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SWUNG UP AND RIDDLED.
The Last of Dave Goosby, Rapist and
Murderer.
▲ Mob at Valdosta Smashes the Jail
Doors With Sledge Hammers, Takas
the Black Fiend to a Pine Thicket,
Where He is Hung and Riddled
With Bullets From Winchesters.
The Negroes Wanted a Chance to
Dx&ch Him.
Valdosta, Ga.*. Sept, 19.—The ravisher
and murderer of little Susie Butler in
Thomas county, which crimes were com
mitted last Saturday, paid the penalty of
his crimes between the hours of 1 and 2
o'clock this morning. The story of his
fearful crime, the diabolical outrage upon
a frail and weak little white girl, who
was sent by her mother to the spring,
then the murder to shield his first crime,
has been told and retold upon the streets
here by neople from that section, but not
until the trembling wretch gave the de
tails of the dastardly deed from his own
lips to visitors to the jail yesterday did
any one contemplate the awful details of
the terrible tragedy. As was said in a
’ dispatch to the Morning Nbws last night,
his confession was not only complete, but
in telling of the tragedy he supplemented
published reports by bringing out details
heretofore unknown. From, his lips it
was learned that the knife with which
the deadly wound was inflicted belonged
to the father of the little girl, he having
borrowed it on the previous day.
As soon as it was discovered that Judge
Hansell had sent him to this city for safe
keeping low whispering among groups of
men told the story that bad blood was
boiling in the veins of brave and deter
mined men. By 8 o’clock last night there
were groups standing in nearly every
part of the city discussing the crime in
all of its aspects, some advocating sum
mary punishment, while the more con
servative made attempts to disperse the
crowds and dispel all ideas of violence.
By 10.30 o’clock the streets began
to get clear, and those who
had favored leaving the criminal in the
hands of the law went to their homes
fully convinced that they had been suc
cessful in preventing a swift trial before
Judge Lynch.
.When the. train from Thomasville ar
rived, at nearly 12 o’clock, the peaceful
scene of an hour before began to change.
A crowd of men sprung up near the cross
ing of the Georgia Southern and Florida
road. The train stopped there, and it is
said that a crowd from down toward
Thomasville dismounted and began to
march toward the county jail. They were
probably supplemented on the way by
men from here, and when the jail was
reached at least fifty men were in the
crowd. Entrance was made into
Booker’s blacksmith shop and sev
eral sledge hammers were gotten
to use in forcing entrance. The door to
the jail corridor was knocked in by- the
mob and the heavy locks to the iron cage
were broken like pipe stems under the
blows of the hammer. Four negroes were
confined in the cage at the time, but when
a call was made for Goosby be stepped
from his cell with a light tread and went
with the crowd without flinching.
* People living In the neigh borhood of the
jail were aroused .by the heavy blows
upon the door, and several people along
the route to the scene of the last chapter
in the tragedy, saw the mob but could
pot recognize anyone in it. The negro
was evidently well known to members of
the mob, as the conversation heard by
residents indicated. Some one was heard
to say to Goosby, -Dave, I always
thought you had too much sense for such
a thing,” but the answer could not be
heard.
The negro was carried to a little pine
grove at the north end of Patterson street,
and there the finale was witnessed. After
being allowed to pray, some one climbed
a little pine tree and fastened a rope to a
limb about fifteen feet from the ground.
A scantling was held up by members of
the mob, and the negro stood on that
while the rope was tied about his neck.
The crowd then fell back and riddled his
body with bullets. Those who heard the
firing say there was between 100 and 500
shots tired. \
Col. Varnadoe of the Fourth Georgia
regiment this morning received
a telegram from Gov. Northen requesting
him to protect the negro. Col. Varna
doe says that if the telegram had reached
him last night, he would have taken
every possible step to have prevented it.
The body of the negro has swung from
the limb all day to-day and hundreds of
people have visited the scene of the
lynching. While every one here agrees
that swift punishment should have been
meted the brute, there is general regret
that the people of Thomas county did
not lynch him there. The white people
and negroes of this county live peaceably
together and the negroes would have
lynched Goosby themselves if they had
been given a chance.
A SUPPOSED LYNCHING.
An Englishman Assaults a Young
Girl—A Fosse Guarding Him.
Rogers City, Mich,, Sept. 19.—At noon
yesterday while the 9-year-old daughter
of Thomas Mayeski of the township of
Posen, near here, was walking along the
highway with a younger brother, she was
■assaulted by a young Englishman, a
nephew of J. C. Nichols of the township
of Crapo. adjoining.
At 3 o’clock the assaulter was caught
and brought before Justice Vincent of
Posen, where he was fully identified by
the girl and her brother. To prevent a
lynching on the spot, a strong posse took
possession of the prisoner and started at
6 o’clock last night for the jail here. Up
to 10 o’clock the posse had failed to reach
here, and it is believed has been attacked
by a mob and the prisoner lynched.
