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] tabli jH.K3TILL, President.
SWEAT S LIFE AT THE SPRINGS
tITEVriO'S TO MRS. CROSBY
** VERY NOTICEABLE.
prosecution, However, Fails to
That the Couple Were Gail
f f mjtliing More Serious Than
0 ihi-retiou— The Judge Explained
Cr oslo's Presence in His
Mom to the Hotel Proprietor.
~-t Asked to Leave the Hotel.
jsdKi* Reese Denies All the
(W rgcs of Drunkenness.
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 14.- The investigation
,lie charges against Judge Sweat of the
* wic k circuit was resumed this after
'by the legislative committee, and
*£ e of the most important testimony of
He cue was developed. The Sweat investi
tttion was practically completed, and will
£formally closed to-morrow.
j]j e witnesses examined to-day were
Hose who failed to appear at the com-
Mncement of the trial in response to the
mnunons of the committee. Bryan Coi
ls, manager of the Wigwam hotel at In
' flan springs at the time the alleged im
jopor conduct between Judge Sweat and
j(, s i). M. Crosby, and on the part of
ju<iß> Sweat toward Miss Faulkner oc
(jrn l. was put upon the stand. He said
liil his housekeeper had called his atten
w to Judge Sweat and Mrs. Crosby. He
H,w no facts of his own knowledge, ex
cept that after the time the judge and Mrs.
Crosby were seen together in the former’s
room on the third floor of the hotel, Judge
Sweat came to him and explained the cir
cumstances, saying that he knew it might
be misunderstood or misconstrued, and for
Hit reason he thought it best to" tell the
witness how it came about that the lady
fas seen there. The judge's explanation
fis that he was showing her the hotel,
and took her that way to let her have the
benefit of the splendid view from the win
dow of his room. The housekeeper had
toid Manager Collier of seeing the two to
gether in tlie judge's room and put the
case in such a way as to leave the im
pression that their conduct was not
proper. Manager Collier had not, how
ever, asked Judge Sweat to leave the ho
tel. The witness described how the hotel
was arranged, and said that Judge Sweat
had brought Mrs. Crosby into the house
bj a back entrance, and took her up a
back stair case not generally used by the
guests. He also escorted her out of the
hotel by the same route.
Col. T. R. Mills of Griffin, another of
the witnesses, who seemed to prefer to
keep out of the way, testified that he was
present at the Wigwam hotel when Judge
Sweat arrived there. They were old
friends, and he asked the judge to go out
on the veranda and smoke a cigar with
him. The judge replied that he had some
friends over at the Elder house, this be
ing where Mrs. Crosby was stopping,
whom hi wanted to look up, and so would
tot stop to lake a smoke. Col. Mills saw
the judge and Mrs. Crosby appear in front
of the hold a little later on. The day
that they were seen in the Wigwam ho
tel at Judge Sweat's room, he saw them
when they entered by the back staircase.
He had also seen the two taking walks
together, and he described one of these
walks m a highly significant manner as
being toward what was called the “Great
Poplar tree. This was toward the dens
est part of the woods. The judge and the
lad went clean out of sight that time.
The significant manner in which the
witness referred to the great poplar
raused Senator Carter to think that It was
Indicative of something improper to be
heard by ladies, and he asked that Mrs.
Crosby, who was an interested spectator
during the session this afternoon, and the
Misses Faulkner, be asked to
wire from the chamber. This
caused the audience to think that
’her'- ms something sensational
coming and chairman Felder had to give
a stern admonition in order to preserve
Senator Carter then asked Col.
Mills if the great poplar tree was not a
Place of bad reputation, a place for as
ngnations. The reply of the witness was
wch as t u indicate that it was, and Mr.
“rantley then cross-examined him and
a>ked if it was not a fact that the tree
us simply one of the sights of the place
,hal eoing there would not necessa
compromise the reputation of any
■>'• He replied that It would not.
.J *-"ol. Mills who gave some of the
„‘‘ orn ' a;io " to the Looking Glass report
• who wrote the original article that
raised the investigation,
ulge T a. Parker of Baxley, who was
" , r l liv telegraph yesterday, to bring
i ,n litters which Judge Sweat had
t 0 Mint about the Crosby affair,
1 to-day and was called on for
lwn i ° , ’ ument8 ' Jttdße Parker offered
crov lte . ri1 ' They did not, however,
► ■■ to he compromising to Judge Sweat
by Senator carter. Just
t i.,„ , '“Ported improper conduct be-
Inji" ' ; 1 Sweat and Mrs. Crosby at
Judy,, a ~,inss’ some one had written
. btaeat an anonymous letter from
tn,"V' "' l n tng him that there was
coir.i. J?, More for him when he should
0r,,1 ,° ’" at Place the following week to
took .'7 superior court. The judge
to j, m ,non Vmous note and enclosed It
atatetn, B ,',', 1 7 1 k V, r ' alon 8 wl,h a lengthy
tt' ini °J a tlle circumstances con
<w v .r.\. hta Intercourse with Mrs.
err, ' 1 , 1 . n,11an Springs. He denied with
tv, r al there wa any truth what
itatfV , '‘'Ports, and In substance
tain, l m i 10 rial facts what was con
tour,., aworn statement to the cora
ls-, i , document, Judge Sweet re-
I .’“ rker to show to the
kisfri,.®! Mrs - Crosby and to others of
the ~ , so th at <he.v might understand
ke .ip, ' ."’ n ' Judge Parker testified that
ti lt .' requested, and that the state-
Jud g „ o'" nttsfactory to the Crosbys.
