The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-28
ALL THROUGH DIXIE.
HAPPENINGS OF Il WEEK IN THE
SUNNY SOUTHLAND.

SUNNY SOUTHLAND.
Georgia Alone "a Not Our Domain - We
Covert1.e Entire South, from the
Potomac 20 the lilo Grand
Greensboro, N. c., May 21.-(Special) 1.-The
Evening Record today says that the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, of New York,
has presented MIR. Marion Butler, the pres
ident of the National Farmres Alliance,
with a paid UP policy of 10000 for himself
and one for the same amount to his wife,
with the understanding that he shall EN-
dorse the Mutual to the farmers.
A Kentucky Hattie.
Pineville, KY, May 2S.-James Middleton,
Sinclair Middleton and X. S. Haleford
were shot and killed in Harlan county
Yesterday in fight with Gilbert Saylor,
Pert Henslev and Noble Iiensley, all we'll
known The difficulty is said to have oc-
CURED over the wife of one of the men.
The survivors have lied TO the mountains
and a sheritf's posse is pursuing them
The " ire ,.roEe with pn"ns.
Nashville, Tenn, May 23.-While George
Charist was attempting to walk steel
cable stretched across the pubic square
at Shebyville, Tenn, and carry his WIFE,
Lizzie Charist, the cable snapped and both
fell to the stony macadamzed ground
thirty-fve feet below. Charist's MP IS
broken and ne is terribly bruised, pot VIII
recover. His wife is seriously injured anu
will die. He a professional WIRE
walker and had given many previous per-
formdnceS in various parts Oh lhe oo"ei'
without injury.
spurr's Second Trial.
Nashville, Ienn, May 22.-(opeclai)-M.
A. Spur, president of the de1uhct Coii
mercial National bank, was today placed
on trial in the federal court on d charSS
of certifying the checks OF DopplhS d" La"
zey when that firms account was over
drawn A iurv Was secured and the pros
acuting counsel stated that they expected
20 prove that Spur ceftted chechs ioi
sl36, 600 when he knew that the hrm had NOT
the money in the bank. The taxing OIL eV-
idence then began.
snow in the Mountains.
Canton. n c., May 23.-(Special)-The
very unusual sight of snow mixed with the
full foliage on the timber and the green
vegetation on the ground was presented
here yesterday. The cold mountain spurs
of the Blue Ridge were white with snow
and in some places it was three lhcheS
deep The mercury was near the freezlhS
point and beans, sweet potatoes, etc, are
damaged. Some of the more tender foliage
of the trees is killed. While some damase
has been done throughout the mountain
district, it will not be heavy, according 10
best reports so far obtained from the dllleI-
ent counties.
Attempt to SmuGgIe Chinese.
San Antonio, Tex, May AIN the federal
court here today Jack Davis, Well-knoWn
citizen of Eagle Pass, was found guilty OF
attempting to bribe Bob Dow, a custom
house officer to smuggle thirteen Cinnamon
into the United States from Mexico. Dow
testified that Davis offered to pay him 800
per head for getting the Cinnamon across
the river The celestials were to be en-
Pro n nj cotton.
sentencing Of Davis was temporarily sus-
pended The lowest penalty is one year in
the penitentiary and o fine of double the
amount of the bride offered.
MilIionaire's SON Arrested.
birmingham, Ala, May N.-(Special)-
James Park, the son of a Detroit, Mich.,
manufacturing chemist, a millionaire, who
mvsteriously disappeared on April 10Th from
his home was arrested at Coaling today.
1t is said he left home because OF his pa
rents refusal to consent to his marrying a
girl with whom he had fallen in love. He
was put off q passenger train OF the
Alabama Great Southern he being riding
the blind baggage. At this place he was
taken charge of by Detective j. G. Lombard,
of Detroit, Mich, who had tralled him
from New York.
Tcancssce's Centennial Celebration.
Nashville Tenn, May 21.-(Special THE
local committee on the Tennessee centenni-
al celebration met tonight and decided to
call a state convention the 18th of June to
put the ball in motion. The committee has
been in correspondence with the mayors
and other officers Of every city and town in
Tennessee, and with the county officers as
to the proposition to celebrate the centen-
NAL of Tennessee's admission into the I'M
ion and the responses have been so uniform
" favorable that the convention has been
called. The celebra ton will be by an eX-
position embracing all the products OF the
state in every line of industry and relics
and reminders of past history.
General Vasoucx in Texas.
San Antonio, Tax, May 22.-The special
dispatch from New York stating that CEN
eral Vasqucz, the president Of Honduras
has been spending three weeks in that city
and that he was travelling incogrito is un-
founded General Vasquez arrived here
two weeks ago from New Orleans, accom-
panied of John a. Morris the New OK
millionaire and Honduras lottery man
they spent a day here and then left for
the ranch of Mr.. Norris, situated north OF
here fifty miles. They are still stopping at
the ranch General NasGuez is deVotlhS
his time to horseback riding about the couh-
try. lie will probably spend the summer
on the ranch, as he has been invited TO 90
so by Mr.. Morris.
<,.,I ASHES.