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J. iL EaTILX, President.
RELIEF FOR THE TREASURY.
Senator Hill Thinks Congress Will En
act the Necessary Laws.
The Senator Contends That Within Two
Hours He Can Frame a Bill That Will
Command the Support of the Practi
cal Men in Congress and the Presi
dent— Concessions Necessary to Ac
complish the End Desired—Low In
terest Bearing Bonds and Coinage of
the Seigniorage Contemplated,
fc. Johns, N. F., Jan. B.—Disorder pre
vailed here all day and it is nothing short
of a miracle that serious bloodshed was
avoided. The unemployed assembled early
this morning and marched to the man-of
war Tourmaline, whose captain yesterday
ha ! promised that he would use his influ
t.n, c with the authorities in obtaining re
lief from the destitution now prevailing.
His efforts were fruitless, it seems, for
w hen the crowd of unfortunates appeared,
he referred them to the governor. Disap
pointed and exasperated at this rebuff, and
almost mad with hunger, the men re
formed their ranks and marched to the
government house, where a deputation
waited upon the executive. The latter in
formed them that the government was
considering measures of relief, and ad
vised them, pending action on the bills, to
call upon the city representatives for their
immediate wants. The mob. for such it
had now become, then went to the legisla
tive buildings, but were refused admis
sion. Enraged at this, they burst open the
doors and surged into the corridors. The
police on guard attempted to drive them
out, but they were overwhelmed by the
lnfurated men and forced to retire, leav
ing the building at the mercy of the in
vaders. The assembly not being in ses
sion, few members were in the building at
the time, but those who were, lost no time
in fleeing from the place. The police re
serve were summoned and after a des
perate struggle, managed to eject he in
truders.
In the afternoon the crowd reassembled
and returned to the government house,
where it complained to the governor
cf its treatment during the morning, and
reiterated its demand for relief. The gov
ernor repeated his adice of the forenoon,
and said he was powerless to act without
the co-operation of the ministry.
Then the crowd once more made its
way to the legislative building. The
hour for the convening of the sesion
was near at hand, and knowing the de
termination of the mob those inside, on
being informed of Its approach, at once
began preparing to prevent its entrance.
The doors were barricaded, and the
whole available police force were sta
tioned around the building. The crowd
swelled momentarily, and soon the w hole
of the grounds in front of the structure
was a solid mass of humanity, in the
midst of which floated a large flag bear
ing conspicuously the words “Work or
bread,” while ejaculations of similar im
port were made by the crowd.
Finally the mob, seeing that no atten
tion was being paid to its demands by
those inside the building, made a rush
for the doors. The police were powerless
to stem the tide.of the infuriated mass,
eu 1 many cfflccrs wore injured. One ser
geant was thrown over the steps leading
to the main door and seriously hurt,
while another had his cheek cut open with
a stone.
T.’hile the disorder was at its liight
Premier Greene appeared on the balcony,
n in a speech expressed regret at the
condition of the colony and the destitu
tion prevailing among the people. He
promised that employment would be given
within three days and begged the crowd
to have patience and confidence in the
government. He promised to resign if
Wbik was not provided within the time
specified. This did not satisfy the crowd,
who told him plainly that they would
crook into the stores and get food.
Phis threat the mob immediately put
Into effect. Marching down into the city,
rioters made an attack upon the
premises occupied by Edwin Duder, w ho
whs recently compelled to assign. The
crowd found the place empty and met
similar results In other stores.
Johnston’s store, near by, then received
>ho mob’s attention. In this establish
ment a large quantity of provisions was
1 Just as they were being car-
Lcl out a large force of police appeared
on the scene and drove the mob away
nttfr a severe struggle, during which
" Police were forced to draw their
EW'n,j s j n self-defense. A body of mounted
0 arrived shortly afterward, and the
nhinr.fi forces managed to keep the
crowd at bay until darkness came, when
rioters dispersed. Four of the lead
tfs [rave been arrested.
Th. streets to-night are crowded with
People, A guard from the warship Tour
mol'ne is doing patrol duty in front of the
rnnmpal buildings as is is feared that
‘■r raids maj; be attempted during the
■fight.
1 temier Greene presented a pitiful as
r’ "'hen he appeared on the balcony of
r- legislative building to address the an
i crowd. Ho has been ailing since he
! -d the office and the worry over the
P c.' nt turbulent condition of the colony
s reduced him almost to a skeleton.
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
The Philadelphia Company to Dun Ves
sels to Charleston.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. B.—A new steam
tr, P line will be inaugurated between
Eton and Philadelphia on Monday
Ihe enterprise is represented in
Hielphia by the Philadelphia Steam
-1 ompany, whose business relations
'V . ’ : ‘ to be extended, enabling it to
I, command traffic. The new
j,.' , '.‘ l have feeders all over the north
west, and will be a competitor for
isiness offering between Charles
and the north and west.