Hr-, ,' ' ' th, ' n came to Baxley and
trout, M . aM Urtual, and there was no
Cl ",i writ!" f , 1 I ;“ rker ’ Wh ° WaS *~O
- ~ 1,1 Solicitor Brantley In prose-
Min„ ~ , ,y ' testified that he did not
ebarg , was anything unfair in the
Fur ‘ ho , ,ourt ln that case.
br,J ught ~i Attorney Brantley
r art*r i Ile Tact that when Senator
the., , wrote to Judge Parker about
t> at iV * v.. rep!y he fecetved was
tUn... ‘ thtfht to have caused him to
b'f ; , "S efforts to bring the witness
' ,k nmmtttee. Chairman Felder
*!>o, ( ~r7 h . n to criticise Senator Carter,
,n n-plvln - , tho sfhator grew warm
declared that since ro
' r|„. n ,. , !tlter from Judgo Parker rte-
Jl % 7vv, " atur, of the letters from
I"'" Public f l '? Possession, a promi
#r*ltio . " m dul hail written to htm
•jiV'l . Ie have Judge i'arker ex-
w this '? w ' , He would give the name
•wnitipily .J “h' l exhibit the letter If the
thought necessary, though it
fflje flofnino
was confidential. What he had expected j
to show by these letters and by Judge
Parker was that Judge Sweat had written
to him beseeching him to make peace for
him with the Crosby family, also that the
letter contained a confession of the
alleged liaison at Indian Springs.
J. L. Beach, clerk of Glynn county su
perior court, was the last witness in the
Sweat case. He testified that Judge
Sweat had gone to Indian Springs as his
guest, the invitation having been extended
two months prior. The morning after the
arrival of the judge they were all on their
way to the spring when they met Mrs.
Crosby and another lady. Judge Sweat
bowed to Mrs. Crosby and then without
saying a word to him turned back and
went to walk with her. Mr. Beach did not
hear a word of the alleged scandal until
after Judge Sweat had gone away. Then
it w r as toid to him by Senator Mercer, who
proposed that he (Beach) pay some money
to settle with the Faulkners. This he de
clined to do and at once wrote to Judge
Sweat, who returned to the Wigwam from
Atlanta the next day. He could not tell
whether Senator Mercer was acting as the
friend of Judge Sweat or of the Faulk
ners, whom, he said, he knew well. When
he arrived Judge Sweat protested his in
nocence and would not listen to the pay
ment of any money.
The morning session of the committee
was devoted to the examination of wit
nesses for the prosecution in the Reese
case. A dozen or more officers of the
court at Danielsville, Madison county, and
others who were there on the opening day
last September, testified that Judge Reese
was not in his normal condition and wit
nesses testified that at the dinner table
that day in the presence of several ladies
he used profane language. The subject
under discussion was politics and upon the
mention of Tom Watson, the judge re
marked: “G and him, he ought to be
in hell.”
Judge Reese filed a sworn answer to the
charges in which he says: “In making
answer to the charges preferred against
me, I respectfully submit the difficulty un
der which I labor. The accusations are
general, vague and uncertain, rarely spec
ifying either time or place, and virtually
cover my incumbency of the bench from
July, 1894, up to the present time. In mak
ing this reply to these charges I have been
compelled to rely upon the reports that
have reached me as to what particular
occasions were referred to by the person
making the accusations. So far as these
charges may be said to specify anything I
deny each and all of them and denounce
them as false and untrue. Inasmuch as
all the charges made refer to alleged in
temperance on my part, I deem it but
proper and right and as a matter of
justice to myself, the people
of my circuit, the governor who first ap
pointed me, the two legislatures that elec
ted me, to briefly state my habits as to
the use of stimulants. Three years of the
past five I drank neither whisky, brandy,
beer, or wine. Ido sometimes take a
drink of whisky or brandy or beer, most
frequently of the last; sometimes one or
the other socially, but generally to restore
fatigued nature. At home Ido not drink
at all. I never keep any kind of stimulants
in my house, nor at home or elsewhere
do I indulge in the use of strong drink,
or any intoxicating beverage habitually.
My mind has never been impaired in the
slightest when on the bench. My circuit
is a large one, composed of ten counties.
Courts are sometimes held five wpeks con.
secutively and Sundays rest is frequently
broken by the necessity of going from one
court to another, and I have on an aver
age worked three nights in each week as
late as 10 or 12 o’clock in hearing such mat
ters as could be disposed of in
Worn out by this prolonged physical and
mental labor, I have occasionally resort
ed to a stimulant as heretofore stated.
