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MRS.HAMJIOND ARRESTED
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BHB TOOK A TRAIN FOR THE WEST
BUT WAS STOPPED.
A Detective on Board and Her Flight
Stopped at Tallapoosa—She is Sus
pected of Having $35,000 of the
Money Stolen by Redwine—The Pris
oner Very Light Hearted.
Atlanta, Ga., Maroh 34. —Mrs. Jeanette
Hammond, the woman whose relations with
Lewis Red wine, the defaulting cashier of
tbe Gate City National Bank, were desoribed
by the Morning News correspondent over
three weeks ago, was planed uuder arrest by
order of Chief Wright of the
city deteotive department this
morning. The arrest was made
on the Georgia Paoifio passenger train
wbioh left here last night at 11:31) o’clock, a
few miles this side of Tallapoosa. Mrs.
Hammond, who is the wife of a young At
lanta man of good family and standing,
a clerk in the ofiioe of the superintendent of
tbe railway mall service, is charged
with being Red wine’s accomplice in rob
bing the Gate City Bank. Chief Detective
Wright stated to the News correspondent
to-day that he was in possession of positive
evidence showing that the woman had re
ceived from Redwine a largo part of the
stolen money, about $35,000.
Mrs. Hammond's arrest is a tremendous
sensation in the Redwine defalcation cose.
When it became known to-day it was
the all absorbing topio of discussion. For
a week past there has been a feeling as of
something about to happen. When Capt.
Jackson was appointed to take oharge of
Red wine’s prosecution, the orisis appeared
have been reached.
ONLY THE BEOINNING.
Mrs. Hammond's arrest Is regarded as
only the beginning of the complete expos
ure of all tbe sensational details of the
bank’s affairs. Borne three weeks ago the
Morning News correspondent secured
evidence showing the intimacy between
Lewis Redwine and Mrs. Hammond, who
had long been, iu fact, his mistress, and es
tablishing her identity as the woman who
had met him at the Cora Howard house
within an hour after his flight from the
bank, the day his defalcation was dLclused,
This story, whioh gave all the details of
Redwine’s infatuation for Mrs. Hammond
and the extravagant style in which
he maintained her establisment, was not
published by the local pape.s. The detect
ive department, however, began working
upon this clew and for tbe past three weeks
Mrs. Hammond’s house in Bellwood baa
been under constant surveillance by detect
ives, who shadowed it day aud night. The
name of every person who weDt there
was noted and other details pioked up until
the net was drawn tightly around the
woman. Laßt Monday developments had
reached such a stage that a detail of detect
ives under ..Chief Wright, with Capt. Henry
Jackson in the party, entered Mrs. Ham
mond’s house and searched it in every
corner, even taking up the carpets aud
tearing down piotures. No arrest was
made, however; but the shadowing of the
place was continued. Yesterday Detective
Looney overheard a negro boy in Mrs.
Hammond’s employ as bell boy talking
about the Redwine money. He was at
onoe arrested aDd finally confessed that he
had heard Mrs. Hammond say to a friend
that Redwine had given her a lotof money,
but it was where no one oould ever get at It
now.
PREPARING TO FLEE.
The arrest of tho negro boy aroused Mrß.
Hammond’s suspicions. She feared that he
would be forced to give damaging testimony
against her, and without delay she prepared
for flight. Bhe packed her trunk and sent
it to the union depot. Before she left the
house, however. Dr. K. C. Divine, a well
known physician, who has been attending
her for some time, called od a professional
visit. Before departing he engaged to call
at a given hour this morning to see his
patient again. A few hours after Dr.
Divine left Mrs. Hammond telephoned to
the city for a hack and in it drove to the
depot and took a sleeping-car 1 erth for
Birmingham. When she boarded the car she
was shadowed by two city detectives. One
of these, Deteotive Looney, had in his
pocket a warrant that had been taken out
for the emergency by Chief Wright, charg
ing the woman with being an aocomplioe in
the bank robbery. The detectives hoped to
gain further evidence by following Mrs.
Hammond, and with this aim in view she
was not plaoed under arrost until the train
reached Tallapoosa. What took place en
route to that place is not known, as the de
teotives are silent on the subjoot.
BROUGHT BACK TO ATLANTA.
At Tallapoosa the deteotive met an in
coming train and returned to Atlanta with
his prisoner, arriving here at 6:30 o’clock
this morniug. At her request, Mrs. Ham
mond was taken to a room in the Metro
politan hotel, where she was placed under
guard by a United States deputy marshal,
instead of being placed in jail. When she
reaohed Atlanta this morning, Mrs Ham
mond, who Is a pretty, plump little blonde,
of unusual intelligence and keenness, was
dressed In a very stylish and costly fashion.
Bbe laughed a great deal, and tried to take
her arrest as a good joke on the deteotives,
whom, she thought, ought to divide with
flr if they reooverod any of the
money sought. She has been almost con
stantly under tbe influence of opiates re
cently, and her talk showed that her head
was not altogether clear to-day. Her ac
count of the relations between herself and
Redwine were ooeflioting on many points.
To-morrow afternoon she will be given a
preliminary trial before United States Com
missioner Gaston. The trial promises to be
sensational. Chief Detective Wright, while
he does not think the woman has the money
in her actual possession now, is positive she
will be held to await trial at the regular
session of court.
