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•< ESTABLISHED 18)0.IkcoRPOKATE01888 r
\ J. H. ESTILL, President. j
CRISP STILL ALL AT SEA.
KO CONCLUSION Yi£T REACHED AS
TO MILLS.
A Belief Among the Speaker’s Friends
That the Principal Chairmanship
Will be Tendered to the Texan and
That Ee Will Accept—Springer
Wants the Place Bad.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Speaker Crisp
said to the News correspondent to-day that
be had as yet reached no determination as
to the chairmanship of the ways and means
committee or as to any other chairmanship.
He expects to decide the question of how
the committee on rules shall be made up
and who shall be the members
ot It to-morrow, so as to
announce It on Wednesday, and
so that its report of the rules, at least so far
as the names and number of the commit
tees are concerned, may to made on Satur
day. Ex-Speaker Reed and Mr. MeMlllin
will almost certainly he members of the
committee on rules, which may be increased
by one majority member.
TO HONOR HIS FRIENDS.
One of Mr. Crisp’s nearest friends an
nounces that florae of Mr. Crisp’s most ar
dent supporters may be made members of
this committee. Ho mentions Messrs.
O’Neil of Massachusetts, Catohlngs of Mis
sissippi and Montgomery of Kentucky,
among the number of those considered.
Mr. Springer is working hard for the chair
manship of the committee on ways and
means. He has not got It yet, but he has
hopes. He has pertuadod some of Mr.
Crisp’s friends to ask it for him, their chief
argument being that the ohairtnan must be
anorthorn man, and that he is the only
northern man who can fill the place.
•bed FAVORS SPRINGER.
Ex-Speaker Tweed hopes Mr. Springer will
be chosen too. Ho said to-day that nothing
would give him more pleasure than to see
Mr. Springer leading the democratic ma
jority. Mr. Crisp’s mere conservative
friends are urging him to offer the chair
manship to Mr. Mills, and they believe
that he will do so. Mr. Bland ex
pects to be chairman of tho
committee on coinage, Mr. Holman of ap
propriations, Mr. Herbort of naval affairs,
Mr. Blanchard of rivers and harbors, Mr.
Mcßae of public lands, Mr. Cummings of
the merchant marine and Mr. Blount of
posti ifflees. The speaker’s great difficulty
continues to be the fait that the southerners
are entitled to the principal chairmanships
and that most of the northerners haven’t
experience enough to take them.
MILLS FOR THE SENATE.
He Wires His Friends in Texas That
Be Is a Candidate.
Washington, Deo. 14.—“1 am a candi
date for United States senator. Roger Q.
Mills.” This was the reply which Mr.
Mills telegraphed to-night to half a dozen of
tho friends in the Texas legislature who
have telegraphed him Binoo Mr. Crisp’s elec
tion asking him to stand for the Sonata
Mr. Mills has been too ill to at
tend to bis correspondence since tbe
caucus adjourned, and it has piled up until
he has now several hundred letters and tele
grams from all over the country, but
especially from Texas, expressing regret at
the defeat of what they usually term ‘‘Mills’
tariff reform," and on the part of the
Texans usually adding a hope that he will
stand for the Senate.
nis ELECTION PROBABLE.
Asa large number, if not a majority of
tho legislature have so telegraphed or writ
ten, it Is evident that Mr. Mills will be
difficult to keep out of the Senate. Mr.
Mills felt that he must answer nil his Texas
inquiries at once, so he did so by tolegraph
ing representative friends tu different sec
tions of the state. Mr. Mill3 expects
Gov. Hogg to oppose him, and to delay
culling the legislature in special session for
that reason, but he does not think
that Gov. Hogg can defer call
ing it later than March 1,
without losing the state of Texas the two
additional eleotoral votes which have been
given it by the census, but not securod by
redistricting. Mr. Mills has no doubt of
Ids eleotion to the Senate, where he expects
to face Senators Hill, Gorman and Brice be
fore the summer. At the same time it can
be stated authoritatively that if Speaker
Crisp asks Mr. Mills to take the chairman
ship of tho ways aad means committee ho
will accept it.
TAXES ON RAILROADS.
Maine’s Levy on the Gross Receipts
of the Grand Trunk Legal.
Washington, Deo. 14. The United
States supreme court to-day held, in an
opinion rendered by Justice Field, that a
tax levied by the state of Maine on the
gross receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada, for the privilege of
exercising its franchises within the state of
Maine, was legal and constitu
tional, and was not contrary
10 j**?® provision of the constitution
Prohibiting the states from regulating
interstate commerca The members of tbe
court agreeing with the views expressed by
Justice Field were Chief Justice Fuller and
Tn St j Ces ° ra y. Blatohford and Brewer,
the dissenting j ustices were Justices Brad
ey, Harlan, Lamar and Brown, Justico
nradley delivering a vigorous oral dissent.
ST. AUGUSTINE’3 BARRACKS.
A Bill for Their Sale and the Purchase
of a New Bite.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Senator Call to
ay introduced a bill authorizing the Secre
jary of \\ ar to sell the property now owned
y the United States In St. Augustine, Fla.,
tl n ° WI ’ as tbe St. Francis barracks. It is
en to purchase laud not exceeding nine
extent in that part of St. Augus
.'s iyi“K between Maria Sanchez creek
i.iri. .u tanzas river, south of and ad
mf> the powder house lot, at a oost not
. 830,000, and to construot thereon
8 B£oe ssary buildings for a military post.
NO ROOM K3R FOREIGNERS.
Senator Gallloger’s Bill ae to Places
in Public Service.
