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ESTABLISHED 1850. ISrOBPORATED 1888.
I J. H. ES'iILL, President.
OUR WAR GOVERNOR DEAD.
tx-Stnator Joseph E. Biown Sinks
Peacefully to Sleep.
Bis Demise Not Considered Imminent
Until Thanksgiving- Day Ho Sank
Rapidly During the Night and Yester
day Morning and Passed Away at
2:15 o’Clock Yesterday Afternoon—A
Sketch of His Distinguished Public
and Private Career.
Atlanta, Ca., Nov. 30.—Georgia’s war
po-.-rnor, Joseph Emerson Brown, died
R . his home here at 2:15 o'clock this
afi rnoon He had been in feeble health
f.r four years, but not until yesterday did
collapse appear to be Imminent. He sank
steadily during the night and this fore
noon. The end came very quietly.
Gov. Brown was a successful busi
n,-.ss man, and he leaves an estate worth
S3,00*),000,
The funeral will probably occur on Mon
day.
Joseph Emerson Brown, twenty-fourth
governor of Georgia, was born In Pickens
. i.-triet. South Carolina, April 15, 1821. In
hi- youth his father removed with his
family to Union county, Georgia. At the
age or 21 the young Brown left his father's
house with nothing but his clothing and
a pair of oxen, walking most of the way
to the Calhoun Academy in South Caroli
na, wh< re he acquired an education, for
which he had to go into debt. Returning to
Georgia, he taught school for a time at
Canton. While teaching he studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in August,
l.Stc. and the next year was graduated
; from the Yale law school, and began
the practice of his profession at Canton.
He entered into politics at atiout
the time that he began to prac
tice at the bar. In 1819 he was
elected a member of Ihe state Sen
ate. and at once went to the front as one
of the ablest members of tnat body.
In 1852 he was a presidential elector for
the Fierce ticket, and in 1855 was elected
to the judgeship of the superior court
of the Blue Ridge circuit. He was elected
governor of the state in 1857 over Benja
min H. Hill, afterwards senator of the
United States. Two years later he was
re-elected by the democrats by an in
creased majority over Warren Aiken. He
was a secessionist In 1860, and his admin
istration after Georgia seceded was so
vigorous that, in spite of the unwritten
law that a governor should have but two
terms, he was re-elected to a third term
in ISM, and to a fourth term in 1563, de
feating Eugenius A. Nesbit, afterwards
supreme court Judge; Joshua Hill, an
original union man, afterwards United
States senator, and Timothy Furlow, an
original secessionist. Sixteen days before
Georgia seceded from the union. Gov.
Brown seized Forts Pulaski and Jackson,
rear Savenr.ih, end tuoft , ... session of the
ft :• ral arsenal at Augusta, five dxys after
the passage of the secession ordinance.
During tho war he was a vigorous sup
porter of the confederate government, but
disputed with President Davis the consti
tutionality of the conscription measures.
During Sherman's invasion he put Into
the Held an army of 10,Out) men, made up
of state officers, youths, and aged men,
usually exempt from military duty. But
he refused to send them out of the state
when requisition was made for them by
the confederate government. In October,
1564 he refused Gen. Sherman's request
for a conference, denying that he had
l ower to act without permission from the
1- gislature. After the surrender in 1865 he
"as imprisoned at Washington, and after
bis release he resigned from the governor
ship In 1866 he strongly advised that
h:s state accept the situation, and comply
with the terms of reconstruction. Thd
position he assumed made him unpopular,
and for a time he Meted with the republi
cans, supporting Grant in 1868. In the
sim- year Gov. Brown was defeated for
lh. United States Senate by Joshua Hill.
After he was defeated for the Senate he
" as appointed chief Justice of the supreme
' iurt, which office he resigned In 1870, and
temporarily left public life. Upon his re
t rement he became president of the Wes
t rn and Atlantic railroad, and a director
* f several other large corporations, at
th< same time devoting attention to the
development of the resources of the state.
Sin e 1672 Gov. Brown acted with the
democrats, and in 1880, upon the resigna
' of Senator Gordon, he was 'appointed
'■> (til the vacancy in the Senate until
'he meeting of the legislature. And that
I .!. elected him to fill out the term. Gen.
A !: I.awfon was the opposing candidate
’ 1-f o e the legislature. At the expiration of
U term Senator Brown was elected to
H; - eed himself, there being but one vote
- for Robert Toombs—east against him.
II si rved the full term, and on March 3,
retired finally from public life. After
- flection to the Senate ill 1880 he made
: h before the general assembly. Jus-
Dtying his course in 1866. Gov. Brown
" i- the chief owner of numerous enter-
I rises, employing thousands of men. He
reputed to have been one of the wealth
b-' men In the south, and possibly the
lost man In Georgia. His charities
"•r. large, and included churches, col
; and other causes. His farms were
I't'dably the largest and most prolitable
*n the state.
A COLLISION ON A BRIDGE.
