred acres of tomatoes were destroyed.
In places the hail, ranging from tlie
seize of a pea to that of a guinea egg,
was banked up t wo feet in depth. An
old building at Boardman, in which
two negroes had sought 'refuge, was
blown down and the negroes serious¬
ly hurt.
Milllcr Hammond, one of the mar-
derersofThos.fi. Dunn, has been
convicted and sentenced to imprison-
mentfor life. It is believed that
Gutlifl’e, the other accused, was the
principle in the crime and will get a
death sentence. Dunn’s pocket book
was found in his possession, and he
sold Dunn’s pistol. It will be remem¬
bered that Mr. was murdered while
enroivte frum Llano, Texas, to the
mines, of which ho was superinten¬
dent, with money to pay off the bauds-
MOB1LE.
Her Exports amt Import* Increasing
Very Rapidly.
The total exports from this fc* the
month of May as reported to tho cus¬
tom house aggregated $141,720. The
principal propnet exported were as fol¬
lows: Coal, 1,895 tons, valued at
$2,700; machinery, $2,500; lubricat¬
ing oil, 13,500 gallons, valued at $325;
hoards, deals and plank, 893,000,
feet, valued at $12,475; sawn timber,
7,692000 cubic feet, valued at^$80,000:
hewn limber 63,700 feet, valued at
$8,388.
The value of the imports for the
same time was as follows: Bananas,*-
$264,655; cocoanuts, $2,025; brim-
Stone, $15,700; henriqitin fibre, $16,-
400; total, $95,820.
These figures show au increase of
nearly 100 per cent, from the same
month last year and since the inau¬
guration of the fruit importing trade
there is a little of everything exported.
(•old (Joiunge.
The gold coinage executed at the
Piladelphia mint during the piosent
fiscal year which ends on June 30,
will be the largest in the history of
the mint. The total will be about
$80,000,000, against only $11,840,202
for the calendar year 1892 and $1,282,-
185 for 1891. The largest previous
record was in 1861, when the gold
coinage was $67,58$, 15Q and in 1881,
when thu amount was $67,272,810.
gold coinage of other years has
approached these figures.
Crops Badly Injured.
The vicinity of Gaiter. Fla., was
visited by a severe hail storm followed
by a heavy rain. The hail fall was
two inches and in drifts at least six.
It has done serious injury to the crops
and fruit.
AT THE CAPITOL.
A Synopsis of What it Being Said and
0*ne at Washington from Day io Day
Onp ffiimlrpri onrf Porty-FItth l)nr.
fcENATK— The house joint resolution
for the purchase or condemnation of
land at Gettysburg was passed.—The
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Pettier for taking possession of and
holding for public use the coal beds of
the country was taken up and referred
.o the judiciary committee,--Mr.
Mill’s resolution requiring the special
sugar trust committee to conduct its
investigations with open doors was
discussed at length aud finally laid
aside for the tariff bill,—The remain¬
der of Uio session was spent in dis¬
cussing llie sugar schedule, ami at
6:15, after the usual executive session,
the senate adjourned.
House— A bill was passed granting
a pen-ion to Mrs, Mary Levins, of Car-
roll county Ga widow of Jacob Levins,
a soldier of the indiau war of 1817,—
The hill to repeal the state bank tax
was taken up iu committee of the
whole and deoated until 5:20, when
the committee rose and the house ad¬
journed.
One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Day.
Senate.—A joint resolution appro¬
priating $10,000 for the expenses of
the investigations ordered by the sen-
alb was passed. The tariff bill was
taken up and debate on the sugar
schedule occupied the time until near
the usual hour of adjournment when
it was agreed that a vote on pending
amendments shall be taken by 10
o’clock to-morrow, that on any other
amendments the debate shall be under
the ten minute rule and that the sugar
schedule shall be disposed of befor«
adjournment to-morrow. Then, after
an executive session, the senate at
6:20, adjourned,
House. —The state bank tax law
was discussed in committee of the
whole until near the usual hour of
adjournment when tire committee rose.
