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GEORGIA NEWS.
KT ENTS or A WEEK IN THg XU-
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Tersely 1 .slllnc of Passing Events Calculated 1
to Catch tho Eye and Interest the
Header—Other Idutters.
Columbus Ga., .Tune 19.—(Special.)—Last
night, about midnight, Mose Anderson be
came engaged in a difficulty with Will '
Allen and Frank Johnson, at a big negro
dance, on South Sixth avenue. Johnson
he.d Anderson while Allen beat him on the
head with a big stick. Anderson died this '
afternoon. Allen surrendered himself, and
is in jail. Johnson has not been arrested 1
yet. The fight was about a woman.
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Macon, Ga., June 19.—(Special.)—Mr. John
Long, a well-known citizen and tanner of
Crawford county, met a horrible death yes
terday afternoon. 'The facts as related to
day by parties in Macon from Crawfora
are these: Mr. Long was at work at ins
jug factory grind’rig mud. Me lost his !
balance and fell under the wheels. Mis
head was mashed, one arm and. a leg were
ground off, and his body badly mutilated.
The deceased was about forty-live years
old. and a highly esteemed citizen. Me
leaves a wife and seven children.
hy u I'niiii.
Griffin, Ga., June 17.—(Special.)—This
morning at 12:10 o’clock an accident occur
red on the Central railroad, about four
miles north of the city, by which one
of the most prominent young farmers in
this county lost his life. He was Mr.
Charles L. Patterson, the twenty-three
year-old son of Hon. Henry T. Patterson,
one of the best known of the larger plant
ers of the county. Mr. Patterson resides
near Sunnyside.
The coroner's jury investigated the case
today, and rendered a verdic* that Mr.
Patterson came to his death from bruises
on the head and other portions of the body,
but attached no blame to the employes of
the road.
The skull of the young roan was crushed
and the bruises about his body were only
slight.
A««anltcd Their Preacher?
Griffin, Ga., June 18.—(Spacial.)—News has
reached the city from Zebulon of an at
tempt to mob a negro preacher on Saturday
night.
Rev. Jones is the pastor of the colored
Baptist church at that place, and has
recently come into bad odor by reason of
the fact that he nad several of his mem
bers turned out of the church. This made
tne negroes indignant, and on Saturday
they went to his cabin, claiming to be from
Talbot county, and told him that the
sheriff was with them, and that lie was
wanted for a grave offense. He dressed,
protesting his innocence, and accompanied
them to Elkin’s creek, about a mile from
the village, where he was very badly
beaten. He escaped one.', but his tormen
tors recaptured him, and would have fin
ished their work had they not been fright
ened off, and on Sunday the preacher was
found near Concord in a serious condition,
out was unable to locate any one of his
assailants.
Tom Lamb is Mayor.
Brunswick, Ga., June 18. —(Special.)—Local
interest was thorougly aroused over tele
grams received today announcing the su
preme court decision that T. AV. Lamb was
unlawfully unseated and H. F. Dunwoody
unlawfully placed in the mayor's chair
last January. Lamb’s office was thronged
with friends who rejoiced with him over the
decision. The facts of the election of Dun
woody are as follows: “Last December,
while Iximb, then mayor, was in Wash
ington hunting f >r the position of collector
of customs, meetings were he’d and Dun
woody and four aid-Vinen were nom.iT'.ted.
An election was held, ::m Lamb side con
tending that Lamb was elected tor two
years in 18*12 and therefore putting forth
no opposition. V\ lien Lama returned to
Brunswick he eiriroed the chair, and in
the contest Dunwoody was recognized by
the aidermen, carried to court and Judge
Sweat deci led against Lamb, who carried
his ease to th'- supreme court with the
above stated n stilt.
In the m< . ; me Lamb caught the col
lectors!. ip plum and is now tilling that
office.
Cau.fii Concussion of tbo Brain.
Ather~, Gi.. June 20.—(Special.)—Colonel
A. T. Al. Intj re, of Tin nasi iile, a trustee
. ■ ■ i , sufo . ia se /ere and aan-
gcious ; ci< ; , . ■ ’ t night . ' riding
on . u * '. ■■::*!• . hut was blown from
bis head am' n- si;;;.aled the urn torr, inn
to st.*;. Before th- car .-towed down suffi
ciently he jumped from it an 1 was thrown
violently to t e grot 1 : t'he fall was back-
ward. (’■..lonil .Vclntyr' struck the back
of his head, -ing concussion of the
brain. "be accid mt occurt 1 in rent of the
Home school. ‘’• on, I Mcintyre was taken
t< tit hotel and hi f; n'.ilj . - -aphi d f< r.
Mis wife and two will . ■ h .linens to-
night. Thi moon : ■ >. is thought by
bis ph;, s 1 inns to l;• bets-r. i ’’ inflamma
tion does not set in ii mav recover. Colo
n< j tyre i - venty-two years - Id. He
is the most popular member of the board of
trustees and lee; iy inter seed in the pros
perity of the State university. He has been
a promm'nt figure in Athens at. the com
nr iirviiiei'it <•?.c raises for many y-.-ars. The
aci-ident has east a shado w over the gay
<• i ( s of the season and expressions of sym
pathy ai ■ jirnni from many quarters. His
symptom : are con.- Jered mare favorable to
night.
A f.yuebing in Monroe County.
Milner, Ga.. June IS. —(Special.)—L?.st Fri
day night Dr. J. ’ . Wright, who lives
n<- High Fall. . twelve miles from here,
was c: lied to sec a patient a half mile dis
tant fram his home. In going he passed
• ■ wh< a ii gi o, Owen Ogletree,
lived with his 1 ■.• other-in-law. Ogletree saw
th-' doctor pass and at cnee went to the
doctor's home and knot k d at the door.
Mrs. Wright, the doctor’.'? wile, supposing
it w : >' ■ one wanting to see the doctor,
answ red from within that he had gone
o.cr to Mr. Gilmore’s and they could see
him by going <•> r there. Then the negro
went around io a window and commenced
raising the sash.
Mrs. AVst recognized him and ordered
him to l-.-ive, tilling him that she would
shoot him if he did not. th* u ,h she had
no gtm. This the brute saw and persisted
in entering the house, whereupon Mrs.
