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TRY AN AD. IN THE TIMES 1
A Bio Ad. Will
Sell Your Goods:
It attracts new customers and holds
the old ones. goods People don’t will forget you
and your if you 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
EMPIRE STATE NEWS
A Week’s Happenings Gathered
From All Parts of Georgia.
MANY IMPORTANT EVENTS NOTED
A Large Colony of Italians and Hungari¬
ans Soon to Settle Near Normandale.
Itev. J. It. Hawthorne Resigns as Pastor
of tlio First Baptist Church of Atlanta,
May Festival to Be Held.
Atlanta, April 23.—An enthusiastic
meeting was held in Commissioner Nes
bitt’s office in the capitol, relative to
Georgia’s exhibit at the Chicago expo¬
sition. A large number of representa¬
tive Atlautians were present.
Tho committoe appointed to devise
.the most feasible plaii to secure funds
for the Georgia exhibit at the fair, sub¬
mitted its report, which was unani¬
mously adopted. The plan is to assess insti¬
the counties and various principal
tutions of the state a definite sum of
money, ranging from $100 to $2,000.
Tho assessment in detail will be com¬
pleted and sent out by the officers of the
board of Georgia commissioners.
Sons of the Revolution Elect Officer!.
Savannah, April 21.—The general so¬
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution at
its meeting here elected the following Carroll
officers: President, John Lee of
Ellicott City, Md.; vice president, Gar¬
ret Domett Wall Vroom of Trenton,
N. J.; second president, John Screven
of Savannah, Ga.; secretary, James Mor¬
timer Montgomery of New York William City;
assistant general secretary,
Hall Harris of Baltimore; treasurer,
Richard MoCall Cadwalador of Phila¬
delphia; assistant treasurer, Henry Oa
<lle of Missouri; chaplain, Bishop Henry
B. Whipple of Minnesota; registrar, T.
E. Abbott of Massachusetts; historian,
Gaillard Hunt of Washington, D. O.
Resolutions were adopted to amalga¬
mate with the Sons or the American
Revolution uuder certain conditions.
I» tho Laurada Lost ?
Savannah, April 18.—The steamship
Laurada, which carried 311 emigrants to
Liberia, has now' been out for 42 days,
and nothing has been heard from her.
She was due to arrive at Monrovia in
20 days after leaving here, and a cable
dispatch was expected within five or
six days after her arrival. The conclu¬
sions have been drawn that she is either
a filibuster or has been lost. The agents
of the International Emigration society
here say they were to have notice as
soon as the Laurada arrived, but not a
line has beerf heard. They are begin¬
ning to be somewhat anxious, and a
diligent inquiry is being instituted.
The migration movement has received
somewhat of a setback in this section
oil account of it, and some of the ne¬
groes who were contemplating making
the trip are backing squarely down.
Incendiary Fire at Valdosta.
Valdosta, Ga., April 20.— An incen¬
diary’s torch swept away the residence
of Mrs. Florence Hunt in this city, en¬
tailing a loss of about $4,000 with only
a small amount of insurance. Owing
to the remoteness of the fire and the
distance to a water main, the firemen
could do nothing to chock the progress
of the flames. Mrs. Hunt heard some
one in the house about 3 o’clock and was
afraid that she would be killed by the
intruders if she gave an alarm. She
remained in bed until they had ran¬
sacked parts of the house. She escaped
with her small children just in time to
save tlieir lives.
Trial of Trainwrockcrs Postponed.
Jf-ffersonville, Ga., April 18.—The
trial of the alleged trainwreckers goes
over until the fourth Monday in next
mouth, at which time a sjiecial term of
tho court will convene for the sole pur¬
pose of trying these cases. This was
brought about by the absence of one of
the material witnesses for the defense,
and the defendants’ attorney made such
good use of that circumstance as to sue
cecd in carrying the case over until the
time mentioned, although counsel. it was
strongly resisted by the state's
Murderer Allen Captured.
Macon, April 22.—Tom Allen was
captured by Sheriff Wcstcott and a
posse on an island iu the Ocmulgee
river, in Monroe county, 10 miles above
here. Allen fatally shot Charley Carr
without provocation on the Carr’s night of
Sept. 13, 1894, in Cassidy & bar.
Ou Nov. 28, 1894, a jury found him
guilty of murder, and on Nov. 29 he
was sentenced to be hanged on Jan. 10,
1895. On tlie night of Feb. 22, 1895,
Allen escaped from jail before the su¬
premo court had heard his case aud had
since been at large.
To Hold a May Festival*
Atlanta, April 21.—The committee
of the Georgia Battle Abbey association
held a meeting here, aud by an unani¬
mous vote it was decided to have a May
festival beginning on or about May 15
and lasting through four days. The
festival is to be held at the exposition Re¬
grounds if they can be obtained.
freshments will be served and amuse¬
ments of all kinds will be participated
in. Every cent of tho proceeds goes to
the battle abbey fund.
