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FATHER RETURNS HOME AND IS
MET BY HORRIBLE SIGHT.
ONE LITTLE GIRL MAY SURVIVE.
She ingrains Coinwlongneas Sufficiently to
Give a Description of the Brutal
Assassin.
One of the most atrocious and in-
human murders on record in the south
was committed Wednesday night in
the edge of Simpson county, Miss.
some twenty miles from the town of
Wesson.
Brown Smith, a farmer and son of
ex-Representative Ed Smith, of Simp-
son county, left his family at his home
in tlic country to go to town for shop-
ping purposes, thinking of no possible
danger for them.
Thursday morning when he returned
he found his wife aud five children
weltering in their own blood and &p-
parentlv all dead.
An alarm was raised immediately
and the entire neighborhood turned
out to hunt for the perpetrator of this
foul and bloody crime. There being
no telegraph connections, details of
the murder came in slowly, but it is
since reported that, one of the little
gir s, supposed to have been dead, has
revived enough to tell win* she knew
of the occurrence. She said she knows
the man who committed the deed; that
it was a negro, and described him.
A posse started at once in pursuit of
the murderer and there is great prob-
ability that he will be apprehended,
It is learned that Mrs. Smith and
four of her children are dead and one
of the children is still living.
Sheriff McNair, of Lincoln, and
Sheriff Thompson, of Copiah counties,
also went to the scene of the murder,
each with a pack of trained blood-
hounds
THREE OFFICERS KILLED.
An Outlaw# Fatally Wounded, Does
Deadly Work With Winchester.
News has just been received at Den-
ver. Co)., of a desperate fight that oc-
curred near the border of Arizona and
oid Mexico. t hree guards of the
Mexican service and one desperado
were killed. The latter was I rank C.
Phallard, one of Black .lack s gang
and and an outlaw irom Texas, whose
two brothers were killed while mem-
bers of Billy the Kid’s gang.
The two forces met face to face at a
turn in the railroad near Leander
Springs. There were eight outlaws
against three officers, but the latter
opened the attack with orders for
“hands up.” Two of the outlaws
turned iheir horses for the hills, but
Phallard dismounted, and drawing
his winchester, opened fire and killed
the three officers before he fell with a
fatal wound in his side.
Phallard is the last of the Sam Bass
gang of train robbers, who cleaned out
Custer City many years ago. His two
brothers were killed in Pan Handle of
Texas by state rangers,
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Thu State Convention Assembles at Baton
Rouge.
The democratic state convention,
called for the purpose of nominating
36 candidates for delegates at large lo
the constitutional convention, to meet
in New Orleans in February, was
called to order in Baton Bouge Thurs¬
day. administra¬
Governor Foster aud his
tion have expressed themselves as fa¬
voring the obliteration of geographical
lines in order to insure the nomina¬
tion of the biggest and brainest demo¬
crats of the state, irrespective of
whence they come.
KILLED A BYSTANDER.
Revenue Officer’s Aim Went Wide of
the Mark.
A tragedy which was the outgrowth of
the illicit sale of brandy and an attempt
by the revenue officers to apprehend
the offenders was enacted on the river
bank about four miles from Carthage,
Tenn., Wednesday night.
A young countryman named Ted
Wright was killed by Deputy United
States Marshal S. S. Harper accident¬
ally while returning the fire of a vio¬
lator of the revenue laws.
ARBITRATION NOT WANTED.
Irishmen Send a Long Petition to the
United States Senate.
A petition to the senators of the
United States was issued from the
headquarters of tho Irish National Al-
liauce in New York Friday against the
adoption of the proposed general
treaty of arbitration with England.
The petition will be circulated by
the various councils of the alliance
throughout this country, the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and other Irish-
Anierican societies.
The petition says that the advocates
of the arbitration treaty here are the
modern American tories, descendants
of the men who would have hanged
Washington.
O’BRIEN FORCED TO QUIT.
lieutenant’s Resignation From the Army
Was Not Voluntary.
