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A FATAL AND BLOODY TRAGEDY
AT A PARTY.
WHISKEY WAS THE PRIME CAUSE.
Combatant# Fought In Crowded Room,
Resulting: In Three Deaths and
Two Radiy Wounded.
A pleasant social party given Mon-
Jav day nicht night at at Jeffersonville Jetteisonviiie, Ga ua., wm ••
burned into a scene of bloodshed, and
all on account of one drunken man.
m,. P J Z wftg „j ven a t the residence r
„f , w W. u H. Califf, a prominent farmer
■who lives near Jeffersonville, to which
a number of leading people were in-
v ;* e ,l
Three men shot to death one woman
fatally wounded and a little girl hurt
by a stray shot was the result of the
tragedy.
Among the invited guests was Short
Griffin, a young man generally known
throughout the oounty. He had
always been considered wild and
yet net in the
bat,it ot attending social eyente while
under the influence of liquor, but on
this occasion he was somewhat under
its influence
mi The par i wasorowdedwith so young „
people when Griffin eanfe in. They
were singing and dancing, ohattmg
and laughing and merriment was at
.:“ht“. of ill by .
Griffin had been standing t
*f the firepiace from the m ute
entered the parlor and wa. the most
prominent figure in ‘ he °®“-
remark was addressed to one Will
Hooten who had just ente e
room.
Hooten, as he entered the room,
walked up to the fireplace, and in do¬
ing so rubbed against Griffin.
It Was this that caused Griffin to
lose his temper and use the offensive
language which was heard by every¬
body in the room.
Griffin cursed him roundly. Hooten
told Griffin he would see him next
day, walked into the room on the
right and informed his host, Califf, of
Griffin’s conduct.
Califf went to Griffin and asked him
to leave. Griffin cursed Califf as he
had done Hooten and pulled his pis-
tol.
Califf opened his kniffe and put its
Blade ' on : Griffin’s throat. CalifFs wife
rushed up and persuaded her husband
go mto waihev room.
Griffin asked for his hat, reached , ,
back with his left hand and pulled out
a large dirk, remar mg.
“He has put his knife to my throat
and I am going to get him.
He advanced to the dooujeadipg in
«>e room. AW the tune he rriaohed
it Califf met hut. Unffin raised his pis-
afaooting tol and fired at Gviffin ^Califf both advancing commenced on
each otheFand finally clinching
Mx*. Oaliff ran to and caught hold
Califf tired four shots 4 and , Griffin ,, _
two.
When the firing ceased Griffin and
Califf fell apart—Griffin falling in the
corner of the room in a sitting posi¬
tion. He died as he fell. Califf fell
at his feet and expired in a few mo¬
ments.
Near where both fell, C. L. Jones, a
young farmer, was sitting in a chair at
the time the firing commenced. He
was struck just back of the ear by a
bullet, and his brains oozed out of the
frightful wound.
As he struggled in an unconscious
state on the floor of the room, Mary
Pettis, one of the guests, a little
♦laughter of the postmistress of the
place, was shot through the stomach.
She ran screaming and fell into a heap
» the street.
Mrs. Emma Califf, wife of Califf,
was shot in the arm. The elbow joint
was shattered into fragments by the
large hall from the pistol of Griffin.
Of course, as the originator of the
affair is dead, there is not any proba¬
bility of arrests, but it is stated that
had Griffin not been killed he would
certainly have been lynched by the
people of Jeffersonville.
W RECK CAUSES DEATHS.
Three Employes Killed and at Least Six
Are Badly Hurt.
Train No. 3 ou the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad, which left
Chicago at 11:34 Wednesday night,
ran iutc an extra train near Clinton,
lad., at 9 o’clock Thursday morning.
Three employes were killed and half a
dozen others injured, but none of the
passengers were hurt.
The dead are: J. D. Rausch, engin¬
eer; G. L. Brewer, fireman; C. F.
