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CLINCH COUNTY
VOl, II.
AN APPALLING
PEATH LIST !
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. Is the Result , „ HlJ3\y _ Floods . , in
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One Hundred People are Known
to Be Dead and Property Loss* 1
May Reach $15,000,000. j
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A . , of v\ ednesdr.y from lions- j
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ton, Texas, states that a correspond-
eut has just returned from a vovage
through the flood districts. The half ;
has not been told of the havoc wrought.
The disaster is so appalling that de¬
scription is not possible. After this
flood will come sickness undoubtedly,
and what a week ago was the fairest
part of Texas is now almost a God¬
forsaken wilderness.
The waters of the Brazos have for
six days covered its valley for a depth
of from six to thirty feet; where a week
ago there were on every hand fields of
cotton and corn and thousands of acres
of watermelons and cantaloupes, today
there is slime all over the vegetation. :
Carcasses are found of cows, mules,
pigs, dogs and cats, and mayhap hu-
man beings, B for manv J are missing.
The correspondent thus describes the
situation: !
“Our jiarty left Bryan at sunrise
Wednesday morning, going to the Na-
vasoto bottoms and to a point about
three miles from Millican. Here we
encountered everywhere an overflow
from the Navasoto which spread out
fully two miles on either side of the
Houston and Texas Central track.
Everything is under water from two
to seventeen feet. It looked on all
aides sides like like a a oreat great lake lake, and and the the water water
was so hich R that for a vast area it
and^eteph'one , . , l ^riong 1 thelinev , # ,
pole 8 In
‘ ruth> P° rtion " of f ’ Je bot ’
°“r KC eyen “°b “ rer eCf Sea i eX ;
f fo*r° r five, mUes wide
pom,. ,
u '* --nerse .
w l saw hundreds uoueee
submerged, and "fcs many more
weresvjept from their foundations and
The planters of the hot-
are-still moving their help and
is left of their stock to places
they can be cared for. They
ire ail nobly helping . each , , other, and ,
[aking refiige wherever they can, some
if them seeking safety on housetops.
“All the planters stated that
iutside world has no conception of the
losses incurred by the destruction of
lops, stock and buildings. Nearly
rrery planter has built boats and sent
them through the flooded districts to
render assistance to the jieople, and,
if possible, save some of their drown¬
ing stock.
“The flood district has a length of
over 500 miles, a breadth of probably
fifty miles, and in all this vast space
damage incalculable has beeu done.
“The loss of life will never be fully
known, perhaps; the bottoms were
thickly settled, mostly with negro
tenant %rmcrs; among these has been
the greatest loss of life. To show the
damage done, the following estimate
has been made by men who are in a
position to know: Lives lost, from 100
to 300. Loss to farmers, including
crops as well as live stock, from $5,000,-
000 to $15,000,000. Damage to rail-
road and county bridges, from
000 to $4,000,000.
“These estimates are taken in the
whole area. It is known that more
than sixty people have met
death; that many bodies have been re-
covered; it is not believed that all of
them will ever be recovered. ”
Sheriff Swekrlugen Talks.
Deputy Sheriff Swearingen, of Ans-
tin county, made the following
ment over the long-distance telephone
at Sealcy:
“Relief has not reached the flood
victims in this section. Thirteen dead
bodies have been recovered near the
town of Brookshire, thirteen miles
from here. Forty-five persons above
Sealey are reported missing and given
up for dead. Seven were drowned to-
day in a boat seven miles below
ley.
“About 400 persons are isolated on
a small piece of land in the
bottoms three miles from Brookshire
Several hundred more are bhuouik e<
at San Philipe three miles Hum
ley. Unless r ebef can soon reac i esc
two places, 800 lives will probably
bp lost. Many will die, as it is, from
hunger, exposure and exhaustion.
“The water today is running through
the town of Brookshire, something
never known before. The sixty five
lives reported lost here today .
uere in
a radins of twenty-five miles nor;b
and south of Sealey. \N e are
pletely isolated at Sealey, but Uus
town is not m dauger. Me
estimate the situation beyond the
limits I mention. The whole face of
the country here is a sea.
TIio Ofticial Organ of Clinoli County.
tiEOXiilA VS. CONSOLIDATED.
Governor Candler Orders Suit
Against Atlanta Street
Railways.
