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T 0 FORM another regiment.
VA ~F K ICEHS and men want to
511 lt | ,|AI\ IX THE SERVICE.
lr<>l>o* , ‘ ,on 40 Make T!p " New
* ||( . t l,„eiit From tha Fl**t and
I { >t >or(lni Who Desire to
,n Servlet—Senator Ba
>„*tßlned I>' Col. Brown anil
( wilcoxson, Flit the Matter
He tare the War Department.
jngton, Oct. 27.—Senator Bacon is
■irg.ng the war departmetu to per
,i ..ther Georgia regiment to be re
e“ , i, e service. 001. Oscar Brown
1 . Wilcoxson of the Second Geor
* V _* ment are also here to sustain Sen
, oa In his elforts. The subject is
■ tli . brought to the attention of the
nt and Secretary Alger to-morrow.
■l7 .[.'position is to form one regiment
of memlrers of the First and Sec
,l , ; ~rgia, who are anxious to be re-
I m the service. These two regi-
B , ~i- are under orders to be mustered out
.’ N I and 4, respectively, tjpl.,l. own
' ,„ rP are many officers and men in
fcotil [pgiments who are willing to remain
jn , M-rvlce, and he advocates the or
ganz.'tion of anew regiment made up en
tlrt ly of those who desire to stay in.
V,,,, Senator Bacon was approached,
md his assistance requested, he made his
(ivi'.i I. reply, contingent on the dis
c :I . g , or muster out of every man who
~red to go. From the statements he
, 1,1 f,om the officers of the regiments and
fr „ m the men he felt that it would be pos
£ii,le to secure a full regiment from the
m ,,, ~f the First and Second who desired
to stay in the service, letting all those
who desired to go out do so.
In other words, that there should be
nothing like compulsion used to keep any
man in the service who did not desire to
renia.n. This is the basis upon which the
regiment is to be made up if the war de
partment officials and the President are
agreeable to it.
To-day the senator discussed the matter
nail Gen. Corbin and Assistant Adjutant
General Ward, who has particular charge
of the volunteer organization, and it struck
twill of them very favorably. They said
that in these days, when the cry was to
be mustered out, it was refreshing to find
some men anxious to stay In the service,
and they had a number of good things
to say of the Georgia troops in conse
quence.
If the plan is indorsed, It will be largely
because of the splendid record made by,
these Georgia troops. There is on record
in the war department the report of a
regular army officer who had to do with
the troops of all states, and he says that
there was as much difference between the
Georgia troops and other volunteers as
there was between the regulars and the
ordinary volunteers.
It Is the estimates of these officers that
lh. re would be perhaps one battalion In
round numbers taken from the First to
supply the places of those of the Second
i desire to be mustered out; and they
believe it would not be at all difficult to se
cure thai number of men. There is some
doubt as to whether the transfers can be
made, but those officials who were consult
ed to-day thought it could be easily ar
ranged A definite decision will probably
tie reached to-mo-rrow.
Another feature of Senator Bacon’s visit
to he department to-day was his efforts
to get the Third Regiment assigned to
Lee's corps for service in Cuba. Efforts
to do this have been made before, but
without success. However, the senator is
greatly encouraged by his talk to-day and
telegraphed Col. Berner that he had strong
hopes of succeeding in his endeavors.
ASSOCIATED RAILWAYS.
Trnfllc Manngern Discussing; nates
Behind Closed Doors.
Baltimore, Oct. 27.—The traffic managers
of the Associated Railways of Virginia and
the Carolinas are in session at the Hotel
Rennert in this city. The meeting is for
the purpose of discussing traffic rates and
agreements, and is held behind closed
doore. At the close of to-day’s session
It was stated that only routine business
had . n transacted, and that no rates had
been changed.
Tli- re is represented nt the meeting the
Boutltern Railway, Atlantic Coast Line,
Sr a hoard Air Line, Norfolk and Western,
Chesapeake and Ohio, and Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley Railroad.
Representatives were also present from
the following transportation companies,
althoua ' they are not members of the As
emed Railways: Old Dominion Sleatn
•hip Company, Meichams' and Miner's
Transportation Company, Clyde Line, At
lumie and West Point Railway Compa'ny,
2"' r ßia Railway and Cumberland Valley
Railroad.
Sonic o (he railroad and steamship line
n>n present are W. R. Fitzgerald, C. R.
fai'p W. G. Johnson and W. L. Wood
row oi Norfolk; George R. Brower and L.
L M Cl. -ky of Atlanta, H. M. Emerson
o: North Carolina, John A. Ryan and W.
R Brown of Richmond, O. Howard Royer
of Roanoke.
THRsp\>SFD ON OYSTER GROUNDS.
A Gang XrreNted for Depredations
in .lames River.