“In reply to the specific charge that I
was drunk on the bench at Madison su
perior court, September term, 1596, and
drunk while undertaking to charge the
grand jury, I desire to state that the same
is false and untrue. I left home at Sparta
Sunday morning and after traveling all
day and most of the night by rail and
buggy, reached Danielsville Monday morn
ing at 3 o’clock. When I convened court
on Monday morning at the usual hour if
my appearance was abnormal it was the
result of weariness and not intoxication,as
is shown by the fact that I organized the
court and tried a contested ease before
the noon recess.
“In reply to the charge of swearing in
the presence of ladies in the dining-rooin
of the hotel at Danielsville, Madison coun
ty, I can neither deny nor affirm, because
I sometimes in conversation thoughtlessly
swear. I am certain that no lady was at
the table, and if any lady was in the room
at the time she was entirely unobserved
by me. I yield to no man in respect for
woman. My Instincts as a gentleman and
my training from infancy render it im
possible for me to knowingly use profanity
in the presence of a lady. I never heard
the slightest complaint from the father
and landlord or any other member of the
household, all of whom I respect most
highly, and who at all times for more
than fifteen years have treated me kindly
and with the greatest consideration. My
friendship with this most highly respect
ed family renders it unreasonable that I
would offer to them any Indignity that
would justify the intervention of an out
sider and stranger like the person filing
this accusation.
"As to the accusation of drunkenness,
at the Granite City Cue Club at Elber
ton, I deny the charge and denounce It as
Slanderous, and I also denounce as untrue
the allegation of drunkenness at the
Gholston Inn.
"As to the charge of being drunk and
being guilty of indecent conduct in the
presence of ladles at Wilkes superior
court, I deny the same and state the facts,
as follows: I was engaged in the trial of
the celebrated Sutton case, he being
charged with murder. It was a case that
attracted a great deal of attention and
drew an immense crowd to the trial. It
was on the lfith or 17th of June, 1396. The
court room was small, and In order to ac
commodate the people, I had to allow
them to occupy all the available space,
which was the entire court room, except,
a small space in front of the Jury and
counsel. The ladies were sitting behind,
the crowd standing just in front of me,
and packed in a dense crowd around them.
The heat was so Intense I sent out the
sheriff for a palmetto fan. When be
brought It, I stepped back of my chair,
opened my vest and fanned the shirt, wet
with perspiration, and then fanned first
one leg and then the other. This consti
tutes, I am Informed, the alleged indecent
conduct. The incident passed without no
tice or complaint of tho ladies or any
friends of theirs, and is only exhumed by
this public Informer making the charges
to serve his own purpose.
“The accusation that I was drunk at
Lincoln |eourt Nov. 23, 1596, is absolutely
false, and is simply a fabrication of the
accuser.
“I deny the allegation that I was
drunk at Rowersvllle, as charged, or that
I was drunk or used profane
language on the bench at Orawfordvllle,
as alleged.
“As showing attention to my official du
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
SAVANNAH, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1897.
FLORIDA HAS THREE FAILURES.
BANKS CLOSE AT OCALA, ORANGE
CITY AND BROOKS'VILLE.
The Merchants National the One
Involved at Ocala an<l Its Lia
bilities The Orange City
Bank a Private Concern Ran by
the Stillman Brothers—The Fail
ure at Rrooksvllle Brought on by
the Assignment at Ocala.
Ocala, Fla., Jan. 14.—The Merchants'
National Bank closed its doors this morn
ing. To many it was not a surprise, but
to the public at large it was, as It was
thought it had passed through Its worst
trials. President McConnell was absent
in New York, trying to arrange with its
correspondent there to get help.
From statements made to the Morning
News correspondent by persons, who
ought to know what they are talking
about, the story runs about in this way:
For several weeks there has been a steady
withdrawal of deposits, amounting to
about $50,000. Yesterday the climax was
reached, about $12,000 being withdrawn,
carrying the cash on hand down to $1,500.
The directors held a meeting last night,
and knowing big demands would be made
this morning, decided to close the bank’s
doors.
Long before 9 o’clock this morning a
crowd began to gather, many in the hope
that the bank would open, ready to de
mand their deposits. By 9 o'clock several
hundred people were around the corner,
and when the notice was posted “closed
by order of the directors,” the excitement
became intense. Men wept in disappoint
ment, others gesticulated wildly, and the
air was lurid with hot speech.
It is a sad and sore blow to Ocala. The
people were just beginning to recover from
the effects of the freeze, and the failure
of the First National Bank, when this
new calamity sends them reefing.
On Monday of last week the bank ex
aminer was here, went through the bank’s
accounts and pronounced it all right, at
least so the public print expressed. A di
rector said this morning the deposits ran
down for the month from $120,000 to $70,000
at its close.
It is also learned that a deed executed
last August for $13,000 on the bank build
ing to J. N. C. Stockton, a Jacksonville
banker, was filed for record this morning
before 8 o’clock.
It is also stated that President McCon
nell's property is mortgaged.
Business men say it has been next to
impossible for the past six months to get
any accommodation.
