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THE MORNING NEWS. I
J Established 1860. - Incorporated 1888. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. 1
SPANIARDS NOT SATISFIED.
TROOPS IN CUBA REPORTED HALF
STARVED AND IN RAGS.
Those .Sick and Wounded In the Ho
liUnl* Reported Suffering From
Neglect nud an Insufficient Supply
„1 Medicines— Large Sums of Money
Sent for *he Renellt of the Troops
and the Public Asking What Has
lleeoine of It—Ministerial Crisis
Imminent.
Madrid, Jan. I.—The semi-official news
papers defend the action of the govern
ment in seizing the issue of the Heraldo
and Imparcial upon the ground that the
articles published by those papers de
nouncing the policy of Capt. Gen. Weyler
in Cuba, had a tendency to create discon
tent among the troops in Cuba, and to
encourage American filibusters. The gov
ernment will not permit the objectionable
articles to be transmitted by telegraph.
Public opinion is greatly excited over
reports that the Spanish troops in Cuba
are compelled to undergo extreme hard
ships through hunger and nakedness, and
that those who are confined in the hospi
tals by illness or because of wounds are
suffering from neglect and an insufficient
supply of medicines.
As large sums of money have been sent
to Cuba from Spain for the purpose of
furnishing clothing, medicines, etc., to the
troops, the question is asked where has
this money gone.
El Dia asserts that a ministerial crisis
is probable as the result of a change of
policy. It Is rumored that the cabinet has
approved the proposal to recall Capt. Gen.
Weyler, but that Premier Canovas has
delayer action in the matter, giving no
reasons for so doing.
All of the ministers met at the residence
of Premier Canovas last evening and drank
to a toast expressing hope for the speedy
conclusion of peace in the disturbed col
onies.
Havana, Jan. I.—A reporter of the Diaro
de la Marina has had an interview with
Capt. Gen. Weyler, In the Mata Toro
camp. Speaking of the situation in the
province of Pjnar del Rio, Gen. Weyler
said that speaking from the standpoint of
strength and importance, the insurrec
tion in that province had been crusned.
The few insurgents remaining were
obliged to hide like wolves in their caves.
Fevers and smail-pox had thinned the
rebel ranks. His own column and those
of the other Spanish commanders had
overrun the base and interior of the hills,
and had met no rebels. The insurgents,
after the death of Maceo, were without a
leader. Rivera. Maceo’s successor, was
unpopular among his men. Gen. Weyler
added that his statements would be con
firmed after Gen. Melguizo and Arolas had
completed their operations, which includ
ed the sweeping of the province from the
west to the east. Gens. Fernandez, Ve
lasco, Obsegan, Bernal, Ruaz, Fentes and
.Segura were now in the center of the hills,
l’erhaps Gen. Arolas was also there. Or.ce
the Rubi hills were fortified a severe blow
might be directed against the rebels un
der Ducassis.
Gen. Weyler said in conclusion that he
would allow no houses to be built on the
outskirts of the towns, as were they con
structed, they would act as refugees for
the bandits.
An odd feature of the above interview is
that Gen. Weyler, while declaring that
l’inar del Rio is practically free of insur
gents, finds it necessary to have the Rubi
hills fortified before he will attempt to
strike a blow at the rebels under Du
cassis.
London, Jan. I.—The Madrid corres
pondent of the Standard telegraphs that
the government intends to prosecute sev
eral newspapers for Imitating the Impar
i ial and Heraldo, which were seized yes
terday for condemning the miiitary admin
istration in Cuba, and demanding Gen.
Weyler’s recall. The government is de
termined to suppress the press campaign
against the cabinet's policy In Cuba, but
notwithstanding this fact, the opposition
lias decided that it will stir up the cortes
on the Cuban question, when the session
opens.
FAKE YARHI ABOI'T I'll.lilt STEHS.
Minin Reports 51 Aten From the
Three Friends Drowned.
Madrid, Jan. I.—A special from Havana
to the Imparcial says fifty-one men com
prising a filibustering expedition recently
landed upon a desert key by the steamer
Three Friends have been drowned. The
men were put ashore on a barren island
after the Three Friends had been pur
sued by Spanish gun boats, with which the
filibuster steamer had exchanged shots.
" hp cargo of arms and ammunition, pro
'.slons, etc., on board the steamer were
“ lso landed with the men. The Three
, fiends, being closely pursued by the
Spanish war vessels, was compelled to put
nu n ashore on this barren island or take
them back to the United States and it was
la making an attempt to leave the island,
h" dispatch says, that they were drown
rd. The dispatch also says 3SO rifles, which
" filibusters had with them were lost in
the sea.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. I.—There is no
lon *'T any doubt that the Three Friends
'-Kpedit lon was landed on a Florida key
Rfier tp e vessel had been chased from the
u ' lan coast by a Spanish patrol boat.
A telegram from Miami says that the
f i uni less reported there last night and
I h’ on to No Name Key, where a large
""ly ot men are reported lo be wrecked,
, 1 ,lla t two of the number are reported
he dead. A telegram from Key West
L ay " lllat when tho steamer City of Rich-
n "U'l passed No Name Key the Dauntless
lum there taking on a party of men and
i cargo.
