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VOL. VI. NO- 1.0 0.
' SENT TO THE. HOUSE
The Hawaiian Correspondence
Before that Body.
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
He Has Made a Full Exhibit of
Everything He Deems of
Importance.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The president
has just sent to the house of representa
tives some additional correspondence on
the Hawaiian matter. In his letter of
transmittal the president says he sends
copies of all dispatches from our minis
ter at Hawaii, except such as have been
heretofore transmitted to congress.
He also sends copies of the instruc
tions sent Jan. 12, 1894, being the only
instructions to him that have not been
sent to congress.
He says that in his former message to
congress he withheld dispatch number
3, under date of Nov. 16, 18915, and also
dispatch number 70, under date of Oct.
8, 1893, inasmuch as the contents of dis-
Satch number 3 are ail referred to in
ispatches of more recent date, and in
asmuch as there seems to be no longer a
reason for withholding it, the same is
submitted.
Dispatch number 70 is still withheld
for reasons that seem to be justifiable
and proper.
The first instructions to Minister Wil
lis referred to is the president's letter of
transmittal as only instructions not sent
to congress are dated January 12. They
were sent under cover of a telegram to
W. A. Cooper, despatch agent at San
Francisco instructing him to forward
the following telegram to Willis by
Steamer Mariposa:
‘‘Washington, Jan. 12, 1894.
•‘To Willis, Minister, Honolulu:
“Your numbers 14 to 18, inclusive,
show that you have rightly comprehend
ed the scope of your instructions, and
have, as far as was in your power, dis
charged the onerous task confided to
you. The president sincerely regrets
that the provisional government refuses
to acquiesce in a conclusion which his
sense of right and duty, and a duo re
gard for our national honor constrained
im to reach and submit as a measure
of justice to the people of the Hawaiian
islands and their deposed sovereign.
“While it is true that the provision"!
government was credited to exist only i
until the islands were annexed to the
United States, and that the queen finally
but relunctantly surrendered to an
armed force of this government, illegally
quartered in Honolulu, and representa
tives qf the provisional government,
which realized its impotence and was
anxious to get control of the queen’s
means of defense, assured her that if
she would surrender, her case would be
subsequently considered by the United
States, the president never claimed that
such action constituted him an arbitra
tor in the technical sense or authorized
him to act in that capacity between the
provisional government. You made no
such claim when you acquainted that
government with the president’s deci
sion. The solemn assurance given to
the queen has not been referred to as au
thority for the president to act as arbi
trator, but as a fact material to just de
termination of the president’s duty in
the premises.
“In a note which the minister of for
eign affairs addressed to you Dec. 23, it
is stated in effect that even if the con
stitutional government was subverted
by action of the American minister and
the invasion by military force of the
United States, the president’s authority
is limited to dealing with our own un
faithful officials, and that ho can take
no steps looking to the correction of any
wrong done.
“The president entertains a different
view of his responsibility and duty. The
subversion of the Hawaiian government
by the abuse of the authority of the
United States was in plain violation of
international law, and required the pres
ident to disavow and condemn the act of
our offending officials, and within the
limits of his constitutional power to en
deavor to restore lawful authority.
“On the eighteenth ultimo the presi
dent sent a special message to congress,
accompanying copies of Blount's reports
and instructions given to him and to
you. On the same day, answering a res
olution of the house of representatives,
he sent copies of all correspondence since
March 4, 1889, on the political affairs
and relations to Hawaii, withholding for
sufficient reasons only Stevens' No. 70,
of Oct. H, 1892, and your No. 3, of Nov.
15. 1898.
“The president therein announces that
the conditions of the restoration sug
gested by him to the queen had not
proved acceptable to her and that since
instructions were sent to you to insist
upon those conditions he had not learned
that the queen was willing to assent to
them. The president thereupon sub
mitted the subject to the more extended
powers and wide discretion of congress,
adding the assurance that he would be
gratified to co-operate in any legitimate
plan which might be devised for the so
lution of the problem, consistent with
American honor, integrity and morality.