FOURTH VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
One of Old Dominion’a Most Dis
tinguished Sons for Congress.
Petersburg. Va., Sept. 19.—The demo
crats of the Fourth congressional dis
trict held their convention at Petersburg
to-da.v, and nominated Hon. W. R.
McKenney by acclamation.
Ev-Gov. McKinney’s name was not pre
sented to the convention. The nominee
is one of the most distinguished lawyers
in the stale, and a resident of Petersburg.
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
Richmond. Va.. Sept. 19.—J. W. South
ward was nominated for congressman to
day by the republican convention called
by himself and John Mitchell, a minority
of the committee of this district.
Strike Nearly Over.
Coaoord, N. H„ Sept. 19.—Evidently
the Sun Cook mill strike is near its end.
The operatives have Degun returning to
work and to-day in the Webster and Pem
broke mills ell of the rooms are in opera
tion.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1894.
NAVAL BATTLE.
I. • ”
Disasters on Both Sides—Consterna
tion is Great at Pekin.
I London, Sept. 19.—The Central News’
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs that
advices from Chinese sources report a se
vere naval engagement at the mouth of
I the Yalu river between the Chinesenorth
-1 ern squadron and Japanese fleet. The bat
, tie lasted six hours. During the fight the
I Chinese warships Yang Wei and Cha Yun
caught fire and were burned and run
* ashore; and the Chin Yuen and King Yuen
> were sunk. Four of the Japanese vessels
were Sunk and the remainder of the feet
. retreated. The Chinese then succeeded
in landing the troops which they’ had on
1 board. Admiral Ting, who was in com
- mand of the Chinese squadron, was se
f verely wounded. After the battle
j the Chinese vessels proceeded to
Wei Hai Wai, which place they
5 reached in safety. It is sup
-1 posed that some of the troop ships which
> were being convoyed by the squadron
were sunk.
Great consternation prevails in Pekin.
’ The emperor has determined to take the
* management of affairs into his own hands,
J but this step is not looked upon with fa-
■ vor by government officials, who consider
k such a course as beneath the dignity of
his majesty.
> PROTECTION TO FOREIGNERS.
The Times’ Berlin correspond
’ ent says: “The Imperial Gazette
prints the full text of the circular
> sent to the German minister at Pekin by
the Chinese government, advising him
that effectual steps for the protection of
the subjects of neutral powers would be
' taken. German traders and missionaries,
the circular says, need feel no fear and
may attend to their duties in perfect
safety.
The correspondent adds that German
iron and steel manufacturers and mer-
* chants feel sure that whatever the result
* of the war Germany’s trade with China
' will be improved. It is not believed, how
ever, that the present trouble will bene
fit trade Detween Germany and Japan.
ARRIVAL OF THE SURVIVORS.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai dated Sept. 19, midnight, says:
“A number of officers who were engaged
in the naval battle on the Yalu river have
arrived at Port Arthur with half a dozen
warships badly damaged and filled with
wounded men.”
The dispatch says: “The Chinese Ad
miral Ting’s fleet left port on Friday
> evening to convoy seven steam transports,
, conveying a large force of troops. A num
ber of Europeans in the service of the
’ Chinese admiralty accompanied the
troops, which were to be landed near
i Wipi, from which point they were to be
sent to the front. These troops com
prised some artillery, but were mostly
composed of infantry. Nothing was
seen of the enemy until the
Chinese fleet reached the mouth of the
Yalu river, when a fleet of Japanese war
, ships was sighted. Thereupon transports
were hurried forward and the warships
we£e cleared for action. The efforts of
the transports to land the troops were
> successful and most of them were gotten
> ashore before the naval battle began.
’ PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT.
i The*Chen-Yuen was the first vessel to
( open fire and was soon engaged with two
Japanese warships of about the same
* size, one of which is supposed to have
■ been the cruiser Chiyoda. Soon all of
i the vessels of both fleets were engaged
, with the Chinese cruisers Chin-Yuen and
j King-Yuen which were sunk and 600
officers and men on board of them were
1 drowned. Only a few of the men strug
» gling in the water were picked up.
i The Caho Yung and Yang Wei, in ma
( neuvering for more advantageous posi
tions, got into shallow water and ran
aground. The stranded vessels were
' helpless under the fire of the big guns of
the Japanese ships, and were finally set
j. on fire by the enemy’s shells and became
i wrecks.
CHINA’S NAVAL STRENGTH CRIPPLED.
’ It is feared that some of the transport
ships were sunk, including one whose
troops had not yet been landed. The
1 Chinese loss is estimated at 1,500 killed
and wounded and the Japanese loss is
supposed to be 1,000, but none of the
Chinese officers giving accounts of the
battle knows the names or size of the
four vessels of the enemy which are al
leged to have been destroyed.
