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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY JANUARY 25 1S8T
THE FIGHT BEGINS.
REV. DU. HAWTHORNE OPENSTHE
PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
And Introduce* Onu ef Iia M«t TowdrluT Cum-
plont-TheTemperance Fooplo witehttf tho
Znemjr-Hcn. John B. Finch EathuilM*
tioAliy Bcc.H«d-A Bit Crowd.
fiOin Monday's Daily Constitution.
lu all the vast crowd that assembled at the
Opera house yesterday afternoon there was
probably not one man or woman who regretted
braving the threatening clouds, or even the
drenching rain which not a few were unable
tornape, to hear Mr. Finch’s lecture. Mr*
Finch displayed powers as a public speaker
rarely approached and perhaps never equaled
l»y those of any orator on tcnipcranco whom it
has been the fortuuo of Atlanta audionccj to
hear. In five minute* be caught the crowl,
Without rooort to any vulgar expedient, hut
With stirring Reuse, and inimitable flashes of
aworri-liko wit, and held them captive through
the entire hour and a half dutiug which
ho continued to speak. The approval
of tho people was evinced
by the most appreciative silence in the touch
ing and argumentative portions of tho address
ns well as by enthusiastic outburst* of applause
and peals of frequent laughter.
THE BIO AflHESC E.
The audience, which assembled early, picked
the opera house to the celling, and included
mam hundred ladies and tho hi st people of the
town. The rain, which begnn fulling in heavy
to;icut* on the tin roof over tho stage in the
rouno of the last half hour of the address,
must have been annoying to people in remote
parts of tbe house, In spite of tho speakers
btreug utterance and clear enunciation. One
of the best proofr of the Impression pro
duced on the listeners by Mr. Fin-h's
address was tho goo<l humor with
which they faced the storm on issuing
from the opera house: ono man was heard to
remark that he was very wot. hat quite ready
to undergo another drenching to pay for his
share of the lecture.
TIIE PI’KAKFR IXTBODt*(T.D.
A few minute* jmst 'f o'clock prayer was of
fered by Jh v. Dr. Hlratton, alter which tho
tall figure of I»r. J. It. Hawthorne arose and
advanced toward tho front of tho stage. Dr.
Hawthorne said ho knew the feeling of the
law-abiding citizens of Atlantn, and felt that
be might venture to express it. Sometimes
the moral atmosphere of a community became
*« foul that nothing could pu
rify and make it sweet but
the tori lightning of virtuous indignation. Ho
flit that ho simply echoed tho sentiment of
the law abiding class iu declaring that li'itior
»cll n and cncmirngcra of liquor .Helloes
derived tho public reprobation, and
the man who mounted the platform and bo
re mo the public apologist of such jasople, was
himself aa mean as tho meanest. Continuing,
the doctor said, “If law was observed, there
would l>o no occasion for this meeting, hut ns
Iona as It is trampled upon uud set at defiance,
agnation becomes necessary. If any man
thinks that the teiuperanro people
have retired from tlio contest they began
year before last, and fought ho hard to win,
ho will find himself badly mistaken. Wo
have simply been keeping quiet to observe
tho tactic* of tho enemy, meantime collecting
our resource* and preparing our artillery, and
wo open tho fight to day with n s elgo gun: and
and wo trust that before tlio close of next No vein
her the battle will result in the rout and com
plcte snihilntlon of our foes, including wiuo
rooms and grogshops of all descriptions." The
dm tor then introduced llou. .1. It. Finch, of
Illinois, worthy grand templar, wnmt he
pronounced tho most diitluguMo'-l living
representative of the tempo ranco cause iu tUo
World.
TIIP. I.ECTUKi;.
Mr. Finch explained that ho was sent lu ro
by the order to which ho belonged, and whi«di
had dispatched him to make n circuit ufseveral
towns whero a blow In tho temnoranco c iuso
might bo timely end do good, lie did uot in
tend to make a sot temperance speech. Ho
was here on behalf of society to protest against
the oscritauhing of law by dishonest meant.
](c began his argument by impri •* inu' upon his
audit lire tho fact that every political right car
ried svith It it* corresponding political d’lty.tbat
each political privilege was out tho twin «»f a
certain political obligation. If a mnnhila
tight to vote, Jo vote was his duty and
bo was also hound to ex union
every question and vote right. Tlio history of
the Amorican people showed that they eipccl-
ally had recognized this principle. Their pro
test against the rule of King ticorge was not
Iwrini-o ho was king, but boennso ho Insisted ou
being king only half way—he hugged tho
privileges of it yalty, but alighted ItsoMigi-
tions. After tho revolution, tho sovereignty
had been transferred from Qeorgc to tho voters
and the voters consequently were, now respon
sible forbad government. The people in every
town where law wan dinivgardod,
weie responsible for its violation.
American fin dona was also American respou-
albility and obligation. Ho alluded to an ac
quaintance who confessed that he hat not vot
ed in twelve jiar*. For a man l» shirk the
voti r’a re*|»oitsil>ilil.v in this manner while at
the Mine time et\icyiug tho voter's privilege of
! ut|a rty liohllug securod to him by law, undo
dm limply a |*>)itUsl deadbeat. Ho *.ild
tlare were actions of which people were anio-
tin.i guilty involving violations of social ob-
liratious, which the mine individual* would
liludi to own- nay, would condemn n«dUhou-
omMe if occurring in their IiusIucms
dealings. The speaker impressed upon ids
hiarrr* at length tho principle he had an-
Beltn'td, summoning to his aid a number of
npt i Hunt rations drawn front ordinary overy
day life, and cmphasi/i d the point* of hit argu
ments hr well selected anecdotes. He was
clear, cool, strong. He continued:
"The liquor lradio is atU(ked, not because
L'dil encourage it. but IfJt is proved to In
social criminal, let it bo mstroved. If I pull
out n knife ami plunge it into the heart of an-
'otlurmanl will, upon conviction, be hung.
