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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-06-22
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Bulletin Showing the Condition of the
Growing Crops in Georgia

The crop bulletin issued yesterday by
the weather bureau IS as follows:
"The weather during the seven days
ending June 18th, was not alto-
gether SO Favorable as could have been
desired The nights in the northern ana
central counties were a little too cool for
cotton. and as a result there is a very
general complaint of lice on that plant:
There is also some complaint Of grass and
weeds, though the great majority OF nelds
are clean and I'm a good state Of culttva-
ton. Cotton is blooming in all sections
of the state and squares and small bolls
are numerous in the southern portion
Except i'm a few localities whore dam
aged by the late drought, corn is IN eN-
ccllent condition ana is very promising
throughout the state. Wheat and oats
havc been harvested, the former giving
a fair Weld and the latter turning out
very short Minor crops, pastures ana
~dane generally in a NourShlng
Iition Melons are a fair crop and be-
.tf ing TO appear i'm the market.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-06-22
North Section.

The past week has been remarkably
cool for the time of year. but one of al
most continuous sunshine. except in few
localities where good rains have fallen.
Vegetation Of all kinds are growing
vigorously and wheat threshng IS IN
progress and yielding fairly well. Corn is
being laid by in good condition and much
earlier than usual: some of il Is taSSoling
Cotton is not growing so Well. on account
Of unreasonable temperature. and there
is some complaint Of lice, but II is clean
and with tho promise Of warmer weather
VIII soon revive a steady growth ana de-
stroy the lice which are now proving on
the plant Gardens arc doing well and
berries are plentiful oats are almost a
failure except i'm bottom lands Apples
and peaches will be short on account OF
prematurelv falling Off but II is thought
the crop. however short. viii be of the
host uualifx-
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ON the 24th Allen Davis was instant ly killed near Three Oaks. Ind, by the bursting of huge iron hy-wheel His body was literally torn to pieces, one fragment of metal completely disem- boweling him.
 ON the 22d the grand jury at Colum- bus, O., returned indictments against several members of the last legislature for bribery, and it was reported would find more similar bills. The indicted belong to both political parties.
 ON the 26th Castle Talnoje, the resi- dence of Gen. Count von Schouvaloff, governor of Warsaw, near Kieff, was destroyed by fire, together with all its valuable paintings and curios.
 AN explosion of chemicals in the lab oratory of rheumatic cure company, on the second floor of the old stock ex- change, Dearborn and Monroe streets, Chicago, on the 24th, wrecked the con- tents of the offices on that floor, fright ened into panic, mysteries, or icsensi- bility the occupants of the building, caused injury to three persons and a property loss of sio.0oo.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

IT is reported from Berlin that Dr. Behring. of Leipsic, has discovered an anti-cholera serum. A public demon stration of its properties will be made at an early day.
 ON the 26th Mrs. Betsy Moody, mother of Evangelist Moody, died from an at tack of la grippe, at her home in North field, Mass. All of her family were with her, excepting one daughter who resides in Wisconsin. Mrs. Moody was in her ninety-frst year.
 Miss AGNES BELLE STEELE, daughter of the mayor of Helena, Mont. has been selected to christen the new gun boat Helena, which will be launched at the works of the Newport News (Va.) Ship Building and Dry Dock Co.
 JOHN TYLER son of President John Tyler, died in Washington city, on the 26th, at very advanced age, after a long illness.
 ON the morning of the 26th Rev T. E. Hargrove pastor of the Methodist church at Coldwater, Miss, dropped dead in his pulpit while exhorting the congregation to believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved" These were his last words.
 ROBERT EDWARDS, cousin of Jenny Lind, the famous singer, after life of adventure on land and sea, is now leading an evangelistic movement in New York city.
 THE court of claims has rendered a judgment for SIT, $50 in favor of David Myerle. of California, for work done on monitors built on the Pacific coast. Myerle is dead, and the judgment will be collected by his assigns.
 ON the 27th the treasury department instructed collectors of customs to look out for the steamer J. w. Hawkins, al- legged to have left New York on a fiji clustering expedition to Cuba. Senor de Lome, the Spanish minister, affirmed that Calixto Garcia was aboard the steamer, with arms, ammunition and men, and that the steamer would take on more men and stores at Palm Beach, Fla
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Railroad Wreck,