Taking the best Chinese view of the
battle it is plain that the encounter has
resulted in seriously crippling the naval
strength of China.
Dispatches from Shanghai say that de
spite the previous dispatch stating that
the Chinese warship Chen Yuen was sunk
in the engagement off the mouth of the
Yulu river, it seems certain that she was
not sunk, though she is badly damaged.
Ac the same time it seems certain that
the Chi-Yuen and the other Chinese ships
mentioned were sent to the bottom as
stated. (
RECORD-BREAKING prices.
January Cotton Option Selling Lower
Than Ever Known on ’Change.
New York, Sept. 19.—The January cot
ton option on the cotton exchange to-day
was selling at the lowest price on record
for the future options. The market
opened somewhat firmer on rains in the
south and reports of crop damage, with
an improvement shown by the Liverpool
market. The January option sold up to
6.63 cents per pound. A selling move
ment engineered by the bears, however,
broke the price, and sales were made
down to 6.55, 2 points Delow the lowest
yesterday.
The price not only breaks the records
for January made so far this season, but
breaks all records for the option. It does
not, however, break the lowest price on
record in the cotton market—6.2B cents—
made on March 16, 1892, for the March
option.
These declines in cotton prices recently
have been due to the expectation of an
, other such great cotton crop as that of
1891-’92, which aggregated over 9,000,000
i bales, the largest crop in history to date.
, The bears are in the control of the local
, market, with no outside interests. It did
not take particularly, however, selling to
knock prices down to-day.
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN.
Cotton Rats Agreed on—lron and Coal
Men Urge Their Views.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 19.—Traffic man
’ agers and general freight agents of all
| the southern railroads in convention here
to adjust cotton rates and to fix the ap
portionment of the cotton crop in division
among themselves for the coming season
have agreed upon the percentage of the
. crop each of the roads shall have at all
points except Montgomery, Ala., and At
lanta and Rome. Ga
Delegations from the pig iron manu
facturers of Pennsylvania and Alabama
. were before the convention to-day to ap
peal against the action of the Pennsyl
vania and Reading lines in raising freights
on iron pipe Bl per ton.
An effort is being made before the con
i vention to schedule steam coal and do
i mestic coal at the same rate, there having
been 25 cents per ton more on domestic
coal than on steam coal heretofore.
THE ROPE IN FLORIDA.
A Wife Killer Swung Off at Marianna.
First For Many Years.
j Marianna, Fla.. Sept. 19.—Jerry Olive,
colored, the wife murderer, convicted in
the spring term of the circuit court, was
banged to-day with an immense crowd
present. He made the usual statement
that he was sure of heaven. This is the
first hanging in Jackson county since
I 1867.
A CUT ANDJDRIED AFFAIR.
The Tillman Ticket Nominated With
out Opposition.
The Convention Swallows Both the
Chicago and Ocala Platforms at a
Gulp—A Denunciation of Cleveland
Allied—Butler Men Will at Once
Nominate an Opposition Ticket—An
Addrese by Chairman Carson.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 19.—The state
democratic convention was called to or
der at 12 o’clock to-day by Senator Irby,
chairman of the executive committee.
Over 300 delegates were present, every
county being represented. A large ma
jority are Tillmanites, only one delega
tion, that from Charleston, being con
servative. A new constitution of the
party was adopted, which provides for a
direct primary for every candidate for
any office from coroner up.
The platform indorses the Ocala plat
form, as well as the Chicago platform;
demands the free coinage of silver at a
rsttio of 16 to 1, and indorses the dispen
sary law as the best solution of the dis
pensary question.
One section of the platform, as at first
drawn, which denounced President Cleve
land for failing to carry out the pledges 1
of the parly and for prostituting congress
by patronage to carry out his policy, was
finally killed and no mention of the Presi
dent or national administration was
made. The Charleston delegation tried i
hard to get the convention to '
come squarely on the democratic platform
and denounce populism, but their efforts
were defeated by an overwhelming vote.
The convention then nominated John
Gary Evans for governor; W. H. Timmer
man. lieutentant governor; W. T. C.
Bates, treasurer; O. W. Buchanan, at
torney general, and took a recess until
8:30.
The nominees are all Tillmanites and
had no opposition. The Charleston dele
gates announced in the convention they
would not support the nominees because
they were not on a true democratic plat
form. They were hissed and jeered, and
started tq leave the hall, but for some
reason did not do so.
On the convention reassembling ballot
ing for other state officers was commenced
and resulted:
For secretary of state, D. H. Thomp
kins, at present Tillman’s private secre
tary; for controller general, James Nor
ton, now chief clerk in that office; for ad
jutant and inspector general. John Gary
Watts: for superintendent of education,
W. D. Mayfield, incumbent.
The convention was harmonious, but
the balloting took some time, owing to the
fact that there were several candidates
for each of these offices.
