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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING NEWS. Established 1860. - - Incorporated 1888. J. H. LSTILL, President. BLOODY KENTUCKY TRAGEDY, BLOODY KENTUCKY TRAGEDY. t OLSON’S riSTOL ENDED THREE DIVES AT FRANKFORT. Duel Between tlie exmongreunian mid Ethelhnrt Scott tn Capitol Ho tel E,nlert in tlie Latter's Death, the Killing of Two Spectators and the tVuondinjc of Several Others, ilesult of an Old Quarrel—Colson Is 1 oiler Arrest. Vrankfort, Ky., Jan. 16.—Ex-Fongrcss <i a David G. Colson shot and killed Eth e. at Scott, Luther Demaree and Charles J ! an, and slightly wounded James Gol >l, in the Capitol Hotel to-day. The killing was a renewal of a feud be t?,, , n Colson and Scott, which grew up b ween.them while in the army last year, Colson is under arrest. ott and Demaree died almost instantly. Julian was thought to be only slightly wounded, but died at 1:55 p. m., from shock and loss of blood, making the third death. Harry McEweng of Louisville was also hit by stray bullets, but not seriously wounded. All but Scott were bystanders, aid were shot by accident. Colson was shot in the arm, but not se riously hurt. After the shooting he went to the residence of Chief of Police Will iams, near by, and gave himself up. Lat er a warrant was sworn out by Clint Fogg, who witnessed the killing. Fogg says Colson shot first. The killing occurred in the lobby of the Capitol Hotel, which was densely packed ni h people who are here attending the trial of the contests before the Legisla ture Persons who were In the hotel v hen the tragedy occurred* say fully twenty shots were fired. Scott, who was the first killed, was a nephew of ex-Gov. Bradley. Demaree was assistant postmaster at Shelbyville, an 1 a prominent Republican politician. Julian was one of the wealthiest far mers In this county and belonged to an oil Kentucky family. The trouble between Scott and Colson, which began in the army*last year, re sulted In Colson being shot by Scott, and it has been predicted since that one or loth would be killed should they meet as they did to-day. Colson is in a highly nervous state resulting from excitement attending the tragedy and as he has never fully recovered from a stroke of paraly sis sustained last year, his friends are greatly concerned over his condition. How It Came About. Accounts of the killing differ and it is Impossible to give details, further than mat while Colson and p party of friends "’' standing in the southwest corner of t v hotel lobby, Scott came in the hotel, and when near Colson the firing began. Scolt, after being shot, walked backward toward the stairway, looking to the bar room. and fell down the stairs, dead as he reach them. His body rolled over against (rv barroom door, and as it Aid, Col. Col son, who had followed shooting at every 'top, fired one or more shots in the pros trate form. Demaree, who was killed in the general fusillade, was shot twice, one ball piercing the heart and the other either penetrated the heart or went directly under it. Those in the Immediate Colson party declined to talk about the affair, and while it is generally understood that several others were engaged inßhe shooting, no damts are given. The bodies of the dead were removed to undertaking establishments, and ail of the Physicians in the cjty were summondeA to attend the wounded. Hundreds of pegple flocked to the scene m’ the shooting and watched the tragic H >es following the removal of the re mu ns of the dead from the hotel. The most profound sorrow exists over th< accidental killing of Demaree and Jul ian. and the feeling against Colson among their friends is exceedingly’ bitter. Other* Hail a Hand in It. An examination of Scott's body shows that he was shot at least six times. The f 1 that a part of the bullets were of 38- euliber and part of 44-caliber Indicates that h< was shot by somebody besides Colson, °t hat Colson had two revolvers. Witnesses to the killing say that Demn t” was directly between Scott and Col < when the shooting began, and that 1 was killed by the first shot fired. i olson lives at Middlesborough and rep n s. nted the Eleventh district in Congress f"f two years. > "ii wan a young lawyer living at ,nc Sterling, and was a lieutenant in r -! Colson’s regiment in the Spanish war. ' ;V: '"‘U the killing occurred the city was ii "An into a state of the greatest excite rri, nt. it being supposed at first that it u 1 th- result of a clash growing out of 11 ' p->ll tical contests on trial in the I>g ishtu re. a Pt. H. B. Golden, who is thought to fatally wounded, is a lawyer who 1 at and was captain 'J ’hr Kentucky cavalry troop during the Gutnish-American war. ‘pt. Golden made a statement in which '" 1 no words passed between Scott * !l 1 Colson before the shooting and that f, - s °n fired first. Golden and Colson had ' i trouble before and Colson's friends f iig" that Golden was engaged In the * °°ting to-day. t '<>l Mini Wanted Hall. Coißon. when he entered Chief Wil “’ *• house was .almost exhausted and l-'sped: am sorry he would not let me alone. r ,'“ w ®re three of them shooting at • n he was taken to Jail after the 'iis had dressed his shattered arm. ' I to he allowed ball. The grand ln session and an indictment will ab, y he returned against him to :row - Coroner Meagher will also hold ; inf iuest to-morrow morning. Colson l-ht still declined to talk. He Is in a l.v nervous state and appeared to been weeping when a reporter call ' r °lon. who killed Scott and who •larged with the killing of both Dfi nnd Julian, and with shooting Gol has long been a prominent figure In ie kv politics. He served twoterms "grew, and declined a nomination hands of the HepubUcan party of e leventh district in 1898 in order, to j' ,'' 1 ’he colonelcy of the Fourth Ken > Hegifnent in the Spanish war. "as a lieutenant und Golden was 'in of a cavalry troop In Colson's “(nt and the trouble which led to the ' i > to-day began I hen. A feud sprang tween Colson and Scott while the ;s w*re in camp in Anniston, Ala., r 11 la said by Col. Colson’s friends that Golden war a warm partisan of L Thi trouble culminated in the Pjc lllornimj iMctoi wis 'naus?'* 1 ? Colson after the regiment counter -tf red OUt ' Ser ‘ ous Charges and counter-charges were made at Washing l each other as officers. Both Colson and Scott were regarded as ine n ame ' ? nd !:K>th had fl Ktired in shoot ing affrays before. Record of the Marksmen. frigidv” tv?'* W f m homo in to-day's g l>. \\ hen it is remembered that, so rar as known, only three revolvers played „.F art , n duP *' 't fan be seen that aim was ror the most part accurate. Col sons saots were true, but this detracts nothing from the noted skill of Scott be cause he emptied his revolver gu'tcr several bullets had lodged in him. hollowing is the record of the mark?- men: Scott, a bullet in temple, one in throat, two In lungs, two in back. Demaree, two in heart. Julian, bullet in calf of right leg. Capt. Golden, two bullets in spine. Col. Colson, bullet splintered left arm from wrist to elbow. Bullets tore his cuffs and sleeves to shreds. Nobody not line of lire was touched. The death of Julian is most remarkable. He walked to his room unaided. His cousin, Judge Ira Julian, examined ih*? wound and congratulated him on his es cape. Doctors were busy with the dying, and Julian waited. He was bleeding to death, however, and when the doctors turned alien lion to him, he was past re covery. Capt. Golden was alive at a late hour. Career of Uolmoii. Col. David G. Colson was born April 1, 1861, at Yellow' Creek, now Middlesborough. He resided on a farm until 20 years of age, meantime attending the common schools and two years at college. He took the junior law course in the law depart ment of* Kentucky University at Louis ville. In 1882 he went to Washington, D. C., as clerk in the interior department, and later was a special examiner of the pen sion bureau. In 1887 he returned to Bell county and was elected to the Kentucky Legislature. In 1889 he was the Republi can nominee for state treasurer. In 1893 he was elected Mayor of Middlesborough, Ky., which position he resigned in Decem ber, 1895, to enter Congress. In 1896 he was re-elected to Congress. During his service he vacated his 6eat for a commission as colonel of the Fourth Kentucky Regiment for service in ihe war with Spain. BLACK HI K.\ ELECTED AG AIN. Testimony Token Hefore the Ken tucky Contest Hoard. Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 16.—The election of J. C. S. Blackburn as Un+ted States senator was duplicated in both houses of the Legislature to-day to avoid any ques tion of the legality of Tuesday’s election. The Court of Appeals in a decision to day nullified Gov. Taylor’s appointment of W. H. Mackey and A. M. C. Cochran as election commissioners and enjoined them from acting. This deohdon was on a strictly party vote. The Democratic commissioners will therefore try the minor state office con tests. Before the contest boards to-day Judge Fontaine Fox. a Goebel supporter, testi fied that several thousand voters remain ed away owing to the presence of milita ry at the polls. Attorney Kohn asked him regarding pre-election incendiary publica tions in anti-Goebel newspapers. Col. Breckinridge objected on the ground that the newspapers themselves were the only competent evidence. The objection was sustained. S. J. Bald rick testified that Judge Toney on election day refused a few minute.-: time to send for Democratic attorneys to resist the motion for an injunction to com pel the admission to the i>oils of Brown inspectors, the injunction being immedi ately issued. He testified he had voted, but his vote was not counted and his pre cinct. which gave Goebel 112 majo.ity, was thrown out. He knew of no one, per sonally. who had been kept from voting bv soldiers. Only a brief session of the legislative contest boards on the election of Gover nor and lieutenant governor was held to day. a recess until to-morrow being tak en on account of the visit of •J. Bryan and the banquet which was given in his honor to-night. IIANQI ET GIVES TO BRYAS. Was Also In Celebration of Black liurn's Election. Frankfort. Ky., Jan. lfi.