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VOL VI. NO. 11.
IN HAWAII THE STARS AND BARS
WILL BE RAISED.
DECLARATION OF A PROTECTORATE
Another Version of the Story Is That No
Change Has Been Made In Instruc¬
tions to Minister Sewell,
The following from the correspond¬
ent of tho Associated Press at Hono¬
lulu was received on the steamer Bel
gic at Sun Francisco Tuesday:
“The arrival of the steamship Mon
awi from San Francisco due here the
29th, means much for Hawaii. In
official circles it is generally under¬
stood that the United States minister,
Mr. Sewell, will carry out the instruc¬
tions received in the last mail, said to
be to this effect:
“If Monawi brings word flint con¬
gress failed to pass the annexation
treaty Minister Sewell is to declare a
protectorate and raise the American
flag. The American minister has had
frequent consultations with President
Dole within the past week anil it is be¬
lieved they have agreed on a program.
The general impression here is that
congress lias decided to let the matter
of annexation wait over until the regu¬
lar session.
“The intervening mouths will he a
long time for this country alone, in
view of tho attitude of Japan, and
Secretary Sherman believed a protect¬
orate of the United States is the only
way to p e.’cnt possible hostile action
on the part of the Japanese. As soon
as the Monawi arrives it is understood
the United States minister will notify
Ibis government of his intention to
ruiso the American flag. Diplomatic
equity will allow a day or two for
answer and it is expected everything
will be in readiness to declare a pro¬
tectorate Monday, August 29.
“The foregoing information comes
from a reliable source and but few
persons in Honolulu are aware of the
near approach of the most important
event in the history of the country.”
Another Washington special says:
It is declared positively at the state
department that there has been no
change in tho instructions sent to Mr.
Sewell ot to Admiral Reardslee touch¬
ing then’ attitude oii the Hawaiian
question.
The admiral’s instructions wore to
protect American interests at all points,
aud tho eve^j to Uj^blish O /'•gprioun a protectorate disturbance, only in or
the coir.,/’ of some overt act. It
is not understood tliat tho execution
of this order was at all dependent up¬
on the action or non-action of con¬
gress upon the annexation.
At the navy department an even
more explicit denial of the story that
the flag was to be hoisted was obtain¬
ed, It was said that Admiral Beards
lee’s orders only contemplated a land¬
ing in an emergency to preserve tho
Btatus quo, and that the landing
would not be for a longer period of
time than was necessary to restore
conditions to their former shape.
It was said that as President Mc¬
Kinley had referred the whole matter
to congress along with the annexation
treaty, it would not he courteous to
that body for the executive to act on
its own volition until congress had
expressed its will. It was further said
that there was no truth in the reporte 1
story that tho battleship Ore jou was
under orders to go to Honolulu.
“COFFIN TACKS” ARE HIGHER.
Cigarette Trust Makes Sweeping Advance
In Wholesale Prices.
The American Tobacco company,
the big cigarette trust, has made a
sweeping advance of 15 per cent in
wholesale prices on all brands made
and handled by the compauy.
The letter of notification is now
going through tlie mails. Turkish
cigarettes, that were sold from $7 to
$17 a thousand, will . now cost the
dealer from $8.65 to $23.30, according
to the brand. Louisiana Periqne ad¬
vances from $5.15 aud $5.75 to $6.15
and $6.50. Such brands of domestic
make as Sw r eet Caporal, Old Domin¬
ion, Duke's Cameo, etc., which deal¬
ers bought for $3.80 per thousand,
have been increased in price to $4.10.
BERESFORB IN ALASKA.
Says He «~‘- Will ak M»tax_a^p»>rl..ne and Buy
■ Wl»lf of Georgia.
acfiord ^ Klondyke.
Beresferd is off to
A letter has been received at his old
home in Fitzgerald, Ga., stating that
he left Seattle, Wash., July 23d, aud
that he will go direct to Alaska.
Before going it is said that the lord
stated he would return with a huge
fortune, and that in the end ho would
purchase half of Georgia and would
make it warm for those who have ma¬
ligned him.