The convention concluded its labors by
nominating W. D. Evans, H. R. Thomas
and J. C. Wilborn as railroad commis
sioners. *
John Gary Evans and other nominees
addressed the convention, after which it
adjourned sine die.
The anti-Tillman committee, in view of
the fact that the convention failed to un
equivocally denounce populism, has called
their convention to re-assemble in this
city on Sept. 25, for the purpose of placing
a ticket in the field in opposition to the
one nominated to-day.
To-night the anti-Tillman executive
committee met and the following was
issued:
To the Members of the Democratic Conven
tion (asseinl led on Sept. 17) —Gentlemen:
Having carried out your instructions and
piesented democratic resolutions and an
enunciation of democra io principles to the
state convention, convening at Columbia on
Sept. 19, and having demanded the adoption of
the same by that body, and the said convention
having refused to adopt the democratic dec
claratlons therein contained, I hereby call
upon you to again assemble in convention in
the city of Columbia. Tuesday night next, 8
o'clock (Sept. 25). This call is made in strict
compliance with the instructions and resolu
tions adopted at the democratic convention
assembled on Sept. 17. I earnestly urge your
presence. j. L. Carson,
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee.
THE GAME BEAUTY, ALIX.
She Clips a Quarter Second From the
World’s Trotting Record.
Galesburg, Hl., Sept. 19.—The Gales
burg track now holds the world’s record
for trotting, Alix clipping a quarter of a
second off her record here this afternoon,
going the mile in 2:03%. It was one
of the grandest achievements ever wit
nessed by man.
The day was all that could be desired,
the hot sun putting the track in perfect
order. To witness the trial of Alix and
the other events no less than 20,000 peo
ple were on the grounds. At 5:10 o’clock
the track was put in shape, and Mr. Wil
liams announced the special event of the
day was the attempt to beat the world’s
record of 2:04.
When the mare appeared on the track,
with McDowell behind her, she was
greeted with a mighty cheer. On the
second score, McDowell nodded, and with
the runner by her side, the little mare
was off on her journey. To the quarter
she went in 30% and sped on to the half
in 1:01%. As she neared the three
quarters the watchers marked her <t
1:32%.
When the mare turned into the stretch
she fairly flew, and without a sktp, camo
under the wire in 2:03%. The crowd,
went wild, and cheer after cheer went up
for Alix, McDowell, Morris and Wil
liams and his fast track. To-morrow
Robert J. will go to beat his record of
2:01%, Directly to beat his record of
2:10. Flying Jib to beat his record of
2:04. and Online to beat the 4-year-old
record of 2:07.
UNITED TYPOTHET2E.
Their Annual Convention Transacts
Business at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19.—The United
Typothetae of America, which is in an
nual convention in this city to-day,
adopted a recommendation that the old
time-honored system of measurement of
type by eras be displaced by a new method
of measuring the actual letters in the
matter composed.
The greater part of the morning session
was devoted to consideration of the above
topic, and also to the question of govern
ment printing of envelopes and the mat
ter of insurance of either property while
in possession of the printer. President
McFettidge appointed Joseph J. Little of
New York, Amos Pettibone of Chicago,
and Harry P. Pears of Pittsburg as a
committee on government printing; part
of the report of the committee on trade
usages was presented by William Ennis
Jones of Richmond, Va. It recommended
that the rulesof the New York Typothe
tae be adopted for the government of the
national organisation, and also that the
various local Typothetae revise prices
in accordance with the New York stan
dard.
Cases in EAst Prussia.
Berlin. Sept. 19.—For the week ending
Sept. 17, in East Prussia, there were
twenty-eight new cases of cholera and
nine deaths from that disease. In the
Elbe district one new case of cholera was
reported, and one case of that disease was
announced at Sesse-Nassau. In the Rhine
district 2 new cases of cholera and 2
deaths were reported, and in Silesia
there were 54 new cases and 23 deaths.
CLERKS TURNED DOWN.
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Men Taking* the Places of Women in
the High Salaried Grades.
Washington, Sept. 19.—The large num
ber of women clerks dismissed outright
in the treasury department during the
I past few days has attracted considerable
attention here. It is said to mark a new
policy for treasury appointments in the
future, Os the clerks so far discharged
fully five-sixths have been women clerks
of the high salaried .grades. The vacan
cies created by the discharges of women
will be filled by appointing or promoting
men to the places.
The Hood tide of women clerks in the
' treasury has been reached, and hence
forth. it is said that men will usually be
appointed to the higher places, borne
I divisions are said to be seriously cropped
from the heavy preponderance of women
clerks, and in some rooms where the
ledgers are very heavy they have to be
I lifted into place and shifted as occasion
requires by the men in the office. As a
rule, it is said, the women clerks are
absent on account of sickness much more
: than men clerks, which has had a potent
I influence in causing the change of policy as
to appointments now being inaugurated.
WORK ON THE DETROIT.
