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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES.
VOL. X.
BLACKSHEAR TIMES.
PUBLISHED EVEnT THURSDAY BT
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THE BLACKSHEAR TIMES,
Blackshear, Ga.
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W. A. Flanxigan* of Lincolntou, Ga.,
has a curiosity in tho shape of a pig. 1 =>’ ’.t
• sort . of pet around the house, , and ,
is „ a „
stays with the dogs most of the time,
even sleeping with them at night, and
has developed some of the do>*s’ cbarac
,eristics. Mr. Khneig,, jy, he w..
going home through the fields the Other
day ami saw the pig chasing a rabbit for
dear life, and apparently with us
earnestness as the best trained do". ”, Air.
t. I lanmguu is undecided i„ : i i whether , to fatten ,,
the pig lor pork or train it for a fox
huuter
NORTH GEORGIA
Airicnliiiral Collese
AT DAHLONEGA.
A branch of the State University
Spring Term begins First Monday in Feb
Monaay ^Tennbegins vn September. First
Best school in the south, for students with
limited means. Tho military training ... , it
thoroir s li, being under a D. 3. Army officer,
detailed by tho Secretary of War.
BOTH SEXES HAVE EQUAL ADVAN
TAGES.
Studej’s are p T? „ r » rT . I.
in the public schools, by act of the legislature.
Lectures, on Agriculture and the Sciences
by distinguished educators and scholars.
For health the c.iinate is unsurpassed.
Altitude 2237 feet.
Board $ '.0 per month and upwards. M. ssing
at lower rales.
Each senator and representative of the state
is entitled and requested to ■. 3]>oint one pupil
frutn liis district or couaty, without paying
matriculation foe, during his term.
For catat g or information, address Kecre
|firv or Tr'' , '* , ur'’r
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.
WAYCROSS SHORT LIME—TIME CARD.
(Schedule of through trains to Florida and Southern Georgia. In effect April
23, 1893.
Going Hontli—Read down. G -ing North—Head up.
~¥ 15 j 27 23 14 J _78 0
8 lOp 1 Slip 4 021 6 10a > ........Savannah...... > 12 09p! 24a$C 8 32p' 6 201
10 30p 3 60p 5 38a 8 00a N ...........Jesup........ r 10 25p 3 88(1
12 55 . 5 lOp 0 40 0 15a .... ......Waycrosn........ 0 20a 5 15p i oo.i
7 l'jp 1110a 1110a .... .......Brunwwick,..... 7 20a...... 7 lOp
10 40h 1 l'a| 2 OOp! 2 UOp ..........Aibany....... 1 ir>p 3 45p
.... 2
7 55a 8 OOp; 0 00i 12 OOn .... ......Jacksonville..... 7W>a 00p
1 40p 2 05a 140p 4 40p!.... ....... Sanford....... 115a 7 55a 06l0
5 20p 8 55a 5 20p 8 55p ..........Tampa........ 8 00 K
40p|.... ....
11 11 ...... 6 8 815a 4 0 4 b 7 OOp 25a 25a 50a 59a 45a 4£aj...... 2*a 10a 1035a ...... ".".’j ...... ......I ......;1128a 030a ...... ............, «00.i 2 3 2 1 35p 02p 25p 29a 1128a..... ...... 9 2 3 2 102p 33p 25 25p p .... ..". .... .... ........Mont .......Bainoridge...... ......Chattahoochee ..........Macon........ .........VaMo-ta....... .......Port ........Gainesville..... .......Thoma-viUe..... ........Columbus...... .........Atlanta........ ........Live Tampa..... Oak....... cello...... ... ...... ...... ......jl2 ......1145a ...... 7 20p 8 3 2 00a...... 28p...... 07 50p;...... p...... ...... -4C5OW0iiA-4U{ga00
......! 7 35a 8 40p 8 40pi ......Montgomery..... 7 30pi 7 00a 1 ......
......' 2 OOp 3 05a 3 05a 35a! ..........Mobile........ ...... 12 20a ...... .
