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ITEMS OF HEWS
FROM ROUND US.
The Bridge Caso at Homo to
bo Investigated.
HIGH WATER AT MEMPHIS
Hacon's Mayor to Issue
Twelfth Annual
Address.
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rliil In 1 1n. 1'iiM.nitor.
KOMi:, GA.-iSpii !al.)-The Floyd
County grand Jury ha Ma ki 'l up
more trouble fur ex County S-h o'
Commissi m-r W. M. Bridges.
In addition to tin- many charg v.
ready i inllii ngaln-t Bri Ik'". hm
fmgi ry, embezzlement, etc, the grand
jury came In with ait Indictment
charging 1.1m with 1 ir ny rftcr tru-t
delegated nml nanu s nn amount of
some fl.r.iK).
This la that part of tin comim n
school fund which Bridges was re
jilntl to pay Into tho Trui-ury of th"
city of Homo fur public school pur
ji.isiw. 1'nder a lati ruling of th.' Sn-
ureino Court Bridges Is in it Table to
the county of Floyd for this money.
but Is lah'e personally to C niiniH.-I. n
it (!I"iin nnil In tutu is liable to th"
city of Homo.
Bridges is now out on a $1,00 bond
nml was only released from custody
after several unsuccessful attempts to
make his boml good, lie will proba
bly have to go to jail again as soon
ns a warrant Is I.-sucd under the new
charge.
The situation as explained by nn emi
nent Home lawyer is this: Commis
sioner Glenn, Instead of sending this
money to the city treasurer direct,
sent it to Bridges, who was then Coun
ty School Commissioner. The money
should not have b"en sent through
Bridges in the first place. Therefore,
the county ennn't hold Bridges for em
bezzlement, but can hold h'm for lar
ceny after trust delegated, and in fall
lire of that It would seem that t lie city
would look to the commissioner for
this money.
Bridges was convicted of cmb zz'e
meut at the last term of the Superior
Court In Home, and sentenced to five
years' Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary. The Supreme Court reversed
he lower court and he Is now out on
bond awaiting n new trial.
That portion of the Supreme Court
decision upon which this case hinges
reads as follows: "That jMirtlon of
the State school fund which is devoted
to the maintenance of the public school
system In the city of Home is not the
property of the county of Floyd, and
the County School Commissioner of
that county has no authority, in his
official capacity, either to receive or
disburse it, and heme an Indictment
alleging that such officer had embez
zled a certain sum of money which
was alleged therein to be the properly
of the county of Floyd is not supported
by evidence that he received and ap
preprinted a fund belonging to the city
of Home."
The principal ground of reversal In
the old case seems to have been the
decision above quoted, and now the
grand jury brings In a separate bill
to-day covering that decision.
. Bridges was County School Commis
sioner in Home for many years and
bad the confidence of all the people
lie was a very prominent Baptist min
ister and stood very high among his
brother ministers. His career in re
cent years has been the one big sen
sation In Floyd County and more In
terest has attached to his case than
any in this section of the Slate for
years.
When the numerous cases now pend
lug against Bridges were first brought
to the attention of the grand jury the
alleged embezzlement of the county
school funds and the city school funds
. -were included In the same true bill
which proved a fatal error when car
rled up to the Supreme Court.
Bridge's new trial under the late nil
Sng of the Supreme Court will come
tip next week and is sure to attract a
great deal of attention.
MAMCIOIS MISCHIEF
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ly deallh Willi. Many H'l..-im tl.lnl;
they hue ii ".Ink tho Window
Sm.isln !" In th.lr inM-it, a til ii. .thing
will I." ! ft tun!. i.i" to locate liiin. Th..
town h.-rs tin hkl.t ti i :u ' in I no. .h
wl. limit i!Im prole, t on nft' r n'ght.