—The senate joint resolution appro¬
priating $10,000 for the expenses of
the sugar trust investigation was
passed, and at 4:50 the house adjourn¬
ed until noon to-morrow.
Ono Hundred ami Forty-Seven*!
Day.
Senate— On the bill authorizing (he
a- j,traction of a bridge on the Hud¬
son between Now York city and New
jeiscy conferees were appointed.—
The senate resumed consideration of
the sugar schedule of tho tariff bill.
At 10 o’clock a vote was taken on the
auiendmendment by Mr. Jones post¬
poning the repeal of the sugar bounty
from July 1, 1894, to January 1,
1895, and resulted yeas 38, nays 31.
A series of amendments looking to
the retention and to the gradual ex¬
tinction of tlie bounty was offered
and all rejected. Finally
the amendment by Mr. Jones
inserting an additional paragraph
(1821 1-2) was adopted; yeas 35,
nays 28- It provides for a duty on
and after January 1, 1895, of 40 per
cent ad valorem on all sugars, syrups
and molasses, of beat juice and cane,
and 1-8 of 1 cent a pound additional
on all sugars above Mo. 16 Dutch stan¬
dard in color and upon all discolored
sugars; and upon sugars imported
from countries which pay a bounty
on the export thereof one-tenth of a
cent in addition to the above rates.
Provided, that after Jan. 1, 1896,
there shall be paid on molasses testing
above 40 degrees, and not above 52
degrees polariscone, 2 cents per gal-
Ion; and above 52 degrees, 4 cents.
Nothing herein to be construed to
abrogate the reciprocity treaty
with the Hawaiians islands,
An amendment increasing Ihe
duty on sugar candy, etc,, from 30 to
35 per cent and laving a duty of 25
per cent on sacharine was adopted.—
The sugar schedule being finished, the
senate at 6:05 adjourned.
House. —The committee on rules
brought in a resolution putting de.
bate on the bank tax repeal bill under
the five minutes rule aud providing
that the bill be put on its passage im¬
mediately upon assembling tomorrow
morning, all members having leave
for ten days to print remarks on the
bill. The resolution was agreed to.
The discussion then proceeded and oc¬
cupied the house until the hour of
adjournment.
Ouo Hundred and Forty-Eighth
Day.
Senate—S everal local and private
bills were passed, and a resolution
was reported from the committee on
rules for the appointment of a select
committee oftive senators on the exist¬
ing public distress, to which shall be
referred, the petition of Morrison I.
Swift and others, and ail -’other peti¬
tions for relief from such distress__
The taritl bill was resumed and the
tobacco schedule disposed of. Pending
consideration of tho schedule of agri¬
cultural products tho debate took a
wide range aud consumed the time
until 6:45, when a motion to go into
executive aeisiou failed to secure a
quorum, the republicans, except four
refraining from voting. At 7 o’clock
Ihe senate adjourned.
House.—T lie house passed the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill and
$1.00 a Year In Advance.
ft bill for bridging tho Mbnongahela,
—The bank lax repeal bill was re¬
sumed, and finally lost by a vote of
102 yeas to 170 nays. The bill to sus¬
pend the operation of the tax of 10
issued per cent during as to clearing house certificates
the emergency of last
fall was also defeated.—The Indian
appropriation bill was taken up and
was pending when at 3:25 the house
adjourned.
One Hundred and Forty-Ninth
Day.
f J'.na'je. —Mr. Hoar dieted a reso¬
lution dhecting the judiciary ton mit-
tcc to iitquiio into the justice and
equity, of the claim if the United
States against the eslaic of Lelatul
Slat floiel. anel to report as soon as it
mi. y be ft' bet her )i is expedient tlml
• mil claim shall be forthwith re-
III quished. '.I lie leeolulion wt id over.
