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Newspaper Page TextTHE MACON TELEGRAPH. MACON. GA m TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1894. I Datlr, I S»**U •ltt|UOapjr, 5 C«Mt The Preeident and His Party Arriyod at Georgetown, & C„ Teeter- day Morniag. NOT GOOD SHOOTING WEATHER. Tha Oid-Tlja* Tawa ItlrrH Up bp llw VBozpMtai auMl OmctMiioalaai VlaM -Aa iaTltatloa tm a Baaqaot • la Charlutan tor (too DM* QeorgietfiowTi, S. C. t Deo. 17.—Peeddent Gnovec Cleveland and party anrtved here at 6:10 This morning in the private ear Wnktwood. Owing to the unscuson- iLtrle ttoar at whioh they ctwne, very few people were at the depot It was rumored on Saturday nigh* that the pcnesidunit was coming, bout tup to that time and even y^twkiy it was denied Uy thlose .wbf> tod charge of their pkins. General 'Manager Brtghtman of the Georgetown a:nd Western railroud was on tond with a special and soon the presidoat’s oar was attached and the run «to this offfy iwiais quickly made. (None of tho p*rry were ua> when they arrived. At 6:30 oVUodk thiey awoke, ntnd as aoon as »tottefts were completed they emtiarited on I>onrd ithe li$rilvo«8e tender W!s1uttia, under charge of Lieut. M. R. S. Maofc)e»nalc, /who is a personal frtend of CXspt. ©vans, and she steamed down the (river wiifih colons flying to the gQEftle hrefeae. President Cleve land, 'Oa.pt Brans, Dr. 0'ReiMy f Mr. Jefferson wad Bieujt Mackenzie were grouped upon 'the upper deck as the steamer passed out of the harbor, evi dently enjoying »Uhe balmy air of the earfy 'moraiug. The president Is looking exceedingly well and only showed a little lameness in 'the rhouma&c foot as he* walked. It! has now itranspired tihiaiti arrange ments batvo been quietly going on for a month for the pataa&deatte outing, and ho was induces to come at (the request orf Oapt. Bruns, wtoo spent sovortil days here last winter shooting ducks. He, was so attracted by 'the unsurpassed sport to be derived from our hunting grounds that Jiie then oxpre^ed the de sire to bring (the president here, and, tc the extreme dcl-ght of the people of this city, he" toe carried his wishes into ^execution, r The English mallards, the choicest of the feather tribe, flock here in great numbers to 'feed upon the rice by dfcy and roost in these marshes at night. The weather has Seen very warm and calm for several days, whiph is not conducive to good sport, and everyone prays for a good, strong northeasterly wind, which will give the president a chance to enjoy hia rfavoite sport. ■« ' i Georgetown Is stirred up and awakened Into new life by the fact of the president being there, and the people will shake his hand before ho leaves. It is impossi ble to learn of the president’s first day’s success at duck shooting in the Palmetto State. invited TO A BANQUET. Charleston, Dec. 17.—The following In vitation was sent fo President Cleveland at Georgetown this evening: "To His Excellence President Cleveland: The New’ England Society of Charleston, Q. C., bess to welcome you to South Caro lina and respectfully requests the honor of your presence at the seventy-fifth an nual banquet of the New England So ciety December 22, at 6 o’clock p. tn. It will add to the great happiness which your presence will give on that occasion if you will honors us by being the guest of the society for as long a period ns you can remain in Charleston. The New Eng land Society beg to include the gentlemen who accompany the president on his trip to the South. Hoping that we shall have the privilege and pleasure of welcoming to our hall one whom we so admire, trust and love, I remain yours respectfully, "C. S. Vedder, "President .of the New England Society." FUNERAL OF ANDY BOWEN. La/vlgne’a Sympathy and Grief at the Dead Man's Home. Ne/w Orleans, La., Dec. 17.—The fu neral of Andy Bowen, the pugilist who <wns killed Friday night, took place today. A va*t thronp? of peopCJe gathered on the street In front of the house and A continual stream passed through the house viovjlinig*. Ithie remains, which were lying 4Jn an elegant metallic cas ket In the front room of the little cot tage. The panel was removed from the glass lid of the case, 90 «» to give a full \jew of -the deceased. The features were perfectly composed and most Ufe-tlke, and the deceased appeared to be lying In a peaceful sleep. - Conspicuous amonfc the floral offer ings which were arranged upon tables In one of the rear rooms, was a targe white cross erected from a bed of white rosea, and having upon the cross-bar the simple little word.f'Andy." At one end of the base was a beau tiful heart of delicate pink roses and at the other end a white anchor had been arranged.. A card on the cross bore the simple inscription, "sympathy of George SLavigne and 6am Fitzpat rick." George Lavigne and S&m FtizpartHck presented themselves at the cottage a few momenta before. 