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I the MORNING Nlffg. 1
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| J. H. B&TILL, President. }
SHOT HER SISTERS DEAD.
AN ARISTOCRATIC woman op AT
LANTA A MURDERESS.
A Suspicion That Insanity Is at the
Bottom of the Tragedy—The Mur
deress Not on Good Terms With Her
Family for a Year Although Living in
the Same House.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25.—Miss Florence
Force and Miss Minnie Force were mur
dered by their elder sister, Miss Julia Force,
at their home in this city to-day.
Tbs tragedy parallels the Woolfolk horror
In the shocking details of its conception and
perpetration.
Miss Julia Force, the murderess, who is
now in custody, having surrendered to the
police red-handed with the blood of her sis
ters warm upon her, Is 30 years of age, with
white hair, but a youthful face and figure
that class her with the most handsome
women of this city. She is highly edu
cated, being a graduate arrd having been
for some time an inmate of an Episcopal
eonvent of New York preparatory to be
coming a member of the order of the White
Veil. Her family is aristooratio in its
lineage, the Forces coming to Atlanta from
Charleston, S. C,, of which oity they were
natives, and where the father was a wealthy
and Influential shoe merchant years ago.
Miss Minnie Force was 25 years of age and
Miss Florence 30 years. Finer or more ac
complished types of womanhood could not
be found. For years they have both, as well
as the woman who to-night occupies the
couch of a murderess, been widely known
in Atlanta. Their brothers, composing the
firm of G. H. & A. W, Foroe, shoe dealers
on Whitehall street, were the first mer
chants in their line to open up in this city
after the war, and consequently the family
is one of the landmarks of the oomrnunity.
During the early youth of the ladies they
were society belles, the family being at that
time wealthy. The Force Bros, still do a
tine business and are possessed of fine prop
erty, including a handsome residence on
Crew street at the corner of R&wson, where
the tragedy ooourred to-day. Of recent years
however, the three sisters have gone out
somewhat less and have devoted themselves
to church and Sunday school work.
A SUSPICION OF INSANITY.
Insanity of a temporary nature at least
is believed to have caused the elder sister
to oommlt the terrible deed, which has hor
rified the whole community. It appears,
however, that for some months past Miss
Julia has not been on good terms with her
sisters, and in fact the entire family, but
the nature of the trouble, which none but
the family oan disclose, has not fully come
out. The mother, a very old lady,
is completely prostrated by the shook,
and her death is expected to result from the
blow. The brothers, while probably as
frank and open about the tragedy as they
could be under the immediate influence of
the horrible event, ask to be relieved at
present from any statement regarding the
family disaffection which existed. From
servants it is learned that Mies Julia lived
practically alone in the house. She kept
her room closely and did not eat her meals
with the family. For several months she
has not been known to speak to her broth
ers or sisters. Her morose actions were re
garded as the result of mental troubles, her
brothers stated when it was referred to.
Whether tbe elder sister was mentally
unbalanced or not, the manner in which the
killing was done shows clearly that it had
been well planned. This morning Miss
Julia, who had but recently returned from
a protracted visit to her brother in St.
Louis, sinoe which time her actions have
been peculiar, as stated, induced her mother
to go out to a neighbor's house on a social
oall. Her two Bisters were left at home,
Miss Florence being upstairs ill in bed,
being convalescent from a long spell of sick
ness, and Miss Minnie being occupied with
some fancy work in the Bitting room on the
first floor of tbe house.
CLEARING THE HOUSE.
The family kept two negro servants, a
cook and a house girl. To rid herself of
these witnesses Miss Julia sent the bouse
girl to a distant grocery for a broom, and
dispatched the cook to the store of her
brothers, on Whitebait street. This left her
alone with the two unsuspeoting girls.
About 1 o’olook the girl sent to the store de
livered her message. She had been told to
tell the brothers to come home imme
diately though the Bervant was ignorant
of the cause of the summons. Tbe broth
ers believed that their sister Florence bad
been seized with a sudden and serious re
lapse, and without a moment’s delay thdy
hurried toward the family home. When
they reaohed tbe door the house was as
silent as tbe very tomb, and going up tbe
stairway two step* at a bound, hurrying to
the sick room of their beloved sister, the
strong men were horror-stricken upon push
ing the door open softly to behold
the pale face of their lister covered
with warm blood, wbicb oozed freely from a
bullet bole in her forehead, and her sight
less eyea turned blankly to the oeiliDg. She
was dead. The other sister was frantically
called upon, but no answer oame, and the
two men rushed to the floor below, not
dreaming of the awful sight that was to
meet them there- Lying upon tbe sitting
room floor, with a bullet in her braio, lay
the youngest sitter, Minnie. She was not
yet dead when found, but expired almost
in that same minute, before the eyes of the
horror-stricken brothers. Miss Minnie hod
evidently been the first victim of her sis
ter’s pistol. Her position on the floor
end the location of the shot Indicated that
•be had been approached from behind and
killed while sitting in her chair. In the
•ick girl’s chamber there were no evidences
°I a struggle, but it is thought that she had
Partly raised herself up in bed at the report
°‘ the shot downstairs, wheu the murderess
ru-hed In with the smoking weapon in her
Remled hand and oompleted her horrible
Work,
the murderess surrenders.