Washington. Deo. li -Senator Gall-
Kor of Naw Hampshire to-day introduced
“ oin for the belter protection of tho public
ervice. It requires the dismissal from
evarv f‘ jpa , rtlU0 Bt of tho public servico of
UniteifSfV° yB ,7, h ° v not 11 citizou of tho
J* States either by nativity or natural!-
2, 1 Rafter n<T person shall
° r hold om ° e or P laco iu lho
ten ofiSS, it B £TS rt L tnont who is not a citi
who W , ted atato9 by nativity, or
ti on# fully completed his naturalize-
Pardoned by tho President.
h 5r A r ™ T ° N ' P 0 ®- W—The President
a P ar <i°o to John F. Weathers,
Ueo , rglaof v ‘°iating theia
nd also to Bon
ing tue posmuaws. TenU9S3Be of violat -
Wbc lUor’ning
EDWABD M. FIELD ARRESTED.
He Is Charged With Grand Larceny
and is la a Cell.
New York, Dec. 14.—Edwsrd M. Field,
a son of Cyrus W. Field, and partner in the
bankrupt brokerage firm of Field, Lindley,
Wiechers & Cos., on Broad way, was arrested
to-night by central offleo detectives on an
indictment charging him with grand larceny
in the first degree. He was locked up at
police headquarters.
nature of the charge.
The warrant charged Edward M. Field
with appropriating securities and collateral
property of the firm of Field, Lindley,
Y\ iochers & Cos., No. 1 Broadway, for his
own personal use. There are said to be a
number of similar warrants now in
issue, all of which will be, no doubt,
brought forward to-morrow at 11 o’clock,
when Broker Field will be arraigned in the'
court of general sessions, over which Judge
Martlne presides. Distriot Attorney Niooll
has had the impression that Edward M.
Field was not insane, but in
reality seeking to escape justice.
The district attorney has been
in consultation with Inspector Byrnes for
some time relative to the whereabouts of
Fields and tho advisability of placing him
under arrest. To-day Distriot Attorney
Niojdl doolded to act, and readily got tho
slguature of Judge Martine.
the district attorney’s statement.
District Attorney Niooll gave out the fol
lowing statement to-night: "In view of
the repeated charges made In the news
papers, I deemed it my duty, without
awaiting tho complaint to be ms lo by some
of the parties interested and said to have
been defrauded. Such transactions as
the Field failure cannot take
place without scrutiny by the authorities
even if, as iu this case, no formal charge is
submitted by interested parties. Field may
be insane; if ho is it must be proved as a de
feuse to the indictment, in the usual way.
No man charged with orime caa avoid
prosecution by being committed to a pri
vate insane asylum.’’
Assignee Cbarlos W. Gould, Howard
Gallup and Hugh Canfield have been sum
moned as witnesses. The district attorney
tins received information which leads him
to believe that Field disposed of 500 shares
of Union Pacific stock and converted the
same to his own use.
THOMAS IN CONTROL.
Rumors That Ho Has 'Won In the
Terminal Company’s Fight.
New York, Deo. 14.— T0-night was ap
parently a critical night in the affairs of
the Richmond Terminal C ompany. It had
been reported all day that the Thomas in
terests in the Terminal company had been
steadily absorbing stock for some days, and
that having acquired a controlling interest
they had notified the parties now in control
that thoy doslred to call a special election
according to tho by-laws of the company.
A seoret meeting was held to-night and
lasted for over two hours, when it ad
journod without notion to meet again to
morrow. Then Dlreators Martin, Thomas,
Wormser, Mooro and McGhee held another
conference, but no more information could
be obtained from them after the conference
was over.
STOLEN OEMB RECOVERED.
Two Men and a Woman Arrested for
the ijayton bobbery.
Dayton, 0.. Deo. 14.—0 u Nov. 10, R. E.
Kraing, a salesman for Herman Keck tie
Cos. of Cincinnati, was robbod of $20,000
worth of diamonds and jewelry in tho
depot here, having carelossly left his sample
case in a passenger coach while he went for
lunch. At an early hour this morning
Frltzie Dhein, William H. Hurliss and the
latter’s mistress, Mrs. Higbee, were arrested
on a charge of stealing Keck & Co.’s dia
monds. Tbeevldanoe is direct against them.
The property was all recovered.
YELLOW JACK ON THE OCEAN.
Tho Quartermaster of the Steamer
Advance Dies on Shipboard.
New York, Deo. 14.—The steamer Ad
vanoe arrived here to-day from South
America. On Nov. 23 O. H. Nelson, tho
quartermaster, died of yellow fever and was
buried at sea. She reports that on Nov. 21
she left at Bahia the United States stoamer
Boston with all well oa board, aad on Dec.
8 left at St. Thomas the United States
steamer Concord, wbioh expootod to leave
for Martinique at 4 o’clock p. m. the same
day. All woie well on board.
NOROROSB THREW THE LOMR
All Doubt of His Identity Dispelled by
His Dentist.
New York, Deo. 14.—Any slight doubt
as to whether Henry L. Norcross, the Bos
ton broker, was the bomb-thrower or not
has been removed and tbe identification is
complete. An examination of tbe bomb
thrower’s teeth to-day shows there are nine
fillings in the teeth and other details cor
respond with the description of his teet h
furnished by the Boston man’s dentist.
MONTI CALLS ON BLAINB.
Nothing Given Out Regarding tho
Nature of Their Conference.
Washington, Deo. 14.—Senor Montt,
the Chilean minister, had a oonforenco with
Secretary Blaine to-day in regard to the
ValDaraiso incident, but nothing can be
learned as to what transpired. It was said
at the Chilean legation to-night that no
news had boon received from Chile. A
similar statement was made at the state de
partment.
BRIGGS WINS AGAIN.
A Pretest Against tbe Moderator’s
Rulings Dismissed.
