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, THE MORNING NEWS. j
J FSTABLISBKDISSO. INCORPORATED 1888 -
| ' J. H. KSTILL. President. j
FEVER EPIDEMIC IMPENDS.
Two Additional Cases Developed at
Brunswick Yesterday.
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Ten Cases Since the Fever Started
on Aug:. 12, of Which Five Are Now
Under Treatment Depopulation
Urged as ad Immediate Necessity.
But Many Cannot Go and Others
Will Not—No Business Being: Done
and Factory Wheels Silent, the
Stores Empty and the Clerks Idle.
Principally, the Poor Remain, and
They Must Have Assistance.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 10.—There are
two new cakes of fever to-<la.y, Mrs.
Siokes, an elderly lady living at GUI C
Street, and a man named Johnson, a
tailor for .Tames Wright, now at the city
hospital.
Your correspondent, after a careful
personal investigation and discussions
with the surgeons and local physicians,
does not hesitate to announce that the
conditions of affairs at Brunswick are
sufficiently grave to announce that an
epidemic of fever is impending. This
announcement is unofficial and
will he condemned by numbers of
people, but it is made from a sense of
duty to the public. To those who con
demn your correspondent, future develop
ments will be a sufficient answer. Noth
ing but a house-to-house canvass by phy
sicians will reveal the true state of affairs
here in official form. No one is allowed
to publish rumors or one’s own investiga
tions. but your correspondent is convinced
from personal investigations that Bruns
wick should be depopulated, and that im
mediately. Five cases are now under
treatment, and there has been a total of
ten cases since the fever started on Aug.
12. Four have died.
CORRESPONDENT IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
The case of Johnson, the tailor, occurred
in the same building, and directly over
your correspondent's office, and this
morning was spent in moving the furni
ture and writing materials out of the of
fice. The building is now closed,
except one store on the cor
ner. Some of the people still
fail to realize the danger here and will not
pfo; others are too poor to go, and many
are preparing to leave until frost.
ALL MAILS FUMIGATED.
All mails goiug out are being fumigated.
The East Tennessee road is hauling free
all provisions into Brunswick for the re
lief committee, and Agent Candler aud
other officials are doing all in their power
to help the people. The Brunswick and
Western road is doing the best it can to
give service and help 1 6 the town.
The atmosphere to-day is excessively
hot and dry, and everyone is complaining
of the heat. This, added to the dread
suspense, is terrible on the people’s
minds.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
More stores are open than before, but
no business is being done. No fac
tories are running, shipping has practi
cally l eased, and want that has never yet
been fully alleviated is. becoming more
distressing as supplies get lower. Poor,
deserving aud helpless people are stand
ing around the relief headquarters in
groups, their eyes staring in mute appeal
at the empty counters and idle clerks.
These people must have food, but the
people of Brunswick cannot help them.
Our wealthy people are gone, the city
treasury is empty, and the relief station
short on supplies. The government is not
sending one penny to relieve the people,
and the only alternative left Is to call on
the public at large.
AN OPEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Col. Charles Goodyear, one of the most
prominent men in this section, a member
of the board of health and of the relief
committee, who has swayed many minds
by his determined denies that Bruns
wick had fever, arose at the meeting of
the health board to-day and addressing
the board and citizens assembled, man
fully acknowledged that he was wrong;
that the autopsies recently held convinced
him that fever was here and that grave
conditions confront Brunswick; therefore
he would urge the people to got together
and aid the officials in stamping it
°ut. In an open letter this afternoon
he repeats his statements iftid urges
0001 action.. While not saying outright
that the people should leave, and while
the board would not assume any respon
•ibility by Issuing a proclamation to the
People to flee, your correspondent inter
preted their discussion to that effect,
which is given color by. a statement the
heard ordered published, telling the peo-
Fe they' could go to Atlanta aud north of
there without any detention by local or
federal authorities, either en route or at
Atlanta.
THE MBRRIFIKLD ARREST.
Surgeon Guiteras then arose and de
ti( and that he ordered Mr. Merrifleld's ar
rest ' and did not know Mr. Merrifield
was arrested until he read it in the pa-
P ( ' rs A member of the board stated that
■lr Merrifield was to blame for his ar-
Test by talking too much in Atlanta. Mr.
* ierrifield is proprietor of a saloon here
* nd is "ell known. The published ac
'oUnts of his arrest created much amuse
ment here.
A PEVER HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED.
In view of the fever popping out in dif
'r' "t sections and two cases being car
,l' to the hospital, it was decided to
■ .rn the city hospital into a fever hos
! ■ ■>.. but not send anyone thero who had a
* lac. Any homeless patient will be car
there, none others.
1 bring the people and authorities
t together, President Hugh Burford
a“-’ issued an address to the authorities
a , llilon *, asking and urging concerted
1; .f" dignified work. President
r „! i ” 1 w:IH assured that the people now
", Ixl th o mistake they had made in
“ ‘-"“zing the physicians and surgeons,
fPje. Jfcnittfl.
and that a better feeling would hence
forth prevail.
