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GA., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1891.
Price $1.00 Per Year
si Death Felt Beyond
Our Borders.
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was reurit't yS me at Montgomery. J much or more than any one man tow- I citv in which.be died. He was a gea-
We l0»' . that Col. Tift was sick,. ' *
but h\ y*ib intimation that his-illness
was ot a serious nature and the news
of his death was a great shock. Not
withstanding his itxtien.K age, . hjs
great energy and vltalii/ prevented
my one from realizing that his death.
*v»i more - probsb.e than that of; his
younger co-workers.
lii his death the State has in;*, one of j specteu citizens, and the Stat&.-ose of
its noblest' men. Alb.urea citizen her noblest sons. The futier'd wilt
ard the rapid growth and prosperity j tleman of large means, and
of the city/ The city to-nig it is in- generous and public spirited,
mourning.' It was a sad sight ail day |* • . —I—
to see the street cars heavily draped on j old and progressive.
their rounds. It would take volumes j TbomasTiUeT.mes-Enterprise.
to do him justice to the life and mein-; In the death of Col. Nelson
dry of Col.' Tift. 'The town ha; lost
one of its best friends, the community
one of its most beloved aud.. highly rc-
1ELECRAMS OF CONDOLENCE
‘ A>. B K'w lf THE PRESS UKVfB
A1XP SAl'S.
t'fc fia'.ter and Kind Eiprciilam
Ir; a !»i»<an‘. IFrieuds onlheDeatb
cI Albany’s Founder—Whnt (be
Krv/.vpapersfflfnTC to Say.
ft
The y Ev/a and Advertiser presents
this morning the following telegrams
and letters of condolence sent the
family of Ool. Tift on the death of that
■ distinguished man:
Macon; Qa., November 18.—Nelson
F. Till: We are all deeply grieved to
lieai: of your lather’s death. Tender
to your mother and family our love
and sympathy. I regret exceedingly
that it is impossible for me to come, I
have been trying all day to get off to
night but circumstances prevent.
J. H. Hall.
i New York, November 10.—Mr. N.
F. Tift: Three telegrams have brought
the sad news of the death this morning
of your lamented father, Ool. Nelson
Tift.. The state has lost one of its
noblest citizes, Albany its founder
^ 'and greatest benefactor. Intimate
business and social relations with the
departed of reoeut years enables me to
bear testimony at his open grave that
he was a true Irieud; a most enterpris
ing public citizen, a devoted and lov
ing husband and father. I beg to
share with the family and community
the sadness of this occasion.
S. H. Hawkins.
Columbus, Ga., November IS.—W.
D. llatiu : I am surprised and grieved
to hear of my old friend’s death. My
sincere sympathies to the family. 1
deeply regret that I feel too un well to
be. prefejot at the funeral winch I
would esteem an honor. Men of Col.
Tift’s ste.riingintegrity and jremarkable
enefgy and continued success are rare
and we can illy afford to spare them.
G. Gundy Jordan.
*
Atlanta, Ga., November IS.—Nel
son F. Tift; My heart is with you.
Have written.
Taos. E. Walker.
This was followed in a touching uud
tender letter as follows:
Atlanta, Ga,, Nov. 13.—Dear Nel
son : Your telegram received too late
to make preparations for 4:10 train-
only one by which I could reach you.
in time. My heart goes to you in your
trouble. A few short years agolHad
to bit! adii-ti to my dear old father for
nil time. ’Tvvas a sad, cruel blow to
me; the memory is yet fresh, and lie
lives green my heart. When the
supreme moment comes we have a
multitude of regrets and self
v per:v.|u»s. Yet, in the fullness of
time, ir ir to he expected ’tis great Na
tore working her inexorable and etern-
allaws, and we must submit as best
we can.
i would like to have sedn him once
mere. I trust the end was peaceful,
I'd ns free from pain as possible. A.
Mfc full or work and enterprise surely
should have such an ending.
