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THY AN AD. IN THE TIMES! v*1F\
A Bio Ad. Will
Sell Yocr Goods:
It attracts new customers and holds
the old ones. People will forget you
and your goods if you don’t constantly
“jog their memory.”
A Little Ad. Will
Bring back your stray animal,
find a purchaser for your house and lot,
horse and buggy, or anything else.
TRY AN AD. IN THE TIMES!
THROUGH THE STATE
News of the Week Gathered
From All Parts of Georgia.
MANY IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
Insanity Experts Hectare Alex Carr, the
Condemned Murderer, to Re Insane.
Father and Daughter Assassinated by
Moonshiners In the Mountainous Regions
of Rabun County.
Tallulah, Ga., Feb. 17.—News has
reached here of the killing of Joseph
Crumpton, a farmer, and his daughter,
Miss Sallie Crumpton, in the mountain¬
ous region of Rabun county."
Crumpton was suspected of having
reported an illicit still to the revenue
authorities. Thursday night, as he
• stood near tho window of the dining¬
room of his house, a bullet crashed
through the window, struck him iu the
side, passed through and entered tho
body of his daughter, who was standing
near him. It penetrated her heart and
she fell dead. The father’s wound was
not at first regarded as very serious, but
the latest report is that he, too, has died.
Andrew Wilborn, still who owned the
moonshine that was reported, is
suspected. He cannot be if found. Search¬
ing parties are out, and caught bis there
is lynched. strong probability of being
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A PECULIAR CASE.
Sirs. Mapp, Supposed to Have Been Dead,
Opened Her Eyes and Mourners Scattered
Forsyth, Ga., Feb. 14.—For several
days Mrs. Jeff Mapp, a middleaged lady
living a few miles north of this place,
had been very ill, and she was supposed
to have expired. To all appearances
life was entirely extinct and the lady
was prepared for burial. A number of
friends sat up with the corpse during
the night and the funeral was an¬
nounced to take place the next day and
all the necessary arrangements were
made and at the appointed hour a large
number of neighbors were present to
attend the o uies.
The ciisket did not arrive until a short
while before the funeral was to take
casket place, and while being placed iu the
another the instant body was seen to move. Iu
those around Mrs. Mapp
were startled to see her open her eyes.
The casket was hastily, carried from
Hie room and a physician summoned.
The awestricken friends quickly dis
— 'persed.
Mrs. Mapp, though very ill, is still
alive and there are some indications of
her recovery.
The Southwestern Elects Officers.
M»ooa 7 .
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ing of the stockholders of the South¬
western railroad was held at their office
in this city and Dr. John S. Baxter of
Macon presided. R. T. Wilson of New
York declined re-election as president,
and Vice President John S. Baxter was
elected president. The following were
elected directors: W. G. Raoul of At¬
lanta, W. R. Cox and J. M. Johnston of
Macon, T. B. Gresham of Baltimore, J.
F. Minis and B. A. Denmark of Savan¬
nah and R. T. Wilson of New York.
Business Block Burned at Butler.
Buitjsr, Ga., Feb. 13—A. J. McGee’s
entire business block was swept away
by fire. His undertaker’s establish¬
ment and blacksmith shop were all
burned to the ground. The origin of
the fire is not known. When discov¬
ered the flames had could gained such head¬
way that nothing bo saved. This
is the second destructive fire Bntler has
had in the last six weeks. Mr. McGee
estimates his loss at $2,000; no insur¬
ance.
Judge Richard H. Clark Dead.
Atlanta, Feb. 15.—Judge Richard
H. Clark, for many years presiding
officer of the superior court of this cir¬
cuit, and one of the best known men iu
Georgia, lias just died at the age of 72
years. Judge Clark came of a distin¬
guished family, served at various times
in the legislature and in the political
conventions of the state aud for 50 years
past had been a leading figure in the
judicial circles of Georgia.
New Freight Depot For Atlanta.
Atlanta, Feb. 15.—Preliminary work
on a new joint freight depot for the
Seaboard Air Line and the Western and
Atlantic railroad will be begun in tins
city in a few days. The contract for
grading has been let, and plans have
been drawn for the structure which
will cover a lot 900x200, aud is expected
to cost in the neighborhood of $1,000,000.
Alex Carr I* In«ane.
Atlanta, Feb. 18.—The board of five
insanity experts, appointed by Governor
Atkinson to inquire into the mental
condition of Alex Carr, the condemned
muruerer, have declared the convicted
man to be insane. A petition has been
tiled, in view of this decision, asking
the governor to commute liis sentence
to life imprisonment.