Wright seized a brcomstick and used it
with < nsiderable ct over his head and
face. The negro then drew a pistol and
fired at her. Happily the ball missed her,
lodg : ’g iii th-.' ceiling near by. Se eing that
resi.-ianco i s hopeless, Mrs. Wright rush
ed otu of tii' house and lied toward the
home of Wallace McAlister, her son-in
law, who lives near iy. The brute pursued
and caught h r, when she had rua about
a hunured yards. He then dragged her,
sen lining and sti tggling, back toward the
house. Ily some ro.< ans he 'nccame fright
ened and ran c.f without accomplishing his
I in She then, more dead than alive,
made her way io Mr. McAlister’s, and told
what had hai>pened.
it took on!;.- a few minutes for a posse
to form and go directly to the negro’s
housi and c.ip’ure him. His brother-in-law
stated to the posse that Owen had just
ccme i i. He was at once carried before
Airs. Wright, who identified him. Although
Dr. Wrieiit ; s . ixty-four years old, it was
wit!; difficulty that three strong men pre
ve; io'- Uss k.ili'iir the negro wnen lie first
saw him. On .Saturday evening the negro
w;.s committed to jitll, after a commitment
trial. Ha .lifts Colwell and Maddox started
to . rs. th w.‘th him.'but were met at the
br:-i ;. three miles below the falls, by three
hu . rc'.i armed m who cook the prison
er .‘rum them and asked him if he was
puil *-. On his confessing, they strung him
up to a limb by the roadside and riddled
his bodj with bull ts. Then pinning a pla
cin'! r.n the body, warning all others of
like nature that a similar punishment
awaited them, the crowd dispersed. The
bodv hung there till (i o’ clock Sunday
cv••■ling, when it wa. cut down, after being
viewed by about 300 whites and
200 negro s. The negroes express
ed g: atiiicjition at his punish
ment. Dr. Wright and wife are among
Monroe county’s most highly esteemed cit- i
izens.
The plain truth is good enough for Hood’s
Sarsaparilla - tin re is no need of i-mbellishment
or sensationalism. Simply what Hood’s Sar
saparilla does, that tells the story of its merit.
FIENDS CAUSE A WRECK.
They Turn a. Switch—An Engineer
Fatnlly Injured.
Augusta, Ga., June 21.—(Special.)—A se
rious wreck occurred on the Augusta branch
of the Central road this morning. It hap
pened two miles this side of Millen. Some
scoundrel broke the lock and placed the
switch in a condition to cause a wreck.
’llli® (same train had passed over the
switch three hours before the accident
going to Millen. It is a mixed train and
left Millen on its up trip at 3:30 o'clock
a. m. The train was going fifteen miles
an hour when the run-off occurred. The
engine and six cars were piled up together.
Engineer Con Starr and Fireman Jasper
Rohner, both of Augusta, jumped from the
cab, but were caught in the wreck. En
gineer Starr had his right leg broken and
thigh fractured. He is internally injured
and there is no hope for his recovery*
Rohner escaped with a sprained ankle. No
passengers in the sleeper from Savannah
were hurt, but were frightened from the
sh a ke-u p.
There is no doubt that the train was
wrecked by the turning of the
switch, and that this was done
maliciously. The railroad officials and
the people in the vicinity are
wild about the outrage. Bloodhounds were
procured at once and put on the track of
the fiends. If they are caught, lynching
is sure to follow. The wreckers are sup
posed to be a strange gang of negroes who
were in Lawtonville near where the wreck
occurred, and who last night set fir’ and
burned Mr. R. L. Lewis’s store, after
which they broke .he switch'ock with a
coupling pin and spike, -which were found
on the track. Murder, then robbery, is sup
posed to have been the purpose of the
miscreants. The road is blocked and trains
had to be transferred today.
Wntcr Gure Sanitarium.
Is permanently located in Griffin, Ga., to
receive and treat all invalids. Send postage
stamps lor circular.
March 12, ISM.
DR. J. AT. ARMSTRONG, Proprietor.
mar2o wk lyr.
A MOTHER’Z HR I TALI'TY.
Her Two-llay-Ol«J Chilli Found in the
Bnck Yard Itx A’ei’k Broken.
Mary Jane Ellington, an eighteen-year-o’d
negro girl, wlii have to answer the charge
of infanticide.
Wednesday afternoon some unknown per
son telephoned to police headquarters and
st;it?d that if an officer was sent to the
residence of the Ellington woman, on Spring
street, a dead babe might be found.
Patrolmen Beavers and Coker were sent
out and made a survey of the premises. In
the back yard they found a new-made
grave, which they lost no time in opening.
It contained a box. inside of which was a
small infant, apparently' a day or two old.
Examination showed that the child’s neck
had been broken, and that it had been
killed in that way.
The officers airested the Ellington woman
and sent her to police headqu-irti-rs. They
also took charge of the remains of the in
fant and turned it over to Coroner Paden,
who will hold an inquest today.
At first tiie woman denied knowing any
thing about the child, but later admitted
that it was hers. She still denies having
killed it. however. She will have to answer
to the charge of infanticide.
Knocked Out of Time
By that able blood depurent, Hostetter’s
Stomach llii.ers. ihe young giant, rheuma
tism, withdraws beaten. In maturity it is
hai lev to < croquer. Attack it at the start
with Hostetter's Stomach Hillers, and save
yourself years c.f agony and constant dan
ger, for I'.iis ma.lady is alv. ays liable to at
tacii i - I . Potent ia malaria, dyspep
sia, i 'Uf: ;;i ii >n, nervousness and kianey
complaint is tiro Bitters.
ALI A S LOSS.
Colonel ' irgil r.,wcrs, St at e Rail way Com
in i-nioncr, is I lead.
AI icon, lune 20.—(Special.)—The peo
ple of Atl;..it.i ai i of the state of Georgia
will be shoeiini an 1 grived to hear of the
death of < o’i.. -i Virgil Powers, state rail
road eomirus loner. Sln-.-.-ked, because It
was not generally known that thi: useful
and honorai I - citizen was crit'ic-.illly ill.
