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VOL. XXX. NO. 236
COLUMBIA GEORGIA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22. I#*.
Ol'R OWN CONGRESSMAN.
THE MYSTKRT EXPLAINED.
HON. THOMAS \V. (HOMES RETURNS
FROM THE NATION II, CAPITAL.
Hr I* Met at the Depot by a Host of Friend*
and E»corte«l to the Hotel He Ex-
pren*e« Hi* View* on the
Political Situation.
A very large crown of citizens was pres
ent at the union depot laat night when the
Georgia Midland train steamed in for the
purpose of tendering a welcome to the death any member who divulges its secrets
The Cooper I'nion Victim Belonged to a
Society Which Dnpo»eda Death Penalty.
New York, Oct. 21.—Francisco lata,
Natel Habantano and Giseppe Canizzare,
who have been occupying cell* in the
Tombs on suspicion of being concerned in
the murder of Antonio Fiaccimio, wnoee
dead body was found on the street near tne
Cooper Union a week ago, have all made
confessions to Inspector Byrnes about the
murder. Fiaccimio was marked ou; for
death for some time back. He belonged to
a society known as Mapie. It punishes by
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
ONE OK END CONFEDERATION.
A FELTON COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
IN TROUBLE WITH HI* BOOKS.
They "ho* Twenty Thou*Hn«4 Dollar* Dne
Beyond What I* Paid in—Thought to
he a Clerical Error—Notes From
Neighborhood Towns.
popular Congressman of the Fourth Con
gressional district, Hon. Thomas W.
Grimes. When the familiar figure was
observed through the windows, a general
rush was made (or the car, and in a couple
of minutes it was crowded. The honorable
gentleman, notwithstanding a daily at
tendance in Congress for nearly a
year, and the arduous labors be
had gone through, looked remarkably well
and wearing a sweet smile, he warmly
shook hands with all present. After the
exchange of congratulations he descended
from the car and accompanied by his
brother, I)r. George J. Grimes, and Mr. A
A. Coleman, he entered a carriage in wait
ing and drove to the Rankin House. Here
another large crowd had gathered and
or gives information to the police concern
ing the identity of any of its members who
have violated the laws of the land.
Fiaccimio had done both, and knew he
was to die. He arranged with his eon to
carry on the business in case of his sudden
disappearance. On Sunday, October 14, he
was enticed into an Italian restaurant at
No. 8 St. Marks place and a game of cards
was made the grounds for a quarrel. The
three men imprisoned now swear they saw
Carlo and Vincenzo Quarteraro follow
Fiaccimio into the street. Francisco lata
says that he accompanied Fiac
cimio and that he sought to
prevent the murder. Vincenzio
made a plunge at Fiaccimio and lata
Atlanta, Oct. 21.—Tax Collector Wil
son, is reported short in his accounts with
the State and County about £21,000. Expert
accountants have been examining the
books of the collectors office for some time,
under the direction of the grand jury, and
their final report indicates a shortage to
the amount above stated.
The public has great confidence in Mr.
Wilson’s integrity and its surprise of the
announcement is followed by the assertion
that the alleged shortage is the result of
defective book-keeping, and further inves
tigation will show that there is nothing
wrong about the money. Mr. Wilson has
many friends who hope this may prove
true. There are others however who hint
that the raoney is gone, and that there are
expected developments that will show
where the money ha* gone and who got
it.
The collectors bond to the State and
Powrterljr \Yi*h«** to Unite all Libor Or
ganization* In One Grand Order.
Philadelphia. Pa, Ozt. 19.—The Call
this evening says that an effort to secure
the fraternal co-operation of all the labor
organizations in the country is being made
with a very fair prospect of success. It
has been known for some time that lead
ers of several of the large organizations
were ready to accept the olive branch
from the nands of kindred societies, but
up to to-day no one had taken the initia
tive.
YELLOW JACK MUST DIE.
A BIG WINNING AT ClUllv
MYSTERIOUS MURDERS.
A Student Wlio*«* Luck Brought Him
OOO ami Brain Fever.
HIS
DEADLY ENEMY. JACK FROST.
GIVES HIM A KEEN THRUST.
Dr. Jerome Cochran Think* the Death
Knelt I* Toilet! in Iterator — Refugee*
May Return to the New Town.
Bnt Not to the Old.
Decatur. Ala., Oct. 21.—The following
has been issued: There has been one new
General Master Workman Powderly to- case of y eIlow fever - and OQe death - We
dashed him aside. Carlo Quarteraro then
mutual welcomes and congratulations were jumped forward and plunged a dirk into County is *75,000, ample to cover any possi-
Hgain exchanged. D laccimio’s breast. There were altogether ble shortage, but it is understood that Mr.
Mr. Grimes waH very much pleased at nine Italians on the scene, and all, with Wilson is fully able, if it should be estab-
the warm reception tendered to him. He j (h® exception oi Carlo, returned to the fished that the shortage is actual, to make
and hiB brothers under arrest.
REPUBLICANS ON THE RUN.
has been in Washington attending to his
Congressional duties one year, lacking ten
days. He was not absent from a single
division during that time, and only missed
one day’s attendance from the House
during the year.
About 9 o’clock an Enquirer-Sun report
er called at the Rankin House for the pur
pose of learning his views on the all ab
sorbing question of the day, the forthcom
ing national election. The reporter was
very graciously received, and Mr. Grimes
volunteered all possible information.
