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/ THE MORNING NEWS.* "1
j ESTABLISHED 1880. INCORPORATED ISBB. >
J. H. ESTILL, President. J
SHOTS IN A COURT HOUSE
TH® SON of a murdered man
SHOOTS HIS SLATER.
yive Shots Fired and Two of Them
Took Effect—Death Expected to Fol
low the Wounds —The Wounded
Man’s Wife by His Side When He
Was Shot.
Nashville, Tenn*., March 13.—A ter
rible shooting affair occurred in the upjier
tail of the court house this afternoon.
Thomas Jones shot and probably fatally
wounded Joe Winters. Five shots were
fired, two of which took effect. One entered
just under the left shoulder in front, and,
ranking inward and backward, passed out
to the right of the spinal column. The
aeeond bullet passed through the fleshy part
of the right arm. The other three shots en
tered a bench near where Winters fell.
Some months ago one Jones, a toll gate
keeper, was shot from ambush and killed.
Andrew and Joe Winters were oharged with
the deed, arrested and iudioced and their
trial for the murder of Jones was set for
to-dey.
A FEUD.
There has been a long standing feud be
tween the Joneses and the Winterses and
several fights between them occurred before
the killing of old man Jones.
The court room was paoked with wit
nesses for the prosecution aud the defense.
Joe W Inters was charged with the mur
der and Andrew Winters with being an ac
cessory vo the deed. Joo Winters was re
leased from jail a few days ago on SIO,OOO
bond, but Andrew Winters was still con
fined in the jail.
When the cases were called In the crim
inal oourt to-day before Judge Anderson,
the lawyer of the defendants successfully
pressed a motion for a severanoe and then
the ' ases were continued until the next
term of court.
After the disposition of the cases Andrew
Winters was taken buck to jail, and Joe
Winters and his wife remained in the court
room to perfect his bond. Bv this time the
court room has been practically cleared,
those remaining in the room aud halls, num
bering not more than twenty people. The
lower hall, however, was filled with people
who had stopped there to discuss the devel
opments in the case.
JONES OPENS FIKB.
Finally, when Winters walked out of the
door and was trying to go down the stair
way, Thomas Jones, who was standing near
the head of the steps, opened fire on him,
using a double-action, hammerless pistol.
The shots were fired in rapid succession and
the reports created the wildest excitement.
The shots were Immediately followed by the
screams of Mrs. Winters, who stood over
the prostrate form of her husband, crying,
"Tom Jones shot him.”
Officer Prioe was about the first to reaoh
Jones. Officer Price was standing in the
court room behind the clerk’s desk, and he
jumped over the railing and out of the door
just in time to see Jones fire the last shot.
Winters and others who witnessed the
shooting said that Winters fell at the sec
ond shot. It is thought that the shot
through the arm was inflicted after Winters
had fallen. Witnesses say that Jones did
not say a word to Winters as they passed
each other in the hall.
After the shooting Jones was standing at
the head of the stairwav with his pistol in
his hand. Officer Price had hold of his arm.
Several men in an excited manner ran up
to Jones and cried: "Don’t let him esoape.”
To the cries Jonps, in a self-possessed man
ner, said: "I am not going to escape. I
know what I have done and have no wish
to flee.”
Jones was at onoe taken to jail by Officer
Price and Deputy Sheriff McCampbell.
James Bondurant, who wasstanding near
Winters, was struck in the groin by one of
the stray bullets and quite severely
wounded, though his condition is not
thought to be very dangerous.
Winters was taken to the city hospital.
STRIKES OF THE ANN ARBOR MEN.
The Boycott Rifted by the Other
Roads Tending a Conference.
Toledo, March 13.—The boycott on the
Ann Arbor road was ordered lifted this
morning pending a conference with the
officials of the oompany, who have con
tented to listen to the men. Thirteen con
necting lines here were served with injunc
tions issued by the United States circuit
Court restraining them from refusing
to extend to the Ann Arbor
Railway Company the same
equal facilities for interchange of traffic of
interstate business between said railway
company as are enjoyed by other railway
companies, end from refusing to reoeive
froinsaid Ann Arbor Rail way Company cars
hilled from points in one state to points in
snother state.
The Ann Arbor company also brought a
body of Boyd’s detectives from Detroit to
guard the yards and trains this morning,
but in oonsequence of the lifting of the
boycott by the strikers their services are
hot required.
A BIG FAILURE AT BOSTON.
The Liabilities $1,500,000 and the As
sets $3,000,000.
Boston, March 13.—The Atkinson House
Furnishing Company, with fourteen
branches in other New England cities, has
made an assignment to Charles F. Libby of
■ortland and Costello C. Converse of Bos
ton. President Isaac H. Atkinson says the
liabilities are $1,500,000. The assets are
estimated at $3,000,000. The trouble is
caused by the stringency of the money
market and inability to meet a oall loan on
Saturday. Last year the company did a
business of $3 000,000. Presideut Atkinson
says the firm will probably pay its debts in
mil. While the greatest portion of the in
debtedness is to firms in Boston and vicinity,
there are a number of creditors in New
lork, Philadelphia and Chicago.
AN ENGINE BLOWN OP.
TRe Fireman and a Brskeman In
stantly Killed.
Hartford, Conn., March 18.—Locomo
tive No. 320, of the Philadelphia, Reading
and New England railroad, exploded at St.
