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ESTABLISHED 186~5. NEWiBERRY, S. C., THURSDAY, APIL1,88.PIE15OAYR SHAKEN FOR NEARLY A YEAR. Scismic Disturbances Drive Many Mexi caa From their Homes. NoAiL.s, Ark., March 27.-The re cent seismic disturbances and subter ranean noises along the Pacific slo;e in Mexico have terrified those whe re member the earthquakes of last May. The people are moving out of the dangerous localities by hundreds. Ever since the first severe shock, on May 3, 1887, the noises and trenblings have continued with increasing violence. The indications of the coming of a serious earthquake or of the bursting forth of a volcano are shown by the peculiar moisture of the earth and the appearance of hot springs which usually precede such disturbances. Wide seams and cracks are numerous in the moun tains, and several streams have been turned from their courses into these chasms. The violence of the most re cent shocks has been such that sev eral land-slides hre occurred, and here and there the wl?ie side of a mountain has come down. Between Batapeto and Fronteras the ground has opened and then settled and the configuration of the country has been entirely changed. In one spot the ground rolls like the waves of the sea and steam and boiling water are thrown up. The crust of the earth is very thin and an eruption of volcanic matter is expected at any moment. The Mexican scientific expedition, which made a careful examination of the scene of the old earthquakes, has returned and reported exhaustively on its discoveries. The belief is that the earthquakes will coniinue with inereas ing force until a volcano breaks out. It was found that the region of distur bance had been almost deserted. There are a few persons still living in the once populous town of Bavispe, but they are in extreme destitution;from lack of food and clothes. The State Government of Sonora has sent a com missary to the old town, and private subscriptions for clothing have been received. The terrors of the earthquakes of last May are vividly remembered. One of the severest shocks was felt in the City of Mexico. The oscillation was from north to south, and the duration thir ty-five seconds. At 3:05 in the morning another shock was felt, the movement that time being from east to west. It was accompanied by an oscillatory no tion which lasted five seconds. The first shock caused a panic in some j eighbrhoods. Mexi, women and chil dren rmsed into -the streets. The shock jangled the bells in the church towers, threw articles from shelves and damaged many buildings. The walls of the old convent of St. Augustine, which was used as a warehouse, one of the most massive buildings in the city, were cracked and crumbled. The first shock was much more severe than the second, and many persons were nau seated by the unusual movenment. It is said that if the shock had continuedl two minutes the whole city would have been in ruins. The seismic convulsions were gen erally felt throught the States of Hidal go, Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, Flaxcala, Vera Cruz and Oajaca. In the city of Puebla the shock was very severe, the earth oscillating from north to sonth. In Thieuacan, State of Puebla, it wa S oscillatory and trepidatory, and several \.shocks were felt. In Tezeuco, fourteen 'miles from the City of Mexico, the trembling of the earth was very strong. ' Jlt there wvas a shock lasting -~ seconds, andl twelve miles south of thi -n five (distinet quLakes wvere felt, folkth.' each other in rapid suc .~uildings were knocked cessin. ~ hose towns, and down in na ~. - ~>unded. An many persons vater sup aqueduct was destrq~ e -\ caes plies were cut off ~'iC .rwid With the earthquake eF" .ilin' -which tore trees from . ' the air became insufferak h! r ing the shocks houses swave .'~ -at sea, and persons arising f' y beds were unable to keep thek k Many doors were thrown open,. in the windows was shattered, h( dogs howled loudly, while horst neighed and stamped. Clocks w<,r stopped in nearly every instance. The earthquake of last year wasn the first one in the history of City of Mexico. The heaviest shoe~& this century wvas experienced in Like that of last year, it halppty m eq1ually severe disturbance next day. For several (days peoplesought refuge iin the streets, fearing to enterany build' ing. Prior to that there was a heavy' shock in 1847. In 1864 and again ir 1882 there were severe shocks in the City of Mexico and the surroundinn country, cracking the front walls of the~ parish church and the Sagario and th* heavy foundations of the London b anl~ building. Some time after the eaathquake o last May it was discovered that a snmal volcano had burst forth in the moun tains in the interior of Arizona terri tory. Fo)rtutehmtly the eruption wa ir' an uninhabited section. and no dam age was done to life or property. Th< b)rilliant illumination at night and the clouds of smoke and ashes which wern blown for nmiles at first gave rise to th< belief that widespread forest fires weri burning. I nvestig~ation showed thna not one but several small volcanoes hi:i made their appearance