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► ‘ THE MORNING NEWS. 1
I) established 1850. - Incorporated 1888 -
H esTILL, President. I
30ME2 KILLS A GARRISON.
„ K 1,1 CAPTIVES EXECUTED IN
GROUPS OF 35.
l ie Cuban Commander Adopts a
Itrinliatory Policy of No Qnuiler
in order to Even I p for tlie Atroc
itj,.„ „f (lie Spanish—The Troops at
laso IVole tl.e First to Be Sum
inarlly Dealt With— Spanish Sto
,o* of Culian Discouragement De
clared False.
v an I, Ga., Jan. 7.-The Constitution
as a special from Key West which says
, at Gomez has begun the work of
“risa, against the Spaniards. In an at
|'.k the central trocha, near Moron,
ured the Spanish garrison of lago
*!*vole, 1G men.
were notified that, according to the
H nt set by their own government.
.; ~u!d prepare to meet their faLe.
iv, re given an opportunity of writ
-saaes to their friends in Spain, and
a groups of twenty-five, they were
■ot to death.
• \v, yler’s announcement of the pac-
H. , of Pinar dei Rio does not stand,
i, n ijvrr tt.ooo insurgents in the prov-
Hr took additional soldiers from
■ :., r y cordon to Havana to ilemon
: / that tin re were no insurgents tliere,
as soon as he removed them. Cu-
K ..nerais Raoul, Arango and Castillo
intq, the province of Pinar del
front Havana with 3,0(10 more men to
r the 3,000 already there. This all
H. s in prove how much dependence can
■ pliu'rd on the statements of Weyler
■i , the attitude of the Cubans. They
r.ot afraid of the Spanish and not one
has surrendered in the province of
del Rio.
Spanish have recently established a
zone around the city of Havana,
-' -a space of five miles on all sides
the purpose of cultivation for the
of the people of that city,
a shows still further to what ends
, ar, driven and how little sympathy
: rt they can depend upon from
surrounding country; a'eo that they
;,i-a;g ground and so hard pressed are
iha; tliis is all that they can call
)iv,i, and that has to he maintained
‘ n.l.tary cordon from the attacks of
insurgents."
tjmpa, Fla., Jan. 7.—United States
ator-elect H. D. Money of Mississippi
Ived from Havana on the Plant steamer
ette this evening, and is in excellent
Ith. The mission of the senator to the
nil was to study the Cuban question
short range and by personal contact
h ihose actually engaged in the con
. The rigid restrictions thrown around
cituauon by the Spanish government
Je his task exceedingly difficult, but
sue, ceded in obtaining a large fund of
mblished information that will prove
liable to the country In the halls of
talked interestingly of his trip to
■i Jose from Havana and says the island
ins made a desert. Senator Money,
taking a look at the Tampa Bay ho-
the I’usino and grounds, left at 7:50
for Washington over the Plant
Blsi.v prominent passengers came over
the senator, and from a reliable
many things of prime Importance
learned. In regard to the story pub
hr the New York World about the
prisoners In Cabanas prison,
i Mr eent;„man said it was a base fabrica-
H After it came out Consul General
wrote to the commandant of the pris-
Ito know if a press correspondent was
wed to see American citizens impris
-1 there when the consul general was
i, i the privilege. To this the eommand-
H that the World correspondent
in-v.-r boon inside the Cabanas and had
seen ('apt. Laborde.
1 i a kod how long the war could bo
B' : ' J,, t"i by the insurgents, the gentle-
B 1 t ; !n'd: "They can carry it on in
’■ The country is a perpetual sum-
V and four crops a year can be made.
l-i iiis the whole country abounds in
'H i fruit crops, which no device of
B' lUi dosiety. The yucca, yam, melau
s;m5 ;m, l sweet potato grow all over the
il l. The royal palm bears a kind of
" i h is crushed and used both by
and beast. The plantain is
1 at food crop, besides
IV other varieties of tropical fruits
1 which lhe country abounds. There
pinny of cattle, hogs and sheep every-
These stories about the starving
'■ no-combatants, women and chll
'ir'‘ the veriest bosh, and these
'' "f charity on the part of Weyler
Hp 'mg them all falsehoods. Where
iconic have been driven Inside the
1 lands are parcelled to them and
ordered to grow crops. For a
SB tin •• he finds them, and It was one
|§^B : ■i trms that he eNw York Herald
"To'elt in got his wonderful story of
' 'u.l; pijor carrying away soup in
gSB ons and buckets at the liberal
1 w i vler’s expense."
