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w pMSaUteith. way itasubserip- V • tlWDst InerMMS dally. * ESTABLISHED 1887. I LONDON IS BURNING UP I® ■ Ui Thirty Engines " Were Plying on Flames. SIXT! WABEHOUSES t , . Briiisl Capital Has tbe Greatest Fire of the Century. tine blocks ram m $10,000,000 Was Estimated Damage Last Night, "'?" ' g f" * FIRE APPEARS UltE HUGE FURNACE Thousands of People Gather to See the Great Conflagration-Extent of the Burned District. ' k London, Not. 19 The most serious .fire io recent years is raging here now. In several streets adjacent to the gen eral postoffices, huge blocks of buildings are blazing fiercely. Many houses have Collapsed and 16 warehouses have al ready been destroyed. Buildings are .ablaze on both sides of the streets, thus preventing firemen from reaching the burning buildings. The fire broke out in Hamsell street and worked through the houses Io Well street, a narrow thoroughfare. There the flames leaped and seized the Opposite "houses. From that time the conflagration extended rapidly both un and down the street. Well street is now involved from end to end and the flames are rapidly nearing Nicholas square, which is surrounded by tall warehouses. The fire brigade has given up hope of .subduing and is devoting its energies to preventing its spread. The occupants of the threatened build ings are busily removing their books and business documents. No casualties have thus far been reported. At the fire at 8:30p. m., 80 engines were engaged in fighting .flames and others ’ were arriving momentarily from all parts of London. Many thousands of people have gathered to see the fire. It presents the appearance of a huge fur nace. Several large buildings have already fallen and completely block the road ways. The damage done by the fire is. enormous. Almost all of the buildings destroyed were six stories high and filled with merchandise. In area the fire is "at least 100,000 square yards. Sixty warehouses have already been destroyed and the fire has extended from Wood street square to Aldergate street The damage is estimated at £2,000,- 000 (|10,000,000). At 11 o’clock tonight the fire Is still raging. with awful fury, and fifty fire engines are throwing water on the furnace of flames, and an army of firemen are working like demons to keep it from spreading. A thousand policemen are trying to keep back the surging mobs of peo* pie. The fire started from the explosion of a gas engine in* the manufactory of Walter Brown & Co., No 80 Han sell street. There were several hun dred girls in the building, and they were rescued with great difficulty. The historic St. Guilds church has been badly damaged, and the statue of Milton is ruined. The damage will not fall short of £8,000,- 000(116,000,000.) MACON PUGILISTS. Ail Insurance Man and a Drummer Have a Fi S ht. Macon, Nov. 19 —lke Winship, a well known insurance man, and H. ■O. Llocum, a drummer from Boston, were playing pool tonight when a quarrell arose. Wlnshlp became very insulting, and finally slapped Slocum. The latter did not resent the insult, saying that he had no friends there and wanted no trouble. Winship grew more abusive, when Slocum jumped up and began pound dug the insurance man. Parties part ed them. THfiRGfffiTRIBUNE. MADE BAD MISTAKE Officer Stoots A notlier Through w mor. i Thought Negro Criminal Was Es eaping—Officer is Seriously Wounded. Columbus, Ga., Nov. 19.—A eurious mistake occurred at Richland, Ala, yes-, terday, which came near resulting in a tragedy. .. A negro <j«p«rado murdered another negro at Crawford,»Ala., and warrants were placed in the hands of the sheriff at Richland to arrest the murder. The sheriff deputized severe! men uad went to a cabin where the negro was hiding last njght. The officer and Frank Peppers were stationed at the front door and others at the rear. For some reason the sheriff sent Pep pers back towards the rear. As h~ turn-, ed the corner of the house Gus Borrows, presuming it was Mie negro, blazed down on Peppers with a double barrel shot gun. Peppers fell end Barrows started to fire again, when he discovered that he had made a mistake. Peppers was shot through the arm. end is seriously hurt.) CIGARETTE DEALERS Seven of Theas Fined For Selling Cigar ettes to Minors. .Atlanta, Nov. 19.