10 o’clock. As soon as they could be admitted to tha room in which the deceased was lying they entered end Lnvigne took posi tion by the side of the head ami gazed long and earnestly at the face of the man who felfl from the blow of his strong right arm. Lavlgne did not want to leave the corpse and had to be led away by the rear room, wh*re he remained until Fitzpatrick, Jim Hall and the Caller's manager, Curtis, placed him m a carriage to attend the funeral. Almost every sporting raan In the city attended the funeral. The pall bearers of the dead pugi list were Messrs. Thomas Anderson. Vincent Del Valle, Albert and Charles Spktzfsden, John H. Duffy. Willhun A. Bcbofl. ChaTles-C. Julian, Wi liam Lay- ton, Daniel Fleming and W. Maher, nil sports or pngUtots of international celebrity. BURGLARS IN DARIDN. Darien, Dec. 17.—Some negroes ar-< rested here recently on suspicion are oaxM'ble of stealing an most anything within reach, judging from the evidense produced against them. On Monday ntgh-t the negroes stole everything in the ta+lorshop of Mr. J. Rive*. They went a tittle further and rifled a har ness shop. They were then arrested, and their baggage examined. It will hardly be possible to identify them. ” ROBERT IXlUrS BTEVBNBON. Death of the Great Modem Writer ait Apia), Samoa. ''Jfrttfcland, N. 2., Dec. 17.—Advice* Cram Apia), eeumoGi of dote December 8, ore to itthe effect that the well-known novelist, ‘Robert Louis 'Stevewwn, had. died suddenlyJ'nosn apoplexy. His rero&lnfi were interred oil the summit of Paks mountain. At the time 01 hts death Mr. Stevenson had half completed the writing of a ciew novel. __ Robert Louie Stevenson was born in the vicinity of (Edinburgh, and for four teen years or so of boyhood and youth roamed over the Pentlands «t his own sweet will. He was of delicate frame; for same years hla health was bad and he wiae In consequence ihorcmghly "spoiled”—in the popular sense. In the (true sense he was thoroughly re stored and well made. -Hia health and temper improved under Indulgence, and though tn the university he wna very irregular In attendance on- the classes, yet he learned enough. On his favor ite view from the hill near his home he wrote thus from the Isle of A pern a- bn: The topics vanish, and nvritiinks (that I. From Haikeneride and totpmost Allemulr Or stoop Caorkefton. dreaming, gaze again. Far set tn fields and woods the town I Bee Spring gallant from* the Shadow of her smoke. Cragiged, spired.and turreted, her virgin fort beflaigged. Writing from California in 18S3. Mr. Stevenson said: "J (task myself in vain to -think what it Is that makes up Scot- tiuad. Insurmountable differences of tuce divide us. Two languages, many dialect*, many religion*, many local pa- tiotlsms and prejudices split us among outeelvee more wldley than tito extreme east iam<! west of that great continent off America. When I am ait home I feel a man from Glasgow to bo a riva/I, a tnam from Barra to be more tlu n half a foreigner. Yet -let us meet in some for eign country, and some ready made af fection Joins us' on the kisteot. It Is not race. One m Norse, one is Celtic and another Saxon. It Is not commu nity of tongue. We have It not am-rog ourselves, and we have tt with English, Irish or America!. Ut is no tie of faith, fbr we hate each othoc’s errors. Yet deep in tihe heart of each of us oome- tihfiing yearns for tihe old land and (the old kindly people." The rugged Scotch nature shows plain ly In Mr. Stevenson’s writing, but with it there Is a sort of delicate trifling that seems more French than Scotch. From Boston to Samoa his experiences were all transformed Into prose proper. He went to the South seas, as he humorously says, In search of pirates and cannibals, but found a race of peaceable plcesure seekers. The Polynesians, he says, "spend thelfc time In cricket matches, Ashing, the dally bath, flirtation, courtship and public oratory." As this is what civilized man generally does when he can afford it, there seems no great call for missiona ries. In his school days Mr. Stevenson was called "a pattern of an Idler," but insists that he was busily learning to write; so in Samoa he was really not an Idler. In California he married Mrs. Osbourne, a widow With a grown son and daughter, and these v^lth hla own mother consti tute the Stevenson family at .Valllma, In tfplu, Samos. His mother was a daugh ter of Dr. Balfour, a noted man in his time, and a hard hitter among Scotch sssMf'&.