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( THE MORNING NEWS. 1 j Established 1860. iKcoaro rated 1888. r J. H. ESTILL, President. J REDWINE IS A PRISONER. tiß WAS FOUND IN A EOUSB IN THE SUBURBS OF ATLANTA. Be Admits a Shortage of $23,000, But Denies That He Carried Off $60,000 When He Left the Bank. Only $413 Found on Els Person. Two Men Arrested on a Charge of Helping Him to Escape. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24.—Great excite ment was created here to-day by the arrest of lewis Redwine, the defaulting cashier of the Gate City National Bank. The arrest was made at 12:30 o’olock by Policeman J. T. Wicnbueh. who was off duty at the time. Bedwlne was hiding in the suburbs, near the East Tennessee railroad shops, at the residence of D. L. Oakes, No. 97 Rockwell street. His whereabouts was betrayed by Mrs. Oakes, the mistress of the bouse, who had admitted him during the night as a lodger, not at the time knowing who he wasi Mrs. Oakes will get the SI,OOO re ward for lodging Redwine one night. Horace Owens, a private detective well known to the local department, and H. H. Black, an employe of Marsh, Smith & Marsh, wholesale dry goods merchants, have been arrested as accomplices of Redwine, charged with abetting bis esoape. ADMITS A SHORTAGE OF $23,000. Redwine denies having carried any money away with him on his flight from the bank, but admits a shortage of $23,000. Oulv $413 were found In his pockets by the polioe, though no clew to the $50,000 whioh the bank olaims Redwine took out of the vault last Tuesday before his flight has .'.been obtained. This disclosure has added complication to the already tangled situation, and has thrown suspicion on the statements of the bank officials. Sensational developments of greater magnitude than any that have been hereto fore published are expeoted to be sprung at any moment and great excitement conse quently prevails. A RUSH TO SEE THE PRISONER. When the report of Redwiue’s capture was started in circulation it spread like a whirlwind. In less than fifteen minutes from the time the word was telephoned to the ohief of police it was upon every tongue. Business man left their desks and rushed toward the polioe station, and law yers by the score joined the populace in a mad rush toward the same goal. No such eoene of excitement has ever been approaohed in the criminal history of this cityi By the time the hack containing the defaulting cashier and Chief Detective Wright dashed into sight Pryor street, in the vicinity of the station, was blockaded for a square in each direc tion, with 2,000 people scarcely able to con trol themselves in their excited effort to catch a glimpse of the young man who had demolished the Gate City National Bank by his fast life. rbdwine’s escape. When the absoonding cashier left the bank on last Tuesday afternoon he says he walked out of the Pryor street door of the b®Dk saloon, though Vice President Wel born Hill was standing at the corner watch ing both this and the Alabama street entranoe. He went straight to the suburbs in the southern portion of the city and to the notorious establishment of a woman of bad charaoter known as Cora Howard. Redwine refuses to say much about his flight and- nothing at all concerning his relations with the bank just prior to his flight. He remarked to the ohief of police, however, that the reason he did not escape was that he had not sufficient money to do so. A MYSTERY AND A CLOSE CALL. There is a mystery surrounding his man ner of reaching the Cora Howard establish ment and also as to what his intentions were after reaching that place. Tuesday night this house was visited by deteotives twice in search of Redwine, but he suc ceeded in escaping capture by hiding be tween two mattresses while the officers searched the very room in which he was Becreted. From the stories of Owens and Blaok, the men arrested as Red wine’s accomplices, it appears that Owens learned of Redwine’s presence in the Howard place Tuesday night, and after the search of the city it is believed he, in company with Black, succeeded in discov ering the cashier. What agreement was made between them is not yet known, but it is established that Redwine left Cora How ard’s house and slept under the roof of Owens’home on Wednesday night. Then on Thursday night, in order to disarm sus picion it is presumed, Owens and Black took the cashier to the house of Mrs. Oakes, where he was finally arrested, to spend that night. A DOUBLE GAME SUSPECTED. The theory of the police is that Owens worked a double game on Redwine. When he was discovered it is believed that Owens agreed to assist him to escape, instead of de livering him up to the law, in oonsideration o fa mug bribe, and that after receiving this money he intended to keep the young man in his reach until the reward, whioh was finally announced last night, should be of fered, when he would deliver him up and claim this prize. Fate, however, seemed to overtake this scheme. It so happened that Mrs. Oakea, to whose bouse Owens took Redwine, had known the young man and his family well in Coweta oounty, and when she saw him, she at once recognized him aud determined to win the reward herself. THE CAPTURE. Accordingly she notified Polioeman Wim bush to come to heron a given sigual, and when Owens was away and Redwine locked In his room she and the policeman pro ceeded to effect the capture. The police man mashed open the door of the room and "Ith his pistol leveled ordered Redwine to