—Col. Milliam J. Bryan was banquetted by the Democrats of the Kentucky Legislature to-night. The banquet was also a celebration of the elec tion of Senator Blackburn. Mr. Bryan was met at the train by a committee, of which Senator Blackburn and Mr. Goebel were members, 1 Ex-Gov. James B. McCreary presided as toastmaster: ...... Mr Bryan responded to the toast, Ine Democratic Party, Its Future and Its Pol "senator Blackburn responded to “pi 11 Kentucky." and Senator William Goebel <° "Kentucky tir.d Her llelatlons to the Na tional Democracy.” In his speech Mr. Bryan said he came not to be banqueted, but to rejoice with the Democrats over Blackburn election. However much he might be regarded as a repudiations on the money-question, nobody said be repudiated Blackburn. On the subject of the Kentucky con tests he said he had hoped Goebel’s elec lion would be as overwhelming a* Black burn's. and he said he had neither advised for nor against the contests, regarding this si a manor to be settled wholly by the members of the Legislature. He referred to the Tilden-Hayes elec toral commission and pointed to the fact that the Democrats of the country acqui esced in it. though its decision was reach ed by a party vote. The decision of these contests, he said, should likewise be ac quiesced In. no matter to which party the deds'on is given by the Legislature. The national platform In addition to containing a money plank would also contain planks against trusts and lmpe rlalisin. Objection* .Ant Well Taken. Frankfort, Ky.. Jan. 16.-In the Senate to-day the Judiciary Committee reported that It hod investigated the charges made hv Gov Taylor and lAeut. Gov. Marshall, a. to alleged disqualification of the six Democratic senators, who are servh l * on the contest committees, and found the ob jections not well taken. McFadden Get. Decision. Baltimore. Jan. 11-In the twenty-round bout at 138 pounds between Jimmy Mur ray of Cincinnati and George McFadden of Brooklyn, McFadden was given the de cision |o the seventh round on a foul. SAVANNAH. GA.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17. 1900. ROSE GOING INTO DETAILS. BEGINS* EVIDENCE I\ DEFENSE OF GHEENE A\D GAYNOR. (ontrncis .Mentioned In the Indlct ment Introduced, and Shown to Have Been Approved—\* Evidence, However, the Contract Wa* Ruled Out—Carter** Signature Identified hy Rom* —Report Hint Carter I* Very Slek. New York, Jan. 16.—The examination in the proceedings instituted iu this city against Col. J. F. Gaynor, E. H. Gaynor, W. T. Gaynor and Capt. B. D. Greene, indicted in Savannah, Ga. t< last December for frauds in connection with the Savan nah river and Cumberland sound contracts, which were, it is claimed, sanctioned by former Captain Oberlin M. Carter, United States Engineer Corps, was continued to day before Commissioner Shields. The first witness called by the defense was Lieut. Col. Alexander Mackenzie, U. S. E.. at present stationed in Washing ton. While IJeut. Col. Mackenzie was on the stand Mr. Rose sought to introduce aa evidence a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Atlantic Contracting Company, under the seal of the state of West Virginia. The paper was objected to as incompe tent by Assistant United States District Attorney Baldwin, and the objection was sustained. The certificate was then mark ed for identification. Introduced the Contract*. Next Mr. Rose asked for certain docu ments. which were not forthcoming. Lieut. Col. Mackenzie, being told to stand aside for a few minutes, John B. McCarthy, a clerk in the office of the chief of United States Engineers in Washington, was call ed. He was asked to produce the con tracts entered into between the national government and the Atlantic Dredging and Contracting Company. The first paper he produced was the Savannah contract. The contract bore date of Oct. 8, 1896. The Cumberland sound contract of the same date was also produced. The contracts ap pear in the name of Capt. Oberlin M. Carter as the representative of the United States on the one side, and the Atlantic Contracting Company on the other. Oth er papers bearing on the improvements mentioned were also produced and marked for identification. They covered the op erations for the three years ending Octo ber, 1899. Lieut. Col. Mackenzie, being recalled, identified his signature as acting chief of United States Engineers, which api>eared under the word “Approved” on the Sa vannah contract and other papers. When Mi*. Rose offered the contract as evidence, saying that it was the identical paper referred to in the Savannah indictment alleging conspiracy, and was highly im portant to his clients, it was objected to by counsel for the government, and the objection was sustained. Proving; Carter** Signature. To prove the genuineness of Capt. Car ter’s signature on the contract, Mr. Rose took the stand. Mr. Rose