9 VII 1 j,m. 7 Dr. Botencourt, a den-
BS 1 city, and a naturalized Amer-
BH ' ii. who was arrested liere last
a political suspect, will he tried
'' court. The charges which ho
to answer are that he is con
. whli conspirators who formed
; s in the t'entral park for the spread
H " 1 " : proiiaganda, and received and
■ ll,! Vd rebel letters.
opanish residents of Ouanbacoa
1 '"ivh.lght procession last night In
■I : ' 'ol. Fonsdelvela, the military
HR 1 *' rat lbat place. A banquet was
' r. at which complimentary and
hes were made and toasts
1h " proceedings ended with a hall
Spanish casino.
H;; |!|< 'l"|' while reconnolterlng In the
•dlls, dispersed a rebel party,
'"urteeii of them, Including the
BH ,M Prefect. The troops destroyed
and a plantation.
‘ ■ n Weyler has refused to allow
'rh* on in his honor that his ad-
H| 'a' l hi tended to make to-night.
KB 1 ' 1 ' "'in I\MKB AMO IHSTHI,.
■ "’"ii. I lie Other Ojinu
1 i:s - TANARUS,, nn„ Jan. 7.-John Vaughan
Homer, armed with a pistol and
BH ' " L ' M; ' , and In a duel this morning In
. . " -mc-r Is, dead and Vaughan
r.,, condition. Vaughan quar-
d i wife, and Homer took sides
oman. precipitating the duel.
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fpje Jffjrfninj) |frto£
IHIXTLESS REFUSED CLEARANCE.
Ilep Offtcera Still Deny That She
Went to Cuba.
Jacksonville. Fla., Jan. 7.—Although the
steam tug Dauntless is in custody of an
officer of the revenue cutter Boutwell as
a result of her last trip, from which she
returned Wednesday night, her owner, W.
A. Bisbee, this morning applied for clear
ance papers for the steamer to go to Nue
vitas, Cuba, with a cargo of arms and am
munition.
W. A. Bisbee, George R. Foster and
Capt. W. Meyers called at th? custom
house and made formal application for
the clearance of the vessel. Deputy Col
lector C. Hopkins, who is in charge of the
office during the absence of Collector Bis
bee, refused to grant the clearance until
authorized to do so by the Secretary of
the Treasury. At the request of the own
er, he telegraphed the secretary for per
mission to clear the vessel. Secretary
Carlisle replied ordering the collector to
refuse clearance until further orders. The
officers of the Dauntless still deny that
they have been to Cuba. All that can
be gotten from them is that they transfer
red the men and cargo taken from No
Name Keys to another vessel, presumably
the Bermuda.
Nothing has yet been done towards libel
ing the Dauntless for violating the naviga
tion laws, being in foreign waters without
clearance, or violating the neutrality laws.
It is probable that a libel of information
will be filed in a day or two.
FOUR STORES IN FLAMES.
Lo**e* Footing Up $40,000 Suffered nt
Athens, Ala.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 7.—A special to
the Advertiser from Athens, Ala., says;
Fire last night destroyed four stories and
the greater portion of their contents. The
fire started in the store of Irwin & Pep
per, dry goods dealers, and then spread to
the grocery store of R. A. Smith.
The dry goods store of I. Rosenau was
the next building to go.
Then came Hendricks Bros.' grocery
store, and from there it passed on to the
drug store of Westmoreland & Cos., but
this building was saved.
The losses and insurances are as fol
lows:
Loss. Ins.
Irwin & Pepper *lo,ooo $5,000
F. A. Smith 2,450 1,900
Rosenau 8,000 6,000
Hendricks Bros 4,000 2,500
The loss on the buildings and stocks is
estimated at $50,000, with insurance at
$40,000.
FIGHTING THE TOBACCO TRUST.
The Hearing of Argument* in the
Moloney Cn*e Began.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 7.—The hearing of ar
guments in the case of the people against
the American Tobacco Company was be
gun this morning before Judge Gibbons,
'inis case is probably the greatest and
most far-reaching of the suits begun by
Attorney General Moloney against alleged
trusts.
Hon. Charles H. Aldrich of New York,
counsel for the American Tobacco Com
pany, opened the case. His arguments
was in support of a demurrer to the bill
filed by Mr. Moloney.
Mr. Aldrich read copiously from his
brief. This brief first Sets out at length
the allegations made in the people’s bill
which declares that the tobacco company
is a trust. The firms composing the al
leged trust and the stock they owned are.
Allen & Ginter, 30 per cent.; Duke. Sons
& Company, 30 per cent; Kinney Tobacco
Company. 20 per cent.; William S. Kim
ball & Cos., 10 per cent.; Goodwin & Cos., 10
per cent. The capital stock is $25,000,900.
INDIANA’S LEGISLATURE.
Tlie Senate Called to Order nil Hour
Ahead of Time.