The absence of Miss Julia from the bouse
death when tier brothers arrived, was
quickly explained by her appearance at the
Police station, where she surrendered,
bhe had lef; the pistol in her own room at
home, which was iu perfect order and
fpjc Jlufttinfl
where she went to don her hot aud wrap
for the street after doing hei* bloody deed.
Miss Julia was as calm and self-possessed as
if she were simply performing a business
errand when she presented herself at the
police office. She called for Chief Connolly,
and when informed that he was at home
asked that he be telephoned for. WheD
this was done and the chief replied
tbat he could not come at
once she quietly Mimed to Chief Detective
Wright and said: "I have committed a
great crime. I want to give myself up and
place myself in your protection.” This was
about 1:45 o’clock. Miss Force was taken
to the chief's office and olosely questioned,
but firmly replied that she could not dis
close the nature of her crime until 2 o’olook
arrived. Chief Connolly had arrived by
tbat time and to him she stated that she bad
killed her sisters, but would give no cause
for the deed. Bhe stated that she had writ
ten out a full acoount of
the trouble and placed it in
the hands of a friend evho would make it
public at tbe proper time. This statement,
she said, she bad begun to write a year ago
and bad completed it to-day just before the
killing. She appeared perfeotly rational,
but further than this would not speak of
the tragedy.
A PREVIOUS TRAGEDY.
The tragedy recalls another in which the
Force family took a part some ten years
ago. At that time a younger brother. Ward
Force, was a memtr of the firm. He was a
society man and exceedingly
handsome. One night he es
corted a well-known lady to
a german. The lady thought she had been
iUßulted by W . W. Haskell, now in the in
surance business in this oity. Young Force
the following day horsewhipped Haskell on
Whitehall street. Haskell challenged him
to a duel, but the challenge was not ac
cepted, Force declining to meet a man on the
field of honor whom he had publicly flogged.
He, however, offered to meet Ilaßkell’s sec
ond, who was Harvey Townsend, a well
known man. Townsend accepted and the
duel was fought iu Oakland cemetery at
night with shotguns. Force wounded
Townsend, though he lived gome years
after the affair. Force fled this part of the
country and has never been baok. He
located in St. Louis, and it was he whom
Miss Julia recently visited.
MURDER AT M3LROSE.
Two Bulleta Fired Into the Victim
After HeHad Fallen in a Lady's Lap.
Melrose, Fla., Feb. 25.—A cold-blooded
murder was perpetrated at Campville, a
town about three miles from this place, at
12 o’clock last night. The ladies of the
place gave an entertainment to raise money
for tbe Baptist church, aud after the supper
the young people were enjoying themselves
at Mrs. Hall’s when W. H. Everltt and his
son walked into the parlor and shot Fletcher
Tillman through the head, killiug him in
stantly. Mr. Tillman feil across the lap of
a young lady and Everitt pulled him over
and shot him twice more. Mr. Tillman
stood very high and his sudden death has
cast a gloom over the community. Everitt
has not been arrested up to tbe present.
A CONFERENCE AT LaKSWOOD.
Gresham and Carlisle Have a Talk
With the President-elect.
Lakewood, Feb. 2f>, — Mr. Carlisle ar
rived from Washington at 8 o’clock this
morning. At the cottage he found the
President-elect and Judge Gresham await
ing him. Mr. Cleveland and his chief ad
visers had a conference which lasted over
un hour. Then Judge Gresham was driven
to the station by Mrs. Cleveland, and Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle went out for a
walk. Judge Gresham took the 3:45 o’olook
train for New York. He declined to talk
about the object of bis visit aud said that
he would return at once to Chicago. Mr.
Carlisle will be Mr. Cleveland’s guest over
Sunday.
A PLOT TO BLOW OP A DIS TILLERY
High Explosives Placed Under the
Dolsworth Plant.
Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 25.—There is a re
port of a daring attempt to blow up the
Dolsworth distillery at Cummlsville late
last night. A trap bad been set to blow up
the whole concern, and was only discovered
after a great deal of shrewd work. Under
the building, in a place to be reached by
the high water, was a quantity of phos
phoric, anhydrite and nltro glycerine.
Phosphoric anhydrite explodes when it
comes in contact with water. This would
ignite the nitro glycerine and tbe whole
distillery and bonded warehouse would be
blown to atoms. It is precisely the scheme
employed to blow up the Shufeldt distillery
at Chicago.
TELEGRAPHERS BUR REND HR.
They Renounce the Union on Being
Given Their Places.
St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 25.—The threat
ened strike in tbe Western Union office! of
the twin cities will not ooour. Tbe differ
ences were adjusted yesterday. All of the
operators, with one exception, discharged
Wednesday were restored. Each on re
suming his place was required to sign an
iron-clad agreement tbat he was not now
and did not mtend to become a member of
the telegraphers’ union.
The White Cap Slayer Discharged.
Grenada, Miss., Feb. 25.—Thursday
night a party of white oops went to the
house of T. A. Anderson iu Carroll county
with the intention of whipping him. James
McMahon, one of the party, entered the
l ouse, pistol iu hand. Anderson shot and
killed him. The others l>eat a hasty retreat.
Anderson had a preliminary trial and was
discharged.
Beauregard Memorial Resolutions.
