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[ J. H. ESTILL, President. |
MURDERERS LYNCHED.
THE COURT HOUSE STEPS SERVE
AS A GIBBET.
Tax Collector Armstrong’s Murder
Avenged at Greenville, Ala.— One
Hundred Men Armed and Masked
In the Band That Did the Work.
The Jailer Called Out and Forced to
Surrender the Keys.
Birmingham, Ala., Deo. 80.—When the
citizens of Greenville, Ala,, arose this
morning they saw two dead bodies dangling
from the court bouse steps. Last night,
late, two strangers went to J ailer Bergner’s
house, and, arousing him, told him they
had a prisoner. He went with them
to the jail, where he was met by
a mob of 100 armed and masked
men, who were bidden behind the
fence, with drawn pistol*. They demanded
the keys, which Jailer Bergner surren
dered. The cells of John Hipp and Charles
Kelley, the alleged murderers of Tax Col
lector C. J. Armstrong of Butler county,
were opened and both men were taken out
in th eir night clothes and hurried to the
court bouse yard with ropes about their
necks.
SWUNG OFT IN A JIFFY.
Without being allowed time to pray they
were hanged to the court house steps. The
mob then quietly dispersed. The verdict of
the coroner's jury is that the|uien were
hanged by unknown persons.
Ur. Armstrong, while collecting taxes,
was murdered from ambush and robbed of
$2,000, on Dec. 17, at Panther creek bridge.
John Hipp, a noted desperado, was arrested
a week ago after a desperate fight with a
sheriff’s posse, in which Hipp was seriously
wounded. Last Sunday Kelley was caught
in Monroe county. The evidence against
both was deemed to be conclusive, and as it
was ascertained these men had been guilty
of several murders they were lynched.
RACE TRACK MEN WIN.
The Attempt to Freeze Out Hawthorne
Park Proves a Failure.
Chicago, Dec. 30. —All the cases against
Edward Corrigan and his associates of the
Hawthorne track, who were arrested on
charges of violating the gambling law,
were to-day dismissed for want of prose
's outlon. This result was brought about by
a sharp move on the part of Corrigan and
his attorneys. When the first arrest was
made at the track the constables made the
mistake of arresting a horse owner named
Williams, Instead of a jockey of the same
name for whom the warrant was sworn out.
It was admitted at the preliminary hearing
that the horse owner was wrong
fully arrested, and he immediately
filed an affidavit before Judge
Windes that he was about to commence
proceedings against Ban ford A. Birdseil,
the principal witness for the prosecution, on
whose sworn complaint he had been ar
rested, for $30,000 damages oa a oharge of
conspiracy. Williams also declared that
he believed that unless Birdseil wore placed
under bond he would not appear for trial.
BIRDSj|LL TURNS UP MISSING,
Judge Windes issued a capias, which is
now in the hands of the sheriff, for Bird
sell’s arrest, placing his bail at SIO,OOO.
When the coses were called this morning
Attoruoy Madge, for the prosecution, said
Birdseil had been unable to find such heavy
bail, and, being averse to spending a month
or so in jail, be was not to be found. Mudge
therefore asked that the case be dismissed
for want of prosecution. The attorney
bitterly denounced what he characterized
as the stinginess of bis clients, who, it
seeou, have failed to properly support him
in his efforts, and it is not probable that
further attempts will be mails ut present to
suppress racing at Hawthorne.
A SCHOONER BURNED AT SEA.
She Became Water-logged and Was
‘ Ired by Her captain.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 80.—The
schooner Eleanor, Capt. McCoy, owned by
Floyd & Nevlns of New York, which sailed
from Georgetown, 3. C., Dec. 24 for New
York with rosin, turpentine and cotton, was
struck Dec. 25 by a gale that lasted three
days, causing the ship to spring
a leak. The crew worked steadily
at the pumps, but the water
gained rapidly and at 8 a.m. on Deo. 28, the
vessel being water-logged, was abandoned
thirty-five miles off Topsail inlet. Tha crew,
consisting of seven men, reached shore yes
terday at 10:22 p. in. after being in a small
boat for twenty-eight hours, suffering in
tensely, wet, cold and hungry. Realizing
the danger of the floating wreck to passing
vessels, Capt, McCoy set fire to his water
logged ship before leaving her.
TRUST FUND I SQUANDERED.
The Mayor Absconds After an Ex
travagant Career.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 30. Aspeoial from
Tazely, Va., says that Thomas Nelson,
mayor of Cape Charles City, has absconded
after squandering about $30,000 of ohurch
and trust funds placed in his hands
for safe keeping. He was a master
meohanto, clerk of the New Ycrk, Phila
delphia and Norfolk railroad, a vestryman
of tbe Episcopal ohurch aud mayor of the
town. He also belonged to all the secret or
ders. Nelson is a native of Virginia, though
he oauie to Cape Charles City from New
Jersey. Owing to his expensive style of liv
ing bis wife left him. Then he sold his
furniture end after receiving the money left
for parte unknown. A reward is offered
for bis arrest.
MURPHY'S CANDIDA GY.
President-elect Cleveland la Naming
No Rival Just Yet.
New York, Deo. 30. —Notwithstanding
the strong pressure brought to bear on
President-elect Cleveland in tbe hope of
getting him to withdraw bis opposition to
Mr. Murphy, be was as opposed to him as
ever to-day. Mr. Cleveland was seen at his
house to-day. "While opposed to Mr.
