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TBY AN AD. in the TIMES!
A Bm An. Will
Sei.l You* Goops:
It attracts ‘new customers and holds
tin* old ones. , People if don’t will forget constantly you
arid “jogtlwirafleifiory.” your goods you
A Eiymst An. Bill
. firing back your stray animal,
fin; ra'purcliusrr for your house and lot,
jj/fee and buggy, or anything IN THE else. TIMES!
Till AN AD.
ATKINSON IS DYING.
Georgia’s Governor Is Stricken
With Congestion.
NO HOPES ARE NOW ENTERTAINED
Hi® Trying! Ordeal of nil Opor.itlon Was
Too silt* lor tlie Strong Will Mini
Weakv n d rr.;m*of lli-j Man Who Dis.
pla/cd fuel* Magnificent Fortitude Ifn
ili-r ut:atin£ Fain.
ATT. '/ta, Juno 19.—Reports from the
beds;/-' of Governor Atkinson indicate
tlia'/e a/ cannot survive many hours.
noon lie was seizad with conges
ti/of -/is the bowels, and the belief pre
that he cannot recover from the
/ /tack.
Hon W. Y. Atkinson was the son of
John P. and Theodora P. Atkinson.
parents moved from Brunswick
Ya , to Merriwether county,
Ga, in 1854 On Nov. 19 of the same
William Y., tho sixth of eight
children, was born.
In his seventeenth year he became a
pupil in the school iu Greenville, then
under the charge of W. T. Rovill and
wife.
After leaving the school at Greenville
Mr. Atkinson completed his education
at the state university at Athens. Iloro
liis individuality was marked, aud he
was a leader on the campus and in the
societies, both literary aud mystic.
Governor Atkinson is a true type of
a man of the people, springing tip from
among the ranks of tho yeomanry of
Georgia and forging his way to the
front rank in tho arena of Georgia poli¬
tics.
He adopted law as a profession, be¬ his
came prominent in local politics the iu leg¬
native county aud was sent to
islature, where he was made speaker of
tho house of representatives in 1892.
In 1891 he defeated General Clement
A Evans for tlio Democratic nomina¬
tion for governor and was, in October
of that tlie year, elected by a good majority
over Populist candidate, Judge
James K. Hiues, a leading lawyer of
the state.
His phenomenal race for the guberna¬
torial nomination give Mr. Atkiusou a
national reputation. From Maine to
California the active but friendly con¬
test of the Georgia wagon boy, with tho
gallant aud battle scarred confederate
hero, General Evans, was watched with
intense interest. Entering the race
when tho state seemed already in tho
grasp of tho beloved and accomplished
general, Air. Atkinson, by taot, superb perse
verauce, tireless energy and
management, swayed tho masses by his
so that almost from the very
ste rt, h^ to^kJk/'-iigv.i,, -yyhich be never
On Oct. 27, 3894, Governor Atkinson
was inaugurated at tlio state capitol crowds in
the presence of oue of the largest
that ever attended any former inaugu¬
ration of governor iu this state. There
were people'present, from nearly every
town m the state, aud the-yoang ladies
from the’ Georgia Normal aud Indus¬
trial welcome college him were and witness there in the a man boJa^o Smi¬
tten ceremonies.
REPUBLK^ftS MEET.-''
Figlith Ann nil Convention of the Le;»sue
of <_! u Clev.Itntl.
C LEVEL A N 19 19.—The'’"eighth
annual convention of the League of Ro¬
publican chibs convened iu Alueic hall
with 2,000 delegates in the auditorium
tho galleries filled with visitors.
The halls were elaborately decorated as
is the arcade, where the banquet will
be given, the hotels, clubs and other
places. by Rev. S. L. Darsie,
After prayer
Secretary Humphrey read the call and
addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Robert F. McKesson and Presi¬
dent D. D. Woodtnanze of the Ohio
League of Republican clubs. President
Tracey of Chicago then delivered the
annual address.
A. 13. Humphrey, who has been poo¬
rer ary eight years, ever since the Na¬
tional League of Republican Clubs was
organized, announces positively that he
will not be a candidate for re-election.
This withdrawal is in the interest of
General AIcAlpiu for president. AIcAl
pin and Humphreys are both from New
York.
If that committee is organized against
free coinage they will insist on the con¬
sideration of their 16 to 1 resolution in
the convention. Their glittering silver
badges are the most brilliant parapher¬
nalia iu the hall or about the hotels aud
they are still confident that the party
must concede to their demands to hold
the western states.
Sinc.i the withdrawal of Secretary
Humphrey, the New York delegation
promised the silver men the secretary¬
ship if the latter would not oppose Gen¬
eral AIcAlpiu for president. The silver
men unite ! on J. F. Byrnes of Denver.
