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Atlanta %cmrwaL VOL. IV. 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. xilleFhiFwFfb 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. smith “fam ilygives - 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- PARTMENT. > Jg-A -9- t f -9- -9- -t- -t- T- -t--*—Jt- -9- -4- -W- -t-■■LaSaala JL WVW W WTWVi 1 'l'T'lTr V V V’*-* 4*-*“** ♦ t- * ♦ MACLAY IS FIRjJED + ♦ OUT OF U. 3. NAVY. ♦ «|» —L 4- "WASHINGTON Dec. 24.—T0 •> ♦ Rear Admiral A. S. Barker, U. 8. 4» 4> N., Commandant i Cavy Yard, New 4* 4» York: By order of president, Ed- 4* gar S. Maclay is dtocharged. Notify 4» 4- him. 1 ." LONG.” * ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l 1 < i »»■»<»♦♦♦■»♦» M W »M< I > ♦ MACLAY SEARCHES ♦ 4- FOR KINDLY ADVICE ♦ + NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—When seen + 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: + "I have written to the civil ser- + 4» vice authorities at Washington ask- 4» ♦ Ing for a formal opinion on this sub- 4. 4> ject. I shall be guided.ln my actions 4» 4> by the advice received from this 4* 4> source.” + ♦ ♦ 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. , J 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.