THX MONEY MAY BE NORTH.
When Mrs. Hammond’s association with
Hedwine was first published by the Morn
ing News correspondent, among other
things she said in her incoherent talking,
for she was under tbe influence of opiates,
R stated at the time, was that she bad just
heen on a trip to Washington, where Bhe
contracted a odd by getting on a “spree.”
This statement famished the olew upon
which the detectives have been working.
The Investigation has established the fact
that the woman had been to Washington
just about the time Red wine's defalcation i
was discovered. Taking this in conneotlon I
with her confidential relations with
Redwine, the theory is that
she went east to hide the
$35,000 which it has recently been discov
ered for a certainty that Redwine took out
of the bank vault about a week prior to the
discovery of hit defalcation. Another link
in this chain of evidence is Redwine’s con
fession when arrested. He then admitted
that he was short $65,000 or $70,000. He
knew his accounts would show this at a
glance and there was no use in denying it.
But of the remaining #35,000, which a com
plete investigation showed to be missing, he
said nothing. His object was to let this part
of tbe shortage, which by reason of
the fact that it had been committed since
thu last statement was made out, would not
appear on his accounts, develop whenever
it would in order to gain time in which to
safely make away with it, Mrs. Hammond
being tbe agent he employed in assisting to
hide it, hence her trip east.
MRS. HAMMOND’S STORY.
Mrs. Hammond, after being kept in her
room at the Metropolitan all day, was
sufficiently sobered up to-night to submit to
an interview. She told what she claims to
be the entire story of her oonneotlon with
the Redwine case, if what she says is true
the Atlanta detectives have made conspicu
ous fools of themselves, and they will not
soon hear the last of this feature of the case.
Mrs. Hammond’s story has the semblanca
of truth in the main details. Tbe
effect is to knock the wind oom
pletely out of the theory that now
obtains. In substauce Mrs. Hammond
makes tbe following statement, which she
will repeat on the stand to-morrow: She
was a depositor of the Gate City Bank, and
in that way became acquainted with Red
wine, who acted asreoeiving teller, and she
claims not to have been particularly inti
mate with him, but only knew him casually.
On the afternoon of Feb. 21, the day of his
flight, she received a telephone message ask
ing her to come to Cora Howard’s. There
she was shown into Redwine’s room, and he
was “all broke up,” scared to death, as she
puts it, and she stayed with him until the
next day, nursiug him.
URGED TO FLBF. WITH REDWINE.
The following evening, according to her
story, she was telephoned to by a lawyer
who has figured in the case, and again she
went to Cora Howard’s. There she met the
lawyer and Redwine. The lawyer pro
posed to her to leave the country with Red
wine, whose trouble with the bank had
been fully told her, and tbe lawyer pre
dicted a life of pleasure for her as Red
wiue’s companion, and he said he bad made
arrangements for the trip, bought tickets
and secured state rooms. He had also se
cured a disguise for Redwine, who was tof
personate an old woman and Mrs.
Hammond was to be her
daughter. The final terminus of
their trip was to be Uruguay, Boutb
America, and tickets had been secured
through Texas and Mexico. Mrs. Ham
mond, however, deolined to make the trip,
refusing to yield to the attorney's alluring
proposition. He then wanted her to lend
Redwine a dress, eto., with which to get
away from Cora Howard’s place. Bhe de
clined to do this also and the lawyer finally
left, giving Redwine his overcoat and say
ing he would take care of him.
REDWINE TAKEN AWAY BY OWKNB.
Shortly the police searched the house, but
failed to find Redwine; but in less than an
hour Horace Owens entered and took charge
of Redwine, who was so badly frightened
that Owens had to carry him out of the
house.
Mrs. Hammond believed Hedwine was
arrested, as he also did, as when Owens was
taking him out he asked her to go at once
and tell his friends. Bhe agreed to do this,
and taking a hack drove to the Kimball to
notify the lawyer. The clerk at the Kim
ball refused to admit her, however, and she
next went to the home of E. W. Marsh to
tell Allan Marsh. Young Marsh and
his father came to the door, and
after some talking young Marsh went
to the Kimball with her to get the lawyer.
He paid for the hack and Mrs, Hammond
went home, leaving Marsh and the lawyer
at the Kimball together, she having told
them that Redwine was arrested aud at tbe
police station, where he wanted them to
oome to him. Tho two young men did not
go to the station to see Redwine, however,
and this is a peculiar point of the story
which is yet to be cleared up.
It is declared that there was another
woman with Mrs. Hammond when
she was arrested. This was Gussie
Jones, who Is a friend of hers and
who had, it is thought, been bribed by the
detective, as she was not molested. Tbe
Jonea girl had been at Mrs. Hammond’s
bouse muoh of late and is tbs party upon
whose reports ths arrest was made. Mrs.
Hammond olaims the woman was taking
her to Hot Springs and paying her expense?.
This part of the story will also have to be
cleared up.
A LUMBER COMPANY FAILS.
Foreclosure by Bondholders Antici
pated by Obtaining a Receiver.
Memphis, Tenn., March 24.—An Appeal,
Avalanche special from Little Rook, Ark.,
says: “The Southern Land aud Lumber
Company of Dry Run, Ark., one of the
largest saw-mill plants in Arkansas, was
yesterday put into the bands of a receiver
by Judge Williams of the United States
circuit court, on application of N. C. Fos
ter, president of the company, at Chicago.
