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A MOB MAD WITH HUNGER.
The Capitol at St. Johns Stormed Des
pite the Police.
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Work or Bread the Demand of the
Crowd—The Premier Promisee to Pro
vide One or the Other Within Three
Daye or Resign—The Mob Then Makes
a Baid on Several Stores in Search of
Provisions —A. Desperate Bight in
Which the Police Are Borced to Use
Their Swords Follows.
St. Johns, N. F., Jan. B.—Disorder pre
vailed here all day and It is nothing short
of a miracle that serious bloodshed was
avoided. The unemployed assembled early
this morning and marched to the man-of
war Tourmaline, whose captain yesterday
had promised that he would use his influ
ence with the authorities in obtaining re
lief from the destitution’now prevailing.
His efforts were fruitless, it seems, for
■when,the crowd of unfortunates appeared,
he referred them to the governor. Disap
pointed and exasperated at this rebuff, and.
almost, mad with hunger, the men re
formed their ranks and marched to the
government house, where a deputation
waited upon the executive. The latter in
formed them that the government was
considering measures of relief, and ad
vised them, pending action on the bills, to
call upon the city representatives for their
immediate wants. The mob, for such it
had now become, then went to the legisla
tive buildings, but were refused admis
sion, Enraged at this, they burst open the
doors and surged into the corridors. The
police on guard attempted to drive them
out, but they were overwhelmed by the
Infurated men and forced to retire, leav
ing the building at the mercy of the in
vaders. The assembly not being in ses
sion, few members were in the building at
the time, hut those who were, lost no time
in fleeing from the place. The police re
eerve were summoned and after a des
perate struggle, managed to eject he in
truders.
t Tn the afternoon the crowd reassembled
and returned to the government house,
where it complained to the governor
of its treatment during the morning, and
’ reiterated its demand for rellef.The gov
ernor repeated his ad'Jce of the forenoon,
♦nd said he was powerless to act without
the co-operation of the ministry.
• Then the crowd once more made its
Vvay to the legislative building. The
hour for the convening of the sesion
was near at hand, and knowing the de
termination of the mob those inside, on
being informed of its approach, at once
began preparing to prevent its entrance.
The doors were barricaded, and the
whole available police force were sta
tioned around the building. The crowd
swelled momentarily, and soon the whole
of the grounds in front of the structure
was a solid mass of humanity, in the
midst of which floated a large flag bear
fng conspicuously the words “Work or
bread,” while ejaculations of similar im
port were made by the crowd.
Finally the mob, seeing that no atten
tion was being paid to its demands by
those inside the building, made a rush
for the doors. The police were powerless
to stem the tide of the Infuriated mass,
and many officers were injured. One ser
geant was thrown over the steps leading
to. the main door and seriously hurt,
t While.another had tjts cheek cut open with
a stone.
While the disorder was at its hight
Premier Greene appeared on the balcony,
and in a speech expressed regret at the
condition of the colony and the destitu
tion prevailing among people. He
promised that employment would be given
within three days and begged the crowd
to have patience and confidence in the
government. He promised to resign If
work was not provided within the time
specified. This did not satisfy the crowd,
who told him plainly that they would
break into the stores and get food.
This 1 threat the mob Immediately put
Into effect. Marching down into the city,
the rioters made an attack upon the
premises occupied by Edwin Duder, who
was recently compelled to assign. The
crowd found the place empty and met
with similar results in other stores.
Johnston's store, near by, then received
the mob’s attention. In this establish
ment a large Quantity of provisions was
found. Just as they were being car
ried out a large force of police appeared
on the scene and drove the mob away
after a severe struggle, during which
the police were forced to draw their
swods In self-defense. A body of mounted
police arrived shortly afterward, and the
combined forces managed to keep the
Crowd at bay until darkness came, when
the rioters dispersed. Four of the lead
ers have been arrested.
The streets to-night are crowded with
people. A guard from the warship Tour
tnalina is doing patrol duty in front of the
principal buildings as Is is feared that
other raids may be attempted during the
hight.
Premier Greene presented a pitiful as
pect when he appeared on the balcony of
the legislative building to address the an
gry crowd. He has been ailing since he
accepted the office and the worry over the
present turbulent condition of the colony
has reduced him almost to a skeleton.
FBANOE’S~DEPUTIEB.
The Session Just Opened Expected to
Bo a Stormy One.
