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. the MORNING NEWS, I
' f-t\BLIBHED lf&o. Incorporated 1888. V
( J. H. ESTILL, President. j
BENHAM’S STAND AT RIO.
De Gama Intent on Running Things
With a High Hand.
The Impression Given Out by the In
surgent That England Was at His
Back—minister Thompson’s Appeal
to Commander Picking for Protec
tion to American Shipping Failed
to Give Him Much Satisfaction.
(Copyright, 1894. by the Associated Press.)
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 4.—The Associated
Press correspondent in this city has made
the most thorough investigation possible
under the circumstances of the causes
which led up to the recent demonstration
by Admiral Benham in this harbor, in
defense of American shipping, which had
been subjected for a long time to the reck
less firing of the insurgent; fleet.
DE GAMA DICTATORIAL.
Asa result of the correspondence on
the inquiries the following facts have
been obtained: So long as Admiral de
Mello was in charge of the insurgents’
vessels in Rio bay and at the head of the
revolutionary movement no blockade was
permitted in this harbor. Vessels of
foreign nations were permitted
freely to enter the bay, discharge
their cargoes at the wharves, reload and
quietly depart. When Admiral de Gama,
after issuing his pronunciamento against
President Pexioto, deserted the govern
ment, joined Admiral de Mello and issued
his famous imperial manifesto, he de
clared with a great deal of emphasis that
he meant from that time forth to stop all
commerce with Rio de Janeiro, and by
this means practically destroy the reve
nue which the Brazilian government was
receiving from this source.
WAS ENGLAND BACK OP HIM? •
England, he announced as if on the
authority of British officials, was anxious
for the restoration of the monarchy
throughout Brazil and overthrow of reci
procity. With this powerful backing he
appeared to think that he was fully war
ranted in his autocratic action. Follow
ing close upon this declaration he issued
a warning to all vessels, no matter to
what nation they belonged, that they
must not attempt to discharge their car
goes or they would rue it. Following this
example set by their superior officer, the
other insurgent leaders made use of the
same threats.
MINISTER THOMPSON PROTESTS.
When information of what they had
done reached the ears of the United
States minister, Mr. Thompson, he imme
diately made a vigorous protest, in the
course of which he insisted that Admiral
de Gama had no right to institute such a
blockade. No matter what the ministers
of other countries thought of the order,
Mr. Thompson said that he felt it his
duty to demand ample protection for all
vessels Hying the flag of his coun
try. Minister Thompson did not
rest satisfied with this protest,
but promptly paid a visit to Commander
Henry F. Picking, who was then in com
mand of the American warships here, and
asked him, in the most decided manner,
to afford protection to all American ves
sels.
PICKING NOT AGGRESSIVE.
In reply to Minister Thompson, Com
mander Picking said that if an American
sailor was shot while his vessel was in
the act of discharging her cargo, he
would promptly prosecute the captain of
the rebel warship which was responsi
ble for the sailor’s death. Beyond this,
Commander Picking seemed unwilling
to go. and Minister Thompson was thus
rendered powerless to do anything more
for the protection of American shipping.
Now everything is changed, owing to the
determined action of Admiral Benham,
"no has assured the captain? of Ameri
<an vessels that he will protect their
snips, and lighters so far as he is able to
do so.
RISK or CHANCE SHOTS.
At the same time, however, he has
warned these captains that he cannot
prevent them from running the risk of
chance shots at the wharves. It is im
possible to discharge cargoes elsewhere,
an the tugs used in towing the vessels
are owned by Brazilians, and Admiral de
Gama threatens to promptly seize them
u they tow lighters which are diseharg-
Admiral Benham thinks that the risk at
tne wharves is slight, but he refuses at
present to advise American captains how
net should act. He is determined, how
v'er, to afford them all the protection he
can.
J*{j e sinking of a torpedo boat
on .Monday was without foundation.
hundreds to be jailed.
The Pension Fraud* In Tennessee of a
Wholesale Characte.
( hic ßko, Feb. 4.—A special to the Trib-
Dne from-Chattannoga, Tenn..says: “Four
moie arrests have been made of persons
J urged with obtaining pensions fraudu
ently. following the apprehension of the
\V. Lewsisnn Monday last—three
H-ifr-°™. and ,, one Several hundred
evi<L < t, nts w [ lll . be sworn out as fast as the
n ‘ ,rice admits, and more than thirty pa-
J*waren°wtn the hands of the United
states officers.”
TWO MAY BE LYNCHED.
Ar ‘ Alabama Farmer Murdered By a
Couple of Negroes.
Birmingham, .Ala., Feb.'4.—As John
‘ nn a wealthy young fanner, was rid
gon his horse to his homo at Riverside
I*' ®rday he was waylaid and murdered
Hi • j an .d Fonso Robinson, (colored.)
aftei- ? Jai and officers and dogs are
in,i . unso - Allen and the negroes had
Tg,. a . misunderstanding as to wages.
e is danger of a double lynching.
GERVAIS to resign.
A ill Ask to Be Sent Out to Sea for
Active Service.