-iass'Wisfti making sermons, but quite averse to hearing fhem. It was taken for granted that little Robert Louis will 'become a minister, for he preaclicd to his toys when a child, but be turned to literature Instead, and right glad Is the world that he did. IN THE GREEN GOODS TRADE. New Develop meats in the <?4ng Murder Case. Minneapolis, Minn., Doc. 17.—The later, devdccymenit 1-n tfae Gtoig murder case i» (the discovery of evidenco -that leads «the authorities to believe that Harry Hayward la -the Western agent of itlhe "green goods" combination, the fceadquartiOTs of whidhl ere in Ne w York, with a prtncfcpal branch In Chicago. The first clue to tJhla woe given by on» of the gang, whose conscience was quiet ed by tdacf murder of Kitty Ging. The Aiy afilor the murder, Julia Ging, the twin sister of Kitty, who resides at Au burn, IN. Y., received an, anonymous let ter from New York starting that her sis ter had Ibeooi murdered and that she had better have the matter investigated. The polios took up the clue of the letter and followed It up, and discovered that Che writer was a member of a green goods gang which boa been operating extonalvely of fate, which with addi tional facts <he officers discovered have been kept a secret, but it has been learned that the connecrton of Harry Hayward with this organization has been o< tong standing, and that lu his series of escapades in various parts of tho ooariry he has handled a large amount of the fictitious cash success fully chough to gain (the entire confi dence of the gang. Blixt, the actual murderer of Miss Ging, today pleaded not guilty ki his arraignment. MOSQUITOS GIVE UP. Claim No .Further Rigdta Over the Reservation. Washington, Dec. 17.—Tho depart ment of state has received a dispatch from Minister Barker at Nicaragua confirming the United Press dispatch of some days ago that tne Mosquito In dians have surrendered their right un der the treaty of Managua, and have become incorporated with Nicaragua. This surrender, It is undof.stood, dls- 'poees of the last vestige of the claim of aoverlgnty by the Mosquito Indians over the Mosquito reserve, set apart by the Managua treaty of 1860, and the award ,of Austria thereunder. It Ohio terminates any ground for the oonKnued pretext of a British "protec torate" over the Mosquito reservation, and greatly simplifies 'the question. HE WILL BE LYNCHED. MorrllTton, Ark., Dec. 17,—Last even ing two miles east of nere, an unknown negro assaulted a German girl named Brihen bottom, from the effects of which She died this morning. The negro was mm3, but not recognized. The girl, who was about*13 years old, was «n her way from church in company with a smaller stater. The negro, when caught, will be strung up without ceremony. The country Is aroused, and men and dogs are scouring the woods for the brute. DIPHTHERIA IN JAIL. Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 17.—Diphthe ria has broken out m the Sangamona county Jail. William Lumme, a federal prisoner from Edgefield, thW state, has it ir. bad form. The Jail has been quar antined. PHIIiADELPH rA’S BICYCLE RAGE. Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—At 11 o'clock tonight there were but four men left in the six days’ bicycle race, scarfed here at 11:23 this morning, fttarbuck baring withdrawn at I o'clock this morning. The score at 11 ototock to night: lAshloger, 328; Forsyth, 2t$; Gftjuxm. Mextel, 219; Start)nek, 60, Ml 111 IB. A South Carolina Farmer Comes For ward With Another Remedy for Low Pricjs. TO MAKE AH IRON-CLAD AGREEMENT BoyMlt proTtate* Agaiait Saratfra Whs lasts* or Disregarding Their Prom ise!—He Thinks His gaheme the Bat* Yet tagf eeted. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 17.