Governor Candler of Georgia issued
al1 order to Attorney General Terrell
Thursday morning directing him to
brili s suit in the name of the state
against the Atlanta Consolidated Street
und Railway 1 Company, the Atlanta Railway
Company Offer Company, the Atlanta lvail-
way and Trust Company of
Georgia for au alleged violation of the
constitution of the state, in defeating
or attempting to lessen competition.
The action of Governor Candler was
taken in the interest of a number of
citizens of Atlanta residing along
Richardson street, who tiled a peti-
Ron with the chief executive complaiu-
jug against the proposed action of the
above named companies in what is
thought to be an attempt to injure the
^client IHchardsou service street. now The signers operated of the on
petition claim to represent property
to the value of $100,000 along Rich¬
ardson street which, it is alleged,
would be moie or less affected by the
change of the service along that
thoroughfare.
The petition to Governor Candler
WM « ra “ U * d him ye^eniny morn-
>"« 011 L h « sll “ le « rou ? d th, 'P c ‘
t,tl0n citizens of Eaton ton, Ga
the Ce " ra ‘ ’^d was allowed,
l>r Uie lh “. B bou d f» cb » s '”
‘ e , , ’ rou « ht >’? tedivuluals . they would
bo ^mnrrered out of court. It was
the' applloints .* 1 be givenT hewing,
and , since tins ... could ,, only , be aecorn-
plisbed by the state of Georgia beeom-
lag a party, it was so ordered by the
chief executive.
Judge Candler has issued the neees-
sary restraining .order, temporarily eu-
teansfer of any moie stock
** *»« ot lhor e « *
‘' 77 ‘ U "' '" companies named,
,r < ron Atlanta Railway Com-
{£* to the r,ust Company of
.
or,ler further . ,, enjoins the opera-
UoiJS o{ the , inea nn(ler t , ftln 0 D( j c ,j
charter , of 4 the t, Consoliaatea n .., . , Street
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The case was set by Judge Candler
tor July ,f 15th unless a speedier L hear-
ing is e8ircd by tue At! jU Ka j lway
Aind Power Comr^ov ax’ 1 others, ir
which case three days’ notice must be
B i v( . n l,y them.
j oe ] 0 f Atlanta, in speaking
0 f the matter, says:
><] am no t, surprised that the bill
ba8 beeu j havo beoa expe ct-
j tl g d for several days.
“I have no fear regarding the out-
come . j t ig j UHt a! , effort to pro t e ct
the electric light monopoly which now
es i s t s j n the city.
“It is not difficult to imagine who is
behind the proceeding, and it is an-
otlier move aga j nst the Atlanta Rail-
aud p owcr Company, which will
amount to nothing.”
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THE MOI1AWKS INDORSE BRYAN,
Organization Will Meet Where National
Committee Convened.
A dispatch from Buffalo, N. Y.,
says: The Mohawks, emocratic
organization said to comprise (iOO wig-
warns and over 50.000 active members,
which has been in secret session here
since the third instant, lias elected
i officers and adjourned to meet next
year in the city selected for the
national democratic convention, one
week prior to that convention. Steps
were taken to begin immediately the
work of organizing new wigwams,
: The national executive committee
; was reduced from thirteen io seven
members. The resolutions adopted
denounced trusts and monopolies; iu-
dorse Bryan and free silver and op-
pose militarism.
i EIUHT PERSONS ARE DROWNED.
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j Minnesota of Live# Wednesday Lost In the Heavy Flood*
Night.
A special from St. Panl says: Eight
lives are reported lost at Crookston,
i and ranch damage done all through
j the Red river valley by Wednesday
| night’s storm,
j The only report thus far has been
; received from St. Cloud, having
reached that point by train. Tho
1 railroads have details
no of the storm
j damage, and the same is true of the
telegraph companies The storm-swept
district is thickly settled, and details
j are meager.
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UAM MEMPHIS ‘
j Tenn<iggec City suffer* Costly
tlOB 0n r„„nh.
1 j n jy J 4 lggg w nj remaiu memorable
as furnishing a full share of excite-
ment and disaster for Memphis, Term,
A day of activity in the
of fireworks in celebration of Inde¬
pendence day closed with a
, | tion entailing a loss of between $400,-
auf j 345 (^ 000 , including the his-
. t or j 0 Gayoso hotel.
