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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES.
VOL. VII.
FARMERS’ ALLIANCE NOTES.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND
ITS MEMBERS,
WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THE VARIOUS
SECTIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION.—LEGISLA
TION, NOTES, ETC.
Georgia has 2,100 and Kentucky 1,525
sub-Alliauees.
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An Alliance warehouse is to be erected
at Chester, S. C.
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Tennessee has ninety-two county or
ganizations and 2,588 sub-Alliances.
*** will the
The Farmers’ Alliance save
Western people .—Trinidad Advertiser.
*** Kansas I," kick . ,
Merchants in Central
against the co-operative stores of the
Farmers' Alliance.
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subordinate Virginia has Alliances—sixty sixty-four chartc be-
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ing granted last month.
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Three hundred manufacturing estab
lishments started in ten cotton States
within two mouths, employing $0,000,000
capital.
***' delegates
Five hundred and fifty-five
attended the last meeting of the Minne
sota State Alliauce, held recently at St.
Paul.
Toiler, *** Tenn.,
Tile of Nashville, says
there was over two liuudred Alliances
chartered in the past sixty days, and
forty Wheels iu the same length of time.
< ** Journal
The Newberne (N. C.) Daily
■says: “When in the course of human
events an Alliauce rises to protest against
any political actiou, it will be justly con
sidered a summons to halt and deliberate
upon the situation.”
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The Farmers’ Alliance and
Union Milling Company, of Washington
county, Arkansas, lias filed articles of
incorporation with the Secretary of State.
The capital stock is $5,500, and the prin
cipal office will be at Farmiugton.
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,'he cornerstone of the Alliance Co-op
erative Manufacturing Company’s build
ing at Iron Gate, Va.,was laid last Thurs
day. Colonel G. T. Barbee, President of
the State Alliance, and others, conducted
the ceremonies.— Raleigh , N. C ., Pro
gressive Farmer.
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Mr. J. T. McKibben, State business
ageut of the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit As
sociation, in Illipois, announces that he
has made arrangements whereby the farm
ers will get their twine at a saving of
from $500 to $1,000 on every car load less
than trust prices.
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Every farmer, whether he belongs to
the Alliance Union or not, should stand
by the demands of the Alliance. Surely
the National Alliance is a better judge of
the needs of the farmers and laborers than
the convention of any party. Fauukner
County (Ark.) Wheel.
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The Agricultural Wheel con-olidated and the Farm
ers’ Alliance, of Texas, at a
meeting held in Fort Worth a few days
ago. The consolidation will be known
as the Texas Farmers’ State Alliance.
Among those who attended the meeting
was L. L. Polk, President of the Na
tional Alliance.
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The Alliance of Georgia is entirely in
accord with every principle and convention every
policy adopted by the national in its
at St. Louis. It is a perfect unit
demands for complete control of railways
by efficient commission, aud for the sub
treasury plan which promises so much to
the producers of the country .—Arkansas
Dispatch.
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Quite recently a State Alliance was or
ganized in Indiana, and now the word
comes that in August next the state of
Pennsylvania will be organized. The
agricultural and laboring classes are suf
fering as they are here, and in Lancaster
county, the banner farming county of the
United States, the depression is very
great. The “home market” theory don’t
appear to work well there .—Southern Alli
ance Farmer, Atlanta, Ga.
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Some days it . telegraphed
ago was over
the country that the papers had been tiled
and that suit would be brought against
the officers of the Texas State Alliance
for the recovery of $1,200,000, which was
alleged to have been misappropriated in
some way. The fact that since that news
came, the Alliance and Wheel in that State
have held a meeting and consolidated, the
two organizations ought to show that the
members of the Wheel in the State, who
were in a position to know the facts as to
the status of the Alliance, had no fears of
a big suit or anything else.
Through the instruments.lty of the Al
liance the farmers are educating them
selves on the many economic questions of
the hour as thej never aid before,
Through it3 efforts congress has made
more efforts in behalf of the wealth pro
ducers than ever before within twenty
live years. In the past great monopolies
alone made demands, but at last through
education and agitation by the agencies
of the Alliance and similar organizations,
the industrial classes have become arous
«d to their real interest. The
tion of the anti-trust bill, and Lard bili,
the several bills authorizing the
ment to loan money to the fanners at r a
verv low rate of interest and some others,
were doubtless prompted by demands
made for legislation by fanners. It u
need Leas to say this is creating a sensation
BLACKSHEAR, GA. THURSDAY, J UNE 5, 1890.