—U&l sorts of schemes have been suggested for oowtroUtng the cofcton nawket and in creasing the pjioe of Uhls staple. It is adm#ttod thrtt ifcte surest (means of ao- oompflilftbdng tibia result would bo to cut down the production, but no effective way bos been found to make them not together.» A cotton man bias wiittftieo n letter to the News and Courtier advising tine thor ough organization of the fanners to control «tiUo production. He says: "Our fivrmeri know penfeetty well tihfcvt a crop of 6,000,000 Late* will briafc more nioney to the prodnews than ^ chop of 10,000,000 bile*. Let Hbom form at omae a "tan-oeat cotton Jeugue" in eviary oouotty of tbe Sbutii. • Let every member bind hlmse&f iu wrttlng to plant only onc-balf the viorenise that ho plawtod tact spailng. Lot oadh farmer not onlly «iot aa <v vigltauce ooanmltitee of one to see tliat bis noighbors oiriy out tkeCr pledges, but mvioe their in- spoofcion of his own fields so they EQny be saitftafled that he has done likewise. Let every farmer .who refuses to bind blmsedf with tine rest or who, having dome so, breaks his pledge, be vigor ously ‘boycotted* as a traitor to the community. THs may be oaXed <ter- iwiam, but we of South Oarollm know that <1 little whotorome tJenrorism has aoiuddim.es done great publio aervlee. Let the members be once fairly started and It will spread kke wlildflre. The remedy, however rough, is not illegal, and # desperate oases require desperate remedies. . "Let MJancftwAter and Fall River only hear that the flomnatiion of a ten-cent cotton league is begun in mrnest, and there vVOitd be an end to flw-cent oot- too. The receipts would cease to frighton amjibody. "Neither spin-nxma nor speculators would WBltt lor the pledge of the league to be carried out. Everybody wviild wa nt to buy oototon. The price would Imp upward, and I We&teve that in Jess a. jarrnffii every pound of ool’ton renvUnlngln the ®kith Would he wohh at least Hw» cents a pound more thhn it 43 now bringing. "But r repcht If this pton Is to be trted there la no 'time to be tost." GOES TO. THE STATE COURT. An Alabama Case -Decided by Justice Gray Yesterday. Washington, Dec. 17.—The appeal of the Postal Telegraph Company from the Judgment of the United States cir cuit court for (the (middle district of Alabama lii favor of the stats'.of Ala bama for 33,846 -tax on the lines of the company in that state was the subject of an opinion from the supreme court, whldh was delivered by Mr. Justice Gray today. The case wa* originally instituted lit (the state oourta and trans ferred to the United States court upon the application of the telegraph compa ny, as being a suit between citizens. Justice Gray «uld a suit by a state against, a foreign corporation was dif ferent from a *ult between citizens of different states, In than * state <vra* not a citizen. The case was, in the opinion of tho supronve court, therefore Im properly removed from the State court*, and the Judgment of the court was reversed with Instructions to. remand .the oaso to the state court. JU6T WANTED TO DIE. A Desperate Floridian Carried Out His . Wishes. IMuncle, Xnd., Doc. 17.—Ed. Garwaritz regime red ait (the Hotel Kirby Saturday ntilgh*. This afternoon the door of hla room was broken into and hl« dead bofdy waft found; also a bottle of mor phine, and a note Which reads: "I ad ministered poison with my own hand. I came to this city rtwo months ago from Deland, Fla. Was well known and had ptomty of money. Juat wanted to die." PRITCHARD KNOCKED OUT. London, Dec. 17.—Frank Craig, the Harlom coffee cooler, knocked out Ted PrPtchard In the first round Uhls even ing. The llwo (men had bandly shaken hands before Craig led- and missed. He le again, knocking his antagonist against the ropes and then settled matters with a terrific blow on the Jaw wthlch sent Pritchard down hke a hog. Persons realized at once that the fight was over, when Pritchard keeled over. He lay almost roottomtess •while he was bdlng counted out. Char lie Mltdhell seconded Pritchard and Miles seconded Craig. The stakes were $6,000 •:* ft.de «ind were held by Pony Moore. The flight -took pfiauce in the Contrail Isofil at Holbom. Bon.a men looked as If in fine conrirtton when they entered ttie ring. Hardly two minute* elapsed from the moment they i*«ft their corners to the -time. w*h*n Pritch ard was knocked out. The actual fight ing lasted flJboprt one pilniite and seconds, as the first forty-five second* were occupied witti the preliminaries. UNTON PRINTERS LOCKED OUT. Roanoke, Va., Dec. 17.—The Union printers of the Roanoke Times were locked out tonight, the paper going into the control of the new manage ment. The compositors did all that any honorable body of men could do to compromise, but it seems to bave been the Intention of the new managomeiK 4o "rut" the offices. (MARRIED THE HOSTLER. Ccrtumbu*, O., Dec. 17.—A special to the Poet-Press fiynn Springfield, ariysii "Chester Ashley, who is wanted for em bezzlement in ForMa. wa» captured yesterday tn Sacramento, CaJ., while spending his honeymoon -with hts bride of two weeks, who Is the daughter of Dr. Grahn of South Charleston. O. Afteey was the doctor's hostler and eloped with Mis* Grahn." ATLANTA'S EXPOSITION. Bom ftetann of th<e Exhibit of the Ntaftioiifll Govorntineot. Attante, Deo. 17.