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Milledgeville, Ga., January 13, 1891
Number 28
The present U. S. Govt.
Chemist says:
“Cleveland’s Superior
Baking Powder is abso
lutely free from ami*onl8»
alum, lime and other
adulterants.”
Editorial Glimpses and Clippings
Editor Ben Perry has been elected
Mayor of Canton.
Farmers, if yon are holding cotton
for better prices have it insured.
The German Government lias re
cognized the Republic of Brazil.
Emma Abbott, the American prirna
donna.‘died at Hotel Templeton in
Salt Lake City on the morning of tlie
5th iust. m
Georgia lias more members of
the M. E. Church, South, within her
borders than any other State in the
Union, having 132,000.
The Macon police force received an
addition Saturday. His name is Bur
rows; he is a cousin of the daring but
deceased Rube, and he measures just
six feet eight and one-half inches in
his stocking feet.
“Attorney General George N. Lester
is improving very gratifyingly. He
can now move his legs, also his arm,
while his articulation is as good as
ever. Dr. Setze is hopeful of his re
covery.—Marrietta Journal.
The body of the late gallant Cap
tain George D. Wallace, of the Sev
enth United States Cavalry, killed in
the Wounded Knee battle with the In
dians, bus readied his old home,York-
ville, S. C., in charge of a brother.
Col. R.M. Wallace, who went west for
it.
Quite a romantic marriage of two
of ‘Warrenton'smost popular young
people occurred in Macon on the
4th. Dr. F. B. Pilcher, a prominent
- dentist of Warrenton was wed
ded to Miss Kate Wheeler, one of
Warrenton’s most highly accom
plished young ladies, who was at
the time visiting,friends in Macon.
Two rival sausage dealers have
their shops adjoining. One of them
has painted upon hL glass window
over a pyramid of sausages; At flve-
pence a pound, to pay more is to be
robbed;” while the other puts ins
sausages into an obelisk end paints
above: At sixpence a pound; to pay
less is to be poisoned.” —Chicago
Photo.
Now that, the third party idea seems
exploded, we would like to see a coa
lition formed between the democrats
and tlie Farmers’ Alliance, by which
these two organizations can unite on
a ticket; which of course would
mean its overwhelming triumph.
There is but little difference between
the demands of the alllence and tlie
platform "f the democratic party.
Both are battling for tlie relief of
the masses from the oppressive power
of the favored classes. Each demand
the same reforms, and is opposed to
our present tariff system, that enrich
es a few men at tlie expense of tlie
toiling thousands. Now, if the demo*
crats and alliancemen could unite
their strength and center on oue
ticket, they would sweep the country
and bury the republican party sc
deepthatit could ueverbe resurrected.
—Athens Banner.
Senator Wolcott, the young lie
publican statesman whose recent
denunciation of the Force bill, and
eloquent tribute to the South
brought him into national promi
nence, is just now receiving very
high commendation at the hands o'f
tlie non-partisan press of the coun
try. I he Boston Herald says of
in m: J
‘‘Senator Wolcott, of Colorado,
effectively carries out the now pot)
^ su Sgestion of young men
politics. He has come into the
Senate with an individuality of his
own, and he does not hesitate to
make it manifest. If a Senato
only mission after entering that
body is to register the edicts of its
caucuses, it does not much matt
whether he is a young man or i
old one; he can work about
well as a machine at one age as at
another. Senator Wolcott is not
one of this class. His voutli is of
the genuine character.”
MACON'S BIG TRIAL OVER,
ONLY ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS
NOT CONVICTED.