“Your report shows that, on further
reflection, the queen gave her unquali
fied assent in writing to the conditions
suggested, but that the provisional gov
ernment refuses to acquiesce in the
president’s decision. The matter now
being in tire hands of congress, the pres
ident will keep that body fully advised
of the situation, and will lay before it
from time to time the reports received
from you, including your number 3,
heretofore withheld, and all instructions
sent to you.
“In'the meantime, while keeping this
department fully informed of the course
of events, you will, tinitl further notice,
answer that your special instructions
upon this subject have been fully com
plied with.
Signed, Gresham.”
The Queen Wanted Blood.
The correspondence makes about 30,-
000 words. The -'numbar B** referred to
THE ROME TRIBUNE
is a aisputcu ot w mis to uresnam in
which he gives an account of his visit to
the queen when he made known to her
tiie president’s regret that through un
authorized intervention of the United j
States she had been obliged to surrender
her sovereignty, and his hope that with
her consent and co operation the wrong
done to her and to her people might be
redressed.
He asked her if she should be restored
to the throne would she grant full am
nesty as to life and property to all who
have been or are now in the provisional
government, or who were instrumental
in the overthrow of her government.
The queen hesitated a moment, and
then refused, saying she must abide I y
certain laws of her government; that
such persons should be beheaded and
their property confiscated to the govern
ment.
Willis told her he had no further com
munication to make to her then, and
’ would have none until he heard from his
government—probably three or four
weeks.
He then informed her that he was au
thorized by the president to offer her
protectian either on one of our warships
or at the legation, and desired her to ac
cept the offer at once.
She declined, saying she believed it
best for her at present to remain at her
residence. He then told her that at am
moment, night or day, this offer of on
government was open to her acceptance.
This ended the interview.
Minister Willis adds that the tension
of feeling is so great that the promptest
action is necessary to prevent disastrous
consequences, and says: “I send a cipher
telegram asking that Blount’s report be
withheld for the present, and I send
with it a telegram not in cipher, as fol
lows: ‘The views of the first party are
so extreme as to require further instruc
tions.’ ”
/ Tn the House.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Immediately
after the reading of the journal, tho
president's message, transmitting the
Hawaiian correspondence to congress,
was laid before the house. The houso
then went into comini, tee of the whole,
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, in the
chair, for the consider ition of the tariff
bill. Mr. Pickier was the first speaker
of the day.
WRONGS MAY BE RIGHTED.
The th-vol ion of M rs. Hedberg to the Mem
ory of Her Dead Husband.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—Colonel GeorgeH.
Burton has concluded an investigation
of the events which led to the killing of
Captain Alfred Hedberg by Lieutenant
Maney at Fort Sheridan. It is said that
the Avar department desired to learn at
once if there was any foundation for
Mrs. Hedberg's charges that her hus
band avas persecuted. It is said that
Colonel Burton has evidence to show
that the story of the widow is in the
main correct.
The trouble betAveen Maney and Hed
berg is said to have begun about two
years ago. Up to that time they had
been friends, but Hedberg became con
vinced that Maney was trying to get him
on the retired list to make room for a
friend. Numerous efforts had been
made to retire Captain Hedberg, and
Colonel Crofton is said to have taken
part in some of them. After several
failures, Hedberg Avas examined by the
post surgeon, who reported that he had
chronic kidney trouble, and he was ad
vised to apply for retirement. He was
told, it is asserted, that if he did not ap
ply for retirement his case would be
sent before the proper board, and he
would be “wholly retired.” That meant
that he would be given one year’s pay
and dropped from the rolls of the army,
which is equivalent to a dishonorable
retirement, as it is never done except
when the disease contracted is the result
of the man’s own viciousness. He re
fused to make application, and then he
had his quarrel with Maney.
In 1873 Captain Hedberg was dis
missed from the army, and when he was
vindicated by five congressional commit
tees and reinstated in his old command,
Colonel Crofton, it is alleged, recognized
him officially, bnt snubbed him when
ever opportunity offered. In conse
quence of this, none of the officers recog
nized him or Mrs. Hedberg, and even the
enlisted men felt that they could insult
him with impunity. All sorts of trivial
charges were preferred against him, and
he spent a good deal of his time in an
swering them.
