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Spring Place 4 Jimplecute. CARTER & HEARTSELL. PROPRIETORS. VOLUME XI. A DECIDED SMS.YTIOH. GEN- MOSBY'S SON AND DAUGHTER LEADING CHARACTERS- Together wlih O-m MUUr-ThR AiV*lr l»y an K »irHcrine>m lt*tw fit M-iUir auri Mima Mwbf- I (l«iman Cohui Plgnr«'A i«h tW- Urtma. New York, Aug. 24.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent talegtaphs his paper the following story, which is printed this morning: Count Eugene Milkiewitz, of Wash- inftom Beverly C. Mosby, of Warren- ion Va; his si«tor Miss Nto irt Mosby, and Shoebox Miller, ot Pittsburg, Pa., are the leading eli aafi. is in a domestic drama enacted here, an t u Inch, hut for the poor marksmanship of Mr. Mosby, would have ended in a tragedy. The de- tails of the affair are full of romantic interest. Count. Milkiewitz, several years ago. by a brilliant coup which .dazzled diplomatists and financiers on . two continents, secured a concession from the Chinese government for the establishment of an internal ianal bank with a capital of *-,0.050,000. He rep- resenied in this matter Wharton Baker and « syndicate of Philadelphia capital- iate, who proposed to make the inter¬ national bank an institution second only in Importance to the banks of France anil England. The scheme fell through for reasons which arc not pertinent to the recital of the story. The count j however, was handsomely remunerated for ids soryices, and since that time he has made his home in Washington, lead¬ ing the life of a quiet man of leisure. Beverly Mosby belongs to a Virginia family which has been famous in the history of that common wealth since col¬ onial days. He is a son of (ten. Mosliy ’ of the Confederate army, who represent¬ ed this country as consulin (lanton, China, under the Clevi land regime, and who is now located in Sin Francisco aa the attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Beverly is almut forty jears old. He is a bachelor and although a resident of Warren ton, has been absent from this locality for several years. His sister, Miss Stuart Mosby, is a tall, stale¬ ly blonde, with » face rather intellectual than pretty, and a penchant for litera¬ ture, in which she has done some rather clever work. Miller’s antecedents will appear later. It may tie said in passing that they are malodorous in eharacior, and that they furnish the ground work for the dram¬ atic scene which so nearly ended in a tradegy. Miller came to Washington about six months ago. lie brought let¬ ters of introduction to Count Milkiewitz from a syndicate of Pittsburg capitalists who have vast landed estates in Far- quahar county, Va. The two became fast friends, Miller was frequently at the count’s house. There he met Miss Mosby, between whom and the Countess Mikiewitz an intimacy arose which dates from their school days. Miller seems to have bein deeply enamored of Mi is Mosby and in time an engagement of marriage was formed between them. Beverly Mosby returned home several weeks ago and was informed of His sister's approaching marriage. He naturally desired „to meet his pros¬ pective brother-in- law and look him over. The meeting was not satisfactory to Mosby, who formed a prejudice against Miller. He attempted to dissuade his sister fiotu keeping iIn- engagement. She objected. Her brother asked her what she knew of Miller. She ropiid that she knew nothing beyond what she had been of him, but that she believed him to be a gent Ionian, and that she pro¬ posed to marry him. Her brother, beg¬ ged that she postpone t he matter until he could visit Pittsburg anil himself with Miller's antecedents. This was agreed to, although the wedding day was near at hand. Miller gave Mosby a letter of introduc¬ tion to a friend in Pittsburg. Mosby’s inquiries developed the fact that Aliiler served a term of ti < years at the River¬ side, Pa., p nitentiary f- r being impli ca'ed in a robbery at Brady’s Bond, on the Allegheny river, 100 miles above Pittsburg. An old man and his wife were tortured by the gang of scoundrels until thev disclosed the hiding place $21,000 which they had hoarded up. ler, it seems, was one of the torturers, but was convicted as one of the sories. He escaped from prison. He reap¬ peared in Canada and relumed to Pitts¬ burg, where he finished his term. From the manner of his escape he gained sobriquet of “Shoebox ’ Miller,by which he is still remembered. Mosby was also told that Miller was bigamist, who had three wives living. He was further informed, however, justification of Miller that the latter reformed and again occupied a able standing in the business world the