simultaneous1h with the earthquake. The whole ap S pearance of the interior in some dis tricts was alteredl. Mountains we-r cleft in two, gret slices of solid roel were broken off- and several lofty peak were shaken down. "Old Castle," prominent peak and launark, swaye like the mast of a gigantic ship and I suddenly disappeared into the plain g below. Vast clouds of (lust swept through the valleys, and overhanging shelves and spurs were shaken down from the mountain sides. Wide chasms were opened in the earth, and the deep beds worn by the rivers were filled up. At Tombstone a lake covering an acre of ground was dried up in twenty min utes. Turntables on the railroads were a twisted out of shape, and the embank ients of the New Mexico and Arizona railroad were moved from their former r positions. The shocks were felt from San Francisco to a point several miles south of the City of Mexico. The peo ple were greatly frightened, and in many places slept in the streets of the towns for several nights, fearing a rep etition of the shocks. The recent dis turbances have convinced the scientists that a repetition of the horrors of last year is near at hand. Those who have returned from the localities where the 1 disturbances are the greatest predict a severe earthquake within a month, and c in their opinion a volcano is about to make its appearance. How Cyrus Field Grew RIch. -- t [From the Philadelpia Press.) d One of th- most familiar figures seen on lower Broadway every day in the week, is that of a tall, well-built man, with an iron gray beard, clear blue eyes, and a form as straight as that of an In dian. It is Cyrus W. Field. Hel may have lost millions of dollars by the de- ? cline of elevated railroad stock a few c months ago, and'then he may not. I know nothing about the matter. I do know, however, that lie was never so well as now. His eye is as sharp asa hawk's. His hand grip is firm, and his e walk is as steady as that of a maml of t forty. He is one of the first arrivals at C his ottice every niorning. 1 He usually arises at six o'clock and c from that hour until lie goes to sleep at night lie never wastes a moment. 1 "To what do you attribute your great success in life?" I asked him once. "Work," was the laconic reply, "by C hard work one may accomplish any- t thing in this world." A leading banker in the the Windsor hotel the other evening was asked if the report that Mr. Field had lost much money recently was true. "Don't know," he said, "maybe he has. I'll give $20,000,000 for all his prop- s erty this moment, and then I guess I'd r make a million or two profit." Uset; of the Lemon. [From the Boston Traveller.) Lemonade from juice of the lemon is one of the best and safest drinks for any person, whether in health or not. It is suitable for all stomach diseases, gravel, liver complaint, inflammation of the bowels, and fevers. It is a spe- r eifie against wormis and skin comn plaints. Lemon juice is the best anti scorbutic remiedy known. It not only t cures this disease, but prevents it. Sail ors make daily use of it for this purpose. I',advise every one to rub their gunms with lemon jutee to keep them in good condI(itioni. The hands and nails are kept clean, white, soft and supple by the daily use of lemon instead of soap. It also prevents chikblains. Lemon is used in intermittent fevers, mnixed with strong, hot, black coffe?e, without sugar. Neuralgia may be cured by rubbing thne part affected with cut lemon. It is valuable also .to cure warts and to destroy dandruff on the head, by rubbling the roots of the hair with it. It will alleviate arid finally cure coughs anid coldls, and heal diseased lungs, if taken hot on1 going to bed at night. Its uses are manifold, and the more we emi ploy it externally arnd internally the better we ..hall find ourselves. Lemion juice is useful in removing tartar fron the teeth, anti-febrile, etc. A doctor in Romei is trying it experimentally in1 mialarial fever with great success andl hinks it will in time supersede qui aline. Ex-Attorney General Brews'ter Dead. PH ILADELPH IA, PA., April 4.-Ben mairn Harris Brewster, attorney geni erad of the United Stated during Presi dent Arthur's administration, and dur ing whose term of office the famous Star route cases were pushed to a sue ccssful conclusion, died early this miorn ing at his home in this city, aged il vear's. He had been suffering (during thme winter with disease of the kidneys, b,ut his condition did not become serious until ab~out a monthi ago, sinc 'whic~h timie lie has been confined to his houase.. A bout a weel-ago it was disepered2 by his physicians.that paralysis of the bladder had set it. His failure sin+ that time bas been ~marked. Early this mzorning lie sank. into a hsanvy. slumb er and passed quietly awayl. 