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VOL XXIII COUNTY DIRECTORY. Ordinary—J. F. Carmichael. SheriH—J. O. Beauchamp. Deputy—J. M. Crawford. Surveyor—B. J. Jink*. Treasurer—T. L. Williams. Tax Collector —T. J. Cole. Tax Receiver--C. R. Carter. Coroner—Simon Hardy. Cierk Superior Court—Joe Jolly ; court 3rd Mondays in February and August. Road Commissioners—6ls G. M. J. L, Barkley, H. G. Asbury, T. O, G # M., ,T, M. Ball. J. E. Hale, J. W. Fletcher; 609 G. M., J. W. Minter.fJ. [„ Pye, S. K Smith; 614 G. M., J. W. Holoway, J. 11. Cole, J. Van Wright ; 552 G. M , D. B, Moore. 11. M. Harper, F. M. Maddox; 612 G. M. f W. O. Crawley. Cornelius McCluare, T. H. Nolan; 610 'J, M., T. P. Bell, R. M Fleichrr J. G. Colowell ; 616 G. M ,J. li Maddox, J. J. Wileon, J’C Baines. B <i<i * l l Eoui a*M.II--W M. Mai a G it i-tit'll', J. T Goouman, . in o i. J M M< Michael. E. E. Poi nd C, S. C. Office in court house. Jury Cormnißsioners---H. N. By ar, Obe Ilendnck, W B. Dozier, L. J. Bal l , T. P. Ball, AlexAtkm~ son. Justices Court-615 Dist., R. A, Woodward, J. P.; J. G, Kimbell. N. P. 613 Dist.. 11. L. Brown, j, P.; H. C. Thaxton, N. P, 609 Dist., W. A. Waldrop, J P.; Steve Moo e. N. P. 552 Diet. , James Jolly, J. P.; J M. Maodox N. P. 612 Dist., Howard Ham, J. P.; F. Z. Curry, N. P 610 Dist., .'J. Collins, J. P.; T. P. Bell, N. T. P. 616 Dist., 0.8. Knowies, J, P.; J. L. Barnet, N P. 614 Dist., A. 11. Ogleiree, J. P.; W. F. Douglas, N. P. Mayor E. E. Pound. Conncilinen—T. J. Lane, J. \V. Car michael, B. P. Bailey, T. M. Furlow. CHURCHES. Methodist—Rev. T. W. Bell, pastor. Services every Sunday at 1L a.in., 7 p.m. Prayer meeting every Wednes day night. Baptist -Rev. G. W. Gardner, pas tor. Services every Sunday at 11 a. in. and 7 p.m. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Presbyterian—Rev. Mr. Pharr, pas tf>r. Services every 3rd Sunday ai 1L -....ii. and 7 p.m., and every Ist Sunday at 7 p.m. SECRET SOCIETIES. F. & A. M. — Chapter meets 2nd and 4th Monday nights. Blue Lodge, Ist anil 3rd Monday nights. Red men—2nd and 4th Tuesday nights in each month. PROFESSIONAL CARDS W. W. Anderson. Frank Z. Curry. ANDERSON &, CURRY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Negotiates loans on real estate. Office up stairs over the Yellow Store, Jackson, Georgia. M. M. MILLS, Attoknky at Law. Office in Court House, Jackson, Ga. M. Y. MeKIBBEN, Attorney at Law, JACKSON, - - GEORGIA. STOP AT THE Morrison House. Everything New and FirKt-Cluss. Conveniently Located. Free Hack to Depot. C. W. BUCHANAN, Prop’r. Dr. 0. H. Cantrell, DZXTTIST. Jackson, - - Georgia. J. D. Watkins, Attorney at Law. Business Promptly Attended to. Office in Watkins Hall, JACKSON, GA. Jackson is the best cotton mar ket in this country. Farmers get more on an average for their cotton thar* At any other town in this country The merchants here sell goods cheaper than any other merchants and anything you want is tor sale in ackson cheaper than tne same kind of goods at any other place. The truth is when you get a little more for your cotton and get your goods lor a little less, the common sense ot it all is this : it pays and pays like anything to gggggggggggggg tliiSi’ON I 111-.ljr.ii.vi Speaker Talks of the Side-Trac':- ing of the Currency Bill. SURPRISED AT THE TI'RS IT TOOK. Moth Brandies of ( ongress and the Pro ceedings of a Day— Nenutor Voorhees Calls for Consultation in ton sequence of the Action. Washington, January 10. —Senator Ransom, president pro-tem, presides over the senate in the absence of the vice-president. The urgent deficiency bill was re ported yesterday from the committee on appropriations and placed on the cal endar. to which an amendment was of fered by Mr. Quay to test the constitu tionality of the income tax. The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up and an effort was made by' Mr. Bor man to have next Saturday fixed as the day to take the final vote on the bill, but objection was made by Mr. Turpie. Mr. Pasco addressed the senate. He declared himself in favor of the con struction of the canal but opposed to the plan set out in the pending bill. Mr. Aldrich, republican, R. 1., offered the following resolution today coming over from yesterday: Resolved that the senate of the United states, having in view public interests and those of the American citizens residing in the Hawaiian Islands, is of the opinion that our government