New York, Dec, 14.—The presbytery of
New York met this afternoon to hear tho
report of the oommlttoe appointed by the
moderator to answer the protest presented
by Dr. Henry Van Dyke against the moder
ator’s rulings in tho Briggs ca3e. Tbe com
initteo reported that thoy found that the
protest was inadequate and that the mod
erator’s rulings should stand.
A Prosperous Showing.
Nashville, Tenx., Dec. 14.—Conp
troller Many of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad has just issued tho
following statement of tho operation of
that road for the month of November:
Gross earnings. $440,791; operating ex
iiOQßos. $260,687; not o&rolnfjs, $174,014, in
terest on bonded debt, $69,717; surplus,
$55,189.
Telegraphero Ordered Out.
Ban Francisco, Pal., Deo. 14.— Aotiug
Deputy Grand Chief Rey of
the Order of Railroad Tele
graphers of North America has
issued an order for o strike of all the mem
bers on the eutiro Pacifio system of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, begin
ning co-morrow morning.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.
se.natokialcommittf.es
THU ALLOTMENT OF PLAGES BY
THE CAUCUS.
Good Care Taken of the Northwestern
States for Political Reasons—The
World’s Fair People Also Shown a
Great Deal of Consideration Ex
change of Places Permitted.
Washington, Deo. 14.— The republican
senatorial oaucus committee charged with
the arrangement of the republican repre
sentation upon the Senate oommittees com
pleted its work this morning and reported
to the caucus, which was called together
before the Senate met. The caucus consid
ered the list submitted and adjourned to
meet to-morrow morning, without action
upon the report. As nearly as can be gath
ered from the expressions of many senators,
tho assignments made by tho committee arc
generally satisfactory. It was found im
practicable to meet all of the expectations
of the new senators, but the dissatisfeotion
that exists is believed to be confined
to less than half a dozen senators. Messrs.
Saunders and Powers of Montana wished
to bo assigned to the committees on appro
priations and finance, but tbe oommlttoe
was unable to oomply with their request
in that respect. There was no vacancy in
tbe case of the finance committee, and but
one on the appropriations committee as at
present organized.
pleasing the world’s fair people.
The caucus committee, however, assigned
Senator Oullom to the vacanoy on the ap
propriations committee, thus giving great
satisfaotiou to the world’s fair people, and
to meet the request of the Pacific coast
senators, that thoy be given representation
on that important committee, added one to
tho membership and assigned Senator Stew
art to the new plaoo. Senator Pettigrew,
who has always been regarded as friendly
to the world’s fair project, has been as
signed to the chairmanship of tho commit
tee on the quadro-centennial. The list, as
arranged, is subject to some changes, as it
was understood when the caucus adjourned
this morning that the senators were at lib
erty to exqjianqe places if they could make
mutually satisfactory arrangements.
the list of assignments.
The list of assignments as submitted to
the caucus for approval is os follows:
Mr. Aldrich—Rules, chairman;flnanoa, trans
portation routes to the seaboard.
Mr. Allen—Relations with Canada (select),
chairman; Jpublic Jlands, claims, woman suff
rage (select), Indian depredations (select).
Mr. Alllson--Approprlation, chairman; en
grossed bills, finanoe, relations with Canada
(select).
Mr. Cameron—Naval affairs, chairman; mili
tary affairs, quadro centenniai (select), five
civilized tribes of Indians (select), revolutionary
claims.
Mr. Carey—Education and labor, chairman;
public buildings and grounds, Pacific railroads
(select), territories, patents.
Mr. Casey—Railroads, chairman; agriculture
an l forestry, transportation routes to the sea
board, irrigation, transportation and sale of
meat products (select), organization, conduct
and expenditures of executive departments.
Mr. Chandler—lmmigration, chairman; naval
affairs, privileges and elections, Indian depreda
tions (select), interstate commerce.
Mr. Cullom—lnterstate commerce, chairman:
commerce, appropriations, quadro-centennial
(select).
Mr. Davis—Pensions, chairman; foreign re
lations. territories, Pacific railroads (select).
Mr. Dawes—lndian affair:, chairman; appro
priations, fisheries, five civilized tribes or In
dians (select), Pacific railroads (select), civil
service and retrenchment.
Mr. Dixon—Patents, chairman; postoffices and
po.troads, additional accommodations for li
brary of congress (Belect), census
Mr. Dolph—Coast defenses, chairman; com
merce, foreign relations, public lands, relations
with Canada (select), University of the United
States (select).
Mr. Dubois—Manufactures, enrolled bills. Im
migration, irrigation, organization, conduct
and expenditures of the executive departments.
Mr. Felton—Agriculture and forestry, coast
defenses, opldemic diseases, mines and mining,
quadro-centonnlal (select),
Mr. Frye—Commerce, chairman; foreign re
lations; Pacific railroads (soloct), chairman; to
Investigate condition Of Potomac river front of
Washington (select)
Mr. Gallinger—Manufacturers, District of
Columbia, epidemic diseases, to examine into
i he several branches of the civil service.
Mr. Hale—Census, chairman; appropriations,
naval affairs, immigration, private land claims,
relations with Canada (select).
Mr. Hansbrough —District of Columbia, cen
sus, territories, education and labor.
Mr. Hawley—Military affairs, chaiman; print
ing, coast defenses, railroads, quadro-cen
tennial (select).
Mr. Higgins—Manufactures, chairman; Dis
trict of Columbia, privileges and elections, in
terstate commerce, coast defenses.
Mr. Iliscock—Organization, conduct, and ex
penditures In tbe executive departments, chair
man; finance, interstate commerce, quadro
ceatenuial (seleot), foreign relations. Pacific
railroads (select).
Mr, Hoar—Judiciary, obalnnau; privileges
and elections, relations with Canada (select),
woman suffrage (select).
Mr. Jones of Nevada—To audit aud control
the contingent expenses of the Senate, chair
man; commerce, finance, mines and mining.