Gri< v.-i. ■ 1 -cc,-er-- he was esteemed as one of
Geo'-:’i: pu;-i : tri !■<■ -:t men. In all the
relations 1 • \ .-gil Downs was true to
him. "!.*■. hi.: conatry and hi. God. A kind
lier, gentler spirit never breathed in tiro
hr-.-as’ ' f man. He attained the acme of
humt-n purity, t'cl .-n-. 1 Powers has b-*---n in
fi- 'health several moaths. About two
weeks aro h’ It’d an :-;t of nervous
prostration caused by heart trouble. He
has been in be 1 ever since. Within the pagt
day or two there was thought to be ; *i im
provement in his condition, and there was
hope that he might rallv and g.-t out again,
bat J«-st night he hail a severe attack and
saal; into ric.msciousness, from wh : <h ho
revel* revive;), and died this morning at
l:):10 o’clock at his residence on High street
in lais city.
Every Mitts Should Read This.
Ts any young, old or mid lie-aged man suf
fering from nervous debility, weakness,
lack of vigor from errors or excess will en
close stamp Io me i will send him the
prescription rs a genuine certain cure free
of cost. No humbug, no deception. Will
also furnish remedies if desired. Address
Air. Thomas Fa*mas. .Marshall. Mich.
LATEST FROM KM'EFIKI.OS.
The A mi* rims us Down There Still < orn
plal ai ng of their Treatment.
New Orleans, June 23. The steamship Pro
fessor Aforse has arrived from Blueiields,
Nicaragua. Everything was quiet there
v. hen the Morse left, and the lorn,’ expected
move of England had not been made.
When the Alagicienne visited Greytown or.
the Sth to bring Minister Goslin down to
Port Limon, she steamed to Kingston, Ja
maica, for stores and provisions. Before
leaving Bineiields, it was stated by the
English officer that the cruiser would re
main hi Kingston until definite orders were
received Irom the home government, and
v. hen she returned the position would
have bi * n definitely decided. The cruiser
lias now been away two weeks, and her
arrival Is daily expected, but it is a matter
of giicss work, to say what will be done
v.hen she one-.; more anchors here.
An interview between the American and
Nicaraguan officials was held last Alonday,
but as far as could be ascertained, was
without results.
Laeyco was asked what he has done in
the way of capturing the escaped murderer,
Arguello, and an answer, he exhibited a
let'ter from Docas del Toro, from the Unit
ed States minister, in which it was claimed
trial th*' Spaniard had taken refuge there.
Jf this be true. Nicaragua lias no hopes of
recovi'-ring" the prisoner, foi tncre is no
treaty betwe n the two governments.
Thus has come to an end one of the most
disgraceful incidents in the history of
Nicaragua.
Prompt relief in sick headache, dizzi
ness nausea, constipation, pain in the side,
guarantied to those using Carters Little
Liver fills. One a dose, famall price, bmall
dose. Small pill.
BRAINED IVITII AN AX.
Dr. Drolshiiucn mid Vt ife Murdered
V< liile Astlecp.
Lawtey, Fla., June 21.—Some time last
night Dr. Gustavus Drolshagen and wife,
who live about a mile east of this place,
were murdered. The assassin entered their
room while they were asleep and crushed
their skulls with an ax. Robbery is sup
posed to have been the motive. There is no
clue to the murderers. Dr. Drolshagen
came to Lawtey about fourteen years ago
from Norwalk, O. He was said to have
been a Catholic priest and he brought with
him Louise Glausmann, who was said to
have been a nun. They lived together for
two years and then Louise Glausmann’s
sister, Heding, came from Germany to
visit them. Soon after Heding Glausmann
came she and Drolshagen were married.
Louise Glausmann, the nun, who came to
Lawtey with Drolshagen, died soon after
i the marriage.
Ministers, lawyers, teachers and others,
whose occupation gives but little exercise,
should use Carter’s Little Liver Pills for
torpid liver and biliousness. One Is a dose.
Try them.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION; ATLANTA. GA. MONDAY. JUNE 25.1894.
i .!ÜbT fHOM GEORGIA.
Rnin. in June*
Fall, gentle rain, in. blessed, brimming
drops!
. Cool with they kiss the city’s burning
streets!
Moisten the meadows where the hot sun
heats,
And fall refreshing on the thirsty crops!
The warm wind for thy cordial greeting
stops,
The panting flock a merry welcome
bleats;
The famished fields unfold a thousand
sweets,
The grass bends dimpling on the mountain
tops!
Fall, gentle rain, while the rejoicing land
Smiles thankful where each radiant gem
appears:
Fall like a benediction from His hand,
Who makes the storm and sunlight of the
spheres;
Who sends thee to refresh the living, and
To bless the dead with sweet memorial
tears!
Make n Note Here.
The world wags on from day to day.
In wisdom and in wit;
No matter what the cynioe say—
Be sure you wag with it!
The World Rolls On.
O, th® vzorld rolls on with its love and
light—
Its sun by day and its stars by night
And the dark gives place to the bright— the
bright, ,
And the world sings wh le it s rolllngl
The blue, far sky isn’t half as high
As it looks, sometimes, to the tear-dimmed
eye;
And the song comes after the sigh the
sigh,
And the world sings while it’s rolling!
That’s What!
What was the platform made for?
(Not much of it now remains!)
Certainly, not to stand on,
But to run under when it rains!
The Letter.
What did ihe lady who dwells in the Isles
Think of my letter? I penned it one night
When I dreamed of her lips—of her glori
ous smiles
And her eyes, so alluring and bright?
There was only one rose in my life, but I
took
Its tender, red petal**, so lovely to see.
And folded them just where her dear eyes
would look:
Did she touch them, and kiss them for
me ?
The letter 1 kissed ere I sent it, I know.
And the rose felt my lips, too: My soul
went away
With the words I had written; for, loving
her so,
My soul was too restless to stay!
But what did the lady who dwells in the
isles
Think of my letter, and think of my rose?
Nothing! the ships to the haven bring
smiles
That are brighter and sweeter, God
knows!
But If ever her hand tore the seal, I am
blest!
