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TRAIN WHEELS GRIND
CHILDREN INTO PULP
eturning From Xmas
Tree Two Boys Are
Mangled By
Engine.
SALISBURY. N. C-. Dec. 35.-Ray. aged
12, and Milton. aged 9. sons of John Rusty,
employe of the Southern railway, were
literally ground to pieces about 10 o'clock
last night.
The children were returning from a
Christmas tree and were in advance of
their father.
They failed to hear the train, which was
tunning at a high rate of speed.
Zeb Trexler, who witnessed the acci
dent. attempted to save the children and
eras seriously Injured, but will probably
recover.
BIG STOCK OsThANO
CUT IN SUGAR.
MEW YORK. Dec »* -James H. Poet, prwt
•eat of the National Sugar Refining Company,
tn aa tatervicw regarding the Sugar situation
and the recent cut In prices sal*.
"At this time of the year the grocers do not
bay very largely of sugar. They all seem very
Cdly dssSoraHsed by the recent rapid declines.
It seems to have been their policy for some
‘ Em. past. The small decline in raw sugar has
been caused by the possible withdrawal of a
portion of the bounties paid by European
iountriea In addition there are the excessive
Stocks all over the world of both beet and
eane sugars."
sworHndtorch
ARE IN MACEDONIA
ASSASSINATION, PILLAGING AND
OUTRAGE DROWN MACEDO
NIA’S CRY FOR HELP.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. M-—Asaaa
•luation and pillaging of villages and out
raging of inhabitants have so increased
Csently in Macedonia that the consuls
re appealed to the embassies to put a
atop to each crimes. The foreign minis
ters have made urgent representations to
the porte of the danger of permitting the
continuance of such acts.
FOUR OF FAMILY
BURNED TO DEATH
DUBOIS. Pa.. Dec. 25.—VS ord reached
here Sunday of a terrible holocaust that
occurred about three miles from Summer-
Wile. JaMsreen oeuaty.- Saturday. The
home of John Asr.xiugh. a farmer, was
destroyed by fire and four persons were
burned to death. One other Is burned in
Such a manner that recovery is very
doubtful and four others are seriously
burned and injured. The dead are:
WILLIAM ASHBAUGH, twenty-two
years old. brother of the owner of the
Ashbaugh home.
MABEL ASHBAUGH, a twelve-year
bld daughter.
HARRY ASHBAUGH, a ten-year-old
•OS.
JAMES ASHBAUGH, a nine-year-old
son.
The Injured.
Herman Ashbaugh, eight years old,
burned In such a manner that recovery
is doubtful.
Mrs Ashbaugh, seriously burned, leg
broken and injured internally by jumping
from a second story window, but will re
cover.
John Ashbaugh, the husband and father,
seriously burned and suffering from ex
posure. but will recover.
Two young children painfully burned.
The affair happened at an early hour
tn the morning. The fire undoubtedly was
caused by an overheated stove.
The family were sleeping, and Mr. Ash
baugh. being awakened by the smell of
•moke, hastened to arouse the other mem
bers of the family. He awakened all the
family and rushed out of the house with
the smallest children. He returned for the
others, but was driven back by the flames,
and the other members, becoming bewil
dered perished in the flames, except Mrs
Ashbaugh, who jumped from a second
story window and sustained serious in
jury.
CHILD FINOS DEATH
IN AGONIZING BURNS
KNOXVILLE. 'Tenn.. Dec. 21—A special
to The Sentinel from Greenville says the
It-year-old daughter of Joseph Collins, a
well-known citlxen. was burned to death
this morning.
The child's clothing caught tire while
she was playing with her little brother
•bout a grate. The child ran to her moth
er. who was some distance from the
house, but before the flames could be ex
tinguished she was fatally burned and
filed in a short time. The llttla boy was
not injured.
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY
HAS NOTHING TO SAY
New YORK, Dec. 24.—Rear Admiral
ichley and his wife have just arrived in
this city from Washington. They will
mend the holidays with their daughter
Mrs. R. M. 8. Wortley.