...... 7 20j» 7 35a 7 .......New Orleans.. •• 1 ....... 7 50p......
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No. 19 leaves Savannah dailexcept Sunday, 3:15 p. in., arrives Jesup 7 ‘20 p. in. No. 74
leaves Jesup daily except Sunday, 4:25 a. m., arriv. 8 Savannah 8:40 a. in. These trains stop at
sli stations between Savannah and Jesup.
SLEEPING CAB SERVICE ANI> CONNECTIONS.
Trains Nos. 27 and 14 carry Fullman cirs between New York. Savannah and Fort Tamoa. No.
27 carries Pullman sleeping cars WaycroiS to Nashville. Lonisville and Cincinnati. Train 73 car
MIS Pn Iman sleeping cars b-tween New York and Jacksonville. Nos. 5 and 6 carry Pullman
ears between Savannah and Jacksonville. Nos. 5 and 6 fiav - Pullman cars between Savannah
and Atlanta; and on Wednesdays and Saturdays No. 5 carries Pullman sleeper to Suwannee
Springs, and on Thursdays an l Sundays the sleeper returns from Suwannee Springs.
Trains 5 and 15 connect at Jesup for Macon, Atlanta and the west. Train 15 connects
at Waycrosg for Montgomery, New Orleans, Nashville, Cincinnati and St. Lonis. Through
Pnllma i sleeper Waycross to St. Louis. Train 23 cmuecis with Alabama Midland railway for
Montgomery and the southwest. secured stations, and
Ticket- sold to all points and sleeping car b-r:hs at passenger ticket
office 22 Bull street. E. A. Armind, City Ticket Agent.
B. G. Fleming. Sup rintendent. VV. M. Davidson, Geueral Pisamgcr Agent.
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BLACKSHEAR, GA., THURSDAY, J UNE 29, 1893.
Killed In a Wreck.
One of the most disastrous accidents
that ever happened on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad in West Virginia,
oceured on tho Big Board Tree tun
nel, east of Cameron, Saturday morn
ing. Train No. 49, eastbound, collid
ed with freight train No. 92 westbound,
while both were going at a speed of
thirty miles an hour. Engines and ears
were wrecked, being piled into the
creek - Engineers Deal and Kinley,
both of Wheeling; Fireman Clencher
and two trainmen, whose names are
not known, were killed. The property
loss will be heavy.
ATLANTA MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
Groceries.
Coffee—Boasted—Arbuekle’s 23.61 <B 100 It.
i cases.Liou 23>90e, Leveriug’s 23 60c. Green-Ex.
tra choice 21c; choice good 20c; fair 19c; com
l mon 17a 18c- Sugar—Granulated loaf 5%c; off
j granulated-; ^ powdered N 6J£tj; cut 6W-, whits
I 0 "I„
'holoT 45 c- prim^ »i>tW7"?ommou
20@30c. Molasses— Genuine Cuba 35@38e;imi
| tation 22<$25. Teas—Black 85@55c; groen
i 40@60c. Nutmegs 65@85e. Clove* 25<®80c.
j Cinnamon 10@12%e. Allspice 10@llc. Jamai- Maco
• ca ginger 18c. Singapore pepper 12c;
i $1.00. llice, Head 6c; good SLJc; common
1 4%c; imported Japan 5@5%o. Salt—Hawley’s
' i “ lr 5' ® 1 *5°i Vir K 'Vf a JtV l i ee rvr’ flatS lal £y*'
White fish, half , bbls.$4 « 00; pails u 00c.
g oap —Tallow, 100 bars, 75 lbs *3. 00a 3.75;
turpentine, 60 bars, ll^e; 60 lbs, $2.25 a 2.50 ;
Candles — Parafine star lie. Matches—
' 400s $4 00; 300s $3 00a3 75; 200s $2 00a2 75; 60s,
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e ^ c CrackerB—XXX soda 6t£c; XXX butter
. excelsior
6%c; XXX pearl oysters 6c: shell and
7c;lemon cream 9c; XXXginger snaps 9c; corn
i llill9 90 : Candy—Assorted stick 7%c;Frenoli milk
I mixed , 13c. o Canned goods—Condensed
i 00a8 00; imitation mackerel $395a4 00; sal-
1 mon $6 00a7 50; F. W. oysters *2 00; L.W.
ft 35; corn $2 50 a 8 50; tomatoes $2 10.