George D. Smith, the secretary and man
ager, was appointed receiver. The
company's assets are $200,000. It Is be
lieved they will pay dollar for dollar. The
application was forced by fear of foreclosure
by bondholders. Interest on $95,009 of the
company’s bonds having been defaulted.
The court instructed the receiver to pay all
labor and looal creditors first unless they be
large ones."
Two Firemen Killed.
Denver, Col.. March 24.—A building
belonging to the Summitt Fuel and Feed
Company, corner of Third and Laramie
street-, was burned this morning. Two
firemen were killed and two others seriously
hurt by being caught under a falling wail.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY. MARCH 25, 189 X
PATH OF THE CYCLONE
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY,
BUT THE LOSS OF LIFE SMALL.
The Story That Water Valley Had
Been Wiped Out and No One Left
to Tell the Story a Fake Yarn.
Heavy Damage to Property.
Memphis, Tknn. , Maroh 34. —A severe
storm swept across the Mississippi delta
yesterday morning, doing considerable
damage to early crops and creating much
excitement. News from various points in
dicate that while the storm wo9 oyolonio,
the early rumors of the damage done were
exaggerated. One man is said to have been
killed at Kelly and another injured by a
falling building. Tbe damage elsewhere
was .to property only. The report that
Water Valley had been wip ed out and the
inhabitants killed cannot be authenticated
and is considered a canard. No special
tralnß have gone out from Memphis,
The path of the cyclone wbioh entered
Tennessee yesterday afternoon in a south
westerly direoticn from Mississippi appears
to have been about twenty miles in width,
although Berious damage is confined to a
muoh smaller area.
The wires are down in all directions.
There is no telegraphic communication
with Nashville and intervening points and
little news is obtainable from the places
visited by the cyolotie. This olty barely
escaped. A heavy raiu fell and a high
wind blew at the time the cyclone raged
and it became as dark as night for thirty
minutes. Heavy damage was done to trees
a id small outbuildings.
a train from Birmingham, Ala., which
arrived late last night, reports muoh dam
age between here and Byhalla, twenty miles
east.
At 2:30 o’clock this morning the wire at
Kelly. Miss., was tapped, and the details
telegraphed show that the early reports
were not exaggerated. Not a house escaped
the storm’s fury, and only a few are left
standing, and they are badly damaged. Tbe
house of Roland Cox was lifted bodily and
blown away, not a piece of timber being
left. Tbe house of Robert Stevens was
leveled, aud is a heap of ruins, lheresidenoe
of D. N. Harris, a wealthy planter, was
wrecked, and the bouses of four of his ten
ants were blown away. Three houses be
longing to S. Huduell were blown down.
The Wind indulged in a queer freak with the
dwelling house of W. C. Boisgs. It for
merly faoed north, and still stands In dam
aged condition, but now fuoes south.
A STORK BLOWN DOWN.
Nashville, Tenn., March 24. A
severe wind anil rain storm swept
over Nashville last night, doing much
damage in the northern part of
the city. Iu South Nashville a store filled
with people was blown down, a number of
whom were injured, one boy killed aud
another will die.
A 2-story brick building in North Nash
ville was blown down, killing Alex and
Eugene Drumright outright and horribly
mashing A. T. Bradford, who was fatally
hurt. W. R. Wright, his wife and two
children, who were in the building, were
buried in the debris and ware more or less
wounded.
Ac Derdem, a suburban town, the entire
place was obliterated by the storm and a
tire.
The damage to Nashville property alone
Is over SIOO,OOO. The cyclone plowed its
way down the Cumberland valley and de
stroyed property aud life, but the wires are
down and nothing definite can be learned.
W. F. Bradford was also injured In the
building in which Drum Wright was killed.
Three tenements near by were unroofed
and Mies Luella Oliver was knocked senseless
by falling brick.
Munn & Ziegenthaler’s grocery was com
pletely wrecked.
Heavy plate glass in the Nicholson was
brokeu by the wind.
The Episcopal church in Newtown was
smashed to kindling wood, and the new
Baptist ohnroh, a brick building in the
Nineteenth district, was blown down.
All over this section houses and barns
were unroofed, but no other fatalities have
been reported.
The report that ths penitentiary here wag
unroofed aud badly damaged was exagger
ated. One small building woe unroofed,
causing only trifling loss.
HOUSES DEMOLISHED AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Indianapolis, Maroh 24. A storm
whioh assumed the proportions of a cy
clone before it departed visited Indiana
about 9 o’olock last night and left devasta
tion and suffering in its tracks. At Indian
apolis fifty houses were wrecked in one
neighborhood. Iu the northwestern por
tion of tbe city many families were ren
dered temporarily homeless. The magni
tude of the storm was not known until day
dawned.
At Tuxedo, a suburb, many houses
wore wreoked and several of the smaller
ones were carried away pieoemeal. Many
of the residents passed tne night in their
oellarß.
Advices from all parts of the state indi
cate much property damaged aud some per
sons maimed.
At Evansville, the southeast wing of the
Southern Indiana insane a ylum was dam
aged and the Suburban railway depot was
blown down.
At Alexandria, on the Lake Erie and
Western railroad, the wind partially
wrecked the mammoth lamp factory of the
Llppincott company, killing William An
gel aDd hiß sou, aged 10 years, who were
orushed by falling timbers.