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A. SEW BILL—SUBSTITUTE FOU THE Sl’B
TKEASlRY MEASURE.
A Washington dispatch says: It seems
that the sub-treasury bill is to be aban
doned by the men who liavc been push
ing it before congress. Representative
McClannv, of North Carolina, the man
who has been the most enthusiastic mcm
her in favor of the passage of the bill,
and indeed the only member of congress
who has yet spokcu out in favor of it, on
Tuesday abandoned the fight bv intro
ducing a bill which he proposes to sub
stitute for the sub-treasury measure. The
bill was drawn up by Col. Polk, the pres
ident of the Alliance, assisted by Mr. Mc
Clanny. Thus it will have the support
of the Alliance officers in preference to
the other measure. The bill is entitled,
“An act to school authorize and the issuing of legal
tenders for other purposes,
based on lauds of the United States.It
provides that the treasury shall issue legal
tenders to the amount ol $30 per capita
to be based on the next census, or about
$1,800,000,000 of greenbacks, which in is
to be distributed among the states pro
portion to population. The government is
to issue to the states, and the states are to
loan the money ou real estate at one per
cent interest. It provides than $-,500, that no i lerson in
shall borrow more and no
case shall a loan exceed seventy-five per
cent ou the assessed value of lands for
the five years preceding the reapportioned. loan. At each
census, the amount is to be
It also provides that preference shall be
given in all eases to those whose lands
are m ortgaged, interest to be paid on the
first day of each January, and if not paid,
the government must sell the lands. All
interest received shall be applied to the
school fund of the various states, each
state receiving the amount of interest
paid on the loans in its borders.
This bill, Major McClannv says, will be
supported in preference to the sub
treasury bill, aud he further added that
many of the southern congressmen owed
him a debt of gratitude answering forgetting them
out of the scrape of the sub
treasury question. He says anybody can
vote for his bill, and lie thinks it will
pass. The bill, however, seems to have
been hastily drawn up. judiciary In speaking committee, of it
a member of the
who is recognized as the ablest lawyer in
the house, said that the ma
jority of states would have to
change their constitutions to comply
with the requirements of the bill; that
under the constitutions of the majority of
states, no one is authorized to receive the
money after the government lias issued
it. 3 he bill is, however, received with
delight by many of the timid cougress
men who have been astruddle the fence
for many months—those who could not
speak out in favor of the sub
treasurv bill, but who feared to come out
against it. They believe this is a death
blow to the sub-treasury scheme, espe
cially as it is Colonel Polk's bill, and be
ing prepared by him, it must he the
choice of the Alliance. Many of them
will not fear to favor this. The course
of this new measure in congress will be
watched with interest.
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COMMENTS ON THE NEW BILL.
Macunc, chairman of the Farmers’Alli
ance legislative committee, upon being
asked about the status of the sub-treasury
bill and if the Alliance would adopt the
McClammy bill as a substitute, wrote out
the following in reply: “The sub-treas
ury bill is really more popular every day.
It is being discussed and approved by
the great conservative element of the
country; not farmers alone, but lawyers,
doctors, merchants, and even bunkers art
often in favor of it. It is the only meas
ure that has ever been offered that en
courages the growth of the county, town
aud rural city, and will stimulate home
enterprise and induce manufacturing in
live country. Hence the real support ol
the measure is increasing every day, ar.d
it makes no difference what the present
congress may do with the bill before it,
the principle seeking recognition in the
sub-treasury bill is based on ultimate
truth, meets the approbation understand of nearly all it,
who take the trouble to
and must in time prevail. Mr. McClam
iny’s bill is, in no sense of the word, ad
Alliance measure, and is not, nor will it
ever be, a substitute for the sub-treasury
bill. He had no right or authority to say
that it was endorsed by every Alliance in
the land. It fills an entirely different
field, and if it should become a law,there
would still be just as great a necessity foi
the sub-treasury bill as now. It seeks
simply to increase the volume of money
by lending money ou laud. The Alliance
has not discussed or acted upon that
question.”
WHAT COLONEL POLK 8ATS.
