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I H. ESTILL, President. f
MACEO’S WOUND NOT MORTAL
the commander in a hospital
and NEARLY OCT OP DANGER.
The Wound in the Stomach the Most
Serious —No Bonce Fractured—Hie
Followers Thought Him Dcuil
When He Fell From His Horse, Hut
Finding Him Alive Curried Him
From the Field—Spread the Re
port That He AVas Dead in Order
to Save Hint.
Havana, Dec. 30.—“Maceo is alive!" is
the Cubans’ joyful cry.
The first rumors accepted with increduli
ty are now gaining ground. Information
is coming into the city daily giving pre
cise details. It is said that when he fell
from his horse his followers thought him
dead, but found that he was still iving and
spread the news that he was dead in order
to carry him to a place of safety. Under
a strong escort they carried him to the
Siguanea hospital, where, under the skill
ful treatment of Drs. Fermin, Valdes Do
minguez and Panchon Dominguez, the
chief is now slowly recuperating. The
acute period has now passed. It seems
that only one wound is dangerous, that
being in the stomach. Fortunately the
bullet did not touch the intestines. It was
feared that peritontis might set in, but he
escaped this. The other wounds are in
the jaw and back and are only slight.
No bones were fractured. Zertucha's
treachery is being confirmed daily. It is
said that Maceo’s first words, when he
was able to speak was to order Zer
tucha's capture, but he had already fled
to the Spanish lines. Zertucha wrote the
paper found on Gomez’s body. Gomez
was killed by a bayonet thrust and did not
stab himself, as the Spanish say.
Guanabacoa City, on the other side of
the harbor, is terribly excited by the
crimes that the notorious Maj. Fondeviela
is committing daily. Families are moving
to Havana, being horror-stricken. Since
being placed in command of the garrison,
vice Count O’Rielly, released, being a Cu
ban, the former Is made responsible for
the entry of the rebels.
The daily butcheries made by the Span
iards are said to exceed thirty. It is hard
to obtain facts, as the people fear to speak.
But herewith is an incomplete list and
dates of those killed:
On the 23rd, the same day he took com
mand, he ordered the brothers Ruiz kill
ed: on the 24th one named Sotolongo; on
the 25th, Nunez and others; on the 26th,
Morales, 80 years of age;, on the farm of
Noria and seven more besides young Pas
toriza, well known in Havana as a base
ball player. It Is said that during the
last three nights more were killed. All
were taken at night from their homes,
bound and brought to the outskirts of the
city, slashed with machetes and their
bodies left in the field. Their families
were prohibited from burying them. No
formal trial was given, not even a
semblance of the same. All were kill
ed at once on Maj. Fondeviela’s
order. Some English residents appealed
to their consulate for protection. The
news, when received in Havana, created
a great impression upon the Cubans. The
Spaniards admit the facts and many of
them strongly protest.
Private reliable information received
from Sancti Spiritus reports that Gomez,
with a large force, Quintin Banderas com
manding the vanguard, is now in that sec
tion moving west. Also that another ex
pedition was landed in that province.
It is said that Marquis Apezteguia, con
servative delegate of t>he defense commit
tee, sails to-day for Spain, commissioned
by Spanish planters and merchants to ask
Capt. Gen. Weyler’s recall, or request the
Spanish government to order Capt. Gen.
Weyier to allow grinding. Gen. Weyler’s
unpopularity amongst the Spaniards is in
creasing. Hostile sentiments are now
openly expressed.
It is admitted that the campaign in
Pinar del Rio is a complete failure, and
that the marches through the province are
simple promenades along the base of the
hills. They are furious when realizing
that 25,000 men do not dare ‘attack the
rebels’ strongholds on the mountain sum
mits. It is said the rebels are quietly
waiting to allow him to march unmolested.
He will soon leave the province and de
clare the same pacified, when they
will swoop down from the hills
with fire and sword, and lay the whole
country to waste.
At the last moment news was received
of a fierce engagement in Pinar del Rio.
Kuls Rivera, with 800 men. defeated Col.
Segura, Inflicting heavy losses on the
Spaniards, thirty of whom aro reported
| killed and over 100 wounded. During the
light Charles Dougherty, an American clt-
I izen, strayed, and was captured by Span
ish troops and sboightered. A gold watch
with his monogram was found on his per
son and Is now in possession of Sogura.
No news of encounters in Pinar del Rio
i is allowed to be printed, and no official re
ports are given. Gen. Weyler's scheme is
to declare the province pacified, and that
the rebels have disbanded and offer no
encounter.
Key West, Fla., Dec. 30.—Dolores Mon
tero, widow of Lino Birabel, a lieutenant
• olonel In the Insurgent army, arrived In
this city to-night, twenty-two days from
Jaruco. Bhe reports that the insurgents
are numerous In the province of Havana
and are well supplied with arms, ammu
nitions, etc., and that the bugle call of the
Insurgents can be distinctly heard in many
of the cities.
