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X w « & 3 Z i j dun rv News.
Official Organ of Irwin County.
A. G. DeLOACH, Ed tor and Proprietor.
STATE NEWS ITEMS
CULLED FROM MANY SOURCES
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.
Happening of General Interest to
Georgia Readers.
One of the men who set fire to the
Soruggs store of Stone Mountain
about two weeks ago, and caused near¬
ly the whole town to be destroyed, has
been arrested and is now in jail at De¬
catur.
The directors of the National bank,
of Brunswick, met u few days ago aud
declared a dividend of 6 ner cent, be¬
sides carrying over a handsome sur¬
plus. This bank commenced business
on March 15th last, assuming all the
affairs of the First National, then in a
receiver’s hands.
John M. Tyson, brother of Scotia
Tyson, the cotton merchant, of Savan¬
nah, and one of the only two surviv¬
ing male members of the famous Ty¬
son family of that section, died sud¬
denly at Brunswick from apoplexy.
At one time the deceased was the
wealthiest man in Brunswick.
At a meeting of the directors of the
South Carolina and Georgia Bailroad
company, at New York, Ashbury
Hull, of Augusta, Ga., was elected a
director to till a vacancy. The state¬
ment for the six months ended De¬
cember 31, 1894, partly estimated,
shows: Gross earnings, $613,452; net
earnings, $214,044; interest and taxes,
$156,250; surplus, $57,794.
Cotton factories are coming to the
cotton fields rapidly. The determine-
tion of the Massachussetts cotton mills
and the Dwight Manufacturing com-
pauy to erect mills in the South of
$600,000 and $500,000 capital, respcc- ;
tively, has already been recorded in
the newspapers. The Whitter cotton
mills, of Dowell, have decided to es-
tablish a cotton mill in Georgia, and
this mill will manufacture the same
line of goods as the mill in Lowell.
The Southern Railway Company is
flliAitf + the <-vf
extra heavy steel rails on western
system in and near Atlanta. Five
miles of the rails between Peyton and
Nickajack have already been laid and
fifteen of the twenty-five miles of them
which will be put down south of At¬
lanta has been finished. The rails are
the largest in this section, weighing
seventy-six pounds per yard and are
much higher than the ordinary track
rail.
The clearing house receipts for the
year 1894 in Atlanta were $56,589,228,
which gives a fair idea of the volume
of the city’s business. The cotton re¬
ceipts show a big increase in the num¬
ber of hales received. The figures are
given for the time covered between
September 1st and December 31st. In
that time 145,000 bales of cotton were
received in Atlanta. For the same pe¬
riod-in 1893 114,000 bales were re¬
ceived. This great increaso will be a
surprise to those who have studied the
market only in a casual way.
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The Macon Telegraph says that the
proposition to send a train load or two
of southern corn and meat to the starv¬
ing people of Nebraska, probably com-
bines consciously business with chari¬
ty. During a good many years past
the south has been a buyer and the
west the seller of corn and meats. The
sending of the train loads in the oppo¬
site direction "would be intended to
emphasize the fact that the south is
now taking care of herself by raising
her own corn and meat, and it would
not fail to do this section a great deal
of good if the people of the northwest
were throughly apprised of this fact.
The announcement of the appoint¬
ment of Colonel B. W. Wrenn to be
passenger traffic manager of the Plant
railroad and steamship lines .was re¬
ceived with pleasure by the people of
Georgia. This was especially the fact
among the railroad men and little else
was discussed in railroad circles ex¬
cept the appointment and the effect it
will hare on southern railroad busi-
ness. It was the biggest sensation of
the closing year in railroad circles and
is looked upon as a masterstroke by
the Plant people, Colonel Wrenn’s
ability as an organizer and thorough
railroad man being universally rec¬
ognized.
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At the annual meeting of the stock¬
holders of the Atlantic Short Line rail¬
road projected between Savannah and
Macon, held a few days ago, it was de¬
cided to issue $10,000 per mile of
bonds of the thirty-eight miles of road
between Bruton, in Laurens county,
and Stillmore, in Emanuel county.
This means an issue of about $400,000
of bonds on the line, which will be
used to pay off its present indebted¬
ness and to complete the line between
the two points mentined. Most of that
portion of the line between Stillmore
and Savannah is already graded.