The failure hits the Ocala newspaper
men for a SI,OOO, notably F. E. Harris for
nearly SBOO.
A winter visitor placed S2OO in the bank
several weeks ago for hia use and others
who came to enjoy the climate small
sums.
While some of the Ocala people are hope
ful others are the reverse. Many are find
ing fault at President McConnell’s absence
and others that the directors were not bet
ter advised regarding the condition of the
bank.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The controller of
the currency was advised this morning
by the directors of the Merchants’ Na
tional Bank of Ocala, Fla., tliat the bank
had closed its doors. The bank had a
capital of SIOO,OOO. Its liabilities are $154,-
000, as follows:
Due depositors SIOB,OOO
Borrowed money • 38,000
Due to banks 8,000
Bank Examiner Shubrlck has been
placed in charge of the bank.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14.—The Orange
City Bank, a private institution of which
John E. Stillman, chairman of the repub
lican executive committee of this state, is
president, has closed its doors, and R. S.
Leavitt of Orange City, the assignee. Is
now in charge. The cashier of the bank
was Arthur Stillman, a brother of the
president. The Stillman brothers were the
principal owners of the bank, and they
have assigned all of their property to R.
S. Leavitt for the benefit of their creditors.
There was no warning cf the failure,
and within the past few weeks several
northern people, who have winter homes
In the vicinity of Orange City, have de
posited various sums in the bank. No
statement of the assets or liabilities of the
bank has yet been announced.
Brooksville, Fla.. Jan. 14.—The Brooks
ville State Bank has closed Its doors tem
porarily on account of the suspension < f
the Merchants National Bank of Ocala
this morning. The losses are pretty gen
eral. Confidence, however, remains In the
honesty of the officials of this bank.
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
P. F. Htrnix tlie State Committee's
Nctv Chairman.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 14.—The Louis
iana republican state committee met here
to-day. The committee is composed of
ninety-nine members, and of these eighty
two were present. P. F. Herwig was
chosen chairman by a practlcnlly unanl
mouse vote to succeed the late Thomas A.
Cage, deceased. An entirely new execu
tive committee was chosen, and resolu
tions were adopted whereby the differ
ences which have disrupted the party Into
factions havfc been adjusted and the party
becomes united.
Mr. Herwig is one of the most promi
nent men financially and otherwise In the
state, and his unanimous election bodes
well for the future of his party.
LEE’b SON DROPPED AS A CADET.
.lannurr Examination* at West Point
Find Him Deficient.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Among the thirty
oadets dropped from the military academy
as the result of the January examinations
was George Mason Lee, fourth class, of
Virginia, son of the American consul gen
eral at Havana, who was found deficient
In several studies. Secretary Lamont has
referred this case, together with that of
Phillip S. Ward, second class, of New
York, similarly, dropped, to the academic
board for consideration, it being repre
sented that there were extenuating clr
oumstances in each Instance. The decis
ion of the board is final in sucti matters.
Loubet He-Kleeted.
Paris, Jan. 14.—Emile Lou bet was to
day elected president of the French Sen
ate, receiving 290 votes.
SOMEILLAN SENTENCED.
Life Imprisonment In Chains the De
cree of the Court.
Havana, Jan. 14.—This afternoon at 12:30
o’clock sentence was read in the case of
Luis Someillan, a naturalized American
citizen, who has been found guilty of con
spiring against the Spanish government.
The sentence of the tribunal before which
he was tried is that he be imprisoned for
life in chains. Someillan's lawyer will
appeal to the supreme court at Madrid
against the decision of the Havana tri
bunal.
Among the various conclusions of the
tribunal, based on the charges against the
prisoner, the following was the most im
portant:
“Whereas, public rumor, in attributing
to Someillan dissatisfaction to the Span
ish cause, was not misguided, since his
change of nationality ror an unjust in
fluence and an unexplained reason sug
gests a rational suspicion that whoever
breaks away from his tradition and his
tory is actuated by hatred of, or, at least,
indifference to his ancient country, and
changes his nationality in order to, while
continuing to enjoy the advantages of
Spanish legislation and the customs of
Spanish society, carry in the bottom of
his soul the ferement of separation, of
which Someillan is a living and personal
example.”
The tribunal also discarded all evidence
favorable to the prisoner, saying that
there was ex-parte evidence of a complot
to misguide the tribunal.
El Pueblo, the organ of the autonomist
party in Puerto Principe has been sup
pressed by order of the government. The
editor of the paper Senor Zequiera, a for
mer correspondent of La Discussion, and
other prominent persona of the locality
have been arrested.
Louis Lay, the young American, who
was arrested some months ago at Regia,
across the bay from Havana, was releas
ed to-day from the Cabanas Fortress,
where he had been confined since his ar
rest.
ME TOO PLATT GOING BACK.
New Y'orlc Republican* Nominate
Him For Senator.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 14,-The joint cau
cus of the republican members of the as
sembly to-night nominated Thomas C.
Platt as United States senator to succeed
David B. Hill.