I-ondon, Feb. 4—The Daily News cor
sPondent in Paris says, that owing to
■ s trouble in the extra parliamentary
/.' a comr nission on Friday, Admiral
of\ l i! aiS , , wIU , ! esi K n his post at the head
out ® lralt y and will ask to be sent
for active service.
1 IERCE FLAMES AT PURCELL.
Guests of a Hotel Narrowly Es-
T> cape Death.
? rre "’ * eb - —Early this morn
g n '!'*i o,lu,jbt iti Bohardt & Bohardt's
in '•' 'r mercban( i>*e establishment, and
other , m . inutea the Perry house and
Th,. Ul houses were in flames
man,, was crowded with guests, and
Jo** i, farrow escapes. The total
Ulje JUsfninfl -Xttos.
AT THE WAVES’ MERCY.
The Steamship Taormina Narrowly
Escapes Foundering.
New York. Feb. 4.—The Hamburg line
steamship Taormina, Capt. Koch, arrived
to-day from Hamburg, after a perilous
voyage, lasting twenty-two days. She
encountered two severe hurricanes in the
Gulf stream, in one of which her main
mast was snapped off close to the deck.
The Taormina brought 138 steerage
passengers.
In the early part of the voyage the
weather was fair. When near Sable
Island, in lat. 40“ 50” and long. SO* 40', she
encountered a hurricane from the south
east. The hurricane continued nearly
forty-eight hours.
STRUCK BT A WAVE.
At 7 o’clock on the morning of the 81st
nit. a big sea broke on the deck and the
man at the wheel lost control of the ves
sel. The bolts in the main boom was
loosened, and the boom threshing about,
struck life boat No. 8 on the starboard
and knocked it overboard. Afterward
the boom, swinging with the roll of the
ship, carried away the lee rigging of the
mainmast, and the mast, losing its
braces, snapped off and went overboard.
It was only by long and troublesome work
that the crew were able to clear away the
wreck.
Oil in large quantities was poured on
the trouoled waters while this work was
in progress.
TERROR IN THE STEERAGE.
Meanwhile the steerage passengers be
low the decks were in an agony of terror.
Some men were for hours on their kuoes
praying, while others staggered about
and cursed as they were pitched this way
and that by the lurching of the vessel.
When the mast went by the board women
screamed and some became hysterical.
All expected the ship to go
down. Capt. Koch went among the
men and women, and by per
sonal appeals succeeded in allaying
their fears somewhat. In the hight of
the storm Steward Huberlel fell on the
deck and was seriously injured internally.
He was unconscious for four days, and is
still in a dazed condition. The big wave
that swept over the deck broke a capstan,
stove in a hatch and twisted the rails and
the dock fittings. The hurricane sub
sided on Feb. 1, but head winds were en
countered, delaying the ship five or six
days.
A BATTLE WITH INDIANS.
A Good Looking Squaw Killed, and
Probably One Buck.
Chicago, 111., Feb. 4.—A special to the
Herald from Tuscon, Ariz., says: “The
stage which arrived here last night from
Mammoth, brought additional advices re
garding the Indian troubles in the Bunker
Hill mining district. The fight that oc
curred last Wednesday evening between
Hualapai Clark and a small band of
Apache Indians, under the leadership of
the renegade Kid,{resulted in the death
of a squaw and possibly of one of the
warriors.
Mr. Clark, who left McKinney’s ranch
late Wednesday night with a number
of cowboys for the scene of the battle,
which occurred that evening about dark,
were seen near Mammoth early yester
day morning by the passengers on the
stage that came in last night. He told
them that when he and the cowboys vis
ited the place where the fight took place,
they fonnd one dead squaw. She was not
more than 20 years old and exceptionally
good-looking. On her person were a belt,
knife, scabbard and a leather pouch full
of many curiosities, among them feathers
of Mexican birds, making it ap
parent that she was the rene
gade Kid’s squaw, and that they
had just returned from Sonora. Huala
pai Clark took all of these articles from
the squaw, including a lock of her hair,
which will make what he considers a
valuable addition to his large collection
of Indian scalps, tomahawks, etc.
A company of cavalry from Fort Grant
will be in the Bunker Hill district in a
day or two. A large number of cattle
men and miners are now in pursuit of the
Indians and a battle is likely to occur be
fore many days.”
FLAMES IN A COTTON MILL.
The Loss About $35,000, but the
Main Part of the Property Saved.
Attleboro, Mass., Feb. 4.—8. B. & R.
Knight's large cotton mill at Dodgeville,
ten miles south of here, narrowly escaped
destructiou by fire at noon to-day. The
property was saved by the hard work of
the villagers and the Attleboro fire de
partment, after a hard battle of two
hours.
In the mule room, where the fire origi
nated, were ten pairs of mules, valued at
$04,000. The loss on these will reach
$17,000 by fire and water. In the came
department was considerable stock,
which was almost totally destroyed.
Tne water poured into the structure,
flooded the spinning, carding, finishing
and weaving departments below and did
damage amounting to #15,000 to #20,000.
The loss is covered by insurance in the
Boston Mutual Insurance Company.
The cause of the fire is not known, but
is supposed to have been spontaneous
combustion.