President Hugh Burford was quaran
tined on his return to Brunswick at Way
cross. and had difficulty in securing his
release. He was thoroughly indignant
and wrote on the back of his health cer
tificate that he was trying to re
turn to duty and was detained, and
that “moral municipalities should place
men of education and intelligence in the
responsible position of inspectors to inter
view the traveling public aud obviate all
ardships not essential to safety.”
I)R. GUITERAS ON DUTY.
Surgeon Guiteras has received a long
complimentary telegram from Surgeon
General Wyman on his work here. Hr.
Guiteras will remain until more surgeons
arrive. In my closing lines last night I
unintentionally wrote that Surgeon Guit
eras would not discuss the differences be
tween himself and the authorities. It
should have read between himself and
the citizens. There is no conflict what
ever between the authorities. Surgeons
Magruder and Geddings are euroute
here.
RED CROSS TO SEND AID.
Steps should be taken at once to ar
range hospital quarters and for nurses.
Surgeon General Wyman is now com
municating with Miss Odra Barton, of
the Red Cross Society, with reference to
her sending nurses here. She will re
spond promptly. They will bo needed.
The government should take charge of
our hospital. Brunswick has a magnifi
cent 3-story brick and granite hospital not
yet completed that $5,000 will finish, but
Brunswick is penniless and can collect
nothing. If the government will complete
and furnish this at once accommodations
jyill be provided for several hun
dred patients. With this and com
petent nurses that will come, the disease
can be handled with great facility. If
Brunswick had money her pride would
keep her from appealing for anything, but
we are helpless. Relief committee and
health board are the only organizations
that can secure a quorum. The city council
isdemoralized,but Mayor Lamb, Aldermen
Joerger and Colson and one other will re
main. No meetings arc being held.
REFUGEES AT BLACKSHEAH.
Blacksliear, Ga., Sept,. 16.—Five per
sons arrived here last uipht from Savan
nah, having been furnished passes by
Health Officer Brunner. They all claim
to be citizens of Savannah, who had been
in Brunswick, but returned to their
homes as soon as the quarantine was
raised—and as soon as the quarantine was
again declared on, they were hustled out
of the city and detained at Southover
several hours and then- sent hero. They
give their names and addresses as F. H.
Kelly and wife 31 Montgomery street,
Charles Smith, 1113 Perry street. Miss
Mamie Workman, 24V Jackson street and
Wm. Smith, 24 }■£ Jackson street. The
first three are without means and our
people don’t think Savannah should send
her citizens here to care
for, and at a called meeting of the council
this afternoon quarantine wus declared
against all infected points, and all per
sons coming here must be provided with
health certificates.
GOV. NORTHEN’S APPEAL.
Addresses the Whole People of the
State in Behalf of Brunswick.
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—Gov. Northen to-day
issued the following to the people of
Georgia:
To the People of Georgia: I am just in re
ceipt of a telegram from Hon. Thomas W.
Lamb, mayor, informing me of the continued
spread of yellow fever at Brunswick. It is
now plainly evident that the fever will be
come epidemic. The general assembly has
not provided any fund upon which I can draw
for the relief of this stricken city. I appeal
to the generous people of the state to organ
ize in boards of relief in their several com
munities for the purpose of furnishing money
and provisions to the destitute and suffering
at Brunswick I urgently beg that this mat
ter be taken up at once, in order that the suf
fering people may be assured of our sympa
thy and he comforted by our contribntions.
Until we have further notice of the local or
ganization at Brunswick all funds and pro
visions forwarded to Hon. Thos. W. Lamb,
mayor of Brunswick, will be properly distri
buted’ W. J. Northen, Governor.
FOR THE SUFFERERS.
The Maritime Exchange Still Receiv
ing Welcome Contributions.
New York, Sept. 16.—The Maritime
exchange southern relief fund received
additions to-day which make the aggre
gate $2,434. The suggestion is made that
articles of summer wear, now generally
discarded by men, women and children,
could be made very useful for clothiug
the sufferers from the recent storms at
the south. An announcement is published
that an article, of house furnishing
could also readily be donated by families
returning from their summer outing.
WILL BE CONVEYED FREE.
It is understood that express companies
will generally take them free of expense
to points of distribution. They may be
addressed to “James G. Edgerton, general
freight and passenger agent, Clyde line,
Charleston, S. C., for Charleston suf
ferers,” and be sent to the Clyde’s Charles
ton steamers, pier 29, East river, New
York.
Mr. Edgerton will see to their being
properly distributed, either at Charleston
or Beaufort, as the donators may request,
or, in the absence of such instructions,
as his judgment may dictate.
NO NEED TO APPLY.
No 8. C. Alliaucemen to be Appointed
Fourth Class Postmasters.