Mr. McMillan—District of Columbia, chair
man ; agriculture aud forestry, post jffleos and
postroads, education and labor
Mr. Manderson—Printing, chairman; rules,
military affairs. Indian affairs.
Mr. Mitchell—Claims, chairman; judiciary,
postoffices und postroads, transportation routes
to the seaboard, privileges and elections, Nica
raguan claims (select).
Mr. Morrill—Finanoo, chslrtnan; public build
ings ami grounds, additional accommodations
for tbe library of oongres* (selsot), civil service
and retrenchment.
Mr. Paddock—Agriculture and forestry,
chairman; audit and control of the contingent
expenses of the Senate, pensions, public lands,
Indian depredations (soiect), additional accom
modations for tbe library of congress (select).
Mr. Pcffor—Claims, examine the several
branches of the civil service, census, improve
ment of the Mississippi river, railroads,
Mr. Pettigrew—Quadro-centennial (select)
chairman; Indian affairs, public lands, rail
roads, improvements of the Mississippi river.
Mr. Platt—Territories, chairman; Judiciary,
patents, revision of tbe laws.
Mr. Plumb—Public lands, chairman; appro
priations, District of Columbia, transportation
and sale of meat products (select).
Mr. Power—To examine tbe several branches
of the civil servico, chairman; railroads; trans
portation routes to tbe seaboard; transporta
tion and sale of meat prolucts (select); mines
and mining; improvement of tho Mississippi
river.
Mr. Proctor—To establish the University of
the United States (select), chairman; revision of
laws; immigration, military affairs, private land
claims, organization, oonduci and control of the
expenditures of tbe executive department.
Mr Quay—Library, chairman; commerce,
public buildings and grounds, woman suffrage
(select).
Mr. Sanders—Enrolled bills, chairman; Irri
gation, claims, public lands, patents, private
land claims.
Mr. Sawyer—Postoffices and postroads,chair
man; commerce, pensions, revolutionary
claims, to investigate tho condition of the Poto
mac rivor front of Washington (select).
Mr. Sliermau—Foreign relations, chairman;
finance, rules, quadro-centennial (select), Uni
versity of tho United States (select), to investi -
gate the condition of tbe Potomac river front
of Washington (select).
Mr. Shoup—lndian depredations (select),
chairman; pensions, territories, Indian affairs.
Mr. Hu Hires— Transportation routes to tho
seaboard, chairman; coast defenses, immigra
tion, fisheries, public buildings and grounds,
University of tbe United States (select),
Mr. Stanford—Public building* and grounds,
chairman; education and labor, fisheries, naval
affairs, civil service and retrenchment.
Mr. Stewart—Mines and mining, chairman;
appropriations, territories, irrigation, claims,
Nicaraguan claims (soiect),
Mr. StockbriJge—Fisheries, chairman; naval
affairs, railroads, census, epidemic diseases, In
dian affairs.
Mr Teller— Privileges and elections, chair
man; judiciary, five civilized tribes of Indians
(soiect), private land claims.
Mr. Warren—irrigation, chairman, engrossed j
bills, mines and mining, woman suffrage (so ;
lect), agriculture and forestry.
Mr, Washburn -Improvement of tbe Missis
sippi river, chairman; commerce, education
and labor, civil service and retrenchment, post
offices and postroads. University of the United
States i seleot),
Mr. Wilson -Revision of the laws, chairman;
interstate commen-e, judiciary quadro-oeo
tennlal (select), organization, oouduct and ex
penditures of the executive departments.
Mr. Woloott—Civil service and
chairman; District of Columbia, interstate com
merce, postofflees and postroads library.
THE NORTHWEST WELL CAHKD FOR.
It is apparent from the above list that the
senators from the northwesteru states have
boon well taken care of ia the matter of
chairmanships and places on the Important
committees. While Messrs. Felton, Du
bois and Ilansboroiigh do not "•cure chair
manships they get assignments to oommit
tees that originate a large part of the im
portant legislation of congress.
The name of Senator Kyle does not ap
pear upon the list, although Menstor Peffor,
his alliance colleague, is K|a four com
mittee assignments. It is™ earned that
Senator Kyle was approached with a view
to ascertaining his preference, but that his
response was non-conunitai, and vaguely
hinted at an expectation that tho al
liance senators would receive committeo as
signments from both tbe republican and
democratic caucuses. Doubt lias also been
cast upon his soundness in republican princi
ples. So that up to this time the republican
caucus has been unable to place him, al
though it may do so to-morrow.
THE DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATION.
The democratic caucus committee had
the assignment of tho minority representa
tion upon tbe committees under considera
tion for some hours this afternoon, and did
little more than consider the complexion of
the republican assignments upon the
committees. No action was taken upon any
matters relative to tbe democratic make
up of tho oummittee and Done of the new
senators were considered in connection with
possible assignments. Tho commitcoe will
oonslder the mattor again to-morrow.
SESBION OF THB SENATE.
The Rule Regulating Admission to tho
Floor Amended.
Washington, Dec. 14.— Several depart
mental and other communications woro
laid before the Senate by tbe Vice Presi
dent this morning. A number of bills were
introduced.
Mr. Aldrich moved an amendment to the
rule, of which he gave notice lost week,
regulating the admission to the iloor of the
Senate. The amendment was adopted.
The principal cheugoisas to clerks to com
mittees and clerks to senators. They
are admitted when "in the
actual discharge of tbelr
official duties,” and it is provided that
clerks to senators must bo regularly ap
pointed and be borne on the rolls of the sec
retary of the Senate as ouob.
SOME OF THE BILLS.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were tho following:
By Mr. Squires—For a monument to Gen.