throw up his hands. The cashier offered to outbid the reward by SSOO to be released, but his bribe was refused by the polioeman. Redwine says he would have killed himself, fiut he lost his pistol. A BIG SCANDAL EXPECTED. It is believed that when he oonfesses *ully, he will implicate others who were Partakers of his stealings,and a big scandal !s anticipated. Many due hills from promi nent society men are said to have been ouud among Kedwlue's papers, showing Ibe iHufning that he helped his friends, and was sacri ficed by them, The bank officers and lawyers were in oloee conference with Red wine all the after noon, but what passed between them was kept profoundly secret. The cashier takes his oapture carelessly enough, but is ex tremely nervous and shattered in personal appearance. DEPOSITORS NOT TO LOSE. Bank Examiner Campbell is in charge of the bank, nut is not able yet to say any thing more than that the depositors will get their money. Ihe suicide of Tom Cobb Jackson is by many who taik about it taken to indicate that he was in some way implicated in the Redwine affair. There seems to he no ground for this supposition beyond the warm friendship existing between the two men. They belonged to the same social set, and were close friends. Jackson & Jackson were the attorneys for the bank. It is said that Redwii.e had per mitted young Jackson to overdraw his account heavily, and while he was in no wav involved in the defalcati n it was probable that Jackson’s act was due to the fact that his mind became unbal anced through brooding over his friend’s troubles. He had been drinking consider ably, whioh was the real reason for the deed. THE MONET LOST IN SPECULATION. Atlanta, Ga. , Feb. 25, 2a. m.— All the afternoon and for two hours to-night the Hills and Jack Spalding remained in oon ferenoe with Redwme. He was stubborn for a long time but finally broke down and asked to see Mr. Spalding alone. Mr. Spalding is the counsel for the creditors. He asked Redwine to make a clean breast of everything and the young man did so. He said that there was a sort of blind pool or syndicate of men outside the bauk who used the bank’s funds to speculate in ootton and stocks. They lost $70,000. This impaired the capital and outside bankers were asked to help the Gate City. They put up a fund and braced it then. That isjthe reasou they would not help it Wednesday night. Mr. Spalding savs that the names of the men in the pool will never be known through Red wine. They are known, however, to others and will come out eventually. At midnight the chief of police is considering whether he shall send out and arrest some prominent young men who visited Redwine while he was in hiding at Cora Howard's assignation house. THE HOWARD WOMAN ARRESTED. Cora Howard was arrested to-night as an accomplice. Owens has confessed that he was acting in the employ of Redwine's friends who wanted to secure his esoape. He refused, however, to divulge the names of those implicated. The confession has created a great sensation. Federal war rants have been sworn out against Red wine, Owens and Black, and they will probably be given a preliminary hearing before the United States commissioners to morrow. The latest theory is that Rod wine’s friends outside the bank got most of the money defaulted, and there are free predictions that the whole affair will be smoothed over if possible to shield promi nent people. In her statement to the ohief of police to night Cora Howard stated that Redwine came to her house Tuesday at 3 o’clock, coming straight from the bank. He told her that he was short at the bank $15,000 and that he wanted to stay there until it could be fixed up, which would be very probably the next day. The Howard woman implicated a well known lawyer. She said that the lawyer had called at her house Tuesday night to see Redwine and had lent him an overcoat, whioh coat he wore when arrested to-day. Chief of Polioe Connolly will arrest him to-morrow, he said, for abetting Red wine’s escape. This will lead to further disclosures of names. ANNEXATION OF HAWAII. * A Strong Feeling of hostility Among Some Members of the House Washington, Feb. 24.— The Hawaiian resolution introduced in the House recently by Representative Springer calling for a statement of the liabilities to be assumed was considered to-day by the House ways and means committee and referred to a subcommittee consisting of Messrs. Springer, Cookran, Turner, Payne and Hopkins of Illinois. Avery strong feeling of hostility to the Hawaiian treaty is entertained by some of the leading members of the House of Rep resentatives. It is in every way possible that the closing hours of this congress will be made interesting by a lively debate over the rights of the House in this matter, with a declaratory resolution expressing the conviction that no territory should be aoquirod by this country without the approval of both bouses of The movement started witn some demo cratic members, but some republicans are inclined to take the same view of the mat ter and to join in voting for a resolution of the character proposed. Paul Neuman, envoy of Queen Lillou kalani now in this city, is endeavoring to secure an opportunity to make an argument before the committee on foreign relations of the Senate, as a supplementary plea to a statement heretofore laid by him before Secretary Foster and by tbe latter trans mitted to tbe Senate. He expects to learn in a day or two whether tbe oommittee desires to hear further on the