Deiter, fireman.
Both engines were badly wrecked.
The baggage car was thrown down an
embankment and the mail car smash¬
ed.
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 24th, although her
passage had been engaged on the
steamer St. Louis.
The ohange 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.
ELASTIC CURRENCY FAVORED.
Banker* Meet In Atlanta and Ulscn**
, Financial Flans.
The convention of southern bankers
was held at Atlanta last Wednesday
and one more plan of currency reform
was formulated and stamped with the
approval of the bankers present.
The convention was called by the
while ^rb.Sf it contemplates e a ,.S„. snob legislation T pV„. p
as will especially help the western
and southern states, it is also broad
in scope and there is nothing contem¬
plated under it which would be bur¬
densome to the bankers of the north
east.
ance The^convention but there were was gentlemen small in attend- pres-
ent of national reputation. They
agreed, all of them, that something
ought to be done to change the finan-
cial laws so that first of all the south-
^ stateg panhav0 anelaatic currellcy .
No one disputed the proposition that
there ought to be more currency in
circulation in the south and that the
laws should he ho framed that if bank-
0ra do not wigb iBSUe more than
^ bave tbey need no t do it. An-
other idea which figured prominently
was that banks should be allowed to
loan money on cotton, pig iron and
other commodities.
The convention was a single stand-
ard body, but there was one delegate
who came out “baldheaded aud bare-
footed," .. he e.pre.e.a it, for free
e ari T| , r,a' 1, HoL'li,l not toke’uny
part in tll0 d j BCUBB i 0 n until he was
invited—after the plan had been
adopted. While he was speaking he
had the attention of his hearers and
^ ? tbelasom e good natured shots
wh h th0y ac( . ept0tl in tb0 same
. .
*
Th0re wftg nQ debate on tbe reso lii-
;>»»• >«py
^ gQ out of tbe banking business,
resolutions contemplate / an in-
crease in tbe amount of old and sil .
ve r in circulation with better banking £
faciHties for amall townB> aI1 bank8
be on thg sam0 foot j ng under govern-
mental control.
In order to get a uniform banking
system, it is proposed that the busi¬
ness men of every atate should meet and
agree upon financial and banking sys-
terns which will bring prosperity and
happiness to the nation. To secure
this, it is suggested that banks with a
capital of $25,000 and over be allowed
to issue notes to circulate as money
on commercial assets.
The P ar P ose of ... ,. wa » °
. lan , reform and the
P o
result the convention is a series of
suggestions for national legislation.
CURRENCY BILL IS READY.
Measure Embodies President . McKinley’s .. , ,
Recommendations.
A Washington dispatch says: The
bouse committee ou banking and cur-
taa ^ it g a aa animftt ed session Wed-
ne-tday. It was agreed that a bill cov-
ering the president’s recommendations
an d the bill of Secretary Gage and
t]iat of tbe Indianapolis monetary
commission aba „ 1)e taken up f at the
first m00ti after the bolida J a .
()n motion of Mr Cbandl of New
H hi tbe Ben(ite d a biI1
Wednesday ^ directing “ the secretary ' of
the nayy r0port u on tbe subje t ol
a statute in Washington city of the
lat0 Admiral David B Porter '.
Among the many bills introduced
was one granting a right of way
through a part of Alaska for a railroad
to the gold field and another provid¬
ing for the operation of steamboats on
the Yukon river, Alaska.
At the opening of the session of the
holiday house Wednesday a resolution for the
recess from Saturday, Decem¬
ber 18, to January 5, offered by Mr.
Dingley from the committee on ways
and means, was adopted.
The house then went into commit¬
tee of the whole and resumed the con¬
sideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
MINISTER SERYING SENTENCE.
Beat His Wife and Is Saving a Five Dol¬
lar Fine.
At Montieello, N. Y., the Rev.
David T. Howell, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, is serving a sentence
of five days' imprisonment in the
county jail, imposed for choking and
beating his wife.