Newport News, Va., Oct. 27.—The state
Kunoo ;t Chesapeake arrived here to-night
"bn lonrtten prisoners, three while men
anl eleven negroes, who were arrested at
Mul rry Island in James river for tress-
Ii "in: , a private oyster grounds. Three
trvi" surtnen were arrested by the of
fh'i of the Chesapeake yesterday. All
| 1 ' ii cases will come up for hearing
'‘ Ml ' magistrate to-morrow. Over one
1 1 ' l o.vsiertnen have been depredat
-1 : in oyster rocks and the owners
' i ritory telegraphed to Richmond
a ’l " n> Governor for relief, and the
I 1 a Chesapeake was ordered to these
Other arrests will probably fol
m >l:t OF SIMPLE FABRICATION.
fbairman Jones Denies His Inten
tion of Removing Harvey.
”Rock, Ark,, Oct. 27.—United States
1 James K. Jones, chairman of the
' atic national committee, arrived in
■ this evening. The senator dic
* "* ‘-tat authorized a statement denying
dihshed slatemertt in various news
-1 (bat he had removed Mr. Harvey
1 management of the affairs of the
, "' 1 means committee of the national
j etie committee, and that he had
i, r 'hat the scheme by Harvey
u disappointment to him; also that
Ha, St °he of Missouri would take fur.
* Piace on Nov. 1. Senator Jones
G'i ' n lhe whole story was a fabrl
w.thout a semblance of truth in it.
’'""'•mcf From Paris nt Madrid.
R, r ' <l, ° ct - 27 —A son of Senor Montero
r "'' |p *n attache of the Spanish
e V om mlsston, arrived in Madrid this
g o v,,, v an,:i had a conference with the
1 "ment
TALLAHASSEE’S NEWS ITEMS.
Matters of Interest Picked l p at
Florida’s Capital.
Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 27.—Judge J. D.
Broome of the Seventh circuit is still in
feeble health, and Gov. Bloxham has as
signed Hon. R. M. Call of Jacksonville,
of the Fourth circuit, to hold the term
of the Brevard County Circuit Court, to
begin at Titusville on Jan. 16, 1899.
The J. C. Leake Drug Company has
been organized at Kissimmee, with $2,500
capita!. The new company will conduct
a general drug business. J. C. Leake. A.
E. Bearden and E. L. D. Overstreet are
the incorporators.
Jim Oats of Levy county was brought
here by Deputy Marshal Clark, on a
charge of selling liquor illegally. He was
convicted in Commissioner Hodge's court,
and, in default of bond for SIOO, was com
mitted to the Leon county jail.
The Presbyterians of Tallahassee have
unanimously invited Rev. Thomas A. Cla
gett of Lonoke. Ark., to fill their pulpit.
Mr. William Roberts and Miss Lily Tay
lor were married at Monticello last night.
They came on the afternoon train to Tal
lahassee, where their numerous friends
gave them a cordial welcome.
Sergt. R. O’Dow of the Fifteenth In
fantry is here on detailed duty. He has
seen twenty-four years service in the reg
ular army, and was in the fiercest of the
fighting at Santiago, where he lost a
brother. Seven Mauser bullets pierced his
head.
E. R. Banks of England landed in
America last December. He is now a
corporal in the First Florida, and will be
transferred and remain in the service,
with the hope of getting to Cuba this win
ter.
NATHAN CHILDS'A SUICIDE.
Swallowed Morphine mid Then Shot
Himself in the Head.
Philadelphia, Oct. 27.—Nathan Childs,
press agent of the "Way Down East”
Company, which is playing at a local thea
ter, died a suicide to-day at the Jefferson
Hospital. He had swallowed forty-five
grains of morphine, after which he shot
himself in the head. Tills act was com
mitted on Tuesday last, but through the
efforts of friends the affair was kept secret
and Childs was taken to the hospital,
where he lingered until to-day. Despond
ency is given as the reason for the act.
Chiids was one of the best known men
in the theatrical world. His home was in
Boston. He graduated from Harvard in
1869, and the following year he entered the
newspaper business. For several ears he
was editor of9 he Boston Traveler. He en
tered the theatrical profession in 1876, end
wrote a number of plays.
At one time he was advance agent for
Henry Irving, and for ten years he acted
in the same capacity for Abbey. Schoefelt
& Grau. The failure of the play “Little
Miss Nobody,” in December last, in which
he was Interested, made him very despond
ent, and he began to drink.
He was about 50 years of age and leave
a widow.
BLAME NOT PLACED.
Coroner's Jury’s Verdict in the Vir
den Miners* Affair,
Carlinville, 111., Oct. 27.—The coroner's
jury, which has been in session for four
teen days, holding an inguest on the bodies
of nine of the victims of the riot at Virden,
Oct. 12, between miners and guards of the
Chicago-Virden Coal Company, returned a
verdict this evening.
The verdict in such Instances was that
the deceased came to his death by gunshot
wounds inflicted by weapons in the hands
of parties unknown to the juxy. No one
was censured, and no recommendations
were made to the grand jury.
The grand jury will convene Nov. 9 in
special session to investigate the causes
of the riot and indict the guilty parties.