On account of the destruction to the
property, the mill will be shut down until
repairs can be made.
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
One Killed and Another Seriously In
jured by a Fragment of a Mill-stone.
Mount Vernon, Ga., Feb. 4.—A fright
ful aocident occurred yesterday nine miles
miles north of Mount Vernon, in Mont
gomery county, in which William Adams
was killed and Riley Adams seriously
wounded. Riley Adams owned a steam
grist mill and Adams em
ployed to help him run .it. At
10 o’clock yesterday the grist-rocKs
burst, and fragments of the rocks
were sent flying in every direction with
great force. One piece of the fragment
hit young Adams in the forehead, break
ing his skull and killing him almost in
stantly. Another fragment hit Riley
Adams, owner of the mill, in the breast,
and made a serious, though it is not
thought a fatal wound. It is not known
what caused the rock to explode.
WHEELER BEATEN AT PARIS.
He Lacked a Pacemaker and Met
With Two Accidente.
Paris, Feb. 4 —The fifty kilometer tan
dem cycle race took place in the vole
drome to day between the Frenchmen,
Farmer Brothers and Wheeler and War
wick The Frenchmen won by two laps.
Wheeler and Warwick, however, had no
pacemaker and were delayed twice by
accidents.
SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1894.
VAILLANT TO DIE TO-DAY.
Paris Intensely Excited and Outrages
Feared.
A Large Reserve of Polioe to Be On
Duty and An Enormous Crowd Ex
pected to Be Out to See the Deoapl
tation The Condemned Man's
Daughter Makes An Affecting Plea
to Madame Carnot for Her Father’s
Life.
Paris, Feb. 4.—Auguste Vaillant, the
anarchist who was convicted and sen
tenced to death for throwing a bomb in
the Chamber of Deputies, will be exe
cuted to-morrow morning. This settles
the question, which has for some days
agitated Paris, whether Vaillaint would
die upon the guillotine, or have Ills sen
tence commuted for life imprisonment on
the Isle of Pines. The decision that he
must die, is regarded here as a defeat for
the revolutionary party and a triumph
for the opportunists, who, since the bomb
explosion, have been demanding the en
forcement of vigorous measures and the
strictest application of the law as a lesson
to the anarchists.
CARNOT PERPLEXED.
There is no doubt that President Car
not, who has been anxious to act in strict
accordance with the constitution, has
been considerably perplexed as to what
course he should take in Vaillant’s case.
All the memorials and peti
tions sent to him by sympathiz
ers of Vaillant have been referred
by him to the pardons committee,
at the ministry of justice. The fate of
Vaillant nominally rests with the presi
dent but in such cases, he is guided by
his advisor, the minister of justice.
Despite all the efforts of the revolu
tionary, socialist, and anarchist news
papers, to compel President Carnot to
assume the responsibility, he has re
fused to do so.
A PLEA FROM HIS DAUGHTER.
Among the most affecting petitions re
ceived at the Palais de l’Elysee, was one
which it is claimed was written by Si
donie, the daughter of Vaillant, to
Madame Carnot, beseeching the latter to
interfere on behalf of the anarchist.
Manv persons doubt the ability of the
child to write such a letter, in which ex
pressions are used that are hardly child
like.
PARIS INTENSELY EXCITED.
All Paris is intensely excited over the
near approach of the execution, and a
tremendous crowd is looked for in the
streets near where the execution will take
place. The police continue to make arrests
of anarchists, and the searches at the
houses of suspected persons are unremit
tingly kept up, but notwithstanding the
vigilance of the police, bombs
and infernal machines continue to
be found in the streets and in
the houses, where they are placed by
anarchists who, in nearly every instance,
escape detection. The police protection
to-morrow will be on an extraordinary
scale, but despite the show of force which
the officials intend to make, it is feared
that the execution of Vaillant will be the
occasion of further startling attempts on
i the part of the anarchists.
A CROWD ON WATCH.
Paris, Feb. 6, 5 a. m.—Persons living
near the Prison de la Roquette watched
nearly all day for signs of the approach
ing execution. At 5 o'clock this morning
M. Labori, the lawyer who defended
Vaillant at his trial, visited the con
demned man in his cell. He left soon,
but returned at 7 o’clock. The persons on
watch near the prison interpreted these
visits as meaning that the execution
would take place to-morrow morning. M.
Labori was supposed to have gone to
Vaillant with the information that Presi
dent Cannot had declined to grant the re
prieve which the lawyer had requested
orally.
A SEALED TACKET.
At 9 o’clock a mounted messenger from
the minister of justice delivered a sealed
packet to Chief Warden Brun. of the
Ruquette prison. In the next hour and a
half a few persons gathered in the Place
de la Roquette. Policemen stood in
groups of threes at conspicuous points, as
they have stood every evening during
the last eight Gays. The crowds
were still off in other parts
of the city enjoying the foretaste of the
carnival, whose approach was being her
alded by men and women on the boule
vards, wearing masks and fancy cos
tumes, throwing confetti, and tickling
each others necks and faces with pea
cocks’ feathers.
TO DIE AT DAYBREAK.