The letter gave no information in
regard to Beresford’s wife, who skip¬
ped with him, but it is supposed that
she will make the trip to Alaska with
him.
DEMAND OLD PRICES.
Mnny Hundred Iowa Miners Will Respond
To a Call.
At a mass meeting at Greenville,la.,
■which lasted all day Friday, tho miners
of the low field coal district of south¬
ern Iowa,700 to 800 in number, passed
resolutions demanding the 1892-93
priees and if acceded to they will
continue work unless they should be
called out for a general suspension. It
is believed tlie operators will grant
their demand.
BULLOCH TIMES.
TURKS YET DEIIANT.
Fi’cib Tumble Anticipated la £ettl!i*i?
Peace Preliminaries.
According to a dispatch received at
Paris Tuesday from Constantinople a
division of the Turkish fleet has been
ordered to sail for C'auea, Island of
Crete.’
If the statement contained in the
Constantinople dispatch alluded to i«
correct, fresh trouble may be anticipa¬
ted in the settlement of the Greeco
Tuikich peace preliminaries.
It lias been reported for some time
that the Turkish government was con¬
templating landing additional Turkish
troops in Crete and on Thursday last
the admirals in command of the for¬
eign fleets iu Cretan waters held a
conference and decided to oppose by
force the landing of any Turkish rein¬
forcements in Crete.
They notified Ismael Bey, the Turk¬
ish civil governor, of the decision ar¬
rived at. But the Turkish governor
replied that lie could not accept such a
decision, apparently taking the ground
that the porte would persist in its in¬
tention to reinforce the Turkish garri¬
son in Crete.
MINER” ARE GAINING.
Ranks of tlio Strikers Swelling at a
llnpiil Hate.
A special of Tuesday from Pittsburg,
Pa., says: The strikers still continue
to gain accessories to their number
from New York and Cleveland com¬
pany’s men. Creek mines
Sandy Creek and Turtle
are completely idle and the Plum
Creek mines are slowly but surely
coming into line with the men encamp¬
ed iu the vicinity. of diggers
Tuesday nearly half the
at this stronghold of the company
failed to go to work and a number of
those who did go into the pit have
promised to quit as soon as they clean
up the coal now lying in their rooms.
At Camp Determination it was re¬
ported that every one of the miners of
tho New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal company who had gone to work
was iu sympathy with tho movement,
and only their signature to a contract
prevented them from staying out. The
miners are satisfied with the progress
they have made. They claimed that
the offending miners were nearer to
suspension than they had been since
the strike was inaugurated. The men
arc jubilant over the work they have
done.
TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL.
A Report 1 Iiat the Government Is Defy¬
ing the Constitution.
A dispatch to Tho London Daily
Mail from Madrid describes a very
grave state of affa'rs in Portugal.
According to this correspondent,the
Portugese government is setting the
constitution at defiance and adopting
the most stringent, repressive meas¬
ures.
The police, without legal warrants,
enter private dwellings at all hours of
the day and night, ransack them, seize
property and march the owners off to
prison on the most trifling or utterly
unfounded charges. A veritable reign
of terror is established and it is the
popular belief that tlie government obnoxious
coil templates passing its
financial legislation by means of a
coup d’etat.
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from
Rome says that King Humbert is in
daily correspondence with his sister,
tlie queen dowager of Poitugal, on the
subject of. tlie present disturbances,
and he has instructed the Italian min¬
ister to Lisbon, Count Gerbairde de
Sonasses, to render all the assistance
in his power to the royal family in
cuse an emergency should arise.
The Italian government has placed
two men-of-war under special orders
to proceed to Lisbon.
SOLICITOR ON TRIAL.
Prosecuting Attorney Tlinrmoml Arraign
otl for Murder in South Carolina.
The trial of Solicitor J. W. Thur¬
mond for killing Will Harrison March
24th last was begun in Edgefield, 8.
C., Tuesday. The jury was selected
without trouble.
