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ESTABLISHED 1887.
POH'BSJFWSIMT
[ Senator Chandler Quotes Sec-
■ tion Eight of Constitution.
■ ■ >4
[SARCASM FOR GROVER CLEVELAND
I The New Hampshire Statesman Says the
Chief Executive of the Nation Is Only
an Arent and Declares That the Admin-
Has Taken the Wrong Position
Regard to Cuba.
H Washington, Dec. 29.—Senator Wil-
Btm E. Chandler of New Hampshire
SKs aiven out the following letter:
H"The new immigration law, if it
B.sses, will require foreigners coming
H live in this country to read and write
'K a test five lines of the United States
institution. There are certain five
Hies which eminent Spanish-American
Kwyers ought to read.
■auses the powers of congress, adds
Bause 18 as follows: ‘To make all laws
■hich shall be necessary and proper for
Hrrying into execution the foregoing
Howers and all other powers vested by
■ie constitution in the government of
gie United States or in any department
■r officer thereof. ’
I “A study of the above clause may lead
[some of the defiant advocates of an ar
tfrogant personal government at the ex
lecutive mansion to revise their asser-
Ftions-.
L “It is-not contended that the above
■lause 18 gives congress power by law
■assed over a veto by a two-thirds vote
H> interfere with any power made ex-
Busive in the president by express words
■ necessary implication.
jjsß n»e President's Powers.
IB ‘What are the powers expressly given
president? They are: (1) To Corn-
Band the army and navy; (2) to grant
Bwdons; (3) to make treaties, with the
■onsent of the senate; (4) to appoint
■fficers of the United States; (5) to con
nene congress, and to adjourn it when
'the two houses disagree; (6) to receive
Ambassadors and other public ministers;
3 to take cate that the laws be faith
ly executed; (8) to commission offi
leers of the United States.
[ "The president may command the
hd*my and navy. Yes, but congress, by
[law, may give him snecifio directions
whafto do with them—to use them in
f»ny particular direction or not to use
jthem at all He may grant pardons.
■Fes, this is an exclusive and uncon
probable power, but congress may by
Raw open all prison doors and let the
■rinjinals go free. He may make treaties
Bith the consent of the senate and they
■come law. Here is the only power to
Bake law not vested in congresS. He
Bay appoint officers. Yes, but congress
Bay create and abolish the offices and
BgulatA the power of appointment by
Kvil service rules.
g Commission* AU Officer*.
I "He is to commission all officers, but
Ee can commission only those who are
appointed in pursuance of law. He is
K receive the foreign ministers. Yes,
But only ministers from countries which
■ingress chooses to have recognized.
■ “There is no escape for the advocates
■ monarchical government in Washing-
On from the provisions of clause 18,
Hition 8, article 1.
B“It is singular that the only two pres
■ents who have undertaken to defy
Bngress have been Andrew Johnson
Hdrilrover Cleveland. The one tried
■ create and maintain against the will
■ congress ten new state governments
V this Union; the other claims the right
Kainst the will of congress to aid in
Bistaining abroad a bloody tyranny over
Ba oppressed nation. Mr. Johnson be
jtrayed and abandoned the party which
i elected him, his treachery was con-
Idemned by all rightminded men, and
he went out of office without a party
End without a friend. Mr. Cleveland
■till lingers with us."
jjORTH STATE’S FINANCES.
;■ •’ Treasurer Submit* Hl* Biennial Re-
Sg port to Governor Carr.
■Raleigh, Dec. 29.—The state treas
‘Bhr has presented his biennial report
|Hhe governor. He reports $103,740 tc
Bk credit of the sinking fund. He, ac
cording to the code, presents an esti-
Lmate of the state’s expenses for the fol
lowing two yean and the rate of taxa-
Bon necessary to meet same.
r He recommends only one increased
Appropriation. The state normal school
or girls at Greensboro now has >17,600,
[ nd he recommends it be increased to
I 6,000.
' The estimates for the next two years
r state expenses are put at >821,850
,t annum. This is far below the ex-
L mses of the past two years. He says
| ie banks seem to be in a sound and
osperous condition. Valuation of all
1 xable property has fallen off nearly
I ,500,000. The sheriffs and tax col
lars are complimented on their
I ompt settlements
[ ,ÜBANS ATTACK A CONVOY.