In the meantime the breach widened
between him and Maney. The affair
finally reached such a serious stage that
on Oct 3, 87 days before the shooting,
Captain Chapin is said to have advised
Maney to arm himself, and, it is said,
from that time on Maney went about
the post armed for the avowed purpose
of shooting Captain Hedberge if they
had any further trouble; and yet no
attempt was made to prevent the shoot
ing.
When the meeting took place Hedberg
had his arms full of bundle® and his left
wrist was broken. He told Maney he
was not armed, and Maney told him he
had better arm himself. Instead, Hed
berg shifted his bundles to his left arm
in order to leave his uninjured right
hand free, and advanced in the face of
the big revolver and struck Maney.
Then Maney shot him.
That Unlucky Number.
Tacoma, Jan. 13.—Comptroller Eck
els has ordered the stockholders of the
defunct Merchants National bank to pay
up the par value of their $250,000 stock
to meet the shortage. Superstitious de
positors are gossiping about the fact that
there are just 13 stockholders.
Another Chicago PoatofUco Robbery.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—George B. Hen
nessy, employed in the retail stamp de
partment of the postoffido, reported that
he had been robbed of stamps to the
amount of $550. He turned his back on
the stamp window for an instant, arl
turned around just in time to see the
stamps disappear. He said he raised an
outcry, but it was not heard.
KOMBiuA.. BU> Udi MORMnG, JAMAttY 14, i.->r.4
A HEAVY JUDGMENT-
The Richmond and Danville
and West Point Terminal.
BONDS AND INTEREST.
The Judgment Was Entered
in the New York County
Clerk’s Office.
Neav York, Jan. 13.—Judgment for
$17,813,619 has just been filed in the
county clerk’s office against the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal railway
and Warehouse company, in favor of
Charles H. Coster, George Sherman and
Anthony J. Thomas.
The amount represents the principal
of their $5,453 6 per cent gold trust
bonds and $10,596 5 per cent consolida
ted first mortgage collateral gold trust
bonds, in the aggregate $16,049,000, to
gether with the interest ffom Sep. 1,
1892, amounting to $1,820,261, on which
there was paid on the company’s account
$55,799.
The attorneys avlio represent the plain
tiff are Bangs, Stetson, Tracy and Mac-
Veagh.
THE GOVERNOR’S WORDS.
A Colorado Representative Who ii a Wag
Repeats in the Homie.
Denver, Jan. 13.—There seems to be
indicationsnf a long tediou i fight, which
Avill accomplish nothing, ahead of the
present session of the legislature. The
house, from present indications, will not
agree to an immediate adjournment, and
es the senate will probably refuse to
transact any business it looks as if there
will be a deadlock.
In the house Mr. Baldwin, of El Paso
county, introduced the following resolu
tion:
“Whereas, It looks like tho devil for
the members of this assembly to bo stop
ping at the sumptuous hotels of Denver,
and drawing $7 per day from their im
poverished constituency, under tho pre
tense that they can better their condition
by legislation; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the members of this
assembly, and the employees of the same,
will stay here without pay ‘until hell
freezes over,’ and do all Ave can for the
good of tho state.
There was great merriment over the
resolution, but Speaker Ammons refuse
to entertain it, because the language w«.
objectionable.
“I only quoted the governor,” Mr.
Baldwin replied, but his resolution was
not reeewed.
BIT "t’heTcHARMER.
A Huge Rattler Did Not Like The Bath
Given Him.
Chattanooga, Jan. 13.—H. C. Clark,
who has been seen in the role of snake
charmer, in all the large museums of
the country under the show name of
“Harry DeLong,” was bitten here by a
huge rattlesnake. He recently blasted
two rattlers out of the rocks on Lookoat
mountain. While in a room in tho
midst of highland moccasins, China
snakes, spreading vipers and rattlers, lie
attempted to Avash one of the mountain
rattlers and plunged it into a basin of
hot water. Then it buried its fangs in
his hand. One of the deadly prongs he
sucked out and then swalloAved a quart 1
of Whisky.