Death at a Crossing;.
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 19. —A south¬
bound freight on the Southern railway
ran into a horse aud wagon at Athens
street cross 5 ug, on which were two
men, Corless 'Williams and John Jones.
The horse was killed, the wagon de¬
molished and Williams’ skull was frac¬
tured and he will die. Jones will very
likely recover.
Candler Appointed Judge.
Atlanta, Feb. 19.—Governor Atkin¬
son has appointed Hon. John S. Candler
jndge of the Stone Mountain circuit to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge Richard H. Clark.
Farclon For a Georgian.
Washington, Feb. 13.—The president
has pardoned J. J. Morrison, sentenced
in Georgia to ten years’ imprisonment
for conspiracy.
Doable Murderer Hanged.
Clayton, Ga., Feb. 15. — Seymour
Keener was hanged here for the mur¬
der of his sweetheart and her sister, last
summer.
Vol. IV.
FOUND THE NORTH POLE.
*>?. Nansen, a NorxTvffian, Said to Hava
Been Successful In His Kfforts.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 14.—A tele¬
graphic dispatch received hero from
Irkutsk, Siberia, says that a Siberian
trader named Kouchilareff, who is the
•gent of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the Nor¬
wegian explorer, who sailed in the Fram
June 84, 1893, for the Arctic regions,
has received information to the effect
that Dr. Nansen has reached the north
pole, has found land there and is now
returning towards civilization. distinguished
Dr. Fritdjof Nausea is a
scientist of Norway, and an enthusiastic
believer in the possibility of finding the
north pole. He is about 35 years of age.
Ho entered the University of Christiana
in 1880; two years later went on a seal¬
ing trip to Denmark straits on the east
coast of Greenland, in the Viking.
Later, in 1882, Nansen was appointed which
curator of the museum an Bergen,
position he retained until 1888, when ho
led a small expedition of six men to
Greenland, crossing the southern part
of that portion of the globe. It was
probably during this trip making that Nansen at¬
conceived the plan of an
tempt to reach the north pole in a vessel
constructed specially for such an under¬
taking.
The Norwegian parliament allowed
Nansen about $52,000 to fit out his craft
and. in addition, he was assisted in ins
work by many private subscriptions, in¬
cluding one of $5,000 from King Oscar.
The Fram was launched Oct. 20, 1802,
at Laurwik, near Christiana.
The expedition sailed from Christiana
June 24, 1893, the doctor’s plan being to
make for the New Siberian islands and
head north until the Fram, by being
imbedded in the ice, would be compelled
to drift along the west coast of any
land which might be found.
A London dispatch, dated March 4 of
last year, announced that a letter dated
ICjollefdord, Feb. 24, had reached H:un
merfest, Norway, announcing that a
telegraph inspector at a station Langf- in the
mountains between Lebesy moving and in
southerly jord had seen direction a balloon believed that it a
and
was possibly carrying dispatches from
Dr. Nansen, but until the foregoing dis¬
patch, no further news of the balloon or
Dr. Nansen had been received.
GROVER WILL ARBITRATE.
Italy anil Brazil Agree to Submit Their
Dispute to Our President.
New York, Feb. 14. —The Herald’s
correspondent in Rio do Janeiro, Brazil,
telegraphs the important information
thut a protocol has been signed by the
Italian minister and the Brazilian for¬
eign minister whereby the two coun¬
tries agree to submit their dispute to
the president of the United States.
The agreement is similar to that con¬
cluded by former Minister De Martino.
It contains additional clauses, however,
which.ego be lieved to be more favorable
to the Italian claimants
There have been 83 deaths from yel¬
low fever within tho last 24 hours.
rar(lulled by Governor Turney.
Nashville, Feb. 13.—Governor Tur¬
ney has pardoned Sam Mayfield, a ne¬
gro, of Dyer county, convicted of mur¬
der iu 1882 and sentenced to life impris¬
onment; Taylor Webb of Hardiu county,
sentenced to 65 yearn for au unnatural
crime, and Denton Duncan, another
negro, of Marshall comity, sentenced
eight years ago for life for murder. The
latter sentence had been commuted by
Governor Buchan an to 15 years.
Three Convicts Pardoned.
Nashville, Feb. 18.—Governor Tur¬
ney pardoned three men, as follows:
John Lane of Macon county, sentenced
to two years for bigamy; Jesse Rogers
of Blount, two years for Richmond, selling mort¬
gaged property; Wess Rob¬
ertson county, 18 years for rape.