U. 8. Grant in the oity of Washington.
By Mr. Felton of California—Amending
the Chinese exclusion act so as to require
Chinese removed from the United States to
be sent to China Instead of to the country
from whence they came. It is provided
further that tbe burden of proof shall lie on
any Chinese laborer or person who shall
olaim the right to remain ia the United
States to establish such right.
By Mr. Harris—To repeal all laws dis
criminating against the circulation of state
banks.
By Mr. Coke—To amend the laws In re
lation to national banks and to rotire their
circulation.
By Mr. Washburn—Defining optioqs in
“futures” aud imposing special taxes on
dealers therein. The articles included in
the bill in two terms are wheat, corn,
oats, rye, barley, cotton and all other
farm products; also pork, lard and all
other hog products. Tue bill provides that
dealers Iu futures and options therein shall
pay annually a tax of SI,OOO and a further
sum of 6 cents per pound on cotton and bog
products aud 20 cents a bushel on any of the
other articles mentioned.
By Mr. Mitchell —To prohibit absolutely
the coming of Chinese into the United
States, whether thoy are Chinese subjects or
otherwise.
By Mr. Daniel—To make a publio park of
tho Arlington estate near Washington, and
for the construction of a bridge thereto.
Mr. Dolph offered a resolution calling on
the war department for a report as to
whether the provisions of the last river and
harbor bill to prevont unlawful obstruc
tion of navigable waters of the United
Btates hove been enforced, and if not. why
not. This was agreed to.
The Bouato then went Into exeoutlve ses
sion, when some nominations were referred
to committee, and at 12:10 o’oioek ad
journed till to-morrow.
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A DOCTOR SCOT TO DEATH.
The Father of a Girl He Had Spoken of
Lightly Hie; layer.
Richmond, Tisx.Deo. 14.—This afternoon
as Dr. Allen, a young physician, who cauo
here a few months ago, was passing in front
of the Brick hotel, Matt Dunlavy stepped
out of a harbor shop and hailed him. As
Dr. Alien turned Dunlavy raised a
double-barrolod shotgun and fired at
Dr. Alleu with both barrels. Dr.
Allen fell In his tracks, riddled with shot.
In his dying spasms Dr. Allen tried to raise
himself up, when Dunlavy fired again, this
time with a six-shooter, the ball striking
Dr. Allen under the ear, apparently break
ing his neck. The murderer was at
once soizod and turnod over to a deputy
sheriff. His victim died without speaking.
The troublo is said to have been caused by
disparaging remarks about Dunlavy’s
daughter by Dr. Allan. Dunlavy is one of
the wealthiest planters aud stook raisers.
A BATTLING PRIZE FIGHT.
Police Stop the Leßlancbe-Greggalns
Mill in tho 18th Round.
San Francisco, Cal., Dae. 14.—George
Leßlanohe, the Marine, aud Alex Greg
gains of San Francisco mot in what wus to
be a finish fight at the Occidental Club to
night for a purse of $2,000. Greggains out
classed Leßlanohe in hight and reach, but
the latter possessed greater ring exporienoe.
It was a rattling fight from the start, and
from the 12th to tho 15th round tbe men
fought at dose quarters. Greggains
had a shanty over both eyes and a lump In
the oenter of tho forehead, while Leiilanche
was injured in tbe mouth. Tho fight was
stopped by the police in the 18th
round.
Tho referee, Danny Needham, gave tbo
fight to Greggains but was roundly hissed.
Fighting Over the Tickers.
New York, Deo. 14.—Tho counsel for tho
Gold and Stock Tolograpb Company to-day
obtained from Judjo Bischoff of the court
of common pleas a temporary injunction
restraining the stook exchange from remov
ing or interfering with tbe “tickers” of tbe
company in the exchange, pending a mo
tion to mako tbe injunction permanent., on
which argumeut is to bo heard on Wednes
day next.
ELY’S DEAD BODY FOUND.
HOLLOWAY OPENS FIRE AND 13
SHOT DEAD
•
The Body of Ely Burled Under a Pile
of Lumbar at Hia Mill-Bullet Roles
in the Back of Hia Head and Thigh.
Hia Friends Fire on the Posse—More
Trouble Feared.
Marianna, Fla., Doc. 14.— The body of
young Ely was found yesterday by a posse
Of forty persons from different parts of the
county under tbe leadership of Hays Lewis
of Greenwood. They went to Holloway’s
mill and discovered that fresh dirt had beon
thrown ou the mill dam. Suspecting Ihnt
it was for the purpose of concealing traces
of his murder they cleared it away and
found blood under It. Further search re
voaled his body under a pile of lumber near
by, with a rope around hit neck, iu a hastily
dug hole, sitting in au upright position.
He had been shot twice in the back of the
head and once in the back of tho thigh. His
body showed signs of having been beaten
with sticks.
HOLLOWAY KILLED.
As tbo posse were loading tbe body on a
wagon for the purpose of removing it H&l
--lowoy appeared on the scone with a Win
chester. and advanced, cursing the crowd
and threatening them. Lewis asked him
not to shoot, saying they had nothing to do
with him. He, however, fired three times,
when the crowd returned it, killing him
instantly, not, however, before a fuallade
had been opened upon them by parties In
ambush from two different directions,
across the mill pond. Happily, however,
no other casualties are reported.
Young El v’s body was brought here this
morning and will bo interred to-morrow.
The people are stirred up on the subject,
and are domandtng that this matter be thor
oughly investigated.
FEARS OF A RAID,
About 9 o’clock last night an alarm was
rung, and upon investigating tho causo
proved to be that a carrier from Greenwood
had been sent over for help to protect tbe
place, as a raid was expected by tho fol
lowers of Holloway. About twenty-five
persons, armed with Winchesters, Im
mediately answered tho summons. This
arming they returned and reported all
quiet.