Mr. Howell was given the alterna¬
tive sentence of $5 fine or five days’
imprisonment, and chose the latter.
LUETGERT’S SECOND TRIAL.
ftausagr# Maker Again Faces Jury On
Charge of Murder.
After two weeks Bpent in securing
a jury, the second trial of Adolph L.
Luetgert, the sausage manufacturer,
accused of murdering his wife, was
commenced at Chicago Tuesday before
Judge Gary. The courtroom was
'crowded when the case was called.
Every available seat was taken, while
scores of curious men and women
stood in rows behind the railing, anx¬
ious to hear the proceedings and get a
glimpse of the man who is charged
with boiling his wife in eaustio potash
in one of his own sausage vats.
ACQUITTAL FOR COLLINS.
Florida’s Ex-State Treasurer Declared Not
Guilty of Embezzle ment.
A special from Jacksonville says:
C. B. Collins, ex-state treasurer of
Florida, was acquitted Friday of the
embezzlement of $52,000.
The defendant did not deny that he
was short that sum, but declared that
there waa no intention to defraud.
Banks in which he had deposited state
fund* failed.
PAID PENALTY FOR THE MURDER
OF MERCHANT HUNT.
SWUNG FROM DOUBLE GALLOWS.
--
o,,,, Trembled at KealiKation of His Fate
While the Other Was Cool f
and Collected.
Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks
were ballged at Jeffersonville, Ga.,
Fnda y for , the . brutal , raurder of M m r C ’
'
Hunt, the Belton merchant. The men
died on the same scaffold. The drop
fell at 12:17 p. m. Brooks was dead
in 18 minutes, but Reynolds was not
pronounced dead until three minutes
later.
The execution private, . but
was
among the few who witnessed it were
the three brothers of the murdered
man who had come from South Caro-
H na to see justice done. Both men
died game. Many expected to see
Brooks collapse, but he seemed to
have imbibed some of his partners
courage, and did not break down.
The execution was in many respects
remarkable. The condemned men
Standing in the vehicle on the ont-
side of the gallows enclosure both
made short speeches. They professed
regret for their deed, though making
on ly slight reference to it. The gist
of their talk was that they were pre¬
pared to die, and they delivered many
a solemn warning to the erowd.
Brooks’ neck was broken but Rey-
di *'
Spotless ’white ' robes ’were pl.-ed
around each man as he stood on the
trap and the black caps were fitted on
their heads. Thus garbed they pre-
sented a ghastly appearance. The
sheriff then asked if they were ready.
From under Reynolds’ mask came the
query:
“Are you ready, Bud?”
Brooks nodded.
“I’m ready, too,” added the man
who was giving his last moments to
thoughts of his associate in life and
death. The trap was then sprung.
Both white-robed figures shot through,
Brooks’ body was nearly stiffened,
Reynolds seemed strangling, for his
body writhed and drew up for several
moments.
Both bodies were allowed to hang
thirty minutes. They were then cut
down and. turned over to the relatives
of the dei#*men.
> • From Jail To Gallows.
At 11:02 o’clock Reynolds and Brooks
were taken from their cells and placed
in an open phaeton under a strong
guard. They rode to the gallows
through the principal streets of the
town, to a hillside a quarter of a mile
distant. A large crowd preceded the
vehicles in which the murderers rode,
while the people who lined the way
fell in behind, very much like a circus
parade. Fully 1,000 people were in
line. Some of them were on horse¬
back and others in wagons.
As they rode away Brooks’ face was
ashen and Reynolds’ was pale, too,
but he seemed to have good control over
himself. Neither one of them spoke.
Just before the top of the hill was
reached the wagon tongue broke and
the horses had to be taken out. Fifty
ready hands caught hold of the traces
and the wheels, and Reynolds and
Brooks rode on to the gallows enclo¬
sure.