“Speaking generally,” said the reporter,
“what do you think, sir, is the outlook for
the Democratic party at the approaching
Presidential election?” j Republican Clubs, held a meeting and re-
“1 do not think there is any doubt about pudiated the Republican ticket and dis-
tbo triumphant re-election of Grover banded the League. At the same time the
restaurant and took an oath to secrecy. | good out of his own private resources.
Inspector Byrnes says that reputable •
Secilians have to belong to the “made” as
matter of protection to themselves. The
police expect soon to have the murderer
day made the first movement by sending
telegrams to the conventions of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers at Rich
mond, and the Brotherhood of Railroad
Brakeman, which is in session at Colum
bus. Tne dispatch to Chief Arthur at
Richmond is as follows:
“Accept fraternal greeting and best
wishes for successful cession. Will your
convention consent to fraternal co-opera
tion with other labor organizations, to the
end that all disputes may be properly and
! equitably adjusted? The time is now at
hand when all labor organizations on this
continent, forgetful of the past, should co
operate on essentials for the wilfare of all-
Our hand is extended in friendship.
“T. V. Powderly,
G. M. W. K. of L.”
“I certainly expect good results from
this,” remarked Mr. Powderly to a re
porter. “Shortly after the Burlington
strike began several prominent members i
of the Brotherhood came to see me at
Scranton, and our interview was such as
to convince me that something could be
had a good frost last night, enough I think,
to Dut an end to the epidemic, though we
shall still have a few additional cases and
deaths, I do not advise our refugees to
return yet to Old Decatur. I think it is
safe for them to return to New Decatur.
There is no longer any excuse fora quaran'
tine against us.
Jerome Cochran,
State Health Officer.
WORSHIPING GOD.
Kufaula.
Eufaula, Ala., Oct. 21.—Edward F.
Headley, the advance agent of Goodyear, done to bring about a better state of feel
Cook & Dillon’s minstrels, is in the city, ing between the two organizations. We
arranging for the appearance of his com- are already working in conjunction with ■ ®
The People of Jacksonville Gather Once
Mure in the Churches.
Jacksonville, Fia., Oct. 21.—The
weather is decidedly cooler, with a pros
pect for rain. The change from yesterday
is said by the physicians to argue ill for the
sick, and likely also to induce new sick
ness. The churches generally were open
for service to-day, the first time in many
weeks. The attendance was good. Early
in the epidemic the Board of Health offi
cially discouraged the gathering of peo
ple, fearing the spread of the infection by
this means. Since then the infeotioh has
become general, and people have lost all
fear of taking the disease by mingling to
Rig Revolt in .Tfinnenoti*—Duty Can't
Go th» Platform.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 21.—The Republi
can State Central Committee received
another shock yesterday when the Repub
lican League of Dakota county, containing
eighty members, a branch of the Minneso
ta League and of the National League of
Cleveland; that is, of course, the election
of the National Democratic ticket.”
“What are the prospects in New York?”
•‘Of course you know there is a split in
the Democratic party there regarding a
nominee for Mayor. The County Democra
cy has renominated Hewitt, while Tam
many Hall has nominated Grant. I think
the only effect the split in the municipal
election will have on the Presidential elec
tion will he to bring out a fuller Democratic
vote for the national ticket, than if there
was no split.”
“Why do you think so?”
“From the fact that both the County and
Tammany nominees are for Cleveland, and
have publicly declared themselves so.
The majority for the national ticket in
this State is assured.”
“What do you think of New Jersey?”
‘New Jersey will go Democratic cer
chairman of the County Committee Sent in
his resignation.
Speaking of the matter, Chairman Law
rence, of the Democratic State Committee,
said: “ThiB is merely a large bubble that
has come to the surface in the seething sea
of Republican revolt. This means a gain
of 400 votes to the Democratic ticket in
Dakota county, and we are gaining in that
way in seven-eighths of the counties of the
State.
‘I see they are laughing at us down East
pany at Shorter Opera House on Friday. 1 the Brotherhood on the Union Pacific
Commissioner Kolb is shaking hands , and are ready to co-operate with them on
with his many friends here to-day, all of all other roads. Nor does this refer only
whom are anxiously listening to his de- to the engineers, firemen and brakemen,
scription of the trip with “Alabama on but to all other labor organizations. I am
Wheels.” in favor of a federation of all. There is
The Eufaula and Ozark railroad ran an not room for two warring organizations
excursion train to Pea river this morning for in this country, but there is room if they
the benefit of those wishing to attend the ; work together for the common good.
In an editorial this morning the Times-
Union strongly urged the general attend
ance at church services as having a bene
ficial effect in bringing the people together
and by stimulating the social side of life,
help to restore the remnant of the popu
lation to its normal condition of activity
and pursuit and ordinary avocations. This
no doubt had an effect upon the people,
meeting of the presbytery at the Pea River
Church to-day.
Hon. William Richardson, Elector for
the State at large, will speak in Eufaula on
the 25th.