In your sadness ajd sorrow I give
y< t ray toliest sympathy and the earn
est hope that tiie days may seem no
darker .dr the hour more trying than
y<>« can fully bear. Tender my warm
est regards and sorrow for the sad end
I write instead of telegraphing, for
ic-k-itrun's are so brief.
wish I could be with you in the
asc rites. May your father find the
( mt
1 fruition of a long and successful
here, beyond in the deep unknown.
Sincerely,
T. E. Walker
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Rrownville, Tkx., Nov. 20.—Nel
son F. Tift: Accept our heartfelt sym
pathy in your great grief. Georgia
genera!!v,’and Albany in particular,
has sustained an irreparable loss. No
community could meet with a greater
calamity by the death of any one citi
zen than that Albany mourns this day.
Arthur S. Wolff.
A former employe of Col. Tift who
loved and honored the good man wired
as follows:
Gainesville, Ga.. Nov. 10—N.
F. Tift. I am saddened by the death of
your father. I tender my sympathy
in your bereavement.
* Jas .’A. Smith.
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Albany, Ga„ Nov. IS.—Mr. James
M. Tilt, City, Dear Sir:—I am just in
receipt of the following telegram from
Mr. Geo. W. Haines, Superintendent
B. & W. B. K.: “I deeply tegret the
death of Col. Tift, and desire you to
tender his family my heartfelt sympa
thy.’? , Blease also accept toy heartfelt
sympathy in this your sad bereave
ment. ' May-your consolation be sweet
in the hope that your good father is at
rest with the Goi he loved and served.
Yours very sincerely,
W. M. Butch,
Ahebicus, Ga., Nov. 19th.—Capt.
T. N. Woolfolk, Albany, Ga., Dear
Captain: Your telegram yesterday
advising me of the death of Col. Tifc,
who has devoted a useful lift
to its best interests ami tin* Albany,
Florida & Northern B’y an < fli ;i;r
whose place it*’will be impossible to
fill.
I do not speak of tha greater loss to
his family tor 1 knew bat.’lifile of his
private life—but I liftg to extend
'through you my heartfei t condolence in
this their hour of bereavement.
I regret exceedingly thus my absence
from the city yesterday prevented my
attendance at the funeral. IV fell per
sonal regards,
Yours very truly.
H. C.” Baglky
No man in Georgia was better
known than Col. Tilt and the papers,
of the state have noticed Ids death as a
public calamity'. Here are seme ex
pressions clipped from a few papers:
ANOTHER MAN WHITES.
Albany Correspondence tutor. Gazette.
Albany, Nov. ID.—lion Nelson
Tift, the most prominent citizen and
devoted friend of this citv, died yester
day morning after a short ill ness of pne
umonia. His may be said to have been
Cite founder of this city, for lie has been
a resident of Albany since he moved
here from Connecticut in his boyhood.
From tfie beginning of his residence
he has been fully identifiedwith every
thing that looked to the advancement
of the place.
Col• Tift had.not only been promi
nent in the affairs of the city of Albany,
but of the state and nation. Just af
ter the war he represented the second
district of Georgia in congress; be also
represented Dougherty county in the
last state constitutional convention,
where he took a high stand, and has
left the impress of his experience and
wisdom'on many of the most import
ant parts of our fundamental law. Hi-
last and, doubtless, Best service for this
city was before the railroad commis
sion in the interest of better depot ac
commodations. During bis life he was.
vitally interested in nearly every en-
terpise that looked to the material ad
vancement of Albany, and at the. time
ot his death was prominently connect
ed with a steam boat line on Flint
river and several railroad enterprises—
one the Albany street railway.
Mr. Tift lived a very active, frugal
life, and succeeded in amassing a for
tune estimated between a quarter and
half million of dollars.
He was in his eighty-seventh year.
take place at 3 o’clock tO-morro'V with
fitting ceremonies. — -
THE DEATH NOTICED.
JIscou ErciiicgNews.
Albany, Ga., .Nov. 10.—Colonel
Nfclsou Tift, one of Albany’s oldest,
wealthiest and most highly” esteemed
ciiizsn iss dead. The funeral services
wilt take placb this afternoon at 3
o’clock.
i 31 ST PROMINENT CITIZEN AND DEVOTED
FRIEND.
Albany Cosespon'Jct.ci Americas Time*
Recorder.