Just after midnight a messenger from
the prefecture of police entered the
Figaro office and told the group of news
paper men chatting there that the execu
tion would take place at daybreak.
When the reporter started for the Place
de la Roquette, the sky was black, with
out a glimmer of moonlight or starlight.
Just after 11 o'clock a fine rain had begun
to fall and it Btilled the fair. The boule
vards were almost empty at 1 o’clock as
many of the masqueraders had gone home
and others had entered cafes to await
there the hour for going to Roquette
prison. From the knots of outcasts loiter
ing in the streets near the prison, men
and women had carried the whispered
news that Vaillant would die at daybreak.
The message bad been hurried down th
Rue De la Rouquette, along the Boulevard
Voltaire to the Rue du Faubourg t.
Antoine, and at every corner had sum
moned groups of listeners, who at Qnoe
made ready to go to the scene of the
execution.
POLICE AND MILITARY GATHERING.
At 1:45 o’clock 800 policemen entered
the Place do la Roquette by two routes.
They placed the barriers to keep back tbe
expected mob. Several hundred persons
had gathered, most of them from
the lowest quarters of the city.
A man of half starved features
left the crowd, stepped to the spot where
the guillotine was to be erected, and af
ter shaking bis tattered sleeves at the
crowd, shouted, as he uncovered his head.
“1 am more unlucky than he. pity me.”
Groups of men and women came to the
square with increasing frequency. At
2:40 o’clock two battalions of the Republi
can guards, on foot, preceded by a drum
corps, marched up the Rue de la Ro
quette to the prison. They were fol
lowed by a company of mounted guards
and soon after by another battalion of
infantry. All took positions in tbp
square. .
VAILLANT’S CRIME.
Tho crime for which Vaillant pays the
penalty with hit life was committed in
the Chamber of Deputies on Dec. 9 Mat.
At about 4 o'clock in tho afternoon of
that day while the chamber was dis
cussing an election, Vaillant. who was
sitting in one of the galleries set apart
for tbe use of spectators, threw a bomb
toward the floor of the house. The
bomb exploded just as it left the mis
creant's hand, and he was among tho
number injured. About BO persons were
hurt by the explosion. Deputy Abbe
Lemire was the worst injured of all those
struck by the flying nails with which
the’bomb had been loaded, and for some
time It was thought that he would die.
The Count de Lanjunais was also serious
ly wounded. A majority of the
injured were occupants of the gal
leries. The cousternation that filled
the chamber after the -explosion
may be better imagined than de
scribed A wild rush was made
by tho visitors to get out of the chamber,
but tbe gendarmes, who are always on
duty in the lobbies, caused the doors to
be shut and allowed no one to leave the
building. It was due to this cool headed
ness that the arrest of Vaillant was madej
THE arkest.
As he attempted fo leave the building ho
was detained by a gendarme,who thought
he was displaying too much anxiety to
getaway. His arrest followed. He was
taken to the Hotel Dieu, where his
wounds were treated. After a time he
made a full confession of his crime. He
said that he went to the chamber with
the intention of throwing his infernal
maehine on the president's table.
He waited more than an hour
for| a fayyrableiopportunity, and then
thinking it had at last arrived, he rose
and hurled the bomb into the body of the
House. At that moment a woman sitting
in front of him, resenting his leaning
over her, pushed back, and thus pre
vented him from throwing the
bomb exactly as he had Intended. The
machine struck the edge of the gallery
and at once exploded.
On the afternoon of Jan. 10 Vaillant
was arraigned, tried, convicted and sen
tenced to death. Eighty deputies ap
pealed to President Carnot for commuta
tion of the death sentence. The appeal
was sent by the president to the pardons
committee, who reported on it adversely.
Vaillant’s lawyer asked the court of cas
sation to grant anew trial, but on Jan. 25
the court denied the request. Many ef
forts were made to induce Vaillant to ap
peal to the president, but he refused to
do so.
1,000 GUARDS ON DUTY.
Paris, Feb. 5, 6 a m.—Republican
guards continued to march Into the square
until more than 1,000 of them had been
disposed between and around the two
prisons so as to out off exit through the
rue Merlin, the Rue de La Folie Reg
nault, in which is the barn containing the
guillotine, the Rue Gerbier, the Rue de la
Roquette, leading to the cemetery of Pere
la Chaise on the south, the Rue do la
Vacquerie, and the Rue Servan.
ARRIVAL OF THE EXECUTIONER.
M. Deibler, the executioner, appeared
in a frock coat and high hat at 3:30
o’clock. He was on foot. A few minute*
later the two familiar vans were run into
the square. They brought the guillotine
and M. Dieblcr’s son. son-in-law and two
other assistants. M. Deibler went to one
van and by the light of a lantern ex
amined the knife and ropes as they
were brought out. He evidently keeps
the apparatus scrupulously clean, for the
blade glistened bright, even in the night.
The construction of the guillotine pro
ceeded rapidly and silently, but for the
occasional thud of a piece of wood falling
into place. The on-lookers talked in
whispers. The lamps were still lighted
at 6 o’clock, but the inky blackness of the
night had began to fade.
THE CROWD DWINDLES.