WATERFORD'B FIGHT.
Keane Withdraws and Davltt Will
Make the Race.
Dublin, Deo. 14. —1 t has been deter
mined by tho MoCarthyltos to withdraw
Mr. Keane os their candidate for the House
of Commons for Waterford and substitute
Michael Davltt. The attack on Mr. Davitt
seems to havo convinced tbo McCarthyltes
that It wonld bo good politics to go into
the Waterford fight with Mr. Davitt
os their standard bearer, and, though
bo had previously refused to
accept the nomination, the attack upon
him yesterday induced him to change bis
mind. A conference was hold with Mr.
Keane and shortly afterward ho announced
his withdrawal from the oontest. lie gave
"press of busluess" as hts reason for declin
ing to further contest tho seat A. letter
written by Wllllutn O’Brioo, whioh is
published this morning, Btato3 that
Mr. Keane was only persuaded
to stand in tho event of Mr. Davitt
refusing to do so. Tho McCarthyite nows-
Sipors are rejoicing at the fact that Mr.
avitt has filially concluded to make tho
fight for the seat himself. Thoy believe
that he is a very strong candidate and that
the prospect for a McCarthyite victory is
greatly enhanced by his notion in taking
the field in person against Mr. Redmond.
A FRANCO-BULGARIAN H.TCH.
Tho Expulsion of a Journalist Loads to
a Diplomatic Rupture.
Sofia, Deo. 14.—Tho French oharge d’af
faires, M. Tanel, protested against tho ex
pulsion of Journalist Chadouiue as a fla
grant and premeditat'd violation of the
treaties existing between Franoe and Bul
garia. Tiie Bulgarian government re
plied that M. Chadoulno has been sys
tematically sending to the French
press lying and caluminous stories about
Bulgaria; that be bad twice bofore tcn
threatened with expulsion, but, disregard
ing the warning, hud continued to throw
discredit upon Bulgaria abroad aud to cre
ate trouble within tho country; that tbo
expulsion of M. Chadouine was not a vio
lation of the treaties, inasmuch as none
were in existence that applied to foreigners
who interfered in the interna) politics of
Bulgaria and finally that tha Bulgarian
government was unable to rescind the order
of expulsion, but hoped tho incident would
not disturb the good relations existing be
tween Bulgaria and Franoe. Immediately
upon receiving tho government’s reply M.
Tanel proceeded to tbe foreign ministry
and verbally announced that he had re
ceived instructions from tho French gov
ernment to sever diplomatic) relations with
Bulgaria. Tne evont has caused great un
easiness in political circles.
BRAZIL’S REVOLUTIONS.
A Movement to Depose the Governor
of Sao Paulo.
Rio Janeiro, Deo. 14.—There Is a revo
lutionary movement iu the province of Sao
Foulo, tho object of which is to depose the
governor of the province. Up to the pres
ent time tbe insurgents have only succeeded
in ousting a number of local officials. The
governor is still offering stout resistance to
tbe malcontent* and hat thus far been able
to at least partially maintain his authority.
The decree Issued by ex-I’rosident da
Fonseca ordering a lease of tho Central
railway by the government has been an
nulled.
A BUILDING SOCIETY FAILS.
Tbe Securities in its Possession Esti
mated at £700,000.
London, Doo. 14. —Tho Portsoa Island
Building Society, which Is among the larg
est and oldest institutions of that kind in
Great Britain, has suspended. Tbo main
offices of the society are in Portsmouth,
which is on Portsoa Island, and they are
besieged by a large crowd of investors and
depositors, all anxious to soenro their securi
ties or money. It is estimated that the
securities held by tbe society amount in
value to £700,000.
hi lee 3t. John Befused a Divorce.
London, Deo. 14. —In tho suit for dlvoroe
of Miss Florence Bt. John against her hus
band, Duplanoy Marcus, tha case was sub
mitted without argument, and tbe jury
returned a verdict refusing Miss Bt. John
tho dlvoroe asked for.
Vote of tbe Deputies.
Partn, Dec. 14. — Tbe minority in Satur
day’s vote of confidence in the government,
consisted of 143 reactionaries, 53 radicals
and 27 Boulangista.
BT. PAUL WANT3 A CONVENTION.
An Auditorium to be Built by the City
by Taxation.
St. Paul, Minn., Deo. 14.—This morn
ing there was bold a meeting of tbe joint
oommittoe on convention, promotion and
auditorium for the democratic national con
vention. City Attorney Lawler submitted
a proposition that the city could legally
buy tho proposed auditorium by a
1-miU additional tax. A resolution re
questing such aotion by the council was
adopted. Both branches of tho council hav
ing by unanimous vote already favored the
proposal of building a mammoth audi
torium, the completion of auoh a building
at an early dale Is enured, and the next
democratic) national convention will have at
its service one of the finest auditoriums in
Amortoa.
MILWAUKEE ALSO WANTS IT.
Milwaukee, Wib., Doo. 14.—One hun
dred citizens, representing a capital of .sev
eral million dollars, to-day signed their
name* to a guarautoe fund of SIOO,OOO to
pay tho expenses of tho democratic national
convention should it bo secured for Mil
waukee. A booming committee
has been selected and quarters
secured in Washington. Milwaukee will
make a big effort to secure tbe prize and Its
representatives, who ore to present figures
to the national oommlttoe at its mooting
next month, will go to Wash
ington in style. Each member
of the committee of 100 will wear dark
suits with cream-colored trimmings, aud
one of the breweries will send a oarload of
beer to tbo capitol for free distribution. An
architect who examined thsoxpoaltion build
ing reported that there would be a seat
ing capacity for 23,000, with standing room
for 5,000 and 48 delegation rooms Twenty
thousand dollars will be spent in refitting
tho building.