Ruined by Gambling.
Jt W ° rth ’ Kas > Jan - 8 Sheriff Hutch
„V . c rece,ve| l a telegram from the chief
has , -t? at Galv eston, Tex., saying he
x 'treasurer T. L. Dick under arrest,
p. °h surrendering his office, spparent
-11 -h" 0 short. An Investigation was
iate ly made, when it was discovered
i ’he Shortage was $36,000. His mania
‘ cabling caused his downfall.
She JBotning Ktins.
KOREA CLAIMS INDEPENDENCE.
The King and Hia Cabinet Make the
Formal Declaration.
Lonion, Jan. B.—The Central News cor
respondent at Seoul telegraphs that the
King of Korea yesterday proceeded to
the ancestral temple and there formally
declared the independence of Korea. He
was accompanied by the members of his
cabinet and other high functionaries of
the government. Tho royal party was
escorted by a body of soldiers armed and
equipped in modern style. Ministers Bo
kayeiko and Jokjahn were specially
guarded by Japanese policemen, and the
streets were kept clear by the new Ko
rean police.
The Central News correspondent at Fu
san reports that the inhabitants cf Kow
Yo Ken, in southern Korea, have seized
and beheaded three of the principal lead
ers of the Tonghak rebels. The Tong
haks are being pursued by Korean sol
diers and in consequence of the death of
their leaders the rebels are fleeing in
all directions.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Seoul says that Llo Hun, grandson of Tai
Won Kun, king regent of Korea, has been
appointed Korean minister to Japan and
will leave for Japan in a few days.
A Central News dispatch from Tokto
says that Premier Ito, speaking in the
Japanese Chamber of Deputies yesterday,
declared that the victories of the Japa
nese over the Chinese were due to the
bravery and loyalty of the army and
navy, supported by the loyalty and unan
imity of the people of the nation. He
felt honored, he said, to occupy the po
sition of prime minister at so important
a time in the country's history. In view
of the necessary war measures, Premier
Ito said, the budget would deal only
with a few' other urgent matters. When
the war should be concluded, he said,
the government would submit a number
of useful measures, but in the meantime
only the most urgent questions would be
considered.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai says that reports have been re
ceived from New-Chwang, stating that
during the assault of the Japanese on
Soumch-Chang the town was set on fire
and destroyed, rendering 10,000 inhabitants
homeless, in a temperature of 40 degrees
below' the freezing point.
The Japanese are cutting off the re
treat of the 15,000 Chinese soldiers com
manded by Gen. Sung, and the Tao-Tai
of New Chwang, fearing desertions, has
ordered that all soldiers who attempt to
run away shall be at once shot.
GERMANY’S WAR ON SOCIALISM.
Deputy Auer Gives the Emperor Some
Hard Raps on His Speeches.
Berlin, Jan. B.—The session of the Reich
stag, which was adjourned over the holi
days, was resumed to-day. President von
Levetzow made a very brief address, wish
ing the deputies a happy New Year, after
which the debate on the anti-revolution
bill was opened by Herr Auer, social dem
ocrat. The speaker said he understood
that the bill had been originally conceived
with the object of ousting Count Caprivi
from the chancellorship. As it was now
shaped, however, it meant a dissolution of
the chamber in order to obtain a Reich
stag which would be subservient to the
government. Herr Auer twitted Dr.
Miquel, the Prussian minister of finance,
of having written a letter, now historic, in
favor of the Paris communists. This, he
pointed to as an instance of the minis
ter’s former advocacy of revolution, which
he now sought to suppress.
Herr Auer held that the bill would fo
ment a system of agents provocateur like
those employed during a former period of
repression, when paid agents of the police
smuggled copies of the 1' reiheit into Ger
many and secretly arranged seditious
meetings with a view of making arrests.
He was proceeding to discuss the articles
of the bill seriatim, when he was called to
order by the president, who insisted that
he should speak to the bill generally and
not specifically. Her Auer, resuming, dila
ted upon the prevailing tendency to make
soldiers different from citizens and to
create a feeling of antagonism between
the military and civilians. There was a
high authority, he said, which seemed to
think it right to teach the soldier that it
was his duty to observe such implicit obe
dience as to shoot down his father or
mother at tho command of his superior
officers. The soldier, he declared, ought
above all others and above all things to
feel himself a citizen.
FRANCE’S DEPUTIES.
The Session Just Opened Expected to
Bo a Stormy One.
Paris, Jan. B.—The Paris newspapers
agree In the prophecy that the session
of the Chamber of Deputies of 1895, which
begins to-dayy will be a stormy ,and
eventful one. Henri Brisson was to-day
re-elected president of the chamber by
a vote of 272 out of a total of 319 and
the first business of the session will be
a discussion of the question of the re
lease of M Gereault Richard, who is
now in prison for having insulted Presi
dent Casimir-Perier. M. Richard, who
is the editor of the Chambard, a social
st newspaper, was elected to the Cham
ber of Deputies a few days ago to rep
resent the Thirteenth district of Paris.