Seventy-pound rails will be laid. The
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNi (A., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895.
road will make a connection with the
Macon and Dublin, which is just five
miles from Bruton. .
Before his retirement from office
School Commissioner Bradwell issued
a circular letter to the county school
commissioners of the state in which
j ! he cerning gave the some interesting school law and facts con-
new its op¬
erations, at the same time setting
forth the estimate for the school fund.
In explaining the features of the new
school law, Captain Bradwell said: “T
congratulate the school officers and
teachers upon the passage of an act
amending the quarterly payments law,
which removes many of the uncertain¬
ties and inequalities of previous laws,
and makes the duties of boards of ed¬
ucation plain. I refer to the recom¬
mendations I have from time to time
made in my reports to the general as¬
sembly, to show that many of those
recommendations are embodied in this
new law.”
Aid for Nsbraskans.
A train of corn from the heart of
Georgia to the heart of the west. On
January the 15th it will leave Atlanta.
That it will be a long train there can
bo no doubt, for it will be made up of
cars laden with contributions of Geor¬
gians for their needy brethren in a
stricken section of a sister state. There
is great distress in Nebraska. Three
thousand families in the western part
of the state are destitute; they are
suffering for food and have nothing
with which to obtain it. The south is
called upon to aid, and it is the desire
of those who have taken hold of the
matter in this state that a full train of
Georgia corn should go to the heart of
the corn country in the west to relieve
the necessities of the people.
Carrying corn to Nebraska is very
much lik® the familiar “carrying coals
to Newcastlehut Georgia has corn,
the crop here is greater than ever be-
fore, the farmers are well supplied and
can easily give of their abundance to
those in the west who now need it,
perhaps, to save themselves and those
dear to them from starvation. And
being appealed to, they will doubtless
respond aud the rest of the states will
join them,
The Brooks County Affair.
At a meeting,^ sevei^Jyjnfeid
at Quitman, at which every district of
the county was represented, and of
which Henry Williams was chairman,
the following resolutions were unani¬
mously adopted: heartily
“Resolved, 1. That we do
approve and concur in the resolutions
adopted by the board of county com¬
missioners of Brooks county at its last
meeting with regard to the recent
crimes committed in our community.
“ ‘2. That we earnestly hope that
Waverly Pike will be brought to a
speedy and impartial trial for the
killing of Mr. Joseph Isom, and that
he may pay the penalty if found
guilty, by the courts; and we hope the
murderers of ourraceshall be speedily
forced to trial aud compelled to pay
the penalty for their crimes; and that
we urgently appeal to the authorities
to arrest the persons charged with
these murders and to vindicate the
of the law.
“ ‘3. That we repudiate and con¬
demn the published reports in regard
to this unfortunate affair which were
calculated to cause trouble. Without
attempting to make excuses for the
crime of Waverly Pike,we say without
hesitation and after full investigation,
that the people of Marion district
were not armed and prepared for a
raoe war, but, on the contrary, made
every effort to avoid any trouble with
the mob of 75 or 100 people, most of
them now residents of our county,
which, in the search of Waverly Pike,
committed the most atrocious crimes in
the history of the county. We wish
to clear the good name of our county
from all such troubles.
“ ‘4. That we are glad to say that
the best citizens of our county" con¬
demned in unanimous terms the recent
acts of lawlessness in our county. We
believe if they had not come to our
help as soon as they did, more mur¬
ders would have been committed.
“ ‘5. That we request the press
that has given such wide circulation to
the false reports in connection with
this affair to publish these resolu¬
tions.”
Capitol Officials Retire.
The first day of the new year wit¬
nessed important changes in two of
the most important branches of tha
state government. There was a change
of administrrtion in the department of
education and iu the penitentiary de¬
partment. In the former State School
Commissioner Bradwell, after four
years of service, letter retired io private
life, and in the the same change
is made by Colonel Jones, principal
keeper of the penitentiary, and by
Captain Wright, his assistant. The
term of Assistant State Sohool Com¬
missioner Guinn naturally expires with
that of Captain Bradwell, but Profess¬
or Glen, the new commissioner, has
asked him to remain as assistant under
his administration. The uew men are:
Principal keeper of the penitentiary,
Judge J. S. Turner, of Putnam; as¬
sistant principal keeper, Mr. Jacob S.