Washington, Sept. 16.—T0-day the
Postmaster General informed Represent
ative Rattimer of South Carolina that he
would not appoint any member of the al
liancd a fourth class postmaster in South
Carolina. This stirred up the rest of the
delegation. They say they are going to
call on Bissell Monday, and if he adheres
to his determination they will withdraw
every recommendation they liavo made.
Tobacco Warehouse Burned.
Jacksonville. Fla., Sept. 16.—A special
from Quincy, Fla., to the Times-Unlon
says the Warehouse Stock Company's
brick building for storing tobacco was
burned this evening Total ioaa of
#20,000. There was 40,000 pounds of to
bacco stored in it. Insurance on the
building was $2,000; on tobacco $4,000.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1803.
THREE MURDERERS AT BAY
Mysterious Trio ot Assassins Sur
rounded in a Swamp.
They Bdldly Board a Train, After
Leaving Which They Murder in
Cold Blood an Inoffensive Farmer.
Hunted Down by a Posse, They
Fire Into It and Wound Two Men.
They Then Retreat to Wood, and
Last Night Were Hemmed in by
Hundreds of Avengers—Who They
Are Not Known—Great Excitement
in Floyd and Chattooga.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 16. —And now it is
Chattooga county’s turn. She furnishes
a sensation that eclipses in excitement
and interest the recent murders in Floyd.
At this writing five hundred armed men
have surrounded a swamp of sixty acres
in which are three murderers whose
tracks since morning are marked with
blood. Like some beast of the field at
bay, these ipenin the heart of the swamp
are awaiting the inevitable, which is
death. Like body guards five hundred
men will keep watch during the night,
and when the morrow dawns will riddle
the murderers with bullets.
THREE ARMED SCOUNDRELS.
But the worst of the story is that
which leads up to this. About uoon to
day', when the Chattanooga, Rome and
Columbus freight train reached a wood
near Lyerly, Ga., three men, presumably
negroes, stopped the train and boarded it.
The conductor ordered them off, but one
of the three, presenting a Winchester at
him, told him to “move the train on.” At
Raccoon Mills, further on, the three left
the train, and the conductor immediately
telegraphed to Summerville, at which
place tho marshal, Tom Murphy, organ
ized a posse and went in pursuit.
THEIR FIRST VICTIM.
The pursuing party struck the trail,
and a few miles from Summerville caino
on an old white man, James Hall. He
was dead. His body was warm, for the 1
murderers had Just left him. The old
man was unarmed and was killed while
walking quietly along the edge of tho
woods. Soon the posse came on the, out
laws, aud the battle began. Arrington,
one of the posse, fired first.
TWO OF THE FOSSE NEXT WOUNDED.
His fire was returned, a Winchester
ball wounding him slightly in the head.
Far several minutos the fusilade was
kept up, until brave Tom Murphy fell,
shot in the hip. Reinforcements having
come to the assistance of the mar
shal’s party, the outlaws re
treated to the swamp, where they
are now at bay. The latest reports say
that Murphy’s wounds are not fatal.
One of the outlaws is wounded aud has
bled freely.
THEIR IDENTITY UNKNOWN.
Who are the three? That's the mystery.
Many people beleivc that the outlaws are
none other than tho famous Morrow boys
and Chester Scott, who killed tho sheriff
of Gordon county a year ago, and that
they are disguised as negroes. Others
believe that they are negroes, and are
none other than the highway robbers who
killed Sugannan and Sheats.
CALLING FOR FLOYD’S SHERIFF.
Late this afternoon a telegram came
from Tryon, Ga., asking the sheriff of
Floyd to come and assist in the capture,
and that it was believed that one of the
men was Chester Scott, who recently
broke jail at Rome. It has been decided
by the men who have surrounded the
swamp that no effort will be made to
night to capture the outlaws, as it will in
alf probability result in tho death of
other members of their posse.
REINFORCEMENTS POURING IN.
The 500 guards are receiving reinforce
ments each hour, and it is probable that
1,000 men will have assembled by morn
ing. Whoever the guilty parties are. it is
certain that by to-morrow morning, at
least, they will have fallen victims to an
avenging people, and their bodies will be
given as a prey to the fowls of the air and
the beasts of the fields.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MILLS.
Mills Started Up, But at a Wage Re
duction of 10 Per Cent.
Manchester, N. H., Sept. 15.—At a
meeting of mill agents here yesterday it
was voted to introduce a general cut
down averaging 10 p.er cent, on all wages
of their employes. There were present
at this meeting agents from Amoskeag,
Manchester, Stark and Amery mills. They
stated that although they were reluctant
at'first to reduce wages, they found them
selveß obliged to do so. The cut down
will be graded according to circum
stances. The new schedule will go into
effect immediately at Amoskeag, and in
the other mills.
AMOSKEAG MILLS TO START MONDAY.
Agent Straw of the Amoskeag corpora
tion has received orders to start up the
Jefferson mills, which are owned by tho
Amoskeag corporation, on Monday. They
employ about 1,2(10 hands. The othor
mills are running full time and keeping
all their help busy, except the Stark,
which employ's at present only about
three-fourths of its full quota. Agent
Straw conld not tell when the rest of the
Amoskeag mills, which employ 0,000
hands, would start up, but he said he
hoped it would be soon.