New York, Feb. 26.—The members of
the confederate veteran camp of New York
last night adopted memorial resolutions on
the death of Gen. Beauregard. A hand
somely mounted copy of tbe resolution*
will be sent by tbe camp to tbe members cf
Gen. Beauregard’s family.
Frick’s Assailants Sentenced.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 25. —The anarch
ists Baurer and Knold, who attempted to
killed Henry C. Prick, were sentenced to
day to five vears’ imprisonment at hard
labor in the western penitentiary^
Mackay Doing Well.
New York, Feb. 25. — An intimate friend
of John W. Mackay received tbe following
telegram from San Francuoo this morning:
1 am doing so well that my friends need not
w orry on my account. John W. Maokat.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1893—TWELVE PAGES.
BAILFIXEDFORREDWINE
THE COURT MAKES $25,000 THE
AMOUNT HE MUST GIVE.
Horace Owens and H. H. Black Held In
$5,000 and $3,000 Respectively—l he
Names of None of the Others In
volved in the Scandal Made Publlo
Yet.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25.—Lewis Redwlne,
the defaulting cashier of the Gate City No
tional Bank, was committed to the Fulton
eounty jail to-day in default of a bond in
tbe sum of $25,000. Redwino was given a
preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner Gaston. Hon. N. J. Ham
mond has been retained to represent bim.
Horace Owens and H. H. Black, arrested
as ltedwine’s accomplices, were placed under
bond of $5,000 and $3,000 respectively.
There have been no new developments in
the case to-day.
The names of the parties who were impli
cated with Redwine in the speculation
which lost the bank’s money have not be
come known to the police and no arrests
have been made. There is a general Im
pression that the disclosure of the name*
will he prevented unless the United States
court brings them out when Redwlne is
tried, or unices the cashier becomes so
thoroughly disgusted at his faithless friends
tbat he will voluntarily make them parties
to his crookedness.
HOW HE WAS TRACED.
During the day the mystery of the clew
which led to Redwiiie’s capture was given
to the punlic. An officer on duty at the
Kimball house, where Redwine lived along
with other young swells, learned that the
cashier was at the house of Cora Howard
through the message wnich that woman
sent them from him askiug the attorney
referred to iu last night’s dispatches to call
and see him. This information was given
to the detectives and the lawyer was
shadowed when he went to Cora Howard’s
to Bee Redwine. Redwine will probably
give bond on Monday. He is occupying
the quarters in jail recently vacated by
Steve Ryan.
TOM COBB JACKSON’S LOANS.
Ever sinoe Wednesday morning the state
ment has been mode hundreds and thou
sands of times that a number of due bills
from Red wine’s friends would be found
among his papers.
It was said that Redwine had loaned the
I auk's money and taken accepted due bills
from soveral young men who were close
personal friends.
The Constitution of this morning says:
Cobb Jackson’s name was mentioned in
this connection yesterday when hi* suicide
was spoken of. A friend of the dead
young man eaid: ‘The Gate City Bank
holds notes for $13,000 made by Cobb and
indorsed by his father. Cobb had over
oheoked his account. Redwine must have
known it at the time. Whea the matter
was brought up by the l>onk officials, notes
were given for the full amount with Capt.
Jackson as indorser and the bank was fully
protected.’ ’’
A BOUQUET FAILS TO CHEER HIM.
About 8 o’clock last night a negro bearing
a huge bouquet called at Chisf Connolly’s
office and asked for Redwine. The bouquet
was a marvel of beauty and sweetness. It
was made of the very loveliest hyacinths,
delicate roses and other magnificent flowers,
artistically arranged together. There was
no cord, and the boy refused to say who had
sent them. Redwine received the flowers
with a -ickly effort at a smile, and held
them to his nose, inhaling their fragrance.
He looked up from the flowers with a
shame-faced expression. They seemed to
recall the past, and what he was, and the
contrast was too great. There was no
card, and Redwine asked for none. He
doubtless knew the sender well enough.
* JACKSON’S FUNERAL.
Many Friends Follow the Remains to
the Grave.
Athens, Ga., Feb. 25.—T0-day the re
mains of Tom Cobb Jackson were interred
in the Oconee cemetery at Athens, The
corpse arrived on the Georgia, Carolina aud
Northern railroad at 10:30 o’clock, accom
panied by about fifty prominent citizens of
Atlanta. A large crowd of friends and
relatives were at the depot when the train
arrived. The corpse was carried to the
residence of A. L. Hull, where the funeral
services were conducted at 4 o’clock this
afternoon. Mr. Jackson had many warm
friends in Athens.
HAWAII MUST WAIT.
The Annexation Treaty Not to be
Acted on This Session.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The Hawaiian
treaty, it is thought, is dead for this session.
This Is reluctantly conceded even by its
friends. The notion of the Senate to-day in
refusing to go into executive session,
though that action doubtless had some re
ference to the nomination of Mr. liauehett
for cirouit judge, was also accepted as con
clusive indication that the treaty would be
shelved for the balance of tbe session. The
treaty matter can, of course, be taken up in
the extra session which will convene im
mediately after tbe present oongress dies,
but unless some racked change occurs,
there is believed to be no prospect of action
upou it during tbe days of the preseut ad
ministration.