Colonel H. C. Cook, of the Fifth
United States Infantry, in an inter¬
view with a newspaper man, said that
Lieutenant Michael J. O’Brien’s res¬
ignation from the army was not vol¬
untary on his part, but was requested
but was requested by the war depart¬
ment, and that the officer was given
his choice of resigning or submitting
to a courtmartial.
WHOLESALE LYNCHING REPORTED
A» the Aftermath of the Brown Family
Assasslnat ion.
Later dispatches from Wesson,Miss.,
state that a party who left the scene of
the murder of the Smith family at 2
o’clock Saturday afternoon aud had
just reached Wesson says a mob of
1,000 men formed and that a whole-
neighborhood “I*'^ in * w at “* the al ?! tune ,, *p he 1 « left. , einth»t
Additional details of the murder of
Mrs. Brown Smith and her four chil-
dren and the subsequent lynching of
the sup osed murderer were received
during the day.
After capturing Charley Lewis, the
alleged murderer, the mdb placed him
alongside of several other negroes and
asked the little 8 irI » who was spared
by the murderer, to pick ont the one
who killed her mother. She at once
pointed to Charley Lewis. This strong
evidence to the mob made it difficult
‘ or Sheriff Gassel, of Montieello, to
induce the people to turn Lewis over
to him for safe keeping. He assured
them he would have the Negro at
Bankston Ferry Friday morning for
trial.
A® promised, he arrived there on
time with Le'”is, and another mob of
* wo hundred uion armed with shot-
al 'd winchesters met him on the
opposite batik of the river. Speeches
"-ere made by the cool-headed men,
among them being Hon. A. F. Weath-
ersby, senator from Lawrence county,
an<1 - Bov. Drummonds, a Methodist
preacher, who pleaded eloquently for
the negro’s life. The mob for a time
was quieted aud an attempt was made
to hold an improvised court,
After parleying for some time, the
mob, under the leadership of a few
determined men, made a rush for the
negro and succeeded in getting him
Lom the deputies after a hard struggle,
They then put a plow line around the
negro s neck and ran up the street
with him. He was put on a big horse
and driven under a tree. After that
the rope was made fast to a limb and
the horse was driven from under him.
’‘ 1 s Bmt touched the ground, hut ho
was strangling, aud Mr. Arrington,
0116 °t the lawyers, and another man
ent him down. He could not speak.
The clowd allowed him to be revived
and then hung him in earnest,
A report that the negro committed
the murder at the instigation of Smith,
which has gained currency, is discred-
ped i-y ]jj s neighbors, but the facts
au( j circumstances connected with the
a ff a i r will all bo sifted to the bottom.
Tho three negroes arrested in the
Montieello neighborhood in conjunc-
tiou with Charley Lewis, the negro
lynched for the quintuple butchery of
the Smith family, were, after a long
trial, declared not guilty, but given
until Monday to leave the country.
TO INVESTIGATE CIVIL SERVICE.
Republican Representatives In Conjjross
Hold a Special Meeting.
A Washington special says: A largely
attended meeting of republican repre¬
sentatives in congress was held Sat¬
urday night at the river and harbor
committee room to devise means for
securing a change in the present civil
service law.
About sixty members were present,
representing most of the states having
republican delegations in congress.
The discussion took a wide range,
but in the main was temperate aud
conservative, It was finally deter-
mined to name a committee to devise
a plan of action and the following reso¬
lution was adopted;
“Resolved, That the chairman ap-
point a committee of seven, the chair¬
man of which shall be Representative
Grosvenor, of Ohio,with the chairman
of this meeting as a member, who shall
examine the bills pending before the
committee on reform of the civil serv¬
ice and report to a subsequent meet¬
ing of this conference by hill or other¬
wise.”
PRESIDENT’S MOTHER DEAD.
Succumbs To Stroke of Paralysis After a
Remarkable Struggle.
A special from Canton, O., says:
Mrs. Nancy Allison McKinley died
Sunday morning at 2:30 o’clock.