Big Island Sold. *
Chattanooga, Feb. 14.—Big^sland,
in tho Tennesseo river, five miles from
Dayton, containing over 700 acres, was
sold at chancery sales to E, T. Noel of
Nashville, for $26,500. The sale is the
outcome of the case of Benham versus
French. Big island has been a bone of
contrition for fully 100 years. The suit
of Hopkins’ heirs versus Crutchfield &
Calloway has been in chancery for over
40 years, under various styles and titles,
etc. The sale was for the benefit of the
winners in the suit, who are descend¬
ants of Thomas Hopkins, Carolina who obtained lOO
a grant of land from just
years ago___
Tobacco Stemmery Burned.
Clarksville, Tenn., Feb. 17.—The
tobacco stemmery of T. D. Luckett &
Co., one of the largest concerns in
Clarksville, was destroyed by fire and
about 1,500,000 pouuds of tobacco stock
was destroyed or seriously injured. The
plant was valued at $-20,000 and the to¬
bacco at #60,000. Tho loss was entirely
covered by insurance. Incendiarism is
suspected. _
Granted Special Bates.
Tampa, Fla., Feb. 13.—The Southern
States Passenger association adjourned
its meeting here after granting a special
rate of 1 cent a mile to the United Con¬
federate Veterans’ encampment at Rich¬
mond, aud a rate of one fare for civil¬
ians aud a rate of 1 cent a mile for mili¬
tary organizations to the Savannah mil¬
itary fair.
A Kentucky Hank Assigns.
Louisville, Feb. 14.—A special to
The Post from Flemingsburg, Ky., says:
The Exchange bank of David Wilson &
Co., assigned here to Hon. Rolla K.
Hart and Robert Sourley. The esti¬
mated liabilities are $70,000, with assets
of over $100,000.
Walllng and Jackson Indicted.
Cincinnati, Feb. 13.—The grand jury
of Campbell county, Ky., sitting iu
Newport, reported to Jndge Perkins in¬
dictments against Scott Jackson and
Alonzo M. Walling for the wilful mur¬
der of Pearl Bryan.
Farmer Mlszlsslppian Suicides.
Salt Lake, Feb. 17.— Private Mar¬
shall T. Mitchell, formerly of Missis¬
sippi, committed suicide at Fort Doug¬
las Sunday evening by shooting himself
With* rifle, Os use, despondency.
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BULLOCI ■ > TIMES.
Statesboro, Bulloch County. Georgia, Thursday, Feb. 20,1800.
MRS. NICHOLSON DEAD.
Hie Proprietress of the New Orleans Plo»
juub Succumbs to the Grippe.
New Orleans, Feb. 15.—Mrs. Eliza
J. Nicholson, proprietress of The Pica¬
yune, died at 8:80 a. in. She was suf¬
fering from the grippe when her hus¬
band died a week ago, and the sad event
so shattered her system that tho disease
developed into congestion of fight the off lungs, the
and without strength to
attack she sank rapidly into the final
sleep. Pearl
Mrs. Nicholson was born on
River, in Mississippi, and was the
daughter of Captain J. W. Poitevont,
descended from a Huguenot family,
still one of the most influential in the
section. She was born a poet, and un¬
der the name of Pearl Rivers, early
wrote songs which mado her famous.
Her first verses were published in The
Home-Journal, and Lippincott wnich pub
fished a volume of her lyrics,
earned praise from Paul II. Hayuc and
other poets and critics. Her latest con¬
tributions to American verso were ‘•'Ha
gar” intended and “Leah” in The Cosmopolitan, of biblical
lyrics. to begin a series
The work of her youth attracted the
attention of Colonel A. M. Holbrook,
then the proprietor of the Picayune,
who offered her a position on the paper,
which she acceptod. She bocamo his
wife and increased her mastery of the
.
details of newspaper work, so that upon
his death she was enabled to assume the
management of the journal and direct
its progress to gratifying success, be¬
coming one of the best known editors
in the country.
She associated George Nicholson,
then business manager, in the direction
of the property, and upon their mar¬
riage the firm became Nicholson & Co.
Of late years Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson,
feeling that their interests no longer re¬ al¬
quired constant personal attention,
lowed an able staff to conduct the active
work of their journal and devoted most
of their time to travel and recreation,
although she constantly made sugges¬ knowl¬
tions and preserved an intimate
edge of every department. She leaves
two sous, the oldest only 14 years of
age.
MATTHEWS’ BOOM.
Effort Being: Mude to Advance the Indiana
Man’* Interests In Arkansas.