Lawyer Hall, Sheriff Lancaster and
Clements Booked for Life Servi
tude Among the Convicts—John
K. Lancaster and Louis Knight
Convicted of Murder, But Not of
Conspiracy.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 5.—The trial of
six citizens of Dodge and Telfair coun
ties for conspiracy and murder In the
killing of John C. Forsyth atNonnan-
dalein October last, was ended to
day, when the jury brought iu a vlr-
dict finding all but one of the defen
dants guilty. The case, which has
been on trial in the United States
federal court, Judge Emory Speer
presiding, for four weeks, is the most
remarkable in the criminal annuls of
Georgiu. The laud troubles from
w'bich it sprung began a number of
years ago, wheu a decree was granted
in the United States Court, vesting in
George E, Dodge of New York titles
t.o certain extensive tracts of land in
Dodge, Telfair and Montgomery couu-
ties.
HALL’S CpNVICTION.
Luther A. Hall, a lawyer, a* East
man, Dodge county, was convicted of
violating this decree by selling lots
from the Dodge lands, under bogus
deeds, and he serveil five months for
contempt. On his release, last sum
mer, Hall ran for the legislature iu
Dodge county, posing as a martyr be
fore the people, aud inciting them to
interference with tlie Dodges in tlie
exercise of their rights to the lands,
which had been transferred from
George E. to Norman Dodge.
CAPT. FORSYTH'S PA RT.
Capt. J. C. Forsyth of New York
was tlie Georgia representative oi the
Dodge estate, and as such stood iu
tlie way of t he fund-grabbers, among
whom Hall was a leader. A con
spiracy was formed to get rid of Capt.
Forsyth. Wright Lancaster, sheriff |
of Telfair county and one of the con-1
spir&tors, had a ready tool in diaries
Clements, who was a convicted felon '
aud only enjoyed liberty by tlie
sheriff's unlawful clemency. Clements
and Rich Lowry, alius, Herring, a
notorious negro, were hired to mur
der Capt. Forsyth, the price to be
$000.
THU RENDEZVOUS.
Tlie house of Lem Burch, the man
who afterward turned state’s evidence,
was the rendezvous of tlie assassins,
Burch being another tool of Lancas
ter, who knew that Burch had leased
to others laud to which tie had no
title. On the night of Oct. 7 Clements
aud l.owry went to an old hut, u mile
from Capt. Forsyth’s home, where
Clemeuts waited while the negro did
the deid. Lowry crept up under tlie
window of (’apt. Forsyth’s library,
where be sat reading, and shot him
dead without a moment’s warning.
A few days later Burch was sticken
with paralysis. Only $200 of tlie
agreed price of tlie murder was paid,
Wright Lancaster refusing to pay his
share, and Hall contributing only
$100. The day after the murder An
drew J. Reneau, an ally of the con
spirators, was killed by a mob who
were in search of Capt. Forsyth's
murderer. A
WORKING UP THE MURDER.
Special agents of the department of
justice worked up tlie case, and be
fore it went to trial Burch and Clem
ents confessed, Burch turning state’s
evidence. The ease was fought bitter
ly, step by step, and excited intense
interest drought tbestate. The jury
to- day brought in a verdict finding
Luther A. Hall, Charles Clement? and
Sheriff Wright Lancaster guilty of
conspiracy and murder, with a recom
mendation to mercy; John K. Lau-
ottster and Louis Knight guilty of
murder, and James Moore not guilty.
Under the law Hall, Clements and
Wright Lancaster will receive lite
sentences. The verdict was a surprise,
a mistrial being generally expected.
Lowry esenped and has never been
caught. A government reward of
$750 is outstanding for him, and to
day Norman W. Dodge offered an ad
ditional reward of $1,000. Lowry
came from North Carolina and is sup
posed to have gone there. He is a
bright mulatto, nearly white, with
squint eyes, red hair, a stubby, sandy
red mustache, weighs about 175
pounds, and his height is 5 feet 10
Inches. Ho walks with his bead down
and usually dresses well.—Cor. 8a
vannati Ne ws.
On Tuesday morning at 12 o’clock
the prisoners were brought into
court. They were handcuffed two
aud two, Luther A. Hall with Louis
Kuight, Wright Lancaster and John
K. Lancaster, CharlesClemeuts bring
ing up tlie rear handcuffed alone.