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111 n Hi ill lliirrltiiuu,
I'lIATTANOOGA.-iSpicnl.)- Sun
day llflei liooli Joseph M I . i ll.l, IT
jcars of ag", was killed by being run
over by ;i swit. h uu'ii;. at Uarrlman.
lie. with otli-r !oy, la 1 b en Jumi
Ig freight trains from Oakdal.. to llar
riman. In so doing h!n foot clipped
and he fell uu.hr the wheels. Both
legs were fevered from his loly, Th 1
remains were taken to Uarrlman.
where he lived with his wldowel
mot her.
i)Hoi:ii wiim.i; imiviM;.
f'Ot Into !) nt-r nml lli AViik
on I'limli-d Ami)'.
.TACKS()N.-(Speclal.)-Two sons of
evl Johnson, colored, nged 11 years.
were drowned In the gin pond of John
Uel.oach. In the Tenth District of this
ounty Thursday.
The boys were driving a team and
started In where they formerly had
blven when the water was low. They
got Into deep water, the wagon bed
floated away and the Ik'ivs were
lrowned. Their lmdh s were not re-
overed till yesterday.
HIGH AVATF.R AT MKMI'lllS.
From Colin to VI'kiliiirK tlie Stlu-
nlli.n la Sorloun.
.Mt:MPIIIS.-(Special.)-Tho Mi.ssis
ippi Hiver from Cairo to New Orleans
Is rapidly rising and there is enoug.i
water in sight to send ft alnive' the
danger line from Cairo Vicksburg.
The water rose a foot here to-day, and
in four days it will probably be above
the danger line. At Cairo the danger
line has been passed with a further
heavy flood coming down the Ohio,
Cumberland and Tennessee.
Two crevasses in the levees in the
Mississippi delta are not yet complet
ed, and it will not be possible to 11 1 1
them within tin days. The situation
is regarded as extremely grave and
unless there is a general freeze
throughout the North Mississippi and
Ohio valleys a repetition of last year's
Hood is looed for, although the dam
age will not be so great, owing to the
fact of its lieing early in the year and
the water will probably subs'de be for
time for planting.
nuw msiMcss ix no mi;.
IHr Co-Onr rntlvp Foundry AVorkH
to lie Stnrletl nt Ouoe Severul
SI (cm OJTertil.
HOMIO, C.A. (Special.) The South
ern Co-operative Foundry Company,
application for charter now pending,
will begin work erecting a plant at
once and exiK'ct to be In operation
within the next ninety days.
Since the organization of the move
incut they have been offered several
sites for building, and within the past
few days voluntary subscription for
stock has been coming in rather unex
pectedly. It Is how probable that the
plant will be now even larger than
first intended, and this will probably
be one of the biggest things in Home
when completed.
IIKAVY HAIX AT DANVILLE,
The Flood Sltmiitlon In Iloyle In Be
coming Alarming.
DANVILLE, KY.(SpoeIal.)-IIoavy
rains have fallen in this section since
last night and the flood situation a'.on
the water courses Is becoming alarm
ing. Dicks Hiver Is extremely high
and the Danville water-works power
house, heretofore considered above Ihe
danger line, was threatened with inua
dation to the extent of temporarily
rendering the work of them achinery
Impossible. At G o'clock Saturday the
river was rising at the rate of sixteen
inches aa hour.
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.THK CAUCUS
AT NASHVILLE.
Littlo Chango In tho Gen-1
cral Situation.
EACH CANDIDATE IN HOPE
Tho Legislators Aro Growing
Weary and a Brake Likely
at' tho Next Meeting.
Sjh r'.rn. to Tim !:! "Iter,
NASHVILLE, TIl.NN. - (Sp.-clal.l-The
pal weik was fraught with
gnat p.. bileal activity, and n'.thou.'li
it would Mini that the politicians
would have taken a rest Saturday
nllit, they were fur from going to
sleep. On account of washouts on the
Nashville, Chattanocga & St. Louis
and Louisville & Nashville nad,
West, several member were pre
vented from going home, who wmi'd
otherwise have returned to spend Sun
day. The Maxwell was i.live with po
litical w inkers, ns usitnl, which shows
that the battle Is j-till red hot.