As the liberty of a deputy cannot be re
stricted during a session of the chamber,
the socialists demand M. Richard s im
mediate release from prison, and it is
believed that the government will be
compelled to liberate him.
London. Jan. 8.-The Paris correspond
ent of the Central News says the gov
ernment is resolved to determinedly op
pose the efforts of the socialist deputies
and their allies to secure the liberation
of M. Richard.'
A SEIZURE OF EXPLOSIVES.
Turkish Officials Claim to Have Un
earthed an Armenian Plot.
Constantinople, Jan. 8.-The press of this
city publish a dispatch from Zoki Pasha,
commander of the Fourth army corps, sta
tioned at Erzingjan, Asiatic Turkey, an
nouncing the seizure of a large quantity of
explosives intended to be used by Ar
menian agitators. The newspapers also
publish the details of alleged acts of mur
der and brigandages by Armenian agita
tors and commenting thereon declare
that the loyal element of the Armenians
who have lived for six centuries under
Hie lust and sufficient rule of the im
perial government heartily reprobate the
lawlessness of their compatriot agitators.
Gladstone Starts for Cannes.
London. Jan. S.-Mr. and Mrs. Glad
sto°r started from the Charing Cross
this morning at 10:30 o’cloc* for Cannes.
Lord Rose berry was among those wha
were at the station to see them off.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 0, 1895.
WREATHS (MOVING WORDS.
Smators Pay Tribute to the Memory
of Colquitt.
Senator Gordon Delivers an Eulogy
Filled With Beautiful Thoughts—Tho
News of Colquitt's Death Received
With Tears and Lamentations by His
Former Slaves Few Men With a
Career So Long and Brilliant Have
Lived a Life So Pure and Blameless.
Senator Walsh Speaks of the De
ceased as a Soldier, Statesman and
Patriot.
Washington, Jan. B.—ln the Senate to
day a resolution was offered by Mr. Mor
gan and agreed to, calling on the Presi
dent for copies of reports and documents
relating to the enforcement of the regu
lations respecting fur seals, and to the
claims of the British government on ac
count of the seizures of sealing vessels
in Bering sea.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to.
Mr. Lodge's resolution as to the with
drawal of vessels of war from the Ha
waiian Islands, was laid before the Sen-'
ate.
Senator Palmer took the floor to oppose
the resolution, and his speech bristled
with sharp and pointed sayings. Thus,
after arguing that it was absurd for the
Senate to demand reasons for the Pres
ident’s action, unless it had also the
right to compel an answer, he declared
that organized curiosity was often simply
organized impertinence, and he asserted
that the President was maintaining the
most rigorous policy of non-intervention
in the affairs of the Hawaiian Islands.
As to the existing government in those
islands, he said that it was an infinite
Impudence io characterize it as a re
public. It was an aristocracy based on
wealth.
Just as Senator Aldrich, rep., of Rhodo
Island got the floor to criticise the Pres
ident’s recent utterances on tho inter
view furnished to the Southern Associated
Press, the morning hour expired, and the
resolution lost Its place of precedence,
and was again remitted to the calendar.
Resolutions were offered by Mr. Pugh
expressing the Senate’s profound sorrow
at the death, at the last session, of Sen
ator Colquitt of Georgia, and suspending
the business of the Senate to enable the
senators to pay a proper tribute of regard
to his high character and distinguished
public services.
Eulogies were pronounced by Senators
Gordon, Turpie, Hill, Pasco, Mills, and
Walsh.
The speeches of all of the senators were
of a higher order than are usually heard
in tho Senate upon similar occasions. All
bore testimony to the affection of the
speakers for the man and respect for the
politician.
The two Georgia senators spoke from
knowledge gained in long and intimate
personal association with the deceased
statesman.
Mr. Gordon said: "That character Is
strongest and best, which, subjected to
temptations, manfully resists and comes
through the furnace of trial with its fiber
still strong and its original purity still
preserved in active simplicity and sweet
ness.
“Tested by this standard, Alfred Holt
Colquitt of Georgia was both strong and
great. Subjected during his eventful life
to quick and trying vicissitudes of fortune
and inheriting a name honored and loved
in his state and section, he not only pre
served his personal integrity and illus
trious name untarnished, but increased
their luster by a blameless life of long,
devoted and brilliant service to the
church and society, to his people and
country.
“Alfred H. Colquitt was surrounded in
early manhood with all the temptations
which accompany wealth. liis largo plan
tations yielded him a princely income,
which enabled him to gratify every taste
and to indulge in almost every luxury, yet
his life and manners and bearing never
lost that beautiful simplicity and winning
modesty which arc the most striking evi
dences of gentle natures and noble breed
ing. His hospitality, while almost bound
less, was so cordial and dispensed with
such grace and absence of ostentation, as
ma3e restraint and embarrassment im
possible, and gave to his guests the feel
ing of restful ease and the perfect free
dom of home life. His house furnished
shelter to the suffering, his purse gave the
poor aid and when the reverses incident to
the civil war came upon him, as they came
to all his people, he shared with them
their distresses and poverty uncomplain
ingly and bravely.