The Judge asked the counsel for de
fense if they lmd any reason to show
why sentanoe should not be passed.
Mr. Dessau presented a motiou for
uew trial, which was filed, and Mr.
Bartlett introduced a petition in
arrest of judgment, which was also
filed. Judge Speer then pronounced
sentence as follows: Hall, Clements
and Wright Lancaster were given a
life term in the Ohio penitentiary,
aud John Lancaster six years, uud
Louis Knight ten year*.
Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Legal cup, foolscap, letter and note pa
per as i envelopes for gale at tine office.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 5, 1891.
Mr. Harrison and Mr. Blaiue in
their efforts to make political capital
for the republican party and to aid
Mr. Harrison in securing the repub
lican nomination next year seem to
have made a bad mess of the Behring
Sea trouble with Great Britain. They
have placed the United StateB in a
most undesirable position, where we
shall have to fight England or become
the laughing stock of the world. The
British minister has it is said inform
ed Mr. Blaine confidentially that his
government will fire upon any Amer
ican vessel that attempts during the
coming sealing season to search or
seize vessels engaged iu sealing in
Behring Sea un ler the British flag.
This information has, it is believed,
caused Mr. Harrison to delay sending
into Congaess the correspondence be
tween Mr. Blaine and the British for
eign office and his message of expla
nation, all of which was ready a week
ago. Mr. Harrison is perfectly will
ing that his administration should be
tlie cause of stirring up the anti
British feeling, but he hesitates to go
to Congress for an appropriation of
money for a real war with England.
He fears ttiat Congress might brush
aside the administration tiieories and
authorize the arbitration which it has
refused. Certaiuly we are not in any
condition at the present time to fight
Great Britain upon tlie water, where
We would have to fight, and the idea
of an Auiericnn backdown is not a
pleasant oue to contemplate. There
may be some Congress’onal music on
this subject a little later on.
A democratic conference, including
both Senators and Representatives,
was held today for the purpose of
considering the ways and means of op
posing the newly announced repub
lican method of trying to force the
Force bill to a vote in the Senate by
holding long continuous sessions for
the purpose of tiring out the demo
crats. It was determined to resist to
the end any and all efforts on the part
of the republicans to force a vote.
Just what form this resistance will
take will depend entirely on oircum
stances. If the republicans get a quo
ruui of their own members, which
they are working Lard to do, it will
settle dow n to a qoestion of physical
endurance. If they fail to get a quo
rum, or to keep one present, it will be
easy to block their game—the demo
cratic Senators have only to ubseut
themselves, thus breaking a quorum,
without which no vote cau be taken.
Tlie republicans have temporarily
abandoned their gag rule, not so
much because oi opposition to it iu
tlieir own ranks, though there is some
little, as because,after counting noses,
they believed that they could pass the
bill without shocking tlie large con
servative element of the country by
anything quite as revolutionary as
that gag rule, but they will not hesi
tate to adopt it if their plans miscarry
as they are likely to do through the
stubbornness of the democratic oppo
sition.
Tlie democratic Senators have little
hope of republican help in defeating
the bill, as it is now certaiu that not
more than four republicans will vote
against it, and if their votes would de
feat the bill it is doubtful whether
they would oast them; they have in
deference to the wishes of the constit
uents, let it be known that they are
opposed to the bill, but I do not be
lieve that they will cast their votes
against it, unless certain they will not
affect the result. In other words they
are opposing tile bill for effect, at
home, and in the hope of gel ting dem
ocratic votes for certain legislation iu
which they and their constituents are
more directly interested.
It is generally conceded that the
joint resolution offered by Senator
Carlisle authorizing the appointment
of three commissioners to act with a
like number appointed by the Cana
dian government in investigating the
commerce of the two countries and
devising means to promote and in
crease it, is a step in the right direc
tion and yet Mr. Carlisle says he is
certain that republican Senators will
not allow it to be acted upon. He
says he intends offering it again at
the next session.