Ball notasli $8 20. Starch—Poarl 4c; lump
4'«,r;"n ic kel packages $3 00; celluloid $5 00.
Picldcs, plain or mixed, pints $V 00a 1 40; quarts
$1 50al 80. Powder—Itillo, kegs $3.50; % hogs
$2 00; Vi. kogs$l 15. Shot $1 60 per saok.
Flour, 4Jruln unit Meal.
Flour—First patent $5 00; second patent
$4.50; extra fancy $4.00 ; fancy $3 75; family
l $3 25. Corn—No. 1 white 60 \ mixed,
58c. Oats, Mixed 44c; white 45c; Texas rust
f o[ tVei, 1
' timothy, small bales,$l 00; No. 1 timothy,small
JggJgfnV b^e^eatb'raT
Largo sack? 88e, small sacks 90c. Cotton
seed meal—$l 80 por cwt. Steam feoil--*1.10
, per cwt. Stock peas G5a75c per bn. White, 7o
tn $u00 . Boston beans $2.65a2.75 per bushel.
Tennessee, 4:1.75 a 2.00. Grit*—.Pearl $3.35.
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Country Produce.
Eggs 12ai2%c. Butter—Wostern creamery
I 20a25c choice Tennessee T5al8c; other grades
1 *•«« small ■srsa-w**® spring 12%*15c. Dressed
lar( , 0 20a25c; 15c; chick
poultry—Turkeys 15al8c ; ducks
ens 12Vial5. Irish potatoes, 1.50@2.00 per bbl
i sweet potatoes nmv—90cal.00 per bn. Iloney
i Ktraineil 8al0c; in thocomb 10al2%c. Onioni
j 75ca$l 00 por bn.
Provision*.
Clear rib sides, boxed 10J£, ice-cured bellies
13e. Sugar-cured hams I5at7c, according
to brand and average; California, Hc.break
fast bacon 16c. Lard, Loaf II%al2c. Compound,
8 /,.
Cotton. Middling 7 9-16c.
Local-Market Firm.
THROUGHOUT THE SODTH.
Notes of Her Progress and Prosperity
Briefly Epitomized
And Important Happenings from Day
to Day Tersely Told.
The Sutherland lumber yards in east
Nashville, Tenn., were burned Wed
nesdav. The loss is about $75,000.
Tho Southern Passenger Association
rate committee met at Asheville, N.
C., Tuesday, in regular quarterly ses
sion.
Four banks of Los Angeles, Cal.,
closed their doors Wednesday. They
were the First National, Southern
California, Broadway hank and East
Side bank. The hanks were closed on
account of heavy runs that were being
made upon them.
A special from Bristol, Tenn., says:
Govornor Peter Turney, of Tennessee,
returned Tuesday from New York city,
where he went to place $1,600,000
worth of Tennessee bonds. He stated
to a reporter that he failed to do so,
owing to the stringeney in the money
market.
A Knoxville, Tenn., special arrested says:
Sam Walker, tho constable
for murdering a ten-year-old hoy un
der most sensational circumstances,
was given a preliminary trial Satur
day. Ho was acquitted, as he lmd a
number of witnesses to prove an alibi.
Many persons,howover, hold the opin
ion that ho is guilty.
Tho Bank of New Hanover, N. C.,
was not opened Monday morning. A
notice posted on tho door states that
depositors will receive dollar for dol
lar. Tho assets are estimated at $1,-
250,000, tho liabilities at $800,000.
All unpaid collections of tho hank of
New Hanover have been turned over
to tho Wilmington savings and* Trust
Company for remittance.