Flrno, N. Y., ten miles west of the Pough
bridge, this morning. George A.
bhufeldt, fireman, of this city, and Horace
Lambert, a brakeman, of Bangor, N. Y.,
ere instantly killed, and Engineer James
-lannlgan of this city was frightfully in
jured. The engine was making its first trip
oer having been thoroughly repaired in
*be shops here.
A Fatal Explosion In a Mina.
J'onnellrv.lle. Pa., Maroh 13.—An
occurred early this morning in
r , " hltsett mine of the Rainbow and
mie° Corn P®nv near Perryopolia. Ten
the er ® w °re injured, five fatally, including
b m ' D8 boss. The explosion was caused
th ® f>art F of miners, who were inspecting
mine, in some manner firing a body of
TERMINAL'S CENTRAL STOCK.
The Seligmans File a Separate An
swer to the Charge of Fraud.
New York, March 13, —Jesse Seligman,
the well-known banker, and his brother,
James, who are Included as defendants in
the suit brought by the Richmond Termi
nal and West Point Railroad Company
against John H. Inman and others to re
cover $4,000,000 because of alleged fraud
in connection with the purchase of the
Georgia Central railroad, filed a separate
ans wer to the complaint of the Richmond
Terminal directors in the United States
olrcuit court to-day, They deny being
parties to the farming of a syndicate for
the purchase and control of the stock of
the Georgia Central company, or that
they employed D. Sohenk, S. H. Wiley
and Thomas Keogh to organize a corpora
tion under the laws of North Carolina to
receive the transfer of 40,000 shares of the
Georgia stook. They deny having reduced
the issued shares of the oapital of the Geor
gia Company to $12,000,000 by depositing
with the Central Trust Company 00,100
shares of the Georgia stock in place of
59,900 which has been used to create the
pool to float the etook for sale. It is ad
mitted that on Sept. 15, 1887, the defend
ants joined with others to purchase $4,000,-
000 of Georgia Central trust bonds at 95
per cent, of their par value, but
they deny knowing that the next year
the oompany was in financial trouble, or
that its balance sheet showing a dividend
was bogus. They also protest ignoranoe of
John H. Inman’s alleged plan to execute
and consummate a plan for disposing of
their alleged bonds and the stock of the
Georgia Company.
A FLOOD AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Several Furniture and Other Fac
tories Forced to Stop Work.
Grand Rapids, Maroh 13.—Grand river
is rising at the rate of 2 inches an hour to
night, aud at 11 o’clock was 16 feet 8 Inches
above the low water mark. The major
portion of South Grand Rapids, which is
built on flats, is inundated, and persons were
removed from their houses in boats. At
this point the river is a mile wide. The loss
will be heavy.
A portion of the city is in total darkness
to-night, the eleotric plant being partially
submerged.
Tbe Grand Rapids chair faotory, Michi
gan barrel works. Slow & Davis. Berky &
Gay, Masoh & Cos., and other furniture fac
tories have been forced to shut down, the
machinery being under water.
Comstock park, the finest racing grounds
lu tbe state, and one of the finest tracks in
the country, is Inundated.
All the factories at the north end report
heavy losses of logs aud lumber.
Many merchants report flooded basements,
and to-night gangs of men and teams are
working to save stocks.
Heavy rain is falling and great fears are
felt, as an ice jam is reported down the
river.
The Evening Press has been forced out
of its home.
BULLETS FLY IN COURT.
A Desperado on Trial for Murder Shot
by His Victim’s Son.
Nashville, Tenn., Maroh 13.—At 1
o’clock to-day, In the criminal court room,
Tom Jones shot and mortally wounded Joe
Winters, who was on trial for the murder
of Jones' father. Two shots, intended for
Winters, sti uck John Thorp in the throat
aud shoulder, seriously, If not fatally,
wounding him. Winters and a brother
assaulted Jones’ father at the Hermitage
toil-gate at midnight some two months ago,
calling him to bis door and shooting him
dead. The Winters were being tried to-day,
and, being desperadoes, had their gang here
to back them. A quarrel was forced on
young Jones by Winters, who tried to bluff
him from testifying. The court was in
session at the time aud Jones gave himself
up to Judge Anderson. Three shots struck
Winters.
LORING NOT SHOT.
Too Enterprising Newspaper Men
Sand Off a Report Prematurely.
Caddo, I. TANARUS., Maroh 13. — The report of
the execution of the Indian Loring by
shooting sent out from here Friday was in
oarreot. All the preparations for the execu
tion were complete and the sheriff told the
newspaper men there would be no reprieve.
There was then a ratee of correspondents to
get to the telegraph office, and while they
were on the way a mounted messenger
brought to the sheriff a reprieve for the
prisoner. Meantime, however, the story
of the execution had gone all over the
country, and it was not until late In the
afternoon that the newspaper men learned
that they had been premature fn announc
ing that Loring had been shot.
NEQROE3 LYNCH A MURDERER.
The Cu3prtt a Black Man and Hla Vio
t!m of tbe Same Color.
Memphis, Tenn., March 13. — Rufus Hay
wood, a colored planter, was assassinated
by Lee Walton, a notorious negro desperado,
Saturday night at Nitta Yuma. Miss. After
robbing bis victim Walion fled, but was
run down by bloodhounds and captured
yesterday morning. He was taken to Nitta
Yuma, where he was being guarded by the
sheriff until the arrival of a train for Roll
ing Fork, the county seat. Just before the
train arrived a mob of 500 negroes over
powered the sheriff and took the murderer
to tbe scene of his crime, where he was
banged to a limb and his body filled with
builete.