Railroad Employes on Half Time.
Augusta, Ga., April 16.—Tho em
ployes of the Georgia railroad shops
have been notified that henceforth they
would be on half time. The regulation than
affects all employes receiving more
$1 a day, about 200. An employe Is
quoted as saying it must be on account
of a lack of money, as there is no lack
of work. It is not stated how long the
rule will continue in force.
Colonists Arrive at Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., April 21.—About
30 Italians and Hungarians arrived here
ou the Mallory steamer from New York
enroute to Normandale, where they will
form a part of a large colony soon to
settle in that section.
Branan’s Formal Announcement.
Atlanta, April IS. —Hon. Charles L
Branau has formally announced him¬
self as a candidate for congress to suc¬
ceed Hon. Lon Livingston from.this,
the Fiftji district. ____ _
Vol. IV.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
A Condensed Account of the Doings of
Both House and Senate.
Washington, April 16.—To give effect
to the Behring Sea arbitration treaty, ap¬
proved by the senate Wednesday, it only
remains for the British government to
assent to the immaterial amendments
adopted at the suggestion of the senate
committee. It is believed Sir Julian
Pauucefotc, the British ambassador,
will be authorized by his government
to act upon them at once in Washing¬
ton and that exchange of ratifications
will follow quickly. A selection of a
commissioner to represent tho United
States on the arbitration has been uuder
consideration but it cannot be definitely
learned who has been chosen.
Washington, April J7. — The ap¬
proach of the final adjournment of con¬
gress is indicated by the great pressure
at the opening of each session of the
house for unanimous consent for the
passage of minor bills. Several pen¬
sion bills, bills to donate ooudemtied
cannon to G. A. R. posts, etc., w'ere
passed by unanimous couseut. Mr.
Pickles then demanded the regular or
der.
Washington, April 18 —The house
oommittee ou appropriations general roportert bill,
to the house the deficiency
the last of the regular appropriations,
for this session. The total amount car¬
ried by the biil i* $4,791,340. The prin¬
cipal deficiencies for which it approved $1,074,
are: The treasury department, $116,000;
000; District of Columbia, war
department, $607,000; navy department,
$199,000; interior department $304,000;
department of justice, $251,000; goveru
ernmeut printing office. $190,000; house
of representatives, $104,000; Indian judgments depre¬
court of claims, $143,000;
dation claims, $40,000; audited claims,
$169,000; out of postal revenue, $01,-
421,000. bill reported there is
In the deficiency the of the
a clause authorizing the secretary city of At¬
treasury to transfer to
lanta the buildiugs erected for the gov¬
ernment exhibit at the Cotton States
exposition.
Washington, April 20.—With the
thermometer in tho chamber standing
at 80 degrees, less than President 20 senators Pro
were ou the floor when
Tern Frye called the upper house to
ordor.
During the morning hour the joint
resolution for the appointment of Gen¬
eral Franklin, Representative Steele,
General Beall and General Henderson,
as members of the board of managers of
the national soldiers home, was adopted
without debate.
Mr. Cannon (Rep., Utah) introduced Washing¬
a bill for the construction in
ton of a ground map of tho United
States on a scale of one inch to the
mile.
Mr. Mitchell (Rep., Or.) gave uotive
that, on Wednesday next he would ask
to take np the bill'to pension survivors
of the Indian wars.
Mr. Allison (Rep., Ia.) followed with
a report of the sundry civil seek appropria¬ take
tion bill and said he would to
it up at the earliest possible day.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up on motion of Mr. Pettigrew
Mr. Peffer, anther of the bond resolu¬
tion, was not present but it was stated
that he was cognizant that the Indian
bill was thus to be taken up.
There war, sharp criticism of the
amendment appropriating various
amounts to 13 lawyers ill connection
with the settlement with the western
Cherokee Indians. Mr. Chandler pointed
out the peculiar features of the proposed
payments. Speaker
For the first time this session
Reed was lute in arriving at the capitol. order
Mr. McDowell called the house to
and announced that in the absence of
the speaker, a speaker pro tem would be
elected. Mr. Hnll of Iowa was unani¬
mously elected and took the ciiair. He
had hoen seated but a few moments
when Mr. Roed appeared and amid
much laughter and applause order." said:
“The house will be in
Although this was suspension chairman day
under the rules, Mr. Cannon,
of the committee on appropriations, with the general in¬
sisted ou proceeding motion
deficiency bill and ofi his the
house wont into a committee of the
whole for its consideration. Thw was
the last of the regular appropriation
bills.