Tho defense put in the plea of self
defense. Attorney General Barber is
conducting the prosecution in person,
assisted by General M. C. Butler.
Only once before in decades has the
attorney general conducted a murder
trial—that of the Edgefield lynchers in
1886.
Ex-Governor Sheppard, N.G. Evans,
J. H. Tillman aud George W. Croft uro
among the lawyers for defense.
TO INVESTIGATE ALASKA.
Expert From Federal Bureau of Labor
Leaves For the Gold Belt.
Expert Samuel G. Dunham, of the
federal bureau of labor, left Washing¬
ton Saturday for the gold belt of
Alaska, where he will make an investi¬
gation ami report in time for the pro¬
jected spring migrations. equipped for the
Mr. Dunham is well
work, having spent much time in the
mining camps of the west, and for
eleven years he has been one of the
corps of experts of the labor bureau
engaged in the investigation of special
problems.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement for July Issued By the Treasury
department.
The monthly statement of the pub¬
lic debt issued Monday shows that the
debt, less cash in the treasury at the
close of business on July 31 was
$998,446,646, an increase during the
month of $6,790,560, which is ac¬
counted for by a corresponding de¬
crease in the cash in the treasnry.
This decrease is iu consequence of ex¬
ceptionally heavy disbursements. The
debt, independent of the cash, was
decreased by $330,610.
STATESBORO, GA.. THURSDAY. AUGUST r>. 1897.
GOVERNOR DETERMINED TO BRING
THE GUILTY TO JUSTICE.
HAS CLEAR EVIDENCE AS TO THREE
Five Hundred Hollar* Eaeli for the First
Two Convicted; #100 for Each Addi¬
tional Conviction Secured.
The governor of Georgia has offered
a reward for the Ryder lynchers and
the names of the most of them are in
his possession. He hns clear evidence
as to three, and it is likely that evi¬
dence as to the others will develop on
the trial. The governor offers rewards
as follows:
Five hundred dollars for the first
two lynchers of Dr. Ryder arrested
and convicted.
One hundred dollars for each sub¬
sequent lyncher of Dr. Ryder arrested
and convicted.
Two hundred and fifty dollars for
each pet son arrested and convicted of
felonious conduct in preventing the
arrest or detection of parties guilty of
this crime.
This action was taken without hesi¬
tation, after an hour’s hearing with
Dr. C. A. Ryder of Gainesville, and
Prof. It. A. Ryder of determined Columbus. and
The brothers are
will exert every effort to convict the
men who were concerned in the Talbot
county lynching. asked for
Governor Atkinson was an
expression of his views, aud said:
“I am determined to do all that is
possible for 1he executive to do to
bring to justice the men who are guilty
of tho murder of Ryder. which
“There are two lines upon we
must proeeod in order to rid our
country of this practice which is injur¬
ing alike the character of our people
and of our civilization.
“One is for the press, the pulpit and
all enlightened and patriotic citizens
to exert themselves to make such
offenses odious until right views are
recognized and conformed to by all
people. be reached in
“Those who cannot
this way must he reached by being
mado to feel the force of tho strong
arm of the law. They should be
given to understand that when they
attempt to take a prisoner from tho
hands of officers their own lives will
be forfeited by their effort, and that
iu case of a successful effort they will
be punished by the courts. much said a’ out
“There has been
the delays of the Jaw, and yet to one
who fully comprehends our system and
itB results this point will receive little
consideration. We have now in our
penitentiary and county chningangs
over 4,000 convicts. We have had a
large number hung during my admin¬
istration, and where there is an occa¬
sional instance where a case is kept in
court a great while, it is a rare excep¬
tion and not the rulo.
“In addition to that, permit me to
say that tho men who lynch and take
the lives of their fellow men in their
own hands are not the men who are
usually found on the side of law and
order, and if lynching be apologized
for on the ground that the law does
not conform to the views of everyone,
then there will never be a stop put to
it.