Not on account of my name or tny
profession or because I live in one
place rather than another, but because 1 have
deliberately, of my own free will, taken tho
life of a fellow-creature. (Hve the liquor traf
fic an equal chauce. Let it stand in the place
of a roan arcitmi of crime. I.et it be put on
trial for its life; call the witnesses examine
He totinmny. If the defeudaut is inuocent,
let tin* stair pmt* ct it, but let society protect
itself if the an* used is shown to bo under
mining it» fabric Tho tear nr ranee movement
has grown not cut of the individual malice nor
organized |>cmonition, hut out «>f tho uccd of
n Mtflning pco|l«-; out of the tears of cuffur-
lug f: mi lies—wive*, mothers au<l daughters—
ntul it is here to *tay.
1'umpara tin*hi*'«»ry of the liquor tradio with
list of other profession* or litus of business
which have grown up aud flourished side by
aide with It. It started oven with dry goods
rolling and grocery selling. It was once lust
as respectable. There arc statistics to show
that rate Lund red years ago iu Muvh’iMtU
a church settled a bill for grog drunk by tho
ministers who were there engaged in ordain
ing ouo of tin ir brethren. It was a* respecta
ble. nay it wo* os religious to sell liqii rr then
as to follow any other bntiness. If there are
four l*t*ya In a family why is it that with the
fetce opportunity?. the same educa
tionist ml van tag** three will turn cut good
and useful elite mi and the fourth go to tho
garewt? It it- bfcaurc of the innitc vicious*
m-s t.f ebamettr which belong to the fourth
I oy. A century ago these four buys, the dry
gc«<!s roan, the grocers man. the pare >n, the
liquor seller bad an equal dunce. 1( i* ju*t as
rrpcctahle to be a mini* er now as it ever was.
ItV still respectable to sell dry goods and tho
Tending of codfish Uatill quitodsecat—[Ungh-
|*r]—lut the grog shop ha, dyed
iU arms up to the tlloss iu
tb* best blood of the people, and left a trail of
trews that stretchc* from ous aids of this broad
cuntineot to the other
For tbia crime it stands oa trial for its life;
and where is It* defender? I never heard it
defended. Is jhcre a man to defend it? Yob
could t robe vp one with a fins tooth comb,
and if yon could lie would probably need the
couth, | Laughter.J I challenge the world to
produce in its defense ono bit of good which
«v« r grow from the accursed train?. In a pro
hibition contest in another state I once met a
imminent anti-prohibitionist. Wo met as
tjrcck meet* (I reek to try ronclusions on
the platform. He fore the s]*caking began I
told him J had been looking for a man who
could say something in defense of tin- liquor
traffic for eight years. He replied that hi-
won not ccrrjo to defeud the grogshops, and
when he rpeke lie began by abusing these in
stitutions for an hour and a
half, and then concluded by saying
but you can't stop the sale. It will go on. so
do the hist you can. Regulate it and let tho
city get revenue from it." Hhall wc license
st< tiling? Wc have never been able to stop it.
Had not the city hi tter protect tho burglars
and go halves with them in tho division of
booty?I would go half way round the continent
and psy my own fare, to see the man who bad
one argument to advanto in fivor of the liquor
‘traffic. If you pitch into a democrat you find
him a democrat. 11 you pitch Into a repub
lican you find him a republican. But If you
attack a liquor man, he tolls you that he is just
os geed a ttrupcraiiec tennas you are.
I really believe that a lory of liquor seller*
would convict a man who stated that he be
lieved tho rale of liquor to ho a good thing, of
lunacy and send him to the asylum.
The lecturer alluded to the school tax and
raid that thochoa|»cst polio- fore© possible was
to l e had by making every man his own po-
lie* nutu to make himself behave himself.
This result could he attained by education, so
that though Brown’s hoy might go to school
partly nt his (the speaker's) expanse whoso
own childrcu were not of age to nttend school,
yet tho outlay on Brown's hoys education
amounted in the long run to insurance ou his
(thciq cakct's) farm it went toward implanting
in Brown's boys and other people's boy's minds
a respect and reverence for tint law, under
and through which tlio undisturbed possession
of the farm was guaranteed to its owner. To
make people their ow n policemen was much
la tter than to hire a policeman to pound them.
“And after you have spent money to edu
cate thcro hoys, to fit them for tho duty of
be l aving themselves, a grog shop get*
bold of them and undoes
all tho good of tho education,
and yon must bo taxed anew to hire a police
man to tukn them to jail and to furnish a jail to
keep them in and a rock pllo for thorn to ham
mer on.”
He touched ti|»on the domestic wine traffic,
citing the history of Borne, tlrecco and Baby
lon. to prove that it was of a time long before
dixtilhd liquor wiih known that the most beast
ly examples of national drunkenness wore; gin
lx lug only four hundred years old and whisky
about three hundred. Next he alluded to tlio
prohibition record in the United States.
IX MAINE AND IOWA.
The law was first mussed iu Iowa in 13*1,
but, by a political job, was In 1850 rendered
tiM-irs*. ft n-mnined with groat loopholes in it
till ISh], when tho legislature amended it so as
to prohibit tho sale of all intoxicating tevor-
age*. The speaker thought it would bo better
to huvo whisky sold than wino, sinco tho old
bummers would die out after a while and a
fresh crop of hoys would not he tempted to be
gin on liquor, which was naturally repulsive
to tin m. He said that wlno was indeed tho
“di vil's kindling wood.'* 1'iirsiiing this sub-
jnt ho gavo a graphic description of the hi-
ginning of youths who drink to ho mannish
nr.d keep up with tho crowd. Ho said lie lnd
never drank in his life, but had frequently
been in barrooms stinlying their symptoms as
a doctor might to sco what ailed tho things.