Col. L. L. Polk, president of the Farm
ers’ Alliance, says that he is not the
author of the McClammy bill, introduced
Wednesday, which provides for the Gov
ernment to lend money ou lands at one
per cent. It was, he says, drawn up by
his private secretary, and he knew noth
ing about it. He further said:
“We shall not abandon the sub-treas
ur y UD ti l it lias been squarely defeated,
or unt j[ son3e better measure has been
prop08ed before . We considered land measures
the sub treasury bill was prepared,
gtjd decided that such measures would
QO t give to the currency sufficient flexi
^Hity. However. I hase not made a («re
f u [ enoU gij examination of the MeClam
t0 - ve an 0 pj n i 0n . bill however,
examination we find this better
t p e sub-treasury. I should lx- per- *
r^jy syillintr to abandon the latter ”
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The population of Iceland diminished
2.400 between 1885 and jl888, being at
the close of the latter year 00,224. The
decline is due to emigration to America,
The native fishermen complain that their fish
business is being ruined by English
ing steam ers .
TELEGRAPH AND CABLE.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE
BUSY WORLD.
A SUMMARY OF OUTSIDE AFFAIRS CON
DENSED FROM NEWSY DISPATCHES
FROM UNCLE SAM S DOMAIN AND W HAT
THE CABLE BRINGS.
Thcrc is an epidemic of diptheria at
Marengo, McHenry county, 111.
A Louder dispatch of Wednesday says;
The Germau composer, Missler, is dead, i
It is generally understood at Washing-,
have ton that failed. the Behring sea negotiations
Waring Brothers, of Elkton, made Tnd.,
manufacturers of fertilizers, have
an assignment.
Fifteen persons, charged with being
implicated in a plot against the czar, were
a nested in Paris, on Thursday.
John Keenan, of 1884 “boodle” alder
man notoriety bail in in New York, on Tuesday
gave the sum of $-10,000.
The steamer, City of Alexandria, that
went ashore on the coast of Florida re
cently, arrived at on New York Wednes
lay
The Weber Piano factory, in New
York, was gutted by tire Monday after
noon. Loss, $125,000; insurance,
$80,000.
The United States squadron of evolu
tion sailed from Gibraltar Monday for
Tangier, whence it will sail for Rio de
Janeiro.
The prohibitionists met in Blooming
ton, Ill., Wednesday and nominated a
state lic instruction. treasurer und superintendent of pub
London dispatches state the govern
ments of Europe are negotiating with a
view to common action for the suppres
sion of anarchism.
All telegraphic communication aud
nearly all railway traffic in Cuba have been
interrupted by the floods resulting from
the excessive raius.
The Iowa Indians, in Indian Territory,
have accepted the oiler of the govern
ment for their lands. This will add 221,
018 acres to the public domain.
J. S. Meadows, postmaster at Alma,
Arkansas, has been arrested oil a charge
of stealing used registered detect letters. him. Decoy
letters were to
Emperor William has declined to allow
the Berlin magistracy . . to . , .
receive
Rons for the erection of a monument to
his father, jfite Emperor Frederick.
P. J. Classen, president of the Sixth
National bank, of New York, when it
was wrecked, was on Wednesday eon
victcd ou five counts of the indictcment
upon which he was tried.
A Janeiro publication which recently appeared stated in that llio
de in it was
Brazil has expended upon the reigning
family since 1808, up to the 15th of No
vember last, $1114,577,000,441.
President Dear, of Mexico, places little
importance in the report of filibusters
crossing the line from lower California,
and says the Mexican government has suf
ficient forces to repeal any invaders.
At . . Cananda.gua -j • N. Y., ^ Franl l ish , v
who killed John Callinam on the 20th of
January last, was l a itenced to die by
electrocution at Auburn State prison dur
ing the week beginning July 13th.
The American Baptiit Educational so
ciety met in annual session, Wednesday in
Chicago. It was announced that the $400,
000 necessary to supplement the $000,000
given by Mr. Rockefeller, had been raised.
A number of gentlemen, prominent in
political and literury circles of Murid, as
sembled Monday, and appointed a grand
committee to arrange for a suitable obser
vance by Spain of the Columbus centen
ary iu 1892.
The committee appointed to examine
the affairs of the defunct Bank of Ameri
ca, in Philadelphia, reported to the de
positors on Tuesday their belief that fifty
per cent or more would bo realized on
their accounts.