—Seven of the dealers who were charged with selling cigarettes to minors entered pleas of guilty before Judge John 8. Candler this morning and were fined $5 and costs. The fine was the smallest possible, and the judge stated that he did not make it largo because the men appar ently violated the law unconsciously and had promised not to do so any more. He gave warning, however, that a second offense would not be so lightly punished. ( : The costs In the cases amounted tp |20.80, so the total fine of the dealers who plead guilty will be $25.80. It had been reported that all of the tobacconists would enter pleas, but this was untrue, as more than halt their number would not admit guilt. The ones pleading not guilty will be tried during next week. Those who entered pleas today were Harry Silverman, Oscar Starnes, Dan iel Travis, Dr. C. O. Tyner, H. C. Beerman, C. C. Ray and F. A. Ingra ham. Travis stated he began selling cigar ettes on July 1, and asked the police about the law relative to minors. He said he was told that there had been a law against selling cigarettes to minors, but that it was not being en forced, and maybe was unconstitu tional. BANK BUILDING BURNED. Lawrenceville Is Visited By a Destruc tive Blase. Lawrenceville, Nov. 19.—The handsome store of M. E. Ewing & Sou, the Lawrenceville Bank building and the post office building of Colonel E. S. V. Bryant, also belonging to M. E. Ewing & Son. were entirely consumed by fire this morning at 6 o’clock. By the heroic efforts of the citizens the large building of G. W. ft A. P. Cain, adjoining, was sav ed. thus confining the fire to the Ewing corner on the southwest corner of the court house square. M. E. Ewing ft Son carried an eight thousand dollar stock with no insurance. It is thought that about SIO,OOO of notes and accounts of M. E. Ewing & Son will be saved when the safe is opened. The bank was fully covered by insurance. The fire created the greatest possible excitement and the citizens fought ti e flames heroically from the very minute the alarm was given. It was at one time (eared that other buildings would be burned, and those adjoining the build ings on fire were only saved by the cool and determined manner in which the flames were fought. HANGED IN KENTUCKY. George Wl.ston, Colored, Executed Yes terday for Murder. Paducah, Nov. 19.—For the brutal murder of his paramour, Vinie Bell, George Winston, alias “Devel” Win ston, colored, was hanged here at 7:30 this morning. He met his death with out a quiver, warning all people, both white and black to beware of bad company and whiskey. There was not a hitch in the whole affair; everything was perfectly ar ranged, and he met with almost in stant death. Only a limited number of tickets were given out. ■ WRI . ■ i f ROME. GA., WELL, WELL, The Legislature is Play ing the D—l. ANOTHER WEEK GONE KotMil Has Been Accomplished on the ‘ Convict Question, DECIYURKEEPS THE COURT HOUSE I r ? I < Idr 1L jI 1 But Who Cares J&bQut These Local Measures. *■ ’ when law Makers fails in duty The House Never Even Took Up the Penitentiary Bill-Let ;Them {Stop Foollsliaess And (Get to Work, Atlanta, Nov. 19.—One of the first matters to come up in the house was the DeKalb courthouse fight on the bill to remove the county site from Deca tur to Stona Mountain. The bill by Mr, Henderson of DeKalb, providing for ths removal of the court house from Decatur to Stone Mountain, was given a third reading. Mr. Boynton of Calhoun then offered a substitute bill which was a presents-' tiori of Decatur’s side of the controversy. The substitute recited the fact that at the election held to decide the question of removal less than one-third of the voters of the county had voted. It re cited the fact that the voters who took no-part in the election were laboring under the impression that by so doing it was equivalent to voting against re moval The bill asked that the election be declared illegal, from not having been properly advertised and conducted, and that the matter be again submitted to a vote of the peop>e of DeKai b. Mr. Boynton made a strong argu ment in defense of this measure. He showed how the people of Decatur had been misled by an act of the legislature Subsequently declared unconstitutional. He stated that the petition for an elec tion did not contain the names of two fifths of the voters, as is required by law. Mr. Slaton of Fuiton said he was heartily in favor of Mr. Boynton’s' amendment. He did not believe two thirds of the people were in favor of o’clock the house had pre pared to (vote on the measure. At 12:30 o’clock the membersjwere wrest ling with the startling fact that they could neither go forward nor back ward. The house might be yet sitting had not the unforeseen occurred. Suddenly the great doors in the rear of the chamber was opened and a man came rushing in, holding a newspaper in his hand. It contained the "proper legal proofs”—the copy of a weekly news paper which for nearly two hours of the Georgia legislature, and bad caused complications which defied solution. The arrival of the “proofs” was greeted with cheers—cheers which came mostly from the Decatur fac tion—for they suspected the opposi tion of making a fight to gain