Washington, April 21.— At the open¬
ing of the session of the house there was
great pressure for unanimous consent
and quite a number of minor bills were
passed. Among them was the senate
bill for the relief of settlers ou North¬
ern Pacific railroad indemnity lands. At
12:45 p. in. the regular order was de¬
manded and Mr. Daniels (Rep., N. Y.)
chairman of elections committee No. 1,
called up the election case of Goodwin
versus Cobb from the Fifth Alabama
district. The report recommends the
unseating of Cobb, Democrat.
A Need of the Gulf Coast.
Washington, April 21.—The hill ap¬
propriating $75,000 for the construction
of a lighthouse tender sor the gulf coast
of Florida, which passed the senate ou
March 2, has been favorably reported in
the house from the committee ou inter¬
state and foreign commerce. It is ex¬
pected that this bill will pass this ses¬
sion. and the lighthouse board of has the gulf laid
special of stress Florida upon in the this needs the
coast respect,
present tender being so worn out of as the to
be unseaworthy, unfit for auy
of duties constant for which danger it is to used those an<| compelled a source
to go to sea in it.
Russell's Boom Launched*
Boston, April 21.—With enthusiasm
almost surpassing that noted at the re¬
cent state convention of the Republi¬
cans of Massachusetts when Thomas B.
Reed was indorsed as a presidential can¬
didate, the Democrats of the state set
their president approval and upon named Grover ex-Goveruor Cleveland
as for
William E. Russell as their choice
the nomination to be President Cleve¬
land’s successor.
Bimetallic Conference at Brasaala*
Brussels, April 20.— The bimetallic
conference, called with the view of pav¬
ing the way to international negotia¬
tions on the subject, assembled here.
Delegates from Germany, the United
States, Great Britain, France, Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Rou
mauia are present,
BOLLOCH TIMES.
Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, Thursday, Apr. 28,1888.
CROP CONDITIONS.
Favorable Wamther Reported In All the
Southern States.
Washington, April 16.—The weather
bureau, in its weekly review of crop
conditions for the week just ended,
says:
In the southern states the weather
generally has been very favorable for
farm work, which has made good districts, prog¬
ress. In the more northerly
owing to the lateness of the season,
farming operations are much delayed,
but are being pushed forward as rapidly
Cotton possible. quite general
in the planting is now the cotton
northern portion of
belt, Is well advanced in the southern
portion, and the early planted Is coming
up. In Florida, planting is nearly fin¬
ished.
Winter wheat is reported ns in excel¬
lent condition in Nebraska and Eastern
Kansas, and is much improved nud look¬
ing well in Iown, Missouri, Arkansas,
Tennessee and Northorn Illinois. Loss
favorable reports are received from
Wisconsin, Michigan. Ohio, Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and portions
of New York, in some of which states
it has been badly winter killed, nud is
generally in fair to poor condition.
No com has as yet been planted north
of the Ohio River, but some Kentucky planting
has been done as far north ns
and Virginia. West of the Mississippi north
some corn has boon planted as far
as southern Nebraska. Planting is par¬
tially completed in Oklahoma and Mis¬
souri. In Illinois and Indiana southern plowing
for corn is general. In the
pleted. states corn planting is - practically com¬
DISMISSED THE PETITION.
The L. ft N. Not Compelled to Obey au Or¬
der Regarding Coal Hatos to Nashville.
Nashville, April 18.—United States
District Judge Clark, has handed down
a petition in which he dismisses the pe¬
tition of the interstate commerce cora
mission, filed against the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and seeking to com¬
pel that road to obey the order made by
the commission regarding coni rates to
Nashville. This order was to the effect
that so long as the company charged
$1.40 per ton for transporting coal from
western Kentucky mines to Memphis it
should not charge' exceeding $1.60 per
ton for transporting coal from the same
miues to Nashville.
The defense of the company was that
the low rate charged to Memphis was
not accepted voluntarily by the com¬
pany, but was forced upon them by rea¬
son of the foot that Memphis was sup¬
plied Ohio with cool from Pittsburg and low other that
river points at rates so
the Louisville and Nashville company
was compelled to accept $1.40 per ton or
discontinue the business of carrying
coal to Memphis.
The order was issued by the commis¬
sion on oomplaint of a number of Nash¬
ville citizens, filed about four years ago.
Judge Clark of dismissed tho petition at
the cost the commission. The ques¬
tion ns to the Nashville rate being a
just one is not decided and not involved
in the suit. This case was argned at
Chattanooga several weeks ago.
AGAINST WHITNEY.
Tillman Says If the Now York Mail Is Nom¬
inated at Chicago He Will Bolt.
Wichita, Kan., April 18.— Senator
Benjamin R. Tillman of South Caro¬
lina arrived in Wichita and was met at
the depot by a large number of people.
The town is filled with visitors and is
in gala attire. At 4 o’clock in the af¬
ternoon in a circus tent erected for the
purpose, Senator Tillman made a free
silver speech, talking to one of the largest
audiences that ever gathered here.