Morphy,” be said, "1 am not in favor of
any one. It is too early yet. As democrats
and good citizens we should be very oareful
at this juncture whom we select as senator
from New York.”
James River Frozen Over.
Richmond. Va., Deo. 30.— James river
is frozen up and steam boat navigation has
been suspended. The Old Dominion
steamer W yanoke, from New York, due
here this morning, was forced to haul up at
City Point aud discharge her passengers
and freight.
A Hanging at Little Rock.
Little Rock, Ark, Deo. 80.— A. J.
Hudspeth was executed at Harrison, Ark.,
to-day for the murder of George Watkins
id 1887.
gflje iHofniitij ifrtoft.
WYOMING’S CONTEST.
The Supreme Court Finds Fatal De
fects in the Certificates.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Deo. 30.—1n the su
preme court yesterday, Chief Justice
Groesbeck dissenting, in the course of a long
decision, praotioally decided that the de
fects in the certificates of nomination under
the Australian election law were a bar to
an officer taking his seat if elected. This
w as in the attempt of two democratic candi
dates from Carbon county to get certificates
as members of the legislature from the state
canvassing board, which accepted returns
from the oounty clerk, admitting the pre
oinot which eleoted these two men, and re
jected the returns of the other two mem
bers of the hoard which included the pre
cinct in question. The court allowed the
attorney for the Carbon county men to file
a reply.
A SPIRITED ARGUMENT.
Mr. Campbell, attorney for the democrats,
laid great stress on this point in bis argu
ment before the oourt last night. He con
demned such a decision iujround terms and
spoke of overriding the issue by force
Judge Vandeventer, for the respondents,
sprang to his feet, and took excep
tion to the remark. Mr. Campbell then
withdrew the offensive words. The defect
Id the nomination certificates of the two
members from Carbon oounty Is that they
do not show when the convention was held,
where it wae held, for what purpose it was
held, the character of its composition, or
for what offices the nominees were candi
dates. The law prescribes a form that was
not considered in any particular. Mr.
Campbell said to the court that the case
would be carried to the United states su
preme court.
PLANS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
In view of the decision of tho supreme
court delivered yesterday, the democrats
openly say that they believe that all the
other points vet to be decided by the oourt
will be against them, and assuming this to
be so, they have resolved to have a second
lower house, and elect a democrat to the
United States Senate. They condemn in
stroogest terms the decision of the court
yesterday, which they claim was a disen
franchisement of the electors through no
fault of their own,
FORGBY GOING UP FOR LIFE.
West Virginia’s Murderous Train
Robbers Escape the Gallows.
Huntington, W. Va., I>eo. 30.— The jury
in the case of Barrel Forgey, under trial for
the murder of Oscar Teok, during an at
tempted train robbery at this place on tbs
morning of Dec. 14. returned a verdict this
morning of murder in the first degree, af
fixing the penalty of life imprisonment.
This is the same penalty accorded to Tom
Collins, bis companion in the orime. There
is general dissatisfaction, especially among
railroad men, over the results of these trials,
i’ablio sentiment was largely in favor of
banging, and but for the belief that the
trials would result in that, there would have
probably been a lynching bee.
The officials to-day quietly slipped both
Forgey and Collins on a Baltimore and
Ohio train and started with them at 4:08 p.
m. for the penitentiary. Had this not been
done there is no doubt that there would
have beeu serious trouble to night.
REPAIRING HSR SHAFT.
The Umbria Sighted on Monday Lay
ing to With Her Anchors Out.
New York, Dec. 30.—Capt. Duck of the
steamer -Manhansett, which arrived from
Bristol this morning, reports that on Deo.
36 at 1:30 o’clock p. in., in lat. 42“ 50’,
long. 57‘ 45', he spoke the Cunorder Um
bria laying to with three sea anchors out
repairing her shaft. She expected to finish
repairing the next day. She wished to be
reported ail well.
OFF FIRE ISLAND.
New York, Dec. 30, 11 p. m.—The Um
bria was sighted off Fire Island to-night
TWO BANKER3 JAILED.
They Received Deposits When the In
stitution Was Insolvent.
Redwood Falls, Minn., Dee. SO.—J.
A. Beard president and F. A. Gray oash
ier of the Bauk of Fairfax, have been ar
rested by the sheriff of Renville county
obarged with receiving deposits when they
knew the bank was insolvent. They
waived examination and were remanded to
jail, no one being willing to furnish a $5,000
bond. Assignee Drown says the liabilities
wlil reach $25,000 with practically no
assets.
CONVICTS DIG A TUNNEL.
Their Work Discovered Just in Time
to Prevent an Escape.
Frankfort, Ky., Dec. 30.—A plot to
escape from the state prison here by tunnel
ing was discovered to-day just in time to
frustrate it. A bole had been cut through a
workshop benob, and led under the floor to
the mouth of a tunnel that bad been dug
fifty feet in length, and to within ten feet
of a big sewer just outside the prison wall.
'The meu climbed through a window into
the shop and did their work Sundays.
SIGNED HIS WILL WITH BLOOD.
The Michigan Farmer Shot By His
Eon Dies From Hie Wound.