STRIKE OF THE ENGINEERS.
No Overtures for a Settlement Made
by the Oompany.
Toledo, 0., March 13.—A report having
reached here late last night that the Ann
Arbor engineers, through Chief Arthur,
were willing to deolare the strike off if the
oompany would meet its employee as indi
viduals and listen to thoir grievances, un
Associated Press representative saw T. W.
A- bley, president of the road, and Assistant
Chief Young-on of the brotherhood, who
stated positively that there was no truth
whatever in the report, end that the com
pany had made no overtures for a settle
ment.
An Error That Coats Thousands.
Washington, March 13. —During the
last session of oougress $37,000 was appro
priated, with whiob to pay employes of the
bureau of engraving and printing and to
meet incidental expenses during the present
tigeal year. It has just been discovered
that the engrossed bill signed by President
Harrison only carried $37. The clerical
error cannot be rectified until congrees
again convenes.
A Compress Burned.
Denison, Tex, Maroh 13.—The Den
ison compress burned to the ground this
morning with about 900 bales of cotton
and twenty box cars. The compross be
longed to 'the Missouri. Kansos and Texas
Railroad Company. The total loss is about
$150,000. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, I8<):i.
A JOKE ON CLEVELAND.
ONE OF THE CALLERS FAILED TO
RECOGNIZE HIM
When Introduced a Professor From
Kentucky Asked “What Is the
Nims"- I The President's Position In
the Appointment of Editors to Fed
eral Positions Senator Murphy
Calls Attention to the Power of Or
ganization.
Washington, March 13. —Although so
many of the office-seekers have gone away
discouraged by the announcement of the
administration’s appointment rules, tbe
President and all the members of tbe cabi
net had almost as many oallers to-day as on
any day last week, after the Inauguration
crowd had left.
Secretary Hoke Smith gave a premonition
of the action wbioh tbe President and the
other members of the cabinet will shortly
take when he announced to-day that here
after he will receive personal calls only be
tween the hours of 10 and 1 o’clock, or on
cabinet days, 10 and 11 o'clock.
President Cleveland told five Missouri
congressmen, headed by Representative
Dockery, who called to ask to-day about
the editor rule, that he did not mean to dis
criminate against the newspaper men, but
simply not to repeat what was oharged
during tbe campaign as to ‘ ’subsidizing tbe
press” under the last administration. He
will give a newspaper man tbe same chance
that any one else has, but will not duplicate
tbe appointment of editors as editors, and
especially in the diplomatic service.
A FUNNY INCIDENT.
A funny incident enlivened the some
what monotonous reception of congressmen
and office-seekers at the white house to-day.
Representative Breckinridge of Kentucky
brought up an old friend, Prof. Morris
Kirby, to introduce him to tbe President.
They were shown into the reoeption room,
and Mr. Breckinridge made the introduc
tion. As the professor took Mr. Cleve
land’s baud he said to the President,“What
is the name!” The laughter which greeted
this sally somewhat astonished the old
Kentuckian, but when tbe situation was
explained to him he retrieved himself by
saying, “Well, Mr. President, I did not
recognize you beoause you do not seem to
be as large us your pictures make you,” at
which the President agaiu smiled.
One of the first of the President’s callers
was Senator Murphy of New York. He
had a pleasant visit. Its purpose was merely
to introduce Editor Francis of the Troy
Times, tbe ex-minister to Austria, and his
graudson. The grandfather simply desired
to pay his respeots and the boy wanted Mr.
Cleveland’s autograph, which he got.
TUB POWER OF ORGANIZATION.
Senator Murphy’s attention was oalled to
the surprisingly small number of applicants
for office who had yet mode their appear
ance from New York, the largest state of
the union. “That shows the power of
organization,” replied Mr. Murphy. “New
York will be beard from at the proper
time. Instead of having every Tom, Dick
and Harry running down here to Washing
ton and bothering tbe life out of tbe Presi
dent. the leaders of the party in New York
will decide upon the men whom they desire
to have appointed to positions in the federal
employ, and whose appointment they think
will benefit the party most. These names
being decided upoh the men will come on to
Washington, present their papers aud will,
if necessary, be lutroduoed to the President.
Yes, organization is a great thing.”
CALLERS FROM GEORGIA.
Speaker Crisp saw the President and in
troduced T. W. Rucker, who wants to be
district attorney of the Northern district of
Georgia; Col. Blaokburn of Atlanta, who
would like a foreign mission, and Lindsay
Johnson of Rome, who would take a consul
ship. Senator Colquitt came to the
white house and was brought up on
the private elevator to pay bis
respeots to CSthe President, after
ward appearing in his rolling chair on the
floor of the Senate and being wheeled to his
desk, where he remained till the Senate ad
journed, reminding those who saw him of
Alex H. Stephens in his rolling chair on the
floor of the House during his last years of
service, or of Oliver P. Morton,|who used to
limp to the desk which Senator Colquitt
now has and which then had a rest espe
cially for Senator Morton to lean on as he
spoke.
MORE ABOUT THE EDITORS.
By the Associated Press.