I Sake • Desperate Attempt to Capture
Spanish Supplies, but Fail.
F New York, Dec. 29.—A dispatch to
|The Herald from Havana. Cuba, says:
th. correspondent at Manzanillo details
■he march of a convoy under General
Key. for Bayamo. The convoy con
sisted of 165 carts and a company of
Back mules. The convoy left Manza-
Eillo on the thirteenth and arrived with-
Kot hindrance at Veguita, midway to
fesyamo.
■Tl>h Spanish column, escorting the
Hjavoy, consisted of 1,800 infantry,
Brmea with Afansars. 200
THE ROITE TRIBUNE.
cavalry and a section with" two pieces of
artillery, a total of 2,450 men, among
whom were 780 young recruits, just ar
rived from Spain.
General Rey obtained information
that Oalixto Garcia, with a large force,
was encaipped on the borders of the
Mabay river, to prevent the passage of
the convoy, and, if possible, to capture
it. With this view Garcia had dug
trenches and built breastworks, lined
with barb wire. He had also placed
dynamite torpedoes at convenient dis
tances. He knew the convoy was of
such magnitude that it would form a
line of more than 8 kilometres.
Hardly had the rear guard got half a
league from Veguita, the vanguard be
ing at a place named Rivero, when the
Spanish opened fire on the enemy. A
fierce combat followed. In this action
Captain Podio fell.
Scarcely an hour had elapsed, the
convoy still slowly advancing, when the
vanguard renewed the fire, but the
rebels, entrenched in their splendid po
sitions, repeated their attack and the
encounter again became fierce. In or
der to dislodge them from their strong
hold it was necessary to send a section
of sharpshooters to the bushes to force
the rebels to disperse. There Lieutenant
Milvau was mortally wounded and
Lieutenant Estevez, who replaced him,
was also mortally wounded and died
later.
The convoy passed the river Buey,
near Caiamo, always under a brisk fire,
and arriving at Barrancas, they en
camped. At sunrise on the seventeenth
they started to march, when the enemy
at once opened fire on both flanks, which
continued for two hours.
The column then advanced and
stopped at the heights of Barrancas.
Passing these latter, at the junction of
the Bayamo and Peralejo roads, another
engagement occurred, in which Liegten
ant Sesi was mortally wounded.
After the column entered the plain of
Cubeque the rebels made a vigorous at
tack on the left flank and later on the
rear guards. They were again repulsed.
The column, steadily advancing,
reached the San Francisco gorge in bad
condition. The ox teams, for lack of
water and food, were exhausted in the
painful march, but all arrived without
the loss of a single subject. The con
voy still remains at Bueycito awaiting
reinforcements. The losses on both
sides have already been officially stated.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL.
A Movement to Erect a Suitable Edifice
For Relic* and Archives.
Covington, Ky., Dec. 29.—The move
ment of the United Confederate Veter
ans to erect a memorial institute edifice
is to be pressed during the coming year
for speedy consummation. General
John O. Underwood, superintendent
and secretary of the Confederate Me
morial association, has located offices
here, and all communications and re
mittances are to be sent to him. The
executive committee consists of Chair
man W. H Jackson, Tennessee; Robert
White, West Virginia; J. B. Briggs,
Kentucky; L. S Ross, Texas, and Pres
ident W. D. Chipley, Florida.
The Fourth National bank of Nash
ville is treasurer, and the executive
offices will be at Nashville. Charles B.
Rouss of New York has pledged >IOO,-
000 so soon as the association shall raise
an equal amount. The trustees and
officers want to duplicate the Rouss
>IOO,OOO fund in 1897, and then erect the
memorial institute edifice in which to
preserve all confederate relics and
archives.
It is now urged by an official circular
upon all division, brigade, and camp
commanders to provide for a,money col
lection by every cons derate camp Jan.
19, the birthday of General Robert E.
Lee, and every effort will be made to
have the Lee anniversary next month
celebrated by a successful start in secur
ing the duplicate of the Rouss fund.