“This being true, let apology for
lynch law cease, let it lie condemned
in unmeasured terms, and whatever is
to be said about changing the law, let
it be said to the general assembly, and
not for the purpose of palliating a
crime lynchers are guilty of. good
“I am satisfied that the citi¬
zens of Talbot county fully realize the
enormity of this offense and I expect
from them that hearty co-operation
which every good citizen owes to the
officers of the law under which he
lives.”
VIRGINIA POPULISTS ADJOURN.
Captftin Edmnml K. Cock© Nominated
For Fientenunt Governor.
The populist state convention at
Roanoke assembled again Thursday
morning. Major Gaines withdrew from
the race for the nomination of lieuten
ant governor, and Captain Edmund
R. Cocke was nominated by acclama
tion and accepted. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
MINERS BECOMING DESTITUTE.
Four Hundred Families Are Without Any
Means Whatever.
Miners iu the Danville, Ill., dis¬
trict are in destitute circumstances.
Over 400 families are reported without
means. Citizens and many of the op
erators are contributing liberally with
provisions and money. There is no
evidence that the strikers contemplate
giving np. dispatch Provisions
A Chicago suffering says: miners
for the relief of the
of Illinois arc coming iu rather slowly.
The relief headquarters have been
open two days, but nothing beyond a
few cash contributions from labor
unions has been'received.
GOOD FOR ROME.
The Government Gives Her Cotton Mill a
Big Contract.
The Rome, Ga., Cotton factory has
closed a contract with the United
States government for 739 sniies of
dnek goods for mail sacks. The con¬
tract will amount to about $250,000.
This is the first time a government
contract of this magnitude has been “
given to Georgia, and the contract, 18
itself, a great victory for Georgia’s
milling interests.
AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
JTapan and Hawaii To Settle Their Plf
fere nee* Peaceably.
A Washington special says: The
Japanese government has accepted the
offer made by Hawaii to arbitrate the
dispute between tlig two countries.
The state department lias been inform¬
ed of the offer and the acceptance.
The subjects for arbitration will in¬
clude not only theiJapnnese the difficulty over the
landing of immigrants,
but also will include other disagree¬
ments between the two countries, the
most important of which is the tax
imposed upon the Japanese liquor,
largely import«Land consumed by the
Japanese in Hawaii.
The acceptance of the offer of arbi¬
tration, a brief synopsis of which has
been telegraphed to the Japanese min¬
ister here and given the state depart¬
ment, states that the Japanese govern¬
ment accepts arbitration in principle
and is prepared to enter upon the
terms for a settlement of pending dis¬
The formal letter of acceptance has
been sent to Hawaii and the conditions
of arbitration will bo contain ;d there¬
in. These conditions are not known
here. Tending the arrangement of de¬
tails, all other proceedings looking to
a settlement will be discontinued.
The sake tax, of which the Japanese
complain, is an' increase of the duty
on this liquor from 15 cents to $1 per
gallon. This tax was passed by the
Hawaiian legislature and vetoed by
President Dole on the ground that it
was unconstitutional, and in violation
of the treaty with Japan, who had
rights under the most favored cause.
The tax was passed over his veto
almost unanimously, only one vote
being cast to sustain the president.
The pressure for taxing sake was
from the saloon keepers and the man¬
ufacturers of liquors, as tho Japanese
use this litpior almost wholly to the
exclusion of other beverages.
TEXAS DEMOCRATS ACT.
At ft Called Conference They Affirm Unwa¬
vering: Allegiance to the Party.
Over a thousand Texas democrats
attended a conference at Waco Friday,
called by Chairman Blake of the dem¬
ocratic state exceptive committe.
The most important action taken
was the adoption of resolutions affirm¬
ing unwavering allegiance to the prin¬
ciples of the parly as expressed in its
recent platform, estate and national,
aud appealing to citizens who desire
good government to stand as a unit
for its support.^ &
The paragraph In regard *to finance
is as follows:
“That wo hail as ftii principles advance sign of
the return to the upon
which the prosperity of tho country
can alone be achieved, the disposition
of the people in other states, as ex
pressed in the recent elections, to the
time-honoi ed doctrine of bimetallism
and to tho use of both gold aud silver
as the standard money metals of the
country, and to # system of fair and
just taxation, opposed to the trusts
and monopolies, and to the principles
contained in the last national demo¬
cratic platform adopted at Chicago in
1896.” The resolutions conclude with
a denunciation of the republican party.