The Bridge, Six Cars and a Caboose
Tumble Into the River.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 30.—A special
1 the Advertiser reports a fatal acei
' at the Louisville and Nashville bridge
' ' Cahaba river, sixteen miles south of
Birmingham. A freight train broke in
and the two sections collided on the
ge. The bridge, six cars and the ca-
went down into the river. Con
' ,r w. D. Adams and Flagman Ar-
I went down in the wreck, and both
' fatally injured. The bridge was a
' ! ' vt untial iron one, but the collision
v ' too much for it to bear.
VICTIM OF A RAPIST.
A Colored Girl Found Dead Four Miles
From Charleston.
Charleston, S. C„ Nov. 30.—A colored
f 1 about 10 years of age, was found
! this afternoon about four miles from
v 1 ity, and from all that is now known
believed she is the victim of a rap
; 1 The coroner viewed the body this
'toon, and will find the verdict to
rfjw. There is absolutely no clew.
Servia’s King Displeased.
■ 'f-na, Nov. 30 —The King of Slam was
1 pleased with his reception by the
court that he has recalled from
‘-ie:sburg the Servian minister, whom
• mes for falling to inform him of the
tzar s attitude.
H! ft llorning peto^
SEELY IN CANADA.
A Reward for His Arrest-Two More of
Baker's Boxes Empty.
I New York, Nov. 30.—The directors of
; the Shoe and Leather Bank to-day of
; ferred a reward of *5,000 for the arrest
lof Seelv, their defaulting bookkeeper.
There is but little doubt that Seely is
in Canada. He is said to have been iden
tified at Hamilton and Toronto, and the
trainmen and Pullman car employes on
an Erie railroad train, which left Jersey
t ity on t relay night last have given pos
itive identification of Seely's photograph
as that of a man who went to r.t.iTalo on
their train. His actions and appearance
made him a subject of remark among
them at the time, and when Seely’s pic
ture was shown them by detectives they
identified ft without hesitation.
I he will of the late Frederick Baker was
j filed for probate to-day. It is a very sim
ple document, containing in all but a few
lines. It is dated Dee. 30, 1871. and by its
provisions, to his wife, Amclie E. Baker,
he" leaves ail his property, personal and
real, and appoints her sole executrix.
Lawyer Herbert S. Ogden, representing
the Baker family, declared that Freder
ick Baker’s estate was absolutely noth
ing. Ihe value of the real estate equi
ties already held, by the widow' amounted
to about $20,000.
Two more boxes belonging to Baker In
the Park Bank’s safety deposit vault
were opened to-day. There were present
the widow of Frederick Baker, the daugh
ter, Miss Florence; the son, Frederick R.;
Lawyer Ogden, representing the Baker
estate; Lawyer Bishop, in behalf of the
National Shoe and Leather Bank, and
Lawyer Doyle for the Park National
Bank. The boxes were found to be empty.
r i h* Baker family appeared even more
surprised than the lawyers.
Lawyer Ogden said that the fact of the
box being empty only deepened the mys
tery, ami ho was more positive now that
there were more than two persons Im
plicated in the robbery.
Frederick Baker when seen at his office
refused to suy anything more than that
he was sure his father was innocent and
that he hoped to prove It.
It was learned at the Park Safe Deposit
Company that the late Frederick Baker
had visited the vaults and opened his sec
tion on Friday, the day before his death.
None of his family had visited the place
since, except on the day when the first
box was opened and to-day.
Ten indictments were handed in to-day
by the grand Jury against Seely, alleging
forgery and grand larceny. All were
found on the evidence of Cashier Van
Yleck. Bench warrants were Issued and
given to Central office detectives.
NEGROES BURNED TO DEATH.
An Attempt to Burn Out of a Guard
House Costs Them Their Lives.
Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 30.—Three negroes
were burned to death In fhe guard house
at Polkton, N. C., shortly after midnight
j yesterday morning. Henry Butler and
, Oscar Thompson stole a cow and took It
to Monroe. They were arrested on sus
picion and brought to Polkton for ex
amination. The two were placed In the
guard house there, to be sent on to Wades
boro later. Another negro, Hamp May,
accused of stealing shoes, was also in the
guard house.
About 1 o'clock many citbens were
aroused from their slumbers by heart
rending and exciting screams and knock-
Ings from the guard house. Men hastened
to the place. Smoke and flame burst from
the Interior. The groans and screams
hushed. Nothing could be done, though
: axes were used as long as the flames per
j mitted. The building was small but very
I strong and burned, being all wood, very
j rapidly.
After the house had burned down the
charred, burned and blackened remains
i were taken from the embers. Evidently
| the negroes tried to burn their way out
I and losing control of the fire brought upon
themselves their own destruction, and
nothing was left but the ghastly remains
to tell the tale.
In the early morning the mother of one
of the negroes came to town to bring
breakfast to her boy. She had not heard
of his hdrrible fate. She passed on down
i the street, carrying the breakfast to the
j burnt bones of her son. The sight was in
expressibly sad and many tears fell from
the eyes which followed her.
ICE COATS THE WEST.
The Telegraph Service Out of Chicago
Badly Interrupted.