The republicans who have been
sheuliugabout the reciprocity treaty
which had been or would shortly be
ignorant of the sibjeot or else were
attempting intentionally to fool the
people. The Mexican minister here
says that no treaty has been negoti
ated and that none is likely to be ne
gotiated at preseit, because his coun
try will not grunt concession to an
administration that lias lost no op
portunity to get the best of its weak
er sister.
Justice Brown, the successor of the
late justice Miller, took his seat to
day. Among the audience assembled
in the Supreme Court chamber was
Attorney-General Miller who had him
self looked with longing eyes upon
the vacant seat.
Representative Dockery will wait
two days longer for tlie committee on
Rules to report his resolution for the
investigation of the silver scandal. If
it is not reported he will move that
the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the resolu
tion and that the House decide what
shall be done with it.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—TJ. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
SAVED BY A BRIDE.
AN AWFUL SLAUGHTER
The Military Advisory Board.
Col. C. M. Wiley and Capt. Roff
Sims are members of tlie state mili
tary advisory board, aud they and
all the military of Macon are greatly
interested in the next meeting of the
board, which will be held the latter
part of this month.
Tlie action to be taken at the next
meeting of tlie board will be very im
portant. The present legislature, it
will be remembered, appropriated
$25,000 for Jhe military.
J list what disposition will be made
of this fund is to be determined at the
next meeting of tlie board.
‘•Of course,” said Captain Kell yes
terday, “I could not say autborativly
now, even In general terms, what the
board will do. But a considerable
part of that sum, I believe the mem
bers of the board are agreed, will go
to prepare & permanent encampment
site. As soon as the site is fixed, a
□umber of permanent buildings are
to be erected, aud other permanent
improvements made. Tlie encamp
ment this year will be made a much
more thorough affair than tlie one
last year.
“The feature of training the troops
in rifle practice, which lias been
neglected heretofore, will also be in
troduced and encouraged.—Macon
News.
HOW YOUNG MEN PROPOSE.
No One Has Ever Issued a Hand
book on the Subject.
negotiated with Mexico were either} iy87
Mary Gay Humphreys, in an article
on “The Wedding Season” in Har
per’s Buzar, has this to say regarding
the first preliminary step toward
wedding: For almost all tlie conven
tionalities of life tlie forms are pre
scribed, but no one lias ever presflmed
to issue a handbook of proposals. The
termsin which a young man asks a
young woman to be 11 is wife lie must
formulate himself. To it he brings all
that his love, hope, imagination and
touch of fire can give. Of this elo
quence and ardor there remains no
eclio except in tlie heart of the
bride.
Now aud then in after years we
learn liow such an understanding lias
been arrived at, and the reminiscence
is alive with interest and novelty. Iu
Queen Victoria’s diary she tells of tlie
wooing of Princess Victoria by tlie
crown prince of Germany, which tlie
blushing girl hastened to confide to
her mother, and it is as heartfelt and
natural as if the kingdoms had not
been silently waiting with ears alert.
Then afar be tlie curious crowd.
Let it keep distance, when from shrub
bery, conservatory, or having con
trived a solitary aileux on the stair
way in acrusln these two emerge and
choose to impart the fact of their en
gagement; then we too come Id, and a
round of social machinery is set in
motion.
Tho Pulpit and the Stage.
Rev. F. M. Shrout, Pastor United Breth
ren Church, Blue Mound, Kan., says: ‘‘I
feel It my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King’s New Discovery has done for me.
My Lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought 1 could live onlya few
weeks. I took five bottles of Dr. King’s
New Discovery and am sound and well,
gaining 26 lbs. in weight.”
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny
Folks combination, writes: “After a thor
ough trial and convincing evidence, 1 am
confident Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption bnats ’em all, ami cures
when everything else fails. Ilia greatest
kindness I can do my thousands of fr iends
is to urge them to try it.” Free trial bot
tles at Culver, Case «fc Kidd’s Drng Store.
Regular sizes 50c. and $1.00.