(I Slighter]. Ho did not teliove
that tho hoys were hereditary drunkards
in a liopoiiMS sense, although ho did fear that
a latest desire for strong drink had descended
to them from their ancestor* which might loo
cultivated to their ruin. Tho cry that thoro
vns Just a* much drinking as before prohibi
tion went Into effect he considered a at do mil-
statement. The old ones might coutinue to
ill ink, but tlio boys would not find .gnoaking
round n corner and pulling out a bottle and
drinking therefrom so attractive as tho old
way. Old topore had been known to drink
alcohol from bottlo* containing “preserved
specimen*," others to sell their ahirt for
a drink, but that sort of ’ thing would not
attract tho young boys who had no such ab
normal craving, lie stated that iu Maine tho
“old «rop" had not died out yot but ho was
insured that a now one was now muring on of
young men and bov* who know nothing nt all
about liquor. Ho hud boon in a public school
in < no or the Maino towns ami called for any
child who hail ever scon a drunken man to
rube her hand and none was raised. He re
pented tho question, but no hand. In IDugor,
Belfast and Portland, owing to tho conflict pf
the rtato and United States Uwson tho sub
ject, it had l»oon impossible to onforco tho law,
slur* a vessel might lief SOU foot off
rhino and furnish liquor with impunity,
pictcttid by tho general govcruuieut. But
Ibis was only on tlio coast. In uiuo-teutht of
tho state no liquor was to bo had. lio had
made this statement before, and a doubter had
gene to Mnino to tr*t tho truth of thoosior-
lion. He hail agreed with tin- incredulous
party to pay tho latter'* cxikmdcs if the state-
mi nt proved incorrect. Tho traveler stayed
tho two months at hi* own oxpou-*. In Iowa
a like double had I icon found in enforcing tho
law iu In viler cities. But Hovomor l.voideo
bad told him that iu threo-
fourths of the stato tho law had
proveu a perfect huiccss. He warned hi*
maters against believing that the law w.w a
failure iu there states on acc'ount of report* of
isolated instances of drinking there, which
did not represent the rule, but the exesptlMi.
lie raid that the swamp had been drained,
and that though there were a fow puddle*
left, and though tho decay of the weed* might
breed ollense for a t!mo, yet tho remedy was
rut to turn the wrnter hack, but to keep it off
ami complete tlion.uk of rechiming tiro laud,
lie itHted that all tho Maine congressmen
and tho governors, and all tho Iowa con-
gri-KHuru save one, were witucasos to tho tratlr
of wlmt he lind Mid eoucoruiug their re-
*1 relive states.
“You have been considering," said be. “tho
danger to your boy*—dare you free the danger
of your girls, litre l» one of tbe blackov fea
tures of tho ease. Thoro aro thousand* of girls
in this eountry starved into infamy that grog
ullc ri may thrive, whilo grog drinker* livo in
idleuiu and riot, aud neglect their desperate
children." He predicted that tho day would
come when the sale of liquor would no more Ik*
licensed than theft; and concluded by charg
ing the tauperfmeo men of Atlanta, after win
ning a victory, the tamo of which has remand
ed all over tho routincut. not to ait down in-
diiUiTUtly and forfeit it through their neglect.
After Mr. Finch retinal Dr. Hawthorne an
nounced that tin- lecturer would agaiu addre-w
the Atlanta public Monday night at tho court
home. Mr. Finch, the Doctor stated, ouhl
lecture three times a day for three mouth* aud
always be new and interesting. He requested
tbe audience to remain quiet till a coliecAon
could bo taken. “Wo rued," he said, “a little
money to pay tho expense* of the meetings.
• to . but uot much, wo h:t\e no vote* uor
newspapers to buy." The collectioa was
taken."
The Reboot of Technology.
The school of technology which Atlanta lias
been hankering after for so long i* now certain to
be built amt built w ithout delay.
As *u>u as it w*» announced yesterday that the
opinion bad Ih-cu tendered, aud that it» contents
were flax oroide to the hope* of the friends of tire
measure. Colonel s. M. Inman, of the committiop,
telegraphed to Colonel N. K. Harris, the chairman,
at Mac.»n. lie reque-tcd him to coll a mooting ot
tic <vimn:*»iom>rM without delay to decide upon
the precise portion ot the city where the school
shall be bicated. and »t-.«|c*ted that the same be
bvhl in Atlanta ou Monday next.
Of a number of proposed kites examined with au
eyeiothe location of the institution it i» or
kttxd that the ehoh e of the commlaion will prob
ably lit-between one on the Boutevard,another
u%. sr 1 iters Dark, and a thlru inn he neighborhood
of the Grant park. Colonel Inman called upon
tbe governor tn tbe course of the atterooon and
lev* ihcr they rode out and surveyed several lota
r tth a view of gathering an idea of their relative
ini'! it a for tho nurth ite
It I. tltdy ttu lb.' nwiaiKlM a I'.I >,l«i * die
a.»i Wftk. Mr. Inman ihiuL. t!r. impcu very
Baturin*. rUn. fcr lh« work hare bran ilnilr
auteUltriS ud Ik. arhool wlU. era loo* tw Baa-
k( Rtf oasa* IS, |TMt AtlulB luUlutioak
NEWS BY WIRE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK. BRIEF
LY CHRONICLED.
The Cocatltutlosality of tbs Daw Llquar Law to bs
Tested-A Queen of tbe 0/psirs Appoint id -
Four Ocvernor* Inaugurate-The Vic
tims of a Wrsck-Oiher Xftws.
f-iNe tnxati, January 17.—Senior <fc Sons,
wholesale liquor dealers, brought suit in the
siijc-rior court icccntly to teat tho constitu
tionality of the Dow liquor law, and its ap
plication to wholesale dealers, (locations
were decided by court today, declaring tho
law constitutional and that it applied to
wholesale dealers. There aro about sixty
dealers in Cincinnati interested in the quos- j
tiun, and they propose to carry the caso to the 0
supreme court. |
A QUEEN OF TIIE GYPSIES APPOINTED.