Moore, of Floyd; state school commis-
“In Union, Sireii rosperity Alioum!.’’
sioner, Professor G. R. GIcd, o t
The four years that have *i .
Captain Brudwell’s term of ofli •
been notable in the history l tSe
school system of Georgia. M l has
lieen accomplished in these foi ' i oars
and several most important rges
have been made.
was impressed with the Heeessih >f ed¬
ucating the people up to a din ppre-
ciation of the common school stem,
building up the schools in th i icters. rural
districts and elevating the t< j
With the increase of the fifil the
school term was increased i'ror three
to five months and the pay ofj tlie
teachers increased in proportio; This
is still too meager.
“I endeavored to carry out ;kp de-
sign of the constitution and p icb the
opportunity before every chile white
and black, of attending school it least
five months, so as to gain a plain,
practical education, limited it s true,
to the elementary branches of a i Eng¬
lish education. I am glad to sa," that
97 jier cent of the present school pop¬
ulation of Georgia has been n the
school room.
“It has also been my ambition to re-
move the stain of illiteracy whisk has
so often been flung in our face. It is
now down to 11 per cent among the
whites and 27 per cent among tike col-
ored. With the growth of the'tystem
—and it will grow, for the people are
in touch with it—illiteracy will entire-
“I am also glad to say tk^t tlo the
teachers have been elevated that
extent that teaching is now a proles- j
sion in Georgia. There is much
marked improvement in this particular
over what it was ten or fifteeul years
ago, as is shown by the fact that some
of the best schools in the state, and as
the teacher, so the school*are in the
rural districts. The teachers’ i astitu-
tions, now in the third year o: their
existence, have accomplished improvement much
good in the practical of
the teacher and giving- hiinf higher
ideas of his great work. J
“No greater impetus could be given
to the cause than the establishment of
addition the State to Normal the Georgia school ajJ #Normal Athens, and in
Industrial college at #Melledgeville.
The state is now fully W committed to
the policy of profe»gio» la i training Jor
those who are to teaott, tedL the comui° n
before the supply of sW^ers m Wj |
normal schools of the
wonderful effect.’’
“The quarterly pa"
which we have toiled
ties decided and step uncertainties forward, j .skH*
the law which were parent e >
and upon my earnest r Jommende'Yions ■’t made J-hic-h
changes in the law w
will make the work of wie commis sion-
er and the school me u much lig hter,
and prove more sa isfactory tJ> the
teachers. The schoo fund will ilmre-
after be a settled, fi led quantitj .di¬
vided into four equ al larterlv. parts, Sc oijie of
these parts payable qi liool
men will know to the dollar how much
money they will ha\ e to operate the
schools next year.
TESTING AN INSUj VSCE LA>V.
The State of Florida of tlAY { l oceeds * yds. Aga inst
Agents
An important case w* begun he I e
the criminal court at ’alatka, I
last Friday. It is tha t f G. To er
Bailey vs. Devereaux G Garrison, vil.o
were arrested and kelql. lor aud soliciting
insurance, acting as agents do ng
a general fire insurance business /or
Lloyds, of New York. This agei icy
has been advertising the Lloyds (,nd
are writing large lines, not only in
Palatka but in different parts of the
state, They claim to represent la -go
underwriters in the city of New Yo rk.
They claim to give the New York st in-
dard form of policy and the names of
the individuals indemnifying the 1 in¬
sured. It will probably be a test case
as to the restrictions placed upon (the
Lloyds system under the Florida stat¬
utes and will be watched with great in¬
terest by insurance men all over the
country.
IS MORGANFIELD A MURDERER?
Believed to Have Killed a Condue or
in a Hold-up at Cairo, III.
According to information just ob¬
tained by the Cincinnati police, it is
believed that Charles Morganfield, fhe
Virginia train robber, is implicated in
the kold-up of the train at Cairo, II.,
in November, 1893. Morganfield is
now in jail in Cincinnati awaiting Ihe
result of an effort to secure his re¬
lease on habeas corpus, pending reqii-
sition litigation. In the Illinois hod-
up the conductor was killed and tie
man who fired the shot was Bern.
From the published description of he
murderer, people in that section >e-
lieve that Morganfield is the man.
Howgate Arraigned.