A run was precipitated on tho First
National hank of Birmingham, Ala.,
Thursday morning by an unfounded
rumor that it had refused to pay an
$80,000 check. Hevcral hundred de
positors, mainly out-of-town people,
drew out several thousand dollars, hut
the iloposits during the time of the run
amounted to five times the amount
paid out. The run was over by noon.
Vice President Btevenson reached
Memphis Tenn., Wednesday afternoon
on liis way to Little Rock, Ark., on
private business. Ho was met at the
depot by a largo delegation of prom
inent citizens. Mr. Btevenson was
immediately escorted to the handsome
Appeal-Avalanche building, where an
informal reception was held and where
a large crowd anil plenty of champagne,
awaited him.
pany, of Savannah, Ga„ made an „.
signment Wednesday, and Clayton P.
Miller was appointed temporary re
ceiver by Judge Falligant, Tho lia
bilities are $25,000 and the assets he
tween $20,000 anil that amount. The
appointment was made on tlie applica
tion for a permanent receiver by Grif
fin & Seiler, who represent a large
number of northern creditors.
A Raleigh special of Tuesday , says:
Htate Geologist Holmes reports that
his force is now encamped at Hanford,
making an examination of great beds
of brown stone in Moore anil Anson
counties. It will next examine re
markable clay beds in Harnett county.
Examinations of phosphate beds,
which lie in nine counties, will begin
late in tho autumn. At present phos
phate is mined only in Pender county.
A Richmond, Va., special of Sunday
says: Governor McKinney lias declin
ed to issue a commission to Lieutenant
William M. Heay, Jr., of the Fitz Lee
troops, of Lynchburg, whose case has
attracted a great deal of attention in
military circles. Lieutenant Heay was
recently cashiered for disobedience to
orders. His troops afterwards re-elec
ted him to his old position but the
hoard of examiners of Virginia de
clined to award the certificate of qual
ification required by law.
The president, on Tuesday appoint
eil Paul K. Trammell, of Georgia, to
be collector -of internal revenue* for
the district of Georgia. Hon. I’aul
Trammell i* a member of the legisla
ture from Whitefield county. He wa*
a member of the previous legislate*)
and speaker pro tem. of the house. He
represented his district previous He to
time inthe Georgia senate.
is the son of Colonel L. .V. Tramm-ll,
chairman of the railroad ccmmiarion
^11 Publishing Company, of Sew
haH wake r‘ I'e ou mr
m Atlanta y Ga. This is the company
that published the memorial volume
to thelate Henry W. a»dy. Itw
also the company that handled the
company has always been very friend
ly to southern authors, and has from
time to time published a number of
soutbern books, such as those just
a * aed -
Several days ago Hon. L. F. Gar
rard, as attorney for the trustees of
the first mortgage bonds of the Mobile
and Girard railroad amounting to a
million dollars, filed a bill for fore
closure in the circuit court of the Uni
ted States at Montgomery, Ala. Part ;
of the Mobile and Girard road is in
Georgia, consisting of a bridge over
the Chattahoochee river and track anil !
terminal facilities at Columbus. On
Tuesday Mr. Garrard filed a hill in
Georgia foreclosing the same mortgage
on the Georgia property of the Mobile
and Girard railroad, so that when tho
railroad is sold it can ho sold as a
whole.
It was generally reported at Nash
ville Wednesday that the grain firm of
B. S. Rhea & Sons had been forced to
assign. Investigation showed that the
report was not entirely correct. The
fact was that the firm, through the
tightness of the money market and diffi
culty of collecting, had boon so embar
rassed that they deem it wise to make
provision for their creditors. They
accordingly made a transfer of a
large amount of their property by
deed and by mortgage to the parties to
whom they were indebted to secure
their claims. Tlie total amount of the
property conveyed is something over
$115,000. About one-fourth of the
indebtedness was to Nashville hanks.
BOMB-THROWERS BLOWN UP
In an Attempt to Take the Life of
Ex-Premier Castillo.