ANOTHER EXPRESS CASE.
Judge Purnell Dismisses tile Suit
Against the Southern. *
Washington, Oct. 27.—1n the United
States district court at Newbern, N. C„
in the case of the United States against
the Southern Express Company, brought
by several fish shippers, on the ground
of violating the revenue act, because the
company required them to pay for a one
cent stamp necessary to be affixed to each
receipt issued,' Judge Purnell dismissed
the suit, holding that as the tax had been
paid, the government was satisfied, and
that as to who should pay the tax was a
matter to be settled between shipper and
express company.
* SANGER COMING SOUTH.
He Will Go to Augusta and Select
Camp Site*.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 27.-Brigadier Gen
eral Joseph P. Sanger, accompanied by
his staff, left to-night for Columbus, Ga.
Brigadier Generals Wiley, Waties and
Andrews left last night. The four gen
erals will select camp sites for the troops
now at Camp Hamilton. Gen. Sanger will
continue in command of the division un
til the arrival of Maj. Bates.
The movement s>f the troops from Camp
Hamilton will not begin before Nov. 7,
and several weeks will elapse before they
can all be transferred to the Southern
camps. _
Municipal Improvement Officer*.
Washington, Oct. 27.—The Municipal Im
provement Society, at its evening session,
unanimously elected the following officers
to serve during the ensuing year:
President, N. P. Lewis of Brooklyn;
first vice president, A. D. Thompson of
Peoria, 111.; second vice president, Hon. R.
H Thomas of Parkersburg, W. Va.; third
vice president. B. H. Colby of St. Ix>uis;
secretary, D. T. Fulton of Allegheny, Pa ;
treasurer, John T. Kennedy of Nashville,
Tenn.
Toronto, Canada, was selected as the
place of the meeting for 1899. The con
vention will to-morrow.
Receiver* Appointed.
New York, Oct. 27.—Justice Cohen, in
the Supreme Court tc-day, appointed
Frederick W. Day of Elizabeth, N. J..
and Edward W. Sanborn, ancillary re
ceivers for the New York Woo! Ware
house Company, a New Jersey corpora
tion with a capital stock of $1,000,000, on
the application of William McNaughton,
a stockholder. The bond of the receivers
was fixed at SSO,'DO.
Double Hanging at lloiiMton.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 27.— At Richmond,
Tex Mauel Morris and Peter Autre, ne
groes , were hanged from a double gallows.
Morri* murdered and then outraged a 6-
vear-old blind girl and afterward confess
ed the crime. Autre assassinated his mis
tress. _
Decline* <lic PopnlUt Honor.
Tvler Tex.. Oct. 27.—J udge J. M. Hurt,
the presiding Judge of the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals, has declined to allow
the use of his name on the Populist state
Aicket, for re-election.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, ISOBL
TUMOR EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success of Lydia 3.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
|
Mrs. Elizabeth Wheelock, Magno
lia, lowa, in the following letter de
scribes her recovery from a very criti
cal condition;
“ Dear Mbs. Pinkham:—l have been
taking your Vegetable Compound, and
w r j am now ready to sound
iffi*^***** 1 *> its praises. It
f , j \ has done won-
HHjWr ' y/r ders for me in
W, 9 relievin *
jffjt n \of a tumor.
“My health
■ . J for three years.
Change of life
MpSSj (y U vApjp* much bloated
l ' ' and was a bur
den to myself. Was troubled with
smothering spells, also palpitation of
the heart and that bearing-down feel
ing, and could not be on my feet much.
“I was growing worse all the time,
until I took your medicine.
“After taking three boxes of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lozenges, the tumor passed from me.
“My health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite a distance
and am troubled no more with palpita
tion of the heart or bloating. I rec
ommend your medicine to all sufferers
from female troubles.”
It is hardly reasonable to suppose
that any one can doubt the efficiency
of Mrs. Pinkham’s methods and medi
cine in the face of the tremendous vol
ume of testimony.
t ANAL IN NICARAGUA.
American* Take a Contract From
President Eelnyn.
Managua, Nicaragua, via Galveston,
Tex., Oct. 27.—Edwin F. Cragin, the Chi
cago engineer and contractor, and Ed
ward Eyre and Frank S. Washburn of
New York city have made an agreement
with President Zelaya to construct an
inter-oceanic canal. Under the terms of
the concession, they are authorized to ne
gotiate with the Maritime Canal Compa
ny, whose concession will elapse next Oc
tober. The form of agreement guaran
tees a release from the incubus of the
old company, while making satisfactory
arrangements with all parties. The con
cessionaries represent adequate capital,
with efficient American engineers, and the
contractor insures a prompt beginning
and an early completion of the canal,
in contrast to the inactivity of the mari
time company for the last ten years.