Chicago, Nov. 30.—50 far as telegraphic
facilities are concerned, Chicago has been
cut off practically from communication
with the outside world since 11 o’clock
last night. About 10 o'clock a soft, driz
zling rain began to fall. Almost at the
same time the weather turned cold, and
within a few minutes not only the side
walks, but the streets themselves were a
glaze of smooth, slippery and treacherous
ice. This morning very few wires out of
this city were working, and these were in
such a bud condition as to render the
transmission of telegrams very slow and
uncertain. The weather continued damp
ami cold, and the trouble became worse
; instead of improving. At noon the tele
i graph officials reported a similar discour
aging state of affairs throughout the west
and northwest. The frozen fog, or rain,
has demolished the wires in every direc
j tion, and several days will be necessary to
clear up the wreck. Clear and cold wea
' ther is promised for to-morrow.
Three Burned to Death.
i St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 30.—At midnight
: fire was discovered in the residence of
j Jacob Schuttenhelm, 6,106 Prescott ave
nue. There were four occupants of the
dwelling- Schuttenhelm escaped death,
but suffered serious injury in Jumping
from a second-story window. Mrs. Schut
tenhelm and two children, Jacob, Jr„
aged 1 and Orlando, aged 3, were burned
| to death. The fire caught from a de
fective flue. Shuttenheim was employed
i at th waterworks in the north end of
i the city and had returned from work but
a half’ hour when the fire broke out.
j A verdict for 840,000 Sustained.
I Boston, Mass., Nov. 30.-The full bench
I of the supreme court to-day sent down a
decision sustaining the exceptions of the
I defendant in the famous Van Houten-
I \iorse breach of promise case, in which
Miss Van Houten secured a verdict of
jtnOOO against Asa P. Morse of Cambridge.
Morse is 58 years old and the plaintiff is
considerably younger.
Night Trains to Be Discontinued.
| s , Louis. Mo., Nov. 30. On account of
! , h e recent holdups the Missouri Pacific
I railroad will discontinue all night pas
senger trains on the Kansas and Arkan
sas Valley division after Dec. 9. running
j between ConneyvtUe. Kan., and % an Bu-
I ren, Ark.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1594.
ALABAMA FEELS NO ALARM.
Kolb’s Followers ’Won’t Precipitate an
Inauguration Riot.
State Troops to Take Part in the Inaug
uration Parade, as Usual, but They
Were Not Summoned to the Capital In
Anticipation of Trouble—The Populist
Leader in the Lower House of the
General Assembly Makes a State
ment.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 30.—As an an
swer to the numerous fake dispatches
which have been sent out from this state
as to the trouble expected here to-morrow
at the inauguration of Col. Oates, the fol
lowing extract from the proceedings of the
legislature is sent:
Mr. Manning, the leader of the People's
party In the House, arose to a question of
privilege and characterised the reports
that had been sent throughout tho coun
try that the populists would resort to
revolutionary measures in order to seat
Mr. Kolb as Governor of this state, as not
true. Asa member of the general assem
bly, In behalf of the good people of Clay
county, of Alabama, and in behalf of the
law-abiding people of the state, he would
say that the party he represented were
not anarchists nor revolutionists. The re
ports to that effect, he said, were without
foundation in fact. Ho further said that
his people did not intend to take up arms
against the state government.
Mr. Manning then read the following
resolution passed by the populist mem
bers of the assembly and asked that It be
spread upon the minutes of the House. No
objection was Interposed and the resolu
tion was so ordered.
Resolved, By the populist senators and
representatives of the general assembly
in caucus assembled that the action on
our state convention held in this city on
Nov. 12 meet with our full indorsement,
and that all reports published by an un
friendly press to the effect that any vio
lence of lawlessness in any form is con
templated on Dec. 1 is absolutely false,
and are circulated to bring our party into
disrepute among patriotic citizens.
A. T. Goodwyn, Chairman.
E. B. Langley, Secretary.
In a published Interview Capt. Kolb
has declared that he did not propose to
take any warlike steps. The state au
thorities have declared that he can take
the oath every minute in the day without
molestation so long as he does not at
tempt to do executive acts. There are no
armed bodies of Kolbites en route to the
capital, and none are expected. A num
ber of Kolb's followers may be here to
morrow, but there iq no apprehension of
any trouble. It has been the custom
for twenty years past for the military of
the state to take part In the inauguration
of the governor. It has been the case ever
since Gov. Houston's inauguration. If
no such person as Kolb existed soldiers
would be here to-morrow In accordance
with established custom. It is not cer
tain that all of the companies will be
present, as they have to pay their own
expense, and some may he unwilling to do
; so. They are not even ordered here, hut
tho colonels of- the different regi
ments, as Is usual, have been
| invited to take part with the
| commands in the ceremonies. It is. not
! true that any attempts have been made
| to capture any of the armories. Reports
i to such effect are purely imaginary. It
1 Is as quiet here at the capital as on any
I ottur occasion of a change of admlnls
i tration and the Installing of anew gov
| ernor. Not a military eompany is here
ercept the local ones, and none are ex
pected before to-morrow morning, and
\ then they will be in ample tinr to take
I their places in the Inaugural line.
| There is but one place by law in Alabama
for the declaration of the result of a state
election, an l that is in the presence of
the two houses of the general assembly,
by the speaker of the house. All the re
turns from the counties are sent to him
and he has to open them in the presence
of the general assembly and declare the
result. That was done on Nov. 17, in ac
cordance with the law, and W. C. Oates’
majority was ascertained to be over 25,060,
and he was declared the constitutionally
elected governor of Alabama.