Added to the monetary loss was the
probable fatal injury of ex-Fire Chief
e. Clary, the serious burling of As-
. 8 j s ^ ont jq re CLief J. V. Ryan, the
j (j eatb 0 ; a uegr0 in the American Bis-
ouit company’s plant.
HOMERVILLE. UA., FRIDAY. JULY 14.
OIL IS SEIZED
BY GEORGIA
Nearly 290,001) Gallons Are Forci¬
bly Taken In Charge.
IS STORED IN EIGHT CITIES.
Order of Seizure Was Given By
Agricultural Commissioner
O. B. Stevens.
A special from Atlanta says: Nearly
200,000 gallons of illuminating oil
have been confiscated in Georgia as n
result of the order of Commissioner
Stevens directing inspectors through¬
out the state to seize all supplies that
fail to come up to the standard by
law.
This statement was made authorita¬
tively at the office of the commissioner
of agriculture, and is taken to indi¬
cate tliut the tight on illegal and dan¬
gerous oils, which the report of State
Chemist MeOaudless showed abounds
in the state, is on in dead earnest.
In eight cities in Georgia, the names
of which are withheld by the officials,
large supplies of oil have been tested
recently and found to burn at a point
below the limit of 120 degrees Fahren¬
heit, below which oils are declared
dangerous and illegal by the law of
the state.
It is the opinion of officials that
should tho names of the c.ties at
which "large confiscations have been
made be given out, a, panic would in
all probability be caused, and this the
department of agriculture has studi¬
ously avoided. In order to give pro¬
tection to the citizens at tho places
where oil supplies have been seized,
inspectors at these jroints have been
notified in every case by telegram to
take charge of the oils and hold them
until directed what disposition to
make.
No Appeal From Order*
Assistant Commissioner Wright was
notified by a state inspector Friday
morning that two tanks of oils amount¬
ing to about 12,000 gallons, and located
in one of the largest cities of the state,
hud been found to be below the. stand*
iard, having burned in the Fuglin'■u|P InquJJy
tester below 120 Fahrenheit.
was made of the department whether
the agent of the oil company at the
place imlk would be permitted to make the
of the oil in the tanks good by
tho addition of higher grade oil that
would fluid considerably raise the standard
of the and thus put it within the
lirnit of the law.
It is interesting to note that the
code privides that any person who
sells oil below the legal standard shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a misde-
meaner, and subject to a fine of not
less than $250, or to a sentence of not
less than one year, or both, in the die-
cretion of the court.
Heretofore, it is understood, oils
tliat have failed of the test in some
cases have been added to by permis-
sion of the authorities with higher
grade oils, to bring them up to the
standard. Under the ruling made Fri-
day and with the knowledge that a
large portion of tho oil in the state is
below the standard, it is evident that
the department has determined to fol¬
low the letter of tho law and hold the
oil concerns doing business in Georgia
uji to the tacit agreement they made
when they established agencies ill the
state.
Many inquiries have been made as
to the punishment provided by law for
those persons who put oils on sale in
tho state that are regarded as danger¬
ous.
The reply was made at once that the
state would enter into no such agree¬
ment; that the oil condemned as dan¬
gerous must stand as it is, in the
control of the state’s inspector until
he is notified what disposition to make
of it.
It is also provided that one-half of
the fine shall go to the prosecutor in
the case, and the other half to (lie
common school ftiud of the state. And
any person sustaining damages as a
result of the sule of illegal oil shall
have recourse upon the person who
sold the oil.
New Tester Demanded.
Following the report of Chemist
McGandless—which showed the utter
want of reason in the recent method
proscribed for testing oils—it is e'er-
I laiu t ? !at tbe j.resent method will be
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commissioner of"agriculture to"adopt
B ny other well defined test. Should
tb 3 tester now in use in New York
state be chosen, which is the recom-
1 mendation of the state chemist, it will
then be necessary to do away with the
present law jirescrihing a fire point at
120 degrees Fahrenheit,
It has been proposed to adopt a
flash point at 100 degrees Fahrenheit,
below which oils will be illegal. If it
is found upon consultation with the
attorney general, who is at present oat
of the city, that such a change can he
made, it is certain that the additional
recommendation will be adopted and
1 put iu force by tho commissioner of
agriculture,
RAINY SEASON IN PHILIPPINES
CAUSING DISCOMFORT.