I’obßibly knowledge of this disposition on
the part of the Senate had some reflex in
fluence on the action of the House. There
was to have been a meeting of tbe ways
aud means oommittee of the House to-day
to oonsider the Springer resolution declara
tory of the souse of the House of Representa
tives tbat neither the Hawaiian nor any
other treaty of annexation should be made
without the consent of congress, but it did
not take plaoe. Oue of tbe republican com
mitteemen said that Ins colleagues are unit
edly against the resolution. The repub
licans, he said, were satisfied on an
examination of precedents, especially
of the debate in 1796 over the
Jay treaty, and of the letters of Jefferson,
tbat the proposition that the House must be
consulted in advance of ratification by tbe
President and Senate of a treaty of annex
ation was net maintainable. He predicted
that the resolution would be permitted to
fall to the ground. The democratic mem
ber* of the committee are still examining
the subject, but it does not seem likely tbat
the resolution will be pushed.
WORLD’S FAIR STRIKERS.
The Members of the Building Trades
Council Apt to Go Out.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Unless tbe demand!
of the striking eiectrio workers are granted
all tbe members of the Building Trades
Council, representing twenty-seven trades,
will quit work at tbe world’* fair grounds.
This decision was reached at a meeting of
the Building Trades Council lost night.
This, the strikers Bay, will make It impossi
ble to get the work done at tne fair grounds
by May 1. Seventy non-union electrical
workers joined the strikers yesterday.
REVIEW OF THE WARSHIPS.
Admiral Gi erardl in Consultation at
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Rear Admiral
Gherardi, commander of the flying squad
ron, which arrived at Hampton Roads yes
terday, called at the navy department to
day with bis flag lieutenant, Ridgeley
Hunt.
Admiral Gberardi had a long conference
with Secretary Traoy about the Columbian
naval review, of which beis to be in charge,
and submitted to the secretary bis proposi
tions for a government rendezvous iu
Hampton Roads and a review in New York
harbor. The plana of the admiral will be
adopted by tbe navy department.
Admiral Gherardi alto had an Interview
with Commodore Ramsey, ohlef of the bu
reau of navigation, in reference to the ves
sels that will tako part In the celebration.
Four vessels in Admiral Gberardi's present
command are now iu Hampton Hoads. Or
ders were issued to-day directing the Bal
timore and Yorktown to proceed at cnoe to
New York for thorough overhauling and re
pairing to fit them for taking part iu the re
view. The Charleston and San Francisco
have been ordered to proceed
without delay to Norfolk for similar
repairs. All tne nations invited to take part
in the review except six have signified their
acceptance or declination, and to-day the
department of state at the request of the
navy department sent messages to the
United States ministers in the countries
which have not been heard from asking
them to ascertain if the respective govern
ment to which they are accredited could
not give a positive answer without delay.
Among the six delinquent nations are Rus
sla, Germany and Austria.
FOSTER ADMITS A DEFICIT.
He Claims, However, That It Will Not
Occur Before 1894.
Washington, Feb. 25.— Secretary Foster
of the treasury department was before the
ways and means committee of the House
for nearly two hours this morning explain
ing the condition of the treasury. The
hearing was oonducted with closed doors
and all newspaper men were ex
cluded. the members of the oommit
tee saying that if the hearing were
public the agitation of the financial ques
tion and possibly tbe publication of sensa
tional reports might give rise to needless
alarm. As might have been expected, how
ever, the result of closing the hearing was
to give rise to more apprehension than
would probably have been the case If the
hearing had been open aud free.
FOBTER MAKES AN ADMISSION.
The statement of Secretary Foster was to
the effect that there was no occasion for
fear of a bankrupt treasury, but he ad
mitted that the situation was one demand
ing serious consideration and that his esti
mates of the available cosh in the treasury
at the close of the present fiscal year would
need to be scaled down to some extent.
Seoretary Foster thought there would be a
surplus In the treasury on July 1 next of
near $7,000,000. His estimate in the report
heretofore sent to the committeo on the
oonditiou of the tree,ary fixed the surplus
at $20,000,000. The probabilities for the
fiscal year 1894 were that In the absence of
some change in tbe situation, there would
be a deficit in the treasury on July 1, ism.
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
A Provision Thc-t the Naval Force
Shall Not Exceed 9,000 Men.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The naval ap
propriation bill was reported to the Senate
to-day with an increase of #531,800 to the
House bill. As the bill passed the House
it carried an appropriation of $21,550,-
331 and as reported to the Senate
$22,082,131. The appropriation for the
current year was $23,543,335 and the esti
mates upon which the appropriation made
in this bill was based amounted to $<.’4,471,-
498. Among the items of inorease wore the
following: Forasubmarlne torpedo boat
and experiments therewith $200,000, for the
international naval rendezvous and
review $300,000, for any expenses
on acoount of this review $6,800. The ap
propriation for the naval review is to be
immediately available. The number of
persons who may at one time be enlisted
into tbe navy, including 1,500 apprentices
and boys authorized to be enlisted annually,
shall uot, under the provisions of this bill,
exceed 9,000.
A FIGHT ON HANCHB.TT.
The Democrats to Try to Prevent Hts
Confirmation.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The democrats
have practically served notice on the repub
licans that they will resist to the eud any
attempt to bring about the confirmation of
Benton Hanchett to be judge of the Sixth
federal judicial district for the reason, as
they assert, that a.retiring President ought
nut to be permitted to nominate to a life
position a member of his own party after
tbe people have removed his party
from power. It is stated that the
republicans will ma)ie every effort consist
ent with a dignified course of procedure to
carry iuto effect the wishes of tbe President.