As to the legislature, there has not been
a single contest by the populists, repub
lican or Kolbites of a seat in the senate
| or house occupied by a democrat The
democrats have 89 of the 133 members of
l both branches, 23 out of 33 senators, and
1 66 out of 100 representatives. The demo
crats would decide against the legality of
any defeated candidate who could have
tested for a seat In the legislature, but
l none of them, with one exception, and he
was a democrat, have done so. Montgom
ery Is perfectly quiet and unaffected by
wild sensational reports.
YALE AND PRINCETON.
A Desperate Battle To-day for the Col
lege Championship.
New York, Nov. 30.—Great interest at
taches to the foot hall game on Manhat
tan field to-morrow afternoon between
i the elevens of Princeton and Yale Col
i leges. Between 20,000 and 30,000 persons
will watch the contest.
It will be a battle of giants. It is for
the college championship and betting will
run high, with both elevens well hacked.
: The line up will probably be as follows:
I Yale. Position. Princeton.
Hass Left End Johnson
Beard Left Tackle Church
McCrea Left Guard Wheeler
Stillman Center Riggs
Ilickok Right Guard Rhodes
Murphy Right Tackle Taylor
L. Hinkey Left End Trenchard
Adee Quarter Back Ward
F. Hinkey Left Half Back Morse
Thorne Right Half Back ....Barnett
Butterworth —Full Back Barnard
Paul Dashlel of Lehigh will referee the
game.
SUNK~B2OO,OOO IN A PAPER.
Tee Newarn Times Suspends After a
Career of Three Years.
Newark, N. J., Nov. 30.—The Newark
Morning Times suspended publication to
day. It was first Issued Oct. 6, 1891, and
was owned by Thomas C. Barr. All of the
obligations of the concern have been or
will he met.
In his valedictory, Mr. Barr says: ‘‘Mr.
Barr’s investment In the enterprise was
*200,000 and all he has row to show fon It
Is a copy of the first and last issues of the
i paper which he will save as souvenirs."
UNCLE SAM'S GOLD RESERVE.
It Is Expected to Reach 8115,000,000
When All Is Paid In.
Washington, Nov. 30.—'The treasury gold
reserve is intact again, standing to-day
as a result of the recent bond issue above
*103,000,000, ami when all tho gold is
paid In it will reach about *115.000.000. The
treasury’s condition too is improving, the
monthly statement to be issued to-morrow
showing, as it will an increase of *soo,uoo
in the receipts for November over Octo
ber, and a decrease of *5.000,000 in ex
penses, making the total excess of ex
penditures over receipts for tin- fiscal
year to Dec. 1 *23,000,000, or at the rate of
J 4.600.000 a month.
The excess of the expenditures over
the receipts for the month of October
was *13,000,000, while lor November the ex
cess will be about *8."UO.OOO.
The excess of expenditures over the re
ceipts for the fiscal year ended Juno 30,
1804, was atiout *70,000,000, of nearly $6,-
000.000 a month.
It Is believed that Secretary Carlisle,
now that the gold reserve has passed the
reserve mark of *100,000.000 will resume the
issue of gold certificates for such addi
tional gold us may be subsequently de
posited, when such cirtiltcutes art) de
sired. It is conceded that the law bearing
on the subject is mandatory in its pro
visions, as it “authorizes and directs" the
secretary to issue gold certificates for
gold deposited in sums of *2O and over. No
question exists that the law Is mandatory
in prohibiting the Issue of gold certificates
after the gold reserve falls below the
*100,000,000 point, and In April, 1893, when
the gold reserve was first invaded an or
der was issued to that effect. In Febru
ary last, when the gold reserve was
Increased by .thq first bond lusue to
*105,000,000, no gold certificates were is
sued, because so far as known no de
mand was made for them, aud the reserve
stood at over *1,000,000 only for a few
weeks. When all the gold for the last
issue of bonds Is paid in the reserve will
reach nearly *115,000,000, and it Is thought
will continue above the *100,000,000 limit
for some time to come, consequently there
will he no danger In resuming the Issue
of gold certificates for new gold depos
ited.”
New York, Nov. SO —The Stewart bond
syndicate deposited *3,859,028 gold In the
subtreasury on the bond account to-day,
making a total of *47,771,516 of gold de
posited since the new government loan
was awarded to the syndicate. The agents
of the syndicate have sold betw’een *13,-
000,000 and *14,000,000 of the bonds and
the demand still continues heavy.
WALKER IN A NEW BERTH.
He Succeeds Rear Admiral Greer on the
Light. House Board.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Rear Admiral
John G. Walker has been ordered to the
lighthouse board, relieving Rear Admiral
J. A. McGreer, who succeeds Admiral
Walker as chairman of the naval exam
ine and retiring board. The change will
take place to-morrow morning. The orders
come as a complete surprise to almost ev
ery one In the navy except to Admiral
Walker. It was generally known that he
would succeed Admiral Greer on the lat
ter's retirement from active service on
Feb. 28 next, but no one had any idea
that Admiral Greer would he relieved of
his present duty before that time.