A cable dispatch from Madrid is to
tho effect that a large dynamite bomb
was exploded at midnight Monday
night a few feet from tho res
idence of Ganovas del Cas
tillo, the ex-premier. The explosion
was heard throughout the city. Tho
immediate district around the house
was shaken us if by an earthquake.
The policemen ran to the spot. They
found tlio dismembered body of a man
in the street and cuuglit a man crawl
ing down the streot on his hands and
knees. When arrested the man re
fused to say what he knew of the ex
plosion, hut complained that ho logs was
severely wounded. One of liiH
was broken, liis scalp was torn and his
face was covered with blood. He was
taken to a police station, and was
thero identified by a servant employed
in a house, opposite the ex-premier’s,
as one of three men whom she had
seen stunding on the other side of the
street just before the explosion. After
the explosion she said she heard a man
run away.
Many houses in tho neighborhood
where the explosion occurred wore
badly damaged. Windows were shat
tered anil walls were sprung, hut none
of tho occupants were injured. While
the policemen were looking around
just after the explosion Cauovas open
ed the iloor anil ordered all liis sorv
«>t. to help in the search Ahead
“ ud h flnd f ‘> u ud seventy feet from
the place 1 where tho , bomb was set off
N, ' w » of the explowon spread
tl.roughout .. the city before 1 o clock.
AH. the cabinet ministers and many
conspicuous deputies called upon Can
ovas to congratulate him upon his es
cape.
Latest advices from Madrid state
^hat tho wounded accomplice of the
dead bomb-thrower lias made a partial
confession. Under pressure from the
police, the man whose name is Buarez,
admitted that the dead man was an
anarchist, named Ruise, and that he
carried at the time of tho explosion a
bottle containing gunpowder and shot.
Five more anarchists have been arrest
ed in the city and seventeen in Barce
lona for complicity in the bomb-throw
ing plot.
SENATOR STANFORD’S WEALTH
A Careful Estimate Places lhe Fig
ures at About $35,000,000.
A careful estimate of the late Hena
tor Htanforil’s property indicate that
its value is somewhere in the neigb
her hood of $35,000,000. The estate
consists in a large part of one-fourth
» hare * in J h ‘! V ™ ifLC Improvement
Company, the legal aHHocmtion through
whichStanfori], Huntington, Hopkinn, ,
Henries and Crocker own and i
control the Southern Pacific Com
pany. Its nominal assets, in the I j
way of railroad property, amount |
to $220,000,000, hut the actual j
. about $20 per share, or $42,
OOO.OOO, of whioh Htoxiforav holcl'iiPTH
are worth $10 000,000. Besides this
t “ e * acme Improvement Company
San? »
HUufSd I
alon V the said
receive an income of nearly 91,.
000 ’ 000 annually. Then there is
t} <^ an Francisco cable road
property that pay* per rent
;innualIy ori $1 2 />00,000, of which
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d .
r ,. al eata te worth 841,000,000, and other .
rNona ] property $1 000,000, making ;
,*, J
th( . negate value of the estate about
y^.tJOO.WjO, on which there i, an an
nual income of perhaps $3,000,000.
BUSINESS WAS QUIET.
Dun A Co.’» Review of Trade for the
Past Week.
R. G. Dnn A Co.’s weekly review of
trade says: Concerted action by the
bauks in Now York lias changed the
situation. More failures and tho tre
mendous drain of money to tho west
had such an effect in tho city that tho
banks were unanimous in deciding
upon the issue of the clearing house
certificates. Much increased accommo
dations for tho business community
are expected to arrivo and dorthtless
will, unless speculation is stimulated
to absorb all tho increase in available
resources through nnduo preference
for marketable securities over other
assets. Tho weakness of banks of
many western pointB continues and tho
widespread stringency is having a seri
ous effect upon merchants and manu
facturers who are in no way concerned
with speculative operations. A very
sharp fall in foreign oxchange removes
the chango of the gold export at proB
ent, but is duo to foreign purchases of
securities rather than to a chango in
trado halanoes. Exports in two weeks
of June, it is true, arc but $2,700,000,
or 15 por cent, below last year’s, and
imports show u small decrease in place
of the enormous increase reported for
months, but balances are still adverse
and likely to bo for somo time. The
decline in prices has tended to somo
increase in tho foreign demands for
products, but lias been followed during
tho past week by an advance of more
than a cent in whoat, with
sales of only 27,000,000 bushols;
2 1-2 cents in corn, and 3-1(1 of a
cent in cotton, with sales of 950,000
bales. Pork has fallen 50 cents, oats
a quarter, coffee one-half, but there is
no ninterial increase of exports at
this season of cotton, the amount car
ried over is small ami the price tends
to preveirt. Wheat receipts are still
large and accounts of growing crops
ilocidodly more favorable from the
northwest, but conflicting with cotton.