“I am ready to go as far as any other \ for the attendance was general throughout
Dawson,
Dawson, Oct. 20.— The valuable mill
and gin property, at the Cross Roads, in
this county, belonging to Brim & Bro.,
was entirely consumed by fire yesterday,
about 11 o’clock. Loss estimated at £2500;
no insurance. The Brim brothers have
the sympathy of the entire community in
their loss.
man In America in order to bring about
tnis union of interests, and I am satisfied
that the men who are at the head of other
labor organizations have the interest ol
the men whom they represent as much at
heart as I profess to have, and I certainly
expect to see all working in harmony in a
very short time.”
DRILLED INTO DYNAMITE.
errell County Court convened on Wed-
over our claim, but I feel certain we shall nesday morning last, but only a small
win. The Republicans of Minnesota can amount of business was transacted, on
no more stand on the National and State
platforms than a pig can fly.”
WORSE THAN MUD HUN.
Ten Crowded Cars are Crushed Beneath a
Mountain of Rock.
Rome, Oct. 21.—A dispatch from Pateens
account of the absence of several attor
neys.
Rev. William Hayes was in Dawson
yesterday. His many friends were glad to
see him.
Col. C. B. Wooten, of Albany, is now
in Dawson, attending to important legal
tainly. The charter election at Newark ««ys ten cars of a train crowded with ex- ' business.
the other day indicates that. Tne State
went Democratic uu the '.ariff issue ou this
occasion, for the first time during a Presi
dential election year in the lRst thirty
years.”
“How is the situation in Indiana?”
“Indiana will go Democratic. Harrison
is not popular with the labor element in
that State. Nearly all of the labor organi
zations have declared against him. His
past record on the Chine c e and other
questions will be against him. I think
these points will largely override any
State pride they might have in voting for
him. The labor organizations are very
numerous and they control a large vote.
There are now some 2500 speeches made
daily in the State, by speakers on both
sides.”
“What is your opinion regarding Con
necticut?”
“Connecticut is extremely doubtful as
regards the Democratic ticket. It is a very
close State, and the vote will be pretty
nearly equally divided
manufacturing interest
they are generally for Harrison. Not but
that other States, where there is a pre
dominant manufacturing interest, are for
Cleveland, but what I say of Connecticut
is, in a general sense, peculiar to that
State.”
“Michigan is among the doubtful Slates.
What is the outlook?’’
“Michigan has been nearly always large
ly Republican heretofore, but the Demo
crats have a fighting chauce this year with
strong hopes of carrying the State.”
“Why do you think so?”
“I think so because the farming element
of that State is beginning to understand
the benefits to them of tariff reduction.”
“What about Illinois?”
“1 believe that the prospect for Gover"
nor is about equally divided between the
two candidates of the two parties. I
think, however, the electoral vote will be
cast for Harrison and Morton, but I believe
we will gain two Democratic Congressmen
in this State. Even this latter will be a
distinct advance.”
“What do you think are the prospects
in California?”
“I think Cleveland ought to win that
State on the stand he has taken on the
Chinese question. I am not. however, well
acquainted with this State.”
“Speaking generally of the South, what
do you think?”
“The whole electoral vote will be cast
for Cleveland, though the Republicans are
making more strenuous efforts for the two
Virginias and North Carolina this year
than they ever did before.”
“They will be beaten in these States,
however?”
“Of course they will, and that by large
majorities.”
oursionists returning from the Naples fetes
were crushed in a remote portion of that
district by a land-slide consisting of about
fifty metres of rock. The telegraph line
being broken by the fall of the rock, no
call could be made for help for more than
two hours. The scene that followed the
disaster was horrible. Seventy injured
passengers and ninety corpses have been
taken from the wreck. There are still two
buried beneath the rock, and it is certain
that the list of dead will be increased. The
work of excavating continues.
A Murder In Perry.
Perry, Ga., Oct. 21.—Last Saturday
morning, near Hayneville, in the south
eastern portion of this county, Bob
Walker, a young white man, while under
the influence of liquor, shot Sam Jones, a
negro boy eighteen years old, inflict
ing a wound from which, on the
following Wednesday evening, Sam died.
The Coroner’s jury found a verdict of
murder, a righteous verdict, as judging
from the evidence, the shooting beiDg not
only brutal but unprovoked. Benjamin
Jones, the father of the deceased, has of
fered a reward of fifty dollars for the cap-
Kxcitiug jyvord Contest.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 18.—The broad. ....
sword contest at Hamilton Park this after-1 ture of Walker, which, it is hoped, will be
supplemented by an additional reward by
Three Workmen in a Kentucky Quart/ Mu
tilated by au Explosion.
Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 19 —Hanson Gra
ham, John Glore, Robert Glore aud Wil
liam “Duck” Williams were quarrying
stone at the United States Lcck just below
the city, this morning, when they were
blown up by dynamite. They had put four
sticks of dynamite in the hole, but it failed
to explode. They then proceeded to drill
it out, and of course an explosion followed.
Graham had an arm broken and both eyes
blown out, and the bone just above his left
eye was shattered. His right arm was ter-
j ribly bruised and torn. He is barely alive
i and cannot recover.
John Glore’9 left h'lftid was blown -w
tirely off and his right fore arm was so
shattered that it had to be taken off. He
had several severe contusions on the head,
and he can hardly recover.