Novi, Mich., Dec. 30. —Sumner Bathriek,
the farmer who was shot by his son lost
night in a quarrel, died this morning after
a night of terrible suffering. Before dying
he made out his will and signed it with his
own blood. Gay, his son, was taken to the
oounty jail at Pontiac, where he wIU be
safe from the orowd that threatened to
lynoh him.
TERMINAL'S RECBIVERSHIP.
Huldekoper and Foster to Act la New
York State.
New York, Deo. 80.—Judge Laoombe in
the United State* circuit court this morn
ing appointed Frederick W. Huldekoper of
Washington and Reuben Foster of Balti
more as receivers for the Rlobmond Ter*
mlnal Company in this state. They have
already bseu appointed to that capacity in
the United States courtjfor the Eastern dis
trict of Virginia.
Georgia Midlands to be Refunded.
New York, Dec. 30. The arrange
ments for fuudlng the bonds of the Geor
gia Midland and Gulf Railroad Company
have been perfected. The plan provides for
the i suance of 4 per csut. mortgage bonds
and a series of lnoonee. The bond* now
I mar 6 per oent. interest. The total issue is
$1,434,000.
Made an associate Judge.
Albany, N. Y., Deo. 30. — Gov. Flower
has signed the commission of Isaao H. May
nard as associate judge of the oourt of ap
peals from Jan. 1 next, to suooeed Cnarles
Andrew*, who was elected obief justice of
the court.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1892.
MAKING PLANS FOR 1896.
thhrbpublioan machine won’t
BE ALLOWED TO RUN DOWN.
Permanent Headquarters to be Main
tained Either at Wasblngton or
New York—Manley or Clarkson
Likely to Suoceed Carter ns
Chairman—A Meeting to be Held at
Once.
Washington, Dec. 30. Chairman Car
ter will call together the republican national
committee for a special session in New
York In January. Mr. Carter has been
somewhat opposed in this action on account
of the great expense and time involved In
bringing together the members of the com
mittee from all over the United States, but
he has beeu persuaded that au early
meeting of the committee will be in the
interest of the party. It Is understood
that the advioe of Senator Quay had cot a
little to do with Mr. Carter’s decision. It
is the intention of the republican managers
to begin at once the campaign of 1896. It
is to begin that movement in an organized
and systematic fashion that tbs national
committee will be called together.
THE CHAIRMANSHIP.
The first question that will oonfront the
committee will be os to Its own organiza
tion. There has been some disoustion
which was precipitated by Vice Chairman
M. H. DeYoung of California, as to who
really is the chairman of the national com
mittee. Mr. Campbell of Illinois
was regularly elected to that
rtion, but hie resignation was accepted
the executive committee, and Mr.
Garter was unanimously chosen to suooeed
him. This executive committee was empow
ered at the last meeting of the full national
oommittee to take oharge of the campaign.
That somewhat indefinite commission
makes it a matter of anxiety as to whether
the executive oommittee bad the power to
select a successor to Mr. Campbell, and it la
also a queetion whether the executive com
mittee, the campaign being over. Is even
now iu existence. There will be no serious
disagreement over this question, and its dis
cussion will be amioably settled In the elec
tion of a chairman who may or may not be
the present chairman, Mr. Carter.
NOT TO BE A SINECURE.
The position of obairtnan of the repub
lican national oommittee is usually nothing
but a name duriug the four years which
elapse between presidential campaigns.
Nov, however, it is expected that at the
oomiug meeting of the national oommittee,
the position of chairman will be made one
of important aotivity, not merely after the
next national convention but during every
month and week and day of the period
between now and then. In fact
to bring this about will be
the main purpose for calling the national
oommittee together at this time. The cam
paign of 1896 will begin, if the advioe of ex-
Chairman Quay and many others is fol
lowed, in 1893.
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS.
A proposition will be submitted to the
national committee to establish permanent
headquarters either In New York or Wash
ington, Perhaps Chicago may also beau
aspirant for these permanent headquarters,
but the principal contest will be between
Washington and New York. This, prob
ably, will make the most spirited fight in
the meeting of the oommittee. Many mem
bers of the national oommittee do not wish
to see these headquarters in New York city
because they fear that its management
would fall under certain local
influences there which were recog
nized as detrimental throughout
the recent campaign. There is almost an
angry opposition among members of the
oommittee to the suggestion that the per
manent headquarters be placed in charge of
John Milholland, who is not known to tbe
party leaders outside of New York. The
members of the national committee who
visited Chairman Carter’s headquarters
during the recent campaign were more than
once offended by the local influences which
seemed to oontrol Mr. Carter’s surroundings,
and are likely to protest against any re
newal of them. It is, therefore, probable
that the proposed permanent headquarters
will not be located by tbe oommittee iu New
York city. The oommittee at this time
has under lease a commodious house in
Washington, formerly occupied by tbe
United Service Club. It Is possible that
this may be engaged by the oommittee for
the next three years. The building was
used during the recent campaign for tbe
distribution of republican literature.
CARTER’S BUCCE3SOR.
The establishment of permanent head
quarters will lend unusual interest to tbe
election of the officers of the committee. It
is understood that Chairman Carter is not
averse to continuing in bis position, but it
is equally as well understood that he will
not oe an aggressive candidate if any seri
ous opposition to his re-election is mani
fested. Two other names, those of Gen.
Clarkson of lowa and Mr. Manley of
Maine, have suggested themselves to many
members of the committee as a desirable
successor to Mr. Carter. Neither Mr.