Mr. Platt received 142 votes and Joseph
H. Choate, the only other candidate, 7
votes.
Mr. Platt’s name was ,not presented to
the caucus before the balloting began,
the only candidate formally placed in nom
ination being Joseph H. Choate of New
York city. The nomination was made
Just a half hour after the caucus con
vened. Mr. Platt’s name was not men
tioned until after the roll call had begun.
Such a condition has never before been
presented in party Now York
state. Mr. Platt has steadfastly said that
he was not a candidate and the programme
carried out by the party leaders to-night
was in deference to his wishes. As one of
thq. prominent leaders said: “We will let
Mr. Choate’s friends do the talking and
we will do the voting.”
'Mr. Choate only received seven votes,
but this was four more than Mr. Platt’s
friends had figured out for him.
The caucus also nominated Chester S.
Lord, managing editor of the New York
Sun, to be regent of the state university
to fill a vacancy. No other candladte was
named and th secretary was directed to
east the ballot of the caucus for Mr. Lord.
The caucus then adjourned.
BRVAH INVITED TO MISSOIRI.
The Invitation Stirs I'p a Storm In
the Legislature.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 14. —In the Sen
ate yesterday a Joint resolution was
adopted providing that an invitation be
given to Hon. W. J. Bryan to visit Jeffer
son City and deliver an address before the
legislature. The House also adopted the
resolution. Representative Tubbs offered
an amendment to that the name of Bourke
Cockran be inserted along with Bryan.
This brought Representative Tribble of
Drummell county to the front with a red
hot speech, In which he classed Cockran
as a renegade.
Representative Regan of St. Louis also
amended to insert the name of' Grover
Cleveland in the invitation, and there was
a general uproad of "No” and hisses.
The Bryan invitation was finally adopt
ed, but no date has been fixed.
SINKING OF THE} COMMODORE.
Ihe Federal Steamhnnt Inspector*
Moke Their Report.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Leo Vogel and
Charleß A. Spencer, United States steam
boat inspectors at Jacksonville, Fla., have
reported to the treasury department the
result of their investigation as to the
sinking of the filibustering steamer Com
modore. They find that the vessel was
fully equipped in all respects. The report
further says: "Our opinion of the sink
ing of the steamer Commodore 1s that it
was due to the complication of pipes for
freeing the vessel of water not being fully
understood by the engineer's department.'*
As regards the loss of life, the report
states that "for some unknown reason,”
a boat containing six men returned to the
vessel," and the men endeavored to rig
up a raft and were carried down when the
ship sank. The loss of the vessel Is plac
ed at $16,000, and the cargo at $4,800. The
report says that Capt. Murphy did all In
his power to save the officers and crew.
WOLCOTT’S VISIT TO El ROPE.
London Editors Say Sentiment Is
Again*! n Conference.
London, Jan. 14.—London newspapers In
general express the opinion that the pur
pose of the visit to Europe of the Hon.
E. O. Wolcott, United States senator from
Colorado, Is merely to test the sentiment
In monetary circles upon the currency
question, and not with any Idea of ar
ranging for an International monetary
conference, to which the concensus of
financial opinion Is not favorable.
MOII DF LYNCHERS MEET.
A Negro Hanged Last Night lain*
He Pro* ed an Atllit.
Mlddlesborough, Ky., Jan. 14.—A mob Is
reported gathering at Hayden, Leslie
county, to lynch W. H. Garnett, colored,
under arrest for the outrage and murder
of Miss Polly Feltner. Unless Grant can
prove an alibi he will swing before morn
ing. Hayden is sixty miles from here and
has no telegraph office.
BUBONIC HORRORS IN BOMBAY.
HALF THE POPULATION Rl ITS TUB
CITY IN A PANIC.
Thousands of tlie Fugitive Native*
Flee Only to Die From the Fnmine.
Big lit Thousand Fugitives Camp
ing: Out in Andhert and Cholera
Almost Sure to Break Out Among
Them—Corpses Left For Vulture*
to Devour Untouched Because the
Birds Are Overgorged With Hu
man Flesh.
Bombay, Jan. 14.—Every day the plague
situation here becomes worse and It is
estimated that nearly half of the popula
tion of the city have fled to escape death.
The situation Is greatly aggravated by the
prevalence of the famine, thousands of
the natives, who leave the city having ab
solutely nothing on which to support
themselves in the country, and thus fall
victims to the slower death from starva
tion.
The streets and bazars that a few weeks
ago were teeming with fife, are now vir
tually deserted, and many shops and of
fices are closed. One result of the plague
has been a great diminution in all kiTids
of crime except burglaries and petty thetts,
and these in many instances are due to
poverty-stricken wretches taking advan
tage of the fact that large quantities of
property have been left without protec
tion by refugees from the plague-infested
city. Bo great has been the falling off in
criminal and other cases that the high
court of justice does not now find busi
ness to occupy more than half its time,
while tha courts in which small cases are
tried, have abandonjr'l their sittings alto
gether and the officials have taken a holi
day.
Eight thousand fugitives are camping
out ln Andheri, where every condition is
favorahle to an outbreak of cholera.