Indianapolis, Itid., Jan. 7.—The sixtieth
general assembly of Indiana was called to
order shortly before noon to-day. In the
Senate, Lieut. Gov. Nye presided, and in
the House, Representative Pettit was
seated by a vote of 52 to 47. Pettit is a
Fairbanks man, and the vote which he
received indicates that Fairbanks will
easily be elected senator on Joint ballot,
unless there IS a great change in the po
litical wind between now and Jan. 12, the
date on which the vote for senator is to
be taken. Through some misunderstand
ing the Senate was called to order an hour
earlier than was intended, and when the
lieutenant governor rapped for order few
republicans were present. The democrats
threatened to organize the Senate to their
own liking, but the speaker declared a
motion to adtyurn carried, and the scheme
was headed off.
The governor's message will be read at
to-morrow’s session.
VICTORY FOR THU WHISKY TRC.4T.
It Gets Rid of Leases Costing About
f1,500,000.
Chicago. Jan. 7.—The United States court
of appeals handed down an important de
cision to-day in the whisky trust case.
The court decided that the leases mado
by the old whisky trust cannot be enforc
ed and arc void. This rids the American
Spirits Manufacturing Company of about
tlfty leases running for about twenty years
and involving something like $1,500,000.
||A>K OF F.AL *LAIHK FAILS.
The Snspension* t St. Paul the
CntiNC of It Cloning.
Eau Claire, Wls„ Jan, 7.-The Commer
cial Bank of Eau Claire, capital $20,000,
closed to-day. The failure is due to the
suspension of the Allemania Bank of St.
Paul. President Allen states that the Eau
Claire institution will wind up Its affairs
and that depositors will be paid in full.
Vwo Minnesota Hanks Full.
Preston,Minn.,Jan. 7.—The Bank of Can
ton at Canton, with a capital of SIO,OOO,
and’ the Citizens Bank of Lanesboro, a
small Institution, both owned and operat
ed by Field. Kelsey & Cos., suspended
business yesterday.
Denver Hank Reopens.
Denver, Col., Jan. 7.—The American Na
tional Bank reopened this morning with
Julius A. Myers, president. It means
nearly $1,000,000 of tied up money being
put In Immediate circulation here.
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 8. 1897.
FIVE LIVES TAKEN BY A FIEND.
ISES BILLGTS AND AN AX TO DO
HIS BLOODY WORK.
IlcKlnx HU Desperate Deed* by At
tempting *< Force a Negro Girl to
Murry Him—l'urnned by a Posse,
He Flees, and Entering a House,
Ruthlessly Murder* It* Three In
itiate*— Continuing HU Flight, He
Shoot* a Negro Dead In the Road
and Fires Upon n Gronp of Chil
dren.
Charleston, S. C., Jan. 7.—A special to
the News and Courier, from Sumter, S.
C., says: “All Sumter was aroused this
morning when the news flashed over the
wires that Simon Cooper, a negro,
had killed old Mr. • Ben Wil
son, his son Wesley and Mrs.
Wesley Wilson. The first information of
the hellish work was received about 9
o’clock, and shortly afterwards Sheriff
Pierson received a telegram confirming
the report, adding further that Cooper had
also killed two negroes—a man and a
girl.
Sheriff Pierson, as soon as possible, or
ganized a posse and chartered a special
train for Lynchburg. When the special
reached Mayesville, the sheriff received
information that Cooper had been seen to
pass near the town a short time before,
so the train was stopped at Mayesville,
and part of the posse left for St. Charles
and the others took the public road,
coming towards Sumter. These two par
ties in conjunction with posses from
Mayesville, are scouring every foot of the
land between Mayesville and Sumter.
“The facts in regard to the killing of
the five people, as received in Sumter this
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, are as follows;
Simon Cooper went to Lynchburg yester
day evening for the purpose of forcing a
young colored girl to marry him. The
girl and her mother by some means es
caped and ran into the swamp. As soon
as possible after Cooper's appearance in
the town, a posse was organized and went
in pursuit of him. he having left as soon
as he failed to get the girl. The posse
came within 300 yards of him at one time,
when he shot at them and retreated.
“He forced some negroes to go with
him and kept them with him all night.
He came out of the woods about daylight
and went to the house of a colored man
named Boyle, took his horse and com
pelled Boyle’s son to accompany him.
From there he went to the house of the
Wilsons, about a mile distant, where the
horrible crime was committeed.
“Mr. Baker, who lives near by, says
he heard considerable shooting, and saw
Mrs. Wilson go to the buggy house with
Cooper to get the harness and then go
back into the house, Cooper following her.
Cooper, a short time afterwards, came out
on the piazza, shooting in every direction,
and forced Boyle’s boy to harness the
horse to Mr. Wilson’s buggy. He got in
the buggy and only went a few yards,
when he met a colored man named Smith.
He killed him, and as he passed Baker’s
house, shot at Baker’s children, who were
6n the piazza.
“Where he went no one knows at this
time, but he will be found. Hundreds of
brave, determined men are scouring the
woods In every direction and speedy ven
geance will be meted out to this human
fiend.
