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TTie new magazine r:i!e whictt :::
Freue!i army is experimenting with
can bo fired 100 times without being
taken from tlie t lioulder, and the
cartridges weigh only ball as much as
ordinary ammunition.
The latest literary novelty i;J to bo
a story written in collaboration anil
printod in two kinds of type, so the
reader may see at a glance which
author bo is perusing. This exposure
of the details cf literary partnership
ia not oxpectod to prove highly popu*
lar. ___________?
New York aud Boston capitalists are
interested iu a gigautio enterprise,
construct a ship canal
acro3? the southern part oT Michigan, I
connecting Lakos Michigan ami Erie,
announces tho American Cultivator
Its eastern terminm would probably
bo Toledo, though ouo of tho proponed
routes is from Port Beuto to
Detroit. Either way tho linewoull
bo 180 miles long. Its estimated cost
!_ A?A /mo * 1 ' * '
i? huu wueu co:npiet3>l it
will save 70 J miles of daugcrotis lake
navigation. Still another canal is
talked of, wbicli is to connect the upper
Mississippi at St. Paul with Lake
Superior at Dulutli. The country between
these points is low, with many
small lakes fnrnisljiug ubuu lauco oi'
water, ami making the c.instruction
of a ship canal both possible r.ud easy.
It is an interesting fact that out oi
the 68,403 postotlicos in the United
States the ten largest furnished thirty
ami two-tenths per cent, or noariy onethird
of the entire revenues oftho department
in the last fiscal year. These
ten postofliees are located at New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston,
St. Louis, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, San
Francisco, Baltimore au I Pittsburg,
aud they rank in tho order given.
Chicago is No. 2 in the list and shown
the largest increase in business, which
was eighteen and three-tenths per ceut.
8t. Louis comes second with ten and
four-tenths per cent., Cincinnati next
with nino and four-tenths and New
York next with eight and sevou-tentha
per c int.
It is said that Governor Northen,
'd#$f\4eorgitl> rather to tho surprise ol
the people of his State, has demonstrated
himself quite a successful railroad
manager, remarks tho New Orleans
Picayuue. The State endorsed
$ 260,000 worth of bomla for the Northeastern
Railroad of Georgia, with the
provision that if the interest were not
paid tho road should bo seized and
run for tho State, or sold at the discretion
of the Governor. Last N<>vember
the Richmond and Danville,
which was operating tho road, failed
to pay the interest, which amounts
to $1500 a month, and the Governoi
took cuarge ot it, appointing I J. K.
Reeves, tho President, ns State agent.
The Governor proceeded to rcdtico the
working force of the road and cut
down its expenses in other ways, and
under his management the **oa t has
been clearing between $2000 aud
$J()00 a mouth over all expenses. Tho
Governor is an old school teacher,
but he seems to have a head for business.
Thinks to tho goo I sons.! an 1 masterful
control over his people of old
Sau Juan, tho headcaief of tin Mescaloro
Apaches, that oncj warlike and
dreadod Mexican trill! his rem lined
ftt liwmvn Vfcilh tin* wlntas fur mans i
years. They number 12"? families,
comprising abo it 8)) in livi ln ils.
Most attractive in its nit iril features
is their res-r.'ation, iiimty miles
northeast fro n I'll I Vis ? \Kiii
fifths of its 57"?,'))) acres of vnric I
miriiici! is covet e I with timber forests,
largely pine, which include uu neroiis
grassy spaces of parks; its plains
lands are covero I with grama grass,
and water is every where abun la:it.
These exceptional til vantages for timber
cutting, stock raising ant farai
ing, together with it? knovn rich
mineral deposits of gold, silver, c >ppcr
and coa1, Iriv .? e nisei tii s M se ilero
reservation t > be r "garde 1 witli
a covetous eye by white a I vent trors,
who have long brougli1 a strong pressure
to bear at Washington to achieve
their aims. If is propose I that the
In ban familic. an 1 adult mab-s shall
receive allotments m li>') acres each,
and the remaining acres bo
thrown opeu to settlcm <nt as (lovernm
>ut Inn I. Uo lev e >n btions of satisfactory
compensation to the In bans
fnv 1 fill 1 til 'V U?1 : I* ??1 1 ?M* a.x >
such outcorn \ which will probably bo
the ultimate one, would uo'j be unfair
to ?*uy in' t'.ii j?irt!*s oonesruol.
For the present the V pa-lies are likely
to retain their vast, Irritiu ; "rouul,
^ except, p.-rii ips, tii it portion of th 1
reservation that is known to be mineral
b jar in/, an am i of about f> >,<) t )
acres, which, it is j^oner illy believed,
will soon !) thro vu open to miners
and ijvttlers.