Clarkson or Mr. Manley will be avowed
candidates for tbe chairmanship, but It is
thought probable that one or the other will
be chosen. The office of secretary of the
executive oommittee has been resigned by
Mr. McComas of Maryland, who has beeu
appointed by President Harrison to the
supreme oourt bench of the Distriot of Co
lumbia.
The national oommittee at its meeting
may create anew executive oommittee,
which could readily be called together to
decide any question which might arise as to
the oonduct of the permanent headquarters.
It will be necessary for either the national
oommittee or for the new executive oom
mittee to select some person to take the
plaoe of Secretary MoC'omaa in assisting the
new chairman iu the direction of tbe three
years’ campaign and the management of
tbe permanent headquarters. It bos been
suggested that the younger element of tbe
party would receive deserved recognition
by the eleotion of James F. Burke, the pres
ident of the College League Club, to that
position ■
FOBTER'B TRIP TO GOTHAM.
Tbe Alleged Dispatch Not Sent by
President Harrison.
Washington, Dec. 30.— 1n regard to the
story published in New York that Secretary
Charles Foster when in New York recently
submitted to tbe banka a proposition to issue
$50,000,000 or $100,000,000 0f bond!, but was
halted by a telegraphic message from Presi
dent HerrisoD, it is authoritatively stated at
the white bouse that the President was not
informed of the intention of tbe Secretary of
the Treasury to visit New York and has
not oommnuloated with him or heard
from him in any way. He has not been
unobservant of the financial situation and
does not think tbe treasury will find It nec
essary to adopt anew policy. He has said
several times publiely that be would main
tain th* parity of all our money issues, and
that declaration stands. There is no dis
agreement between tbe President and tbe
secretary as to the management of th*
treasury.
CRISP PROLONGS HIS BTAY.
Senator Carlisle Goes to New York
With Ex-Mayor Grace.
Washington, Deo. 80.—A telegram was
received here to-day from Speaker Crisp
saying he would not return to Washington
until to-morrow evening. Contemporane
ously with this announcement it is ascer
tained that ex-Mayor Grace of New York
arrived in Wsthington ye-terday and dined
with Senator Carlisle, and that both left (or
New York last night. Tbe stay in New
York of tbe speaker and the departure of
Senator Carlisle for the name city havo
stii red up much speculation among pol
itloions in W ashington.
Guyton to Bea Money Order Office.
Washington, Dee. 30.—The poetofflee
department on Jan. 3 will establish a money
order department in tbe Guyton (Effingham
oounty) postoffloe. It wiU tie several weeks,
howevtr, before business oan be done, as
supplies will have to be sent, and these sup
plies are yet In the hands of the printer*.
Drowned Wblle Skating.
Washington, Deo. 30.—T0-day on the
Potomac river near tbe lz>ng bridge, while
more than 200 skaters were enjoying them
selves one of them, an uuknown man .about
35 years old, disappearod through au air
hole end was drowned without euy on* be
ing able to help him.
A SEMINARY IN LUCK.
A Bequest of $780,000 Cornea to an
Atlanta Institution.
Batavia, 111., Dec. 30i— By the death of
Mrs. Jane C. Gammon tbe Methodl9t sem
inary at Atlanta, Oa., became tbe possessor
of a large turn of money. Tbe seminary, it
might be said, belongs In tbe Gammon
family, and it was Elijah H. Gammon’s
cherished hope of tbe past few
years before bis demise that it be
mad* a monument to bis memorv,
The institution was established by the
Methodists in Atlanta in 1886 as a theologi
cal department of Clarke University. Mr.
Gammon took a deep interest in tho semi
nary and the success of the work. He made
a donation in 1888 of SIOO,OOO, wbioh was
used in tbe ereotlon of anew building and
in the payment of teachers’ salaries.
GAMMON WORTH $1,500,00a
Mr. Gammon had an estate worth, it is
said, over $1,500,000. In July, 1891.
Mr. Gammon died at hi* home in
Batavia. He made an endowment of
$250,000 to tbe Institution at that
time, making in all $350,000. By the con
ditions of h)s will bis wife had the use of
the estate during her life, and at her death
one-half went to her heirs and the other
half to the seminary. Mr. Gammon did
not name the heirs in bis will, but left that
and the Individual amount* that each
should receive to his wife in
her will. Mrs. Gammon neglected
making a will and now one-half of the es
tate will be equally divided between four
legal heirs. As tbe estate is worth nearly
$1,500,000, the seminary will be endowed
with over *750.000,
Mrs. Gammon was much interested in the
welfare of the seminary os well as her hus
band, {during bis lifetime, and Intended
had she lived to continue to make donations
to its support as Mr. Gammon had pre
viously dono.
DIXIE’S INDUSTRIES.
A Total of 2,440 New Companies Or
ganized During 1899.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 80. — The
Tradesman has compiled reports of the
new industries established during the year
1892, in tbe state* of Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana.