The indications are that AIcAlpiu and
Byrnes will 1)3 elected and that the sil¬
ver men may not place the name of
Colonel Trumbo before the convention
for president. secretary of the Ohio
E. J. Aliller,
league, has been mentioned for secre
tary, but as D. D. Wooilmauze with¬
drew as a candidate for president at the
request of the AIcKinley men, it is
thought that Aliller’s name will not be
presented. Thomas H. AIcGee of Logansport, is
a candidate for secretary; but Indiana,
like Ohio, Tennessee and other states
with presidential possibilities for next
year, is not asking for anything at this
convention.
Pound Munition* of War.
Havana, June 19.—Lieutenant Colo¬
nel Rojo, in recouuoitering the river
Cattimar, near Matauzjs, found six
rifles, 95 carbines, 60 ma
chates aud 12,000 cartridges. It is sup¬
posed that they were left there by an
expedition which recently lauded ou
the coast of Cuba
To Form a New Ministry.
Vienna, June 19.—The Neuve Free
Press says that Count Kial&mausegg,
governor of lower Austria, will be
asked to accept the premiership place aud to
form a provisional cabinet iu of
the Windisich Graetz cabinet, whose
resignation was formally presented to
the emporor. _
Vol. IV.
SOUTHERN EDITORS.
They Give Their Opinion* Upon the Free
Silver Coinage Oarstion.
Baltimore, June 18.— The News con¬
tains letters from m uiy prominent
southern editors, giving their opinions
on the silver question aud the drift of
sentiment iu their respective sections.
J. P. Caldwell of the Charlotte Ob¬
server: "I am opposed to the unlimited
coinage of silvor by this country inde¬
pendently oc national agreement. The
nest national Democratic convention
should declare for sound money iu such
terms as to leave no doubt that it is op¬
posed to the free coinage of silver. Tho
sentiment of this section is iu favor of
free coinage. This is tho almost unan¬
imous sentiment of the agricultural
districts, while the majority of the sen¬
timent of the towns perhaps favors
sound money.” Daily
It. ill. Johnson, the Houston
Post:
“The last national Democratic plat
form about expresses my idea of the
silver question. 1 am iu favor of coin¬
age of both gold aud silver without dis¬
crimination against either, but with
legislative safeguards to the extent of
preserving tho parity of the two.”
H. J. Ilearsey, The Daily States, New
Orleans:
“I agree with the president and
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle,
and am for sound money. Iu my opin¬
ion tho right thing would be the plank
in the Chicago platform of 1892, with
i ho addition of a more specific aud
ringing declaration in favor of tho re¬
peal of 10 per cent taxes on state bank
issues under proper safeguards, or an
amendment to the national banking
law that will enable farmers aud other
owners of other unincumbered estates
to reasonable be able to get banking privileges Such at
a rate of interest, a
declaration would do more to check tho
silver craze iu this portion of tho south
than all things else combined.
“A large majority of the business m«u
of New Orleans aud the larger interior
cities aro for ‘sound money.’ In the
rural districts of tho state, tho freo and
unlimited silvor coinage craze largely
predominates. I think there lias been
tied.” little change during tifo time
Raleigh, N. C., News and Observer:
"I am in favor of unlimited coinage
of silver by this country independently
of international agreement. The money
plank in the next Democratic national
platform should declare for bimetallism, The
embracing free coinage at 1(1 to t.
sentiment of my section on this ques¬
tion is for silver. Whatever change,
has taken place has been increasing the
sentiment in favor of free coinage of
silver.”
G. A. Baskette, the Nashville Ban
ner:
“I am opposed to the unlimited coin¬
age of silver independently of interna¬
tional agreement. There should bo uo
straddling of the issue. The Democracy
should adhere to the gold standard but
express its desire for international co¬
operation to make the most of the white
metal. Public sentiment in this section
is divide 1. Doubtless at this time the
majority of the people would vote for
free silver coinage but 1 think there has
been appr^iable weakening in the freo
silver scumnent in this state in the last
few months.”
A. B. Pickett, The Evening Scimitar,
Memphis:
“1 am opposed to the unlimited coin¬
age of silver by this country independ¬
ently and regard bimetallism as an ir
ridiscant dream. The government
should retire from the banking busi
ness. Until lately tho masses of tlio
people had given very little attention
to tlio subject and comparatively few
had any fixed convictions. I am in¬
clined to believe the tide has already
begun to turn and that tho free silver
cry will not be anything like as voci¬
ferous when the next Democratic na¬
tional convention meets as it is at pres
ent ”
J. F. McGowan of the Chattanooga
Times:
‘•The Chattanooga Times opposes the
unlimited coinage of silver by this
country independent of international
agreement. The money plank of the
next Democratic national convention
should be a repetition of the one adopt¬
ed iu Chicago in 1892. Tho southern
sentiment for free silver is strong; it is
not as strong as it was a few months
ago. There lias been a considerable
modification towards sound money
since congress adjourned.”
H H. Clayton, Roanoke, Va., Times:
••I favor the free aud unlimited coin¬
age of silver at 16 to 1 by the United
States without considering Europe Mr.