In au interview Tillman said in au
swer to a question: “If Whitney of I
New York is nominated at Chicago
would walk out of the convention; if
Morrison is nominated, I would feel like
walking out, bnt would wait until I
looked un his record. I do not know
where Morrison stands on the silver
question, and I have not seen anybody
in recent years who does.”
CAPITAL STOCK REDUCED.
Southern Competition Too Much For m
Company In Massachusetts.
Boston, April 18. —The stockholders
of the Lawrence Manufacturing com¬
pany of Lowell voted to reduce the
capital stock of the company from $1,-
500,000 to $750,000, 15,000 and the number of
shares from (par 100) to 7,500
shares with the same par value.
The reason for this step is Mi at the
corporation is not able to manufacture
the grade of cloth that it has been mak¬
ing at a profit aud meet the competition
of southern manufacturers. Accord¬
ingly, it woe decided to reduce the capi¬
tal stock and confine the mills to the
manufacture of hosiery, which has
heretofore been made subordinate to
the production of cotton.
A Suspected “Spotter” Lynched.
Ohattanoooa, April 18. — Starling
Savage was taken from his bed at Ir¬
ving College, Tenn., seven miles from
McMinnville, iu Warren county, by a
mob of masked men and hanged to a
tree. The doomed man was sns me et e d
of being a "spotter” for the United
States officers. Savage was a worthless
character and a resident of White, an
adjoining county, bnt him his moonshine home.
enemies had followed from
Secret Russo-Chinese Treaty.
Cologne, Germany, April 21.—A dis¬
patch to the Volks Zeitnng, dated from
Shanghai, declares that it is trne, as
has beeu before reported, that Li Hnug
Chang, who is now on his way to Mos¬
cow to be present at the coronation of
the czar, bears with him a secret Rnsso
Chinese treaty.
Congressman Gibson Renominated.
Knoxville, April 16.—Congressman
H. R. Gibsou of the Second congres¬
sional district of Tennessee was renomi¬
nated by the Republican He congressional
convention here. had no opposition.
Nomination is equivalent to an election,
as the district is strongly Republican.
Four Killed In a Mine Explosion.
N eh art, Mon., April 18.—Four men
were killed aud 16 injured in a mine ex¬
plosion here.
HOME RULE FOR CUBA
Spanish Government to Make
an I mportan t Move.
STATE DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED
the Law Which Will He Pet Into Kffrot
For the Belief of Suffering Cuban* Was
Signed Over a Year Ago by the Queen
Regent of Spain, and Is Vary Elaborate
la Its Provisions.
Washington, April 21,—The Spanish
government within the next four weeks
will put into execution a comprehen¬
sive system of home rule or autonomy
for tho island of Cuba. There is good
reason to believe that the state depart¬
ment has received from Madrid infor¬
mation to this effect. lit any event it is
beyond question that this important
move is assured. It promises to bring
to a sudden termination the irritation
between the United States and Spain
and to replace this feeling with one of
a friendly and amicable Mature.
The law which will be put into effoct
was signed by the Queen Regent of
Spain March 18, 1896, and will to fol¬
lowed by rules and regulations develop¬
ing the present scheme of reform. This
time the Queen Regent of Spain makes
her address to the Spanish cprtes, which
assembles in one month. The law will
be promulgated throughout Cuba, and
the long expected policy of home rule
for Cuba will be realized. The law is
very elaborate in its provisions. rule is seemed
The element of home
by the establishment of two local bodies,
drawn largely, if not entirely, from res¬
idents of Cuba. One of these is to be
known as the the provincial other tho chamber council of of
deputies, and as
administration. The latter has appel¬
late jurisdiction over the former.
Large powers are granted to the coun¬
cil of administration in the management
of public affairs, bat the governor gen¬
eral will continue as the supreme rep¬
resentative of Spain on the island and
will have direct charge of military, na¬
val and international questions. The
details of the reform project were puts
lished at the time of their adoption by
the Spanish eortes in 1895.
A Spanish Commander’s Report.
Tampa, Fla., April 21.—Don Antonio
Montes, commander of the Spanish
gunboat Alberta, in his official report
to the general of murines in Havana,
states: I
“Ou the morning of the tenth went
to mander Galanas. I was told by the Alfonso com¬
of the fort that tho
Thirteenth battallion, under command
of Colonel Devos, had left the day be¬
fore in combination with other forces to
attack Maceo, but finding themselves
surrounded by 5,000 insurgents, had re¬
traced with orderly fighting for seven
hours until they readied the storehouses
on the wharf of the Sun Cnludia estate,
where they had fortified themselves.
Colonel Devos instructed mo to tnko 20
soldiers to Bramnles to procure ammu¬
nition.