-Dr, Charles W. Dkubncsy, cluairmnn of the ■g}»v«riiment ooramiaaon. is' here perfeoring details tor the United StuueB gporeroineiat ex hibit at the expositions. The govern ment w*H take charge of the building to be ereoted by the exposition com pany for troittomils and forestry and will mtoko thioee collections. Tho Smith- soniiao IdmUunion has at laflge allot ment of 4lie appropri-Aitlon, and will Make a line exhibit, incluillug nvll- sdected ' ertfanological material. The fisheries exhibit is expected to be supe rior to (the o«ne at the World’s Fair. It will prohUWy l>e sauppleinoateii by a stoite exlMi^t from North Carolina, not iminh inferior to that of tlie govern ment, Mr; E. 1. Reffiok, commissioner for the dtipAipument, Dr. Vh\y of die nkneruif ddvTsdon aikl 'Mr. Adams, seoretlary of filne ccmimlsslou, have al ready bc^in on the ground. i>r. Dubney furnislws an edaboraite outline <of «the Exhibit of itho ngricutturtil dKipurttiuj^hit, of wli'idh the to Ik) wing is 'Hie wtmthor lMwioti.u will be repre- soahvl by*, a conipterte set of instru- meuits, rhwirtts, pJioto<Srt»pihs, dtr., to- &rJi(?r vmUk n printing retubldshment for the pitoAtaiion of daily bultoMna, and hthiograpwr maps. r yihe bdrtmi of a limbi' industry wild be fiifly Jk-iprcsentteil 1n all its details by itaKiriB showing nnftmnl piathetogy and ramediw tor disease. The dirteteJi of -wngetiible putfhology will rttow *b>’ models 1ho diseases of points wild ma<ps_ showing tho dlstrlbu- tlo-n of parasitic fun^l cmis-lng plant (Us* ojscs, together with a full ooilllectdon of fungicides, mmedi'es fpr the prevention a.nd cure of these diseases, accompanied by imiohmes and appliances. Perhaps the most Interesting feature of the exhibit will be tli&t of Bolls in which every type from the adobe of the for West and the truck soil of the At lantic coaat will be ahown. Tobacco soils, cotton soils, wheat soil. etc., will all appeal*, and tho constituent parts of these Bolls will be shown In separate Jars, giving actual amounts of different constituents. The cotton soils will be considered In detail, shewing texture and physical con ditions of soil adapted to this plant In the same feienner. tobacco Rolls will be shown. Uader tho head of cotton culture over 1,500 samples •will be exhibited', ehow- lng,every (variety of the plant produced in the Soithcm states, South America, Congo, Egypt and Ruflsla. The foreign division, will exhibit a full series of. specimens, together with ma chinery fk operation for testing tho strength of timber. The division of ornithology and urinol ogy will contain groups of birds which attack crops and Insects and also ground squirrels *nd other animals of like char acter. The division of pomology will show by models;’ photographs and specimen^ an entire series of fruits, • nuts, etc. The 'department of fibres will exhibit all kinds of fibre plants, either grown in this country or ,\raporte^. ..showlqg them in aUljJMot*.©! preparation. -Among these will be the flax, grown In the state of Washington, • ramie, grown In Louisiana, sisal tn Florida, pineapple fibre from Cal ifornia, hemp from Kentucky and 'plno- needle fibre from North Carolina. Th® process of manufacture will also be shown by photographs. The office of good roads ftrill show the best forms of road construction. M’BRlbB SUCCEBDd COMBERS, Election of Officers by the Federation of Labor. Denver, Dec. 17.—At the convention of the American Federation of Labor today the first business was to determine the future location of the headquarters of the Federation,' 4 • • Indlanapolto iand W-oehlngtoa' were the only contestants and.the vote resulted: Indianapolis, *12,290; Waahlngton, 826. A resolution to nrnke Indianapolis the loca tion for three yeara was amended to make it five years and referred to the commit, tee on laws. The election of officers was then taken up. Gompers and John McBride, presi dent of tho United Mine Workers, were the only candldatea for president. The vote resulted: McBride, 1,162; Gompers, 963. t President Gompers moved to f.i&ke the vote unanimous for McBride, but the mo tion was rejected. Mr. Gompers at once wrote und dispatched the following to Mr. McBride, who la 111 at his home: "To John McBride, Columbus, O,: Con gratulations; elected president Federation. None will be more loyal than I to aid and make your ddmlnlstratlon success ful. Samuel Gompers." Vice presidents were, elected as follows: First, J. ,P. McGuire, Philadelphia; sec ond, Jarnes Duncan, Baltimore; third, Roady Kenehm, Denver; fourth, T. J. Elder. Nominations for secretary.