Three hours afterwards he fell to the
floor as if dead. Medical aid was called
and the poison extracted. His arm was
swollen to twice its ordinary size, and
at one time the heart almost ceased to
beat. The charmer’s wife, Cora, died
from a moccasin’s sting while exhibiting
at Fond du Lac, Wis., five months ago.
Clark shoAved a season Avith Cole & Mid
dleton’s five museums, the largest of
which is stationed at Chicago. He will
recover.
They Have Hard Times Abroad.
Chicago, Jan. 13.—Professor A. H.
Lowrie, of Elgin, late United States con
sul to Freiburg, Germany, whence he
has just returned, says: “Business de
pression is not confined to the United
States. Germany, France and Switzer
land are experiencing just as hard times,
and in England the condition is much
worse than here. Free soup and lodging
houses are crowded to their utmost. The
depression in Baden and Alsace is at
tributed to tho depression in the Uifited
States.”
Sitting Bull Avenged.
Fort Yates, N. D., Jan. 13.--An In
dian courier brings news of the murder
of Iron Thunder by a deaf and dumb
Blackfoot, son of White Blackbird.
Iron Thunder was the Indian who rode
22 miles through Sitting Bull’s hordes
and gave tho information that led to the
successful issue of the conflict in which
Sitting Bull was killed three years ago.
The murderer crept into Iron Thunder’s
tepee and crushed his head witli an axe
while he slept by the side of his wife and
child.
EVANS AT LARGE.
The California Outlaw Makes Bls Pres
cnee Felt Again.
Fresno, Jan. 13. —Two bandits did as
they pleased in Fowler, a town of 300
inhabitants, south .of here, the other
night. It is believed that they were
Chris Evans, the escaped murderer of
Deputy United States Marshal Vic Wil
son, and his understudy, Ed Morrell. It
is thought they were starved out of their
mountain retreat. A posse is now after
them.
Station Agent George Leon ahd three
men with him at the depot Avere sud
denly held up by a man who had a ba i
dana handkerchief over his face. How
ard Harris and A. Vincent happenr 1
along and the bandit held them up, too.
SrOKdind rix men to stand in a row
ami men tie wvuc t.’irougn cneir pocKerg"
Avith one band and kept them covered
with a revolver he bad in the other. He
got about SSO.
The bandit next ordered the six men
cut on the street and marched them to
Cutler & Goldstein’s grocery store,
which lie evidently intended to loot. Ha
had just ordered everybody in the store
to throw up their hands when Constable
Ochs appeared at the door. The bandit
turned and both men began shooting.
Ochs’s bullets went astray and one of
the bandit’s prisoners was shot through
the arm and another in the breast. One
of the bandit’s bullets struck Ochs and
he tumbled down the steps.
At this point a man in a spring wagon
drove up to the front of the store and
began shooting. Ochs got up and ran
and both bandits got away. It is be
lieved the man in the wagon was Chris.
Eyans and the other man Ed Morrell.
CARLISLE’S OFFER.
It Is Reported That a Big I.oau Concern
Wants Bls Services.
Louisville, Jan. 13.—A despatch
from Washington says: Secretary Car
lisle, it is said, has a definite offer from
a syndicate of Ohio capitalists to become
president, general counsel and solicitor
general of a corporati >n which is to es
tablish a chain of national loan associa
tions over the country with headquar
ters in Washington and the Ohio Nation
al bank of this city as tho center. The
offer Avas made some days ago Avith a
salary of $25,500 per annum, and time
until Feb. 1, 1894, given him to con
sider.
The proposition was made a sow days
ago by ex-Congressnian J. D. Taylor, of
Ohio, and he was advised not to'be in a
hurry to decide. When the question
tion was asked at the treasury in regard
to the affair it was not denied, and all
that tiie secretary Avould say was that
the gossips had a right to romance, as
there was no law against it.
A Rumor About Carlisle.
Washington, Jan. 13. —A rumor has
become current here to the effect that
Chief Justice Fuller contemplates re
signing and that Secretary Carlisle is to
succeed him on the supreme bench.
Judge Fuller declares that the story is
absurd and Secretary Carlisle says he
knows nothing about it.