She states that before leaving Jaruco
she learned that Maceo had been wounded
and it was reported that Dr. Zertucha
shot him. The ball entered the back of
Macro's neck and came out of the mouth.
The chief was carried off by his men and
Is now in hiding, attended by four of the
best physicians in the insurgent army.
She states that she knew of the murder
of Charles Govin, and that she was told
by her husband on the day following the
► ’rival of the Cowley expedition that
flovin was killed dn a most shocking man
her having been literally hacked to
pieces.
The laily has been taken In charge by
Ihe Cuban relief committee.
Twenty-two pacitlcos were killed on the
light of the 28th, in Guanabacoa.
IIEHMIIM UNUe'h THE HAN.
Hie la Nus|tccled of Intending to Go
to Cuba.
New York, Dec. 30.—An officer from the
fluted Stales revenue cutter lanhattan
'em on board tb steamer Bermuda, ly
ig off Liberty Island, this morning and
<Slic|ttorntng Wrtos.
made a thorough search of the vessel.
The Bermuda has been under the serveil
lance of Spanish spies, who believe she
is about to carry another filibustering ex
pedition to Cuba. She took on board her
coal and provisions last night and a crew
of twenty-five was taken on board this
morning. She was expected to sail at
noon, in ballast. The revenue cutter Man
hattan will accompany her until she
reaches the three-mile limit.
PHILIPPINE LEADER SHOT.
Dr. Rlsal Carried Back to Manlln
From Barcelona and Slain.
Manila, Deo. 30.—Dr. Risal, who is as
serted to have been the promoter of the
revolt against Spanish authority In the
Philippine Islands, and who was some time
since returned to Manila from Barcelona
at the request of the military Judge, was
shot on the 28th instant.
An engagement between the Spanish
forces anil rebels tn the vicinity of Puinac
resulted in the defeat of the insurgents,
■who, It is said, lost 360 men killed. The
date of the engagement Is not given.
Tlie Newark. Ordered to Sea.
Key West. Fla., Dec. 30.—The Newark
has been ordered to sea and will leave by
1 o'clock a. m.
ARBITRATORS MAKE AN AWARD.
Fahianl Gains His Case Against
Venezuela.
Berne, Dec. 30.—The Swiss federal coun
cil to-day rendered a decision in the mat
ter of the arbitration of the claims of the
French merchant and ship owner, M. Fa
blanl. against the republic of Venezuela,
under the administration of the former
President Blanco. Fabiani asserted that
Blanco had ruined him and his claims for
indemnity were submitted to the president
of the Swiss confederation for arbitration
in 1891. The federal council in 1893 directed
Prof Virgile Rossete of the Unversity of
Berne to examine the case and give an
opinion of the action of the Venezuelan
executive toward the complainant, who
demanded 58,000,000 francs indemnity. The
reward promulgated by the federal council
to-day, simply recognizes the fact that
justice was denied to Fabiani and fixes
the indemnity to be paid to him by the re
public of Venezuela at 4,346,656 francs. The
decision solves a great many points affect
ing the rights of nations, private and inter
national rights, and civil rights and gives
exhaustive explanations thereon. The
document, it is expected, will be of the
highest order of international value.
STAMiII'LUFF’S SLAYERS.
Two Men Convicted Get Off With
Three l’ear Imprisonment.
Sofia, Dec. 30.—The trial of Tufektchieff,
Atzoff and Georgieff, the alleged assas
sins of ex-Premler Stambuloff, which has
been in progress here for several days,
was ended to-day by the conviction of
Tufektchieff and Atzoff, and the acquittal
of Georgieff.
The convicted men were sentenced to
three years’ imprisonment each. The
light sentences imposed upon the convict
ed men have caused no surprise, in view
of the fact of the unconcealed bias of the
court in their favor.
Tufektchieff was formerly an employe
in the ministry of public works, and At
zoff was the coachman who drove Stam
buloff from his club to the place where
he was set upon by assassins on July 13,
1895, dying three days later.
Georgieff was formerly a servant of Maj.
Panitza, who was executed at the instiga
tion of Premier Stambuloff for alleged
conspiracy against the government.
PAULSEN WANTS DAMAGES.
He Asks For an Injunction Against
the Atlas Bank.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—W. A. Paulsen, who
was the principal owner of the failed Cen
tral Trust and Savings Bank, filed a bill
in the circuit court to-day to restrain the
Atlas National Bank from disposing of a
note for $30,000 made by him to the bank,
and to restrain President Grannis and
Charles B. Farwell, a director and ex-
United States senator, from disposing of
their own property, so that Paulsen can
not collect any of the damages he may be
awarded at the trial of his suit for 8250,000
against the bank and Grannis and Far
well, in connection with the $30,000 note,
and the closing of Paulsen's bank by the
failure of the Atlas to clear for it. In his
bill, Paulsen sets up the liquidation of the
Atlas Bank now In progress, and states
hts belief that notwithstanding all depos
itors are being paid In full, it Is hopelessly
Insolvent, and will not pay Its depositors
from HW own funds. He also alleges that
the Atlas Bank still holds him as an en
dorser on the $30,000 note, although the
courts have held it to be fraudulent and
also unlawfully withhold $40,000 collateral
bonds belonging to him.