COTTON MILLS IN ALABAMA.
What
Mas Been Done and What Ought to 66
Done.
(Addrrfttof Hon. T. W. Pratt, delivered at
Birmingham, A'a., April 25. 1691, at rrtluest
of the State Oonvention of Ohambertcf (turn
rnerco of Alabama )
The branch of Alabama development
which, in my judgment, should tirst
occupy tho attention of our Chambers
of Commerco throughout the State id
the manufacture of our great staple,
cotton, and in view of the fact that
this State has advantage's for nmnufacturing
cotton goods equal, if not
superior, to all others, wo can, by rt
judicious system of advertising iheso
advantages, secure for this State man*
ufacturing plants which will add millions
to our valuation and tends of
thousands of industrious families to
our population.
Tho mercantile history of Englaud
during the past century is the history
of her cotton manufacturing, and the
same is true of New England, while
the South, which has furnished the
cotton,has very little show in improvement
for the many millions received
for her staple, while the value of her
lauds has gradually decreased and hef
substance has been used iu buying her
foodstuffs and clothing from the North
and abroad.
The following statistics will serve to i
illustrate the importance of thin great
industry, and tho ridiculous position i
wo occupy in regard to the same: '
There arc over $2,500,000,000 invested
iu cotton mills in the world,and
over $400,000,000 intlieUuited States,
and yet the South, furnishing 02 per
cent, of the world's cotton, has a total
capital invested in its manufacture of
less than $100,000,000, or ahout onetwenty-fifth
of the world's investment.
The value of the crop of cottou of
1R93 is calculated to be about $275,000,000,
and this incomo would be
trebled or quadrupled if we could manufacture
our goods at homo.
Alabama possesses every requisite 1
for the manufacture as well as the pro- i
dnction of cotton?u splendid and |
healthful climate, low cost of living,
cheap power, intelligent labor at a
small cost and long hours nt work.
1. We have tho cotton at our doors
from first hands, and it costs us at
least $4.50 per bale less than it costs
the New England mills, which are '
obliged to pay freight on seventy-five i
pounds o ? aste and dirt with every I
hale, whicn, added to the regular i
freight rate and the espouses of Graying,
sampling commission, etc., brings (
the raw material at the Eastern mills |
10 per cent, above tho cost to us?a ,
I ?- 1- J - i _ _
itur uivmenu.
2. We have our power at the lowest ,
possible cost, for in addition to our ,
numerous and splendid water-powers,
we are ablo to buy good steam coal (
in most all portions of the State at less (
than $1.50 per ton, against a cost in
New England of from $4.00 to $5.50
per ton, and as Alabama is well sup- j
plied with water, mills would find no j
difficulty in securing an abundance of \
cold spring water for condensing,free ,
of cost. New Englnnd mills figure ,
their cost of power at about $20.00 to ,
$25.00 per horse-power per annum
where steani is used, and from $15.00 ]
to $20.00 per horse-power for water- ,
power. In comparison I find few ,
Southern mills whose power costs to ,
exceed $10.00 per horse-power per an- ,
num, and many of these mills in the (
South use cheap high-pressure engines, j
In the manufacture of print cloths ,
iu the East it is estimated that power j
and heating cost ouc cent per pound (
of goods produced. While we cauuot (
make a comparison with a Southern j
mill of this character, I do kuow from ,
actual experience that in producing )
coarse yarns the cost of heat, light aixl j
power in our mill is only one-tenth of j
one cent per pound. This is not a fair j
comparison, owing to the different ,
?t i. i...i ii- _
?.-junn ui nurit, mil me grenv cosi ol (
heating the Irirgo mills of the North |
and East for about six months each
year, when fuel is high,is nu enormous
expense ns compared with our cost for
heating in Alabama, when we have but
a few (lavs when it is necessary to use ^
artifical heat.
<>. nu uuve intelligent moot winch,
by reason C? the low cost of living, we
an hire tit a saving of 2."> per cent. ,
>ver New Eiiglii' d priei s, and we se- ]
lire sixty-six hours I ib<>?* per week, |
gni'ist >.i t \ hours labo" per week ill y
New England and Hfty lwo nod n-lialf j
iioios labor per week i>i England.
t. Wc have uo labor organizations to
j bother ns. I
*>. The mill buildings and tenements j
.'or the hands can be built in this State
it a saving of from 20 to 10 per cent.
from the cost of eipuillvas good build- .
ings in the East.
1). We can secure freight rates to *
market from most of our Alabama '
sities on manufactured goods at a
saving of nearly Inilf what it costs to
transport tlio raw cotton. and by a little
effort oil i or pai i could get rates
to Chieago and other Western citiea 1
lower than they are at preaent, al- '
though our rates now are lower tlinn '
from New England to many Western
po'lltS.