Mother McKinley was stricken with
paralysis two weeks ago and her death
had been constantly looked for since.
The end came after a day of marked
sinking. It was quiet and peaceful.
Life went out without a struggle.
The president and the members of
the family had been around the bed¬
side all night, knowing that the final
struggle was near.
STEEL MEN CONSIDER POOL.
They Hold a Meeting In New York, But
Are Reticent.
A meeting of the representatives of
nearly all the steel companies in the
United States was held Friday in New
York city, at which the harmonizing
of their interests and the division of
the territory are said to have been the
chief subjects of disccussion.
Among those present were Presi¬
dent Stackhouse, of the Cambria Iron
Company; Linderman, of the Beth¬
lehem Iron Company; Fellon, of the
Pennsylvania aud Maryland Steel
Company, and Secretary Kenney, of
the Bessemer Steel Company.
None of those who were present at
the meeting would dsscuss the matter.
BILL SCOTT CONFESSES.
H© Implicated Another Negro In the
Murder of the Slngleys.
A special from Selma, Ala., says
that Bill Scott, in jail in that place,
charged with the killing of three of
the Singley family, in Hale county
some days ago, has made a partial con¬
fession, saying that he and another
negro named Henry White committed
the murder. A special term of court
will be held for his trial.
ALLEN ASKS FOR RECOGNITION OF
THEIR POLITICAL LIBERTY.
HE DELIVERS 8 STRONG SPEECH.
Hawaiian Matter Set Back—Business In
The House And Senate on the
Move—Notes.
Wednesday’s session of the senate
occupied less than an hour, the time
being principally consumed by the
members in the presentation of me¬
morials, resolutions aud bills.
A resolution presented by Mr. Al¬
len, populist, declaring it to be the
sense of the senate that the United
States should recognize the political
independence of Cuba, was made the
subject of some remarks by the Ne¬
braska senator in the course of which
he criticized the president for not
carrying into effect the pledge of the
republican party made in its last na¬
tional platform to recognize the inde¬
pendence of the Cuban republic.
The president, Mr. Allen thought,
had been lulled to sleep by the decla¬
ration of Spain that she would give
Cuba a semi-political existence. He
expressed the belief that the presi¬
dent’s neglect to take such action as
would insure the political independ¬
ence of Cuba was an exhibition of
“rank hypocrisy” and “a flagrant neg¬
lect of public duty” which would be
corrected by the all-ruling power in
His own good time.
At the conclusion'of Mr. Allen’s re¬
marks Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts,
presented a resolution expressing the
regret of the senate at the news of the
death of Representative Ashly B.
Wright, of Massachusetts, and provid¬
ing for an adjournment as a further
mark of respect. At 12:55 the resolu¬
tion was adopted and the senate ad¬
journed. only
The session of the house lasted
fifteen minutes. Mr. W. A. Stone,
republican, of Pennsylvania, reported
the pension appropriation bill, the
first of the appropriation bills, and
gave notice that he would call it up
immediately after the reading of the
journal Thursday. The committee on
banking and currency were given leave
to sit during the sessions of the house.
Then, at 12:15 o’clock, the house ad¬
journed.
NOTES.
Senator Davis, chairman of the for¬
eign relations committee, says he is
not yet ready to proceed with the Ha¬
waiian annexation treaty, as had been
reported, and cannot now fix a time
when it will be taken up, although he
thought it would be considered before
the holidays.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caroli-
na, is confined to his bed with an at-
tack of typhoid fever. The senator
was ailing when he arrived in Wash-
ington a week ago, but the typhoid at-
tack did not develop until a day or so
ago. No apprehension is felt over the
attack as it is not of a violent charac-
ter.
Congressman Tate, of Georgia, in¬
troduced a bill to appropriate $25,000
for the erection of a government build-
ing in Gainesville. Mr. Lewis intro¬
duced a bil which was referred to the
committee on rivers «.nd harbors for
the appropriation of $50,000 to be
spent in improving the Ocmulgee
river.