“When the bodies of the Wilsons were
found this morning the old gentleman, 75
years old, was sitting up in the bed with
a shot gun in his hand, his son, Wesley,
was in another bed, his head split, while
on the floor was the body of the woman,
with her head smashed in and her throat
cut. Smith, the negro who was killed
on the road, was found with an ax still in
the back of his neck and his head half
severed from his body.
“The dead people were inoffensive, peace
able citizens. These are the facts as we
were able to gather them from the ex
cited determined men from Lynchburg
who came into this city this afternoon.”
HEAL ESTATE DEALER JAILED.
He I* Accused of Swindling, Bat De
nies tlie Charge.
New York, Jan. 7.—Moritz Bauer, a real
estate dealer.was arrested to-day on an in
dictment charging him with swindling
people out of real estate to the amount of
SIOO,OOO.
It is alleged that Bauer, as president of
the Manhattan Investment and Construc
tion Company, carried on an extensive
swindle in disposing of land in Westches
ter county and other parts of the Great
er New York. The land was sold in par
cels on the Installment plan to a large num
ber of Investors. It is alleged that many
of the investors who paid the installments
in full could not obtain deeds to the prop
erty according to the terms of the con
tract.
Promoter Bauer made a statement in
which he said he was perfectly willing to
convey deeds to investors, but on Aug.
1 a judgment was obtained 'gainst him
which stopped giving the deeds.
TWO KILLED ON THE HAILS.
Freight Train* Collide at a Switch
’ in Writ Vltglnin.
Kingwood. W. Va., Jan. 7.—A wreck oc
curred on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
near Terra Alta last night.
Worthington Smith, fireman of a freight,
was killed, and John Gilbaugh was se
riously injured.
Two freight trains collided as one was
coming out of a switch.
Smith lived at Newburg.and leaves a
wife and several children.
SUICIDE OUT OF SPITE.
The Hoy I*' the Same Strap III*
Mother Whipped Him With.
Winston, N. C., Jan. 7.—ln Wilkes coun
ty yesterday Mansfield Parsons, 15 years
old. son of a widow, committed suicide to
spite his mother for whipping him. The
son hanged himself with the same strap
that the mother punished him with. He
lived only a few hours after he was found.
New York Jeweler* Fall.
New York, Jan. 7.—J. H. Johnston & Cos.,
dealers in jewelry, assigned to-day. The
liabilities are $219,600, and the assets $2Ol, •
500.
PRITCHARD HARD PISHED.
Senator Ruder Claim* Hl* (ol ten am
is Ben ten.
Raleigh, N. C„ Jan. 7.—ln answer to
pressing requests to come here, many of
Senator Pritchard’s friends arrived to
day, reinforcing the large number already
present. Among them Is Congressman
elect Brownlow of East Tennessee. Sen
ator Butler, said this evening: “There
are enough populists pledged to vote
against Pritchard to carry the populist
caucus by a good majority. Senator
Pritchard cannot be elected. Compara
tively few populists will bolt the caucus.
I cannot say whether the senatorial mat
ter will be settled to-night or not.”
Congressman 'Skinner said: “My opinion
is the majority of the populist caucus will
be in favor of Senator Pritchard. Either
Senator Butler or myself is mistaken.”
It was also openly stated that Mr. Skin
ner's forces contemplated anew policy by
which populists who are for Pritchard
may refuse to vote when the senatorial
matter is brought to a test; refuse to act
in caucus and when the election of senator
comes up cast a solid vote for Pritchard.
The populists who urged tins course say
they could not be called bolters and would
only be living up to their agreement with
the republicans. It was also urged by
some that the Pritchard populists may
keep away entirely from Senator Butler’s
caucus.
Nothing else is talked of to-night save
the senatorial light. Senator Butler said:
"1 am ready to tight to a finish on this
senatorial matter to-night or any other
time.”
There are fifty-nine populist members.
Thirty-eight of these attended the confer
ence last night, and pledged themselves
not to vote for Senator Pritchard. Sena
tor Pritchard’s friends claim they have
twenty-two populists.
There is some republican dissatisfaction
but this may or may not develop. It is
causing anxiety. This is a statement made
by one of three antl-Prltchard republicans
to-night. Another says Senator Pritchard
is beaten.
Senator Butler has never named his can
didate.
Congressman-elect Fowler, rep-pop., In
sists that Senator Pritchard is beaten.
DUFFY'S DEATH.
The Juror* Throw a Novel Clouk of
Protection Ahont Pugilism.
New York, Jan. 7.—An inquest into the
cause of the death of James Duffy, the
Boston pugilist, who was seized with a
hemorrhage of the brain last Saturday
night, at the conclusion of his glove fight
with George Justice at the Broadway Ath
letic Club, was held to-day. Justice, Man
ager O’Rourke and Referee Dick Roche
are under bail in connection with the af
fair. |
The Jury rendered a vsrflldl tnat Duffy’s
death was superinduced by excitement,
following his boxing contest with Justice,
and was accelerated by disease of the
heart. The jury exonerated the defendants
and recommended that a law be enacted
requiring athletic clubs to employ com
petent physicians to examine all persons
before they are allowed to participate in
athletic exhibitions of any kind.