FRENCH FILIBUSTER.
A Vessel Smuggling Arms For the
Cretan Rebels.
Berlin, Dec. 30.—The Berlin Post pub
lishes a dispatch from its correspondent
in Alexandria, 4thich says that a vessel
flying the French flag, which recently pass
ed that port ostensibly for China, did not
go through the Suez canal, but turned
northward, Inducing the belief that the In
tention of those on board Is to smuggle
arms Into the island of Crete for the use of
the Cretan insurgents.
KKIIY'IA’S ROYAL SPLIT.
King Alexander and Ills Father
Patch Up Their Differences.
Belgrade, Dec. 30.—A reconciliation be
tween King Alexander of Servia and hi#
father, ex-King Milan, has been effected,
and ex-King Milan will shortly return to
Belgrade to reside. The coming of Milan
to Belgrade will cause ex-Queen Natalie,
the wife of the ex-king and mother of
King Alexander, to take her departure
from the capital, the relations of the royal
couple not being even of a friendly nature.
Florida Padoi Going North,
Hartford' Conn,, Dec. 19.—'The Rev. 11.
C Halley of Tallahassee. Fla., has accept
ed the call to the Wooster Hired Baptist
church and will be settled bars March 1.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 18!)6.
MONEY PANIC OF MINNEAPOLIS
BANKERS EXCHANGE RANK NOW
SHUTS ITS DOORS.
Signs of a Run Indace the President
to Suspend Business—Money Rep
resenting One Third of Its Depos
its Now in Its Vaults—Some of Its
Funds Tied Up In Other Bunks In
the City That Hare Closed.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 30.—The Bank
ers’ Exchange Bank went into the hands
of Bank Examiner Kenyon this morning.
Depositors have drawn about $35,000 the
past few days, and President Field con
cluded to close, though he had in the
vaults nearly 30 per cent, of all the money
on deposit. The bank is less than a year
old, having been Incorporated last year.
Its loans end discounts are $68,000; its cap
ital $30,000, and its deposits are about $40,-
000. Depositors will be paid in full, and a
fair sum will be left for the stockholders.
George Maxwell, vice president of the
Northern Trust Company, made applica
tion this morning for a receiver for the
company.
A. R. McGill, ex-governor of
Minnesota, is president of the
organization. The following state
ment was issued by the company:
“This company has for some time been
seeking to realize on Us loans and secu
rities, and has until now been able to
maintain Itself without difficulty,
but the present depressed con
dition of finances is such that
it has been unable to realize as it had
hoped, and the suspension within two or
three days of some of the banks of the
city, in which was deposited some of its
available funds, has somewhat embarrass
ed it in the tranaction of its business.
“Independent of its assets, the company
has a list of responsible stockholders, who
are abundantly able to make good any
deficiency that may result from deprecia
tion in the value of its assets, so that the
creditors of the company need have no ap
prehension as to the ultimate results.
Their claims will all be paid in full, even
if the company is not permitted to imme
diately resume business as is now hoped.”
The liabilities of the company are about
$500,000. Judge Jamison issued a restrain
ing order returnable at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning.
Judge Belden signed an order this morn
ing appointing Judge Neland receiver of
the Washington bank, under a bond of
$200,000. The petition recites that the bank
has $27,774 more liabilities than assets.
Deputy Controller Coffin Is still in charge
of the Columbia National Bank, awaiting
the arrival of Bank Examiner Cooke,
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank issu
ed a notice this morning requiring all de
positors to give sixty days notice before
being permitted to draw deposits. The
bank issued a statement saying it had
$800,009 In its vaults. The clearing house
associated held a meeting and resolved to
Stand by all of the ten banks which are
members of the organization.
There was a heavy run on the St. An
thony Falls Bank of this city this fore
noon. All demands were paid and the ex
citement quieted down.
BANK FAILS AT SELMA.
Investigation Began by New York
Ranks Caused a Ran.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 30.—The Com
mercial Bank of Selma failed to open its
doors for business to-day. Instead a no
tice was posted saying that the board of
directors had decided to make an assign
ment. The cause of this action was the
heavy run made on the bank in the last
few days. The bank was a heavy debtor
to New York banks, among them the
Chemical, American Exchange, National
City, Third National, Bank of Montreal
and National Bank of the Republic, and
they sent an attorney some days ago io
Investigate its condition. The knowledge
of the attorney’s presence had a great
deal to do with the run. The board of di
rectors arrived at the conclusion to assign
after a long and continued session, lasting
until after midnight last night.
The officers of the bank are R. M. Nel
son, president; George A. Wilkins, vice
president, A. E. Baker, cashier.