"I should feel that my analysis of this
phase of his life were indeed Incomplete
if I should fail to illustrate it by a refer
ence to his relation to the colored race.
Accustomed during a great portion of his
life to the command and control of large
bodies of slaves, always with kindness
and Justice, his cares for them and his in
terest in their welfare was unabated when
through their freedom, his own fortunes
were shattered. On the plantation, in the
church and the school house his
voice, his counsels and example
were those of a friend. en
couraging fhe lowly race to a higher
life, and to more earnest efforts in pre
paration for the exalted duties of citizen
ship; and if his ascending spirit were cog
nizant of the benedictions which follow
its flight, it would be thrilled with an ad
ditional joy at the tributes paid to his
memory by the tears and lamentations of
former slaves.
"It is no exaggeration to say of him,
Mr. President, that few men with a
career so long and brilliant, have lived
a life so pure and blameless, and left a
legacy so rich and inspiring to the peo
ple and accepted of God.
"In the bosom of his native state we
have laid him on his chosen hillside,
where the music of the Ocmulgee's
waters and the weird songs of the pines
will chant above him their everlasting
anthem of praise and benediction.”
Mr. Walsh said of Mr. Colquitt: "I
knew him well, and I respected him for
his many excellent qualities of head and
heart. He was a man of gracious and
noble presence. He had a kind heart and
a pure and noble spirit. He was a man
of strong religious conviction. He did not
believe that things happen Just so in this
world. He believed that all things here
are governed and divinely ordained. He
believed that even in this life, as a man
planted so should he reap. He was a man
of faith and of works, and he believed
that faith and works are essential to
eternal salvation; so did be believe that
even in this life success is best attained
by faith and good works and by devotion
to principle.
"The Hon. Alfred Holt Colquitt fol
lowed In the footsteps of his illustrious
father. He filled every office In the gift
of his people with fidelity and ability. He
was a statesman, a soldier and a patriot,
discharging every trust and every duty
imposed upon him by his state and coun
try. Like his father, he was possessed
of fervent piety and professed nnd prac
ticed religion. He was filled with genuine
charity and exemplified In word and act
that great right of religious freedom
which la the birthright of every American
citizen. In him was found an’ardent de
fender of the principles of civil ami relig
ious liberty, upon which the fathers
builded the most Just and the most perfect
government devised by human wisdom.
"In his young manhood he served his
country in the Mexican war. and filled
one term in the representative branch of
congress.
"In the war between the states he fought
for the Independence of the southern con
federacy and gained merited distinction
for his courage and devotion to a cause
that he believed to be right. He was one
of the knlgbtllest soldiers of that mighty
host that challenged by Its heroic deeds
the admiration of the world and Won the
homage of mankind. In his ehlvalric na
ture there was no bitterness. When the
end came that brought wreck and ruin to
him and his people, he walked in the paths
of peace, and by precept and example, en
deavored to build up the waste places and
to turn the minds and hearts of his coun
trymen to the government of their fath
ers, cherishing no animosities, but re
specting and honoring tho brave nnd
patriotic men who fought for the integrity
of the union.
"A soldier, patriot and statesman, he il
lustrated his state and country. Full of
years and of honors, he has been gathered
to his father's mansion, leaving behind
him a record of duty nobly done. The peo
ple of his state honor his memorv, and
Georgia cherishes the shining virtue of
her distinguished son.
"It Is fitting that the members of the
Senate should eulogize the character and
services of Senator Colquitt. He was an
exemplar of those civic and heroic vir
tues from which patriotism draws its
purest inspiration.
"In honoring the dsad of the south nnd
the north, whose deeds made their lives
sublime, the principles of republican gov
ernment will be enshrined in the hearts
of those who will cherish the priceless
blessings of liberty.
"Senator Colquitt loved his whole coun
try. With his last breath, he. invoked
divine blessings upon the union of states
that his fathers founded. In his invoca
tion. he voiced the patriotism of Oeorgia
and of the south for the perpetuity of
the federal government, which he would
have died to defend. This is the senti
ment that animates the people of the
south. It rises above party and above
section. It is the message of peace and
good will that the patriot heart of the
south sends to the patriot heart of the
north—to advance and defend the honor
and welfare of our opinmon country.”
The resolutions wort adopted, and, as
a further mark of rsspoet to Mr. Col
quitt's memory, the Senate, at 3:40
o’clock, adjourned until to-morrow.
TEN BODIES TAKEN OUT.