7. The record of Southern mill ea^n- (
ings, compared with the cariiinga of
Northern mills for the past few years, 1
is intieh in favor of the South, and is a
strong argument to use with our East- '
ern friends. It is. perhaps, not gen- 1
ernilv known that Alabama has made |
the greatest relative progress ineotton (
manufacture of any State in tin Union ,
in the past four ymo, bui r.lieli is tho ?
fact. In iHfMt we had but thirteen
cotton mills with 7!'. till) spin lb s and
I fift'i Idflluti in V??>
. .. iik i nil! , fifiii \> r IIUW
have twenty-nine i*iiMm with '2117,158
spindles ami SO 10 looms, or a throe- I
fold increase hoth in looms au<l kj.i 11 -
lies iii only four years. Thin is eor- '
tainly n f{ood record, hut wo are stdl |
far holiind sovoral of our sistor States i
in the South, who recognized tlio i in - t
portuncc of lUio induMiy yeura a;?o, i
mil have done And are still doing ail
iu their power to extend this importaut
industry; Let us get into the
harness as they hafO doriri arid seeurri
this enactment of Buoh lawB, both municipal.
county and State) nB will convince
the world that are We anxious to
jecure new blood, new niouoy and new
factories, and that when we get tliem
we will foster them. Manufacture"s
ji the South heed nlofo trtotreJr And i
loss advene legislation} ftnd before |
they eiwi hope to rcadh the perfection
iu manufacturing attained ill England j
'iud Die Eatt they must adopt the only ,
icnsible plan of equipping their mills
with only the best and latent improved
machinery, as ltd inill Willi ttiiCnibefy J
fifteen or twenty years old Cftn hope to
compete with modern equipped mills, i
There has been1 - general opinion
prevnlout in the South and East that <
the Southern tnanufacturerti Coulu
never hope to he able to make fii>< 1
goods, owing to ^ yliiuatic conditions, 1
but I think that ideu is exploded, for <
we are now producing goods which 1
ten years Ago ottr New England com
[>ctitors said we never could make, and 1
we certainly have reason to believt
that wo will eventually drive the New
England mills off of the title good; 1
they are now making and into oth< T
lines hv meeting them iu competition,
is we hr.ve already done iu couth
yarns, an it is tec og ill zed lodfty they
ire unable tocope with in coarSegoods,
and I believe the day is not fur distant
when wo will meet England in success
fill competition for the world's trade.
After making careful investigation
1 find that the wages paid in English
factories compare favorably with onrH_
:iud wo have every advantage ovei
them except iu the cost of our much in
ry (which will be eventually Irtftde in
ion will always be our foundation crop,
?nd the mills will mi rely come to it
uid add more wealth to our State than
uiy other iudustry.
Let us advise the world ot what we
have and wlmt we are and success will
mrely come, liuntsville feels proud
>f her distinction as the largest cotton[UftTiufactnriiig
city in the State, and
^specially so as she has nttaiued that
listinction in the past. two yea'-s
hrotigli the efforts of hercitizens. Wc
low have over $1,000,000 invested in
ill roe mills and use 12,000 bales of
otton per annum and produce 2 100,100
pouuds of domestic and 2,700,000
rounds of yarns, employ 1000 hands
ind giving our farming community
he best local cotton market in the
Hate. There is no reason why Alalami
should not be filled with good,
irosperons cities like Massachusetts
ind Hhode Island, and if we would use
lie same push and energy to seeuro
egitimnte manufneturing industries
is they have used,we,like those States,
vould have a wealthy population.
Itfantic Coast Line to Extend to Aug'/st'J.
mi .1 Hi t . Um. km
O ?
3n., is tho next move booked for tbo
xtension of ibe Atlantic Const Liuo
lystem. The management of tlsis lino
wis boon gradually broadening out in
ramifications, adding new territory to
he rioh sections already tributary to
ts roads. After completing the \V Iion
short cut, work on the Dcnmiwk f
v tension was begun, iitul now its litis
ine is nenring eonn|?letion the system
s reselling out for the trade centreing
it Augusta. Tho managers of the
\ t t<intic Const Line seldom d'seuss con- '
? iii|>ini?>?i improvements pnojieiv ;mey '
iclieve more i ? notion tmi?-i in words,
0 t'oat quietly nudwitb any announce- j
neut preliminary surveys linvu boon
onimenced for an extension from '
\slilov Junction, S. O., to Augusta '
1 II.- officials of the companvdecline to 1
tide just \ilica v o?*k of construction !