NEW PLACE FOR ANDREWS.
Deposed President Will Assnme Charge
of Another University.
A Providence special says that
President Andrews, of Brown uni¬
versity, will in September assume the
head of the university projected by
John Brisben Walker, the New York
millionaire journalist, along absolutly
unique lines. Mr. Walker is also a
silver man.
The university will at first resemble
the chautauqua movement. It will ca¬
ter to the masses of the common peo¬
ple, and there will be no cost or ex¬
penses whatever to the student. Even
the textbooks will be free, and work
will be conducted by correspondence.
The institution will be liberally en¬
dowed.
President Andrews will be assisted
by an advisory board of ten of the
ablest minds in the country. Presi¬
dent Andrews, in speaking of the mat¬
ter, said:
“The course of studies will be work¬
ed out with reference to the real needs
of men and women in the various
wa i ks 0 f life, and will be designed not
only to produce broader minds, more
cultivated intellects aud give greater
qtness for special iSies of work, but
f a nift ite better citizens, better ucigh
bors, and give a happier type of man
and womanhood,”
FIVE YEARS FOR BRIDGES.
Ex-County School Commissioner Con¬
victed of Embczilcrnent.
The Bridges embezzlement trial
which hod been in progress at Rome,
Ga., for several days was given to the
jury late Saturday afternoon. guilty
The jury returned a verdict of
and Judge Ifenry passed sentence of
five years in the penitentiary.
Few cases in Floyd county have at¬
tracted as much attention or developed
as many sensational features as this.
It has been in the courts for nearly
two years, and it has been of enormous
expense to the county and from the
present outlook the drain on the
county treasury from this source is
not likely to stop soon.
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.
W«slch Resisted Arrest, tnd With Open
Knife Defied the Officer.
At Atlanta, Ga., Monday Patrolman
S. B. Baukston", while attempting to
arrest Charles Welch, a white mechanic,
sent a bullet through the heart of the
man he was after, killing him instant¬
ly. From the statement of Bankston
and the only other eye witness of the
shoyting, the killing was done in self
defense.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION OFFI
CIAL WRITES HOT LETTER.
BROUGHT OUT BY SEAL FISHERIES.
Elliott Claims That Special Commission©*
Foster Hay Misled Secretary Sherman
In Ills Reports Oil Sealing Matters.
Professor Henry W. Elliott, of the
Smithsonian institution, has given out
the complete text of his recent sensa¬
tional letter to Jiulge Day, assistant
secretary of state, regarding the seal
fisheries. It reads as follows:
Hon. W. R. Day, assistant secretary
of state. Washington:
Dear Sir—In the Morning Recorder,
of Lakewood, Ohio, appears the text
of a letter to Lord Salisbury, dated
May 10, 1897, ami signed by Hon.
John Sherman, secretary of state, on
the fur seal question. This letter is
prefaced by an account of the great
embarrassment which its publication
has caused the president, and that it
has been held up for several days at
the request of John W. Foster, who
now fears the effect of his own w’ork
a few weeks earlier.
“Inasmuch as I have a closer per¬
sonal knowledge of this present ques¬
tion tliuu any other man living, and
vastly more extended, and inasmuch
as I am the author of the modus viven
di of 1893, which is tho only credible
step taken by our government toward
settling this seal dispute since it be¬
gan in 1890 up to date, I desire to say
that after a careful perusal of the let¬
ter of May 10th, above cited, the
president lias reason to feel greatly
embarrassed, because it lays the state
department open to a crushing reply
from those not of the Canadian office,
and yon will be in the same mortify¬
ing fix that Blaine found himself in
1890, when the Canadians simply
crushed bis contra bonis moves letter
by the date which they promptly fur¬
nished in rebuttal.