DIRECT TRADE IN FACT.
The Rappahannock Takes 250 Car
loads of Freight for Liverpool.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 10.—The steam
ship Rappahannock, the initial steamer
of the new ocean line operated by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company,
sailed from Newport News yesterday
evening for Liverpool with a miscellane
ous cargo of freight equal to 250 carloads.
Included in her freight were 1,275 hogs
heads of tobacco, which is the largest
single shipment of tobacco ever made
from a Virginia port.
A Negro Kills Another.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 10.— Frank Pil
sou, a porter in a grocery store on West
Main street, was shot anil killed to-nifeht
by Jim Temple. Pilson ordered Temple
out of the store; a quarrel ensued, during
which the former threw a knife at the
latter, who retaliated with a pistol shot,
whtrh killed Pilson almost instantly.
Both men are colored.
Died From His Wound.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 16.—A special to
the Register from Camden says that H
A Wittkowsky, shot by J. C. Mann last
Monday, died to-day from the wound.
Mann is under bond and will be rear
restod.
STOLEN BULLLION.
Theft by a Man Who Had Been an Em
ploye for Over Forty Years.
Washington, Sept. 16.—The treasury
department has made public the exact
facts in relation to the reported loss of
gold bullion from the mint at Philadel
phia, as follows: On account of the de
mand for coin, a vault in which some
$10,000,000 was stored in IN;7 by Mr. Pres
ton, during the term of Mr. Fox as sup
erintendent, and which was receipted
for by Mr. O. C. Bosbyshell, without
weighing, was opened on the Bth inst.,
and tho bullion was reweighed by Mr.
Morgan aud was found to be thirty' bars
short, valued at about $134,000. Mr. Mor
gan immediately reported to the mint
bureau the results, when he was directed
to return to 1 Philadelphia at once and re
weigh the bullion. On the second weigh
ing it was stiU found to be short. *
THE THIEF CONFESSES.
Since this bullion was stored in the
vault the weigh clerk, an old employ'© at
the mint, had sole custody of it, and cir
cumstances indicated that he knew what
had become of the missing bullion. He
was charged with the embezzlement, and
he finally admitted it. He furnished in
formation as to where over SIOO,OOO of it
was secreted,which wus recovered yester
day'. and more will be recovered later, as
lie has expressed a willingness to give it
up; but as to how much, cannot be accu
rately stated, but probably between $6,090
and $7,000.
OVER FORTY YEARS A MINT EMPLOYE.
It is believed at the treasury depart
ment that tho government will lose noth
ing. This statement is made in order to
allay all sensational news. The name of
the implicated official is Henry S. Coclis
run. He had been in the employ of the
mint over forty' years. His salary' was
$2,000. Among the many stories tiiat
have gotten afloat concerning this
robbery is one. to tho effect
that Coebren used a common iron garden
rake, which he inserted bet ween the burs
of the vuult and raked out the gold. He
has been at work doing this fora number
of years, out fortunately for the govern
ment and Mr. BosbysheU’s bondsmen, the
i fellow hoarded up his ill-gotten gold, and
upon being discovered turned it over to
the officials.
PRECISE SUM OF THE STEAL.
Philadelphia. Sept. 10. —The oxaet
amount of bullion stolen by Cochren was
#184,098. Of this. $100,437 was found
secreted iu a ventilator loft in the mint,
and #7,000 was discovered yesterday at
his home in Darby'. Cochren is now in the
custody of two secret service detectives,
but is not incarcerated. As soon as he
makes good the balance it is believed he
will bo liberated. Col. Bosbyshell thinks
there is but little probability of his being
prosecuted.
THOUGHT TO-BE INSANE.
“He will end his days in an ayslum,”
the superentondent said to-night. .“I, for
one, think, and Chief Drummond con
curs with me that his mind is unhal
aucod.” He lias made a clean broast of
the whole affair and seems to be a mono
manaic upon the subject of this gold. Ho
asserts that he is entitled to it because
lie once prevented a robbery of tho mint
twenty-live years ago, and because he
has boon overworked and underpaid dur
ing the whole of his long service in the
mint. T|ie officers express confidence
that the remainder of the gold will be
restored. What Cochren regrets most
is that what he stole will be taken away
from him.
REVOLUTION IN BRAZIL.
Revolters Have Gained Advantages
and the Outbreak Spreading.
New York, Sept. 16.—The Herald’s
Buenos Ayres correspondent cables news
received from Rio which indicates that
the situation there is very serious. It is
believed that the navy revolters have
gained a foothold in the capital. Presi
dent Pcixotto has abandoned the const of
the Bay of Rio and the capital, and re
tired to Santa Anna with that portion of
the army' which remains loyal. Hero he
will await an attack from a landing party
which will be sent from the rebel ships.
BOMBARDMENT SUSPENDED.