* 11 begin I>111 as they usiinlly carry 1
lit their plans with us li.tle delay lis
ossible, the impression is Ihnt 8''ct? '
tops will lie tnkon in tiie nenr fulvc.
I he territory to the we?.i iiih! southwest 1
?f Augusta is an nttkactive Held to !
ndroad managers. noil the len.ieroy
f the times is cuirving Eastern lines
owarfls those sections. To Atlanta
md thence to the gulf const offers
aOio possibilities snftieiently inv*t *?ff
or the continuation of lit least o.ie J
C * ' 11.-4 rei ? . 1
ii i ihiii iiiiii ?uv. i ill' /i I III III 1C
~h>nht Lino may yet figure in ftoiithvi-iiti'i'n
>> vineff, with u gnif icsiiiiiue '
it New Orleans. ^
Wife Murderer Sentenced. ]
WiiiMlNOTON, N. C,.- .1 ?>hii llroek,
lie wife 111 iir?l??r? r. \mis Kcnteiieed in
In- Criminal Court to !10 yearn in the
itnto penitentiary, receiving the full
ii'imlty for murder in the Hocond de- 1
;ree, <>i which lie was convicted. His j
ouiiMel withdrew tho motion for a '
tow trial. 1
THE GREAT B^IKE.
Miners seize ct iits.
The Sheriff a 4 re Powerless: /tie Is the OPtier
of the Day.
Columbus, 0.?(jov. Mtfkihie? ofJered
Adjt.-Gen. Howe to send some
companies of the Fourteenth and Seventeenth
regiments and Battery H of
Iho Firtit Light Artillery to Gloucester.
Jukt AR the troops *??*?' ehtbrtrked
liorc, the following teiegf Aril wiiN received
at the Governor's office from
Sheriff Riley:
"Recall forces, as the railroad com[>any
capitulates, saying they will haul
ho nldre c<irt1j tiiid lustrhtft rtle to stop
further actioil in the matter."
Adjt.^Gen. Howo a^ /moe recalledall
the troops.
GiiorcF.sTBBi O.?Striking miners
stopped a Tolodd Arid Ollto Centra'roul
train loaded with West Vlrginin
conl and detained it. The railway
company appealed to Sheriff M. M.
Riley to prevent this ItiterfereneCj but,
owing to the great uuiUbef of strikers,
he decided to invoke military aid.
Massiloh, O.?A party of 250 minen..4
4 U . 1 111 UTl. 1 i J1 T _ 1 T?
(ho Houlh,) the open market* of tlx
world and the cost of borrowed money.
Many people say that cotton mills
lo not help us much, owing to the low
wages paid, aud In answer to that we
can say that the average amount earned
by agriculturists is but thirty cents
per day in Alabama, while the average
wages to mill operatives in the Htate is
seventy cents per day.
Unusunl opportunities nre offered in
this State for the establishment of
Quitting factories for supplying the
home demand for hosiery, underwear,
L'tc., out of the product of our yarn
mills, and also for the building oi
Ideuchcry plauts to bleach our sheeting
and shirting, and do away with the
present necessity of shipping our good.*
to New Euglaud to be bleached and
then returned to market, thus eating
up much of our profit in freight.
With the building of new mills ii.
mr State Nttll coiife tho additional^ tie-*
inand for food products and maun
ractured goods, and an additional incentive
given our farmers for the pro
luction of foodstuffs at home,and thnr
we would become independent of the
Sorth, to whom we now give our cottou
crop in exchange for wearing ftpimrel.
corn, bacon ami hav. Our cot
rtiuirnt'u tnri'u u ii(Tini|y[HiKi uaAt'i^m
trains itided with Went Virginia coal
as they pnssed through Heffodsville
The windows in the engines nnd en
booses were broken with stones nui
several trainmen injured. Trninmaste.
dibroll) who wrts on otifi Ot the trains,
was hit with n largo stone, but no'
badly hurt.
IIahri >bitro,Pa.?TheHheriffof Fay
tte cdilrily nrtyrtiil a letter to Gov. Pal
tisoni "For the ?? ? >* eight tber
lias been an extensive strike in the cor.
?n<l coke regionsof this county. Then
ire probably 15(000 Idle men. Largbodlrti
of btrikerPj in Bottle instance.
',00(1 in number, llaVe ttlardhbl fron
plant to plant and forced or frightenc<
ncn from work. There have beet
tuiiieroiiH riots and tumults. April 4.
f. P. Paddock, chief engineer of th<
I. C. Fries Coke Company, wit# club
bed to death at the Davidson Works.