Tl" Three Friends is still In the cus
f ' y ,lf the collector of cuuonis. No legal
nmcrcdmgs have yet been Instituted
-""ft (he vessel or crew.
~ story sent from Madrid of the
°wnlng of fifty-one nion landed on a
OI 'I la key by the steamer Three Friends
declared by the Cubans here to be
' Sl ‘- J - A. Huau, agent of the Junta,
I'S if the story was true he would have,
j ccn so informed.
'■ w York, Jan. I.—Cubans in this city
"°' lt rite report of the drowning of the
"filers of the Three Friends expedition.
*,v \ nole *he fact that the news comes
'' ay of Madrid, though the Island Is
. . :lr from Key West, and such a. dls
. must of a certainty, if true, have
(1 here ‘ Dh Costlllo of the Cuban
L ; l "aid: "The report Is ridiculous.
lrc ls , °o truth in It. It Is a pure fab-
She fUofning fSeto£
ricatlon. We know where our men are.
They are all right,”
Beyond this the doctor would say noth
ing. It was learned here to-day that sub
sequent to the landing of the expedition
on the key two of the party took a small
sailboat and went to Key West. They
subsequently returned to the island in the
, same manner they had come. The fact
they were able to make the journey in a
small boat was considered sufficient evi
dence that it is not far distant from Key
West.
Gen. Palma was out of town to-day,
having gone to his home in Pleasant Val
ley.
New laws for porto rico.
An Ontline of tile Reforms Granted
by Spain.
Washington, Jan. I.—Senor de Lome, the
Spanish minister resident here, furnishes
the Southern Associated Press the follow
ing copy of a telegram from Foreign Min
ister Tetuan: "In the council of minis
ters presided over to-day by her majesty,
the queen regent, a royal decree was sign
ed, which applies to the island of Porto
Rico, the laws of reforms voted in the
cortes on the 15th of March, 1895.
“The preamble to this , decree is of the
greatest importance because of the state
ments it contains regarding Cuba. It be
gins by explaining the reasons why the re
forms are applied to-day and wherefore
this has not been done before. Among
other paragraphs it contains the follow
ing which, owing to their importance, I
copy in their entirety:
“ ‘ln the actual circumstances the gov
ernment considers that the proper time
has arrived for giving to the world ample
proof of its firm resolve to fulfill the en
gagements voluntarily contracted by the
nation, by implanting and carrying into
effect in Porto Rico the reform of the sys
tem of the government and civil adminis
tration, voted by the cortes and sanction
ed by her majesty and which, convenient
ly enlarged and extended, will be applied
in due time to Cuba.
" 'ln unfolding the bases of reforms with
that scrupulous care which the complex
nature of the case and its many and varied
problems demand, tjie undersigned minis
ter has been inspired with a sense of the
necessity of ample administrative decen
tralization, and has proceeded to the ut
most limit which the actual situation al
lows, without diminution of the inherent
sovereignty of the nation. At the same
time, true to the solemn promise made be
fore parliament by its President, the gov
ernment proposes to give a more ample
scope to the reforms when, as a herald of
peace, the happy moment arrives for the
definite application of the reforms to both
the Antilles, as soon as possible, her ma
jesty's government will hasten to apply to
Cuba, not only the reforms which form the
ground work of the law applied
to-day to Porto Rico, but also will extend
to both provinces the reforms which have
been offered with the view of conferring
upon both Antilles an administrative and
economic personality of a local character;
which shall facilitate the complete inter
vention of the country in its own affairs,
maintaining, at the same time, intact the
right of sovereignty and the condition nec
essary to the maintenance of that right,
as was stated in the words her majesty
deigned to address to the cortes, by the
advice of her responsible government,
upon the opening of parliament.
“ ‘These amplified reforms can he partly
put into practice by means of the power
possessed by the executive government and
partly will require the sanction of parlia
ment. The government is confident that
it Will not encounter insuperable obsta
cles to its rapid action in this sense, look
ing to the patriotic uniformity of opinion
respecting the fundamental ideas which
underlie the application of the reforms.
“ ‘Briefly, the law of reforms voted by
the cortes and sanctioned by the crown,
which is to-day to be applied to Porto
Rico, will form the foundation stone of
the new regime; but an additional decree,
account ot which will be given to the
cortes, will amplify to such an extent
these reforms that a genuine home ad
ministration would be constituted in our
Antilles, in the first instance for Cuba,
but to be extended to Porto Rico as soon
and at the same time as it may be possi
ble to apply it to the former island."
“Tetuan, Minister of Foreign Affairs.”
FLOATED UY THE BOUTWELL.
The Steamer Commodore Slicks in
the Mud 01/ Her AVay to Sea.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. I.—The filibus
tering steamer Commodore left Jackson
ville this morning with a cargo of arms
and ammunition. Three miles below the
city she stuck in the mud and the revenue
cutter Boutwell, passing down the river,
pulled her oft and escorted her safely
across the bar.