—A. Mc- Cralth, Boston; James J. I.lnehan, Chi cago; J. Malone Barnes, Philadelphia; R. H. Metcalfe, Cleveland. The gecond bal lot resulted: McCralth, 1,096; Llnehan, 648; Barnes, 891. The election of McCralth was made unanimous. John R. Lennan of New York was the unanimous -choice for treasurer. New York was selected as the place for the holding of the next convention. MT76T INSURE VALUE ONLY. No Bogus Figures to Be Placed on In. sured Property. Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 17.—The lower house today passed a bill reading: "That hereafter no Insurance company doing business In this state shall Issue policies for more than the amount of the value of the property to be Insured; such amount to be fixed on before the time of Issuing said policies; and In case of loss by fire, the Insured may recover such amount In case o /total loss and a pro portionate amount In case of partial loss, provided that this act shall not apply to Insurance on merchandise or stock In trade." TIME FOR DEPOSIT. Notloe Given on <the C. C. A A. Exten sion Becurltfe*. ©ahlnv>re. Dec. 17.—The Maryland Trust Company gives notice that tho ttone tor dopoedttaff Ohe bonds of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta rail road extension will expire next Thurs day. Holders faiUkng to have their bonds in by that time will be debarred from taking part in the extension. Those who do not wl**h their bond/? extended on the term* offered trey have tJh.-rn )>urc»ha«*l ml par and accrued In terest <0 date of maturity by present ing them on or u/ter January, 1. JOHN CRONIN HANGED. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 16.—John C ronIn was hanged at 1:02 o’clock this morning. He was launched Into the air twenty sec onds after he mounted tne platform. Th automatlc gallows worked perfectly. There were no sensational features. Appointments for Next. Tear Given Out by the Bishop Last Night WHO WILL COME TO MACON. Memorial Si«rcl«ti Sunday Right—The Andrew Female College Is laved From Doing f old—Kxpulslon of Rev. O. O. Allison. Wayoroas, Ga.. Dec. 17.—(Special).—At the conference memorial service last anight, after the report of tho committee on memorials find been read. Dr. Alonzo Monk and Rev. J. E. Wra»y of Macon delivered eulogies on lihie life and relig ious work o*f the Rev. J. O. A Clark, whoso death some moan tha elnce took from the South Georgia Conference ono of ita stronixeet preachers and most con scientious OlurletJaro workers who ever labored In tihe state of Georgia, Dr. J. B. Hinton and Dr. Smith paid eloquent tributes to bho memory of Dr. WiNUm C. Bass, itliio deceased iprceddent of Wesleyan Female College. Their epeeche* weno touching; ln> the extreme amid miutotthe profoundeeUm-pveeeilon bn /the large congregation who heard them. Other eloquent ministers paid tribute to t'he memories of Kiev, S. Langston and Rev. Mr. Breedlove. At this morning’s session reports were madio on (temperance, missions, etc. Rev. G. B. Allison was found guilty of Immorality and expelled from tihe nrintefery. Dr. J. B. Hinton preached a centenary sermon at 11 a, m. At the afternoon session the mombers of the conference took $1,60!) worth of tho bonds to save Andrew Female Col- lege from being sold. Dr. Candler spoko tonight on education. The appointments for 1805 were road tonight. Among them are; North Macon district—J. P. Wardlaw, presiding elder. * Mulberry Street—A. Monk, D, D. Vinevillc—J, E. Wray. East Macon—J. W. Roberson. South Macon district—F. A. Branch, presiding older. First Street—V. R. Felder. * Centenary—M. A. Morgan. fc South Macon—M. B. Ferrell./ Grace Chapel—Robert Kerr. Columbus district—G. G. N. McDonall, presiding elder. St. Luke—A. Mathews. St. Paul—W. C. Lovette. . Savannah district—J. W. Hinton, pre siding elder. Trinity—J. O. A. Cook. ; Wesley-A. M; Williams. 'Grace—J. ,M. Lovette. DBM OF DR. BROOKS. | HI* Body Found Lying Across tti« Foo»t of Hts Rod. Americas, DeCT 17.—<Speo!al.>~Tb< city was shocked UMa morning i>o lean that Dr. 0. A. Brooks waft dead. Hii wife was itbacnrt visiting ralartflyee ii Hamilton. IIo took dinner ywrterdaj with his relative, Mr. P. B. Wdihfordl and was lapparenltiy in good hfnJtit When the serv-amtoH loft his reredeaci about dark the doctor,was at homo bj toe Are. bis only companion being a pe| dog. This momiintff lie was lying aero* the foot of Uls bed with otiiy his slioci off, dead. Tho Utlflo dog was by lili side. Them wns no evidence of nnj smigRte. Heart disease wa^ the prob able oausb of bin Ho OT&B < prominent young physician, (atoaely ro 4a>ted to Ool. S. iH. ‘.Hawkins and Col J. E. D. bhlpp. He leaves a wife mu} baby. , 4 THE PCSTOL DISCHARGED. Gordon Newman Seriously Wounded bft His Friend at Byron. Byron, Ga., Dbe. 17.