The Work in the Ruins of tho Delavan
House Still in Progress.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. B.—Workmen to-day
continued excavation work at the scene
of the Delavan hotel fire. So far ten bod
ies, or rather what remained of them,
have been uncovered. Two were removed
from tho ruins yesterday and five to-day.
The three other bodies uncovered could
not ba removed to-day before darkness set
in on account of the piles of debris which
covered them. The bodies last found are
more intac t than those already uncovered.
All of the bodies were found in the cellar
directly under the attic where the victims
of the tiro are supposed to have been
quartered. Three bodies were near mat
tresses when found, showing that the
persons were asleep when they met death
The only remains upon which recogni
tion was attempted were those of a
woman. One body was supposed to be
either Agnes Wilson or Miss Ray Young,
both of Buffalo.
An inquiry into the cause of the fire was
commenced to-night by the board of fire
commissioners.
HURTS MOTTS’ CANDIDACY.
Zeb Vance Walser Nominated for
Speaker at Raleigh.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. B.—At a Joint caucus
to-night of the republican and populist
members of the legislature which meets
here to-morrow. Zeb Vance Walser of
Davidson county was nominated for
speaker. He received thirty-six votes to
twenty for V. E. Lusk of Asheville and
six for George R. French of Wilmington,
all republicans. No populists were voted
for.
The nomination of Mr. Walser, will. It
Is understood, hurt Mr. Motts’ candidacy
for Senator.
The attendance at the caucus was small,
being composed principally of republicans.
A RAILROAD DEAL.
Two Suburban Lines of Birmingham
Sold for ® 3 50,000.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. B.—President
Caldwell of the Elyton Land Company, has
returned from New York, where he closed
a deal for the sale of the Highland Ave
nue and Belt railroad and the East Birm
ingham railroad, suburban lines, to the
Columbian Equipment Company of New
York for $350,000. The company will se
cure the East and West railroad, extend it
from Pell City to Birmingham, thirty
miles, and use the property purchased
here for terminals. It is said the Seaboard
Air Line will then come into Birmingham
over the East and West road.
AN ENGINEER KILLED.
A Steam Valve Breaks' His Neck and
Crushes His Skull.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. B.—A special to
the Age-Herald from Selma. Ala., says:
"William Jackson, day engineer at tho
Selma water works, was instantly killed
by a steam valve blowing off to-day. His
neck was broken and his skull crushed.
The explosion was paused by turning too
much pressure on the cold boiler, in which
but a few pounds of steam were at the
time.”
Miss Cleveland Comes South.
Washington, Jan. B.—Miss Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland, sister of President Cleve
land, passed through Washington to-night
on the New York and Florida short line,
limited, over the Southern railway, en
route U> St. Augustine.
STAND OF THE SILY EItITES
Free and Unlimited Coinage Tneir
Rallying Cry.
The Washington Stui* Puts the South
in the Attitudo of an Uncompro
mising Stand for the White Metal.
The Successor* of the Kecent Till
manito Revolution in South Carolina
Ascribed to the Demand for Free
Coinage The Situation in North Car
olina Also Attributed to the Alleged
Popular Demand for Fre* Silver.
Washington, Jan. B.—" Free and unlim
ited coinage of silver or nothing'* Is the
rallying cry of the advocates of the white
metal In both houses of congress. The r*-
cert declarations of Representative Bland
and other free *ilverltes In the House and
the action of Senators Blackburn and Har
ris, renewing their allegiance to frre coin
age In the face of tho administration';!
urgent Aiq<eal for conservative financial
action, are applauded by other southern
democrats of equal prominence. Represen
tative Shell says a great majority of the
people demand free silver and will not be
satisfied until a law to that effect is placed
upon the statute books.
The Star, in a sensational article on this
subject,does the conservative business men
of the south a great Injustice by stating
that the south is not now in the humor for
compromises on tho silver question and
wdil be likely' to withdraw’ her commission
from any man, no matter how high his
reputation or how loyal hia past services,
who wavers at this time on this issue.
In supper' of this startling assertion the
same papei cites the rorent political rev
olution In South Carolina as a com
plete victory for the friends of free sil
ver and a repudiation of tho course of the
national democracy on tho flnunciul ques
tion. It is asserted that **The first rumb
lings of discontent are said to have been
occasioned by the failure of Senators
Hampton and Butler to take a decided and
advanced stand for silver. lJx-Gov. Till
man, then an obscure young man, saw
his opportunity, took this complaint
against Senators Hnmptou and Butler for
a basis of action, and founded an opposi
tion party with free coinage for its cry.
Mr. Butler tacked at last and during tho
silver light at the special session stood
up for the free coinage course, but it was
too late to rave himself. He is to give
place to Tillman, whose course ns sena
tor Is expected to ho governed entirely by
the programme of th*sllver men.”
Tho situation In North Carolina Is also
cited to illustrate the free sliver conten
tion. The legislature in that state is on
the eve of assembling, and ono of its
acts would be the retirement of Senators
Ransom and Jarvis, nnd the election or a
populist and a republican to succeed them.