should be represented in Hawaiian waters by one or more ships of its navy. After the Currency Defeat in the House. The currency bill was defeated in the house yesterday and immediately after wards Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the senate committee on finance, called the democratic members together. The consultation lasted for half an hour, with the result that Mr. Voorhees will call a special meeting of the committee for this afternoon at 3 o'clock. This meeting is for the purpose, as Mr. Voorhees puts it, of conference, consul tation and such action as may be thought best and agreed upon, and is called in view of the very grave finan cial situation. Speaker Crisp, although a staunch friend of the currency bill, takes its side tracking philosophically. He confessed his surprise, however, that the resolution from the committee on rules should have been defeated. First Instance Since Crisp's Speakership. It is the first time, he says, that a resolution from that committee has failed to carry the house during the four years he has held the ofiice of speaker. He is more surprise !in as much as the rule ha£i the unanimous indorsement of the caucus. The speak er was told that some of the opponents of the bill objected to the rule on the ground that it whs so framed as to cut off amendments. The speaker replied that that was a mistake; that it did not differ from other rules in that particu lar and that it simply limited the time when debate should close as is the pur pose os all rules of a similar character, lie regarded it as unlikely that the committee on rules would report an other order. He thinks that the com mittee has done all that lies within their power to facilitate action on the measure and that when next it is brought to the attention of the house it will be upon a motion from Mr. Springer to go into the committee of the whole to consider it. WILL IT BE TURNEY OR EVANS? The (iiilMM'imtorial Contest In Tennessee Actively Before the Legislature. Nashviixe, Tenn., January 10.—The action of the republicans in both houses of the general assembly in introducing resolutions providing for the reading and publishing of the returns of the gubernatorial election on Friday is re- as a challenge and for the first time the vexed question is brought squarely before the body. Much specu lation is indulged in as what disposi tion will be made of the resolutions when they come up today. It is the prevalent opinion that the democrats will seek a postponement of the consid eration and if necessary to obtain this end will resort to filibustering methods. It is said that they do not as j T et dare to show their hand and this belief is fur ther strengthened by the introduction yesterday of the democratic bills each proyiding for the settlement of guber natorial contests. The state at present is without laws governing such con tests and it is the intention of the dem ocrats. it is claimed, to rush those mea sures through before the expiration of Governor Turney's term, which expires January 15. The bills place the settle ment of such contests entirely in the hands of the general assembly and em powers them to correct irregularities and fraud in any county regardless of the sheriff's certificate. One Negro Accused of Five Murders. Gainesville, Fla., January 10. —The negro who shot and killed two white men at Fort White nearly two years ago has been captured, and is at pres ent in jail at Valdosta. Ga, Georgia has a claim upon him for three murders and several highway robberies, and in the face of these facts it is not at all probable that Florida will make him answer for his crimes within her borders. Emperor William’s Recptioa. Berlin, January 10. — Emperor Wil liam gave a reception at the palace last evening to which were invited the prominent politicians of all parties in the reichstag. The emperor, in an ad dress to his guests, urged the impor tance of further increasing the strength of the German navy. Cotton Steamer Kapidiy Burning:. Liverpool, January 10. —Fire was discovered yesterday in hold No. 4of the Mariposa, which left last week from New Orleans, December 22, with a cargo of cotton and wheat. The hatches were battered down and steam was injected. She has aboard 1,800 bales of cotton and 6,000 bushels of wheat. JACKSON, GA., FRIDAY. 