At 3:45 o’clock the crowd outside tho
prisons was not very large, many had
gone away. The guards were stationed
so as to hide all view of the square.
Walking about in the iticlosure were
thirty journalists and officials. Servian's
bar and tobacco shop, where the turnkeys
do their drinking, was open and crowded.
Many of the customers -were the
newspaper men, who had reported many
executions before, and seemed to be in
the best of spirits. Some of them were
cracking jokes and muking numerous
guesses at what kind of reprisals the an
archists might resort to. The Cour
Bevoie murder was another subject of
gossip, and several men said that the as
sassins. who had been arrested, were two
men and a woman, belonging to one of
the hordes of outcasts who infested the
Parisian suburbs.
TO DIE AT 7 O’CLOCK.
London, Feb. 5, B a. m.—A dispatch
from Paris to the Chronicle says that tho
execution of Vaillant will take place at 7
o’clock this morning. All the streets
abutting the Place de la Roquette have
been cleared by the police ana the immense
crowd has been pushed into side streets.
The police force on duty is unpre
cedented.
SLEW THEIR SISTER’S LOVER.
The Cashier of an Alabama Bank
Killed By Four Brothers.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 4.—-R. C.
Ross, cashier of the Bank of Scottsboro,
was shot dead at noon to-day at Steven
son, Ala. The shooting was done j
by four brothers. Bob, Tot, John j
and Jim Skelton, all prominent
business men of Scottsboro, and
took place within fifty feet
of the depot. Ross fell dead at the first
onslaught, with a load of buckshot in his
temple, fired, it is thought, by John Skel
ton. F. D. Bloodworth, brother-in-law
of the dead man, was wounded in the
arm. Tbe deceased was accused some
weeks ago of seducing Miss Annie Skel
ton, a sister of the Skeltons.and was intim
idated into leaving Seotsboro.
The brothers, who are very high
strung, determined men, got wind of
Ross’ presence in the neighborhood and
caraeon him at|Stevenson about 12o’clock,
when he was waiting for the Chattanooga
bound train. The two men were taken
unawares and did not return tho fire.
MOVED IN THE UPPEB TEN.
All the parties concerned in the affair
are very highly connected and move in
the upper ten of society. Miss Annie
Skelton was exceedingly popular in Chat
tanooga, where she attended many swell
society events, and was at one time re
ported to be engaged to a business man
and society leader here. Information is
had from a reliable source that the young
lady recently wrote to an uncle exonerat
ing Ross and stating that another was re
sponsible for her ruin.
The Skeiton boys, who were armed
with shot guns an t rifles, were arrested
and taken to the county Jai! at Scotts
bore. Considerable excitement prevails
throughout Jackson county, where the
parties are well known.
Ex-Senator Wilkinson Dead.
Ht. Paul, Minn., Feb. 4.—A special to
the Pioneer Press from Wells, Minn., an- j
nounces tbe death at hi* home in that
town this morning of Morton S. Wilkin
son, at the ago of 75. Mr. Wilkinson was
one of the earliest United States senators
from this state, sad was a democrat.
BLOOD FLOWS
Tillman’s Spies Make a Fatal Raid in
Spartanburg County.
One of the Men They Were After Shot
Dead and Another Wounded in the
Leg The Constables Claim That
They Met With a Hostile Reception,
But the Other Side Deny It.
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 4.—The state is
being saturated with the blood of the dis
pensary. Coming on the heels of the
Meetze-Miller shooting here, is the seem
ingly cold blooded murder of one man and
the wounding of another by dispensary
spies late last night at a country place
called Wellford, in Spartanburg county.
The wounded man is Perry Moore, and
his brother-in-law, Crawford Ballew, lies
cold in death.
The coroner’s inquest was held to-day
and the following facts were developed:
Moore and Ballew were farm
ers recently' from Greenville county,
this state, and they lived on
the farm of Capt. James Benson.
About midnight one of the spies knocked
at Ballew's door, pretending to bo lost,
and asked to be shown to the railroad.
Moore procured a light and led the man to
the railroad. Suddenly a posse of con
stables, headed by Chief Fant, loomed up
and halted them. Moore was frightened
and began to run. He wns fired upon by
the constables and fell with n broken leg.
The constables testified that Moore fired
as he ran. His denial is corroborated by
two witnesses, named Gregory and Bobb.
Moore's cries brought Ballew from the
house. Ballew picked him up and went
toward his house with him. On the way
he was mot by the posse.
BALLEW SHOT DEAD.
According so the testimony, not a word
was said, and at the crack of u riiie Bal
lew fell forward dead. The women who
had rushed from the house shrieked, and
following It came tho brutal voice of a
man demanding of them if there were
“any more men” about there.
The two witnesses named above testi
fied that Ballew made no resistance. The
constables swore that he advanced on
them with a drawn pistol, and that they
repeatedly called tipon him to halt before
they fired.
Constable Massey did not turn up at
the inquest, and it was testified that he
was the one who shot Ballew. It appears
that no effort was mado to remove Moore,
who was allowed to lay on the ground all
night. Attorney Andrew Moore, the
counsel employed by the dead man’s fam
ily. raised a sensation by allowing that an
attempt had been made to pack the Jury.