W ashington, March 13. —Reports that
President Cleveland has told congressmen
that he did not intend to appoint newspaper
men to office for the reason that he might
be accused of subsidizing the press, does not
hold good. Congressmen Dockery, De Ar
mond, Cobb, Burns and Morgan of Mis
souri, called upon the President to-day for
the express purpose of ascertaining the
truth about the “no journalists need apply”
rule. Mr. Dockery asked; Mr. Cleveland
point blank whether it were true or not
that he had discriminated against news
paper men, and the answer came jus; as
straight as the question, that there was no
such intention.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
From this and other statements made by
the Presideut the delegation went away
satisfied that the story had arisen through
some misconstruotion of other statements,
and Representative Dockery is very firmly
convinced that the report arose from a le
mark attributed to Postmaster General Bls
sel In substanoe that he would not give
postofflees to editors, and Postmaster Gen
eral Bissefi’s statement to Representative
Dockery amounted only to this: That be
would not give fourth-claßs postmaster
ships to men who oould not give their whole
attention to the work of the office, and this
rule would apply to everybody, including
editors who would not relinquish their other
business while transacting that of the gov
ernment. Several newspaper men were
among those who called at
the white house this morning in the inter
est of their applications. One of these was
Charles H. T. Taylor of Kansas City, Kan.,
a oolored man who edits a newspaper.
He came with Senator Martin who spoke a
good word for his candidacy for recorder of
deeds of the District of Columbia.
GEORGIANS PAY THEIR RESPECTS,
Speaker Crisp brought T. W. Rucker,
Col. Blackburn of Atlanta and Lindsay
Johnson of Rome, ail applicants for ofiloe.
Messrs. Blackburn aud Johnson want
a foreign mission and oonsulate,
respectively. while Mr. Rucker as
pires to the district attorneyship for
the Northern district of Georgia. There
was a noticeable falling off in the number
of visitors who saw the President to-day,
but the crowd was still of fair size. At 1
o’clock President Cleveland held a public
reception in the east room. Several hun
dred people attended,
in view of the difficulties encountered by
senators and members in meeting the wishes
of their constituents es to executive ap
pointments the members of tbe Alabama
delegation have come together and adopted
the following programme, which it it
thought will be followed by tbe delegations
from other states.
l’ian of tbe Alabama senators and represen
tatives to secure harmony and fairness in mak
ing rcoommenJations for appointments lo
offices in Alabama to be filled bv the President.
Mary good mm and sta- eh democrats are
applicants for the several aftloes lu Alabama to
be tilled by presidential appointment, and most
of them have oailed upon each of us, the seua
tors and representatives from the state,for rec
ommen lation. Me do not assume to dictate
such appointments, but feel that we should not [
a.togeth r refuse to make recommendations
therefor, and that It Is belt for us in the interest
of harmony, fairness and prompt action to
unite in doing so upon a basis that will give '•
such weight as may be accorde .to our indorse
meut to men of uuuuestioned dines- aud faith
ful democratic service and who snail be appor
tioned over the state. With tnatend in view
we shall meet at the capltol in Washington on
Tuesday, March BS, and unless the conditions
then existing shall tie such as to satisfy us that
such action will not secure the harm uy which
we now believe will result from it, we shad then
consider fairly, fully anil oarefuily all apphoa
tious that have heretofore been or may up to
that day be submitted to us for such joint
recommendation, together with all the papers
filed in support of each such application aud
shall act upon the same.
SMITH’S LOAD OF WORK.
l4is Department One of the Moat Im
portant In the Government.
Washington, Maroh 13.— At the interior
department, ns at tbe other departments,
there was a falling off to-day in tbe number
of callers. Secretary Hoke Smith sees all
who call and gives each as much time as he
can spate. He is just now devoting much
of bis attention to systematizing matters,
and in a short time be expects to know
some of tbe details of his great department,
which is undoubtedly tbe most important
in the executive branch of the government.
One of bis Important bureaus is that of
pensions, where the disbursements last year
aggregated over $140,000,000. In this work a
clerical force of neai ly 2,000 is kept con
stantly employed.
As oun be readily imagined this bureau
needs constant attention by tho bead of tbe
department aud Secretary .Smith will very
soon make it his business to look into the
methods of doing the pension business, and
if there are reforms needed, as has often
been contended, he will apply the remedy
and that speedily. One of Secretary Smith’s
characteristics is a desire to kuow about
things for which he is responsible, and it is
believed that before very long he will have
gained sufficient knowledge to enable him
to administer the affairs of his department
w ithout depending too much upon his sub
ordinates. Thou there is the Indian bureau,
whioh controls all Indian affaire, their sup
plies, reservations, all allotments, treaties,
education, etc.
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
The general land office is another im
portant bureau of the interior department
and has direct charge of the nublio land
and the administration of the settlement
laws. There are many million aores of
uublio land in each of the far western states
and to interpret tbe public land laws, deoldo
the conflicting claims of rival settlers and
keep the government from being robbed of
public lands by false affidavits requires
vigilanoe and more than ordinary legal
ability.
The patent office Is another bureau of the
interior department and questions involv
ing millions of dollars are oonstautly being
deoided by the commissioner.
The director of the geological survey.
United States commissioner of railroads
and United ntates commissioner of educa
tion are also under the direction of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
Yesterday the secretary was not at his
office, and it is not thought that he will make
it a uraotioe of working on Sunday or per
mitting others to do so.