Orders have been issued to hurry the
work on the Detroit at Norfolk so that
she may sail for China in compliance
with Secretary Herbert’s directions as
soon as possible. She will go into the
dry dock to-day and receive a new coat of
paint. It will take at least ten days to
put in the necessary stores for the long
. cruise. Secretary Herbert is deter
| mined that the Detroit shall sail
I from Norfolk for Gibraltar, her
I first stopping place, by Oct. 1*
i The Machias will probably not leave New
York until several days later, and as she
is to stop a short time at Cadiz and Rome,
in order to return the Columbian relics,
the Detroit will not wait for her, as was
at first intended, but will push on with
all possible speed through the Mediter
ranean and the Indian Ocean and make a
record voyage to China.
QUARANTINE AND MARINE HOSPITAL.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service has appointed Past As
sistant Surgeon J. A. White, Lieut.
Robertson of the revenue cutter service,
and Dr. G. G. Thomas of Wilmington, N.
C., a board to select a site for a quaran
tine and marine hospital station at or
near Southport, N. C. Congress made an
appropriation of $25,000 for this station,
and as soon as the board selects the site
work on the building will begin. The
construction of the ship island gulf quar
antine station will soon be completed.
This station will take the place of the
Chandeleur Island station which was de
stroyed by the hurricane of August, 1893.
The new station is about ten or twelve
miles from Biloxi, Miss.
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
O’Rourke to-day formally resigned his
office and Secretary Carlisle will to-mor
row accept the resignation.
THE DATE IN DISPUTE.
Solicitor Reeves of. the treasury de
partment, in an elaborate opinion, decided
that the new tariff act becomes operative
from Aug. 28, notwithstanding that the
enacting clause named Aug. 1 as the date
upon which it took effect. The views of
Solicitor Reeves are concurred in by all
treasury officials and they have been act
ing under this construction of tne law
since Aug. 28 last. Quite a number of ap
peals from this date, Aug. 28, have been
filed with the collector at New York, and
the question will doubtless be taken to
the courts for final settlement.
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE.
A Ball in Honor of the Odd Fellows at
Lookout Inn.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 19.—At the
business session of the sovereign grand
lodge of Odd Fellows this morning, the
reports of the committee on appeals were
taken up. • . ■
Appeal of Peninsular lodge No. 5 vs.
grand lodge of Michigan: The lodge ex
pelled one of its members after trial with
out giving him a copy of the report of the
trial committee, as provided by law. It
also permitted a member who was a
sworn witness against the accused to be
one of the trial committee. The grand
lodge of Michigan declared that these two
features of the case were fatal to the
lodge and sustained the appeal. The sov
ereign grand lodge affirmed the action of
the grand lodge of Michigan.
Appeal of E. R. Shipley vs. the grand
lodge of Missouri: The grand lodge of
Missouri permitted the election of grand
officers by the representatives present
after the past grands have once voted on
the question. No election resulting, the ap
pellant asks that inherents rights of past
grands to vote for grand officers be con
sidered operative until an election oc
curs. The committee reports that past
grands, having had one opportunity to
vote, are stopped from any further exer
cise of the right of suffrage.
Appeal of Cuyahoga Lodge No. 22 vs.
grand lodge of Ohio: The grand master
of Ohio decided that a lodge located
where there are two or more lodges and
the relief committee is organised under
local law, could not refuse to pay an as
sessment legally made by the committees.
Further, that no lodge so located has a
right to refuse to pay this assessment, nor
has a right to withdraw from the associa
tion, but is bound by law to become a
member of the committee and pay all as
sessments made by them.
Appeal of S. G. Kendall from the grand
lodge of Nevada: In this case a noble
grand set aside a ballot for representa
tive where Kendall had received fourteen
and Leeper ten votes. In the second bal
lot Kendall received ten and Leeper six
teen votes. Appellant claims election on
first ballot. Appeal sustained.
Appeal of Dayton lodge. No. 273, vs.
grand lodge of Ohio: The lodge adopted a
by law which the grand lodge refused to
approve on the ground that the same did
not provide that the weeks of sickness
for which benefits were to be paid should
be consecutive. The committee of this
body declares it to be unquestioned that
a state grand lodge may regulate and con
trol the definite and particular amount of
benefits to be pa'id by its subordinates,
but to accomplish .th is the law furnished
to subordinates must be definite and spe
cific as to the amount to be paid. This is
predicated on the idea that the minimum
benefit law will be observed.
Several other appeals of minor import
ance were heard and the meeting ad
journed.
To-night the pleasures of the meeting
are being climaxed by a largely attended
and brilliant ball in honor of the Odd
Fellows at Lookout Inn.
WOODEN NUTMEG STATE.
Republicans Put Forth a Ticket—Can
They Elect It?