Baris, Jan. B.—The Paris newspapers
agree in the prophecy that the session
of the Chamber of Deputies of 1895, which
begins to-dayy will be a stormy and
eventful one. Henri Brisson was to-day
re-elected president of the chamber by
a vote of 272 out of a total of 310 r and
the first business of the session will be
a discussion of the question of the re
lease of M. Gereault Richard, who is
now in prison for having insulted Presi
dent Castmir-Perier. M. Richard, who
U the editor of the Chambard. a social
ist newspaper, was elected to the Cham
ber of Deputies a few days ago to rep
resent the Thirteenth district of Faris.
As the liberty of a deputy cannot be re
stricted during a session of the chamber,
the socialists demand M. Richard's Im
mediate release from prison, and it Is
believed that the government will be
compelled to liberate him.
London, Jan. B.—The Paris correspond
ent of the Central News says the gov
ernment Is resolved w determinedly op
pose the efforts of the socialist deputies
and their allies to secure the liberation
of M. Richard.
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KOREA CLAIMS INDEPENDENCE.
The King and His Cabinet Make the
Formal Declaration.
■London, Jaw. B.—The Central News cor
respondent at Seoul telegraphs that the
King of Korea yesterday proceeded to
the ancestral temple and there formally
declaredi.the independence - of Korea. He
was accompanied by the members <sf his
cabinet and other high functionaries of
the government. The royal party was
escorted by a body of soldiers armed and
equipped in modern style. Ministers Bo
kayeiko and Jokjahn were specially
guarded by Japanese policemen, and the
streets were kept clear by the new Ko
rean police.
The Central News correspondent at Fu
san reports that the inhabitants of Kow
Yo Ken, in southern Korea, have seized
and beheaded three of the principal lead
ers of the Tonghak rebels. The Tong
haks are being pursued by Korean sol
diers and in consequence of the death of
their leaders the rebels are fleeing in
all directions.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Seoul says that Lio Hun, grandson of Tai
Won Kun, king regent of Korea, has been
appointed Korean minister to Japan and
will leave for Japan in a few days.
A Central News dispatch from Toklo
says that Premier Ito, speaking in the
Japanese Chamber of Deputies yesterday,
declared that the victories of the Japa
nese over the Chinese were due to the
bravery and loyalty of the army and
navy, supported by the loyalty and unan
imity of the people of the nation. He
felt honored, he said, to occupy the po
sition of prime minister at so important
a> time in the country’s history. In view
of the necessary w - ar measures, Premier
Ito said, the budget would deal only
with a few other urgent matters. When
the war should be concluded, he said,
the government would submit a number
of useful measures, but in the meantime
only the most urgent questions would be
considered.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai says that reports have been re
ceived from New-Chwang, stating that
during the assault of the Japanese on
Soumch-Chang the town was set on lire
andydestroyed, rendering 10,000 Inhabitants
homeless, in a temperature of 40 degrees
below the freezing point.
The Japanese are cutting off the re
treat of the 15,000 Chinese soldiers com
manded by Gen. Sung, and the Tao-Tai
of New Chwang, fearing desertions, has
ordered that all soldiers who attempt to
•run away shall be at once shot.
GERMANY’S WAB ON SOCIALISM.
i
Deputy Auer Gives the Emperor Some
Hard Rape on His Speeches.
Berlin, Jan. B.—The session of the Reich
stag, which was adjourned over the holi
days, was resumed to-day. President von
Levetzow made a very brief address, wish
ing the deputies a happy New Year, after
which the debate on the anti-revolution
bill was opened by Herr Auer, social dem
ocrat. The speaker said he understood
that the bill had been originally conceived
with the object of ousting Count Caprivi
from the chancellorship. As it was now
shaped, however, It meant a dissolution of
the chamber in order to obtain a Reich
stag which would be subservient to the
government. Herr Auer twitted Dr.
Miquel, the Prussian minister of finance,
of having written a letter, now historic, in
favor of the Paris communists. This, he
pointed to as an instance of the minis
ter's former advocacy of revolution, which
he now sought to suppress.
Herr Auer held that the bill would fo
ment a system of agents provocateur like
those employed during a former period of
repression, when paid agents of the police
smuggled copies of the Freiheit into Ger
many and secretly arranged seditious
meetings withOßview of making arrests.