The first ballot taken during tli"
week resulted as follows: McMlliin
.".:i, Turh y :?o, and Taylor 1!.
The forty-sixth ballot gave this re
sult: McMilllu, HS; Turley, 2;, and
Taylor 1M.
The highest and lowest iiundicr of
otes received during the week were
as follows:
Lowest
I Ugliest.
42
H2
03
McMlliin 37
furley W
Taylor.. IS
It will be seen that Mr. McMilllu at
one tune came wiiiun tnree voies oi
getting then oininatlon, there being 8s
votes, wth -Ll nivessary to a choice.
lie started out with 31) votes, and still
hols IIS. During the week he lost Sen
ator Thompson, of Davidson, Senator
Guild, of Davidson; Representative
Walker, of Hickman. Senator Guild
soon returned itnl has loeu voting for
Mr. McMi'din steadily. Representative
Ferry, of Madison, who started out
voting with the Turley men, changed
to McMillii), and will stay on that side
of, the House. Senator Gunn started
out as a Turley man, then changed to
McMdlin, then Taylor, and finally
back to -Turley. On the wind up Mr.
McMlliin has really lost one man,
Speaker Thompson, as Mr. Ferry fills
the place left vacant by Mr. Walker.
At one time Messrs.. Kimbrough, of
Monroe, and Dulaney, of Sullivan, who
have beeen voting for Gov. Taylor,
changed over to Mr. McMdlin, but
finally drifted back.
The McMilllu men have managed to
hold their line steady and they have
presented a solid front. They claim
that tho votes they have now will
slick, and that whenever there Is a
'break-up In the lines of their oppo
nents, Mr. McMilliu will receive the
nomination.
Mr. Tuilej's vote has hovered
around the 30 mark. Speaker Thomp
son is again for him from McMillin's
side and Representative Terry seems
to be lost to him for good. Several of
his men have on one or more occasions
wavered iK'tweeu him and Gov. Tay
lor. " They' are: Senator Gunn, who
lias also voted for Mr. McMlliin; Rep
resentative Ewell, of Coffee; Repre
sentative Stone, of Gibson, and Rep
resentatlve Hurt, of Obion, Mr. Hurt
staying with tho Turley people more
constantly than the rest. The Tur
ley men claim that there are several
wavering votes on the McMillin sid
which they will finally get.
Tho Turley supporters feel more en
couraged at the end of the week than
they did at lite beginning. Gov. Tay
lor, in entering the race to secure the
nomination for himself, certainly
saved his appointee, Mr. Turley, from
leing slaughtered on the first ballot
The vote of Gov. Taylor has been
on I he Increase for the pajst two days
It is generally 19, but at one time ran
up to 3, finally dropping back to 21
Walker, of Hickman, and Hurt, of
Obion, now Increase the original 19 to
21. Walker, of Hickman, is a gain
from Mr. McMIUln, and Hurt, of
Obiou, comes from Mr. Turley. The
Taylor men expected a stampede Sat
urday, but it failed to put In Its ap
poaranee, although the galleries were
successfully packed with rooters. They
' still .claim that Gov. Taylor will get
th" li' iii'initioii, 1 ut 1 . 1 i ! ! y p-'jr i p
ii p ttS; g tn..t" . fioiu Mr. Tilth y
th.ni fr-'io Mr. M. -Mil. in. Tie y tn .lfi
tain tint Mr. M. Milim 1, n n a le d I.I.
Ii!,-!i'"t tuaik, and can go no further.