“On my wny there I fired upon the
San Augustine estate captured by the
insurgents. I returned with tho ammu¬
nition. It was then decided that all
implements and 170 cavalry horses
should bo shipped on the schooners in
the harbor. While these wore being
loaded I protected them from the in¬
surgents by the constant use of artillerv,
ably assisted by the fort. About dark
General Inclan arrived with large rein¬
forcements. We then decided it wns
safe to unload the implements the and
horses we had loaded on schooners. ”
The Cubans expect an important bat¬
tle this week owing to the concentra¬
tion of Jose and Antonio Maceo’a forces
on directly opposite sides of the trocha.
Maceo Outgenerals 'Verier.
New York, April 21.—A dispatch to
The World from Havana says: If Gen¬
eral Maceo succeeds in crossing the army
barrier in spite of tho 60,000 Spanish
regulars, pressing him on all sides, Gen¬
eral Weyler must confess, as Generul
Campos did, that tjie campaign this is a fail¬
ure and that Spain cannot end war
by her own unaided forces.
The rebel general has that sent he will word break to
his friends in Havana
through tlio trooha wlion he is ready,
aud that when the first showers of rain
fall the captain general’s plans Will turn
to dust.
It is certain that General Maceo has
some suremoausof suddenly assembling
his roving bands on this side of the
trocha; some said by means of colored
paper balloons and other* by messages.
There is a belief thut General Weyler
is ontmanonvored and Spain mediation will pres¬
ently welcome the friendly
of the United'States. Even the Span¬
iards share this feeling.
Prisoners of war are condemned to
death as incendiaries without rebel proof of
actnal guilt. Evidence that a sol¬
dier belonged to a column of the enemy
Which 1ms burned property is sufficient
to insure his death. A prisoner's cou
Tietiou depends ou whether he joined
the offending band before or after the
incendiarism occurred.
Twenty Cubans Shot In Morra Castle.
Cincinnati, April 21.—A special to
Tha Commercial-Gazette from Havana
says: Ten men were ahot at Morro Cas
tie ou last Saturday morning, and Sun¬
day morning another fusillade rang out
on the early morning air, and ten more
prisoners were dead. Of all that oc
enrs behind those walls, the greatest
part nmst be a matter of conjecture.
Only a few Spaniards know, and they
do not telL
A subterranean passage is said to lead
under the waters 6f the bay from Morro
Custle to the strong fortification just
across in Havana, and this is made use
of in the disposition of prisoners. All
political prisoners, however, ‘who are
accorded trial and condemned to die are
publicly executed. made groat These occasions, public and execu¬ be¬
tions are
fore sonrsie the bay is fairly swarming
with little craft carrying visitors to the
bloody scene. Women take their chil¬
dren aud go, and all business is sus¬
pended.
Mrs. Sarah Morenr Dead.
Towanda, Pa., Aoril 20.—Mrs. Sarah
Merctur, widow of the late Chief Jnssic*
Me^ ur, died at fr>r home,ja &is clt^
BOB’S NARROW ESCAPE.
Die ( Hampton Pugilist Almost Electro
ented—Hie Pet Lion Killed.
Clbveland, April 17.—Robert Fitz¬
simmons, the prizefighter, came within
tn Inch of being electrocuted here. As
it was, hit pet lion, Nero, was killed
and Fitzsimmons vm severely shocked
and quite seriously burned.
On account of the extremely warm
weather the lion was taken to the roof
of Ruinsey’s gymnasium on Erie street,
where he was chained up. Shortly after
midnight Fitzsimmons, accompanied by
Ernest Roeber, the wrestler, and Lewis
Robertson, an attache of the gymna¬
sium, went wp on the roof to see the
animal.
On reaching the root Fitzsimmons
called to the lion, which, upon hearing
his master’s voice, sprang forward to
the leugth of the chain nud over some
electric quiokly light followed wires. at the A shower contact of of sparks tue
chain with the wires. The lion received
a shock and again jumped towards
Fitzsimmons, who sprung back against
the wall of au adjoining building. The
lion sprang past him, drawing the chain
tnnt across the pugilist's shock. thighs, In who his
cringed the under lion the leaped severe the edge of
auger over
the room and hung by the nock.
Fitzsimmons was pnlled from uuder
the chain and removed to his hotel.
There is a burn across knuckle his thighs of the and index a
small bnru on the
finger of the right hand. That is all the
visible evidence of the terrible ordeal,
although Fitzsimmons was in a dazed
condition for over an honr.
When tho lion wns pulled tip had from the
side of the building whore he been
snspendod he was dead.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Three Firemen Lose Tli*lr Lives a* a Blase
la Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 20.—Three fire¬
men were orushed to death and several
others seriously injured as the result of
a fire which destroyed the old depot of
the Pennsylvania Railroad company, at
Thirty-second and Market streets, en¬
tailing n loss of about $200,000.