3Mr. Brewster was one of the oldest and miost prominent member'of the Philadelphia bar. He was born Octd her 1(, 1816, in Salem county. N. J. He had been twice married, but was.wid ower at the time of his death, his soc ond wife having died abo)ut two yecars Th'e Movereign Power Ia with-the Peo pie. [Fromn the Chesterfield Advertiser.] If thne people of the State desire a priimary to nominate State officers they can have it. We, therefore, suggest that thcse man~tters be brought prominently before the people, so that when they come together to elect delegates to the State Convention they can act intelli H:: RICH ESTYU"II LI) IN. 1 CI.1 ittle may Qbarpiess and Her Snal Army or oIls. [Philadelphia Times.] Ni-W YORK, March 3I.-The riches hild in America has just gone to Flor ia with her mother for a few weeks Iay Sharpless is her niame and she i: aie years old. Her closest rival is .Ja; ingdoii Gould, the infant son of _ir ud Mrs. Geo. Gould, and the grand )l of Jay (G'ould. Yonn,g Jay may b ilher than May after awhile, but jus t present lie is not. May Sharpless I .4timiated to be worth $9,000h,0(X) in he wn name and right. Tier guardian i x-Governor Leon Abbett, of Nev ersey. Even her guardian finds i ard work to keep track of all th< ealth that flows into pretty litti lay's coffers. Before she is of age, i otIing happens, she will be enormous wealthy, and the man who secure er heart will become the husband o robal)y the richest woman on thi ontinent ten years hence. May Sharpless is the daughter of, ite nieniber of the famous dry good ouse of Arnold, Constable & Co harpless was the resident member o lie firm in Paris, where he died. Hi: aughter was born abroad. She is a: right as she is rich. She speaks FreneL nd English fluently, and is rapidly ac airing a thorough knowledge of Ger an. She learns very rapidly, and i: cry fond of the stage. Her youthfu lent has exhibited itself more thai nee in tableaux and private theatri als. Two summers ago she was a ,a Girt, a fashionable resort on thi ersey coast, with her mother, nursA nd governess. Some theatricals werl iven, and May nade a big hit in sev ral sentimental parts. Her lover of lie stage was little Georgie Boldt, sol f the proprietor of the hotel a#pro rietor of the well-known Hotel Bell vue, in Philadelphia. Georgie wa bout- May's age. During the sam< erforniance Miss Mamie Abbett augiter of May's guardian, made it by her beauty and talent in a ren itioni of the "Mikado." May's his rionic talent is hard to restrain, as shi ,ants to appear on the stage at everr pport unity. But it is May Sharpless's dolls tha re the wonder of all who know her he has probably the finest colleetioi f dolls in the world, and she is con tairtly adding to her stock. Her doll ange in size from the smallest to sever 1 that are nearly as large as their own r. Two of them cost thousands of dol irs apiece. Every summer Mrs. Sharp ss and her child go abroad, and th test !Parisian invention in the (loll lin re purehased. The dresses for th irgest and most expensive dolls ar made in Paris by Worth. They ar erfect fits and cost more than th verage American. girl, even in fash mable society, pays for her dresser 'he d(lls" wardrobes oif Miss Shlarples re wonders. Each of tihe favorit oils has half a dozenl mnijature Sari oga trunlks filled with dresses ani ther clothes. TFhe underwear of th: oils is mlade of the best of lace and( th inest of silk. They have, the lates tyle of shloes, and wear, the newes iade ini ho(siery. All of themi hav air, not of earnsilk, but genuinie, an he hair is dressed accordinigto'the ex sting fashion. Miss May takes down and. puts ui he hair, and when she gives a (loll' arty, ias she ocaionally does at- 11 10ome ini this city, thle dollies' hlair is al -aingedI by regular hair-dressers engas d for that purpose. At hIer home her dlay has dolls' hlouses, (carriages and( egular (1011s' establ ishmnic t. Her (loll! arties are well worth w'lnessing. Sb vites hecr girl friends to bring thel >est dolls, and the redep)tion is modele xactly after receptions itn high life. Er ~ravdl ::aviattions have beenl sent c everali of these occasions, and the (101 ve~e brouglt in carriages by thleir ni 'esss. They wore wraps), their dress w-ere .eut low inl front and -shaped bi iind,.and( coilsets, -bustles iand the usu emale paraphetrnialia made upl thle eo umeYs. As most of tile dolls could wal .Vheni wounldup, 'the scene in the p)arl< ts thy moved around(, using their fat iid bottles of smtelling-salts, was di tid1edy realistie. It wals certaintly d1 siedly novel. Khe Elyton Land Comipany's Htepor BI1t.I1oin.or, Ala., Apiil 5.-Dr. I E Caldwel1, President of the Etlyt( [nnd compainy, oif this city, is prepa ig his annulial report for the mecetiing< tockholecrs ini May. The comipan >aid its first dividend ini 1M83. TI :otail amilounlt atmiounit of mom11e ptaidi livideds to stockholders to d..te 95,7t;apin). Last year, 1S.7, the (01 'any paid a dividend of 2,2053 per een unoutintg to $4,41004x). F-or tile fir hre mtouiths of the plresenlt year ai di ded of 100) per cenlt has been declare l'e company property is valued $20y N(0p(xN i)(}, while its capital stor s onl $200,000. And the Battle Proceedled. [ From the N&w York World.] It wais inl tile wildeCrness on tile 1110r ing of tile first. fateful battle-May 1864. General Granit's strong face nev ivore- a mlore -determined, inlscruab look: The armiy of Genleral Lee w :rawn up and1( implatient for-conflict. lght picket fire was heard droppii :ong the edges of the serried linle Wit hI that c-alm, imiperturbable mann tyhichl alIways distinguished Gener Lrant inl a great crisis, he turned to o1 af his aiids and said: "Is Historian BE ieaui resent"' "He is, general," w the prompt reply. "Thenl." said t) great warrior, "let the battle proceedl A nd it n)r.