New Steamship Line Opened,
Washington, Dec. 29.—Japan has
now a larger steamer carrying trade on
the broad Pacific than the United
States, and Americans who are near
enough to watch the shifting scenes of
this new and rapidly developing contest
for commercial supremacy, find little
matter for pride in the present tenden
cies. This is the statement of United
States Consul Bell, at Sydney, con
tained in a report to the state depart
ment upon the opening of the new Jap
anese steamship line between Yoko
hama and Australia. He describes the
pioneer ship of the new line as she ap
peared in Sydney harbor and makes
some interesting statements as to the
splendid development of the Japanese
people.
Shot and Killed by a Saloonkeeper.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 29.—Fritz
Carle, a saloonkeeper, shot and in
stantly killed James Roberts, a laundry
wagon driver, in his saloon. The men
had a quarrel during the day and Rob
erts is said to have attacked Carle with
a knife. Later Roberts returned with a
pistol and fired twice on Oarle, when
the latter secured a pistol and shot Rob
erts in the head. Oarle surrendered
himself at the sheriff’s office. Roberts
leaves a wife and child.
A French Statesman 111.
Paris, Dec. 29.—M. Olemenceou, the
distinguished statesman, is seriously ill.
He was born in 1841 and in 1888 ran
against M. Meline for the presidency of
the chamber of deputies, receiving 168
votes to 168 cast for the latter, who was
declared elected on account of seniority.
The Steamer Volo Wrecked.
Hull, England, Deo. 29.—The Wilson
line steamship Volo is a total loss at
Wingau, off the coast of Sweden. The
crew and passengers were saved. The
Volo is a screw steamship built at Hull
in 1890 and registering 841 tons net.
ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1896.
TEXINS Dili Fill! CUM
Fifteen Sharpshooters Killed
After Battling Heroically.
THEY FELL BREATHING DEFIANCE
Cat Short the Lives of Double Their Own
Number Before Becoming Exhausted by
Thirst and Loss of Blood, When They
Ceased Firing and Were Cut to Pieces
by the Spanish Forces.
Key West, Dec. 29.—The Lone Star
company of the patriot army of West
Cuba, consisting of 15 Texas sharpshoot
ers, perished to a man after hero.cally
battling more than five hours against
vastly superior Spanish forces in Pinar
del Rio province, killing double their
own number and wounding probably as
many more. Havana officials are ju
bilant, passengers just arriving say, over
the news of this victory.
A Cuban band was observed near Pi
nar del Rio city Thursday morning, and
General Melquizo sent two squadrons
of cavalry to attack it.
After a running fight the band, which
proved to be composed of 15 Texans, was
chased into a "bottle,” a bit of hum
mock having only one opening. The
Texans, seeing that they were in a hole,
retreated to the further end and forti
fied themselves hastily behind some big
boulders. The Spanish troopers dis
mounted and surrounded them, pouring
in a fire from all sides.
Fight Lasted Five Hours.
The brave Texans replied and kept up
the fight for more than five hours.
By that time six of the 15 had been
killed and four were wounded, while 25
Spaniards had bitten the dust and ten
or more were wounded.
A flag of truce was sent in by the
Spanish and the Texans were called on
to surrender, but the Americans re
fused with one accord to lay down their
arms, shouting:
“We remember Maceol”
This infuriated the Spanish and they
fought with renewed fierceness. Twice
they charged, but the rapid firing of the
brave little band drove them back.
By getting on a high ridge behind the
Texans’ position the Spaniards were en
abled to pour in a fire that killed all but
two of those left.
Those two gallantly continued to
fight and held off the enemy an hour
longer.
Cut to Piece* by Don*.
Than, overcome by thirst and en
feebled by loss of blood flowing from a
dozen wounds, they were cut to pieces
by the Spaniards, who finally dashed up
as the Texans fell exhausted, feebly
crying:
“Viva Cuba Libre!”
The bodies of the gallant Texans
were left to the buzzards, while the dead
Spaniards were buried on the field.
Twenty wounded were carried to Pinar
del Rio city.
The official report says that a Spanish
column of 100 men cut to pieces a band
of 400 insurgents, with only seven
wounded.
General Rivera has ordered that the
names of the valiant Texans bq called
at rollcall for the next two months as a
mark of honor.