Evansville, Ind., January 17.—Tho posi
tion of queen of the gypsies In the United Plates
made vacant by the death of Mrs. Emma Stanley,
which occurred near Jnt ksou, Mississippi, on De*
cc-mlicr CO last, has been filled by the appointment
of Mias Lucy Stanley, a sister of the dead queen,
who live* about two mile* west of this city, where
Hie owns valuable property. Miss Stanley ha*
K one to Dayton. Ohio, to nttend the funeral of tho
deceased queen, niter which ceremony the corona
tion of the new queen will take place.
Miss Stanley w ill remain at that place until tho
return pf the different bands that are now lu the
touth, when a grand jubilee will take place. After
there ceremonies, which will continue for four
dnj t, have teen brought to an end and her order*
ittued, which w ill govern the action of these prod-
atory i*coj 1c for a year, Mbs .Stanley will return to
this city. The new queen 1* but 19 years or age.
prej chewing in appearance, fairly educated, and
Imi favorite not only with her own people, but
with all who know her. fche will k-.ue her man-
Inti'' from this point, but will lead the annual mi
gration of her people to the south, which commen
ces curly In November next.
FOUR GOVERNOR* INAUGURATED.
Washington, January-in.—Four governors
wire inaugurated today with appropriate aud
imposing ceremonies. Briggs, of Delaware;
Beaver, of Penn sylvan hr, Ross, of Tex
as and (Jrccn, of Now Jersey. Tho latter was
sworn in nt midnight lost night to avoid pos
sible complications of au interregnum pending
the legislative dispute.
THE VICTIM*or A WRECK.
Cleveland, Ohio, January IV.—Tho funeral
of the victim* of the Baltimore aud Ohio
wreck, at Tiffin, was held today at Republic,
in tho town liall. Eleven clergymen offi
ciated, tho Herman being preached by Rev.
DcWitt I<ongc. of Toledo. Thousand! of peo-
plo were in attendance, and the Masonic
lodge* of all the surrounding town* were rep
resented by delegation*. The bodies huriod
were those of David Oberlin, of Pennsylvania;
.1. S. Gardner, Mcchanh-svillo, Ohio; Frank
1). Bowman, Lanark, 111.; and Thomas Pem
berton Payne, of Ohio. Four hearses were
followed to tho Republic cemetery by a long
procession. The Interment was made in a lot
purchased by tbe railroad company.
THE IIURHTING OF A FLY WHEEL.
Chicago, 111*., January liO.—By the burst
ing of a fly wheel In the South Chicago rolling
mill to-day five workmen were seriously in
jured and ono killed. The accident was caused
by the governor belt escaping from a pulley,
leaking gas bccamo ignited from n torch
knocked out of tho hands of ono of the work
men l»y a niccc of living iron. Tlio victims of
tbe explosion were dragged away by thoircom*
rades, tarcly in time to avoid being roasted.
NOT ENTITLED TO DOWER.
Chicago, January 21.—Judgo Tuloy this
morning decided that Mrs. Maria P. Storey,
first wife of Wllbnr F. Storey and
afterward divorced from him, was
not entitled to a dower inter-
e*tln any of Storey's pioporty acquired after
the divorce, Tho only property in which sho
could liavo a dower interest was in tho real es
tate possessed by Storey ut the time of divoice.
The application of Mrs. Eureka Storey, widow
uf Storey, that tho receiver bo ordored to ceaso
paying alimouy to Maria P. Storey, was grant
ed. The amount paid has been $2,000 per year.
A DRKAK TOR FREEDOM.
New York. Jnnuary 21.—While Policeman
Charles P. Adams was taking taro prisonem
from tho Tombs police court to tho nrisou be
low, ono named Murray dashed ont of an open
street door, and ran* down Center street with
tho officer in chase. Murray could ruu tho
fastest and the polircmau fired taro shots at
him. They missed Murray, but one of thorn
fatally wonmlcd a young Italian druggist, who
was standing in front of his father's store.
The Italian died before tho coroner conld take
his statement. Both prisoners escaped in tlio
cxcitcmcut. Adams bears a reputation of be
ing one of the beat men on the force.
DIED or MALPRACTICE.
8a UATIIA, Kan., January 21.—The body of
Cuthcrino Daugler, seventeen years of age,
was brought hero to her widowed mother, with
n certificate of Dr. Kowlaud, of St. Louis, that
she had died from pneumothorax. A little
mere than ono year ago she left home in
answer to an advertisement for young ladies to
learn the millinery business at Madame May
weed's In Atchison. Letters were occa-
alonaliy received saying she was doing
well iu tbo business, bat that trado had
proved dull and that they had moved to
Kansas City nnd then to Omaha. Tho
mother's suspicious became arofised and sho
wrote to her to come home, hut her appeals
were In vain, and when her mother proposed
to go for her sho changed her address so often
that she could not be located.
1 .at t Thursday a telegram camo sayiug Katy
was dead nml asked what disposition should be
made of tho body. Answer wa* aent to for
ward it here, but bearing nothing they wired
the chief of rolico in St. Loui*. Tho oorpsc
was located aud forwarded with cortifleato us
mentioned. The grief stricken mother, fearing
foul play, called iu tho family phoalcUu. Tho
coroner was uotified and n jury imnanolod. w.i*
re ndered a verdict that the girl bad died of
mulpractico at tbe bands of the Haywood
we man aud other* unknown.
A HEAVY GAME OF KABO.