The bombardment of Rio has been sus
pended.
It required prompt interference on tho
part of foreign war ships iu the harbor
to protect the property in the city. Word
was received that the revolution is
spreading. The reporter states that
Bahia and Pernambuco declared in favor
of the revolutionists.
THE ABOVE CONFIRMED.
Beunos Ayres, Sept. s.—Private dis
patches received here announce that sail
ors fromthe rebel warships have practical
ly captured Rio de Janeiro and driven out
I’resident Peixoto and his government.
The arsenal and custom house of Rio and
the town of Nieheroy, opposite Rio. are in
tho hands of the rebels.
WHAT IS LEARNED AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.—State de
partment advices indicate a probability
that Rio will be again bombarded. The
navy department received a dispatch
dated at Petropolis, a suburb of Rio de Ja
neiro, Sept. 15, from Minister Thompson,
which reads as follows: “I have
been advised that all the merchant
vessels have been ordered by the
revolutionary squadron to move further
up the bay. This was done apparently
to give the rebels a chance to bomba rd
tho city without damaging the merchant
men.” t
As yet the state department has had no
further information, but it expects to be
advised by' Minister Thompson as soon as
the rebels begin the bombardment.
LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Buenos Ayres, Sept. 10.—Official advices
received here from Rio de Janeiro state
that the bombardment of the forts
guarding the bay of Rio do Janeiro,
which was begun on the 18th inst.,
is continued at intervals, and that
the fire of the rebels 4s returned'
from the forts. The insurgents now have
at their command nine vessels, and have
been joined by the naval force from
Cobras island, one of the principal de
fenses of the city. The garrison of Fort
Santa Cruz remains loyal to the govern
ment, but that of Fort Vallegagnon has
assumed and maintains a neutral position.
The provisions of the forces at Fort Santa
Cruz have run short.
FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO LAND.
The insurgents have made several at
tempts to land, but in every instance they
have been repulsed. Private advices
have been received, however, to the
effect that the reb-ls have succeeded iu
effecting a landing at last aud huve seized
the arsenal anil custom house. The dis
patches state also that the insurgents
have cupMJred Nictheroy. President
Pcixotto is encamped at Santa Anna.
The Brazilian parliament huve voted a
loyal address to President I’eixotto.
MERCHANT ASSASSINATED.
Randolph Horne Shot From the Dark
ness While in His Store.
The Notorious John Plummer at First
Suspected of Committing the Foul
Crime, but, Upon His Arrest This
Opinion Seems to Have Changed.
Coroner’s Jury Declare the Guilty
Party orj Parties - Unknown to Them.
Apparently Two Simultaneous Gun
Discharges, Both Aimed at the Un
fortunate Victim, Who Instantly
Expired.
Boston, Ga., Sept. 16.—About 8 o’clock
last night at East Glasgow, in the south
ern part of this county, B. R. Horne, a
farmer and storekeeper, while waiting on
a customer in his store, was shot and in
stantly-killed by some ono standing out
doors in the dark. Evidently, the slay'er
of Mr. Horne was not more than fifty' feet
from him. A doublebarrelled shotgun,
heavily charged with different sized shot
and slugs, was tho weapon used.
KILLED INSTANTLY.
Mr. Horne’s breast was literally
riddled. Death ensued instantly. A no
torious negro murderer and desperado,
John Plummer, who is wanted in Florida
for murder, and for whom a reward of
#3OO is offered, is thought to have killed
Mr. Horne. This negro openly defies ar
rest, and asserts that ho will kill any’
man that attempts his arrestor who gives
any information to lead to his capture.
Indignation is expressed that the offi
cers of ihis county have not been more
vigilant in trying to effect his capture.
John Plummer is frequently seen, heavily
armed, in the neighborhood of the killing,
and was seen half an hour before dark.
MORE CIRCUMSTANTIAL ACCOUNT.
Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 10.—Randolph
Horne, a young white man, was assassi
nated in his store, in tho lower part of
this county, last, night while waiting upon
a customer. About 8 o'clock two shot
guns, in tho hands of murderers crouched
in the fence corner, some twenty feet
from Horne, poured simultaneously their
charges of l#ad through the open door
into the body of their viotim. Eight
bullets took effect, and Horne fell dead
upon the floor of his store. The ruffians
fled.
TWO SETS OF TRACKS.
Search showed two sets of tracks,
where tho.y had crawled upon all-fours
near to their victim, and also where they'
had run off. This crime was committed
in the neighborhood where the notorious
John Plummer was thought to be, and it
was the first opinion that Plummer had
done it. Tho verdict of the coroner’s
jury was doath from a gunshot wound in
flicted by a person or persons unknown.
PLUMMER CAUGHT.
Sheriff Doss went down there this
morning, and to his surprise, rode up on
the desperado John Plummer. A negro
riding with the sheriff identified Plum
mer, and the sheriff immediately arrested
him, though he was armed and hud often
declared lie would die before he would be
arrested. Plummer stands charged with
the murder of a white man in Citrus
county, Florida, last winter, and a reward
of #IOO was offered for his capture. He
lias been in hiding in this county', in Ala
bama. and in Florida, and defied arrest.