-eded. L BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN KAOLIN. An Important Enterprise Opening up in Aiken. t [From the Manufacturers' Record.1 Near Bath Paper Mill was once a small village called Kaolin from the fact that iniuinense deposits of the finest kaolin were found there. This kaolin 1 was manufactured into china ware, fire brick, etc. This industry thrived until t the beginning of the war, when it was i t abandoned. These deposits were neg lected until bought up by Northern par r ties for less than a hundredth part of i their value. MeNamee & Co., the own ers of this property, control the market v t for the unwashed kaolin in the United t States. Several land owners in the same t vicinity found deposits of kaolin, but S when they attempted to force the clay 9 T on the market MeNamee & Co. usually f bought up the property or lowed the price of kaolin until they eflectually a stopped competition. But within the 1 last few months immense deposits have ' been found in several parts of the coun s ty, some being quite fine and free from t grit, bnt most of it requiring washing to remove foreign matter. The people t are wild about it, and the old sand hills c worth only $1 or $2 per acre have leaped 1 up to $40, $50 and $100. Several con panics have been formed to manufact- I ure and ship the kaolin, while others are organizing. Among those in oper ation are the Imperial Kaolin Co., eapi- T tal stock $100,000, Mr. Wagener, of t Charleston, president. This company t is building 25 or 30 miles of railroad to c their works in Aiken County. They have had their kaolin analyzed, and it I is pronounced to be of superior quality, 1 and more, they have sent samples to 1 Europe and had it manufactured into ware, which is pronounced to be of ex cellent quality. Specimens of this ware can be seen at the office of the company s in Charleston. The Aiken Porcelain c and Manufacturing Company, of Aiken, Mr. Emanuel, president, capi tal stock $50,000, with the privilege of 1 increasing to any desirable amount, is now developing its property extensive- c ly. They are putting in a plant to cost c $15,000; also building a railroad 2 miles long to connect at Graniteville with the t South Carolina Railroad and the Rich niond and Danville Railroad. This will give them fine shipping facilities, and they expect to have their clay on the s market in six weeks. They are arrang ing to cut timber off their own property to erect storehouses, warehouses and tenant houses. This company will not only ship kaolin, but intends to manufacture it into all kinds of use- i ful ware; also to manufacture drain pipe, fire-brick, chimney fiues, etc. The stock of this company has all been tak en up and they propose to enlarge their e plant extensively and increase their capital stock, probably to $500,000, be fore many months have passed. Some of the other companies are: the e Davies Manufacturing Company, capi-, tal stock $50,000; the Allen Company, capitalst4ock $50,000, the Lamar Comn epany, capital stock $50,000, and the eFranklin Company, capital stock $50,- 1 t000. The Graniteville Mining and Porce-, t lin C ompany, capital stock $50,000,] e with the privilege of increasing to 1 $1tK0,000, is now being pushed by Mr. nj S Howland, of G;raniteville, 8. C.,1 while Dr. Tr. P. Edwvards, of Granmite Svillei is agitating the forming of a stock conmpany to wvork his extensive beds, rand Mr. J. A. Edwards andl others arc busily prospecting to ascertain the ex tent of their kaolin deposits. Mr. W. S. H{owland, an expert, says that the akaolin dleposit of Aiken county is the largest in America, if not i-i the world. e After w~ashing, tihe Aiker county kaolin is pronounced be as good if not better than the best English, French and Chbinat clays, and(, while the English elay~ only nets 20 or 25 per cent. after beinr swashed, the Aiken clay nets from 7to 90 per cent. Parties are agitating tihe question of bu ilding.tile and drain 1l pipe. works, while it is likely that other ind(ustries of similar character will k sprmlg upl soon). *The Atlantic Coast Line is surveying a line which will run through the heart of the kaolin region, and as soon as it is permianently located villages will he laid out and built up)... Picks, shovels and augurs are being t brought into requisition; the old sand hills are being dug and bored into, and L iore 'elay is being found ev.ery daf. If 'n all is true that is told of this wonderful r- find there is no reason why Aiken )f county will not manufacture a large yshare of the china ware for the U nited me States, and1( towns spring up which may n rival Trenton, N. .J., in this important is industry. Owners of. kaolin deposits I- are constantly receiving aidl from out t. side p)artie~s in developing their clay. st Twenty thousand tons of kaolin were '- inmported during last year, and the.com il- p)anies of Aiken county hope to supply it a large portion of this demand, besides -k exporting to a considlerable amount. A. E. A Muulficent Texas Millionaire. n- GA LVES'ON, TEXAs, April 5.