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0 for newspaper men.
lu'ormitioi Furnished Them Xot a
privileged Communication.
i r Cc*'.- 3 Holds That the Demurrer to
Indictments Filed Against the
Trust Witnesses Are Void.
Therefore, Stand Trial.
, he dee Fays Especial Attention to
Claim of the Newspaper Corrs
i*ocdents.
Jan. 17.—Judge Cole this I
... - 2 delivered a decision in the eases j
ft •. 'tnyer. John E. Sartes, press- |
j Treasurer of the American I
K-ccmg Company; John L. Shri- I
L. Edwards, newspaper eor-
r p n ts. and Allen L. Seymour, a ‘
h,,-.K-r. indirled for refusing to an- j
. - -i ms asked by the Senate rom
... >ipointed to investigate the re
... of >he sugar trust to senators and I
Judge Cole held that the de
..... by the defendants to the in- ]
. against them were void. They
r ini trial for the offense charged.
~ cole, in his decision, held that
-iper men had no right to claim
. -• mmunicatlons made them were
rr-viitje i. and therefore absolved them
me the souree of their informa
• Thej had no right, he said, such as
, or eded priests and lawyers, who
v, r< eived communications Jn the con
.--lenal or from clients.
t ; g, i’ole overruled the demurrer to
t indictment against Stock Broker Sey
- r w.thout extended comment, on the
-- ;nd that the case was exactly the
is that of Stock Brokers Macartney
and Chapman.
i to the cases of Correspondents
g .. . r and Edwards. Judge Colo, said
• • the general questions involved were
• . inn is those in the Macartney and
(' m an indictments as to the general
■ h.-iinn of the proceedings with the
j :tar trust inquiry, but several questions
also involved that had not been dis
. ~i ~f first, as to the relevancy of the
cuestions asked, and second, that their
a: K.r- might tend to make them liable
t riminal prosecution. As to the rele
van v of the questions, these correspon
dents were asked as to the sources of in
fo-ration which they incorporated in
w,paper articles. They were examined,
.lodge Cole, so far as to develop that
ti- lid not have personal knowledge of
the i formation, but it was developed
what their sources of information were.
iv eof them obtained his knowledge from
a member of congress, and the question
w. as to the identity of that member.
Ti • question put to the other eorrespon
. il t&ntislly the same, although
the . . rson furnishing the information was
rot a congressman. This correspondent de
, br.ed to give the source of his informa
ti r„ oil the ground that It was not per
• nt. Judge Cole said there was but one
per to that contention—it must have
been pertinent. The grand jury could
compel a person to disclose the basis for
tr- information, whether the person ex
amined has personal knowledge or not.
The Senate committee, he said, had a per
fect right to compel a person to disclose
the snurcos of his Information, unless the
c>:Ti-si-i.il.lent* had the right to be. ex
e-.-ed on the ground that their answers
v dd make them liable to prosecution,
or ' it the communication was a prlvi
. 1. one. It did not appear. Judge Cole
l maim I. that either of these Corre
ia : .n' c laimed that his answers might
e him. If they had claimed
ourt would have been obliged to
, -k iino the basis for the claim. If they
t m that jirlvilege the indictments
r t show it, and the question could be
r I only after the defendants had en
• | their pleas to the indictments.
That newspaper correspondents did
pm the right to refuse to answer ques
tions as to the source of information, on
tV ground that the communication was
priiileged. was anew contention, said
. ge Cole. That any editor or other
newspaper man was to be a privileged per
s-o in this respect, did not hold as it did
in the case of a priest-confessor or of a
lawyer. Some court had yet to rule that
it did hold.
Ir seemed to Judge Cole that there could
1 • no more dangerous doctrine than that
n newspaper correspondent should publish
something derogatory to a party or body,
and then, when brought before a court,
claim that it was a privileged eommunica
ton which he had printed. That rule
v ould he very demoralizing and have a
• i :rgerous tendency. There was no prece
dent and ho basis for it. The demurrers
in these cases were therefore overruled
and the defendants, said Judge Cole, would
U given the chance to show privilege '
when they pleaded to the indictments.
As to Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles, I
Judge Cole said that the only question I
Mi open for him to decide with reference
to the other eases, was whether the ques
'on asked these witnesses were per- j
tlnent. It was claimed, in behalf of Mr.
Havemeyer, that the pertinent questions
were asked by Senator Allen and not by
the chairman in behalf of the committee.
Tho indictment of Mr. Havemeyer showed,
however, said the court, that Senator AN
put the questions: “For and in behalf ;
of the committee,” and therefore the in- \
and ?ment held in this respect. It was fur
ther contended that these defendants de
c lined to answer, because they did not have
'he requisite knowledge to do so. All that
asked was to the contributions to the
democratic campaign fund of 1392, and as
to the amount given. A witness could
r : be prosecuted for refusing to answer
u ions of which he had no knowledge,
h it point had been raised before tne
committee it would have been a good point.
’ both Messrs. Havemeyer and Searles
and: i not say that they had no knowledge
c * these contributions, and they did say
■hat the books of the American Sugar Re
f ng Company would show the amount
They had, moreover, refused
tr > produce, these books and declined to
wcr. on the ground that the questions
1 were not pertinent to the inquiry.
T- was a very different question, said
J Cole, when it came to whether the
' ntribution of a large sum of money to a
np.iign fund had influenced legislation,
had been publicly charged that the con
’•tion was for the purpose of prevent
r,gislation adverse to the interests of
? corporation giving it. and also that
• • a ors had been influenced in their votes
that contribution. The Senate started
r ' to investigate these reports, and it
> perfect right to do so. The question,
1 refore, came down to one of pertinency.