The wagon was drawn up alongside
the coffins that lay on the ground wait¬
ing to receive the outlaw bodies.
Brooks trembled violently at the sight
of them. The journey to the gallows
had consumed 15 minutes.
Sheriff Brazleton rose from his seat
and called the crowd to order. He
said: “The condemed men wish to
make their statements. ”
They preferred to address the crowd
on the outside rather than to make a
statement from the gallows.
On the Death Trap.
After both men had concluded they
were conducted to the gallows. Not
more than twenty people were admit¬
ted to the enclosure.
The condemned men made no state¬
ments on the gallows, and scarcely
spoke during the quarter of an hour
that was occupied in religious services,
aud in binding their hands and feet.
tVhen these preliminaries were com¬
pleted Reynolds and Brooks kneeled
together and prayed. It was a queer
medley. Each spoke words which
the occasion prompted. One mo¬
ment Brooks’ voice rose above
that of Reynolds; the next moment
Reynolds drowned the voice of Brooks.
While the condemned men prayed
the crowd without the inclosure was
noisy and boisterous. As they stood
on the trap a man in a tree yelled out:
“Good-bye.”
“Goodbye, I wish you all joy,” said
Reynolds. Brooks was silent.
Then followed the inquiry from
Reynolds as to whether or not Brooks
was ready. At this moment the fatal
was sprung.
GLASS WORKS TO RESUME.
Big Strike Settled and Men Will Work on
a Small Advance.
A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa.,
says: Window glass factories through¬
out the United States will be able to
resume work as soon as they can get
the furnaces hot enough to begin
work. This will be in about three
weeks, and means work for about 15 >•
000 men.
MORE BLOODSHED EXPECTED
As n llesult of the TrnRciIy lu Twiggs
County, Ga.
Dispatches from Jeffersonville, Ga.,
state that there is much talk on the
of the renewal of the old family feud
that has existed for many years be¬
tween the families of Califf and Griffin.
Griffin has two brothers and it is
thought that when Griffin and Clarence
Jones’ father and old man Califf meet
there will be trouble. The quarrel on
tho night of the fatal fight was the
outcome of the same old feud.
The Pettis people,, too, are aroused
and among the different factions there
is so much bad blood now that at any
time there may be another shooting.
When it was discovered that R. L.
Califf had met his death at the hands
of another party besides Short Griffin,
his father,W. H. Califf, Sr., sought to
place the heavy hand of the law on the
shoulders of Giltman Carroll by going
before a justice of the peace and taking
oath that it was Carroll’s hand that
fired the bullets killing his son.
When the officers in whose bauds
the warrant for the arrest of Carroll
was placed called at his home, Carroll
had disappeared, having in some man-
nor received the knowledge that the
warrant had been sworn out. He has
not yet been found, and his friends
make the statement that he will not be,
but will make his appearance at the
April term of Twiggs superior court,
in the event any indictment is found
against him.
NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENT.
Joseph McKenna Named for Associate
Justice of Supreme Court.
Thursday President McKinley sent
the following nominations to the sen¬
ate:
Justice—-Joseph McKenna, of Cali¬
fornia, to be associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
Treasury—Charles S, Dawes, of
Illinois, to be comptroller of the cur¬
rency.
Interior—John W. Nesbitt, of Penn¬
sylvania, to be pension agent at Pitts¬
burg.
Court of Private Land Claims—Jos.
R. Reed, of Iowa, to be chief justice;
William M. Murray, of Tennessee;
Thomas C. Fuller, of North Carolina;
H. C. Sluss, of Kansas; W. F. Stone,
of Colorado, to be associate justices;
reappointments, their terms expiring
December 31, 1897.
Lewis Miles, attorney of the United
States for the southern district of
Iowa; Robert Cozier, attorney of the
United States for the district of Idaho;
.Henry C. Dockery, marshal of the
United States for the eastern district
of North Carolina.
The president also sent in a number
of reappointments which were made
during the recess of the senate, and
which have heretofore been announced.