He was proceeding to discuss the articles
of the bill seriatim, when he was called to
o'rder by the president, who insisted that
he should speak to the bill generally and
not specifically. Her Auer, resuming, dila
ted upon the prevailing tendency to make
soldiers different from citizens and to
create a feeling of antagonism between
the military and civilians. There was a
high authority, he said, which seemed to
think it right to teach the soldier that it
was his duty to observe such implicit obe
dience as to shoot down his father or
mother at the command of his superior
officers. The soldier, he declared, ought
above all others and above all things to
feel himself a citizen.
A SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVES.
Turkish Officials Claim to Have Un
earthed an Armenian Plot.
Constantinople, Jan. B.—The press of this
city publish a dispatch from Zoki Pasha,
commander of the Fourth army corps, sta
tioned at Erzingjan, Asiatic Turkey, an
nouncing the seizure of a large quantity of
explosives intended to be used by Ar
menian agitators. The newspapers also
publish the details of alleged acts of mur
der and brigandages by Armenian agita
tors and commenting thereon, declare
that the loyal element of the Armenians
who have lived for six centuries under
the just and sufficient rule of the im
perial government heartily reprobate the
lawlessness of their compatriot agitators.
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
The Philadelphia Company to Bun Ves
ssls to Charleston.
Charleston. S. C., Jan. B.—A new steam
ship line will be inaugurated between
Charleston and Philadelphia on Monday
next. The enterprise is represented in
Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Steam
ship Company, whose business relations
are said to be extended, enabling it to
Invite and command traffic. The new
line will have feeders all over the north
and west, and will be a competitor for
all business offering between Charles
ton and the north and west.
HURTS MOTTS’ CANDIDACY.
Zeb Vanoe Walaer Nominated for
Speaker at Raleigh.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. B.—At a joint caucus
to-night of the republican and populist
members of the legislature which meets
here to-morrow. Zeb Vance Walser of
Davidson county was nominated for
speaker. He received thirty-sfct votes to
twenty for V. E. Lusk of Asheville and
six for George R. French of Wilmington
all republicans. No populists were voted
for.
The nomination of Mr. Walser, will, it
is understood, hurt Mr. Motts’ candidacy
for Senator.
The attendance at the caucus was small,
being composed principally of republicans’
A RAILROAD DEAL.
*
Two Suburban Lines of Birmingham
Sold for >350,000.
Birmingham. Ala., Jan. B.—President
Caldwell of the Elyton Land Company, has
returned from New York, where he closed
a deal for the sale of the Highland Ave
nue and Belt railroad and the East Birm
ingham railroad, suburban lines, to the
Columbian Equipment Company of New
I York for 3360,000. The company will se
cure the East and West railroad, extend it
I from Pell City to Birmingham, thirty
miles, and use the property purchased
I here for terminals. It is said the Seaboard
j Air Line will then come into Birmingham
j over the East and West road. .
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK), THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1895.
WREATHS OF LOVING WORDS.
Senators Pay Tribute to the Memory
of Colquitt.
Senator Gordon Delivers an Eulogy
Filled With Beautiful Thoughts—The
News of Colquitt’s Death Received
With Tears and Lamentations by His
Former Slaves—Few Men With a
Career So Long and Brilliant Have
Lived a Life So Pure and Blameless.
Senator Walsh Speaks of the De
ceased as k Soldier, Statesman and
Patriot.
Washington, Jan. B.—-In the Senate to
day a resolution was offered by Mr. Mor
gan and agreed to, calling on the Presi
dent for copies of reports and documents
relating to the enforcement of the regu
lations respecting fur seals, and to the
claims of the British government on ac
count of the seizures of sealing vessels
in Bering sea.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to.
Mr. Lodge’s resolution as to the with
drawal of vessels of war from the Ha
waiian Islands, was laid before the Sen
ate.
Senator Palmer took the floor to oppose
the resolution, and his speech bristled
with sharp and pointed sayings. Thus,
after arguing that it was absurd for the
Senate to demand reasons for the Pres
ident’s action, unless it had also the
right to compel an answer, he declared
that organized curiosity was often simply
organized impertinence, and he asserted
that the President was maintaining the
most rigorous policy of non-intervention
in the affairs of the Hawaiian Islands.
As to the existing’government in those
islands, he said that it was an infinite
impudence to characterize it as a re
public. It was an aristocracy based on
wealth.