”h* amount of money contributed cer
1> was a very important thing to as-
under the circumstances. The
: * 'vspapers had charged that the sum
1 'itributed was immense, hut Messrs.
• meyer and Searles had refused to tell
v at the amount was. The question was
• rfectly pertinent and should have been
a r. w^red.
■ i tinuing. Judge Cole said it was also
f and that the questions about the
'’mount contributed were not pertinent,
the contribution was for local,
not for national campaign purposes.
w as perfectly clear and everybody
• w that contributions made to national
mpaign committees of political parties
u<? nt to state and local committees for
oiling out; just as money given to
* Tp * and local committees in a campaign
nfTP national issues were involved, went
a 7 Urh to the national as to the
’’ candidate of the party receiving the
The question was whether
money was used in the national cam-
paifcn for the purpose* 0 f influencing lefris
lation. Me*sr*. Havemeyer and Sea.* les
refused to show whether it was or was
not. Their demurrers were, therefore,
overruled and the indictments were ;?ood.
Nathaniel Wilson, representing Messrs.
Havemeyer and Searles. called Ju.lee
< oles attention to the charge m the in
dictments that Mr. Havemeyer had re
fused to answer questions. Mr. Have
mever had merely refused to produce the
hooks of the company, of which he was
president. said Mr. Wilson, and had not
refused to answer questions as to matters
of which he had personal knowledge.
Judge y 'ole said he had considered that
point, and it amounted to the same thins;
a refusal to give answers that could be
obtained from the books.
Assistant District Attorney Tagpprt and
the attorneys present repr** anting
the defendants announced an agree
ment to consult as to the
days to he set for the trials of the
various persons whose demurrers had been
overruled.
The attorneys for Messrs. Macartney
and Chapman, the two brokers, have de
cided to surrender one ot tiie indicted
men. probably Mr. Macartney, to the au
thorities and then carry the case to the
I’nited States supreme court on a writ
of habeas corpus. Messrs. Macartney
and Chapman are on bail, and it wiil
probably be arranged that the one to be
surrendered shall remain in technical
custody only, and not be incarcerated
in jail.
A BIG CROWD AT THE RACES.
The Talent Out in Fores, But They Fail
to Beat the Bookies.
New* Orleans, Jan. 17.—The attendance
at the races to-day numbered 3.500. With
good clear weather, together with a bet
ter conditioned track, the odds were al
most even on the talent being able to call
the turn, but they failed to do so in all
but one race. This was the fourth event
at five furlongs with Clara Bauer, as an
odds-on favorite and she came off an easy
winner with the incomparable Thorpe in
the saddle.
The books did a lively business, and won
considerable money on the day’s events.
An excellent card has been arranged
for to-morrow and with the prospects of a
continuation of the prevailing clear weath
er augers well for a big attendance.
Summaries follow:
First race—Five furlongs, selling. Bird
Catcher, 101, A. Clayton, 7 to 2, won, with
Anna McNairy, 96, Hennesy, 6 to 1, sec
ond, Collins, 104, Cassin, 5 to 2, third.
Time 1:00.
Second race—Seven furlongs selling. Sat
ellite, 102, Cassin, 4 to 1, won, with Royal
Prince, 107, L. Soden, 4 to 1. second and
Chimes 110 J. Hill, 3 to 1, third. Time
1:41V,*.
Third race—Six furlongs, selling. Le
Grande, 105, J. Hill, 6 to 1, won, with
Brakeman. 105, Thorpe, 6 to 1, second and
Marcel lU2, A. Clayton, 7 to 5, third. Time
1:23b..
Fourth race—Five furlongs, handicap.
Clara Bauer, 116, Thorpe, 4 to 5, won, with
Imp. Trevelyan, 115, Penn, 3% to 1, sec
ond, and Adah L., 108, Cassin, 3 to 1, third.
Time 1:09.
Fifth race—Six furlongs, selling. John
P., 107, McCue, 3 to 1, won, with Ansonia,
108, Mayberry, 10 to 1, second and Luc&sta,
100, Cassin, 2% to 1, third. Time I:2&V*
DEBS’ CASE DECIDED.
The Supreme Court Refuses to Issue a
Writ of Error.
Washington, Jan. 17.—At the opening
of the supreme court to-day Justice Ful
ler announced, in the matter of the
I’nited States vs. Eugene V. Debs et al.,
that the court was unanimously of the
opinion that the writ of error would not
lie, and' that, therefore, that there pe
tition for leave to file a motion for the
issue of such a writ had been denied.
The petition of the same parties for
leave to file motions for the issue of a
writ of habeas corpus, the chief justice an
nounced, would he granted, and a rule
was issued thereon returnable on Mon
doy, Jan. 28. If the government desires
the time enlarged, the chief justice said
the court would he glad to hear from the
Attorney General, and Assistant Attorney
General Whitney was requested to so ad
vise his chief.
CP.ISP GOING TO ASHEVILLE.
A Nervous Disease Affecting the
Speaker's Heart.
Washington. Jan. 17.—Speaker Crisp will
leave for Asheville, N. C., Saturday even
ing next to seek a brief season of rest, and
in the hope that the change of climate
may prove beneficial to his health. The
speaker has been under a physician’s care
for several weeks for a nervous disease,
which seems to affect his heart. A con
sultation was held by Drs. Somers and
Busey of this city at the speaker’s apart
ments last night, at which time he was
carefully examined and the conclusion
reached that he should leave the city for
several weeks at least. Speaker Crisp re
plied that it would he embarrassing at
this juncture to he absent from his duties
for so long a period, but promised to go for
a at least, believing that the effect
of even a short stay would be helpful to
him.
A Big Scare in Colon.