The patrons of the bank have confidence
that it will soon resume business, and
are signing an agreement to withdraw
their deposits, one-third in three months,
one-third in six months and one-third in
nine months.
There is no public statement as yet of
the assets and liabilities. The business
men feel hopeful that the failure will not
be detrimental to their interests.
VAN NORTWICK’S FAILURE.
One of the Brothers Makes an Indi
vidual Assignment at Appleton.
Appleton, Wis., Dec. 30.—John S. Van
Nortwick to-day made an individual as
signment of his Fox River interests, nam
ing Postmaster John M. Baer of this city
as receiver, the latter giving bonds for
$250,000. The principal property Included
in this assignment are the plants of the
Combined Lock Paper Company, the Ap
pleton Pulp and Paper Company, Union
Paper Company at Kaukana. Wisconsin
Fibre Company, at Monoca, 740 shares in
the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Com
pany, the face value of which is $740,000,
and minor interests, including his resi
dence in this city.
TWO PAILITIK* IN ’I'EXAS.
A Jeweler With Assets of SIO,OOO
Goes Under For $20,000.
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 30.—Telegrams to
commercial agencies at Dallas announce
the failure of A. A. Bahn, a Jeweler, at
Austin, Tex., with liabilities of $30,000.
The assets are SIO,OOO. Eastern creditors
are caught for only $5,000. Three Austin
banks are owed SIO,OOO.
Howell Bros., druggists of Dallas, fail
ed to-day with liabilities of $5,000.
KOUIIEHN LOOT A JIANK.
They Are Supposed to Have Secured
to to Sin.tMMl.
St, Louis, Mo.. Dec. 30.—A special from
Des Moines. la., saya that the state bank
at Bully, a small town near Newton, la.,
was looted by robbers last night. They
Mew open the safe with dynamite and
carried away an unknown amount of
cash, estimated variously at from li.uoo to
$15,110. On account of lack of telegraphic
connections, particulars are hard to ob
tain.
EXPELLED FROM THE EXCHANGE.
Cuthbert and Company Accused of
Bucket Shop Methods.
New York, Deo. SO.—William Euclid
Young was expelled from the New York
Stock Exchange by formal vote of the
governing committee at the conclusion of
a session which lasted from 3:30 till 7:30
o’clock to-night. Forty out of forty-two
members of the committee were present,
and the vote was sold to have been unani
mous. The charge was fraud.
The charge was In reality against the
firm of E. B. Cuthbert & Cos., stock brok
ers at No. 30 Broad street. The stock ex
change authorities dealt with the member
of the firm, who was a member of the ex
change. Mr. Young was the partner in
the firm who belonged to the exchange.
He withdrew from the firm on Dec. 22,
but that did not relieve him from the
charge.
The original complaint against Cuthbert
& Cos., was made three months ago. A
special committee from the governing
committee was appointed to investigate
the business methods of the firm. The
committee suspected Cuthbert & Cos. of
employing bucketshop mo. nous, or, in other
words, of reporting to customers that they
had purchased and sold stocks according
to orders, when in fact they had made no
whatever. The committee
discovered evidence that an arrangement
had been made with Jacob Kirkner, a
broker of No. 2i New Street, and member
of the exchange, whereby Cuthbert & Cos.,
in rendering statements to customers, were
allowed to use his name as u broker whom
they had sold to or bought stocks from.
To determine whether such an arrange
ment existed between Cuthbert A Cos. and
Mr. Kirkner, a demand was made upon
Mr. Kirkner that he show the entries in
his books and vouchers covering a partic
ular transaction alleged to have been had
with Cuthbert & Cos. He refused to open
his books to the Investigating committee.
For his refusal to do so. which was de
clared to be “detrimental to the Interest
and welfare of the exchange," the govern
ing committee suspended him from the
exchange for one year.
In meeting the allegations against them,
Cuthbert & Cos. engaged Joseph H. Choate,
Edward Lauterbaeh and John R. Dos
Fassos us counsel. The special investi
gating committee made a case against
Cuthbert & Cos. on a complaint by one
D. R. Stewart that they had bucketed an
order which he had given them on Aug.
28, last. The order was to sell short fifty
shares of Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad stock on margin. They
reported to Mr. Stewart that they nad
sold the stock to Mr. Kirkner. The In
vestigation committee found that the
sale was never made. Mr. Stewart gave
an order to cover his short sale. Cuthbert
& Cos. charged a commission of one-eighth
of 1 per cent, for selling and one-eighth
for buying the stock, and also Interest on
the stock, which was supposed to be bor
rowed, while Mr. Stewart, was short on
the stock. Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy stock at this time had a sharp rise
and Mr. Stewart’s transaction showed a
loss. The loss as well as the commission
was so much gain to Cuthbert & Cos., ac
cording to the investigating committee a
finding.
Mr. Young appeared before the govern
ing committee and explained that when
the stock was sold short for Mr. Stewart
it was loaned to him and when it warf
bought it was taken back. The explana
tion was not considered satisfactory. A
number of witnesses against Cuthbert &
Cos. were heard. There were other com
plaints against the firm, but the expul
sion of Mr. Young made it needless to
pursue the investigation of them.