-Hen 4, ry Rosenberg, a millionaire banker of er this city, in a communication to the le board of school trustees to-night, dona as ted $40,000) for the immediate erection A of a substantial p)ublic school building gin the eastern part of the city for the -s. education of white children exclusive er ly. Rosenberg is a native of Switzer al land. He camne to Galveston forty-four ae. years ago a poor boy. as The Evidence of spring. . [Quitman, Ga., Free Bress.] Pi.nir.s and :-ah. w bnn eh ripe. WILL LIKELY ACCEPT. 'he Three C's Railroad Invites Union to Vote More Mouey. [Special to the News and Courier.] The managers of the Charleston, Cin innati and Chicago Railroad have giv n the town of Union and the neigh iorhood of Kelton's another bid for the on templated line between Black Sta ion and Augusta, via Union, Newber y and Edgefield. After a subscription f fifty thousand dollars by Union ownship the town of Union is now in 'ited to vote a tax of thirty thousand lollars, and Black Station and Kelton's re invited to vote twenty thousand be wee4 themselves in .addition to what hey both have already voted, to secure knock-down- to them in the great uction for this "devoutly to be wished ur" railroad. This town will no doubt ote this additional tax, for there is a ood majority of the freeholders who ave petitioned the town council for an lectioi. While it is evident that a majority of he voting free-holders of the town are eady, willing and waiting to vote for he additional "railroad tax," yet it is vident that the patience of the patriotie ut tax-ridden public, has almost been xhausted. Still, this voting majority Lonestly believing that the redemption ,f Union's prosperity lays in the con truction of this contemplated line of ailway, and that the end will justify he means, are willing to entail upon heir posterity this heritage, a burden ,f taxation. There is no doubt that the road will ie a great addition to the town, and a :reat convenience to the travelling pub ic. It will add a million dollars in axable property to the county, and ay be the means whereby Union jour.ty can capture the country trade thich would otherwise go to adjoining ounties. There is still less doubt, that f the vote of more taxes is all that is ieeded to capture the Three C's branch, nion will get it. If the managers will e as prompt in building their road as ur people are to vote taxes for their onstruction, then Augusta should have otton buyers here "on time" next fall. WITHOUT FOOD 39 DAYS. Ir Gerge Alien Dies in an Attempt to Starve Out a Disease. [Aiken Journal and Review.] Mr. George ;.Allen, who for many ears has lived at Montmorenci, died n Sunday evening last at 8 o'clock rom starvation, having gone without particle of food for thirty-seven days. e understand he had been a great uffer for a long time with a complaint >f the stomach, and everything he ate ;ave him intense pain. He would take to medicine, and taking a notion that te could starve the disease out, he com nenced to fast--taking nothing but vater - an'd for thirty-seven days iothing else entered his stomach. 01] he thirty-seventh day he became un onscious and his family commenced o gtive him stimulants anld food in ery small quantities, but it was tot ate. He died two days latter, or just hirty-nine (lays from the commence nent of the past. Mr. Allen thoughi y fastiug forty days he could starv< >ut the disease, but he mtiscalculated mt his powers of endurance. He wva thout 00 years of age, wvas an intelli ent and well educated mant, and hi~ :eigh bors speak in the highest terms o ti as a friend and neighbor. .JONE5 IN DURANCE. re Slayer Surren.ders Himself and is Lodg ed in Jail. [Spceial to the IRegister.] EDGEIELD, 8. C., April 5.-I. T Jones, who killed the Pressleys, am whose case is nowv before the Supren< Court on appeal, turned up to-day, an< rave himself to the jailer. He says ha hleardI that B. P. Covar was in Georgi: looking around for him, so lie quietl; eave hinm the slip, and beat C2ovar ti Edgefield. This arrest is under a war rant for the killing of the twvo younge Pressleys, the indictment having beel not prossed through a mtistake whei he was put on trial for the murder o the 01(d nman. .Blaine on his Laat Legs. Prr'rstura, April 5.-A Chroniel telegranm thtis afternoon sayvs: Jame W. D)rape, of this city, is in receipt of letter from a personal friend, a Pitte burger, now' in Vienna, a prominlen citizen and( wile-awake politician, whicht thItis passage occuris." "I saw Mr. Blaine qluite often Florence, and it is evident that he very greatly broken ini health. H looks every day of 70 years, and yet only 58. 'Washington excitement an too much hard work have been h: troubles, andl any one who sees him wi know the reason of his withdraw: fromt Presidential aspirations. I fet his life will not be spared long." Trhe man wvho has charge of the Pe ham Bridge, in Westchester Count' New York, where the March storm WI at its fiercest, is named Blizzard. 