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WftOOKHAVEK. : • MISSISSIPPI,
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CURRENT COMMENT.
Prut NO the year entlcd inly "0. ‘»'V
<TM mortgages were filed and only !!>,
(11 canceled on Ohio farms.
Tint new standard postal card will
he a trifle smaller than the ear.l now
iu use. so that it can be inclosed in
business envelopes of ordinary size.
Rev. .losrm Abbott, colored, was
pearly choked to death the other Sun
day by mosqoitoca swarming into his
mouth while praying in Sussex countv,
Del. _
Tiierf. ia a scarcity of cents in To
ronto, Ont., caused by- the 15.000 Ep
worth leaguers who were there a short
time -ago carrying off about 50,000 of
the copper coin as souvenirs.
The snb-trcasur.v in Boston was re
ported flooded with counterfeit cents.
The imitations are so clover that e,
ports hare to go over a lot two or three
times to detect all the spurious piece,.
They all come from Boston stores.
Nicola Tesla has announced the
completion of his latest discovery—the j
simultaneous transmission of messages
by means of the earth's electrical cur
rents to as many scattered points on
the surface of the globe as may be do- i
sired without wires.
New York cigarette manufacturers
have decided upon an increase in ttie i
prices of cigarettes, and letters of no
tification have been sent througn the |
mails. The advance in quotations is
nbout 15 per cent on the whole list
from Turkish to common brands.
A Minnesota post of the G. A. II. j
asked the state department have I
Minister Denby find out whether Li
Hung Chang would accept honorary
membership in the G. A. K. The post
wishes to elect him an honorary mem
ber liecausc of his friendship to Gen.
Grant.
Cai’T. Rat and Lieut. Richardson. of
the Eight infantry, have started from
Tort I). A. Russel). Wyo., under orders,
to make as much of an investigation oi
the Alaskan gold fields as this season
will permit. Upon their report will
depend the establishment of a military
force at the gold fields.
Dr. tV. I>. Marlow, coroner of El
Paso county. Col., has just given out
an astounding record of violent deaths
at Cripple Creek. The record covers a
period of 3!£ years, and shows Cripple
Creek to be the “toughest town’’ in
the United States. It gives a total of
247 recorded violent deaths in Cripple
Creek alone since January, 18!I4, or an
average of more than 70 a year, and
this for an average population of less
than 5,000 people.
Hall Rros.. of Muncie, Ind., among
the largest fruit jar manufacturers in
the world, have sent notice to their
employes that their services will not
be needed after this month, as they
were about to introduce machines for
blowing fruit jars. The Kails claim
the machines will do better work than
the men and at haff the cost. It is ex
pected that glass jars will be brought
into strong competition with tinware,
owing to its cheapness.
Another proposed wonder for the
prospective Paris exhibition of I'.lOO is
an immense ltussand micropliono
grapli. It is said to be now in course
of construction and is expected to
make the voice heard by 10,000 persons.
This form of apparatus is claimed to
be especially favorable for the deaf,
and for the study of the teeble sounds
given out by the organs of the body in
health and disease, magnifying the
voice much as a lens magnifies objects
to the eye._
Dr. Montier and M. flranier, of the
French Academy of Music, have dis
covered a ineaus whereby the human
voice may be preserved in all its pris
tine freshness throughout the natural
term of life, or restored to that fresh
ness when worn out before the appli
cation of their discovery was possible.
They apply currents of electricity to
the vocalxords; under the tonic stimu
lant of which the maintenance of the
full volume and sweetness of tone is
assured. This means much to the
musical world.
The latest official estimate of the
population of the United States is 77,
900,068. This was made by the actu
ary of the treasury, an official whose
duty it is at fixed intervals to report
on the per capita circulation of money
in the United States. He estimated
that the present holdings of money
were 822.53 for every man, woman and
child in the United States. His esti
mate of the population is made by the
use of the census reports of the preced
ing decade and certain fixed rules of
increase by birth and immigration anil
provisions for deaths and other losses.
The development of tlie agricultural
resources of Alaska was recently dis
cussed with Mr. Weare, of tlie North
American Transportation & Trading
Co., by Secretary Wilson, and the sec
retary pledged himself to work for the
establishment of an experimental farm
in the Yukon valley. He said there
seemed to be no obstacle to the trial of
the experiment next spring. Secretary
Wilson favored Mr. Weare’s plan of
sending a colony of practical farmers
to the valley as soon as possible to es
tablish farms and supply the miners
with all the grain, meats ami vegeta
bles they may want.
Tib. Feed W. D'Evei.vx. of San Fran
cisco, has just made public the results
of 15 years’ experiments, by which he
claims to have found a certain cure by
inoculation of horse blood for drunk
enness, as wpll as for transmission of
hereditary taint of alcoholism. He as
sert* his cure will not only kill the
craving for drink, but it will relieve
the children of a drunkard from hered
itary taint, which he calls constitu
tional alcoholism. The substance
which he obtains by injecting alcohol
into the blood of a horse he calls
equisine, and it is this he introduces
into the human system.
A sec-bet and armed expedition is be
ing fitted out, a Tacoma, Wash., dis
patch stated the other day, to start at
an early date with the avowed inten
tion of succeeding by armed force, if
the exigencies of the occasion require,
In making a thorough and systematic
prospect of Copper river, Alaska. 800
miles northwest of Sitka. This local
ity, which has long been guarded from
encroachment of civilization by 300 na
tives, composing the Copper river tribe,
has been looked upon as a source ol
great wealth of gold and copper, which
occasional visitors to that section have
seen in possession of natives.
Tbb greatest waterpower plant in
tile world is to be in operation within
a few mouths. It is intended to take
from the St. Lawrence river and
ans of turbines of 5,000 horse
each operate an electric plant
mat Incalculable strength. The
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gloanod- By Telegraph and Mail.