Smoky (JRy. But this did not fy him. He did not think that a with so unsavory a record should Ataman alliance with his cultivated and SPRING PLACE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1891. born sister, and lie immediately tele- graphed her: “Miller is a noted crook, bigamist and The tispateh was sent to Miss Mosby at Warren ton, which is scarcely an hour's ride from the capital. Miss Mos- by was here and failed to receive it. Rev- eriy Mosby returned the next day and encountered his sister and her fiancee on Pennsylvania avenue. lie approached the two and, covering Miller with mdig- nant reproaches, struck him fully in the face. Miller escaped as quickly as possible, and sought the seclusion of his room at chamberlain’-, where he was staying. Mosby meanwhile consulted with his friends as to the course lie ought to pur- sue in the matter. His own purpose, as he expressed it. was to kill Miller, for he believed that the latter was deliberately plotting the ruin of his sister, and he felt that in no other way could the disgrace of another bigamous marriage lie pre- vented. He was finally advised that the better plan would be PUR.SON A. I, CHASTISEMENT ^ Miller, and this he determined to ad- [ there wUh*a Hiend"only ’ to Wirn ^ UUet had the ci ty p u _ rious with rage at the flight of his en- emy, he started down Fifteenth street in the direction of the avenue. He had gone but a few steps, when a carriage drove up ami Count and Countess Milk- iowitz alighted. As they etarted to en- ter their house—it is three doors south of Chamberlain’s—they recognized Mos- by. He informed Count Milkiewiiz that he wished a private conference with him at onco. After some parley they stepped in doors, where Mosby *»t once upbraided Milkiewitz for bringing about the be¬ trothal of his sister and the count’s friend. Mosby believed that the count was fa. miliar with Miller’s record, and that he had covertly influenced the alliance to revenge himself for certain reflections which Gen. Mosby hail cast upon him. During the colloquy it was noticed that Mosby had not removed his hat. The count told him that no man could re- main in his house with las hat upon his head. Mosby, whoie fury seems to have gotten the hatter of politeness, declined to uncover, whereupon he count ad¬ vanced threateningly toward him, Mos¬ by stepped back, and drawing a self- cocking revol ver, fired fuil at the count. His unsteady aim caused the bullet to lodge in the wainscotting of the parlor instead of the count’s body, and lief ore he could fire again ho was seized by the count’s brother-in-law, Mr. Hite, and disarmed. The matter was subsequently settled to the mutual satisfaction of all concerned, by a written apology on the part of Mosby. Count and Countess Milkiewitz left the city the following day, and are now spending the heated term at a fashion- ahlt, Virginia mountain resort. Mim Mosby refuses to believe the stories about Miller, and insists that he is in every respect an honorable and upright man. Tmmg Mflft ana Thsir Vac* ton*. Where do the young men spend their vacations? This is a quistion which must present itself to any observing person who visits the p apular watering places, for the youug men surely are not there. You will see lots of girls, young women,, if von like, and very pretty ones, too, but very few young men. There are little girls and little boy s as thick as daisies in a pasture field ; there are dignified matrons and aged dames, male heads of families, but the young men, where, oh, where are they ? One Palatka man who had observed this peculiarity gave it as his belief that a great many young men were interested in athletics, and they spent their vacations in making ex¬ tended bicycling trips, canoeing excur¬ sions, yachting cruises, or they wire camping in the woods. He thought that the young men of this age did not care to spend the generally 7 brief vaca¬ tion which they get hanging around a summer hotel flirting with the girls, but would prefer to be out in the wilds studying nature and developing their muscle. They have nine mouths in the year in which to enjoy yonng ladies’ scciety, if they want to, but generally only two or three weeks when they can rough it in the woods. The Queen's Regret*. WASHfNOTOM, Aug. 23.~Sir J. Paunce- forte, the British minister, to-day com¬ municated to the State Department a telegram from the Marquis of Salisbury in the following words: “The Queen de¬ sires to ex pres i her sorrow and regret at news which has just reached this coun¬ try of Mr. Lowell’s death.’’ Sir Julian asked that the telegram be laid before the President, and by his di¬ rection a copy was immediately sent the family of the deceased. The proper ac¬ knowledgement was made by the Pres cent. “TELL THE TRUTH.” RQNDSME\ WILL NOT PAY. * ACLIAN ''E EXCHANG jiv ' VERY BAD FIX. T* 1 * B—d—sa w Refute t<* r-«y, but Will Not 8 »jr What They W1n no—Wynne 99,000 Short l.*#t Nov^m Mr WH«» (hire the Bond, Atlanta, August .->4.— ‘‘/n behalf of Mr. Wynne’s bonds paj^any on, I wish to say they decline to thing.” This was the remark of Hon. W. C. Glenn, of Glenn and Maddox,this af- ternoon When asked about the Wynne shortage in the Alliance Ex- gfiauge ‘ . ^ ^ m. U ‘ era WOUld <v ■»' „ l . ^ “ hftV OH> « ’ J«<» coine to light that are interest- in tho extreme. It now seoms *^ a ^ there is more rottenness, and there Will be Other developments. On the first day of November, 1890, Wynne gave bond in the sum of $50,000. When that bond was given tho exchange officers stated to the oondamen that the business was m a P"*P**»US condition, and that Mr. Wynne’s affairs were all straight. an examination has brought to some facts to the contrary, Oo the 10th of April, 1890, Wynne gave his individual note to the ex- change for $2,907.08, on the Ifith day of July, 1‘390, bis note for $2,090 92; and on the 30th of October, the end ot his first fiscal year, a note to “rial- ance,” $4,289.20; making a total of $9,287.20, This is what is claimed by the bondsmen. They say they are not responsible for this sum, as it was due when they gave the bond, on November 1st, 1890. The shortage as stated this morning is found to lie $20,891 80. The bondsmen claim ^ ,a * ^*ey are not hound for the bttl- ****** They would not give their reasons, but it is understood that they wilt claim a perpetration of fraud by the exchange. They say that they are not rcs|>onsihle for out- standing notos against J. O. Wynne, that he gave as business agent of tho exchange, Col. Peek wa? soon this evening, and he is evidently very much troubled about the matter. He says that Wynne was short about $3,000 at the end of the first fiscal year, Oc¬ tober 30,1890, but the books showed that he paid the money In on that day. That is what Col. Peek, the president, says, but it is a fact that Wynne did not pay the money. He may have given his note on that day and counted it as cash. The affair Is in a muddle. The ex¬ change threatens to have Wynne ar¬ rested if the bondsmen do not pay over the $20,000 shortage at once, hut they thiuk the exchange will not risk anything like that. The houses which hold the notes of Wynne.it seems wilt be the losers. One thing is certain: The bondsmen have come to the conclusion that they will pay nothing until they are forced to do it, and they don’t seem to be at all frightened. All of Wynne’s properly is in the hands of his bondsuien, and tho-e who hold his notes have no aesurance that they get 1 cent. DREbS REFORMERS. The Wbrk Undertaken by Mia, Frank Parker and Other*—TiBhts to Huper- nede Stays and Skirts. Chautauqua, N Y., Ang. 23.—“The dress reform crusade will be ultimately narrowed to two articles instead of four,” said a women here yesterday, who is one of the reformers. “Those two will be the tights and the dress. The days of the fourteen articles of woman’s apparel, just like the thirty- nine articles in the religious ereeds, are numbered, and we are on the threshold of a revival of classic simplicity in mat- tei* of ciotning. It will be the dress for the woman, not the woman for the dress.” This little speech but mildly reflects the prominence and potency of the new movement. Conspicuous reformers arrive at Chautauqua nearly every day and even Dr. J. M. Buckley, the little, wideawake editor of the Methodist Christian Advocate, is priming himself for a double-leaded editorial'favoring the reform. Helen Potter, the well-known imper¬ sonator, came up fiom New York to get the latest news on the subject, and Mrs. Frank Parker, the leader, is sim¬ ply deluged wilh inquiries. Numerous movements have failed, the retainers say, beeanse they were not comprehensive enough. They aimed only at one comfort and utility; the second was guidedJjte’ ested in improving tf-* 014 > tlo1h ignoring or failing to provide for the element of bendy. The pres- Parker ciusade irtelndes all these principles of Delcarte. It means some- thing "ovo than the mere putting off of eorseis. It means nothing less than f iiat the" beauty of the line from the armpit. to the ankle must he appreciate ed and insisted upon, and that perfect physical proportion is obscured if not accompanied by grace of motion. The beauty of the lines of the female form must be seen. To show how the 1. a\ on of the new movement is working at Chautauqua it is only necessary to say, and this is on the authority of the dress reformers themselves, that the young women here are making sweeping changes in their wardrobe and that the old style under- garment may fie had for a song. The younger element are quite enthusiastic over the reform, for the spirit of atli- tetic sports in fairly ramp mt here, and the girls compete splendidly with the boys in rowing, racing, riding, fencing, club swinging, bicycling, tennis, shoot- ing, bathing; in fact in every outdoor sport. The new style dress frees the young women from many conventional costumes and gives them greater play of the muscles. Hence it is that the re- formers are counting converts by the hundreds in Chautauqua. The Southern girls here are the most enthusiastic on the subject. Whether or not it is because the hot weather in their section has taught them to welcome any movement t..at discards superfluous stays and skirts, it is certain that the young women from Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas, spending the summer here look upon the abolition of stays with decidedly more favor than did their fathers on the abolition of slavery. „ Mrs. ,, I inker . has slipped . for away a short rest. Before leaving she said: “The new crusade means something more than an embroidered bathing suit, as Kate Field intimates. It means some- thing infinitely better than Dr. Mary Walkei’s unwomanly trousers, E'izabeth Clady .Stanton’s ugly ruffled bloomers.” Neither has it any sympathy with Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s night gown, which is a suggestion of the lied chamber. Our climate is not suited to this Mother Hub bard costume. Then, too, in the evolu¬ tion of dress you must take into consid¬ eration the prejudices of women. Th« dresses must lie apart from the night gown. Mrs. Wilcox’s idea ignores the principles of beauty. If you want beauty you must follow tiic outlines of the figure. .The t ouble with Mrs Jenness Miller’s dress is that the waist line, which is only one third of the body, is lowered too much, She would put on a boy’s vest and a boyish high stiff collar, The, upper part of such a figure would look like a sophomore in college and tie lower part like a peasant girl. Mary Seymour’s idea is too nondescript to no- tice. Such a skirt, reaching down to a point near the ankle, with » boy’s jacket, vest and tie, would be out or the ques tion. There is no unity in the costume The knickerhockor notion is entirely too rallied a departure, and is the mere ini itatlmi of a hoy. The masculine figure is essentially different from the. female tigure, and what would suit a man from point of comfort would not suit a woman, In the tailor-made custom the figure of the man is cut in two in th» middle, The effect is triangular and ugly. We believe we are on the track of thP rigid system and shall adhere to our present plan until we can discover a better one.’ Miss Grace Dodge, of New York, was seen a day or two ago here by a reporter, and baid that she had refused absolutely to serve on the national dress reform committee. While interested in sensible dresses for women sho did not want to be connected with the present movement because of the prominence it wquld give her. Fo. tones in Fhosithate. The history of the development, of the phosphate industry by Americans reads more like a romance than the truthful record of a mining pursuit. In Florida alone, where an experimental venture was made only two years ago, the indue try is already established ou such a basis as to involve millions of capital and em¬ ploy thousands of. men, adding thous¬ ands of dollars daily to the country’s wealth and challenging comparison in prospective magnitude with any of the great industries of-the world. The world’s consumption of phosphate, which must be an indispensable article of commerce until that probably distant period when the chemist shall manufac¬ ture in the laboratory what the agricul¬ turist now grows in' the field, is now rated at 1,990,000 tons, and increases an¬ nually at the rate of 25 to 30- per cent. In five years 4,000,000 tons will be quired to supply the markets for the sea¬ son, and io tfen years 12,000,000 or 13,- 000,000 will be required.—Philadelphia Record. DeLesseps is ill, buj, thinks he w ill through to see the Panama canal WILLIAM LOST HtS SENSES- - T *»c story *f the Accident «o toe Bmperor’s Knee. Paris, August 25.