The case of the United States aganst
Captain Henry V. Howgate, formely
chief of the signal service, came ujin
the criminal court at Washington Pi-
day. Captain Howgate was arraigsd
and three indictments found were pe-
sented and read. One of Captain Hsv-
gate’s attorneys moved to quasL.be
indictments and the United Stateslis-
trict attorney argued against the no¬
tion.
BANKS IN TROUBLE.
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EXCITEMENT IN NEW FOUNO-
LAND OVER THE SITUATION.
are in Distress.
Advices from St. Johns, N. F., state
that there is a strong feeling in certain
quarters that the arrests of the direc¬
tors and manager of the Commercial
bank are largely due to personal ani¬
mosity, and the surroundings lend
color to this. Sir William Whiteway
and ex-Speaker Emerson, of the assem¬
bly, are prosecuting counsel on behalf
of the crown, aud the men arrested
are all, without exception, personal
opponents, and were instrumental in
instituting the election trials, by which
Whiteway, Emerson and fifteen of
their party were unseated and dis¬
qualified for gaining their seats by
bribery. arrested admitted
All five men were
to bail, two securities for $18,000 each
being furnished for each accused. The
securities were obtained without diffi-
cu ]t Vj though the bonds were the
ever given in St. Johns,
The Union bank shareholders are
agitating for a meeting now, and
threaten some proceedings against
their directors, so intensely iuterest-
ing events are anticipated in the crim-
; na l court next term,
Scarcely less sensational was the
n ight session of the legislature when
the joint select committee presented Several
jt 8 report on the banks.
thousand good men crowded the
grounds, in addition to those unable
to gain admission. The report was
signed by all six of the committee,
jt professed to be merely an interim
report, and stated briefly that the
Union'bank was safe; its stability was it
affected by overdrawn accounts, but
was solvent, and all its depositors,
note holders and creditors would be
paid in full. They urged its speedy
extrication from its difficulties, either
by liquidation or resumption of busi-
\ of ie s8,\nd legal proceedings recommended the the prevention part of
1 on
now holders for payment of claims in
( / Ike Con.~ erc j a i bank, they report-
fnlly exacted. Its books were fal-
its clerks had defaulted, suffi-
cient care was not exercised with over-
drafts, nor limits on exchanges accept-
ed, and unsecured advances were made
without proper checks. The legisla-
tion should be speedily enacted to en¬
able the government to supervise its
liquidation, as it would pay a small
dividend.
On the basis of this report the gov¬
ernment introduced resolutions guar-
arteeing Union bank notes at 18 cents
on the dollar,redeemable in two years,
provision being made by registration
of the original holders.
This proposal was greeted by hisses,
while a suggestion by the opposition
that they be guaranteed at face value,
tha colony bearing the loss, evoked
thunderous applause. The masses ex¬
pected to be insured against ail loss
individually.
No decision was arrived at. An ex¬
pert in banking is coming from Mon¬
treal. The English banks interested
have already sent a representative.
The Ulunda also brought $6,000 in
specie which, however, is for private
firms and but little improves the con¬
gestion of circulation. It is a verita¬
ble gold famine, which will take months
to relieve and the number of destitute
is increasing daily.
EXCESS CHARGES RECOVERED.
Ail Important Damage Suit Against a
Florida Railroad Decided.
Charles I. Bucki, of New York city,
surviving partner of the firm of L.
Bucki & Son, of Ellaville, Fla., and
New York, kaB been awarded $29,000
damages by the jury in his famous suit
against the Florida Central and Penin,
sular Railway Company. This case is
one of the most important ever tried
in Florida and occupied the attention
of the United States district court in
Jacksonville for eighteen days. The
defendant’s counsel have given notice
of a motion for a new trial.
LAV1GNE GOES FREE.
The Case Against Him for Killing
Bowen Dismissed.
A New Orleans dispatch says: The
cases against George Lavigne and his
seconds and others connected with the
contest given on the night of Decem¬
ber 13th, in the Auditorium club, in
which Bowen was killed, were dismiss¬
ed Thursday morning. The party was
composed of Referee Duffy, George
Lavigne, Jim Hall, Sam Fitzpatrick,
Martin Murphy, George Considine,
Billy McCarthy, Billy Layton, Albert
Spitzfadden and Samuel Lick.
Uncle Sam Demands Satisfaction.
A dispatch to thn Central News
(London) from Shanghai says the
United States government has in¬
structed Minister Denby to demand
satisfaction from the Chinese govern¬
ment for having violated the promise
given in regard to the surrender of the
Japanese spies at Shanghai.