subject. The statement now before the committee contains a mere recital of the queen’s case. Mr. Neuman thinks it desira ble that the members should have the ben efit of wbat he may say in addition thereto. SHERMAN’S BOND AMENDMENT. Bland's Course on the Sundry Civil Bill Meant to Delay It. Washington, Feb. 24. —The House sent the sundry civil bill to committee of the whole to-day, Mr. Bland, as the leader of the opposition to the Sherman bond amend ment, having made tbeojbection which pre vented tbe prompt consideration or the Sen ate amendments asked for by Chairman Holman of the appropriations committee. The opposition of Mr. Bland and his fol lowers to the Sherman amendment, which moved them to throw the bill into commit tee of tbe whole in order that they might delay it with indefinite discussion, while unreasonable, is consistent and will ap parently be maintained. On the surface Is is based simply an objection to increasing the bonded indebtedness of the government for the benefit of Wall street but underneath it really rests on the willingness to do what they think Mr. Cleveland wants done. They ignore alto gether the obvious reasons for the proposed legislation. They are strong enough to pre vent the adoption of the amendment, the committee on mlee being unwilling to re commend the closure proposed by Chair man Holman, which would prevent the filibustering proposed by the opposition. Harrieon to Eecomsa Protessor. Washington, Feb. 25.—Senator Stan ford has persuaded President Harrison to accept the law lecturership offered him in Stanford University. He is to receive slo,- 000 annual salary for three months leetur iug. SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1893. FOSTER S NEW BOH D ISSUE THE OBLIGATIONS PRINTED, BUT NOT APT lO BE POT OUT. President Harrison Determined to Padd'e the Responsibility on the Democratic Administration Only Two More Gold Exporting Days to Be Tided Over by the Present Ad ministration. Washington, Feb. 24.— There will be no issue of bonds this week or next to replenish the gold reserve if the necessity can be es caped. This was the decision reached at the cabinet meeting ts-day, aud it was the opinion of most of those present that the ad ministration could worry through the week without tbe humiliation of increasing the publig debt. The nans received at the treasury department this morning indicated that less gold would be takeu to-morrow than was expected from the dispatches re ceived yesterday. If the amount taken is less than $1,000,000 it will be al most offset by the small sums which are drifting into the treasury from day to day, as a result of Secretary Foster’s skillful management. The latest statement of the gold reserve places it at $104,347,794, whioh leaves a margin of $4,000,000, before the amount so long set aside for the re demption of the greenbacks is reached. This, it is believed, will be sufficient to cover two more sailing days, Saturday of this week and Tuesday of next week. Mr. Cleveland will take the oath of offioe at noon on Saturday week, and upon bis shoulders will rest the responsibility for the state of the treasury after that hour. AFTER US THE DELUGE. “After us the deluge” was never more seriously spoken than by tbe members of the outgoing oil ministration who are anx ious to keep good President Harrison’s dec laration: • ‘This is a bond-redeeming, i.ot a boud-issuiug administration.” The Presi dent is exceedingly auxious to get through the last week of’ms administration without au issue of bonds, but he has practically told Secretary Foster that he will le ivo the matter to be decided between him and Mr. Carlisle. A suggestion which has been several times discussed at the treasury department is the refusal to pay gold for the treasury notes Issued under the Sherman aot. The object of such a refusal would be to make it more difficult to obtain gold from the sun-treas ury at New York. The treasury notes aud the old legal tender notes are the only meant of drawing the free gold from tbe treasury, and if gold redemption of the new notes was cut off, tbe supply of the old legal tenders in New York might soon be ex hausted. The payment of gold upon the presentation of gold certificates is not ob jected to by tbe treasury officials, because Buch payments do not affect the gold be longing to the government, but are oniv a reduction of that which is held on deposit as a trust fund. A BOND AGREEMENT. Secretary Foster in anticipation of the possible 6uddeu necessity for issuing bunds in order to maintain intact tbe hundred million gold reserve has already, it is understood, made au agreement with Droxol, Morgan & Cos. of New York as representatives of a syndicate, uuder whioh they agree to take $85,000,000 of4 per cent, bonds at buoh a premium as would make the actual Interest to maturity 3 per cent., the bonds to be redeemable in five or ten years, paying for them in goid in either New York or London, the obliga tion to become binding when ever the stock of freee gold is exhausted. The contract, which appears as yot to be informal, although Secretary Foster has had the bonds printed provided for, is understood to be a continu ing one whioh will serve under the next ad ministration as well as under this, and therefore is supposed to have been assented to by Mr. Carlisle. It is supposed that he was induced to give consent by the consid eration that the House would not pass the Sberufan amendment to the sunary civil bill providing for a 3 per oent. 5-year bond, aud that therefore the contract was the only means of providing for a bond at a lower rate and a shorter term than the issues pro vided for in the resumption act. A NEW FREE COINAGE BILL. It Provides for Coinage of Both Metals on Equal Te^ns. Washington, Feb. 24.