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TERMLNAL ALL THE TALK
RUMORB AT ATLaNTAOF CHANGES
IN OFFICIALS.
A Claim That the Georgia Pacific W)!!
be Put Under General Superintend
ent Mcßee’e Supervision—Four Roads
May Quit the southern Railway and
Bteatnahip Association and the
Southern Paesenger Association—
John Calhoun Attacks the Terminal.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 4.—Rumors about
change* in the Terminal are thicic to-day.
Tne most important are that the Central,
Georgia Pacific, Richmond and Danville
B nd the East Tennessee will withdraw from
the Southern Railway and Bteam3hip Asso
uan and the Southern Passenger Associa
tion. Another is that W. H. Green, gen
eral manager of the Richmond and Dan-
Tilie, will be elected Tice president of that
line; that J. S. B. Thompson will be made
general manager of the Richmond and Dan
rille, and V. E. Mcßee will be made general
manager of the Central and Georgia Pacific.
It is also said by railroad men that the Cen
tral and Georgia Paciflo, the East Tennes
see and the Richmond and Danville
will be operated as independent
lines. About Terminal head quarters there
was also much talk to the etfoct that Sol
Haas will be appointed general tratHc man
ager of all the Terminal lines, with J. M.
Culp, traffic manager of the Richmond and
Danville, and F. 8. Durant traffic manager
of ihe Central and Georgia Pacific.
THE CITY FUI L OF TALK.
The retirement of the Calhouus from the
Terminal was the one interesting topic of
conversation, both among railroad men and
in business circles generally. Among those
wbo took a great deal of interest in the
situation was Hon. Bob Berner of Monroe,
author of the Berner anti-railroad
consolidation bill, which created
such a fight in the last
legislature. He savg the present state of
affairs and the present feeling against the
Terminal system is Just what he prophesied
on the floor of the House when urging the
legislature to pass his bill. Mr. Calhoun
urged, said he, that the passage of the laws
against consolidation would ruin the pros
perity of citizens of Georgia, and on that
account mainly the bill was defeated. Now,
in the absence of that law, Mr. Calhoun
tells the people that they are about to lose
their property through the manipulations of
railroad wreckers on Wall street, which he
says he does not exactly understand.
JOHN CALHOUN TALKS.
Washington, Jan. 4.—New York papers
to-day publish with varying decrees of full
ness the utterances of John C. Calhoun
with regard to the Richmond Terminal
affairs. The following la from the Now
York Times:
John 0. Calhoun, who has for over a year
been vica president of the Georgia Central
Railroad Company, but whose name, together
with that or liis brother, Pat Calhoun, general
southern counsel of the Richmond Terminal
system, was left off tba ticket for the director
ate of the Georgia Central prepared by the
Richmond Terminal directorate at its meeting
on Saturday,was seen by a Times reporter last
evening and freely expressed his opinion on
the Richmond Terminal situation. Pat Cal
houn, who has resigned ail the offices he held
un i-r the Richmond Terminal system because
bis name was left out of the Ueorgia Central
directorate, has already had his say about
what he calls tie ‘'outrageous programme” of
the controlling interest in the Richmond
Terminal. John C. Calhoun said:
"1 he Terminal stockholders are in grave
danger. The vaiua of theirs took depends not
only upon the solvency and harmonious man
sgoment of the roads controlled by their com
pany, but upon further consolidation of Its
various lines. The course pursued by the gen
tlemen who now oontrol the company
jeopardizes all this. The differences betwe-n
these gentlemen and myself are in no sense per
sonal. They grew out of divergent Views of
p dioy and of actions which 1 cannot ajqjrove.
During the past summer, when the public
prints were full of attacks upon the credit of
the company, they not only lent no aid but
staid away from even the meetings in
the ex outive committee. And just here
it may he interesting to inquire who
inspired those attacks. They are significantly
discontinued. There are those who believe,
sn 1 I count myself among them, that they ema
nat'd from some of the gentlemen now in cen
trol. it was uot until 1 had arranged with
Messrs -rplkyer & Cos. to fuud th? floating debt
o. the i entral for a year, and a strong oo unu
we of loading financiers had been appointed,
timt some o' these gentlemen waked up to the
fact th at the Terminal company had been safely
guided during the financial stringency of the
Past year ia spite of the pitfalls so- for its de
struction, and that they had an interest in the
property. I regarded their failure to 00-oper
at" with the committee appointed by the stock
holders as a . ross breach of faith. It seemed
uea simple, clear duty that having bssn
_. e -bl3 temporarily to await aa investigation
hi the railroads in the Terminal
system and to aid in perfecting the
pl , aQ for faying thoir floating
oebt and the permanent readjustment of their
“fairs, control of each of the important boards
or the railroad oompauies in the Terminal sys
tem should have been left at the disposal of the
Permanent board of that company to he elected
a meeting of the stockholders, which tem
porary directors stood pledged to all. To seek
inrough use of the temporary power conferred
r 1 them to secure such control of the rail
roaa companies in the Terminal sy stem as
m.d hamper the action of the permanent
nanagoment, to be elected later on, appeared
j 1 fraud upon Ihe stockholders who had
elected us. My inclination was to sever at once
uy associations with the gentlemen whose ideas
hr Diith differed so widely from my own,
iitth sc of my iriends who are large owners of
‘ securities of the company urged me to
mein until the permanont management of
we company was eleoted.
the r 1V ' ur *° H* B default on the dividend of
th roa< !> guaranteed by the lease to
~Richmond and Danville oompany and
e , ned default on all obligations of the
- ntral road maturing on Jam. 1, we differed
just as widely.
a-,,* 1 Beeili l to me that as credit and confi
euce were especially important to the Terminal
."Pony, the fact that it controlled both the
. 0 a:,d tt)e Central sh mid make its
-™ oto r s particularly scrupulous in dealing
"* th . e obligations and the assets of these
tha ? nlea l could not give my approval to
tf-uuped-up claim of the Dauville
and the effort to unlawfully abstract
"jc-irities from the treasury of the Central.
rsoi!-* Bllt was distinct. The gentlemen tempo
.F controlling the oompanv demanded
th,. , . valuedat mo™ tiiau $1,000,000 from
f. ... f ntra !' and 0,1 Wednesday, Dec. 30, by
;,1! üßons, positively declined to pay
i „"2"“<ons of the Central maturing on Jan.