1 r'v CHICAGO CRif/iI.iAL CAUGHT. Wanted ill the Windy City for Murdpr and Caught in New Orleans. New Orleans. January 10. —One of Chicago’s worst criminals, and who is at present wanted in that city for a murder committed on last election day was captured yesterday at the Illinois Central depot by a quartette of local detectives. At the time of his appre hension. he was in company with other individuals who are thought to be ex pert pickpockets. There is no doubt as to the identity of the criminal. While in the office of the chief of detectives, Malone, await ing the opening of court, Captain Scliut tler, of the Chicago police force walked in. He had been notified of the arrest by the detectives and came over to get a look at the crooks. When his big form loomed up in the door, Sampson saw him and turned quickly and look eiTin an opposite direction. Captain Sehuttler knew the man just as soon as his eye rested on him, though he did not see the face of the criminal. He pronounced him to be John Sampson, alias “The Major" a fugitive murderer from Chicago. Captain Sehuttler stated that on election day, November 6, Sampson, together with a number of thieves broke into an election booth at No. 117 Oak street and the crowd shot and instantly killed Gustave Col liander, an election judge, and shot and wounded a clerk and policeman. Sampson, it is said, fired the shot which caused the death of Colliander. Sampson escaped, and since that time he has led the police a lively chase, despite the heavy rewards offered for him. Captain Sehuttler states that Samp son is one of the slickest all-round criminals in the United States. It is said Sampson was a star witness in the I)r. Cronin*murder ease. FRANK LEVERETT DYING. Ex-United States Marshal, of Georgia, Ly ing in a Critical Condition. Macon. Ga., January 10. —Frank Lev erett, ex-Unided States marshal of Georgia, lies at his home in this city critically ill, .with the chances against his recovery. He has a complication of diseases, the main trouble seeming to be enlargement of the liver. His brain is also affected. lie has been uncon scious and delirious for several days. About three weeks ago he went to Washington city, presumably on busi ness connected with his removal from office as marshal last December. Lev erett and his friends have always been disgruntled and displeased at his un ceremonious removal without having been given the slightest opportunity to defend himself against the charges pre ferred. While en route to Macon from Washington he was taken sick in At lanta. He was first at the ivimball house and was then removed to a rela tive's house, where he remained about two weeks, until Sunday, when he was brought to Macon, accompanied by his wife. Frank Leverett is _ one of the best known men and strongest demo crats in Georgia. SOUTH DAKOTA WRECKED. The State’s Treasurer a Defauler for Near a Half Million. Pierre, S. D.. January 10.—State Treasurer Taylor, who should have turned over his cash to his successor failed to appear and his bank, the Red field National, has closed its doors. The last heard of Taylor he was in New York. On Saturday he should have had $850,000 and should have paid $390,000 to take up funding warrants in New York. It has been known for some time that the treasurer was hard pressed. He was caught in the Chemi cal National bank failure at Chicago for a large amount and has lost $20,000 in the bank at Milbank, and SIO,OOO in that at Geldisburg, which failed during the panic. Altogether he lost SIOO,OOO. The Redfield National bank closed its doors yesterday. The bank is in good condition and it is thought wili pay all its debts. The banks at Pierre will not lose anything. If the defalcation is as large as the bondsmen believe, it will place the state in a very embarrassing position. TENNESSEE SNOW AND FLOODS. Eighteen Inches at Bristol—The State De luged With Water. Knoxville, Tenn., January 10.—It has been snowing or raining here al most without cessation since last Satur day afternoon. Rivers and smaller streams are out of bank and railroads are suffering from snow drifts and landslides. Telegraph and telephones are in bad shape. At Bristol there is eighteen inches of snow and at Jellico ten inches. Striking Miners ISeemwe Operatives. Columbus, 0., January 10. The miners at Shawnee have leased the “X. X.” and C. Goslyn and Babour mines, two of the largest in that vicin ity, and will operate them to their full capacity. They will pay a royalty of seven cents per ton on all coal mined and a commission of ten per cent to the operators for making the sales. Dynamite Kills Two Negroes. Sloss Station, Ala., January 10.