Little Rock, Feb. 16. —A strong
effort is being made by the managers of
Governor Claude Mat. .ews’ presidential
boom to advance thl adiana man’s in
terests iu Arkansas. ‘ A correspondence
bureau has been established for this
purpose, and prominent Democrats all
over the state are receiving letters urg¬
ing a favorable consideration of tho
Indianan.
One of these letters is signed by Hon.
Sterling R. Holt, chairman of the Indi¬
ana Democratic state committee, and it
recounts in glowing terms the public
commends him to tho favorable consid¬
eration of the Arkansas Democracy.
After stating that Governor Matthews
is a practical with the farmer, laboring a strong classes sympa- and
thizor a
lifelong Democrat, tho letter concludes:
“It must be accepted as a fact, if wo
hope to win in the coming contest, that
the Democracy must look to tne great
west for a leader who will impress the
whole country as a wise, able and con¬
servative man, a man in close touch
with the masses. Indiana believes that
tho tide will ho irresistible for a west¬
ern man, and that iu the person of Gov¬
ernor Matthews the ideal candidate is
presented. “Will kindly inform at
yon me, candid your
earliest convenience of your
opinion as to the probability for sup¬
port, either in your district or state.”
AN ASSASSIN’S WORK.
Kentucky Farmer 7 * Wile and Young Niece
Mui-dcreil, But He E*c:iped.
Louisville, Feb. 15 —A special to
The Post from Augusta, Ky., says:
Robert Laughlin, a prominent farmer
living three miles from this place, was
assaulted by unknown assassins who
stabbed him several times. His wife
was murdered and also her ] 4-year-old
niece and their bodies cremated by
burning the house. Laughlin escaped
in the darkness.
The people wrapped are greatly iu excited mystery, aud
the affair is as
there is no clue to the murderers.
Augusta, Ky.. Feb. 17. — Robert
Laughlin, who on Saturday murderers, morning
reported his house burned by
who attacked him with knives, and
whose wife end niece were burned iu
the building, now confesses that ho was
the murderer.
The general theory is that he first as¬
saulted his niece and then killed her aud
his wife to hide tho crime, bat hedeuio3
this and says he could not tell what put
it into his head to brain them with a
poker while they were asleep.
Blood was found ou his shirt and it
was the question by the officers how he
would account for that at the coroner's
inquest which drew from him the con¬
fession. To prevent Laughlin lynching it was jail ar¬
ranged to take to the at
Maysville.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Examination. Sooa to It. Hold For Meat
Inspector, stock Examiner and Tagger.
Washington, Feb. 15.—The United
States civil service commission will hold
examinations on March 10 iu Boston,
Buffalo, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Kan¬
sas City, Chicago, positions Los Angeles of and San in¬
Francisco, for the meat
spector, stock examiner aud tagger. For
all these positions the supply of eligibles
is not equal to the demand. Applica¬
tion blanks and information iu regard
to the examinations will be furnished
on request by the commission.
Applicants for the meat inspector ex¬
amination must be graduates college, of some
recognized veterinary and ap¬
plicants for the stock exeammer exam¬
ination must have had at least three
years experience animals. in handling Applications meats or
meat producing examinations will be accepted
for these of
from legal residents any state or the
District of Columbia.
Peak Presented Hlz Credentials.
Bebne. Feb. 15,—Mr. John L. Peak,
the new United States minister to
Switzerland, has presented his creden¬
tials to the president visits. aud vice-president,
who returned hit
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NO GREAT EXCITEMENT
How Spain Taktis the Action of
Congress In Regard to Cuba.
COMMENT OF A MU)BID PAPEE
The Heraidu Say* This Government Should
I’ut Down Lynchlua llcturo It Attempt*
to Dictate to Spain—More About the Re¬
call of Campos—Gomaz Will Retaliate
If Weyler Begin* a War of Savagery.
London 7 , Feb. 18.—Advices from The
World’s Madrid correspondent do not
indicate any very great 7 excitement in
Spain's capital over fhe Cuban resolu¬
tions before the United States congress.
The Heraldo, the leading nowspapor
in Madrid, says: I
“It is not for the United States gov¬
ernment manity. to Those give who'iivo Spain lessons in glass ill houses hu¬
should not throw stones. Let thoUnited
States government put down lynching
before it reads us homilies on our duty
to the Cubau insurgents.”
The recall of General Martinez Cam¬
pos is shrewdly suspected to be at the
personal initiative Of general tho queen regent.
