Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

J the morning news. . Established 1-5' Incorporated 1S 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.