I KRSONAl, AND I’OI.ITfCAI
A comi*rehen»!ve digest of official
opinions and decisions relating to pen
sions and bounty lands has been issued
bv the department at Washington.
The Commercial club at South Bend.
Ind.. has decided to erect a statue of
the late Vice President Schuyler Colfax
anil committees were appointed to so
licit funds. Bequests for assistance
will also l>o sent to Rebecca lodges
throughout the union, Mrs. Colfax hav
ing been the founder of Rebecca lodge.
Ai.TiloroH Washington is practically
deserted by ofliciuis, applications for
office still continue to pour in and the
clerks are rushed to ••brief and file
away indorsements for office.
The sensational information was re
ceived at San Francisco l>y a steamer
from Honolulu that if the first steamer
from the United States brought the
news that congress had adjourned
without annexing the Hawaiian islands
the American flag would be placed on
all government In ildings and the Ha
waiian republic declared to be under
the protection of the United States.
The United States government has
sent an ultimatum to the Peruvian
government requiring the immediate
payment of the McCord claim of i,000.
The British commission on agricul
ture has made a report on the depres
sion existing in agriculture, snggest
| ing various palliatives. Ten members
j signed a supplementary report declar
ing their belief that measures tending
to increase the value of silver would
greatly assist agriculture and favor
the proposal for an international con
ference on the subject.
The queen's speech was read to the
British lords and commons at London
on the flth and parliament was pro
cogued until October ti.
The Russian mission lias been ten
i dered formally to Ethan Allen llitch
! cock, of St. Louis, by President Mc
j Kin le v.
The sensational story sent out from
Ottumwa, la., to the effect that Gov.
Drake was on his death-bed at his
home in Centerville was denied by
his son-in-law and physician, who said
that the governor had never been in a
critical condition, and that lie was im
proving rapidly.
HISIKLLANKOPI.
The Illinois coal miners convened at
Springfield on the 0th, passed a scale
of wages and resolved to endeavor to
organize ail miners now working and
to get them to come out.
Jack Wii.i.i vms was lynched near
Barbonrville, Kv., for assaulting a
leaf and dumb girl.
A cam. has been son tout to the st etc
presidents of e.x-Slaves’ Pension asso
ciations for a national convention to
be held in Nashville, Tenn., September
iO, ls',17.
There were '.'14 business failures in
the United States for the week ended
‘lie (ith, according to Mradstreet’s re
port. against 'Jet for the corresponding
.veek last year.
Korn persons were horned to death
it. Cincinnati the other morning in a
frame dwelling by a fire which started
'rout the explosion of a gasoline stove.
Chari.es Dietz, of Philadelphia,
•quarreled with Katherine Skollen, his
sweetheart, shot her, probably fatally,
and then killed himself.
Kikty leading society ladies of La
fayette. Ind., recently moved the elec
tric ears and gathered in fares for the
benefit of the Young Men's Christian
association. Thousands patronized
the lines, and many paid extravagant
fares for a brief ride. No change was
returned by the handsome collectors.
Kick lives were lost and scores of
persons sustained serious injuries, 51
of them being firemen, in an explosion
which took place during the burning
of the Northwestern grain elevator at
Chicago. Dither the bursting of a
boiler or the explosion of mill dust
caused the awful havoc. The building
was of composite construction und the
explosion caused a perfect bombard
ment of tiling, bricks, etc., at almost
white heat, leaving little of the build
ing save the framework and a great
pile of blazing wheat. The total loss
was estimated at $100,000, fully in
sured.
John Kennedy, an old man who had
lived the life of a hermit ever since the
death of his wife and two children,
ivas found by his neighbors in New
York half naked, bound to a chair,
with his feet roasted so that he will be
a cripple for the rest of his days. He
said robbers did it and got all his
wealth.
Alexander L. James, an actor, and
D. J. Curtis, a clubman, fought a duel
at short range on Wabash avenue, Chi
cago, on the 4th. Although a dozen
shots were exchanged neither of the
duelists was seriously injured. The
trouble was over a woman.
A i.ittt.ecolored girl named lienctha
Jones was burned to death at Kan
sas City, Mo., through playing with
matches.
The plant of the Jackson (Tenn.)
Woolen and Pants Manufacturing Co.
was totally destroyed by fire and 140
tiands were thrown out of employment.
A cam. has lieen issued by Kev. II.
H. Meeker, of Dayton, O.; W. M. Covert,
of St. Louis, and other prominent
anti-spiritualists for a national meet
ing of anti-spiritualist associations in
Anderson, Ind., on September 1 to or
ganize a national association.
If was reported at Ardmore, I. T.,
on the 4th that the Kiowa and Coman
che Indians were putting on warpaint
and a general uprising was feared.
The three l’amblc sisters and a Miss
Adams were drowned in Skunk river
nea'- Lancaster, la., the other evening
while bathing.
Incited by the newspaper publica
tions recently made, some of the high
government officials' at Washington
have been looking up the title to the
Klondyke gold fields and say that they
are unquestionably within British ter
ritory, lying east of the 141st meridian,
which defines the boundary line, by
about 35 miles at l,east.
Kike broke out in the extensive chem
ical works of Jayne & Son at Frank
ford, Pa., doing damage estimated at
$100,000. Several firemen were injured
by falling walls.
At Carlisle, Iud., Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Hammond and Dr. and Mrs. Abner
Morris were drowned in the Wabash
river. It was believed . one of the
women was seized with cramps and
the others were drowned in trying to
rescue her.
A St. Locis dispatch on the 4th
ttated that operators on ’change who
■lad been predicting dollar wheat saw
•pany indications of a realization of
tfieir hopes.