L„ 1 ? I ?,? ,tlouutin st to over $600,000, unless these
owwV?S , V to Central treasury were turned
epn-u tlle Dauville company. Of eou settiese
imi'tk” 1 !, 0 knew that as the Central was leased
0 f l f a ’ Danville company In possession of all
Brener J n , ln S*. the former was necessarily uu
m for BU °D ft n unexpected emergency,
On* .. Pressure upon the Central directors to
of Sll , C e l r kreat system from the consequences
. 8 suit by the surrender of securities
Brtr8 rtr - Kroat. But, fortunately, they were
of an d so strong ia tho credit
M,, ni company that on Wednesday
to tut/ arrange and for all the money necessary
v (T u ?tr* s ' ’ f its maturing obligations How
the V, ™ J °y the executive committee of
pro. „ T " 8 'rot and rescinded its action of the
Pev:i;p V afternoon and not only ordered tue
CWri Y J . tlie maturing obligations of the
on hi,.i a t ' u ’ dividend on Central stock
H v i' '‘ l ~ad been In default for several days,
U*. J* 1 * knowledge that arranvemeuts had
in.' 8 t° take care of the Central’s credit
it fr,,, ‘-jat'ijus influenoed this sudden change
lo m. l h ‘ ar ” not prepared to state. It seems
lest- bohoy of these gentlemen will
llr 'aiv p, *. ° J re llc °* the company. It has
';”a.el widespread distrust throughout
Uri:,, a ad if pursued uncheokeo will render
Ralat.‘idation impossible, and fores tne
of the system,”
MEXTINO OF THE DIRECTORS.
The Richmond Terminal direct rs met to
day to receive the report from the aunual
meeting of the Georgia Central. No one
was elected to fill the vacant southern coun
selehip which was resigned by Pat Cal
houn, and it is said that that offioe wtil he
abolished.
BOYD VS. THAYER.
Tho Case Not Yet Decided by the
United S:atea supreme Court.
Washington, Jan. A— The Boyd-Thayer
case, involving the question of the citizen
ship of Boyd and as a consequence his eligi.
bility to the office of governor of Nebraska,
to which he wsi elected, was not docided
by the United States supreme court to
day, An inquiry into the matter deve.ops the
fact that only eight justices sat in the hear
ing of the case, Ju tice Bradley being ah
seut on account of illness. The premature
aunouncemeht that the oourt had decided
the case in favor of Boyd by a vote of t> bo
3 cannot t e oorreot, therefore, as far
ns respect* the majority by which the de
cision is alleged to have been reached. The
justices, of course, will say nothiug what
ever as to the case in advance of the an
nouncement from the bench of their deci
sion.
A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
A curious ooincidenoe in connection with
the publication in advance of what She de
cision of the court would bsand the lespsot
ive .number of justices in favor of Boyd
and in favor of Thayer developed in the
court co-day. The Ouse of the Northern
raoific Raiiroad Company again.--. Hiram
Dustin, prosecuting attorney of Yakima
cuuuty. Washington, was decided te-day
by a vote which ihe publioation referred to
all eg oU to be the division of the jjstices in
the Boyd-Thayer case. Iu this case the
oourt reversed the decision of the state (then
a territorial) court, as would be the result
if Boyd wins big suit. In tho Boyd an
nouncement two of the members of tae
minority were said to be republicans
and one democrat. Iu tho Yakima
city case to-day two Justices are republicans.
Justices Brewer and Harlan, and one
a democrat, Justice Field. Whether or not
soaio ebanco utterance with renpoct to this
case was overheard and mistaken for an
expression with regard t> the Nebraska
governorship oontest will perhaps never he
known, as the justices consider it a viola
tion of official propriety to speak on such a
matter, and any one giving out news which
is supposed to be an inevitable secret until
officially proclaimed from the beach, natur
ally would not wish to be known as the
author.
CRiS? WON’T P.iBSIDS.
His Friends Prefer to Have Him Fu’ly
Recover Before Coming Gut.
Washington, Jan. 4.—lt is definitely
settled that Hpeaker Crisp will not call the
House to order to morrow when it recon
venes after the customary Christmas recess.
The speaker continues to improvi in health,
but his recovery i3 very slow and has not
yet progressed far enough to make it safe
for him to leave hit room. The speaker has
not seen any mentner of the House since
Deo. 28, except Representative Catohings
of Mlssls.ippi, with whom he talked for a
few minutes yesterday. Mr. Catchings told
him there was no necessity for his presence
in tho House while it was engaged in the
preliminary work dt legislation, such as the
Introduction and reference of bills. He ad
vised the speaker to rest for a week or more
before resuming his duties as presiding
officer. Nothing was said about a speaker
pro fern, and Speaker Ori3p did uot indicate
his preference. There seems to be n general
belief on the part of the democratic mem
bers that Mr. .McMillleo of Tenness-e should
be selected as speaker pro tom. There had
been talk of a caucus to-night to select a
vice speaker to be elected who., the House re
assembles to morrow, but a number of in
fluential members said that they saw no
necessity for a caucus and that none would
be held.
KERR WILL CALL IT TO ORDER.
The House will be oalled to order by Clerk
Kerr. Mr. MoVlillin, a member of the rules
committee, said to-nlgbt that the House
would then proceed to the eleotlon of a
speaker pro ten i. Either to-morrow or the
next day a resolution will be presented do
fiuing the jurisdiction of the several com
mittees iu tOfcieiative matters. It is not ex
pected that it will enoounterany opposition.