CARLISLE AND THE BONDS.
Foster’s Successor Does Not Want the
Bherman Amendment Passed.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Mr. Carlisle has
signified to his friends in tbe House that he
doe* not care to have the Sherman bond
amendment passed, believing that the Sec
retary of the Treasury has power enough
under the present law to issue bonds, and
prelerring tbat tbe question involved
should not be complicated by a refusal on
tbe part of tbe House to give additional
authority. Consequently the Sherman
bond amendment will probably be aban
doned and the sundry civil bill passed with
out it.
COMMUTATION FOR HaRPBR.
The President Orders Him Released'
on May 1 Next.
Washington. Feb. 25.— President Harri
son has granted commutation of sentence to
Edward L. Harper, ex-president of the
Fidelity National Bmk of Cincinnati, who
was convicted of violation of the federal
banking laws and sentenced on Deo. 12,
1887, to ten years Imprisonment In tbe Ohio
penitentiary. The commutation is on ao
oount of ill health, and provides for Har
per’s release on May 1 next.
Extra Session of the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 25.- President Harri
son to-day issued his proclamation conven
ing the Senate in extra session at noon on
March 4. The proclamation Is the usual
one issued at the end of a presidential term
and on the iucoming of anew administra
tion.
Washington's Birthplace.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The President
has approved the joint resolution for the
construction of a wharf as a means of ap
proach to the monument to be erected ut
(Vakefield, Va., to rqark tbe birthplace of
George Washington.
GIOLITTI DRIVEN TO BAY.
A SCENE OF WILD EXCITEMENT IN
ITALY'S CHAMBER.
Crispl Tokea a Hand in the Attack on
tbe Premier—\ Deputy Set tbe Ball
In Motion by Anklag if the Membere
of the Cabinet Had No Shame.
London, Feb. 25.—The persistence of
Premier Giolitti in hushing the bank scan
dal produced a scene of rare contusion in
the Italian Chamber of Deputies Thursday.
Ex-Premier Criapi's speech in favor of in
vestigating the trade in votes carried on by
the oablnet in collusion with the Bank of
Rome, was followed by an uproar, which
the French chamber has not equaled.
Deputy Colojnnni rose as the uproar sub
sided, and began hie speech by asking:
“Have the honorable gentlemen in tbe min
istry no shame?” He got no further, as a
howliug mob of deputies gathered around
bim, some shouting defiance and others
cheering. Some demanded apologies; a
dozen cried, ‘ ‘No apologies to thieves.”
CRISPI DENOUNCES GIOLITTI.
Three deputies pushed their way forward
to the ministers and denounced Slg. Grim
aldi, minister of finance, aud Premier Gto
littl, as corruptionists and wreckors of the
banks of issue. Not. until the powerful
form of ex-Premier Rudini was seen mov
ing forward from the rear of the chamber
could even the seinblauoe of order be re
stored. Ilis attack upon Premier Gio
litti, not fully reported outside of
Rome until this morning in consequence of
the activity of tho censors. The attack made
tbe premier quail. “The mau who wishes
to wait three months before clearing his
honor, Slg. Giolitti,” said he, “will uot see
the end of three months as a oablnet minis
ter.” The avowal of Sig. Crispi that
Premier Giolitti has counteuanoed the use
or bauk money for buying up deputies for
vears is regarded generally as no exaggera
tion.
NOTES STILL OUTSTANDING.
Premier Giolitti is believed to hnvo notei
given In the last general election still out.
standing. They wero accepted by the Bank
of Rome to the amount of 800,000 lire end
the proceeds wore spent in getting the sup
port of muu who now support the govern
ment in fighting off tho parliamentary in
vestigation which would bury both tbam
aud tbe cabinet under tbe same disgrace.
Wero it not for those janizaries the present
cabinet could not last a (lay longer. The
postponement of action by the government
for three mouths was made for the
purpose of giviug Sig. Giolitti and his
colleagues time to redeem their notes, cover
their tracks, and get things generally ship
shape so that then a parliamentary com
mittee may do its worst without being able
to discover wUo gave aud who took bribes.
As both Slgs. Crisp and Rudini are deter
mined to thwart this conspiracy against
justice, the Italian chamber is likely to be
the scene of riotous demonstrations against
the cabinet in the next two weeks.
PANAMA CANAL FIGURES.
Report of tbe Accountant Appointed
by tbe Government.
Paris, Feb. 25.—M. Floret, the govern
ment aooountaut appointed to examine the
aocounts of the Panama Caual Company,
reports that the total amount received by
contractors for real and alleged work on
anil supplies for the canal was 462,620,004
francs. Of this amount 102,358,444 franoa
represent labor alleged to have been paid
for according to the roil of wages and earns
expended on various undertakings. Iu the
absence of vouchers it is impossible to ascer
tain whether tne labor ani other operations
charged for were actually executed. The
American Dredging Company's charges for
its operations, plant, etc., amount to 69,-
395,896 francs. No vouchers or documents
are obtainable whereby the profits of the
contractors could be estimated. The com
pany of Krenoh engineers declares its ex
penditures and operations and plant to have
been 36,398,810 francs. This account os
tensibly shows a loss of 6,142,955 francs.
A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL.