Robert Gloer’s arms were very much
lacerated and had several severe bruises
and cuts on his body. Williams, who was
standing a little apart from the others, es
caped very lightly, receiving a few slight
cuts and bruises about the head from the
flying stones.
noon between Brian Lynn, of this city, a
member of the Connecticut National
j Guard, and formerly a member of the
Prince of Wales Hussars, and the Egyptian
camel corps, and Xaxier Orlofski, of the
i German B ack Hussars, for £200 a side and
1 gate receipts,developed so much bad blood
| that Chief of Police Boliman interfered
There is a large i an( j stopped the tight. WhenLynu rode up
a the State and lint j sa luted Orlofski, the latter retaliated
by giving Lynn a bad cut across the wrist.
This made the crowd very indignantand the
police had hard work to keep them from
mobbing the German. The contest pro
ceeded in a very exciting manner, the
men slashing as if determined to disable
each other. The New Haven man had the
better of the fight aud the score stood :
Lynn, S points; Orlofski. 6 points. When
the men came together in the bout Lynn
greatly surprised the German by unhors
ing him. At this the latter became en
raged, aud rushing up to Lynn struck him
across the sword arm. The crowd then
made a break for Orlofski and the police
had a lively time to keep them off. When
it was partially restored to order the chief
of police stopped the fight. After a long
squabble between the judges and contes
tants the referee decided the score to be :
Lynn, 9 points; Orlofski, 5 points, and or
dered the fight continued at some future
lime. Both men are stili claiming the
gate money. •
the Governor.
ANOTHER RIOT IN CHICAGO.
SHE MILL HAVE A HARD FIGHT.
Wife’s
The Sti ikers Attack a North Side Car With
Stones and Missiles of AU Kinds.
A Lighted Lamp Saved Him.
Harrodsburg, Ky., Oct. 19.—Mr. John
Wallace, of this county, near tht Wash
ington line, was awakened a few nights
ago by his wife, who said somebody was
after her chickens. He arose, with pistol
in hand, and when within a few feet of the
hen-house, an animal sprang upon him,
hurling him to the ground. His pistol fell
from his hold and the beast was tearing
his clothing and flesh, when two watch
dogs came to his relief. They attracted
tha attention of the catamount, but soon
: got the worst of it and fled. The wildcat
then again attacked Mr. Wallace, and
would have made quick work of him had
> not Mrs. Wallace came oal with a lamp,
Chicago, Oct. 21.—Judging from the ex- 1
periences of this afternoon and last night, •
the imported conductors aud drivers in the
employ of the North Chicago Street Rail- !
way Company will continue to have indefi- j
nitely a hard road to travel. Fully three j
hundred old hands are now out of work,
mainly owing, they claim, to the unfair
construction placed by President Yerkes
under the agreement of last Sunday. All
these men and their sympathizers are in- j
tensely bitter in their denunciation of the j
new men.
In addition to the outbreak after the
Blaine procession last night, there was j
another serious tumult this afternoon. 1
The corner of Clibourn avenue and Hal
stead street was the scene of the disorder j
to-day. At this point huge pieces of tim
ber and loads of brick suddenly, and with
no little show of system, were thrown !
across the street, forming a pile of ob
structions resembling in some respects !
regulation barricades. The neighborhood j
is densely populated with working people, !
and these being idle Sunday, filled the side
walks, windows and house-tops.
AU the women passengers and several
men on the first car to approach had been
frightened off by the crowds of yelling
boys before reaching the obstructed cor
ner. A couple of strangers in the city, a
reporter, the conductor and driver and
two policemen acting as guards were the
only ones who remained when the car was
brought to a halt. The air became black
with missiles flying from the housetops
and windows.
The car was literally bombarded. Shouts
and imprecations of all kinds were as plen
tiful as the missiles, the lead in this part
of the affair being taken by women mixed
in the mob. The riot virtually ended, like
the one of last night, wua the arrival of a
patrol wagon fiUed with police. The
crowds were dispersed without serious
The Opinion of Mr. Leonard on Hi
Candidacy for the Mayoralty.
Chicago, Oct. 19.—Mrs. Cynthia Leon
ard, who has been nominated for the
Mayoralty of New York on the Lockwood
and Love Woman Suffrage ticket, is the
wife of Mr. Leonard, of Knight & Leonard,
a leading printing firm of this city. Mr.
Leonard was asked to-day if he thought
; she would be elected.
“She will have a hard fight,” he discreet-
' ly said. “Hewitt and Grant are popular.”
“Has she notified you personally of her
; candidacy?”
“No, no,” answered Mr. Leonard, slowly.
“I have not seen her nor had a letter from
her tor ten years.”
It is understood that Mr. and Mrs. Leon-
the city.
The question of disinfection is still the
all important one. It is discussed every
where. It is the burden of inquiry in every
) letter from a great many of the refugees.
Dr. Porter is to-night in receipt of a
telegram trom Surgeon-General Hamilton,
which latter says he is unwilling to
assume the responsibility of entering
private dwellings aDd destroying property
without first consulting with the execu
tive branch of the Government. He will
nold an interview with President Cleve
land to-morrow, and learn his views on
the subject and communicate with him
forthwith. The,magnitude and the delicacy
in many particulars of this work is
without precedent in the history of
epidemics.
The last two days nave witnessed a de
cided decrease tu the number of new cases,
and to-day the death record is not very en
couraging, but there is hope of a steady
lowering of the temperature. The people
are banking upon this more than upon any
other condition.