Mr. Young was one of the oldest, mem
bers of the exchange in length of mem
bership. He Joined May 8, 1869.
E. B. Cuthbert this evening Issued a
statement, In which he said: “The action
of the governing committee of the stock
exchange against Mr. William Euclid
Young, lately a partner of our firm, is.
In our opinion, unjust to the utmost de
gree. Mr. Y'oung has been tried by his
accusers. For weeks some of the ablest
men in Wall street have been engaged In
preparing a case against him. He was
summoned before a court of accusers, also
Judges.
“We beg to assure the public that ex
parte trials shall not be permitted to cast
lasting discredit upon any of our methods.
In due season and in proper ways we shall
establish a vindication that no man can
question, however bitter a business rival
he may be.”
MURDER OF THE W HALEYS.
Two Men Now Suspected and the
Police Searching For Them.
Knoxville. Tenn., Dec. 30.—A sensation
has been caused throughout Sevier county
by the announcement that W. R. Catlett
and his brother-in-law, Robert Wade, are
accused of the horrible murder of William
Whaley and wife, which occurred In that
county Monday night. The men were
supposed to have left the county Monday
with a drove of mules, but it is now be
lieved that they only remained in seclu
sion until nightfall, and then committed
the terrible deed. Officers have been noti
fied to look out for and arrest them.
CAHABA’S AWFUL CRASH.
llallroads Ready to I’ay 910,000 on
Conviction of the Wreckers.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 80.—The Louisville
and Nashville and Southern Railway Com
pany have offered a reward of SIO,OOO for
the arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who caused the Cahaba river
bridge disaster near Blocton, Ala., last
Sunday. Detectives of both roads are
working to the same end.
BUILDER DISAPPEARS.
His Liabilities on Contracts Estima
ted at ipi, OOO.MOO.
Mount Vernon, N. Y., Dec. 30.—Arthur
H. Darling, aged 36, one of the largest
builders In this city, disappeared from his
home here on Dec. 21, and nothing has
been heard of him since that date. He
had many heavy contracts under way In
Westchester. Wakefield and this city, and
It Is said hts Uibllttes on them will reach
sl, DO,OOO.
DENVER WON’T SEND DELEGATES.
Chamber of ( out merer to Ignore Ibc
Indianapolis Convention,
Denver. Col., Dec. so.—The chamber of
commerce, through the unanimous action
of Its board of directors, lias decided to
Ignore tbs Invitation to send delegates to
the monetary conference, to be held In In
dlsnapoli* next month.
WEST POINT CASE POSTPONED.
THE HEARING NOT TO COME OFF
UNTIL J AN. 18.
Both Sides Willing to Hnve the Post
ponement Made—Attorney Frank
11. Miller of Angustn Files an In
tervention In the Nelson Hill In
Which He Claims That the Old
Charter of the Road Does Not Ex
pire Until INtMI.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 30.—The application
for receiver for the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad Company, brought by L.
B. Nelson of this city, a stockholder, Upon
the ground that tho company's charter
had expired, and that the new charter ob
tained of the last session of the legislature
is Illegal, will not come up for hearing
before Judge J, H. Lumpkin to-morrow,
according to the original order In the case.
Parties on both sides agreed to a post
ponement of the hearing and to-day Judge
Lumpkin granted an order postponing it
until Jan. 16, next.
The bill is a highly Important move on
the present railroad checker board of the
state, as it seeks to bring into court the
whole question of alleged illegal consoli
dation under the Southern system. Sen
sational allegations are made on this line,
affecting the Central, the West Point and
other lines in which the Southern is in
terested, either directly or Indirectly. It
Is a case of too much importance to be
brought to a head on short notice and
on this account the postponement was
agreed to.
It may be that between now and the
date of the hearing there will be Impor
tant developments.
To-day Attorney Frank H. Miller of
Augusta filed an Intervention In the Nel
son bill, which further complicates the
case. In his Intervention he takes the
position that the old charter of the rail
road has not yet expired, but In fact has
three years more to run, and the court Is
asked to deny the Nelson application for
a receiver.and put the company back un
der the operation of the old charter. Mr.
Miller Is the representative of certain
stockholders, It is sold, in some way be
coming parties to the Nelson bill In the
interest of the Georgia railroad though
this does not appear very plainly as yet.
According to the contention of Mr. Miller
the renewal of the charter In 1806 for thir
ty years, by reference to the original
charter, extended the charter to 1899 In
stead of 1896.
Thus he takes the position that there is
no necessity for the new charter, which is
objected to by his clients on the same
ground as that urged by Mr. Nelson.
These grounds are that the new charter
releases the stockholders from the double
liability clause, and would enable the ma
jority holders to saddle a big new debt
upon the property, which could not be
done under the bid charter.