Cleveland lias built up a school of more
than a million of voters who accept
without scrutiny and vote without rea¬
son tlio directions of the gold bugs,
doctrines which, if followed, will bank¬
rupt 80 per cent of the people of this
country. I think unlimited coinage of
silver is gaining friends in southwest
Virginia. the The work.” ‘campaign of education’
is doing
YOUNG GRADY WEDS.
His 5Iarri »go to Mitts Grace Gould of St.
Louis at Oconomowoc.
Ocoxouowoo, Wis., June 18. —The
wedding here of Miss Grace Gould,
daughter of Air. and Airs. David B.
Gould of St. Louis, and Henry W.
Grady of Atlanta, Ga., was an event
that will long be remembered by so¬
journers at this popular lake resort
The ceremony took place at 9 o'clock
at Zion Episcopal church, the Rev.
Frederick Jewell officiating.
A reception followed at the superb
new granite and redwood cottage of
Mr. Gould on Lac la Belle. Fill teen
hundred invitations had been issued
And the assemblage was au exceedingly
brilliant oue.
Lots of Foreigner* Land.
New York, June 18.—Five transat¬
lantic steamers which have just reach¬
ed their piers iu this city broughf^ti the
aggravate 1,844 steerage passengers.
Tin; Werra which sailed from Naples
cc-n’r.buted 700 of these: the Alsatia
frem Genoa, 494; the Fulda from Bre¬
men, 312; the Friesland from Antwerp,
300, and the State of Nebraska from
Glasgow, 59.
Illinois* Legislator© Called to Meet.
Chicago, June 18. —Governor Altgeld
l:a3 issued a call for a special session of
the assembly. The assembly will meet
next Tuesday.
BULLOCH TIMES,
Statesboro, Bulloeli County. Georgia, Thursday, .June 20,1805.
TERRIFIC F-XPLOSION
Cotton Coir.pre** In -Nrw Orient* !«•»*
to Atnin.—One Kill# I; Several lijurml.
New Orleans, June 18 —The Union
Cotton Press, situated «t the corner of
South Peters aud Terpsichore streets,
was the scene of a terrible explosion
which resulted in oue uian being killed
aud a dozen wounded aud seven or
eight are missing. The Union Press is
ouo of the largost presses in this city
■ltd was operated by the firm of Frank
enbush and Boiland and covered nearly
the entiro square running from South
Peters street to New Lovco street.
At the timo of the explosion the boil¬
ers were being tested by \V. J. Ham¬
mond of Kosiusko, Miss., representing One
the firm of Kelley, Blank & Co.
of the boilers suddenly explo lod with¬
out warning, and in an instant there
was a volume of hot water ejected boiler on
all sides. The walls around the
room caved in and thoso men who had
escaped the hot water, it is believed,
were buried in the ruins.
Air. Penrose was standing within JO
feet of the boiler at the time, and he
was struck by a brick and also received
a dash of boiling water iu the face.
He was horribly burned, and when
picked up a few minutes later was
found to be dc-ad. Mr. J. Fratikeubush
was near Mr. Penrose, and was struck
by bricks and water.
The following are the names of the
killed and injured: instantly killed.
Clem B Penrose, scald
Preston Cahey, shipping clerk,
3 ( 1 .
H. Schneider, shipping olerk, scalded.
John Frankenbush, spectator, badly
scalded.
Henry Heffeker, laborer, badly soald
ed.
II. M. Turner of Vossburg, Miss.,
badly scalded.
Laura Jones, a negross, who was
passing at the time, injured by falling
bricks. could
Several others, whose names
not be ascertained, were also badly
scalded.
Mr. Penrose was a prominent citizen,
he was a patron of the compress and
was a member of tjje school board.
The press is demolished aud tho walls
of the cotton yard were torn to pieces
for nearly a square.
Another F.itel Eiplotlon.
Union City, Toun., June 18 .— Tliis
city was thrown into intense excitement
at 1 p.m. by the explosion of the boilers
at the waterworks plant. Engineer
Carmen was instantly killed and it^ is
thought others are badly hurt The
cause was the letting of cold water into
the boiler. Carmen’s body was literally
torn to pieces. The property loss
amounts to upwards of thousands of
dollars. The oity is now without water
aud lights.
BIG POSTAL ROBBERY.
A Mail Pouch RlHod and th* Mona/ Af¬
terward* Returned—An Arrett Followed.
MoifmoMKUY. Ala., June 18,.—A big
postoffice robbery has just Come to
light here. Josiah Morris & Co., bank¬
ers, sent on Saturday a package con¬
taining #10,000 to a New York bank,
insuring as usual. A postal ageut came
and receipted to the Alqiitgomery post
office for the money. Shortly after¬
wards the tnailpouoh was found CUt
open. Postmaster Screws telegraphed
Inspector Barrett at Chattanooga to
come immediately and investigate the
matter.
Charles Armstrong, a postoffice Sunday, em¬
claiming ploye, returned the package
he had found it on the streets.