THE DAMAGE AT TUNICA.
Vicksburg, Miss., Maroh 24.—Addi
tional ovolone news received from passen
gers on tbe midnight train from Memphis
says the storm spent its force between
Tunica and Shaw’s station, which are about
seventy miles apart and on tbe railroad. At
Hhaw some stores were blown down and a
few oitizens were wounded.
Ac Tunica tbe oourt bouse was seriously
damaged, a church and other buildings de
stroyed anil a school house full of negro
ohildren blown to pieces. Many children
were hurt, but none were killed. It will be
a day or two before the full extent of the
disaster is known.
A ROUND HOUSE WRECKED.
Bowling Green, Ky., March 24.— A
terrible oyclone passed over this oity last
night at 7:45 o’clock. Great damage was
done. The Louisville and Nashville round
bouse was t -tally wrecked. About fifteen
engine* of the Louisville and Nashville com
pany were badly damaged. No lives are
thought to have been lost. William Fords’
new building, one of the handsomest build
ings in the city was unroofed, as were many
others.
TWO NEGROES KILLED.
Mobile, March 24.—Early this morning
a cyclone passed one mile north of Sbubuta,
Miss., going southwest. At Arlsto John
son’s place a tenement house containing ten
negroes was leveled. Two negroes were
killed and three injured. A mile east of
there two houses were blown down. Ten
miles farther east three tenement houses
were destroyed. No one was hurt lu these
houses. Muoh timber was felled.
A District Judge Dead.
Portland, Orb., Maroh 24.—Matthew
P. Deady, United States district judge, died
this morning.
CENTRAL’S TRIPARTITB3.
An Agreement for Their Purchase at
Par and Accrued Interest.
New York, March 24.— An agreement
has been made for tbe purohase of the tri
partite bonds of the Central railroad of
Georgia at par and acorued interest, wbioh
will give the holders of those all they would
secure by foreclosure, and the United States
court will not be asked for a decree of
sale of this property, whioh, under
the pending suit for foreclosure, would
otherwise have been sought in April. This
is declared to relieve the junior security
holders from the chief element of pressure
whioh has been exerted to compel their ac
ceptance and deposit of securities under the
Hollins plan of reorganization.
CAtiKOLL’B OUTRAGE.
One or Two of the Prisoners Willing
to Make a Confession.
Carrollton,G a., March 24.— The latest
advices from Now Mexico district are that
considerable uproar exists among the pcoplo
on account of the outrage committed yes
terday morning just after midnight. Borne
of the men have made bonds to-day.
One or two of the men arrested have of
fered to make a full oontessiou of tbs whole
affair. It is hinted that there are five other
men connected with the affair and warrants
have been sworn out and officers arson the
alert for them.
No mention was made last night of the
whipping of Frank Eason’s little boys,
which actually oocurred. Wheu the mob
knocked Eason down with a pistol, his chil
dren began crying, and some of the men
whipped the two little boys with a large
buggy whip unmercifully.
MRS. WHITE FIRED ON.
Mrs. Mary E. White, the widow who has
had so muoh trouble with the Bewfords,
was fired on by some unknown person near
her home on tbo day of the whippiug. That
night she was riding home from towD in a
buggy and tbe contents of the gun bit tbe
buggy. Mrs. White was very much fright
ened at this attempted assassination.
A guard from Bowden and some of the
neighbors of the outraged people spent last
night at old man Britt’s, for fear of further
trouble. Bowden, Britt, Mrs. White and
Eason are badly frightened. They believe
their lives are in danger.
SHOT LOWN BY A DEPUTY.
A Florida Moonshiner Who Wouldn’t
Be Taken Alive Now a Corpse.
Arcadia, Fla., March 24.—Hardy John
son, a noted counterfeiter and inoonshiner,
who esoaped from the sheriff of Folk county
a Bhort time ago, was shot on Fisheating
creek, about thirty miles east of Arcadia,
yesterday afternoon, and died of bis
wounds after being brought here about day
light this morning.
Johnson’s slayer was Beford Branch, who
with C. Q. Bass,was depntized by the sheriff
of Polk county to hunt Johnson down and
bring him to the Polk county jail.
They learned of Johnson’s whereabouts,
and under pretense of seouring signatures
to a petition for the pardon of a oow thief
induced Johnson’s relatives to get him to
come out of the swamp.
JOHNSON ON THE WATCH.
Johnson kept bis rifle in his hand during
the time he was with them and would not
give them an opportunity of making the
oapture, but by accident a pair of hand
cuffs slipped out of Bass’ coat pocket and
Johnson opened fire at Bass, wbo jumped
behind a pine tree. Branch grabbed a rifle
and shot Johnson in the right hip and then,
the extractor refusing to work, he threw
down the rifle and emptied the oontents of
a shotgun in Johnson’s back. Johnson
would never be taken alive and had sworn
that he would only be brought to Arcadia
in a wagon. An inquestwas held this
morning and a verdiot of justifiable homi
cide was rendered.
A BIG COT fON FAILURE.