Gen. Ransom has been In the Senate for.
neatly a quurter of a century, and, until
recently, was considered invincible at
home. Marlon Butler, the populist leader,
slated for his seat, is young enough to be
Gen. Ransom's son, and has been promi
nent In the politics of the state only a very
few years. His rise, the silver men claim,
has been due almost exclusively to his
bold championship of silver. The fact
that Gen. Ransom, also, was a friend of
silver was lost sight of. the sliver men as
sert, in the later unsatisfactory record
of his party, and in his own failure to
stand out, as the special session in 1893,
against tho unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
Mr. Butler has pledged himself to devote
his energies, as senator, in every way
possible to the rehabilitation of silver
as a money metal."
With such a feeling rampant In the
breast of tlie free sliver men. the outlook
for financial reform is discouraging. The
statements above quoted do not repre
sent the setlinent of such men as Rep
resentatives Turner and Black of Georgia,
t’atchlngs of Mississippi, McCreary of
Kentucky, Washington of Tennessee, and
other gentlemen who votel for Speaker
Crisp's resolution in caucus, who are
sincere in their effort to give immediate
and practical relief to the treasury If
they have to sacrlflc their own convictions
to bring about such a result.
BTORMY TIMES FOR THE PILOT.
Hon. J. E. Massey to Prosecute the
Paper for Libel.
Norfolk, Va„ Jan. B.—The Hon. John E.
Massey arrived in this city to-night and
gave out the following to the reporters:
Official engagements, made before the
publication of the scurrilous nnd false
charges contained in the Pilot of a recent
date, have required my attention until the
present time.
I am now In Norfolk for the purpose of
instituting legal proceedings against my
libellers and Intend to prosecute them to
the fullest extent of the law. I pronounof
every statement of the Pilot, charging
me with fraud, corruption, or bribery, ut
terly false and without the shadow of
foundation. These charges shall be fully
and thoroughly investigated and my
friends need have no fear of the result.
John E. Massey.
A BIG MILL FOR GADSDEN.
A Massachusetts Company to Put in a
60,000 Spindle Plant.
Gadsden, Aia., Jan. B.—That the Dwight
Manufacturing Company will build a cot
ton mil) at Gadsden is an assured fact.
At present the mill will put in 25.000 spin
dles, which number will be doubled as
soon as everything Is favorable, the plans
of the building being drawn with that idea.
The mill will consume 10,000 bales of cot
ton a year, and the goods will be made for
export trade, going principally to Turkey,
China and Africa.
The contracts for all the buildings will
he let on the 16th, and the work will be
commenced in two weeks thereafter. The
buildings are to be finished by July 1,
and the machinery ready to operate by
Nov. 1. It is intended to build a model
manufacturing town, with churches and
schools for the operatives.
Dunraveu’s Challenge Accepted.
New York. Jan. 7.—The America's cup
committee met at the office of Commodore
James D. Smith shortly after 19 o’clock
to-day and formally accepted Lord Dun*
raven’s challenge of Dec. fi, subject to
modification made by cable yesterday.
Gen. Harry Heath 111.
Washington, .Tan. B.—Gen. Harry Heath
is very ill with pneumonia at his home
in this city, and to-night his condition
Is so serious as to make his recovery
doubtful.
CUT IN TWO BY A SAW.
The Victim Gave One Agonising Shriek
and All Was Over.
Newberry, Fla., Jan. B. A horrible ac
i client O '4'urrei here this morning. A
young white man named Darling was cut
1 completely in two by a circular saw. near
I which ho was at work. In Nipper's lum
* bor mill. Darling was carrying a slab
from tho saw, when the end of It chanced
| to strike upon th* rapidly revolving Im
i plement. and this thr< w him down in such
j a way that the saw struck him about the
middle. In an instant his body was cut
j,
• the trunk falling amidst the slabs, und
the other portion of the trunk and the logs
' being thrown into the sawdust heap. Dar
-1 ling gave one agonising scream us the saw
cut its way through his vitals, and before
; the scream died away he was In two
I pieces. So suddenly was his life cut short
that his mouth remained open Just as it
had been when emitting the shriek. Dar
ling was a recent arrival here, and was
very reticent about his antecedents, al
though a chance remark or two led to a
! supposition that he was from the neigh
borhood of Fhlladolphla.
JOHNSTOWN IN NO DANGER.
Tho Great Flood of 1889 Resulted From
the Bursting of tho Dam.
Johnstown, Fa., Jan. B.—The Democrat
to-day says the impression prevails pretty
generally throughout the whole country
that Johnstown Is liable to another such
disaster us the one of 1889, when thousands
of human lives were sacrificed and hun
dreds of thousands of dollars worth of
property was destroyed. This impression
prevails largely for the reason that floods
frequently reported from here through the
press agencies, and newspaper editors sleze
such reports and parade them under start
ling headlines calculated tt arouso four
that the city is doomed to destruction.