The honor Is one Admiral Walker has
steadily sought, though be has always
expressed a willingness to except any
duty that might be assigned to him,
Admiral Greer was chairman of tho
lighthouse board, and no doubt is ex
pressed that Admiral Walker will suc
ceed him in that position. Admiral Wal
ker does not retire until March 20, 1897.
BAHEN’S INJURY BAD.
His Spine Seriously Hurt in the Foot
Ball Battle.
Washington, Nov. 30.—C. D. Bahen, the
college half-back, who was disabled In
the Georgetown college-Columbla Athletic
Club foot ball game In this city yesterday,
proves to have sustained a serious spinal
injury. An unfounded rumor of his death
was circulated to-day. The other George
town men who were Injured yesterday are
doing well. Harder of Columbia, who
had his collar bone broken, will come
around all right, and was at the theater
last evening, notwithstanding his severe
injury.
There will be no more foot ball con
tests between those two teams, as the
faculty of Georgetown University has de
cided to prohibit them in the future.
Washington, Nov. 30, 11:45 p. m.—The
doctors give little hope that young Bahan
can recover. There is no doubt that his
spine is Injured, as he is paralyzed from
the stomach down.
HER LEAP WAS FATAL.
One of the Womsn Injured In the Wash
ington Fire Dead.
Washington, Nov. 30.—Bel'te Addison,
one of the victims of the fire in this city
at the Nellie La Rue disreputable house,
on Wednesday last, died this morning
from her injuries. She was a New York
woman, the mother of several children.
Flora Preston, the other woman hurt,
Is In a precarious and her re
covery- Is doubtful. Her spine is frac
tured, her collar bone broken, ami one
lung ruptured.
Both women received their Injuries
by needlessly Jumping from the upper
windows of the place.
ORISP ON THE SESSION.
The Speaker Favors Adjustment of the
Financial System.
Washington, Nov. 30. Speaker Crisp re
gards it as desirable that something should
be done at the coming session of congress
for the permanent adjustment of our finan
cial system, but In an interview published
this afternoon he expresses much doubt
as to whether anything to that end can be
Accomplished.
He ventures no predictions and says that
no programme for the session has been
arranged. He thinks an effort will he
made to do something with the Nicaragua
canal.
FOUR DEAD SO FAR.
Two More of Worcester’s Injured Foot
Ball Players Pass Away.
Worcester, Mass.. Nov. 30.—1n addition
to Charles Gauthier and Joseph Cook,
who died yesterday, John Street and Vic
tor Nilson died late In the night as a re
sult of injuries received In the grade
crossing accident at Southbridge yester
day, when a passenger train struck a
wagon containing the Young Mens Christ
ian Association foot ball eleven. The
other Injured men are reported as com
fortable.
A SCRIMMAGE IN A SANCTUM.
A Jacksonville Editor Assaulted by a
Police Commissioner.
The Official Takes Exception to an Edi
torial Scoring the City Authorities for
Not Closing the Gambling Rooms and
the Back Doors of Saloons on Sunday.
The Editor Refuses to Comply With
the Request and Is Hit Over the Head
With a Cane He Attempts to Retali
ate, but the Fight Is Stopped.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 30.—1n the ed
itorial office of the Dally Florida Citizen
last night Police Commissioner W. B.
Your.g of this city made an assault with
a walking stick upon Lorettus 8. Metcalf,
the editor of the Citizen. The blows were
severe ones, upon the head and shoulders,
drawing blood in one or two plaees.
Mr.Metcalf seized a heavy carte which
stood by his desk and raising It high up
with both hands directed a return blow at
Mr. Young's head, but Mr. Young warded
It off by catching tho cane In both
hands.
Dr. George Troup Maxwell of this city,
who had accompanied Mr. Young to the
editor's office In the Interest of peaee,
here rushed In between the combatants
and stopped the fight. While he stood
thus grasping both canes and Insisting
that not another blow should be struck,
Mr. Young asked Mr. Metcalf as he glared
fit him across Mr. Maxwell’s elbow: "Will
you retract that article, 1 still Insist upon
it?”
"Mr. Metcalf replied very firmly, "No,
I will not."
"Then,” was Mr. Young's rejoinder, "I
will kill you." and he pulled an ugly look
ing pistol from his hip pocket.
"But,” pleaded Mr. Metcalf, "I am not
armed. I have no weapon. If you kill
me you kill an unarmed man.”
Mr. Young then tossed his pistol upon
a sofa near by and upon Dr. Maxwell in
sisting that tho affair should go no fur
ther, both men released their holds on
their canes and Mr. Young passed tho
pistol over to the doctor, who put It In
his pocket, and after some further par
leying between the combattants, led the
excited police commissioner front the
room.
In an editorial published by the Citizen
on Wednesday morning, the presentment
of the gran 1 Jury recently in session here
was discussed nnd the following portions
of It reproduced: "We find It is an open
secret that gambling houses have been
running In the city of Jacksonville for the
past five months, and we have reason to
believe that the same has been known to
the sheriff of the county and to the po
lice of the city of Jacksonville, and that
they have not made the proper effort to
stop them. We would further report that
a number of saloons In the eity of Jack
sonville have side or back doors open on
Sundays and carry on their business in
the sale of liquors, and we believe that
the same is known to the sheriff and to
the officials of the city of Jacksonville and
that no effort Is being made to stop It,
although the same is In violation of the
state law and of the ordinances of the
city of Jacksonville."