Dr. W. C. Hatler, of Ilussclvillc, Mo.,
charged with the murder of one Sloan, an
Indian, in the Cherokee nation twenty
years ago, has been convicted of man
slaughter. He is a prominent physician
of Itusselville, Mo.
A Chicago paper says that by the com
pletion of three deals within the past
few days, the school book publishing
trust has been completed, ninety per United cent
of that entire business in the
States having been taken in.
Mansfield King, the self-confessed
murderer and all around criminal, in jail
at Clayton, Mo., for horse-stealing, has
been identified as Wells, the Denver
bank robber, who forced Cashier Moffat
to give him $21,000 iu cash last spring.
The Kansas City Star has reports from
grain men throughout Missouri, and says
that as a whole the dispatches are en
couraging, and the indications are excel
lent that this year’s wheat crop will equal
that of the past year, 30,000,000 bushels.
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£ .\ ri nar ? wl \ ,lur ,, ‘ ter d >
ednesday , monmug; near Alhenbtirg an ,1 1
‘| ie > °. '’ < f q,, ' ^ ' F
1 hcre w 1 telE ;ut t le ;
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borhood.
A Washington dispatch of Wednesday
*»y»: The Lori lards of Jersey City have
informed Senator McPherson that they
are coming to advocate lx-fore the finance
of the senate the incorporation
j n {jj,, McKinley bill of a special tax on
; ( . a f tobacco raised by farmers,
At a meeting of the village board of
health of Mount Morris, N. Y., on
Wednesday, an ordinance was passed for
bidding any person belonging in Dans
villa from visiting their village or any
person going to Dunsville during the
prevalence of small-pox in that village.
grand In Philadelphia, (in Thursday, bills indict- the
jury found two true of
ment a.ninst President Louis K. Pfeiffer,
of the Hank of America, and Receiving
Teller S. A. Paneoast, charging deposits, them
with embezzlement in receiving
knowing that the bank was insolvent.
While A dispatch front Detroit, procession Mich., says:
the funeral of Mrs.
Mary I.. McLendon was proceeding to
ward W'oodinero cemetery Wednesday af
ternoon a street car crashed into the
hearse. The casket was thrown to the
ground,broken open, and the body rolled
around in the street.
At a meeting of the maltsters of Buffn
lo, N. Y., on Wednesday appointed an executive with
committee of seven was
full power to take all necessary steps to
pioteet the brewering and malting and
barley threatened interests by the in increased that city, duty which barley are
on
proposed by the McKinley tarilT bill.
Lord Knnrsfonl, British colonial secre
tary, has received an angry address to the
Queen from the Newfoundland legisla
ture. The address protests in the strong
est terms against French aggressions,
bounties and smugglings, which it says
the English government appears to tol
erate, and absolutely declines to consent
to the arbitration of the lobster dispute.
The trial of Secret an and others, con
nected finished with the Wednesday recent copper in Paris. syndicate, Secrc
was
tan was convicted, and sentenced to six
months’ imprisonment judge and to pay a fine of
10,000 francs. The declared that
Secretan was guilty effecting of manipulations for
the purpose of a rise in copper,
and of paving fictitious dividends
TRADE REVIEW.
DUN A CO.’S REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING
SATURDAY, MAY 24TIt.
R. G. I»un & Co.’s weekly review ol
trade says: Speculation in some lines is
active. The volume of legitimate busi
ness is greater than it lias been at this
season in any previous year. Money is
comparatively undisturbed. easy The aud volume commercial of business credit at
Ndw York has been swelled by heavy
speculation, and at Boston sales of stock
are three times those of last year. But
bank clearings at Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago ure twenty-nine the per cent
higher than a year ago, while nggre
gate at all other points outside of New
twenty-live per cent above last
Railroad earnings for May show
an increase of fifteen per cent, not
withstanding the heavy cutting of rates.