time. The speaker’s gavel rapped sharply. “The bill is now on its passage and the uroper legal proofs are on the clerk’s desk.” This announcement was a challenge to both sides and on the instant, silence reigned throughout the halt Then the vote began. It lacked just 20 minutes to the hour of adjournment. The galleries were filled with DeKalb county people and frequent raps from the speaker’s desk were necessary to prevent the applause which started as the votes wete announced for one side or the other. Those who attempted to explain their votes were greeted with coughs and clearing of throats on the part of the other members. Their words were drowned out. Any effort to gain time was snubbed and the voting went on. When the result was announced, it was a victory for Decatur. Stone Mountain had failed for the required two-thirds vote. The result was 85 to 60. The house then adjourned amid cheer from the gallery. Immediately after the reading of the journal in the senate, Senator Stewart, chairman of the committee ou lunatic asylums, made a report on the bill pro viding that female-physicians be al lowed to eater the competitive exami nations for vacancies on the state asy lum staff. The report of the aommit tee was favorable. BtWV. Ste--t. .übairmaa < the FIGURE < 1 ILSichols of Nacocche Valley Dead. •i - I __ • Ones Entertained in a Lavish Man- Mr and Had a Magnificent Home. Atlanta, Nov, 19.—The remains of CM*. J. H. Nichols passed through the city this morning enroute to Milledgeville, where the funeral took plan* Jhis afternoon. He died yester day at his home in|the Nacoocbee val ley, twelve miles above Clarksville. No tnau ever lived Ln a community where he was more universally loved Nichols. Nearly twenty five years ago be moved into Nacoo chee valley, and tbere, in the shad ows of the Blue Ridge mountains, he buildeda home and took up bis resi dence among the mountain folk, who is a short time were his devoted friends. There in the valley he lived, keep ing open house to all his neighbors and travelers who came his way. He bad the most magnificent home in North Georgia and one of the finest farms in the south. Captain Nichols was noted for his generosity and gave largely from his means to anyone less fortunate than himself who needed assistance. His residence was one of the most palatial in the state and was considered the finest in North Geor gia, His happiness was finally turned to gloom by the unfortunate condition of his wife, whose reason became clouded. With bis customary ten derness of heart Captain Nichols for many years refused to allow the wom an he loved so dearly to be given Into the'care of asylum physicians. Hoping to some day be able to restore her mint 4 , Captain Nichols kept his wife in his mountain home, and there, sur rounded by all that love and wealth could provide, she was oared for. Finally, after long suffering, and seeing that tbere was no hope of re storing her reason, Captain Nichols took his wife to Milledgeville, which place had been their former heme. She was placed in the state institution there for the insane, and with her reason dethroned, she survives him. Several years ago his health began to fail and then business reverses came and his fortune was swept en tirely away. Strangers took the titles to his vase estates and the old home passed away from him. SAMOANS'IN'A S'HIPWRECK. Party of Twenty-Four Were In a Small H«»at For Sixty »ay«. ' San Francisco, Nov. 19. From Auckland comes a story of the terrible experiences of 24 shipwrecked Samoans, who were blowu far off their course and were in a small boat for «0 days. The party left the island of Tntuila in a large boat for two islands soiqe 60 miles to the eastward. They were blown out of their course and drove be fore the winds for 60 days until they made the island of Namunui, which is about 900 miles in a direct line from their starting point. Nearly half the party died in the boat, oue was killed and some died ou shore, leaving only eight survivors. They spread sails to catch rain, which fell heavily and which they stored in boxes. The island they reached is in habited and the people took all "possible care of them, but they were in a very low condition when the steamer picked them up. They have since been re turned to their home. Two to One on the Tigers. Nkw Haven, Nov. 19.