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VOL V. NO. 45
rilG DEAL IN PHOSPHATE.
TIig “Peace River Phosphate* Minins
Company” Organized.
A Savannah special says: The or¬
ganization of the “Peace River Phos¬
phate Mining Company” has been
completed here, with a capital stock
of $1,250,000, already paid iu, and
permission to increaso the sum to $5,-
000,000 if desired.
The following officers have been
elected: President, Joseph Hull, of
Savannah ; vice-president, M. 1. Knud-
son, of New York ; treasurer, B. W.
Patterson, of New York; secretary and
assistant treasurer, H. P. Richmond,
of Savannah; directors, George W.
Scott, of Atlanta; H. M. Comer, Joseph
Hull andH. M. Comer, Jr., of Savan¬
nah ; R. W. Patterson and M. F. Knud-
son, of New York.
The organization of the Peace River
Phosphate Mining Company is the big¬
gest move that has been made in phos¬
phates in South Georgia and Florida
in several months. Hie matter has
been conducted very quietly and little
has been known about the intentions
of those at the head of the enterprise
until the meeting was held in Savan-
nab. consolidation of
The company is a
all the companies now operating on
Peace river—the Peace River Ph;.i-
phate Company, the De Soto Phos¬
phate Mining Company, the Arcadia
Phosphate Company and the Charlotte
Harbor Phosphate Company. The
new company control about ninety
miles of the bed of Peace river aud the
adjacent valley, amounting in all to
about 24,000 acres of phosphate land.
The territory of the company begins at
Bowling Green and ends at Charlotte
Harbor, Punta Gorda being the ship¬
ping point.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The Alcott plan of reorganization for
the Reading railroad has fallen through.
The Chattanooga, Tenu., Storage
and Banking Company has assigned.
Tha assets and deposits are small.
Two masked train robbers held up
and robbed the Queen and Crescent
southbound passenger train No. 3 near
York, Ala,, and captured $1,730 in cool
casL. j Brooklyn by
At a meeting peId in
the members o£ of the Brooklyn taber¬
nacle, it was decided to reorganize un-
Dr. Talmadge was
not present. A fn«ce for holding ser¬
vices will be discussed at a later meet¬
ing. ■>**
The Memphis Commercial-Appeal
has placed its plant at the disposal of
the women of Memphis who will edit
the paper for one issue and receive the
revenue accruing therefrom for the
purpose of starting a fund to build a
woman’s temple in that city similar to
the Woman’s Christian Temperance*,
Union building of Chicago. The edi¬
tion will appear on St. Valentine’s
day, February 14th. Ladies will con¬
trol every department from editor-in-
chief to office boy.
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.
Increase in the Number of Iron, Steel
and Tin Mills in Operation.
A review of the industrial situation
in the Pittsburg, Pa., district shows
an encouraging outlook in that sec¬
tion for the coming year. There is a
heavy increase in the number of iron,
steel and tin mills in operation. Where
one year ago less than one-half of the
window glass factories were running,
three-fourths are in operation now.
With flint glass factories this is also
true.
The hopeful feature of the situation
is the steady increase in the demand
for manufactured products. With the
exception of their Beaver Falls nail
mill, all the Carnegie mills are now
running on full or double time. The
big window glass factories at Jean¬
nette and New Kinsington are in full
operation day and night.
RUSSIANS REJOICE.
The Czar’s Wedding Day Ukase
Makes the Exiles Glad.
A San Francisco special says : The
two thousand Russians in the local
colony are refugees and exiles no
longer. The young czar’s wedding
day Ukase has removed the brand that
was upou them. The first copy of the
imperial proclamation has just reached
the city, and it has thrown the whole
colony into a transport of delight.
The Russians now in San Francisco
came for the most part by way of Si¬
beria. Many of them had been ex¬
iled and nearly all of them deprived
of their social and property rights in
their mother country. Many members
of the colony may visit Russia, be re¬
stored to citizenship and even to for¬
mer property rights. ■
THE STORY A FAKE
Regarding the Condition of Peace Be¬
tween Japan and China.
The secretary of the Japanese lega¬
tion at Paris says there is no truth in
the announcement that the chief con¬
ditions of peace upon which Japan
insists are the close of a China-Japan
alliance against European influence,
the development of Chinese trade and
commerce by Japan, and Japan to un¬
dertake the effective re-organization of
the Chinese army and navy.