"In a struggle at Moyer, Georg
!l. Keller, one of my deputies,
vas allot, probably fatally. Larg<
bodies of strikers have crtnlpcd neai
the mines at Stickle Hollow, Jimtown,
Moyer, Kyle, Valley, and Hill Farm
and threaten to drive the men fron
work. I have to protect property ami
workmen, but fenr ierioiid fesulb
might follow a conflict with the strikers
Owing to the large numbers and threat
t-iiiug and dangerous character of the
mobs and the intense feeling that prevails,
it is extremely difficult to secur*
posses equal to the emergencies."
The Governor l?r^[ -vhe follow
ing procTnmation: '
Whereas, Tlie Constitution and law
of this Commonwealth authorize tli
lovernor, whenever in hit
judgment the same may be necessary,
to employ the militia to suppress do
n stie violence and pres erve the peace,
now therefore I, Robert E. Pattison,
Governor of the said Commonwealth,
do hereby admonish all good citizem
and all persons within the territory
and under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth
against aiding aud abetting
such unlawful proceedings, and I do
hereby command all persons engaged
in the said riotous demor.strstions to
forthwith disperse ami retire peacefully
to their respective places of
abode, warning them that a persistence
in violence will compel resort to such
military force as may be necessary to
enforce obedience to laws.
Given under my hand nnd the great
seal of theStale at Harrisburg,this 30th
day of May, in the year of our Lord
1894 and of the Commonwealth the
118th. Rohkht E. Pattison.
Rikminuham, Ala.?The citizens'
committee which was appointed Severn!
days ago to hold a conference
with mine operators and bring about
a settlement of the strike, if possible,
met the operators, but nothing was
accomplished, as the mine owners de
el i ned to make any concessions.
With this in view and i0,000-ton daily
output of the mines, it is generally
conceded that the operators have
won the tight, Gov. .Tones is in camp
?,ti. u... a..i -i i? .
in order to be on band if furtbei
rioting is attempted by the miners.
'Pl.? LIIhoIl....... 111:....:, n. i
i Ml. n<iim?ii?'ii III mmmi, Iimium, VUIU*
redo and West Virginia are unchanged.
PROF SMtTH WILL NOT RECANT.
fe Savs That to Stifle His Conations Now
WoJJ he a Crime Against Reason.
Bakatooa, N. Y.?The Rev. 7)r.
Ienry P. Smith, convicted Saturday
>f liereay l?y tin- Presbyterian General
Veseinbly and adjudged unworthy to
each or )>rench the Gospel as ho unlerstands
it, is still here and apparently
quite unalVeeted by the decision,
vhioh he expected and for which ho
vas fully prepni'd. I'rof. Smith, his
vife, mother, two children, and the
vift* of I'rof. Itriggs, form an interestng
party at the Worden Hotel.
The Assembly formally expressed
tH regret that the Southern Oent ral
Assembly had declined to enter into
legotiatioiia looking to an organic reiniou
of the churches, North and
South.
^ ? ?
A Big Confederate Re-Union
Clabrkville, Tenn. ? A big Confedevate
re-union was.held on the Fort
Do'ielson battlefield Tuesday. Veterans
from many States and many distinguished
Coi'iVderates were present.
A 1 _ 1 1 i 1 A _ J _ A 1 A AAA
\ssenimdi>(a i-Miunweu ni jw.uuv. I
Ex-Congressman John F. House delivered
the oralio- . An address was
?lso made hy Hovi 'nor Tarney.
Chmamcn Ride the Gonf.
Cur 'A no, It!..?Chicago Chinamen
t r<* rat a I dialling a Masonic lodge. In
four months the )>ara|)hernalia will he
in working order. Chow is grand
master.
v\
Pithy new# items.
A clerk in L. H. Miller's sicfe'; ?4
Lamar, Darlington connty, shot aud
trilled Will Thomas, alias Cuffy Me- I
Leo'di ti tleafO. TboWlftfl *m canght
h* the clerk Ifi the net of WuWllg the
klore. Ht>' drew rt pistol but tho clerk
was too quick /of liini. "fhorgas was
under suspicion of having beefi Implicated
in a recent incendiary fire and
bore a had character.
"there rtre wotlie splendid sites to
tuiiid cottOH factories* With plenty of
water power, on tlld French llroad
river, between Paint Rock and Aslfcville,
N. C.
Lcaffl Bros, will remove their lio/kPtofy
from Philadelphia to
Winoheeter, Yri. * ITirt f^jJorted.
New machinery for the marttifaeture
of ladies' and children's ribbed
hOtdffy has been placed in tho Savannah
(On.) Cotton Milk
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the North Carolina
M. S: Conference will be held at
Raleigh, N. C., Juife 12 20.