Campos is tho only upou whose
loyalty the present dynasty pvont can unhesi¬
tatingly rely in the political of the disturb¬ less of
Cuba giving rise to
ances at home, and it is thought that
• the queen regent, apprehending dan*
ger, desired that her most faithful sup¬
porter should be near at hand in the
troublous times that. seem to be coming
for Some Spain.
color is given to the foregoing
theory by the malicious joy manifested
by tho sCurlist and Republican organs at
what Martinez they Campos’ consider.to military bo the end politi¬ of
and
cal career.
The marshal is Haul to have been
much hurt at tho hostility manifested
at Valladolid and Madrid, but so reso¬
lute a man as casual ho is ebullitions hot likely to be dis¬
couraged lar by of popu¬
discontent.
A PLEA F#R CUBA.
I
The Preatdeut ol Ecuador Send, a Letter
to tlie Queen llegent of Spain.
Washington. Feh,/*8—The president
Zc«d« o» h Do.
cember sent to the queen regent of
Spain a letter regarding tho struggle in
Cnba. It has just begg published, and
is in part as follows: %
The people of Lcnfcdor, which once
.'ri*!ih , T^t2®KS"S Wtl of tradition, U £h'iS
of blood, of language is
deeply moved devastutinaLsCttfitgle in themreamco of the torri
ble and 5f|Jb,ntIcaI carried on
between Cuba, for fcuptry egcaucipa
tlon, und the mother for the in
tegrily of her territory* a*
tonal laws, win oiMwvo
which they prescribe; the clamor but of this it eafmot people de¬ re¬
main deaf to
sirous of terminating have the the struggle; honor audit ad¬
is duo to this that I emancipated to
dress child would your majesty affectionate as au mother,,
go to an
interpose the good offices of friendship
and to ask your majesty that iu your wis¬
dom, and inspired by your humanitarian
and noble sentiments, you adopt all digni¬
fied means to return peace to Spain and
Cuba.
By granting Cuba her independence
Spain will protect her, interests and will
have done justice loss to of the decorum. aspirations of
Cuba without any
1 Iwg your majesty to receive this letter
ns a proof of tlie loyal friendship which
Kcnndor high professes to Spain, dll dress for only it a
motive well impels me sincere to desire to
you, ns as my to see
the glory of your throne increase, of the
throne foresight, which you, with so iu much the prudence and
and occupy name
representation whom of your august child, Al¬
fonso XIII, God savd.
Report to the Slate Department.
Washington, Feb. 18—Consul Gen¬
eral Williams has submitted to the de¬
partment of state fables prepared by a
competent sugar statistician showing
that on Jan. 1, only 23,809 tons of sugar
had been received at Havana of this
year’s crop, against 145,337 tons re¬
ceived at the same time last year.
United States Consul Hyatt, at San¬
tiago, reports under date of Feb. 1 thut
the planters grinding iu that part of Cuba are
no w the suborned portions of
their cane. The work is much retarded
because the hands cannot bo induced to
work at night, fearing attacks liy the
insnrgents. If sugar making proceeds
undisturbed the consiil predicts a half
crop in his district
Important Message From Gomes.
New York, Feb. 18—Senor F. G.
Pierra, one of the revolutionary leaders,
said that the junta has received an im¬
portant communication from General
Gomez. The insurgent commauder-in
chief declares that ho will retaliate if
Weyler beginu a war of savagery, and
thnt for every patriot soldier shot two
Spanish officers shall be hanged. Gen¬
eral Gomez calls Weyler “a fighter of
women,” and does pot believe he will
leave Havana to fight the insurgents.
To Ooeopy Santiago,
New York, Feb. 18.—A dispatch to
The World from Kingston, Jamaica,
says: Several invalid Cubans, who have
arrived here, report that immense stores
of munitions of war have boen received
by the insurgents, which have enabled
them to take measures for the occupa¬
tion of the city of Santiago the mo¬
ment the United States government rec¬
ognizes them. General Weyler’s ad¬
vent has compelled action. them to plan
promptly decisive
Tobacco Factory Burned.
Louisville, Feb. 18.—A special to
The Post from Rockport, Ind,, says:
The tobacco factory iu this citv, owned
by A. O. Tompkins & Co. of Owens¬
boro, Ky-i was destroyed by fire. The
building contained 700,000 pound* of
tobacco. Total loss, $50,000; snlaU iusurauc *,
$30,000. Two other buildings
were destroyed.
Dillon Elected Chairman.
London, Feb. 18.—The members of
the Irish parliamentary party held an¬
other sitting in the house of commons
for the purpose of electing a new chair¬
man in succession to Mr. Justin Mc¬
Carthy. Among those present were
Messrs. McC.irthy, Healy aud Dillon.
The latter was elected chairman by *•
vote of 87 to 21.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.