DEEP WATERS FLOW UNDER BUNKS
Companies Are Cut Oft’ By Swollen and
I’lifoniable Stream* - Manila Buy
Cuonot Non Bo Navigated.
Advices from Manila under date of
July 10 state that it has been raining
and doming to such an extent that
the country along the American south
uinl bay lines isditerally flooded. The
soldiers are suffering great discomfort.
J he Thirteenth infantry at Paray is
in the worst position, being practically
surrounded by water. The bridges
thet were used for getting supplies
have been washed away, and some of
the companies are now separated by
streams six feet deep. In mauy eases
the men are sleeping with three feet of
water beneath their bunks, which ore
elevated on cracker boxes. The com¬
pany cooks, when preparing the meals,
stand kin e deep in water.
Bonie of the roads leading to Paray
are simply impassable, and the rice
fields on all sides are one great lake.
A high wind blew over several toutB
of the Second Regiment hospital.
Manila bay is impossible of naviga¬
tion l>y either launches or canoes and
no vessels are leaving the harbor.
The United States transport Cen¬
tennial is ready to sail for San Fran-
cisca with discharged soldiers, but tho
latter have to sit around the water
front all day, drenched to the skin,
waiting for a launch to take them to
the steamer.
The river Pasig and all the other
streams are swollen, amt the city
streets at low points are covered with
water., "
J viendly Filipinos in Manila have
be< i the medium of communications
bet veen the American authorities and
the military leaders of tho insurrdc-
Pvm, iy Cavite province, which for
time promised to result in bring-
ul his general followers, uml xev-
f J’t , 'nuniued of with
their arnA. If the negotiations had
succeeded the outcome would have
had a great moral effect, for other de¬
feetions doubtless would have fol-
lowed.
Were the general's name given it
might lead in his case to a fate similar
to that which has befallen other Filipi-
nos suspected of freindliness towards
the Americans. He had foreseen tho
failure of the insurrection and advised
Agninaldo to make terms, but it is
understood that ho has sent word to
the Americans that having sworn to
support the insurrection, he must ro-
main loyal to the end.
Similar negotiations are said on
good authority to have been conduct-
ed with a member of the cabinet of
the. so-called Filipino government,
who himself took the initiative. Some
form ol money consideration figured
in the discussion with his friends,
VERDICT QUICKLY REACHED.
Jury Acquits Gen. .Faiiien Walker, Who
In Turn Tlmnki* Them.
A dispatch from Bristol, Tenn.,
says: The jury in the case of the com¬
monwealth of Virginia against General
James A. Walker 011 a cliargeof shoot¬
ing with intent to commit murder
rendered a verdict of acquittal at 8:30
o’clock Saturday night, after having
been out only twenty-five minutes.
In response to the verdict General
Walker said:
“Gentlemen of the jury, allow me
to express my sincere thanks to yon.
I had no doubt of your verdict from
the time I first heard that I had an
honest jury from Montgomery county ."
JUDGMENT WAS POSTPONED.
Afiiiiiml (JerviTft Ww Not AcquiHed nn
Has Bec*n Ruportcit.
It is now said the courtmartial at
Madrid did not actully acquit Admiral
Cervera and the,other officers tried in
connection with the destruction of the
Spanish fleet off Santiago de Cuba
July 8 , 1898, by the fleet under the
command of Admiral Sampson, but
postponed judgment and released
them, which is regarded as equivalent
to an acquittal.
ENDEAVORERS SING ALL HAY.
Twenty Thonsand Peleaates Aro Now
Gathered in Detroit.
A dispatch from Detroit, Mich.,
says. Both of the great main tents
owned by the United Society of Chris¬
tian Endeavor were used Wednesday
night for the first time during the eigh¬
teenth international convention, and
both contained their full quota of
10,000 people, and as usual, hundreds
cf others who failed to secure admit¬
tance patiently occupied standing
room all around the outer edges.
distances Many visiting delegates from long
came in Wednesday, swelling
the number of stranger delegates, it is
believed, beyond the 20.000 mark,
GEORGIA lawyers in session.
State J^ar Association Hold Their Annual
Convention.