The E. T.. Va. and Ga. Railroad
has filed' a mortgage bond of $15 -
000, 1 00 on all their property with
the Central Trust Company, in New
York. The money is to be used for
tlie purpose of building extensions,
branches and to double track tlie
line and to retire b jnds of
WEU« Killing In a Kocumotive Cab ttba
Averted a Terrible Accident.
R. J. A. O’Reilly, assistant superin
tendent of tlie PuJlmon Car company
for this division, lias returned, from a
Hying trip to Portland. Ho brought
with him a thrilling story of tin* narrow
escape of tlie southbound Oregon ex
press train fryyu a catastrophe wltile
rounding tlie picturesque horseshoe
curve on tlie Southern Pacific lino a
short distaneo this side of Sisson.
It was shortly after 7 o’clock uu Sou
day evening, ho relates, while sitting
with a number of gentlemen in the
smoking room, they were thrown from
tlioir seats by a sudden stoppage (if the
train. The passengers, instantly call
ing to mind tho fatal Salem accident,
were thrown into a turmoil, but as tlie
train seemed to bo still holding together
they stood up in their seats and breath
lesslv awaited developments. A miu
uto later and tho cars were at a stand
still.
Tlie conductor rushed out of on* of
the foremost cars, and, followed by u
number of ttie more excited passenger.-:,
rail $0 tlie head of tlie train. There,
lyifig scarcely three feot before tlie cow-
ditcher, ho found two bowlders, each
fully tliroo feot in diameter, in five mid
dle of tlie track. With tho aid of crow
bars tlie obstructions wtro Speedily re
moved.
At tho point whoro the rocks were
displaced tho track winds along the
edge of a precipice fully 400 foot in
height, and should tho engine have
struck tho obstructions the entire train
would have lieou tumbled over, and
untiling could have possibly saved it
from destruction. Tho train consisted
of sonio oiglit cans including four sleep
ers, all well filled.
Tho danger was discovered in a rat her
peculiar manner. Frank Fox, an offi
cial connected with the operating de
partment of tlie Southern Paiillc, win
riding in tho cab of the engine, together
with his bride, anil it being a moon
light night both were leaning out of
the cab window enjoying tho pict
uresque scenery along the curve.
Mrs. Fox was tho first to soothe huge
black object lying ahead on tho track
when the train was some forty yards
distant. She called (he engin or’s at
tention to it, ;uid luckily just in time
for him to reverse tho lover, put on the
brakes and wklstle “down brakes."
Mrs. Fox was so excited over the sensa
tions produced by ilie sudden stop that
she was about to juiup from tlie cab
when her husband seized her about (he
waist and restrained licr. It is cus
tomary for the track walker to inspect
tho way beforo every train, but whether
lie neglected his duty on this occasion
or the bowlders were displaced from
their lodgings after lie had passed is
not known.—San Francisco Chronicle.
The Wounded Knee Massacre of
Women And Children.
They Try to lidge Out af It.
“Where do you live?” naked a busi
ness man of a customer a few days ago
“Oh, up hero a piece—well, just in
the edgo of W
After the man had left tlie store the
merchant turned to tho reporter and
said: “I've been iu business here tun
years, and I’ll bo bl&ssod if I ever
yet heard a man own up to living f;iir-
ly and squarely in that town. They
either lie out of it altogether or else
barely admit that they live ‘jest on tho
aidgo, ye know.’ Tho reason for tlie
ovasion is that for years tlie town, a-s is
the custom in souio sections, bos been
picked upon ns a butt for ridicule on
account of tlie real or fancied saying*
ami actions of some of its people.
Every rural joker and every traveling
show give it a slap at every oppor
tunity. Therefor© 0110 of its resident's
away from home feels like apologizing
whenever I10 is compelled to give the
name of liis native town.”—Lewiston
Journal.