Admiral Schley refused to talk about
the reprimand of General Miles and the
tootradlctlon of Admiral Dewey's judg*
Rant.
“I am here to enjoy Christmas with my
family," he said, "and'l have nothing to
•ay about anything connected with my
lutlea or with the army or navy cr the
president.”
MEN AND BUILDINGS -
BLOWN LIKE CHAFF
COLUMBUS. 0., Dec. 24.-A special to
Fha Dispatch from Kenton, 0.. says:
A terrible gas explosion occurred here
this morning.
One man was fatally hurt and six store
fronts were blown out.
The damage will amount to several
thousand dollars.
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SOUGHT OFFICER
NEW YORK. Dee. S.-John Bell, a car
penter. today shot and killed his wife in
the kitchen of their home in Brooklyn.
He then hunted up a policeman and
•onfeaaed h’s crime, claiming that his
wife who had recently returned from a
rtsit to her parents Is Scotland, had been
antrue to him.
GROVER CLEVELAND
FAR FROM WELL
MRS. CLEVELAND SAYS HE HAS
NOT LEFT HIS ROOM IN -
FIVE WEEKS.
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 24.—Mrs. Gro
ver Cleveland made the following state
ment today concerning the health of the
former president:
"The reports that have been published in
regard to Mr. Cleveland have apparently
been construed as indicating his entire
recovery. This shown by a renewal of ail
sorts of applications for all sorts of things
which can hardly be considered even by
a ran in robust health. He has already
received severe epistolator chastisement
at the hands of those who are impatient
ly awaiting for answers to letters which
should never have been written. While
Mr. Cleveland's health is such as to en
tirely relieve his friends from any ap
prehension. he is yet far from well, and
has not been able to leave his room for
nearly five weeks.”
SENATOR SEWELL
HAS AN EASY NIGHT
CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 35.-A slight im
provement in the condition of Senator
William J. Sewell was reported this morn
ing by his physicians.
General Sewell rallied from hfs weak
spell of yesterday and rested comfortably
last nisht.
DECISION WITHHELD
IN ZION LACE CASE
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Judge Tuley today
announced his decision in the suit for the
appointment of a receiver for the Zion
lace Industries would not be handed down
until after his return from his holiday
vacation.
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK;
IS BURNED TO ASHES
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Northbound Wrecked
and Cremated Near Dallas—Three Persons Badly
Hurt But No One Was Killed —Baggage,
Hail and Express Saved.
DALLAS, Texas. Dec. 25.—The Mis
souri. Kansas and Texas northbound pas
senger train, due In Dallas at 11:20
o’clock last night, was wrecked and al
most completely burned six miles south
of here shortly before midnlgbt.
Three persons were Injured, but no one
was killed. The passengers were shaken
up. but none seriously hurt. The bag
gage. express and mail were saved.
Injured—Jenks Clark, engineer, Deni
son, Texas. Injured about shoulders and
legs; not serious.
William Kevney, fireman, also of Deni
son, injured about head and legs; not
serious.
Joseph Henry, colored, Injured inter
nally.
The engine and one Pullman are all
that remain, five cars being totally de
stroyed. The engine is bottom up in the
ditch.
DOWIEHJKE ELIJAH,
WAS NOT INFALLIBLE
CHICAGO, Dec. 34.—The closing argu
ment In the suit against "Doctor” John
Alexander Dowie, for the appointment of
a receivership for his Zion Lace indus
try was begun by Attorney S. W. Pack
ard yesterday in Judge Tuley's court.
Judge Packard denounced the action of
Sam Stevenson. Dowie's brother-in-law.
In having brought the suit and expressed
the hope that his better spirits would
move him to reconciliation with Zion.
A strong plea was made to show that
Dowie was not Infallible. Attorney Pack
ard likened Dowie to J. Pierpont Mor
gan as a great organizer, but he said he
doubtless made mistakes.
'He does not claim to be more than hu
man.” he said, "for in the bible. St.