POPULISTS CAUCUS.
House Members of That Party Meet and
Pass Resolutions.
A caucus of the populist members
of the house of representatives was
held at the National hotel at Washing¬
ton Thursday night. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted,
except that referring to the civil ser¬
vice :
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this caucus that we will resist all
efforts to so modify the existing civil
service law as to enable any party that
may be in power to fill the different
positions in civil service with par¬
tisans.
“Resolved, That we are opposed to
and will resist ail efforts to destroy
our greenbacks and treasury notes,
which are, by direct legislation or by
the subterfuge of refusing to reissue
the same except in exchange for gold.
“Resolved, That we are opposed to
any scheme , of . enlarging , the ,, powers
of conferring n , ut,onal of l la the ‘; ks; that Y to e .°PP° se notes * he
power issue
designed to have the same functions
as money to any , bank, , corporation ,.
or
individual.
“Resolved, That we favor the early
consideration and passage of a joint
resolution recognizing the independ¬
ence of the Cuban republic.
BIG CHECK GIVEN.
Uncle Sam Receives S 8 , 500 ,OOO On Union
Pacific Purchase.
The payment to the United States of
$8,500,000 on account of the purchase
of the Union Pacific railroad by the
reorganization committee was made at
New York Thursday through the me¬
dium of a check for that sum deposit¬
ed in the United States sub-treasury
in that city.
EDUCATIONAL TEST
Proposed To Be Made In Uncle Sam's Nat¬
uralization Laws.
A Washington dispatch says: A
proposition is being discussed to make
thorough reform of the naturalization
laws on the lines of the immigration
educational test bill.
That measure has been favorably re¬
ported by the house immigration bill,
and will be taken up in the house after
the holidays. The committee con¬
cedes some opposition to it, but be¬
lieve the majority recognize the ne¬
cessity for some essential changes.
Its effect is to require all immigrants
to read and write either the English
or some other language.
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Will Be Tried In Mexico Where the Pen¬
alty Is Death.
Wells-Fargo Express company’s
special officers and deputy United
States marshals have captured in
eastern Arazona five of the train rob¬
bers engaged in the attempted rob¬
bery of the Southern Pacific’s “Sun¬
set Flyer,” at Stein’s Pass a week ago.
They will be carried to New Mexico
trial. The penalty for train rob¬
in that territory is death.
THE MEETING OF BOARDS OF
TRADE AT WASHINGTON.
ATLANTA DELEGATION SUCCESSFUL
Delegates From Other Cities Make Vari¬
ous Demands of the United
States Government.
A Washington special says: The
Atlanta, Ga., chamber of commerce
delegation secured unanimous action
Thursday on the resolution for uni"
fortuity in quarantine regulations.
The regular order of the meeting
was suspended to allow ex-Governor
Bullock and Mayor Collier, of that
city, to present the matter to the con¬
vention, arid after this had been done
the resolution was unanimously adopt¬
ed. This reads as follows:
“Resolved, That wo recommend such leg¬
islation by congress as will unify the quar¬
antine regulations for protection against
imported dangers to health, in such manner
ns to give the least possible hindrance to
trade and travel consistent with safety.”
The resolution was worded in this
way, so as to permit of no clash by
those who believe the states should
control quarantine regulations.
Mr. Elliott, of Philadelphia, read a
paper in favor of the establishment of
a permanent tariff commission. A res¬
olution urging upon congress the cre¬
ation of such a comrriission was
adopted.
Mr. Eckert, of Chicago, on behalf
of his committee, presented a report
intended to correct the evils of the
sale of mixed flour. The report fa¬
vored the adoption of such legislation
as will define the manufacture, sale,
importation aud exportation of flour.
The report was adopted.
Mr. Thurber, of New York, present¬
ed a report that congress amend the
interstate commerce law so as to per¬
mit pooling by railroads under the
supervision and control of the inter¬
state commerce commission to the end
that unjust discriminations may be
prevented, and responsible, uniform
and stable rates be established.