Armstrong was arrested under a war
rant sworn out by Inspector Barrett
and promptly gave bond for his appear¬
ance before United States Commission¬
er Scales. The robbery has created a
sensation, Armstrong belongs te a
prominent family.
Swindled til* ChartcitoBUns.
Charleston, Juue 18.—A swindler
representing himself as Joseph P- G«
rard, general passenger agent of Ocean
Steamship company, number skipped of forged the ohecks oity
after passing a merchants for merchan¬
on Charleston
dise. The bogus checks wore drawn
Oil the Southern bank of Charleston.
Gerard is a blond, about 26 years old.
He is supposed to have gone to Colum¬
bia, S. C. He came here ou Saturday
and stopped at tho St. Charles hotel,
where his baggage is held by the pro
prietors for board.
A Negro Attempt* an A**-iq|t,
Louisville, June 18.—A special to
The Times from Mount Sterling, Ky.,
says: A negro brute entered the sleep¬
ing room of Miss Lila Turley, the 18
year old daughter of Air. J. C. Turley,
at an early hour and pointing a revolver
it her head commanded her to be quiet,
or lie would kill her. She sorcamed
*nd the brute fled, but Aliss Turley
gave an accurate description and ofH
sers are in pursuit of the fiend.
Th« Southern Mo/ Get It.
Chattanooga, Juno 18.—J. H. Tyler
of New York has just bought the Union
Belt railway, which was sold at publio
auction under a decreo of the federal
court. It is bondholders understood that Tyfer rep¬
resents the of the road,
and there being no other bidders it is
reported that an arrangement has been
made by which acquire the Southern this Railway
compauy will property.
Ulc/cll*t (lent ■ Hors*.
El Paso, Tex., June 18.—J. S. Prince,
professional bicyclist of Omaha, won
the 10 mile horse-bicycle raoe here aud on a
half mile track in 32 miuntes 17
seconds. Three horses were used in re¬
laying. The last horse was beaten 30
seconds. Prince fell twice, loeing a
quarter of a mile in one fail. *
llmtsllt/ to Friaonor*.
Qlktzalenanoo, Guatamala, June
18 —Prisoners in the penitentiary here
ai e starved and tortured, it is reported,
to force confession*, and often whipped
until bleeding. An investigation nas
been ordered.
Postmaster st Jacksonville, Alabama.
Washington, June IS. — John Y.
Henderson at Jacksonville, has been Ala. appointed postmas¬
ter
GEORGIA'S GOVERNOR.
He Is Now Lingering on the
Brink of the Grave.
W03K OF THE SU80E0NM KNIFE.
Ill* Strong Will rtw.l Dvtrriulnad FlllLt
Again*! Hi® Enemy May Full ll»« <'•»•*»
Exreutivo Through tho Yr/lug Ordeal.
I n lteaplted a Criminal nml biguod Mia
Will lirford ilia OpiT.U'an.
Atlanta, June 18.—Georgia's govor
■or lies at the mansion iu a critical con
dition from the effects of au oporatiou
made imperative on account of an at¬
tack of appendicitis on Sunday morn
lug. consisted in the
val The of operation the vermiform appendage which remo¬
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■OYZRN'OB ATKINSO*
was found to be iu a fearful state of in
flamatiou and very much enlarged, and,
but for its removal, death would have
been inevitable within a few hours.
It was about 9 o'clock Sunday morq
jug when tho governor was attacked
first, and, so severe and uuremittiug
was the pain, that it was feared for »
time that he would succumb under the
first stroke of the disease. His physi¬
cians, however, sucoeodad in bringing
about gome relief by tho use of power¬
ful opiates, and all day Monday, and
up to nearly midnight, they watched
beside their patient until he should re¬
cover sufficient strength for the use of
the knife, which had, early in tho
course of the malady, been determined
as absolutely neoessary. It was the
only hope. j>. the apprised
At 0 m governor was
of the fact that the operation was nec¬
essary, and, with wonderful courage
and calmness, announced that he would
submit, after he had made his will. He
directed that Judge John L. Hopkins
be sent for, which was demo and, as
soon as possible, tlw distinguished at
tornev.was bjfethe. side of his distin¬
guished client and-the document was
made out. The governor read it over
carefully and then, turning the to his pri¬
vate secretary, called for papers iff
the appeal of a condemned murderer,
who had asked a respite at the chief
executive's hands. qf De¬
It was {he cgse of Johg Ford
catur county, safitimced to hang on Frk
day, June 21. Th« goyornqr had re¬
viewed ly circumstantial, the testigiohj'.Which and with the was affixing main¬
of his signature to his will he signed doomed a
document which granted the
man a respite.
When he had anuthuiced oompleted these pre¬
liminaries he his readiness
for the operation and expressed a be¬
lief that he could stand the shock and
survive, although if the worst camp, hp
was ready tp most death
Dr. J. B. 8. Holmes performed Dr. the
operation, assisted by Dr. Cooper,
Nicholson and Dr. Westmoreland. Dr
McRae and Dr- Harris stood at their el¬
bows to assist, the latter administering
the ether.