said he had seen Capt. Carter write over a thous and times, and that the writing on the contract w-as Carter’s. • Assistant District Attorney Baldwin objected to Mr. Rose’s identification and said that Carter should be brought from the Governor’s Island prison to prove the signature. Mr. Kellogg informed the court that Carter is at present very sick. Commissioner Shields reserved his de cision on the objection. Mr. Rose was asked to identify the signature of Col. John F. Gaynor and William T. Gaynor, which also appear on the contracts. The objections raised*by the govern ment lawyers regarding the latter signa tures were sustained and the contract was not accepted as competent evidence. The same routine was followed with the other papers produced by Witness Mc- Carthy, the war department clerk, but on the continued objection of Mr. Bald win. the documents were.* not accepted. Adjournment was taken until to-mor ro w. REICHSTAG'S POINTED Rl ERY. Interpellnflon a* to England** Seiz ure* of German Ship*. Berlin, Jnn. 16.—1n the Reichstag to-day the following Interpellation, signed by Herr Moeller. National Liberal, and all the members of the Reichstag, except Social and Independents, was Introduced; “What steps has the federal government taken in regard to the seizure of German ships by agents of the British govern ment?” In view of the excited state of public opinion concerning the seizures, the inter pellation will probably be speedily an swered. Press comment on the subject continues bitter, some papecs advocating reprisals on Great Britain. The Emperor remains convinced that Great Britain would not accept mediation at this stage and on political and per sonal grounds he holds aloof from any plan for intervention. It was asserted to-day, however, by a high authority, that if England much longer delays the satisfaction which Ger many demands, the Emperor would partic ipate in a coalition movement to compel her to respect fhe commercial rights of neutrals at sea. explosion of dynamite. Ten Bodies Recovered From Ike Ruin* of n Factory’. Turin, Jan. 16— A dynamite factory at Avigliano, fourteen miles from here, ex ploded to-day with tho result that five buildings were reduced to ruins, the whole surrounding district was shaken and many houses badly damaged. Ten bodies have been recovered from beneath the ruins. Several others were in jured and taken to the hospital. Surgeons were dispatched to the scene of the dis aster. Heavy' Burmese Rice Crop. London, Jan. 17.—The Calcutta report to the Times aaya: "The Burmese rice crop has broken the record. Over 2.020.000 tons will be available for export to foreign countries. Hurmah is also able to supply h practically un limited quantity to the Indian (amine dia trlctf, M | .. f i . rTrlTl|T 1I(>EIIS ARE MEETING HI LLKH. Svtazilnmler* Seem to Re Siding With (he Transvaal. London, Jap. 17.—Dispatches from Pie termaritzburg to both the Times and the Daily Mail report very heavy artillery firing in the direction of Springfield and Frere Monday. The Mail dispatch says the Boers prob ably are contesting Gen. Buller’s passage of the Tugela river. Howitzers are evi dently very busy. The Exchange Telegraph Company’s dispatch from the same place and date says it probably means Gen. Duller is en gaging the enemy and that a rumor is current that a portion of the British force is near Ladysmith. The Times dispatch says: “The Delagoa Bay correspondent of the Natal Times asserts that six big Cresuot guns and fifty tons of shells were landed from the French steamer Gironde about the middle of last month under the noses of two British warships, and were dis patched to Pretoria, causing much rejoic ing at tlie ease with which contraband of war can run the blockade. “The Swazi Queen mother, since the death of King Bunu. has killed all the chiefs who were ever in England or Cape Town, and is now plotting with ihe Boers. The -situation may fairly be considered grave, and- it would be well to send regi ments of Gurkhas lo Swaziland immedi ately.” BOERS TRIED TO HI Sll \ HILL. They Were Hepnlfteri by Yorkshire* With Heavy Lo**. Rensburg. Cape Colony, Monday. Jan. 15.—The Boers this morning attempted to rush a hill held by a company of the Yorkshires and J'Jew Zealanders, but they were repulsed at the point of the bayonet. The Boers had tw*enty-one men killed and about fifty wounded. The hill commands a tract of country east of the main position of the Boers. They advanced cautiously, directing their fire at a small wall held by the York shires, and compelling the latter to keep close under cover. When the Boers rush ed the wall the Yorkshires fixed bayonets and charged. Just at that moment Capt. Maddoeks, with a small party of New Zealanders, came up and the combined force leaped over the wall and charged straight for the enemy, who fled, followed by a withering fire at close range. The Boers liter'ally tumbled over *a<h other in their burry to escape, but the persistent fire of the British inflicted a heavy loss. Desultory firing