" u in,' the til nut!,. u a s l,,.e,
Mr. M.MilUu Mill Mian to Maud the
' -hm... .,f wimo.g n,,. ,1,,, (,i
naoitii ii..iii,i:g is nitalii lu ,!!in
tll.Ul It iatl pelH. He Mailed Lilt III lh .
h ad, nn. I has mr. i ly td,,. kened his
pace. The i.tcn l.e has liow, It Is ..
llevid. will stand s- lid for him. Wh.-n
th" lliial "biTak up" ( ,,-s, If. l deed,
It ei r does com, , he will Kaln .,t(.s
and will doubt!,. ly . , t , i t
Sec;il l,;n,. nhouii ( n ,,,, .J,;1.
lion to w.te f.,r hiui. If u,ey that
Ihelr ail. II, late caniH.t he il- t,.,i.
'I It- ru inlHrs ate eihli-ntly gidwln,'
weary of l. ,h lay In making the u,,m
inatloii. mid easily sec that ,iey will
not iicconpIMi any eKNl,,tiou Ilti
the Seiiafo.-i;,! r;,,.,. nr th.-lr h-indi
I'hen fore, lJl:,y r II s. ,n.i jH. vx.
pelted a lioiiiliiatloll i.i:,y ). ,laill.
Monday nl-ht.
HIS TWELFTH VEUt.
Mnron'a Maor Will Hrlltt-r
Annuiil M...nKfA Kt-nnd
Hi-cord.
Ills
MACON, GA.-(Sp,clal.)-It Is ej
ected nt the regular weekly meeting
f tlie -City Council on next Tuesday
night th. annual message of Mayor S.
T I in ...
t i win ne rea.l. Mr. Frio Is
now ,,n his twelfth year as Mayor of
Macon, mid under his administration
till. f'Ift tl'IU It..,. I.. ... I
"" "i'1'o- woiKienui pr gress.
-Many puMie Improvements have been
ompletcd, which have added greatly
i'J uie dtys wealth, Importance, t.otv-
..i... i . i-
-iiai.on ami enterprise. The Mayor's
message on Tin sday night will comain
Rune Interest In-
---.- """in UMilUOIH,
The head of each department will mb
nut a rt'iH.rt of the operations of the
Icpartmciits during the past year Ml
of tlie departments are working In nn-.
iect Jiarniony and there Is no friction
anywhere along the line. N, cruni
:ing is heard from any source and b!
fween the Mayor and council and the
various departments absolute concord
exists. This pleasant and desirable
state of affairs is due to the m;i,-,.
diplomacy of Mayor Filco and his abil
ity to make and retain friends.
GE. LEIJ is SAFE,
( IkOiiI.. -111.. m
....... ..r iuiiihk ior tolnnlerrn for
the rrolectlon of American
Clrenlntod.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-((Speelal.)
I lie commander of the naval station nt
Key West received a message from
Gen. Lee Sunday afternoon. He
safe, the city is quiet, but there Is sup
pressed excitement Ih tlie American
colony. The White Squadron is an
chored at Key West and will sail for
Dry Tortugas Monday.
A. telegram from Key West says Ad
miral Sicard, with the battleships New
York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa
and Texas, arrived off the bar at 10
o'clock. The Maine, Montgomery and
Detroit nnd the torpotdo boats Gush
ing and Dupont went out and joined
the fleet.
Telegrams from Havana Saturday
night state that extra guards have
been placed around Consul lice's of
fice. Circulars , were distributed
around Havana calling on volunteers
for tlie protection of tho Ameilcan col
ony. There Is no news of an attempt
to assassinate Consul Lee.
ALGIERS.-(Speclal.) - Anti-Jewish
riots were renewed here to day. The
mob invaded the Jewish quarter and
pillaged the shops in the Rue Baba-
Kouin, uriving the Jewish merchants
into tlie street. A squad of chasseur;
was ordered to the scene and charged
the mob with drawn swords, but the
mob re-formed further on, cheering for
the army.
Revolvers' and daggers were, freely
used, one man, who was stabbed in
the back an,;! shot in the head, died on
the spot.
GEORGETOWN IV DARKNESS.