The secretary has issued an order an
nouncing that hereafter he will receive
visitors between the hours of 10 o’clock
a. m. and Ip.m., except Tuesdays and Fri
days, which are cabinet days, aud on cabi
net days from 10 o’clock a. m. to 12 m.
HOURS OF MAIL CARRIERS.
The Supreme Court Hands Down a
Declelon on the Subject.
Washington, March 13.—The United
States supreme court to-day af
firmed the judgment of the court
of claims in favor of the letter
oarriers in the coses of Aaron S. Post and
Frank Gales against the United States.
T hese cases arose under the act prescribing
eight hours as a day’s work for letter car
riers. It was contended by the letter oar
riers that the postoffice department in con
struing that act had violated its intent and
purpose and was requiring more labor from
them than was contemplated. In the
Gales case the question was whether or not
the eight hour provision, as applied
to letter carriers, meant an average of eight
hours a day for a month, the department
holding that any deficit in eight hours on
Sundays or other days could be Hot olf
against the excess over eight hours on other
days. The oourt rules that this cannot be
done, and that the carriers aro entitled to
extra pay for any overtime on uny single
day.
In the Post case the position taken by tbe
United States was that the eight hours should
consist of the time employed in the actual
distribution and collection of the mail, aud
that the carriers oould not recover extra
pay for other service within the postoffico
suffered by them In connection with duties
imposed on them by a postmaster. The
court holds that this position Is untenable
ana that carriers aro entitled to extra pay
for over eight hours’ work under such cir
cumstances. Justice Brown rendered the
opinion.
CAUCUS OF THE BENATORB.
The Committee List to Be Submitted
This Morning.
Washington. March 13.—Immediately
after the adjournment of the Senate the
democratic oauous committee went into ses
sion for the purpose of revising aud putting
the finishing touches to the list of commit
tees, as agreed upon at the meeting Satur
day. A report will lie made to the lull oau
ous to-morrow morning, the caucus
having been called for 11 o’olook.
The oommittee spent tbe entire
afternoon in final arrangement of the
list and to avoid interruption of other work
the members had luncheon served in tbe
committee room. The ÜBt will not be made
public until It is approved by the oaucus
and turned over to the republican minority
in order that the remaining places on the
committees may be filled. The members
are pledged not to divulge the results of their
work until the report Is submitted, and they
say that meantime all statements touching
the composition of the committees must be
speculative and, as is apparent from the
lists published to-day, very largely luaccu
rate.
Customs Receipts.
Washington, March 13.—The oustoms
receipts are increasing, aud during the
month of Maroh it is anticipated that they
will foot up *IO,OOO,OXJ. For the first ten
days of this month the receipts at the port
of New York from customs have aggre
gated $4,200,000 against $3,905,000 for the
corresponding period last year.
No Nominations Made.
Washington, March 13.—N0 nomina
tions were received by the Senate from the
President to-day.
EXCITEMENT AT I’ARIS.
A CROWD IN COURT AT THE PAN- ]
AM A TRIAL.
The Prisoners Revived by the In
tense Interest Manifested in the
Case—Charles de Lceaepts Wears a
Look of Triumph—Mens. Cottu Again
Put on the Stand.
Paris, March 13.— The approaches to the
palais do justice were thronged to-day by
excited crowds. There has not been such
excitement in Paris since the beginning of
the Pauama scandal. The orowds wore
composed of all classes, from tho militant'
socialist to the wealthy merchant and tlnau
oier, and there wore ominous murmurs of
angry talk aud a menacing frown on the
faces of the lower classes In the throng that
reminded people of the days preceding tho
commune.
Tho oourt room was thronged with as
many as could obtain admittance. The
prisoners seemed themselves revived by the
interest which their case had awakened and
some thought that the features of Charles
de Lessep’s bore a look of triumph, while
even M. Baihut looked less crushed than at
any time previous Bince his pitiful confes
sion.
QOI.IAHD’9 STORY.
M. Goliard testified that he knew tbe
secretary of Henri Cottu and it was at the
initiative of the secretary that he saw
Police Commissary Nioolle, with the view
of effecting an arrangement between the
government and the Panama directors.
This interview led to the discussion which
took place between Mine. Cottu and
M. Soinoury, chief of the detective
department. The; witness said that he
acted entirely on his own responsibility In
bringing about the Interviews.
M. Bourgeois, late minister of justioe,
next took tbe stand amid murmurs of ex
citement on the part of the audience. M.
Bourgeois spoke with firmness aud energy,
and showed a disposition not to reserve any
thing that oould explain bis position toward
the Panama case and the defendants. He
emphatically repudiated all the insinuations
oontaiuod in the evidunoo of Mute. Cottu.
He donied having authorized anybody to
act in bis behalf. He suid that he had only
permitted Mine. Cottu to see her husband
from motives of humanity. “1 never heard
anything,” exclaimed M. Bourgeois,
“of the interviews between Mme.
Cottu and M. Hoinoury until
the statements wore made in court. “The
insinuations,” aried M. Bourgeois, earnestly,
“are simply infamous falsehoods. I never
gave any order calculated to induce of
flers of justioe to shirk tliolr duty or to do
anythlug contrary to law.” M. Bourgeois’
bold stand won loud applause. Ho said the
whole affair was the result of a maneuver,
the author of which lie did not know.
MMK. COTTU RBCALLKD.