A railroad wreck occurred near Fai.' Oaks on the Bald Knob branch of the Iron Mountain in which no lives were lost nor serious injuries sustained, but the passengers were seriously fright ened and terribly shaken up. Passen- ger train No. 15l, the Little Rock night express. was going west, being due al Fair Oaks in Cross county at l0:20. The was due at the same time, passing at that point By some mistake not yet determined the trains met mile east of Fair Oaks. The night was dark and foggy and the danger was not seen until it was too late to avert 1t The passenger engineer saw the headlight of the freight train ahead of him but supposed it was on the switch at Fair Oaks Not until it was fairly upon him did he realize his danger. After reversing the engine the fireman and engineer both jumped for their lives. The same course was pursued by the fireman and engineer on the freight train. They fell into pond of water and thus escaped injury. Both engines were thrown from the track and badly demolished, the damage to each being estimated at S500O. Fortunately not D car of either train was derailed. Pas sengers in the sleepers were thrown from their berths. and all were shaken up as if by an e. --iquake. Many re- ceived slight bruises and scratches but not one was seriously hurt The track was cleared after delay of four hours.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

Two RECENT episodes in New York illustrate peculiarity of modern char ity, wherein red tapeism is carried to excess A girl of 12 was arrested at the instance of the Gerry society for selling newspapers and thus support ing her consumptive father, helpless mother and little sisters, although there seemed to be absolutely no other way for the family to continue to live independently. And an interpreter was denied admission to a hospital to take the dying statement of young woman who had been burned, because it was against the rules to admit a stranger except on visiting days, although no one in the hospital could understand the patients language.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Valuable Papers Destroyed.

The United States land office at Har- rison suffered serious loss in the re- cent fire at that place. Everything in the office was destroyed except the money and few papers that were in the fireproof safe. Mir. Bunch, the re- ceiver, immediately left for Washing ton to see about the reproduction of the records at the general land office. All the plats, etc, were destroyed. Duplicates copies were kept in Wash ington but it is estimated that it will require year to get copies of them. In the meantime the Harrison office. which has been doing the largest busi- ness in its history, will have to sus- pend work until the records can be re- produced from the general office at Washington. CT at least until tempora- ry arrangements can be effected.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
Liv. CONGRESS-.
First session.)

IN the senate on the 22d, Senator Wolcott (Col.) held the rapt attention of senators on both sides of the chamber during set speech in condemnation of the proposed extension of the Monroe doctrine and criticism of the ac- tfon of the executive on the Venezuela ques- tion. He spoke of the ingratitude of the NeneZuelans, less than one per cent of whom are white, in forgetting that it was to the aid extended by England that they owe their free- dom from the Spanish yoke. and hoped that the boundary line would be so fixed to give the rich gold fields to the protection of the En- glish common law ..... In the house a number Of unimportant bills and resolutions were passed, and the unanimous report of election committee No. 2, confirming the claim of H. c. Miner, the sitting member from the Ninth New York district, was agreed to without de- bate.
 IN the senate, on the 23d. after the morning hour. Mr. Villas (dem., Wis.) reported a bill from the judiciary committee to prevent the carrying of obscene literature etc.. from one state or territory to another. The resolution offered by Mir. Warren (rep Wyo) directing attention to the unprecedented shrinkage in the value of farm animals was made the text Of strong protective tarin speech by its au- thor. Mir. Dubois (rep. Idaho) spoke upon the bond bill, and Mir. Sewall (rep.) in advocacy of the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. In the house Mir. Henderson (rep., Ia.) report
 