“Inexperienced and ignorant men
should not write such letters dealing
with data about which they know W. no
moTe than so mnny parrots. John
Foster is utterly ignorant of the truth
in regard to the salient features of this
seal question on tne lslande; that letter
of May 10th is like all other prepara
tions from his hand on this subject—
,„ error,
.....
American IM c™tll..t
shameful and humiliating defeat which
we met with at Paris in 1893. Had
never would have met with such dias
ter.
“Taking this commonplace man tip
now, alter this record of flat-failure is
putHng him iiEcbai go of'your' senliilg
question will only thrust you deeper
into the mire than lie and your prede
cessors have been placed before by the
bright men over the lino at Ottawa.
“1 am moved to write you on this
point because a senator of the United
States recently said to me that Foster
had assured the president that the
information which T gave the British
iu 1890 caused the defeat of tho Amer
ican case at Paris in 1893. The mean
ness and untruth of this charge will
be quickly seen by your turning to
my report of November 17, 1890,which
contains this information.
“Mr. Foster and his stupid assoei
ates tried to suppress this report be
cause it contained tho proof vivendi of my an
thorship of the modus of
1891-93, which he meanly stole from
me—plagarized in fact, but he was un
able to suppress it. And now that, ho
comes forward again to figure in this
question, I intend that he shall be re
quired at the proper time and before
the proper tribunal to give a full ac
count of his wretched record as the
agent of tho United States before the
Behring sea tribunal at Paris in 1893.
“This whole sealing business, from
the day the trouble began in 1890-91
up to date, has not been in the hands
of a competent man for one moment,
It has been and is now the sport of
Canadians, and the languid contempt
of the British queen’s council is all
that it receives when it comes up
there. Very truly yonrs, W. Elliott.”
“Henry
THREE WILL HANG TOGETHER.
Closing Chapter of a Hark Crime Commit
ted In Alalmma.
The closing chapter in one of Ala¬
bama’s dark crimes was completed at
Decatur Monday afternoon when Rosa
Buford, the negro woman, was con¬
victed of aiding and abetting Lewis
Thompson and Walter Neville in as¬
saulting Nellie Lawton.
The counsel for the woman attempt¬
ed to persuade her to testify, but she
refused to go upon the 6tand and tell
her story. The trial lasted only three
hours. Shortly after 2 o’clock the
jury rendered a verdict of death.
The three prisoners were then sen¬
tenced to hang on September 7th next.
CYCLONE KILLS 8EYEN.
An Illinois Farmer’s House anil R*rn »•
moitshcd By Kagtn* «tnd.
At 7:30 o’clock Friday evening a
cyclone struck the farm of A. C. Me
Dowell, two miles north of San Joao,
Ill.,his house and barn were destroyed
jsa
three of Brownlee’s children, Miss
Bessie Groves.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
MiA IndnitrUi E»tnl»ll*U«<l In the South
Dnringthn Past TVwk.
Reports received during the past
weak from correspondents in all sec¬
tions of the south continue to he en¬
couraging, and an actual increase in
the volume of business, an upward
tendency in prices and better collec¬
tions are now to be noted.
Replies to a special inquiry sent to
leading manufacturers of the south ns
to crop prosjjects anil the outlook for
fall trade shows that manufacturers
generally are now enjoying increased
business; that the volume of trade for
the first, half of this year compares
favorably with that of 1890 (in many
cases exceeding it); that cotton is well
advanced; that the corn crop will be
unusually large, while tho tobacco and
wheat, crop will be below tho average,
lmt better prices will more than offset
the shortage. is that the situ¬
The general verdict
ation is most encouraging, and that
the future holds promise of early
and substantial improvement, trade, not but on¬
ly in the volume of
prices realized. In all lines of
business preparations are now be¬
ing mado for an active fall trade,
and this, in connection with tho ex¬
pansion brought about by splendid
crops, is effecting all channels of busi
oess and advancing an era of general
prosperity. the most important in¬
Among week new the fol¬
dustries for the past are
lowing: The Mason, Hoge & King
Construction company, capital $50, -
000, Charleston, W. Va.; the Queen
City Compress company, capital $50, -
000, Columbus, Miss., and another
compress at Jackson, Tenn.; the Dal
las City Land company, capital $15,
000, Dallas, Tex.; the Ashepoo Fer¬
tilizer company, capital $100,000,
Charleston, 8. C.; tho Martin Gold
Mining and Milling compauy, capital
$30,000, Gainesville, Ga., and the
Compressed Coal company, maximum
capital $500,000, Norfolk, Va. Tele¬
phone supply works will be erected at
Knoxville, Tenn.; a $20,000 oil mill
at Pelzer, 8. C., and others at Gads¬
den, Ala., and Gretna, La.; a bleach¬
ing and dye house at Tnrhoro, N. C.;
a tol ..ceo factory at Danville, Va., and
woodworking plants at Alexandria,
La.; Charlotte, N. C., Walterboro, 8.