—Representative Harter of Ohio introduced in the House to day a bill to provide fur free coinage of sil ver and gold at the present ratio and upon equal terms. It provides that after its pas sage purchases of silver bullion by tbe gov ernment shall cease, and that the mints Buall be opened to coinage of both metals upon tbe same terms as existed prior to 1873, pro vided, however, that all silver ana gold ooined hereafter for the account of the own ers, shall not have any legal tender tunc - tion, and instead of being stamped “One Dollar, “Five Dollars,” etc., shall be stamped “Ten Dimes,” “Fifty Dimes,” etc. Nothing in this aot is to lie construed as af fecting the legal tender function of the goid and sliver already ooined,or which may here after be ooined upon account of the Uuited States. All laws in conflict with this act are to be repealed. NO GUARD OF HONOR. Grand Marshal McMahon Dodges an Inauguration Problem. Washington, Fob. 24. Grand Marshal McMahon decided to-day that there would be no spaoiai guard of honor of President Cleveland in the inauguration procession. The entire line is to be recokned his escort. Tbe first division of the procession, com posed of United States regulars, United States marines and the District of Columbia militia, will inarch to the oapltol with him and then head the procession, whioh will march past the white house. There has been much rivalry among organizations de sirous of being appointed to escort tbe President-elect as a guard of honor, which has brought about this decision. PAY OF POSTMEN. A Rising Scale for SOltlea Juat Given tbe System. Washington, Feb. 24,—Senator Dixon from tbe oommittee on poetoffioes and post roads to-day reported favorably to tbe Senate hi 9 amendment to the poetofiloe appropriation bill. It proposes to pay the letter carriers in'allies where free delivery is established the first year S6OO per annum; tne second year SBOO, and tbe third year $1,000; the fourth year and thereafter $1,200. Corbett Puts Op Hie SIO,OOO. Boston, Feb. 24. —The SIO,OOO represent ing Corbett’s stake in bis match with Mltohell was posted this morning in the shape of a certified check by W. A. Brady, Corbett’s manager, with “Dave” Blanchard who ha3 been agreed upon as the final stakeholder. All that will now be necessary to complete tbe match is the putting up of SIO,OOO by Mitchell, TOM 0.88 JACKSON'S DEATH. The Family Mansion Blocked With Floral Tributes. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24.—Thomas Cobb Jackson's tragic death last night has cast a deep gloom over tbe higher social com munity of Atlanta. All day tbe Jaokson mansion on Mitchell street has been thronged by people wbo came to take a last look at tbe face of tbe handsome young man, whose warm nature had won him strong friendship. The house was fairly blocked with floral tributes. Relatives of tbe family have been arriving on nearly every train to-day. The funeral will take plaoe to-morrow, tbe interment being at Athens. AII branches of court adjourned to-day on account of wt r. Jackson’s death. THE SMITH BANQUET POSTPONED. The banquet in honor of Secretary Hoke Smith has been declared off on acoount of the death of Tom Cobb Jackson, who was a nephew of Mrs. Smith. This action has been taken at the request of Mr. Smith himself, wbo reached the city from Macon at 7 o’olock this morning in response to a telegram from a brother announolng the tragedy. THE NEWS AT ATHENS. Athens, Ga., Feb. 24.—The news of the sutoido df Tom Cobb Jackson at Atlanta was a great shock to his many friends in this city. They could hardly realize that one so young aud with such a promising life could have gotten bis consent to take his own life. Mr. Jackson was well known in Athens, having many relatives here, and numbering his friends by tbe score. He was a student at the University of Georgia and numbers of young men in Athens wbo knew him well said of him that though the cause of his rash act it unknown, it is certain that he was not connected or tainted with any thing dishonorable, for he had as high a sense of honor as any young man in Georgia. The general theory here as to the cause which led Mr. Jackson to take bis own life is worry over business affairs and over the defalcation of Lewis Redwine, one of bis best friends. His mind being thus overtaxed, in a moment of mental aberra. tion he took bis life. THE BURIAL PLACE. It was loarned this afternoon that the family have decided to have the remains interred in the Oconee cemetery in this city, where Capt. and Mrs, Jackson already have two sons buried. The remains will be brought over the Georgia, Carolina and Norlbarn road, arriving in tbe city at 10:30 o’olock to-morrow morning, and will be ac companied by a large number of relatives and friends. They will be carried to the residenoe of A. L. Hull, on Mllledge avenue. At 4 o’clock in tbe afternoon Miss Cornelia Jackson, sister of the deceased, will arrive in tbe city from New York on a special train. The funeral will then be conducted at the residence of Mr. Hull by Rev. Charles W. Lane, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city. The fol lowing will act H 9 pall-bearers: A. C. White. D. C. Barrow, E. C. Hodgson, H. H. Linton, J. H. Hull, Frank Lipscomb, Tom Gernine, William McK. Cobb. Tbe Bigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity of the University of Georgia, of whioh Mr. Jackson was a prominent member, will at tend the funeral in a body. Beside the im mediate family Hoke Smith and wife, Dr. Hugh Hagan and wife, Prof. W. W. Lump kin and wife, Mrs. Parsons and a number of others will aooompany the remains. HOLMAN AND THE OPTION BILL. The Great Objector Denies Having Entered Into Any Deal. Washington, Feb. 24.