After its adoption a call of the states for
the introduotihtt of bills will be hod.
OAILBAtJ CORRB POND SINCE.
It Will Probably Not Be Sent to Con
gress for Savers! Days.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The correspond
ence which the President has promised to
send to congress, relating to tho attack
upon the Baltimore's sailors at Valparaiso,
will U"t be sent in to-morrow. In fact,
there is reason to believe that some days
will elapse beforo ths public may know of
ficaily just what has passed between the
department of state and Minister Egan on
one side, and tho Chilean minister of for
eign affairs and Minister Montt on the
other. The unofficial announcement of the
practical completion of the judicial pro
ceedings in Valparaiso, and the intention of
the Cnilean legal authorities to punish the
Chileans convicted of participation in the
assault has given satisfaction here, and
is goneraiiy rogar lod as a disti :ot
concession of the Chileans to the United
States as showing th#t there will uot, in all
probabili'y, be any further undue delay iu
the disposition of the case. Tuese tidings
have not, so far 88 can be leirned, tieen
officially made known to Secretary Blaine
by Minister Montt, and it may be that the
latter will await the sentence of the con
victed Chileans before he presents to the
oecrotarv the conclusions reached by the
judicial authorities of his country. With
matters in this promising oondition it is
therefore unlikely that a disturbing element
will be lutroducud in the negotiation* by
the publication of the incomplete cor
respondence.
A BULLBT IN HiS HEART.
Suffering From a Wound deceived in
the War Probably the Cause.
Columbia, S C., Jan. 4. —Richard Lewie,
master in equity and judge of probate of
Ooonee county, committed suicide in bis
office at Walhalla to-day by shooting him
self through the heart with a pistol. Judge
Lewis had hoi 1 the two offices ab >ve men
tioned for many years, and was one of the
most popular men in the county. He en
tered the confederate army when but 13
years old, and at 16 was promoted to a
lieutenancy for bravery on the Held, in
Col Walker's Sou h Carolina infantry,
Bratton’s brigade. Longstreet’s oorps. He
lost a leg and was otherwise terribly
wounded. Continued suffering and pros
tration of the nervous system is the supposed
cause of his suicide.
Gen. Ebenezer Sprague Dead.
Grand Rapids. Mich., Jan.
Ebeueaer Sprague died at the Mason, e
home here this myrniug. He was once
prominent in Masonic circles and was past
grand high priest of tbe grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons aud illustrious past
grand master of the grand council of Hoyul
lud Select Masons. Misfortune, reduced
him from affluence to complete poverty.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1892.
LOOKS LIKE SHERMAN.
SENATOR IDEM HEATED AND WILL
VOTE FOR LONG JOHN.
Another Doubtful Vote or Two Added
to The feherman Column—Foralter
Still Claiming Everything In and Out
of Sight—The Caucus to Be Held To
morrow Night.
Columbus. 0., Jan. 4.—The senatorial
contest this morning ehowel a hopeful evi
dence of au early solution, one by one the
doubtful assemblymen being forced to
yield to publio pressure or the clamor of
their constituents and declare themselves
until the list is becoming so small that the
result can soon safely be declared irrespect
ive Jof their possible action. Lost night
Senator Parker of Cuyahoga declared
irrevocably for ex-Gov. Foraker and this
morning Senator Rawlings of Clarke, came
out for Senator Sherman. Senator Rawl
ings has long been in doubt and last week
tho Foraker people oonfldeatly counted on
him. To-day at his home in New Moorefield
it was anuounced that Senator Rawlings
has gone over to Senator Sherman.
This is a gain of one for tho Shermanites,
as Senator Rawlins has been constantly
claimed by both sides. The Sherman peo
ple this m .rning insisted that thoy will
nave the support of Senator Lampson, pres
ident pro tom. of the Senate, but the Fora
kor people also claimed him, while the sen
ator himself still maintained his position of
uncertainty. Senator Sherman, on being
questioned, said: “I have received assur
ance that Senator Lampson will vote for
me.” Senator Sbermau declined to say
whether the asiurauoe was a personal one,
simply confining himself to the statement
that he had been assured. Among politi
cians th.s rumor had general acceptance,
for it had been the belief for several days
that Senator Lampson would finally vote
for the senator.
A MATTER OF DOUBT.
There is one thing in connection with the
republican caucus of repre<ertatives Satur
day that stubbornly remains iu doubt. No
one can toll how many Foraker men voted
for Mr. Layiin, or how many Sherman
men voted for llr. MeGrew. It is under
stood that Mr. Corwell of Warren, ami Mr.
Reeve of Ashtabula, voted for Mr. Layiin,
and will vote for ex Gov. Foraker but,
even that is now disputed. It is also under
stood that Mr. Davis of Mahoning voted
for Mr. MoGreiv, and he is one of Senator
Snermau’s strongest supporters. As Mr.
Layiin is the winner and will make the
assign rents on the standing oommittees he
is embarrassed by inability to k :ow just
exaotly who are his friends. This condition
of affairs has disgusted nearly all witn the
secret ballot, and there is reaowud agitation
iu favor of an open ballot at the joint sena
torial caucus by calling tho roll and having
each one announce his vote when his name
is reaohed. The republicans have never bad
a secret ballot in caucus for a nomination
for United States senator from Ohio.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The two houses of the goueral assembly
met at 10 o’clock this morning and organ
ized by electing Senator E. L. Lampson of
Ashtabula president pro tem. of the Senate,
and Representative Lewis C. Layiin of
Huron speaker of the House. The regular
caucus nominoos for miuor positions were
also elected. Gov. Campbell s mss?age in
the general assembly was very brief and is
as follows:
To ttie Senate and General Assembly:
The constitution makes it iuoumbent upon the
governor to communicate his views annually to
the general assembly. As this function will,
doubtless, be well and fully discharged upon one
week from to-day by the incoming governor,
the present incumbent confines uiinself to too
renewal of such suggestions and recommenda
tions as were made by him to the Sixty-ninth
general assembly and not acted upon by that
body. Occasion is taken to congratulate the
general assembly and tho p-opl* of Ohio upon
the excellent cundition of the benevolent, penal,
reformatory and educational institutions of the
slate, and to the satis aetory exhibits made by
the various public officers in their recent annual
reports. James T. Campbell, Governor.