He called the coroner’s attention to
the fact that one of tho juror* was drunk,
that another was a brother of one of the
constables in the posse, and still another
a cousin. Tho first two were gotten off
the jury. On account of tho absence of
Massey, who is said to be the constable
who shot Ballew, the Jury adjourned to
meet again to-morrow. The constables
have shown no warraut for either Ballew
or Moore. They have a warrant for
Moore’s father.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Charleston, S. C.. Feb. 4.—A special to
the News and Courier from Spartanburg,
S. C., sa.ys: “A warrant was placed fn
tho hands of Sheriff Dean for Ballew,
William Center, Perry Moore and his
sons at Wellford, for violation of the dis
pensary law. About 7 o'clock last night
Boyce Dean, the sheriff’s deputy, and
Constables Fant, Massey, Jackson. West
and Pearson, went out to make the ar
rest. They reached Ballew’s about mid
night, but before they got to the house
the whisky had been taken out in a
swamp. They saw Perry Moore, and
Dean ordered him to halt and surrender.
He fired on them. The fire was returned
by the posse, and Moore was shot through
the leg, just below tho knee.
TWESTY SHOTS EXCHANGED.
About twenty shots were exchanged.
The constables then went toward Ballew’s
house and mit him out in a field.. Dean
ordered him to hold up his pistols and
surrender. He did not obey and Consta
ble Massey shot him in the breast, kill
ing him instantly. Tho firing then
ceased. No whisky was captured. The
coroner held an inquest to-day, but no
verdict had been reached wheu last
heard from. This took place about a
mile ana a balf east of Wellford. Ballew
recently moved from the mountains.
The Moores also came from the moun
tains.”
TO SPAR FOR CHARITY.
Corbett and Mitchell to Meet In a
Friendly Bout.
New York, Feb. 4.—James J. Corbett
and Charley Mitchell, having settled their
differences and become good friends, have
generously volunteered to box four rounds
at the Grand Central Palace Monday
night. Feb. 19, for charity’s sake. It is in
tended to make this as nearly us
possible an exact representation of
the scene in the ring of the Duval Ath
letic club on Jan. 25. “Honest'’ John
Kelly, who was referee of the great inter
national fight, has consented to act as
master of ceremonies at this bread fund
benoflt, and all the men who figured ns
seconds, bottle-holders, timekeepors, etc.,
will be on hand.
A DUEL WITH PISTOLS.
Two Farmers Settle an Old Fend on
the Streets of Brookhaven.
Brookhaven, Miss., Feb. 4.—Yesterday
afternoon, two farmers, neighbor* who
live near here, met on the street.
A duel with pistols took place,
and when the smoke cleared away,
it was found that James
A. England was shot three times through
the bowels, from the effects of which he
died to-day and [gurnard Smith was shot
through the stomach and cannot recover.
It is stated that an old feud existed be
tween tbe men.
A CONVENTION POSTPONED.
The Silver Men Not to Meet at Des
Moines Until March.
Washington, F’eb. 4.—The silver con
vention which was to have been held at
Des Moines, la.,Feb. 22 and 28, has been
postponed to March 21 and 22, on account
of the first date selected couilicting with
the meeting of the Pan American bi
metallic league at San Francisco, and
other meetings previously arranged.
Colonel of the Fourth Regiment.
Thomasville. Ga , Feb. 4. M*j. T N.
Hopkins, of the Fourth regiment, Geor
gia Volunteers, has been elected lieuten
ant-colonel, and Capt. Wooten, of Al
bany, was elected major at the election
hebi yesterday.
QUAY’S TARIFF FIGHT.
Defeat of the Wilson Bill the Objeot
of His Amendments.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 4. —Senator Quay
arrived at his home in Beaver last night.
His health is again precarious. He will,
however, return to Washington to
morrow.
Senator Quay’s proposed amendments
to the tariff measure have caused con
siderable talk throughout the country.
The local populists in particular are
pleased. The senator hopes by
tucking on the free coinage of
silver, the repeal of the state
bank tax and providing for the purachse
of 145,126 ounces of gold per month, aud
the issue of notes therefor to cause such
dissensions in the Democratic party that
the Wilson bill will be defeated. * When
seen at his home in Beaver the senator
had not much to say iu explanation of
his course. He could give no assur
ance that his tactics would Kill the new
tariff measure. He said he knew the
Democratic party of old. While the dem
ocratic senators would undoubtedly make
a fight for specific protection, for their
own sections they would likely line up
for the bill on the final vote.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
Senator Quay continued: “Tho demo
crats have a majority of three, I think,
over the republicans and populists in tho
Senate. Whether this majority can be
overcome or not is a question. I
introduced the amendments with
out consultation with other republi
can senators. Ido not know what they
think, and cannot say whether they will
vote for the amendments or not. M.v ob
ject, of course. Is to defeat the Wilson bill-
This is the only way the sliver
question can bo revived again this session
and it ought to please the silver men. As
for the repeal of the state bank tax, that
is democratic policy, and, as the party
seemed to be dodging the issue, I thought
I would give it an opportunity to put itself
on record.