Mississippi, North Carolina. South Caro
lina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia. The total Is 2,440. being 323 less
than for 1891, 508 leas than for 1890 and 41
less than for 1889. The different oompaniea
formed during 1892 are as follows: Seven
teen agricultural implement works, 19 bar
rel factories, 18 boot and shoe factories, 16
breweries, 66 brick and tile works, 67 can
ning factories, 63 compresses and
gins, 182 cotton, woolen and knit
ting mills, 57 land companies, 102
eleotrio light oompaniea, 192 flour and grist
mills, 117 foundries and machine shops, 36
blast furnaoe companies, 63 Ice manufact
uring companies, 189 qaarrylDg and min
ing oompaoies, 25 natural gas and oil com
panies, 70ootton seed oil mills, 43 phosphate
companies, 22 tanneries, 123 water works
companies, 625 wood working establish
ments and 3'20 miscellaneous Industries.
Tbe Tradesman bays that while it is
probable that some of these factories will
never be built, lo fact a large proportion
will not, every one was organized, elected
offlevrs, etc., and it shows the drift of in
dustrial endeavor in the southern statee.
THREE CORPSES IN ONE HOUSE.
A Drunken Row In Kentuoky Ends In
a Triple Tragedy,
Gardznersville, Ky., Deo. 30. John
Barnes and his brother-in-law, James Kerr,
went to the Ohio river Monday, ostensibly
for supper. They returned home late Tues
day night very drunk, and nothing more
was seen of them until a neighbor called
yesterday evening. Finding tbe door ajar
the neighbor lo ked in and fount Mrs.
Barns* lying aoross the bed dead, with her
bead crushed, while Barnes and Karr
were lying in tbe corner of the room, also
dead, frightfully slashed with knives. Eaoh
grasped a knife in his hand. The surround
ings showed that tbe battle had been long
and terrible. It Is thought that Barnes
struck his wife with a jug for scolding him
for oomiug borne drunk and that hsr
brother then attacked Barnes.
A MURDERER KILLS HIMBSLF.
Fear of Lynching or the Gallows
Drove Him to tbe Dead.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 30. —In th* depths of
Rocky Greek swamp, about four miles from
Macon, a murderer and fugitive from jus
tice committed suicide on las* Tuesday
eveniog. Frank Taylor, a young farmer
of this oounty. was shot and killed by Jim
Burnett, a fireman on the Central rail
road. The killing wae as willful
and as cowardly as any yet
known in this oounty. Burnett
and his brother fled to tho swamp, aod for
three days they have been hunted by the
sheriff and a large posse. To-night Eugene
Burnett, a brother, ran oat of the awamp to
a farmhouse and said that his brother bad
shot himself. When found by a farmer, tbs
murderer was Just breathing his last. He
had shot himself through tbe heart. Fear
of lynching or the gallows was tbe oause of
the suicide. ’
A Business Block Burned.
Evansville, Iso., Deo. 30.—Th* busi
ness block occupied by tbs C. W. Warren
mu*lo bouse, Humbert Bro*., jewelers, aod
Smith & Butterfield, stationers, etc., was
totally burned to-day. Tbe loss is $79,000.
A Distillery Burned.
Peoria, 111. . Deo. 30.—Tbe Enterprise
distillery at Pekin was burned this
morning. It was sold reoently to the
whisky trust for SIOO,OOO. This Is the third
time it has burned.
ENGLAND’S LONG STRIKE
negotiations for a SETTLE
MENT RESUMED.
A Reduction of Wages With Short
Time Until Trade Warrants an In
crease Suggested by the Employers.
The Suffering Among the Non-
Unlonlata on the Increase.
London, Deo. 30.—Owing to the Im
proved outlook for ootton goods on account
of the stilfer market and the great distress
among the ootton operatives attendant upon
th* lockout negotiations have been resumed
between the masters and the operatives
looking to a settlement of tbe struggle.
It has beeu suggested as a basis
of agreement that the operatives
(hould aooept a reduction of wages along
with oonourrent general short time until
the condition of the trade will justify full
time and full wages. It is probable that a
conference will be held at an early day be
tween representatives of tbe masters and
operatives on the basis stated.
suffering of the non-unionists.
The suffering of the non-uulonlsts has In
creased greatly within a week. It is oal
culated that there are about 40,000 work
people outside the union, and for tbe most
part they have absolutely exhausted all
their available belongings to buy food. In
some districts group* of meu are now
promenading the streets accompanied by
bands of musio, soliciting charity for their
wives and families, while others are making
house to house visitations for tho same pur
pose. The severs weather has naturally in
tensified the suffering.
Tbe boards of guardians are doing what
they oan to alleviate the distress, but mauy
of the operatives have so strong a repug
nance to taking parish rebel that they
would prefer to suffer the last extremities.
FRANCE’S ANARCHISTS.
The Explosion at the Prefecture Puts
Them In High Feather.
Paris, Dee. 30.—1 tis doubtful whether
yesterday’s explosion in the prefecture of
police was the work of anarchists or private
revenge of a discharged employe. What
ever the truth of the matter la the anarchists
have taken advantage of tbs occasion to
issue a manifesto ouuched iu tbe usual fero
cious style of those documents. The
wrongs of the people, lire, blood and dyna
mite are oominented upon at length, but the
substance of the manifesto is that the
time has ootne for the people
to rise in their might and strike for free
dom. Striking for freedom in anarchist
style, however, is not apt to occur just at
present, as the police buildings are closely
guarded and out of the way i ecesses are
carefully searched for bidden dyuainite or
other bombs.