THE CAUCUS MEETS TO-MORROW.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 4, 7 p. m. — Ths
republican joint cau us for the nomination
of a candidata for United States senator is
fixed for Wednesday. Six represantntives
mid one senator iLnmpsou) are still re
garded as doubtful. It is not impossible
that Messrs. Welsh and Dicks, who an
nounce their respective intention to vote
tor Gov. McKinley and Secretary Foster
may hold the balance of power.
One more vote for Senator Bhermau was
assured to-day by disposing of the contested
election case in the Senate by seating Mr.
Iden, the republican contestant, who
promptly declared himself for Senator
Sherman.
TAXSB ON DRUMMERS.
A Case Once Thrown Out Reinstated
by tbe Supreme Court.
Washington, Jau. 4. —The supreme
court has reinstated upon the docket the
case of Charles L. Ficklen vs. the taxing
district of Shelby county, Tennessee, in
volving the legality of drummers, or
more technically, an agent’s tax, for the
purpose of doing business within the state,
Ficklen having been a representative of a
firm outside the state. The case was
originally submitted two years ago,
under the rules on printed briefs. The
oourt made aa order subsequently
setting aside that submission and ordering
ora! argument before tho full bench. When
tbe day eet for the hearing arrived the coun
sel on either side failed to appear. The
court thereupon promptly dismissed the
suit for v.ant of prosecution iu the manner
directed by the court. This rather aßton
i*ed the attorneys, and Fickleu’s counsel
soon afterward came iuto court, begged Us
pardon, said no contempt of or disouurtesy
to the court was intended, aud that they
were unaware that the oourt intended its
order as a mandate. The court was t hen
asked to reinstate tho case on the docket.
Chief Justice Fuller to day announced that
the court iad decided to grant the request,
and had set the case down for argument
Jan. 25, after previously assigned cases.
REPRIEVED AT ITALY’S R2QUEST.
Gov. Flower Postpones the Electrocu
tion of an Italian.
Washington, Jau. 4.— Secretary Blaine
has received a telegram from Gov. Flower
containing information that the request of
the secretary for the reprieve of Niccol
Irezz a, an Italian under sentence of death
by electricity in New York, would be
granted and that nothing would be dooe ia
the matter until further advices from tbe
state department The telegram wea in re
sponse to one sent by Secretary Blaine ask
ing for a reprieve ponding an investigation
into the case. Tr. zzia is said to beau
Italian citizen, and a reprieve was asked by
the Italian government through the Marquis
Imperial!, its representative here.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Jan. 4.—The treasury de
partment to-day resumed the purchase of
silver. The amount offered aggregated
2,035,000 ounces, and the amount purchased
was 504,000 ounces at 95@95.24 cents.
GARZA SURROUNDED.
A Report at El Dorado that May Mean
An hind to the devolution.
ElDorado, Tkx., Jan. 4.— lt is stated
here that the Mexican revolutionist, Garza,
is surrouuded tn the chaparral in the ex
treme northwestern comer of Zapata
county by United States troops and
Rangers and that it is aim st impossible for
hi n to escape either to the northward or in
the direction of Mexico.
THE TROUBLE NKAH ITS END.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Another tele
gram from Brig. Gen. Stanley dated San
Antonio, Tex., Jau. 4, received by Gan.
Schofield to-night leads hitn to believe that
the trouble on tba Mexican border with the
Garza revolutionis'd is nearly at an end.
The telegram was as as follows: "The com
manding oflioar at Fort Ringgold ti.-day
reports a courier in from Lieut.
Beach, at Piueno, who passed
Capt. Uardie at Halor.no. AU in
formation from that direction and
from tiie scouting parties iu this vicinity
indicate the breaking up and scattering of
the band of revolutionists that ha i begun
to form into large forces. Reliable infor
mation received conviaoes me that the re
p rt mentioned in your telegram of Deo.
•id was incorrect. All tbe stage lines and
travel here continue as usual unmolested up
to present time. Capt. Johnson at Fort
Brown tslegraphs that ho returned last
night with a troop Iran forty-lire
miles up the Rio Grande, where a largo
ranch was seal ohed. There was no force
of bandits there. Tbe situation of tba
troops on tba Rio Grande is as follows: Cav
alry, sooutiug in Encmal, Duval, Zapata,
anrl Starr Counties. River well protected
from Ringgold to Mclntosh.'' The telegram
fromGon. Scofield of Dec. 2U above re
ferred to, called the attention of Brig. Gen.
Stanley to reports current in Mexio>that
several large ranch owners in Texas were
harboring and aiding tho revolutionists.
RAILROADS MDal PAY.
States Can Assess Them to Support
Railroad Commissions.
Washington, Jan. 4. —The law of tho
state of South Carolina provides that the
expeusos of the state railway commission
shall be borne by the railroads doing busi
ness within the state, each road being taxed
its proportionate share of the expenses of
maintaining the commission on the basis
of its mlleago within the state. The Char
lotte and Columbia Railroad Company,
when assessed, attacked tbe validity of this
tax, contending that it wag invalid and un
oonstttutioi al, in tba’ it was oonlrnrv to
tho interstate commerce clause of the con
stitution, and aiso the clausa granting to
all equal protection of the laws in that it
imposed burdens ou railroads not borne hy
other corporations. The Houth Carolina
courts sustained the va ldity of the taxing
aot, and the United States supreme oourt,
in an opinion rendered to-day by justice
Field, affirmed the docisl jn of those courts.
WBKN COMPLAINT WOULD BE JUST.