Will Not Accept Our Good Office*.
Washington, Deo. 29.—From official
sources a denial is made of the state
ment that the Spanish premier, Cano
vas, has sent Secretary Olney a commu
nication accepting the mediation of the
United States in carrying out a plan of
autonomy for Cuba. It is said that no
such letter has been sent, nor has any
thing in that nature passed through the
Spanish officials here. Negotiations to
ward home rule have proceeded for
some months, and the last phase of
these negotiations indicated an enlarge
ment of the home rule laws adopted by
the Spanish cortes last year, but not
put into execution.
The recent engagements embrace the
election of the entire Cuban congress,
instead of a mixed congress of 15 elected
members and 15 appointed by the queen
regent, and also a complete control by
Cuba of her tariff. As yet, however,
the negotiations with respect to enlarged
reforms are tentative. A draft of them
has not been received in Washington
thus far, and the information on them
is of a general nature.
A Conspiracy Agaiuat Spain.
Madrid, Deo. 29.—Private advices re
ceived here from Manilla, capital of the
Philippine islands, say that a conspiracy
against the Spanish government has
been discovered in the province of Bu
lucan. Many notables have been ar
rested and a quantity of arms have been
seized. In an engagement between
Spaniards and insurgents, north of Ma
nilla, the latter are said to have lost 148
men.
Ex-Minister Phelps* Opinion.
Burlington, Vt., Dec. 29.—Hon. E.
J. Phelps, ex-minister to England, gives
his opinion upon the recognition of
Cuba In the following language: "I
have no doubt that the position of Sec
retary Olney, as recently published, is
entirely correct.”
road’s Request refused.
Petition of th. Montgomery, Tuscaloosa
and Memphis Turned Down.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 29. The
city council’s committee sprung a sur
prise by adopting resolutions refusing
the terms of entrance asked by the Mo
bile and Ohio for the Montgomery, Tus
caloosa and Memphis railroad.
The committee’s resolutions teqom*
' Shonded instead of granting the entrance
over the streets asked for, that the new
road be required to negotiate with the
I Plant system for the privilege of laying
a track along their roadbed and with
the Louisville and Nashville for en
trance into their proposed new passen
ger depot. The resolution provides that
if an equitable contract cannot be made
with these companies then the Mont
| gomery, Tuscaloosa and Memphis will
I receive from the board such an entrance
privilege as will be acceptable.
| Officials here of the Plant system give
the assurance that the Plant system will
be glad to meet the Montgomery, Tus
caloosa and Memphis half way, and a
meeting at Tampa, Fla., has been ar
ranged for next week.
The officials of the Montgomery, Tus
culoosa and Memphis accept the terms
of the council gracefully. They were
anxious to report to the meeting of the
Mobile and Ohio stockholders Dec. 30
that all they had asked for here had
been granted, for there is said to be
considerable opposition among the stock
holders to indorsing the bonds of the
Montgomery,. Tuscaloosa and Memphis,
but it is believed that the action of the
council will not materially alter the sit
uation with the stockholders.
LEFT HUBBY FIVE DOLLARS.
Strang* Will of Mrs. S. C. Parsons, a
Wealthy Woman of Savannah.
Savannah, Dec 29.—When the tem
porary administrator of the estate of
Mrs. S. O. Parsons, who left her hus
band $5 out of about $75,000, went to
take charge of her property here, he was
run off by the agent representing Dr-
Parsons, who threatened to have him
arrested if he interfered with the prop
erty. Afterwards both sides appeared
before the court of ordinary and an or
der was granted giving the administra
tor control of the property, and a watch
man was placed in charge.
In the testimony which came out at
the hearing there was a story which
gave some insight into the peculiar
characteristics of the testatrix This it
appears was her second marriage, she
being formerly a Mrs. Alden of Boston.
She had a son, Harold Alden, who, on
account of his health, was sent west in
charge of a tutor about ten years ago,
and nothing more was ever heard from
him. She spent thousands of dollars
endeavoring to find him, but all trace
of him was lost at Denver.
This is said to have embittered her
whole life and she has worn black ever
since. It is stated that her action to
ward her husband was due to the fact
that they had some misunderstanding
with regard to this matter.