C., and Chattanooga, Tenn.—Trades¬
man (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION.
Instructors at Brown University Want
President Andrews To Remain.
l . emonfttran „ e has been iemoi by A
Brown . ntj at
>° 1 ntmer
Providence, It. I., and sent to the
o, ,h.
Andrews and asks for a recons dera
t.on of the whole matter. The doom
^ tber prejudice. ' e Xinld be no such
thing as political emphasized that there
The fact is
^ ^ # romarkable incrcase iu the
of students since Dr. Andrew,
became president. The remonstrance
18 «>8 ue <» b Y » ™»Jorxty of professors,
CONFLAGRATIONS IN OTTAWA,
Fireproof Company ami Grain Elevator
Pestroyed Entailing Heavy Fosses.
The Pioneer Fireproof Construe
tion Company’s plant, at Ottawa, 111.,
the largest of its kind in the world,
was partially destroyed by fire Hnnday
afternoon, entailing a loss of $100,000.
There was only a partial insurance,
The fire was of incendiary origin,
The large grain elevator of J. H.
Slifiler was burned to the ground Sun
day morning. Loss, $6,000; insur
ance, $3,000.
It is now thought this building was
also set on fire. Had there been any
breeze at the time of either fire the
city of Ottawa would have been al
most wiped out, as both buildings
were situated close to the business
center.
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L , ( * , lJ0R DEALERS _____JL_ QUIT BUSINESS,
Illinois Town Ilcfusos to Reduce the
Saloon i.i«n«. Tax.
Every one of the forty saloons in
Danville, Ill., are closed and the
thirsty citizens must go to German
town or to the road houses for a drink,
The Liquor Dealers’ Association
petitioned the city council recently to
lower the license from $800 to $600,
and threatened to close their places on
refusal. The council refused and
Monday morning every saloon in the
city was found closed.
MORRIS BOUND OVER.
The Ex-Marr.lu.1 of Mldvllte Charged with
the Sprint* Murder.
The commitment trial of Frank
Morris at Midville, Ga., ended Satur¬
day, and the cx-marshal was bound
over to the October term of the Burke
county court.
The decision was expected by many,
but a great many others believe Mor¬
ris innocent, liis wife still clings to
him.
While Kilpatrick has been kept out
of the case as much as possible by both
sides, at the wind-np he has \>een made
more prominent than was desirable.
SUGAR FROM CORN.
Gt,toose Keflnlnsr Company Incorporated
With a Ki| uapttnl mock.
rp bfi Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany, with an authorized capital stock
of soffit,000, was iue wporated at
Trenton, N. J., Tuesday afternoon.
The company is empowered to make
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BY DAVID B. TURNER
POUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED
TO HANG AUGUST 25.
JURY WAS OUT SEVENTEEN HOURS
Convicted Mimlerer*g Attorney Moves
Straightway for a New Trial—Argu¬
ment Will be Heard on the I4th.
Edward 0. Flanagan was pronounced
guilty of murder by tho jury at Deca¬
tur, Ga., Saturday morning.
He wan at once sentenced by the
judge, Hon. John S. Candler, to die
on the gallows ou Wednesday, August
25th.