Tho output of pig irou declined
$7,572 tons euch week in May and
is scarcely larger than a year ago.
Htock on hand declined 9,000
tons in May, but a further reduction
of tho output is in progress, The
market for iron and its products be- re
mains dull and unsatisfactory, Imr
ing especially weak and southern pig
much pressed for sale. Heurcity of
money is reported in a few southern
cities like Charleston and Mobile, anil
at New Orleans money is in good de
mand and in fair supply, while at
Knoxville tho demand is smaller.
The volume of business has been
much affected by the prevailing strin
gency and caution about credits. Iron
and its products are weaker ut Pitts
burg and a strike iB expoctoil, tho
workers demanding last year’s wagos.
Trade at Cleveland iH dull and at Cin
cinnati quiet. Chicago reports an
easier financial situation, but western
demands urgent, collections very slow,
speculation limited in volume, build
ing 50 per cent smaller than
last year. wholesale trade fairly
satisfactory anil retail trade im
proved. Milwaukee reports con
fidence slowly returning. At Ht.
Paul excellent crop prospects make a
hopeful feeling, and at Omaha trade is
good; at Kansas City fair; at Ht.
Joseph fair. At Ht. Louis trade is be
yond anticipations. At all southern
points trade is slower. The market
for stocks has been stronger during
the week, although tho advances have
ranged less than half a dollar por
share, and the demand for money ad
vanced rates on calls sharply.
Failures for tho past week numbers
313 in tho United Htates, against 158
last year.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
Ainesworth, Covert, Hass and Dent Re
sponsible for the Disaster.
The taking of testimony In tho Ford
theater case by the coroner’s jury was
concluded Monday afternoou. After
being out two hours the jury returned
a verdict setting forth that Frederick
K. Loftns came to his death by the
disaster at Ford’s theater building on
June 9, 1893. They recite the fact
that George W. Dent was the contrac
. for . the ..
uuder _ the government
tor
? ork , m whlch T tho
disaster and all the circumstances con
necteil with the accident, and find that
Frederick C. Ainesworth, in charge of
thebnilding; William G. Covert, the
superintendent; Francis Hass, the en
gineer, and George W. Dent, the con
tractor, are responsible for the killing
of Loftns.
The jnry further found that tho
failure of the government of the
United Htates to provide for skilled
superintendence of the work of repair
^ Charge of the war department» most
unbusinesslike and reprehensible, and
opinion that if such superin
tendance ha* 1 beenproruledm the
caseof thowork on the lord theater
Coroner Patterson decided not to
issue warrants for the commitment of
£° r looel , , Amesworth, . Dent, Covert „ and
Hawj until Tuesday morning, m order
to 63™ them an opportunity of ob
. balL Colonel Amesworth has
• wured » bondsman.
NO 47
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
The Weather More Favorable Through*
out the Mouth.
The weekly weather bulletin issued
from the department of agriculture,
Washington, states tkut the western
cotton region extending from Louisi
ana to Texas, has been favored with
line weather, and crops in this region
have been improved, although in east
ern regions cotton has been injured by
wot weather. Sugar and rice planta
tions in portions of Louisiana are be
ing Hooded, owing to recent breaks in
the levees. Generally the weather has
been more favorable throughout the
south, where crop conditions have im
proved. The harvesting of whoat is
progressing as far north as central Il
linois, Indiana, Kansas and Ohio and
the recent warm weather has produced
normal seasonable conditions through
out tlie central valleys, but the situa
tion is retarded by from lifteen to
twenty days in the northwest.