The depot had a frontage on Market
street of about 150 feet, and extended
back, including th* carshed, to Arch
street, a distance of 400 feet. The shed
was used to store cars. At the time the
lire broke out there were 20 Pullman
cars in the shed, eight of them being
destroyed, originated about the centre
The fire
of the structure and had gained consid¬
erable headway before the firemen
reached depot the building. used the main
The proper was as
telegraph offices of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, and trains on the
Baltimore aim Washington branch of
that line weie valuable consequently records delayed. of the
Many old and
company were also in the building and
were destroyed. is
The loss on the Pnllmnn coaches
about $120,000, and ou the depot and
shod about $100,000.
LUNATIC IN A CHURCH.
Hs Declared the Her rice* n Farce, Drew n
Revolver and Fanle Followed.
Oakland, Cal., April 20.— A lnnatio
with a gun oleared out nearly all th#
worshipper* in the First Unitarian
church Suuday night. The madman,
who gave the name of Lowia Porter,
went into the chnrch as soon as services
commenced aud took a scat alougside
the 'aisle, about half way toward* the
altar. HU nervous manner and pecu¬
liar actions attracted the attention of
several members of the congregation
from the first. At the conclusion of
the hymn, the lunatic arose and walked
down the aisle until he reached the al¬
tar. As he walked down he said in a
loud voice:
“This thing is all a farce. It is a
humbug. Now I want to have my say,
aud it won’t be well for anybody to at¬
tempt to stop me.”
As he finished quickly speaking disarmed. ho drew a The re¬
volver, but was
lunatic was turned over to a policeman
and the service continued.
To Restrict Immigration.
Washington, April 17.—The secretary
of the national legislative committee of
the Junior Guam has beeu in Washing¬
ton for several days in the interest of
the bills before congress for the restric¬
tion of immigration. It is claimed that
more petitions have been sent to con
gross during the present session for the
passage of some bill which will restrict
immigration than for any measure ever
before congress. It is expected by the
secretary that if either of the bills which
have been favorably reported house by the im¬
migration committee of the come
to a vote they will be passed.
Prcildcnt Bpurr Found Guilty.
Nashville, April 17.—The jury in
the case of M. A. Spurr, charged in the
United States court with falsely certi¬
fying checks on the Commercial Na¬
tional bank of this city, of which he was
president, returned a verdict of gnilty
as charged aud commended to the mercy
of the court. In the ubsence of Judge
Severn*, the presiding Judge judge, the ver¬
dict was received by Clarke of
Chattanooga. A motion for arrest of
judgment aud for a new trial was en¬
tered and will to heard May. by Jndge Sev¬
ern* at Oinciiinati in
Xmbexsled From un Insane I’utlent
Sax Fraxcisco, Apfll 16.—Ex-Dis¬
trict Attorney James D. Page, has beeu
found gnilty of embezzlement of $2,000
from an ittsaue patient of whom he had
been appointed guardian. Page fled "o
New York where he was arrested last
January and subsequently brought back
to this city.
Edward Pardrl<l«a Deed.
Chicago, April J7. —Edward Pard
ridge, one of the most prominent and
wealthy operators on the board of trade,
died of Bright’s disease after several
weeks' illness.
Post master at Heyport, Pie.
Washington, April 17.—Walter J.
Turney has been appointed postmaster
at Bayport, Hernando county, FU.,
vice ■ Mary A Willingham, resigned.
NO. 48.
FERTILIZER FOR CORN.
Conclusion* Which Hare limn Dtrlnd
From experiments end Experience.