The option required the concessionaries
to commence work immediately after the
expiration of the existing concession in
October next. They must deposit SIOO,OOO
in gold in the Nicaraguan treasury as a
guarantee on signing the option and sloo',-
000 more within three months after. They
must organize a company within six
months, begin the excavation of the canal
within twenty-six months, open up some
transit route across Nicaragua within
three years and complete the canal within
ten years. The option is now before the
Nicaraguan Congress.
MARRIED AT HAWKINSVILLE.
Mr. H. Hntherford Brown and Mis*
Rettie May Daniel*.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Oct. 27.—The wedding
of Mr. H. Rutherford Brown and Miss
Bettie May Daniels of Haynesville took
place at the Baptist Church last night.
The attendants were Dr. J. R. Kerny of
Fort Valley, Ga., with Miss Minnie Bob
erton of Macon, Ga., Col. D. R. Pearce
of Hawkinsville with Miss Eunice Mears
of Elks, Mr. R. R- Feagan of Will-ton
with Miss Maggie Rentz of Grovana, Mr.
Albert Skellin of Fort Valley with Miss
Mattie Miiler of Perry, Mr. Stonewall El
iis with Miss Mattie E. Lawson of Perry,
Mr, Dempsey Brown with Miss Mattie Lee
Pearce of Henderson. Ga., Mr. Thomas Pe
lers, Jr., of Hawkinsville, Ga., with Miss
Toine Moslin of Perry, Ga., Dr. Frank
Cooper of Perry, Ga., with Miss Peacqck
of ITnadil’a, Ga.
The bride entered with her maid of hon
or, Miss Jean McCormick of Hawkinsville,
and the groom with his best man, Mr.
Edwin Smith of Sycamore.
Dr. B. F. Thorpe officiated. Mr. ar.d
Mrs. Brown's home will be at Grovania.
MAN SON-WILLIS.
A Wedding of n Popular Young Cou
ple ut Hawkinsville.
Hawkinsville, Ga., Oct. 27.—Mr. J. T.
Manson and Miss Sadie Willis were mar
ried at the bride's home in this city last
evening. Rev. R. Van Deventer of the
Baptist Church officiating.
The attendants were Mr. W. Pitt Glover
of Macon, best man; Mis<s Clyde Willis,
steter of the bride, maid of honor; Mr.
Julian B. Willis and Miss Jeannette Thig
pen of Valdosta, Mr. George H. Willis
of Fernandina and Miss Lily Jeiks of
Hawkintville.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mre. Jesse H. Willis and a favorite among
the young people of this section.
The groom is a young railroad man of
Macon and is well known in social and
business circles.
Mes lames Manson and McGillis of Sa
vannah, mother and sitter of the groom,
were present at the wedding.
The couple left at once for the North
to spend their honeymoon.
CAMP SITES AT MACON.
Gen. McKee Leave* Camp Poland to
Make Selection*.
Camp Poland, Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 27.
—Gen. McKee left to-night for Macon, to
make his examination of the camp sites
for the two regiments which will consti
tute his brigade there. Col. Gardner left
for Atlanta this morning. They will re
turn next week.
Majs. Meyers and Kendall and C. P.
Steuber to-day began an examination of
the contract surgeons in the division and
regimental hospitals here. Thiis examina
tion relates to the medical qualifications
of the surgeons. It is made in accordance
with orders from the war department.
Maj. Ballance. the division inspecting
officer, has discontinued the inspection of
the regimental camps here. This Is on
account of anticipated early removal of
the troops.
The hospital reports to-day were eight
received, one released, 219 remaining. No
deaths. •
WAR COMMISSIONERS’ WORK.
CAMP AT HUNTSVILLE INSPECTED
AND FOUND IN GOOD OHDEK.
First Floridian* 'Clamoring for
Stove* and Underclothing—Col.
Unity Testifies to the IWlikpr Con
dition of tlie JTwiuis Camp—Copt.
Parklinrst, Who AY* is the Culian
Campaign, Tells of the Etlleieney
of Departments—Com in is* toner*
Go to Chattanooga.
Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 27.—The war inves
tigation commission began Its work to
day with Capt. , "h° was in the
quartermaster's department at Tampa, on
the stand. He said for a time the de
partment was swamped there, and at
tributed the congestion to the railroad.
Capt. Culler, Ohio Volunteers, who has
had charge of the Ambulance corps at
Tampa, said there was a sh stage of am
bulances there, and that the camp condi
tions were bad.
Col. Duffy of the Sixty-ninth New York
said his command bad never lacked com
missary supplies, but that there was some
delay In furnishing quartermaster stores.
The sick had well cared for. and
while he had heard some criticism in the
New York newspapers, he had heard none
from the men. He thought most of the
sickness originated iij the, swampy camp
at Tampa. There .they had to dig only
six inches for water; and there were no
tent floors. He said there had been six
teen deaths in the regiment.