James says ’Elijah was a mau of like
passions with ourselves.' **
Mr. Packard, in upholding Dowie's
claims aa Elijah, said that he would pre
fer him at Ida bedside if he was at the
point of death rather than any skilled
physician. Mr. Packard is not a member
of Zion congregation.
“Doctor" Dowie and his wife were pres
ent in court with by far the largest num
ber of followers that has yet filled the
court. During Attorney Packard's reci
tation of Dowie's identitj' with Elijah the
"Restorer.” Dr. Dowie, frequently rolled
his ey<s upward and gazed at the celling
as though in prayer.
THESE MAY CARRY
TRAIN OF EDWARD
\
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The London cor
respondent of The Herald says that there
is a certain amount of curiosity to know
who will be the elder sons to carry the
king's train at the coronation.
They should be elder sons of dukes, and
will most probably be Lord Euston, elder
son of the duke of Grafton; Lord Tavi
stock. son of the duke of Bedford; Lord
Percy, son of the duke of Northumber
land; Lord Dalkeith, son of the duke of
Buccieuch, and Lord Hamilton, son of the
duke of Abercorn.
are all of this rank at present in
England, Lord Douro and Lord Tullibar
dine being tn South Africa witli their reg
iments. Lord Granby, son of the duke of
Rutland, is not eligible, as he sits in the
house of lords as Lord Haddon. If the
absent cn*r are not home by June it is
possible that s<*me of the elder sons of
marquises will be chosen in their places.
Toler Gets Respite.
FRIARS POINT, Miss.. Dee. £3.—The
man T«»ter. wlio was to have been hanged
here today for murder has been rcspi;c*l
fur 2? days by the governor.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1901.
FOUR ROBBERS
MUST DIE ON
GALLOWS
SUCH IS THE DECISION OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF NORTH
CAROLINA IN IMPOR-
TANT CASE.
RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 25,-The state
supreme court last Monday night hand
ed down an opinion which means that
four white men in jail at Asheville must
all be hanged there for burglary, a cap
ital crime under the statute of this
state.
On the night of February 8, 1901, four
men. Foster, Johnson, Mills and Gates,
broke into a store at Emma, a little
station in Buncombe county. Mills and
Gates kept guard while Foster and John
son forced Clerk Alexander, who slept
in a room connected with the store, at
the point of a pistol, to conduct them
to a trunk in which the money was kept.
While this was taking place a cat in
an adjoining Joom made a noise, which for
a moment distracted the burglars’ atten
tion. Alexander seized this opportunity
to grasp his pistol, and in the fight
which ensued two of the burglars and
Alexander were all badly, though not fa
tally shot.
The court holds that since some one
slept in the same building in which the
store was located that the crime was
burglary in the first degree and they
must pay the penalty with their lives.
Chief Justice Furches writes the opin
ion and all the justices concur except
Justice Douglas, who files a separate
opinion, holding that Johnson and Fos
ter are guilty in the first degree, but,
sinco Mills and Gates did not participate
in the attack, and as the evidence does
not disclose that they intended more
than theft, their punishment should not
exceed a long term, probably life im
prisonment. This fact is the first time
in the histohy of the state that one opin
ion has determined the execution of four
men for burglary.
SHAW WILL ACCEPT
TREASURY PORTFOLIO
IOWA GOVERNOR IS ON HIS WAY
TO WASHINGTON TO CONFER
WITH ROOSEVELT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Governor Les
lie M. Shaw, who has been offered the
treasury portfolio, and who is now on
his way to Washington, is expected to ar
rive here late tonight or early tomorrow
morning.
The* general impression among lowa
public men In this city Is that Governor
Shaw w’lll accept the portfolio.
WILSON AND SHAW
ARE BOTH FROM IOWA
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24,-The cabinet
was in session a little over an hour to
day.
Practically no business was transacted,
the whole time being occupied in felicita
tions of the season.