—CSpeclafl).—-Oil ©aiturday ni'g'ht last a number of ihi bt>y» of Byron wero out near town tc play ®ome Innocents pranks upon Bom< negroes, -and about 10 o’clock, while Phil Gruntt and Gordon Newman were hid ing In eonno bushes, Grant began fool ing with hla mlstol. which v/ue fired ao. cldentally, (the ball entering youiiij •Newmaai’a back and ranging arounc rthe aide. Newman wan carried home ns noon aa a conveyance could be prt> 1 cured, nnd Dr. Baskin was sent (&?»r, who probwl for flhe ball, but -was uy«a* fete to find it. Young Newman la conhld' ered dangerouwly shot. The community regrets t'he unforrtunato acciden't/ ami aytnupathizoa with tbhc ybung sufferer, a< he 1« ithought to be a model boy, nl< ways manly and oourtft'vus In his be havlor. Young Gnuuc is very muciii graved at Che deploralbie aocldont und acslsia In nursing his friend. » TO ASSASSINATE POLICE. f it TnO.MASVILLE'S WATER. . / . — _ 1 1 .. Sbo New Hus a Now System at Work* • > • mid Ample Supply. 'I^otpowriHe. Leo. . 17,—(Spool*!.)— Tbentia^lto W to Koto a nw..■Water' works plant. This quostlon win flnAlJy settled last l>y tho city council, And it Is to 'be a fliKt-olnHH plaint—ouo tihait will bteve ample atiMOlty to sup ply tho domxiuls of the city lor years to come. Tho .people nil upproetoto tho neces sity tor a. bctttor wvMorworkg Hystom. They havo ruoi ntopg wltli tho prewmt mukesbltt Jtwt ns Ions ns tt was expe- dlortt to do so. The city oowicll lust August ntado u cootoint tor nn sir lift system, wMcto would have rolloved the sttuevfUm, lint tho obonruotlous iu the antcwtaia levll prevented 1W« being demo. Then somotth'.Pg rfse bad to bo douo, nnd the council luts been wre»- 111im with the qua»tlcin for sorno weeks, holding meetlnoos almost every day and saimltniM ttwJoo a d«y. Revcml prop ositions .were sutMirttited to the boned, each of which received direful oonsld- eration. Yceterebiy aitKernoon the tv».uil mot ait 3 o'etook, oral, ntiter being In session about three hours, llually agreed to accept one of the pro post Hops, which provides tor Iho putting or an entirety now plaint 'ttuYsighotir, '1'tio work Is to bo begun mt once, nnd the plant I* to bo In operation la nJ«u-ty days. The works will bo put In nt some point on tho railroad, .where fuel mp ho obtained «t much te«» cost, nnd tho old unsightly Isilldlturs mvl apparn- tus nt the pni'Sent site Will be torn down and removed. Wwton will bo taken fnom the saauo .wells, however. A sMo tor the new works wJU bo se- lecUst tomorrow morning, a commlMen for thfs purpose hiving been tippolnted yestentay. The oorttrnot mils for the ntr lift system, but In addition n pres sure pump win bo ptrt In will, whlefi u very high prrtBur.. can bo put Upon the malms In caso of tin-. Tlie now plant will cost In the nclglitsirUood of J10.000. A CAGE FOR TRAMPS. Three of the Sons of Rest Caught tn a House. Quitman, Dec. 17 Mr. Ado Wil liams retired to bis room In 4b« Brtco building on last .Monday nlgbt, but wasn't allowed to rest long In peace. A rusty looking lad of about 18 yours entered the room stealthily In a. tow moments. 'Mr. Wlllhmis guvo the young man several shots from his pis tol, none of them taking effect. The hoy rushed out nu t made his way down stairs, Mr. Willlflims crawled out on the roof and fired a final shot as the lad reached the gate. Though the youngster wasn’t hit, Ii" fell hopeless to the ground and began begging for mer cy, raying, “cap, if you will just slop and don’t hit me. I’ll tell you where all your clothes are.” When • the officers took the young man In Charge, thoy learned that he had two comrades there In the house. Tho other two had made their en- tnmeo -before Mr. WllllAms went to his room, and they had each fitted them selves out In a nice suit of clothes. One of the tramps gave his name a* ChaKes Haines, from Jesup; the other was J. B. Singletary of Ala-bama, tort recently from Val.tosta, where he Is wanted on the charge of stealing money from -a contractor. The three tramps evidently live to drink. NO PENALTY ON DELAY. Atlanta, Dee. 17.—(Special.)-Governor Atkinson today approved tho hill repeal Ing tho JV> penalty ort telegraph compn nles for delay In delivering messages. It was thought lost week that the governor would refuse to sign the bill becauat did not believe It to be In tbe Interest of the people. Tomorrow Is the last day allow.