Just as Senator Aldrich, rep., of Rhode
Island got the floor to criticise the Pres
ident’s recent utterances on the inter
view furnished to the Southern Associated
Press, the morning hour expired, and the
resolution lost its place of precedence,
and was again remitted to the calendar.
Resolutions were offered by Mr. Pugh
expressing the Senate’s profound sorrow
at the death, at the last session, of Sen
ator Colquitt of Georgia, and suspending
the business of the Senate to enable the
senators to pay a proper tribute of regard
to his high character and distinguished
public services.
Eulogies were pronounced by Senators
Gordon, Turpie, Hill, Pasco, Mills, and
Walsh.
The speeches of all of the senators were
of a higher order than are usually heard
in the Senate upon similar occasions; All
bore testimony to the affection of the
speakers for the man and respect for the
politician.
The two Georgia senators spoke from
knowledge gained in long and intimate
personal association with the deceased
statesman. ‘
Mr. Gordon said: “That character is
strongest and best, which, subjected to
temptations, manfully resists and comes
through the furnace of trial with its fiber
still strong and its original purity still
preserved in active simplicity and sweet
ness.
“Tested by this standard, Alfred Holt
Cdlquitt of Georgia was both strong and
great. Subjected during his eventful life
to ouick and trying vicissitudes of fortune
arf inheriting a name hwoored and loved
in dlls state and section, he hot only pre
served his personal integrity and illus
trious name untarnished, but increased
thbJr luster by a blameless life of long,
devoted and brilliant service to the
church and soeiety, to his people and
country.
“Alfred H. Colquitt was surrounded in
early manhood with all the temptations
which accompany wealth. His large plan
tations yielded him a princely income,
which enabled him to gratify every taste
and to indulge in almost every luxury, yet
his life and manners and 'bearing never
lost that beautiful simplicity and winning
modesty which are the most striking evi
dences of gentle natures and noble breed
ing. His hospitality, while almost bound
less, was so cordial and dispensed with
such grace and absence of ostentation, as
made restraint and embarrassment im
possible, and gave to his guests the feel
ing of restful ease and the perfect free
dom of home life. His house furnished
shelter to the suffering, his purse gave the
poor aid and when the reverses incident to
the civil war came upon him, as they came
to all his people, he shared with them
their distresses and poverty uncomplain
ingly and bravely.
“I should feel that my analysis of this
phase of his life were indeed incomplete
if I should fail to illustrate it by a refer
ence to his relation to the colored race.
Accustomed during a great portion of his
life to the command and control of large
bodies of slaves, always with kindness
and justice, his cares for them and his in-
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terest in their welfare was unabated when
through their freedom, his own fortunes
were shattered. On the plantation, in the
church ' and the school house his
voice, his counsels and example
were those of a friend, en
couraging the lowly race to a higher
life, and to more earnest efforts in pre
paration for the exalted duties of citizen
ship; and if his ascending spirit were cog
nizant of the benedictions which follow
its flight, it would be thrilled with an ad
ditional joy at the tributes paid to his
memory by the tears and lamentations of
former slaves.
“It is no exaggeration to say of him,
Mr. President, that few men with a
career so long and brilliant, have lived
a life so pure and blameless, and left a
legacy so rich and inspiring to the peo
ple and accepted of God.
"In the bosom of his native state we
have laid him on his chosen hillside,
where the music of the Ocmulgee’s
waters and the weird songs of the pines
will chant above him their everlasting
anthem of praise and benediction.”
Mr. Walsh said of Mr. Colquitt: "I
knew him well, and I respected him for
his many excellent qualities of head and
heart. He was a man of gracious and
noble presence. He had a kind heart and
a pure and noble spirit. He was a. man
of strong religious conviction. He did not
believe that things happen just so in this
world. He believed that all things here
are governed and divinely ordained. He
believed that even in this life, as a man
planted so should he reap. He was a man
of faith and of works, and he bejieved
that* faith and works are essential to
eternal salvation; so did he believe that
even in this life success is best attained
by faith and good works and by devotion
to principle.