It were recompense dearer than all unto
me;
And the ships of her love In the haven may
rest.
While one star lights a wreck far at sea!
—FRANK L. STANTON.
Look Out for Him.
Now doth the Georgia rattlesnake
Crawl from the east to west;
You simply press the button
And the rattler does the rest!
Swimiiiiu* Time.
Swimmin’ time in Georgia
An’ all around the south,
An’ every singfe millpona
Is foamin’ at the mouth!
Swimmin' time in Georgia
An’ all around the south!
Cheer I p.
There ain’t no use in greivin’,
Or sittin’ still an’ wishin’;
Tb.ere’s one thing: If the rain comes down
’Twill fill the streams fcr fishin’!
Jenny.
How I loved my Jenny,
No one ever knew;
All the world had violets —
1, her eyes of blue!
How I loved my Jenny,
Only Jenny knew!
How I loved my Jenny,
I could never say:
As the roses love the dew—
As the world the May.
Yet, how I loved my Jenny,
Her lips alone could
How I loveci my Jenny--
Sing it for me, birds!
Answer with your music.
Sweeter than my words!
How I loved my Jenny—
Sing it. for me, birds!
Sing it sweet, and trill it,
Songbirds, far and near!
Weave the world in melody,
Till all that love shall hear!
And then sing how my Jenny
. Loves me and holds me dear!
That’s What BotlK-rs'risTJ
Old Georgia jingles lively
Wish many thousand rhymes;
A pity ’tis, however,
That the jingle’s not in dimes!
A Watermelon Sons.
O, the Georgia watermelon! it’s a-growin’
cool an’ green,
AnTl soon be pullin’ heavy on the stem;
An’ the knife—it needs a whettin’, an’ the
blade is gettin’ keen,
O, the Georgia watermelon Is a gem!
Melons, cool an’ green—
Jest the best you ever seen!
See the sweet juice drippin’
From them melons cool an’ green!
O, the Georgia watermelon, with the pur
tlest sort o’ stripe!
It ain’t a streak o’ fat an’ streak o’ lean;
You thump her with your fingers, an’ you
hear her answer: “Ripe!”
O, the Georgia watermelon, cool an’ green!
Melons, cool an’ green—
They’re the best you ever seen!
How the juice conies drippin’
From them melons cool an’ green!
When you pull a Georgia melon you must
know what you are at
An’ look out how your knife is goin’ in;
But one-half on this side o’ you—the other
half on that,
An’ then, you git between ’em an’ begin!
Melons, cool an’ green—
They’re the sweetest ever seen!
Nothin’ like old Georgia,
With her melons cool an’ green!
They’re mighty—mighty fillin’ with their
flamin’ hearts o’ red—
Like the reddest o’ the roses in the south!
When cotton’s down to nothin’, take the
place o’ meat an’ bread—
Make you think a hive o’ honey’s in your
mouth!
Melons, cool an’ green—
Never nothin’ like ’em seen!
How they satisfy you—
Them melons cool an’ green!
I
But they’re way ahead o’ honey, as a slice
or two will prove;
It’s slicker an’ it’s sweeter as it slips;
There ain’t no nigger problem when the
melon’s on the move—
Make the white man an’ the nigger smack
his lips!
Melons, cool an’ green—
Don’t want any fence between!
But I’d outclimb all creation
Fer them melons cool an’ green!
-FRANK L. STANTON.
NOT SETTLED YET.
THE STJRIKEItS HOED A MASS MEET
ING IN ALABAMA
And Decide to Continue the Strike —The
Mary Lee Minos on Fire—Other Strike
News from Different Sections.
Birmingham, Ala., June IS.—(Special.)—A
monster mass meeting was held today in
the woods near Adamsville by the striking
miners. Two thousand men were in at
tendance, and they came from all sections
in the district. After organizing, speeches,
which were very warm in their character,
were made, and before adjourning it was
resolved to continue the strike; to hold
another meeting July 4th; to vote for the
entire populist ticket at the next election.
Newspaper correspondents were excluded
from the meeting, and sentinels weie
placed to prevent any but miners from
attending.
Two special trains were held in readiness
all day at Camp Forney to carry the Third
regiment, which is now in camp, in ease
of any necessity, but their services were
not required. Nearly every mine in the
district has been tilled with imported negro
labor, and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railway Company have made an offer to
the striking miners to furnish them, trans
portation free to the fields of Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
About midnight last night, dynamite was
placed under another trestle on the Geor
gia Pacific road near Coalburg, and ex
ploded.
United States Marshall Musgrove carried
out a number of deputies again today to
protect the property of the Georgia Pacific
and Sheffield roads. Every mining camp in
the district is well guarded toiilght for
fear of attack.
Coal Mines Set. on Fire.
Birmingham, Ala.. June 20.—(Special.)—
Shortly after 2 o'clock today fire was dis
covered in the Mary Lee mines, about four
hundred feet from the mouth. The alarm (
was given and the work of rescuing the
miners was immediately begun. One hun
dred miners were at work in the mine at
tlje time the tire was discovered and it was
difficult to get to the men who were on
the other side of the fire. Fifty miners
were between the fire and the bottom ot
the mine. The fire when discovered was in j
a big blaze. Wives, children and friends of
the Imprisoned men crowded, around the
mouth of the mine to assist in the rescuing
of husbands, fathers and brothers.
The work went on slowly. Tram cars
were let down and the prisoners crowded
in and were rushed through the dense
smoke and flames. Some of the men be
came impatient, attempted to walk through j
the smoke and fell to the floor overcome
by the smoke and flames. As soon as they
could, men from the outside would rush
in and get them. Physicians were hastily
summoned.
Superintendent Jack Whalen was among
> the first to be brought to the top of the
■ mine. The physicians went to work on him
i but. he gave a few gasps and died.
| The next tram car brought out. eight.
' They were all suffering, but all except G.
W. Baskins were saved.
It was late in the afternoon when the
roll was called. It was found that all of
the fifty men from the bottom side of the
mine were out.
The dead are: Jack Whalen, G. W. Bas
kins, Willie McKenzie and Ed Smith.
At least fifteen men are yet in a preca
rious condition. The fifty men on the top
side of the mine managed to get out with
out assistance.