-.I tti" governor to par" upoo tho hills. All that he does not consider will become laws anyhow. An Attempt Made to Murder an Offi set lit Columbus. Columbus, Ga., Doo. 17.—Aa Offtcet Moore entered his yard on F. Way night just aftor imldnlgW, ho heard a tsusplr clous noise near tho corner bf the house. He eaw an Objeot approaching him. Which ho thought to be u cow. As the went toward tho figure, there ■was n Hash turd a loud report from e pistol. The bullent tore Its way through ,1'hn officer's overenut. Mr. Moore opened tiro on the person, wh< also fired again, and then ran around the house nnd peiatpod to 1h„ river.' The pollbeenam thinks tho party was a negro, tort cannot understand itho tne Wve tor tho attack. ( DEATH NEAIR BYRON. ' j Byron, Ga., Doc. 17.—(SnecJal).— George W. Kln« died at hlH rosldeivtei eight anHe« from hero, la«t Hai-urd.iy, after a few dayfl* lllm-ws ot uneunioivla and was "burled ait Shiloh churoh, r.eal here, yerterdny. ’Mr. Kin* was a cr t nfili dates focr tux receiver at tile lato, orl*. miary for county officers, and received Itihe next! hlgboHt vote, (there be! nwr rtevwi ■candidate* Jot ^hat uOtofe He *wh« btigbly reupented, and had so I/irw»> 8, •number of pernanal friend* qji any man Ln Hount'an ooun'ty. Tlie funeral, con" Kiro^ntian wa* very large, atte«(rt'in« hit (pqpularlrty. He lmvOH u wife and two young daughter*. A. DrBUE 300 YEARS OLD. ’ 'Brunswick, Dec. 17.—Air. Joe Wall lace recently advertised for ourlosltiet of all kinds. In reply fai itho adver<‘ tteement he received. a letter from Houston, Texafl, offoritac for sale « Bible 300 years oM. Mr. WartVaco think< he want* the Bible. SOUTHERN MEN MAY. STRIKE. Conference of Railway Orden.Chiefs a) ■Washington. Washington, Dec. 17.—A. delegation rep* resenting the employes of tho Southern Railroad Company held a conference here today with tho chiefs of tho varlout railroad trainmen's unions. Chief Arthut of the locomotive engineers. Chief Wll,. son of the firemen, Chief Brown .of th« trainmen and Chief Clark of the conduc.' tors were present. .The mooting was th< outgrowth of a reduction In salaries mad# by the receivers of the Richmond aTuj Danville Railroad Company prior to th< reorganization * under tho numo of thq Southern railway. Unlike tbe usual custom of paying naia- rles In accordance with the rates charged by tho railroad companies, tho Richmond and Danville road tnrtdo an ugremnent with tho employes as to thu wages to be paid and a forum I contract was drawn. When the receivers reduced all salaries the trainmen accepted the cut, Tho or* ganlzatlon, however, made a demand that, the company’s part of tho contract with the Richmond and Danville should be kept by a restoration of the old order ot things, but. a repetition of iho demand, has not been successful and the confer ence which began today was decided on to devise means for dealing with the mat. ter. Today's session was brief. Absoluts secrecy was enjoined on all who took part and nothing was given out for pub lication. Chief Arthur, who w^at seen by a Southern Associated Frees reporter,was very reticent, but after some pressing he said: "There was nothing whatever done. We merely had a friendly chat over thb busi ness which brings us here." This seems to bo the state of affairs. Tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock the most Important conference will be held and it (n expected some action will ho (taken. The m<*n whoso salaries were reduced are apparently In favor of going to fhc ex tent of * strike. AGED BACHELOR MURDERED. Ills Head’ Cut Off and an Effort Made to Burn Hto Body. Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 17.—Mr. Peter flrhooler. a respectable citizen of Staf ford county, living about eight miles from this city, aged 60, an old bachelor, was found murdered In his house Sunday night about d<irk. His head had been nearly severed from his body and an ax was lying against the body. The corpse was dressed in Its night clothes and an effort had been made to burn It. There la at present no duo to the murderer. ROBBED IN DAYLIGHT. A Colurmbns Man Loses His Horse and Buggy on Broad fttreet. Columrtnia, Dec. 17,—Ye.alorday a sto ry wcim circulated on tbe sfiroeta to the effect rhat Mr. W. H. Biank«-nshlp hud been rubbed of his horse and bug gy by a negro. About 11 o’clock Mr. Blankonahlp drove his buggy to a stor* on Broad street, when a negro walked up. crawled into the buggy und drove off. No trace of the team has yel been found. •