—Representative Holman late this afternoon gave a pointed denial to tbe story circulated earlier in tbe day that he bad entered into any agree ment with reference to the anti-option bill. The only understanding was that thosundry civil bill should be permitted to go to con ference as a whole and that when the con ference reported full opportunity should be given for the House to debute and ex press its will on the Bherman bond amend ment. Representatives Holman and Sayers will be the democratic conferees, and both have expressed themselves as opposotl to the Henate amendmeut. BEBHION OF THE BIMETALLIsTA. The Closing Dey Devoted Almost En tirely to Oratory Washington, Feb. 24.—Tbe oloslng day's session of the t.imetallio league was devoted almost entirely to oratory. A resolution was unanimously adopted pro viding for the appointment of a oommittee to invite the 00-operution of every labia and industrial organization in the United Htate aud to write such organizations to send delegates to future meetings of the league. Gen. Warner was re-elected presi dent of the longue for tbe ensuing year. Tbe time and place for holding tbe noxt unnuat meeting of the league was left to the discretion of the executive oommittee. The league then adjourned tine die. COLQDITI’S BdOKEN HEALTH. The Senator Carried From the Train on Reaching Washington. Washington, Feb. 24.—Senator Colquitt arrived to-night. He had to be practically carried from the car to the carnage, and from the carriage to the house near the capltol, where be is to live. His friends who met him were shocked at the change which has occurred in his physical appeur auce since be left here last year. But he smiled ou them with his old smile and as sured them that bo was very much better than be had been, but added: “Bo you see, I'm rather helpless yet.” He will have to rest before attempting to go to the Senate. New World’s Fair Oommlaatonere. Washington, Feb. 24.—The President has appointed Patrick Walsh of Georgia a commissioner at large aud John B. Castle man of Kentucky alornate commissioner at large to the world’s Columbian exposi tion. Cruisers at Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, Va., Feb. 24.—Ad miral Gherardi, with the United Hiatus warships Baltimore, CbarleetoD, Ban Fran cisco and Yorktown, arrived here at 8:30 o’clock this morniug. Washed Overboard and Drowned. Providence, R. I„ Feb. 24.—Four sea men were washed overboard from the schooner Isaac T. Campbell. Two were returned to the vessel by another wave aud five drowned. i’ASCO HOES OUT FRIDAY. DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF THE NEW SENATE JEOPARDIZED. The Party Has Been Counting on the Floridan's Vote to HelD Secure the Organisation—An Appointment by the Governor Might Help Out—Nice Questions Involved. Washington, Feb. 24.—The faot that the democratic majority in the new Henate will be too small to trifle with was brought uncomfortably home to tbe demooratlo leaders when their attention was called to- Aay to the vacanoy which will exist from Florida from Maroh 4. Senator Pasco has been oounted all along as one of the UDOOa* teeted democratic senators who could be counted upon to vote on all questions of organization at the masting of the uew Henate. His term expires, however, on March 3, and the Florida legislature does not meet until April. His seat will, therefore, be vacant, unless the governor appoints a senator and the Henate admits him without question. If objection is made to the seating of Henator Beckwith of Wyoming on the ground of his appoint ment by the governor instead of his election by tbe legislature, and Henator Martin of Kansas is kept out of his seat, objection may also be made to Seuator Pasco, This will reduce the democratic representation in the Henate to 42, or two less than half the entire Henate. THE REPUBLICAN STRENGTH. The republican strength, if no choice is reached in Washington or Montana, will stand at 37, If a republloau senator should be chosen in Washington and the 4 populist senators should act with the republicans, tbeir combined strength would rise to 42, and it would take the casting vote of Vice President Htevonson to uiako tbe Henate democratic in the preliminary movement. Heuutors Beckwith and Pasco will be seated if the democrats have votes enough to seat t hem, and Montana Is likely to choose a democratic senator. This would raise the democratic strength to 45, and the admis sion of Henator-eieot* Martin of Kansas would make it 40, but none of these members would be seated if the death or absence of a democratic senator should give a working majority to their opponents. It is probable that the opposition to seating Henator Pasco will not be q strong as to Henator Beckwith for the precedents in the New Hampshire cases, where the legislature meets after the begin ning of the senatorial term, are in favor of the right of tbe governor to appoint where the legislature has not met. The case dif fers from the Wyoming case, where the legislature has met and (ailed to elect. These cases are all likely to be settled ou party lines rather than on ahatract legal grounds, aud the loss of a single democratic senator would probably be seized upon by tbe re publicans as au exouse for a combination with the populists to keep Messrs. Pasco, Beokwlth and Martin out of their seats. NO CHOICE IN MONTANO. Helena, Mont., Feb. 24.