As soon as it was ascertained that all the
miners had escaped, attention was paid to
the fire. Hose was sent by the Birming
ham fire department. Up to a late hour
tonight the fire was stiil burning. The
I mine is the propertj* of the Mary Lee Coal
■ ar.U Railway Company. They have been
j working non-union miners since the strike
! began. The fire started in a lot of trash
; which was thrown to one side and showed
■ signs on incendiarism. There is much ilis-
I tress about the place. Women and children
are weeping on all sides. This is the
: worst disaster about the mines that has
: occurred in some time.
i Jill the dead are whites.
Those dangerously injured by gas are:
John white, J.-A. Barker, Jack Barker, W.
H. Hammond. D. H. Mason, D. G. Moore,
L. A. Miller, G. W. Baskino, William
Chumley -all white; George Washington,
I Henry Lightsey, Burt Hudson, Martin
Lightsey, Ed Denney, John Wright—ne
j groes.
Several of these maj’* die.
Tiie Fire Still Raging.
Birmingham, Ala., June 21. —(Special.)—The
lire which started in the Alary Lee mines
yesterday afternoon is still raging furious
ly. Further developments show the disaster
to have been worse than was at first ?e
--ported. Out of the 130 men m the i.> ! »s at
the time th*' fire was discover'd, fifty were
overcome with smoke and were dragged out.
Four men are dead, and two more, John
White and J. A. Barker, are expected to
die at any moment. Twenty more are Mill
under the treatment of physicians. Tao !
men, who are still missing, are thought to I
have perished in the .nines. Nt cry thing I
possible is being done to cheek the flames. I
Yesterday one band of rescuers v title I
searching lit the mines for entcm'w.l men, i
' found twelve miners in a small room w’th
the entrance barred with state. Hottie were
on the floor overcome with smoke anti the
others were on their Knees praviug for re
lief. They were gotten out just in lime.
There is no douot but that the fire was
of incendary origin. At an early hour tris
morning a building occupied by six negroes
at Warrior, twenty miles above here, v.as
blown up by dynamite, .’he explosion was
terrific, and wrecked the building. All the
negroes were seriously hart, and ana will
die. All had a narrov escape f-. tn instant
death. Sheriff Morrow and deputies went
up to tne scene this ini ri u’g to run down
the unknown vandals v.rno placed the dyna
mite. Two men, Jan's .IJees uni I'at Sav
age, have been arrested, chargffi with plac
ing the dynamite. I'uild‘ngs were shal-en
for a cons dim.)le distance from the house
which was ulown up.
TENNESSEE GETS COAL LANDS.
Convicts Will lie Worked on the
Brushy Mountain l’ropert>*.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—(Special.)—
Judge Key, <;f the United States court, here,
today authorized the receivers of the East
Tennessee Land Company to carry out the
deal by which 9,000 acres of coal land on
Brushy mountain is to be transferred to the
state for penitentiary purposes. Tiie court
also authorized the receivers of the Harri
man Coal, Iron and Railway Company to
complete the railway from Harriman to
Brushy mountain. The deeds to the land
will now be executed at once. The price
to be paid is $80,000.. The coal mines on
Brushy mountain will be worked by state
convicts.
General T. L. James, of New York, ex
postmaster general, recently appointed by
Judge Key as one of the receivers of the
Harriman Coal, Iron and Land Company,
vice Receivers Russell and-Hopkins, made
bond today in the sum of $50,000, and duly
qualified as receiver. Boyd Ewing, of Chat
tanooga. the other receiver, has not yet
qualified.
ACCEPTS THE*SETTLEMENT.
The Miners’ Convention Orders a Be
sumption of Work.
Columbus, 0., June 20.—The Ohio miners’
convention this afternoon voted down a res
olution to continue the strike and adopted
one accepting the strike settlement, and or
dering a resumption of work at once. The
action was taken in executive session, but
it is known that it was not unanimous.
The Strike in Michigan.
Ironwood, Mich., June 20.—This morning
the miners’ strike extended to all mines
in the city, and they are all idle. Follow
ing is the number of men out at the various
mines: Norrie, 850; East Norrie, 300;
Pabst, 350; New Port, 175; Aurora, 350; Ash
land, 250. The strikers have so far been
very orderly.
Miners Indicted.
Ottawa, 111., June 20.—The grand jury re
turned indictments this morning against
thirty df the strikers engaged in the riot
at LaSalle a few weeks ago. The men are
all in jail, with the exception, of a few
who were bailed out.
Mines Runulng tit Pana.
Pana, 111., June 20.—The strike is practi
cally off here. Camp Pope is deserted. The
four mines are running with good forces,
but no Pole or Hungarian will be given
work. They gathered in a body near the
Spring Side mine last night, but made ,no
outward demonstration. Trouble is not
feared from this element.
Miners Itenume Work.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 18.—The settlement
of the great soft coal miners’ strike and
the return to work today of Ij.OOO of the
20.000 miners in this district, r.as edven an
impetus to all kinds of business, and "he
situation is more hopeful than at any time
for many months. Among tha large plants
in this city whicn resumed today after a
long idleness, were the Caroon Iron a.r.’d
Steel Company’s works, Oliver’s Twenty
sixth street works, Zug & Co.’s wo.’ks, bho
enburgers & Howe, and Drown <fc ><o. ihe
latter firm has been shut down fcr two
years, and started up in full, giving tnip.cj
menuto 500 men. The Black Diani Ji-.l sietl
works will start as ;*oon as a sufficient sup
ply of coke is received.
At McKeesport everything is quiet, but it
is thought the tube works will start up
soon, as many of the strikers have express
ed a willingness to return whenever the
firm was ready to resume.
AFRAID TO ’WITHDH.W TROOPS.
Governor Jones Will Continue ihe
Camp, Chilling Out More Soldiers.
Birmingham, Ala., June 22. —(Speetal.) —
The Third regiment of Alabama state
troops will go out of camp tomorrow.