He bore the reputation of a desperate
character, is six feet two inches tall, and
it was believed would kill somebody or be
killed before,he could be taken.
DENIES THE KILLING.
Plummer says Horne was his friend,and
that he did not kill him; that he can
provo an alibi. The small tracks left by
Horne’s murderers,and the fact that there
were two of them, renders improbable
the theory that Plummer was the guilty
party. -Sheriff Doss to-night notified
the sheriff of Citrus county that Plum
mer was in jail in this city.
WHEN THIEVES FALL OUT.
Crook in Texas Names the Men Who
Robbed the Glendale Train.
San Antonia, Tex., Sept. 16.—Nathaniel
Myers, alias Chas. Leakman, who is in
jail here charged with being implicated
in the Missouri Pacific train robbery near
Lamar. Mo., which took place two years
ago. makes some startling disclosures as
to the guilt of Marion Hedgepath, who is
in jail at St. Louis, charged with being
the leader of tho Glendale train robbers,
who secured $40,000. Hedgepath
claims to bo Myers’ double, and says that
the latter was the leader of the Glendale
robbery', and not he.
Myers in reply to this says: I have
shielded Hedgepath all along in the mat
ter, but I will now tell all I know. He
got me into trouble, and is now trying to
put it ailon me. I know that he is one of
the Glendale robbers, and I can produce
four witnesses that can prove that he is.
CALLS THE ROBBERS BY NAME.
When lam called upon to tell what I
know about the Glendale robbery, my
testimony will implicate some of the
most prominent business men of Kansas
City. Mo. It will be an easy matter to
prove that Hedgepath is guilty of the
robbery. Mrs. Hedgepath herself said
that her husband was one of the robbers,
and that #40,000 was secured. The money
was divided at her home in her presence.
Four of the men received an equal share
of tne money. They were Hedgepath,
Mrs. Hedgepath’s brother, a man named
Slye and Dick Wilson.
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA
Judge Nowman May Lower the Upset
Price of $500,000.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 16.—Judge Newman
has ordered Receiver Glover, of the Ma
rietta and North Georgia railroad, which
is to be sold by order of the court on Nov.
19, to make a complete repiort on the
present condition of the property so that
he can consider .the advisability of re
ducing the upset price, $500,000, as ho has
been moved to do.
Cotton Mill to Resume.
Wilmington, N. C.. Sept. 16.—The Wil
mington Cotton Mill, after a suspension
at four weeks, will resume work Sept.
25. During the stopping the mill has
been thoroughly repaired and anew en
gine and boiler, for additional power, are
to be added. The mill will not work full
time iu all the departments for the pres
ent, but resumption will give employment
to a large number of needy people.
Fire Near MiUedgeville.
.xniiedgeville, Ga.. Sept. 16.—A fire
nlarm was sounded here at 8 o'clock to
night, and there was considerable ex
citement until it was found that the fire
was beyond their limits. It proved to be
a house belonging to Mr Arthur Butts
and occupied by negroe-., i-oss about
#6OO.
CHEROKEE STRIP.
Movement En Masse For the Far
West Promised Land.
Washington, Sept. 6.—An official tele
gram from the Cherokee outlet shows that
every home seeker who has presented
himself at the booths is registered, and
everything wus in readiness this morning
for the home run. Registrations have far
exceeded in number the highest esti
mates, and at Orlando alone 30,000 per
sons received certificates.
150,000 HOMKSEERKRS.
Guthrie, O. TANARUS., Sept. 10.—All night
there was hurrying to and fro. and nut
tew of the 150,000 boomers on the border
of tin: promised land closed their eyes in
sleep. With prairie fires raging in front,
and the body strained by the pent-up ex
citement of tlie coming struggle,there was
no room for sleep, nor inclination to rest.
Before tlie break of day everybody was
astir. This morning the scones are the
same as have been witnessed at all other
great land rushes.
BIVOUACKING ON THE BORDER.
The day starts out cloudy, with
every indication of rain before
night. At least one hundred and
fifty thousand poople bivouacked ou tlie
border of the strip last night. Long be
fore dayight thousands hud assembled
about Santa Fe depot hero, and train
after train was speedily packed with peo
ple and pulled out from Orlando. Ar
riving at Orlando all were compelled to
leave the cars and take places with tlie
fifteen thousand people who had spent, the
night there. At 11 o’clock tho first train
pulled up to the lino, and others came
right behind it.
TRAINS JAMMED WITn BOOMERS.
There were at least half a dozen trains.
Everybody wanted to ride on the first
one, and as far forward iu that as possi
ble. With a wild shout the crowd rushed
forward; soldiers on the ground were
swept from t heir feet, aud for a moment
it seemed as though the mob would capt
ure the train, for tlie men and women
were urouinl and over the engine and
tender, upon and uudor the platforms,
aud even upon the roofs of the coaches.