Mme. Cottu waa recalled ami declared
that M. Goliard liad told her he would go
and se ■ M. Bourgeois in regard to her.
M. Goliard followed lime. Cottu on the
stand and oonUrmed her statement to the
effect that he had told her he would see M.
Bourgeois, '“but," he added, “nobody
authorized me to say so."
M. Bourgeois arose and exolalmed: “If
any one knows that I acted contrary to the
dictates of nonor, lot him speak.” At these
words the uproar in the audienoo was re
newed, many taking part with M. Bourgeois
and others with his accusers.
Judge Desjardins concluded that the
most effective way to allay the excitement
waste suspend the hearing, it took some
time, however, for the excitement to sub
side. When the hearing was resumed M.
Soinoury was recalled, lie made a long
statement to the effect that neither M.
Bourgeois nor any other minister was in
any way responsible for his Interview with
Mme. Cottu. lie himself bad originated
the idea of a conference with her,
and bad arranged the meeting
without communicating with his superiors.
For professional reasons he had deemed it
best to keep the matter sooret. He believed
that be was only doing his duty in trying
to get to the center of the scandal. The
charges that be bad threatened Mrno Cottu
or had promised her any favor in return
for information which she might give him
wore utterly false.
The Chamber of Deputies to-day by a
vote of 207 to 228 deolared its confidence in
and voted to support tho government. The
vote was taken after an exciting debate in
which M. Kibot, premier, and M. Bourgeois,
the late minister of justlco, took a leading
part as speakers in defense of the course
pursued by the government in reference to
the prosecution of the i'anama canal de
fendants. •
The session to-day In the ohamber was
one of the stormiest since the beginning of
the I'anama scandal. Diiorder prevailed
almost constantly throughout all tho
speeches. The president broke his paper
knife in rapping vainly for order, and
eventually was obliged to threaten the sus
pension of the sitting to obtain even
a semblance of order.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
An hour before tbe opening of the Cham
ber of Deputies to-day an excited crowd
bad gathered at tbe i’aiais Bourbon. When
the proceedings began the strangers’ gal
leries were full, and hardly u place on the
floor of the house was vacant. The absence
of M. Bourgeois, who was defending him
self on the witness stand In the assize oourt,
delayed the attack which the Boulanglsts
and royalists were ready to make upon the
government. Nobody, however, left the
chamber. AH sat patient and expectant,
awaiting the coming of the fallen minister
from the oourt room. Eventually M.
Bourgeois entered the chamber, and
amid perfect silence took his seat at
considerable distance from the ministerial
bench. Tho business In hand was speedily
finished and Armand Despres, republican,
deputy for tbe Heine, made the interpella
tion, of which he had already given notice,
concerning tho government’s knowledge of
M. Boinoury’s Interview with Mme. Cottu.
The necessity of a (rank statement was ap
parent to all- Had or had not tbe govern
ment instructed M. Soinoury In bis course
with Mme. Cottu? When M. Bourgeois,
pale, although self-possessed, walked to the
speaker’s tribune, the hush of expectancy
was almost painful. He began huskily but
quickly clearing his throat shouted:
‘■Those charges are absolutely false.
I have , ;bcen before tho court
and have answered everything. I now
have a right to hold up my head. There is
nobody to gainsay it." After tbe applause
and cheers had subsided M. Bourgeois re
peated much of the statement which he bad
just made in court.
THE PKKMIKH TAKES THE FLOOR.
M. Kibot said that M. Bourgeois had
vindicated his own honor. He himself
would now vindicate tho honor of tho
government. The story told by Mme. Cottu,
be said, when not false, was distorted. M.
Dou bet had told tbe premier that M. Soin
oury had been requested by an intermedi
ary to grant an interview to Mme. Cottu.
M. Soinoury had understood that lime.
Cottu wished only to ask that she might be
allowed to see her husband. M. Lou bet had
authorized M. Soinoury to receive
her, supposing that she had no other
business in view than arranging
to visit M. Cottu. Secondly, Mme.
Cottu had requested that she be allowed to
have on inter view with the prefect oi police.
Was this another subterfuge! Did this
woman wish to lay a trap for the prefect
also?
A storm of protestations of “Shame,"
and ” Falsehood” from Boulanglsts aud roy
alists rendered inaudible tho premier’s next
words.
Bouiangisl Deputy Millevoye, shaking
his list at M. Kibot, shouted, “Is that
French honor? I refuse 10 listen to such
calumnies against a woman. Your language
is a disgrace to the French tribune. Shame
yourself.”
During the applause and cheers following
this outbreak several other Boulanglsts rose
and. pointing at tbe premier, oalled upon
him to take back his words.
M. Kibot waited patiently until tbs dis
order passed, and then said he felt satisfied
"that the government had been remiss in no
duty.
Gustave Kovel, republican, deputy for
the Here, moved that the chamber. In a
determination to let justice take its course
and bring tho truth to light, approve tbe
declaration of the ministry. This motion
was accepted by M. Kibot, and passed by a
vote of 297 to 228.
GLADSTONE ILL.
Influenza Brought oji by Exposure to
the Night Air.
London, March 13.—Mr. Gladstone is
confined to his bod with a oold. Ho be
oarue indisposed while paying a visit to
Hampstead, about four miles from London
Saturday, and was slightly feverish. A
bulletin issued for publio information says
his illness is slight.