Tbe Eclair to-day publishes an interview
with Louise Michel, the aged anarchist who
is now in London. Bke declared that she
did not know the authors of
tbe explosion at the prefec
ture, but tbe thought it a
good piece of work. She regretted that
higher ofllotals bad not been present wheu
tbe explosion occurred, as they might have
been killed. Their death she thought would
be a blessing to the people. The Eclair add*
that It Is tbe intention of Louise to go to
Chicago shortly to tpread the anarchist
propaganda.
A PANIC IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES.
There la no doubt that tbe explosion at
tbe prefecture of police yesterday has
spread a panic throughout government cir
cles and has Introduced au element of grow
ing disoord io the cabinet. The government
feels that not only the royalist and anarch
ist leaders are joining heads to
overthrow tbe government, but that
two or three ambitious men
with more cunning tbau tho lenders of
either party, are dlreoting attacks, intended
to discredit the Riboc cabinet even in tbe
eyes of republicans. The machinations of
these men are feared even more than are
those of avowed antagonists of the republio.
The leader of the coterie who plot to over
throw the government in the bouse of its
friends is M. Constant.
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
In the cabinet meeting to-day M. r<oubot,
who succeeded M. Constant in the depart
ment of the interior, opposed strongly tbe
proposition of M. H urgeois that tbe cabinet
should proceed to fight the anarchists tooth
and nail. The reason for his opposition
was that, howsver successful a campaign
against anarchists might be, it was bound
to be accompanied by many explosions, loss
of life and another reign of terror like that
of last April. In this event
designing meu In the republican
ranks might point to tbe Constans
regime and Its exceptional success in sup
pressing the anarchists by means of its odious
system of espionage, a Constans cabinet
would inevitably be the result. This would
mean that tbe republio would be between
the Soy 11a of a consulate and the Charybdys
of legitiim. M. Loubet is said to have gone
no further with his figure of speed), but its
meaning is plain enough as It it.
THE ONE NAME ON EVERY LIP.
Slnoe tbe explosion of yesterday the name
of M. Constans has been on many iips.
Should explosions continue, he would be the
man of the hour and all Baris would
turn to him to implore safety which
the men now in power showed themselves
powerless lost spring to provide. So evi
dent is this that now as formerly M. Con
stans Is suspected of having Incited the
anarchist agitation in order that the loglo of
consequent events might brlDg him again
to power as tbe only p .ssible savior of
France from the red demon. Once
in power, however, as M. Loubet
suggested, M. Constans would let the
republio go to the dogs and
endeavor, if circumstances were favorable,
to found u Constans dynasty. The roj nllsta
end anarchists would undoubtedly provide
these circumstances. Ostensibly to save
tbe republic M. Constans would probably
concentrate tho whole power in the hands
of himself and his coterie, and in the heat
of battle against tbe royalists and anarch
ists, would transform himself in
the popular eyes into a second
Napoleon. From this point to a
dictatorship would be but a step, fur the
people have been so disgusted with th*
government corruption on one hand and
government supineneu on tbe other, that
they are already iuollned to turn to any
body who has even an appearance of in
tegrity and administrative power.
The anarobists have decided to loin the
socialists, who have been rclnforoed also by
tbe Buuiangists and p ssibilituts. All four
parties held a meeting to-night In Halle
street. The proceedings wtre conducted
with th* utmost secrecy. This manifesto
was approved and firmed:
To the Beanie of Paris:
Up! Take to the streets: Forward! Do not
trust to the ballot; grapple with capitalists!
(Seize the bourgeoisie’ Twist their necks until
they die! All is rotten! You alone have health
left.
The socialist members of the town ooun
-01l have issued an appeal to the working
men to rise and demaud revision of tbe con
stitution. They accuse the deputies of
swindling and declare that the government
must be purged by tbe workingmen of th*
nation.
POPE LEO FEELS HURT.
The Opposition to Mgr. Satolli Re
sented at the Vatican.
Rome, Dec. 30.—The holy father Is
greatly inosnsed at the opposition die- I
played against Mgr. Satolli and the
peaceful and moderate solution of
the school question in the
United States. The pope has already on
several oooasious given expression to
his feelings on the subject
with considerable warmth. Hpeaklng
recently to one of his confidants he is re
ported to have said: “They (HatolU’s op
ponents) want to force the holy see to re
treat, but tbe pope will not be repulsed.’’ In
a document which is now being prepared at
tbe Vatican the prudsuoo and wisdom which
Mgr. Satolli displayed In bis propositions
for a solution of the school question are
spoken of with much praise.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The faot that the holy see has addreseed
an enoyclical to the Italian people in a pop
ular tongue has caused much more com
ment than the document itself. It Is the
first time that the pope, departing from
ancient usages, has addressed himself dl
reotly to tho people. This step to regarded
by cloeo observers as fresh testimony of the
more and more pronounced democratic,
modern and soctal character of the change
in tbe pontifical polloy which Leo XIII. has
brought about and also as a manifestation
of tho evolutionary chauges which are
operating in the central government of
Catholicism.
a cardinal’s comments.
An Influential cardinal, recently speaking
on the subject, remarked: "The mon
archical administration of eocleaiastioal af
fairs is passing away, and is being suc
ceeded by a popular and demo
cratic era.” The diffusion of Ameri
can ideas bos Iu no small degree
contributed to this result, the oonsequsnoee
of which are incalculable as regards the
development of European civilization. In
connection with this solution of the papal
polloy in a democratic sense, the effect the
unearthing of the Uauama canal scandals
has produced at the vatioan is of special
importance."