The president did not mention the fact
that he h«*_ tendered the treasury port
folio to Governor Shaw at the meeting,
but privately talked with Secretary Wil
son about the matter, the latter express
ing the opinion that Governor Shaw would
accept. If Governor Shaw accepts Sec
retary Gage will suit the Incoming sec
retary's convenience about relinquishing
his portfolio to him.
When Governor Shaw is ready to as
sume the duties of the position. Secretary
Gage wll turn over the administration
of the treasury to him. Secretary Gage
has not yet announced what his plans
for the future nre. If Governor Shaw
goes into the cabinet tne question has
been raised as to whether Secretary Wil
son. who also comes from lowa, will
remain. On this point a cabinet officer
is quoted as saying that the president
is particularly desirous that Secretary
Wilson shall continue in the cabinet. His
work in the department of agriculture
is highly appreciated by the farmers of
the country.
turnmln fire alarm"
TO CATCH THE ROBBERS
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Six robbers Sunday
night entered the Chicago House Wreck
ing company's buildings, bound and
gagged two watchmen and blew open the
safe. They took $33 from the clothes of
the watchmen and escaped.
After three hours’ captivity, one of the
watchmen, still bound, managed to crawl
to a fire alarm box which he pulled. It
is said the amount taken from the safe
was not large.
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PRINCELY GIFT TO YALE.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Dec. 24,-Yale uni
versity has received a gift of $30,000 from
Herbert K. Smith. Melissa E. Smith and
Ernest W. Smith, of New York, to carry out
the Intention of the late Rev. Edward A.
Smith. Yale, ISSS. formerly a member of the
corjMiratlon nf the university, to establish n
fund hi memory of his father, the late Isv.ac
E. Smith, of N--.v York. The income of the
fund la to bs apt>|>*4 to the current expense of
the academical darar'.ment.
MAGLftYKICKED
OUT OF NAVY
BY LONG
ALLEGED HISTORIAN WOULDN’T
RESIGN AND HE IS BODILY
FIRED BY DE-
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♦ Rear Admiral A. S. Barker, U. 8. 4»
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4» York: By order of president, Ed-
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4> at his home and informed of his dis- 4»
4> missal from his position in the navy
4> yard by the president, Edgar Stan- +
4> ton Maclay said:
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4> ject. I shall be guided.ln my actions 4»
4> by the advice received from this 4*
4> source.” +
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Secretary
Long has discharged Edgar Stanton
Maclay from his position as skillful la
borer in the Brooklyn navy yard, Mr.
Maclay having refused to resign when re
quested to do so.
Mr. Maclay is author of a naval history,
and in its last volume sharply criticised
Admiral Schley and denounced him as a
caitiff, poltroon and coward.
Secretary Long’s act ton was taken by
direction of the preside**, and followed a
conference between the president and the
secretary, who took to? the white house
with him a letter from Maclay in response
to the request for his resignation sent by
the secretary last Saturday. In his letter
Maclay submitted that he could not be re
moved or be compelled to 'resign without
definite charges being made against him,
and without having an opportunity to an
swer those charges. Although the civil
service rules give employes of the public
service the opportunity of answering
charges that may be preferred against
them, the president ex#*"f*sed his prerog
atives in the present instance and directed
Maclay's removal, it being held that the
latter was aware unofficially if not official
ly of the reasons which actuated the ex
ecutive in taking the course determined
upon.
Maclay’s Letter to Long.
Mr. Maclay’s letter to Secretary Long
replying to the request for his resignation
is as follows:
"Navy Yard, New York. Office of the
General Storekeeper, December 23, 1901.
To Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker, U. S.
N., Commandant Navy Yard, New York:
Sir: I have the honor of acknowledging
the receipt of your communication of this
date, in which you forward the following
communication of this date from the hon
orable secretary of the navy:
“ T am directed by the president to ask
Edgar S. Maclay, special laborer, general
storekeeper’s office, navy yard, New,
York, to send in his resignation.’