SPECIAL TEI.KOUM'H REPORTS.
Mississippi—All conditions very fa
vorable ; crops clean and growing well,
except in extreme north; corn small
and stand of cotton poor.
Louisiana—Generally favorable week
for crops; crops somewhat grassy and
need dry weather; cotton blooms re
ported quite generally ; ovorllow wnter
falling in extreme northeast, but ris
ing in Caldwell parish. injured by
Texas—Cotton wot
weather and grass over parts of east •
Texas; worms are reported from somo
sections, but have damaged erejw very
little; corn good; wheat threshed turn
ing out well.
Arkansas—Corn and cotton clean
anil growing nicely; cotton blooming
in southern part; wheat-harvesting
and hay-making fully ,coder way;
good crop of wheat and Ot.i.l.
Tennessee—Wheat harvest progress
ing favorably; farmers well up with
their work; corn, tobacco and cotton
improving and growing nicely ; peach
crop largo; some already on market;
bay good ; stock healthy.
Kentucky—Wheat harvest com
menced ; crop fair, but damaged from
rust in places; oats and bay fine; corn
small, but condition good; rain need
ed to finish setting tobacco. propitious
Missouri—Everything whoat
and outlook improving daily; will #
and clover harvest has begun and
be general by the first of next week.
SUSTAINS THE PRESIDENT.
Judge If rare Decides the Question of
Two Appointments In Alabama.
Monday, in the United Htatus court,
at Birmingham, before Judge Bruce,
arguments were made in the eases of
Lewis E. Parsons vs. Emmett O’Niel,
and A. N. Nininger vs. J. C. Mub
grove. Parsons uuil Nininger are the
recently removed district attorney
and United Htates marshal, respective
ly, and O’Niel and Musgrove, the ro
cont appointees of President Cleveland
for the northern district of Alabama.
Tho matter was argued in the form of
n conference to ascertain whom the
court would recognizers the oflicials
of his court in opening this, on ad
journed term. In tho course of his
decision Judge Bruce said: This
court will presume that tho pres
ident and tho uttorney general
and their advisers have actod within
their rights. It is clear in my mind
that those papers are regular and must
bo recognized. “I shall recognize
them anil proceed to open court and
try the cases set down for this term.
A motion was made that an order is
sue for ex-I)istrict Attorney Parsons
anil ex-United Htates Marshal Ninin
ger to turn over the books and papers
in their possession belonging to the
government. Judge Bruce signified
his willingness to issue such an order.
It is said that Parsons and Nininger
will institute proceedings in tho court
of claims for tho salary from date un
til next February.
A KANSAS CYCLONE.
A Number of People Killed and Mach
Property Destroyed.
Tho most death-dealing cyclone that
ever visited eastern Kansas passed
through Williamstowu and the sur
rounding country in Jefferson county
Wednesday night. It came from the
southeast and took in a scope of coun
try half a mile wide anil about six
miles long. Not a house, barn or tree
was left standing in its path. It was
accompanied by a terrible Tain and
midnight dark ness. Eleven bodies
have so far been discovered, and it is
known that at least five more were
killed. The bodies of the victims
were horribly mangled. Three per
sons are known to be seriously fatally injured,
and many others are injured.
Complete details cannot be obtained,
but it is probable that at least twenty
persons have been killed and thirty
houses blown down.
Killed in a Wreck.
A New York special says: A train
on the Long Island railroad, on which
were about a tbouswd people return
ing from the HheepAead tuuVl Bay races,
wus derailed in a a short dis
tance from Parkville, k. tj |gil I., Tuesday. outright,
Three persons were
seven died soon after b removed
to the hospital, and abo,| >ne Iran
dred were will injured, many hchously
that they not recover.