The governor has deckled to continue the
encampment, and will call out several com
panies from the thise regiments io go into
camp at Ensley City tomorrow. All three
regiments of the state troops hive be n
in encampment already. The Birm ngham ;
battalion, consisting cf companies in l.ir
mingbam, Woodlawn, East Lake :ro I Ties- I
seiner, will go to camps’ tomorrow,
while the artillery and cavalry companies
from Montgomery will be called up.
M. M. Mauek, wall paper, paints, shade%
picture frames. SatiijAes Edit. Atisnt*.
TRIAL OF THE BOWMANS.
The Testimony Shows That Jeffers
Was Being Held When Shot .
Birmingham, Ala., June 19.—(Special.)—
The preliminary hearing of l';?yton Bow
man, the Koibite leader, and John Bow
man, his brother, on a charge of murder
ing Eugene Jeffers, a nineteen-year-old
boy, last Tuesday evening in the Florence
hotel bar, was begun this morning before
Justice I. H. Benners. The courtroom was
crowded to suffocation.
The first witness heard this morning was
Thomas Jeffers, father of the young man.
He testified to the killing as given in the
Constitution at the time. John Bowman
was holding the boy when Peyton shot
him.
George Latham, the barkeeper who was
on duty at the time of the deplorable af
fair, was the next to take the stand. Fie
was one of the few eye witnesses. HiS
evidence went to show that Lugene Jef
fers and Peyton Bowman pulled pistols (It
the same time, that John Bowman disarm
ed Jeffers, after which Peyton Bowman
shot him.
On account of the absence of a diagram
of the saloon in which the difficulty oc
curred a recess was taken until afternoon.
George Latham, the barkeeper at the
Florence hotel bar, and Hlcknan Washing
ton, a colored porter at tide same place,
occii'iie'l the witness stand in tne Bowman
case all this afternoon. They testified as
to til”' affairs fr m the start to tiie end;
how Peyton Bowman and Eugene Jeffers;
both pulled weapons; how John Bowman
entered and disarmed the boy and how
P yton Bowman finally shot Jeffers. Forty
attendance at the trial this afternoon was
larger' than it was in the morning, boity
m re witnesses are to be examined and tiie
entire week will most probably be taken
up ' . , . ,
Disordered Liver set right with Beecnam s
Pills.
RIOTOUS STRIKERS
Severely Bent n Mine Superintendent.
Troops Ordered Out.
Punxsutawney, Pa., Juno 21.—At half-past
S o’clock tonight seventy-two private police
arrived at the Adrain mine. They had no
sooner stopped than they were surrounded
b?v at least 1,000 min-rs, women and chil
dren, who climbed all over the car yelling
and hooting. The policemen were unarmed.
The militia was sent for and Company F
was ordered to the scene, about 500 yards
distant, but were unable to disperse the
mob. Company C and B were then ordered
out to the scene at double quick time and
when the miners saw the reinforcments
they immediately dispersed.
L. W. Robinson, the general superintend
ent here, was with the police. He was
pulled out of the car by the men and beat
en by them, while the women spit in his
face, lint fortunately escaped serious in
jury. The deputies were armed with V. in-
I chesters, but the sheriff would not give the
I order to fire. The sheriff, who had charge
I of the police, received a. severe blow above
the left eye from the hands of one of the
i women and was otherwise badly used up.
As soon as he was able to get out of the
mob’s hands, he went to notify the militia.
The greatest excitement prevails at Adrain
anil at 11 o’clock tonight, shots are being
fired at Adrain mine. Two carloads of m
men were this evening token to Anita. L.
T. Reher, of Company B. Fifth regiment,will
take his company to Anita mine tomorrow
morning to prevent any trouble there.
Are free from all crude and irritating
matter. Concent rated medicine only. Car- ;
ter’s little Liver Pills. Very small; very
easy to take; no pain; no griping; no purg
ing. Try them.
MANGLED BSIYDND RECOGNITION.
Two Kwnrteeil mid Fifty Lives Lost l»y
the Explosion Saturday.
London, June 24.—The further exploration
of the Pont-y-Pridd mine, in which an ex
plosion occurred yesterday, has shown that i
the disaster was far beyond anything imag- |
incd last night. The number of dead is 251. |
T'he original report that only 200 men were i
in the mine at the time was due to a mistin- I
derstanding on the part of the manager, |
who thought that a shift of miners had just j
come up. Many of the dead bodies were |
mangled beyond recognition. Crowds of i
women, who have not slept since the explos- !
ion, still surround the pit, awaiting news I
from husbands and brothers. Exploration ’
of the mine is slow and difficult, owing to
the blocking of the galleries with dead
hofses.
KIIDd liy the Marshal.
Alexandria, La., June 24.—J. M. Dufilho,
aged twenty-six years, town marshal, of
Boyce, in this parish, qp.me here this morn
ing and surrendered himself and was jail
ed, for having killed, in Boyce this morn
ing J. Tom Carnahan, aged forty-four
years, an old merchant of that place. The
cause of the trouble between the men was
the action of Dufilho as marshal, last night,
in preventing an altercation between Car
nahan and a countryman, which made Car
nahan angry; so this morning, when they
met on the street, Carnahan, attacked the
marshal and pulled his pistol. Dufilho also
got out his pistol, and in the rapid ex
change of shots Carnahan was killed and *
the marshal received a. flesh wound in the
arm. Carnahan leaves a wife and six
children.
A Verdict of “Not Guilty.’’
Memphis, Tenn., June 22.—At Water '
Valley, Miss., this morning the jury in
the case of Henry Foster, charged with
the murder of ex-Congressman John Bright
Morgan, returned a verdict of “not guilty.”
This was the second trial of the case—
the jury in the first instance finding the
defendant guilty of murder in the first de
gree.
The supreme court on appeal granted a
new trial on the ground that the entire
court did not view the locality of the homi
cide, viz.: the railroad car In which the
killing occurred.
Tiie killing was done on the Illinois Cen
tral train, three years ago, and grew out
of a beating inflicted upon Foster by Mor
gan at Hernando, Miss., where both lived.