Dr. MitchelL, President of the Board of
Health, reports 27 new cases up to 6 p. m.
to-day. Deaths 4—A. B. Thrasher, West
Ashley street, corner of Hogan; E. S.
L'lmer, Liberty street, near Beaver street’
Heck McKuthean, (colored) Brooklyn;
Mattie Scott, (colored) 210 Ward street;
total cases to date, 3,796; total deaths, 331.
Of the new cases to-day, 8 are white and
19 colored.
Thrasher is a well-known horseman, and
manager in the last few months for the
h very stable of J. H. McGinnis. By a co
incidence a little singular, Drs. Mitchell
and Joseph Y. Porter both celebrated their
birthdays to-day. The former is thirty-
four years old, the latter forty. Both were
the recipients of numerous gifts.
Several years ago when Sanson street'
Philadelphia, was filled with gambling
dens from one end to the other, there was
enacted a scene in one of these illegal re
treats that realy exceeds in belief. The
principal actor in one of the most venture
some and successful gambling deals was
: a young college student that had never
played at a gambling table in his life.
Having read and heard considerable about
the wonderful lascination of gambling this
young gentleman when on his way home
one evening decided to visit one of the
dens and try his luck. He had but £15 in
his pocket and was willing to spend that
amount for his experience. Being alone
I upon the evening mentioned, he selected
what be supposed the most conspicuous
j establishment in the street.
He entered the room and seated himself
at one of the tables aud contented himself
by simply watching the players. No one
molested him and he soon had a fair in
sight to the game. As soon as he mani
fested a desire to play, cards were brought
and his opponent allowed him to win the
first game, doubtless for the purpose of
leading him on and inducing him to play
for larger stakes. The second game was
played with a little more spirit and he
soon won again. The next bout was en
livened by a strenuous effort of his oppo
nent to win, but that game, as its prede
cessors, was destined tor the hero of the
evening. The first stake of $5 had been
doubled at each uew game and the vouug
student begau to warm up to his work.
Game after game was played in rapid
succession, aud the student had quickly
accumulated a small fortune. Notwith
standing the shrewd manipulations of his
opponent, the student never lost a game.
Other men came along and tried their
hand against the young player, but they all
met the same fate as the first player, aud
soon left the table completely broken in
purse and spirit. As the hours rolled by
the interest in the young stranger became
intense. Games were stopped at all tables
excepting his, aud all eyes were fixed upon
the man who had vanquished some of the
best players of the house. The stakes now
ran into the thousands, aud still the
student won.
THE tYHITFC H Vl’EL HORRORS HAVE
A PARALLEL IN VLABAMA.
The Bodies of Four Negroes Found at Dif-
ferent Times Near Tn*< i»loos» VII Hor
ribly Mutilated —All shrouded
in Deep My«tery.
Birmingham, Oct. 21 —At Tuscaloosa,
fifty-six miles south of this city, four mur
ders have recently been committed, and in
mystery, they equal the White Chapel
crimes. About a week ago the body of
John Hill, colored, was found near a negro
dance hall in the suburbs. His throat was
cut and there were fifteen knife wounds in
various parts of the body. No clue to the
murderers have been found. Last Monday
the dead and decomposed body of an un
known negro was found in the woods
near town. This man’s throat had
been cut from ear to ear. The Coroner
spent two days in investigating the case,
but learned nothing, not even the name of
the dead man. Friday the dead body of
another negro man was found in the War
rior river, just below the town. This man’s
throat had been cut and his skull crushed
in by a blow with some heavy instrument.
This crime remains as gre it a mystery as
the other.
This morning the body of the fourth
victim was found iu the woods just outside
the town, and again the throat had been
cut from ear to ear. The colored people of
the town are wildly excited, and believe
that some murderous hoodoo is among
them. Many of them have left the town,
and even the boldest cannot be Induced to
leave their houses after night. The offi
cers are doing all in their power to solve
the mystery.
JAKE KILRAIN TALK.-*.
Attempt
Something About tlie Recent
Get Up a Flglit.
Boston, Oct. 19.—Jake Kilraiu came
homo from Canada this morning. He
does not know whether to get mad or to
feel pleased over the outcome of the re-
' cent squabble about the "unknown” who
! was to tight him. “Oh, the whole thing
; is a bluff, said he. “Those people of the
1 News never Intended to make a match. I
| am firmly convinced they have no man to
Ten thousand dollar bets ! match against me. I am not crazy to
were quickly followed by twenties,
twenties doubled themselves up Into
forties, and still the student won. His
luck never deserted him, and when he left
the gambling house instead off 15 he car
ried in his pocket £45,000. The following
morning the student was unable to leave
his bed. His parents summoned their phy
sician, who insisted that the young mau
tight, but when any one puts up the money
and signs articles, 1 am compelled to
make a make a battle to bold my renuta-
| tion. Before we started from New York,
Keenan said to the representatives of that
paper that there was no use in going to
Canada to sign articles unless they had full
power to do so, and were willing to make
known who was their man They told
Keenan and myself that they had full
power, and if necessary would tell the
name of the unknown. \Ve went to
was threatened with a severe attack of j Canada, and they showed us the articles
brain fever. To make matters worse the 1 ol agreement they wanted us to sign,
patient pelted id teUin* the doctor | mootS'£,»
about his adventure. The physician then j the daUj 0l signing the articles, between
declared that the young man was insane, j the hours of 7 and 10 in the morning,
and so informed his parents, who were objected to the six months,
naturally frantic with grief. Later in the
day an intimate friend of the family called
and was ushered into the patient’s pres
ence in order to test the insanity theory
which the physician had advanced
in the morning. The student told
his friend the whole story of his night’s
experience. He graphically described how
he went into the gambling-house with out
a few dollars in his pocket and came out
with a moderate fortuue. “Now,” he said
as he reached the end of his narrative,
“the doctor says I am insane; I am not.