The most highly successful meeting
in the history of the Georgia Bar As¬
sociation began its sessions Thursday
at Warm Springs, Ga., with Judge
Hamilton McWhorter, president of
the association, presiding. There ;
were including present nearly 200 Georgia law¬
yers, the judges of the Su¬
preme the court, Judge Emory Speer, of
United States bench; most of the
circuit court judges and a number of
the solicitors, and •in.every respect the
gathering was a most notable one.
Two sessions were bold Thursday.
At the morning session much ,of the
usual routine business was atteudqgl
to and in the afternoon several inter¬
esting papeTS were read.
. The most interesting part of the reg-
ular order was, of course, the speech
of President McWhorter. ■
The special keynote of this address
was the danger of hasty action of the
courts in criminal cases. He held up
the possibilities of wrongs to society
resulting from these hasty trials, his
argument being that there was greater
permanent danger in the precedents fhese
established by the courts in
cases than in the lynebings these trials
are designed to prevent. He empha¬
sized the duties of the lawyers in pre¬
serving the law and hiaiutaining the
dignity and couservativeuess of the
courts.
JEFFRIES REACHES * IHCO.
Champion Heavyweight I# Given a Great
Keception at HI* Home.
A special from Sau Francisco says:
Jim Jeffries, champion pugilist of the
world, arrived in this, city from the
east Wednesday evening. He was met
at the depot by a large crowd of ad¬
mirers, who welcomed him amjdst tho
strains of a brass band hired for the
occasion.
As Jeffries emerged from the ferry
slip there was a dash for tho grasping
of his hand. After the first formali¬
ties were over the pugilist was escort¬
ed to his apartments in the Pal%oe ho¬
tel, where another reception awaited
him. ^ i.+ .
. Among those who welcomed the re¬
turned jmgilist was Mr. Jeffries, Sr.,
who has been conducting-revival ser¬
vices iu the state and praying for his
, son’s defeat in the hope that a defeat
would tend to make him better in his
mode of life. 1 aternal feeling,-how¬
ever, cast aside' this prayer amj the
old gentleman seemed extremely Ijappy
when he clasped the champion’s strong
right hand in his and patted him on
the shoulder in welcome.
COLUMBIA YACHT WINS OUT.
New Cup Defender SIioyvs What She Can
I>o Kven in.Bad Weather<
A special from New York says : Over
a triangular course of thirty miles in
comparatively light winds the new
Iselin-Morgau yaoht Columbia Thurs¬
day vanquished the Vanderbilt yacht
Defender and convinced the yachts¬
men who saw the royal struggle that
she is worthy of defending the pre¬
cious trophy which Sir Thomas Lip-
ton and his merry tars hope to take
back with them to England in the
Shamrock next fall. Tho Columbia
fore topsail and club topsail are any¬
thing but perfect and cracked in the
wind like a teamster’s whip, demon¬
strating that in a general way she will
need a good deal of tuning up.
Yet, based on tlie showing she made
as a better boat than the Defender,
under adverse condition, tho nautical
sharps are strongly convinced that Sir
Thomas will sail homo without tho
silver mug, the possession of which
has given ns the yachting supremacy
of tho world since 1851.
TAYLOR SEEMS SURE WINNER.
ItepuDIiunn Convention In Kentucky May
Have But One Candidate.
A special from Frankfort, Ky., says:
A movement started Wednesday night
to stamptde to John W. Yerkes for the
republican nomination for governor.
The forces of all the candidates but
Attorney General Taylor’s have prac¬
tically collapsed, and there are now
strong Taylor’s indications that Attorney Gen¬
eral name will be the only
one presented to the state convention.
The Stone-Pratt forces concede Tay¬
lor 044 uncontested votes, and that
Taylor can organize the convention.
Taylor’s managers claim 1,054 votes
up to date, anil expect Saturday’s
county convention to run his vote up
to 1,200, 844 being required to nomi¬
nate.
FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO.
Kdifcor NcL«au Will Accept Nomination
of Aoiioclnfionof Democratic Club*.
A special from Columbus, O., says:
An interesting feature of Friday’s con¬
vention of the Ohio Association of
Democratic Clubs was the announce¬
ment that John R. McLean would ac¬
cept tho nomination for governor,
which is believed to signify the formal
beginning of his candidacy.