EDITOR M’CULLAGH’S ESTATE.
His Interest In the Giohe-Democrat
Worth SOO,OOO.
St. Louis, Jan. I.—The funeral of Joseph
B. McCullagh, late editor of the Glooe-
Democrat, has been postponed until Sun
day afternoon, at 2 o’clock.
The postponement was necessary to give
Mrs. Rachel Sou ter, the sister of Mr. Me.
Cuilagh, who is now on her way to St.
Louis from Brooklyn, an opportunity to
get here. The remains will be interred in
the McKee family lot in Bellefontalno
cemetery.
At the coroner's Inquest to-day the tes
timony of Dr. Hughes, who attended Mr.
McCullagh during his recent illness, and
that of relatives who resided with him,
was strongly in support of the theory that
death was the result of suicide. In addi
tion to thirty shares of stock in the Globe-
Democrat, which are said to have a mar
ket value of *90,000, Mr. McCullagh pos
sessed bonds and real estate amounting
to about *SO,CJK).
BURGLAR IN THE TOILS.
He Is Believed to He a Desperate
Criminal.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 1.-A burglar, giving
the name bf Charles Wilson, and his resi
dence as Butte, Mont., was catured here
this morning robbing the house of Eugene
Crowder, a wholesale druggist. Chief of
Police Arnold says the capture is the most
Important made by his force In years.
He says Wilson is an alias and that the
prisoner Is one of the most desperate crim
inals in the country, having operated In
the cities of New York, Chicago, St. Louis,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and New Or
leans. Chief Arnold declines to make
known Wilson's true identity until he com
municates with police departments In va
rious parts of the country with the hope
of canturing confederates.
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1897.
FURIOUS AGAINST FLANAGAN.
RUMORS THAT AX ATTEMPT WOULD
BE MADE TO LYNCH HIM.
Extra Guard* on Duty at the Fulton
County .Inil ns u Precaution.
Grandmother Allen the Only One
of His Victims Dead ns Vet—Miss
Slack Paralyzed and Unconscious
anil Her Recovery Considered Im
possible—Grandfather Allen Will
Recover.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I.—Serious fears were
felt by the authorities to-night that an
effort would be made by a mob to take
Ed Flanagan, the DeKalb county mur
derer, out of jail.
He would undoubtedly have been lynch
ed had he been allowed to remain in the
DeKalb jail last night instead of being
quickly brought to Atlanta for safe-keep
ing. Sheriff Austin, who placed the man
under arrest at the scene of his bloody
work, was prompt to realize that it would
not do to allow him to stay within reach
of the neighbors of his victims. His fears
were well grounded, for he had hardly
gotten away from the scene before the
people became excited with the lynching
spirit.
Throughout the day this excitement has
been growing, many people congregating
about the Allen house to discuss the ter
rible tragedy. To-night this feeling was
so determined that a well organized plan
was perfected for the purpose of attack
ing the Fulton county jail. As soon as
information of this plan was received
Judge John S. Candler and Sheriff Austin
of DeKalb put Sheriff Nelms and Chief of
Police Connally on notice, Sheriff Nelms
immediately took up his position at the
jail, surrounded by his full force of dep
uties and bailiffs, all well armed and pre
pared to meet the mob at any moment. He
set men on guard for several blocks around
the jail to give warning of the approach
of the expected mob, and while
these precautions were taken there
Chief of Police Connally organized
the entire day watch of the
Ifolice force into a teserve. These men were
held in readiness at the police station
armed with Winchester rifles, until mid
night, ready to go to the assistance of the
sheriff at a moment’s notice. Up to mid
night, however, the mob had not put in an
appearance. ,
Several small squads of men, believed by
the sheriff to be a part of the gang which
intended to storm the Jail, passed along the
street in front of the building about 10
o'clock. They were supposed to have been
sent out to reconnoitre and upon report
ing to the mob. which was scattered about
thameighborhood of Allen’s house, four
miles from town, it was decided that the
preparations to defend the prisoner were
too effective to give hope of success for
the attack, and it was abandoned, at least
for the night.
Sheriff Nelms and his deputies will re
main on duty until daylight, and a strong
guard will be maintained until the excite
ment among the people of DeKalb over
the killing has subsided.
The Greene county people are incensed
because one of Flanagan s victims, Miss
Ruth Slack, lived there, and was at Deca
tur on a visit. The Allens have Jived in
DeKalb county for years, and their neigh
bors are enraged.
Grandfather Allen, who was knocked in
the head and was supposed to be dead,
recovered consciousness this morning, and
will probably recover.
Miss Slack is not dead, but she is paral
yzed and unconscious and the doctors say
that she cannot possibly recover.
Grandmother Allen was buried to-day.
Flanagan sent for another lawyer to
day, W. C. Glenn, accompanying his mes
sage with a check for SSOO. It turns out
that Flanagan had considerable ready
money in bank and he had more than *SOO
in cash in his pockets when he was
brought into the jail,
insanity.
Flanagan wasi allowed to see news
paper reporters to-day by his law
yers, who denied that privilege last
night, and to them he made a statement of
the horrible tragedy, which is as sensa
tional as the wholesale slaughter he under
took last night was awful.