1: has a wife, who of course hears his nam What better could Pelham Bridge haa expected from the proximity of t wo bli zards? Catarrh, when chronie, becomes vei offensive. It is impossible to be othe wise healthy, and at the same tim affieted with eatarrh. This disagre able disease, in its most obstinate ar dangerous forms, can be cured by tl use of Ayver's Sarapnarilla. A PRETTY WOMAN'S VENGEANCE. She Tries to Prevent Confirmation of the Man who Deceived her Husband. WAsuIso-iros, March 28, 1888.-For several months past a pretty little wo man has haunted the corridors of the National Capitol. She is seeking revenge upon the ian whom she claims has in jured her husband. She may not suc ceed in her object. In fact, the'chances are greatly against it. But no one will deny that she has made a plucky fight, and that if her cause were more just she would carry with her the bless ings of half the people of Washington. The pretty woman, to be more ex plicit, is Mrs. Le Breton, of San Fran cisco. She is trying to.defeat the con firmation of Major Rathborne, the pres ent United States Consul General at Paris. Mrs. Le Breton claims that one of the conditions of Major Rathbone's appointment was the selection of her. husband as Vice Consul. This agree nent, she says, Major Rathborne de clined to carry out until confronted by the possibility that his nomination would not be confirmed. Then, and not until then, did Major Rathbone do Mr. Le Breton tardy justice. When the appointment was finally made Mr. Le Breton refused to accept it. SEEKING HIS REJECTION. Upon the assembling of Congress Mrs. Le Breton came to Washington and set resolutely at work to secure Major Rathbone's rejection. Her high social standing, her youth and beauty, together with an energy that may well be described as indomitable, insured her a respectful hearing from all with whom she spoke. She succeeded in enlisting the sympathy of such prominent demo cratic Senators as Morgan, of Alabama, Butler, of South Carolina, and Voor hees, of Indiana. These gentlemen have delayed action in this matter for the past four months. Meanwhile Major Rathbone's friends have also been at work, and the result is that on Thursday of this week the Commerce Committee, before whom the nomina tion is pending, will report it favorably to the Senate. This action on the part arises fron the fact that recent developments have shown that in delaying Mr. Le Breton's appointment Major Rathbone was act ing under specific instructions from Secretary Bayard, who wish,ed the new Consul General to become familiar with his duties before any changes in the personal of the office were made. Sev eral members of the Senate committee said to-day that a great injustice has been done to Major Rathbone in so long withholding his confirmation. The six Senators from the Pacific slope will vote in his favor, and it is believed that the opposition to his confirmation will be comparatively insignificant. WHOLESALE MASSACRE. King John of Abyssinla Slaughters all the Inhabitants of Malental. [Cable to the New Yo.ik Herald.] Roxx~, :April 3, 1888.-The Abys sinians have captured tIhe village of Malental, the inhabitants of which were friendly to tihe Italians, and have massacred all the men, women and children in the place. Scouts learn that Ras Alula is leading the A byssinian retreat in the direct.ion of Ghinda an Asmara. King John slept at Ghinda last night. It is supposed that the King ordered the retreat be cause he feared to lose prestige by the conclusion of a public treaty of peace. Signor Viale, Minister of WVar, con sidered, however, that the negotiations for peace between General San Marza no, commanlder of the Italian forces, and King John of Abyssinia have col lapsed, and that an engagement be tween the two armies is imminent. General Sam Marzano estimates tihe Abyssinian fore at seventy thousand Imen, nmost of whomi are armed with breaebloaders. LTIHE SITU'ATION AS RtEPORTED) IN Lo)N LoXooN, April 3, 18x8.-Massowah advices say that the Ahbyssinian troors Shave dlisb)andeld, with tihe exception of 10,000N men, who are watching the frontier. Trhe A bvssinians neither ex pect that tihe Italians will attacek them nor intend to attack Italians unless the Italians advance to the plateau. The heat in Massowah is intense and others have been frequent cases of Styphus among the Italian troops. The Ssanitary condition of tile place is de 1plorale. It will be necessary for the greater part of the Italian expedition to tre-embark for Europe. The Rhode Island Election. PRoviD1ENCE, April53.