There is a scarcity of water in and about
the town, and the sanitary arrangements
are of the crudest character. The refu
gees, however, are more afraid of the
bubonic plague than of cnolera, and they
will undoubtedly remain where they are
rather than to return to Bombay.
The government is doing everything
possible to assist the people, but Its ef
forts thus far have been productive of
little real result in the direction of clean
liness.
In Poona and Bandra the plague Is rag
ing with great virulence. The efforts of
physicians to stay the progress of the
disease is slight and their efforts have
been fruitless, and the death rate is ex
tremely high. Hundreds of persons at
tacked by the disease have died in two
or three hours, after suffering dreadful
agony.
The customs of the natives add to the
htdeousness of the plague. The Moham
medan cemeteries are overcrowded, and
it is impossible to find men enough to
dig graves and bury the dead. The sound
of dirges Is incessant In and about tn
places where the Hindoos burn their dead
in accordance with their time honored
custom, and the funeral music has a most
depressing Influence on all who hear It,
natives and foreigners alike.
It Is stated that numbers of dead bodies
of Parsees, the religious sect who expose
their dead bodies to be eaten by the vul
tures, are slowly decomposing in the open
air, in the places in which they are left.
They have not been eaten by the vultures,
the birds having been overgorged by the
great abundance of corpses furnished to
them.
Everywhere the greatest difficulty is
found in obtaining men to carry the dead
to the cemeteries, burning places and the
Dokhamas. Even relatives omit the last
services to their dead, fearing they will
contract the disease by touching or ap
proaching the corpses. In many cases bod
ies have been found abandoned in the
streets, their bearers having been over
come by the fear while taking them to
their last resting places.
Up to to-day the number of cases or
the plaugue Is placed officially at 3,394, and
the deaths at 2,366.
The Eurasians, those of half natives and
half foreign parents, enjoy comparative
Immunity from the disease. Very few Eu
ropeans have contracted the disease,
they apparently not being subject to Its
of the disease that was noted
at Hong Kong and Southern China while
it was prevalent there is also noticed here.
Swine poultry and rodents appear to bo
very susceptible to the plague and great
numbers of them have died.
ELECTRIC CAR RUNS AWAY.
Cruhea Into a Pole and Is Cat Al
in on I in Two.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 14.—Early this morn
ing an electric car, crowded with passen
gera, on the Pennsylvania avenue line be
came uncontrollable at the head of the
heavy grade west of Main street and dash
ed down the grade. There Is a sharp
curve at Thirty-fifth street and ‘here the
car lumped the track and struck end first
against a large telegraph pole The car
was nearly split In two lengthwise.
The motorman and three paHsenKera
were badly hurt, and a dozen or more
were less seriously injured, chiefly In the
way of bruises and cuts by splinters and
broken glass. No one was fatally hurt.
TWO MEN ASPHYXIATED.
Their Corpses Found In Room In
n Hotel In Harlem.
New York, Jan. 14.—William Ferguson
and James McKenna were found dead In a
room of a Harlem hotel this morning. The
men occupied the room together. They had
been asphyxiated by Illuminating gas.
Ferguson and McKenna were prominent
members of Typographical Union No. 6.
Ferguson was the secretary and treasurer
of the "Big BIx” and McKenna was at one
time vice president of the International
union. _
1* JAIL FOR INFANTICIDE.
A Grass Widow nnd n Married Man
In the Meshes of the Law.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 14.—A coroner’s Jury
which investigated the killing of a 2-
weeks’-ol(l white child, found buried In,
the Kankln county woods, two miles
from Jackson, returned a verdict that It
was killed by its mother, Mrs. Christiana
Mulligan, a grass widow, and Wyatt Har
dy. ita alleged father, who Is a married
man with a wife and three children. Both
are in Jail at Brandon.
MISTAKES FOR A FILIBUSTER.
The Dolphin I'm* Lieutenant
Aboard a Clyde Steamer.
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. H.—The steam
ship Delaware of the Clyde's Boston, Wil
mington, Charleston and Jacksonville
line came into port this morning, having
on board Lieut. Sutherland of the United
States dispatch boat Dolphin. The pres
ence of the lieutenant on board the steam
er is accounted for by the fact that she
was taken for a filibuster when she appear
ed oft the bar.
It all Knew out of the lighting of a match,
and the officers on the government vessel,
ever on the alert to catch any filibuster
along the Florida coast, flashed its search
light over the waters to learn the moan
ing of the little flame. The light settled
on a small rowboat, In which was seated
a pilot, awaiting the arrival of the Dela
ware, to bring her in over the bar. The
appearance of a man In a small rowboat at
sea so early an hour excited the suspi
cions of the officers on hoard the Dol
phin, and the boat and man was kept un
der close surveillance. When the Delaware
hove in sight before daylight and the pi
lot boarded her, the circumstances were
regarded with even more suspicion. Lieut.
Sutherland boarded the Delaware and
came on Into port with her.