*T respectfully submit that I was reg
ularly appointed to my present position,
after having duly passed a clerk’s examin
ation, in accordance with all the require
ments of the civil service regulations and,
therefore, cannot be removed or be com
pelled to resign without definite charges
being made against me and without hav
ing an opportunity to answer those
charges. I have been in this office fifteen
months, have been promoted for efficiency
and, so far as I know, my work has been
satisfactory to my superiors. I have vio
lated no rules or regulations of this office
or of the navy yard, so far as I am aware.’
Such being the case, I feel that it would
not only be an Injustice to myself to re
sign under such circumstances, but it
would be establishing a precedent that
vitally concerns thousands of civil service
employes, both national and state. Very
respectfully yours.
‘ EDGAR S. MACLAY.”
Then follows Long’s curt note of dis
missal.
FIGURES ARE GIVEN
ON CITY OF HAVANA
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 24.—The di
vision of insular affairs of the war de
partment has prepared for publication a
summary of the vital statistics of the
city of Havana for the month qf Novem
ber, 1901.
The sanitjiry condition of the city is ex
cellent, tach month showing a steady
improvement ' over the corresponding
month of the preceding year. During the
past eleven years the average number
of deaths for November has been 902.
In November, this year, there were 443.
The death rate was 19.58, which com
pares favorably with cities of the same
size in other civilized countries of the
world. During November there were no
cases of deaths from yellow fever. This
can be said of no preceding November
since 1762. During the last seven years
the average number of deaths from this
disease in November has been 48.
RUSSIAN TORPEDOBOAT
DEVELOPES FAST SPEED
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The Russian na
vy has to record a success in e far east,
for the first torpedo boat built in the new
ship building yard at Port Arthur has
just been turned out, cables the St.
Petersburg correspondent of The Stand
ard.
On her trial trip the boat developed a
mean speed of 27 1-2 knots.
BULGARIA REVOLTS
AGAINST THE SULTAN
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 24.—A revolution
ary demonstration against Turkey took
place here Sunday night.
The police experienced difficulty in pre
venting the rioters from wrecking the
residence of the Turkish commissioner.
Thousands of people who were in sym
pathy with those actively engaged in the
rioting participated in the disturbance
by shouting for a revolution In Macedonia.
A 51.000 GIFT
FOO DEGATUR
ORPHANS
DALTON MAN SENDS ASA G. CAN-
DLER CHECK FOR THAT
AMOUNT BY MAIL
TODAY.
The mall of Mr. Asa G. Candler, secre
tary of the trustees of the Decatur Or
phans’ Home, had a check for 31,000.00 in
it Christmas morning.
Mr. J. B. Maynard, of Dalton, a promi
nent farmer, made the orphans a present
of 31,000 for endowment. This is truly a
nice present and doubtless many others
have It in their mind to follow this ex
ample. Some are going to insure their
lives for the orphans. Why may not the
orphans receive a number of other Christ
mas presents from their friends?
TEN MILLIONS”CAPiTAL -
FOR HARDWARE CONCERN
TRENTON, N. J.. Dec. 24.-The Pacific
Hardware and Steel Co., capital .310,000,000,
was incorporated here today. The stock Is
divided into 17,000,000 common and 33.000,000
preferred, bearing 6 per cent cumulative
dividend.
The company Is authorized to manufac
ture and deal in every kind of iron, steel
and hardware. The Incorporators are Au
gust K. Gibbs, E. A. Selfridge, Charles E.
Miller. H. J. Morton, Louis Floss, Jr., A.
L. Scott and Joseph Floss, all of San
Francisco.
Rathbun Jury Badly Tangled.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 23,-The
jury in the case of Newell C. Rathbun,
charged with the murder of Charles Good
man, in this city last month, is still out
When called into court this morning the
jurymen stated that they were unable to
agree, and Judge Marsh sent them back
to the jury room, stating that he would
receive a verdict at any time they were
ready.
FOR WOMAN’S LOVE
HE SHOT HIMSELF
Chicago Manufacturer Sends Bullet Crashing Through
His Lung Because Woman He Loved Had De
clined /to Accept a Christmas Present
From Him—Dying at the Hospital.
ire™ portfolio
HEFOSED OF CRANE
GOVERNOR DECLINES TOGA THAT
IS TO BE DISCARDED
BY GAGE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Governor
Cranq, of Massachusetts, has declined the
treasury portfolio tendered him by Presi
dent Roosevelt Friday.