— Two negroes, Wess Glenn and George Smith, were instantly killed yesterday afternoon and a third. Ed Davis, was seriously Injured by an explosion in the ore mines. The men hatj. prepared a shot, and in stamping the dynamite there was a premature explosion. To Avenge the Death of General Thao. Q London, January 10.—A dispatch to the Central News from Peking says: A well known Mohammedan leader, who has just arrived here from the western provinces, announces that the Mohammedans of that section are de termined to avenge the death of Gen eral Thao. New York Embezzler Sentenced. New York. January 10.—Clerk Car ter of the National Bank of Commerce, who embezzled 30.000 from that bank, was sentenced in the United States cir cuit court to six and one half years in the Kings county penitentiary. He nlead guilty of embezzlement. ild take a CHOSE HECTOR J Elected President of tiieNaWvay of a Cotton Growers re . tiitton of CONVENTION ON IN JACRSON, Panted I sixteen An Important Gathering of Men,WliD R* B-S to Devise Plans for Mutual Ben for the and Protection—The Organi|ji c fi jg zation as it Is Perfected. __ Jackson. Miss., January 10 cotton growers convention me: yesterday, was called to order by tor W. W. Stone, who introduc projector, Hector Lane, eommissq agriculture of Alabama, who! of its objects and called to tin; Governor Stone, who had been ‘ president at the Montgomery mJ He made a splendid speech reqt the convention to pass practical tions favoring a decrease in the acre age of crops and the encouragement of cotton factories in the south. Dele gates were present from some thirty counties in Mississippi, amt from Ala bama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee. Hector 1). Lane, of Alabama, was unanimously elected president of the National association. Governor J. P. Eagle, of Arkansas, vice-president, Robert D. Eckberge, of Alabama, sec retary and treasurer. After a long discussion the following resolution by Pipes, of Louisiana. Avas adopted by a vote of 347 to 10. Resolved, That it is the sense of this con vention that dealing in futures, or future gam bling, is injurious to the agricultural interests of the United States, and especially to the in terest of the cotton growers of the south; members in congress are requested to pass the Hatch bill, or some kindred measure. All the states voted solidly for the resolution except Alabama and Missis sippi, both voted a small fraction against the resolution. A score of plans AA'ere suggested in Avriting by delegates and referred to the committee on resolutions. One pro* vides for a bankrupt law; another for an increase of circulating medium, so as to cheapen money, but all the others relate to increasing the value of cotton, the most popular scheme being to de crease the acreage by the formation of an organization Avhose members should pledge themselves to plant from 25 to 50 per cent less than in 1894. Some of them are very drastic in their tendency, proposing to hold members up to pub lic scorn as enemies of their country if they A r iolate their obligations. THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE. Inefficient Service in a Wreck Off the North Carolina Cos ;.-t t . Washington, January 10.—Superin tendent Kimball, of the life saving- ser vice, has ordered an investigation into the loss of life that occurred as a conse quence of the wreck of ‘ tae schooner Richard S. Spofford, six miles and a half distant from the Portsmouth, N. C., station on December 28th last. The Portsmouth station is anew station not yet thoroughly equipped and manned, but when the wreck was discovered, as was shown in a report by Keeper Ter rell, he started with a volunteer crew to the rescue. He was unable to reach the vessel, and as the next best thing sent a message to the keeper of the Ocracoke station, thirteen miles dis tant, for assistance. This message, Keeper Howard reports, did not reach his station until 3 o’clock p. m. of De cember 27th, twelve hours after the Spofford was wrecked. He immedi ately started for Portsmouth with a heavy apparatus, reaching there at 8 o’clock at night. One man, whe’n the Ocracoke station crew arrived, was found frozen to death aboard the ves sel. The others were saved in the beeches buoy. The vessel had sunk and the crew were in the rigging. *" DEFEATED COLONEL THE CAUSE Breckinridge flie Stimulous of Continued Bloodshed in Kentucky. Lexington, Ky., January 10.