Labor strikes are nowhere mentioned us
causing disturbances in trade. The great
; ron industries also look better,
q'| lt! cotton market trade. is supported Nothing by the fa
strong tone of good reported woolen
vorable can be of the
trade, except that makers are still buying,
with the hope that a change at tariff may
lessen foreign competition. Wheat has
of 38,000,000 Htron K> ™ bushels in K at New J**' 5 ork, 1 Bul and “
reports continue fair,
Corn lias declined nearly a cent, and
o»U have risen as much. Pork products
arc all a shade lower, ,„/ and coffee ih un
, ^ L But oi j H ri sen over 5 cents
d ^onleil filing at I2| over mid
d J ,. > land sales for the week
r {|| f 575 000 )m | e „. i„ general the
. ( f , )roductH are lower than a week
^ nil( j w jn na turally decline as the new
uro Business ., approaches. the week number,
failures of
f or the United Htates, 100; Canada, 33;
toudj 322, against 212 lust week.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
A STAMP DEPUTY IS RELIEVED OK A CHECK
$44,047.20.
villc, A dispatch Ky., of Monday from Lawrence
says: Early last week T. B.
Ripley gave to Stamp Deputy, W. C.
Patty, a check for $44,047.20 in payment
for tax on whisky. Putty placed the
check with others in a drawer in his
office. At night he carried them to his
residence, where he kept them. Having
no stumps at the time to receipt the check,
he held it a few days. When he began
to issue these stamps he found that the
check was missing, and a ; l search for it
proved fruitless. Beveral other articles
of value were missing, clearly proving
robbery.
A CASHIER’S THREAT
TO EXPOSE 1 ROM IN ENT CITIZENS AS IMPLI
CATED IN IMS SHORTAGE.
A Bingbampton, N. Y., dispatch lead- of
Tuesday, says: In the judgment of
ing citizens there is a shortage in ue- of
counts of C. A. Thompson, cashier
the suspended Oswego National bank,
variously estimated from $20,000 to $75,
000. Bunk Examiner Getemau, of Al
bany, refuses to make any statement and
Thompson is equally noncommittal, ex
cept to declare that if pushed to 1 I 4 : wall
he will expose two of Oswego'S most sub
stantial citizens, who arc implicated in
the shortage.
BONDS WANTED
TO AID CHICAGO IN CONDUCTING THE
GREAT WORLDS EXrosiTIOX.
The board of directors of the World's
Fair have adopted a resolution requesting
Governor Fifer to call a special meeting
of the Illinois legislature for July 1st to
cons der submitting to popular proposi- vote at
the coining November election a
tion to amend the State Constitution so
as to authorize the city of Chicago to
issue not exceeding $>,<i00,000 bonds in
aid of the world's exposition.
A GREAT DAY IN RICHMOND.
UNVEILING OF GEN. LEE’S
STATUE.
DISTINGUISHED GENERALS AND MANY
VETERANS IN LINK 140,000 PEOPLE
WITNESS THE CEREMONIES.
The scene in Richmond, Va., on Thurs
day in connection with the ceremonies in
cident to the unveiling of the Lee eques
trinn spitue, was unprecedented iu tin
annuls of that historic city. From park
morn till night the tap of the drum and
the tramp of soldiers forcibly reminded
older citizens of the stirring days of 1801.
Never were there so many people gather
ed within the gates of the city; nevet
were decorations so elaborate; never were
there so many old veterans and military
organizations on the streets in time ol
pence and never was there such genuine
and general enthusiasm over any event. It
was truly a confederate day, however,
as the presence of many confederate
veteran camps and the airs played by
the hands pertaining to the lost cause
fully attested, and this was emphasized
by many manifestations of delight that
they brought forth from the crowds all
federacy along the line. The house of the mansion, con
and the governor’s
though not in the line of march, were
attractively decorated, and fashionable General Lee’s thor
residence, on the most
oughfare of the city, was beautifully
adorned and specially honored by flu
passing commands, the colors of the va
rious organizations being dipped, whilt
in many instances heads were uncovered.
CHEERING THEIR OLD GENERALS.
Generals Early, Longstrect and Fiti
Lee received a perfect ovation, while
many other confederate leaders wen
greeted with enthusiasm, General Oor
don, Wade Hampton and Governor
Fowlo were not recognized so readily as
their names, but, when they passed whom till
old confederate organization to
tlu-ir faces were familiar, they were lus
tily cheered. The Fifth Maryland regi
ment and veterans and the New York
delegation of southern veterans attracted
more attention during the entire march
than uuy other organizations in the pa
rude.
The scene along the whole route, from
beginning to end, was a memorable one.