The Populist convention which was
to have met at Lenoir on the 23d of
May to florid tin to a candidate for Congress
id the eighth district* was pnntponed
indefinitely.
Joe White, in Albany penitentiary
or fobbing the Wadesboro postoflice,
iied on the tfofjj of May ('? smnll-pux.
Mr. St. Clair Hester, who for soiif*1
time wasa teacher in the public schools,
Ltsicfghi N. C., lias been ordained a
priest of t he lSpiscopnl Church at Golden
City, Long Island.
Abingdon, Va., is threatened with
iu epidemic of smallpox. Maltha
Washington Female college was closed
md Jackson Female institute is said
to be in strict quarantine. J. Irby
Hurt, a young luwyer: is the oniy
trinlf on luircnn nt nrocnn4
Dr. Kirby, of Onldsboro, N. C., lias
taken charge? of tile Insane asylum an
.nperintendent, Dr. Wood retiring,
The latter gentleman was appointed in
1889 and hnn for almost five years
illed the position with zeal and ability,
'-lis work shows for itself. Improvcnents
have been numerous.
The Philadelphia Times sees the
.'uture Htlpfemaoy of tho south, and
onunents as follows: "With the south
xporting $12,000,000 of cotton nuui*
ifnctureB and enlarging ita facilities,
.specially to supply the coarser fabrics,
t begins to look as if New England's
supremacy was doomed. Conditions
?T the late depreaaion compelled close
conoray and the introduction of laborsaving
ap]i]ianccs. Location, cheap
freights ami fuel have imparted a new
importance. The records show that
outhern factories increased their consumption
last year 18,000 bales, while
northern spinners fell away to the
extent of 265,000. The southern mill,
with free raw material, has an advantage
New England factories never can
gain, and, whether it be in the tine or
coarse grades, the southern product is
rapidly assuming nn importance and
development that threatens seriously
the ultra-protection centers of the
north."
A GREAT RATE WAR.
The Most Gigantic in the History of Southern
Railroading is How On.
Memphis, Tf.nn.?The most gigantic
rate war in the history of railroading
in the Southern St ites has broken out,
and every road south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers and some of the Eastern
lines are involved. The trouble
lias been brewing for some time. Three
or four lines have been secfctly cutting
rates 011 Eastern business for a
mouth past, thereby reaping a rich
harvest. The other roails soon discovered
the cut and demanded that the
guerrilla warfare cease. The Southern
Railway and Steamship Association
was asked to interfere and put a stop
to the rate-cutting, but Chairman
Stnhlman was unable to bring about a
se^t^cinuut and advised the roads that
had stooil by tne agreement to'goTnio
the tight for blood. As a result, the
Louisville A- Nashville, the East Tennessee,
Virginia A Georgia, the Tennessee
Midland, the Kansas City,
Memphis A* Birmingham, and the
Chattanooga A* St. Louis Railroads
posted a notice that a reduction of (?()
per cent, on freight to and from Eastern
points would take effect June'2.
The notioe of the cut created no little
excitement in railroad circles, but it
was not thought that pnasender rates
would be disturbed. The idea was
dispelled late thisafternoon, however,
when the Tennessee Midland posted
notice of a sweeping cut in passenger
tickets to Eastern and .Northern points.
The Louiswille A Nashville promptly
met the reduction and announced that
it was in the light to the finish. The
other lines hove not met the passenger
cuts yet but they are expected to do so.
AtIjANTA, (?a.?At a meeting here of
trallie men representing Southern lines
with Western cjties, it was decided to
to meet the cut made by Eastern lines
on business for the South. The indications
are that the war will extend
and become more intense.
Lord Roseberry's Horse Wins.
London, England.? At Newmarket,
the Newuiaiket stakes of 4,500 sovereigns,
for throe year olds, one raiie
and two furlongs, was won by Lord
Roseberry's Ladas. Douglas Baird's
St. Florian was second, and Dauie]
Cooper's Glare, third.
When a young man Lord Roseberry
said he had the ambition to do throe
things, viz: Marry the richest woman in
England, win the Derby, and become
Premier of England, lie accomplished
;ho tirat by marrying a Miss Do l?oth liilds,
an<t ho is the present Frontier of
England. j
Atlanta s tspoS/fiA.i Endorsed.