' Question. — I have my corn land
well and deeply broken, and hare cot¬
tonseed meal, fertilizer. phoephnte In and potash to
use as a what proportions
would yon advise me to mix these, and
is it absolutely What necessary is to best mix plan before of
cnftiVation? applying? the
Answer. — Without some knowl¬
edge of the mechanical condition and
quality of yonr land, and its previous
cultivation, as well as the crops which
have beeu grown on it, it is a difficult
matter to advise you intelligently. We
can only give in a general way the con¬
clusions which have been derived from
experiment and experience. As a rule,
ou the majority of farming lauds in
Georgia, we may apply the three ele¬
ments of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash in about the nrojiortious which
an analysis of the plant calls for, bnt
commercial fertilizers are not the best
form from which to obtain tho highest
results in corn growing. In proportion,
as the land has been thoroughly culti¬
vated and highly manured for other
orops, the amount of nitrogen may be
reduced. The best preparation for a
corn crop is a highly manured and well
raltivated cotton crop, and after stable
Manure, the best form of nitrogen has
ieen found to be oottonsoed. In all the
reports of exceptionally henry yields in
sorn, It is fonud that the land has been
very deeply broken and subsoiled, some¬
times to the depth of 34 inohes. This
would Hoorn to indicate that moisture,
perhaps, more than fertilizers, exercise*
a controlling influouoe tn the yield. The
following make good mixtures: Acid
phosphate, 800 pounds; kainlt, 800
pounds; cottonseed meal, 400 pounds;
or aoid phosphate, 900 pounds; cotton¬
seed meal, BOOpounda; mnrinteof potash,
60 pounds. These may be applied sepa¬
rately, or mixed, before patting in tbe
planting farrow—orcopt that the quan¬
tity of muriate of potash being small—
its distribution might bo more Uniform
If mingled with the other ingredients
before applyiug. In either ease open
the plautiug furrows with a shovel, and
If the amount per acre is to be moder¬
ate, drill it all into this opening furrow,
following with a long, narrow scooter
to thoroughly mix it with the soil. • Bed
on this, and before planting, run a
smoothing harrow up and down the
beds. Then open the planting furrow
in the middle of tha bed tr ’ two
or three grains of selected com (good
seed is very important) every I or $ feet,
that is if the rows are more than 4 feet
apart. If tho land will bear it, make
your rows 4 feet apart and drop the corn
the same distanoe. The first two work¬
ings can be very profitably done with
the harrow, the first just as the plant*
begin to peop from the ground, and the
seoond after they are well up. If tho
harrow is directed diagonally across the
second time in the opposite direction
from th# first no injury to the plants
will result, and the incipient weeds and
grass will be destroyed even before they
appear. This will also prevent the for
mation of a crust and save much un¬
necessary hoeing. All after cultivation
should be exceedingly shallow, never
more than 1 inch, using plow* which
require the fewest trips to the row, re¬
peating the work at least every two
weeks until the corn begins to “bunch”
for tas8elling. It should then be laid
by. The time to *ow pea* broadcast, a*
a renovating crop, i* at the last plow¬
ing.—State Agricultural Department.
Flawing Corn tbe First Time.
Question. —Is it injurious I to have corn not to
flow deep the first time?
m able to prepare my land a* thor¬
oughly a* I would like, and I want your
advice as to which would be beet; to
break it out thoroughly the first time,
or give it entire surface cnlture 7
Answer —If you will examine th#
roots of very yonug corn yon will find
that they extend out a considerable dis¬
tance very near the surface. This hor¬
izontal growth will be fonnd to con¬
tinue for a oonsiderable distanoe before
they begin to sink deeper into the soil.
Therefore deep plowing at first must
nocessarlly cut some of the small roots,
bnt if the land has beeu poorly prepared,
or is of the stiff qnaltty, whioh has been
packed by heavy rains after preparation,
we should oertninly take the risk of
deep plowing the first time. The root
pruning is certainly less injurious at
that period than later on. In doing this
work be careful not to throw too much
dirt to the young corn. The old plan of
"hilling up the corn,” causes it to throw
out a set of roots prematurely. A little
soil sifted in at each successive working
is desirable aud beneficial; anything
more than that is injurious.—State Ag¬
ricultural Department.
Fertilizing Sweet Potatoes.
Question.— I desire to know the best
fertilizer for sweet potatoes, and how
mnch to apply per acre.
Answer.—I t has been fonnd that
sweet potatoes require a good deal of ni¬
trogen and potash, and not as mneh
phosphoric acid as was once thought to
be necessary. A good mixture would
be 200 pounds aoid phosphate, pounds 900 pounds kainit.
cottonseed meal and be 600 the de¬
The amount to used te acre
pends upon the character of the land
upon whioh you wish to apply it, On
well prepared laud, full of humus or
vegetable matter, 1,000 pounds of the
above mixture could be ttfcd with profit.
On lands only moderately supplied with
hnines, a mnch less quantity should be
need, and on thin land devoid of humus
900 pounds of the above mixture weald
be ample.—State Agricultural Depart¬
ment.
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BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Reliable Reports Received Prom
All Over the South.
TBS LUMBER MARKET IS ACTIVE
Fries Lis* Changed In Man* the New Coa
dltlens—Iran and Ceel Hssdjr-Znrr !•
dtcntlea That thn New CoHan Crap Wilt
Bn a Large One—Many New Industrie*
Reported Far thn Wee Is.
Chattanooga, April *1.—The Trades¬
man’s reports of industrial, mechanical
and business affairs in all the southern
states for the week ending April 21 are
from more than 2,600 correspondents
and are authentic and reliable.
The lumber market has been active
and unsettled during the week and
prices are lower for all grades of pine.
The association has changed its list to
meet the new conditions. A good deal
of lumber i* changing hands and tha
mill operators art Increasing their out¬
puts. Iron and coal steady at unchanged
are
prioes. The advance made in souther*
iron lias brought in many orderf and
the favorable reports as to maintenance
of prices, good understandings the among
the large producers and prob¬ steel
abilities of the building of
mills keep the market firm. The
Iron men are very confident of a pros
perons summer, The coal miners are
reducing output* somewhat to meet fa*
changing season. Supplies of coal alls
ample and the market is rather weak.