CHOLERA IN FRANCS.
Tbe Disease Still Spreading in the
Northern Fart of the Country.
Paris, Dec. 30. Cholera continues to
spread In tbe north of France. In tbe town
of Gravellns. near Calais, three deaths and
oue new case were reported on Wednesday
and three deaths on Thursday. Several
streets in which tho disease is especially
prevalent have been closed by the town
authorities.
PUBLIC DISREGARD CENSURED.
Berlin, Deo. 30.—The ministry of the
interior has Issued a notion severely oonsur
lng the public disregard of a possible re
crudescence of cholera, and insisting that it
is imperative that every suspected on e be
promptly reported to tbe board of health.
BUBOP&’S UNHAPPY JEWS.
A Petition to tbe Emperor of Ger
many Contemplated.
London, Dec. 30.— The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says: “The heads of the
Jewish oommuulty contemplate sending a
petition to tbe emperor on the anti-Semitic
excesses, considering that tbe constitution
guarantees equal treatment to Jews and
Christians. It la difficult to sec what the
emperor oould add to Chancellor Ton
Caprlvi’s outspoken denunciation of the
anti-Jenish excesses.”
GERMANY'S STRIKING MINERS.
Meu at Work Compelled to Quit at the
Point of Revolvers.
Berlin, Dec. 30.— The trouble caused by
the strike of tbe lead iron miners at Haar
louis, in Rhenish Prussia, threatens to have
serious results. Tbe strike now extends
through the whole district aud the meu are
displaying a very unruly disposition. To
day a number of men, who have refused to
join the strikers, were compelled to quit
work by a number of strikers, armed with
revolvers, who threatened to shoot them if
they did not at once quit the mines. Gen
darmes have bseu called upon to preserve
order, and further trouble Is apprehended.
DUBLIN’S EXPLOSION.
Tbe Wails of tbe Offices In a Danger
ous Condition.
Dublin, Deo. 30.— Tho walls of the office*
in Exohange court, at the scone of tbo ex
plosion Saturday, have been found to be eo
badly damaged by tbe shock of tbe ex
plosion that tbe buildings are not believed
to be habitable. At midnight it was feared
the walls of tbe detective office would fall.
The detectives who were asleep were
awakened and everybody left the building
as quickly as possible. There are no new
developments iu tbe cate and no clow to tbe
perpetrators of the outrage.
A FATAL DUEL IN BELGIUM.
KruDP'a Resident Agent Shot Dead by
a Major.
Brussels, Dec. 80.— Maj. Gilian of the
Guards aud Eugeue Vanderbergen, Krupp’s
resident agent, fought a duel in a private
garden on tbe Boie do Lacarubre lost night.
Herr Vanderbergen was shot through the
heart and died instantly. Jealousy of a
notorious woman was tho cause of tbe
quarrel.
Germany and Rueela.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 30.— Pending the
result of the commercial uegotiatious bo
tween Germany and Russia, it lias been
agreed between the two powers to maintain
the status quo until May 1, next.
Blx Deaths at Hamburg.
Qamburo, Deo. 30.—Two frejh cases
of cholera and six deaths have been re
ported here to-day. There havo been five
deaths from cholera in Altona and two in
W and* beck.
HELD FOR CHEATING.
A Man in Jail at Carrollton for Belling
Mortgaged Property.
Carrollton, Ga., Deo. 30.— Sheriff J.
M. Hewitt of this oounty brought Sid
Bonner, who has been in tbe toils several
times for crime*, from Anniston, Ala., yes
terday and put him la jail, bouner is
charged with mortgaging a saw-mill and
several yoke of < xeu, aud then selling the
same, pucketlng the -money a id skipping
out to the far west. Hewitt’s telegrams
overtook Bouuer and be Is now looking
through iron bars. Bonner is well con
nected in Carroll oounty.
Young Bonner says “liquor did it."
Charity Makes a Quotation.
New York, Deo. 30. —At the cotton ex
change to-day the highesc prices since tbe
war were reached for a bale of cotton, sold
for tbe benefit of the building fund of the
Press Club. The exchange bid it in at 77>£
cents per pound and then redonatsd it to
the Press Club.
{DAILY, *lO A YEAR. )
5 CENTS A COPY. f
WEEKLY $1 25 A YEAR. J
A VICTORY FOR BRIGGS.
THE PREBBYTERY FAILS TO SUS
TAIN A SINGLE CHARGE.
The Smallest Majority In Favor of
the Professor on Any Charge was
Seven and tbe Largest Twenty-One.
The Close Vote Was on the Charge
of Teaching That the Scriptures
Contain Errors of History and Fact.
New York, Deo. 30.—The York
presbytery to-day reached a vote on the
charges against Prof. Briggs and the result
was in Dr. Briggs’ favor upon all oouuts.
Ou the first charge, accusing Prof. Briggs
with teaching that reason is a source of
divine authority, the vote was: To sustain
the charge, 60; agalust sustaining the
charge, 68.
On the second oharge, which acousos
Prof. Briggs with teaching that the ohurch
is a source of divine authority, 55 votea
were cast in favor of sustaining the charge
and 71 against It.