Tbe Crash of Dobbins & Dazey at
Nashville a Disastrous One
Nashville, Tknn., March 24.— The cot
ton firm of Dobbins & Dazey of this city,
who have branch houses in Memphis, New
Orleans, Little Rock, Montgomery, Mobile
and other cities, made a special assignment
yesterday afternoon to seoure special liabil
ities. The special debts covered over $300,-
000 and the assets are soaetered over many
states. How muoh the firm owes over aud
above the amounts sit forth in this assign
ment is not obtainable. Mr. Dazey Is at
Battle Creek, Mich., and Mr. Dobbins Is
almost succumbed to the intense strain
whioh he is undergoing.
Mr. Dobbins states that tho losses in the
failure are due to speculation by his part
ner in tiie firm’s name and for others, and
that the losses are entirely in tbe office at
Nashville.
Mr. Dazey, the partner, Is said to be com
pletely shattered physically, and was re
moved to a sanitarium at Battle Creek,
Mich., last week. Tho firm has recently
sustained heavy losses through its connec
tion with the Union Mill Company of Nash
ville. The deed of trust does not include all
the debts due by the firm. The total liabil
ities are said to be $1,000,000. The assets
are large.
ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD DKAD.
His Demise Followed an Administra
tion of Ether.
New York, March 24.— C01. Elliott F.
Shepard, editor of the Mail and Express,
died suddenly this afternoon at his home,
No. 2 West Fifty-second street. His death
followed the administration of ether by
Dr. Charles Mcßuroey and the f imily phy
sician. Dr. J. W. MoLone, who were about
to make an examination to ascertain
whether the oolonel’s suspicion that
he was suffering from stone
In the bladder was correot. Up to this
morning Col. Shepard had attended to hiß
business in his usual way. He was at his
office every day. No one there knew of his
contemplated operation. When he went
home last night he merely told hie manager
that he probably would not be down on
Friday, but that be would be thero on Sat
urday afternoon.
Elliott Fltcb Shepard was born at James
town, N. Y,, July 25, 1833, and was edu
cated at the University of the City of New
York , In 1858 he was admitted to the bar,
and in 1861-’O2 was active in organizing
troops for the field. Tbe Fifty-first New
York regiment was named for him, tbo
Shepard Rifles. He was tbe founder of the
New York State Bor Association. in
March, 1888, he purchased the New York
Mail and Express. He married a daughter
of Commodore Vanderbilt.
NO FIGHT IN THE SENATE. I
THE DEMOCRATS NOT TO FORCE
A REORGANIZATION.
There le no Doalra on Their Part to
Lava the Session Prolonged— Ihe
Republicans to Inslat on Standing
Up to Precedents—Many Senators
Getting Ready to Go Home.
Washington, March 34.— The indications
at present do not point to a protraoted light
In the Senate over the reorganization of the
elective officers. If the statement of some
democratic senators can be taken as au
index to their feelings on the question they
will capitulate without muoh of a struggle.
There appears not to boa consuming desire
to enter into any protraoted debate that
will prolong the present extra session beyond
the time when the President will have
notified tho Senate that be bos
no further communication to make, and
certain well known senators have said that
they intended to leavo the city regardless of
whether there was a reorganization or not.
The republicans say they will Insist upon
strict following of the precedents, and If
they have the strength to stand up for that
resolution It looks as if they would be able
to force the democrats to hold off until the
commencement of the regular session. Sen
ators on both sides of the chain tier are pre
paring to leave the oity.and it is not un
likely that immediately after the decision of
the contested elootion cases there will not
be a quorum of senators in the city.
senators by appointment.
3onator Vance, chairman of the commit
tee on privileges aud elections, who is pre
paring a majority report of tbe committee
in the cases of the senators appointed by the
governors of the states of Montana. Wash,
ingtou and Wyoming, will finish his report
to-morrow. It will not be long, but will
present reasons why the majority of the
committee dees not believe the certificates of
these governors are sufficient authority
upon which to seat the senators iu question.
It will contain many references to past de
cisions of the Henate in cases where tho
question raised hero has been passed upon In
an incidental way
Mr. Hoar, who prepared the minority
report favoring tho seating of the senators,
has completed his work. It is probable
both reportß will be printed and will be
laid upon tho senators' desks when the Bon
nie convenes Monday, in that event, tbe
debate relative to these cases may be pre
cipitated at once. There is a desire on tho
part of the senators who expect to partici
pate in this discussion to get at it as soon
ns pocible for the reason that it is
thought the debate will run along tho better
part of next week if tbe Somite wore meet
ing dally. With the present numerous re
cesses from Monday to Wednesday and then
to Monday tbe debate may be strung out
to an indefinite length. One prominent
senator on the republican side sail to-day
that he believed the Henate would not ad
journ until the middle of uext month un
less daily sessions were held,
BAUM’S SUCCESSOR.
No Demagogic Politician to Bo Com
missioner of Pensions.
Washington, Maroh 24. President
Cleveland saw but few visitors to-day, the
regular cabinet meeting interfering. To
one of the callers, Representative Enloe of
Tennessee, he made the Important state
ment that ho would appoint “no demagogic
politician” to lie commissioner of poostona.
It is inferred from this significant announce
ment that. the President will appoint to tho
office of commissioner of pensions a man
more olosely connected with busiuess than
politics. In fact he has expressed his inten
tion to divorce the office from politics and
to seleot a commissioner who will conduct
it purely on business principles.