The indications are that the holiday
recess of congress will extend from
Saturday, December 18th, to Monday
or Tuesday, January 3d or 4th.
Speaker Reed is understood to favor
these dates. If, however, any impor-
taut business develops in the senate or
the house, the recess will probably be
postponed into Christmas week.
The house committee on banking
and currency, which will have the
shaping of a considerable portion of
the financial legislation before the
house, held its first meeting Wednes¬
day morning and outlined its general
plan of action. In view of Secretary
Gage’s recommendation of a compre¬
hensive revision of currency and bank¬
ing affairs, a resolution was adopted
inviting the secretary to embody his
views in a bill. The committee was
informed that the secretary was now
at work on a measure and that it
would be available for the committee
in about a week.
TO INVESTIGATE SMALLPOX.
Governor Ellerbe, of South Carolina,
Karnes Committee of Doctors.
A dispatch from Columbia, S. C„
says: Governor Ellerbe has appointed
a commission composed of Dr. Bab¬
cock, superintendent of the insane
asylum; Rev. Dr. Evans and Dr.
Strother Pope, to visit Rock Hill and
thoroughly investigate the smallpox
situation there in connection with
Winthrop college. The parents of tho
hundreds of girls thero have been
making it warm for the autliorifies.
Superintendent of Education May-
field wires from Rock Hill that every
precaution is being taken to prevent
the disease spreading to the college.
MISS WILLARD STILL WITH US.
After Securing; Her Passage She Did Not
Leave Windy City.
A Chicago dispatch states that Miss
Frances W. Willard did not sail for
England on the 24-th, although her
passage had been engaged on the
steamer St. Louis.
The change made in her plans at
Buffalo will keep her in Chicago for
some time. The Chicago Woman’s
Club gave a reception in her honor
Saturday.
lull NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
A Hill Is Introduced In Congress By
Senntor Cutlery, of Loulstnna.
Senator Caff* ry, of Louisiana, in¬
troduced a bill in congress Thursday
for a revision of the quarantine laws,
the distinctive feature of which is the
placing of the quarantine regulations
exclusively in the hands of the nation¬
al authorities.
The secretary of the treasury is au¬
thorized to make regulations to pre¬
vent the introduction of infectious or
contagious diseases into one state from
another, and such regulations to be
enforced by the sanitary authorities of
the state or of municipalities when
these authorities will undertake to en¬
force them, bnt when they fail the
president is given authority to exe¬
cute aud enforce them and to adopt
“such measures as in his judgment
shall be necessary to prevent the in¬
troduction or spread of such diseases.”
He is also given authority to detail
or appoint officers for that purpose. It
is further provided that whenever yel¬
low fever, cholera, plague or typhus
fever has passed the quarantine of the
United States or in any manner ap¬
peared within any state or territory
“the quarantine regulations of the
secretary of the treasury shall be su¬
premo and have precedence of state or
municipal quarantine laws,” and the
president is authorized to enforce these
national regulations, to control the
movement of trains, vessels, vehicles
or persons, to prevent the diseases
spreading from one state to another.
Violations of these prohibitions is
made punishable by a fine of $1,000
or imprisonment for one year.
Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, pre¬
sented a petition signed by 21,209 na¬
tive Hawaiians, protesting against the
annexation of Hawaii.
After a little routine business the
senate considered private pension bills.
Senator Gallinger, republican, of New
Hampshire, chairman of the pensions
committee, sounded a warning against
inconsiderate pension legislation.
The senate agreed to adjourn until
Monday. introduced house
A bill was in the
by Mr. Fleming, of Georgia, and re¬
ferred to the Pacific railroad commit¬
tee, authorizing the president to ex¬
amine at his pleasure the book of the
government aided railroads and in case
the hens of the government are en¬
dangered by a forced sale under a prior
lien, to bid in these roads.
MRS. F1TZ IS WILLING
For Her Hubby to Tackle Mr. Corbett
Again.