—The Eclair, which ia not given to sensationalism, prints the following story as confirmed by unques- tioned authority On the night follow- mg the departure of the imperial yacht Hohenzoflern from England the crew was beaten to quarters arid Was surprised tCl find the quarter deek biilliantly illu- minuted. An altar had been erected on deck bearing the Old and New Testa- nients, and the kaiser stood by wearing a white chasuble with a crozier in his hand and a black and white mitre on his head. He read the most warlike Ages from the testaments and invited the crow to respond. He then preached a lung sermon on the duty of sovereigns to their people, the whole Berviee lasting from 11 P- 111 ■ to 3 a. m. The crew were then piped below, At 5 a. m. the kaiser appeared on the bridge in the uniform of a high admiral, looking extremely haggard, and address¬ ing the commander, he said: “Sir, re- tire to your cabin, I shall take ehdfge.” The commander repIJM; -‘Sir, permit me to observe that We Jvte in a danger- ous passage, and that it is advisable for your majesty’s safety, as v^ll as that of the crew, that a sailor remain in com- maud.’' The emperor replied: “Never mind: God will inspire me.” The commander 1 lowed and retired, T ,ie second oilicer remained, and the emperor angiily bade him to retire; the officer respectfully protesting, HE STRUCK THE OFFICER. The emperor then said: “You resist, you wretched creature. You trouble the spirit of God which is in me. This ; 8 the vengeance of God upon you, d( ,. lling t he oilier a heavy blow on the choek. Hie officer turned crimson, but re¬ mained until the empire? seized him by the throat and tripd thrfw him over- (, oardi ‘ ln t he struggle that followed, the em- ,, pror fell and broke hia knpe cap< The BaUor8 wat ched the scene paralyzed with f par . The occurrence was one that can- not be forgotten. FOAMING AT THE MOUTH. The emperor howled with pain. His Parted from their sockets and be foamed at the mouth. He swore terri- an ‘i m fact displayed all the symp- t ,rn8 of madness. The officers, after a brief consultation, h,m iuto the cftUin > padded with Nobody was permitted to en ^ e r except the doctor ami the etu- P r< ’ RB> Men were necessary to help restrain bim until his leg was bandAgcd and a might jacket was put on him. The cr * 8 ’ H lasted three days, MYSTERY OF THE SFA- A Vessel That Set San au.l w.*n Never Basra Ot Again. From tho Paiat.ka Herald, A group of Palatk i men were seated on a certain front stoop of a dwelling one evening recently trying to get a lit- tie relief from the extreme hot weather, which had prevailed during the day. One of the company was connected with a large marine insurance office in New York, and he became very entertaining in his narration of ship-wreck incidents and adventures at sea, which had come under his observation or had been pre¬ served by him in a scrap book. Finally he'asked the company if they had heard of the case of the Marie Celeste, and upon being assured that they had not, he proceeded to give the following inter¬ esting particulars: The Marie Celeste, a sailing vessel, left the port of New York some ten years ago with thirteen souls on board. Among the passen¬ gers were the wife and little child of the re aster of the vessel. She hail a valuable cargo on board, and was bound to Ville, France, on the Mediterranean* An outward bound British bark sighted the Marie Celeste when she had arrived at about 300 miles west of Gibraltar. The bark signaled the Celeste, and was surprised to receive no reply. Thinking this strange the Britisii bore down on tire vessel, and with spyglass made a close examination of her deck. Not a sign of life was to be seen! A strange feeling of uneasiness spread through the crew of the bark. A boat was lowered, and the captain ar<d a pick¬ ed crew pulled for the Marie Celeste. Arrived at her side they joined in a loud halloo, in the hone of attracting atten¬ tion. There was no response. A1I was silent as the tomb. The captain, foUow- ed by* his men, clamhered'up the side to investigate the meaning of this ' unnat¬ ural stillness, and they commenced a thorough search of the vessel. Iu ’the sheets was hanging the weekly wash of the sailors. The boats were all suspend¬ ed in their places from the davits. Every rope arid every spar was in its place. Not a marlin spike was miss¬ ing. The binnacle and compass were One Dollar a Year. NO 30. intact, descending the '.forehatchway a half-eaten meal was found upon the seaman’s table. Proceeding aft to the master’s cabin, the remains of an inter¬ rupted dinner were seen there also. In one corner of the room was a sewing machine, with a little garment still un¬ der the needle, and a lady’s thimble ying on one corner of the machine, as if she had been suddenly summoned