Tho bluo-coated guardians soon recov
ered. howover, and, with fixed bayonets,
cleared the train ana eomixslled every
body to show his or her certificate before
entering.
WILD SCRAMBLE FOR PLACES.
But on every side people fought and
struggled to get near the ears. Women
had tneir clothe* torn off, aud men were
knocked down aud trampled upon.
Scores of people were injured, .vet the
struggle kept up until the train filled, and
was reneated on a smaller scale at each
succeeding train
BOOMERS SHOT BY SOLDIERS.
Guthrie, I. T.. Hept. 10.—Information
received hero by tho Courier tells of four
“boomers” being shot and fatally wounded
last night by soldiers. Their names are
at present unknown. The men killed had
received their certificates anil gone into
the strip to locate their claims. Several
soldiers oame upon the “boomers” anil
called upon them to halt, which they re
fused to do. Whereupon the soldiers fired
on them.
SCENES AT THE OPENING.
Yesterday the Mad Crowds Surged
Into the Strip to Stay.
Arkansas City, Kas., Sept. 10.—One
hundred thousand people settled upon
Cherokee strip to-day. At noon tne sig
nal was given announcing the passing of
title of land from the Unitod States gov
ernment to tlie boomers, and a race, such
as was never witnessed before and will
probably never bo seen again, was
begun. On the lines in the vicin
ity of the various border towns the
boomers had gathered in great numbers.
As far as the eye could reach in either
direction, could be seen men mounted, and
in wagons ami on foot closely packed to
gether, making a solid column of 200 feet
in the middle, and tapering away to a
mere streak in the distance.
INDESCRIBABLE SCENES.
The scene when the column broke at
tlie firing of the signal gun and .each indi
vidual entered to contest for a common
prize can be imagined better than de
scribed. Confusion reigned everywhere.
So closely were contestants packed to
gether that the start was a hazardous
one. Horsemen were unseated, wagons
overthrown and pedestrians prostrated
in the mad rush to be off.
Cries of angry men mingled with the
neighing of panic-stricken horses, the
shouts of races, the clattering of hoofs,
the rattling of wagons and the shrieks of
the locomotives, combined in a roar
similar to that accompanying 'the pro
gress of a tornado.
SOME WERE KILLED.
In the race many men were injured and
some killed. Of the latter some met
death by accident and two were mur
dered. The details of tho crimes are not
known, but the dead bodies, one stabbed
and tho other shot through the head, tell
the story of death. Many dead have
been found on the prairie. Some died of
over-exertion, and some were killed
by falling in tho race,
and others received broken limbs.
Wagon and freight train loads of supplies
folio wed the settlers into the strip. The
teams distributed provisions at the va
rious country seats and town sites
wherever stores have boon opened in can
vas tents pending the erection of build
ings. Camp fires throughout the prairies
in all directions are seen to-night where
horneseekers have established temporary
camps.
BOOTHS STILL OPEN.
Dr. Gallagher, of the general land of
fice, has received instructions from
Washington to kocp the registration
booths open until further orders, and to
issue certificates to all who were unable
to obtain them before noon to-day.
Shocking Accident.
New Orleans. Sept. lfl.—Capt. James L.
Burris of tills city was almost ground to
pieces yesterday evening at Bayou La-
Fourche, near Doualsouvillo, by being in
cidentally drawn into the machinery of
the dredge boat "Eclipse.” of which he
was part owner. The captain was en
gaged at the time in filling a large con
tract with the government to dredge
Bayou LaFourche.
Unanimously for Sherman Repeal.
Pensacola, Sept 16.—Telegrams were
sent to Senators Call and Pasco to-day,
urging their supimrt of unconditional re
peal of the Sherman bill signed by every
prominent business man in the city who
wus seen. No one refused. The cham
ber of commerce has unanimously in
dorsed unconditional repeal.
Wins the Cape May Cup.
Londou.Sept.lO.—The Britannia won the'
race. Tne Britannia finished at 12.58.40.
The Navahoe crossed the line at 13.4.50.
I DAILY. 110 A YEAR. I
ft CENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY, $124 A YEAR. J
LONGEST POLE WILL GET IT.
Contest of Merc Physical Endurance
in the Senate.
The Side Which Can Outlast the Other
Likely to Win—Mr. Voorhees Con
fesses That no Known Power Exists
Whereby the Repeal Bill Can be
Brought to a Vote Will Try the Ex
pedient of Longer Sessiohs in the
Hope of Wearing Down the Silver
Men, Who Themselves Profess to bs
Prepared For Unlimited Tactics.
Washington, Sept. 16.—Friends of the
administration say it must not be held re
sponsible for the conduct of those demo
crats who have been filibustering with re
publicans In the House against the reeoi
tion of Mr. Tin ker’s report; that it is not
instigated by the President, and to iden
tify him wijh it places him in a false po
sition.
NOW A MATTER OF ENDURANCE.