— Judge George B. Kinkead and William Lane had an altercation yesterday afternoon in the lobby of the Phoenix hotel in which a killing was barely averted by Lieutenant Governor Alfred, who hap pened to be near by, grabbing Kinkead and J. Breckinridge Viley grabbing Lane. Just after Colonel Breckin ridge's defeat Desha Breckinridge and Lane met Kinkead on the street and abused him. He told them that he was unarmed but would see them later. Mutual friends settled the affair as far as Desha Breckinridge was concerned but Lane and the Judge never met since until yesterday afternoon. Kinkead thought Lane was going to draw a pis tol so he whipped out a big pocket knife and started to attack Lane, call ing him vile names and the thoroughly enraged iudge broke away from Gov ornor Alford to attack Lane again. J ust as the knife was about to descend Alford and Viley interferred. STEVE ELKINS FOR THE SENATE The Assembling of the West Virginia Leg islature-Senatorial Forecast. Charleston. W. Ya., January 10.— The legislature convened at noon yes terday and organized with officers se lected in the republican caucus. There were no exciting incidents and the or ganization was without a break. Ste phen B. Elkins has arrived and will re main here until after the 22d instant, on which date a United States senator will be elected. Mr. Elkins will un doubtedly be elected. Continued Bains, Warmer. Washington, January 10.—For Vir ginia. North Carolina, and South Caro lina, rain, warmer, easterly winds. For Tennessee, rain, warmer, northeasterly winds. For Georgia and Alabama, rain warmer, variable winds becoming southerly. General Coxey in Washington. Washington, January 10.—General Coxey, late of the “commonweal” ap peared before the sub-committee of the house committee on ways and means yesterday in support of his “good roads and non-interest-bearing bond” bills. tuning the fe land of tiled, and \ r year to of a job. r sections 'CSOiU- ’ changed verdict after the presiding judge refused to strike out the words added to the verdict. The district at torney held that even after the added words were expunged still a verdict of conviction would be the necessary re sult of the finding of the jury. Justice Patterson holds that that is begging the question, and that is where the whole trouble lies, because the pre siding judge did not disregard them. Justice Patterson grants the certificate and stay, as he says the grounds are substantial. THEY GIVE UP THE FIGHT. The Defeat of the Carlisle Currency Bill Generally Conceded. Washington, January 10.—Represen tative Ellis, of Kentucky, one of the committee who have been most san guine, gives up the fight, and acknowl edges that the Carlisle bill is defeated. The general opinion is that no bill without a concession to silver will get a hearing again in the house, and the eastern democrats will oppose anything like this. The action of the senators in the matter —and both republicans and democrats were in attendance at a recent secret meeting—means that the senate has taken a stand on the finan cial question as it has on the tar ft‘, and that is that there shall be p 6 more “tinkering” on either subject by this congress. , SENATOR IRBY 9TJITE ILL. He Has Not Occupied His Seat in the Senate During the Present Session. Washington, January 10. —When the roll was being called in the senate to day, Senator Jones of Arkansas an nounced that Senator Irby of South Carolina was absent on account of ill ness. Mr. Irby has not occupied bis seat in the senate during the preseil? session, and his friends here say that he has been kept away by an affection of the heart, and that he is at his home in Laurens, S. C. They are uninform ed, however, as to his present condi tion, or as to the degree of seriousness or the trouble. SPAIN TO TAKE DOWN THE BARS Expected Boon to Restore the American Flour Schedules of Last Year. Washington, January 10. —A Dis patch to the department of state from Minister Hannis Taylor at Madrid in dicates the success of the president’s protest against the action of Spain in virtually shutting out American flour from her West Indian possession by imposing the maximum tariff schedules, as a result of the reciprocity abroga tion clause in the Gorman-Brice act. THE ARREST OF ROBERT HENRY Charged With an Attempt to TVreck a Train on Which Was Senator Hill. Jacksonville, Fla , January 10.