To Drove to you what I am talking about I
and asked to have the time change to
three months. We finally agreed to four
months. Then we came to the selection
of a referee. They named a mail we would
not have. Then they asked us how A1
Smith would suit us; this man we accepted.
We then asked for the name of the un
known. They would not toll, so I made a
proposition to them. It was for them to
write the name of the unknown on a piece
of paper, place it iu au envelope, and they
to seal it. We would then place that en
velope in another and seal it. After that
the envelopes were to bo sent through the
mail to the stakeholder, and were to be
opened only at the ringside. The repre
sentatives of the unknown said that the
proposition was a lair one, but they said
. „ . .. . that they would have to consult Mr. Lum-
will tell you where to find the money. ; lev, and just as we expected, he said no.
We then said there was no use in talking
PROFESSIONAL '.PRINTERS.
The First Championship Sprinting Meeting.
Heury Bethune is Champion.
St. Louis. Oct. 21.—The first profes
sional championship sprinting meeting .
e% er held in this country took place here
this afternoon under the auspices of the
Professional Athletic Association of Amer
ica. The meeting was to settle ail disputes
regarding the real championship, and
hereafter no sprinter in the Unitad States
or Canada will be recognized as a
And Bure enough the money—£45,000—
was ound where it had been secreted the
night before. After his friend had brought
the pile of greenbacks to the sick
man’s bedside the family was let into
the secret, and a more thoroughly as
tonished household, perhaps, never gath
ered under one roof. As soon as the
excitement had in a measure subsided the
hero of the hour said that the possession
of the money for one night had been the
cause of his fever. He declared that the
dollars were not his, and, as She did not
know to whom they rightfully belonged,
he gave them to a charitable institution.
As incredible as this story may appear,
every word of it is true, and it happened
in Philadelphia during the reign of
Mayor William B. Smith.—Wilmington
(Del.) News.
THE Y. H. C. A.
champion unless he wins the title under
ard separated amicably on account of his the rules of the professional athletic a&so-
oppoaing views concerning women's ciation of America. The fastest men in
Flan* and Proposition* for tlie Anniver
sary Celebration -Mr. Hill’.* Oration.
The directors of the Young Men’s Chris
thn matter over any longer, so we canto
home. I have been iu New York and Can
ada five times to make a match with them,
but wiiert they want to do business again
they will have to come to where I am
stopping.”
At this point the postman called at the
house ami handed Jake a letter that boro
the postmark of England.
“Thisisa letter from Mitchell,” was the
involuntary remark of Kilraiu; and when
he had torn open the envelope he found
that he had guessed right. After reading
the contents the reporter asked Jake if
there was any news from Charley.
“He says that his hands are still in a bad
condition, and that he will be happv when
they are all right, so that he may prove to
Jack Dempsey who is a cur.”
| “Why dal tie make such a statement as
i that?” the reporter asked.
“Mitchell says that he read an interview
with Dempsey, in which the Nonpareil
| called him a cur.”
“Doyou think that Mitchell and Demp
sey will tight?”
“Yes, I do.” replied Kilrain. “Mitchell
| is coming over to this country, and if
| Dempsey goes to work and blackguards
him in the papers, Charley will step right
sphere. Miss Lillian Russell, the opera
bonffe singer, is the daughter of Mrs. Leon
ard. Miss Lillian declined to discuss the
candidacy of her mother.
A MONTE CRISTO MINE.
Million* of Dollars of Rich Ore Found in a
Colorado Cave.
Aspen, Col., Oct. 19.—The Aspen mine,
which has been the scene of many sensa
tional discoveries, has come to the front ;
with another. Wednesday night a cave
was struck thirty feet long and seventy
leet high. Lying along the wall is a bed of
ore seven feet thick and enormously rich.
Some of it runs as high as 4,000 ounces, and
it will all average several hundred ounces.
At the far end of the cave is a crevice run- :
Ding along the formation. This is of an
unknown depth. Manager Paul attempted,
to get some idea of its depth by timing the
fail of stones in it, but the stones kept on
falling until the noise of their striking
against the sides grew too indistinct to be
noticed. The watch showed that after
fourteen seconds they were still going
down. A strong current of air came up
through the fissure. This is found in the j
first level. After passing tnrough the ore
the drift was run about 300 feet, and has
ooened the bonanza found in the cave.
the country participated, including H. M.
Johnson, of St. Louis; Leon Lozer, Chica
go; James Quirk, Brantford, Ont.; Harry
Bethune, Cornwall, Ont.; Jai es Collins,
j Edgerton, Wis.; Frank Whitney, Nebras
ka; C. F. Gibson, Decatur, 111., J. C. Ryan,
San Francisco, and W. C. Bryan, Sioux
City, la.