The physicians who performed the
operation on Governor Atkinson, bed and
who are ptlll iu attendance at hts
side. Issued the following bulletin!
We have Just examined Governor At¬
kinson and held n consultation over bis
condition. He rallied well from the op¬
eration. has slept considerably pulse since fever, 4
o'clock, and bis has a* Mpl Tat this hour aud is no ** gooff
conn Ahality
as we could .ui expect,
Growing Wrnfcor.
Atlanta, June 19.— Tho condition of
Governor Atkinson has grown more s«.
rious during the night and at |0 a. m,
the physicians gave ont a bulletin an¬
nouncing that the patient had became
weaker. His pulse was 120, respiration
36 and temperature 99 4 5.
NORTH CAROLINA LAND.
An Old Grant Moke* Colon*! Cot hran of
Californio a Hl«h Stan.
San Francisco, June 19. —Colonel A.
E. Cochran of San Diego is about to
become the possessor of an immense
fortune through a land grant. His at¬
torneys, Senator Thomas J. Jarvis and
ex- Attorney General C. O. F. Davidson
of South Carolina, have notified him to
this effect.
The grant, which is iu tho vicinity
of Asheville, is about 20 miles long and
11 miles wide, aud comprises 100,940
acres. The laud was granted to Colo¬
nel Cochran’s grandfather, William
Cochran, by George III, in 1775.
A CIS/ and a Knllrond.
Little Rock, June 19.—War is brow¬
ing between the city of Little Rock
and the Iron Mountain Railroad com
pauy. The trouble grows out of the re¬
vised tariff sheets which discriminate
in favor of Memphis and St. Louis.
The local business men say if they do
receive proper concessions from the
Iron Mountain they wili declare war to
the knife against the Gould system.
, A T« si* Sheriff Capture* Oa*.
Victoria, June 19.—Sheriff Sullivan
has returned from his chase after the
Dalton gang, Lewis Johnson, and one of
the three, was captured complete. the One evi¬ of
dence against him is
their confederates turned state’s evi¬
dence and gave away a plan they had
made to rob the Southern Paciflo train
between HoasteQ and New Orleans.
SOUTHERN HARBORS.
Fluttrriug Urportu of t!»© Improft
mints Sr« ur*il at Joint*.
Washington, June 18 -- General
Craighill, chiof of engineers, has re
ceivod some very flat it ring reports ro
garding the improvement of southern
harbors. Captain Carter reports from
Savannah, Ga , that where the project
calls tor Jrtl foot of water over the b:u
nml where the original depth was '.4 1 £
feet at high water, 24 feet lias been se¬
cured. At Galveston, Tex.. 18 and 19
feet at low water has been secured
where there was formally IS and 13
feet. At Charleston. 8. O., there wit;
an original depth feet. of Id feet of water
and it is now 15
In the St. John's river, Florida, the
shoal at Dawe's Point, there was only
10 foet at low„wator and there is now IS
feet. At the mouth of the same river a
moderate improvement has been made
by the jetties.
HE DRAWS THE LINE.
Mr- Clark of Montano Cannot A«.< clat«
Him*.It With t||. I'nalUont.
Hume, Juno 13 —In an interview
Hon. W. A. Clark, the wealthy miuo
owner and politician, states that tho
association of his name with the vice
presidency on a Democratic ticket was
news to him.
"I am not posing for presidential
honors nor for any other political hon¬
ors," said Air. Clark.
In any event, ho added, ho could not,
as had been intimated, mu on a ticket
with President Cleveland, or one that
had even the endorsement or support of
Cleveland. Ho al q said lie would not
support t|io poiuocratic ticket unless
I lie party declared for fret; silver. Mr.
Clark has always been regarded as one
of the administration Democrats iu the
state und his utterance creates some
snrpriso.
A DANGEROUS BLAZi.
Gueiti rtf a \V.»»l»in »ton Hotel Xur.
row From the Fi nite*.
Washington, Juno 13. —Fire broke
out about 9:30 o’clock a. in. ip a Euro¬
pean hotel on Pennsylvania avenue
next to Willard’s hotel. The flumes
ran up the stairways almost immediate¬
ly aud burst from tho wiu lows of the
third and fourth floors, cutting off all
means of egress by the main stairway.
Many of the guests were asleep at tho
time and four of them, including the
daughter of the proprietor, J E. Moy
Inn. had thoir escape cut off from the
stairs an 1 ftro escapes, but were finally
rescued without injury by tho firemen.
Alost of tho guests lost their effects.
The origin of the lire is unknown. Tho
loss will not Iks large, 1 cigg confined
chiefly to damage to tlio hotel furnish
ifigS
M Y BE NO CALL.
Germany V« Not frufllcientty Fnoouraged
on the Currency Qurition.