INFLUENZA’S SPREAD
Nuns Nearly Starve to Death Before
Calling in Outside Help.
London, Dec. 14.—Reports of the rav
ages of lufiuousa In various parts of Europe
are being constantly received. At Porlg
ncaux, France, twenty of twenty-two nuns,
occupying the convent of Bt. Claire, wore
prostrated with tho disease. Wbon tho
nuns finally consented to admit outsiders,
who, for several days, had vainly sought to
offer them assistance, it was found that the
poor women wore In starving oondltton,
their only romalulng food oonslsting of u
small quantity of dried beans. ProDcr food
and medical attendance wore promptly sup
plied and the sufferers are now rapidly re
covering.
At Hamburg 1,900 coses of Influenza
were reported during tho past week and the
death roll has not diminished. The famous
pianist, Hans von Bulow, Is a victim of tho
disease and in a critical condition.
The epidemic is spreading rapidly in Hol
land and Denmark.
NASHVILLE INVADED.
Nashville, Tens., Deo. 14.— Influenza
s'eras to bo on tho rampage in Nashville.
An estlmato comes from good authority
that no less than 8,000 people here are now
under treatment for it.
TWO JUSTICES ILL.
Washington, Doc. 14. —Justices Brown
and Lamar of the supreme court of tbo
United Htates are confined to their homos
with tho grip, which has also affected other
members of tbe court In a milder form,
EDGEFIELD’S LYNCHING.
Gov. Tillman Lays tha Mattor Before
the Legislature.
Columbia, 8. C., Deo. 14.—00 v. Tillman
played bis lost card to-day in tho effort to
bring the lynchers of Dick Landay at Edge
field to justice. Ho bus brought tho matter
to the attention of tho legislature in a
lengthy message. Ho states that Sheriff
Ousts and no doubt many of tho lynchers
are his personal frlonds, but that he desires
action on the matter. lie eliows that he
issued instructions to the sheriff and tbe
military iu ample time to prevent the lynch
ing. He shows from his personal knowlodgo
of the jail at Edgefield that no mob, even it
unresisted, could havo reached a prisoner
confined where Luoday was under several
hours.
A DREARY FARCE.
Tho governor asks the legislature if ho is
morely to “go through tbo dreary far.:o of
ottering a reward.” Ho says: ‘•Tbe jailer
is responsible dlroody, and the sheriff indi
rectly, and it is by their fault that tho law
wus brought into oontompt, <dinm cost
upon our civilization, and the whole state
made to suffer In the eyes of tho world.”
The governor then administers a sly rebuke
to the legislature for having killed htft bill
that was intended to give tbe governor
power to remove a sheriff who allowed a
prisoner in jail to be lynched. The two
houses have referred the message to tbe
judiciary oommlttoe.
A PROHIBITION PET-BACK.
The Senate Judlolary Committee
Against tho Carolina Bill.
Columbia, 8. 0., Deo. 14.—The antl
prohibitionlits are rejoicing to-night at
11:30 o’clock. The Senate judiciary oom
mittoo, to whom was referred the genoral
prohibition bill recently passed by the
House, unanimously resolved to report it
back to tho Senate with a recommendation
that it do not pass. This gives the measure
a terrible black eye, and the prohibitionists
arc consequently very much dejected. The
bill will be reported to tbo Senate to-mor
row, and under tho rules will go upon the
ouloudar for consideration on Wednesday.
GODFREY LEAPHART DEAD.
A Member of Carolina's Legislature
Succumbs to the Grip.
Columbia, 8. C„ Dec. 14.—MaJ. Godfrey
Loaphart, representative from Lexington
oounty, died last night at his home in Lex
ington county from the effects of the grip.
He was about CO years old. A number of
tbe members of tbe legislature have been
attacked with the grip, and some of them
have had to go home. Representative Dag
get of Horry is vory slok. and grave fears
are eutertained by his friends that be may
not recover.
No Trichina in Our Pork.
Berlin, Deo. 14 —Dr. von Boetticher.
secretary of tho imperial homo office, an
nounces that tho press reports of preseuoe
of triohina in Amorloan pork are un
founded.
Russia's Forces.
Bt. Petersburg, Dec. 14.—The minister
of war has summoned all tbe chiefe of the
geueral staff to attend a council, wbioh will
be held tor tho purpose of making anew
disposition of tho Russian forces.
Portugal's New Tariff BUI. -
Lisbon , Deo. 14.—Tbe now tariff bill was
introduced tta the Chamber of Deputlos to
day. It U strongly protectionist In char
acter.
1 daily. sio a Year. )
\ J CENTS A COPY. V
( WY.r.ELY, $1 as A YEA R I
NEW HORROR.
A SUSPICION I HAT A REJECTED
LOVER DID THE WORK.
Mr. Pack wood at Maitland When the
Crime Waa Committed—He Has a
Suspicion, But Refusea to Make it
Publio A Graphic Story of tha
Bloody carnival.