—Nothing but football is talked of here, in prepara tion for the great match which is to be played on the Yale field Saturday be tween the Princeton tigers and the sons of old Eli. Tbe most exorbitant figures for seats are asked, and in many cases the prevailing figures are $5, $8 and $lO for $1.50 seats. It is believed that at least 5,000 persons will be turned away. Princeton will, it is said, offer odds of 2 to 1 on her men. German Troops Laavb Crete. Gania, Island of Crete. Nov. 19. Germany’s contingent in the interna tional urmy of occupation, consisting of an officer and 12 marines, embarked on the Kuiserin Augusta. The German flag baa previously been hauled down from the international redoubt. Oiiinini'.tve ouDauks. suom'.lteil a favor able report on the house bill calling for a commission to investigate ami report on tbe best system of regulating the banks of tbe state. The senate after taking a recess of Oue hour went into executive session and confirmed tbe following appoint ments sent in by the governor: B. B. Bower, judge of the city court of Deca tur county; E. F. Oarver, judge of Effingham county court, and Mr. Shir ley. solicitor general of Warren county court. ODD CASE ISARGUED Lynched Man’s Heirs Go to Law. SHERIFF’S BONDSMEN Claimed That the Officers of the Lav Wire Negligent, r • ■ DAMAGES WANTED BY THE HEIRS Unprecedented Case Argued In Baltimore. ♦ ARGUMENTS MADE BY ATTORNEYS Charles Cocking Was Lynched By a Mob Near Port Tobacco For Murdering His Wife and Sister-In-Law. Baltimore, Nov. 19. —The suit of Jo seph Oockiug’s children against the bondsmen of Sheriff Wade of Charles county has a national importance. Cocking was lynched in the summer of 1896. This suit, argued before the cir cuit court, is brought to prove that the sheriff was negligent in his duty in not preventing the lynching and that his bondsmen should pay for his negligence. Cocking was accused of the murders of his wife and sister-in-law in April of last year. He was taken from jail at Port Tobacco by a mob, among which, it was said, were some women and men who wore skirts to disguise themselves. Cocking offered no resistance, and de clared his innocence of the murders. “Say your prayers, ” cried a man in the crowd; “your time has come.” The doomed man refused to pray, and was hanged from a tree that overhung a stream. Under his weight the limb bent so that Oockiug’s legs dangled in the Water. His children believe, or pretend to be lieve, their father was innocent, and brought this suit by their guardian to wipe out the stain on their name. Boudsmeu Keapousible? The arguments were on a demurrer made by the state’s lawyers. State At torney Posey elaborately argued that the sheriff’s bondsmen are in no way responsible for the acta of a mob—no more responsible for Cooking’s hanging than if oue of the jail’s walls had fallen on him and killed him. The sheriff’s duty, Mr. Posey continued, was to “keep his prisoner safe.*’ Herbert B. Stimson, for the children, replied that Sheriff Wade had neglected his duty in not removing Cocking from Port Tobacco to the Baltimore jail, for the threats against the prisoner were open and loud. Mr. Stimson contended that Cocking was innocent, and had himself asked the sheriff to take him to a safer jail that he might have opportu nity to prove hie innocence. “It would have been an easy matter for the sheriff to have protected Cock ing if he had felt so disposed,” said Mr. Stimson, and then he made this start ling declaration: “The names of every person in that murderous mob is known to the state’s attorneys. Why have they not beefi brought to justice?” An Unprecedented Cnee. General Wiemer, for the state, closed the argument. He began with the dec laration that it was the first case on record where a sheriff’s bondsmen had been sued for damage for violence done a prisoner confined to his custody; and was, therefore, a most important one. The general said that it was a bold as sertion to make that the accused, who had been indicted by one of the most intelligent of juries, was innocent of the horrible crimes charged against him, for it was well known that many of the most prominent people were freely convinced of his guilt from the evidence adduced. He also quoted many authorities to show that the bond of a sheriff was not liable because of failure or inabilty of the sheriff to protect a prisoner from the vengeance of a mob, and cited the break ing into the Bastile by a mob in. the French revolution and the acts of the mob who, in the presence of one of the judges of the court of ap peals, and who attempted to prevent it. took a prisoner from the custody of the law officers and lynched him. The court reserved its decision. . 1 *■" ».—»"».■ —■ Monitor H»» * Narrow -Eieape. Norfolk. Nov. 19.—Naval authori ties are investigating how a keg con taining 26 pounds of blasting powder came among the coal in the bunkers of the United States monitor Amphitrite. If it had been shoveled into the warshiu furnace the explosion would have sent the monitor to the bottom of the sea. :; IT IS TRUSTWORTHY. J J The one paper that leads— \ reaches all classes of people Y —give satisfaction to ad ver- W I I Users—The Borne Tribune. V PRICE FIVE CENTS; WORKMEN TO WAIT McKinley Woi’t Discuss Labor Question In Dis Message. u Informs President Gompers That Some Time in the Future He Will Recommend a Change Washington, Nov. 19.