Rerun, June 15 —The National Zoi
tung says that replies have now been
reecivjd by tlio government from the
majority of the federal governments to
the former’s inquiry regarding the ex¬
pediency «f aq international conference
lor the settlement of tfye ci^rropcy Guos*
tion.
While several answers do not imply
opposition to the proposal, not one of
them uitvn'fests a real desire fast a qou
ferenco. The replies, it appears, gener¬
ally indicate a conviction that such a
meeting would be fruitless.
Mfnlfttor Itunsoiii’tf Movement*.
Ralkigh, June 15.— Minister Matt
Ransom arrived here unexpectedly, di*
rect from Lenoir, and left at noon for
his remaining farm iu Northampton thero few county. days he will Af¬
ter a
go remain to White until Sulphur his health Springs, is thoroughly Va,, and
restored. He Is very weak, but says ho
is better than iu three mouths past.
He is thin, and has the appearance of a
man just recovered from a severo ill
ness,
_
Tlirec Neffre CoSunlalt FerUlt In Mexico.
AIatami, June 15.—The bodios of
three negroes have been found on tho
barren plains those north of here. The re¬
mains are of colouists who were
brought hore from Alabama several
mouths ago. They escaped from the
colony and iu their attempt to reach
the United States beosmo lost iu the
desert and lack are supposed to have per
ishod for of food and water.
Spain I’rorlde* For Mora Mans/.
MAtmrn, Juno 15.—The royal assent
has been given to the bill adopted by
the senate on Wednesday last author¬
izing the government to raise, in case
of noed, a loan of 900,003,000 pesetas on
account of Cuba. It is believod. that
vessels will bp purchased abroad and
sent to Cuba iu order to moro thor¬
oughly patrol the ooast of that islaud.
A St. I,oil'll Hi lrr«* I,rt*t.
St- Lons, Jnuo 15.—Aliy Belle Crich
flold, the 15 year-old daughter of Airs.
Alary J. Crichfiold of this city, and
heiress to considerable property, has
been missing from her home since Wed¬
nesday afternoon. Fears are entertain¬
ed that she is being hold for ransom, or
to secure some of her property.
The Cans* ILa 1'uciflc Exhibit.
Atlanta, June 15.—President Collier
of tho Cotton States an 1 International
exposition lias received from the Cana¬
dian Poe tic Railway company applica¬
tion f jr space in which to make an ex¬
hibit of the resources of the country
traversod by its lines.
3 ro -- Swann a ( onnn s.lonT.
Albvny, June 15. —Governor 51 or ton
has appointed as a Iditiona! commission¬
ers totlie Cotton States ami Internation¬
al exposition to bo held at Atlanta in
Sept* tuber next Janies Swann of New
York city and Frank AL Baker of Os¬
wego.
An Oflloiiil Dropped l)ea<l.
Baltimore, June 15.—H. H. Da
shields, collector of the port at Cris
fleld, Md., dropped dead in bis office
there.
An Indiana Stat.iman l>eail.
Malison, Juue 15. —Ex-Senator Hi¬
ram Francisco has just died at Wirt, of
) paralysis.
No. 1.
THROUGH TH- ECU': H
Short StorlfB of littpp nir.gH I’ui iu^ the
Couro* of »h • W>« U.
Odurtfiii <*i-afthijt
The fruit grown; s of Georgia are pro
paring-:, organic*.
The Langley cotton mi Is, situate 1
near Augusta, Ga, will ad.l 13,000
spindles soon.
Jacob G. Bun ns, for £0 years sheriff
of the county, died Sunday morning in
Cohimbn-'i Ga.
A new knittiug mill nas been organ¬
ized at Athens, Ga., with a capita:
Block of $10,090
Josiah Patterson. tlio Tennessee
“sound money’’ champion, will speak
iu Augusta, Go. June 24. ■»
A mineral spring of rare qualities has
been discovered near CrawfordvlUe,
Ga. It will bo developed.
The accounts of Postmaster J. P.
Lido of Waresboro, Ga., are reported,
by tho government inspector, to bo short
to the amount of $3,000.
Lieutenant SatteiJeo has taken for
mal leave of tho troops after several
years of service as assistant adjutant
general of Georgia militia.
Landou Gray, Robert Wilson aud W.
E. Tulloy are under arrest at Buchanan,
Ga , for attempted blackmail, Mr. Aat
tin Moyers, one of the oldest citizens of
the county, being their intended victim.
Professor Henry G, White, of the
Georgia State university at Athens,
has declined tho presidency of the
Technological school at Atlanta, made
vacant by the resignation of Dr. Is lao
S. Hopkins.
Judge James Purdue was shot by his
brother, Lee Purdue, in a difficulty in
Jefferson county, G.t,, oa account of
the hogs of the former damaging tho
crops of the latter. Judge Pardne’s
wounds are serious.
At Savannah, Ga., the easo against
E (ward Moyle, charged with assault
with intent to murder William G.
Woodfiu, resulted iu a mistrial, tho ju¬
ry standing U fur a Verdi ; of stabbing
another not in his own defense and one
for acquittal.