If, upon the hearing, It Is held that the
old dharter has not yet expired, the result
will be to vacate the bill for a receiver
filed by Nelson, through Attorneys King
& Spalding of this city. The reason for
the supposition that the Miller interven
tion is In the interest of the Georgia rail
road, in some way, is because it comes
from Augusta. The Georgia Is interested
in the lease of the West Point and the
Louisville and Nashville is In turn Inter
ested in the lease of the Georgia. The
Louisville and Nashville wants to control
the West Point, It Is said, If the South
ern can be blocked through the Central,
which was one of the parties to the Geor
gia lease by the Louisville and Nashville,
and the latter Is opposed to the West
Point being forced to a sale as might be
the result of the Nelson bill.
QUEBEC’S CHI HCH FIGHT.
A Crisis at Hand In Religions and
Political Affairs.
Montreal, Que., Dec. 30.—1 t Is generally
believed by well-informed politicians here
that a crisis is near at hand in the politi
cal, as well as In the religious, affairs of
the province of Quebec. The bishops of the
entire province will. It Is said, on Sunday
next, Issue a mandament forcibly denounc
ing the Manitoba settlement and threaten
ing disaster to any Catholic member of
parliament who does not protest against it.
The liberals of the district of Quebec have
called a mass meetng to be held In Que
bec City on Jan. 7, to discuss the position
taken by the clergy and to clearly define
their own. Premier Laurler has accepted
an Invitation to he present and will be ac
companied by his colleagues from this
province. The Protecteur de Saguenay, a
liberal paper that supported the I.aiirler-
Greenway school arrangement, publishes
its regrets and declares henceforth It will
support the views held by the bishops. The
paper was threatened with the fate of L’
Electeur.
MOBILE AND OHIO.
Protest Made Against Hulldlug the
New Line to Montgomery.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. 30.—The stockholders
of the Mobile and Ohio railroad held a
meeting In this oitjr to-day and authorized
thd Issuance of (4,000,000 bonds for the con
\ sir. tot ton of what Is known as the Mont
a.mery extension, from Columbus, Miss.,
to Montgomei’y, Ala., via Tuscaloosa.
Protests were served on the meeting,
and also on J. W. Woolfolk, with whom a
contract for the building of the road has
been made, against the Issuance of the
bonds, by Fred H. Ball of Montgomery,
representing certain New York stockhold
ers, who tried to get hold of the Mobile
and Ohio In 1892 The protest was against
the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
voting 49,51) shares of stock which New
York parties ■ lalmed they had the right
to vote.
CHINESE ENVOY TURNED DOWN.
German* ’ Reported Action ftrral
ultlelally Continued.
Berlin l'o. *>.— I The North German Ga
sette, ■■nil-ollloial journal, confirms the
Staten . nt that Germany refuses to accept
the ll> 'iy appointed Chinese ambassador.
The refusal, the Gasette saye, la based
upoi personal and essential reasons
DEADLY DYNAMITE.
Two Women Killed nnd a Third Rad
iy Maimed at Boston.
Boston, Dec. 30.—Mrs. Becker, wife of
ex-Sheriff Ellas Becker, aged 54, and Mrs.
William Zldell, her daughter, aged 30,
were killed by an explosion of dynamite
at Tuekerton, near this city, this evening.
Mr. Becker had placed a. quantity of the
explosive In the oven of the kitchen stove
for the purpose of thawing It out. Shortly
after doing so he wont out. He had not
gone more than five minutes when then
was a terrific crash, and he hurried back
to the house. He was horrified to find
the mangled winning of Ills wife lying on
the floor. His daughter, Mrs. Zell, was
not killed outright, but her body was so
badly shattered that she died twenty min
utes later.
The dwelling, a handsome stone struc
ure, caught fire and was consumed by the
flames, In spite of the galalnt work of the
neighbors. Mr. Becker Is completely pros
trated at the terrible affair.
Another dynamite explosion, of a some
what similar character, also occurred
hero to-day, but with less fatal results.
Wlllio Gants, aged 12, picked up three
small dynamite caps at one of the Indus
trial establishments in this city to-day.
Those he took home, and spent a portion
of the afternoon tn throwing smalt quan
tities of tt Into thq open stove. In some
manner ho accidentally dropped ono of
the caps into the coal bucket. About 5
o’clock his mother, Mrs. John Gantz, put
some coal on the fire, us she was about
preparing the evening meal. Suddenly
there was an explosion nnd two of her
fingers and a thumb were blown off. Her
right eye was also badly Injured and she
may lose the sight of It. Bertha, aged 9,
and Earl, ~ve<l 3. children who were stand
ing near by, wore severely burned about
the face and arms, but their Injuries are
not serious.
NASHVILLE DRUMMER DEAD.
Henri Disease Carries Him Off In an
Alabama Hotel.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 30.—W. B. Mor
gan, representing Rears & Cos., wholesale
dry goods and notions dealers of Nashville,
was found dead Tuesday night about 10
o’clock n hts room In the Poke house In
Ooodwater.