Chicago, January 21.—One of tho heaviest
game s of faro which has l>oon played in Chicago
for ycats has just been finished here. Dyer
Smith, the proprietor of one of the largest
gambling houses in this city, and known as a
' lilgh-rbilcr" when he plays, tutored tho c*-
mb'ishinent kept by Jeff* Hankins. Sam Dahl
ami John Condou, at No. 123 Clark atreet, and
anuomiecd himself ready to play for "big
money." The opportunity was given him,
and tt was agreed that he ahould have a
table to himself—no outside wagers to be al*
luwtd; no bet was to be under $100 or over
$>~>C0. With varying success the player and
dialer contested for the great stscas of chip*
nnd greenbacks. After aome hours of silent
play and fluctuating luck the tido of fortune
turned Smith's way. end he placed no bet of
Um than $<">00.
A ciuwd of excited gambler* watched tho
E icguft* of the game, which lasted twelve
i.urs,t\ciy other g«me in the house closiuc
up. About daylight the proprietor announced
the same closed and turned up the box. Smith
smilingly pocketed about $10,000 of winning*,
and ordered a couple of cases of champagne for
the crowd.
A RIG STEAL OF STAMPS.
Chicago. January 22.—“Bobby” Adams, tried
fi r the theft of $14,000 worth of stamp# from
the Minneapolis postofflee, was found guilty in
the United States district court thb morning.
Adams was very much excited when the ver
dict was an nouuccd, and rushing up to the
bar of the court said, addressiug Judgo
Blodgett: “Say, judge, vou might as well sen
te nee me now. We might as well play this
game out." The judge remarked that he
would deftr sentence.
I'llMU.Kit OF IWMOBW.TTV.
Cleveland,January 22.—A special to
the Leader frvm Akron. O.. sap thst charge* of
prrmDcucus immorality among tbe tum*tc\ and
other gro«* irrrtularttie* at the county iufirmary,
t ame to a sensational climax tonl«ht in the arrest
of Dr. Footer, for many >can Infirmary physician,
rnthc charge of body ouatchlng. Dr. Fouaorts
highly connected here, aud la one of the best known
ot Akron's phy>tcians. The specific act charged
taUu>aCdavit.ls said to hare bees committed
on April ??. but It ha* been known in certain
circle* tor sums time that acarely a burial task
place In the infirmary graveyard, the boaea,
r.c iKKi.cs were uuiu uui "*v i"-'-
„;wl started to the: ravcyanl. they have not
Imcu buried, but allowed to He beside the trrare
nil after dark. Then they have take uto the
down town ofilcc. nulled up and
labelled “Flam," and shipped *~i j' ,,a
only tnjKt-inn wiioaueu'icu me
Infirmary in lllnc**, and charge* arc now pending
investigation to the effect that several Inmates at
the fm!unary Inn c died from lack of proper care.
OUR KNOWLEDGE BOX,
Reader. Goldsboro, K. C: Please mention tho
Murdurd dictionary tired In England.
The Knglhh have none. They consider that they
need no dictionary- as they learn their language
from their classic writers. It b> thought by some
hat Stormonth's dictionary will In time become a
standard In Ungland.
J. T. 8.. Blackvillo. S. t\: Is tho British navy
the most powerful In the world?
It Is In the number of ships and total weight of
nicta£carried, tut the Italian navy has vessels
carrying larger guns than any of the British ship*
carry.
W. J. O., Livo Oak. Fla : Is it true that a
man is taller In the morning than at night?
It Is reld to be n tact that a man Is taller bv a
quarter ot an Inch in the morning, owing to the
relaxing of the cartilages.
Subscriber, Baxley, Ga.: Please give me a
history of the Charley Ross case.
Charley Ross, a child, only a little over four
years old, was kidnapped on July 1.1871, more than
fiftee n years ago., It appears that ho and his broth
er Walter, about six years old, children of Mr.
Christian K. Row, a citizen of Germantown, Pa.,
u ore playing in the street, when two men riding
in a buggy persuaded them to accompany them.
After riding about town a little while, uponestreet
nnd down another, the meu sent the elder boy Into
a store with twenty-five cents to buy candy and
torpedoes. While he wa* '.there they drove off,
carrying Charley with them. In a few days there
after Mr. Ros received a letter demanding the sum
of $20,000 as a ransom for his son. This resulted In
a long correspondence. Mr. Ross re-
fu-cd to pay the money unless the
child was delivered when the money was
paid. Meantime police aud t-porlal detectives In
nil parts of the country were busy trying to recover
the child, nr.d many |*crsons were arrested with
children said to resemble the kidnapped Charles.
Of course Mr. nnd Mrs Rom, his parents, were
frantic, and the country wns thoroughly aroused In
the matter. It Is estimated that over fcTiO.ooo were
expended in efforts to trace the child and his cap-
tors. At one time a person went to tho Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York, with $20,000 In asachel, peculiar
ly marked, as directed by the kidnappers, and
waited to pay tho ranMnn, but neither agent nor
child stealer appeared. Several years passed, when
two burglats were foiled (nan attempt to rob the
mansion of Judge Van Brunt, at Bay Ridge. Ono
of them wits killed on the fpot, and the other lived
for reme time—long enough to confess that he and
hi* defunct comrade were the kldnappcrsof Charley
Ross, and to express regret that Mtwher, the dead
man. was the only one who could have told where
the boy was concealed. Walter ‘Ross Identified
tliltc burglars a» the child stealers. Further efforts
wetc made under the belief that Mosher's sister or
know n companions could discover the boy, but
nothing reliable could bo learned as to Charley’s
whereabouts.
D. C. I’., Dadevillo, Ala.: How ntauy uicn
did Napoleon have with him iu his Kusalau cam
paign?