Albany, Ga., Nov. IS - -Honorable
Nelson Tift died this morning.
In his dealt) Albany lose* her most
profnident citizen and devoted friend.
Ho maybe said to have been the found
er of tbis city, lor he has ’been a resi
dent of Albany since be moved there
from Connecticut in his boyhood.
From the beginning of Ins residence
lie has been fully identified with every
thing that looked to tiie advancement
of the town.
Coi. Tilt was a member of Lite last
constitutional convention iuu! leit the
imprint of his experience and wisdom
on many of the most important >. arte
of that work.
He was an earnest hard, worker, and
had amassed a large fortune. For a
longtime he was engaged in the ware
house and commission business, his
partner being hD son-in-law, Capt.
T. N. Woolfolk, of Columbus, Ga.
He was also interested in a line of
boats and several railroad enterprises,
fie was about eighty-seven • years of
age.*
Cast week he returned from Atlanta;
where bo bail been before tha railroad
commission in. the interest of better
depot accommodations for'Albany*.
Mr. Tift was very wealthy. He is
said to have owned a whole town—
Tifcon—named after him. Ilis for
tune is estimated at between a half
million and two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
AS A MAGISTRATE.
Judg* Nelson Tift, of Albany,
is dead.—Eutaula, (Ala.,) Times.
Ga.,
WHAT A CORRESPONDENT WROTE.
Albany Correspamlsaoe Atlanta Constitution.
Albany, Ga , November 18.—'dol-
onei Nelson Tilt, the founder of A -
b-tny. breathed Ilia dust morning
at 5 o’clock,-after a shore it. cess; with
pneumonia.
Coionel Tift’s death was the greatest
shock ever experienced By this com
munity. Through a long • r^er. m
usefulness, covering a perifi from 1833
until the present, lie tias wmi and de
served all the honors which leli upon
him while living, and all the regret
which is felt and expressed over his
death. As a slight testimonial of the
greates'eeffi and veneration i, hich hr
was held, the entire city will be draped
in the emblems of .mourning during
the progress ot his funeral, audai! the
civic aud military organize ions of the
t.-i y, both white and colonel, will fol
low his remaius to the grave.
Colonel Tift leaves behind him va
heart-broken wife, whose head, like
that of himself, i» silvered with the
touch of many winters, ano others
constituting a large family connec
tion.
Colonel Tift was conscious op to the
last moment of his .existence, and
twenty minutes before his death made
inquiries concerning the resoles ot the
comerence ot the railroad commission
ers, and railroad officials held iu this
city yesterday iu relation to the erec
tion of a union passenger depot. Col
onel Tift, in every sense of the word,
was a model man, and his life was one,
well worthy of imitation by the young
men of the present, As a business
man, he had few equals, which statev
ment is borne out by the accnmulatio/
of an immense fortune, every doJiaiyof
which was coined through legitiqAte
methods and by • une/ring
judgment. Colonel Tift / was
an earnest member of the
Episcopal church, and his entire life
was in harmony with the tfiost exalt
ed morality and Christian charity. He
was a generous-hearted man, and no
oae ever sought him for help in dis
tress, but that he opened his purse and
gave them liberally out of his abund
ance. Our city has lost its best friend,
tor next to his wife and family, Albany
was first in his thoughts, and its pres
ent beautiful proportions can but be
regarded as a monument to the splen
did attributes which went to Make up
his well-rounded character._ Active
steps were begun to-day to raise a pub
lic fund to erect a monument to per
petuate his memory in enduring bronze.
It Is proposed for the monument to
cost $5,000, and to he erected at the ini
tial point of the citv, where in 1S35
Colonel Tift built the first framed
house ever erected ia Albany.
TARE VOLUMES TO DO HIM JUSTICE.
Albany t orresf ondenee Savannah News.
Albany, Ga., Nov. IS —About 4
o’clock this morning Col. Nelson Tift
breathed his last. Col. Tift died io his
S2d year. He was born in Connecti
cut,'and came South when a boy. He
v as called the father of Albany, owing
to the fact that he settled the town
over fifty years ago, and has done as
Albany loses oneof her oldest and most
progressive citizens. Col. Tift was th;
father of Albany. ■
. SADSIGHT TO SEE THE MOURNING.