A Condensed Account of the Doing;) of
Doth Bonce and Senate.
Washington, Feb. 13 —Tho amend¬
ment to the bond bill to coin the Ameri¬
can product of silver was defeated in
‘he house by a Vote of 41 yeas to 118
Cays.
Washington. Feb. 14—The public
-gigy of
the debate on the senate free coinage
substitute for the bond bill. Tho at
jeutUuce "Sr! on the floor was also very
Dingley, chairman of the ways
and means commtttee, insisted outlie
;*l«ror*o,»»;.,.,,...,e rend, and under tho anaugomeirt j™ n „H,d
previously each made dosiug. cuo hour was allowed
on side for
Mr. Cri*p (Deim, Ga.) spoke for an
hour and a half iu favor of tho senate
free silver substitute for the house
bond bill, ml was followed bY.V v.
(Dpin., Ga.), who spoke two
hours against the measure, after which
tho final vote was taken. The result
was: For the substitute, 90; against,
210 .
Washington, Feb. 15—The house has
adopted the substitute reported by the
judiciary committep for Mr. Boatucr’p
resolution resolution to to investigate invest the action of
Comptroller Bowler in withholding tho
sugar bounty appropriation. The sub¬
stitute provides for an investigation of
the power of executive officers to refuse
to comply with tho acts of congress c«i
the ground of their alleged nnconsti
tntionality.
Washington 7 , Feb. 17—In tho senate,
Senator Davis'' of Minnesota, secured
recognition at 1:80 for his speech on the
resolution framed by him enunciating
the policy of tho United States ou the
Monroe doctrine. The senator left his
desk in the rear of the chamber and took
an advantageous position middle at Mr. of Halo’s the
desk near the front and
chamber. notes, but He before spoke him without was manuscript a portfolio
or
containing numerous historical papers
to which lie referred.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon, chairman
of the committee on privileges tho and elec¬
tions, presented in the senate views
of the majority of that committee favor¬
ing the seating of Mr. Dupont as senator
from Delaware.
Washington, Feb. 17—The Phillips
bill for tho appointment of a nonparti¬
san commission to collect information
and to consider and recommend legisla¬
tion to meet the problems presented lias by
lqbor, agriculture and capital, been
reported to the house. Accompanying which
the bill is a long report, that says
among other things the commis¬
sion is designed also to benefit tho busi¬
ness men. The disturbed condition of
ha»entailed great loss upou tho
busine.;s community. in six
The loss of $34,00),000 years to
the employers of labor, as shown in
tables presented by tho report is, it
says, lmt u fractional part of that sus¬
tained by transporters, merchants aud
ethers engaged in business pursuits.
Business men have and will conliune to
suffer great depressions iu value and in¬
creasing losses until abettor adjustment
is made.
Business men need aud business in¬
terests require, tho report concludes, a
just and nuA satisfactory settclmeiit of
differences with those with whom they
deal and upon whose labor anil products
successful business must depend. The
better labor is protected in all its rights
the better will be the security for earn¬
ings.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING.
Five Fishermen Died of Hanger and Thirst
and Four More Are Alinoit Incane.
Cahrabelle, Fla., Feb. 14.—After
days o: drifting in the gulf with corpses
for companions, six fishermen reached
Dog island, so weak they could not
walk, and the mental condition of four
of them was not far from idiccy.
In tho boat with the men when it
drifted ashore were the bodies of five
companions, who had succumbed to
hunger and thirst.
The men who reached tho island alive
are Jose Rodrigues, Sam Williams,
Henrv Johnson, Jonas Blackburn, Ar¬
thur Moore and Gilbert Homes.
Holmes is the only one a bis to give an
intelligible story of their sufferings.
He says the party, consisting of 11 men,
left Key West ten days ago ou a smack
bonud for the snapper banks on the west
eoast. When two days out the smack
was caught in tho gale of last week,
which sent her to the bottom, the msu
y,. O. qti
boar.
For eight days the men were at the
nierov of the waves, daily thirst. growing
woaker from huuger and Three
days anil after the wreck Frank Mason died,
soon after Max Thornton, Alfred
Stafford, Joe West and Nathan Adams
succumbed.
The survivors were too weak to throw
the bodies overboard and they remained
in the boat, ghastly reminders of the
fate that awaited the living.
For the last two days, Holmes says,
he was tho only one of tho living men
who retained consciousness, and he
does not remember clearly what hap¬
pened. Finally, the boat drifted ashore
ou
Dog island and was discovered by two
negroes. The scene in tho boat was
horrible. In a heap thought were 11 naked bod¬
ies and (lie negroes at first all
were dead. They soon discovered six
wero still living, and pulled them away
from the dead, on which they hud fallen
in their weakness.