Upon arriving here, he visited the office
of Frank Clark, United States district
attorney, but the nature of his visit could
not be learned. It Is presumed, however,
that he was satisfied that the Delaware
was not a filibuster, for he returned to
the Dolphin about noon, going down on
the revenue cutter Colfax.
Lieut. Sutherland was seen during his
short visit In this city, and when asked
as to the day the Dolphin would come into
port, replied that he could not say. The
vessel was then waiting for a morning
tide. The lieutenant said the officers and
men of the man-of-war were very anxious
to visit Jacksonville. The Dolphin will
await the arrival of the cruiser Newark
before coming in, she being subject to
the orders of Capt. Nelson or the cruiser.
He said that the Newark was expected
to arrive off the bar to-day from Port
Royal.
Specials sent out from here, stating that
the Delaware was fired on, are pure
fakes.
CUBA’S POSTAGE STAMPS.
Their Appearance In the Malls Stirs
Up Federal OlHelnls.
Washington, Jan. 14.—The appearance
of the stamps of the so-called Cuban re
public in the United States mails has
caused much comment here, and was the
source of some discussion at the postofficc
department to-day, as to whether such
stumps could be recognized as proper for
the transmission of mails into the United
States, as this government has not recog
nised Cuba as H free and independent
country. This is probably the first case of
Its kind where InsurgWt* have establish
ed their own postoflices and used their
own stamps, which were transmitted in
the malls to the United States.
At the postofflee department It was stat
ed that these stamps were good as far as
the United States was concerned, as our
postal laws require only that the stamps
be properly cancelled, and the envelopes
containing mall matter bear the post mark
of a regular postoffice. These regulations
have been complied with so far as the de
partment knows. Had they not been ad
missible, the letters bearing these stamps
would have been marked with the letter
T at the receiving office In this country,
meaning "tax collect.’^
The department knows nothing about
the postoffice stamped on the envelope,
except that it Is in Spanish territory, and
Spain is In the International postal union.
These, stamps might give rise to a deli
cate diplomatic question, In which the
postofflee department would take no part
but refer the matter to the department of
state for settlement.
GEY. CARLOS IIOLOFF ARRESTED.
lie Is Held in $2,.*>(10 For Violation of
the Neutrality Laws.
New York, Jan. 14.—Gen. Carlos Roloff,
secretary of waf* of the Cuban republic,
was arrested last night on a warrant
sworn out by the Spanish consul, charg
ing him with violation of the neutrality
laws In connection with the alleged fili
bustering expedition to Cuba on the steam
er Woodall, on June 28, 1895. Holoff was
locked up In Ludlow street Jail over night,
and brought before Commissioner Shields
this morning. The arrest came to the
knowledge of his friends so late that they
could not arrange for his release on ball.
They are Indignant at the arrest having
been so timed as to render all efforts to
prevent his Incarceration futile., Gen.
Roloff was arrested as he was leaving No.
22 Fulton street, and taken to Jail at once.
He had been ill for some time, and when
his friends brought some medicine for
him to Jail, he was not allowed to receive
it, the officials saying they could not give
It to him without an order from the mar
shall or aemebody else—JUßt who was to
Issue the order the official failed to make
plain. Gen. Roloff looked worn and hag
gard when he came before Commissioner
Shields shortly before 11 o'clock this morn
ing. Arraigned with him upon a simi
lar charge, was I)r. Joseph L. I.usl. Each
pleaded not guilty, and was held under
|2,5u0 ball for examination on Bulurday.
Ball was furnished.
SPANISH SI (T'ESiES.
Cubans Worsted In a Number ol
Minor Engagements.
Havana, Jan. 14.—Official reports con.
tlnue to be received here detailing skir
mishes in various parts of the island and
destruction by the troops of large num
bers of huts. Infirmaries, tents, etc., and
the capture of quantities of provisions and
munitions of war. The aggregate losses
of the rebels in these skirmishes in the
provinces of Matanzas, Havana and Pinar
del Rio were 54 killed, 9 wounded and 18
taken prisoners. In the province of Pinar
del Kio alone four camps with 400 huts
were destroyed by the troops.
The aggregate Spanish loss was 2 men
killed and one officer and 51 privates
wounded.
GAIDAIEK TO ROW HANLON.
The Canadian Accepts the Challenge
ol the American.
Toronto, Jan. 14.—Jake Gaudauer has
accepted the challenge of Edward Hanlon
to row any man In the world and has
made a deposit of SSOO forfeit. He stipu
lates that the match shall be for at least
53.000 and be rowed In either England or
Canada
I DAILY. $lO A YEAR. I
< 5 CENTS A COPY. V
t WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR ,
MELDRIM AND THE MAYORALTY
HASN'T DECIDED YET TO ACCEPT
THE NOMINATION.
Ills Inclination* In the Opposite Di
rection Because He Does Not Want
the Position—He Would Prefer* to
Give Ills Time to His Law Business
Exclusively— He Will Hcacli a De
cision us Soon ns He Gets Time to
Think Hie .Muller Over.