Governor Elias Carr, of North Carolina,
in A few complimentary remark*,
at Ihe great Southern Immigration
Congress, Augusta. Oa.f offered the following
resolutions,'
"Whereas, The Cottotf States and
International exposition, to be held in
Atlanta, Go., during September, October,
November and December, 1895,
will present n Splendid opportunity to
show the* World the great and varied
resources of rtll the Southern States
nud the many advantage* of this couutry,
not only as a desirable Section for
intelligent homeseekers, but also fls an
inviting field for safe and profitable
investments} and,
"Whereas, Srtld exposition will result
in bringing nbottl ft elosef Commercial
relation between this CCuntry
and Mexico, Central nud South AttteJica
and the West Indies, which would
result iii greatly increasing the trade
between ttio United States and
said countries through tbo Southern
ports; and
"Whereas, while the city and citizens
of Atlanta pledged tbo necessary
guarantee fund for said exposition nnd
have undertaken the work incident to
this Important enterprise, nnd its success
is assured; still it will be in no
senso local, but is to be bold for the
entire country; and
"Whereas, said exposition will result
irt increasing the business of the
railroads and steaifisblp lines; and,
"Whereas, n bill has beoti Introduced
in congress providing for a government
exhibit; therefore, be it.
"Resolved, by tho Southern Interstate
Immigration rllld Industrial Congress
in convention, assembled in Augusta,
Gn., representing 20.000,000
people,
"1 That we heartily endorse the exposition
and the objects sought to be
accomplished as worthy of the active
and earnest support of every citizen ill
this country.
"2. That we request every Southern
State to make a full exhibit of its resources
at said exposition rttld also request
the governors of said States to
use their influence therefor."
Governor Tillinnn. of South Caroli
na, declared it was well enougd to invite
people and capital from lllc outside,
and all that came would l>e welcome;
but for every dollar of outside
capital the Southern people must
expend ten of their own, if they
were iu earnest about desiring to build
up the South. "The future of this
section depends," he said, "on the efforts
of our own people, and what the
Southern farmers need most is an immigration
of ideas-and intelligent agrfihVUvrtKt
Tttethods.Southern farmera
would never prosper as long as they
spent six mouths in the year trying to
kill the grass in their Holds and tho
next six in buying hay from Maine
and the Northern States.
Cxport Cotton Trade aa Viewed by a Manufacturer.
Interrogated upon the export trade
in cotton goods, a manufacturer extensively
engaged in these lines says:
"There is little doing now, owing to
the low price of silver. Goods shipped
from here and paid for in the current
money of the buyers brought practically
but half the price of other years.
Then there is the reported intent of
the Mexican government to increase
the duties 25 per cent, as ?n offset to
the disadvantage to which its people
are subjected by the discrimination
against silver by the commercial nations.
Jt is highly improbable that
the mills w ill continue running through
tIre summer. There is stock enough on
hand now to meet the moderate demand
that manufacturers are looking
for, and they can see nosensein piling
up goods beyond the probable requirements.
"This state of things is not going to
last forever, though. Thistariff muddle
is going to be cleared up somehow,
ami after that, manufacturers, as well
as people generally, will get back to
their normal condition, ami goods will
l>e made ami sold i*t a profit to the
former, as well as at prices that will be
wUrtlm.toi Y tn.thn Utter. be.nmiae, thcv
will heagain earning the money wheronitli
to net such necessities as many of
them are now doing without."
Immigration for Eastern Carolina.
Mr. T. C. Porter, of Minneapolis,
Minn., visited eastern North Carolina
a few montliH ago, and was so well
pleased with the climate and productiveness
of the soil that lie lias just purchased
from !. II. Cbadhoume and
others, of Wilmington, 15,000 acres
of trucking lands atul intends locating
immigrants upon them. Mr. Porter
has heen very successful in settling
parts of the Northwest, but now believes
tliet the South is the bust field
for t)iis purpose.
White Sulphur Springs Sold.
Ru hmonii, Va. flic celebrated
White Snip?j,i iii<rs property was
Hold to Julian T. Hurke. of Alexandria,
Va., agent for tile preft rred bond
holders, for the sum of ?'21 >.">,000. The
Hoason nt the Whit usually opena
June 1st and while there is no definite
information here to that effect, it is
expected that Major Karle, who has
conducted the popular reso' t for many
years, will again become the lessee and
that flit .-?|?i nigs will be opened as usual.
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Dynamite in Atlanta.
Atlanta. (1a ?A dvnsnnte bomb
wan exploded almost under the lions'*
of 1). C. Wall, on Walker street. Wall
is a railroad engineer. The side ol
the house was slintt< red, but 110 one
was injiired. A narrow alley sepaniles
Wall's house from the Methodist parsonage.
occupied bv Rev. -I. II. Kakcs,
The bomb was thrown from the street,
and it is a question as to which house
wan intended to wreck.
Y. M. C. A. JUBILEE.
DELEGATES ARE PRESENT PROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD. *
~he Great Association of Young Men Colebrate
Its 50th Anniversary.