Mr. Morgan was discovered by Mrs. Poke
on passing the window, lying across the
toed with his clothes on. She notified her
husband. Dr. C. (M. Poke, who went Into
the room and found that he was dead.
About an hour before hls death, Morgan
was In the parlor of the hotel playing on
the piano und singing.
He sold a bill of goods Tuesday and hls
samples were left open in rooms above C.
M. Crews' store, which is used by the
drummers as a sample room. Morgan
had been in Goodwuter several days and
apparently was in good health.
He has many friends there and always
had a good trade. Justice M. Simpson
was sent for and took charge of the re
mains. He wired to Morgan's house In
Nashville and was Instructed to bring the
remains to Birmingham, where they would
be met by a Mr. Thomas, nephew of the
deceased.
Justice Simpson and Dr. Poke reachod
Birmingham at 6 o’clock this evening and
were met by Mr. Thomas, who left at
12 o'clock over the Louisville and Nash
ville for Nashville, where the remains will
be Interred. Morgan leaves a widow and
one child. He was a nephew of Gen. John
T. Morgan, and was widely known In t -o
commercial world and highly esteemed Ity
hls drummer friends.
Dr. Poke and Dr. Argo examined Mor
gan and attributed hts death to heart fail
ure.
O’MALLEY* ARREST.
Ills Counsel Trying to IlnTe Him Re
leased on Ball.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—A petition was pre
sented to Judge Gibbons this afternoon by
Attorney W. 8. Forrest on behalf of Al
derman Thomas J. O'Malley, asking that
a writ of habeas corpus, be Issued so that
the alderman, who Is confined In jail with
out the choice of giving ball, could be
brought Into court and force the state’s
attorney tq disclose some of the testimony
on which O'Malley was Indicted, as an al
leged accomplice In the murder of Gus
tave Contender.
Judge Gibbons Issued the writ and made
It returnable by the sheriff to-morrow
morning. The petition states that Judge
Tuley. who endorsed the indictment and
capias “no ball," made no inquiiy into the
case at the time, and was misled by As
sistant State's Attorney Pearson. It Is
asserted that at least thirty persons, de
scribed by the police to bo pickpockets,
highwaymen and criminals of the Market
street gang, have been accused of this
murder, and attempt to steal a ballot box,
while Alderman O’Malley has always been
a respected citizen and business man.
On the state’s side It to alleged that an
election Judge at the polling place at
tacked, swore before the grand Jury that
O’Malley was foremost among the raid
ers; that he demanded the ballot box and
flourished a revolver In Coiliander’s direc
tion when the fatal volley of shots was
fired by the gang.
GALVESTON HAM* LA GRIPPE.
A Thousand or More Persons Alfilcled
With the Malady.
St. Louis, Dec. 30.—A special to a morn
ing paper from Galveston, Tex., states
that 1,000 or more persons In that city are
suffering from lagrippe. which has been
epidemic for nearly two weeks. Every
physician In the city Is overrun with pa
tients and druggists are busy night and
day filling prescriptions. The weather has
boen unseasonably dry and warm lately,
but yesterday It rained Intermittently.
There has been no appreciable Increase
In the death rate.
GOV. ELECT TANNER MYHRIED.
The Ceremony Performed In an
Episcopal Church.
Springfield, 111.. Dec. 30.—G0v.-elect John
R. Tanner was married to-day to Miss
Cora Edith English, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Turney English of Springfield. The
ceremony was performed at noon at St.
Paul's Episcopal pro-cathedral, by the ven
erable Archdeacon Taylor. Right Rev.
George K. Seymour, bishop of the diocese
of Springfield, pronounced the benedic
tion.
Archbishop Fabrc Dead.
Montreal, Que., Dec. 39.—Archbishop
Fabre, the head of the Roman Catholic
archdiocese of Montreal, died shortly af
ter 11 o'olock to-night from cancer of the
liver. Hs was 99 years of age.
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TROUBLE COMES TO TAMMANY.
COUNTY. CLERK I’lltßOY LEADS A
BOLT TO DOWN NHKEHAN.
Action Intended to Defeat Purroy at
tlic Primaries the Gronnd For HIM
Revolt—The Hotter to Form a Sep
arate Organisation, .and Elect
General Committees and Hold a
Primary of Its Own.
New York, Dec. 30.—The open revol#
against John C. Sheehan, which was start
ed Inst night by Henry D. Purroy, after
the meeting of tlie Tammany committed
on organization, promises to be a very
serious thing both for Sheehan and for
Tammany. Purroy has not a great fol
lowing in the organisation, but hs will bd
backed openly or secretly by a very largd
element that has fretted under Sheehan's
rule ever since he took tho leadership*
There men are known to be ready to do
almost anything to overthrow Sheehan
and the Purroy revolt gives them the op
portunity they have long been waiting tor.