According to Jomlnl. Napoleon’s force Sconsl-ted
of .'•09.700 men. which Included I’ollsh, Bavarian,
Saxc.u atul Westphalian allies, and reserves, und
abo the Austrian contingent of 32,090. This, how
ever, represents the entire army organization
rather than those who actually engaged in the
campaign. About 4 U 0,000 crossed Prussia, but not
more than 340,000 of that number advanced ou the
Da ilia. From Poland, especially from the Xicmcn
to Moscow, the grand phalanxes ot Napoleon mel
ted away under carnage, disease, exposure nnd
privation with fearful rapidity. On tho 2M of
July the Russians made prisoners of an entire fiaxon
brigade nt Kobrin. Of.. 150,000 French soldiers on
gaged at Bmoleusko, 15,000 were left dead on the
field. Losses of a few thousand In tho struggles for
pc.-ltlou aud In skirmishes were taken nonoteof.
At Borodino, out of 125,0(0 or 130,000 French who
entered the contest, 30,000 bit the dust Tho loss
or loth armies In that i«ttle amounted to between
fO.CCO and 00,000. Jomiul ray* of It: “I have
fought many battles In my lifo.butl have never
seen one as terrible as this." The wounded on
loth sides were taken to Moscow, where nearly all
died lu the hospitals; or perished In the flames.
Napoleon entered Moscow with 100,000 men, worn
out with constant fighting and marching. After
the conflagration ho left the ruined city with about
Hi.roo combatants and 150.000 conValescents, leav
ing Mortlcr to blow up the Kremlin, cover up his
communication and follow after him. Then com
menced a scene of horror. Wound*, diseases, cold
and starvation still played havoc with the little
remnant of the "grand armco." until, before the
Rmstan frontiers were well behind. It was reduced
to a mere bandfttl of wretched stragglers. The
loss of tho French and their auxiliaries, In the
campaign, is stated by one writer at 125,000 slain,
132,100 dead from fatigue, hunger, disease and
cold, and 193.000 made prisoners. In the retreat
from Moscow alone W.000 perished.
C. W. ScnCca, 6. C.—What^s the Jewish
population of the various large countries and of the
world 7
Concerning the figure* of tbe entire Jewish pop
ulation on the glot* there 1s a difference of opinion
airongthe statisticians, but the “Hebrew Annu
al" declares that France contain* 63.000; Germany,
£*V.»,CCH), of whom S9.000 inhabit Alsace and Lor
raine: Austria-Uungary, 1,611.000, of which 6S8.060
arc in Uallada and 038,000 In Hungary proper; Ita
ly, 10,000: Netherlands, 82,000; Roumanta, 285,000;
Russia, 2,552,0(0 (Russia; Poland. 768.000): Turkey,
1C5.0W); Belgium, 3.000: Bulgaria, 10,000; Switzer
land. 7,000; Denmark, 4.000; Spain, 1.900; Gibraltar,
1,500; Greece, S.OOO; Hen-la, 3.500; Sweden, 3.000.
In Asia there arc 300,COOof the race; Turkey In Asia
has 196,000, of whom 2V000 are In Palestine, 47,000
arc In Russian Asia, 18.000 In Persia, 11.000 In Cen
tral. Ada, 1,900 In India, and l.OUO lu China. In
Africa: 8,000 Jews Uvo In Kgypt, 55,000 in Turulala,
35,000 in Algeria, (0.000 In Morocco, G.OW In the
Tripolitan, and 200,000 In Abyssinia. America
counts 230.C00 among her citizens, and 20.000 more
ate dL'trlbutcdin other sections of the transatlan
tic continent-*, while only 12.000 are scattered
through Oectnica. In short, the entire total of
the Hebrew race on the surface of the globe is
estimated at 0.30Q.W0.
Tuova.ston. Ga., January 13. 1887.—'Your check
for 81P prize, drawn in your “Xmas box." came
>afely to hand and has been cashed. I have been
too busy in my work to canvass for Tiie CoNsTiTU
tion to write jou before. I wa* more than *atU
fled with my prize, but ns "labor overcome* a! t
thing*" t exrcct to get $100 out of Tiie covsmv.
tion yet, if It has to come by way of comml*i>toiL*.
Pit. W. A. Monro*.
II FusaUs Many.
From the N. Y. Graphic.
The subjoined chronological problem comes
to the Graphic all the way from Lewlstown, Mon
tana territory:
Dear Sir: In a recent decision, to settle a wager,
the editor of the Louisville Courier Journal says:
“The nineteenth century commenced with the
1st day of January. 1800, and ends with the nut day
of !>ecembcr, 1W9."
This answer is held to be erroneous by one of the
parties, and in consequence the wager has been in-
crcssed, and decisions left to yon and two other
brother editors. If the decision U not corre:t give
your rearon for holding tt erroneous. F.
There is no occasion to invoke the services ofany
other brother editor*. Colonel Watterson's hasty
ruling Is wrong and must bo reversed. a*a little
figuring and common reuse will costly demonstrate.
A century Is 100 years exactly. Ergo, speaking of
the Christian era.
The first century ended December 31,100.
The second century ended December 31,200.
The third century ended December *1,3W.
Tbe second century began January 1,101.
The third century began January 1,201.
The fourth century began January 1.301.
Proceeding with this computation It is quite ob-
slow that the nineteenth century began the instant
l.reo years hod paswd-that Is. on January l, 1801—
aud wit! terminate with tbe completion of* the
1900th year, on tbe last day of December, A.D.,
19Wi That ought to be plain enough now, al
though tt pozzies many persons hereabouts as well
as In Montana.
The Jones Murder Trial.
In the case of R. L Jonca, charged with the kill
ing of Frank P, Gray, the jnry has been oat slnc«
Prtdsy and nothing can be learned upon which be
base a supposition as to what the verdict will be.
HER HEART TRUE.
She Will Kot Lease Her Him*-She-Iff Mitaoa
Thanked toy Everybody for Meddling Witb
Thta Love Affair—Tho Lady'e Short Car
eer in a Dramatic School. Ex. •
Chicago, January IB.—Miss Nina Van
Zandt, the young woman who It Is announced Is to
be married to the condemned anarchist, August
?pie*, t«ok out the usual form of marriage license
this forenoon at the oflice of the c ounty clerk.