London, England. ?The celebration
has begun of the 50th anniversary
of the founding of the Young Men's
Christian Association.
Friday, afternoon June 1, the first
service was held in Westminster Abbey,
the church of England having granted
the use of both the Abbey and 8t.
Paul's Cathedral. The meeting was
presided over by George Williams the
founder of the Y. M. C. A. Fifty
years ago ho was a young man lees
thau 25 yearH of age. lie lives to-day,
the head of the house in wss
?hen employed. He is also president
of the London local association and is
presiu^ut of this conference.
a??r? seen from the aeconmanv
iug cut, lio 18 ft of unusually
strong character,u* (shown in his kindly
fnco,
GKOKOK WILLI A MS.
The sermon at the opening day was
hy the Lord Bishop of London.
On the evening of June 5 there wan
a thauksging service in St. Paul's Cathedra),
which was crowded to the
utmost 1?y 15,000 people. The wi.non
was delivered by the Lord Bishop of
Kipon, Kev. Boyd Carpenter.
Great preparation** hare been mada
for the occasion and delegates fronr
almost every quarter of the world are
in nttendauce. Tho Associations of
Germany chartered a boat for the occasion
to earry their delegutes. America
ban sent a large delegation. India;
China, Japan, South America and
Australia are also represented.
TV 1 A-- A A_: 1 1 1.1
xjeiegaies urc eui^ruiiueu uy iricruu*
of the London Association, who fx?- ^ ?
nish lodging, breakfast fiVftl teh.-1
city of London granted the uHHOciatiou
Ihe right and they have erected a mnrpiee
upon the Tbainea embankment,
rt is 200 feet long, 120 feet wide and
50 feet high and hung with the flags of
the nations represented at the conference.
In this, "high tea" and dinner
will be served every day.
June G will be jubilee daj-, the programme
for which is unique and varied.
There will bo an athletic exhibition, a
choir of 1,000 voices will render choruses
from the leading oratorios, a
bust will also be presented to Mr. Williams
by one of the royal princes, and
it night there will be a niagio lantern
exhibition giving the history of 50
years' progress, winding up by singing
Ihe hallelujah chorus.
On June 7 there will be an excursion
to Windsoprpalace, the royal residence,
uul the qiiftpH has graciously thrown
?pen her private grounds for the occasion.
The conference will ftjso be permitted
to visit Frogmore and inspect the
inniiunloiim i>rr>cfcil to tlirt llieinorv of
Prince Albert?ft favor never before
granted to ft public assembly.
The only delegates from the Southern
States of America are: W. M?
Dnnner and W. 1. McNair, Louisville,
Ky.; Rev. A. II. Edbrook, New Orleans;
and Dr. Richard H. Thomas
?nd Francis A. White,Baltimore, New
I'ork lends the list with'8'2 delegates
lieaded by Theo. L. Cuyler, 11, 1)., of
Brooklyn.
n - .b -'. ruin
A lornado in Mariooro.
PfKNNKTTsvir.nK, S C.?This section
ens visited by a very destructive storm.
^11 Oapt. P. L. Breeden's farm the
(in house, engine house and two tenmt
houses were blown down, while hie
>nrn was moved four inches. Two
enant houses on Mr. James McDnniel's m
arm and the gin house on Mr. Baruey '
iVallace's farm were also blown down. y*
?V. P. Lester's gin house and Messm
r. 11. Bet lien's and 11. J. Tatum's
inrns were blown down. Messrs. J.
Bolton's and 0. T. Easterling's
rops were ruined bv the hail. A telo(rnin
from Mel 'oil si.it"s that theboeso
>f J. W. Stone, who lives near that
own, was literally torn to pieces,
rillil.rr l.i. .. ..1 4 1... .1:1 I
? wu it IM I lllit't* (III1ill ('II*
SHORT OF COAL.
Ine Railroad Using Old Ties for Fuel NHIs
Closing Down.
Eli-wood City, I'a.? The Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Hail way Corn >any
have largo gangs <>f meu at work
Milling iij) old railroad tics, which are
iow bring nard for fuel to run both
'night and passenger trains. The
.'ittsbnrgh and Western road is out of
oal and unable to confiscate another*
Miebo! because of Cue opposition de elojied
among extensive coal speculaors.
The Davis Mansion How a Musn'm.
Richmond, Va. ?The Jefferson Davis
mansion was formally turned over to
the Ladies Confederate Memorial.
Library Society by the city of Richmond.
The building wi'l be used as n
museum for Confederate relics. Col.
John It. Cary made the presentation
speech and the mansion was accepted
by Joseph Bryan, whoso wife js prosi*
dent of the society.