GEORGE TILLMAN IS A CANDIDATE,
GEORGE TILLMAN IS A CA.iUlUAirj,
He Will Make the Race for the Gov
ernorship ■
Columbia, S. C., June 24.—(Special.)—Ex-
Congressman George D. Tillman will be in.
the race for governor. He has w'ritten
a letter to a friend stating that he will
enter the canvass and that he will stand
on the “straight democratic platform.” This
will materially influence the gubernatorial
campaign, as “Uncle George” is one of the
most popular men in the state, and is a
campaigner from way back. Official an
nouncement of his candidacy has not been
made, and it is understood that some of
tiie administration people are doing ail
they can to prevent his taking the stump.
His son, Captain J. H. Tillman, is ex
pected here tomorrow.
The date of publication has been
changed from Tuesdays to Mondays. All
advertisements and changes must be in
the office Friday preceding the date of
publication. No changes guaranteed
that are received later than that date.
HMIiCB ATO trade.
CONST IT UT’ON O h’P’l 4.
• Atlanta, June 23,1531.
The Local Cotton Market.
Market closed quiet; middling G 13-lGc.
The follo.ving is the rango ol cotton luturas In Na?»
Yo/L today:
d w «’
<n - '«
c >. o
ti • » O
5£ « g
C 43 £ A J
a ~ : o ®
June." ’... TcS 7.08 7.03-1 C 7.03-11
JrJv I 7.08| 7.10, 7.08. 7.05-10| 7..0-.1
August i.Jo! 7 i■' 7.14-ia, 7.14-1:
September 7.111 7.15 7.1-1 7.14-li, 7.1-5-15
October 7.III! 7.211 7.13 i 1.2C-21', 7.20-21
November 7.2'1 7. ?t ’i p'-A 7.2D-2P 7.20-27
December 7.2.2' 7.:>ii 7.311 ..31-*3i 7.?2-c3
Janii'ii'y 7..481 7.38 J 7.31 J 7.37-39( 7.38-40
Closed very dull; sales 22,708 bales.
HtHOisirfl. Price & Co.’s Cotton Letter.
NEV/ yoiiK, June *;3—The statistical position,
as made up by Saturday’s Financial Chroaiv.e, is as
follows:
Tills Last Last
* week. week. yen',
t'isible supplv 3,111.0’0 3J*.B,iG3
American.. 2.113.8 l 2,512.-:O 2,47 i. ov3
Crop tn sight 7,289,785 5,281,338 G,414.v0T
Came in sight 17.447 l t,l-:7 *21,. *5
Pluatat’n deliv’es 4.431 0,064 6,963
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YOtlK, Jane 2.*— Ta.l followinz Is ths
comparative cotton statement for the week ending; to
day.
Net receipts at all United States ports Iz.f;-?,
Same time last year 22,5>7
Showing a decrease.. -
Total receipts _s,B2a,| a
Same time last year 4,SU-',Oll
Showingan increase 814,8 i
Exports for the week 2%5.* i
Same time last year
Showing a decrease _ 18.0 >■’
Total exports to date - 5.60*1,1; “
Same time last year 4,m7 .rt
.Showing an increase ieii.'iJl
Stock at United States ports 36c.-..-,"
Ssme time last ye ,r - : a.!:-4
.Sbowini; a
Stock at interior towns - 20.i1?
Same time last year ..- i;.s*is
Siiowlnga decrease *jo.'7 ;
Stock ,-.t Liverpool 1,471.009
Same time last year 1,466,00)
Showing an increase 2,1)03
American cotton ailoat for Great Britain 28,00)
Sarne time last year 25,‘J!) i
Showing an increase 1.00)
NEW YORK, June 23—Ths following ts t.hestate
meiit of the associated banks lor tas week cndi.i'
today:
Reserve, decrease 8 rtjoo
Loan*. Increase Zoto.BO
Specie, decrease - -1
Legal tenders, increase 2.1 i i' l )
Deposits, increase 3,152.80)
Circulation, decrease 83, id)
Banks now bold $76,255,375 in excess of the logoi re
quirements of the 25 per cent rule.
Atlanta Clearing zl-sneiatioa Statement.
Darwin G. Jones, Manager.
Ciearinfcs today S
For the week .
Clearings last week tsbi,3o3.ii
PROVISIONS, GRAINS, ETC.
CONSTITUTION OFFICE,
Atlanta, Juno 23.8 H.
Groceries.
ATLANTA. June 23 Rousted coflee —Arbuckle’s
22.1&C a 100 1b cases; Leverings 22.25. Green—Ex
c nice 20c; choice good 19c: :air 18; common 17. Si:.«
—Granulated 4‘ e; powdered 4\c; cm loafoa; whdo
ext.raC‘4: New Orleans yellow clarified 4® 4 1 i; yellow
extra 0 •"2l- Syrup—New Orleans choice 45: prime 35
(attic; common 29<R3ia. Molasses Genuine Cuba
35a38e; imitation *22?>25e. Teas—Black 3u•<s><-*; green
lOitCe. Nutmeg 65 IGjo. Cinnamon 10(ui12,'40. Allspice
10AI1C. Singapore pepper lie. Mace SI.OO. Fioa
—Head 6c; good 5%c: common 4‘jc: imported Ja
pan s<.?s‘’*c. Salt—Hawiy’s dairy $1.10; Icecream?’...),
Virginia 7 l; c. Cheese—Hats 12.<2'12‘bC. Wlilte fisli —i-j
bbls $4.09: r ( rils6oc. Mack, rel— bbls. c6.>;0c.;.50 Soap
—Tallow.loo bars, 75fts. $3.0033.7v, turpentine,6o bars.
$2.26(3250. Candles Paraflin tic star He.
Matches- 4.30 s !>I.CO; 30fs$':03 <t3.75; 200s $-».<W;iu-J.7a: 60k.
btroee. $.1.75. Soda—Kegs, bulk. 4'-;c;uo. 1 li> paoK ige.