When questioned as to whether he
would be a candidate for the nomina¬
tion, Mr. McLean made this state¬
ment:
“If the democrats of Ohio give me
the nomination and my friends ask me
to toke it, I will accept.”
NO. 3*
WHEELER WILL
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JOIN GEN. OTIS
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McKinley Orders “Fighting
•To the Philippines.L; *
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NEW RE6IMENTST0 BE FOR
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Colonels and flajofs Fop the New,
Volunteer Service Are
>Ep Appointed.
A special from Washington says:
Brigadier General Wheeler was Thurs-
day ordered to report-to General Otis
at Manila for service the Philippine
islands, the-order for tL„ enlis.tmen.t
of pelago volunteers published for service and in the a^:hi-
was , seven more
colonels to command the. regiments
appointed. *
were . . •
There are yet -two colonels to <be
designated. Fight majors also werq
named.
The recruitisg will not begin until
some .time next .week, thIY exact--date
not baling will.be been fixed opened yet. Rfeeruif
stations in every f
and territory, and as fast as tf«t- j t
are regiments enlisted tp. fhej be assigned will be tiTcoinjI sent t ? :* p’.,.
State lines are obliterated, an . 1
men first enlisting •* will bo fli p’ I I •
1911 stored in. -
The assignment to eompa.l ’ ! jj
bo bp tht* officer commanding* \ •
will be at liberty to organize a
puny composed of inch frem.onft p/. *; %_
if be finds it convenient and
ble.' The organization of tho ten -j:
iments in this country will not maiV
any the difference regiments to iu the tho OMguizatioij Philippines, by
General Otis, His regiments will be
iu addition to tliose hereafter to be
known as the Twenty-sixth and Thirty-
fifth inclusive, add will be.
thirty-sixth upward. 'It bp.f is
that three regiments will »«anize
in the Philippines. Th4 ■ 7 t i 1
ganized in the .United f * 4
Philippines will inoreas •
mr oflicvs a.*d '
by should General be three Otis. fit!) re|. J| A !
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The colonejs apj ola.-iW Thursday
are under orders -to proceed at pace
with the organisation of tho regiments.
Some of the officers arc now in tile
city, and have beeu confuting with the dif¬
ferent bureau officers regard to'
equipment nnd supply for the men as
they join the regiments.
The order for the enlistment is as
follows: • •
The regiments wilk.be organized ac¬
cording to the provisions of the act of
March 2d, 1893, and will consist ‘of
fifty officers nnd 1,309 enlisted men
each. Tho secretary of war givK|||
following instructions to guvenH
recruiting:
“The enlistment of men for U
regiments of infantry, United*
volunteers, will be made by tn
lar recruiting officers military^ at all ■
cruitiug stations and
withiu the United States.”
The recruiting station for the
ty-uinth regiment, for th FlcrlJBfl e s
South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiun9Nra|
bama, Mississippi and w«B
bo at Fort McPherson,Ga.,and EdvyiH
under command of Cajitain
Hardin, colonel of the Secoudgg fl
York volunteers in the war with his
A delegation of southerners, Clayton,J||
ing Representatives
head and Griggs, saw the pro
with for reference tho to volunteer the seleetionlaj renflHH
cers now
As ident a result promised it was the stated following that tll .i||p|
merits :
R. E. L. Sjience, of Georgia, to be a
major. ' *'
Frank F. Oenshaw, of Georgia, to
bo captain. t
S. G. Orr, of Georgia, to be assist
tant quartermaster.
Marion Mabson, of Alabama, to be
second lieutenant.
B. M. Harris, of Georgia, to be sec¬
ond lieutenant.
Stove Men Advance Prices.
A special from Chicago says: The
western Btovo manufacturers met
Thursday and advanced prices 5 per
ceut.
TRAGEDY ON EXCURSION TRAIN.
A Negf* Fatally Wounds Ur. W. I>,
.feiiiiliiKM. of South Carolina.
A special from Columbia, S. O.,
soys: On the return of an excursion
from Augusta, Dr. W. D. Jennings, of
McCormick, Abbeville county, „was
fatally shot by a negro-bu the train.
After being wounded Dr. Jennings
drew his pistol and fired three shots,
killing his assailunt instantly.
Dr. Jennings is a young physician,
the grandson of tho doctor, by the
same name who lived in Edgefield, and
is one of the most prominent physi.
clans in the state.