Tho court in its opinion by Justice Field
said: * 'lf the tax were levied to pay for
services in no way connected with the rail
roads, as for instanjo to pay the salary of
executive or judicial offijers of the state,
while the railroad corporations were at the
same time subjeoted to taxation upon their
property equally with other corporations
for such expenses and other corporations
were not taxed for the salaries mentioned,
there would be just ground of complaint of
unlawful diseti ideation against ths
raiiroad corporal ions, and of their
not receiviug equal protection of the laws.
But there is nothing of this nature in the
tax in question. The railroad commission
ers are charged with a variety of dut.es in
connection with railroads, the performance
of which is of great importance iu the regu
lation of those instruments of transporta
tion.”
SPARTANBURG’S FIRE.
Several of the Pupi's Saved Only
What They Kail On.
Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 4. —Tho Converse
College for y. ung ladies at Spartanburg,
this state, was destroyed by fire Saturday
night. The lire started iu the boiler room
of the main building, which it a total loss.
The loss on the building and furniture is
$125,000. The lnaurauu.i is $47,000. Most
of tho pupils were absent on account
of tho Christmas holiday week, but
100 were asleep when the fire
broke out. All osoaped safely.
There wo3 only one accident. Robert Daw
kiu*, a oolorod fireman, fail from the second
story. He struck on. a mattress and was
severely hurt, but not CainUv. Many of
the pupils lost them trunks ifcufl valuables,
some only managing to es-.tr•" with what
they wore. The attains offered trie hospi
tality of their homes to tho pupils and the
college will resume operations in temporary
quarters to-morrow. A now and better
building will be erected hy October.
HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN.
A Chicago Drummer Eelloved of
$6,000 Worth of Jewelry.
Helena, Mont., Jan. 4.—Three high
waymen held up a stage near the Idaho
line, not far from Bonner’s Ferry, early
Saturday night. They secured aboutffl.OUO
worth of jewelry from Ed L. Huntley,
representing a Chicago wholesale house and
also about $l'JO in cash. There were four
men and two women in the stage, which
was a low sled and there were three of tbe
robberß. No violence wns necessary, ns the
victims were all tractable. The robbery
occurred in a dense wood where there wa*
three feet of snow ou the ground. The
robbers were masked.
GRIP STILL VIRULENT.
A Large Number of Deatha Reported
In Illinois.
Chicago , Jan. 4. —The grip i* canning a
large nauiber of death throughout Illinois.
A special from Bloomingtonjs&ys fully one
third of that city’s police force it unfit for
duty on account of the malady and that
there are many fatalities, especially among
tbe aged.
In Vandalia according to a special dis
patch the fatality list Is growing every day.
Various other cities report a large number
of cases, many having resulted fatally.
FALL RIVER’S MILL?.
Those Making Odd and Fancy Goods
the Most Profitable.
Fall River, Mass., Jan. 4.— The earn
ings of the cotton mill* here in 1891, as
shown by tbe aunual dividends, were $479,-
930 lees than In tho year IS9O. Th* early
part of the year was extremely discouraging
to print cloth mills, but since September
there has keen a general Improvement, and
to-day it bids fair to continue. The mills
that made the host showing were those en
gaged on odd and fancy goods, and there
are well-founded rumors afloat that Dew
mills will be erected here for manufactur
ing these (flosses of fabrics more extensively.
Cab Drivers Strike.
Pa his. Jan. 4. —The cab strike has com
menced In this city. None of the oabs of
the UoiDpagnle Urbaiue are oat.
HANDS RED WITH BLOOD.
AN AGED COUPLE CP OHFSWELL
ViOIIMS OF A MURDERER.
Tho Wife Drad and tho Husband Fa
tal y Injured—No Clew to the Mur
derer —An Iron Coupling Pin. a
Heavy Iron shovel and a Big Hick
ory Sties the Implements of the As
sassin.
Griffin, Ga., Jan. 4.—Another gory
Chapter has been written in the crimiual
“a’lnalg of Georg-a. It is written iu ugly
ptters of blood, and is enshrouded in im
penetrable mystery. The prominence of
tho victims of tho tragedy, it* atrocity and
ether features make it deserving of a place
alongside the bloody Woolfolk murder. The
scene of the murder is Creswell, elgnt milss
west of Griffin and forty miles south of At
lanta. It is a small way station, situated at
the junction of the Atlanta and Florida ami
tho Savannah, Griffin mid North Ala
bama railroads. A few nice-looking
painted houses, a store or two, a stretch of
yellow fields and you have it. That’s Urea
well, the scene of one of the most atrocious
murders which have been known in Ue rgia
sluce Tom Woolfolk slew bis father’s family.
The two victims of tha.liorrible midnight
assault are Dr. J. H. M. Barrett and his
agod wife. The latter now lies shrouded in
tho home, formerly the scene of happiness
and contentment. The former lies groaning
in the last agonies of death, and per haps
before those linos me read he too will be
dead.
DR. BARRETT'S PROMINENCE,
Mr. Barrett is one of the most prominent
citizens of Georgia. He is a highly re
specie. 1 physician, 8-1 years of age, and if
lie has an enemy on earth, no one knows of
it. Mrs. Barrett was 81 years of ago, and
was beloved by all her neighbors for her
many lovable traits of choraoter. This
aged and respected couple were living out
tlie evening of their lives iaa Lsppy little
homo as Creswell. Tuey live'd all alone, ex
cept for the prosenoe of Will W. Nunniillv,
a son of their only daughter. Mr. Nun
i’lly is a brother to James IC. Nnnnolly, the
Whitehall street candy merchant. The Bar
rett house is a nice, comfortable looking
country home. Arounu it staud a number
of sturdy oaks of a half century's growth.