Although made the most receive extensive preparation!
had been to the large mini
her of visitors, no one ox [Rioted to see tin
host that visited the city, yet they wen
nil well cured for. Jt. is asserted on all
sides that the parade decorations and
everything connected with the jubilee ex
celled anything ever witnessed in north the
south. The parade formed on the
side of lljoad street; from Adams down
to Twelfth street. The line marched,
generally, company front, with doubk
ranks. No saluting was done by tin
troops except when Prominent they passed by tin
chief of staff. in the proces
sion were: Generals James Longstrect,
Dabney 11. Maury, Marcus J. Wright, M.
C. Butler, It. L. Walker, John B. Gor
don, A. L. Long. Jose-]ill E. Johnson,
William 1). Talliaferro, It. L. Bonham, Page, J.
A. Early, M. D. Corse, M. L.
<4. W. C. Lee, LawrenceS. Baker, .1. I).
Imboden, George It. Harrison, Dalicn
ltuggles, John Echols, George Wheeler, II. Stew
urt, Kershaw, II. II. Walker, Joseph Young, W. J.
B. 1’. M. It.
P. Roberts, A. It. Lawton, Charles W.
Field, George .1. Hundley, Benjamin
Robertson; Governor Daniel G. Fowle,
of North Carolina; F. T. Fleming, ol
Florida; A. It. Fleming, of West Vir
giniu; John S. Richardson, of Houtl
Carolina; United States Senators John S.
Barbour, Hiuiuffl John W. Daniel, W. II. Ken
ney, Pasco; Colonel Willian
Lamb and William E. Cameron; Captain Genera!
J. Tyler, Wood, a member of
Robert E. Lee’s staff; Colonels Walter H.
Taylor, Charles Marshall, T. M. It. Tal
eott, General A. L. Long, Major Charles
B. Venable, and the following members ol
General Lee’s family: Missc-s Mildred and
Mary Lee, Captain Robert E. I sc, Jr.,
General W. II. F. Lee, wife and sons,
Bolling und R. E. Lee, nephews; General
Fit-. Lee, with wife and daughter; Cap
tain David Lee, with wife and children,
and Captain Robert Lee.
Upon arriving at the monument, thi
veterans faced the grand stand, with tin
military behind them and the cavalry
bringing up the rear. Governor McKin
ney called the assemblage to order about
4 o’clock in a few appropriate remarks
The governor introduced Dr. Minncgc
rode, who offered prayer, after which
General Juhal Early was called upon to
preside. He made a brief speech and
presented Colonel Archer Anderson a!
orator of the (lay, who made a brilliant
and touching address.
At the conclusion of Mr. Anderson’!
oration General Joseph E. Johnson
pulled the cord which held the covering
of the statue, and the veil dropped, ex
pos ing the beautiful bronze work of urt
to view, when a mighty shout went up
from the multitude. A salvo of 100 gum
was fired by the First Battalion of Ar
tillery. The assembly then slowly dis
persed, and the troops marched to theii
various headquarters and were dismissed.
When the statue was unveiled tin
crowd in the vicinity was estimated at
140,0044. Those who participated in the
procr sion numbered 20,000. Then
were 70,000 strangers in the city during
the day. A brilliant display of fire
works took place at night, representation the most
striking features being a
of the equestrian statue of Lee, and
pictures of Jefferson Davis and Stonewall
Jackson.
DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUE.
The Lee monument makes Richmond.
Va., noted as having two of the igrgest
equestrian statues in the world, the otbet
being that of Washington. The monu-
N O 3.
ment is placed at the intersection of two
140- feet avenues on the summit or as
cending grades. It is enclosed in a cir
cle of 200 fort in diameter, with a street
sixty-five feet in width on each side, so
that the distance through the area from
building line to building line is 330 feet.
The height inches, of the pedestal is 40 feet and
a few and that of the statue
slightly more than 20 feet, making the
total height, about 01 feet nbove the
ground. The sculptor, M. Mercie, of
Paris, who has immortalized Lee in
bronze, is a Frenchman. He has given
to the world the picture of Lee ns he ap
peared upon the battlefield of Gettysburg,
llis taco is culm and majestic, but full of
power. The horse which lie bestrides
lias all four feet on the ground, yet he
appears ns if in the act of walking. Gen.