A number of names for ap
pointment to the ooinmlsslonersbip
have been presented to President Cleveland,
and it is said that be is proceeding warily
in the hope of selecting a man who can
keep his skirts clear of tbe unpleasant noto
rity which has come to tbe office in recent
years.
Tho following exeoutive order was issued
to-day:
By direction of tho President tho ofilces of
the members of the cabinet will not he opened
on either Tuesdays or Fridays—cabinet days
but will be closed on those days until otherwise
ordered. This has become necessary for unin
terrupted and more efficient transaction of the
business of the government.
MRS. CLEVELAND’S RECEPTION.
That of Yesterday the Largest Since
Her Return to Washington.
Washington, March 24.—Mrs. Cleve
land’s reception to-day from 12 to 1 o’clock
was tbe largest that she has held during her
present residence in the white house. About
forty or fifty ladies and gentlemen came by
appointment previously naked for and
granted. Mrs. Cleveland received her
callers in the red room. They were first
shown in groups into the blue parlor aud
thence were ushered into Mrs. Cleveland's
presence. Everybody had plenty of time
for a chat with Mrs. Cleveland. She wore
anew spring gown of tan shade worsted
goods that bad a small silk figure in it.
I'nore was a pale blue silk trimming the
waist, and the Haring sleeves reaching just
below tbe elbow hal deep lace rutiles to
oover the wrist. It is understood that Mrs.
Cleveland will oontinue to reoeive Tuesdays
and Fridays between 13 and 1 o’clock, or at
least on two days each week while so many
strangors are in town. There wero very few
among the visitors to-day with whom shs
was acquainted or who are resident* hero.
CAN’T WITHHOLD THE MONEY.
The Direct Tax Fund Not to ba Uead
aa an Offset.
Washington, Maroh 24.—First Con
troller Matthews has decided that tho with
holding of certain sums of money by tbe
treasury deportment from the direot tax re
funded by congress to the states, on account
the states having received an exeoss of
arm) and equipments from the militia
fund was without warrant of law.
Acting on the decision tho
treasury department Is now paying
to the states the amounts withhold. They
are: ('aliforn.a, $8,110; Georgia, $4,229;
Illinois, $17,807; Massachusetts, $4,789;
Michigan, $5,033; New Hampshire, $3,754;
Oregon, #2,473; Rhode Island, $11,925; Vir
ginia, $6,406; Wisconsin, $5,202; Naw
Mexico, $5,597; Washington, $3,985; Dis
trict of Columbia, $20,354.
Forty Poatmaatera in a Day.
Washington, March 24—Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Maxwell’s first
day in office resulted in the appointment of
forty-fourth-class postu asters and of this
number five were to fill vacancies caused
by the removal of iucumlients. Yester
day's appointments aggregated thirty-one,
wbioh included four removals.
Terminal’s Meeting Again Postponed.
Richmond, Va., Maroh 24.— The ad
journed meetiDg of the Klobmocd and West
Point Terminal Company was adjourned by
the seoretary to-day until April 25,
END OF TUB STRIKE.
The fcplnnera Accept a Reduction of
7 Pence In the Pound.
Manchester, March 34.—An agreement
has been reached by whioh the great cotton
•trike will end on Monday. Tbe federation
of master cotton spinners and the amal
gamated association of cotton
spinners met yesterday afternoon to disouss
the terms for a settlement of the strike.
The operatives are willing to aooept a reduc
tion of 2tfc' per oent. in wages, but some of
tbe masters insisted upon a 5 pur oent. re
duction. It was tbe refusal of tbe spinners
to accept this reduction that precipitated
the strike whioh resulted in the
stoppage of 1 et ween 14,000,000
and 15,000,000 spindles. Many diverse
opinions ns to the proper method of
settling tho trouble were advanced and
argued pro and eon, the representatives of
tho spinners holding out sturdily against
auy proposal carrying with it a reduotion
larger than the one they had offered to
accept. Both sides determined to secure
the best possible terms for themselves and
In consequence the meeting was a pro
traotod one. For twelve hours, with no in
termission for food, tho various aspects of
the case and tbe several questions involved
were discussed in all their bearings.
Finally it was agreed that the spinners
should accept a reduotion of 7 pence in the
pound in their wages. The masters agreed
to again start their spindles Monday, and
thus has been ended one of the longest fights
ever known in the cotton trade.
FIERY TIMES IN THE COMMONS.
A Vote in Favor of Paying Members
of tho House a Salary.
London, Maroh 35, 6a. m.— The House
of Commons has passed by a vole of 376 to
239 a resolution providing that in the future
all members bo paid for their services in
parliament. The resolution was intro
duced by William Allen, radical, for New
castle-Under-Tyue. There was au all night
session.
The house is still sitting at 4 o’clock this
morning In oommluee on tbe army esti
mates. Chairman Mellor has shown him
self quite unequal to tbo demands made
upon him In oonsequenoe of the exceptional
stubborn!!, ss of tee opposition. He was
again baited by Robert William Hauhury,
conservative member lor 1 res tou, who In a
bitter speech aroused him of wrougful
ruling.
Shouts of “withdraw” and "apologize”
elicited from Mr. llanbury only a declara
tion that ho would do neither.
Repeated motions to roport progress pro
voked Hir William Haroourt to exclaim,
hotly: “This Is deliberate and barefaoed
obstruction, and I will fight you on It to
night." This challenge was rooeived with
a tremendous shout by the liberals.