News of the Wilson Massacre,
Capetown, Jan. 13.—Details of tho
massacre of Captain Wilson’s party by
the Matabeles, has been received here.
The news, just wired to tins town from
Buluawayo, shows that Captain Wilson
and his men made a hard fight and died
gallantly fighting to tho las:. It is
stated that Wilson's force, outside of a
few natives, numberel
troops; the number of tho Miitabele forces
which surrounded them being variously
estimatedfat from 1,090 to 4,000.
Au Old AVoniau Cremated. _
Milw aukee, Jan. 13.—Fire partially
destroyed the Queen City hotel, corner
Jackson and Wisconsin streets, and
drove the guests out in their night
clothes. All escaped without injury ex
cept a woman named Chrums, aged 80
years, whose charred remains were
found in her bed. The damage to the
building was slight.
Louis Kossuth Still Lives.
Turin, Jan. 13.—Louis Kossuth, the
venerable Hungarian patriot, is greatly
annoyed at having to deny once more
the oft-revived reports that he is dead or
dying or very sick. He is in the best of
health, considering his age.
Cotton Mills Destroyed.
Woonsockee, R. 1., Jan. 13.—The
Harrisonville Avoolen mills have been
destroyed by fire. Tho loss is $300,000.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, Jan. 13.—Forecast till S
p. m., Sunday—For North Carolina and
South Carolina fair and decidedly warm
er with variable winds shifting to south
erly. Georgia, fair, followed by show
ers in the northern portion and decidedly
warmer southerly winds. Eastern Flor
iA, fair and warmer, northerly winds
becoming variable. Western Florida,
increasing cloudiness and probably will
be showers tonight or Sunday, with de
cidedly warmer Avinds shifting to south
erly. Alabama and Mississippi, increas
ing cloudiness and probably showers in
the southern portion tonight or Sunday,
with warmer east to south winds.
Thoma. HrCarter'g Successor.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The Republi
can National Executive committee met
and elected Joseph H. Manley, of Maine,
chairman, tb succeed Thomas H. Car
ter, who resigned.. Mr. Carter gave as
his reason for resigning his private bus
iness interests and the distance of his
home from the center of political inter
est, which makes it impossible for him
to attend the meetings of the committee.
Mr. Carter continues chairman of tho
full committee.
Will Publish Property Owners.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—W. T. Stead has
secured the names of all oAvners of prop
erty leased for disreputable purposes
and proposes to publish them in his book
on Chicago. To make certain of the
ownership he has sent circulars to all
who pay taxes on the property, asking if
his information is correct. He will lec
ture next Tuesday night at the People’s
Institute on the question, “Who are the
Disreputables of Chicago?”
Strangled by a Hair.
Vineland, N. Y., Jan. 13. —George
W. Harvey, of lona, has just died in
terrible agony. He was celebrating the
anniversary of his golden wedding, and
Avhile surrounded by his children and
grandchildren he kissed one of the latter
on the head. A hair lodged in his
throat. A severe spell of coughing en
sued. Mr. Harvey suffered greatly and
at last burst a blood vessel. He died in
a few minutes.
I SHOT TO DEATH.
■Jimmie KlngCharged wi h Vol
untary Manslaughter
BY A CORONER’S JURY.
A Negro Boy Shot and Instant
ly Killed Yesterday
Afternoon.
“I don’t want to go to jiff. I— I
aint done nothin’, an’ 1 want to ”
The sentence ended with a burst of
tears, and little Jimmie King buried his
face in his bands while the slender body
heaved and quivered convulsively with
passionate sobs. It was in the t-herifi’s
office, and the little fellow’s brother put
bis arms around him, and stroking bis
head gently told him to cheer up, that no
harm should come to him. The room
was almost filled with men who looked
on in pity—for pitiful it was.
Eleven years old, and found guilty of
voluntary manslaughter! True only by
a coroner’s jury, but to a bright and sen
sitive boy of that tender age, the knowl
edge that even one night or two nights
must be spent under confinement was too
much. •
Yesterday afternoon about 1 o’clock
Will Trout, colored, a boy of elevtn
years, was shot and instantly killed by
—whom? The father of the dead boy, a
brother of the boy and the coroner’s jury
say Jimmie King. Jimmie says it was a
brother of the boy,who did the shooting.