Flanagan, who declares that he was in
fatuated with Leila, the 12-year-old daugh
ter of George Allen, accuses him with the
most repulsive brutality towards her. On
the other side it is charged by some of the
neighbors that the shooting was brought
on by Flanagan's criminal conduct toward
the girl. Both these accusations are indig
nantly denied, however, by the Alien fam
ily, and by their neighbors, who have al
ways held them in high esteem.
Flanagan says that when he discovered
the treatment which the girl was receiv
ing at the hands of her father he reported
his knowledge to Dr. M. A. Purse—Dr.
Purse is well-known in Savannah—and
that he feared that George Allen, the
father, was going te have him arrested.
He also thought Allen was planning to
get hold of money, some *6OO, which he
had on his person when arrested.
Flanagan tells a story of having gone to
Father Kennedy here and offering to give
him *I,OOO if he would take the girl and
place her In a convent, so that her father
could not reach her any more. Father
Kennedy rexdied that she should be sent
to a reformatory if she was willing.
The Allen family declare that Flanagan
was simply a drunken maniac when he
made the bloody assaunt upon them. He
had been drinking heavily for some time,
they say, and had been acting queerly for
several days. They admit his infatua
tion for Leila Alien, the f2-year-oid daugh
ter of George Allen, the first of the family
to be attacked, and against whom Flan
agan seemed to have a special grudge, pos
sibly on account of his real or imaginary
ill treatment of his daughter.
In addition to Judge George Hlllyer,
Flanagan to-day retained Messrs. Glenn
and Rountree to defend him. The lawyers
at first maintained that no one should be
allowed to see and talk to the prisoner,
but late this afternoon they finally gave
their consent to have him interviewed.
On account of the closeness with which
Flanagan was guarded last night and
kept away from newspaper men, there Is
some doubt as to the extent of his Intox
ication. A plea of insanity, either due to
morbid bre oding over ills infatuation for
liOllo, and the actual or imaginary bru’al
treatment by the father, or brought on
through too much iiqnor. will undoubt? Ily
be made to save tho man's neck from ilia
gallows. His manner of talking to-day
was, at times, very incoherent and ram
bling, though he Is perfectly clear In his
recollection that he intended to kill George
Allen, the father. He says he aimel at
Allen's hud as he was rising from the
supper and wanted to kill hint, but
him only. He thought e was deal tn I
was living to escape wlfen block"! by the
other men fit i a of tin/■lam, I/. Then lie
began shooting promiscuously in order to
get away. His first intention was to kill
Allen and then to shoot himself, but after
Allen fell at the first shot his courage
failed and he could not turn the gun upon
himself.
"I came here from Milledgeville,” said
Flanagan. “I am 28 years old and origi
nally came to this state from Missouri.
First I boarded at Austell and then be
coming acquainted witli tho Aliens by
meeting them out strolling at East Lake,
I went there to board because I liked them
and because their home was a nice place
to stay In summer time. That was last
August. I soon became attached to Leila,
and she was infatuated with me. After
she went back to school in September, on
Saturdays we would come to the city to
gether and go to the matinee and other
places. She was young, but a well devel
oped girl, and when our attachment be
came so great I asked her parents to let
me marry her. They did not object, only
saying I should wait till she was older.
I knew this would not be long and agreed.
But soon after this 1 noticed that Leila's
father treated her differently, sitting up
late at night with her and staying home
witli her a great deal. Then I got my
fingers burned and had to go to Dr. Purse
to have them treated. I finally told Dr.
Purse about Leila’s father’s treatment of
her and then it seemed as if they were all
the time watching me. I was always
meeting a young man they said was Dr.
Love. I thought he was a detective hired
to watch me and find out what I told Dr.
Purse.
"Yesterday evening I aimed to take a
walk and mentioned It. Miss Slack of
White Plains went down to the car two
or three times and asked the conductor
if he had delivered her message. They
seemed to watch me and wanted to know
where I was going. She gave me $5 to
change and said if I went to Decatur she
would go with me. Finding myself watch
ed and knowing I'd be arrested for tell
ing Dr. Purse what I did. I determined at
that time, before I'd wear the stripes or
have my money taken from me. I’d rather
die. I made up my mind after I had drunk
a tumbler and a half of whisky which I
had for medical purpose. Before supper
I heard whistles blow and dogs all around
barking, and I thought the police were
after me. Allen came in the
back way instead of the front,
as usual. I could see that
something had been going on, and thought
the police had surrounded the house. I
was under the influence of whisky to a
great extent and having no way to get
away, I thought it best to die. J ate
supper and went back into my room, and
having a revolver, I took out a box of
cartridges. I filled both pockets. Then
I determined to kill George Allen and my
self, too. He was the only one I wanted
to touch. I staggered to the curtains in
the hallway where they ate. and as he
got up from the table I took aim at his
head and fired. He fell, and I thought
he was dead. My courage failed me of
shooting myself, and I ran to his room
to jump out of the window and fly I
trampled over his body. * was deter
mined to jump the fence an‘d run. Mrs.