Omaha, January 0.—The Bee has
the following from its staff corres
pondent: Pine Ridge Agency, via
Rusliville: The announcement of
tlie suspension of Col. Forsyth
fame like a flash and created amaze
ment in some minds. Official moutliF
are closed to all inquiries on the
subject. It will proliabiy become
known to the general public, how
ever, later on. The unfortunate
disposition of tlie troops, making it
possible for them to do cross firing,
witli tlie result ol killing one anoth
er, constitutes a pnVt and possibly
the greatest part of the foundation
of Forsyth’s suspension. The seri
ousness of tlie situation here is in
creasing. Short Bull, a leading
hostile chief, who lias distinguished
liimself all along during this troub
le by never, for a moment, consid
ering any of the overtures looking
*0 an amicable settlement, but who
has stuck to bis lair in tin* Ba 1
Lands, and has now assumed com
mand of I lie great body of the lie-
tiles, last night told our spies that
he would take this agency, if it cost
every warrior lie had. The half-
breeds here have been informed by
friends and rela'ives. whom some of
them have among tlie hostile*. tl a‘
they hud better immediately move
their families a long way from tlie
agency, as a great raid anil mass ■
ere was certain. The half-breeds
are showing us what they think of
this information by getting their
families out of here with a rush.
Government herder John Dwyer
and issue clerk Pugh have both dis
covered through their Indian
friends of years standing, that a
raid and massacre lias been fully
decided upon and maturely plan
ned. Gen. Miles is thoroughly con
versant with all tiie facts, and him
self says that our situation is ex
ceedingly critical. There are less
than 0 0 soldiers here now. all told.
The party sent to Wounded Knee
to bury the dead Indians returned
late last night. They found and
buried eighty six bucks and sixty-
three squaws and children. It was
also found that five had been bur
ied by tlie Indians. In addition to
this, a total of 152, we have heard
now and then of others, who have
been carried away by the hostiles
and scouts, sufficient to swell the
number of dead Indians, as a result
of tlie battle of Wounded Knee, to
fully 200, with several others yet to
die' in the improvised hospitals
here.
A little Indian baby girl about
three mouths old, being one of tlie
two miraculous survivorsof the bat
tle of Wounded Knee, who lay for
three days beside the dead body of
its mother, has been adopted by
Mrs. Allison Naiiae, a wealthy lady
of Washington. Major Whiteside,
Colonel Carr and Captain Baldwin,
the latter of tlie Fifth Infantry,
have been selected as a board of in
quiry into Col. Forsyth’s case. The
hoard Will sit as soon as possible
and tlie sessions will probably be
open.
Tlie Bee also has the following:
Pine Ridge Agenev, January 6, via
Brushville: Jack Red Cloud and a
small party of friendlies came in
from the hostile camp last evening.
They asked that the Indians now at
agency be sent out to help the In
dians "who lied from [the agency on
the night of the battle of Wounded
Knee to get away from tlie hostiles.
The authorities look upon the re
quest with distrust, and reserve
tlieir decision.
Father Stephanie, a Jesuit mis
sionary, has left for the East. Al
though he remained here 8ut forty-
eight hours or so, he is authorita
tively said to have successfully
drawn upon some of the best source’s
of information among tlie hostiles.
As he was leaving, lie said to me:
“I am convinced there will be more
bloodshed, and tliut the greatest
fight is vet to come.”
Regarding the conditionof Father
Craft, who was stabbed in tlie bat
tle of Wounded Knee, Father
Stephanie said: “We can now tell
nothing at all about how he is com
ing out of it. 1 would give very lit
tle for his life us matters now stand
with him.”
Quinine impairs the hearing, d*
stroys the nerves and injuries the di
gestion. Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill
Tonic is pleasant to take, leaves no
unpleasant taste, improves tlie diges
tion and builds up tho entire svseiu.
No cure no pay. 28 lrn.
A Pleasing Sense
Qf health anil strength renewed and
of ease and comfort follows the use of
Syrup of Figs, as it acts in harmony
with nature to effectually oleanse the
-lystem when costive or bilious. For
sale in 50c. and $1.00 bottles by all
leading druggists.