New York, Jan. 17.—A special cable dis
patch from Colon. Colombia, says: “The
police removed yesterday from a wall on
the principal street a placard, evidently
emanating from revolutionists, threaten
ing a conflagration and use of dynamite
for the destruction of the city, because
of the oppressive taxation imposed by the
government. The greatest consternation
| prevails here, and in consequence of the
I threat to destroy the city, a proclamation
: has been issued forbidding any one to be
abroad after 9 o’clock at night. The local
! government officials are apprehensive of
! an open revolt, and have sent urgent mes
| sages to Bogota and Panama begging
that troops be forwarded here from the
latter place.”
Won’t Send the Liberty Bell South.
Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 17.—The council
committee on city property has decided
to decline the invitation of the Cotton
States and International Exposition, to
be held in Atlanta, to allow the Liberty
Bell to he exhibited there, with the ex
hibit from this state.
Lord Churchill’s Condition.
London, Jan. 17.—The following bulletin
j was issued by Lord Randolph Churchill’s
j physicians this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock:
“Lord Randolph Churchill is in an ad
vanced stage of general paralysis. Any
change in his condition can only be slight
and temporary.”
i—
A Veteran Oreenbacker Dead.
New York, Jan. 17.—George O. Jones,
the veteran greenbarker, onoe a candi
date for the governorship of this state
on the greenback ticket, died yesterday
at his son's home on West Eightieth
street of erysipelas. He was 70 years old.
A Clergyman Going to New York.
Charleston. 8. C., Jan. 17.—Rev. D. A
Blackburn, pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian church of this city, has re
signed to accept the pastorate of the
Church of the Strangers of New York.
Russia's Ambassador to Berlin.
Berlin. Jan. 17.—The Kreuz Kiung learns
that Prince Lobanoff Rostovskl. thr Rus
sian ambassador to Austria, has been ap
pointed to succeed Count Sehouvaloff as
Russian ambassador to Germany. -
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 1895.
TWO NEW FINANCIAL BILLS.
Senator Pugh Introduces One and Sen- j
ator Sherman the Other.
Washington, Jan. 17. —The first bus- J
iness of Importance in the Senate to-day
was the introduction of two finan- i
cial bills, one by Mr. Fugh. denv.
of Alabama. and the other by
Mr. Sherman, rep.. of Ohio. The
title of the tlrst was “To meet the deftci- ‘
encies in the revenues of the treasury of
the I’nited States; to regulate the redemp
tion of treasury and coin notes of the
United States, to restore silver to coinage;
to amend the national banking and cur
rency laws; and for other purposes.”
That of the second was "To provide for
a temporary deficiency of revenue.”
Mr. Pugh’s bill provides for the issue
at once of not exceeding $100,000,000 legal
tender notes to meet deficiencies and to
he redeemable in gold and silver standard
< oir.s; for the coinage of the silver bul
lion in the treasury to be used in the pay
ment of the public expenditures; for the
issue of certificates for silver to be de
posited, to the amount of its market
value; for the reserve of $100,000,000 in
equal amounts of gold and silver; and for
the payment of custom duties one-half ir
gold and the other half in other currency.
Mr. Sherman’s hill authorizes the issue
of 3 per cent, bonds for the redemption
of United States treasury notes and to
pay current expenditures; also the issue
of 3 per cent, certificates to he sold at
public depositories and at postoftices. and
allows the issue of national bank cur
rency of the par value of the bonds de
posited therefor.
Roth bills were read in full and were
referred to the finance committee.
Mr. Pugh made an impassioned speech
when he introduced his bill, in which he
alluded to Mr. Vest’s facetious charac
terization of the senators yesterday as a
lot of ” old Muscovy drakes,” and con
demned it as “degrading, mortifying and
humiliating.”
The pension appropriation bill (appro
priating $140,000,000 for pensions) was
passed, with an amendment to abolish
the $2 and $4 disability pensions, and to
make the minimum amount $6 per month.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up. but got snagged on a qustlon
of change of army posts—a question on
which Mr. Mitchell, rep., of Oregon, and
Mr. Blackburn, dem., of Kentucky, got
heated up to a point which came danger
ously near to a personal altercation.
The army appropriation hill went over
without final action, and after a short ex
ecutive session, the senate at 5:30 o’clock
adjourned till to-marrow.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
An Important Ruling on the Indian
Appropriation Bill.
Washington. Jan. 17.—The proceedings
of the House in the morning hour lacked
general interest, and were, besides, inter
rupted to receive a message from the
Spnate announcing the passage, with
amendments, of the urgent defleiency ap
propriation bill for the current year.
On motion of Mr. Breckinridge, the
amendment was disagreed to and a con
ference was ordered, with Messrs. Breck
inridge, Sayers and Cannon us managers
on the part of the House.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up in committee of the whole.
Mr. Cobb of Missouri moved an amend
ment appropriating $1.(160.0011 to pay the
first installment, due March 1. of the
money due for the purchase and opening
of the Cherokee Strip, under the act of
1893.
Mr. Holman made the point of order
that the appropriation belonged in the
sundry civil bill; and he made it for the
express purpose of getting a ruling of the
chair, for the first time in the history of
congress, upon the question of jurisdiction
of these matters.
Chairman O’Neill said that the
appropriation was different from
the appropriations under the jurisdic
tion of the Committee on rivers and har
bors to which Mr. Holman had referred,
in that that committee was authorized
to make appropriations for new work
only. The Indian appropriation bill was
a bill appropriating money to carry Into
effect treaty stipulations with the Indian
tribes. The amendment was evidently to
carry out a treaty stipulation and was
therefore in order.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Holman said he hoped the commit
tee on appropriations would bear in mind
the ruling of the chair when making ap
propriations for work carried on under
contracts made pursuant to river and
harbor bills.