Tho negroes say the bodies seemed to
that the Rurvivm's.ftn <Wu trying to sustain
life, fed on their dead companions.
The six survivors are being eared
by fishermen on Dog island.
The Rays Can Be Focused.
St. Louis, Feb. 15.—It has been
demonstrated that the cathode or “X”
rays used by Dr. Roentgen can be fo¬
cused. This will make it more valu¬
able in every manner. By being able
to focus the rays, any photographed particular organ with¬
of the body may he
out the surrounding tissues being shown.
Two St. Louis scientists have succeeded
in demonstrating this fact. Dr. Well¬
ington Adams anil Professor Nipper of
Washington university have been ex¬
perimenting with the Roentgen system
of photography and have had some suc¬
cess, but they expect to secure better re¬
sults, as more favorable conditions are
obtained*.
A Dying Craze.
Tho failure of ex-Cougressmau Bland
of Missouri to command an audience of
more than one person in Savannah is
significant of tho dying out of tho free
silver craze at the south.
Mr. Bland has been for many years
the most persistent and prominentcham
pion iu congress of free and independent
coinage of silver at a ratio of VS to 1.
Ho was the father of the “Bland dol¬
lar,” which the people refused to use,
but permitted to accumulate by the
hundreds of tons in the treasury vaults.
He belonged to the school of-statesmen
who disdained to consider f world’s
standard of value and asked, • What is
abroad to ns?” He asserted tho omnipo¬
tence of congress iu the matter of money
making, and insisted upon giving 100
cents of value to 60 cents’ worth of sil¬
ver by a fiat of that body.
Last year the voters of Missouri con¬
cluded that they had had enough of Mr.
Bland aud liis vagary, and they left him
at home. Now lie takes to the lecture
field aud iu a southern city of 80,000
inhabitants, iu a state to which Mr.
Crisp has made an appeal for tho sena
torship on the same issue, Mr. Bland’s
agent 6ells one ticket to a loot a re.
Tho defeat of Hardin in Kentucky
and of free silver candidates iu Illlinois
and Nebraska are indications cf the
nature.—New York World.
May Require Heroic Treatment.
Whatever is attempted should be en¬
tered upon fully appreciating the fact
that by careless, easy descent we have
reached a dangerous depth, aud that
our ascent will not be accomplished
without laborious toil aud straggle.
Wo shall be wise if wo realize that we
are financially ill, and that our restora¬
tion to health may require heroic treat
meut and unpleasant remedies.—From
President Cleveland's Message.
Even Up.
When we make 60 cents worth of sil¬
ver a dollar for the benefit of tho gold
bugs who own all of the silver bullion,
let ns even matters up » little for the
farmers and make 80 pounds a bushel
of wheat and 8 ounces a pound of wool.
—Gettysburg (8. D.) Courier.
All Thai Will Circulate.
The people have in their pockets all
the silver that will circulate, and we
have, counted as cash silver in the
treasury, $5i3,000;000, or nearly 15,000
tons. That is the way we have ‘‘demon¬
etized” silver.'--Murat Halstead.
:
THE TIMES JOB OFFICE
I« prepared to print
Letter Heads,
Packet Heads,
Bill Heads akd
! Also— Statements, E.v\;» Etc.
Cards, „ , Tickets, rrogrA™*^ opes,
| Invitations, Party Invitations, Wedding
thing or any¬
yotrwsnt in that lino,
Satisfaction guaranteed at
; TIJE XIMES J0B OFFICE.
NIPPED IN THE HDD
Scheme to Lynch Walling and
Jackson at Cincinnati.
ONE THOUSAND MEN ASSEMBLED
fhey (rdtherci! at tho Jail In nc»;>o»«o to
a Little Advcrtfd n ineiit I!< questing: Tlaem
to Com« “Reaily * or Work,** but tlao Po¬
lice Bliperaed the Crowd—Tho Murder¬
er*’ < »»•;•■» Continued Until Feb. *1.
Cincinnati, Feb. 19.—Owing to an
incendiary advertisement calling tear
1,000 won at Court and Sveiunorcstrdets
at* 8:80 a. in., “ready foritemdcpf-there
was a well founded apprehension that .a
mob was to be gathered to lynch the
prisoners, Jackson and Walling, when
ou their Way from the -jail 'td the polic e
COltrt. -‘b ftl'ftLftf. -*,,; ••-.
...