Commenting upon this the Citizen said:
i "Probably not two per cent, of the 30,000
I residents of this city go to gambling
houses or visit barrooms on Sundays,
i Public opinion rises high and strong
against these vices. Now, if, as the
grand Jury says, the sheriff and the city
police permit these practices, the police
and sheriff must have covert reasons for
1 exposing themse\ves to public blame by
not doing their duty. These reasons per
haps, are In the nature of a political bar
gain whereby protection Is given on the
one side for campaign contributions, and
votes on the other. If gambling houses
nnd Sunday liquor selling are not pormit
i ted to exist us the result of a political bar
gain with the city authorities, then the
searcher after a reason Is carried on to the
1 darker conclusion that plain bribery Is
practiced. What did the gram! Jury mean
when, In speaking of gambling houses
and saloons, It Is said that although It
was contrary to the wishes of the courts,
the violation of the law in some respects
has been so flagrant that we feel it our
duty to investigate.’ The grand Jury
ought not to be so lacking In respect to
the court as to intimate that it was
, against his honor's wish that the Jury
should investigate all crimes within the
' court's Jurisdiction. There seems to be
room for some explanation here."
Police Commissioner Young looked upon
this paragraph as a reflection upon hi3
honor and his lAtegrity, and In Mr. Met
; calf’s presence he denounced It as a lie
and demanded a retraction of It in so far
as It concerned him as one of the city au
thorities. Mr. Metcalf attempted to ex
; plain that the article had nothing personal
In It and that It was the custom of the
press In the larger cities of the country
to criticise public institutions and
' public officials In a general way,
hut Mr. Young ddn't care, he said,
what the custom was elsewhere or here.
| He could not permit such charges to bo
published about him. The assault then
| followed as detailed above.
No reference was made to this affair
! by the city newspapers to-day, but in a
| card published In the Times L’non, Judge
Young scored the grand Jury nnd those,
who, in his opinion, misrepresent the con
i dltlon of affairs here, closing with this
threat: “Any one who asserts that the
| foregoing statement of facts Is not true,
i Is a miserable liar, and If I ascertain that
i any man who said that they are not true,
1 will slap his Jaws."
Mr. Y’oung was formerly Judge of the
fourth Judicial circuit of Florida. He is
an Alabamian, about 50 years old. weighs
about 120 pounds and is very eensative and
fiery in his temperament.
Mr. Metcalf is a native of Maine, was
formally editor of the Forum, and has been
1 In Florida only about a year. His wounds
are not serious. It is said that he will
try to have Judge Young indicted for as
sault with Intent to kill.
Mr. Young furnished the following ver
: sion of the affair: “On Thursday, in com
i pany with Dr. Maxwell, I went to the ot
: flee of Mr. Metcalf, and placing before
j him a copy of the article, said: ‘ln that
article you have charged the city officials
with bribery and corruption. I am one
of the officials, and you must retract
the charge.’
"Mr. Metcalf replied: ’The article does
not mention your name.’
"I said: ’That makes no difference,
you cannot hide behind a general
charge.’ Mr. Metcalf said that he w.-.s
only exercising the right to criticise the
city government, as newspapers in other
cities did, and he could not be bulldozed.
T replied: ‘That has nothing to do with
this. You have got to retract that
charge.'
"Mr. Metcalf replied that he would not,
and I said: 'Then take that," striking
Mr. Metcalf over the head with a small
rattan cane, several blows, breaking the
cane In several places. Mr. Metcalf
grubbed a large stick which was leaning
against his desk with both hands and at
tempted to strike me, hut 1 caught the
stick with my left hand and prevented
the blow, and at the same time pulled a
pistol, leveled It at Metcalf and told him
If lie Uhl not let go 1 w ould blow his brains
out.
"At this moment Dr. Maxwell, who had
been sitting some few feet away, sprang
between as and grasped the slick and said
he had come there with the hope that
matters could lie settled without violence,
and that he Intended that no further vio
lence should he done, lie called on me to
release the stick, which I did. He then
demanded that Metcalf release his stick,
which he did. The doctor then asked me
to leave with him, and we left the office.”
Mr. Metcalf, when seen by the Southern
Associated Press agent. Instructed his pri
vate secretary to furnish the following
statement in regard to the matter:
“Thursday afternoon Judge \V. B.
Young, chairman of the police commission
of Jacksonville, accompanied by Dr.
George Troupe Maxwell, went to the pri
vate office of .Mr. L. 8. Metcalf, editor
and proprietor of the Dully Florida Citi
zen. and demanded of him a retraction of
an article that had appeared In the Issue
of Wednesday, Nov. 28. The article In
question was on the findings of the
grand jury, which had severely arraigned
the sheriff and the city officials of Jack
sonville, charging that they knew of tho
running of Humbling dens anil of the
opening of back doors to saloons on Sun
days, and they made no effort to stop
either. Dr. Metcalf answered that the ar
ticle was In his opinion a correct and
moderate comment on the presentment
of the grand jury, and refused to re
tract any part of it. No name was men
tioned In this article, but Judge Young, as
one of tho city officials. Insisted that it was
personal and on Mr. Metcalf's refusal,
without any warning, struck lilm a vio
lent blow over the head with a light cane
of the kind known as a sword cane. Mr.