DINGLE.V TO REMAIN IN CONGRESS.
He Decide* Not to Enter President
McKinley’* Cabinet.
Kalamazoo. Mich., Jan. 7.—The Daily
Telegraph, which is published by N. Ding
ley, a son of Congressman Dinfcley of
Maine, publishes the following authorita
tive dispatch from Washington to-day,
“It can he stated definitely that Congress
man Dingley, chairman of the ways and
means committee, has decided not to ac
cept a cabinet position. He was offered the
place of Secretary of the Treasury by
President-elect McKinley and given time
to consider it. Great pressure has been
brought to have him accept, but he has
definitely decided' not to take the place.
His present duties are much more congen
ial to him; furthermore, he fears the ar
duous duties of the treasury portfolio
would seriously impair his health.”
TWO BANKS MERGED.
The Commercial and First National
of Lynchburg Consolidated.
Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 7.—The Commer
cial Bank was to-day merged Into the
First National Bank. All the accounts
and deposits of the former were trans
ferred trt the latter. Both are substan
tial financial institutions and the move
was agreed upon by the boards of direc
tors Jointly as a matter of business policy.
The consolidation adds a large amount of
business to the First National Bank. Five
of the Commercial Bank directors will go
on the board of the First National.
PAINT FACTORY Blit NED.
A Lancaster Firm Uurned Out nt a
I.a*s of $30,000 to $35,000.
Lancaster, Pa.. Jan. 7.—The paint man
ufactory of Schroeder, Smith & Schroe
der of this city was completely destroyed
by fire early this morning. The loss is
estimated at from $30,000 to $35,000, with
an insurance of $32,150. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
The National Manufacturing Company,
in the same building, was also completely
burned out.
BURNING OF THE CONVENT.
The Remain* of Only Three of the
Dead Nun* Recovered n* Yet.
Roberval, Quebec. Jan. 7.—The total loss
by the burning of the Ursuline convent
here yesterday is now placed at over
$30,000, fairly well Insured. So far only
three bodies have been recovered from
the ruins. The search for the other re
mains is going on steadily, but the work
is slow, owing to the lack of proper ap
pliances.
Delegate* to Tampa.
New York, Jan. 7.—At a meeting of the
chamber of commerce to-day the follow
ing were appointed delegates to the har
bor defense convention to be held at
Tampa, Jan. 20: Samuel H. Seaman,
Henry M, Flagler and Louis J. Dommo
rlch.
Failure at Lynchburg.
Lynchburg. Va.. Jan. 7.—J. M. Valen
tine, formerly of this city, but now of
Norfolk, filed a deed of assignment here,
to-day with H. I>. Flood, trustee. The
liabilities aggregate $23,725.77.
WOOL MEN TELL THEIR WANTS
A REASONABLE TARIFF IS ALL
THEY ASK, SAVS NORTH.
Interests of the Wool Growing and
Wool Manufacturing lutercKt*
Would Me Henctttted by Some
l'romltte of Permanency—Constant
Cliunge In the Tariff Recognised a*
nn Evil— The Domestic Market In n
Stnte of Demoralisation.
■Washington, Jan. 7.—The wool manu
facturers were well represented before tho
ways and means committee to-day.
S. N. I). North of Boston, secretary of
the national association, presented tho
views of that body. He said the associ
ation counselled moderation in fixing rates
and expected only adequate protection,
such as experience had proven was neces
sary to enable them to continue and ex
tend the Industry. They desired a chance
to reopen their mills; but they neither
asked nor desired excessive rates, being
convinced that the Interests of both the
wool-growing and wool-manufacturing in
terests would be protected by the enact
ment of a conservative and reasonable
tariff, and that some promise of perma
nence would thus exist.
Constant changes in the tariff was an
evil only less marked than a rate too low
to permit competition with foreigners.
The manufacturers had recently hail ex
perience enough in this line to last a life
time. It was a demonstrated fact that the
wool manufacturers suffered in the tariff
revision of 1891 a discrimination mote
marked and damaging to them than any
other manufacturing industry.