A warm contest will be made over the
will, and with it an effort, no doubt, to
show that she was not in her right mind
when it was made.
FAMILY OF TEN ENGULFED.
Low of Life In Kerry County, Ireland, a*
a Resalt of a Big Bogslide.
Dublin, Dec. 29.—A family of ten
persons and a number of cattle have
been engulfed by the subsiding of a bog
of 100 acres, near Castle island, county
Kerry. It is stated that other persons
were drowned at the same time and
place.
The bogslide continues unchecked, a
copious rainfall helping the movement.
The mass of bog, a mile and a half
wide, roars like the ocean, carries away
bridges and roads, destroying houses
and farms, sweeping through the Flesk
valley and emptying peat, carcasses of
cows, sheep and donkeys and debris of
houses into tne lake of Killarney.
The people living in the direction in
which the bogslide is coming have fled
and the poliece, searching for bodies,
are arriving on all sides.
Lord Kenmore has caused a cordon of
guards to be drawn around the slide to
prevent further loss of life.
The greatest excitement prevails in
the vicinity and the houses are open to
receive the hundreds of people rendered
homeless by the disaster.
A Preacher Shoots Hl* Son-In-Law.
Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 29.—Particu
lars have reached here of a shooting
affair at Granite Hall, Iredell county.
Henry Moore had been living with his
father-in-law, a retired Methodist
preacher. There had been bad feeling
between them for some time. Moore
started into the diningroom to get his
breakfast. One of Davis’ sons caught
Moore and held him while the minister
took a breechloading shotgun and fired
at Moore, literally tearing his arm to
pieces. Moore rau to the house of his
sisters and fell in the yard unconscious.
The arm was amputated and Moore is
at the point of death.
Grave Robbers Get In Their Work.
Charlotte, N. 0., Dec. 29.—Char
lotte is greatly stirred up over the rob
bery of graves in Elmwood cemetery.
The grave of the wife of Dr. W. T.
Woodley, a prominent physician, was
broken open, the casket smashed in and
the body mutilated, two fingers of'one
hand being cut off. Ghouls also entered
the potters’ field and stole therefrom
the body of a young white boy. The
authorities have uo clew to the perpe
trators of the deed, but it is supposed
they are persons in search of bodies for
dissection. The cemetery has been put
under guard.
Gadsden to Have a Female College.
Gadsden, Ala., Dec. 29.—1 t now looks
as if a female college for Gadsden is as
sured. Propositions have been made by
tbe citizens of this city, backed by the
representative of the Georgia Home
bank of Columbus, Ga., to the North
Alabama Methodist conference which
recently convened in Birmingham, and
a quasi acceptance has beep given.
THREE BANKFAILL’RES
One at Batavia, One at Roanoke
and One at Minneapolis.
COMPTROLLER ECKELS NOTIFIED
Suspension at tile Flrat Named City Fol
lowed by the Assignment of the Nort
wick Brother* ot Their Vast Property
Interests, Aggregating Over Two MH.
Hou Dollar*.
Batavia, Ills., Dec. 29.—The liquida
tion of the Atlas National bank of Chi
cago has precipitated the suspension of
the Van Nortwick bank of Batavia and
the assignment by William M. and John
S. Van Nortwick of all their vast prop
erty interests, aggregating $2,500,000, to
the Equitable Trust company of Chi
cago. Articles of assignment were filed
in the Kane county court, at Geneva,
and were three in number, W. M. and
John S. Van Nortwick each assigning
as individuals and the two assigning as
a firm.
Their schedule of Indebtedness was
not filed with the articlesof assignment,
but the liabilities are said to aggregate
>2,000,000. Van Nortwick interests,
aside from the Batavia property, are
largely in paper mills and manufacturing
industries. Their last statement of as
sets, prepared a year ago, placed their
wealth at $2,500,000.
They own business blocks, residences
and two farms in Batavia township, the
whole valued at $150,000; also the West
ern Paper Bag factories of Batavia and
Kaukauka, the largest concerns of the
kind in the world, with a daily output
of 2.000.000 bags; also a straw board
mill at Batavia, unused.