“The Hon. Alfred Holt Colqpitt fol
lowed in the footsteps of his illustrious
father. He filled every office in the gift
of his people with fidelity and ability. He
was a statesman, a soldier and a patriot,
discharging every trust and every duty
Imposed upon him by his state and coun
try. Like his father, he was possessed
of fervent piety and professed and prac
ticed religion. He was filled with genuine
charity and exefnplified in word and act
that great right of religious freedom
which is the birthright of every American
citizen. In him was found an ardent de
fender of the principles of civil and relig
ious liberty, upon which the fathers
builded the most just and the most perfect
government devised by human wisdom.
“In his young manhood he served his
country in the Mexican war, and filled
one term in the representative branch of
congress.
“In the war between the states he fought
for the independence of the southern con
federacy and gained merited distinction
for his courage and devotion to a cause
that he believed to be right. He was one
of the knightliest soldiers of that mighty
host that challenged by its heroic deeds
the admiration of the world and won the
homage of mankind. In his chivalric na
ture there was no bitterness. When the
end came that brought wreck and ruin to
him and his people, he walked in the paths
of peace, and by precept and example, en
deavored to build up the waste places and
to turn the minds and hearts of his coun
trymen to the government of their'fath
ers, cherishing no animosities, but re
specting and honoring the brave and
patriotic men who fought for the integrity
of the union.
. “A soldier, patriot and statesman, he Il
lustrated his state and country. Full of
years and of honors, he has been gathered
to his father’s mansion, leaving behind
him a record of duty nobly done. The peo
ple of his state honor his memory, and
Georgia cherishes the shining virtue of
her distinguished son.
“It is fitting that the members of the
Senate should eulogize the character and
services of Senator Colquitt. He was an
exemplar of those civic and heroic vir
tues from which patriotism draws its
purest inspiration.
“In honoring the dead of the south and
.the nofth, whose deedskmade they; Hvy*s
sublime, the principles <r* republican gov
ernment will be enshrined in the hearts
of those who will cherish the priceless
blessings of liberty.
"Senator Colquitt loved his whole coun
try. With his last breath, he invoked
divine blessings upon tbe union of states
that his fathers founded. In his invoca
tion, he voiced the patriotism of Georgia
and of the south for the perpetuity of
the federal government, which he would
have died to defend. This is the senti
ment that animates the people of the
south. It rises above party and above
section. It is the message of peace and
good will that the patriot heart of the
south sends to the patriot heart of the
north—to advance and defend the honor
and welfare of our common country.”
The resolutions were adopted, and, as
a further mark of respect to Mr. Col
quitt’s memory, the Senate, at 3:40
o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.
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TIN BODIES TAKEnTuT.
.l—
The Work in the Ruins of the Delavan
House Still in Progress.
Albany, N. T., Jan. S.—Workmen to-day
continued excavation work at the scene
of the Delavan hotel fire. So far ten bod
ies, or rather what remained of them,
have been uncovered. Two were removed
from the ruins yesterday and five to-day.
The three other bodies uncovered could
not be removed to-day before darkness set
in on account of the plies of debris which
covered them. The bodies last found are
more Intact than those already uncovered.
All of the bodies were found in the cellar
directly under the attic where the victims
of the fire are supposed to have been
quartered. Three bodies were near mat
tresses when found, showing that the
persons were asleep when they met death
The only remains upon which recogni
tion was attempted were those of a
woman. One body was supposed to be
either Agnes Wilson or Miss Ray Young,
both of Buffalo.
An inquiry into the cause of the fire was
commenced to-night by the board of fire
commissioners.
HUNTSVILLE COLLEGE BURNED.
Its 100 Inmates Escape—Rebuilding to
Begin at Once.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. S.—A special from
Huntsville, Ala., says: "The Huntsville
Female College, one of the largest insti
tutions of the kind in the south, was
burned this afternoon. There were 100
boarders in the’building, all of whom es
caped without serious injury so far as
known.
“The managers of the college have
rented the military academy of Hunts
ville and will open the school to-morrow.
“The citizens have taken the girls to
their homes. Work will be commenced
on a new building immediately.”
A BIG SCANDAL AT ATLANTA
1 , I
The Police Department May be Probed
to the Bottom. ;
The Attack on the Recorder’s Clerk by
Chairman English of the Police Com
missioners to Be Followed by an In
vestigation— Corruption and Bribery
Alleged by the Principals in the Row.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.—The bitter contro
versy over the office of clerk of the recor
der’s court, with Chairman English of the
board of police commissioners on one side
and City Clerk Woodward, as principal on
the other side, which reached a sensational
climax a couple of weeks ago, when Chair
man English ejected Amos Baker, who is
the causus belli of the conflict, from his
bench at the point of a pistol, has brought
about the appointment of a council com
mittee of investigation that will probably
prove a counter-part of the famous Lexow
committee before the wrinkles in the mu
nicipal government are smoothed out.