M. Floret points out tbat this includes al
lotments and commissions to the Hocleta
Denote et Comtes Courant, of whioh Charles
do Lesseps and Henri Cottu were directors.
Another contractor received 76,211,002
francs, on which tbe admitted profit was
20,723,285 francs. Charles de Laesepa and
Henri Cottu again sharing in the profits as
directors of the societe depots. Another
firm obtained 50,853,94-4 francs, of which
11,487,381 francs was admitted to be purely
profit, divided between the firm and the
principal financial agent of the Panama
Canal Company.
Still another oontracto rrecei ved 37,627,836
francs, the clear profit on which was 12,-
313,382 francs. M. Eiffei’s charges for
operations and plants amounted to 73,653,-
226 francs, on whioh the net profit waa 38,-
073,455 francs. M. Floret calculates tbe
total traceable profits of contractors at 77,-
747,504 francs. The names of all the firms
spoken of In the report are to be published
with the report of the committee on in
quiry of the Chamber of Deputies.
The Celletiin ohargee the government
with suppression of figures in M. Floret’s
report, which has been obtained for pub
lication without the sanction of the author
ities.
HOME RULE ON A BOOM.
The Uladstonlan Policy Indorsed at
the Polls.
London 1 ! Feb. 25.— Several straws have
shown in tbe last week that tbe wind is
blowing favorably for the home rule bill.
On every division in tbe bouse the Glad
stonians have more than held their own, to
the intense disgust of the tory editors, who
continue to thunder against the whips for
not rallying tbe full strength of the union
ist opposition. Another subjeot of Glari
stoniau rejoicing has been tbe wlnniug of
the Cirencester seat in tbe house. The
victory is all the more significant aa
Harry Lawson,the tiladstonian candidate, is
personally so unpopular tbut ha had under
gone a series of mortifying defeats in other
constituencies. He aas opposed, moreover,
by a popular torv who was supported
unanimously by tbe liquor men. Despite
these handicaps Mr. Lawson secured a ma
jority 242. As the canvass was made almoat
entirely on the borne rule issue and con
temporaneously with the home rule donate
in the house, there oan be no doubt that tne
result was a popular indorsement of tbe
home rule policy. ,
ALLAN’B HOT SPEECHES.
In Gatehead the home rule question bad
been discussed by Mr. Allan, tbe Gladetoo
iau candidate ohosen Friday, with the ut
most vigor. In a speech on .Saturday night
be gave a fair specimen of bis uncompro
mising soorn of the tory programme when
be denounced the Ashburne seta as a sham
and farce, described the landlords in tbe
land as a paok of robbers and proclaimed
his conviction tbat tbe House of Lords must
be abolished within three yoars. After all
these declarations Mr. Allan was able to
treble the Gladstone majority. Both elec
tions hove been interpreted by the liberals I
to mean that Mr. Uladstouo has gained I
strength greatly ainoe the introduction of j
the borne rule bill, and in view of the event)
lu question, both in and nut of the House of
Commons, there is little doubt that the
prospects of the home rule bill are brighter
than its best friends dared hope three weeks
ago.
OHhMANVa NEW PARTY.
The Agrarian Combine to Bea Polit
ical Power in the Fatherland.
Berlin, Feb. 35.—Emperor William was
present at an official dinner given last night
by Dr. von Boettisher, secretary of the Im
perial home office and representative of the
chancellor. The emperor led the oon versa
tlon. which was devoted to the absorbing
topic in political oircles-the formation of a
great agrarian party. Chancellor von
Caprivi was the only minister who was
not present at the banquet. The emperor,
in offeriug a toast to the absent chan
cellor, alluded to his sacrificing
his personal feelings to serve
the state, and to hit fidelity
to his emperor in such terms as inspired the
conviction among his hearers that Chan
cellor von Caprivi will not be driven from
office when the emperor shall have been
forced to sueoumb before an overwhelming
defeat of the imperial policy. The agrarian
coalitions, while affecting loyalist reverence
for the emperor, praotloally demands a
radical change in the imperial poiioy. Tile
strength of the agitation led by the farm
era’ league develops daily. Wince the agra
rian league formulated its programme
every day has seen additions to it from
kindred interests.
A STRONG COMBINE.
The congress of German agriculturists
ana the peasants’ league, with 40,0(A) mem
bers of the financial and economic reform
union and the bimetallic association, have
successively announced their full agreement
with the objects of theagrarlau league. The
wire pullers behind all these associations are
the same, but as to the stage changes differ
ent persons appear in the scene. The plot
tends to one denouement —the overthrow of
Chancellor von Caprivi, protection of
the agricultural Interests and return to
bimetallism. The leaders of the coalition
already feel powerful enough to deolare
that nothing short of reversal of the whole
poiioy of the government will ever content
them. Ae the emperor cannot be expected
to assent to their demands, the party alms
at dissolution of the Ketclistag at the earliest
possible day. Formidable in Itself, the
coalition is further fortified by a union with
the anti-Semitics,
RESOLUTION OF THE PEASANTS’ LEAGUE.
The peasants' league, iu agreeing to dis
solve ami merge itself into the agrarian
league, passed a resolution declaring that
the agrarian interests must consolidate so
os to present a bold and united front to
radicalism, socialism and Judaism.