The paner mills at Appletom. Wis.,
are valued at $800,000; they own val
uable lands in Wisconsin and have
stock in the old Second National bank
of Aurora, the Aurora Cotton mills and
the Kaukauna and Appleton banks.
They are the principal owners of the
Appleton Manufacturing company of
Geneva, Ills.
The brothers own 464 shares in the
Atlas National bank of Chicago;
Columbia National Bank Falls*.
Minneapolis, Dec. 29.—The Colum
bia National bank, a small institution
of comparatively recent establishment
and $200,000 capital, has closed its doors
and is now in the hands of the bank ex
aminer. According to its last state
ment they made Dec. 17, it had loans
and discounts of >384,145; United States
bonds to secure cicrulation, $50,000; real
estate and mortgages, >48,728; due from
other banks, $42,897; cash reserve, >34,-
672; other cash items, $11,852;- national
bank notes outstanding, $45,000; due
other banks, >136,570; deposits subject
to check, $101,507; certificates of de
posit, $63,504; certified cashier's checks,
>3,313; bills payable, $15,000.
Virginia Bank Closes Its Doors.
Washington, Dec. 29.—Comptroller
of the Currency Eckels has recived tele
graphic notice that the Commercial Na
tional bank of Roanoke, Va., has closed
its doors and suspended payment. Bank
Examiner Sands was sent to take charge
of the institution. Mr. Eckels does not
regard the failure as a serious one. The
last report to him, made Nov. 21, showed
assets of the bank to be >263,704, includ
ing its bonds for circulation; stock, >IOO,-
000; surplus, >25,000; undivided profits,
>6,000; owing depositors, >75,000; other
liabilities, $35,000. The failure is at
tributed by Mr. Eckels in part to the
speculation and boom tendencies which
prevailed in that locality.
BEGGAR AND CENTENARIAN,
Born In Washington's Time, He Wear* a
Hat Given to Him by Henry Clay,
Shelbyville, Ind., Dec. 29.—Mil ton
Burton, who was born in Grayson
county, Ky., a few days after General
Washington signed the constitution,
has been taken to the county poor farm.
Thirty years ago the old man was a
prosperous farmer. Reverses and the
loss of his wife unbalanced his mind,
and he rejected every effox-t of his two.
married sons to care for him. He chose
to wander as a common beggar.
A few evenings ago, in a violent
storm, Farmer Eberhart found the old
man snugly sleeping in his barn be
tween two prize Poland Chinas, his
straw hat, which he claims was pre
sented to him by Henry Clay, carefull?
stored away on a hay mow.
Kate Field’* ReiCaln* Cremated.
San Francisco, Dec. 29.—Kate Field's
ashes are speeding eastward in charge
of Colonel Charles H. Taylor, proprietor
of the Boston Globe. The last remains
of the celebrated woman literateur,
editor and journalist are encased and
locked in a small cylindrical jar of pol
ished copper. There is no inscription
on the shining surface of the improvised
urn. Passing over the top of the plain
cover and through three little clasps,
one on the cover and one on each side,
is a narrow lavender ribbon, to which
is attached a card bearing the custom
ary record from the crematory, together
! th the name and dates.
SENOR a'ndRADE SATISFIED.
The HI In later Think* the Venezuelan Treaty
WIH Socu Be Accepted.
Washington, Dec. 29. —Seuor Au
drade, the Venezuelan minister, has
reached the city from New York. The
minister cordially received visitors to
the legation, but in reply to questions
ho repeated what he has already said
concerning the treaty, and declared that
furjhy tb*n£hi» he talk. He
PRICE HVI CENTS.
.-eels satrsnea with tne results or ai»
mission to Venezuela.
The treaty is to be submitted to an
extra session of the Venezuelan con
gress, which will be called soon, and
Minister Andrade hopes to see it acted
on promptly. Nothing is to be done
now except to wait until the instrument
shall be passed on by the Venezuelan
congress.
James J. Storrow, who is the Vene
zuelan counsel before the boundary
commission, and who went to Venezu
ela with Minister Andrade, has also re
turned. He declines to talk further
than he already has done.
Sir Alexander Milne Dead.