The house Is a typical farm home end has
five rooms. Iu one of these rooms, used as
a sitting room, Dr. Barrett and fits wife sat
last night. Will Nu Dally, their grandson,
was away from home. While seated by the
warm fire someone entered and murdered
Mrs. Barrett and fatally w ounded Dr. Bar
rett. by beating him over the
head with a heavy iron coupling
piu. Just who that some oie
Is, is n mystery, and just now no clew is
offered ior its solution. Who dealt tbe
murderous blows may forever remain a
mystery. The iuquiry before the ooroner’s
jury yesterday threw no light whatever
upon it.
STORY OF THE GRANDSON.
Will Nuunally confesses that he has no
reason to suspect any one of the crime. "1
was away from home,” says lie, “on Huuday
night, and returned about 10 o’olook uml
started to bnd. I heard groaning in grand
father’s room and went in. A horrible
sight met my gaze. Stretched
upon tho floor in pools of
blood were both my grandparents, with
fearful gaping wounds about their feces
and heads. A brass lamp was burning on
ihe table and by its light I could boa tho
terriblo scene plninlj, I ran Into the room
and picked grandmother up and laid her
on tae bod. I then ran out aud called Felix
Weston, a negro who lives just across the
railroad, and he name back with me. Wo
laid grandfather on tho bed on 1 I sent Felix
for the neighbors, who cams quickly.”
As* .on us possible afier the murderous
assault had been discovered Dr, Gabriel,
the nearest physician, was sent for. He re
spondeil anti upon examination declared
that Mrs. Barrett could live but a few
hours, and that Dr. Barrett was fatally
wounded. Through the night they watched
by the bedside of Mrs. Barrett and at 7:l!0
o’clock this morning she died. Dr. Gabriel
says it is a question of a very few hours be
fore Dr. Barrett will die. The fl or of tbs
room in welch the murder took place is
literally covered with blood.
Alter the gmurder bad boon discovered
a heavy ir. n car coupling pin, a heavy iron
shovel and a big hickory slick were found
in the room near the forms of Dr. Barrett
and his wife. The iron handle of the zhovel
wbb broken, covered with blood, and long
gray hairs’.vero attached to it. Tho mur
derer had evidently been well equipped for
his deadly work.
TWO NEGK ,BS UNDER SUSPICION.
By 12 o’clock last, night possibly a hun
dred neighbors had gathered at the Barrett
homestead. ‘‘IV ho could have done it!”
was on everybody’s lipa. Tho question was
repeated a hundred times, but no answer
could be given until dually Will Nuuually
suggestad a ole w. Wben he had first entered
the room afier discovering that his grand
parents hod been assaulted, his grand
raotlior was uttering something which at
first sounded indistinct. He listeuod for a
mo.lent. Flie kept repeating the name
"Jerry’’ and “Curran.’’ This suggested to
hirn a good clew. Jerry Hoit and Curran
Barrett were the two negroes living
nar by. He armed himse'.f
and with Harry Founds and
Lou Parker went first to Jerry Holt’s house.
He called him out, and after a talk with
him went to Currau Barrett’s home, where
they called hiru out. With the two thoy
went back to the scene of tbe murder, where
J srry Holt was placed under arrest and
Barrett was let go. With the dawn of
morning to-day tho neighbors set to work
to find some eonclusi vo evidence as to the
guilty party. But as time progressed the
mystery, which at first enshrouded the af
fair, grew deeper. Then tbe small clew,
with Jerry Holt at ono end of it, became
weaker and weaker and he was turned
loose.
All day clusters of men stood around and
inside of tbe house discussing the tragedy
and trying to invent a plausible theory, but
all were at sea If the guilty party had
been found, he would havo fared badly at
the hands of those determined men.
Sheriff Patri k and Deoutv Cunningham
wore ou hand trying to obtain some throad
of ovidenoe that might lead to the capture
of the fiend.
THE CORONBR's INQUEST.
At 5 o’clock in the afternoon Coroner W.
T. Latta impaneled a jury and begau an id
quest over the body of Mrs. Barrett. The
following gentlemen were sworn as jurors:
Joshua Hammond, foreman; W. H. Ham
mond, J. F. Freeman, 8. G. Cunningham,
B. F. Morton and J. W. Peeples. The hear
ing of the evidence occupied three hours.
Will Nuunally was the hrst witness. He
told in substa ice tho same story related
above. He said, in addition, that Dr. Bar
rett hod been robbed and that some silver'
sp ons and forks were missing. Ha thought
the tragedy occurred about two hours be
fore he discovered it. He was very partic
ular about the points in his testimony.
HOLT’S TESTIMONY.
Jerry Holt testified next. Ho Is about as
miserable a looking creature as human
beings get to bo. His hair is long aud
platted, and his clothing was a mast of
rugs. Ho declared tout the first he knew of
the crime "as when he was waked up by
Mr. Nnnnalljr. He believed that a former
employe of Mr. Nuuually, a negro
named Sara Kendall, had com
muted tho murder. He had
seen him loafing about the plaoe yesterday.
Me bad told parties tua’ he didn't havo but
a nickel iu the morning, because be was
afraid of being accused of the crime. He
admitted having more money than that.
WKSTOK ON THE STAND.
Felix Weeton, who lives near by, told his
story in a stuttering and trembling scion.
Mr. Nunniillv had come bv bis house about
W o'clock and usaed him to wake tbe former
up soon the next mo ning. Mr. Nunnally
was then going home from Mrs. Westmore
land's where he had been all
the evening. In about fifteen min
uies he heard Mr. Nunnally calling
loudly for him, and he ran out and was told
that Dr. and Mrs. Barrett had tieen killed.
Mr. Nuuually only had on his pants and
shirt. He helped Mr. Nunnally place Dr.
Barrett in lied and thon went for help. He
bad noticed but little blood on the floor,
but when he came back it was in several
places.
F. J. Freeman, a near neighbor of Dr.
Barrett’s, testified that the heavy hiokory
stick found lying in the pool of biood be
longed to Dr. Barrett.
DR. GABRIEL CAUSES SURPRISE.