The olosest vote was on ths third, that
Prof. Briggs taught that tbe scriptures
contained errors of history and fact. Ou
this charge the vote was to sustain ths
charge 61, against 68.
After this v,>te had been taken two or
three of the anti-Briggs men left the oourt
aud three refrained from voting on tbe last
three charges.
On tbe fourth charge, accusing prof.
Briggs of teaching that Moses was not the
author of the Pentateuch, the vote was: To
sustain the oharge 53, against it 72.
The vote ou tho fifth charge, accusing
Prof. Briggs of teaching|that Isa ah did not
write many of the chapters in tbe book
bearing bis name, was: In favor of sus
taining the ohurge 49, against it 79.
The vote on the sixtn charge, aoouslog
Prof. Briggs of teaohtug that sanctidoatinn
is progressive after death, was as follows:
To sustain tbe charge 57, against 09.
The case will be appealed to tbe general
assembly, which will meet in Washington
early in the spring. The assembly will ap
point a commission consisting of fourteen
unprejudiced members to act on the ap
peal. The friends of Prof. Briggs were
greatly pleased with the result. They bad
calculated on a majority ranging from 4
to 6.
CHARLESTON’S LIQUOR LICENSE.
The Oounty Treasurer Obliged to
Accept All Tenders.
Charleston, 8. C., Deo. 30.—There
were several developments in the liquor
muddle bore to-day. Under tbo law as it
now stand* no llacuse can be granted by
tbe city to sell liquor until tbe applicant
presents a receipt from tbe oounty commis
sioners slating that $l6O have been paid for
a oounty license. The oounty commissioner*
met to-day but adjourned until to-morrow
to await tbe action of the oity oouncil.
County Treasurer G. H. Walter in the
meantime has taken advioe of his oouniel,
who tells him be must receive any tender of
$l9O made him by parties desiring
to take out a license to trade
In liquor. This tender will *be
made as soon as tbe city Axes the amount it
will oharge for liquor lioense. The oity
council at its meeting to-night passed the
usual license bill, but with a -aving clause
providing that should any authourity higher
than council interfere with or annul any
license! granted, tbe oity council would not
hold Itself responsible for suoh action, and
would not refund any of the mousy. The
ordinance will be ratified to-night.
AN INSANE WANDERER.
He Was Found Near Llthonla and Ar
rested as a Horse Thief.
Atlanta, Oa., Deo. 30. —William Ander
son, 23 years of age, formerly in the employ
of S. C. Glass ou Marietta street, was lest
night found waudering in tbe woods near
Llthonla, and this morning wss brought to
Atlanta. He was taken in charge as a sus
picious character, thought to be a horse
thief, but turns out to be a lunatic. Ander
son was released from police headquarters
a month ago, where he bad been lodged ou
account of his peculiar actions, to
go to bis home in Magnolia, B. C.,
where his father, a well-to-do planter,
liver. He was thought to have recovered
from his Insane attacks. That wae the lose
heard of him until last night, when he wae
found near Lithunia. He said he had
stolen a horse. Wed: esday he set out from
Atlanta for Houtb Carolina over the Geor
gia road ou foot without a cent of money
aud having no food until be was found las*
night, half starved. His mother died st
maniac in Magnolia a year or two ago,
A MURDERER ESCAPES.
Be is Under Sentence to Be Hanged la
Worth Oounty Next Friday.
Albany, Ga., Deo. 30.—John Croons, •
negro from Worth oounty who was to have
been hanged at Isabella next Friday, escaped
from jail in this oity last night. Croons
was condemned for the murder of Bailiff
Hamlin in Worth couuty about three years
ago, and was sentenced last month. He has
for several weeks beeu iu obains and con
fined in a dungeon and this morning wbeo
the jailer went to feed the prisoners he was
gone. His shackle* had been broken, the
cell door was locked as .usual and bis escape
is a complete mystery to all.
(Sheriff F. G. Edwards offers $390
for his recapture. Croons is 25 years old
and weighs 179 or 189 paunds. He is square
built, full faced aDd light colored. He has
a scar on the left aide of his lip from a out
made by a bottle. He has guusbot wounds
in his back. Croons is a desperate man and
may oause more trouble before he is caught,
Deacon White Settles In Full.
New York, Deo. 39.—DeaoonB. V. White
statee that he to-day mailed the last check
due his creditors. Mr. White failed Wept.
22, 1891. owing $1,750,999. He attempted to
corner the coru market, but was unsuccess
ful His creditors will receive their princi
pal with legal interest.
GEORGIA’S MILITIA.
A Falling Off of 1,063 in the Number
of Enlisted Men since Last Year.
Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 30.—The report of
the adjutant general shows a falling off in
tbe state militia. Last year 4,577 men were
reported enluted. This year there are only
8,524. Lieut. Batteries has mad* every
effort to get an acourate count, and now
gives out the following figures: White, iu
fantry 1,916, cavalry 676, artillery 82;
colored, infantry 871, cavalry 43, artillery
37. The state military advisory board wiU
meet next month aud consider several mat
ters of lnterc t.
Died From Bis Wound.
Gainesville, Fla., Dec. 30.—Last night,
fearing that he would be lynched, Coleman,
the negro shot by John Hugbee, was re
moved to some secret place by meu of his
race, who were friends and attendants
The removal was. however, fruitless as
Coleman died of his wound to-day. It is
•aid that Hughes is doing (airly wall.