-Full returns eot yesterday's election show that Royal C t. Taft (Rep) has a majority of 1,984 and Enos Lapham, (Rep,) for Lieutenant SGovernor, has a majority of 1,75.5. The 1suffrage amendnment had 5.5 over the necessary three-fifths vote. It may take rthe official count to determine the result on the amendment. The Senate stands: Republicans, 25; Democrats, 6; no elec tion, 5. The House stands: Republi Scans, .54; Democrats, 10; Prohibitionists, 1;n eetion, 7 Spring Styles. [Atlanta Constitution.] Mortgages are signed by two witnesses ythe samle as last year, and are folded - so as to fit the side coat pocket. The ,back taxes are combed forward and jparted on the side nearest the mortgage. eIn this climate mortgages generally matnre in the winter seon.n RAPID PROGRESS. The Present Century-What Will the Twen tieth See? [Albany Evening Journal.] It is not to be wondered at that in the olden times men lived slowly, though the stage coach was fast enough 1 lnd that two days was quick time for i journey from New York to Phila lelphia, and four days from New York to Boston, a journey now made in lit tle more than four hours; that public Libraries were unknown and the an anal almanac took the place of the tally newspaper. We live in a differ mt world from that of our fathers. No other race has ever known its like. [t has witnessed transformations sur passing the greatest of miracles. It lias seen cities spring up on the prairies and become magnificent centers of :usiness and population in less than a core of years. It has seen one of the greatest cities of the world, the rival of :he greatest cities of the world, the ival of the oldest and grandest centers )f foreign wealth, rise in its might at :he ocean gate-way of the empire State. What will the twentieth century see? Will its restless people be satisfied with >resent means of communication and ntercourse ? Will electricity, with its narvelous development, continue to infold its weird resources and afford t he vital energy that shall banish time ind distance altogether? Will nations earn to leave the arts of war to the past Lmd submit to the arbitrament of peace? Will the cry of human liberty ring f Lround the world without once reach ng the ear of the slave ? Will the livine dispensation be sufficient to >ring unity to the Christian churches? Will poverty be banished, ignorance mnd superstition give way to the march )f civilization and Christianity, and will he millenium dawn? Whatever may >e the future, man's position to-day is :ruly one of unparalleled grandeur. ['he night that ushers in the new year )f 1900 will witness the most magnifi sent celebration of modern times. The whole world will unite in welcoming :he new year and the birth of the wentieth century. May all our read rs be spared to witness the scene and >articipate in its unpictured and un ritten glories. THE TOMB OF A MILLIONAIRE. low the Stanford Mausoleum will Eclipse any Tomb of Modern Time. [From the Pittsburg Press.] A San Francisco correspondent thus 1escribes the great mausoleum now in rourse of erection by Senator Stanford: The structure will be in the form of a temple and will be twenty-five feet iquare. There will be a double row of massive granite columns supporting the roof of the portico at the front. On each side of the entrance will be a ma jestic sphinx carved from a single block of granit*. Heavy bronze gates close the entrance and within are solid doors of polished granite and are to be built in the most substantial manner. The interior of the mausoleum will be done in white marble. The ceiling will be a single arch of marble, with a span of twenty-five feet. There will be no crypt or vaults, and provision will be made for the remains of only three per sons-those of the Senator and Mrs. Stanford and the son. These will oc cupy sarcophagi placed 'on the three sides of the chamber. The body of the son, over which Dr. Talmage preached the funeral oration nearly two years ago, is now in a receiving vault in San Francisco, awaiting the completion of the tomb. The sarcophagi are being made in Italy. Each one will be hewn from a single block of the purest white marble. The lid will be made of a separate piece andl the exterior orna mented with the most exquisite carv ing. The casket containing the bodies will be enclosed in a leaden easing be fore being placed in the sarcophagus. Each receptacle will contain an appro priate inscription and the name "Stan ford" will appear over the entrance. The mansoleum wili -be completed during the coming summ'er, and when finished will be a fitting abode for the remains of one of the most successful men of the day-a railroad magnate, a millionaire and a philantropist who is building a university that will cost be tween $1.5,000,000 and $20,000,000; a man who lives magnificently, with wealth and friendIs and everything that makes life worth living, yet who has had the great sorrow of losing his son, his only child, and when he and his wife are called to another world and their remains occupy their stately tomb, the family history wvill end. H ighly R espectable Candidates. [From the New York Tribune.1 Here is a straight-out ticket of St. Francis county, Missouri: For representative-John D. High ley. For county court justice-John WV. Highley. For prosecuting attorney - Luke Highley. For collector-T. C. Highley. For treasurer-James Highley, Sr. For assessor-R. R. Highley. For sheriff-James Highley, Jr. For surveyor-J. N. Highley. For coroner-John B. Highley. They are all vouched for as highly respectable. The Death of Jacob Sharp. NEW YORK, April 5.