No other important change was made
in the bill, which had not been disposed of
when the House, at 4:40 o’clock, adjourned
till to-morrow.
OHIO’S STARVING MINERS.
Urgent Appeals Made to Gov. McKin
ley for Help.
Massillon, 0., Jan. 17.—The miners'
strike was declared off by the adoption
of resolutions at the day workers' con
vention here yesterday.
Resolutions were adopted at North
Lawrence, last night, calling upon Gov.
McKinley to send help at once for the
destitute miners and their families. The
resolutions declare that even with a re
sumption of work it will be weeks before
wages will be due, and food and clothing
is required at once. In addition to the
absence of the necesisties of life, the
country villages are threatened with an
epidemic of scarlet fever.
Akron. 0., Jan. 17.—The coal miners of
Thomastown and Lake View, in this coun
ty, several hundred in number, have sent
an appeal for aid to this city. They have
had work only six wekes since April, an
are starving. In a few hours several
wagons loaded with provisions were sent.
The miners are willing to work at the
terms given by the board of arbitration,
but the drivers refuse to go back.
ATLANTA'S EXPOSITION.
The Woman’s Department Wants a
Government Appropriation.
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 17.—The woman’s
board of managers of the Cotton States
and International Exposition has appoint
ed a committee to appear before the con
gressional committee and ask an appro
priation for the woman’s department.
Mrs. William Dixon. Mrs. Sarah Grant
j Jackson, and Mrs. Lautle Gordon are the
committee.
President Collier to-day was advised that
Gov. Mitchell appointed J. K. Ingram and
\V. D. Chlpley commissioners for the
Florida exhibit at the exposition. The
commissioners represent the Flagler sys
tem and the Louisville and Nashville sys
tem of railways.
A New Lighthouso for Texas.
Washington, Jan. 17.—President Cleve
land has aproved the act to establish a
lighthouse at the outer end of the south
jetty' at Galveston, Tex.
More Deaths From Grip.
New York. Jan. 17.—Dr. Nagle, registrar
! of vital statistics, reported 14 deaths from
the grip for the twenty-two hours ended
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Representatives and Mrs. Bourke Cork
ran of New York will leave the United
States early in the new year, and will
spend the winter in the south of Europe.
EATEN BY CANNIBALS.
Horrible Fate of a Whole Missionary
Settlement.
Thirty Persons Tortured Beyond De
scription by the Savages in the Congo
Country, After Which They Were
Cooked. Many of Them Alive, and De
voured by the Bloodthirsty Natives.
Manner in Which the Victims Were
Treated.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the moment a United States commer
cial agent returns from the Congo with re
ports about the cannibals sea - -
tered through Africa a steamer, the
Ksperanza. arrives in Havre with the de
tails of the very latest thing in this line,
•and an interesting d t sorfption of cannibals
in general that all human kind has just
enough savagery ir. its nature to enjoy
reading. It was reported two months ago
that Australia was very much excited over
an uprising of maneaters and a banquet of
missionaries and traders they had indulged
In some where among the Admiralty is
lands.
Any doubts on the subject of the royal
feast these people, with such a singular
appetite, must have had has been set en
tirely at rest by the startling narra
tive told by the officers crew of the
Ksperanza, and duly chronicled in the Ga
zette de Havre to a horrifying and blood-
curdling extent, which is somewhat modi
fied for the Anglo-Saxon readers in the
fear of causing too great a shock to the
susceptible heart.
The crew of the Ksperanza landed on
New Ireland, one of the Admiralty group,
and found that a great gathering or mer
ry-making of some sort had taken place,
evidently to the satisfaction and stupefac
tion of the natives, for then* were none to
ho seen, and the sight of a former trading
post inhabited by upward of fifty men and
women, without counting a few children,
was a blackened mass of ruins and a dis
couraging looking prospect for any at
tempt at settling anew. It was at once
evident that outrage and murder hail been
committed, but the* true terrors of the af
fair were not apparent until the French- !
men went to the top of a low hill standing
hack half a mile from the shore, and at
the foot of which the trading post was
originally established. The top of the hill
is a small pleateau and here was the scene
of the orgies. The tlrst officer of the ship j
describes the Incidents in these words:
“When we reached the plateau we real
ized that the natives of that and proba
bly the adjoining Island had relapsed into
the barbarism from which it was sup
posed they had been partly lifted, and
had slaughtered the whites and indulged
in a cannibal feast of no small propor
tions. Human hones, skulls, and hits of
cooked flesh were strewn around over a
space of five acres in extent. The first
thing that attracted our attention was
one of the usual cannibal pits, dug down
some six feet and lined with rough stones
It was partly filled out with cinders, as
though from twigs or branches, and there
was likewise a quantity of baked earth in
it. evidently soil that had been thrown
over a smoldering fire. For fifty feet in
every direction about tin* edge of the pit
the ground hail been trampled by a crowd
and the debris indicated that a part of
the feasting had there taken place.
“There were several ol these pits, and
thtTe was also a number of spbts where
forked sticks were stuck uptight in the
earth and a heavy stick lying near by,
showing it hud once rested In the forks
and over the fire that was indicated by
the pile of ashes. As near as we could
judge by the remnants of bones and the
skulls, either in pieces or entire, there
were about thirty people killed ami eaten
by these savages, hut only a small portion
of the skulls were crushed, as is the canni
bals’ preference in the mode of killing,
and so we concluded the majority of the
victims had been burned and cooked
alive.