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Orrimw of the Florid* Fruit ex
change, who keep themselves posted
on the condition of the orange c~op
throughout the state, estimate that
the crop this fall will amount to he
tween 150,000 and 200.000 boxes.
A BRiiMiK at Kertsch, Russia, which
had been weakened by a floodv col
lapsed recently. A number of people
were crossing when the bridge fell,
and 5S of them were drowned.
•‘Miss" LfCY Smith, of Omaha. Neb.,
has filed a sensational plea for divorce
in the Douglass cevunty court. She set
! up that on May HI last, while she was
confined to her bed, Harvey Boone
j bribed her nurse to drug her, and
while she was stupefied he eaine to her
bedside with a minister and license
and they were married.
Thk men at the Reading iron plant
at Danville, I’a.. who recently struck
against a reduction of wages, have
finally agreed to accept the reduction
and go to work. Seven hundred men
were affected.
Thk grand stand at the White Horse
rare track near Lancaster, I’a.. gave
way just as the winning horse passed
under the wire. There were fully 2,
000 men, women and children on it and
hundreds of them were buried in the
debris. Over 200 were injured and four
killed.
A night watchman nt Homestead.
X*. J., heard a woman shrieking “1 am
burning up; save me!" He rushed to
her rescue, beat out the flames and
picked her up, but she was dead. It
proved to Ire his wife, who was the
victim of a lamp explosion.
At the free-for-all pacing race nt
tlic Columbus, O., driving park on the
0th there were four starters—Joe
I’atchcn. Star Pointer, Lottie Lorrain
ami Badge. Joe Patehcn not only won
the race on its merits, but paced the
fastest mile ever made in the Grand
circuit, equaling the world's record of
2:0! ‘..made by John K. Gentry at Glens
Falls.
A terrible disaster occurred recent
ly at Krementchpng, Russiu, a town
on the river Ilneiper. Owing to tlit?
high stage of water in the river a
women's swimming bath anchored
along the hank was swept away. The
batli was occupied nt the time by 40U
women, 200 of whom were drowned.
Thk long-standing breach in the
Ancient Order of Hibernians in the
I'nited Stntes, which occurred in 1SH4,
lias been closed and the 105,000 mem
bers of the order arc again affiliated
under one head. The union was effect
ed at a joint conference of the national
officers of the rival factions held in At
lantic City, X. J., on the 5th.
Jl ltSK Perryman was legally hanged
at Hattiesburg, Miss., for assaulting a
woman.
The commissioner of the general
land office is having a new map made
of ttie Alaskan country, which will be
of the greatest value to persons con
templating a trip to the gold regions.
It will show all the river* and lakes
and all the routes to the gold fields,
including those through British Co
lumbia. The maps will be out in a
couple of months.
At Philadelphia over 13,000 wheel
men had registered at the national
headquarters of the League of Ameri
i can Wheelmen on the Mil. Owing to
t rain the all-day run to Valley Forge
was abandoned. t
Amur 300 girls and women struck
work on the 4th at the Fulton bag and
cotton mills at Atlanta, Ga., because
i the president proposed to put negro
women to work with them. Some time
after the men employed in the mills
walked out in sympathy with the fe
male operatives in obedience to the or
ders of their union. This forced the
closing down of the factory. About
SOO men, women and children were
t'oCetcd by the strike.
The fast flyer on the Kansas Pacific
railway was wrecked about daylight
on the 3d about 40 miles east of Den
ver. Col., and two trainmen were killed
and ten passengers badly hurt.
Heavy rains of the previous evening
had carried away a portion of a bridge
which spans Comanche crock between
livers and Strasbnrg. and the engine
plunged into the abyss and was fol
lowed by several cars.
At Aberdeen, S. 1)., over 100 tramps
took possession of a freight train. >mt
were finally dislodged by the police.
At Groton, S. 1)., tramps terrorized the
town after a big fight, but were jailed
at last.
Tiif. report that Chief ljuanah Parker
had been killed and robbed by a gam
bler was false. It originated in the
fact that the chief was one of several
Indians who had trouble with outlaws
and that Running Antelope, a Co
manche, was injured by being thrown
from his horse.
Mas. 1’etf.r Hai itman, wife of a
wholesale cigar merchant at St. Louis,
had her throat cut from ear toear with
a butcher knife by her insane daugh
ter. The daughter was found upstairs,
chuckling over the terrible deed. It
was supposed the crazy woman's con
dition had been made worse by the in
tense heat.
Di king a fight between tramps and
the crew of a Siotix City & Pacific
freight train between Sergeant HluflPs
and Sloan, la., Urakeman Harry llob
ison was thrown from the top of a car
and may die. The tramps were beat
en off.
The miners of the Ohio & Mississippi
Valley Coal & Mining Co. at Marion,
111., struck for a raise of ten cents per
ton for digging, secured it and returned
to work within two hours.
Gerai.d Ali.en, aged 30, poured hot
coifee on the breast of a man named
Miller to awaken him, in a squatters’
camp near Linn Grove, Ky. Miller
then seized a pistol and killed Allen.
The Rock Island passenger train,
Chicago bound, was recently stopped
bv hailstones near Ottumwa. Ia., which
rolled on the track in the cuts. Every
window in the train was broken. Crops
were cut to pieces.
Fire broke out in E. T. Bell’s store
at Lewisburg, ,W. Va., destroyed a ho
tel, two banks, two drug stores and
ten other buildings. Loss, 875,000; in
surance, 535,000. The fire was incen
diary.
The state department at Washington
has paid over to an Italian official
50,000 as indemnity for the lynching of
three Dalians at Hahnvillc, La., by an
American mob.
GREEN-ROOM GOSSIP.