Metcalf seized a eane of his own near at
hand and aimed a blow at Judge Young.
Dr. Maxwell then rushed between the two
and seized both canes. Judge Young then
drew a revolver, pointed It at Mr. Met
calf's head, and said 'l’ll kill you.' Mr.
Metyalf replied, 'lf you think It u brave
thing to shoot a man without weapons,
shoot.' Dr. .Maxwell, who still held the
nines, then seized the revolver and the
affair ended without further violence, but
with a threat from Judge Young to kill
Mr. Metcalf If any more articles dis
pleasing himself should appear In the Clt
zen.”
CHINA’S WAR TO END SOON.
The Terms of Peace Very Nearly Com
pleted,
London, Nov. 30.—'Tho Shanghai corre
| spondent of the Central News sends this
I dispatch: "The British warship Porpoise
1 has returned from Port Arthur, where
rhe arrived on Nov. 20. The Japanese
forbade the captain to take his vessel
into the harbor. The officers of the Por
poise relate the story, already known of
the attack upon the Chinese position. At
daylight on Nov. 21 the forts began firing
on the 11 Japanese warships and 11 tor
pedo boats off the coast. None of the
vessels were hit, although the cruiser
Chlyoida had a narrow escape at u six
mile range. In the afternoon the tor
pedo fleet dispersed, and the boats
steamed shoreward In pairs to attack the
forts. The quick fire guns were kept In
operation for thirty minutes. At the end
of that fire the forts were silenced, as
from the first they hail been unable to get
the range.
“The officers of the Porpoise landed pn
Nov. 22, after the capture of the town
They estimate the Japanese loss at 600
in the two days. The whole loss was
caused by the guns, as there was no close
fighting.
"The Chinese had splendid trenches and
the best Krupp guns. The victors em
ployed Chinese coolies to bury the dead.
The work was completed on Nov. 23, anil
anybody looking over the field could
hardly realize that a bloody battle had
been fought there.”
1 A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette
from Chee Foo asserts that the terms of
peace between Japan and China have
been very nearly completed through the
Intervention of the United States govern
ment, and that the feeling of security Is
now so strong that many of the foreign
ladles are returning to Pekin.
Shanghai, Nov. 30.—'The successive de
feats sustained by the Chinese armies and
fleets are generally attributed by the na
j five population of this and other cities
in China to the Influence of the German
advisers of Lt Hung Chang, whose only
! aim is self-aggrandizement.
Divers sent from this place are exam
ining tne Chinese war ship Chen Yuen,
which recently went ashore near Wel-
Hal-Wel, and repairs upon the ship have
already been begun.
New York, Nov. 30.—A special cable
I to the Herald from Shanghai says England
is evidently preparing a coup de main
with a view of protecting her Interests in
! China. There can be no doubt that she
I resents the manner In which she Is being
i excluded in the discussion of the possible
terms of settlement between the two be
llgerents, and has arranged for a naval
1 demonstration at Chusan, Dec. 1. The
Alacrity, Pigmy and Redpolq have left
here with sealed orders. They go to Join
Vice Admiral Fremantle’s flagship Cen
turion and the other war vessels under his
command. This, lt Is thought, Is being
done as a measure of precaution lest the
Japanese should carry the war into
Southern China, now that winter is
arriving, and the northern approaches
to the empire become ice-bound and diffi
cult.
BUDGET OF THE VATICAN.
A Saving of 12,000 Pounds to Be Made
in the Expenditures Next Year.
London, Nov. 30.—A dispatch from Rome
to the Central News says the finance com
mittee of cardinals have presented to the
pope the papal budget for the ensuing
year showing that the expenditures have
been reduced by £12,000. The subsidies
paid to the Vatican journals and the
amount set aside for the poor, which have
have hitherto aggregated £12,090, will here
after amount to only £2,400.
Three Outlaws Sentenced.
Ft. Smith, Ark., Nov. 30.—Furbing Smith,
Jesse Skeeter and Will Harris, all mem
bers of the Cook gang, were this morning
sentenced In the United States court.
"Skeeter" received thirty years and Har
ris twenty years. The house of correction
at Detroit, Mich., was designated as the
place where they must serve their long
sentences.
DAILY, *lO A YEAR, |
5 CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY * TIMKS-A WEEK, fl A YEAS.!
GOLD MAY GO OUT AGAIN.
Foreign Exchange Near the Exporting
Point,
The Closing of Sugar Refineries an Un
favorable Incident of the Week tn
Trade Circles The Prices of Iron
Weaker—The Shoe Industry Doing Re
markably Well for the season—Ths
Failures for the Month and Past Week.