Mr. Gladstone dined with Lord Kimberly
Saturday and left on overheated dining
room at midnight to drive to the bouse of
his son Harry, in Hampstead. The air
was frosty anil Mr. Gladstone was chilled
through when he left the carriage. Besides
Mr. Gladstone, Mrs. Drew, her daughter,
and two of the household have tho Influ
enza. Mrs. Gladstone is attending her hue
hand constantly and refuses access to the
ministers and Mr. Gladstone’s personal
friends so as to lie able to preserve the ab
solute quiet ordered by Sir Andrew Clarke.
No News of the Naronlc.
London, March 13. —A dispatch from
Lisbon states that a mail steamer wbioh has
just arrived at Lisbon from tho Axores
brings no tidings of the missing White Star
line steamer N'aronio. The oillcials will not
abandon hope until after the arrival of the
next two mails from Azores, but the general
opinion among shippers is that the Naronlc
is lost.
Homo Rule Bill Postponed.
London, March 13. —In tho House of
Commons to-day, Sir William Vernon
llarcuurt, chancellor of Ibo exchequer,
announced that second reading of tliu
Irish home rule hill would be postponed un
til after Faster. The announcement was
received with cheers by the opposition.
Not to ba Impeached.
London, March 13.—After a long discus
sion this evening the House of Commons re
jected, by a vote of 2K7 to 250, T. W. Bus
sell's motion that the evicted tenants com
mission be impeached.
Fourteen Workmen Killed.
Berlin, March 13.—A building in tho
Sprudel strasso. Carlsbad, collapsed to-day
while twenty men were repairing it. Four
teen were killed.
SECRECY ABOUT GOLD.
No Information to Be Given Out by
tbe Treasury Department.
Washington, SI arch 18.— Secretary Car
lisle, by direction of the President, has In
structed the officials of the treasury depart
ment not to make public information re
garding tbe state of tho gold reserve and
the plans for keeping it intact. It is not in
tended to cuuoeal tUe actual figures of the
gold balance, wbioh would probably create
more alarm than to publish them, but to
prevent the publication of interviews with
subordinate officials, many of whom are
still republicans, and who know nothing of
the policy of the administration. Mr. Car
lisle declares that be does not Intend to dls
olose hie policy to anybody, but that
when the time comes he will act as he thinks
the publto interest demands. The publica
tion of proposed policies in advance in his
opinion iuvites criticism and gives an op
portunity to bankers and speculators which
they would not have if the aots of the de
partment were not disclosed until they were
accomplished facts. The gold reserve to
day stood at $12,521,779, and does not yet
inoludo the gold which wifi be transferred
to the credit of tho United States by the
national banks of Denver. The slight in
crease in the reserve, and the foot that no
exports are to take place this week encour
ages the President and secretary. One of
the iiuestious which is causing some discus
sion in the cabinet is the ability of the Sec
retary of the Treasury to require payments
of gold coin in return for bonds. Tho
opinion of Solicitor General Aldrich that
the bonds may be paid for and are redeem
able In coin silver as well as gold has beeu a
good deal discussed among financial men
here and Is regarded as having strong
ground to rest upon. It Is probable,
however, that Attorney General Olney will
he directed to make anew examination
of tbe question and that be may find that
the bonds should be offered and redeemed
in the ooin which was tbe only recognized
standard when tbe resumption act of 1875
was passed. Gold was then the standard of
value, silver having been demonetized by
the act of 1873, when It was at full parity
with gold and but little of It in circulation.
It will be possible to obtain gold for the
bond* by proper oontracts with purchasers
in any case, Out the administration would
prefer to proceed aocording to the law
rattier than by contracts imposing special
conditions.
GOLD MORE PLENTIFUL.
Western Bankers Still Shipping it In
Exchange for Notes.
Washington, March 13.— The treasury de
partment continues to receive offers of gold
from the west in exchange for small note*
for whioh there is at present an increasing
demand. Several of tbe offers of gold had
to be temporarily declined as it waa found
that the gold waa of light weight aud until
those who offered it made up the deficiency
in weight the government could not accept
it. The treasury department is advised
that no gold bos been engaged from the
New York sub-treasury for shipment to
morrow. Tbe next day for gold shipment
Is Friday and with the high rate of ex
change prevailing and tbe high rate that
money is now commanding no gold is ex
peoted to he exported even then.
A Day Without Nominations.
Washington, Maroh 13.—N0 nomina
tions were received by tbe Senate from the
President at to-day’s session. A number
bad been expected, but it is supposed that
they were withheld for the reason that they
could not he acted upon until tbe Benate
committees are appointed, so that there is
no real delay oaused by bolding them at
the white house, and the President will also
have an opportunity to make change* in
the list if need be.
{ DAILY, 810 A YEAR. )
1 5 CENT3 A OOPY. V
( WEEKLY |1 25 A YEAR. )
JOHNSON A BLACK DEMON
THE UDRDBR OF BIX PERSONS NOW
LAID AT HIS DOOR.
Charlestonians Link Him With the
Murder of the Haertels—He is
Known to Have Killed His Sister-in
law at August*--A Charleston Crime
Also Charged Against Him.
Charleston, H. C., March 13. —Oeoer
Johnson, the mulatto who Is in jal' here
charged with the double murder near Line
colnvllle lost week, seems to have a record,
it Is now thought tnut he is the man who
murdered Mr. and Mrs. Haertel in Savan
nah some years ago. The detail*
of tho murder were exactly similar to
those attending the double murder at Lin
colnville and also the murder of a whit*
storekeeper named Gardner in this city
about the sanio time. Mr. aud Mrs.