A dispatch from .Milwaukee, Wis.,
says: It is almost a certainty now that
Robert Fitzsimmons, champion pugil¬
ist of the world, and James J. Cor-
b e tt, will meet in the roped arena to
again ]j battle and decide the question for
a time.
For the first time Mrs. Fitzsimmons
has given expression to her thoughts
in the matter since the affair at Carson
City last March.
Before the contest last March, Fitz-
simmons promised his wife that he
would never enter the ring again with-
out her consent. While Mrs. Fitz-
simmons does not come out openly
and say there will be another battle,
it can be readily seen that she is not
anxious to put a block in the way of
her husband as regards his future
plans,
FORGOT THE MONEY ORDERS.
Former Librarian Spoffbrd’s Shortage May
Be Cleared Up.
A Washington dispatch says: An
investigation now being made between
the officials of the congressional library
and the officials of the postoffice de-
partment promises to throw a great
deal of light on the recently discussed
shortage of Former Librarian Ains-
worth R. Spofford.
It appears that a large part, if not
all, of this deficiency, which Spofford
promptly made good out of his own
pocket, will be recounted for by a
great batch of old money orders which
the absent-minded librarian forgot to
cash.
BIG CHICAGO FIRM ASSIGNS.
Wholesale Hardware Dealers- €Je Under
With Liabilities at 630<MMML
At Chicago, Thursday, Horton, Gil¬
more, McWilliams & Co., wholesale
hardware dealers, 171-176 Lakestreet,
assigned to the Illinois Trust and Sav¬
ings bank.
Ike liabilities are $300,000 and the
assets $210,000.
THE MILLS TO BE SOLD.
Judge Newman Passes Order Which Will
Dispose of Eagle and PTtenix.
the federal court at Columbus,
Ga ” Thursday morning Judge New-
man sl - ned the flecree “thorizing the
sale of the Eagle and Flienix, and
Captain J. W. Murphy was named as
master commissioner to conduct the
sale. Tho salo is to bo advertised
once a week, for eight weeks in one
paper in Columbus, Atlanta, New
York, Montgomery and Boston.
On the confirmation of tho .sale by
the court the bidder is to make a cash
payment of $150,000. The aggregate
amount of the bids for the various
property to be sold must be $500,000,
or the bids will not be considered.
HAYTIAN MINISTRY QUITS.
l’cace Beiges and I’ort-au-Prlnee Assumes
Normal Aspect.
Advices from Port-au-Prince, Hayti,
state that the entire ministry has re¬
igned. As yet the composition of its
successor has not been definitely set¬
tled, but several well known names
HI" mentioned that will command the
confidence of Haytians and foreigners
alike. its
The city has now resumed nor ¬
mal aspect.
AND WON THE GREAT SIX-DAY
BICYCLE RACE AT NEW YORK.
GETS GOOD MONET FOR HIS EFFORT
Over One Hundred Thousand People#
First and Last# Witnessed the
Struggle of Endurance.
One of the greatest crowds* that ever
filled Madison Square Garden, New
York, were collected within its walls
Saturday night. It had surged into
the vast ring to see C. W. Miller, of
Chicago, cross the tape winner of the
great six-day bicycle race with a rec¬
ord of 2,093 miles in 142 hours.
From start to finish the race was the
most interesting ever witnessed.
Thousands upon thousands had
ponred into the place day after day
and night after night until it is safe
to say that from first to last 100,000
people saw the remarkable contest.
The race was a success from every
point of view, from the sportsman’s
standpoint and from the business
man’s standpoint. The gate receipts
will easily reach $60,000, leaving the
management a good profit.
The following is the final score for
the 142 hours:
MiHer....... ......2,093.4
Bice........ ......2,026.5
Schinneer... ......2,000.7
Hale.... .... ......1,920.2
Waller...... ......1.883.1
Pierce...... ......1,828.0
Golden...... ......1,778.0
Gannon..... ......1,760.0
Enterman... ......1,753.7
Elkes....... ......1,660.7
Kiuz......... ......1,616.8
Julius...... ......1.503.5
Beacom..... ......1,350.8
Johnson.... ...... 1,279.4
Grey........ ......1,229.0
Bivierre..... ......1,746.7
Moore....... ......1.495.4
Best previous record 1,910 miles 8
laps, by Hale.