All this tends to Injure the city and the
Democrat feeling that the press of the
country will cheerfully placo the situa
tion of Johnstown right before the peo
ple, has respectfully urged the publica
tion of the following facts: A
flood such a that of 1889, when the
whole world was inude to mourn, is not
possible again. That awful calaninlty re
sulted because of the beaklng of the dam
of a great pleasure lake in tho mountains
several hundred feet above the city. The
dam has never been r< hujll and never will
be. The worst flood that could occur now
would be an overflow of tho rlvor and the
consequent inundation of cellars and the
lower districts of the city. Huch floods
are of frequent occurrence Just as they uro
in all purts of the country where there
are streams. Otherwise Johnstown is free
from danger, Just as free as Pittsburg,
St. Louis, Cincinnati or any other city
through which rivers run.
Bellalr, 0.. Jan. B.—-The Ohio river at
this point In thirty-one feet and rising
over ten Inches an hour. About fourteen
feet more are looked for between now and
10 o’clock to-night, which should put It
out of Its bunks. All the lowlands south
of here are flooded. The river Is full of
lei,
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. B.—A special to
the Advertiser from Tuscaloosa says there
is a prospect for a heavy flood in the War
rior river. Rain has been falling for
twenty-four hours without ceasing. The
river now marks forty-Hevon feet above
low water, and Is still rljdng at the rate
of ten inches per hour. Below Tuscaloosa
stock is being driven to the highlands for
safety.
TENNESSEE'S LEGISLATURE.
The Democrat* to Try to Keep Gov.
Turney in the Chair.
Nashville, Tcnn., Jan. B.—ln view of the
fact that the House had not completed Its
organization when the Senate met this
morning, the latter body adjourned until
2 o'clock this afternoon. After the elec
tion of several minor officer* the House
took the same action and a committee
was applnted to wait on Gov. Turney and
notify him that they were ready to ru
ceive his message.
Gov. Turney's message was read to
both houses of the general assembly this
evening. The only thing that can bo
taken as a reference to tho contested
governorship is tho recommendation that
the election laws be made more effective.
A number of suggestions are offered to
bring about this result, tho main points
of which ore taken from the statutes of
other states. After referring to the dif
ferent publlo institutions, which uro re
ported to bo In good eondnuon, he men
tions the enormous costs of criminal
prosecutions and urges a modification of
tho criminal code.
The governorship continues to be the
all-absorbing question, but tt is as far
from a settlement as ever. The demo
cratic leaders urn in a quandary as to
whether to call a caucus, being afraid
that they cannot secure itha requisite
number of members to carry out their
plans, which are to retain Gov. Turney
in the chair.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
A Salesman Arrested on a Warrant
Sworn Out by His Employer.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.—R. H. Shaw, a
salesman In the carpet house of R. T.
Corbett, was arrested on a warrant Is
sued at the request of his employer to
day, charging him with systematic rob
bery. Shaw, who Is quite well known in
business circles, had been In Mr. Cor
bett's employment for a year, and is
accused of having carried on his opera
tions throughout that whole period. The
total amount of his peculation has been
made up.
Several weeks ago an attempt was
made to burglarize the safe In the office,
and Mr. Corbett a e lays this charge
to Shaw's account. Ihe arrest brought
out another sensational feature, being
the chatge made by both Corbett and
Shaw that L. A. Tanulson, formerly a
partner in the business, had been guilty
of embezzling the funds of the house.
Canulson, who Is one of the best known
salesmen In the city, moving in good
society, had no money invested in tho
business, but his name appeared in the
firm on account of his wide acquaintance.
Mr. Corlxdt charged him with systematic
robbery up to the time he was discharged
from business, as he says. Shaw says
that he is a scapegoat for Tanulson’s
misdeeds.
Italy’s Troops Not Defeated.
Rome, Jan. B.—The report that the
Italian troops have been defeated near
Kelsala, Egypt, by the Dervishes is semi
officially denied.
4 DAILY. glO A YEAR. I
5 GENTS A <V)PY. V
I WEEKLY. X TIMES A WEEK. II A YEA*.
A BIC SCANDAL AT ATLANTA
The Police Department May be Probed
to the Bottom.
The Attack on tho Recorder's Clerk bF
Chairman English of the Folic* Com*
missioners to Be Followed by an In
vestigation— Corruption and Bribery
Alleged by the Principals in the Row.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.—The bitter contro
versy over the office of clerk of the recor
der's court, with Chairman English of th*
board of police ommlssloners on one aid#
and City Clerk Woodward, as principal oia
the other side, which reached a sensational
climax a couple of n eeks ago. when < hair*
man English ejected Arnos Baker, who tg
the ruusus belli of tho conflict, from hia
bench at the point of a pistol, has brought
about the appointment of a council com
mittee of Investigation that will probably)
prove a counter-part of the famous I,exow|
committee before the wrinkles In the mu
nicipal government are smoothed out.