— 'J I c tat ill bill was taken up. l’nin-
jj i ti) 1 1 190, ] tilting n duly of 40 ] or
uni in. \ i.loi i. in tn buclewlieat, coin,
i oi n in id, inis, rjc, tee flour, win at
mil whet Hour, and 1.5 i cr cent on
ml meal, wtib ] listed, with a pioviso
iulinilting thetc piodticls lice from
countries w hich impose no duly on
like pioducts exported from tliis
country. After an executive session
the senate, at 0:15, aeijourned.
] ’OUSE. — A resolution was agreed
to asking the secretary of the treasury
for jnfoi illation respecting the enforce¬
ment of the immigration and contract
labor laws, and providing for an in¬
vestigation at Ellis Island by tho
immigration committee.—The Indian
appropriation bill was before the
house, but no action was taken until
4:25, when the house adjourned.
Ono Hundred and Fiftieth Day.
Senate. —Mr. Hoar’s resolution re¬
lating to the Scauford claim was laid
before the senate and Mr. Hoar modi¬
fied somewhat. It was then, on mo¬
tion of Mr. Allen, laid on the table.—
The agricultural schedule of the tariff
bill was resumed and occupied tho
senate until 6:15, when the senate ad¬
journed.
House. —The resolution from tho
committee on acousties and ventila¬
tion, providing an appropriation of
$700 a month for the house wing was
called up, considered in committee of
the whole and adopted.—Several un¬
important motions were made and
disposed of and the Indian appropria¬
tion was then resumed and considered
unfit 4:50 p. ui. when a rcoe'yt until
6 was taken, the night session to bo
devoted to private pension and relief
bills.
A Leap for Liberty.
Ghs Starnes, a transfer guard of
north'-bound the Georgia penitentiary boarded ihe
Central train at Milieu,
Ga., having reached that point via a
branch road. Ho got in the second-
class coach and there found Detective
Basch, of tlie city force of Savannah.
The forest City detective had in
charge the famous express robber,
Symonds, who escaped from the pen
some time ago and was recaptured by
Detective Basch. The detective was
on his way to the convict camp with
his man to claim his reward.
Detective Basch joined Mr. Starnes
about the middle of the car, leaving
his prisoner occupying the last seat on
the left side of the coach, He was
handcuffed and was secure. Just
after passing Gordon, Symonds asked
Basch to unfasten tlie handcuffs while
lie went into the toilet, The dctec-
tive complied and Symonds walked to
the dcor.
With a sud len leap he went through the
door, landing on the platform, and the
next moment had swung himself from
the train which was going at the rate
of forty miles an hour. As quick
possible backed the the train was where stopped Symonds and
to spot
had d sembarked.
The express robber had not tarried
long in that viciuty, however, The
moment he landed he made oil for tho
woods and by the time tlie train re¬
turned he was safely at liberty, Tho
search was regarded as hopeless and
‘.',e officer came on as far a? Macon.
THE COXEYITUS.
Their Condition in such that tho
Men arc Becoming Discouraged.
Twenty-five New England Uoxey-
ites under Captain George Taylor
joined the discouraged and hungry
Coxey army. They were footsore
from their walked from Elktou, Md.,
aud were surprised aud disgusted to
find that the Coxey army had nothing
to eat save mead und but bulb of that.
Tho common westers aro blue and
many are leaving. Wet weather and
little to eat make their conditions
deplorable,
Jesse Coxey visited the cummission-
et’s office seeking a permit for a
parade in honor of Coxey, Browne
aud Jones on their release from jail
Steamship Texas Wrecked.
A dispatch from St. Johns, New
foundland, snys: The steamship
Texas, of 3,000 tons burden, laden
with general cargo and a deck-load of
cattle, was wrecked off Trepassey.
She was bound from Montreal for
Bristol. All bands were saved; but
the versel is a total loss, Tho wreck
ocelli red so close to land that, some
cattle and sheep swam ashore.
VOL. V. NO. 5.
STRIKE SITUATION.
Events, Results and Outlook Among the
Mining Districts Everywhere.