—The senatorial ballot to-day gave no choioe. HARHITY’S BILVBR QUERY. Tho Author bays He Sent It Out on Hie Own Authority. Philadelphia, Feb. 24.—Chairman Har nty said to-day that he acted entirely upon his own responsibility in sending out bis letter for the purpose of ascertain ing the probable attitude of the democratic members of tbe House of Representatives of the next congress who are not members of the present congress, and who have not voted upon tbe question or the repeal of the Bherman silver pur chase act. “ Wbat has been the nature of the replies you have thus far received*" was asked of Mr. Harrity. • ‘That I must decline to state at this time. I have already received many answers, and as a rule the men have not hesitated to de clare what their pooitiou is, or is likely to be, as to the Bherman silver purchase act. Many are squarely in favor of its repeal, some are in favor of Its repeal in n modified way, and others are opposed to its repeal. Further thau that I have noth ing to make public." A MEXICAN DESPERADO SLAIN. He Resisted Arrest and Was Shot Dead in H'.s Tracks. New Orleans, Feb. 24.— A special to the Picayune from UlO Grande City, Tex., says: “Hberilf Shelly and Lieut. Lowe, with two scouts, attempted to arrest K4fbo M. Martinez, alias Mtmgas de Agua, yes terday morning, in this county, about thirty-five miles from here. He resisted arrest and was killed. Martinez will be remembered as the man who killed Rufus Glover, one of Capt. Hall’s spies. He also attempted to kill a man named Neal, another of Capt. Hall’s spies, and was wounded by Neal. Ho also tried to kill Pru deniano Barrio at Gongole’s ranch In this county and was cut and wounded by his Intended victim. He also killed Capt. Heguro after be had surrendered at Han Ignacio. He bore marks of the wounds inflicted by Neal and Barreo and had on Glover’s leggins when killed.” GREBHAM AT LAKE WOOD. He and Carlisle to Have a Conference With tbe President-elect. Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 24.—Judge Gresham arrived in Lakewood at 5:30 o’clock this afternoon and was driven to the Cleveland cottage. He will be Mr. Cleve. laud’s guest uutil to-morrow afternoon when he will go back to Chicago. Mr. Carlisle will arrive from Washington to-uio:row morning, aud there will be a talk over matters connected with the in coming administration, but there will be no formal cabinet conference. Mr. Cleveland announced this evening tnat his private secretary will be Henry J. Tburber at Detroit, Mr. i hurber having ac cepted the position. Mr. Thurher is a law partner of Don M. Diok.nscn. THREE BOLD BANDITS. They March Eighteen Men Around at the Point of Their Revolvers. Parsons, Kan., Feb. 24.—Wednesday night just after tbe Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 2 pulled out of Adair Station, I. T.,three desperadoes con fronted the agent and robted him of $8,700. Eighteen citizens wbo appeared On tbe scene were made to bold up tbeir bauds and were marched at tbe point of guns to one of tbe stores in town, which was robbed of S3OO. Tbe robbers then marched the men to the stockyards, where their horses were bitched, mounted and departed. Terminal's Meeting Adjourned. Richmond, Va., Feb. 24.—A meeting of tbe Richmond Terminal Company was called to orJer by Beoretary Crump at the Exchange hotel to-day and adjourned till March 10, No other business was transacted. ENGLAND'S BPINNERB A Partial Resumption at Oldham an a Cut of 2t4 Per Cent. London, Feb. 24. —Notwithstanding the expreseed resolution of the masters and men In the Lancashire ootton spinning Indus'* try, so far as represented by the masters' federation on one side and the amalga mated association of cotton spinners on the other, to resist any change from the base assumed at the beginning of the strug gle, there was a break at Oldham to-day, where 350,000 spindles resumed operations at a reduction of per cent, in wages, or just oue-half the amount on whioh the masters' federation has insisted. The distress in Oldham on account of the strike, as the masters call it, or the refusal to acoept a reduction as the operatives oall it, has been most aoute. Resides in Oldham the artisans of the town are largely share holders in the cotton mills. These working class shareholders are composed of the art isan class outside of the ootton spinning concern themselves, and the peculiar spec tacle has been presented of two classes of operatives, one acting as employ ers aud the other as employed. The former are represented on the masters’ fed eration and have been trying to sturve the others out, or rather have allowed the oth ers to choose between idleness and the ac ceptance of a 5 per cent, reduction. The partial resumption of worn to-day is re garded ns a concession on the part of the employers that the polioy of stubborn ad herent* to a 6 percent, roduotion is not suc cessful, and that the o|>erutives having borne without yielding the rigors of winter would be still better able to resist in the spring. The Federation of Master Ootton Spin ners, iu session at Manchester to-day, re solved to adhere to