The resolution found a hundred
fold echo throughout the country. The
freisinnige press at first treated the
movement with pretended contempt. The
agitation is obviously pointed to he dis
cussed otherwise than seriously. An elec
tion at Leigenitz, hitherto a stronghold of
the feislnnige )>ariy, giving at the Use pre
ceding election only I lid voter to the anti-
Heimtio candidate, nearly resulted ou Tues
day last in a frolslnnlge defoat.
ELECTED ON PREJUDGE.
Herr Hortwig, an advocate, who was the
anti-Hemitlo candidate, reosived upward of
5,000 votes against 11,000 cast for the fret
sinuige candidate. Herr ilertwig’s sole claim
to the votes of (he electors was that he was
counsel for Hooter Ahlwardt In the recent
llbal suit brought against that noted autl-
Wemitiu He owed his heavy poll to
tho conservative votes. A reballot is neces
sary and this will probably result la tbe re
turn of the freissmnige candidate. In tbe
meantime the enormous decrease In the anti-
Semitic vole has dismayed the liberals, who
regard their chances as second In the less
hopeful districts. Theemjieror Is foliowihg
the movement with close attention. He di
rected Herr I.uconus, the chief of his pri
vate cabinet, to send trusted agenU to at
tend the agrarian meetings and to telegraph
reports from various centors of the country.
IHBMAKCK IN TUB SWIM.
I’rlnou Bismarck I* in tbe closest touch
with the agrarian leaders. He has re
sponded to expressions of devotion sent to
him from a number of meetings with as
surances that be Is in full sympathy with
the agrarian agitation. Tbe Hamburger
haehnchten, In a series of articles obviously
Inspired by Prince Bismarck, inoitee the
leaders of the movement hot to abate their
attacks upon the government, and prediota
their eventual triumph.
AHLWARDT RELEASED.
Rctor Ahlwardt was released from the
Ploetensee jail yesterday, bis sentence hav
ing expired. HU release was made the
occasion of a demonstration by the antl
,Semitic's. Herr Hertwig and Herr Weiner,
members of the Reichstag, denounced the
Hebrews in the usual violent manner of tbe
anti-Semitics. Rector Ahlwardt was heartily
cheered ui>on declaring that ho was pre
pared to forfeit bis liberty again, if by so
doing be could only hasten tbe deliveranoe
of the fatberlaud from tbe loathsome
plague of Judaiun. Rector Ahlwardt took
Lis seat in the Reichstag to-day.
CKNTKUIBTS CELEBRATE THE JUBH.EE.
The centerists celebrated tbe pope’s ju
bilee with a banquet at the Hotel Kalser
koff, Prince Anton von Radzlwili presiding,
Thu health of tbe pope was toasted with
fervent enthusiasm. Telegrams lrom Herr
Ballestiem, tbe centerlet envoy, state .that
the pope has indorsed tbe party’s poiioy in
the Reichstag, making centerUt support of
tbe army bill dependent upon the govern
ment permitting the recall of the Jesuits.
The bill has been banging in
committee since November, The
ceuter party will now give quicker
moveinout to tbe proceedings, with a view
to tbe proposal for the recall of the Jesuits
being accelerated in the Reichstag. Hith
erto the centerist, however, did support the
agricultural movement. If the govern
ment opposes the return of the Jesuits,
many members of tbe party will unhesita
tlngiy coalesce with those supporting that
movement. In the meanwhile a most
friendly feeling toward tbe Catholics pre
vails in official quarters.
A HOLD CHAZd) IN ALABAMA.
Bllver Also Dlaoovered in True Fis
sure Seams.
Chattanooga, Feb. 35.— A special to the
Times from Manchester, Ala., says gold
and silver have been discovered In true As
sure seams on Short and Town creeks, in
Marshall county, Alabama. Silver nuggets,
Eure enough to be malleable, are found.
ixperienced prospectors from tbe Rockv
mountains were working quietly until tbe
citizens learned tbe truth. The excitement
is liiteuee,
DEATH IN TUB PRIZE RING.
A Fatal Blow Dealt by a Feather-
Weight at San Francisco.
Ban Francisco, Feb. 25,— William
Miller of Barrsmento and Dal Hawklne of
San Franolaco, feather-weight pugilists,
fought for a purse at tbe PaciAo Athletic
Club last night. Hawkins won in the fif
teenth round, landiDg a terrific blow which
knocked Miller unconscious, and which ro
nulted in his death this morning. Hawkins
and bis seconds are in jail, pd offiosrs ore
looking for the others who took part in the
tight.
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A KUMI'US IN A COLLEGE.
BTDDENTS EXPELLED FOB FOOIs
INQ A FIFE) DEPARTMENT.
The Boya Burned Mattreaeea and
Other Articles cn the Campus and
laughed at the Firemen When They
Turned Out In Answer to an Alarm-
Petitions lor a Revocation of the Ex
pulsion Circulated Among the Citi
zen".
Columbia, 8. C., Feb. 25.—There is
trouble at the South Carolina College over
the recent demonstrations by the students
after the February examinations, and to
day a climax was reached, when the faculty,
after thorough investigation and several
meetings, suspended eleven students, nins
others being admonished by the president.
The offense of the students was the burning
of some mat trest.es and other articles ou tbs
campus, causing tbe fire department to
oomo and be laughed at by the students.