The announcement of Governor Crane’s
declination followed a conference between
the president and Senator Lodge after the
latter had talked with Governor Crane
over the long distance telephone.
May Select Shaw to Nip His Ambition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Governor
Crane, of Massachusetts, having declined
the secretaryship of the treasury, no New
England man will be chosen, and Presi
dent Roosevelt has two other men under
Consideration. These are Myron T. Her
rick, of Ohio, and Governor Shaw, of
lowa.
Colonel Herrick was one of President
McKinley’s closest personal friends, is a
very successful financier and if not placed
in the cabinet, will go as ambassador to
Italy, in a little less than a year.
Governor Shaw\ of lowa, has a fine rec
ord as governor, and. while not so well
known as a financier, has spoken most in
telligently on finance. His chief reputa
tion came from his fight for the goli
standard in lowa.
Senators Allison and Dolliver are urging
Shaw’s appointment, and there is much
senatorial influence behind it. The lowa
senators want to get Governor Shaw out
of the road. A question is, whether the
president will deem it good politics to
choose another northwestern man for hfs
cabinet, as Wisconsin is to be represented
by H. C. Payne, but as Governor Shaw
has presidential ambitions his selection
migut be good politics.
farmer~iTkilled -
BY UNKNOWN MEN
HUDSON. N. Y., Dec. 25.—Peter A. Hall
enbeck, a well known farmer in Columbia
county, while alone in his house last
night was shot to death by three un
known men.
The men were afterward seen driving
towards Catskill station.
Eleven shots were fired into Hallen
beck's body.
The farmers have lately been annoyed
by poultry thieves, and it is thought the
murder was done by some of them.
FIERCE FLAMES DESTROY
WHOLE BUSINESS BLOCK
DUNLOW. W. Va., Dec. 24.—The leading
business block of this town burned last
night. Among the buildings destroyed are
Henry Copley's dry goods store; loss 315,-
000; Insurance 37,000. W. M. Davies, dry
goods, groceries and hardware; loss 310,-
000; insurance, 35.000; Wayne Strother, dry
goods, loss 310.0 CO; insurance $4,000. The
postoffice, several residences and a num
ber of other smaller buildings were also
destroyed.
MEMPHIS BOAT BURNS;
THREE LIVES ARE LOST
KITCHENER REPORTS
BRITISH CASUALTIES
BOERS CHARGE IN OVERWHELM-
ING NUMBERS BRITISH CAV-
ALRY TROOPS.
LONDON, Dec. 24.—Lord Kitchener in
a dispatch from Johannesburg, dated Sat
urday, December 21, sends reports of sharp
fighting in the Orange river and Transvaal
colonies.
Two hundred mounted Infantry, in the
neighborhood of Beginderwn, were divi
ded into parties and were searching- farms
when they were attacked by 300 Boers and
40 armed natives under Commandant
Britz. '
The Boers charged determinedly in
overwhelming number. Beyond the fact
that the British casualties were severe,
no details have been received.
Lord Kitchener also reports that during
General Dewet’s attack on the British
forces commanded by Generals Dartnail
and Campbell at Langberg December 18,
the Boers charged bravely and fought
desperately for several hours. Dewet
was driven off with the loss of 20 men.
1-ere were 12 casualties on the side of
the British.
On December 20 that Botha with 800
Boers surprised Colonel Damantt’s ad
vance guard at Tafel Kopje, Orange
River colony. The Boers rushed a kopje,
commanding the main body and the guns,
but Damantt rallied his men and drove
the enemy from the kopje. The British
casualties were heavy.
Damantt was dangerously wounded, two
officers and 20 men killed and three offi
cers and 17 men were wounded. The Boers
left six dead on the field and dispersed.
The British pursued the enemy and cap
tured a number of prisoners including
Commandant Keyter.