1.00 A Year.
THE NEW REGIME.
NEW YORK’S REPUBLICAN OFFI¬
CIALS TAKE CHARGE.
Morton Inaugurated Governor and
Strong Take, the Mayor’s Chair.
At Albany, Tuesday, Hon. Levi P.
Morton was inaugurated as governor for the
of the state of New Y'ork
ensuing two years, He is the
first republican to assume the du-
tits of this office since 1879. In¬
auguration day broke cold and clear
and the sfreets of Albany were enliv¬
ened by the gay uniforms of staff and
military officers on their way to the
capitol. inaugural ceremonies
Although the
were set for 11 o’clock, the assenffily
chamber was comfortably filled* an
hour before that time, The ceremo-
nies were presided over by Secretary
of State Palmer. It was but a few
minutes after 11 o’clock when Rt.Rev.
Bishop William Crosswell Doane open¬
ed the exercises with prayer. Gov-
ernor Flower then welcomed the gov-
ernor-elect. Mr. Morton then took
the constitutional oath of office and de¬
livered an address.
Mayor Strong Installed.
Eor the first time in twenty-two
years a mayor not of the democratic
politicism is at the head of the New
York city government. Tuesday the
Shortly before noon
outgoing and incoming mayors met at'
the city hall. After the usual formal¬
ities an interchange of greetings and
the introduction of the several heads
of the .departments to Mr. Strong,
Thomas F. Gilroy took his departure
from the mayor’s office, and, as he has
announced, from political life. clean
The new mayor will have a
slate to work on, as Mr. Gilroy left
nothing unfinished iu the routine
work of his office when he retired.
The new board of aldermen will not
organize until next week, The new
sherifi', Mr. Tamsen, entered upon the
duties of his position and so did the
new coroners, Conditions for the new
officials will be somewhat different
from those that have prevailed kereto-
fore. Under the new state legislation
every species of ling is prohib-
ituil Mlli't'Tfi:* neu * as a <■
Rumors of intended resignations of
many officials in the city departments
are rife, but it is generally believed
that the men in possession of these
very coveted places will hold on until
they see whetlier a power of removal
bill will be passed at Albany.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS JiEXi,
New York’s City Department to be
Investigated.
It is setlled that the New York
chamber of commerce will demand
from the incoming legislature the ap¬
pointment of a committee with full
power to investigate the municipal de¬
partments of the city, as the senate
committee has investigated the police
department. A meeting of the cham¬
ber has been called for. At that meet¬
ing ex-President Charles Stewart
Smith, who is chairman of the com¬
mittee on municipal reform, will pre¬
sent a report making specific charges
against several departments, and a
resolution asking for a legislative in¬
vestigation.
TO SUE FOR WAGES.
Strikers Allege a Breach of Contract
by the Tinplate Companies.
The strikers at the Apollo and
Leechburg tinplate plants at Pitts¬
burg, Pa., are preparing to enter suit
for their wages, under contracts signed
with the Apollo Iron and Steel Com¬
pany and Kirkpatrick & Company,
owners of the plants.
The contracts were to govern the
wages for one year, and after they had
been in force four months, the firms
offered reductions. The workmen re¬
fused to accept and will now try to re¬
cover their money under the contract.
The wages of 2,000 men for eight
months are involved.
PANIC IN MEXICO
Caused by an Earthquake—The Peo¬
ple Greatly Alarmed.
At 10 :53 o’clock Sunday night ad
oscillatory earthquake shock was felt
in the City of Mexico and other parts
of the valley of Mexico. The move¬
ment was east and west, but of short
duration. The disturbance caused
great alarm from those who feared a
repetition of the disastrous earthquake
of November 2d, which killed eighteen
people and did great property damage.
Refusodto Indict Alderman Powers.
The Chicago grand jury, by an
unanimous vote, has refused to indict
Alderman John Powers for soliciting a
bribe. Alderman Powers had been
charged with attempting to secure
$25,000 to repeal an anti-cigarette or¬
dinance.
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Rio Grande Road to be Extended.
It is reported that the Rio Grande
railroad,which nowturnsfrom Browns¬
ville, to Point Isabel, Texas, is to be
extended in a direct line to Monterey,
Mexico.