But the jury has spoken, and last night
Jimmie was under the care of Deputy
Sheriff McConnell. Percy King, his
brother was allowed to remain with him.
Stcry of the K Hing.
Here is the story of the killing:
The killing occurred about 1 o’clock
yesterday afternoon just beyond South
Rome in the woods the other side of
Chtrokee street and near the intersection
with Fort avenue. Just here lives Andy
Trout, a negro drayman, who works for
Mr J. H. Hoskinson. About the time \
mentioned above, Jimmie King, the
eleven year old son of Mr. J. H. King,
passed by the house going hunting. He
had a cheap, single-barrel muzz’e-loading
shotgun. About 150 yards beyond the
home of Trout, in the woods, young
King struck up with Meredith and Will
Trout, aged 12 and 11 respectively. King
suggested that they go hunting with hiia.
An<j here’s where diverge.
The Brother’s Story.
Meredith, the twelve year old negro
brother of the one killed, says that King
insisted on their going hunting with
him. They told him they could not; that
dinner was reedy, and that their father
objected.
“If you won’t go, I’ll shoot you,” said
King, and with that he blazed away at
the smallest negro. The chat ge of small
shot struck him full in the neck, and the
boy fell to the ground. King dropped
the gun, and ran off through the wood?.
Meredith ran to the house to tell his
mother. As be did so his father reached
the dying boy.
Andy Trout’s Story
agrees in detail with that of Meredith,
though he knew less. He told this story
to a Tribune reporter shortly after the
killing and repeated it in substance to
the coroner’s jury:
“I had just fed my mules and before
starting in the house for dinner told my
boys to keep the goats from eating any
of the mules’ feed. Just then Jimmie
King came along and asked them to go
hunting. I cut my eye at them so they
understood not to go, and when I went
in they all went a little way down into
the woods. When I finished dinner I
started down to tell the boys to come get
theirs. Just as I got about fifty yards
from them, Jimmie King satd: 'lf you
won’t come, I’ll shoot you.’ He raised
the gun and shot. My boy fell to the
ground and tried to get up but fell again.
As he did so King dropped the gun and
ran, and Meredith ran by me to the
house. I went to Will and in a few min
utes he was dead. There was no quar
reling and no cursing.”
In different language that is the sub
stance of the story of the senior Trout.
The News Spread.
Great excitement prevailed at once in
the neighborhood. Dr. McCall was sent
for, and arrived in a few minutes. The
boy was dead when he arrived, and with
assistance the doctor carried him into
the house.
The news became noised about and in a
I short lime a large crowd gathered.
, Coroner Drennon was sent for, and im
mediately began holding the inquest.
The testimony taken was that of Dr.
McCall, who told of the wound in the
left side of the neck being the cause of
the death. This part of the hoy’s body
was horribly mutilated. Andy Trout
aid Meredith Trout testified about as
above quoted. The gun was in evidence.
It was a ramshackle affair, and would
hardly stand cocked. The hammer could
be pushed down from a full or a half
cock, and it was plainly showed that it
was in such a condition as to easily go
off accidentally. A negro woman testi
fied that sh« saw Meredith Trout when
she heard the explosion, but could not
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PRICE bIVE CENTS.
see theotbeis. She said he had nothing
in his hands.
With this testimony ths jury came to
town to mike uo the verdict. *
King's Story.
la the meantime Offiser Wtmpse had
been to King’s home io the Fifth ward,
and finding Jimmie there, brought him
to town. He wis carried t> the Sheriff’s
office, and there told his story. He said
tbat Will was shot by bis brother Mere
dith. He met the boys and let Meredith
have the gun to shoot a bird. The bird
fl iw and the negro pointed the gun at
King.
“Don’t do that,” cried King, ‘ It’s easy
, on the trigger.”
Then Meredith pointed it at Will. The
gun fired and Will fell. King says he
was frightened and ran home.