Whether this was done purposely or in
advertently was not of present moment,
the fact that It was done was proved, first
by the direct effects upon the manufac
ture, and second by the evidence of the
importations. The months Immediately
preceding the revision of 1894 and the two
years subsequent Included the most disas
trous period in the history of American
wool manufacture. This statement was
made without any reservation or qualifi
cation whatever. During a great part of
this period the bulk of the woolen and
worsted machinery of the country had
been wholly or pracjicaby :dle, much of tho
remainder had goods that were either
marketed at a loss, or were still in
stock. The domestic market for woolen
goods had since been In a Htate of abso
lute demoralization. At the present mo
ment there was more machinery in opera
tion than during the summer; but the gen
eral condition of the manufacture was as
bad as bad could be. The manufacturers
were not so blind as to attribute the whole
of this prolonged paralysis to the tariff
revision of 1894; other causes had been at
work, and all kinds of industries have
suffered. But there must have been a spe
cial cause why the wool manufacturer had
suffered far more than any other, and
why the prospect of a general business
revival brought no promise of any Im
provement to this particular industry. The
special cause was revealed in the records
of woolen imports, a table of which he
presented. The manufacturers, he said,
did not resist the restoration
of the wool duty, they affirmatively fav
ored a reasonable ddty on wool because
they believed in the policy of protection,
and were willing to make sacrifices in or
der that that policy might be applied to
all products which needed it.
Thomas Sampson, who operates a small
mill in Waterville, Me., stated to the com
mittee that if the conditions of the pasi
few years continued all the woollen mills
of the country must close.
G. C. Moses of Maine said that what all
manufacturers wanted was a tariff of such
a moderate nature that it would not be
upset in a few years. The change from
the McKinley to the Wifmn bill had cos',
his company SIOO,OOO. He said that he had
been a democrat all his life, and was one
of the original "free wool” men. He tad
changed his mind regarding wool, how
ever, having become convinced that con
ditions here did not warrant the admis
sion of that product free of duty. His
statement that he had cast his first re
publican vote for McKinley caused con
siderable amusement, and Mr. Grosvenor
of Ohio remarked that he was getting In
good company, and hoped he would stay.
Robert Stuntz of New York, a mat and
rug maker, appealed for protection for his
comparatively young industry against the
cheap .abor competition of Germany.
The committee adjourned. To-morrow,
schedule B—earthware. glassware, marble
and stone will be considered.
SEELEY’S BLOW-OUT AT SHERRI'B,
I'ollcc Captain Chapman'* Raid Now
Bring Investigated.
New York, Jan. 7.—Police Capt. George
S. Chapman, of the Tenderloin precinct,
was formally placed upon trial before the
police commissioners to-day on the charge
of unjustifiable interruption of tho dinner
given at Sherry’s Fifth avenue establish
ment by Herbert B. Seeley, the well
known club man.
The captain is charged with breaking
In and raiding without warrant a quiet lit
tle dinner at a reputable hotel. He de
fended his action by declaring that the
vaudeville part of the dinner was of a
character which could not he permitted In
his precinct. In order to determine
whether the captain was right or wrong
Chle f of Police Conlin preferred the
charges against Chapman.
The performers in the vaudeville and
about thirty well known club men, who
were guests at tho dinner, have been sum
moned as witnesses and the trial will last
some days. The testimony to-day was un
important.
ESI ET A ON THE FEDER ATION,
'I he ex-I’rellent Say* It I* Not Ap
proved by the Pnhlle.
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 7.—Carlos Ezeta, ex-
President of Salvador, now exiled In Oak
land, has declared his disapproval of th*
Central American federation, by which
Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are
united. He says the people of these re
publics were not consulted, and that the
union was accomplished without their
warrant or
A Hnrk Abandoned at Sea.
London, Jan. 7.—The Spanish bark Cata
lina, Oapt. Cardona, which sailed from
Brunswick. Ga., on Dec. 7, for Valencia,
was abandoned at sea, having been in col
lision. Her crew was landed at Made
lit.
DELEGATES TO INDIANAPOLIS.
Additional t itle* to He Represented
at the Conference.
Concord. N. H., Jan. 7.—The Hon. J. B.
Walker. Hons. C, S. Eastman and A. B.
Cross have been appointed delegates to
the monetary convention, to be held in
Indianapolis Jan. 13.
Auburn. N. Y., Jan. 7.—Thomas M. Os
borne and ex-Mayor Mclntosh will attend
the monetary convention at Indianapolis
Jan. 13 as representatives of the Business
Men’s Association.
Richmond, Va„ Jan, 7.—The Richmond
Chamber of Commerce to-night appointed
Messrs. S. W. Travers and William R.
Trigg delegates to the monetary conven
tion to be held in Indianapolis next Tues
day. It Is stipulated that the chamber
shall not be bound by the action of the
Indianapolis body un.ess such action Is
approved by the chamber in open meeting.
iNew York. Jan. 7.—The chamber of com
merce appointed to-day a committee con
sisting of Levi P. Morton, Charles 8. Fair
child, John Harsen tthoades, William E.
Dodge and George F. Peabody to attend
the monetary conference at Indianapolis.
INDIA'S FAMINE.
The Situation Greatly Improved liy
Recent Rain*.