The students claim that the fire alarm was
rung by some outsider, and that la
building the bonfires they were
following e harmless Inherited custom.
The three ring loaders were suspended for
the rest of this year. Of tbe senior class
two are suspended and two were ad
monished. All the classes except the fresh
man lone men. Only four meu are left la
tbe junior class. There has been a good deal
of excitement among some of the students,
who declare that they will resign, alleging
that tbe faculty was partial in its action
and was P allying to the state administra
tion. It Is stated that the faculty were re
quested by the police authorities to take
action. There is, however, muoit
sympathy for the students, and a
petition asking that the sentences be re
voked was signed by several hundred par
sons this afternoon. All the students are
wearing crape on the lapel of their coata and
will attend cOurch with theee mourning sig
nals Hying. Gov. Tillman said that be kuew
nothing of the fuots iu the case, but if tha
faculty had acted with a view to showing
the students that they were in the saddla
and had hold of tbe lines and intended to
enforce discipline, he thought they wara
perfectly right. Tbe general opluion ia
that though the boys may havo lieen indis
creet they were aotuated only by a spirit ot
fun.
AN IRON MILL COMPANY FAILS.
The Corrode and Bayler Company in m
Receiver's Hands.
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 25.— A sensa*
tlou was caused late this afternoon by tha
announcement that the Cofrode & Bay
ler Company, incorporated, and controlling
tbe Reading rolling mills, was Insolvent)
and that receivers had been applied for by
some of the principal creditors of the com
pany. Shortly before 3 o'clock counsel for
the company appeared in tbe protho
notary’s office of the common pleas
No. 2 and filed a bill in equity on be
half of a number of creditors of Cofrode Sc
Hayler, Incorporated, asking for tbe ap
pointment of are elver, and also tor a de
cree declaring the corporation insolvent.
The court took immediate notion and after
bearing the statements of tbe counsel ap
pointed as receivers Joseph H. Cofrode aud
william F. Harrity. Mr. Cofrode is tho
vice president of the Cofrode and Bayler
corporation, as well as vice president of the
Reading Rolliug Mill Company.
THE HEAVIEST CREDITOR.
The president of both corporations, Fran
cis H. Nayler, Is the heaviest wno
signed the bill of application for a receiver
ship, his olaim being in round numbers
$300,000. It was said that the same motive
Impelled the seeking of this receivership as
was imputed to the application for the
Reading railroad receivers, voluntary ac
tion on the part of the management to save
tbe corporation from a general raid of cred
itors, and to secure the best administration
of its assets In a settlement or reorganization.
Tbe court has tired the bonds to be furnished
by the receivers at $150,000 each. The
receivers were empowered to continue the
oi>erations of the works and the business
will go on as usual. Tbe downfall of the
two corporations carried with them tbe Iron
firm of J. F. Hailey & Sons.
A SPEAKER DISBARRED.
He Will Probably be Expelled From
tbe Legislature as Well.
Memphis, Turn,, Feb. 25.— Judge Estes
handed down a decision to-day disbarring
Speaker Ralph Davis of the Tennessee
legislature from practicing as an attorney
In the oourts of Tanuesseo. Four weeks ago
a story was printed which caused tbe aotioo
of the oourt to-day. Nathan Simon was a
bondsman in the sum of $5,000 for Jacob
Lachman, charged with arson. Bachman
Usd and Simon secured Speaker Davis’ t-erv
ioes to get tbe bond reduced. It Is alleged
that Mr. Speaker Davis paid SI,OOO into
the court but told Simon he had paid $2,250
and collected from him $3,750. Whets
Simon iearued the truth he made a motion
to disbar Speaker Davis, and to-day it wa*
sustained; that Speaker Davis in tbe mean
time bad procured tbe indictment of tba
editors of tbe paper which printed tbe
story for criminal libel and sued for $5,0u0
damagee. It is probable that he will be
deposed as speaker of tba legislature and
expelled from the assembly.
A CONDUCTOR BHOT.
A Negro Mistook Him for a Conductor
Who Bad Put Him Off.
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 25.—Lee Smith,
conductor of au eleotrlo street oar, was
shot to-night by a negro and painfully, and
possibly dangerously, wounded. It appear*
that while Smith had gone to supper an
other conductor, who bad taken his place,
put tbe negro off the oar for
disorderly comluct. Tbe negro after
ward waylaid the oar and shot Smith,
who, in the meantime, had resumed bis
place os tbe regular conductor. The weapon
used was a shotgun charged with ducksbot.
Smith was wounded in the head ami
shoulder. He returned tbe Are with a pistol,
firing twice, but the negro escaped unburl
and has not yet been captured.
BUNK IN A COLLISION.
A British Steamer Sent to the Bottom
by a German Bark.
London Feb. 25.—The British steamer
Cincora, plying between London and tbe
Mediterranean, was sunk off Dun gen ess at
2:30 o'clock this morning by a collision with
tbe German bark Lake Ontario. The third
engineer and Aroman of the Cincora wera
drowned. Tbe Cincora wa* a small vessel
of 8b tons. Her last port of arrival in the
Mediterranean was Valencia. The Lake
Ontario wa* commanded by Capt. Oltmano,
and arrived at Rotterdam from Savannah
in October last and at the time of the col
lision was on a voyage to Java. The Lake
Ontario lost her jtbbuom in tbe accident and
is now being towed back to London.