Later the Boers, under a flag of truee,
asked permission to remove their deau.
They admitted having buried 27 men.
CHICAGO, Dec. 25 —Charles B. Martin,
a manufacturer in the McVicker theater
building, is at the county jail hospital and
his death is expected from a bullet wound
which has penetrated the abdomen and
lungs.
The shooting occurred in the office of
Angel Co., 512 to 516 Champlain building,
in the presence of Miss Bernice Michaus,
who had a few minutes before rejected a
Christmas offering from Martin.
It is alleged by perons who were in the
office at the time of the shooting that Mar
tin had at first threatened to shoot Miss
Michaus and that she had screamed and
that then he turned the gun upon him
self and fired.
The police are hoping to get a statement
from Martin before his death.
Matin is delirious and constantly re
peats that the shooting was an accident.
Miss Michaus, on 4he other hand, has as
serted tha t Martin had threatened to
shoot her on several occaions, though she
had taken the menace as a jest.
Miss Michaus visited Martin at the hos
pital, but he was unconscious and did not
recognize.
BIR MIN G H AW YE R,~
INSANE, SHOOTS CLIENT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 24.—William
Little, a lawyer, former consul to Hondu
ras under Cleveland, shot William L.
Dodd, president of the Southern Mutual
Aid association, in their room this morn
ing.
Little had been representing Mr. Dodd,
who is on trial on the charge of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes in connec
tion with the Birmingham debenture re
demption company.
Mr. Little became deranged as the re
sult of mental strain in conduct of the
case and entered the room this morning,
declaring that h 6 was going to die.
Seeing a pistol on a table, Little grab
bed it and emptied every chamber at Dodd
and his brother James L. Dodd. Only one
bullet took effect.
It entered W. L. Dodd's shoulder.
Little comes of a prominent North Car
olina family.
Dodd will recover.
FORTUNE IS
FOR SEAT IN EXCHANGE
NEW YORK, Dec. 24. —It was reported
yesterday in Wall street that bids of 377,500
were made for seats on the stock ex
change, of which five are understood to
te for sale at the present time. No sale
was reported, but an offer of one seat was
made at 380,000. The sale of one seat on
Saturday at 375,000 was the record price.
Third Victim Dies of Wound.
RICHMOND. Va.. Dec. 23.-James Q.
Stiff, the third victim of the unerring
aim of Herbert Marx in the Westmore
land tragedy the night of December 3,
died today.
Os the five men, who went to chastise
him for an alleged insult to Miss Rosa
Taylor, W. P. Taylor, Jr., was instantly
killed, William Heflin died the next day,
and now Stiff, who lingered with a bullet
through his spine in a Washington hos
pital. was returned to his home, near the
scene of the shooting, and succumbed to
the wound.
Captain Cook is Better.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Capt. Fran
cis A. Cook, who is ill at the United
States naval hospital here, is improving
slowly. His physicians state that it will
be two weeks before he will be able to be
out.
Steamer Burns to Water’s
Edge at Memphis
Wharf Yesterday
Morning.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 35.—The stem
wheel steamer Sun, plying between thto
port and Fulton, Tenn., burned to the
water’s edge this morning at 5 o'clock at
her moorings at the wharf on the city
front.
The boat arrived from Fulton about
midnight last night with 15 passengers, oil
of whom were asleep on board when the
fire broke out. Os these three are known
to be lost, viz: ____
D. N. RAINEY AND WIFE, of Old
River, Tenn; and
MRS. G. M. TIMS, of Richardson Land
ing, Ark.
Their charred remains have been recov
ered from the wreck.
The three months old child of Mrs. Tims
is missing. It is believed that all the other
persons on board escaped.
The fire originated in a pile of seed cot
ton on the boiler deck, and was probably
started by a spark from the furnace.
The boat was valued at $50,000 and was
about half Insured.
The cargo, which was totally de
stroyed, consisted, of 27 bales of cot
ton and a lot of cotton seed and seed cot
ton, besides miscellaneous freight.