Dr. J . L. Gabriel was|i he most important
witness. He caused the jury aud spectators
to opeu wide their eyes when he swore that
neither the heavy coupling pin nor the big
hiokory stick had anything to do with the
murder whatever. Mrs. Barrett had seven
distinct wound* on her heal. Her skull
wa* fractured in two plaoes, and every one
of these wounds was made by tiie little iron
fire shovel that wa used In punohlng the
fire. The spectators began asking why hail
the big coupling pin h<m placed in the pool
of blood and how oune the big hiokery
stick so near by. llr. Gabriel’s testimony
caused a flutter of surprise to say the least.
He was tho last witness and tho jury re
turned a vordiot at 7 ;80 o'clock to-night. It
was a* follows:
We, tiie Jury Impaneled to Inquire into the
death of Mrs. j. H. M. Harrett, Dow lying dea l
before us, fli.d rhat she came to tier death from
wounds inflicted by an iron shovel in the hands
of a person unknown to u*.
STARTLING THEORIES.
After the reading of tbe verdict tho
crowd began to grow loss, but some new
and startling theories began to be advanced
by little groups of men who gathered to
gether aud cliHctmed the tragedy. They
talked in low tones and when they broke
up, shook thoir heads sagely a..d said,
“Something startling will develop to-mor
row.” All night a lump is burning in the
Ha-rett home and through the hallways
Iriends are moving with footsteps and
voices subdued. The awful hush of death
pervades the promises. Tbe little home
looks des late in the moonlight, which
struggles through the tree-tops to kiss it.
Perohed in a tall oak, a soreech owl is sing
ing his weird song. Mrs. Barrett will be
buried to-morrow nud hundreds of
people will follow her to her
tomb. Dr. Barrett will, doubtless,
be laid by her aids a few days later. Dr.
Barrett has f ieen one of the mod prominent
m u in the state. He represented Elbert
county for many years in the legislature,
and has held many plaoos of trust.
NUNNALLY SUSPECTED.
At 10 o’clook to-night When 11' Fatriok ar
rived in Griffi from the scene of the trag
edy. He said that when he left the senti
ment was griming among tho neighbors of
Dr. Barrett that Will NunuuUySs the mur
derer. But no possible motive can be un
signed why he should murder his grandpar
ents. There is no estate that Nunnally can
fall heir to from them aftor their death, but
tho talk becomes more pronouaoed every
hour, and everybody sava: “Wait till to
morrow and you will hoar of a big sensa
tion.”
DR. GRAVER MAKES A DENIAL.
Ha Refutes the story That He Con
fessed to Two Deputies.
Denver, Jau. 4.—Dr. Graves, who was
oonvicted of murder in the first degree in
poisoning the late Mrs. Burnaby, of Provi
dence, K. 1., was visited by an Associated
Press reporter ia his cell in murderers’ row
at the county Jail 'o-day. The doctor balked
freely and denied absolutely that he had
made a confession of any sort to tbe two
deputies who took him from jthe court
mom after bis conviction to prison,
and consequently denied that he
had made any charges whatever against
Col. Ballou, his former counsel at Provi
dence. Everything wifleh these deputies
have said regarding this alleged confession
Dr. Graves denies. One of the deputies
affirms the correctness of his story and the
other will neither affirm nor deny.
BALLOU’S DEPARTURE.
Col. Ballon loft Danv-r for Providence an
hour before the verdict was rendered, and
his frieuds av he went openly and not
secretly. warrants for 001. Ballou’s
arrest have been issued, but tho grand Jury
is now in session. Mrs. Hailou is here and
is quite ill, but has n t gone lgsane as woe
first rep-Tted. Mrs. Dr. Graves has at times
since the verdict been out of hor head
and to-day has grown worse and is contin
ually raving about th* rl otor’s i eiug hang
ed Relatives in Providence have bsen sent
for to take charge of her. The doctor’s gray
haired mother i* prostrated with grief at
the hotel, but boar* her trouble with greater
fortitude than the doctor’s wife. It has
been charged by the defeuse that the jury
was unduly influenced during the trial by
having acoess to the daily papers. This u
strenuously denied by the twelve jurors.
DEFECT. VIE BOILERS.
England's Warships Require'Heavy
Expenditures to be Made Speedy.
London, Jan. 4. —The Fall Mall Gazette
says that seventeen British warships are
furnished with a certain class of boilers
which aro unable to generate steam suffi
cient for the vessels to attain tbe speed with
which they are credited. To make the
changes necefis-ry, the Gazette says, will
involve an outlay of £IOO,OOO. The Vulcan,
the new protected torpedo depot shra, i*
now being repaired at a cost of £30,000,
and according to the Gazette tho Thun
derer and the Devastation wifi be the next
vessels to have their boilers changed.
Bulgaria Won’t Back Down.
London, Jan. 4. —The statement that the
Bulgarian government has politely de
clined to rescind the decree expelling the
French journalist, Chadouiue, from Bul
garia, is confirmed. The Standard's Paris
correspondent says: "It is officially denied
that M. Ribot, the French foreign minister,
has sent a note imputing *ad faith to Bul
garia. There is reos -n to be leva that tbe
matter will be arranged amicably."
Failed to Congratulate the Queen.
Dublin, Jan. 4.—A meeting of the cor
poration of Dublin had been Iliad for to
day to draft an addrees cf congratulation
to the queen upon the app caching mar
riage of her grandson, the Duke of Clareuce
and Avondale, to Princess Mary of Tuck.
No quorum appeared at the time appointed
ind nothing could be done. No explana
tion is made public.
4 DATT.Y.9IOA YXAB. k
• E i SSTS A COPY. V
I WEAKLY. st,i A YKAK. k
FATAL FIRE IN A HOTEL.
TWO PERSONS DEAD AND ONE
FATALLY INJURED.
Four Others Badly Injured—suffooat
ing Smoke the Cause of tbe Fatall*
tias—A on the Ground
Floor the scene of the Firs-Tt
Monetary Loss Insignificant.