Haertel were murdered at night.
Mr. Haertel was killed while he was stoop
ing over a barrel of corn, and bis wife sub
sequently, and the bodies were then placed
side by side, tbe doors looked, aud the mur
derer disappeared, it was said that a
mulatto was subsequently seen crossing the
Savannah river in a boat to tbe South Caro
lina shore, and no arrests were made in
Savanuati. It was tome time after this that
Gardner was murdered in Charleston.
Thu circumstances of these three crime*
were all Identical. Johnson's butchery of
his sister-in-law in Augusta took plaoe
subsequent to those murders, and
previous to the butchery at
Lincolnville. Ue has been clearly Identi
fied as the Augusta murderer, and the de
teotlves think they have a clew to evident)*
to oonneot'bim with the Charleston mur
der. It begin* to look now as If the man
was possessed of a homicidal mania, and that
tbe list of his viotims is not yet all In. In
each of the murders credited to him tbe vic
tims were struck on the head, their bodies
fearfully mangled and in the cases of the
double murders tbe corpses laid out side by
side. The amount of articles stolen was In
each oaso trifling.
PLATT RESIGNS.
The Coal, Iron and Hallway Company
to Have u New President.
New York, March 13.— Ex-Senator
Thomas C. Platt offered hie resignation as
president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Kailway Company at a meeting of the
hoard of directors at No. 49 Broadway to
day. In a letter to the hoard be says: '•The
demands upon my time, in oonneotton with
other enterprises iu which I am engaged,
make it impossible to devote the care aud
attoutlon to tho business of your company
whioh your great interests require. It bat
been generally understood and expected
that when the plan of acquiring the two ad
ditional properties, namely, tbe De Bardot
alien ooal and iron property and the
Cababa coal mines, and increasing
the capital stock from $10,000,000
to 921,900,000 was perfected that
southern Interests in this company would be
controlling aud that they should be per
mitted to dictate the policy of the company
and manage Us affairs. In taking this step
1 have no intention of disposing of my hold
ings or abating my interest in the com
pany.”
11. F. De Bardelahon, who is to be the new
president, offered resolutions, which were
adopted, indorsing Mr. Platt’s administra
tion and asking him to retain tbe offioa
until tho annuui meeting at Tracey City,
Term., on April 4. Mr. De Uardelaben said
the company would build new and exten
sive steel works near Birmingham, Ala.
POOL ROOMS RAIDED.
Hupt. Byrnes Bound to Break Up the
Business In New York.
New York, March 13.—The police mad*
a raid on the pool room* to-day, closing
several and arresting a soore or more of th*
occupants. Supt. Byrnee says that tba
‘ ’commission” business is a pretense and
that the gambling was done in pool room*
instead of at tbe track. “If a single pool
room opens to-morrow,” said Supt. Byrnee,
“1 shall raid it, and I shall continue to do
so until stopped by au order of the court.”
“I will rip any pool room up the back
undertaking to open,” was one of Sup*.
Byrnes’ remarks. He added that he hoped
to bold the gamblers, no matter what tbeir
plea. He said that under the law pool
rooma are disorderly bouses, In that they ar*
the resort of idle,dissolute and vicious people.
The district attorney Is behind him to en
force the law. In all something like $2,500
in money and all the betting paraphernalia
in tbe raided room* are in possession of th*
police.
A FLOOD IN THE MOHAWK.
The Plants of Two Mlectric Companies
at Schenectady Flooded.
Schenectady, N. Y., March 13.—Last
night tbe ioe In the Mohawk river west of
tho city broke up and formed an Immense
gorge against tbe Fitchburg railroad bridge,
three miles from here. The water over
flowed the banks, flooding Edison park and
that part of the city ocoupied by the We*l
inghouee company and Edison general
electrlo works. The first floor* of the
Edison general electric works,
which aggregate sixteen acres, a'e
under water to a depth of three feet. Both
plants have shut down and 4,000 men are
laid off. All tbe exhibits whioh the Edison
oinpany wore preparing for tbe world’*
fair are partially destroyed by water, as 1*
also most of the stock on the first floor.
The loss is estimated at over $500,000,
Drowned Her children.
Belleville, Tex., Maroh la—Otto
Banders has a wife and five children, threo
by a deceased and two by bis preseut wife.
To-day ou returning from work and mlas
inE his wife and her two ohildreu he Insti
tuted a search and found them in tbe well
on the premises. The children were dead
and their mother, who had thrown them
into the well, then jumped in herself aud
will die. No cause Is knowu.
Strikers Offer to Arbitrate.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 13.—The strik
ing coal miners of the Monongahela valley,
through their executive board, have made
a proposition to the coal exchange to sub
mit the question of wages to arbitration.
Tbe operator* say it will not be accepted.
Ten Clerks Dismissed.
Washington, Maroh 13. Secretary Car
lisle to-day dismissed ten temporary clerk*
employed In the second auditor’s office.
The reduction of the force was rendered
necessary by the exhaustion of the appro
priation.
Judge Jackson's Circuit.
Washington, March 13.— Justice Jack
son was to-day assigned to duty in the cir
cuit over which the late Justice Lamar pre
tided.