A majority report on this resolution
was presented by Vallandingham, of
St. Louis, in behalf of four members
of the committee, strongly opposing
the pooling proposition. The resolu¬
tion prec’pitated a discussion which
lasted an hour or more, uuder the ten-
minute rule, Mr. Vallaudingham and”
others from the west taking strong
grounds against it.
The Pooling Proposition Adopted.
The advocates of the pooling propo¬
sition were practically unanimous in
favor of it only when placed under the
supervision and absolute control of
the interstate commerce commission
which should have absolute power to
revise and correct excessive rates or
other evils that might come to its at-
tention.
The resolution favoring pooling, as
submitted by Mr. Thurber, of New
York, was finally adopted by a two-
thirds vote.
The remaining resolutions, that
greater uniformity in the classification
of freight is necessary, and that the
interstate commerce commission
should, if necessary, be empowered to
formulate and make effective such a
classification; that the national board
of trade deprecate all movements look¬
ing to the government ownership of
railway lines, but advocate a
wise, firm and continuous
supervision over the operating
and management of these great agen-
cies in a n matters affecting their rela-
tions with the public in the conduct of
interstate commerce; that the national
board of trade re-affirm their approval
of tbe bin known as tbe aut i- sca lpers
bill
At 2:30 o’clock the board, by invita¬
tion, made a call on the president at
the white house.
M’MILLAN FOR SENATE.
Tennessee Congressman Makes Public
Announcement of His Candidacy.
A Washington special says: Hon.
Benton McMillan, of Tennessee, in
response to inquiries from represents-
tives of Tennessee papers, has an-
nounced his candidacy for the senate
before the state legislature in case an
extra session was called by Governor
Taylor.
WILL REDUCE WAGES.
Noticeg to That Eifcct Posted In Pall
River Mills.
Advices from Fall River, Mass.,
state that notices of the proposed re¬
duction of wages posted Tuesday an¬
nounce that the reduction will begin
January 3d, 1898, the details to be
given out later.
The manufacturers’ committee an¬
nounced that the committee voted to
recommend a general reduction of
wages on all departments on the basis
of 11 1-49 per cent.
The committee also recommends
that tho salaries of all administrative
officers be reduced the same amount
from the present figures.
M. DAUDET DIES.
Was An Eminent and Well Known French
Author.
A special cable dispatch from Paris
states that Alphonse Daudet, the au¬
thor, expired at 8 o’clock Thursday
night. He was dining with his family
and was in excellent spirits, when he
was seized with a sudden syncope.
Physicians were summoned, but ho
died almost immediately.
Alphonse Dandet was born at Nimes,
May 13, 1840.
TWENTY-TW!) SAILORS JUSSI
Left Wrecked Probably fiteniner In Boat* nixj^fl ■
Lout.
A San Francisco dispatch says: H
certainty as to the fate of the oveiSB JH
steamer Cleveland, which sailed
cember 4th for Seattle, was en^H
Wednesday by tho receipt of a telH tfl
gram from Captain Hall, master of
ship, to the owner, Captain CharlSM
Nelson, of San Francisco. Mg
From the rather indefinite details ■
far is received total wreck it appears the that west the steanj
er a on coast
Vancouver island, in Barclay sound,
twelve miles north of Cape Beale.
Twenty-two men put off from the
*hip in small boats. None of these
boats have as yet been heard from and
it is feared they are lost, although it is
possible they may have landed on the
coast of Vancouver island at some
remote point. The captain, chief en¬
gineer, purser, three sailors and one
fireman, who remained on board the
Cleveland, succeeded in reaching the
shore safely.
The only passengers on the ship
were W. L. Deittrick and Frank Ger-
than, who are among the missing.
The vessel and cargo were valued at
$75,000, on which there is very little
insurance.