—Cabinet day at the White House caused a dearth of visitors, and those who saw the presi dent were those who had appointments. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana and Rep resentative Dolliver of lowa made brief calls and talked about appointments in the states. President Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of labor saw the president and urged him to incorporate in his message recom mendations for the better protection of labor. The president informed Messrs. Gom pers and Morrison that his message would be very long on account of the many subjects already treated and necessary to be discussed. He said that at some time in the future he hoped to give attention to labor matters either in a special message or in some other sat isfactory manner. The labor leaders want the immigra tion law amended so as to reduce the number of immigrants. Immigration Commissioner Powderly has urged the president to make some recommenda tions on this line, and it is known that the president has given favorable con sideration to these suggestions. Thomas F. Bayard, ex-ambassador to Great Britain, went to the White House accompanied by Secretary Sherman and paid his respects to the president DAMPIER ESCAPES DEATH. Parker** Slayer Will Spend the Balance of Big JDnyti In the Pen. Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 19.—The case against Shelton Dampier, charged with the murder of Sam Parker, has ended with a verdict recommending the pris oner to tbe mercy of the court. The case has been sensational from the start The arrest of the prisoner, after a fusilade of a half day, gave it additional interest. It was taken up and a jury chosen after an examination of 45 jurors. Only six witnesses were introduced and all of them by the state. Four of them were eyewitnesses to the killing, or had heard Dampier threaten Parker’s life, and two testified to the arrest and to a case which Parker had against Dampier three years ago, and which led to the killing. The defendant’s statement before the jury was very effective, bringing tears to the eyes of some of the jurors, and Winning much sympaty for him among the spectators. He began by saying that he was 21 years old, that he was the son of a widowed mother who was too poor to give him an education; that while she was working to support a large family he associated with bad com panions, and did many things that he ought not to have done, and was ac cused of meh that he did not da He wept almost continuously through the statement, and ended it with an ap peal for mercy. Tbe jury remained out only a few minutes and returned a ver dict of guilty, but recommended mercy, i An Kmbezsler Pleads Guilty. Chicago, Nov. 19.—George Bogart, ex-city clerk of Evanston, pleaded guilty to having embezzled the funds of that city. After testimony had been heard regarding the nature and amount of de falcation, the case was continued until Dea 3, when sentence will be pro nounced. The exact amount of Bogart’S embezzlement was $9,821. Mayor Dyche of the city of Evanston testified that the absconding city clerk bad turned over to him property valued at $12,690. This fact, it is said, will be made the basis of a strong plea for clemency in behalf of Bogart Competitor Crew Released. Havana, Nov. 19.—The Ward line steamer Saratoga, having on board the released crew of the American schooner Oomnetitor, the United States vice con sul, Mr. Joseph A. Springer, and Senor Julio Artoga, who was sentenced to death, but who was recently pardoned, has sailed for New York. She should reach her destination on Tuesday next There is great rejoicing among the members of the American colony here at the release of the crew of the Oom* • petitor. . After Slayers of Americans. Tucson, A. T., Nov. 19.—A report to The Star from Guayamas, Sonora, says the steamer Rio Yaquie. with 75 sol diers and a judge, has sailed for the scene of the recent reported killing of Americans on Tibnren island by Seris Indiana for the purpose of investiga tion and punishment of the offenders. A force of mounted soldiers has been sent around the coast of Sonora, Gulf of California, opposite Tibnren, to co operate, if necessary. r Dairy men Ki vet Officer*. Macon, Nov. 19.—The second and last day of the Georgia dairymen’s con vention was a busy oue. The annual election of officers took place and re sulted as follows: President, R. J. Redding of Experiment; vice president, R. E. Park of Hqlton; secretary, M. L. Duggau of Sparta; treasurer, H. J. Wmg of Experiounk