Capt. Charles V. Parkhurst of the Sec
ond Artillery detailed the participation of
the artillery in the siege of Santiago. There
were times when His men did not have
time to cat, but there was no time when
they did not have food. There was also
plenty of forage for the horses, lie was
wounded twice on July 2, and his wounds
were dressed within a few minutes after
they were received. ' '” ' >’/i
First Lieutenant‘COtiklin of the Second
Artillery, who was in the Santiago cam
paign, said the only material deficit in the
supplies was in the powder, which he
thought should have been smokeless. He
said that in going |0 Cuba the guns and
horses were separated, but he understood
ihat this could not have been avoided. He
was the only member of his battery, offi
cer or man, who had not been sick as a
result of the Cuban campaign, lmt he did
not think the sickness could have been
prevented.
Maj. leboe, in command of the Sixth
Cavalry, complained of the difficulty in
securing lumber, firewood, horse shoes and
stoves in the camp here. He also sail
there had not been Sufficient medical sup
plies in Cuba and that the transport G he
City, in which the command came Nortii, i
was poorly suited to the purpose.
Capt. Stretch of the Tenth Infantry!
gave in detail the San Juan fighting.
He said there was no time when the men
had nothing (6 eat! but he did not re
member having dm— n a full ration while
in Cuba. lie r i 1 Lie sick of the com
mand were fed at Montauk better than
they had ever besn befosp- ia their Uvctv
The war investigating commission de
voted the afternoon to an inspection of
the snilltary camp at this place—the com
mission was divided into four parties for
this| purpose, and even thep the task was
not Accomplished until the day was well
gone. It is a large camp and the inspec
tion was very thorough. The camp was
found in good order throughout. The men
generally were putting thing* In order,
very much as thoach they expect'd to re
main all wimer.
There were several eorhplaints of poor
tent* and a portion of Ihe First Florida
Infantry, which is camped here, was
clamoring for stoves and underclpthing.
A large majority of the men at this point
are regulars who participated in the Cu
ban campaign and their camps generally
were as clean as well kept homes.
The Fifth Cavalry, which has been or
dered to Porto Rico, gave a calistheple
drill, which the visitors enjoyed very
much.
Dr. C.-nner and Gov. Beaver, who visited
the general hospital, found a very inter
esting patient there in a man whom life
had iieen kept for the past three weeks by
keeping Him immersed in water heated to
99 degrees. The man’s leg had been 'ampu
tated at the hip joint be-eausd of the sev
ering of the femoral artery.
The commission held a session at ntght,
and, after examining a few witnesses, left
for Chattanooga at ll o’olobk' .
To-morrow will be- devoted m ary fhsprv
tion of the site of Camp Thomas at Chick
amauga Perk. .
The principal witness at the night ses
sion was Dr. Charlefe M. Lee. who was
executive officer at the detention hospi
tal at Montauk Point. He said the hos
pital was so Crowded that on oecasions
when large numbers of new men were re
ceived it was necessary to remove men
from their beds and put them on the floor
in order to make room for them all. He
said there was a deficiency of medical
supplies, and he did not think their treat
ment was such as the pgtients should have
had, so near New York City. The inspect
ing commissioners, who cislted the gen
eral hospital here to-day; (found the in
stitution without stoves. They took the
matter in hand, and by night the depot
quartermaster had secured thirty, with
the promise that they should be put up
to-morrow.
M ACK IE FOI Nl) DEAD.
He YVa* Connected With Mr*. AtkJn
nun'l AssnNxinnffnn.
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 27.—A mes
sage from Edgefield to the Tribune this
afternoon confirms a njjritir current In Au
gusta this morning that the body of Wash
Mackie, the third of the negroes fired on
by the Edgefield lynchers, has been found.
It is said the old man was found lying
dead, face down, 20e yards from where the
shooting took place. Wash MacKie was
the most prominent negro in the district,
was a successful fainter! t;Aißloying other
negroes to work for him. lie was a can
didate for postmaster, and it Is said the
enmity against Mr. Atkinson, which re
sulted in the assassination of his wife,
grew out of the negru's disappointment at
being defeated for this office.
Grand Lodjtc Adjourn*.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 27.—The Grand Lodge
of Masons adjourned to-day. The; .follow
ing officers were appointed by Grand Mas
ter Davis: Grand chaplain. Rev. R. W.
Hubert; marshal, George M.. Napier; se
nior deacon, Henry Banks; Junior deacon.
B. F. Thurman; first steward, W. B. Hay
good; second steward, -James U Clem
ents; third steward, A. H. Woodcliff, ty
ler, T. W. Freeman.
Fcndigr-Borohnrdt Weddfhg.
Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 27—The marriage
this afternoon at 4 o'clock 1 of MU. ’'Albert
Fendig and Miss Rosalie Borchardt was
a brilliant social affair in Jewish circles,
and the reception oa at the Oglethorpe
to-night closes a series of social events.
The bride and groom are two of the most
popular young people in the elty. They
left to-night over the Southern for Wash
ington and other points.
BROUGHTON & BULL STS..
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS
AND COMFORTS
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I wlm I v $1.25, and up to $4.50.
COMPLETE LINE OF
Steamer Rugs. Lap Rohes,
■ Red Matidnai Blankets.