TIIK BtIYINO or GOLD.
“I believe in my gold proposition, and
have advocated it for some time, but I
would not press this amendment now.
It is part of the plan to defeat the Wil
son bill also. It is virtually the Sherman
bill over again, except that gold is to ho
purchased instead of silver. I believo if
the Sherman law had provided for the
purchase of gold, we would not have bad
the money panic last fall.”
Senator Quay says if a certain amount
of gold was purchased each month, that
in ten years the government would have
a great reserve while it would be add ing
to the circulation all the time.
NO PLAN or ACTION DECIDED ON.
Returning to the Wilson bill, he said:
“The republicans in the Sonato huvo not
decided on any plan of action. They have
nothing to go on now. Until the bill is
presented by the finance committoe, we do
not know What it will be. But my amend
ments must go before the Senate to he
voted on. I was assured by a leading
democrat on tho committee some time ago
that they would give full hearings to tho
manufacturers. I have not heard that
this plan has been changed.
“M.v opinion is. that it will be some
time before the Wilson bill will be dis
posed of in the Senuto. 1 see where Sena
tor Voorheos was quotod as sayiug tiiat
they would vote on the bill inside of a
month. I think the senator wasmisquotod,
for lie knows it will take longer than that.
It is a question whether the Wilson bill
can be defeated or not. We have no as
surance of it.”
IS IT A BAIT roil THE POPULIST*.
“Is it true that your silver amendment
is intended to placate the populists and
lure them back into tho republican
party?” was asked.
“Well, that is a funny question to ask
me. If I had any such intention, I cer
tainly would not discuss it in the news
papers.” The senator chuckled to him
self as he made the reply.
Senator Quay will probably go to Florida
tho lattei part of the week. When uskod
how his absence in Florida would affect the
amendments of which ho has given notice,
he said: “If 1 get back from Florida in
two or three months, I will be in ample
time for tho earliest consideration of these
amendments. Tho finance committee
bus cut out plenty of work for itself.”
MARDI GRAS WEEK.
Men of Prominence and Visiting Mili
tary Roach the City.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.—With the ap
proach of the carnival festivities, there is
always an influx of distinguished visitors,
and to-day they came in Urge numbers.
Richard Croker, the Tammany chieftain,
got in this morning with his family.
Mayor Dougherty, of Dubuque, la., came
down with the Governor’s Grays, of that
city. Gov. Flower, of New York, is ex
pected at 10 o’clock. At that hour a
reception will be held at tho Washington
Artillery ball A large delegation of the
Old Guard, of New York city, will ar
rive at tho same time. The Boston Lan
cers, 120 strong, arrived at 7:30 o’clock
this morning, in command of Col. H. D.
Andrews.
ARRIVAL or THE GUARDS.
Tho Continental Guards, in command of
Capt. Charles W. Brown, were on hand to
receive the Boston military. After an
exchange of greetings, the Continentals
escorted the visitor* to the steamer Jesse
K. Bell, which was lying at the wharf in
front of the depot. A sumptuous break
fast was served on board the Bell. It was
10:30 o'clock before she cast off her moor
ings, and about twenty minutes later tho
boat was making a landing at the head of
Canal street. The Louisiana Field Artil
lery, headed by Capt. Beanham, were on
band, and two detachments fired a salute.
THE GOVERNOR'S ORAYS.
The Governor’s Greys, of Dubuoue,
were met by Company B. of the F’lfth
battalion and the Crescent Rifles. At the
depot there were fully 1,000 people assem
bled to welcome the visiting soldiers.
They were received with great cheers,
and, accompanied by the local soldiers as
an escort of honor, marched to the Mili
tary Club, on Canal street, which will be
their headquarters while here.
The festivities tomorrow will be inau
gurated by the arrival of King Rex, the
Boston Lancers acting as the body guard
of his majesty. To.morrow night the
Krcwe of Rroteus will appear, and on
Mardi Gras the Rex pageant, will appear,
followed at night by the Mystic Krew of
Kodui.
BURTZELL’S REMOVAL.
The Case Reported to the Vatican
But no Decision Reaohed.
London. Feb. 4.—The Home corres
pondent of the United Press says that the
case of Rev. Dr. Richard Burtzell, whoso
trouble with Archbishop Corrigan re
sulted in his removal from his parish
charge in New York, has been fully re
ported to the Vatican, but as yet uu de
cision cm it has been reached.
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SOX SLAYS DRUNKEN SIRE.
The Fatal Wounds Given in Defense
of His Mother.
The Parent Rushing for a Pistol
When the Son Rushed at Him With
a Razor and Cut His Throat—The
Wounded Man Falls to the Floor In
a Pool of Blood and Expires.
Columbus. Ga., Feb. 4.—East High
lands, a suburb of Columbus, was the
scene of a terrible tragedy early this
morning. James Thompson, a machinist,
returned home last night considerably
under tho influence of liquor, quarrelled
with his wife, and finally drove her out
into a furious rain storm at midnight.
She sought refuge at a neighbor's house
with her three little children. About >
o’clock, a son, Cliff Thompson, aged 23
years, who is a printer by trade, returned
from his work and went to bed knowing
nothing of the treatment of his mother.