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 19.—The repub
lican state convention nominated for gov
ernor ex-Senator O. Vincent Coffin of
Middletown; lieutenant governor, Lorin
A. Coke of Barkhainstead; secretary of
state, Col. William C. Mowry of Norwich;
state treasurer, George W. Hodge of
Windsor; controller, ex-Senator B. H.
Meade of New Canaan.
Police and Miners Fight.
Edinburgh, Sept. 19.—1 n a fight which ■
took place yesterday evening between 100 ■
police constables and a picket of 5,000
men about Logan Pit. near Motherwell. '
the miners used catapults freely. The
police defended themselves with their
batons, and the picket was ultimately
driven back with many casualties.
A Gain qf Over 200 Loomp.
Fall River. Mass., Sept. 19.—Durfee
Mui No. 2 is to-day running 1,094 looms, a i
gain of over 200 since yesterday. The
card room is practically shut down, but
the rest of the mill is running full. The
Seaconnet mill is still running full.
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Foster Crowley of Atlanta Murdered
for His Money.
Details of a Foul Crime—An Atlanta
Father Finds the Murdered Body of
His Son Lying Bruised and Bleeding
Among Some Weeds—Flight of the
Slayer and the Search for Him.
Atlanta, Ga., So pt. 19.—After lying in
the woods a day and a night, the body of
Foster Crowley, son of Seaborn Crowley,
president of the Roswell Manufacturing
Company, was found by Detective Cason
of the city department and the father of
the murdered young man about 8 o’clock
this morning.
A more atrocious murder has never
been committed in Fulton county, and . a
more affecting scene than when the dis
tracted father came upon the dead and
mangled body of his son lying among the
weeds with the head and face so bruised
and bloody as to be almost unrecognizable,
has never been witnessed hereaoouts.
Foster Crowley was about 26 years of
age, his father is wealthy, and the
young man had for some years been en
trusted with large responsibilities in con
nection with the management of his in
terests. He was sober and steady, with
an exceptionally bright future before him.
Several weeks ago young Crowley be
came acquainted with Will Meyei’s,
a 19 year old boy, the son of W.
M. Meyers, proprietor of a Broad
street barber shop. Young Meyers,
who dressed well and made considerable
pretentions, although dependent upon his
father’s bounty entirely, was on a fishing
excursion when he met Crowley. They
became quite well acquainted, and when,
last Monday, Meyers went up to Roswell
and offered to buy a couple of teams of
mules from Crowley, the latter agreed to
trade with him. He sent the
mules on to Atlanta yesterday morn
ing, coming himself with his father on
the train. Crowley had SSOO or S6OO
in his pocket, which he was going to use
in making some purchases here. Meyer
met him on his arrival and securing a
buggy drove him out to West View ceme
tery. That was the last ever seen of
Crowley alive. When he was found this
morning he bad been shot in the back of
the head and brutally beaten. There
were signs of a desperate struggle where
the killing took place. In Crowley’s
pockets $126 were found. It had evi
dently been overlooked in the robbery
that followed the murder.
Yesterday afternoon Meyers left the
city after buying a new suit of clothes,
and ordering his old one sent to his home*
from the store. He has not yet been
heard from, although the police have tel
egraphed his description all over the
country.
Crowley's father met Meyers twice on
the streets yesterday before he left. The
first time when asked where the young
man was, Meyers told the father that he
had left him on Alabama street a short
time before. The next time he
replied that he had gone to
the country in a ■ buggy. These
contradictory statements aroused
the elder Crowley’s suspicions, and when
he saw young Meyers take a hack and
drive toward the depot he followed, but
did not see upon which train he left. The
police were then notified and a thorough
search made on the suspicion of foul play,
but the truth of the horrible murder was
left to <be discovered the victim’s '
father. Meyers is known to have come
back to the city alone in the buggy in
which he and Crowley left, and later he
tried to sell the mules, but did not suc
ceed. This afternoon Charlie Jones,
a nephew of Rev. Sam Jones, was ar
rested for complicity. The detectives
thought that Meyers had been preceded
to the placeof the murder by accomplices,
who assisted in the crime after he had
brought the victim to the ambush.
Meyers’ father, who was a Pinkerton
detective in Cincinnati before coming to
Atlanta three years ago, was under ar
rest for a short time during the day, but
released. He said he hoped his son would
be brought to justice if guilty of such a
horrible crime.
Charlie Jones, who is now under ar
rest, has figured in several sensational
escapades, and some confidence opera
tions'are laid to his account. His father
is Rev. W. R. Jones, a methodist preacher.
The detectives believe that Jones and
some other man were lying in wait for
Crowley, when he should arrive with
Meyers, but have not made any other ar
rests.
UNPROVOKED MURDER.
Colored Boys Quarrel and Kill About
a Small Dog.