Court and Sydambrd' is the juil loca¬
tion, and flio prisoners were to be taken
to the police court at 8:80 o’clock a. m.
A crowd did assemble, but a heiivy re¬
lay of poffife was fqpud: there and no
concentration was permitted.
Little by little news got abroad that
no oocasSpiufor any s »rt of demonstra¬
tion could arise, for the simple reason
that moved the prisoners had been quietly re¬
the time to the-eity when lutll two-hours supposed bofore
it wtts they
this would fact, leave tho jail. jri'-it>lo Notwithstanding
curious kept coming to
that vicinity only t6 flud no cause of ex
citeuiout.
The third appearance of Jabkson and
Wc.ding in tho police court served to
crown the corridors leading to tho court
room with u jostling, curious assembly
of men and women. Ample guards
were placed, however, so that no one
got into the courtroom who did not
have a right to be there. When tho
cases were called the prisoners promptly
appeared from the eeilroom below, change with,
no unusual signs showing any
in their bearing. They were required
to remain not more thau a half, minute
for counsel had agreed to continue the
heaving As until Fob. 27.
soon as tho order was announced
returned by the judge, tho tho jail, prisoners tho were safely being
to wagon
followed at a run by a few over curious
boys.
Hnulley Will Call Out Troop*
Louisville, Feb. 19—A to
The Post from Frankfort says: When
Governor Bradley was told of the fears
entertained at Cincinnati and N
that mob violence would be att.
on Walling and Jackson, th< i :
charged with the murder of Pearl Bryan,
lie at once telegraphed to Sheriff Hum¬
mer at .istimce Newport asking him it welfare he needed of
i r. m tp preserve the
If the sheriff answers that he needs I
aW, it is thought the governor will at
once order several companies of the
state militia out, us he expressed him¬
self as determined to see that the ac¬
cused men had a fair and impartial
trial by duo process of law.
MANY RECRUITS.
The Strength of the Army Is Now Vff to
Its Maximum—Adjutant General’s Orders
Washington, Feb. 18. —The new to
cruiting system for the army, aided by -
the hard' times of tho last few years,
have resulted in the bringing of the en¬
listed strength up to its maximum, and
a few days, ago orders were issued by
the adjutant general, who is iu chargo
of the work, instructing the recruiting
offices occo rdingly. Several of the
minor stations, where men have been „
enlisted, have been closed temporarily
uikHIic officers ou the detail have been
given other duties.
Recruits have been coming iu rapidly
for some mouths, aud they are a good
class of mon, most of whom have been
out of employment aud have taken to
the army in preference to any uncer¬ lodg¬
tainty regarding their board and
ing. Then the new regulations govern¬
ing recruiting places made it optional
with regimental commanders as to fill¬
ing their commands. This has resulted
in more care being taken, for tho regi¬
mental adjutants are careful to enlist
only such men as will be a credit to
their discernment of character.
Tho new instructions to tho recruit¬
ing officers is that they should enlist
only the very highest class of appli¬
cants aud be very sparing in enlisting
them.
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS.
A me tie Rive* Chanter Wed* the R (Milan
Nobleman, Troabetzkol.
Charlottesville, Va. Feb. 18.— Am*
elie Rives Chanler and Prince Pierre
Troubetzkoi, a Russian nobleman were
married at “Castler Hill,” the home
of Colonel Alfred Rives, father of the
authoress.
Paul L. Mcnzel, D. D., of Richmond,
a Lutheran clergyman, performed the
ceremony. It was witnessed only by
members of the family, and Miss Allen Julia Potts Ma
grnder, the authoress,
of Richmond.
The couple remain here for some
time and afterwards they will take a
trip abroad. They will live iu London,
the homo of Prince Troubetzkoi.
The bride was divorced last year from
John Armstrong Ohauler of New York.
John F. Potter Seriously Injured,
Mukwonago, Wis., Feb. 18.—John
F. Potter, Wisconsin’s famous ex-con¬
gressman of antebellum days, was se¬
riously injured while exercising in his
room, and as his health is very feeble,
his friends are apprehensive of the re¬
sult of tho shock to his system. Mr.
Potter was a national figure Pryor just before chal¬
the w 7 ar when Roger A.
lenged him to a duel and he named
bowie knives as the weapon i.
Yellow Fever Vlctlme.
New York, Feb. 18.—Tho Herald's
correspondent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
telegraphs that the chief engineer and
eight members of the crew^of the Italian
crew Lombardia death have of died the captain of yellow haa
fever. The
unnerved the sailors. There have been
40 deaths from yellow fever in Rio d«
Janeiro within the last 84 hours.
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