It is said that Corinne received $25,
000 insurance on the life of the lats
Jennie Kimball, her manager.
Jean de Reszke has been invited tc
sing before the czar of Russia, an honor
conferred on very few.
Anna Held has signed with the ‘‘I.a
Poupee” company in London with a
salary of $500 per week, with her car
riage and maid also paid for.
Nanette Comstock has decided to gc
to Londou to appear us Sylvia in “A
Bachelor’s Romance,” which is to bt
produced by John Hare.
It is probable that 50 members of tht
famous Gilmore band will tour tht
country next season under the man
agement of E. A. Conturier.
Sir Henry Irving will present at tht
London Lyceum next December a play
based on the life of Peter the Great,
written by Sir Henry’s son, Lawrence
Irving.
Bernhardt declares she will soon es
say the role of Hamlet because the
prince of Wales has expressed a desire
to see her in the of the juelou-1
eholjr Daue. » j
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Cot tin tmp In Washington Cniintp.
The c-tton rron in T/ashington coun
ty is looking especially well. There U
no ilouht hut that the cotton along the
hanks of Deer creek is the heat seen for
years at bits reason. Thero are norms,
however, reported in some localities.
There .« seme doubt expressed as tr
whether the worms are the regular
army norms or the grass worms, but
dantago is being done, whatever name
may be applied to tho posts. Order;
for paris green are being received in
lIreenville daily. and if serious damage
by tho norms is prevented tho chance;
are that Washington county will make
as good a crop of cotton as has boon pro
duced in several years, notwithstand
ing tho overflow. flat tho worms are a
regular nightmare to the planters. The
corn crop promises better now than twe
weeks ago.
Admlttril to Itall.
.Joe I'handlor. charged with the mur
der of liis brother-in-law, .loo Stephens,
• ad a preliminary hearing at Fayette
last week and was admitted to bail in
the sum of *1,000 to await the action of
the grand jury.
A Narrow i>ra|if.
llichanl Smith, a prominent young
farmer living about, eight miles east of
Aberdeen, last week made a mistake and
gave his infant baby a morphine tritu
rate foracaloroel triturate, which threw
the baby into convulsions and almost
death at once. Mr. Smith at once1
brought his child to town as fast as bis
horse and buggy would bring him, to
Drs. Kvans ,V Houston, who finally sue-j
reeded in restoring tbo little babo to
its natural condition.
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Fuiyman IliiitRnl.
.losso Ferryman, the young negro
who criminally assaulted Miss Mollie
Waters, near Kastabuchio, on May 21st,
was hanged last week. I.j soventeen
minutes after the drop ho was pro
nounced dead. Death resulted from
strangulation. About 2.000 peoplo wit
nessed the execution, which took place
in ihn courthouse yard. This was tho
second legal hanging in tha history of
that town.
KrnHnl lor a Murdmr.
Tho citizens of Brunswick, Warren
county, ofTrr §100 reward for tho arrest
of a negro named Nelson Lewis, -who
murdered William Allor., a white man,
on duly Kith, and in now' a fugitive.
Allen was taken unawares and his nock
broken by a fearful blow delivered from
the rear with a pair of gun barrels. The
murderer only fled recently when sus
picion became directed toward him.
Meridian's First Bale.
.Meridian, Aug. 4.—The first baio of
new cotton was sold hero today. It was
raised in Clark county and was shipped
by Woems A Floyd of Sbubuta to Three
foot Bros. A Co. of this city. The bale
classed strictly good middling and was
sold in front of tho Cotton Kxchange at
public outcry, Williams .V Co. becom
ing the purchers, the pirico paid being
10 cents.
Senator (ienrge'H Condition.
Senator d. George is failing rapidly
since the death of his tvifo. Ho has
been unable to sleep, and his condition
is all but hopeful. It was decided that
to keep him at his homo would moan
speedy death. Mis son has gono with
him to Mississippi City, where it is
loped he may ho benefited.—T. M.
Henry in Commercial Appeal.
Attempted Train Wreckiut;.
A passenger train on the Valley road
struck an obstruction at .'{ o'clock ono
morning last week a few miles north of
Loland, while running slowly. The
train was brought to a standstill and
tho track examined, when two largo
chains were discovered wrapped around
the rails. Tbore is no clew, but the
rood’s detectives havo the caso in hand.
County Convicts Fsicap**.
. Two negroes, Charles Seals and .lobn
Madden, escaped from tho Lowndes
county farm last week just as the pris
oners had finished dinner and were about
to return t,o the field to resume their
labor for the afternoon. Madden was
captured the next morning but Seals is
still at large.
Canton's First Bale.
T. C. Milton, a thrifty farmer living
eight miles south of Canton, sold the
first bale of now cotton at that place on
the r.tln Tho halo weighed 525 pounds,
elassed strictgood middling and brought
8 'h cents. Cotton in that section is
opening very rapidly and tho crop will
be very short on account of recent dry
weather.
Bough Btvrn Bull.
The preliminary trial of J. L. Gough
for the murder of Marry King was held
at Vossburg last week and Gough was
allowed bail in tho sum of §1,500 to
await the action of the grand jury. Tho
bond was promptly made and Gough set
at liberty.
Death of Col. William N. Pass.
Col. William N. Pass died at Gronada
last week. Mis death is a severe shock
to numerous relatives and friends, for a
few days ago Col. Pass was apparently
in the host of health.
Charged Will? Burglary.
jfiive negroes were captured at Tut
weiier last week and taken to Charles
ton. charged with burglary. Two of the
r.egroes broke in the depot at Tutweller
ivai stole several hams of meat, while
•ihe other throe broke into J. W.
itivalley's store and u-ade way with some
iry goods.
Bud Sinn Captured.