Americus, Ga., Sept. 19.—An unpro
voked murder occurred in Sumter county
near the plantation of J. M. Johnson late
yesterday afternoon. Ed Westbrook and
a companion, negro bojs, 18 years old,
went out hunting squirrels. Will Nixon,
another boy about the same age, hearing
them, left his work picking cotton and
joined them in the woods. Westbrook
and Nixon began to joke each other about
the merit of their dogs. Westbrook be
came enraged and discharsed a load of
shot from his gun into the head of Nixon,
who was unarmed, killing him instantly.
Westbrook then threatened to kill his
hunting companion until he promised to
not report the killing, saying the buzzards
would soon eat him up. The hoy defended
himself with his own gun, and told of the
killing when he got home. Westbrook
was arrested and brought to Americus to
day and placed in jail.
A DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Georgia Boys Cut Each Other to Pieces
With Pocketknives.
Dublin, Ga., Sept. 19.—Two young men
named Robert Clemens and James Pullen
fought a duel to the death with pocket
knives last night in the woods near
Blackville without seconds, physicians or
witnesses. They were found at midnight
by a farmer. Each was stabbed twenty
or thirty times, ahd are beyond recovery.
No cause is known for the duel.
Politics in Manatee County.
Braidentown. Fla. Sept. 19.—Monday
witnessed one of the most exciting scenes
in the history of Braidentown and Mana
tee county, being the day for holding pre
cinct meetings over the county to elect
delegates to the county convention to as
semble at the court house to nominate a
democratic ticket, or a ticket for the
democrats to support. The voters of all
parties were allowed or did participate,
consequently the populists are crowing
victory, as they claim they can beat any
disgruntled mixed ticket that can be
placed in the field.
A full independent ticket will probably
be put in the field and a hot fight will con
tinue up to the general election. Strong
friends heretofore are now avowed politi
cal enemies.
The Democratic party is in a critical
position in this county, as the doctrine of
democracy is no longer preached, but in
its place men are substituted. And the
county has been entirely ignored by the
state and congressional canvassing com
mittee.
Dyspepsia Cured
"My wife has been a great sufferer with
Dyspepsia. Three bottles of Hood’s Sarsa-
f
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Mra. Otis Merritt fi e f _ made j ler
perfectly well. She is not now troubled
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Otis Merritt, Addison, Maine.
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THE MEETING AT MILLEN.
A Crowd of Over 4,000 Listen to
Walsh and Garrard,
Millen, Ga., Sept. 19.—T0 a crowd of
4,000 from a speaker’s stand designed by
Col. William S. Wadley of Burke county,
flowed to-day such democratic talk as
has never been heard from a platform in
our section. The speaker’s stand in itself
was an inspiration to the speakers, repre
sentinc as it did, the glorious coat of
arms of our state, and entwined around
the columns were the products of our
Empire State of the south. Cotton, cane,
rice and other crops showed themselves,
1 but as a basis corn was recognized as the
foundation.
Col. Thomas Oliver of Sylvania in an
| introductory stated to the audience that
although good democracy was necessary
to the welfare of this country, we could
not expect everything from it until we
did our part in raising our part of our own
necessities.
Col. Patrick Walsh followed and ex
plained to all intelligent hearers the
numerous vagaries of the third party as
it presented itself to the thinking people
of our country.
After Col. Walsh, Col. Garrard took the
stand, and he was at once set upon by a
party of third partyites, who anticipated
a lot of fun from badinage with him,
judging from his pleasant appearance that
he was in for such. It is, however, use
less to say that he did them up in such
. style that after a few trials they were
satisfied to let him alone and listen to his
words of wisdom and truth without inter
ruption. Os course Col. H. W. J. Ham,
who was on hand, had something to say,
and while he did not go into the silver
or tariff questions, he got there all the
same, and many a poor pee-wee wished he
had not spoken after he was wound up by
the curt and cutting sarcasm of the only
and original snollygoster.
Col. Lester was among his many
friends, but as this is his old home there
was no use of his speaking. He knows
our section is for him to a man except his
opponent, whose name we do not now
recall.
BAD FOB HINES.
Suit Against the Populist Candidate
for SB,OOO Trust Funds.
' Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 19.—Judge Hines,
the populist candidate for governor, is
the defendant to two suits involving his
integrity of character, which were begun
in the city court to-day.
The populist leader is accused of hav
ing misappropriated about SB,OOO of trust
funds.
Charles M. Tyson, administrator of the
estate of Mrs. Addie M. Lawson, brings
one of the suits for the recovery of
$7,162.02, which sum is alleged to have
been put in Judge Hines’ hands,
but never accounted for to the estate
by him. He alleged that Mrs. Lawson
entrusted Judge Hines with $14,000 to be
applied to the payment of certain debts.
After her death her administrator called
upon Judge Hines for a statement, when
it is claimed he accounted for all the
$14,000 but $7,162.02, and the court is now
asked to. grant a judgment against him
for that Amount.
The second suit is brought by Roger S.