As a reward for their week of pain
and torture in covering hundreds of
miles awheel, Miller will get $1,500,
aside from presents from wheel and
tire concerns; $1,300 of this is the
winner’s share of the purse, and $200
more goes for breaking the record.
Joe Bice’s share of the purse will be
$800 and Schineer will get $500; Teddy
Hale will receive $350 and Waller $50
less, Pierce gets $200, Golden $150,
Gannon $125, Enterman and Bivierre
$100 and Elkes $75.
All the riders who covered more
than 1,350 miles will receive a prize,
probably $50 apiece.
The managers of the contest now
admit what, has been alleged since the
second day of the race—-that the track
was short. Sunday, surveyors went
over the course, and although it was
officially announced that the riders
had not traveled a full mile for every
nine laps, just how short each “mile”
was has not been given out.
When Miller finished winner of the
race 2,0931 miles had been cheeked up
to his credit. From what cau be
learned, it is believed the track was
something like 200 feet short to the
mile, and, therefore, the actual dis¬
tance traveled was about 2,014.
BAD FOR ANNEXATION.
Ex-Senator Dubois Declares Hawaiians
Are Against It.
Former Senator Dubois, who has
just reached home, after and extended
visit to Japan, China and Hawaii, says
the United States will not annex
these islands against the bitter oppo¬
sition of the natives.
He says there are no less than 1,200
male Americans on the island over
twenty-one years of age, and nearly
half of them are opposed to annexa¬
tion, while nearly all the balance of
the population are against it. Said
Mr. Dubois:
“Nothing but the support of the
United States government keeps the
present oligarchy, misnamed a repub¬
lic, in power. They could not sustain
themselves a day if the United States
should withdraw its support. It will
require a large armed force constantly
to maintain any government the United
States may establish there. The na¬
tives will never consent to the de¬
struction of their national life.”
BOND A CANDIDATE.
The Judge Announces For tho- Gover¬
norship of Tennessee.
A special from Nashville, Tenn.,
says: Hon. John R. Bond, of Browns-
ville, judge of the eighteenth judicial
circuit, has announced his decision to
make the race for the democratic nom-
ination for governor.
West Tennessee claims to be euti-
tied to the governorship the next time,
and if E. W. Carmack is unseated by
congress he will be a candidate.
A. B. Woodward, of Fayetteville,
and Judge T. M. 3IcConnell, of Chat-
tanooga, will probably be the other
candidates.
SUN SPOTS YISIliLE.
Solar Disturbances On Big Scale are
Announced.
A dispatch from Geneva, N. Y., says:
ProfessorWilliam R. Brooks, of Smith
observatory, reports the observation
of a great group of sun spots approach¬
ing the center of the sun’s disc.
The group is visible to the naked
eye through smoked glass.
Measurements made by Professor
Brooks show this vast solar disturb¬
ance to be 100,000 miles in length.
THREE WERE IMPLICATED
In the Horrible Murder of Mrs. Iircnrn
and Her Children.
A special from Wesson, Miss., says:
Late Thursday afternoon the negro who
murdered the family of Brown Smith
was captured by the posse, carried to
Montieello, the county seat of Law¬
rence county, and at 7 o'clock was
carried back to the scene of his crime,
where he was fully identified by the
little girl.
Another special to The New Orleans
Picayune from Wesson, Miss , says:
“Your correspondent has just inter¬
viewed one of the most prominent men
in this section, who left the scene of
the massacre of the Brown Smith fam¬
ily Friday morning. The accused ne¬
gro, Charley Lewis, is being tried be¬
fore Justice D. T. Holmes; he has
given testimony implicating two other
negroes—Will Powell and Andy Smith,
who are now in custody.