 form of the quorum-counting provision of the Fffty-frst congress, which, after debate, was adopted.
 IN the senate, on the 24th, the concurrent res olution previously reported from the commit tee on foreign relations on the subject of the Armenian outrages was taken uD and passed, after highly interesting discussion, in which the barbarity of the Turks and the inaction of the powers were roundly censured. Mir. Jones (dem., Arl<.) gave notice that he would ask the senate, on the 30th. to remain in session until vote was reached on the house bond bill with the free coinage substitute ... In the house in night session for the consideration of private pension matters, l3 bills were passed, among them one granting s75 per month to the widow of Brig. .-Gen. Coggswell, of Massachusetts and one increasing to SIP the pension of the widow of Col William Dulaney
 IN the senate, on the 27th, the chaplain in his opening prayer, made an impassioned ap peal in behalf of the people of Armenia. The senators from the new state of Utah appeared and took their seats. Senator Cannon drawing the long term. The house bond bill with the senate free coinage substitute was taken up as unfinished business. In the house the sen- ate concurrent resolution demanding a cessa- tion of inhuman outrages against the helpless Armenians was discussed for four hours and passed The diplomatic and consular bill for the coming fiscal year was reported from com
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Sovereign's Arkansas Home.

A recent dispatch sent out from Sul- phur Springs, the new home of Grand Master Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor, says: MT. Sovereign is too busy to sell those 1000 barrels of ap- pies he put in his natural coSd storage cave when they were worth one dollar a barrel, notwithstanding the fact that they are now worth twice as much. In fact, he is so busy that he won't have time to sell those apples before next July and he won't be to blame if they are worth five dollars a barrel then Mir. Sovereign is busy mauling fence rails and making home which, when completed, will defy the heat of summer. It is to be of rough stone and stand just in front of his apple cave, to which it will be con- nected by pipes through which an electric fan will drive cool air into the domicile. The scheme has already found one convert-Mr. Stillwell, pres ident of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Trust Company-who owns lot and a cave and is going to share summer re- sort temperature along with Mr Sov- ereign. Professor Walters, geologist of the Pittsburg and Gulf road, has property near by but no cave"
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
A Restraining Order.

Chancellor Martin of Little Rock has granted the application of Mrs. Ella Tiles, wife of George Tiles, for an order restraining the Mutual Life Insu- rance Company of New York, the Geo. Tilles Real Estate Company and Fred erick Allen from instituting any suit at law for the purpose of depriving Mrs Tiles of the possession of the premises now occupied by her. The motion of the defendants in the Tiles case to make the complaint more spe- cific was also granted
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

SUIT has been entered by the Bald win heirs for the possession of certain corner lots in the city of Montpelier, Ind, dedicated by the founder of the town for park purposes under condi- tions which, the heirs claim, have not been compiled with. The lots, which are now valued at S500,OO0, have been secured by real estate agent under quit claim deeds which the heirs al- lege were obtained by fraud, and which they seek to have set aside
 1N Cincinnati legal proceedings have been instituted for the placing on the tax duplicate of all property in Hamil- ton county owned by the Roman Cath ollie church and not used for places of worship. The property in question is assessed at Sl,OO0 000, and an effort will be made to have it charged for the past six years at an increased valuation of S6,000,000. The move is said to have originated with the A. P. A.
 ON the 26th dispatch from St. Pe- tersburg said the czar had given his sanction to the naval estimates cover- ing period of seven years, beginning in 1896, when 57, 800, 900 roubles will be appropriated for naval purposes The figures are fixed in proportion to the amounts expended on their naval forces by other powers.
 IT is said that King Menilik of Abyss sinia demands that the Italians shall withdraw to Massowah, Keran and Asmara, abandoning all the territory now occupied by them and renounce the protectorate of Italy over any Abyssinian territory, as the terms upon which he will make peace
 ON the 27th the employees of the Clyde ship builders, who had been locked out for several months owing to an agree ment between their employers and the Belfast ship builders, whose em ployes were on strike, resumed work.
 ON the 27th the steamer Caracas ar- rived at New York from Venezuelan ports. At the time of leaving La Guayra more peaceful and settled feeling prevailed concerning the bound- ary question. An outbreak had been reported at Coro, but it was promptly suppressed.
 TREASURY gold reserve at the close of business on the 27th stood at S5O.- 533,513. There was deposited at the New York sub-treasury on that day $1 ,000, 900 in gold, and S131, 400 in gold was withdrawn.
 THE Worlds fair medals, 23, s57 in number, have been received at the treasury department. and will be held there until the commission meets and adopts measures for their proper dis tribution.
 THE Omaha & St. Louis railroad has been sold at foreclosure to Cornelius E. Gold, of New York, repre- senting the bondholders, for S1 ,560 000
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Goes to the Penitentiarv.