George Henderson, the negro wanted
for the murder of Joe Carr about three
yoars ago, was captured at Webb last
week and is now in j ill at Charleston.
(■ough'n Victim Dies.
Harry King, who was shot by Joseph
L. (Jougb, near 1’auldiDg recently, died
last week.
Farmer liadly Injured.
A. M. Gaillard, one of the most sub
stantial farmers of Tippah county, met
with a serious accident last week. His
team became frightened, ran away with
a wagon load of wheat, threw him out,
breaking his leg. On account of the
nature of the wound, and from the fact
that Mr. Gaillard is an old man, it was
necessary to amputate the limb. Mr.
Gaillard lay tor five hours in the sun
before he was found. ,
Drowned In the Tomhigbee.
Lem Word, a young man about 2.
years of age, and two companions, wore
bathing in the Tomblgbee river several
miles above Aberdeen a few days ago
when young Word made a dive into the
river, jumping from a boat. His head
struck a large rock about three feet
under water, producing concussion of
the brain, and he died immediately.
The young men who were with him re
port that he came up at once, and noticed
that be acted strangely, but thought
nothing of it until be sank. They at
once pulled his body from the water tc
find it a lifeless corpse, wUlcb wad a
|rUt shoe If to lUCdg
ENGLAND IS SLOW.
Aw*rirtn Itimrf alllr ('nmmlMlnnrrf Hf««t
Walt I'ntll Neit October.
Loxnos, Ang. 7.—Tha Itritish gov
ernment has informed the American
bimetallic commission that it will
probably reply to the proposals of the
commissioners on behalf of the 1’nlted
States in October. The commis
sioners have been waiting in London
since their conference with the cab
inet. and. desiring to know the exact
position of Kngiand before opening
negotiations with other governments,
they wrote to the cnbinet inquir
ing when they might expect a de
cision, as they were anxious to ar
range their future programme. Yester
day Senator Wolcott received a reply
from Sir Michael llicks-Iteaeh, in the
course of which the chancellor ex
pressed a fear that the Itritish govern
ment was not yet in a position to reply
to the proposals of the envoys of the
Cnited States and the French ambas
sadors on the question of an interna
tional agreement.
KANSAS MINERS WIN.
Conference nf 1*1 ft*t>urfg Remit* In Conces
sion* from Mine Operator*.
I’lTTsm-RG, Kan.. Aug. 7.—The con
ference between the operators and ex
ecutive board of miners held in this
city yesterday had a larger attendance
than the one a week ago. All the min
ing companies were represented except
hair. The meeting was presided over
by George Wallace, chairman of the
executive hoard of miners, and A. It.
Kirkwood, superintendent of the Wear
< oal Co., acted as secretary. The op
erators practically agreed to accede to
all the demands made by the miners.
They were given a choice of any kind
of powder at 8'2 jkt keg. The semi
monthly pay day was agread to, as
well as ?•: per day for day men, and
81. so per yard for entry work.
A WHEAT BLOCKADE.
Gr«r.i ArriiliiK a( Kiin*it* City Ku*ter Than
It Can He IIA nil Inf.
Kashas City, Mo., Aug. 7.—A block
ade of wheat in the Kansas City yards
is imminent. It was estimated last
evening that fully 1.S00 cars of wheat
were being held here, about half of
w hich arc billed through to (ialveston.
The gulf roads are short of engines,
principally for the reason Unit all of
their extra motive power has been put
into use in the grain belt. Another
cause for the blockade on the
tracks here lies in the fact that the
elevators have been unable to handle
the grain consigned to them as rapidly
as it comes in. There are over 500 ears
of wheat on the Suburban licit, and
tile elevators can only take care of
about 150 a day.
TWO KNOTTY PROBLEMS.
Settlement of the f'uhan find Hawaiian
intention* Will Require tlreat Diplo
macy.
VV A s 111 m ito x, A u g. 7.—T li e r e i s a gro w -
ing belief, strengthened by the actions
and statements of high offcials, that
the highest powers of the diplomatic
branch of the government will be re
quired to prevent serious issues with
Spain or Japan, or both. The true
statement of affairs, as it confronts
the administration to-day, is not real
ized by the superficial observer of
events, but there is no doubt what
ever that the experienced men who
arc at the head of the state depart
ment are prepared to use all the re
sources of diplomacy before a settle
ment of tiie Cuban question or the an
nexation of Hawaii is realized.
MINES ORDERED CLOSED.
Tun of the tircatept Producer* to Hunpciid
Reel.use of the Silver Slump.
Park CITY, I tah, Aug. 7.- Superin
tendent Chambers, of the Ontario and
Daly piines, has received a telegram
from New York to close down both
mines at once, owing to the recent de
cline in silver. These are two of the
largest silver mines in the state and
give employment to about 703 men.
The Ontario mine is one of the
greatest producers in the country and
lias been in active operation for JO
years and has paid about SIM,.500,000 in
dividends. It is claimed that these
mines cannot be worked with profit at
the present price of silver.
The ICiiflKlitn Mission.
Washington, Aug. 7.—The Russian
mission has been tendered formally to
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of St. Louis.
.More than that, the president has ex
pressed to Mr. Hitchcock the reasons
why lie is particularly desirous that
the appointment shall be accepted. A
business man of wide experience is
wanted for this post. Relations be
tween Russia and the United States
which will call for business rather
than legal qualifications are foreseen.
Fatally Hurt in a Bicycle Kaca.
Lawkknce, Kan., Aug. 7. — Lloyd Wel
man, from Dallas, Tex., who came to
Lawrence to participate in the state
bicycle meet, was probably fatally in
jured yesterday. It was in the five
mile professional race, in which there
were a large number of starters. There
was a big spill and in the fall Wel
man’s head was caught and pushed
through the wheel and horribly cut.