Tho committee has been given full powe*
to probe the police department to th*
bottom In (he Investigation of Baker’*
character and office. There Is a blue*
feeling on both sides. Chairman
who is making tho light on Baker. Is sups
ported by the detective and police depart
ments, und in turn counter charges of si
most serious character will likely he ene
terod through Baker and hia friend*
against the police officials, tending t<*
show that they are guilty of corruption
almost equal to that, of the New Yorl*
department. In the language of
chief adviser, the only difference between
tho Atluntas and the New Yorkers Is that
in Atlanta they can be bought cheaper.
It Is predicted by those well acquainted
with the situation that some big fish will
b.! exposed if the lid is lifted clear off, and
Judging by the character of the charge*
lodged against Baker, there is even*
chance that this will bo done.
A fair Idea of tho caso can be hart frorn
tho official charges made against Baker/
tho picscnt clork of the recorder’s court,
by Chief Detective Wright, who Is acting
under the tulvlce of Chairman English. In
these charges Chief Wright says Bake*
and Bill Hall were formerly partners in *
saloon which was tho rendezvous oc
crooks und thieves from all over tho coun
try, Hint they also rnn a Sunday blind
User, and that Buker has been guilty of
several roliherios, once robbing a man of
5S and a gold watch, and when he kicked
got him drunk, and slipping an old pistol
In his pocket, called a policeman, the vic
tim finally landing in the chalngang fon
carrying concealed weapons, other Inci
dents, with equally as strong proof, show
ing that tho recorder's clerk Is a bad man.
are cited by tho chief detective. City
Clerk Woodward appointed Buker to offles
und therefore the tight Is on him as well
us on Baker. Charges of bribery are also
pending against City Market Inspector
Roy, and this branch of the government, a*
well as tho pollca department, will have
to brace up. Roy, who Is accused of ac
cepting bribes from market men who thus
enjoyed tho privilege of selling spoiled
stufT, Is to be put In the rack by the board
of health.
DEBS GOKB TO JAIL.
The Appeal to the Supreme Court to B
Blade Thla Week.
Chicago, 111., Jan. B. Eugene V. Deb*
and other olllcere and directors of th
American Hallway Union went to th
Cook county Jail to-day to begin aervlna
the sentence recently Imposed on them
for contempt of court. There was no fora
mal procoedure. During the day tha
men dropped in one by one and surrenda
"red themselves to tho marshal. The ap*
I>enl to the Kiipreme court will be pres
sen ted the latter part of this week, betna
now In course of preparation. The
chances are that tho prisoners will bn
obliged to remain In jail for at least twa
weeks before the supremo court can b*
beard from. Unless tho decision at tha*
time Is favorable they will have to serv*
out their terms.
'1 he l nlted Staten circuit court was
crowded this afternoon when Eugene V,
Debs, George W. Howard and five others
of the American Uallway Union came li*
to hear tho decision of the court on th
motion to quash the Indictments charg*
Ing them with conspiracy to stop that
malls. The defendants were In the cus*
tody of United Htates marshals, havtnM
to-day begun serving Jail sentences fo
contempt of court. Judge Grosacup stated
that he overruled the motion to quaaW
except In the third count of the Indict*
merit, which charged that the stopping o|
the malls was Intentional and felonious*
The trial was set for Jan. 22. In ordeg
that the attorneys for the defense mlgh
have time to go to Washington, when the*
will ask the supreme court for a writ of
httbeaß corpus In the contempt case. Dls*
trlct Attorney Mllchrist announced thaj
the prosecution of the following Amerld
can Uallway Union men whose names ap*
pear on the omnibus Indictment would bB
dropped, as the evidence against them
Is not sufficient for conviction and th
government did not desire to make a drag
net of the case.
HUNTSVILLE COLLEGE BURNED.
Its 100 Inmates Escape—Rebuilding to
Begin at Once.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. B.—A special frort*
Huntsville, Ala., says: “The Huntsville
Female College, one of the largest Insti
tutions of the kind in the south, was
burned this afternoon. There were 100
boarders In the building, all of whom es
caped without serious injury so far as
known.
“The managers of the 'college hav*
rented the military academy of Hunts
ville and will open the school to-morrow.
“The citizens have taken the girls to
their homes. Work will be commenced
on anew building Immediately."
A Famous Band Coming South.
Washington, Jan. B.—The President to
day decided to grant permission to the
band of the United States marine corps
to make an extensive concert tour of th*
southern states. The band, consisting of
fifty pieces, will leave Washington about
March 15 to travel six weeks.
Breckinridge at Nashvlll*.
Nashville, Te'nn.. Jan. B—W. C. P. Breck
inridge lectured in the opera house her*
to-night to 305 men and two women.