to the midday repast. Tne money chest was untouched. The mas er’s chron¬ ometer was hanging in its accustomed place. The mate’s watches were hang¬ ing in their staterooms. Everything was in perfect order. But where was the crew? “This,” said the man who told the story, “has never been answered.” The State Department at Washington have made these facts known to the world, but no information has yet come of the missing thirteen souls. » WHY SOME PEOPLE SMOK=. The Weed Gives Them a Mania (or Hug¬ ging and K Inning. A peculiar assault occurred on July 25th, at Rockville, Conn. A society la¬ dy and her daughter were returning from a neighbor’s house and had en¬ tered their own yard, when a man opened the gate and rushed after them. They recognized him as one of the most iufluentiai citizens in the city. He chased the ladies into the hall and began to hug and kiss them. Their screams soon brought a large crowd. The man, when confronted with his angry accusers, said that his actions were the result of fits, to which he was occasionally subject. The indignant women and their friends would not ac¬ cept this excuse, and the man’s family physician was sent for. while the poor fellow stood a captive at the muzzle of an indignant husband’s revolver. When the doctor came, he corroborated the story of the assailant and the husband was appeased. The doctor says these fits are the result of excessive saioking. Tlie Term *<Ktquire. The term “efquire” is Btill used in ad¬ dressing a communication to a person supposed to be a gentleman. We all know the derivation of the word and the significance attached to it in the old chivaliric times, when the “ecuyer,” a youth of gentle birth and a candidate for the spurs and chain of knighthood, was attached to the personal service of a dubbed knight, whose colors he wore, whose shield he bore, whose charges, arms and accourtreinents were his pe¬ culiar care. To attain kuightiy rank, it was not only necessary to he “born” in the Geimau sense, but to have heen care¬ fully trained in all warlike and social ex¬ ercises, and to have passed through two preparatory stages of cbihvalrlc instruc¬ tion—that is to say,pagehood and squire- hood. By the tfme his term of novitiate bad heen completed he was qualified, at tiie age of 19 or 20, to fill up any vacan¬ cy that death or promotion to knight¬ hood might create among his mastei’s esquires, in which capacity it was custo¬ mary that lie nhould serve for several years—indeed, until some conspicious feat of valor of his own, or special re¬ commendation on the part of his chief, brought him immediately under the no¬ tice of a royal prince. Oddly enough there is no equivalent for the term among the ticular distinc¬ tions that obtain currency in any and* every E iropean country. “Esquire” is a purely English absurdity, neitlir per¬ petrated nor comprehended by any con¬ tinental people. LOWELL ON NEWSPAPERS, The late Janies Russell Lowell knew the value of the daily newspaper, and had the talent to express his apprecia¬ tion in a striking way. Hoar him: Thiuk of if. For three dollars a year I buy a season ticket to the great Globe theater, for which God would write the dramas (only that we like farces, spec¬ tacles and tragedies of Apollyon better), whose sc -ne shifter is Time and whose curtains and are rung down by Death. Lookt deaths marriages, notices of inven¬ tions, discoveries and bookB; lists of pro¬ motions, of killed and wounded, and missing; nows of fires, accidents, of sud¬ den wealth, and as sudden poverty, So, upon that mood of mind which seems to isolate me mankind from another super¬ venes, in which I feel that I, too, un¬ known and unheard of, am yet of some import to my fellows. Art not here two who would have me know of their marriage; and, strangest of all, is not this singular person anxious to have me informed that he has received a fresh supply of Dimity Bruisgins? But to none of us does the present, even if for a moment discerned as such, continue miraculous. We glance care¬ lessly at the sunrise and get used to Orion and the Pleiades. The wonder wears off, and to-morrow this sheet in which a vision was let down to me from heaven shall be the wrappage to a bar of soap or the Nevertheless, platter for a beggar's editor broken victuals. our comes not far within the shadow of a Mount Sinai aa Mahomet did, yet chooses rather to construe Moses by Joseph Smith. He takes up the crook not that the sheep may be led, but that he may never want a warm woolen Buit and a ioint of mut¬ ton. * * For which reason I construe the name of editor not from edo, to pub¬ lish, as from edo, to eat.