— Robert Henry, the negro who tried to wreck the train on which Senator Hill was returning to Washington from the south in December, was arrested here yesterday by Sheriff Bowden. The at tempt at train wrecking was made near Florence, S. C. ■ Depot Demolished by Lightning, Kershaw, S. C., January it).— The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago de pot was struck by lightning at this place and totally destroyed by fire at 11:30 oclock last night. The loss will reach nearly SIO,OOO. The depot was well filled with goods, besides two car loads of flour, one car of miscellaneous goods and one empty car were con sumed. Nominations Confirmed by the Senate, Washington, January 10. —The sen ate yesterday confirmed the following nominations: Hiram Lott, of Louisiana, consul at Managua. Nicaragua; Frank Clark, United States attorney for the southern district of Florida. Post masters—Louisiana, Gaston A. Druil het, Jeanerette: William L. Erwin, Pal quemine. Reed Again in the House. Washington, January 10.—Ex-Speaker Reed appeared on the floor of the house yesterday for the first time since the holiday recess. Owing to the injury to his foot he remained in his seat while receiving the congratulations of friends. Cotton Advances on Futures. New York, January 10.—The Sun’s cotton review says: Cotton advanced 5 to 6 points and closed dull, but steady, sales of 105,700 bales. New Orleans fu tures advanced 9 to 10 points as com pared with Monday’s'prices. Johnstown Now Flood-Proof. Johnstown, Pa.. January 10.—The “Democrat" printed a statement yester day that now no flood could do more than iuundate the cellars on the flats in this town. Proposed Annexation of the Congo. London, January 10. —The foreign office regards the proposed annexation of the Congo Free State by Belgium as being preferable to the present state of affairs. Negroes Leaving the Caroiinas. Waacross, Ga., January 10.—Every week brings hundreds of negroes from the Caroiinas to the turpentine planta tions and lumber mills of this section. Ls (k)>gggggg 115. COIIE TO THE SOUTH The Gotten Manufacturers of the North Feel the Necessity. LOWER TAXES AND BETTER FACILITIES Elliott (i. Clark. Treasurer of a Big Mill at Lowell, Talks Upon the Situation and the Advantages Offered by Southern Surroundings. Boston, Mass., January 10.—For some time there has been a gradual exodus of cotton manufacturers from the New England states to the south. Yester day a petition was presented at the state house from the Boot Cotton mills of Lowell, asking for permission to manufacture outside of Massachusetts. Mr. Elliot C. Clarke, treasurer of the concern said : “The matter Is just here, we can manufac ture a certain class of goods* such as cotton sheetings, etc:, at a larger protit in the south. The manufacturer of coarse cotton goods has started down there and on account of the many advantages, such as lower prices for fuel, lower prices for wages and lower taxes, we were unable to compete. We have no immedi ate intention of moving, but if we secure the necessary permission we shall probably com mence the manufacture of coarse cotton goods there. “The other cotton manufacturers who have commenced manufacturing in the south did so for precisely the same reasons. You under stand that no mills or machinery is moved. We continue manufacturing the liner classes of goods here as do other manufacturers." BANK ROBBED OF THOUSANDS. The Cleverest J’iece of Professional Bur glary on Record, at Defiance, Ohio. Defiance, 0., January 10, —The Mer chants National bank, of this city, was broken into by burglars Monday even ing and about $20,000 secured. The burglars entered the bank, opened the combination of the vault and then with either powder or dynamite, blew the small safe inside the vault to pieces. After securing everything of value the burglars closed the door of the vault and battered the lock so that the bank officials could not get it open the next day. The bank people did not suspect anything wrong, but thought the lock was out of order and sent to Cincinnati for an expert. He arrived yesterday, and at 1 o’clock opened the safe when the true condition of affairs became known. There could not have been less than $20,000 in the vault. The rob bei-y has occasioned the wildest