Chicago, Jan. 4.—At 3 o'clock this morns
Tig fire broke out in an all-night restaurant
under the Waverly hotel. No. 363 Clark
street Ths hotel was at once filled with
smoke. The occupants rushed into tbe hall*
ways and attempted to reach ths lower
floors. Asa result of the fire two persons
were killed, ooe fatally hurt and four others
quite badly injured. The killed arc:
John Ukriuith, 65 years old, residsnoS
unknown, suffocated.
Paul W ood, 17 years old, son of Samuel
F. Wood, euffooated.
Mrs. 8. F. Wood, right leg broken and
internally injured; will dio.
Samuel F. Wood, badly bruised.
A HEARTRENDING INCIDENT.
The death of little Paul Wood and tha
partial Miff -cati-wi of his parents was one oC
tbe un at heartrending scenes ever witnessed.
The Wood family was oimposad of father,
mother, two sons and a daughter. Tho
eldest sm was in the offioe on the seoond
floor when the fire broke out. He at onea
ran to the top floor and awakened hiS
parents, brother aud sister. Thoy descended
In the elevator. As Mrs. Wood wad
stepping out the olevator matt
started tho elevator up again and the unJ
fortunate woman was caught between Itf
and the floor, her right leg being bdy>
crushed. Before Paul Woo l could be rev
moved from the elevator he was (lead.
John Meridlth was ou tbe top floor and
when awakened benamo bewildered. H
lost bis way when attempting to go down
stairs, aud when found was nearly dead.
He died while being carried from thsb
building. The loss to the restaurant wad
small.
LIABILITY OF LIQUOR BHLLER3
Ihe Penneylvaula Supreme Court D
cldea Agalnat Them.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 4.—The sae
preine oourt to-day decided that a saloon,
keeper is liable for damagos In case of
injuries received resulting from the sale ofl
liquor to intoxicated persons. The decision
of the oourt was rendered In the suit of
Caroline Davis against Felix McKnight, a
salooiikee[ier, appealed from tbe common
pleas oourt of Alleghenycounty, to recover
damages for her husband’s death. Thealle
gatlou of the plaintiff was that the defend
ant sold her husband liquor until he became
lnt ixicated, and that in eonsequenoe ho fell
into a gutter full of water ami laid there,
thereby contracting pneumonia, from
which he died. Tiie jury gave Mrs. Davit
substantial damage* aud the oao wa* ap
pealed to the supreme court. Tho defense
made by tho ral onkeeper was that tiie
liquor was not the proximate
oue of death and than
what Davis drank he drank voluntarily.
In sustaining th* verdict the supreme
oourt holds that the verdict of the jury is
conclusive upon tbe first point and says
upon the second; “The contention that
the voluntary taking of liquor by tho de
ceased while intoxicated and being
at the time of known intemper
ate habits, was such contributory
negligence upon his part as would prevent
recovery by will not bear ex
amination. Such a ruling would practically
destroy the act of the assembly. Every
drunkard not only takes liquor voluntarily,
hut whenever he can get It, and because or
his weakness the law makes the saloon
keeper responsible for selling to suoh per
sons. He has not tbe will power to resist
temptation, aud for this reason sale to hint,
is forbidden."
LAWLESSNESS INT ARKANSAS.
A Cotton Gin and Depot Burned by at
Band of Desperadoes.
Pin* Bnury, Ark., Jaa. 4.—Lin wood, a
Tillage seventeen miles from here, is In a
ferment of excitement caused by the work
of a mob ot a dozen negroes led by a whits
uaan named Puryeir. It appears that this
band has been terrorizing the town for:
some time. Its members hare been circu
lating petitions for the removal of the rail
road station some distance south of it* pres
ent location, but they were strongly
opposed by Dr. Bryati, a well-to-do
citizen. In revenge the deporadoes burned
the doctor's oott n gin. They then pro
ceeded through the etreete, tiring their
Winchesters iu houses as they went along"
with a view of keeping the villagers in
doors. The depot was totally destroyed.
The sheriff immediately organized a posse,
and at last accounts had lodge! Puryear
and three of the gang in Jail. The pecuni
ary loss will not be very great, but the citi
zens are determined to rid toe community
of the baud, and have thoroughly organized
themselves iu a vigilance committee.
ELECTRIC CAR MBd STRIKE.
They Demand an Advance in Pay of
3 Cents an Hour,
Birmingham, Ar,a., Jan. 4.—The entire
force of conductors and motormeu on the
fifteen miles of electric street car lines in
Birmingham went out on a strike this after
noon. At the hour agreed upon all the men
turned their oars straight for the shed and
ran them in, refusing to take passengers en
route. Birmingham is peculiarly a city of
suburbs, and the stoppage of traffio on five
lines of oomuiunkation was a eri<v
inconvenience. Thu men are getting 13
cents per hoar, and last week demanded 15
cents. The company declined to grant the
advance, and hence the strike. The town is
full of meu ready to take tun stri&tui*
places, but it takes several days to train
new motormeu. As soon as this is done the
cars will run as usual.
OFFICES FOH GEORGIANS.
Willingham’s Clerkship—Aspirants for
Reading ClsrS.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Representative
Blount returned to-day and announced the
appointment ef Bartow 8. Willingham of
Forsyth county clerk to the committee oa
foreign alTairs.
John Sibley of Cobb and Millard Pierson
of Coweta will enter the reading clerk con
test to-morrow.
Nobody knows, but everybody expects,
that Representative Clements will get the
interstate oommerce commission plaoe, as
was stated m these dispatches when Mr.
Culberson declined.
Texans say that Charles Wogden of Texas
will got the new southern circuit judgeship.
Kaiser and Pope.
Berlin, Jan. 4.—Emperor William sent
a very cordial New Year’s message to the
pop a In his reply the pope said he desired
always to bo ou friendly terms with Ger
many, and wished the emperor every suc
cess iu bis strugg e with socialism, the com*
mou enemy of religion and the empire