The track was very muddy and the time
consequently a trifie slow, but no race was
; won by less than than six inches. The re
sult was as follows:
Fifty yards—H. M. Johnson. Time 5 2-5
and 5j seconds.
Seventy-five yards—Harry Bethune. Time
7 3 5 seconds.
One hundred yards—Harry Bethune. j
: Time 10 seconds.
One hundred and twenty yards—James |
Quirk. Time 12seconds.
Bethune having scored the greatest num
ber of points, is the champion.
up and fight him. 1 know him, and 1 know
tian Association are preparing for a grand he does not like anyone to say anything in
anniversary celebration next Sunday after ‘ | the papers about him.”
noon and night. It is proposed to request
the various pastors to forego the usual
services in their respective churches on
that night, and that the congregations of
all be requested to unite in one great meet
ing, the church to be selected later on.
The anniversary address will be deliv
ered by Mr. Walter B. Hill, of Macon.
The aims and objects of this Association
will be fully explained, and it is expected
that the church will be filled on this
occasion.
After Mr. Hill’s address, Mr. J. A. Kirven
will make a brief statement of the growth
and progress of the Association in Co
lumbus for the past year.
A DEADLY ASSAULT.
“When wilt you begin
your own district?”
“1 will start out on my canvassthis morn-
iug. 1 regret very much not being able to
fulfill the first two appointments which I
made, in Harris and Meriwether counties,
on Iasi Friday aud Saturday. This was
owing to the fact that Congress did not
adjourn until noon last Saturday when 1
left ou the first train for Georgia. I can
assure you I am glad to be back among my
old friends once more.”
the canvass of the glare of which frightened the animal trouble.
away. It went in the direction of the
Deep Creek hills.
Eaitl Out tor Druuk ami Found Him Dead'
Owensboro, Ky., o c t. 19.—At a horse
race near this place yesterday afternoon,
James- Pipes, a drunken man, mounted
one of the race-horses and
the track. When about half wav round
Klbridge T. Gerry for Fresldeut.
Toronto, OnL, Oct. 19.—The twelfth
aunual convention of the American Hu
mane Association was concluded last even-
I ing. The following officers were elected:
President. E. T. Gerry, of New York; treas
urer, Martin V. R. Davis, of Pniladelphia;
secretary, Robert J. Wilkin, of Brooklyn.
Philadelphia was chosen for the next an
nual convention.
The mob reassembled immediately, how
ever, when the wagon departed. A pris. i
oner was rescued from the two officers, I
who were left behind, and the pair of po
lice were being roughly handled when the
wogon returned again in the nick of time. ,
So far as known, not a person was hurt
dangerously.
A Socialist Ticket in New York.
New York. Oct. 21.—The Socialists, in
convention to-day, made a national, State
and municipal nomination. They did not
name a President or Vice-President, bat
nominated Presidential Electors. Edward
J. H&li, a machinest, was nominated for
Governor; Christian Pattberg. a saloon-
started around ber P® 05 * 011 tbat faave come to the beeper, of Brooklyn, for Lieutenant-
»lf way round President since March 4, !SS5, to the close Governor,
Figures for Mr. Blaine to Swallow.
Washington, Oct. 21.—The whole cum-
U*ed Hi* Shiari to Mutilate Hi* Wife.
Huntingdon. Penn., Oct. 19.—John
Gill, a leading merchant tailor of this city,
attacked bis sleeping wife in bed this
morning with a large pair of shears and in
flicted several terrible wounds in her
breast and head. For over a week Gill ,
has been drinking heavily, and owing to
loss of sleep he became seized with th9 de- *
lirium tremens. No other persons were
in the house except GUI’s three little cbil-
dren, the eldest of whom raised an alarm,
and neighbors hastened to the rescue of
Mrs. Gill, who was found lying on the bed
insensible from the loss of blood. After a
desperate resistance GiU was lodged in
jaU.’ His wife may die.
he fell otf the horse and a number of men tbe 9ess * on J ust ended ^ 1^21, ol w hich
Dr. Franz Geran, for Judge of
went and helped him ud. He seemed all
right, only that he was very drunk. He
was laid under a tree to sober off. and
when his friends came to him, half an
hour later, to take him home, he was
found to be dead,
six children.
1567 have become laws and 254 have been
disapproved.
Snow lu Nebraska.
Nebraska Crrr, Neb. Oct. 21.—A heavy
snow fell here to-day,lasting nearly all day.
the Court of Appeals: Alexander Jones,
an editor, for Mayor. They also nominated
Congressmen. Assemblymen and minor
municipal officers.
Rough Soul hern Sea*.
Charleston, S. C., Oct. 21.—The reve
nue cutter, McCulloch, which left yester
day for Baltimore returned owing to
bead winds east and high seas.
A Negro Man l'*es Hi* Knife on a Woman
Because She Refused to Speak.
About 11 o’clock last night a negro
woman, who gave her name as Lillie Jones ?
approached Officer Wise and stated ibai
9he had been brutally beaten and badly cut
by a man named Julios Blair.
The occurrence took place outside the
city limits at the foot of Wynn's bill. The
unfortunate woman was bleed
ing profusely from several ter'
rible gashes on her left arm and
riebt side. She was supported by two
companions into town. She said the fel
low who cut her entered her home, and
because she refused to speak to him, he
struck her across the back with a stick.