excite ment. JOHN NEWTON WADDELL DEAD. Southern Educator, Thelogian, Scholor Passes Away at His Home. Birmingham, Ala.. January 30. —John Newton Waddell, D. D. LLD., educa tor, theologian and scholar, died in this city yesterday, aged 83 years. He was the youngest of the six children of Rev. Moses Waddell, D. D., who was the president of the University of Georgia in 1818 and it was at this institution under supervision of his' father, that he graduated in 1829. For sixty years he has been identified cause of education in the sopf* Tie, was at one time chancellor of . University of Mississippi, at 05 Ford; afterwards chancellor of the Southwestern Pres byterian University of Tennessee, at Clarksville. In 1874 he was secretary of education of synod of Alabama, Memphis, Mississippi, Nashville and Texas. He leaves a wife to mourn his death. rAY. ed by Pat ster- Ex ison- e of tame mcd ered >• en the the ig a id a . a1 - art’s •diet PPli leci- ty to I, the that TENNESSEE’S DOUBLE TRAGEDY Well Known Drummer ami Moonshiner Meet With Fatal Results to Roth. Iuk A, Miss., January 10.—News comes from Red Sulphur Springs, Tenn., of a donble tragedy at that point, in which a commercial traveler named Steel and a noted moonshiner, Gus. Thomas, lost their lives. Thomas endeavored to frighten Steel out of the county, fear ing he would disclose some of the wild cat plants there about. Steel was com pelled to draw and kill Thomas, where upon the friends of the moonshiner as sassinated the drummer. Thomas is the outlaw who a week ago murdered Dr. Alvin T. Martin of Kentucky at a dance at Red Sulphur Springs and was in the party which a couple of years ago fired into a posse of federal revenue officers, wounding United States Mar shal J. W. Brown and killing Deputy Marshal Garner. Thomas was the most desperate moonshiner in the south. NEW ORLEANS IMPEACHMENT. The Trial of Mayor Fitzpatrick On—The Time in Presenting the Case. New Orleans, La.. January 10.—The argument in the impeachment case against Mayor Fitzpatrick began yes terday, Fonr days will be consumed in presenting the case, two days being al lowed each side. Ex-Supreme Judge Fenner opened for the people. Mayor Fitzpatrick was present in court. A decision is not expected in several months. JAIL AND PRISONER BURNED. At Hurtsboro, Ala., a Negro is Jailed Never to be Free Again. HurtsboßO, Ala., January 10.—Last night Marshal Baker arrested a negro, wanted for shooting a man in Barbour county and put him in the guard house. During the night, the guard house was burned and with it the prisoner. It is supposed the prisoner set the house on fire, so as to escape and perished before he could be gotten out. The Labor Committee and Lynch Law, Washington, January 10.—The house labor committee yesterday directed Chairman McGann to report to the house, with the request that the com mittee be excused from fui*ther consid ering it, the resolution of Mr. Blair, of New Hampshire, providing for the in vestigation of the subject of lynchings. Prominent Alabama Phygician Dead. Huntsville, Ala., January 10— Dr. Melton C. Baldridge, a leading physi cian of the state, died at his home in this city early yesterday, from paraly sis received some months ago. He was prominent in the Methodist church and all the six local benevolent order*. ERASTU3 WIMAN’S APPEAL Gem 1 T ” Cy ’' rKueß for a New Trial for . he Convicted Staten Islander. New X ’°? K- -January 10.-The case of Erastus M. man was argued yesterday before the gt ueral term of the supreme court on appeal from the court of Over and Terminer, \. v here lie was convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. General B. F. Tracy and A. B. Boardmen represented Wi mun, and Assistant District Attorney Lindsay the people. The argument of the appellant was based on the ground that the judge of the lower court erred in denying the right of the defense to submit evidence as to Wiman's resources outside of his bank account after having given the prosecution the right to show that his account in bank was never over $29,000, and could not possibly have covered Wiman's overdrafts. General Tracy said that Wiman had not been found guilty of forgery, for which he had been indicted, but for drawing money from the firm account of li. <_}. Dun A Cos. lie said that the sole question sub mitted by the judge to the jury related to the criminal feature of transferring money from one account to another. He said that the judge took the ques tion of criminal intent away from the jury and gave an absurd definition of the word intent which was at variance with the true meaning. GENERAL STRIKE IN PROGRESS. Five Hundred Mechanics in New Yo.k Refuse to Work With Non-Union Men. New York. January 10.