New York, Nov. 30.—R. G. Dun A Co's,
weekly review will say to-morrow: "The
complete successes of the government
loan, and the replenishment of the gold
reserve have not perceptibly affected busi
ness, nor prevented an advance of foreign
exchange near to the exporting point.
"As January interest has soon to b
met, and the operations of the syndicate
are thought likely to prevent much selling
of the bonds to foreigners, some exports
of gold are not improbable.
"The closing of sugar refineries wilt
diminish the industrial force more than
It Is Increased by the resumption of the
Bethlehem steel works, and a few other
concerns. The controlling factor Is that,
although In two Instances wages have
been increased, the earnings of the work
ing force and its purchasing power are not
on the whole enlarging at present, and ths
prices of the chief farm products do not
materially Improve.
"The great industries fairly maintain
the production previously reported, but
cannot he expected to Increase, at this
season.
"A few more Iron works have gons
Into operation, nnd the demand Is re
ported larger, but there is distinct weak
ness in prices, especially at Fittaburg.
and Bessemer iron, billets, nails, and
some structural forms are quoted lower.
The rail combination has agreed to a re
duction of *2 per ton for the next year.
Coke contracts are being made for tho
first quarter of 1895 at current rates.
"The shoe Industry continues to do re
markably well for the season, and tho
prospect for the spring business Is fairly*
good, although trouble about prices oc-'
castons some friction.
"in textile manufactures there Is moro
strength In pirlnt cloths, but other cot
tons are somewhat Irregular and weaker,
and the woolen manufacturers etlU re
ceives some orders for winter goods, but
the demand for spring Is much retarded
by unavoidable delay In filling orders.
"Money commands better rates since
the sale of the bonds, but there is scarcely
any Improvement In the commercial and
Industrial demand and the flow of cur
rency hitherward Is as large as it has
been at any time since September. Im
porters make moderate demands and the
call for merchants Is only for Immediate
needs. There Is some fear of financial
legislation this winter; an agreement to
get rid of duties on refined sugar Is re
ported. and a host of congressmen are in
sisting upon monetary reconstruction of
some sort. November payments through
tho clearing houses are but 3.2 per cent,
larger than last year and 23.9 per cent
less than In 1892.
"The liabilities In failures for the third
week of November were *2,338,931.
against *2,285,676 for the same week
lost year. The decrease was all In
manufacturing, of which the liabilities
were *915,326, against *1,880,027 last year,
while In trading concerns the liabilities
were *1,395,640, against *1,384,649 last year.
For the three weeks of November the li
abilities have been *8,808,429, against *17,-
937,145 last year. The failures this week
have been In the United States 289. against
271 last. year, and In Canada 34, against 43
last year.”
NO GENERAL IMPROVEMENT.
What Bradstreet’s Haa to Say of tho
Commercial Situation.
New York, Nov. 30.— Bradstreet’s to-mor
row will say: “There Is no general or
radical Improvement In business at tho
south, the southwest or north, but in tho
central western states and particularly at
some Important cities In the old mlddla
and New England states, the reverse la
true, a material gain In demand for many;
seasonable staples having shown Itself,
with a corresponding increase in the vol
ume of goods distributed or or
ders for future delivery. This la
Independent of the stimulus to
trade In certain lines due to tho
approaching holidays and In spite of tha
Check to the volume of general business
within the week caused by the Thanksgiv
ing holiday.
"A sharp revival In prices is shown by
the quotations for some grades of lumber,
but more particularly for cotton, wheat,
oats and lard, Improving prices of tho
first two of which have had an influence
for good.
"New England woolen mills are gener
ally well supplied with spring orders. At
Philadelphia some worsted spinners have
had to refuse orders for Immediate de
livery, and textile manufacturers report
good orders for delivery after Jan. L
"At the south Augusta and Jacksonville
alone announce any Improvement. Mer
cantile collections are generally fair for
| the season, except In some of the heavier
cotton growing regions, being specially
i classed as unatlsfactory at Savannah,
| Birmingham and Galveston. There is a
moderate activity in groceries at Nash
ville. Galveston says trade Is dull and
unsatisfactory. At Charleston, Chatta
nooga, Memphis and Atlanta it Is quiet
j or without feature.
"From Cincinnati, Louisville, Detroit
j and Chicago moderately encouraging re
! ports as to the volume of trade are re-
I cetved. Similar advices are sent out from
| St. Louis, but there Is only moderate busi
’ ness at Kansas City and Omaha, country
merchants tributary to those cities mani
! resting a disposition to buy more spartng
j ly. Milwaukee Jobbers have been more
| active, and early in the week the like
was true at Minneapolis, at Portland, Ore.,
and ut San Francisco."
Return of the Papal Relios.
Rome. Nov. 30.—The approaching ar
rival of the American ship bearing the
Vatican exhibits at the Columbian expo
sition In Chicago is announced here. It
is also said that the commander of the
vessel will deliver to the pope an auto
graph letter from President Cleveland,
and will bo received at the Vatican with
such honors as are reserved for the re
ception of extraordinary ambassadors
from the great powers.
The Czarowltz Not Dead.
London, Nov. 30.—A dispatch from St.
Petersburg denies upon official authority
the report of the death of the czarowttz,
the Grand Duke George, and also says
he is not even In a critical condition.