the 5 per cent, reduction aud to listen to no more proposition* for a compromise from the operatives. LOBS OF THE HOWE. The Lords of the Admiralty Refuse to Indorse the Court-Martial's Verdict. LONDON, Feb. 24. —A sensation has been caused In naval oirclee by the non-concur rence of lbe lords of the admiralty in the acquittal of V ice Admiral Fairfax of the British Mediterranean squadron, aud of Commander David I*. Dickson and Cant. A. F. Hastings of the Iron-clad battle ship Howe, of the same squadron, wblob stranded on Nov, 2 at the entrance of Kerrol harbor, Spain, Commander Dickson aud Capt. Hastings were acquitted of blame by a court-martial, tbe ground of acquittal being that the charts of Kerrol Harbor, used*on tbe Hews were very defective. It was obarged against Vice Admiral Fairfax that os commander of tho squadron it was bis duty to signal the Howe and that he failed to do so, although tbe Howe was immediately following tbe flagship and that therefore the stranding was due |to his negligeuce. The court-martial was said at tbe time to be a mere formality and the vice admiral was acquitted. The lords of tbe admiralty, howsver, tako a different view of the matter. They attribute the disaster to unskillful mauage moot on the part of Vico Admiral Fairfax, Commander Dickson and Capt. Hasttngn, anil to neglect of the directions given in re gard to onrreuts, and to neglect to take bearings at the time, and iu a situation where it was an obvious duty to do So. TWO LIBBHALB VICTOHIODB. The Agriculturists of the West of England Stick to Gladstone. London, Fab. 24. —Tbe liberals have re captured Cirencester, Harry L. W. Lawson, the llboral candidate, being elected by 242 majority in a poll ot 9,200. The liquor dealing interest made rigorous efforts lu support of the conserva tive candidate, who was also sustained by all tbe Influence tbe landed gentry could bring to bear. The victory is, there fore, regarded with great saiisfaotlon by the liberals as showing that the agricultur ists of the west of England are true to Mr. Gladstone and his policy. A parliamentary election was held In Gateshead to-day to till the vacancy caused by tbe succession of Walter Henry James to the peerage. William Allen, liberal, received6,4S4 votes; I’. Kalb, liberal unionist, 5,580 rotes. These figures show au Increase of tbe Gladstoman majority from 290 lu tbe last general eleo tlon to 808. Mr. Allen deolared himself on tbe platform for borne rule aud tbe New castle programme, an H-hour day, taxatiou of grouml values, abolition of tbe House of Lords as an hereditary assemblage. Halil declured himself against home rule and In favor of tbe labor policy of tbe last HalU bury administration. France's Boodlers. Paris, Feb. 24. —The court of cassation to-day rejected the am,eel of Charles de Lessepe, Marius Fontane and Hans Leroy from tbe indictments charging the two former with corrupting members of tbe Chamber of Deputies and tbe latter with receiviug a bribe while a member of tbe chamber. Tbe oourt bolde that a deputy is a public official. Tbe trial of Charles de 1-eseepa and bis fellow defendants will, therefore, prooeed In tbe assize court. Franco to Tax Future*. Paris, Feb. 24.—Tbe Chamber of Depu ties to-day, by a vote of 420 to 41, passed a bill providing that a tax shall be levied upon time bargain* In tbe bourse. The chamber then rejected a proposal to impose a tax on time bargains in produce and merchandise. ________ seven Sink W ith a Steamer. London, Feb. 24.—The French steamer Dounai was sunk in collision near Saigon on Wednesday. Seven persons were drowned. Pay for Members of Parliament. London, Feb. 24.—The radical members of the bouse to-day decided to advocate tba payment of salaries to all members of tbe house. Forry Preeldent of tbe Senate. Paris, Feb. 24.—Jules Ferry was elected president of the Senate to-day by a majority of 148 rotes. A NEW MILITIA roft KANSAS. Republicans to Be Weeded Out and the Force Made 50,000 strong. Topkka, Kan„ Feb. 24.—Tbe populist administration Is preparing for a oompleto overhauling of the state militia. Every republican officer will bn discharged and populist* put in their plaoes. There are more than 100 commissioned oil]cars In the service who will have to go. Their places will be filled with trusty populists who will obey orders. The popu list military foroes are not to be confined to the Kansas National Guards, wbiob has a membership limited to less than 1,800 men, but a military force of such magnitude as has never been seen lu this country except in times of war ie being formed. If, is estimated that fully 50,000 populists will be identified with this new movement. Men are drilling all over Kansas to-day, not with gun*, they have not got tbem'yet, but in facings and marchings, and they will be drilled with gun* when they are ready for them. f DAILY, 810 A YEAR. ft J 5 CENTS A COPY. V { WEEKLY 81 M A YEAR. ) JOHN VV. MACKAY SHOT. THE BULLET FIRED BY A CRAZY MAN 73 YEARS OLD. After Shooting the Multt-MlHlonalra He Turns the Pistol Against His Own Breast snd Inflicts a Fatal Wound Mackay’a Wound (Not a Fatal One— Socialistic Brooding Over Mackay’a Wealth the Cause of the Shooting. Ban Francisco, Feb. 24.