The committee has been given full power
to probe the police department to the
bottom in the investigation of Baker’s
character and office. There is a bitter
feeling on both sides. Chairman English,
who is making the fight on Baker, is sup
ported by the detective and police depart
ments, and in turn counter charges of a
most serious character will likely be en
tered through Baker and his friends
against the police officials, tending to
show that they are guilty of coAuption
almost equal to that of the New York
department. In the language of Baker’s
chief adviser, the only difference between
the Atlantas and the New Yorkers is that
in Atlanta they can be bought cheaper.
It is predicted by those well acquainted
with the situation that some big fish will
be exposed if the lid is lifted clear off, and
judging by the character of the charges
lodged against Baker, there is every
chance that this will be done.
A fair idea of the case can be had from
the official charges made against Baker,
the present clerk of the recorder’s court,
by Chief Detective Wright, who is acting
under the advice of Chairman English. In
these charges Chief Wright says Baker
and Bill Hall were formerly partners in a
saloon which was the rendezvous or
crooks and thieves from all over the coun
try, that they also ran a Sunday blind
tiger, and that Baker has been guilty of
several robberies, once robbing a man of
$8 and a gold watch, and when he kicked
got him drunk, and slipping an old pistol
in his pocket, called a policeman, the vic
tim finally landing in the chaingang for
carrying concealed weapons. Other inci
dents, with equally as strong proof, show
ing that the recorder’s clerk is a bad man,
are cited by the chief detective. City
Clerk Woodward appointed Baker to office
and therefore the fight is on him as well
as on Baker. Charges of bribery are also
pending against City Market Inspector
Roy, and this branch of the government, as
well as the police department, will have
to brace up. Roy, who is accused of ac
cepting bribes from market men who thus
enjoyed the privilege of selling spoiled
stuff, Is to be put in the rack by the board
of health.
DEBS GOES TO JAIL.
The Appeal to the Supreme Court to Be
Made This Week.
Chicago, 111., Jan. B.—Eugene V. Debs
and other officers and directors of the
American Railway went to the
c4>k county jail to-day to begin serving
the sentence recently Imposed on them
for contempt of court. There was no for
mal proceedure. During the day the
men dropped In one by one and surrend
ered themselves to the marshal. The ap
peal to the supreme court will be pre
sented the latter part of this week, being
now in course of preparation. The
chances are that the prisoners will be
obliged to remain in jail for at least two
weeks before the supreme court can be
heard from. Unless the decision at that
time is favorable they will have to serve
out their terms. •
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crowded this afternoon when Eugene V
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of the American Railway Union came in
to hear the decision of the court on the
motion to quash the indictments charg
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mails. The defendants were in the cus
tody of United States marshals, having
to-day begun serving jail sentences for
contempt of court. Judge Grosscup stated
that ( he overruled the motion to quash
except in the third count of the indict
ment, which charged that the stopping of
the mails was Intentional and felonious.
The trial was set for Jan. 22, in order
that the attorneys for the defense might
have time to go to Washington, when they
will ask the supreme court for a writ of
habeas corpus in the contempt case. Dis
trict Attorney Milchrist announced that
the prosecution of the following Ameri
can Railway Union men whose names ap
pear on the omnibus indictment would be
dropped, as the evidence against them
is not sufficient conviction and the
government did not desire to make a drag
net of the case.
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The Victim Gave One Agonizing Shriek
and All Was Over.
Newberry, Fla., Jan. B.—A horrible ac
cident occurred here this morning. A
young white man named Darling was cut
completely in two by a circular saw, near
which he was at work, in Nipper’s lum
ber mill. Darling was carrying a slab
from the saw, when the end of it chanced
to strike upon the rapidly revolving im
plement, and this threw him down in such
away that the saw struck him about the
middle. In an instant- his body was cut
in twain, the head, shoulders and half
the trunk falling amidst the slabs, and
the other portion of the trunk and the legs
being thrown into the sawdust heap. Dar
ling gave one agonizing scream as the saw
cut its way through his vitals, and before
the scream" died away he was in two
pieces. So suddenly was his life cut short
that his mouth remained open just as it
had been when emitting the shriek. Dar
ling was a recent arrival here, and was
very reticent about his antecedents, al
though a chance remark or two led to a
supposition that he was from the neigh
borhood of Philadelphia.