THE GIGANTIC TOBACCO DEAL.
Detail* of the X**w Organization Be
liik ArrnngMl.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.—A s|iooial dis
patch to (ho (llot>*' Democrat from New
York says:
“Nearly two years ago Col. J. B. Hughes
of Hamilton, 0., and his associates, Fletch
er S. Heath, a banker of the same city,
and Perry S. Heath, first assistant post
master general, twgnn to syndicate the
gieat plug tobacco manufacturing estab
lishments of tins county and form an or
ganization, which, although at that time
without designation, now controls more
than four-fifths of the plug tobacco out
put of the country and take from the
American Tobacco Company its entire
plug trade. L*'or more than eight month*,
. ght or nine of the largest capitalists of
the country, including three or four of the
leading tobacco manufacturers, have de
voted almost their entire time to the work
of perfecting this organization and
bringing the manufacturers together. A
month before the declaration of war
against Spain, $28,500,000 In cash, the
amount necessary to begin the transfer
of the properties, was made ready, hut
tij,. prospect of tvor frustrated all plans.
Two of the largest life Insurance compa
nies in New York city at one time con
tracted to take' upwards of $20,000,000 in
the first bonds, while Bussell Sage and his
associates had arranged to piace half as
much more. Coi. Hughes and Mr. Fletcher
S. Heath procured all of the contracts for
the purchase of the p.ants. while the
Anally successful brokers, Messrs. Moore
and Schley of New York, the attorneys
for the Continental Tobacco Company,
Messrs. Lawrence and Hugos of No. 120
Broadway. New York, completed, the syn
dicate, and thus assisted in holding the
property. The latter have now about ootn
pi, ted the articles of Incorporation of the
Continental Tobacco Company, and they
v ill likely be filed for record this week.
The company will have a capital of $75,-
000,000, one-half to Ik. 7 preferred and one
half common stock. The actual aggregate
cost of the above concern, exclusive of
the plug tobacco business of the Ameri
can Tobacco Company was a little less
than sty>,ooo,ooo cash.
“Messrs. Paul J. Sorg of Middletown, 0.,
(’apt. P. H. Mayo of Richmond, Va., and
Daniel Scotten of Detroit. Mich., whose
rstablism, nts are among those purchas
ed by the Continental Tobacco Company,
will personally retire from business, but
their present active managers will con
tinue to direct the manufacture of their
individual concerns. Col. Hughes and
Fletcher S. Heath are arranging details
of the new organization.”
Secretary \ddrexxex Students.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 27.-Secretary
of the Treasurer Oage made an address
to the students of the Eastman Business
College to-night at the forty-ninth anni
versary of that Institution. Mr. Gage
spoke on “The Government as a Great
Business Organization.” He gave an ex
tended description of the operations of the
treasury department.
MOTHER EARTH IS CHILLING.
Scientists Schedule an Earthquake
Shock for This Year.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Good old Mother Earth is threatened
with a terrestial chill.
At the recent scientific meeting In Lon
don it was decided that an earthquake
would visit the world we live in, within
a few months; the exact time being the
first very cold day in middle temporal lire
latitudes.
To Northerners this means Thanksgiving
time: to Southerner, Christmas. To brown
Od Mother Earth, threatened with the at
tack, it means a dishevelment and disor
der, a fright wholly unscheduled in her
system.
No terrestial doctor has lieen able to
govern the earthquake. Artificial heat
keeps one warm; and one can be refriger
ated in summer but from the earthquake
there is no protection. It shakes all hous
es, from the smallest to the greatest, and
makes ill with fright the pauper and the
millionaire.
The cause which led the scientists to pre
dict an earthquake for the fall of '9B Is the
eruption of Vesuvius. The volcano, which
broke out "afresh,” as the cables term It,
a month ago, has continued to send forth
fire, smoke and lava from its depths, al
most without intermission, until not only
Its roadbeds are hopelessly covered, hut ip
wonderful incline railroad is greatly dam
aged.
This great outpouring of molten matter
from the middle of the earth must effect
its contour. The earth, revolving rapidly
through space, misses its Interior packing
and collapses in spots. Mountains are
formed bv outpourings of lava. Just as the
outside of an orange becomes irregular by
having its pulp squeezed out. Waters set
tle and subside, rise and gather and How
onward to the lowest spot in obedience to
the laws of gravitation, so changing geog
raphy. . _ . . ,
You read that ihe coast of such and such
a place Is receding; that the river which
formerly covered the bank up to a certain
point no longer rises to Its wonted hight;
you learn that the stream of the Mississ
ippi is swollen; and that Lake Michigan
has hitherto unknown flood points. All
this, the scientists say, may be attributed
to Vesuvius, or to Peel or any of the old
smoky chimneys that have for centuries
acted as safely valves to Ihe* earth's di
gestion.
An earthquake is a shaking of the sur
face of the earth. It is caused by an un
equal tightening of the crust of the earth.