After an hours deliberation the jury in the case of Calvin Ellet, on trial in Pulaski circuit court at Little Rock on a charge of murder, found the prisoner guilty of murder in the first degree and assessed his punishment at the full hmit-twenty-one years in the peni- tentiary. Ellet had a close call for his neck. Valentine Hampton, brother in-law of Ellet is under indictment for complicity in the tragedy and is yet to be tried. Both are colored.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
CONDENSED TELEGPAMS.
INDICTED AND ARRESTED,

Phillips Watson Charged with CompIicity
 in Issuing Duplicate Warehouse Re-
 ceipts.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 3O.-The grand jury at it's session here Tuesday re- turned true bill against Phillips Wat son, the bookkeeper of the Belle of Nelson Distilling Co.,, and the Bartley- Johnson company, for complicity in issuing duplicate warehouse receipts to the amount of Sl31,OO0 Watson had complete charge of the books of the wrecked company, and entered in his ledger the words duplicate" and original" He was arrested and pro- tested his innocence of any complicity in the crime.
 The latest report concerning David Bartley, the partner, who left the day before the firms assigned, is that he is now in Mexico.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

oNE HUNDRED THOUSAND Canadians nock over the border every year, to work in the United States. Many of them maintain their homes in Canada and sleep and eat there, while earning wages under the Stars and Stripes. These are among the most violent shouters against Canadian annexation. and against the so-called arrogance of the Americans. They get American wages and live in a country where wages are low and living, as a conse- quence, proportionately cheap.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Grand Lodge Chartered.

The charter of Der Gross Loge oes Ordens der Hermanns Sochne in Staae Arkansas, otherwise the Grand Looss of the Order of the Sons of Hermana in the State of Arkansas, has been nieu in the circuit court, first division ~ Little Rock. The charter members arc Ph. Deitzgen, Carl Tolksdorf, Ueors' Doerner, John A. Jungkind, Lou'' Herwaagen, Jos. Altheimer, Freoeri0, Schneider, Franz Procher. BernhSia Faist, Heinrich Lange, Aug. Ganse'' Bernhard Bell, Rud Janka, NJ. Buerh'0, Jr., J. P. Seelig, Robt Erfurth ~. Bernhard Gross. It is fraterha' order for mutual benefit of mem oe's The principal office is Little ROCK al the board of directors is composer Y, Robt. Erfurth of Fort Smith. bernh''s Faisst of Bryant and Bernhard ui0'' of Hot Springs
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Bonds Stolen from Dublin Castle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Chief O'Brien of the detective bureau has been re- qaested by the authorities of Dublin castle to look for quantity of bonds stolen from that city. The securities are enumerated in the request.
 Russia has fieet lying at Sebastopol and at Odessa, and the Caucasian armies or Russia are being contrated upon the Armnian frontier.
 A. L. Vaughn, travelling salesman. was found dead by the roadside in Wayne county, Ky. It is believed that he was murdered.
 The United States cruisers Montgom. cry and Raleigh have left Hampton Roads, presumably to intercept Garcia's expedition to Cuba.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

THERE is grain of chivalry in the makeup of the Abyssinians. Recogniz- ing the dire straits to which the Italian garrison beleagured in Makalle was reduced, but having profound admira- tion for the heroism they displayed, the Abyssian king permitted the men with their officers to evacuate with all the honors of war, even to the last ar ticle of impedimenta. Verify chivalry is not dead yet.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Blown to Atoms.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 30.-George M. Hobbs, of this city, was literally blown into bits by dynamite cartridges Tuesday. He was employed by the Boston x Maine Railroad Co. blasting rocks at Hookset, and fell down with an armful of cartridges.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