Threatened the Wrong Woman.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 7.—Yester
day, in the office of Magistrate W. W.
Martin, at Decher, Mrs. Charles Olm
stead, while applying for a warrant
against her husband, was threatened
with death if she persisted in trying to
have him arrested. Suddenly Mrs.
Olmstead drew a pistol and shot him
in the stomach, indicting a mortal
wound.
Will Keaint Removal.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Judge “Buck”
Kilgore and Judge William Springer,
appointed to the federal bench in the
Indian territory by l’resident Cleve
land, have formally notified the de
partment of justice that they will fight
in the courts any effort to oust them.
A Negro Declines Office.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 7.—E. S. El
bert, the colored physician of this city,
who has been offered the appointment
as consul at Bahia, South America,
said that he would not accept Dr.
Elbert declined to give any reasons for
bis decision.
Going North in a Missionary Ship.
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 7.—The brig
Pitcairn, which was built and used as
a missionary craft in the South seas,
has been purchased from the Seventh
Day Adventists by a syndicate of treas
ure seekers, who will at once tit her up
for a voyage to Alaska.
Florida Orange Crop.
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 7.—Officers
of the Florida Fruit exchange, who
keep themselves posted on the condi
tion of the orange crop throughout the
state, now estimate that the crop this
fall will amount to between 150,000 and
J00.000 boxes.
IncrMM In Spelter Production.
Washingse.*, Aug. 7.—A preliminary
statement ol the production of spelter
for the first six months of 1807, made
by Agent Kirchoff, of the United States
geological survey shows a total of
14,718 short tont At this rate the
year's aggregate will surpass that for
any of the past five years except 1896.
Serious Epidemic of Snmtl-I'ox.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 7.—Four
more small-pox cases, all negroes, were
taken to the pesthouse yesterday.
There are now about 800 cases there
and about 63 persons at Uw Uousq pf
4«t«nU9D.
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
I'.Tfrytlitni I* l<o»Hy Now.
A strike at the Fulton bag and cot
Ion mills, at Atlanta. Ha., which threw
X.400 employes out, because white girls
refused to be placed by the side of col
ored women, came to an unexpected
end. The textile union met early in
11he day. It neemed as if a general
strike would ensue, as no one thought
the authorities of the mill would give
in. A committee was appointed to
consult with President Jacob Klsns, de
manding the removal of all negroes.
Unexpectedly to the strikers, this was
agreed to, and a compromise was made.
Itoy Murdered In Churrtl.
At n negro church, four miles west
of Sylacauga, Ala., a i:s-year-old boy
was murdered under peculiar circuin
stances. John liraham. a negro, re
turned to the neighborhood after an
absence of two years, much changed in
appearance. During services in church
the negro boy whispered to Graham:
"You have been away so long that yon
look like a toad frog." Graham drew a
pistol, and, saying, with an oath. "I'll
make a frog of von," tired at the boy,
killing him instantly. The rourderii
made his escape.
Killed an ObjectlonnMe Caller.
Urundy Hughes and Green Darden,
farmers, fought an impromptu duel
near Cedar Hill. Tenn. Hughes had
forbade Darden visiting a member ol
bis family, but Harden paid no heed
and went to Hughes’ home. Hughes
met him nt the door and a difHcu’ty en
sued, both men drawing revolvers
Darden firing. Hi; aim was bad anc
lie was instantly killed by Hughes,win
surrendered. The verdict of the coro
ner was justifiable homicide.
Y:tlti:il>le Pi« inf in*;»*.
Hen. tl. W. C. Lee. the retiring presi
dent of the Wushinghton and Lee uni
versity. in Virginia, as a parting gift
lias presented that university with
portraits of (ien. George Washington
and (leu. Lafayette, both of which
were once the property of (ien. Wash
ington. and for years adorned his home
nt Mount Vernon, being finally in
lierited by (ien. Lee.
Sold Ills Trained Horse.
Jim Key, a marvelously well-edncat
ed horse, owned by Dr. William Key, a
negro, of Shelby ville, Teun., and which
had been on exhibition nt the Nash
ville exposition for two months, lias
been sold to D. G. Duflield, of New
York, for SlO.OOn, and shipped to that
city. Dr. Key devoted seven years to
teaching and training the horse.
Trucrilv Over h Kuthrr'i Bndj.
Wicker Smitli, an old resident o!
Xewburry county, S. C'., died recently.
His two sons, Walter and Howard, tried
to decide where they would lay the ole
man away. They could not agree
blows followed words, then knives and
pistols were drawn, and Walter was
stabbed seven times and Howard so
verely shot.
IdliKTitlon 111 T<‘xns.
Texas now spends 94,000,000 a yeai
for schools, or four times as mud
as in lssi. In that yeat then
was but one high school; now there
are 40s. while its university, which wa?
not in existence at that period, ha?
now 75S students, with 47 professors.
No C'oiiHtltutloiml Convention.
A general election was held in Ten
nessee the other day, to decide wheth
er or not a constitutional convention
should be held. Returns from all parts
of the state show that the calling of a
convention was overwhelmingly de
feated. A light vote was polled.
lllriningliaiu firm Assigns.
The Itirmingham (Ala.) l’ipe Co. ha*
assigned to R. C. White. The asset?
aiul liabilities are not given, but the
former are known to be largely iu ex
cess of the latter. The company will
probably resume at an early difte. It
manufactured iron soil pipe.
The I'onl Divorce fuse.
Rev. Sam Small, the father of Mrs.
Loretta Ford, has, he says, employed
United States Senator George W. Dan
iel to defend that lady in the divorce
suit which her husband has brought
against her at Richmond, Va.
A Fatal Fight.