Calcutta, Jan. 7.—A meeting of the su
preme council was held to-day at which
Sir John Woodburn stated that India had
been saved from the greatest calamity of
the century by the rains which had op
portunely fallen in November and Decem
ber, which had checked the widespread
drought. Further rains last week had
greatly benetlttod the afflicted district.
The situation was still grave, nearly 750,-
000 wero receiving relief and the govern
ment was freely contributing money and
men to distribute it.
The Earl of Elgin, the viceroy of India,
endorsed Sir John Woodburn’s statement,
and added that it was what the govern
ment was awaiting in order to give better
effect to proposals for relief. The govern
ment, however, could have nothing to do
with appeals to private charity. The re
lief funds were ampie and it could never
be said that the full resources of the em
pire had not been used tn relieving the
distress.
FELL DOWN AN ELEVATOR.
Ml** Garrett’* Private Secretary
Killed at Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 7.—Miss Ida V.
Hoag land, private secretary to Miss Mary
Garrett, was killed by a fall down an ele
vator shalt In Miss Garrett’s mansion on
West Monument street to-day. It had
been the young lady’s custom when the
elevator boy was not at his post to open
the elevator door, reach In and pull the
check rope, thus raising or lowering the
elevator as she desired. While on tlie
third floor this morning. Miss Hoagland
attempted to do that when, losing her
balance, she fell to the bottom of the
shaft, forty feet below. Her skull was
fractured and she was otherwise badly
injured. She survived until noon. Miss
Hoagland was about 30 years of age and a
resident of Phllaedlphia.
NONE BUT AMERICANS ON GUARD.
Only Thirteen Allen* In the Crew of
the Crnl*er Brooklyn.
Washington, Jan. 7.— I That American
warships can at last be manned by Amer
ican seamen is demonstrated in the case
of the new cruiser Brooklyn, which has
just been made ready for sea at Philadel
phia. Secretary Herbert announced to
day that a report from Commander Cooke,
commanding that vessel, shows that In the
comp.ement of that vessel 401 sailors were
enlisted, of whom but thirteen were aliens.
This proportion Is insignificant compared
with that of other warships heretofore
commissioned, and it is believed that in
a short time it wfil be possible in the navy
to “put none but Americans on guard.”
PURROY FACTION HOLTS.
The How With Slieclian Cause* a
Split In Tammany.
New York, Jan. 7.—County Clerk Henry
D. Purroy and his followers have bolted
from Tammany Hall. Trouble has been
brewing for some time between Mr. Pur
roy and John C. Sheehan, who has acted
as chief of the wigwam forces since Rich
ard Croker retired from active leadership.
Purroy has a compact organization in the
assembly districts north of the Harlem
river and now that, open warfare is on,
ho says he will extend his organization to
every part of the city. He sent a letter
to-day to Chairman Martin of the Tam
many executive committee, In which he
anticipates any action the commlttco
might have intended to take against him.
HOT FIHB AT Ml NTBVILLE.
A Number of Store* and Residence*
Horned With Their Content*.
Montgomery, Ala,, Jan. 7.—A special to
the Advertiser from Huntsville, Ala.,
says: "The most devasitating fire occur
red here this afternoon that has vlHited
the olty for years. The fire originated In
the Murphy block and burned out the
Southern Produce Company, a two-story
house and the stock of good* of Mrs. J.
W. Smith, a dwelling occupied by Mrs.
Wesley Brock, the cottage of Jere Mur
phy, the two-story house of J. K. Kless
and his stock of merchandise and Injuring
several other stores and residences. The
loss Is not stated and the Insurance is
light.”
SENATOR PALMER ILL.
Ill* Pliyslelau Say* He I* Threatened
With Pneumonia.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 7.—Senator J. M.
Palmer was taken suddenly ill last night,
and is confined to his bed. His physician
has forbidden him to leave his room and
says he is threatened with pneumonia.
Senator Palmer delivered an address upon
the late Hon. Lyman Trumbull before the
Illinois supreme court yesterday, and was
to appear before the Sangamon circuit
court to defend tho Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern railroad in two damage
suits to-day. *
I DAILY. *lO A YEAR. I
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I WEEKLY 2-TIMES* A-WEEK *1 A YEAR )
CARTER READY FOR THE CLASH
THINKS THE COMMITTEE SHOULD
HAVE A LAWYER.
The Defendant* to Be Represented
and to Have Tlielr t'mea Well Pre
pared Before They Appear—The
Senator Think* the Proneention
11 111 Therefore He nt a Great Din
ad vn nlnge.
Atlanta, (la., Jan. 7.—Senator Yanccjr
Carter, author of the charges against
Judges Reuse and Sweat, to be investi
gated before the House committee be
ginning on Jan. 12, has camped in At
lanta. He has come, he says, to stay un
til after the investigation is over, and,
furthermore, Intends to see to it that the
witnesses lie has summoned to appear be
fore the committee tell all they know
übout the cases.