Lee's dress is characteristically plain. Ho
is girt with a sash, which presumably
hides n belt from which swings the sword
of a commander of cavalry, lie is with
out epaulettes, Imt upon the forearm of
the coat sleeve is mi ornament, of broad
braid. His hat is crushed in his right
hand, while he holds the reins in his left,
in the state, illegal, violation. and provides severe
penalties for its
Waresboro, Ga., dispatches and of Thurs
day says: Recent heavy continual
ruins throughout the county have very
much damaged the crops. Fanners com
plain of produce will liurdeu being and washed become up, anil
the ground packed rain very
niucli when the drys off.
There is plenty of grass on band and
hard work before them to get their farms
clean heavy and ruins plowed fallen. over again since the
have
THE COMMISSIONERS
XT LARGE OF THE WORLD’S FAIR AP
POINTED IIV PHEHJDKNT HARRISON.
The president Monday afternoon ap
pointed the world's fair commissioners at
large as followers: Augustus E. Bul
lock, of Massachusetts, with Henry In
galls, of Maine, ns alternate; Thomas VV.
Rainier, d Indiana, of Michigan, and James Oliver,
as alternate; Richard O.
Kerens, of Missouri, mid Robert W.
Furnas, of Nebraska, alternate; Edwin
II. Ammidown, of New York, and
Gordon W. Allen, of New York, as al
ternate; l'etcr A. H. Widcner, of Penn
sylvania, and John W. Cbalfant, ol
l’eiiUHylvanin, alternate; Samuel M. In
man, of Georgia, und William Lindsay,
of^ Kentucky, alternate; Henry
Exalt, of Texas, and Henry L.
King, McDonald, of Texas, alternate; Mark Thomai L.
ot California, and
Burke, of Washington, as alternate. H«
duo signed tlm commissions of com
missioners appointed by the governors of
forty-nine states and territories, includ
ing Oklahoma und the District of Col
umbia.
Monka of tho Silent Brothorhooil.
lished The Trap pints, a religious have planted order estab
by De Ranee, several
colonies in this country. One settled ut
Pigeon Hill, I’enn., in 1803, thence re
moved to Kentucky, thence to St. Louis,
thence to Illinois and thence to Nova
Beotia, where it slid exists. In 1848
Trappists from France settled at second Geth
seniane, Ky.. near Rardstown; a
establishment, now Melleray Abbey, lias
since been founded in Iowa, twelve miles
from Dubuque. The rules of the order
enjoin silence, rigid austerity of life,
self denial, hard manual labor and in
tense religious devotion. No worldly
conversation is allowed; when meeting,
they salute each other with the solemn
inrmenlo nwri (“ Remember death”);
their scanty food consists of water and
vegetables, and meat, wine and beer being
iutircly forbidden. They sleep on a
hoard, with a pillow of straw, and novel
undress, even in sickness. They also en
join ertained hospitality, in silence, but and tln-ir with guests the are simple cn
uistcrify of t he order. | Times-1lernoerut.
A BIG AUCTION.
2,408 BEAL SKINS DISPOSED OF TO TUB
HIGHEST BIDDER.
A San Fmnciaeo dispatch says: Mar
shal O. Sparter, of Alaska,sold on Thurs
day, in this city at auction, 2,408 seai
skins seized in the Behring Sea from last illegal year
by the revenue catter Brush,
sealers. Almost the eutire lot was pur
chased by the North American Commer
cial company, the present lessees of tho
»e-al fishing ground. The aggregata
imouut realized was $24,250, which will
he turned over to the United States gov
ernment.
FORTY THOUSAND SHORT.
A IIOOKEEI'iyt WHO HAD BEE* STEALING
KOR NINETEEN YEARS.
An investigation of the books Waterbury, of th«
Smith «fc Griggs company, of
shows that George I Cohorts, the chief
bookkeejxr, who was arrested several
lays sgo for embezzlement, has stolen id
dl $40,000. He began stealing in 1871,
just alter he entered the employ of the
concern, aud since then has taken larg«
uius each vear.
Frank Comau, a convivial New York
er and a member of the Produce Ex
change, went to a stag party thirteen
months ago, and did not go home until
a recent Tuesday. He started for home
all right, but was HO hilarious from the
effects of champagne that lie succeeded
in getting himself arrested and commit
ted to Blackwell’s Island. En route to
the prison he fell into the hands of a
physician, whp declared him insane, and
he was sept to the asylum at IV ard s Isl
and. It'has taken him until now to gjt
out, although lie lias been all this time as
sane as Jav Gould. Mr. Comae will
hereafter eschew stag parties.