King Moll vain and Ed Tate fell out
over a game of ball at Summer field,
Ala. A hand-to-hand combat resulted,
and Moll vain struck Tate on the head
with a hickory club, crushing his skull,
fatally injuring him.
A Campaign of education.
The Commercial club of-Mobile has
appointed a committee of l.o to conduct
a campaign of education on the prop
osition for municipal control of watei
works and sewers.
Mrs. Nancy Alexander.
Mrs. Nancy Alexander, aged 7S.moth
er-in-law of Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter,
the Kentucky republican politician,
died at her home, Hurksville, Cumber
land county, Ky.
Reagan a Candidate.
Judge John H. Reagan, of Texas, the
sole surviving member of the confed
erate cabinet, has announced his can
didacy for the senatorship in opposi
tion to Mills.
C’oal Oil and Tire.
A nine-year-old son of Joe Appold,
of Fort Worth, tried to light the kitchen
fire with coal oil. He was fatally
burned, and his parents’ home is a
ruin.
Ills Death Kegretted.
Isaac Isenberg, one of the oldest citi
zens of Greenville. Miss., and highly
respected by all, died in Philadelphia
whither he had gone for his health.
Illicit Still Raided.
A 100-gallon illicit distillery was
raided in Polk county, Tenn., and de
stroyed. After an exchange of shots
one man named Mathes was caught.
Found Dead in Ilia Office.
15. T. Cox, editor of the Union Eagle,
published iu Union county, Tenn., was
found dead in his office. He came to
east Tennessee from Boothbay, Me.
Terrible Wind Storm.
A terrible wind storm swept east and
west of l’erry county, Ala., the other
day, doing considerable damage, to
growing crops and leveling fences.
t»av« lltmgelf Up.
Enos Collins, who shot and Ui< 1 ?<)
Will Hampton at a bartfecue in Mar
shall county, Ky., surrendered, a few
days ago, to officers at Benton. Ky.
Crushed to Death.
Daniel Gregg and Stephen Sadler
were crushed to death by coal while
timbering the roof in the Ishkooda
mine, near Birmingham, Ala.
Stretched HU Neck.
Jesse Perryman, colored, aged 19,
was hanged at Hattiesburg, Miss., for
criminally assaulting a white womau,
near Eastabuchie.
Murdered By ludlann.
John Parker, of Pewaukee, Miss., has
received word that his son, Johu, u as
murdered recently by Indians at his
home in Idaho.
HU Injurle. Proved Fatal.
Deputy Jailer Frank Grady, of P».
ducab, Ky.. died of injuries sustained
in a runaway, in which his entire fam
Uf wore hurt.
'some early history.
Robert Brent, First Mayor of the
City of Washington.
Hr U«l Appointed hr President Jef
ferson. an* Mnnjr Instlftlo-s
Pounded hr Arr «*•■»
Inf nt This Time.
..
[Special Washlncton letter !
The peoples of the old world look upon
their undent places, their ancient
towns, cathedrals and courts with a
veneration akin to idolatrous adora
tion.
The people of this new world are liv
ing only in the living present, and look
upon antiques very much os Tennyson
expressed his disrespect for tituhii
mid hereditary nobility, when lie said:
"The gardener, Adatn, and his wife,
smile at the claims of long descent."
It is now more than 400 years since
the discovery of the new continent wus
ROBERT BRENT.
heralded to the world. We take no ac
count of the discovery by Eric the Ited,
for nothing came of it, save a historic
and reliable account of the discovery
by that bold and piratical buccaneer
Norseman. We reckon only from the
time that Columbus and Amerigo
Vespucci, and their successors, trav
ersed the dangerous billows of the At
lantic to discover El Dorado.
Four hundred years! Think of it!
We are not beginners in this wonderful
world of the west; and yet we have
nothing which savors of antiquity. We
have ignored, and many of us have de
1 when that awful tragcd/waT^lll^
innted in the death of the great emaa*.
pat or.
In the Immediate nnd distant futwJ
antiquarians, the men who write
nnd authentic history, will want to
know all about the national capital
We know that L'Rnfant, a French fn*
ginccr officer, planned the city, and
that It has grown Into magnificence |a
accordance with the llnra drawn by hia
inspired pen. But we do not all know
the growth of the municipal govern*
ment; nnd, but for the thoughtfulness
of a body of antiquarians now livings
who dip deep into the future, we might
lose the recordsof theiminicipnlgrowth
of the most beautiful city in the world
The Columbian Historical society, 0f
this city, is composed of gentlemen of
scholastic acquirements, and all of
them possess something of personal
pride in the capital city where they
have long resided, and which they have
seen grow into proportions of metro*
politan pretensions. These learned
gentlemen look forward to the tima
when there will be 2,000,000 people, or
more, settled within a radius of ten
miles from the dome of the eapitol,
They are making history for the fu*
tore, and it is well that they are doing
so. ,
At a recent meeting of the society 4
paper was read which gives a history of
the first mayor of Washington. Ifobi
ert Hrent filled thnt office from 1802 to
1812; a period of 12 years, nnd at a time
when the capital city of this republic
was a little bit of a village.
George Washington had seen the frnh
tion of his dream of a stable republic,
He had sheathed his sword, delivered
his farewell address, and declined a
third term of president of the new re*
public; had gone to his country honn
at Mount Vernon, and had been gatln
ered unto his fathers. He had seen
the city founded. He had builded here
a city residence, which still stands. }[9
hnd turned over his high office to his
duly-elected successor. The republic
was very young, and the city of Wash*
ington was yet to be built,
We have the same sort of government
to-day, with slight modifications, that
Washington provided for the national
capital. In January, 1791, President
Washington appointed three coinmis*
sinners for the "territory of Columbia,’1
and those commisssioners were the lo*
- IIOX. JOHN RUSSEL YOUNG.