“Kate in the day some of our men
brought in three natives, whom they had
caught in the hush, and who, after some
questioning and threats, repeated to us
many of the details of the massacre,
although it is safe to say they concealed
the most atrocious through fear of punish
ment. They declared, however, that they
had no influence to change the events
in any way, and that the actual tor
tures and killing were done by savages
from the neighboring island, who had
arranged a plan to exterminate the
whites, and had come over, to the ex
tent of some 400, to do so. The visitors had
landed on a distant part of the island,
where they were Joined by the resident
savages, and all marched stealthily to
ward the trading post. The descent on the
post u*s made at night after the whites
had retired, and as they displayed a cer
tain amount of generalship in apportion
ing a number of savages to each house,
the whites were quickly overpowered and
made captives. The buildings were looted,
everything of value being taken, the cap
tives were stripped of their clothing and
all of it thrown in the houses, which were
then set on fire.
“Then the whole party went to the hill
top. taking the whites with them. Fires
were built, the whites placed in the center
of a ring of darn ing, yelling savages, who
brandisheddubs, and pretty nearly fright
ened their captives to death. No other
torture than mental was Indulged in for
that night. But elaborate preparations
were at once made for the next day. Men
began digging pits, others gathered stones,
and to those who were familiar with can
nibal customs these arrangements were
suggestive of cooking and eating, in which
the unhappy whites were to play princi
pal parts.
“When the next morning daw’ned about
twenty victims were selected for that
day’s ceremonies; fires were built in the
pits, and the stones that formed their lin
ing were heated almost to melting. Of
the number select for killing on
that day six were women, and very
few- were put to death before being
roasted. Two pits had been prepared,
and In these were placed six peo
ple, four men and two women. They were
; hound and thrown In on the hot stones,
I and immediately covered with brush, dried
| leaves and twigs, and these In turn were
j covered with earth; then the leaves and
' twigs were set afire, and the victims were
I slowly cooked. They were left in this
j condition for several hours, during which
' time the enjoyment of the savages was
kept up by torturing those who remained.
“The favorite mode for killing their vic
tim which prevails among these particu
lar savages is to dash their brains out. As
this is the simplest method it Is practiced
generally by savages, but the natives of
the Admiralty islands have improved some
what on the crude idea, and give the nec
essary brutal practlc an artistic touch.
Those few who were killed in this in
stnare, before they were subjected to the
fire, were laid out upon ground, with their
arms extended crucifix-like, and a stick
placed across their backs, to which their
arms were hound, keeping them thus ex
tended, and rendering the individual
helpless; then their legs are similarly
hound to two sticks, and when thus pre
pared a savage took hold of each arm and
each leg. raising the victim about a foot
above the ground. Holding the man in
this position, the savage would start off
at a rapid run, and at the end of about a
hundred yards would dash the head of the
victim against a sharp stone, which had
been qjaced for that purpose. According
to the statement of the savages,
who wore seized, this entertain
ment was a most enjoyabel one
to the cannibals, and they formed lines,
through which this running of the vic
tims was done, in order that they might
all see it.
"As near as could he ascertained there
were between five and ten of the victims
slaughtered in this manner, and consid
ered in comparison with the horror of be
ing burned alive, it must he admitted that
this killing, although terrible to contem
plate, was a mercy to the victims.
"After being put out of existence In
this way the bodies were thrown into
pits and I ked along with those that had
been put in alive. But the majority of
the victims of the first day's terror were
hound to |>oles that were laid across
the four sticks and Immense fires built
beneath them, by which means they were
slotrly cooked. The suffering of this must
have been something awful, because it
was most protracted and was highttned
hv the additional torment of being fre
quently speared and beaten by the sav
age* as they danced around the victims.
*'\\ hen this had been going on for sev
eral hours, and the whites were consid
ered to he sufficiently baked the ashes
and earth were removed from the pits
and the bodies were lifted to the sur
face and divided up among the cannibals.
The captives who had been hound to the
lK>les and hurtled above ground were taken
down and apportioned off with the rest.
The feast that followed was continued
tor two days, when the savages took
their departure. The captives whose lives
had been spared thus far had been wit
nesses of the entire proceedings, and
during the continuance of the feast they
had been mercilessly tortured, hut had
been kept alive and were taken away
by the savages when they left. \\ here
they went or what their ultimate fate
was the informants could not or would
not say. hut it is safe to believe that
their end was quite as horrible as that
of their associates.”
The Ksperanza touched at Sidney and |
reported these facts In the same detail
that they they are given here, and it so ;
excited the indignation and horror of the |
people that a volunteer company of some
200 men made immediate preparations to :
leave for the scene of the massacre and |
avengt their compatriots. Probably he
fore this the company has reached the
Islands and carried out its purpose*, ami j
it must he borne in mind that this awful
affair, that seems almost Incredible in its
atrocity, happened within the last three
months, and it is no story of early sav
agery that we have all become recon-
I died to look upon as one of the neces
sary risks in settling anew country.
A cannibal assured the writer that they
very seldom ate human beings from pref
erence, hut were forced to eat it by the ah- ,
senee of other meat. He said that in their
j language everything In the form of animal *
food was known as what would he equlva- !
lent in Kngllsh to pig, and in speaking of
human beings they referred to them as
"long pigs," in contradistinction to the
term “short pigs," which Is attached to all
four-legged creatures. A certain code of
ethics governs these savages, and forbids
them to eat any member of their own
tribe or nationality, and their treatment
of their own deud Is most respectful. It
is true that when a member of their
family or tribe Is Incurably sick or help
lessly feeble they will end the matter by
knocking their brains out, after which
the body will be either carefully wrapped
in grass mats and suspended between
poles high in the air, or will he burned
and the ashes scattered to the wind.