One of tho most interesting and sou
sational criminal trials that ever took
place Brunswick, in the Glyuu courts has ended at
Ga , resulting in the ac
qu ttal of ex Cashier Frank E. Cuu
uiugham, charged with felony. Cun¬
ningham was cashier of tho now de¬
funct Brunswick Stato bank, which
was declared insolvent iu July, 1893.
T1m> Two Carotin >.a.
Senator Marion Butler of North Car
olina is taking a sp cud law course in
the State university at Raleigh.
Tho City National bank of Green¬
ville, S. C-. with a capital of $100,000,
has been authorized to do business.
A company of northern capitalists
has been formed to build a railway
from Goldsboro to Swainsboro. N. C.
V. M. Mills of Tryon, N. C,, was ar¬
rested in Asheville and -placed under a
bond of $1,000 upon a charge of embez¬
zling government funds.
A Raleigh charging special that say#: "Republicans
are now it is tho purpose
of Senator Marion C. Butler to become
the Tillman of North Carolina."
The delegates to the South Carolina
constitutional convention from Oconee
county will be equally divided between
the conservatives and reformers.
At Wnlhalla, 8. O.. about 135 mon
who wore at work building-the cotton
factory at that place wont out on a
strikes. They objected to tho number,
of hours they had to work.
A collision on the Savannah and
Charleston railroad near Hardeevillo,
resulted in the wrecking of a passenger
and a freight train and the death of
three negroes who were riding on tho
blind baggage car.
Ahitmma Short Note*,
Tho brigade encampment of Alabama
state troops will be held til Mobile bo
ginning June 20.
Near Tuskegee, Ala , Lewis D. Cox
aud Aliss Cornelia Torrence wore drown¬
ed while attending a picuic.
Hail has damaged crops iu several
sections of Alabama. Houry and El¬
more counties suffered most.
Tlio Tennessee Coal aud Iron com¬
pany of Birmingham, Ala., has ad¬
vanced all grades of iron 90 cents per
ton.
At Seale, Ala., seven desperate pris¬
oners overpowered the jailer and made
their escape. One was John Barefield,
the wife murderer.
Congressman W. J. Bryan of Nebras¬
ka, and Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Al¬
abama, will HK-et in joint debate at
Mobile, Ala., July 1, upon the silver
question.
A; Benson aud Bert Rockett engaged
in a duel upon tho streets of Bessemer,
near Birmingham, Ala., aud Rockett
was shot through the heart, dying in¬
stantly. Benson was denied bail and
locked up. They were both liquor sel¬
lers.
The employes of tho Howard Harri¬
son Iron company, at Bessemer, Ala.,
the largest iron pipe manufacturers in
the south, have been given notice that
au advance of 10 per cent iu wages will
be made. More thau 1,000 men are
affected. The giisc was voluntary
Florida In Brief.
Colonel J. W. Ratt, the oldest news¬
paper man iu Florida, died at his boms
in Palatka Tuesday.
The governor of Florida has appoint¬
ed David L. Dunham of St. Augustine
and K. B. Branch of Melbourn to be
notaries public for the gtate at large.
Impeachment proceedings have been
instituted against C. H. Davies, mar¬
shal of Gaiuesville, Fla., for failing to
properly perforin the duties of his
office.
The Florida fruit exchange met and
President George R. Fairbanks deliv¬
ered his annual address, iu which lie
estimated that the orange crop of 1896
would be about 1,000,009 boxes
Governor _ Mitchell , ,, has , signed • , ... the j
death warrants of George Alitchell and
Henry Brown of Kuwanee county, con
victcd of murder, to be hanged at Live
Oak, Fla., on Wednesday, July 17.
i'fHBTIMKSJOBomcB
I 3 )): <■));•. red to print
Letter Heads,
Packet Heads,
Bill Heads and
Statements,
A 1st)— Envelopes, Wedding Etc.
Curds, Tickets, Programs, Invitations,
invitations, Party or any¬
thing yon want in that line.
■'If Hutisfaction guaranteed at
THE TIMES JOB OFFICE.
il lllli BEAKY IT KIEL
The Great German Waterway
Built In Eight Years.
THE PRIDE OF THE FATHERLAND.
It Is Hero ill t German Kmporor Will Re*
ceive ns Guests Itipivsentntivu* of tlie
Navies of tlio Civilized World*** 1 Graph*
ic l)t scrlplion of the Cttn.il at It Nowr
•StiiuUs Heady For Navigation.
Kiel, June 19. —After tho labors of
eight years and an expenditure of about
130,009,000 marks ($38,500,000) the great
canal vvhich joins the Baltic sea to the
German ocean is ready for uso. It in¬
tersects the peninsula of Schlesweig
Holstein from Bruusbuttel, near tho
mouth of the Elbe river to Hotteueau,
on the Kiol bay, and opposito that city,
the distance of about 59 miles. Tho
cutrancos at both termini have been
provided with dock gates for the pas¬
sage of vessels both entering and leav¬
ing tho canal.