"ENxw Smyrna, Fla., Dee. 14.—1 t was
unfortunate that Sheriff Kurtz of Volusia
county was not present here when Satur
day's terrible murder was committed. The
sheriff has a magnificently trained blood
hound, which has demonstrated several
times before, without failure, that he caa
unravel a mystery. Mr. Kurtz did not ar
rive on the soe ae an til to-day, but it was them
useless to put tbe bloodhound to service, as
a heavy rain had washed out the trail. It
Is now a generally accepted theory that tho
murderer had no dog with him, because a
dog would have followed hie master into
the bouse, would havo stepped into
the blood and have left tbo
bloody tracks on the place.”- The dog
tracks discovered beside those of the man,
are accounted for by the toot that some
breeds of tho canine species will follow blood
as they will a man with game. It is slid
probable that only Mia Bruoe waw
lt the kitchen, and was there
for tho pupose of preparing break
fast for her guests when tha
murderer oame. Bho probably ran and tho
assailant grasping a bread knife from a
table followed, nho barred the door and
had no time to tell Mrs. Hatch before the
window was smashed in. With curiosity to
learn tho cause of this udusnol commotion,
Mrs. Hatch boat down, peered out at the
window and recolved a bullet in her
eye. The mnrderer probably expected to
find only Miss Bruoe and was surprised to
find four poople. He know that he mask
slay them all to prevent detection, and so
carried out the bloody programme. Tho
News correspondent suspects that the mur
derer is either feigning to hunt for himself
with tho posse of is dead in tbo woods,
though the people cannot place a missing
man os yet. This man. whoever he is,
could not have gone away unscathed, a sf
Miss Bruce’s Unger nails were dork with,
blood, whore she had probably drawn them
across bis face in the frantic struggle for
life.
details of the tragedy.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 14.—Details
of the tragedy near New Smyrna ore com-'
lug In slowly.
Not a cent nor an article of valae was
stolen. At 10 o’clock Saturday morning
Mrs. L. D. Hutch, her 7-year-old son Ben
jamin, Miss Adelald Hamilton Bruce,
daughter of Hamilton Brace of New York
city, and Frank Hack wood, the 5-year-old
son of F. J. Hackwoud, woro found shot
hero, and all had their throats cut exoapt
Mrs. Hatch. Miss Bruoe was horribly
mrngled and had been ravished.
Un Friday F. J. Hack wood left his sister
in-law, Miss Bruoe, aud his little sou ia
charge of tho house, aud proceeded to Mait
land. Misi Bruce sent up a mllo or two
fur Mrs. Hatch, a dear friend, who came
over with her little son to spend tbe night
and keep them company.
Irwin Jenkins, a negro living a mllo
south, had beeu in the habit of calling at
tbo house on Saturdays on tus way to Now
Smyrna lo see If the poople wanted au er
rand done or goods purchased. At 9 o’clock
Saturday morning ho wont to tho house,
knocked at tho door, got no reply, and then
observed that the front window, opening
on tbo piazza and facing tho oast, baa boon
smashed In. Tho cattle were in tbe yard,
the gates were open and a heavy pleco of
scantling lay near. Knowing that some
thing was wrong, ho hastened to the bouse ot
lx J. Hewitt, tbe nearest neighbor, living a
mils away. J. 8. Crouch, another neigh
bor, and his man, Johu Peli, were next told
that something was wrong at the Hack wood
bouse. Theso four proceeded to the house
and looked through tho window.
tiie struggle.
Bofore their eyes was au appalling spec
tacle! On her back by the window iu a
pool of blood Mrs. Hatch lay, with a pistol
ball wound on the inside corner of hor left
oye; hor face waa blackened with powder.
The other bodies lay near her. When the
crash came she bad evidently beon near tho
window. When the murderer ontered, her
little son, frenzied with fright, bad probably
fled os a child would and had sought refuge
in the bed clothes of a bed lounge ot the
other end of tho room. He wus torn from)
these, shot Over the left eye and his throat)
cqt in three places. Hia head waa ulmoslx
severed from tho body. Tbe Ixxi clothe*
were stained orimson.
While the murderer was entering the
window Miss Bruce had apparently soon rod
unotd Smith & Wesson pistol which -j
bandy and fired at him. Tbe ball took
effect In tbo window frame. The murdsrer,
heedless of this onslaught, continued hia
terrible work and finished it.
By this time Miss Bruce had gone to tha
closet and sooured a double barreled shot
gun. She leveled it at the domon as ho ap
proached, but unfortunately the hammers
snapped cm the shells that had beon exploded
many days before. Ho overpowered hor,
threw her upon tbe bed and accomplished
bis devilish purpose—probably after killing
her little nephew, fihie was found lying on
hor hack iu the bod; hor foot hung to the
floor, aud her form was bare down to above
tho knees. After this part of the tragedy
the murderer shot her through tho rlgtik
oheok, tbe ball crashing through her tooth,
striking the wall and falling oa tbe bed.
Then another struggle began for the pos
session of the gun. He tore it from her
grasp, and swinging it around his head with
both bauds clutching the barrel, drove tha
stock against her face with herculean force.
The blow struck her between tho foreteid
and nose and caved in tho skull. Every bona
in the jaw aud face was broken. Then, wltlj
a keen brend knife, he stabbed her in the neok.
cutting out a square section of flesh, and
finishing tho job with two terrible gashes iu
the throat.
Frankie Pock wood, a beautiful little gol
deu-haired child of 5 years, was found on
the floor at the foot of the bed with bis
throat cut. His features had been marrol.
It was first thought that tho orime was the
work of tramps, but this delusion was sub
sequently dispelled by finding a trail lead
ing around the yard to tbe north, aud tbon
through tbe hammock south to the road—a
until tnat none could travel unless he was
familiar with the country.
Near the house tbe neighbors found tha
track of a left foot No. 7 or 8, with a com
mon shoo box toe. The indentation of the
bool ou tbs outside was deeper than the in
side, showing that the man wearing it was
bow-iogged.
Before leaving the house they sent Jenk
ins out to look for tracks. Jenkins found
none in the loaf-carpeted hummooli, but on
tho ins in rood, half a milo south, he fouud
the same tracks as that near the house, ac
companied by those of a dog.
It was nlso thought that tbe deed
was committed between Friday night
and Saturday morning, but the
Times- Union representative learned
from inquiry these facts, which disprove
that theory: The deed was done Saturday
morning. Miss Bruoe was a neat woman.
The bod lonnge was open, und the olothos
disarranged. In the next room
tbe bed was disarranged and the
slops were unetnpUed. For twelve hoar*