* • •
The Harvey company’s colliery, in
the Huntington aud Broad Top region*’
Pa., has resumed.
* • 4 -
The governor of Maryland has or¬
dered out two regiments, 97Q men, iff
protest the working miner® in tli»
Cumberland region.
* * *
At Powelton. West Va., engineer
smith and John Brandon were wound-
ed, the latter mortally, in a conflict
with strikers. Three companies of
militia are ready to move at trouble any
moment, should any more
occur.
* * *
The Ohio Central lias discontinued
its entire freight service and has only
coal enough to continue its passenger
service three days. The Lake Shore
road has laid off nine freights and i8
burning cord wood and old ties in
freight engines.
* * *
Over 2000 cars of Monongahela
coal are blocked on account of the
Cleveland, Loraine & Wheeling tie
UR.
The mine owners at Colorado
Springs, say they will have nothing
to do with the arbitration agreement*
between Hagerman, Moffet aud Gov¬
ernor Waite until their property is re¬
turned to them. The sheriff contin¬
ues sending men to Cripple Creek.
The miners say they will continue to
fortify until president Calderwood
arrives.
* * *
On Tuesday evening the National
Tube workmen, who had taken the
place of the strikers, at McKeesport,
Pa., as they came out, were set upon
by a mob. Many of them returned
within the inclosure. Others who
attempted to reach their homes were
terribly beaten. The entire police
force was present, but powerless.
One man ran up 6th avenue chased
by the mob. He jumped on an elec¬
tric car. The mob surrounded the
car, pulled ijown the trolly and cut
the wires. Afterwards they surround¬
ed and took pocsession of the works.
Whenever a non-union man is seen a
rush is made for him. If ernght he
gets a terrible drubbing. Immense
excitement prevails.
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The Belmont county miners stopped
a coal train on the Baltimore & Ohio,
at Franklin channel for the shipment
of West Va.. coal to the lakes.
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One hundred and seventy-rive ne¬
groes arrived at Scottdale, Pa., to take
the place of the striking miners in the
works of the Frick coal company.
The negroes have gone to work,
the plant was surrounded by 1000
strikers. There are armed deputies
on guard. Two of the strikers suc-
eeded in getting twelve negroes to
uit.
Congregational lets.
The new house of worship of the
Gate City Congregational church was
dedicated last Sunday, Rev- A. T.
Clarke of Shelby preaching the dedica¬
tory sermon.
This church is one of ninety-one of
the same order in the state, eighteen
of which are colored. Five years ago
there were but twenty-six Congrega¬
tional churches in Alabama, Tlie
gain in number of chinches, as re¬
ported for 1893, was 17 per cent, and
of members, 30 per cent. The inde¬
pendent and progressive spirit of
these churches is indicated by tlie fact
that one of the district consereuces
(Oxford) at its last meeting ordained
a woman, Rev. Margaret J. Smith, to
the ministry. This is probably the
first instance of such ordination iu
Alabama or the south, though the
Cumberland Presbyterians and tlie
Disciples have resolved that a woman
may be ordained.
Battlo on a Train.
A battle in which three men were
wounded was fought on the north
bound ’Frisco train between Arthur
City and Grant, I. T., last night. The
combatants were Shube Lock, sou of
lticbare Locke, who figured in the
troubles a year ago, and William
Everide, a supporter of Gov. Jones
in that contest. Botii men tiBcd re¬
volvers, and botii were seriously
wounded. Deputy Marshal Edward
Garner, who was present, received a
bullet in th e hand.
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Street Car Bosses Responsible.
The coroner’s jury, holding an in¬
quest over tlie dead body of Ralph
Arnold, a 4-year-old boy killed by a
street car, in Atlanta, Ga., returned a
verdict charging criminal negligence
on the part of President Hueit and
the superintendent of the Consolidated
Street Railway company in running
a car without a conductor. The mo¬
torman was exonerated. Warrants
have been issued for the arrest of the
o&cials.