This element ts made up first of llugti
Grant and tho West Side district leaders,
whom he controls; secondly, of the frtendd
of ex-Mayor Gilroy, and Anally of tho
numerous Influential Tammany men whom
Sheehan denounced as traitors during tho
presidential campaign. All these oppo
nents of Sheehan may not at once throw!
themselves Into the Purroy movement,
but It is not doubted that they will assist
in every way possible in the effort to oust
Sheehan.
Purroy will begin the warfare against
Sheehan with at least tlvo district leaders
on bis side openly. Wherever Tammany
men dismissed the situation this morning,
one suggestion Was heard, namely, that
Richard Broker alone can restore harmo
ny In the organization. Home of the lead
ers asserted that a purpose of the rebel
lion was to force Croker to resume th
leadership. They said that when Crokett
sees Tammany split up at a time wheat
It should lie preparing for the great mu
nicipal light of next year, he will comet
forward as its leader. Croker la not on
the ground, however, and nobody knowd
what ho will do. Ho went to Aiken, 8. C.
yesterday, und will not return for two
weeks. He knew what was going to hap
pen last night, yet ho seems to have mads
no effort to prevent the rebellion. Ills ap
parent neutrality and hts departure fromt
the city at this time may lie part of th
plan to bring about hts resumption of tho
leadership, but his closest friends say
that he will start for England before tha
end of January.
The Immediate cause of Purroy’s rebel
lion was the action of tho committee oi*
organization In deciding that the general
committees of the Thirty-fourth and Thir
ty-fifth districts should not appoint the in
spectors at the primaries, although tn all
the other districts except the Second, tha
general committees have this privilege.
This action was Intended to defeat Purroy
at the primaries.
Purroy says he will have hls own pri
maries, elect general committees and form
a separate organization.
John C. Sheehan sold this afternoon: “I
am not surprised at Purroy’s action. He
has always been a kicker. He never could
get along with anybody. He bolted Tam
many fifteen years ago; then bolted the
county democracy and is now on another
bolt. He broke with Mayor Grant and
Mayor Gilroy, and is opposed to everybody
but himself. He has been a drag on ev
ery organisation he has belonged to, and
he Is well out of Tammanay Hall now.”
In regard to tho charge that he had en
gineered the movement to foroe Purroy
out out of itmmany Hall, Mr, Sheehan
said: “The action In regard to the prima
ries was taken by the executive commit
tee and would have been taken whether t
favored it or not. Practically the whola
committee was tired of Purroy’s nonsense
and 1 could not have restrained them if £
had tried to do bo.”
The general committee of Tammany
Hall met to-night, and unanimously en
dorsed the action of the committee on
organization In reporting the plan for
conducting the next primaries, wMcti
caused the threatened bolt of County
Clerk Purroy. Leader John C. Sheehan
was eulogized and resolutions calling for
Investigation of the gas, electric light and
railroad companies and condemning tha
reform administration, were passed.
TKNNESSKE’M ’governors hip.
_ A
The Republican* to Contest Tnylor'g
Right to the Neat.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 30.—Republican
leaders In Tennessee met here to-day and
finally decided to contest the gubernatorial
election, tn which the returns show Rob
ert L. Taylor, dem., victorious over G. N.
Tillman, rep., by 8,000 votes. This is tha
second time republicans have come to a,
similar conclusion, but for some reason
they rescinded the action taken at the for
mer meeting. E. B. Htahlman, H. Clay
Evans, E. J. Sanford, Richard Austin and
Newell Sanders, all prominent politicians,
were In attendance. It Is understood $lO-,
000 was rased to defray the expenses of tha
contest.
DELEGATES TO FLORIDA.
Gov. Morton Names Delegates to Twe
Conventions.
Albany, N. Y.. Deo. 30.—Gov. Morton
has appointed Maj. Gen. 'Edward McAlpin,
adjutant general; Col. William Cary San
ger, assistant chief of artillery, and Com
mander Jacob W. Miller of the state naval
militia as delegates to represent this state
In the convention called to meet at Tampa,
Fla., on Jan. 20, to consider the subject of
coast and harbor defenses.
Gov. Morton has appointed Frederick
Schroeder of Brooklyn. George Storm.
Abraham Cohn and Carl Vogt of New York
city, and Jonah Van Duzer of Chemung,
as additional delegates to represent this
state at the Florida tobacco congress.
PASSENGER AGENT DEAD.
J. llnrdy of the Queen and Creseen*
Passes Away.
New Orleans, Dec. 30.—J. Hardy, general
freight and passenger agent of the Queen
and Crescent route died at his residence
here to-day after a brief Illness. He was
one of tho best known railroad men in
the south. He was a native of Hinds
county, Mississippi, lie was 51 years of
age and has been conected with the Ala
bama and Vicksburg railroad, which la a
part of the Queen and Crescent system,
ever since early manhood.
Mrs. Reeeher Is Better.
Stanford, Conn., Dec. 30.—Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher was this afternoon reported
more comfortable, and It la believed them
Is now a fair hope of her recovery.