Colonel Glenn, the prisoner’s lead¬
ing counsel, straightway filed a motion
for a now trial. It will be argued on
Saturday, August 14th.
The jury was out seventeen hours
before reaching a verdict.
At 8:45 Saturday morning Flanagan
was led, handcuffed, to the court¬
house.
"Let the jury come out,” said the
judge. had
Tho 12 men who for six days
patiently struggled with all the facts the
of this romarkable case, filed into
room.
“Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
a verdict?” asked liis honor.
“We have,” said the foreman.
Solicitor Kimsey took the paper on
which was written the prisoner’s fate
anil read in clear tones:
“We, the jury find tho defendant
guilty.” polled,” said
“I ask that the jury be
Colonel Glenn.
The judge called the name of each
juror and asked: “Is that your verdict?
Do you agree to it?” Every man re¬
sponded promptly, “yes." with
During this time Flanagan meditating sat the fate
downcast eyes as if
that was in store for him.
Mr. Flanagan, stand up!” said
Candler.
The man slowly rose, and sentence
was pronounced as follows:
“It is ordered by the court that the
defendant, Edward C. Flanagan, bo
taken from the bar of this court to the
common jail of DeKalb Bounty and
lid there safely ami securely kept until
Wednesday, the 25th day of August,
1897, when, between the hours of 11
o’clock a. m. and 1 o’clock p. m., he
shall be taken from there by the sheriff
of DeKalb county and in private iu
the jail yard of DeKalb county, be
hung by the neck until he is dead,and
may Goil have mercy on his soul.”
“It is further ordered that in the
execution of the sentence said sheriff
have such guard as in his discretion is
necessary, and that lie procure the at¬
tendance of two physicians to ascer¬
tain when life is extinct.
“It is farther ordered that the de¬
fendant bo allowed at the time of the
execution of this sentence to have as
many ns two ministers of the gospel
present, and such of his immediate
family as he may desire, to lie limited
by the discretion of the sheriff.”
After sentence had been passed tlie
judge discharged the jury, after thank¬
ing them for their attendance and good
deportment.
INSURGENTS CAPTURE A TOWN.
They Got S40.000 In Gold, RuhIiIv* a Big
Lot of Supplies.
The story telegraphed from Havana
last about an attack by insurgents on
Mariano, a suburban town, is fully
confirmed by passengers who left Ha¬
vana on the Plant line steamer Alak
cotte Saturday noon and arrived at
Tampa, Fla., Saturday night.
The engagement was short and des¬
perate. Forty-nine Spaniards Cubans were
killed and 120 wounded; two
were killed anil twenty wounded.
The inhabitants of the town fled for
their lives, leaving the insurgents in
complete possession. They sacked the
place and secured $40,000 in gold
besides a lot of supplies that they
could curry away.
Twelve Mill Operatives Drown.
Twelve mill workers while crossing
a bridge at Thiemeudorf, near Chem¬
nitz, Germany, were swept off the
bridge by a sudden rise of the river.
All were drowed.
MORE ToTION mTlLS CLOSE
And Tw.nty-FIv. Hundred Hands Will Be
Thrown Out or Employment.
A dispatch from Lawrence, Mass.,
says: The Everitt mills wilbshnt down
for a period of five weeks. Operations
also will be suspended at the At¬
lantic mills for cue month, beginning
August 1st. that
The agents of the mills claim
they are oldif eil to curtail the produc¬
tion of cotton goods, and believe that
the month of Auguest affords the best
opportunity to do so, considering the
interests of all concerned. About
2,500 operatives will be effected.
MUST VACATE HOUSES.
Superintendent of Mines Issnes a Notlee
to Strikers to Move Out.
A dispatch from Grafton, W. Va ,
says: Notice has been served by
Superintendent A. P. Goodreicke, of
the Flemington mines, to every strik¬
ing miner in the region occupying Urn
company's houses, to vacate the prop
eHy immediately* liigli the
Excitement runs among
miners, as the notice says their goods