A VETERAN engineer who presided at the throttle of a locomotive within the zone of military operations during the war of the last rebellion, has ex- pressed desire for a reunion of all such; and there is no doubt but that they could swap some thrilling "reminiscences. As reunions are the fashion, why not one of the army loco- motive engineers?
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Negro Gin Burners.

of the ten men recently arrested at Newport on charge of stealing cotton and burning a gin, only two, Orange Harris and Bob Turner, both colored. were indicted by the grand jury. The other eight have been released. All were arrested on the strength of Bob Turner's confession.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

ALL the official dispatches from Ha- wind up with the statement that the insurgents carried off their wounded
 In view of the reputation of the new Spanish commander-in-chi it would not be prudent to abandon this custom.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

DEAD reckoning is poor thing to depend upon at best, and especially by an ocean greyhound when nearing port, as was proved the other day when the steamship St. Paul grounded off Long Branch, N. J., during a dense fog, when her officers believed they were in the Fire Island channel.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Pine Bluff Jail Delivery.

Four prisoners escaped from the .t city prison in Pine Bluff by means blanket rope, which they had iinp,s vised by fastening their blankets gether. and crawling through winuo" in the cells of the second floor.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

THE London Times declares it to be an absolute impossibility for Great Britain to recognize the proceedings of the American Venezuelan commission, either directly or indirectly. Neither did Great Britain think she could rec ognize American independence, but she did
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

JAPAN's new importance as war like power has increased taxation 70 per cent, the amount to be raised this year reaching S120, 100000 But with a population of 45,o00, GOO, and the rank of fifth in this respect, Japan will not find this excessive. A large part of the revenue will be invested in new ships and in maintaining an army of POO, 900 men,
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

BISMARCK wants $50, ,0O0 for the Amer ican rights of the autobiography he is writing, but stipulates that it must not be published for several years after his death. The great statesman will doubtless make a highly interesting book, but he should not deprive the present generation of the pleasure of reading it.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

THE metal aluminium has not real ized what was expected of it in the construction of ships. A British tor pedo boat built of one of it's alloys has been condemned. and French expert ments have had similar result The sea water rapidly corrodes the metal and it then gives way under slight pressure
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

TURKEYS name for such women as Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton is not ministering angels, but .'dogs of Christians" The Turk considers deeds of mercy one of the most insidious and demoralizing evils of modern times.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Discussing Reinforcements for Cuba.

MADRID, Jan. 30.-Premier Canovas Del Castillo had conference Tuesday evening with Senor Ascarraga, minis ter of war. in regard to sending fur ther endorsements to Cuba, and also discussed the matter of calling 17,OO0 additional men into active service.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

TIE gifts to colleges, churches, li- braries and public charities in this country last year amounted to S2s, ,943,- : $40, against Sl9, 967, 116 in 1894. This is one of the items that always manage to elude the professional socialist.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

NEARLY thirty years ago the Danish island of St. Thomas voted on the question of annexation to the United States and approved it by 1,244 to 22. Uncle Sam enjoys a good reputation among his neighbors.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

IT is evident that public sentiment in England is gradually grasping the fact that the American view of the Venezuela matter is the one that will have to be given the right of way.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31
Fire at Jacksonville. Fla.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 30. Fire at l2;So a. m. destroyed nine tenement houses in Brooklyn, suburb of Jack sonville. The houses were all occu- pied, and the tenants lost most of their effects. Loss, S12,0O0; mostly insured.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

UN the 26th Andrew McGougan and George Churn, miners. were killed while walking on the Fort Wayne road near Massillon, O. They leave two widows and l3 orphans.
The Forrest City times., 1896-01-31

Hon. Junius Jordon has decided tb., he will not enter the race for governor but will ask the people to re-elect him to the office of state superintendent of public instruction.