Allen caught her husband. The door
was blocked through which I wanted
to escape by Miss Slack, and
oid Mrs. Allen. When they tried to hold
me I pushed them out of the way, not
wanting to hurt them. They held me so
tight, I had to shoot In order to get away.
I shot as I ran out through the hallway.
Allen had recovered. Airs. Allen caught
me and not wishing to hurt her, I would
not strike her. Mr. Allen was shot first.
I don’t know whether Miss Slack or Mrs.
Alien was shot, the light was out. Ido
not know how it was put out. I think old
man Allen must have extinguished It. I
shot promiscuously and don't know how
I shot.
“I could have gotten away by striking
Mrs. Allen, but did not want to.”
NORTH CAROLINA’S SENATOHSHIP.
Pritchard Appears to Lack Only 11
Votes to lie Nominated.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. I.—Prominent repub
licans from all parts of the state are as
sembling here to participate in the great
senatorial fight. Interest is greater than
even before in a similar contest. The re
publicans here all declare for Senator
Pritchard. The secretary of the republi
can state committee arrived this evening
to conduct Senator Pritchard’s campaign.
He says there are seventy-two republi
cans in the legislature, and as eighty-six
are a majority, Pritchard lacks fourteen
votes.
The populists claim sixty members out
of 170, composing the legislature. Popu
list State Chairman Ayer announces that
populist members of the legislature will
have no joint caucuses at the approach
ing session. Two years ago there were
many joint caucuses. He says that the
populists will act with the republicans in
some particulars. He has engaged forty,
nine rooms for populist members at one
hotel.
INDIANAPOLIS’ CONVENTION.
The Attendance Not Expected to Ex
ceed 500.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. I.—Tho arrange
ments for the meeting of the monetary
convention in this city Jan. 12, are prac
tically complete with the exception of some
finishing touches on the hall In which the
convention will be held. In the past few
days there has been a dropping off of some
of the delegates, and it Is thought the at
tendance will not exceed 500, but all of tho
large cities will be represented. Delegates
have begun to look for quarters at the
hotelswnd a number have engaged rooms
at the leading nostelries. The local com
mittee is engaged in drafting a programme
which will tie submitted to the full commit
tee when It meets.
FURNITURE STORE ON FIRE.
The Loss $50,000, Folly Covered by
Insurance.
Richmond, Va„ Jan. I.—Fire broke out
to-night in the furniture warerooms of
Waller Scott, and his large stock was
practically ruined, cither by being burned
or with water. The damage of *25,000 is
covered by insurance.
The building, owned by the T. C. Wil
liams estate, was damaged about *5,000,
and is fully Insured.
The fire Is supposed to have been caused
by friction in the elevator shaft.
LOVE ENDS IN .1 TRAGEDY.
A Man Kills a Former S worth on rt
and Himself.
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Jan. I.—At Barfield, n
small town near here, yesterday, Adolph
Mavis shot and killed Mrs. J. A. Palnv,
and then turning the revolver on himself,
fired a bullet into his head, dying in
stantly. Before Mrs. Paine s marriage
she and Mavis were sweethearts
WILLIAMS STILL IN A CELL
HIS WIFE CONFIDENT HE ACTED
IN SELF-DEFENSE.
She Fears Confinement Will Endnii
fier Ills Life if He In Not Permitted
to Dive Hull—Relative* of the Sian
He Killed Deteriiilneil to Prose
cnle Him to the End of the Last'*
Resources.
Wayeross, Ga., Jan. I.—Mrs. Williams,
wife of W. 11. Williams, who shot Wilson
yesterday, A.n interviewed to-day.
Mrs. Williams stood leaning against tho
stair case in the hall leading from the
office to the dining room in the Southern
hotel, and nearly exactly where yester
day's tragedy started. She began weep
ing and buried her face a moment In her
handkerchief, the tears rolling softly down
her cheeks. Her eyes were swollen from
weeping, and w'hen she raised her head
her countenance revealed the anguish of
her mind for the welfare of her husband.
"I am willing to say something to you
regarding this sad affair,” Mrs. Williams
said, "but I do not wish to say much.”
Ajjain she began weeping, and after a
moment she said: “I want you to do all
you can to get my htfsband out of jail.
71c will die if tie has to stay there long.
His health is so delicate, and I know he
can’t stand his mental suspense and dis
tress long. I know the public must blarne
me, but I’m willing to bear It if I can save
Mr. Williams, because he is not guilty. I
know lie acted in self defense, und I do
hope he will get bail to-day.
"Mr. Williams and Mr. Wilson were al
ways such good friends and I know there
must have been some serious words
spoken by Mr. Wilson that maddened my
husband, or there would have been no
tragedy. Asa faithful wife, I shall stand
by my husband and suffer everything for
him. This notoriety and my husband be
ing adjudged a murderer by the coroner’s
jury nearly kills me.”
Mrs. Williams has no* visited her hus
band in jail, though she has desired to.
Hoth she and Mr. Williams are in delicate
health, and for them to meet now would
be more than either could stand.