JOHNSTOWN IN NO DANGER.
The Great Flood of 1889 Resulted From
the Bursting of the Dam.
Johnstown, Pa., Jan. B.—The Democrat
to-day says the impression prevails pretty
generally throughout the whole country
that Johnstown is liable to another such
disaster as the one of 1889, when thousands
of human lives were sacrificed and hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
property was destroyed. This impression
prevails largely for the reason that floods
frequently reported from here through the
press agencies, and newspaper editors sieze
such reports and parade them under start
ling headlines calculated to arouse fear
that the city is doomed to destruction.
All this tends to Injure the city and the
Democrat feeling that the press of the
country, will cheerfully place the sltua-s
tion of Johnstown right before the peo
ple, has respectfully urged the publica
tion of the following facts: A
flood such as that of 1889, when the
whole world was made to mourn, is not
possible again. That awful calamnity re
sulted because of the beaking of the dam
of a great pleasure lake in the mountains
several hundred feet above the city. The
dam has never been rebuilt and never will
be. The worst flood that could occur now
would be an overflow of the river and the
consequent inundation of cellars and the
lower districts of the city. Such floods
are of frequent occurrence just as they are
in all parts of the country where there
are streams. Otherwise Johnstown is free
from danger, just as free as Pittsburg,
St. Louis, Cincinnati or any other city
through which rivers run.
Bellair, 0., Jan. 8. —The Ohio river at
this point is thirty-one feet and rising
over ten inches an hour. About fourteen
feet more are looked for between now and
10 o’clock to-night, which should put it
out of its banks. All the lowlands south
of here are flooded. The river is full of
Ice.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. B.—A special to
the Advertiser from Tuscaloosa says there
is a prospect for a heavy flood in the War
rior river. Rain has been falling for
twenty-four hours without ceasing. The
river now marks forty-seven feet above
low water, and is still rising at the rate
of ten inches per hour. Below Tuscaloosa
stock is being driven to the highlands for
safety.
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Hod. J. E. Massey to Prosecute the
Paper for Libel.
Norfolk, Va„ Jan. B.—The Hon. John E.
Massey arrived In this city to-night and
gave out the following to the reporters:
Official engagements, made before the
publication of the scurrilous and false
charges contained in the •Pilot of a recent
date, have required my attention until the
present time.
I am now in Norfolk for the purpose of
instituting legal proceedings against my
libellers and intend to prosecute them to
the fullest extent of the law. I pronounce
every statement of the Pilot, charging
me with fraud, corruption, or bribery, ut
terly false and without the shadow of
foundation. These charges shall be fully
and thoroughly investigated and my
friends need have no fear of the result.
John E. Massey.
A BIG MILL FOR GADSDEN.
A Massachusetts Company to Put in a
60,000 Spindle Plant.
Gadsden, Ala., Jan. B.—That the Dwight
Manufacturing Company will build a cot
ton mill at Gadsden is an assured fact.
At present the mill will put in 25,0)0 spin
dles, which number will be doubled as
soon as everything is favorable, the plans
of the building being drawn with that idea.
The mill will consume 10,000 bales of cot
ton a year, and the goods will be made for
export trade, going principally tb Turkey,
China and Africa.
The contracts for all the buildings will
be let on the 16th, and the work will be
commenced in two weeks thereafter. The
buildings are to be finished by July 1,
and the machinery ready to operate by
Nov. 1. It Is intended to build a model
manufacturing town, with churches and
schools for the operatives. «
STAND OF THESILVERITES
Free and Unlimited Coinage Tfteir
Rallying Cry.
The Washington Star Puts the South
in the Attitude of an Uncompro
mising Stand for the White Metal.
The Successors of the Recent Till
manite Revolution in South Carolina
Ascribed to the Demand for Free
OoinagS—The Situation in North Car
olina Also Attributed to the Alleged,
Popular Demand for Free Silver.