The bouse adjourned at 5 o’clock.
An exoiting scene accompanied the ap
plying of closure.
The debate was one of tbe stormieet of the
session.
MOUNTAIN RANGF, SHAKEN DOWN.
Terrible Havoc Follows a Volcanic
Eruption in Colombia.
Panama, March 34.—A tremendously
destructive phenomenon has oocurred in
the department of Cauca, in the republic of
Colombia. Tbe volcano Hotara has beon
unusually active and the people of that
ragion are greatly excited by the rumbling
of the earth and the extraordinary vlolenoo
of the volcanio eruption. Suddenly while the
volcano was belching forth llamc and smoke
to a great bight tho earth began to shake as
if a most violent oonvulslon was in progress
and a mountain ridge called Cruz Loma
suddenly sank along its entire extension.
The inhabitants in tbe vioinity who had a
chance to escape fled in terror from the
scene none too soon, as tbe sunken ridge
dammed up three rivers anil added devas
tation to the terrors of the earthquake
and volcano. Twelve poraonsare known to
have perished awl many cattle were de
stroyed. More destruction Is feared, as the
rivers whose usual channels have been ob
structed ere rising rapidly. Great suffering
prevails in Cauca, usually the most flour
ishing department of Colombia, and many
people are starving owing to the failure of
the crops, and this new and unexpected
calamity has added greatly to tho general
wretohedness.
CARNOT’S HON ACCUSED.
Tha Berlin Tagblatt Claims That He
Received 600,000 Franca.
Paris, March 31. —The Berliner Tagblatt
published an artlols assorting that Freest
Carnot, sou of President Carnot, was the
mysterious "X" credited on Baron Rein
aoh’s list with having received 500,000
francs of the Panama money. The Temps
prints an official denial that anybody re
lated to President Carnot received money
or bonds from tho Panama company. Tho
Indignation caused by Insinuations
against tbe president is being exploited
by tbe government. ,It is reported
that a decree for the e j pulsion of Herr
Brandies, the Tagblatl's Paris correspond
ent, has been signed. Brandies denier,
however, that he sent the obnoxious para
graph in his correspondence. The anti-or
gari feeling ruus high. AU the Paris news
papers unite in denouncing the Tagblatt.
CUBA’S TOBACOO TAX.
Merchants of Havana Kicking on tbe
New Schedule.
Havana, March 24.—The raerobants of
this city are Indignant at a decree issued to
day putting a tax on tobacoo in force ninety
days in advnnoe of tbe time fixed by law.
The tax on cigars and cigarettes Is
fixed at $3 a kilogramme, on plug
tobacco $6, on fine out and fine leaf
$1 per kilogramme. In view of this heavy
tax and its premature enforcement, import
ers are refusing to do farther business.
Tbe government offers to lease the privilege
of collecting the tax for a period of from
ten to thirty years on a basts of $39,500,000
in gold yearly.
The Duke of Bedford Dead.
London, March 24.--(ieorge William
Francis Hackvllle Russell, tenth Duke of
Bedford, died suddenly yesterday evening
of failure of tho heart. lie succeeded to
the dukedom upon the suicide of bis father
in January, 1891.
Halberetadt sets Himself Right.
New York, Maroh 24.-8. E. Halber
stadt, formerly manager of the New York
Life Insurance Company in Mexioo, prints
a card to-day, iu wbioh tbe oharge that he
emtiezzled #79,000 of tbe company’s funds
while in Mexioo, Is refuted. Several promi
nent papers, which priuted statements,
have published retraotions In justice to Mr.
Halberstadt.
Folsom Not to Be Ousted.
Washington, Maroh 24.—Joseph Hum
phreys of Bt. Paul, wanted to be consul at
Sheffield, England, but learned at the
white bouse to-day that the l non in bent,
Benjamin Folsom, who has made an excel
lent record, will not be disturbed, so be
bus changed bis application so as to ask for
tbe consulship at Manchester.
£ DAILY. 810 A YEAR. }
J 5 CENTS A OOPY. I
j WEEKLY Jl 23 A YEAR. }
SAVED FROM THE GIBBET.
TILLMAN GRANiS HaINKS A STAY
AT TBE LAST MOMENT.
TUe Condemned on the Point of Being
Led to the Gallows When a Messen
ger From the Governor Arrived—Ne
groes Applaud as He la Being Taken
i sex to the Penitentiary.
Columbia, 8. C., March 24. Wade
Haines, the young negro whose execution
was set for to-day, had a narrow escape.
He was almost uuder tbe shadow of the gal
lows when Gov. Tillman again respited him,
this time until April 21.
Every preparation had been made for an
execution. For an hour the ministers had
prayed and wept with the boy and bis
mother had oried her eyes almost out. Not
until his mother came In and began to weep
did Haines show any emotion. Then he
almost broke down, but during the rest
of the time uo one oould have shown less
emotion.
Haines was brought from the penitentiary
in a Landau olosely guarded, for fear that
tho oountry people, where Miss Hornsby
was murdered, would attempt lynching.
In bidding tbe penitentiary people good-by
bo deolared his innocence.
The streets were lined with colored peo
ple who oried aloud os the gates of the jail
closed on Haines.
SORROWFUL hcsnks.
Inside the jail most pathetic exercises
took place. Haines’ mother was overcome
and tell over on the floor, lying there and
giving way to her feelings by piteous orlee.