However ferocious and cruel these crea
tures may be toward their enemies and
victims, they appear to realize the full
meaning of their tortures, and never in
dulge in them among themselves. The
cannibals of Sumatra, who are credited
with being the furthest advanced toward
civilization of any of their kind, have a
regular burying ground for their own
people, and it is made up of very erwlVi
able vaults, built of wood and grotesquely
carved and colored. In these vaults tin
dead are Intel away very muc h as among
civilized people, with the* difference that
in Sumatra they are not inclosed In a cof
fin or box, but lie In a sort of dugout ex
posed to the air. The climate is such
that in a comparatively short time the
body dries up completely and becomes
dust.
A BILL ASI) LION FIGHT.
Madrid Witnesses a Wonderful Contest
of a Novel Fierceness.
From the Courier des Ktats Unis.
The lovers of bull fights in Madrid have
recently been treated to a novel specta
cle—a fight between a Senegambian lion
and a bull from on of the most famous
granaderias of Castile.
For several days before the sensational
representation great posters were placed
on all the corners of the streets, picturing
the favorite animal of the Spaniards at
the mercy of the king of the des<rt. But
this was more than the citizens of Madrid
could stand, and In their fury over the
outrage they tore down the posters and
trampled upon them in bully fashion.
Scenting a good business speculation the
ticket buyers, who form a solid associ
ation In Madrid, bought up all the places
in the iihmense Plaza de Toros, and re
sold them at an enormous profit.
In the presence of 15,000 persons the
magnificent lion Regarde made his debut
in a vast cage specially constructed to
meet the exigencies of the terrible duel
that was to take pls.ee. Then the toril on
wheels containing the bull Camlnero was
drawn in. The bull was evidently out of
temper, for he roared furiously at the
spectators. But he was soon placed in the
presence of his adversary. At this mo
ment the entire piaza became silent as a
tomb—something rare indeed In Spain.
The spectators, holding their breaiji,
watched for the first onslaught. As If
measuring their distance, the two animals
eyed each other, and then sprang for
ward. The lion endeavored to fasten his
teeth in the bull's throat, but he received
a terrific butt whtch sent him rolling
hack several paces. He gathered him
self together, and bounded upon his en
emy and fastened his claws in his side.
But Caminero managed to shake him off.
and at last tossed him In the air a sec
ond time. Three times more the lion
sprang at the bull, and was tossed each
j time.
The advantage now appeared to be on
the side of Caminero. and the crowd, si
lent up to this moment, gave him a wild
ovation. The lion retired to his corner
and endeavored to climb to the top of the
cage, but, before he could succeed, he
was again successfully attacked by his
redoubtable adversary. At last, when
utterly vanquished, with his side torn
open, his shoulder crushed and his teeth
1 broken, he was taken from the cage w hile
' the crowd hooted and laughed. The vic
-1 tor was then brought around the arena
i in triumph, and he went into the toril
: under a perfect shower of fans, hats and
| objects ot' all sorts. The enthusiasm was
beyond description.
As for poor Regarde, he died next day
tn his I age. So now go tell the Spaniards
that the lion, and not the bull. Is the king
of beasts!
Needn’t Pick up Your Fare.
From the Philadelphia Record.
New York, Jan. 11.—Police Justice Tain
tor decided to-day In Jefferson Market po
lice court that If a passenger in a street
! car drop his fare on the floor of the car.
while paying the conductor, it Is ihe con
ductor’s plaee to pick It up. and the pas
senger need take no further thought of
OFFICIAL^
i
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to make assessment qn J
telegraph companies or agencies doing *
business In the city of Savannah.
Section 1. He it ordained by the mtfyor
and aldermen of the city of Sa\annah in
council assembled, that each telegraph
company or agency in the city of Savan- *
tiah for doing business in th* city of Sa- j
vannah (not including any business done
to or from points wl'hout the state and
not including anv business done for the
government of the United States, its offi
cers or agents) shall pay to the city of Sa
vannah a license charge of five hundred
(500) dollars per annum, which shall he
due anil payable to the city of Savannah
by the first day of February of each year.
In the event the said charge is paid on or
before the 15th day of January, a dis
count of Irt j>er rent, shall he allowed
Should the said charge not be paid on or
before the first day of February of each
year, then said telegraph company or
agent v doing business as aforesaid shall
become liable to a penalty of I© per cent,
for the failure so to pay. and the city <
tr asurer shall issue his execution against I
the said telegraph company or agency for |
the said sum of five hundred dollars, to
gc*th r with the penalty aforesaid and in
terest and costs, which shall he made
an*’ levied as are executions for cifv ta\* M
See. 2. Be it further ordained, that nil
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed, and further that any company
paying this tax shall be relieved of the
charge for the use of the streets by its
poles provided for by ordinance of Dec.
2D. 1893.
Ordinance passed in council Jan. 2. 1895,
and published for information
JOHN .1 M< ’DONoIdH. Mayor.
Attest, F. E. Rebarer, Flerk of Council.
An ordinance to establish the official
statement and assessment roll touching
the improvement of Drayton street, in the
city of Savannah, from the south side of
lUy street to tin* north side of Broughton
street under and ordinance of the city of
Savannah adopted on the 23rd day of No
vember 1894.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah In
council assembled, that the statement
and assessment roll made under the di
rection of council for the Improvement
of Drayton street. In the city of Savan
nah. from the south side of Bay street to
the north side of Broughton street, as pro
vided for by an ordinance of the city of
Savannah passed on the 23rd day of No
vember 1894, are hereby declared to he
the official statement and assessment roll
for the said Improvement under the said
ordinance, the same being that endorsed
"Statement showing cost of improvement
of Drayton street from the south side of
Bay street to the north side of Broughton
street under the ordinance of Nov. 23,
lv.M. and an assessment roll showing as to
two-thirds of the coat how it Is appor
tioned among the several abutting par
eels Including the street Intersect ions and
giving the sum chargeable to each parcel
with the name of the owner." And the
clerk of the council of the city of Sa
vannah Is hereby directed to mark the
said statement and assessment roll filed
as of tills date, and to keep the same
among the records of his office for due
authentication and preservation.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that the
treasurer of the city of Savannah Is here
by authorized and directed to send hills
to tin* owners of the property as they
appear upon the said assessment roll, and
for the amounts mentioned therein, and
In the event said hills are not paid as pro
vided by ordinance to proceed in accor
dance with the said ordinance.