The Cleveland was built in 1865 and
was formerly an Atlantic Liner, run¬
ning between Halifax and Queens¬
town, under the name of Sirius.
ACTOR ASSASSIN ATED.
Stabbed to the Heart as He Was Entering
the Theatre.
At London Thursday night, William
Terriss, the well-known actor, was as¬
sassinated, being stabbed with a knife
as he was entering the stage door of
the Adelphi theatre.
Terriss’s assassin is supposed to be
a former super. The murderer rushed
at the actor as he was stepping across
the pavement from his cab, and stab¬
bed him just below the heart. As the
actor fell his murderer was seized by
people who were outside the theatre.
The wounded man was carried into
the theater aud doctors were called
from the Charing Cross hospital, but
Terriss expired in fifteen minutes.
The assassin had the appearance of
a foreigner and wore a long cloak. He
was taken to Bow street police station,
followed by an angry crowd. His
name was given as Archer, The mo-
tive of the crime is not yet.kB&-wa,
Terriss was the actor’s stage name,
his real name being William Lewin.
WORKING FOR UNIVERSITY.
Prominent Women Hold Important Meet
ing In Washington.
There was a meeting of prominent
American women at Washington Tues¬
day to discuss plans for a George
Washington memorial building in con¬
nection with the proposed national
university in that city. The meeting
was secret, but it is reported that the
ladies expect to raise $250,000 for a
memorial building to be devoted to the
administrative offices of the university,
it was suggested that February 23d,
Washington’s birthday, he made a day
0 f national offering to the fund and
that the children of the public schools
throughout the country ‘should he in-
T i te d to contribute 1 cent each to the
fund,
Among those present at the meeting
were Mrs. I. S. Boyd, of Georgi*; Mrs.
Hope S. Campbell, North Carolina;
Mrs. M. K. McNeill, South Carolina,
an d Mrs. Alice B. Castleman, Louis-
ville, Ky.
MUST PAY INDIANS.
Railroad Ties Are Seized to Enforce Pay-
* raent of Royalty on Timber.
Half a million railroad ties, scat!
tered over 115 miles of the Missouri!
Kansas and Texas railroad betweeil
South Canadian and Red rivers, havJ
been seized by the Indian police to era
force the payment of over $60,000 dua
the Choctaw nation as royalty on tha
timber Fully from which ties the will ties be were seized] cut.]
as many
along the Choctaw, Oklahoma amg
Gulf road to enforce similar claims.
TREATY IS RATIFIED.
King; George Approves Agreement Be¬
tween Turkey and Greece.
A dispatch from Athens, Greece,
received Thursday announces that the
treaty of peace between Turkey and
Greece has been ratified by King
George, and that it will be dispatched
b y a special steamer to Constantino-
p i e .
A later dispatch states that the sul¬
tan has ratified the treaty of peace be¬
tween Turkey and Greece.
PREACHED AGAINST CRIME.
Ministers in South Carolina Pulpits Dis¬
course on One Subject.
A Columbia, S. C., dispatch says:
The invitation of Bishop Ellison Ga¬
pers, of this diocese, to all other de¬
nominations to join the Episcopal cler¬
gy Sunday in attempting to check the
murder fever in the state was general¬
ly accepted.
The conference at Florence passed
resolutions to accept the invitation.
Bishop Capers preached in Orange¬
burg on the line of his address to the
clergy, but made a point on the pre¬
vailing habit of carrying concealed
weapons by all classes of men in flag
rant disregard of law.
CHINA “KNUCKLES” TO GERMANY.
Russia and Franc© Displeased at Wil¬
liam’s Precipitancy.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
asserts that China will acquiesce in
Germany’s retention of Kiao-Chou.
Russia and France are irritated' at
Germany’s precipitancy in thus pre¬
maturely disclosing her plans to Eng¬
land and Japan in a manner likely,
says the dispatch, to defeat the object*
in view.