London, Dec. 29. Sir Alexander
Milne, admiral of the fleet, who once
was in command of the North American,
station, is dead. The admiral was born
in 1806. While in command of the
North American station he received the
Prince of Wales at Halifax upon the oc
casion of the latter’s visit to Canada.
Sir Alexander was the only admiral on;
the North American station who had
ever officially visited any ports of the
United States since the war of 1812.
He arrived in New York in October.
1863, at the time of the ’civil war, and
was subsequently cordially received at
Washington.
Man and Wife Assassinated.
Knoxville, Dec. 29.—Late at night
William Whaley and wife, poor but
respected citizens of Sevier county, liv
ing near Seviereville, were shot down
in cold blood by two men, who broke
into their Lome. There is no clue to
the guilty parties. Many seem to think
that the perpetrators of the tragedy
were some of the crowd that Whaley
recently had prosecuted before the grand
jury at Seviereville.
Mm*. Stambuloff Cause* a Sensation.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 29. Mme.
Stambuloff, the widow of the murdered
ex-premier, made a short and impas
sioned speech before the tribunal that
has been trying the men charged with
assassinating M. Stambuloff. She de
clared that the .prisoners in the court
were innocent, and that the real assas
sins were known to the tribunal. This
statement created a sensation.
The Alabama Trestle Horror.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 29.—Twenty
six lives were lost in the wreck at the
Cahaba river, near here. All the bodies
have been recovered and identified. The
railway officials still claim that the dis
aster was caused by robbers placing a
tie on the track, though some hold to
the theory that the bridge was defec
tive.
To Secure Duboise’s Election.
Washington, Dec. 29.—Senator Du
boise and 0. A. Walsh, secretary of the
Democratic national committee, have \
gone to Idaho to conduct a canvass in
aid of the former’s re-election. The
Democratic senators here have united
in a letter to the Democrats of Idaho,
urging Duboise’s re-election.
Gladstone Eighty-Seven Tears Old.
London, Dec. 29.—The birthday of
the Right Hon. William E. Gladstone
was celebrated at Hawarden Tuesday.
There was the usual flood of telegrams
and letters from home and abroad. The
veteran statesman was enjoying excel
lent health. Mr. Gladstone was born
Dec. 29, 1809.
Appointed by Governor Morton.
Albany, Dec. 29.—Governor Morton
has appointed Colonel Ashley W. Cole,
his private secretary, and a former New
York city newspaper man, a member of
the state railroad commission. The
salary is SB,OOO per annum and one es
the best in the state service.
A Pioneer Coal Operator Dead.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29—Charles B.
Parrish, one of the oldest and wealthi
est coal operators in Pennsylvania, died
suddenly in the Hotel Stenton. He waa
one of the pioneer coal operators in Lu
zerne county and first president of the
city council of Wilkesbarre.
A Firebag Sent to the Pen*
New York, Dec. 29.—Isaac Zuker has
been convicted of arson in the first de
gree and sentenced to 36 years' impris
onment. The maximum penalty is 40«
years.
Major McKinley's Personal Escort.
Chicago, Dec. 29.—When Major Mc-
Kinley takes the oath of office on March
4 his personal escort will be formed of
the Chicago Hussar squadron and the.
Cleveland Grays, Cleveland’s crack or
ganization. This matter was consid
ered early by President-elect McKinley.
Each of these bodies offered its services
as escort. Finally the Grays were se
lected. The Grays deliberated and de
cided it would be the nice thing to in
vite the Hussars to share the duty with
them. All the members of the escort
will be mounted on black horses anil
they count oa making an effective dis-
Dlav. .
To SaT*ilolin*on Howe's Life.
Lexington, Ky.. Deo. 29.—Governor-
Bradley has ordered several companies
of the state militia to be in readiness to
march at an hour’s notice to Paris to
repel a mob expected there from Cyn
thiana to lynch Johnson Howe, who
shot and killed Charles Lacy at the lat
ter place. The Paris jail is under heavy
guard and tbe county authorities say
they can keep any mob at bay.
The Steamer Carranza Eoat.
Bilboa, Spain, Dec. 29.—The steamer
Oarranza, from Rotterdam for this port,
baa been totally lost off Cape Ajo Six
members of the crew were saved, but 16
are missing.