—There is a general strike in progress among the mechanics employed on various build ings now in the process of construction. Attempts were made-by walking dele gates to adjust their grievances with the contractors, but without general success. About seventy-five men are out at the new Bolkenhayn Hotel, corner of Fifty-eight street and Fifth avenue, while all of the carpenters at the new building corner of John and Nassau streets have quit work. All of the union mechanics at work on the new University building at Washington square are a Is© out About 350 work men employed on the New York Life Insurance building were affected yes terday and Walking Delegate O'Brien and ( ontractor Armstrong are making attempts to adjust the differences. It is not likely that they can -do so. Mr. O’Brien explained the eause of the trouble to a reporter, saying: “Thisall comes from one firm of plumbers, Ross man A Bracksin, who insist on employ ing non-union men. All of the men working in buildings alongside of non union men employed by this firm will go out if concessions are not made at once.” TO TAKE IN NEW FOUNDLAND. Reasons to Believe That a Union Between That Colony and Canada is Imminent. Toronto, Ont., January 10.—A special from Ottawa says: “There is reason to believe that the question of the union of Newfoundland to Canada is receiving attention in high circles, and that as a result we shall shortly be free to be face to face with a proposal to take in the island colony. “Three circumstances render the prospects of confederation possible. The first is the commercial condition of the island. The second is the fact that this government has always been very anxious to p7>mote the union, and the third is the presence of Isir Ambrose Shea in St. Johns for the purpose of re porting to the imperial government upon the best course to pursue in the present emergency. “All these circumstances are signifi cant. The Ottawa government is un doubtedly willing to affect an arrrnge ment if terms can be agreed upon. Its policy ever since confederation has been a policy of patient invitation.” NO CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT. The Shoe and Leather Bank Re-Elect Their Official Hoard. New York, January 10. —The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Shoe and Leather bank was held at the bank offices. It was from this hank that Samuel C. Seely and his pal Baker succeeded in embezzling $35,000. There was a rumor around town yesterday morning that the stock holders would show their disapproval of the methods which have been in vogue, under which so great a theft was possible, by electing a board of di rectors opposed to the president, John M. Crane. This rumor proved to be un founded, at all events the old board were all re-elected with the addition to their number of Haley Fiske. Gen. Herbert to Step Down. Ottawa, Ont., Jan 10.—Major-Gen. Herbert will in a few days cease to oc cupy the position of commander of the militia of Canada. At the time of his alleged indiscretion in suspending Ad jutant-General Powell, during the last session of parliament, it is said he handed in his resignation, and it has since remained under consideration of the government. It is now to be acted upon. Another Skirtmakerg’ Strike. New York, January 10. —Another skirtmakers' strike is in progress and a large number of the workmen assem bled today at No. 59 East Broadway. About five hundred of them went out yesterday afternoon, owing to another reduction of 10 per cent in their wages. A meeting was held last night and it is expected that some compromise will be made. Low Tariff for tVegt Indian Importg. London, January 10. A dis patch to the “Globe” from Madrid as serts that as a result of the recent ne gotiations a minimum tariff has been reaccorded to the United States b3 7 the Spanish government upon exports from the United States into Cuba and Porto Rico. French Wool Merchantg Fail. London, January 10. —The Times announces the failure of Ponsart am Galliot, in the wool trade of liheim-s, France. Their liabilities will probably amount to 3350.000. NO 3