-Jacob Sharp died at 9.20 at his late residence, 834 West 23d street. His two daughters and his grandson, George Shlarp, were present. CHINA's GREAT EARTHQUAKE. Chasms Yawn, Engulfing Thousands, and Water Red as Blood Comes Forth. [From the New York Herald.) LoNDoN, April 2.-An Oriental mail ,>rings some particulars of the earth lake in China just before Christmas, It proves to have been of appalling mag uitude. Fifteen thousand people per ished in the course of the four days, luring which at uncertain intervals the ;hocks continued. This estimate is, of rourse, to some extent suppositious, be mause it is scarcely possible, after so tre nendous a visitation, to ascertain for a Long while the exact loss of life. How nany have been injured appears to lefy computation yet. The capital district of Yunnan is ab oluteiy one mass of ruins. More than ive thousand persons were killed by :he falling of houses. At Lainon, another Chinese town, ;he effect on buildings has been almost s terrible, with the additional horror )f the earth yawning till a frightful hasm was produced, from which red jolored water was ejected. The shaking )f the earth seems to have been follow xd by a subterranean convulsion of the nost awful kind. Further north, at Lo Chan, where en thousand met their doom, the as ect of the country has been complete y changed. Large tracts of land sud lenly disappeared in the course of the - risitation, and in their place lakes bormed. EXCELSIOR NOTES. Miss Alice Crosson, teacher at the gonticello Academy, four miles below Prosperity, gives a closing exhibition of ier school to-morrow evening. Thanks br an invitation to be present; will at end if possible. Last Sunday we attended the corn nunion services held at Mt. Pilgrim hurch. The day was lovely, a large ongregation present, and the pastor reached an able sermon from the 16th ,hapter of Nmnbers and the 24th verse, Lfter which a large number obeyed the oommand of our Saviour, "do this in emembrance of me." Three members were received into the church, two by )onfirmation and one by baptism. The thurch was nicely decorated and to the eft side of pulpit, were these letters, "Good Friday." Over the llpit vas placed the letters, "The Lord ri "-n and to the right of pulpit were e ters "Easter Sunday." The pastor, Rev. C. A. Marks, held services at the above named church every evening during the past week, as we stated in our letter last week, we learn the attendance was good. Dr. R. C. Kibler, of Prosperity, while in this community lastweekshowed us a novel way of measuring the earth to see how far the recent rains had soaked down. Just ask "Doe" and he will take a pride in explaining the matter. On last Friday night we had the pleasure of attending the closing exhi bition of Miss Nora Lake's school at the Ridge Road Academy. On our ar rival at the academy we found a large crowd already assembled to witness' the exercises, and still they kept on. coming until the academy building was filled to its utmost capacity, and yet leaving a great many -on the out side. Across one end of the academy build ing was ared curtain stretched to cut off the view of the audience from the teacher and her pupils, and it was arranged so as to be easily removed just by pulling a cord that was attached to either side of the curtain, and this cur tain was removed by Mr. Luther KI nard and Mr. Emanuel Strouse at the sound of the bell given by the teacher. AtI8 o'clock the exercises were opened with prayer by Mr. Jefferson Quattle baum, and after an excellent piece of music, speeches and dialogues followed of all varieties, the speakers and their subjects being introduced to the aud ience by Mr. Martin Strouse. We cannot close without compli menting the excellent music furnished for the occasion by Mrs. R. K. Epps on the organ and on the violin by Messrs. D. Q. Wilson and T. J. Wilson, which added wonderfully to the exercises of the evening. The teacher, Miss Nora Lake, had promised two prizes to her pupils; first prize to the one that improved the most in writing, second prize to the next best in writing, and after the exercises were through these prizes were awarded to Master Berry Livingston for first prize and second prize to Master Alonzo Quattlebaum and were delivered by Mr. T. J. Wilson. Thus ended the ex erises of the evening, and everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, and, of course, your correspondent always en joys such pleasant entertainments. These good people seem deeply inter ested in the educational welfare of their children, and they have just completed their new church building, and we wish them much success in their good undertakings. SIGMA. Joseph W. Drexel, the well-known banker, died at his home, 103 Madison avenue, New York, March 25, of Bright's disea.se.- John T. Howard, one of the founders of Plymouth Churcb, Brooklyn, and a personal friend pf Henry Ward Beecher, died last week at his home in Brooklyn. Ten Thousand for a Pitcher. CH ICAGo, April 3.--President Spauld ing, of the Chicago League club, has re leased John G. Clarkson, pitcher, to the Boston League club, the consideration bing $0004).