Mrs. Williams slays in her room most
of the tlmp, but sometimes she can be
seen for several minutes walking to and
fro in the hall.
Mr. Williams receives visitors several
times a day, and the Knights of Pyfhlas
are looking after his’comfort. A motion
for ball was prepared to-day by Toomer
& Reynolds, his counsel, which will be
submitted to Judge Sweat to-morrow
morning. The counsel hope to get bail
for Mr. Williams.
Mr. Wilson's father. Dr. I. G. Wilson,
did not arrive to-day from Alabama, hav
ing missed a train at Montgomery. He
will come to-morrow morning.
Mr. Wilson's remains are in a metal cas
ket at Dr. Walker's residence awaiting
Dr. Wilson's arrival, when they will be
carried to Alabama for interment.
J. C. 8. Tlmberlake, uncle of the dead
man, is here and to-night he is making
arrangements to secure able lawyers to
assist Solicitor General Bennett in prose
cuting the case against Mr. Williams. Mr.
Bennett is here preparing for the trial to
morrow and he and Mr. Tlmberlake are
hopeful of preventing bail being allowed.
Mr. Timberlake said to-night that his
nephew did not insult Mrs. Williams and
the prosecution had ample evidence to
prove it. It was a premeditated deed and
the prosecution will fight to the bitter end
for their side and no pains or money will
be spared.
Employes of the Plant system relief and
hospital department, the dead man's fel
low workingmen and friends, are said to
lie anxious for the success of the prosecu
tion, and they will contribute money and
other means to that end.
J. W. Williams of Hartwell. Mr. Wil
liams’ father, Is in the city. He Is strong
in his belief of his sons innocence, and
says he hopes to see him released to-mor
row. His means will be liberally expend
ed on behalf of his son, anil he has able
counsel employed. He seems deeply griev
ed at his son’s sad predicament and ex
presses regret that the tragedy occurred.
As might be expected the case is the
chief topic of discussion here and sympa
thy is expressed for all the parties con
nected with the affair.
HII.VKO IIV HIS BROTHER.
Tlie Danger of Endorsing Commer
cial Paper Atcnln 11 liim t rated.
Richmond, Va., Jan. I.—A Danville spec
ial to the Dispatch says: "John W. Hol
land to-day tiled a deed of assignment to
Berryman Green, trustee, to secure notes
and debts on which he was endorser, for
his brother, the late C. G. Holland, to an
amount aggregating *llB,lOO. The assets
consist principally of valuable real estate
in the business portion of the city, an in
terest in the tobacco business and bank
stock, and personalty of every description.
The creditors are principally banks In
Danville, Lynchburg, Richmond, Roanoke,
Norfolk, Baltimore, Chatham, Stuart and
other points, which hold notes of C. G.
Holland, endorsed by J. W. Holland.
"The assessed valuation by the latest
assessment of the property conveyed is
*170,000, and conservative business men
are of the opinion that it will pay every
dollar of the debt. It is notable that the
assignor himself owes not a dollar of
debt, all the Indebtedness being Incurred
as endorser or security of the late C. G.
Holland.”
THREE ASPHYXIATED.
Escaping Coal Gas Kills n Man nml
Ills Wife and Child.
Youngstown, 0., Jan. I.—Early this morn
ing boarders at the home of James Betz,
near the Struther furnace, on returning
home from a party found Betz, his wife
and 2-year-old child dead, and four board
ers unsconsclous. The latter were car
ried out Into the air and revived. Escap
ing coal gas was the cause of the asphyia
tion.
IWDIAN TERRITORY I-ANDS.
Cattlemen Opposed lo Throwing
Them Open at Present.
Perry, Ok., Jan. I.—The report from
Washington that Secretary Francis would
soon declare the Wichita, Kiowa and Co
manche Indian lands open for settlement,
has caused consternation among the cat
tlemen and they will try to prevent early
action. In the meantime, many companies
are being formed to secure the best
lands
NEW YORK'S NEW GOVERNOR.
Frank S. Illnek Inaugurated Willi
the iNunl Ceremonies.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. I.—Gov. Frank S.
Black was inaugurated to-ffay. Pleas
ant weather ushered in his inaugural day.
The ceremony was a simple and impres
sive one. The time necessary to conduct
the installation ceremonies was brief.
Gov. Black never cares for ostentation,
and the inaugural exercises to-day were
entirely in keeping with his views of such
functions.
The governor took tho oath of office In
the assembly chamber in the presence of
hundreds of republicans from all over tho
state. The walls of the chamber sur
rounding the speaker’s rostrum had been
appropriately draped for the occasion
with tho national and state colors, with
the coat of arms of the state in the cen
ter. A large platform had been provided
extending out from the speaker's desk, ac
commodating the Inaugural party, and
the state officers.
Admission to the assembly chamber was
by card. Several thousand invitations had
been issued by Secretary of State Palmer
and the chamber and corridors immedi
ately adjoining were uncomfortably
crowded. The desks of the members had
been removed and seats were provided for
about 1,600 guests. The guests were al
lowed to enter the assembly chamber
about an hour before the Inaugural par
ty, and the room was soon crowded.