NAMED AS THE FIRST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE NEW CONGRESSION
AL LIBRARY.
spised, all efforts to chronicle the
achievements of our immediate ances
tors. Mark Twain received voeiferant
and long-continued applause when he
said: “I am not proud of my family. 1
am trying to do something which will
make my family proud of me.”
That epitomizes the popular senti
ment. Nevertheless, there are far
sighted people in America to-day who
are building monuments for the fu
ture; making histories of localities and
local events, which will be valuable, and
be better appreciated when this con
tinent is older; and, I may say it, more
civilized. There will come a time when
boys and girls will not only study the
outline history of the origin and devel
opment of this great republic, but when
they will study the development of their
counties, townships, states and im
mediate environments.
We had a quadro-eentennial exposi
tion in Chicago a few years ago. That
enterprising demonstration was a
startler to the whole world, when its
magnitude and magnificence were un
derstood. We had a centennial exposi
tion of our national independence in
Philadelphia in 1876. We have since
r-—
BRENTWOOD.
)ia<l centennial exhibitions for several
states and sections. The people of Ten
nessee are now inviting our entire peo
ple to unite in celebrating the centen
nial of the formation of that common
wealth; nnd the president of the repub
lic has seen fit to lend his personal in
fluence and presence to commemorate
the event.
In spite of clamors from thousands of
well-meaning and patriotic citizens,
the state of Wisconsin has placed in
Statuary hall, in the national capitol, a
statue of Father Marquette, the pioneer
of the frontier who brought Christian
ity and civilization to the great lake re
gion.
In the same hall of notables in mar
ble, the state of Illinois has erected a
statue to Gen. James Shields, who was a
soldier of the republic and a senator
from three sovereign states.
We may never be able to explain the
manifestations of civilization which ex
cavations have developed in Yucatan,
and other portions of the continent on
which we live; but the time is already
upon us when we must take cognizance
of the immediate past, and build monu
ments for f jture generations to study
and admire.
Everybody regards it as unfortunate
that the government should have per
mitted the spoliation and destruction of
the theater id which President Lincoln
was assassinated; and everybody who
comes to I\ ushington applauds the en
terprise of the gentleman who pur
chased the house in which Lincoln died,
wd pm«rv*d it pMtteaUj u it vm
cul rulers until congress passed an ac(
approved May 3, 1802, authorizing thd
president to appoint a mayor for tbd
city.
The Historical society has published
the following letter, dated June 3, 1S02,
to Robert Hrent, Esq., of the city of
Washington:
"Dear Sir: The Act of Congress incort
poratlng the City of Washington has con.
tided to the President of the United StateJ
the appointment of a Mayor of the City. Aa
the agency of that officer will be Inimedl.
ately requisite, I am desirous to avail tha
City of your services In It, If you will pert
mlt me to send you the commission. I will
ask the favor of your answer to this prop,
osltion.
"Will you do me the favor of dining with
me the day after to-morrow (Friday), at
half past three? Accept my friendly and
respectful salutation*.
"TH. JEFFERSON.”
To this official note Robert Brent re*
plied as follows:
"Washington, June 8, 1802.—Dear Sir: 1
have the honor of receiving your favor ol
this date, asking my acceptance of the ap«
polntment of Mayor, under the late act ol
congress for the Incorporation of th®tlty,
Although I feel great diffidence In the
talents 1 possess for executing that duty, in
a manner which may afford general satis*
faction, yet feeling It a duty to contribute
my feeble aid for the public service, I will
venture upon Its duties.
“I beg you. sir, to accept my thanks tot
the honor which you are about to confel
on me, and for the obliging manner Iff
which you have been pleased to communis
cate It. ,
"1 will, with pleasure, accept your polity
Invitation to dinner on Friday next. With
sentiments of much esteem and respect, |
have the honor to be, sir, Your Obt. Ser.,
"ROBERT RRENT."
There is the formal proffer and acJ
ceptance of the first mayoralty of tha
city of Washington. There is the for*
mality, the deference, the respectful
consideration displayed by the presl*
dent to the private citizen; and therfl
we also see the consideration and
esteem of the citizen for the president.
It is u matter of record in the Historical
society that the dinner lasted from
three o’clock until seven o'clock in tha
evening. Thomas Jefferson was Pre^
ident of a republic of about 6,000,000
people. Bobert Brent was appointed
mayor of a city of something like 1,500
people. There was as much courtesy
and consideration displayed as though
Brent were being made minister tfl(
Great Britain.
By the act of congress the appoint*
ment of a mayor of Washington waft _
made annual, and the president con*
tinued reappointing Mr. Brent un.ll
1812, when he declined to serve longer1
because of his incumbency of other po*
sitions. He was mayor of Washington
for ten years, judge of the orphans
court from 1806 to 1814 and paymas*
ter general of the army from 1808 t«|
1819.
Manifestly President Jefferson mad«
no mistake in selecting the first majoft
of Washington city. He was reappointi
ed by successive presidents until other
official duties of importance compel!*
him to withdraw from the office. Hej
succeeded Gen. Dearborn as paymaster!
general at a critical period and fuW
filled the functions of that office to th*|
satisfaction of three presidents. ,
Maypr Brent maintained an elegsn*
private residence, and Sir Augustus
Foster, the British minister, wrote to
his country at that time: “There ar*|
only three private residences msimj
tained in this city; they,are by Mayofl
Brent, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Taylor. j
The first mayor of Washington sufj
fered a stroke of paralysis in 1819. wbe«
he was in his aixty-aixth year. «
then resigned the position of pay mast?
general of the army. Within a
months thereafter he died at hi*
aion in Washington,