The Evening Nows quotes Senator Voor
hees as saying to-day: “There is no
power on earth nor in the lioavons abova
nor in tho depths below that will compel
the Sonato to vote on the repeal bill. It
will be from now on merely a test of en
durance on both side*. We have a sub
stantial majority for repeal, anil are
us confident of the ultimate result
as we have lieen at any stage of the fight.
I shall move for longer sessions at an
early day.”
BOTH SIDES DETERMINED,'
This shows the tttttiude of the adminis
tration senators. The repealers maintain
a firm stand and declare their intention
of fighting for unconditional repeal to the
last moment. The silver men are equally
determined. If the policy of trying to
tiro them out is adopted, they arc in a
condition to stand the pressure fully as
long as the repealers. There is much
speculation as to the Vico President's in
tentions.
Representative Talbert of South Caro
lina introduced a hill amending the Indian
war pension laws so as to include the war
of 1860.
TOBACCO TAX.
Florida tobacco manufacturers arc ro
iuforced by Messrs. Oatto, Patterson, and
Delgado, of Key West. They called On"
Assistant Secretary Hamlin and asked
for a reclassification of wrapper tobacco.
They filed a written argument with him.
They will do the same with the ways and
means committee, as that committee
(vill not have time to give them a hearing.
Florida Postmasters—San Antonio,
Thomas J. O’neill, vice J. It. Osborn, ro
moved; Sorrento, Joseph II Kogster, viofl
Bertha M. llllss, removed.
A second effort on the part of Senator
Voorhees, to-day, to reach an agreement
as to the time of closing the, debate of the
repeal bill, and proceeding to veto on tbo
bill and amendments, had no hotter re
sults than his previous one, except that
there was a sort of intimation by My.
Toller that, as no speeches had boon
made for delay, none would be, und that
the question or closing the debate might lis
over for the present at least .
MH. ALI.ISON SPEAKS THREE HOURS.
Mr. Allison made a throe hour’s speech
in order to prove that the true way to
rehabilitate silver was to repeal the silver
purchasing law und thus force England
and all the nutions of Europe to come to
an international agreement on the sub
ject. The remainder of the day was
given to eulogies on the life and charac
ter of the late Senator Stanford of Cali
fornia. \
After the routine business of the morn
ing, at 12:85 o’clock the repeal bill waa
taken up.
Mr. Voorhees reminded the Senate that
a few days ago he had felt it his duty to
call attention to the consumption of tlrna
in the discussion of the bill, and to sug
gest a time to close the debate rtnd take a
vote. The rejection of that proimsition
had not boon unexpected by him. He now
asked the Seriate to agree to dose the de
bate on tho 25th -one week from Monday
—and then to debate the amendments un
der rule H till the 27th, and then to hava
votes taken on the amendments and the
bill.
EVERLASTING DISCUSSION NOT NEEDED.
He need not, he said, amplify on the
question. Ho did not need to enforce his
request by a single word. The subject
was known und was appreciated here and
elsewhere. Nor need ho say again, as ha
did say time and time before, that he was
a lover of freedom of debate. He had
never stood in its way and never intended
to. All that he asked was that senators
interested in the discussion might indi
cate some time when it should be con
cluded. There was no subject that called
for everlasting discussion, except, jjer
haps, that which affected man’s relations
to the world to come, and even that had
better be taken by faith than by dis
pute.
PLEADING FOR THE END.
He therefore asked the Senate to give
the weight of reason tojthe question. Let
senators reason together. Let them
think together and settle the matter on
the basis of an agreement. He Shrunk
from nothing in the lino of duty, but he
should regret the Issue settled on the low
level of physical endurance when it might
as well be settled on tho high level of
manly, intelligent agreement. He asked
senators who opposed the bill to give him
thoir response on the subject and let tha
Senate see whether there was not some
point withinjthe domain of courtesy and
agreement that could be fixed upon,either
this morning or at any time.
WORDS, IDLE WORDS.
Mr. Teller said that there had been no
delay in the debate. There had not been
a speech made for the sole purpose of de
laying, but there were many senators
who had not yet spoken, but had given
notice of speeches. There were others
who hud speeches prepared, and still oth
ers who were preparing siieeches. At
any rate, the Senate hail not reached a
point where it was fair to talk about fix
ing the time to close the debate.
Mr. Voorhees disclaimed making any
accusation, or even making use of the
word ‘ delay,” but he desired to have
some indication of the purpose of senators
on the other side of the question as to
when debate should be concluded. If the
senator from Colorado and those acting
with him could, or did not desire to, give
any such indication, tho matter was with
them.
REPEAL DEBATE RESUMED.
i Mr. Teller said that he would not take
up the time of the senator from lowa
(Allison), but if the senator from In
diana desired, later on, the opinion of sen
tors opposed to the bill, they would give
it to him.
Mr. Allison then uddressed tho Senate.
The first portion of his speech was de
voted to a ret iew of the history of legis
lation on the subject of silvoi' coinage, in