See. 3. Be it further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con
flict with this ordinance are hereby r -
i pealed.
Ordinance passed In council Jan. 2, 1895,
and published for Informal ion.
JOHN' J. MFDONOUOH, Mayor.
Attest: F E. lteharer. Clerk of Council.
An ordinance to establish ihe official
statement and assessment roll touching
the Improvement of Bryan street, 111 the
elly ol Savannah, from II sld" of
Drayton street, to the west side of Aber
eorn street, made under and ordinance of
the elly of Savannah passed on the llh
day of November IMM.
Section t. Be It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of tin* elty of Savannah In
eonnetl assembled. Unit the statement
and assessment roll made under Up* direr
lion of room'll mr the Improvement of
Bryan street in the city of Savannah,
from (lie east side of Drayton street to
the west side of Ahereorn street, as pro
vided for by tin* ordinance of the elty of
Savannah passed In council on the 7th
duy of November, IX9I, he and they are
hereby declared to tie the official state
ment and assessment roil for the said im
provement under the said ordinance, the
same being Unit endorsed: "Statement
showing the cost of Improvement of Bryan
street from the east side of Drayton street
to the west side of Ahereorn street, under
no ordinance of Nov. 7, 1894, ami an
assessment roll showing as to two-thirds
of the cost how It Is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels ami street In
tersections and giving the sum yharge
able to each parcel with the name of the
owner.” And the clerk of council of the
city of Savannah Is hereby directed to
mark Ihe said statement and assessment
roll tiled as of tills date, and to keep the
same with the records of his office for due
authentication and preservation.
See.Z. Be It further ordained, that the
treasurer of the city of Savannah is here
by authorized and directed to send bills
to Ihe owners of the property as they ap
pear upon the said assessment roll, and
for the amounts mentioned in the said
assessment roll, and In the event the said
bills are not paid within the time pro
vided by ordinance to Issue executions
therefor as directed by the nald ordinance.
See. 3 Be it further ordained that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances In con
flict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
Ordinance passed in council Jan. 2, 1895,
an i published for Information.
JOHN J. McDONOUGH. Mayor.
Attest: F. E. Rebarer. Clerk of Council.
An ordinance for the Improvement of a
portion of Drayton street In the city of
Savannah under the terms and provisions
of an act of the legislature or Georgia
approved Oct. 1, 1887.
Section 1. Be It ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887, that the
committee on streets and lanes of the city
of Savannah he and it is hereby authorized
and directed to pave Drayton street In the
cltv of Savannah from the south side of
Broughton street to the north side of
Anderson street, exclusive of the Liberty
street Intersection (which said intersec
tion has already been paved with asphalt)
with shell, laying the shell over the pres
ent pavement of rock, and to use with the
shell a coating of cinders, to the end that
the said portion of Drayton street may he
improved, and the said committee is fur
ther authorized and directed to do all
the work incident to the said improve
ment. The said shell pavement to he 21
feet In width.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, That
after the total cost of said work shall
have been ascertained, one-third of the
cost shall he paid out of the city treas
ury. and the other two-thirds by the per
sons owning real estate fronting on the
said portion of Drayton street—that Is to
say, one-third from ihe owners of said
portion at the date of the adoption of
this ordinance according to frontage
on each side of said portion of said
street, and the pro rata amount of the
cost of said work Is hereby assessed
against the said real estate and its own
ers as aforesaid. The frontage of Inter
secting streets and lanes shall he assessed
as real estate abutting upon the portion
of said street, and the mayor and aider
men of the city of Savannah shall be, for
ail the intents and purposes of this ordi
nance, the owner of the real estate so
abutting, and shall pay from the city
treasury its just pro rata as such owner
of the cost of said work, according to the
frontage, in addition to its one-third of
the entire cost. If the assessment accord
ing to frontage is not paid by the abut
ting property owners within thirty t.;o>
days after the presentation of the bill
for the same, which bill shall be sent to
the said owners by the city treasurer, it
shall thereupon become the duty of the
said city treasurer to Issue an execution
for the amount of the said hill, together
with the costs, against the said persons
and property aforesaid, which execution
shall be made and levied out of the prop
erty described therein, as are executions
for city taxes.
Section 3. Be It further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re
pealed.
Ordinance passed In council Jan. 2. 1895.
and published for information.
1 JOHN J. M'DONOUGH. Mayor.
i Attest; _ F. E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
SKIPPING.
11l BIMIP HO.
FOB
New York. Boston id Plideii
The auwinahlps ot thM. Hum
are appointed to soli as follows—standard
TO NF.W YORK.
CITY OK Al"til'STA. fupt. Daggett.
Fill DAY, Jan. l<t. at 11:30 a. m.
CITY OK HIRMINUHAM, Capt Burg.
SATI' UDAY. Jan. 19. at 1230 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, t'apt. Kisher, MONDAY,
Jan. 21. at 3 00 p. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt Savage,
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 23. at 430 p. m.
NACOOCHEK. Capt. Smith. FRIDAY,
Jan 2!>. at S:00 a m.