Albany Corresponich ie Qaitm n c *nn.
Albany, 6a., Nov. 13.—About 4
o’clock thisnnoruing Col. Nelson Tift
breathed his last. Col. Tift died in
his S2nd year. He wa3 born in Con
necticut, and came south wheu a boy.
He was called the father of Albany,
owing to the fact that be settled the
towu.over fifty years ago, and has
done as much or more than any oae man
toward the rapid growth and prosper
ity of the city. The city to-night is
in mourning. It was a sad sight all
day to see the street cars heavily draped
on their rounds. It would take vol
umes to do justice to the life and mem
ory of Col Tift. The town has lost-
on e of its bust friends, the community
one of its most beloved and highly re
spected citizens, and the State one of
her noblest sons. The funeral will
take place at 3 o’clock to-morrow
Kith fitting ceremonies.
HIS LIFE WORK DEVOTED TO THIS CITY.
Valdosta Times.
’ Hon. Nelson Tift, of Albany, died
pi. Wednesday morning last. He was
eighty-seven years old, but up to-a
short while ago he did not show it. He
rather had the appearance ot an active
man at sixty or sixty-five.
Nelson Tifc came out from Connect
icut when a boy, aud founded Albany
aifioGg the Indians. He spent his long
and useful life working for the un
building of the artesian city. He
served several term; in Congress, aud
from tithe to time filled other positions
•of honor and trust. He accumulated
quite a fortune.
In rehgion he was of those who’ are
commonly known as Sweeden borgians
—a people who believe that the See
ond Coming is being, effected by a
rational unfolding of the interims sense
of the Word through the clouds of the
■letter.
REFERENCE TO HIS 'CHARITY.
SavaT.nah Press,
j Nelson Tift, who died yesterday at
^Albany, was an interesting and suc
cessful old man. At one time he and
his brother, Asa F. Tift, conducted
; large ship exchange at Key West, and
‘ during the war the firm btnlt aud sflp
plied bottoms for tiie confederate navy
Sipce the war Mr. Tift, has been in
business in Albany. He. conducted
cotton factorage and general supply
business. He owned thousands of acres
of land in Southwest
orgia, between Brunswick
'XU "ofse -tone
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Food Repc
ABSOLUTELY PURE
BRIEFLY MENTIONED. F
Cutlibert Liberal-Enterprise.
Hon. Nelson Tift, of Albany, Ga., a
prominent and useful citizen of that
city,’dierl Wednesday, - aged about 8q
-years. He once ran for Congress
against the celebrated Dick Wtdtieyj
but was defeated. He was' a fneinbeij
of the Oohstutionai State Convention
in 1377. " , .
aMDSnyr 'XU ofje -tiflie Ne!-
a funeral report. sonlftit owned the-bridge . ovar tfie
Alb my Cnvjresjiondeare Atlanta Coiistitutiqn. 'F.Irit. river, which lie subsequently
Albany, Ga., November 19.—The ; «old to the city at $33,000. Mr 'lilt
remains of Col. Tift were, laid to i est; was a strong believer in hoimnpatliy,
'in Oak view cemetery -t**is aftemoonjW'antliu hisqiiainr, benevolent way-used
I’Ve proeessiou which followed his re/ to go around among the sick and poor
mains was over half a mile long, a.'fl j and distribute medicines. He spent
made up of every civic aud milifify j thousands in tbis good work. Few
organization of the city, with the/<-x- ’people knew of the charity dispensed
eeution of the Masonic fraternity/The by film. He believed in the> doctrine
city at. an early hour thi^ morn inf b'-re 0 f Swedenborg. Mr Tift served. i:i
a strikingly funereal appearattaafeyefy the constitutional convention
bufiness house as well as mail vypr the of 1877. He 'took a proifi
residences being draped in the stun boy- iuent part in • the legislation
symbols of mourning. A*, half-past A to regulate railroads and joined bands
o’clock this afternoon every Msin/'S with Be belt'loom bs ia-tuis memorable
house was closed, and shortly al/ r- ; agitation. Mr. Tift was b.rother-in
ward the procession was fprjme;/ on j iaw to Ciiarles-B- Mallory of Florida:
Washington street, from wlimC* h] Hisestate will reach over half a million,
moved to Col. Tift’s home, an/ from : He ( died from the eff-cts of pneuminia
y !.h& i \!p tiroa iiofiL’ii nf P.Anrtaitit/ini
there escorting the remains/to the j
Episcopal church, where bcat/btd re- ;
iigteus services were held, aPT which j
rhfc cortege proceeded to tb/c-raefery, ;
where all that was mortal /( Albany’s
oatrlarch and most /isiiRgusiied
citizen was consigned toahe earth.