She tnen ran, but he pulled out his pocket-
knife and pursued her. and. catching her,
cut her as the officer saw. Her cries at
tracted the neighbors, who came to her
rescue.
Mr. Wise sent her to Dr. Griggs, the
county physician, for treatment. Proper
steps will be taken to apprehend and pun
ish the man.
Item* from the Orient.
ZANZiBAE.Oct. 21.—The British Company
baa been successfully started, and has con
ciliated all classes of natives. Doctors
Meyer and Baumann have arrived here
safely from Panzani, where they were
chained, stripped and flogged and made to
work as slaves till the British Indians
ransomed them. Count Taleki has arrived
at Tave’a, on his way to Zanzibar. Oscar
Lenz, the explorer, expresses the same
opinion of Lieutenant Wissmann regarding
the whereabouts of Stanley, namely that
he has joined Emin Bey.
“What do you think the result would be
if they should meet in the ring?”
Jake did not answer the question, but
the expression on his face showed plainly ,
that he was confident Mitchell would be
the winner.
“Do you think it would be a very long
and hard battle?”
“No, I think not; but you know a person
is liable to be deceived in such matters.”
Kilraiu thinks that Linnon wiil whip
Aohton in their coining glove fight.
Jim Keenan is even more disgusted than
Kilrain. After giving vent to his wrath,
he said: “Jake is willing to meet any man
in the world, and if they do mean business,
they must come to him at the time of sign
ing the articles and give us the name ofj
their mau.”
When asked about the report that a mob
would prevent Kilrain from winning,
should the battle take p ace near New
Orleans, Keenan said: “I intend, on behalf |
of Jake and Mr. Fox. to have a clause in
serted in the article* of agreement to pre- j
vent any such dirty work. Should this
match ever be made, which I very much!
doubt, the articles of «gneo«dt Will be I
drawn up, empowering the referee, ia
case of trouble, to take the principals and .
ten men and go to some other place than
at first agreed upon, and let the men fighq
it out.
A New Lord Advocate of Scotland.
London, Oct 21.—Mr. Robertson
has
Fair and Warmer.
Wash n iton, Oct 21.—The indications
He leaves a wife and ! The ground is covered to a depth of three been appointed Lord Advocate of Scot- j *" or fair, warmer; easterly
inches. laud, winds.
FatUer-iu-Law to Himself.
Joe Patrick, of Delevan, Wis., married
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Casperwieb, the
other day, and brought about a very com
plex state of things. He thus became
step-father to his former wife. He was
formerly the son of his present wife;
being the son, he became the brother of 1
the old lady’s daughter his former wife , j
and also a father-in-law to himself.
Danger* of Letter-Writing.
The dangers of letter-writing appear to
have been fully recognized in the days of
President Harrison. Mr. Lowell in the
“Bigelow Papere” says: “Gen. HarrisoD,
it is well understood, was surrounded dur
ing his candidacy with the cordon sani-
taire of a vigilance committee. No pris
oner in Spielberg was ever more cautious
ly deprived of writing materials. The
soot was scraped carefully from the cnim-
ney-places; out-posts of expert rifle shoot
ers rendered it sure death for any goose
who came clad in feathers to approach
within a certain limited distance ot North
Bend; and ail domestic fowls about the
premises were reduced to the condition of
Plato’s original man. By these precau
tions the General was saved.” But no
suah restraints can be imposed upon the
tongue, and Candidate Harrison’s speeches
have not oeen free from assertions that
have furnished campaign material for the
opposition.—Chicago Herald.
Hooey moon CarriugeH in Sp.tBn.
The directors of .Spanish railways may be]
excellent men of business, but they arel
certainly not students of human nature, as]
is shown by the following facts: A few |
months ago the model of a new railway
way carriage was put before them, divided I
intosmail elegant departments, each fur-1
nished with two seats and a small table, to j
be reserved for the special use of couples on I
their wedding tour. Innocent of the well-
known fact that newly married coup.-.s
are always nervously anxious not to appear I
what they are, the delighted directors)
ordered some “honeymoon carriages,” and]
for some time past one of them has been
attached to every express train, with the]
result that not a single couple has yet made (
use of the special accommodation.
A Joke on a Cable Car Conductor.
The gripman of a cable car on which II
was riding yesterday leaned over and whis-J
pered:
“We’ve got a ^reat joke on the conduc
tor. He jumped off the car this morning,!
rushed into a saloon, bought a hot lemon
ade, drank it, planked down a dime, andl
then pulled his bell* punch twice. That|
drink cost him 2U cents, and it will
him a good deal more when the.boys find it
ouL”—Omaha Bee.
Douglas* Cannot Cmterstaxul.
Mr. Frederick Douglass cannot under
stand why the representatives of all the
great anti-slavery families of Massachu
setts are iu favof of the Democratic ticket
*n this electiou. But the answer is very
easy. They are working for present re
forms, not for past ones.—Providence
Journal.
Life Without Love.
Magistrate: “Madam, your husband
charges you with assault.”
“Madam: “Yes, your honor, I aske
him if he would ever cease to love mej
and he was so slow in answering that I hit.
him with a mop. I’m only a wotnan.yourl
honor, tears and a woman’s life without
love is a mere blight.” —Life.