TA 1.1.A II ASS HE. Capt. Asking, SATUR*
DAY, Jan. 20, at 6:00 p. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
I For freight only ]
DESSOKOi. Capt IVmghty, WEDNEB.
DAY. Jan 23, at 4:00 p. m.
EI.IH I THOMSON, Capt. Hansen, WTst>
NBBDAY, Jin 23, at 4.00 p. m.
TO ItOSTON.
GATE CITY. Ce.pt. C.oogins, THT-TRS.
DAY. Jan. 24. at l p. ni.
CITY OK MACON. Capt. la-wis, THKRSs
DAY, Jan. 31, at 8:30 a. m.
Through blllsof ladtnggtven to Eastern and
Northwestern points and to portsot the Unite*
Kingdom and the Continent.
For freight or passage apply to
C. ti. ANDERSON. Agent.
Waldburg Pudding, west of City Exehangs.
Menus’ and iransponoiioo ca
For Baltimore.
(90th MERIDIAN TIME.)
I'ahln •!!* O
Cabin (Hound Trip) 95 Oft
Bnlwii>dlal> 10 oo
Cabin to WnNhlngton 15 90
Cabin to Philadelphia 17 90
liitermedhtte tit Philadelphia 19 50
Tickets aold to all points on the UaitiAort
SSSMS* " *
ryur. ntetimfthlfifl of this company ar*
■ pointed to sail from Savannah for BaltU
more as follows standard time.
WM CRANK. Capt. Bond* SATURDAY.
Jan. 19. at 12 midnight.
D. If MILLER, Tapi. Billups, TUESDAY.
Jan. 22, at 4:xt p. m.
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Nickerson, THURS
DAY. Jan. 24, at 5:00 p. m.
BERKSHIRE, Capt Klrwan. SATUR
DAY, Jan. 26, at 6:00 p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY.
THURSDAY and SATURDAY.
Through bills of lading given to all
points West, all the manufacturing towns
tn New England, and to ports of tiM
Uulted Kingdom and the Continent.
J. J. CAHOLAN. Agent.
Savannah. Ga
w. P TtTKNF.H. (I.P.A A. D Stkbhins, A-T ii
J. C WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices Baltimore, Md.
PLANT . STEAMSHIP . LINE.
TRI-WEEKLY SERVIC'D.
PORI UWPIL KEY WESI Mi HAVANi
SOUTH-ROUND.
Lv Tort Tampa Mun., Thurs. and Sat., t:M
p. m.
Ar Key West Tue*., Frl. and Bun., S p. m.
Ar Havana Wed., Sat. and Mon., 6 a. m.
NORTH-ROUND.
Lv Havana Mon., Wed. and Sat., 12 M
p. m.
Ar Key West Mon., Wed. and Sat, 7:IS
p. m.
Ar I'ort Tampa Tuea., Thur. and Suit. I
p. m.
Connections at Port Tampa with Waat
India fast mall trains to and from northar—
and eastern cities. For state-room M.
cornodattons apply to C. PENNY.
Ticket Agent, Port Tampa. I
M. F. PLANT, Assistant Manager.
W M. DAVIDSON. Oeneral Pass. Agent.
RAILWAYS.
CITY AND SUBURBAN RHILWIY
Winter Schedule on and after
Nov. 15, 1894.
Idle of Hope Week Day Schedule.
Leove City From *■> '
•t, oo a ni Holton st. *6 00 a m Bolton at.*
•7 OO a m Holton st. *7 10 a m Bolton st.
IHlitm Second av. 8 10 a m Second aw
10 37 a m Holton st. 0 46 a rn Holton st.
1 46 pm Second av. 12 20 p m Second aw
*2 30 p m Holton st. *2 30 p mfßolton st.
•4 30 p m Holton st. *4 30 p m Bolton st.
*ls 00 p m Holton st. *6 00 p uvßolton st.
*7 30 p m IJoiton *7 30 p ra Bolton st.
0 and i l :WJ p. in. Saturday nights only front
Bolton street.
‘Change at Thunderbolt
For Montgomery, 9 and 10:37 a. m., 2:30 and
6:00 pm., and change at Sandfly, Leava
Montgomery, 7:30 a. m., t :45 and S:2& p m.
For Thunderbolt, cars leave Bolton (treat
depot on every hour and half hour.
HAiLHOADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.
PIEDMONT AIR LINE.
The Vestibule Route
The Greatest Southern System.
1 IMPROVED schedules. The “New Yorll
I and Florida Short Line Limited ’ between
; the East and Florida.
Thiough first class coaches between Charles
i tou and Greenville and intermediate points via
I Columbia
Quick time and improved service to Wash*
j lngton, New York and the East.
only Line in the South operating solid vestl
baled limited trains with Pullman dining cars.
Double daily fast trains between New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington. Char
lotte, < olurnM*, Savaauah and Jacksonville
and Tampa, Fla., carrying dining cars be
tween Charlotte and St. Augustine, serving all
meals sifter leaving New York Pullman draw
ing room cars between Florida and New York
on all through trains.
W. A TURK. G. P. A., Washington. D. C.
S II HARDWICK. A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
It. W. HUNT. Trav. Pass. Agt . Augusta, Ga.
STEAMBOAT L NES.
The Steamer Alpha,
E. W. DANIELS, Master,
On and after SEPT. 28 wIU change hea
Schedule as follows:
Leave Savannah. Tuesday .... Sam
Leave Beaufort, Wednesday •■••••"
Leave Savannah, Thursday “
Leave Beaufort, Friday ga
The steamer will atop at BluffUm on both
trips each way.
For further lafonr.atlon apply to
- C. a lifcDLgCK.AgflMk,
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