Mr. Tift was a native of Connecticut
and was 82 years old.
TRUSTEE CONFEDERATE VETERAN’S
ICLE.
HOfUB,
- Albany Correspondent Atlanta .1 jurnal.
Albany, November 20.—The death
; of Hou. Nelson Tift was a sad blow to
this entire cojnmuuity.
Almost up to the day of his death—
A CONCISE
Colnnibns, (Ha,) Evenin
In yesterday’s L^^er i\ brief nonce
of tiie death of Cl
bany, wa3 made./ / age—he was as hale and hearty, as
in his death Albany tos.r- her post ; vigorous mentally and physically, as a
prominent citpen and devy.tev tr/eod. ; young man. His vitality was some-
'Neiso|i Tift, ct/AF j altbongh he was eighty-seven years of
be/saiil to hav
aat city, for he
Albany eve.r
from Conner::
lie may
founder c
resident
moved t!)
boyiioot
Frot* the beginning of h;$ res
he /s been' fully identified
everything that looked to thi ad ance-
tofthetowD.
Colonel Tift was a member&f the
lence
with
ast constitutional convention' a i left , ans and their widows and orphans,
the imprint of his experience Ac avis- j He was immensely wealthy. In fact
dom on many of the most ini’ rtant bis fortune is estimated at from three
parts of that work. to five million dollars. He owned the
He was an earnest hard worju . and street railway system of Albany: three
had amassed a large fortune; {■'or a 1 cotton warehouses, large- tracts of real
long time he was engaged io the rare-
house and commission busifle , his
partner being his son-in-law, C >t. T.
N. Woolfolk, of Columbus, Ga.
He was also interested in a te of
boats aud several railroad entei uses.
He was about eighty-seven y rs of
age.
Last week he returned from Abuts,
where he had been before the K road
Commission in the interest ot ante?
depot accommodations for Alba
Col. Tift was very wealthy ./He is
said to liave owned a whoiepw-o—
thing 'wonderful for a man of his fige.
In every thing that he undertook he
was a success. One thing to wpich he
-devoted much of his thought and time
: was the fonfederate Veterans’ Home,
i He was one of the trustees ol that in
stitution, ami, although a northen mau
by birth, his fate years have been
largely devoted to the amelioration ot
the condition of tha confederate veter-'
estate, and over a hundred thousand
acres of land in that section.
Besides these possesions, he held
many thousaud dollars’ worth of rail
road, city; • corporations and ■ state
bonds.
There are four living, children,
among whom this fortune will probably
be divided. They are Mr;. Woolfolk,
Mrs. Mann, Mr. James Tift and Mr.
Nelson Tift, all of Albany.
Tifton—named after him
tune is estimated at be: wee
million and six hundred
thousand.
Nelson Tift anil his brotlic;
F. Tift, tendered their s rvi.
Confederate Government, s
ed the 20-gun steamer, ‘*Mi- s
which was destroyed at
New Orleans, ten days b
would have been completed.
for- !
half :
fifty ,
oi. A. \
to the
were j
An Agile Queen.
Con-'spundent Baltimore Axrcrican.
When Queen Margaret; of Italy,
gees upon her climbing tours through
the mountains of Gressoney she adopts
the costume of the mountain peasants.
appointed ideate cfthe ilav; lepart- j w hich consists of stout boots, a short chamber.. The ,
mnnf f/M* vKn nnnci viirtUmn • n Irnn TSd Sklft &QU Si l)l&Sk hOlllPft. j n6V£T C0Q^Qlt6d *'
ItoTT One Woman Washes.