At Kiol. tlio gates will be generally
open aud at tho Brumsgetten end they
will bo open tides during warm weather of three dur¬
ing flood each for a period Eaoli of tho or
four hours day. gates
is 37 1 3 yards wide aud tho space en¬
closed by its walls is 194 yards in
length. The lowost possible end is depth almost of
water at the Brumsgetten triflo
five fathoms and at Holteneau a
more. The dock gates or sluices are op
orntad by hydraulic power.
The whole canal is lighted by elec¬
tricity, said to bo the longest distance
in the world illuminated continuously
that way. Some 5,000 tall polos, taken
from Bismarck’s oaks in the Haehen- *
wald, lxavo been erected for tho purpose The
each light is of 33 candle power.
distance between every two poles is 206
yards.
The light that is furnished is power¬
ful enough to enable navigators to
discern tlio route bv night. The two
sluices at the terminal points of tho
caual are lighted up both by arc an in¬
candescent iamps of divers power, harbor and and
the entrance points to tho
sluices are marked by lamps of differ¬
ent colors.
The power for this whole line is fur¬
nished by the two main stations at
Brumsgetten and Holteneau. At all
those poiiist where the caual runs
through small lakes and ponds, the of
which quite a number lie along
route, the buoys are stationed lighted by gas. each
Stoam tugs are at
main gato to the canal to assist the
passage of vessels, aud iusido tho gates
are harh>rs,for tho accommodation of
vessels which have to wait for passage.
At tho lowest poasiblo water tho ca¬
nal has a depth of 4 1-3 fathoms, but
4 3 4 fathoms is the desired depth
throughout. Tho breadth at the bottom
of the canal is 24 1-10 yards. Iu tra¬
versing the canal vessels must bo ac¬
companied by special pilots aud must
not exceed a spood of 5 8 1,0 knots,, tho
tips thus required for tho passage of
tho whole canal, including dolay at tho
two docks, wili average 18 hours. Sail¬
ing vessels muft be towed through tho
canal.
Both sides of the new waterway aro
faced with stone up to tho surface of
the water aud at intervals of about 200
yards stono steps are lot into the wall.
At convenient points near thoso stops
stand posts for warping lines, etc. Pro¬
visions are made for vessels to get out
of the way of large ships of war, which
may be passing through tho canal, sev¬
en widened passages occurring at dis¬
tances of about six miles apart for such
vessels to lie. Each of these widenod
passages is 273 yards long and 27 yards
wider than the canal itself. At sever
al points tlio canal is crossed by move¬
able bridges, which when opened There leave
a free space of 54 1 4 yards. are
also a number of feiriea.
^1'wo finely constructed permanent
railway bridges at Levensau and Gru
enthal carry tho West Holstein and tho
Itiol Flemburg linos across tho canal.
1 lie piers of these two bridges have
t assisted buttresses attached, each ca¬
pable of Holding 400 soldiora and port
holes for guns wrought into the ma¬
sonry, which in times of war could be
used to prevent tho ouomy’s passage.
Each of these two bridges has an alti
trnlo above high water level of 189 feet,
admitting the passage of the tallest
masts.
Tho most brilliant foatnre of the so
rics of festivities will bo the laying of
the last stone iu tho building of tho ca¬
nal and an international banquet which
is to follow it, thus making it virtually
tlio close of tho official program of fes¬
tivities. This ceremony will tako place
in the open air at Holteneau aud not at
the lighthouse adjoining the sluices as
first intended.
Tho spot where the emperor will per¬
form this ceremony on Friday has boea
embellished by handsome designs in
landscape gardening, aud the light¬
house in close proximity shows already
tno three bronze reliefs of Emperors
William I, Frederick III, and William
ii.
Beneath the relief medallion of the
old emperor is a black marble tablot,
richly ornamented, on which is en¬
graved in majesty, gilt lettering: Emperor William I,
“His
laid the cornerstone of the Baltic canal
on June 3, 1887, and accompanied the his
blows with tho hammer by words:
•In iionor of united Germany, to her
permanent welfare, in token of her
might and power.’ ”
The lighthouse and the block of ma¬
sonry into which the emperor is to
place the finishing stone are surrounded
by enormous scaffoldings rising amphi
threatrically in a semi-circle and afford¬
ing seating room for about 15,000 per¬
sons. From these seats the whole space
where the banquet is to take place and
the bay where the international naval
demonstration is to come off can ba
overlooked at ease.
A grand banquet at which 1,000
guests will participate, including the
diplomatic representatives of the vari¬
ous nations, will be given in a structure
of original design, the latter being bas¬
ed ou an idea or the emperor himself.
The Time Extended.
Washington, June 19. — Word reach
es hero that Alexico and Guatamala
have extended until , ... ,, May „ i, , laoa 1896, the
time within which the boundary line as
agreed on by recent treaty shall be put
into effect,