The center. In cooling, can cause an
earthquake; the middle fires, In sending
out their boiled products, nmy do it.
The phenomenon is one of the most ter
rifying known to civilization. The Impos
sibility of fleeing from it, its irresistible
‘ roe, its comprehensiveness,its fierce sud
. miens, make it the terror of the entire
population of the globe.
In India and Turkey, the earthquake
countries, the natives never build (all
houses, for fear of having them shaken
down; and. though the earthquake has
not visited them with violence for a gen
eration, its vivid scare is so ever present
with them, that not for worlds would they
imperil their limits and their fortunes in a
structure that towered far aloft in the
heavens. They must be within jumping
distance of the ground.
The Lisbon earthquake of 150 years ago
is still told as one of the calamities of tho
world; for thousands perished and great
holes were rent, into which people and
houses tumbled to be swallowed up a sec
ond later in another convulsion. Whole
families disappeared and the earthquake,
which extended over nearly half the
world, was felt In mid-ocean, on the roll
ing sailing boats.
The Andes, in South America, were
shaken repeatedly in the early part of thin
century, and it was after one of these
shocks that gold wan found there in some
quantities. This gave rise to the scientific
theory that the earthqpake had brought,
by accident or the Creator's design, a vein
of precious ore to light. This wns also
true of South Africa. In which the dia
mond mines were first discovered, after
a tremendous shaking of the surface. A
wonderful gift of nature, you will say, but
dearly bought.
South America has always been, an
earthquake country; and as recent os 18(i8
several cities In Peru were destroyed; and
the whole coast laid waste. On this occa
sion, the water swelled up from the sea
in agreut wave, which went back with a
current that took people out to sea to re
turn no more alive. Yet, by some strange
process of under stirring, It did return
them, rolled by water and crushed by
rocks, Upon <he very whores from, which
they were taken a minute Itefore, while
around them in line mockery I; *Y the r, ' m '
nauts of their homes, splintered uml
strewn.
San Francisco was horrified Just thirty
years ago by an earthquake, which shook
down seven houses and buried alive five
persons. No explanation could lx. offered
of tills strange freak, except that certain
volcanoes In Pacific Islands were vomit
ing forth the uncontainable.
Ten years later, in a line south of our
beloved flower atate of the West, there
occurred an earthquake, in which towns
were destroyed and people killed in the
wreckage. South America had been again
visited.
The experience of those who have suf
fered an earthquake varies only In the in
tensity of the shock. The earthquake
which shook the East contennial year
was felt by thousands of persons, all of
whom heard the rumbling in the center of
the earth and felt, scarcely a second lat
er. the shake, as though they and the
earth were shivering an involuntary tre
mor. The earth is actually chilled, as sci
entists will tell you, but the chill is an
internal one, caused by cold air, while her
vast outside records the shock.
An earthquake in 1884 was felt across
the country. Beginning at New York at
2 o’clock, it reached tho Middle states by
3. Allowing for differences in time, it
was calculated that the tremor traveled
at the rate of thirty miles per minute.
The horror of Charleston will not soon
be forgotten. Its scenes Inspired tho
novel “The Earth Trembled.”
Those who record' and their feelings at that
time described, without exception, the
sickly feeling, almost of nausea; and the
sudden faintness, as though they were go
ing out- of gravity’s reach. This is at
tributed by tlie scientific world to an act
ual change In the earth’s gravitation; and
the sensibility of human mechanism which
is sensitive even to ch nges that are go
ing on without th* ir knowledge.
For the comfort of ii,e reader, it may be
stated that the earthquake shocks a.*e
slight ones, with a wave center radiating
from a point In the Eastern hemisphere.
—Hanson—Did you hear about Stewart?
H<? Is suffering from a liroken Jaw.
Blllbury—That’s what foot ball comes
to.
Hanson —But It wasn’t foot ball. It was
golf. A tangie with the dialect, you know.
—Boston Transcript.
—Hattie—You are looking rather pale of
laie. Why don't you do as I do. take a
two-milo walk every morning for your
complexion?
Ella—And do you really do that? I had
no idea it was that far to a drug store.—
Chicago News.
—Teacher—Miss Street, can you tell me
what is most peculiar In the hatching of
the cuckoo?
Miss Street (doubtfully)—lt generally
builds its nesi in a clock.—The Jeweler's
Weekly. /
Ocean Steamship Cos.
-FOR
lMewYork.Boston
—AND
tke east.
Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All
the comforts of tt modern hotel. Electric
lights. Unexcelled table. Ttcketß include
meals and berth aboard ship.
Passenger Fares From Savanmli
TO NEW YORK—Cabin, S2O; Excursion,
$32. Intermediate, sls. Excursion, $24;
Steerage, $lO.
TO BOSTON—Cabin, $22; Excursion, $36;
Intermediate, sl7; Excursion, ,28; Steer
age, $11.75.
'The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(Utlth) tneridan time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith, MONDAY,
Nov. 14, at 6:00 p. ra.