continued for some time, but the attack was an utter failure, and the Boers retreated to the shelter of the small kopjes at the baseyof the hill. .... ■ . ■ j., . . FlttimiW AT WMHiKB RU HR. Boers I'srd Rail* nml Ties In Billlil inx Fortification*. Modder River. Tuesday, Jan. 16—There was a brisk exchange ot shells this morn ing, the Boers returning our fire for the first time in several days. The British entrenchments are being continually strengthened and extended. The permanent railway bridge Is almost completed. , Heavy rains have fallen in the hills re cently, and the fords of Kelt river are all impassable. It is reported that it will be necessary to relay the rails over almost the entire dis tance from Modder river to Kimberley, the Boers having used the rails and sleep ers in building their fortifications. Stories still reach camp that the Free Staters desire to end the war. The latest report is that a council was held recently at Bloemfontein at which President Steyo and (Jen. Cronje were present It was then stated that unless the British began to attack by Jan. 17, the Free Staters would return home. The enormous difficulty the Boers must experience in provisioning their Spytfon tein army from the railway heads, is evi dent. MANY ROER DEAD FOUND. Itrlti*li Gnn* Said to Have Worked Havoc at Ladysmith. Ladysmith. Monday, Jan. B.—(By Mes senger to Weenen, Jan. 16). —A representa tive of the Associated Press visited Satur day's battlefield this morning and saw large numbers of Boer dead. The British guns seem to have worked great havoc. One Boer was completely disemboweled, another had his head clean shot off, and several others were killed by the same shell, evidently while eating their lunch eon, as half-eaten hard-boiled eggs lay be side them. Some Natal Dutchmen were recognized among the dead. A number of the Boer bodies and carcasses of horses have been washed down Intombl Spruit, which be came a raging torrent during a heavy thunderstorm. The British, while digging graves, were fired on by Boer drtlllery. and several of them were hit. Soft-nosed bullets and dum-dum cartridges have been found on wounded prisoners. Volunteers carried the Boer dead off the hill and handod the bodies over to their comrades at the bottom. Over ninety were thus carried off Wagon Hill alone. BOMBARDMENT OF MAFEKING. Attack of .laii. (1 on Lndysinltli Said to Have Mrcu Disastrous. Pretoria, Saturday, Jan. 13.—As a result of the bombardment of Mafeking yester day the British fort at Eastward whs de molished and the British retired. One Boer was wounded. Advices from the head laager at Lady smith report that the attack on that place Jan. 6 was disastrous to the British, and that Ladysmith appears to be tn sore straights. WALCHOP’S LAST LETTER. Considered Certain That Methuen Will Be Superseded. London, Jan. 16.—Evidence accumulates that (Jen. Methuen's blunder at Magers fontein has lost him of hIR entire force to such an extent that It la (Continued on Sixth Page.) CRIME OF INSANE CASHIER. KILLED CHIEF HIH>KKEEFE 11 AND COMMITTED SI H IDE. Uanhler .1. \V. Murpliey of th** Third National Hank of ( oliimhun, D*- *pon<l*iit Over III* Fli>*l*al Condi tion, Shot F. T. Sliuixt* to D k a(li, Then Took lii* Own Life*—\\ a* to Have Taken to n Sanitarium. Fi*r*ll<>ii( .lonian** Narrow F.*<*n |m*. Columbus. Ga., Jan. 16. —The cashier © private office ut the Third National Rank was the scene of one of the most horrible tragedies in the history of Columbus Ih la morning. A few minute© after 10 o'clock CaslUer J. W. Murphey fired t\so shots crashing through the brain of his chief bookkeeper and confidential man, Mr. I’. T. Shlitzc. lie thon placed the point of the pistol in hi© mouth and sent n bullet through his own brain. The sound of the three shots in rapid succession startled the clerk© at work in the bank. There was a general rush to the door of the private offiee. which was found to be locked on the lnide. A tele phone message brought President G. Gun by Jordan to the l>ank in a few minutes. When he arrived, the police were in charge of the building, and an immense crowd had gathered on the outside. By means of a key to a Bide door, Presi dent Jordan entered the private office, ac companied by several policemen. A terri ble sight met their horrified gaze. Mr. Shutze was sitting upright in a chair, his head thrown back, stone dead. From a ghastly wound in his terrtple blood and brain slowly oozed down his cheek and into the chair in which he ©at. A few feet away, half lying, half crouch ing. was the lifeless lx>dy of Cashier Mur phey. A few inches from Ids right hand was a .38-cajlbre Smith & Wesson pistol. While no one witnessed the tragedy, rhe scene told the whole awful story. After firing two shots into Hhutze'a brain at a range of only two or three feet. Murphey put tlie pistol in his mouth and pulled the trigger. He died as he sank to the floor. No Trouble Ret Mem Them. There had never been any trouble be tween the two men. Each regarded the other as his dearest and closest ]>er©onnl friend. Capt. Murphey asked Shutze to accompany him to his private office ns he had ofren done hefore. Shutze consented without the slightest hesitancy, not dreaming of the fateMn store,for him. As Murphey turned the key in the kick, Shutze sut down at a table containing a typewriter. He extended hi© hand to the drawer of ihe table to get a sheet of paper. Just at this moment the first dead ly shot -was fired. Although be probably died with the flash of the pistol, his Ixklv did not move. Murphey fired again, but the body remained bolt uptight. He prob ably satisfied himself that his victim was dead, end then turned the pistol on him self. t At the inquest, it developed that Presi dent Jordan had made all arrangements to carry Capt. Murphey to Atlanta this afternoon to place him in a sanitarium. Murphey hud facial paralysis and Bright’s disease wa* developing rapidly. A few of hi© Intimate friends knew he was ex tremely morbid ;l>out his condition. Th coroner’s investigation deckled that l>oth men came to their deaths by shots fired by J. W. Murphey in a fit of temitor ary alerration, and that he was not re sponsible for his acta. Murphey Probably .lenlon*. It is said that Capt. Murphey got an idea into his head that after he was dead and gone, Shutze would be ©elected to fill ids place as cashier at the bank. Presi dent Jordan himself probably had a nar row escape. Murphey asked him to go into the private office a few minutes be fore tho tragedy •rcurred. While not thinking anything was wrong he declin ed because he. was in a hurry to get to Ids office at the Eagle and Phentx Mills. Murphey then turned to Shutze and him if he had a sharp pencil, at the same time telling him to come with him to his office. Capt Murphey was formerly assistant state treasurer of Georgia. Tw'elve years ago he came to Columbus and organized ihe Third National and Columbus Savings Banks with Mr. Jordan. He has since ncen cashier of both these institutions. He also took an active part in state and local politics. He was 60 years old and leaves a wife and one son. J. W. Mur phey. Jr., paying teller at the bank. Mr. Shutze wap a member of the City Council and chairman of police commit tee. He nap .38 years old, and leaves a wife and three little children. Both men were very popular and the awful tragedy has unnerved all Columbus. FLAGt'E IM WELL IN HAND. There I* Nut n Ulnftlc Case \rnong the Troop* In Honolulu. Washington, Jan. 16.—Surgeon General Sternberg say© the situation in Honolulu appears to l>e well In hand, every precau tion having been taken hy the local health authorities and the United States Marine Hospital Service, and, therefore, calls for no action at hi© hands. So far. not a single case of the plague lias appeared among the United States troops, and owing to the thorough meth ods adopted to guard against the intro duction of the disease, it is not considered likely that it will extend to the military reservation. The troojH* are kept under strict discipline, and are not allowed to leave the reservation except on military business. To Keep Out Ilnhonle I’lngne. Washington. Jen. 16.—Secretary Gage to day approved a comprehensive net ot reg ulations. prepared under the supervision of Surgeon General Wyman ot the Ma rine Hospital Service, for the prevention of introduction of the bubonic plague Into the United State© and its dependencies. THEY WANT JUDGE VAN WY< K. Traveling Men Would Like to See •Him Made President. Chicago, Jan. 16.—The Record to-mor row will ©ay: Scores of Democratic editors of Illinois have received letters from the National Hotelkeeper© and Traveling Men’© Antl- Truet Aasociation, having headquarters in New York, telling them that Judge Vmi- Wyck is the choice of tho Eastern trav eling men and hotelkeeper© for President, “on the anti-trust I88UC.” 1 W HEELER TO COME I\ Gt HI. Three More ( * of Ilnhonle Plngne Reported at Manila, Manila, Jnn. 16.—Gen. Wheeler will re turn to th United States thl© Week, mak n ©lop at Guam, on his way hilherto. Three additional cases of the bubonic plague have been reported. WHEELER HAS RESIGNED. He W ill Push Philippine Legislation In t'oiigress. Florence, Ala., Jan. 16. —Gen. Wheeler announces hi© plane In a private letter re ceived here to-day by Tax Commissioner Wood. From Luzon, Ih r. 2. the General writes lie ex’i>ect© to leave in a few day© and will devote lumsclf bore to pushing mineral and school land legislation for the Philippine** through Congress, lie say©: “I could not have left here while the campaign wa© on without being subjected to severe criticism, i have resigned my position In th© army.” OTIS COULD NOT LOCATE HIM. (fn. Wheeler Had No Mind for Ser vice In Manila. Washington, Jan. 16.—The department officials have little to say regarding Gen. \\ heeler’s return. The order had been given some time ago, but whether it wae the result of an application from him could not l>e recalled. It was gathered Gen. nils had not been able lo find a place iik the field satisfactory to Gen. Wheeler, who had no miml for iervice in Manila. SPEY EIRE EIRE IT DAWSON. Lo** Will He *.Y4HMNM and .Much Snf feriag Will Follow, Beattie, Wash., Jan. 16.