“There is no doubt,” caid Senator Car
ter, “that the committee ought to hava
the services of counsel to conduct this
Investigation. Both the defendants wilt
be represented by eminent lawyers, ani
will appear before the committee with
their eases well prepared. I am no law
yer myself, Just a farmer, and while I In
tend to do the best I can to bring out th®
facts from the witnesses, as It seems th®
burden of the prosecution lias been put
upon me, I am modest enough to say that
I think I should have the benefit of coun
sel. It will be impossible for the com-'
mittee to know what can be establishoij
by the various witnesses. Nobody can
know all those details without having been
a party to the working up of the cases,
just as a lawyer knows what he is to
prove by his own witnesses.
"I, myself, have a pretty good idea oC
what the witnesses will testify to and will
he present to give the committee what ahl
I can in bringing out all the truth. But 1C
is manifest to any one that the committee
should have the benefit of the services oC
some legal mind familiar with these de
tails If full und complete justice is to b®
done.” •
Since the refusal of Attorney General
Terrell to serve in the capacity of state ®
representative," continued Senator Car
ter, ‘I have determined to address a let
ter to Chairtnah Felder of the investigat
ing committee, calling upon him to pro
vide counsel at the expense of the state.
I am unable to employ counsel out of my
own pocket. In his letter to Attorney Gen
eral Terrell, Chairman Felder shows that
he recognizes the necessity of legal servi
ces in conducting the state’s side of th®
Investigation. I think, also, that if the
committee will provide this counsel tho
propriety of the employment will be appa
rent to the legislature, and that that body
would not hesitate to pay tor tt. I shall
ask Mr. Felder to retain the services of a
lawyer for the committee. If I am turned
down in this I will be present at the trial
before the committee and lend the commit
tee the assistance I can give in the exami
nation of the witnesses.
“Without counsel familiar with th®
cases, or someone also acquainted with
the witnesses, the committee would, of
course, have to go it blind. I am r.o
lawyer, as I said, but I can ask the neces
sary questions, I‘think, if I am forced to
do so.”
Last Monday when Senator Carter made
h‘s report to the sub-committee he stated
to Chairman Felder that he would prefer
charges against other Judges if the com
mittee would hear them and make an In
vestigation. Under the resolution creat
ing the committee the only eases that can
be Investigated are those of Judges Rees®
and Sweat, and Chairman Felder so told
Senator Carter. He stated, however, that
he would lay the matter before the com
mittee when it meets, and let it decid®
whether It can take cognizance of tho
charges against other judges. Until that
time Senator Carter refuses to g!v any
intimation of the names of the other
judges or the character of his charges,
though he declares if the committee will
hear them he will create a sensation."
GOV. CARR* "MESSAGE.
Compulsory Education One of 111®
Recommendations.
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 7.—Gov. Carr's mes
sage was sent into the legislature to-day.
It makes an admirable financial show
ing for the state. He takes anew step
by recommending compulsory education.
He a.so recommends that the working
day be limited to eleven hours and that
no child under twelve years be allowed
to work In any building.
He says the taxes in North Carolina,
are lower than in any other state In tha
union.
He heartily Indorses the lease of tha
North Carolina railway to the Southern,
railway for ninety-nine years. He recom
mends the purchase by the state of the
farm lands on Roanoke river, now leased
and operated by the state convicts. Ha
says the state must commit itself to tha
employment of convicts on state farms,
that he sees no other alternative.
DKUUK’S SHORTAGE.
'lke I'ontninstcr General Nut Inform
ed Concerning It Yet.
■Washington, Jan. 7.— Postmaster Gener
al Wilson has not yet received the report
of the inspector concerning the shortage
of Postmaster W. W. Degge at Norfolk,
Va , and his only information about tha
matter is what he has read in the news
papers. The case, however, is similar In
every detail to that of the late Postmaster
Armour of Memphis, recently found short
in h'.s accounts, but who made good tha
shortage and his bondsmen took charge of
the office pending another appointment.
At the time this occurred, Postmaster
General Wilson said that any postmaster
found uellnquent would be summarily,
dealt with.
A DOXF.N STORES HI IINED.
Incendiaries Cause a Los* of fIOO,-
otto at Allien*, Tex.
Dallas. Tex., Jan. 7.—News from Athens,
Tex., says: "Fire at 1 o'clock this morn
ing destroyed nearly a dozen places of
business on the north side of the court
house square. Six brick store houses ara
tn ruins. The loss is estimated at $190,-
000. The amount of the insurance has not
been learned here. The fire Is believed
to have been the act of Incendiaries.”
Suddlcry Manufacturer* Fail.
Cincinnati,O ~ Jan. .—The Decamp-Levy
Company, wholesale saddlery manufac
turers, assigned last night. The liabilities
are *BO,OOO.