Cotton prospects indicate that the
new crop will be a large oue. The’area in¬
of plantiug has been considerably
creased over that of last year and more
ears has been given to supply fertilizers.
Cotton manufacturers report that stock*
are accumulating somewhat under a de¬
creased demand. Prices are low and
some mills will soon shut down unless Th*
an iimprovement mills Is soon have apparent. had
southern cotton and a very
prosperous winter’* business con¬
siderable and important addition* have
been made to their nnmbdr.
Southern new industries are many
and some an of considerable The import¬ Oum
ance. among Goal and them Steel being: of Nor
berlan id company Cun.
folk. V*., Ya.. capital capital $2,500,000; $2,500. the
Manufiwturin^conTpany Te*., with $600,000 capital, of and SngarlanjT tha Jef¬
ferson Coal and Railway company of
Birmingham, Ala., capital Elevator $400,000.
The Texas City Mill and ebat- com
a capital $100,000, has been
at Galveston, Tex.; the New
Orleans FurnltoVe Manufacturing |o^
Fjrieaus, La.; theUpsher TEB Beal and Lack
**
ndlr
Pleasant* N. Q ., each with $80,000 cap
ital. A *80.000 cotton oil mill ia To be
built at Granbury, Tex.
The Blount A Edward* Foundry cad
Machine company has been chartered
at Peanut Milledg* ville, Ga.; at the Smithville, Independent Vo.,
company limited, saddlery
and Colltna A Ga,
manufacturers at New Orleans, La.,
each with $28,000 reported capital. brick and tile
There are also
works at Knoxville, tenn., and Blaolc*
burg, Ya.; a cotton compress at Cordele,
Ga.; proposed cotton mill* at Leaksville
and Troy, N- 0., and flooring mills at
Gadsden, Ala.; Knreka Springs, Ark.,
and Hartsrille, Teun. A manganese
mining company ia being organised at
Athens, Ga.; a tannery is to be built
at WayuasvUle, N. 0.; tobacco works at
Birmingham. Ala.; a furniture factory mill
at Mebane, N. 0., and a planing at
Hartford, W. Va,
The new buildings of the week in¬
clude a bank building at Scranton,
Mis*.; business houses at Bristol, Tenn.,
and a $20,000 church at Norfolk, Va. A
courthouse to oost Ky., $25,600 is reported at
Shepherdsville, Winston, Ky.; and $40,000 one to hotel cost
$60,000 Weston, at W. Va., and a$14,000 a
at ware
house at Greenville , H^as. j j
PRIZES FOR ARTISTS.
Andrew Carnegie Wants Tw» Painting*
Per the Plttehnrg Art Gallery.
Pittsburg, April 31. —Andrew Car¬
negie has authorized the trustees of the
Carnegie Art gallery to offer $8,000 fo»
the best two oil paintings by Americas!
artists. Acting under this authoriza¬
tion the board of trustees of the Carne¬
gie fine arts and museum collection fund
officially announces: prize of $5,000 will be given i
First—A
for tbe best painting in oil produced artist, in
the year resident, 1896 by an and American first shown in
wherever Pittsbnrg,
the Carnegie art galleries of held for five
Pa., at an exhibition to be
weeks, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1896,
the successful work to become the prop¬
erty of the board of trustees of Carnegie
flue arts and museum collection fund.
Second—A prize of $8,000 will be
given for the painting in oil adjudged
to be next in artistic value, subject to
the conditions enumerated above.
Armenians Tortured hr Turks.
Constantinople, April 21.— Authen¬
tic information received here show that
the Turkish prison at Marsh is crowded
with Armenians who, it ia added, ate
subjected to horrible tortures. A gene¬
ral massacre is feared. The Redifs and
Bashi Bazooka quartered at Zitong are
devastating the lands of the Armenians.
The police have recommenced arresting
Armenians.
Framleeat Young Man Dr ow n ed.
Baltimore, April 21.— Henry Parke
Curtis Wilson, Jr., one of the most
prominent young society men of this
city, and a Son of Dr. Henry O. Wilson,
was drowned in Black river, near tha
fishing shore of Alexander Brown, tha
well known banker, while bathing.
Killed by s Falling Tree.
WzlaKa, Fla., April 21.—J, R. Saun¬
ders, a white logger, in the employ of
the Wilson Cypress company of Pa¬
le! kn, was killed falling at the log camp dp tha
Ocklawaha by a tree.
Ftva Children tsnetharad ta Death.
Turner’s Falls, Jfass., April 17.—
Five children, were to death
by a fire in a 4-story tenement bleak
here.