—John W. Maokay.tbe main tunes millionaire, mining man aDd financial backer of tbe Postal Telegraph and Commercial Cable Company, was shot in the back to-day and badly wounded. His assailant then shot himself in the breast and Is dying in a hospital. Mr. Mackay’s wound is not thought to bs dangerous. Tbe assassin’s name D W. C. Rippey. Mr. Mackay took his new situation with characteristic coolness, quietly announced to the crowd that, assembled at tbe sound of tbe shooting that he was shot, and awaited the coming of a doctor. Tbe bullet was ex tracted. Mr Maakay knows nothing about his assailant, and did not recognize him. Kippey is undoubtedly Insane. He had In bis pocket a letter addressed to a morning paper in which the writer stated that ha was 73 years of age. It was signed W. C. Kippey. There ws also upon him an envelope bearing the name of Dr. L. L. Liuoolu. On the back of tbe envelope wore the words: "The end Is not yet.” Upon a sheet of paper under the heading "Food for reflection" were the words: “Paul f 150,000 for one sapphire to place on the forehead of his wife, a sufficient amount to have saved at least 500 of his victims from suicidal graves; just think of it. Inscribe it upon bis tomb." Mr. Mackay’s wound proves to be only a severe flesh wound. Kippey has been identified as a man onoe wealthy, but who squandered his fortune In mining stock gam'.ding. He had no ac quaintance with Mr. Mackay at any time iu bis life and Mr. Mackay was In no man* nor connected with Ids misfortunes. Hie brain bos been turned over for several years. Kippey is still alive, but uncon* scious uud dying. PORK DOWN $1 A BARHEL. Big Plungers Oive the Oblcago Scalpers a Shaking Up. Chicaoo, Feb. 24.—A break of nearly (l a barrel took plaoe to-day in the prloe of pork. From 813 10, last night’s closing figure*, the market fell to fib 22 1 ,, closing at |lB 25. The speculative braaob of tha trade lias been in the bands of soalpors for several days, no out side orders having been received. Tho big plungers took advantage of this coudltin of things and organized a vicious raid. They found the murket poorly sup ported and pressed their advantage with vigor, brtuging out a lot of property on stop loss orders and precipitating a violent flurry. 'The closing prices mark a decline of (2 a barrel in pork from tbe outside prices made on the recent advance. The slump was a board of trade affair entirely, the bog market at tbe stockyard* feeling tbe effects of the raid only slightly. It was looked upon by many as the long looked for beginning of the end of the bull campaign in provisions. Compared with yesterday's closlog price* May deliveries are 2D cents off for lard and ribs to-night, aud wheat x idt%c. Corn was supported by some covering by the shorts and left off a quarter of a cent higher. Wheat trailing woe of a restricted character. Prices early In the day declined half a cent below the closing figure* of yes terday, then became stronger aud the de cline was recover oil, but eased off a quarter of a cent again, clusing steady. There we* good trade in oat* within tbe range of half a cent. The market closed steady at about the same figures a* yesterday. CAROLINA'S RAILROAD GASBB. Arrangements Made to Tako Them Before the Federal Supreme Court. Columbia, 8. C., Feb. 24.—Attorney General Townsend returned from Washing ton to-day, where be has been making ar rangements for tbe conduct of the railroad cases before tbe United Htatea supreme oourt. He oonflrm* the statement that J. Randolph Tnoker of Virginia has been employed to assist tha administration in its light with the railroad*. He states that habeas corpus proceedings will be instituted In Washing ton March 6 for the release of the threw sheriffs now in the oustody of the United Htates circuit court for contempt in not releasing trains in the oontrol of the oourt, and tbaf. in those proceedings tbe state wilt endeavor to have tbe merit* of th* equity coins underlying passed upon. AID FOR HOME RULE. An Appeal for Contributions From tha Lovers of Liberty. New York, Feb. 24. —The National Federation of America to-day inued tbe following: To the Frien<U of Home Pule <n America: The appeal made by the Irish national party in the British parliament asking aid lo enable them to secure the final victory for home rule in Ireland, deserves a hearty response from every friend of liberty in Amer oa. Who will auiftt in winning this final battle for home rule? The National Federation of America earnestly indorses tlin declaration and appeal of the national party and asks every man worthy of association in the cause to do his duty now. All contributions through this office will be promptly forwarded. Make checks payable to Eugene Kelly, treasurer. Do. Thomas Armis Emmett, President. Ecoene Kelly, Treasurer. John Btne, Chairman Board of Trustees, James 8. Colkmah, Secretary. A MILL SHUT DOWN. Labor Disputes and Apprehension About the Tariff tbe Cause. Pittsburg, Feb. 24.—Tbe Vesuvius mill of Moorhead & Cos., Sbarpsburg. has shut down indefinitely and all of the work men have been discharged. Between 500 and 600 men are out of employ ment. One of tbe mill official* said to-day that the work* would be piosed at loast until tbe policy of the new adminis tration affecting the tariff bad beeu out lined. Owing to labor disputes tbe plant ha* been operated very irregularly for a year or more. Dixie’s Wholesale Grocers. Memphis, Tenn.. Feb. 34.—Tbe executive oominttteo of the Southern Wholesale Gro cers’ Association decided to-day to hold the next annual meeting of the organization in St. Louis, commencing March 23. Five Children Cremated. Charleston, 3. C., Feb. 24.—At Barnes, villa, this state, lost night while a colored woman was at a (rolio, her five children at home were burned to death.