Gov. Black and his staff arrived here on
a special train from Troy at 10:35 o’clock
tnls morning under the escort of the
Twenty-first, Twelfth and Sixth separate
companies of Troy, and was met at the
station by the Tenth battalion of Albany
and the Third Brigade Signal corps. The
line of march was then taken up to the
capitol.
The military escort left the gubernato
rial party at the State street entrance to
the capitol. Gov. Black and staff proceed
ed to the executive chamber and met the
retiring governor and his staff.
Here Secretary of State Palmer, and the
Episcopal bishop of Albany, the Right Rev.
William Crosswell Doane, were watting.
The Inaugural party proceeded to the as
sembly chamber at 11:30 o'clock.
The party were enthusiastically greeted
as the retiring and incoming governors
appeared upon the Inaugural platform.
iSeated to the right were Mrs. Black and
her son Arthur, Mrs. Morion and tho
Misses Morton, Mrs. Timothy T. Wood
ruff, Mrs. John Palmer, Mrs. James A.
Roberts and Mrs. Addison B. Colvin.
On the left were 'ii> state officers and
heads of the depa; Oee'.ts and the two mil
itary staffs arrayed in their gorgeous uni
forms.
The secretary of state presided at the
inaugural ceremonies, which commenced
as soon as the party had been seated.
The Right Rev. Bishop Doane led In
prayer.
Gov. Jlorton was then introduced by Sec
retary of Stute Palmer. The governor de
livered his address to the people of ths
state as their retiring chief executive, and
the manner in which his remarks were re
ceived was a testimonial of the apprecia
tion of his auditors. Gov. Mortons
speech consisted of a lengthy review of
recent constitutional and statutory devel
opments, expression of thanks to the peo
ple of the state for the honors conferred
upon him, and a few congratulatory le
marks to his successor in office.
The secretary of state then administered
the constitutional oath of office to Gov.-
elect Black.
The address which Gov. Black delivered
after being Introduced by the secretary of
state was brief, but his remarks received
pleasing recognition.
This ended the ceremonies, which was
enlivened by patriotic strains from the
Terr!b Regiment Band.
After the friends of the two governors
liad exchanged handshakes with them the
inaugural party returned to the executive
chamber, where Gov. Black, with his staff,
received the public in large numbers from
1 until 2 o’clock this afternoon.
Later the governor and Mrs. Black held
a public rercptlon at the executive man
sion from 3 until 5 o'clock, which was
largely attended. The guests Included
prominent republicans from all over the
sftue and many of the leading citizens of
Albany.
Kx-Gov. Morton and his family left for
their New York c(ty residence this after
noon.
CUNNINGHAM 0.81 THE GALLOWS.
The Convict Trusty Pays for nn
Assault With His Life.
Albany, Gn., Jan. I.—Sankey Cunning
ham, the young negro who made a mur
derous and brutal assault on Miss Katie
Camp, daughter of James Camp, near this
city, on Dec. 3 last, was hanged in the
county jail yard to-day.
Cunningham was a trusty in the county
chain-gang, and his victim was assaulted
In her home near Chain-gang stockade.
The arrest of the negro and the flight of
the officers with him to the Bibb county
Jail to keep him from being lynched are
matters which have been fully reported
In these dispatches.
Judge Spence had the prisoner arraign
ed Just a week after the crime had been
committed. He was promptly convicted
and sentenced to death, and was return
ed to Jail In Macon, where he remained
until yesterday. To-day he was hanged
as above stated.
He manifested grit on the gallows and
claimed to have made peace with his God.
A great crowd came to town to see the
hanging and freight cars, house tops, and
every other available foot of space for
blocks around from which the gallows
could be seen was covered by curious spec
tators. There was no excitement and Jje
execution passed oiT quietly.
The drop fell at 11:44 o’clock and Cun
ningham was pronounced dead In nine
minutes. To-night Cunningham's body is
lying in oue of the colored churches' in the
southern part of the city and relatives and
friends are holding an all-night wake over
it.
EPIDEMIC ftp •G U IDES.
A Urng Clerk nnd n Tailor Added lo
the List at Austin.
Austin, Tex., Jan. I.—Following that of
County Treasurer Jernlgan, there were
two other suicides in this city last night.
Howard C. Bell, a prominent drug clerk,
took morphine, and his dead body was
found on the outskirts of the city this aft
ernoon.
George Durst, a tailor, was found hang
ing dead In his place of business this
morning.
I DAILY, *lO A YEAR. I
i 5 CENTS A CORY. V
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES- A- WEEK *1 A YEAR 1
TIES FIRED UNDER A TRESTLE.
AN AUGUSTA SOUTHERN TRAIN HAS
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
A Passenger Car Leaves the Hull*
and Stops -Inst Short of Taking a
Plunge Into the Water He low It.
The Passengers Ksenpc With a
Lively Slinking Up.