Chicago, January lib—Miss Van Zandt ap*
1-cared in the jail about 10 o’clock this morning
and tought an interview with Spies. Tho
jail official*, however, in obedience to tho
sheriff's orders, refused to allow her to enter.
Chicago, January 20.—A reporter for a
local paper called last evening at Van Zandt's
residence aud was received by Mrs. Van
Zandt, who said she would speak for her
daughter. Her attention was called to an in
terview had with .Spies, iu which he said:
"After all the refusal to permit
makes Httlo difference. It is only a
mere ceremony, an empty formality, and will
not change our relations in the least. The
young lady has too liberal ideas to be affected
by a despotic older, much more than I myself
am, and with her acquiescence, we will waive
all ceremony and when the time comes, live
ss husband and wife."
Spies said that ho was a believer in free love
in a spiritualistic form. Mrs. Van Zandt's
eyes flushed as she said:
“I would rather see my daughter lying dead
before me than living on such terms with aujr
man. I would kill her with my own hands
first. If that is the kind of a man Spies is, I
am glad we have found it out in time."
Mrs. Van Zandt, speaking of the manner in
which sho became acquainted with tho anarch
ists. said:
“We all work a great deal among poor peo
ple. It has tomo to be a sort of religion with
all of us. I have made many sacrifices myself
in order to aid them, and I first became inter
ested in tbo anarchists l»ecause I thought I
could do them good. Thon I nrrlved at tho
belief that they were innocent men, nnd I
grew to like Spies personally and thought I
was doing his soul good. When I found that
my daughter loved Spies, tho thought of her
marrying him seemed dreadful at first, but it
w ns her Idea to marry him after ho was re
leased. So it went along by degrees and we
did not see tho consequences rloarly."
In conclusion, Mrs. Van Zandt intimated
that measures would bo taken to removo her
daughter from the city for some time, and said
they would probably remain away until tho
anarchist case was finally disposed of by the
courts.
Radical members of district Assembly No.
*.’! Inst night condemned Sheriff'Mattson's con
duct as an arbitrary exercise of power, and hta
refusal to admit Miss Van Zandt to her lover’s
presence os brutal in tbo oxtrcmc.
Chicago, January 22.—Sheriff Matson is as
tonished at the popularity he has achte vod by
his course in forbidding the marriage of August
Spies and Nina Van Zandt. From all parts of
America ho is receiving messages of warm ap
proval, while lu Chicago the admiration of his
conrse amounts to enthusiasm. The rich Pitts
burg aunt telegraphs bint:
Thank you with our whole heart* for tho stand
you have taken. Do not allow Miss Van Zandt to
enter the Jail under any elrcumstouccs.
Mr.*. John Arthur.
Six board of trade mon put their namoa to
this:
Sheriff Matson: Wc wish to write to you to ex
press our appreciation of the stand you have taken
in prcvoutlng the marriage of the convicted felon
Spies. It does us good to kuow that we have a
sheriff with sufliclent stamina to staud between
the public aud such an outrage.
A merchant wrote:
You have mr thanks for your very sensible ac
tion In the Spies matter. All decent jieople will
(ommend you.
A minister wrote:
this unnatural lovo affair arc as silly as the girl
herself. .. .
Letters come to the sheriff in every mall by
the dozen, and almost without exception they
are strong indorsements to that officer's action
in the Splea-Van Zandt romance. Leonard
Swctt, who, although chief counsel for the con
demned anarchists, was indeed very active in
nrgingthe prevention of the marriage, writes
the sheriff a letter of hearty approval, closing
as follows: . , , „
I have examined the record, and teller© the
question of whether the supreme court should re
verse the ease depends upon whst the defendants
did on the nlghtof the killing of Officer began, and
1 do not w ant In tbe end to get my cllenu clear of
murder and have them hanjpd for foolishness.
Ono effect of tho 8pies-\ an Zandt sensation
baa boon to greatly fucrcaso tho interest folt
bythofrirsex in the condemned anarchist,
aud the jail is besieged with women who want
to see the girl’s lover. "This thing is getting
to be a perfect rage," said the dor-
keeper. “Last night sixteen young
ladies, not one of them of age, came here to
seo Spies. Several women from Indiana
also tried to push into the jail, and this morn
ing thdre was also a delegation hero from St.
Louts, headed by a man who demanded ad
mittance, because he thought he was born in
Spies'native town in Germany. The order is
now modified so as to admit relatives, and I
am glad of It, for it seemed hard to stop all the
others on that foolish girl’s account."
Quite a largo number of business men on
‘State street were called upon by a lady last
summer who announced herself aud family as
patrons of their respective establishments,and
then requested their signatures to a petition to
the supreme court praying for a new trial for
the condemned anarchists. Her rcqnoat was
iuvaiiably refused. The circulator ot thepe-
tltion£was the mother of Miss Van Zandt.
Chicago, January 23.—Mrs, Van Zant is
quoted today as saying:
“My daughter and I are going to Europe,
We shall proceed to Paris and take up our resi
dence there. It is our plan to remtiti In Paris
uutil decision is reached In care of Spies."
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CONSTITUTION OPFIOl.
ATLANTA. jAuitary?-i U*
New York—Fttttne* cloced quiet and Mend, and
without ranch change In quotation.. Spoil, mid*
(HiDlIkC.
Net receipts Cot l dA,u 11,838 balaa^ainat «.0Sl
balea aatnar. exports 28,lidbalea; last pear oo,»8«
balea; nockKqut bale* last rear I.OiiOA: balaa.
Below we fire the opening and clorin, quota
tions of cotton future, in K*w York toda,:
Opened. Chaad.