HASSEE, Capt. Aiklna, SATUR
DAY, Oct. 29. 5 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
MONDAY. Oct. 31, 6 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, TUESDAY,
Nov. 1, nt 6:30 p. in.
CITY .OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Burg,
THURSDAY, Nov. 3. at 8:30 a. m.
NACOOCHEE. Capt. Smith. SATURDAY,
Nov. 6, at 8:00 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt. Aaklns, MON
DAY, Nov. 7, at 11:00 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
TUESDAY’, Nov. 8, at 11:000 p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher, THURS
DAY, Nov. 10, at 1:30 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. Capt. Bur*.
SATURDAY, Nov. 12, at 4:00 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON,
VIA DIRECT SHIP.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, TUES
DAY, Nov. 15, at 7:00 a. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googlns, TUESDAY,
Nov. 1, at 6:00 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. Lewla, FRI
DAY", Nov. 4, at 9:00 a. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, MON
DAY, Nov. 7, at 11:00 p. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googlns, FRIDAY,
Nov 11, at 4:00 a. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
5 p. m. daily, except Sundays and Mon
days, and leave Boston for Savannah
every Wednesday at 12 noon. Saturdays at
3 p. m.
W. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent, 39 Bull,
street, Savannah. Ga.
K. W. Smith, Con'l Frt. Rgt. Sav., Ga,
R .G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
E. H. Hinton, Traffic Manager.
John M. Egan, vice president
MERCHANTS AND MINERS'
TRANSPORTATION CO.
Tickets on sale at company’* office to
the following points at very low rates:
ATI-ANTIC CITY, N. J.
BALTIMORE, MO,
BUFFALO, N. Y
BOSTON. MASS.
CHICAGO. ILL.
CLEVELAND, O.
ERIE. BA.
HAGERSTOWN. MD„
HARRISBURG, PA.
HALIFAX, N. S.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
NEW YORK, N. Y.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
PITTSBURG. PA.
PROVIDENCE, K. I.
ROCHESTER. N. Y.
TRENTON, N. J.
WILMINGTON. DEL.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
First-class tickets Include meals and
state room berth, Savannah to Baltimore.
Acoommodallon and Cuisine Unequalled.
Freight capacity unlimited; careful
handling and quick dispatch.
The steamships of this company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balti
more as follows (standard time):
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Nickerson, WED
NESDAY, Oct. 26, at 4:00 p. m.
ITASCA, Capt. James, SATURDAY, Oct.
29, at G:00 p. m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt. Dizer, MONDAY,
Oct. 31, at 8:00 a. m.
•WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Willis, WED
NESDAY, Nov. 2. at 9:00 p. m.
•Steamship Win. Lawrence does not car
ry passengers.
•Steamship Wm. Lawrence does not car
ry passengers.
And from Baltimore every MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
J. J. CARO LAN, Agent.,
Savannah, Ga.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. M.
J. C. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager,
General Offices, Baltimore, Md.
For Port Royal and Beaufort, S. C.
Steamer Clifton leaves from foot Bull
street on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday,
at 10 a. m., city time.
H. S. WESTCOTT, Agent.
For Bluffton and Beaufort, S. C,
Steamer Doretra will leave wharf foot
ol Abercom (Ethel’s wharf) street at 3 p.
m. for Bluffton daily except Sunday and
Thursday. Wednesday a trip extended
to Beaufort, leaving Bluffton Thursday*
at Ba. m. Returning same day.
mm mnmii and isielilops ft
end City ood sum fry.
SCHEDULE
For Isle of Hope and Montgomery.
Sundays excepted.
Lv city for Isle Hope| Lv Isle Hope for city
600 am from Bolton 600 am for Bolton st
700 am from Bolton 710 am for Bolton
9 oCam from lid ave. 810 am for2dave.
10 37 am from Bolton 915 am for Bolton
230 pm from 2d ave. 100 pm for 2d ave.
400 pm from Bolton 400 pm for Bolton
E3O pm from 2d ave. 600 pm for 2d ave.
630 pm from Bolton 630 pm for Bolton
730 pm from Bolton 730 pm for Bolton
9 is* pm from 2d ave.; 10 00 pm for 2d ave.
Lv . Tty for Moatg'ry| Lv Montg'ry for city
Tooim from 2d ave.| 7 30 am for 2d aver
-10 37 am from Boltonl 12 20 pm for 2d ave. .
230 pm from 2d ave. 420 pm for 2d ave.
0 20 pin from 2d ave. I
To take effect Oct. 3. 1898.
H. C. BF.NAGH. Supt.
JOHN 0. BUTLER
-DEALER IN—
Paints, Oils and Glass, Sash Doors, Blinds
and B aiders' Supplies, Plain and Decora
tive Wall Paper, Foreign and Domestic
Cements, Lime, Plaster and Hair. Sole
Agents for Asbestine Cold Water Paint.
20 Congress street, west, and 19 St. Julian
•street, west.
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