Augusta. Ga., Jan. I.—Nows reaches Au
gusta to-night of a dastardly attempt to
wreck a train on the Augusta Southern
railroad to-day, at the Dewhart creek
trestle, forty-two miles from Augusta. It
was train 23, mixed freight and passen
ger, with more than fifty passengers on
board, ami they had a narrow escape from
destruction. v
The tree tie Is about forty feet high and
covers not only the creek, but an ex
tensive marshy swamp. On both sides it
is approached around a curve, and Engi
neer H. O. Hughes, with his engine and
tender, had crossed the first span of the
trestle before any trouble was discovered.
As the passenger coach ran upon the
trestle, however, it seemed to give way,
and the car left the rails. By some
strange good fortune the train stopped
with the passenger ear careening almoßt
over the edge of the trestle and diagonally
across the track. The passengers were
shaken up and frightened, but no body
was hurt.
An investigation showed that crosstie#
had been piled up at the foot of the tlrst
span and set on Are. The
piles had been burned nearly
In two and when the train came on the
trestle they give way.
Thus far no clue has been found, either
to the perpetrators of the dastardly out
rage or to their motive, as there was no
body In sight and no atempt to rob lha
train,
Tho wrecked train was In charge of
Conductor George Meredith and left Au
gusta this morning at 9:45 o'clock for San
dersvllle. A freight train, which left Au
gusta at 6 o’clock, passed over the trestle
two hours before, and discovered nothing
wrong, so that it Is supposed the Incen
diaries did not make their fire until the
freight had passed. Passengers were
transferred at the trestle and these de
tals were brought to Augusta to-night by
the incoming train.
FIRE CHIEF SHOT.
Ills Assistant Opens Fire on Him
While Drank,
Nnrfolk, Va„ Jan. I.—Chief Martin 3.
Ryan of the Norfolk lire department was
shot this afternoon by Capt. Frank Wood,
assistant of the department Chief Ryan
was standing in the street between
engine house No. 1 and police station,
when Capt. Wood approached, and, mak
ing some remark, drew a six-shooter and
fired five shots, when he was overpowered
by bystanders, who rushed to the rescue
of the chief. Wood was lodged in Jail.
' Chief Ryan was taken to the hospital,
whore it was found that he had received
two wounds, one in the right knee and
one in the back. He will probably re
cover.
While the shooting was in progress
Mayor Mayo was writing an order sus
pending Capt. Wood from the department
for drunkenness, which offense had been
reported by Chief Ryan. This caused the
shooting.
Capt. Wood Is an old and very valuable
fireman and exceedingly popular. But hla
one weakness, fondness for drink, was
generally recognized, though he did not
often yield to it. He was intoxicated
when he did to-day’s shooting. He is still
in Jail. _
CRAZY OVER FREE COINAGE.
One of Lincoln’s Moat Prominent
Business Men Hangs Himself.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. I.—Ex-State Senator
Henry Seerung, at the head of the Stand
ard Glass and Paint Company, one of tha
most prominent, as well as popular busi
ness men in Lincoln, committed suicide
by hanging himself yesterday. He was 54
years old, high in the ranks of Masonry,
and was reputed to be wealthy, of serene
temperament, and apparently without
business cares. Originally a republican,
he deserted that party at the last elec
tion, and was one of the strong support
ers of W. J. Bryan, of whom he was a
near neighbor. On the subject of free
silver, he was almost a fanatic, and
among his intimates, it Is known he
brooded much over Its defeat, and that of
his candidate for the presidency. His
domestic relations were pleasant, and his
business affairs flourishing.
MURDERED ll* BY IN A BOX.
The Infnnt Found Burled In. SontU
Mneon'a Cemetery,
Macon, Oa.. Jap. I.—A suspicious-look
ing mound in the South Macon cemetery
caused an investigation to be made by the
sexton. Earth was removed and a crackfer
box lifted from the bottom of the grave.
In tho box was a child’s body dressed
in fine apparel, indicating that Its par
ents were of the better class, its skull
was badly crushed. Tho coroner’s Jury
decided that the infant was murdered. Ef
forts are being made to discover Its par
entage.
MILAN’S BRUTAL MURDER.
Six Negroes Held for Killing tho
lintel Proprietor.
Milan, Tenn., Jan. 1.-Six negroes ara
under arrest for the brutal murder of
Capt. H. I*. Miller, proprietor of tha
Southern Pacific hotel, whose body was
found yesterday in an unused barroom
with his head beaten to a pulp. The ne
groos are heavily guarded, and as soon as
any sort of proof is obtained the entire six
will probably be lynched and burned, as
2,000 people are at fever heat over the af
fair. Capt. Miller was beaten over the
head with brass knuckles and the cash
drawer In his office robbed of its contents.
INNOCENT MEN LYNCHED.
Fifty of the Lyneliers Known anti
Apt to He Indicted.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. I.—Prosecuting
Attorney Aul of Lafayette county, in an
Interview here yesterday expressed tha
opinion that the two men, James Nelson
and Jesse Winner, who were lynched by
a mob at Lexington a short time ago, were
innocent of the murder of Mrs. Winner
and her baby. He claims to have sufficient
evidence to cause the indictment of flftj;
of the lynchers.