This story caused the attest of Mere
. dith Trout, who was brought to the city,
and kept in the sheriff’s cffice until the
jury’s verdict was read, when he was re
leased.
Making A Verdict
The jury repaired to the city court
ro >m and for nearly an hour discussed
the case. All parties stuck to their orig
inal stories. Many thought that King
had accidentally shot the negro, and
wanted him to say so, but he persistently
refused, saying he would not toll a story.
Finally the jury returned a verdict
charging King with voluntary manslaugh
ter. Che result was a surprise to many
and the little fellow and his brother were
greatly affected. They proposed to give
bond, but Sheriff Moore said it was not
in his power to give bail, and that they
would have to get an order from Judge
Henry, who is in Summerville.
A telegram was sent to him last night,
but the judge refused bail until he could
investigate.
Tomorrow Carey King, and bis attor
ney, Mr. W. W. Vandiver, will go to
Summsrville and institute habeas corpus
proceedings. They are confident of
securing bail,as are the others who heard
the case. Toe general and almost uni
versal opinion is that the shooting
was accidental. Even granting every
particular of the stories of the Trouts,
they say young King did not intend to
shoot.
King will remain in custody at least
until Monday, when the habeas corpus
proceedings will be heard.
Kentbuky Lottery Men Indicted.
Louisville, Jan. 13. —Manager James!
Douglass, of the Kentucky State lottery,—
and 40 of his venders in charge of policy
shops in this city have been indicted' by
the grand jury. Under the Goebel law,
passed a year ago, running a lottery was
made a felony. A long fight in the
courts folloAved, while the lottery draw*
ings continued. A few weeks ago the
supreme court of the state decided
against the lottery company. Its
were closed until an appeal was taken
to the supreme court of the United
states, Avhen tho daily drawings were
resumed. The commonwealth’s attorn*
eys presented these facts to the grand
jury and the indictments followed. K
In Full Blast iu New Orleans.
W Orleans, Jan. 12.—1 t has beeU
decided by the attorneys of the AntU
Lottery league that the act passed b®
the last legislature prohibiting lotteries
in this state is defective. The memberj
of the league and other respectable peo«,
pie ara alarmed and humiliated. Tha
New Orleans Premium club can novs.
hold its daily drawing without hind\
rance.
A Girl May Marry nt Fourteen.
Raleigh, Jan. 13.—1 n the superior
court here Judge a vex*
diet of “not guilty” iu
man was indicted fur obI.'iinfIQKSHQgRTOH
riage license for a girl 15
court decides that it is not a pnuisnfflHg
offense to obtain a license for a girl
14, that being designated as the age at
which they marry. This decision M*
tracts much attention. The courts have
hitherto held that consent of parents
must be obtained where the girl is nudes
18. There was no appeal.
Lett to Her Kuin.
Anniston, Ala., Jan. 13.—Maggie
Sweeney, a 15-year-old white girl, was
found in one of the most notorious ne
gro dives in south Anniston at 3 a. m. by
tho police, who were looking for an es
cape! criminal. The police took the girl
to the station house, and her mother went
to see her, but would do nothing for her.
The girl was released.
A Town Almost Destroyed.
Ipswich, Mass., Jan. 13.—The most
disastrous fire this old town has ever
known broke out about 2 o’clock a. m.,
in the hall occupied by the Red Men in
the Jewett block, and when it was sub
dued, some throe hours later, it had
swept away the larger part of the busi*
ness portion of the place, and caused a
loss of $125,000.
May Ifscapt from the Law. 4
Americus, Gn.. Jan.. 13.—Henry Col
lier, who jumped from the third story
of the* (feurthouse during his -trial for
murder last Thursday, is unable to con
tinue in court. He was brought info
court on a stretcher and a mistrial de
clared in his case. If he recovers suffi
ciently he will be tried for his life again
about Fob. 1.
Valliant Befl for Clemency.
Paris, Jan. 13.—Vaillant has weak
ened. It is announced that he has re
pented of his decision not to appeal to
the court of cessation, and has signed
the necessary document. But he still
refuses to petition President Carnot for
( a commutation of sentence.