Corretpqndent New England Homestead.
There is truth in the quotation,
“There wouldn’t be so many tired
people in the world it men would stop
climbing hills before they get to
them.” And washing seems to be one
of tl:e hardest hills a woman has to
climb. Yet there is no need of her
starting Sunday afternoon or laying
awake Sunday night to think about it.
She can get up Monday morning, put
on the _ botier gad beat some water at
tiie same time she is cooking breakfast,
ifsbe has planned something easy to
get, which she can dp if she chooses.'
As soon as the water is sufficiently
warm, take the cleanest of the clothes
soap the parts most soiled, .roll % up
each garment or article separately and
pick them in a tub with Juke-warm
water enough to cover them.
Leave the bailer on tiie stove; and
after breakfast warm up the water in
the tub by turning on a few dippers
full of hot water. Hub out the clothes
as they need it, throwing them into
another tub of luke-warm water.
You will be surprised to see how littla
rubbing they will need, and when you
have ft nished rubbing wring the clothes
out of the sudsing tub, rinse them
through the cold bluing water and
ihey are white and clean, ready for
the clothes-line, You can pack the
more soiled clothes in. the water you
have rubbed the cleaner clothes
through, or pa*t of that used for
sudsing, refilling that tub, of course,
and your washing is soon done.
We always leave the boiler on the
stove so as to have a supply of hot
Water,, and at the last, if there is any
need, we throw in a few of the most
soiled clothes and let them scald a mo
ment, Tire clotlii'S-are. much whiter
tban if allowed to boil, and you don’t
have the steam and heat.. We don’t
use boras-or kerosene or washing fluid
for any tiling but scrubbing the.kitchen
floor. Use good soap.
A Legend oa Loch Marce.
The:niost interesting ol the island in
Loch Maree is by no means the biggest
but it differs entirely from the others
in its varied vegetation. There Is a
romantic legend in connection with
thi; island. In olden times a Norwe
gian prince and princess lived there
happily. In time of trouble the prince;
went-iorth to war, leaving his island
to be guarded, by his wife. It was
agreed that when he was in sight of
home cn his return a white flag should
be hoisted if all was well; if not a black
one. Time passed, and the princess
became jealous of his long abscence.
When his boat at length appeared in
the loch a black flag was hoisted, and
when he landed he; found his wife
lying, as if dead, on a bier, she having
feigned death to prove his love.
Heartbroken at tbe sight, the prince
unsheathed bis dagger and plunged it
into his breast. A thud, aad he lay
dead at her feet. Horrified at the
sight she grasped the dagger from
his breast and took her own life. They
were buried in this romantic spot, foot
to foot, with tbe hilt of a dagger en
graved en ' their tombstone. Since
then the landowners of the neighbor
hood have had the right to bnry on the
island, and some of the graves are of
curious uniiewn stones. This island
burial is quite common in Scotland.
It is-a delightful idea that the dead
should rest in peace, surrounded by
beautiful scenery, and far enough from
human habitation to do no harm to the
living.
Marriage in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem marriages are always
-concocted by the old women. The old
one will praise the charms of a young
woman to a young man whom she con
siders suitable for her protege, and
gained his consent acquaints hi3 irj-
■amorita with the fact.- The marriage
is performed by the shiek of the mos
que, but tbe husband doesn’t see his
wife until she unveils in the nuptial
GATLING GUNS.
INSURGENTS IN BRAZIL USE
THEM TO GOOD EFFECT.
The Dictator '.Treating- tii: tic!
“Rebels’’—They Say That He must
Resign tbe Dictatorship aud Dive
Theta a Republican Form of Got-
crnmrnt.
Atlanta Journal.
London, November 20.—Cable
grams this morning from Brazil brief
ly announce a sharp engagement off
Bio Grande at the entrance to tbe lake
or river leading up to Porto Alegre,
the capital of the new.republic Du Sul,
where the vessels sent by Marshal Da
Fonseca were defeated.