Atlanta, (la., Jan. 14.—MaJ. Peter Mel
drlm, who is in Atlanta attending the
meeting of the Judiciary investigating
committee, of which he is a member, has
not yet made up his mind whether he will
accept the nomination of the commlttoe
of one hundred for mayor or not. Last
night he received a telegram notifying
him of the action of the committee, giving
him the nomination unanimously, but has
not, ho says, had time to consider the mat
ter on account of the pressing duties of
his committee work.
"I cannot say as yet,” said MaJ. Mel
drim to-day to the Morning News corre
spondent, "whether I will be able to ac
cept the nomination or not. My profes
sional engagements are such that I ought
not to. Then I am a member of the leg
islature, and announced that I do not
want any office whatsoever, which is the
truth. My personal inclinations are in di
rectly the opposite direction, for 1 do not
really want the position. I want to prac
tice law, and that Is all. It Is not that I
hesitate to enter a fight, I am used to
that, but I would rather be fighting for
someone else.
"1 am also engaged on the Investigating
committee at present, and cannot tell
when we will get through. The election
is to bo held on the 2fith, so it Is very diffi
cult for me to tell Just yet what I will do
about It. As soon as I can get enough
time to think it well over, however, I will
decide.”
It may be that the committee will get
through with tho Judge’s Investigation
this week, or Monday or Tuesday at lat
est. In that event MaJ. Meldrim's can
didacy for mayor would not be seriously
interferred with by this work.
MADDEN GIVES WAY TO MASON.
Little Also Withdraws From Illi
nois' Senatorial Race.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 14.—The senatorial
fight reached white heat in the capital to
day. The collapse of the Madden strength
had been fore-shadowed since early morn
ing, by the desertion of the machine by
nine Cook county members, notably rep
resentative Nohe. who Is chairman of the
House caucus, and was supposed to have
been elected in the interests of the Chica
go aldtrmun. Just before 8 o'clock to
night the white flag of surrender was
raised by Madden In a letter withdrawing
from the race, and capitulating In favor
of his chief opponent, cx-Congressman
Mason of Chicago. The withdrawal of
Madden was quickly followed by similar
action on the part of Hon. David T. Lit
tle, who also retired from the contest In
favor of Mr. Mason. This left the ex
congressman by far the leader of the other
active candidates—Hon. Clarke Carson, R.
T. Hitt and Samuel Wharton. Before tha
withdrawal of Madden and Little, fifty
nine names were claimed for Mason by the
anti-Madden committee of Chicago citi
zens, who came here to encompass his
defeat.
The surrender of Madden was forced
by the realization of his followers in
Cook county that the machine had not
the power to make him a United States
senator. When this fact was driven home
to wavering Madden men, they broke
from the control of the Cook county or
ganization. *
Ernest G. Schubert, tho defeated Cook
county candidate for speaker, was on
hand to fire a warning gun Into the camp
of the Madden managers. Speaking for
the twenty-four members who had stood
by him in the speakership fight, he noti
fied Alderman Madden that he could no
longer control the Cook delegates.
Acting on the suggestion of Represen
tative Schubert that the Cook county men
should get together and agree on some
man who could be nominated, a secret
caucus of that delegation was called im
mediately after the Madden flag was low
ered, to agree 6n a course to be pursued.
The claim was made that Mason would
get fourteen of the freed Madden votes,
and that Cook county would unite on hia
support rather than let the senatorship
go to the country.
GOING OCT OF BUSINESS.
The Charlotte Loan and Saving*
Hank to Liquidate.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 14.—At the annual
meeting of the Charlotte Loan and Sav
ings Bank held yesterday It was decided
to go Into liquidation and wind up the af
fairs of that Institution. It appeared that
the Craig Investment in the bank was de
sired to be placed elsewhere, and this be
ing a controlling Interest In the bank. It
was decided that the best course to pursue
would be to wind up the business of tha
bank.
John E. Gats declined re-election as
president of the bank on account of hta
other business engagements, and J. A.
Craig was appointed to succeed him. L.
8. Battle was continued as cashier.
At the meeting of the stockholders Pres
ident Oats submitted his report, showing
the bank to be In a perfectly sound and
healthy condition and Its affairs in good
shape. It will go out of business without
the loss of a dollar to any stockholder or
depositor.
IMS* L'OITHE’S CREVASSE.
Senator Cuffrey Charges Violation of
the Ends Agreement.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Senator Caffery
of Louisiana got out of a sick bed this
morning to attend the meetings of tha
committee on commerce for the purpose
of submitting hls report on the bill to ap.
propriate $250,000 for stopping tha crevassa
at Pass L'Outre, near the mouth of the
Mississippi. It was useless, however, for
the matter was postponed a week on ac
count of the objection of Mr. Vest.
Mr. Caffery finds In his report that tha
Eads people hava not kept to the letter
of the contract with the government: that
they have maintained the channel In the
river by dredging, Instead of by means of
the jetties. This dereliction of alleged
duty Is criticised by Mr. Caffery, and he
recommends the passage of the bill, but
requires the money to be paid by the Bad*
estate. It was on account of this pro
vision that Mr. Vest objected.