Lawson, who claims that in March, 1893,
he placed $1,111.11 in the hands of Judge
James K. Hines to be loaned out at in
terest by him on good securities. Up to
the present time the petitioner assorts he
has never seen any securities for this
money, although Hines averred that he
had loaned it to one W. P. Little at 8 per
cent, for the term of one year, and he
was in fact paid SBB as interest
for this period. Lawson, however,
alleged that Little denies ever
having borrowed the money from
Hines, according to his statement to him.
If the allegations in these suits are well
founded, Judge Hines has a very shady
professional record. These are not the
only suits pending against him brought
by clients who claim to have been de
frauded by him. Some time ago he was
sued here for SIO,OOO by an Englishman
named Briggs, besides the Sandersville
case.
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Pierce County’s Big Bally.
Blackshear, Ga., Sept. 19.—Pierce '
county’s big barbecue and democratic
rally at this place to-day, was a signal
success in every particular. At 11 o’clock
Hon. H. G. Turner was introduced by Dr.
W. P. Williams to the largest audience of
voters that has ever assembled at this
place to hear political questions discussed
in tbe history of the town. For two
hours he discussed the two great issues
of the campaign—the tariff and finances.
His speech was generously applauded.
At the conclusion of Mr. Turner’s mas
terly effort Col. R. G. Mitchell, Jr.,
introduced Hon. William Y. Atkinson.
Mr. Atkinson very ably defended the |
record of the Democratic party in this i
state. For two hours he poured volley
after volley of hot shot into the populist
camp. He completely riddled the third
party platform, plank by plank, showing
the absurdity of their demands. It was
plainly evident that the crowd was demo
cratic. Every one knew it by the vigor
ousness of tbe applause.
After the speaking the crowd enjoyed
the barbecue and basket dinner.
This county is safely democratic.
Leon County Teachers.
Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 19.—At the
September examination of teachers for
Leon county there were fifty-four ap
plicants. twenty-four whites, of which
twenty-two passed, and thirty colored,
twenty-one of whom passed, classed as
follows: First grade, five whites; second
grade, eleven whites and seven colored;
third grade, six whites and fourteen
colored.
Gov. Mitchell has appointed the follow
ing delegates to the farmers’ convention,
which meets at Parkersburg, W. Va., on
Oct. 3: T. J. Appleyard, D. H. Elliott and
Walter Gwynn of Sanford, W. M. Cooper
of Tallahassee.
Sniggins (angrily)—Do you know that your
chickens come over in my yard?
Snooks—l supposed they did. for they
never come back ajain.—Boston Home Jour-
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SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON.
Less Damage Reported From Bust
and 801 l Worms.
Columbia. S. C., Sept. 18.—There was
less than the usual amount of rain since
the last 1 report, taking the state as a
whole, but in places, notably Beaufort
county, on Sept 13. and in the middle and
upper portions of the state on Sept. 10,
there were heavy rains in the form of
thunderstorms. On the night of Sept. 11
there were light, scattered showers over
the entire state, but generally insufficient
in amount to be of any appreciable bene
fit.
Ihe weather favored cotton picking,
which is being pushed rapidly, as the
bolls, under the influence of the hot, dry
weather, continue to open very fast; one
report states that the entire crop in that
section is in sight, open and ready to be
picked. By far the greater portion of the
crop will be of July fruitage as, owing to
growth having practically stopped every
where, the bolls of August fruitage are
maturing smail and early, this being most
noticeable on sandy land. The lint is said
to be short but is being secured in fine' 1
condition and grades generally from low
middling to middling. With but few
scattered exceptions the estimates place
the crop at from two-thirds to three
fourths of an average one. Less damage
is indicated than heretofore reported this
week from rust, shedding and boll worms,
the latter, however, have appeared in
counties where they were never before
But little sea island cotton is being
marketed.
GALLAGHER LET HER GO.
And Struck Mr. Bailey of Albany
With a Heavy Weight.
Albany, Ga.. Sept. 19.-While Pittman
Bros.’ steam sausage mill in this city was
in operation to-day Weidon Byrd, a negro
boy, got one of his hands caught and cut
off in the mill and a subsequent amputa
tion was made necessary.
Boisey Bailey and J. G. Gallagher, two
white men, got into a difficulty to-day,
when Gallagher “let ’er go” at Bailey
with a heavy weight, inflicting a serious,
though not fatal, wound in the head.
Aleck Ferrell’a Slayer Captured.
Washington, Ga., Sept. 19.—Sam
Heard, the negro who shot Al
eck Ferrell some time ago, was
brought here and lodged in jail
to-day. He was captured in South
Carolina, just across the river, by Mr.
John Cade, who will claim the S2OO re
ward offered by the governor.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Amason lost their
only child, a little girl of 10 years, who
died a few days ago.
There is some complaint among the
farmers about the ravages of the boll
worm.
A delegation of some half dozen young
men left this morning for Emory college.
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