“My informant is positive that the
recent lynching at Monroe will be im¬
itated, making it public, and each ne¬
gro will be made to carry pine knots
to burn the other.
“The trial is being conducted in> a.
lawful manner. The committee has
charge of the prisoners and will not
permit them to be sent to any jail.
During the trial Lewis broke
down and confessed, saying: ‘It’s
mighty hard for me to suffer for what
somebody else has done.’
“Upon being allow to talk further,
he said: ‘Get Will Powell and Andrew
Smith.’
“Lewis is a mulatto about twenty^
three years old, and married. It is
believed that a general clean-up will
be made in that section of the country,
and that a number of negroes will be
lynched,”
CALL TO VETERANS.
PeoplB of Georgia Asked to Assist In Mak¬
ing Reunion a Success.
The work of arranging for the reun¬
ion of all Confederate survivors to be
held in Atlanta, Ga., in July, next
year,, has been begun in earnest. All
of the committee have been appointed
and as the details are now over the
work will progress rapidly. General
C. A. Evans has issued the follow¬
ing communication to the public:
“To the Confederates of Georgia and
Their Friends:
“The organization of the reunion
association of Georgia, with its neces¬
sary officers, general executive com¬
mittee,, and sub-committees has been
secured and the work for the reunion
of tho Confederate veterans in 1898
has commenced with that enthusiasm
and organized effort which will make
the occasion memorable.
“I now make appeal to the people
of Georgia to unite heartily in show¬
ing that great consideration which I
know they feel for the men who so
willingly made the offering of life on
the call of patriotic duty. The occa¬
sion will bring together for probably
the last time in Georgia the Confed¬
erate survivors of the entire country,
north aud south, and the scene will be
the most impressive that the eyes of
our sons and daughters ever beheld.
The co-operation already tendered
from all parts of the state to the city
of Atlanta is most gratifying in its
assurance that the hospitable arrange¬
ments now in progress will be in some
degree worthy of the Confederate sur¬
vivors who are to be our guests, and
in order to make our work effective I
beg all officers of camps and districts,
all Sons- and Daughters of Confede¬
rates, and all citizens to organize with¬
out delay in every place, so as to be
put in: communication with the execu¬
tive committee in Atlanta.
“Clement A. Evans,
‘President Georgia Reunion Associa¬
tion ”
HAD KILLED NINE.
N3frbet^.th» Multi-Murderer, Swung Into
* Eternity.
Henry Nisbet, colored, was hanged
at Irwinville, Ga., Friday, for the
murder of Jim Arlington, another ne¬
gro,. at Fitzgerald last spring.
Nisbet, according to reports, is a
most desperate character. After he
murdered Arrington an attempt was
made to. lynch him by the negroes and.
he wan nearly cut to pieces. He was
given a pistol by one of his friends,
however, and in the fight he killed two
of his assailants and wounded three
others.
Nisbet has slain nine men in his.
career of crime and wounded and
crippled as many more, All his vio-
tiins were of his own race, which he
always declared he abhored.
CLEVELAND COMES SOUTH!.
Ex-President Visits His Old Haunts On»
a Duck Hunt.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland, ac-
eompanied by Gen. Anson G. McCook
an q Captain Evans and Captain Lam-
berton, of the United States navy, ar-
r j TOt | j n Georgetown, S.C., early Satur-
niorning as guests of Gen. if. P.
Alexander.
They were immediately conveyed to
South Island on the government
steamer Wistaria. Their sport will
probably last several weeks.
The Palmetto club and the citizens
0 f Georgetown have dispatched a mes-
senger to the party tendering them a
banquet.
ESTEKHAZY TO BE TRIED.
A Courtmartial Is Ordered To Investigate
tho Dreyfus Matter.
The military governor of Paris,
General Saus,sier, has ordered a court-
martial to examine into the charges
brought against Count Ferdinand
I I Waldin Esterhazy, the retired major
of the French army, who is accused of
| writing the letter which brought about
1 the sentencing of Alfred Dreyfus to
1 imprisonment- for life.