Streams All 0 the Uiimpnut- nnd
Electric LlgliU Submerged.
uuoKUUTOWN, KY. (Special.)-
The unusually heavy rains have put
an me water courses out of their
banks and have' done considerable
damage In washing away fences. Eik-
norn and its tributaries are higher
thau they have been since' 1882, It
rained steadily here Saturday the en
tire day and is still raining. The elec
tric light plant s surrounded by water.
The floor of the engine room is under
water and there will be no lights from
that source to-night, nnd the streets
are in. darkness..
HEAVY RAINS
III KENTUCKY.
Iluch Damarro nenortcd
From I any Points.
LICKING RIVER RISING.
Georgetown's Electric Light
.riant Unable to Run and
the Town In Darkners.
S--lul loTtifl I-"n.isltor,
Heavy rains fell Saturday In aii
parts of Kentucky. An a result of this
downpour and the previous rains, the
ti' ers and cre ks are rising rapidly,
and In many l.-cal th s the lowlands arj
already submerged. In Western und
Central Kentucky the Miiall streams
have done much damage. In Christian
County tlie crceka are the highest for
years, and Little River has Inundated
scores of houses nnd farms. Accom
panying heavy winds have made the
damage more widespread, and in parts
of the State these wind have attained
tlie proportions of a hurricane. At
Danville the water-works englne-houso
Is almlst submerged, and Georgetown
is In darkness with water a foot deep
in Its electric light power-house. In
Harrison County the South Licking Is
sweeping aw ay fi ndng and farm prop
erty, nnd nt Frankfort the Kentucky Is
rising ata n rate that threaten the
denizens of the low. grounds. Similar
reports come from various places.
The full extent of tlie damage by
wind is not known, owing to the fact
that the wires are down In all direc
tions. SOUTH LICKING ItlSIG.
Expected to Hindi the Highest
Ste Itecorded for Tears.
CYNTHIA, KY.-(SpecIal) - South
Licking River at this point is rising
very rapidly, nnd from Indications
will reach the highest point f,or many
years. The .water at present is as high
as it was 'in 1881, when all families
living In tho lower part of town were
compelled to move out, and Ls still
rising over n foot an hour. Families
living along .the river, on both sides
and In the lower part of town, are all
seeking higher ground. All the small
streams in tlie county are swollen to
rushing torrents, nnd cannot be forded
at any point, which breaks off mail
communication with country towns In
all directions. Backwater covers the
Cyntliiana and Leesburg pike for tho
distance of 'nearly a mile, and also
covers the Tricum pike for some dis-
tance about a mile below the city.
The river Is full of logs, trees and
drift piles.- Shocks of fodder and oc
casionally a stack of hay are passing
down. Five more feet of water will
reach the wood on the bridge at the
foot of Main street, and three feet will
flood the county jail.
a DowarouB Iff gravsojt.
The Lowland Flooded and MucU
Fencing Swept Away.
LEITCIIFELD, KY.-(Speclal.)-An-
otlier unusually heavy rain fell here
Saturday, From 3 o'clock Saturday
morning to 1 o'clock Saturday after
noon two and one-quarter inches had
fallen. It was a downpour from 7 to
1, and since then a continuous light
rain has been falling, which will raise
the amount to three inches or more be
fore it ceases. All the creeks are out
of their banks,, and all low laud 5s
flooded. Much fencing has been
washed away in the country. The rain
this morning was accompanied by
thunder and lightning. Over seven
indies of rain has fallen within tha
past eight or ten days.
HIGHER THAN FOR YEARS.
ChrlMIan Cuntjr Streams Have
Flooded Scores of Iloami.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.-(Speclal.)-All
streams In Christian County are
higher than In years. Many fords
have been washed away, and nearly
all tlie roads are Impassable. t Little
Rivoi is overflowing Its banks, scores
of houses are partially under water
nnd many families are homeless. Much
damage is reported throughout this re
gion from wind and rain. A heavy
wind storm raged Saturday night.'