Cliff is deaf and dumb. This morning at
6 o’clock, Mrs. Thompson returned toiber
home, busied herself a little and at
tended to her children, who returned
with her.
ATTACKED BT HEH HUSBAND.
Thompson was aroused, and, finding hit
wife in the house, renewed his quarrel
with her, and ordered her to get out. Tha
woman pleaded with her brutal husband,
who, losing control of himself, made a
savage attack on her. At this Juncture,
Cliff, the deaf mute son, appeared in the
room, and at once sprang to the assistance
of his mother. His father turned on him
to drive him off. The boy Jerked his
mother away, whon Thompson rushed for
a pistol, Intending, it is presumed, to shoo!
either his wife or son. possibly ooth.
Cliff grabbed a razor from the top of a
bureau, and a deadly struggle ensued be
tween him and his father.
THE INHUMAN FATnEK KILLED.
Tho boy made a lungo at the infuriated
man. slashing him across tho threat, sev
ering the carotid artery and cutting him
severely In several other places. Thomp
son, the elder, fell to tho floor in a pool of
blood and expired in a few minutes. The
son proceoood at once to the police station,
wrote a statement of the tragody on a
piece of paper and surrendered himself,
and wns placed under arrest. The affair
has created intense excitement, and hun
dreds of people surrounded tho place.
Public sentiment is with the son, who is
an industrious man, and who was forced
to commit the horrible act in defense of
his mother.
PHILADELPHIA'S DEAD EDITOR.
The Sad Event Feelingly Alluded to
in Many of the Churches.
Philadelphia, Pa., F’eb. 4.—ln many of
the churches of the various denomina
tions to-day the death of George W.
Childs was feelingly referred to by the
officiating clergymen, and his passing
away was pronounced a public loss and
bereavement.
TUB FUNERAL AIIRAMT.EMBNTS.
The arrangements for the funeral are
nearly completed. There will be brief
private services at the residence, to be
followed by a public service at St. James
church at 1 o’clock on Tuesday. Bishop
Potter, of Now York, for many years an
intimate friend of Mr. Childs, will of
ficiate. He will be assisted by Bishop
Whitaker, of Philadelphia, ana Kev. Dr.
Blanchard, the pastor of the church.
The remains will be temporarily interred
iu the Drexel mausoleum, at Woodland
cemetery, the body to bo placed in the
catacomb next to tbe one ocoupiod by the
remains of the late A. J. Drexel, tbe busi
ness partner and conipanionof Mr. Childs.
TIIE PALLBEARERS.
The list of honorary pallbearers is
nearly completed, but Joseph E. Paul,
who is in charge of tho arrangements,
will not announce tho names until he has
received acceptances. There will be
about thirty names on the list.
Arrangements are being made
for special traius from New
York and Washington to accommodate
those who expect to attend the funeral.
It lias not yet been officially announced,
but it is expected that President Cleve
land, with the members of his cabinet
and several senators aud representatives,
will attend.
A MEETING OF THE EMPLOYES. .
The employes of every department of
the Public I-eh per met in the composing
room of the paper this nfternoon to take
appropriate action upon Mr. Childs’
death. The meeting was called to order
by L. Clarke Davis, managing editor of
the paper, who moved that Col. M. Rich
ards Mucklo, cashier of the ledger, pre
side. Col. Muckle took the chair, and
after a few feeling and touchiug words in
reference to tho object of the meeting,
called upon Mr. Davis to address his fol
low employes. * Mr. Davis spoke elo
quently of Mr. Childs' many beautiful
traits of character and his sympathetic
and kindly relations with his employes.
Speeches in the same vein were mado
by William V. McKeen, the aged retired
editor of the lajdger. Mrs. C. F. Halo
well, editor of the woman’s department;
Dr. William Wilt, for the local staff;
Henry S. Stiles, assistant cashier; John
W Keating, for the compositors, and Joel
Cook, business manager of the paper.
Anderson B. Burk, the ochief
editorial writer, presented resolutions
that were unanimously adopted, express
ing the sense of loss felt by the employes
of the Ledger In Mr. Childs' death It
was decided that the lAtdger employe#
should attend tho funeral in a body.
ITALY'S IMMIGRANTS.
The Pope to Delegate a'Prelate to
Look After Their Interests.
Now York, F'eb. 4.—So rapid has been
tbe immigration of Italian Catholics to
this country and to South America, that
it has been deemed advisable by the
propaganda in Romo to have a delegated
representative to look after their Inter
ests In the western world. It is under
stood that this step has been taken on the
advice of Monsignor Satolli. In pursuance
of the plan, F'ather Joseph vineentini,
of tho Roman Catholic order of
St. Charles Borromeo. has been seut
from Rome. He has Just arrived iu tbis
city. He is looking over the ground pre
paratory to entcriug upon his work. After
he has accomplished a portion of the work
laid out for him in North America he will
go to South America to investigate the
condition of the church, so far us Italians
are concerned. He will visit Argentina
especially, which country has lately been
tho Mecca to which many Italians have
gone, and where that element of ti
church is strongest in South America.