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1 uttonuood, this city, was a Confederate soldiers’
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RI ASTERS—Allcock's, 12; Demon's Caprine, 15;
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(}I ININK—rER OUNCE VIAL. 90 CENrs“
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Cl T THIS OUT-SAVE 50 PER CENT.
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T nE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AT IIAND—
We live iu thore days wherein the Lord will
gather Ills Israel out of both Jow nnd Christian
chuirhes. that their spirit, soul and body may bo
preserved blameless to receive the l4>rd at Ills
craning. Rom. lx, 4; lea. xl, 11, 12; Rev. vlt, 4;
Rom. viil, 19; Rev. xir. 1. The**, v, 20, 21. 23; 1 Cor.
xv. 52. M»: Phi. 111. 21: Mark mill. 20; Math, xxtv, 14;
Rom. viil, 11.22, 23: Rev. xxl, 1. 4, 5: John xir. 16.
17.26. Further information can be obtained la
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J, WIELE, 143 N. Sixth st., Brooklyn, N V.
rro THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUN-
I ty, Georgia.—The Atlanta Constitution Publish-
tng Company frcsnecttally represents that, onths
22a of April, 187H, It was created a body corporate
bylthe Superior Court of Fulton county, Georgia,
lu the charter then granted to petitioners, the cap
ital stock of petitioner was fixed at one hundred
thousand doflar.*. Petltioueni busl ness has largely
extended and Increased and it desires .to jncreasa
its Capital stock to one million dollars. Therefore
petitioners respectfully prays that its charter be at
amended ss to give it power to Increase Its capital
stock to raid sum. This January M, 1887. ^
ATIAhTA CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING 00.
By HOPKINS & GLENN. Attorneys.
A true extract from the records of Fulton Supe
rior Court. Jan. 3,1887. C. H. STRONG, C.& OL
jan4—■wfcylt
WHAT DO UNITARIANS BELIEVE?"—UNI
* I toristi tract* and papers sent free to any one
addressing cor. Sec’y. Women’s Auxiliary Confer
ence, Newport, R. I.wky-4t
nEOROIA, FAYETTE COUNTY-WHEREA8, F.
Ij M.- Ellison, administrator of Nancy P. Lan
drum, represents to the court In his petition, duly
filed, that lie has fully administrated Nancy F,
Landrum’s estate. This is, therefore, to cith all
persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show
cause. If any they -can. why said admlnistratOB
should not be discharged from his administration
and receive letters of dlnmtaion on the first lion*
day in February, 1887. Thls^Octobgr 30^188^
ner 2 wky-3m Ordinary.
W a
Chu. 1>. Barker Ji Co., AtUbu, Ox. Mme thlg
p,ptr. jun i-wlm
Net receipt* «t ,1! United St.te* port*...
8amc time lost year
Showing an increase -
lUlftl
103,253
47,405
w4,201,4tf
Same time last year .. ^.. 3 .WL1»
. Showing an Increase - 280.3W
Export* for the week -
Same time last year. 1WJJ78
,.«2,SIS,233
.2,358,566
Rbowina an Increase -
Stock at all United States ports- ,
Same time last year. L037Jm?
Showing a decrease.
Stock at Interior towns.
Same time last year.
Showing a decrease.
ol
102.531
177,283
248,417
63,3 H
820.00t
Showing an increase
....... 629,00B
...... 191.00a
American cotton afloat for Great Britain 220.000
Same time last year.......... »71.000
Bhowlngan Increase - 49,001
NEW YORK, January 22-The total visible Isay
ply of cotton for the world U 3,229,CC0 bales, of
which 2,781,760 bales are American, agalnrt 3,077,911
bales and 2,713,931 bales respectively last year. Re
ceipts at all Interior towns 76,M2 bales. Ro*
ceipts from plantations 132,567 bales. Crop in sight
5,195,751 bales. _________
Tiie ClUcago Markets.
Special to The Constitution.
«CHICAGO, January 22-The weather entered into
tbe wheat market today. Heavy rains were re-
lorted throughout tbe whiter wheat tell, which,
it was urgued, would leave the field barren, and If
folio cd by a sharp cold spell, a* predicted, would
occasion serious Injury* Reports from California
were conflicting, the bulls claiming to have advices
that the outlook for the w heat crop on the coast
was poor. Cable* were a trifle firmer, and under
these combined influent es wheat openedhigher.
May rose quickly to 85* ;e. fell to 8l^c, rallied to
S5» ,c and closed at 86.'{c. Exports from three ports
aggregated 221,000 bushel*, nnd it was estimated
that the visible supply would show a decrease of
about 750,000 bushels.
Receipts of toff) show a falling off, and in sym-
pattiy with wheat the market turned aud became
fairly strong, closing for the day WQMfi higher than
yesterday.
Oats advanced ’ndS'c on fairly active specula
tive trading, but there was very little interest man-
tested iu the deal.
Provisions ruled active and firm on small receipts
of bogs at the yards and a fpx>d demand, both local
aud outside. Mess pork ro*e 17X<320 and closed at
nearly outside figure*.
Imrd advanced slightly, and short rib sides were
V'^IGC higher.
The following wa* the range of the leading! ta-
Lowest.
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February..
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Martb..r... M 12 40
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February $ .
March..' 6 *1%
May—^
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ATLANTA, January 15.—We quote: _
•<&££*>; drive good 8l2f*%fl40; drivers .
fine r250tB<300. Mule*. 14*4 to 15 hands •
15 to 15 hands, fl^df 1G0.
CINCINNATI. January 1-Hogs doll;
and light tL35«K10; packing and bnichan RU
HOW—THE TIKE TO 8PECBLAT1.
A CTtVB n.UCTOATIOS*ni TOT lltttB
II no— onnortimiu*. to *,w«1*t<)ri la C
ud P.uol«im. .Preapi P**
vssssr^s^si
tb. markri* in our book, which *