—The steamer Danube of Victoria, from Skaguay, brings new’s that a large paiA of the business section of Dawson wan wiped out by fire t>n the night of Wednesday lust. A di paich was received at Skaguay on the same night. The loss will exceed |faX),OOi>. There are no names of the building© or lasses. The Skaguay operator ©ays that great suffering will undoubtedly follow the lire, am the temperature at Daw sou 1© 40 de- KrecH below zero, with th wind blowing. The city i© without the regulation water © supply. CUBAN CA 111 NET IN NBNSION. Important Matter* Decided—Yellow Fever Sta I l*t'l*. Havana, Jan. 16.—At to-day’© meeting of the cabinet numerous mutter© W'ere uwrtwr di©cusslon. Definite v rangetnent* were made regarding tne organization of high school©. One will be established In ach province. It was also decided that the municipal judges shall be pntd defi nite salaries and not be left to court fees for their stipends. Counsel will be ap pointed at the public expense to defend accused persons unable to retain them. The yellow fever statistics since the be ginning of the year ©how improved con ditions. There ftver® only five cases under treatment yesterday. CARNEGIE DID NOT FAY IT. (’able Hill for Hoar** Speech, lie Nay*. W a* Not Footed hy lllm. New York, Jan. 16.—1n a dispatch from Washington to a Philadelphia paper it was stated on the authority of u congress man that Andrew Carnegie had given $4,000 to pay the cable tolls on Benator Hoar’s speech last winter to the rebels in the Philippines. Mr. Carnegie gave out the followlng’Statement to-night: “I did not pay the cable tolls for Ben ator Hoar’s message to the Filipinos. They do not need messages of sympathy or com fort. **l would, however, subscribe that amount to a fund for the circulation of the speech among American©, who do need it and codld use the advice it contains wisely.” ■ FHOIIAIILY THE HELIGOLAND. W racked Steamer Belonged 1o Dutch-American Company. S*. Johns, N. F., Jan. 16.—Everything goes to show that the wrecked steamer is the Heligoland, the property of the Dutch- Arm rlcan Petroleum Company. Among a number of flags picked up this evening, near Holy Rood, was one with the colors blue, white and red, with the letter “U” in ihe center. This is the house flag of that company. Taken with the finding of the boat off Cape Pine and other finds It seem© to leave no doubt as to the identity of the vessel. A life buoy was also picked up. with ihe nam<- of the ©reamer painted on It, but the lettering wa© partially illegible from water and fire. GASOLINE YAC HT EXPLODES. Report That Mx People on Board of Her Ferlli*d. Ban Diego, Cal., Jan. 16 —A report was brought to this city to-day by a Mexican who arrived overland from Ensenada, that the gasoline schooner Analta had blown ifp in Magdela bay and that six I*r©ons, all on board had perished. Th- schooner was owned by the Ybara Mining Company of Ban Domingo, Lower California, and lias been running between the mine and this port for some time. She was in command of Capt. H. Funcke, with Charles Anderson as mate; William Forest, engineer, besides three Bailors, two of whom were Mexicans. AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. • M 111 11. Built in New YorL Ht n. Cost of Now York, Jan. 16.—The Board ot Rapid Transit Commisslonors to-day awarded the contract for bulldlnti the underground railway In New York city to J. 11. Mc 'Uonald, of 109 Broadway, one of the two Udders. His price wae |30,C00,000. Iliisslun < liuroh Col lupscil. Ht. Petereburi?, Jan. 16.—A church col lapsed to-day during Ihe celebration of a note, in Maloouaene township. Sumara dis trict. Nineteen persona were killed and sixty-eight wounded. DAILY", J 8 A YEAR. 6 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMES A-WEEK Si A YEAH SECRETARY GAGE UNDER FIRE. SALE OF \I.\V YORK ( I STOM 1101819 FI HMSHED THE TEXT. Following: (lie lli.ens.lon of Rnrnt Free .Delivery Brought Ep hy tlin I'rKrnt DeUeleney Bill, Air. Rich-, nrilson Chtirged ThHt Secretary* (.nge. Had Violated the Letter ofl the l.ntv—Favor, shown the Ba. ttonnl ( Ity Rnnk. t Washington, Jan. 16.— Tlie urgent d*. fleienry appropriation hill was taken ui| In the House to-day. it was the general expectation that l| would open up u stormy debate upon thd question of expansion in view of the largd army and navy items it contains, but that members only became very much on* grossed In.a discussion of an Item o| fit*),oVo for rural free delivery, in whlcti all are personally interested, and the subs Jeet of expansion was barely touched UPO9. j Tho last hour of the debate was enliv. ened with an attack by Mr. Richardson, the minority leader, upon tho Secret ary) of tlie Treasury for his course in conncc. tlon with tho sale of the New York cus. tom house. Mr. Hopkins of Iliinoi# championed the secretary. ( Mr. Cannon was asked hy Mr. Loud o| California about the Item of $150,000 fog rural free delivery and replied that $300.