PLATT IN A RAGE; •
MM FIGHT WHITE
SONS OF THE SENATOR MAY JOIN
IN GETTING ‘‘SATIS- 1
FACTION."
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—United States
Senator Thomas C. Platt Sunday ds-,
dined to permit the reproduction of the
biographical article of himself written by
William Allen White and published in
McClure's Magazine. The senator at ths
same time declined to t point out tboee
parts of the article most offensive to him,
as well as the parts of the inaccuracy
of which he complained.
“I shall see that the article is repro
duced at the proper dine and in the prop
er manner,” said Senator Platt, "In or
der that the pkblic may see the full ex
tent of its blackguardism. I think it is
one of the most malicious and offensive
articles ever put in type. -• —~ *
“I am still determined to punish this
man both by law and otherwise. When
the article is reproduced I think it will
appear In a magazine with my answer,
in order that it will reach and be read
by the persons who read the insulting
words contained in the so-called criticism.
My lawyers will attend to the legal feat
ures of the case.”
It was said by one of Senator Platt's
friends yesterday that the publishers of
McClure’s Magazine had offered to tbs
senator the use of their pages to correct
any Inaccuracies in the White article, or
to make any answer he desires. The edi
tor of the magazine said the management
had no comment or statement to make
concerning the matter.
PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
SCENE OF SIO.OOO,FIRE
PENSACOLA, Fla., Dec. 23 —Much mer
ry making was followed by cruel and de
structive flames at the Pensacola navy
yard Saturday morning, and a loss of gov
ernment property valued at nearly 310,000
was the result.
Captain Reisinger, the former comman
dant, has been detached from the Pensa
cola yard and ordered to Washington on
waiting orders. The genial commandant
was to have taken his departure last
night, his success, Rear Admiral Frank
Wilde, having arrived. Captain Reisinger
did not leave, however, until today.
Captain Reisinger had been a very great
power for good during his incumbency at
the yard and of course was held In high
esteem by all who knew him. His brother
and junior officers tendered him a fare
well reception Friday night at building ,
No. 7, known as officers’ quarters, and oc
cupied by officers of the marine corps at
the navy yard. Dancing was indulged in
until early yesterday morning and all re
tired thoroughly tired out.
About 3 a. m. Saturday, a cry of fire was
raised, and it was found that the elegant
two-story officers' quarters. In which had
a short time before been the center of the
"recherche” entertainment, was envelopad
in flames and was a total loss even when
the fire was discovered. So rapid was the
progress of the flames that the naval of
ficer occupants had not the opportunity
of saving their belongings, and as a con
sequence nearly the entire lot of fine uni
forms and accoutrements were consumed.
The individual losses of these young of
ficers will aggregate nearly 33.000. Ono
of them had quite a sum of money burned
with the building.
WILL WATSON KILLED
AT BEACHAM’S MILL
DUBLIN, Ga., Dec. 25.—Wi1l Watson
was killed by three other Watsons at
Becham’s mill. 10 miles west of here, In
Burgamy district last night. The coroner
left for the inquest this morning. All weft
white men.
TWO SHOT IN BROIL*
AND BOTH MAY DIE
DUBLIN, Ga., Dec. 25.—80 b Fort fa
tally shot and wounded Homer Keen and
Joe Lovett, at Brewton, Ga„ a station on
the Wrightsvile and Tennille railroad near
Dublin, this morning in a Christmas
broil. Both are expected toddle.
Shot to Death.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Dec. 25.—A Scimitar
special from Water Valley, Miss., says:
An unknown man rode up to the store
of Matt Keith, postmaster and a store
keeper at Fletcher, Panola county, about
12 miles from here, late yesterday after
noon, and calling him to the door shot
him twice, killing him instantly.
Watch Charm Given Governor.
Governor Candler was yesterday pre
sented with a watch charm by employes
in the executive department. Miss Mary
Nagle, Mr. John C. Candler, Mr. C. M.
Hitch and Major J. W. Warren. The
charm is a very pretty one.
NO. 30.