6Ng cases, 1 th 6/rc; do 1 and ‘j its 8c: do. tbs J>)4cs
Crackers—XXX soda X.\X butter XXX
pearl oysters 6‘ic; shell and excelsior 7; lemon crearoO;
XXX eineer reaps Pc: eornhilis !>c. Candy—Assorted
stick 6; French mixed 12r<rl‘D4C. Canned goods—Con
densed riiiktS.OOrtS.OS; imitation mackerel BVlsd> 1.34,
5aim0nJ5.25.a0.50; I*.IV. oysters 5t.75; L.IV. $1.35: ecru
J?.30tf13 til; tomatoes $2.09. Ball potash $3.10. St. rca—
Pearl 4e; lump 4 Ac; nicke! package s3.lo:cel!uloni
55.txt. Pickles -Plain or mixed, pints, 41.0 j .-tl.4u; quarts
81. GOA 1.89. Powder —Rifle, k? ;s, $3.2a» ii kegssl.9o;
kegssl.lo. Shot—§l.3s Wsaok.
Flour. Grain and floal.
ATLANTA. June 23-Flour First patent $1.25
seecmlpatent $3.75; extra fancy $3.15; lancy $3.00; fam
ly $2.75. Corn—No. 1 white 63c; No. 2 ’ bite 62c
mixed6oc. Oats—White 55e; mixed 52c, Seed rye—
Georgia 75(a8G. Hay—Choice timotny, large bales.
$1.Oil: No. 1 timothy, large bales,sl.oo; choice timothy
email bales, $1.00; No. 1 timothy, smalt bales. 95c: No.
:• timothy, small bales. 85c. Meal -Plain 62c; bolted
55c. Wheat br>:n—largo sacks. 92'y c; small sacks IM.
Colton seed meal—sl.33 j'. cwt.. iced—fl.l®
•pewt. Stockpeas $1.25:rf1.33. Grits—Pearl $3.25.
Fruits and <,.sniootions.
ATLANTA. Juno 23 - California cherries $2.50 pl 10 tb
crate. Waterim on: 100.. Lemons—Messina
4.0(1«R4,50; Florida none on the market. Oranges
Florida $4.01);A4.50 r ! box.. Coccanuts adipic.
Pineapples ?1.5da.2.03 S doz. Banau-r Selected
51.C0m2.03. Figs 13 : e13c. Raisins—NewCaiii'orn;aifl.W:
l;oxas s'l.i-V; zi boxes 7bc. Currants 6;oi7c. Leghorn
citron .C<:i2se. Nuts—Almonds it!, pecans '*.! lie.
Brazil 11 ■) 12i 2 e. Filberts 11. Se. Walnuts 12.‘i-Ice.
Peanuts—Virginia, eloetric iignt sc; lancy handpicked
4a4: s c; North Carolina 4 •lls; Geergiu 2^z,-c.
Country t'rouuco.
ATLANTA. Jure 23 • Eggs 13e. Butter —Westen
creanicrv 22 , ™ 1 z25c; fancy Tennessee 15<>>i7'ic;
choice lii' l-i e: other grades 6«10. Lire poultry—
Turkeys ”7"'Sc t ; 16; hens 22,-, .-2a; spring etdekons,
large 2;>«30c;; ducks 20 Drr.- ed poultry—Tur
keys 12;-j(/tH5c; dueka 12 >.(&lsc: chickens 10i. lTa. Irisu
potatoes D. 70 i‘. bbl; lancy )?iai. S1.13(«;1.15. Sweet
potatoes. 30c(dl$l.00 bn. Honey—Strained 8 r 10c; jn
the comb lUcyAJ Ae. Onions 51.50 °u; ,'u bdl sacks
$:.0l-©2.2j; 'e*. bbl $3,03(0.3.51’. Cabbage 2.
Frexii Vegetables.
ATLA NTA. June 2.1 Vege* abb s are in more plentiful
uppl y. though r. good demand still pr: v.iils at tiie fol
iowin;: nrc quctnlions: Strit;'beans S»OOeL2: -crate
1- nglisli pea L6Ol bu; $1.00.yj1.10
ciaie; Irish potaljrs, i'ew}4.*2s '. 0 ; bbi; bunched
vegetables 43(2,700 doz; strawberries 15gb2U ji quart.
revisions.
ATLANTA, June 25-11 ear rib sides, boxed 7 Aio;
fee-cured bellies 9.’. Sugar-cured hams 1213 Ae;
aeco-diug la brand and average; Ca’tlornia 9-,.
Brca.kiaat bacon 12. Lard—Lea: 7/5; compound 6'4.
New Yei-R Bank Statement.
NEW YORK. June 23.—The New York Fi
nancier says this week: The weekly exhibit
cf the clearing house issued J>uie 27l'i, is not
an encouraging one, ulth 'Ugh loans wera
expanded to tiie extent oi •/-,M3.. Nrj. ihe in
crease in the deposit liubibtie- tnu lima
must be looked upon as uniortunate, a. ic
indicates a continued flow of money iroin,
the interior, proving conclusively that tne
country banks cannot loan th. ir luuils to
good advantage, and they consequent:/
swell their balances with their New xorK
correspond nt s for the sm ill amount of in
terest allowed on daily balances, the in
crease in the deposits for the P ast '*.'' eti
amounted to $3,1.'>2,8i>". nro.kmg the aggtegata
deposits of the associated 1 n.’.:> s>.n :>,63v,.>' ~
against s::'.''B,of>l,loo in the s;me week l*'.st
ye-tr The actual gain in cash for tiie week
is $767 7(H) made up from an increase in legal
tenders of 82,11)3,700 and offset by a loss 111
specie to the extent of $1,126,700. , This de
c**eas“ in specie was caused by tne export,
movement which amounted for the week to
7 775 the largest amount exported in any
one’week this year, the banks furnishing
part cf the amount needed. It is v ’.der
s-ood that the batiks, with their usual mag
nanimity, are going to let the treasury de
partment have the gold which is needed for
export, although no reasonable person can
say why they should. The &• creiary of the
treasury has not treated tiie bankers of
New fork in a manner calculated to inspire
regard or esteem, and their offer to furnish,
the treasury with the requisite amount of
gold is purely a patriotic one, and should
be highly commended. The increase in the
deposit liabilities requiring a larger reserve,-
caused a decrease in the surplus reserve of
$21,200, although there was an actual gain in
cash. The total amount of cash held by the
banks aggregated $219,764,.’>iM). against $104,-
998,000 a year ago. Th' amount held above
legal requirements is $76,355,375, while a
ago, it was only $5,481,375L
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