* 000 had been appropriated for tho present fiscal year, though he frankly confessed 1| did not meet with his entire approval. The department had no right to create a condition which necessitated a defies ieney appropriation. He should vote fo9 tho appropriation, hut he should fail id his duty did he not call attention to thd maladministration of the department. ■Mr. Mcßae of Arkansas made a general plea for economy. The revenue at th<* treasury would not exceed $600,000,000, whilst the treasury estimates aggregated $738,. 000,000. Messrs. Tjoud of California, Livingston o| Uwrgla. nnd < irlggs of Heorgla were amonj, those who supported the rural free deliv* cry. | Question of Expansion. Mr. Bnll of Texas first introduced HI the del>afe the Question of expansion, Ha had read extracts from the Declaration of Independence, nnd others from speeches of James. Wilson of Pennsylvania In tho constitutional convention, and of Abraham* Lincoln at (I.ttysburg. It was a long: step, said he, from the com-eptlons of thn government portrayed in these utterances to Ihe ilcciara 1 ions of (he spokesmen ot the present administration. He vigorous ly assailed the recent speech of Senator Beveridge of Indiana. Mr Davis of Florida 9mid he deplored the spirit of expansion which had take*, possession of a |>orilon of the people. Yet not for all tlie world would he withhold from our soldiers nil the moral and male- , Hal support they needed. If the war taxed were necessary to support them, he said, let the measure stand Mr. Davis wa o applauded by Yhe Republican*. Criticised Secretary (.awe. 'Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, beautifuls ly reviewed the appropriations for tho mil itary establishment, showing that In tlmo of peace the appropriations for It, with tho deficiency provided in this bill, reached $121.(100.Ohi). He then proceeded to crlttcle tho transactions of Secretary Gage in th matter of the sale of the New York cus tom house to the National City Bank 08 New York. It had been charged, said Mr. Richard son. that the Secretary of the Treasury had violated the law and was subject tat impeachment. Mr. Rtchardßon said he did not go to that length, but he destred to call attention to the transactions relative to the sale of the old custom house Id New York. Tlie Sepretary of the Treasury, he said. Lad certainly violated the strict letter ot tho law. Because tho proceeds of the sale had been deposited in the National City Bank which had purchased the property, some of the papers, he said, had oharyed that the secretary was technically guilty of embezzlement nnd had cited a decision of the Supreme Court made last Novem ber. Amid the confusion that ensued Mr. Richardson finally made the House un derstand that he did not agree with this view. He expressed the opinion that tha secretary had a perjpet right to deposit! the money in a government depository such as the National City Bank then was. But ho desired to go beyond that. Tha custom house was sold to the bank July 3, 1899, for $3,265,000. Just before the eala (June 5.) the secretary received a letter from A. B. Hepburn from which he quot ed this abstract: “Of course this bank is very strong and if you take the pains to look at the list of directors you will see we have great claims on account of what was done In 1896. " Favors Shown (lie Rank. Mr. Richardson then read a list of soma government deposits In this bank at va rious times to show thal for six months It had the use of an average of $10,000,000 of government money. Was that due to the contributions made by the directors to the campaign fund of '96? he Inquired. Turning again to the sale of the custom house he showed how the bank had de posited $3,850,000 in bonds in the treasury, and then Instead of paying the purchase money out the treasury had simply had transfer red the purchase price to the gov ernment's account in the bank. Hut not the whole purchase price was transferred. It was only $3,215,000, leaving a pitiful $50.- 000 unpaid. At the same time it leased the property to tho government at tho rate of $136,000 a year. What had the gov ernment got out of the transaction? A paper credit of $3,215,000 and the privilege of paying $136,000 a year rent. What had the bank got? The rent, the use of the purchase money which It loan ed. according lo newspaper reports, at enormous rates, and by withholding tha last $50,000 lo prevent the title from pass ing. exemption from taxation upon tha property it had purchased., ”1 leave It to any honest-minded man." said Mr. Richardson, “if that I* dealing fnlrly witli tho trust money of the United •States?" (Democratic applause). Defended hy flopklns. Mr. Hoi:,kins of Illinois quickly Chal lenged Mr. Richardson's statement that the Iwink was not liable to taxes. "It Is not liable for taxes until the'title passes." said Mr. Richardson. "It became liable.” Insisted Mr. Hop kins, "when it purchased and took pos- Continaed on Fifth Page.