Hymns were sung anil the scriptures were
read. Haines was baptized and
the sacrament was administered.
The services were almost concluded
when a messenger from the governor
arrived with nls fourth reprieves
Haines did not manifest any symptoms of
joy. Ho beoame calm and murmured that
he was thankful to the governor. When
he was escortoa to tbo jail entrance on tha
way back to tbo penitentiary tbo colored
people began clapping their hands aud
cheering. It was wtttiin half an hour of
the time for the execution that the reprieve
arrived from tho governor. It is under
stood that up to this very minute tbe gov
ernor bad no Idea of interfering with the
execution, anil it Is believed that he must
have reoelved some information bearing on
the case that determined his immediate
action.
DIXIE'S DIAMONDS.
Savannah Wins at Charleston by Hard
Hitting.
Chari.kkt >n, 8. C., Maroh 24.—The
Baltimore sluggers who have been uuder
the heel of tbe Charleston team for tbe past
two days stood around on the blaaoblog
boards and enjoyed the spectacle of seeing
the Havannah team sit down on their
friends this evening to tbo tune of 9to 4
and bat the redoubtable “Coakley" out of
the pitcher's box. It was altogether a very
peculiar game. Tho Savannah sluggers
had their eyes on tbe ball from start to
finish and just worked their own sweet will.
Coakley and Gayle, wth Sugden behind
the bat constituted tho Charleston*’
battery, while Betty and Hurley
officiated for Havannah, The batting of
the Savannah team was a distinct feature
of the game, every player scoring a bit,
and every time a ball was hit sate the Balti
more team, as they -at on the bleacher* sang;
"Maryland, my Maryland." The attend
ance was fully 1,590, tbe largest of the sea
ton.
the official score.
Following is the official sours:
CHARLESTON.
A. B. n. IH. P. O. A. X.
I.ong, 1 f 4 0 12 0 0
Whrelock, 2 b 4 1 1 2 S 0
Killen, of 4 0 1 0 1 0
Ladd, rf 1 0 2-00
Carney, 1 b 3 1 0 9 1 0
Hatfield, s h 4 0 2 1 2 1
Flaherty, 3 b 4 0 0 1 0 0
Colcolougb, p 1 0 0 0 2 0
Gayle, p 0 1 0 0 0 2
Nugden, 0 3 0 14 10
Totals 23 4 0 21 10 S
SAVANNAH.
A.B. R. IR. P.O. A. K.
Nlcholl, ef 4 3 2 2 0 0
Mcllarr, ss 3 1 2 2 1 1
Manning, 3 b 4 112 10
Klussinau lb 4 1 2 7 0 0
Connaughton, 3b. ... 3 2 2 2 3 0
Hbaffer, If 4 113 0 0
Hurley, c 4 0 13 10
Meakm. r f 4 1 1 2 1 I
Fatty, p 4 0 1110
Totals 34 9 13 24 8 3
SCORE BV INNIKOS.
Charleston.... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2—4
HuTuiinau 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 x-9
Karoe.l Runs—Savannah 8.
Two-base Hus Killeen, Hatfield, Nicholl*
Connaughton, Shaffer ami Betty.
Three base Hits—MoOarr.
Sacrifice Hits Gayle aud McGarr.
Total Bases on iliu—Charleston 6, Savannah
20.
First liases on Halls—Off l’ctty 4. off Coloo
lough 1, off Gayle 1.
i.eft on Basis Charleston e, Savannah 8.
Strunk Out- Bv Hetty 1, Colcolough 8.
Passed Halls—Sugderi 1.
Double Flays— Ladd to Wheelook.
Time of Game 1:10
Umpire—Sohinidt.
MANAGER MANNING BEARD FROM.
Charleston, S. C., March 24.—0n ar*
riving here I found the following advertis
ing dodger scattered all over the city:
“Savannah's dead rabbit club is in town
ready to take tho same medicine that
straightened out tho Baltimore Indians.
Come oat and see us wipe up the earth
with them." To-night Charleston thinks
she ran np against the liveliest
“dead rabbits” she ever saw. I have but
ten men but it doesn’t matter—eight is
enough. Petty did great work, as well as
every man on the team. W ill make no
changes. James U. Manning,
TWO KILLED IN A COAL MINE.
An Explosion of Oae Does the Work.
Four Dangerously Wounded.
Pottsville, Pa., March 24.—Two men
were killed and four badly, if not fatally.
Injured by an explosion of gas at tbe Oak
Hilt colliery, near Minersville, this morn*
ing. The fire boss bad reported the mins
dear of gas, but tbe men bad been working
only half an hoar when the explosion oc
curred. The mine is badly wrecked.
Columbia to Hava a Carnival.
Columbia, 8. C., March 24.—The Colum
bia Carnival Association to-night decided
to hold a carnival on April 17 aud 18. Thera
will be military contests for prizes, bleyela
contests, eto. There will be a street parade
in whioh distinguished society leaders of
both sexes will be asked to appear in En
glish hunting oostuinea. The carnival will
also mark tha Inauguration of tbe electric
street railway.
Two Yearn for Embezzlement
Cafe Charles, Va., Maroh 24.—Thomas
Nelson, ex-mayor of this olty, was con
victed to-day of embezzlement and sen
tenced to two years iu tbe penitentiary.