They found that the insurgents had
most cleverly fortified the approaches
to the Barneal the Bio Grande over
which vessels drawing only three * feet
can pass and a heavy bombardment is’
necessary to force a passage.
Two ganboats and torpedo boats
sent to reconnoiter the place, appear
to have been hit several times.
One gunboat is reported as severely
damaged and the torpedo boat is re
ported as riddled by Gatling guns.
From tbis it is presumed the rapid
fire guns were brought to bear upoii
her.
It is reported the engagement has
been confirmed by subsequent cable
messages received here.
The Times this morning prints a dis
patch from Santiago De Ch'lli,. spying..
Baron Lucerna, the president of Mar
shal DaFonseca’s council of ministers,
has telegraphed to the junta in the
name of DaFonseca, begging for peace
and offering to restore or to establish
any form of local self government the
people of Bio Grade DeSul desire.
The junta also asked them to state
the causes of their grievances and
name the conditions upon which they
will disband their forces.
To this appeal the junta promptly re
plied he would only disarm his forces
when Marshal DaFonseca resigned the
presidency and the secretaryship and
when the constitution of the United
States of Brazil was again respected
throughout the length aad breadth of
Brazil.
Later.—From another source comes
a cablegram saying simply: “Fon
seca’s warships failed to force a pas
sage up the Bio Grande.” From this
it is judged that the report as to the at
tack made by the dictator’s two gun
boats and torpedo boat is correct.
THE DICTATOR IS ILL.
London, November 20.-—A/dispatch '
just received here, at 5:30 p. m., from
Brazil, says Marshal De Fonseca is
seriously ill. His principal ailment is
extreme nervous prostration.
.ment for the construction o; n Iron j r ®d skirt and a black bodiee.
Clad at. New Orleans. They < struct- j rustic attire* suits to perfection
JPPh
ttjfali ot
re she
woman’s wishes are
in the. matter. The
her | male is allowed four wives. When in
striking beauty, and it is no wonder tiie'presence of a man the woman mus
GENEROUS AND PUBLIC Sl/lTED.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
The death of Colonel Ne’ i Tift,
•which occnred in Albany or r ednes-
dsy, removes one of the mo promi
nent and useful citizens of t State
He was the founder of the f •tshing
pie country peoplq worship veil her face totally, and when travel-
her. The Queen is an indefatigable
; walker, and her love for this exercise
is of great amusement to her attend
ants. “Why, I assure you,” sail
of them the other day, “tliaf
majesty actually ciimbal up i
with her hands when all the time she I frien_
m gh: hare gotronnd by a path.” | stay.-
'
ing she must ride ia a closed convey-
| ance. A man is not allowed to see
even bis brother’s wife. This custom
ui one I of veiling is not observed by the peas-
' ■ ant class. When a woman goes to vis
a : emale friend every man in that
. is banished during her
it Free Press.
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A New Chum for Biueflsh.
Many lovers of the sport of chum
ming for bluefish are deterred from
indulging in it by the difficulty of
getting a supply of menhaden and the
tediousness of preparing the bait for
luring these fish. To sucli we suggest
a moie economical plan, one easily
followed, which we have fonnd effi
cacious, not only for attracting the
fighting blues, but for weakfish and
other species. B117 a gallon .demijohn
and fill it with crude menhaden oil,
wich can be bought at any of tbe oil
stores. When on the fishing gronnd,
wich is presumably one of tiie shallow
(5 to 15 feet) bars or swims where
these fish resort, pour now 'arid then
a pint of the oil over the bo w until a.
“slick” is formed on the tideway,
which is best'when gentle or slow', as
it is at the Great Kills anti other ponies!
We warrant the efficacy of this meth
od. It has yielded ns excellent results,
and we have killed many % - leaping
blue when no indications of their
presence existed before our “slick” was
in working order. Another advan
tage, and to many a very ifhportanl
one, arises from the soothing •
tha oil upon the troubied waters,
will chasten them so that those v.
weak stomach; can fish with nitqn;
or distress.—American Angler.
Chicago has 2,043 miles <
four times as many as New Y , k.
It