Washington, Jan. B.—“ Free and unlim
ited coinage of silver or'nothing’’ is the
rallying cry of the advocates of the white
metal in both houses of congress. The re
cent declarations of Representative Bland
and other free silverites in the House and
the action of Senators Blackburn and Har
ris, renewing their allegiance to free coin
age in the face of (.the administration’s
urgent appeal for conservative financial
action, are applauded by other southern
democrats of equal prominence. Represen
tative Shell says a great majority of the
people demand free silver and will not be
satisfied until a law-to that effect is placed
upon the statute books.
The Star, in a sensational article on this
subject,hoes the conservative business men
of the south a great injustice by stating
that the south is not now in the humor for
compromises on the silver question and
will be likely to withdraw her commission
from any man, no matter how high his
reputation or how loyal his past services,
who wavers at this time on this issue.
In support of this startling assertion the
same paper cites the recent political rev
olution in South Carolina as a com
plete victory for the friends of free sil
ver and a repudiation of the course of the
national democracy on the financial ques
tion. It is asserted that “The first rumb
lings of discontent are said to have been
occasioned by the failure of Senators
Hampton and Butler to take a decided and
advanced stand for silver. Ex-Gov. Till
marh then an obscure young man, saw
his opportunity, took this complaint
against Senators Hampton and Butler for
a basis of action, and founded an opposi.
tion party with free coinage for its cry.
Mr. Butler tacked as last and during the
silver fight at the special session stood
up for the free coinage course, but it wag
too late to save himself. He is to give
place to Tillman, whose course as sena
tor is expected to be governed entirely by
the programme.of the silver men.”
The situation in North Carolina is also
cited to illustrate the free silvter conten
tion. The legislature in that state is on
the eve of assembling, and one of its
acts would be the retirement of Senators
Ransom and Jarvis, and tie election of a
populist and a republican tb succeed them.
Gen. Ransom has been tn the Senate fort
nearly a quarter of a century, and, until
recently, was considered Invincible at
home. Marion Butler, the populist leader,
slated for his seat} is young enough to be
Gen. Ransom’s son, and fins tjfeen promi
nent in the politics of the state only a very;
few years. His rise, the sliver inen Claim,'
has been due. almost fekclusively to his
bold championship of stiver. The • fact
that Gen. Ransom, also, wrfw a friend of
silver was lost sight of, the salver men as
sert, In the later unsatisfactory record
of his party, and .in his own failure to
stand out, as the special session in 1893,
against the unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
Mr. Butler has pledged himself to devote
his energies, as senator, in every way
possible to the rehabilitation of silver
as a money metal.”
With ’such a fueling rampant in -the
breast of the free silver men|, the outlook
for financial,reform is discouraging. Tho
statements above quoted do-pot repre
sent the setlment of such n»n as Rep
resentatives Turner and Black-bf Georgia,
Catchings of Mississippi, McCreary of
Kentucky, Washington of Tennessee, and
other gentlemen who votel for Speaker
Crisp’s resolution in cautbe, who are '
sincere in their effort to give immediate g
and practical relief to the, treasury if
they have to sacrlflc their own convictions
to bring about such a resultj
CHARGED WITHEMBEZZLEMENT. j
A Salesman Arrested on a Warrant
Sworn Out by His Employer,
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8.-? R. H. Shaw, a
salesman in the carpet' housje of R. T.
Corbett, was arrested on a warrant is
sued at the reqbest of his employer to
day, charging him with systematic rob
bery. Shaw, who Is quite wfcll known in
business circles, had been in My. Cor
bett’s employment for a year, and is
accused of having carried on his opera
tions throughout that whole period. Th®
total amount of his peculation Jias been
made up.
Several weeks ago an attempt was
made to burglarize the safe in the office,
and Mr. Corbett also lays this charge
to Shaw’s account. The arrest brought
out another sensational feature, being
the charge made by both Corbejtt and
Shaw that L. A. Tanulson, formerly a
partner in the business, had been guilty
of embezzling the funds of the house.
Tanulson, who is one of the best known
salesmen in the city, moving in good
society, had no money Invested In the
business, but his name appeared in the
firm on account of his wide acquaintance.
Mr. Corbett charged him with systematic
robbery up to the time he was discharged
from business, as he says. Shaw says
that he is a scapegoat for Tanulson’s
misdeeds.
Gladstone Starts for Cannes.
London, Jan. B.—Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone started from the Charing Cross
this morning at 10:30 o’clock for Cannes.
Lord Roseberry was among those who
were at the station to see them off.
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