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Dr. Alouzo Monk Hits Hard in Two
Powerful Sermons Yesterday
at Mulberry.
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Those people who went to Mulberry
Street Methodldt church yesterday
morning and last night expecting to
hear plain talk by the Rev. Dr. Monk,
on the subject announced In the Tele
graph, were not disappointed, and if
there were any present to whom' his
remarks had either direct or Inferential
reference their ears cannot have failed
to tingle and their position under the
doctor's sound rasping become exceed
ingly warm. Dr. Monk had announced
that he would speak on “The Moral
Character of Macon, and' of the Ensu
ing Fair Looked Into and Who to
Blame." Thi subject may be consid
ered to have been discussed In one
sermon, for the evening discourse wv-aa
only a continuation of the morning
sermon, in which he arraigned alleged
iniquities and immoralities as, they ex
ist among the people of Macon nnd
their authors.
It was evident from his manner when
the learned preacher arose to address
Ms vsst congregation, made up of
people from every ohurch In the city
and which flocked the church to over
flowing, that some mighty plain talk
would bo heard, and It was not long
in coming. Even the hymns were most
appropriately selected and the opening
prayer wtas an eloquent supplication
lor the conversion of the wicked’ and
of the purity of government and of
home life.
Dr. Monk announced his text from
Ezekiel, xxxiii:7—“So thou. Oh son of
man, I have ;et thee a watchman unto
the house of Israel; therefore thou
shaft hear the word at my mouth and
warn them from me. The subject em
braced all the verses of this chapter
through the Uth, but was based main
ly upon the quotation above. The
cities of old, he said, had watchmen
In their towers to keep guard over toe
homes of the people; to eye the move
ments of the enemy and to sound the
1 alarm at the approach of dungor. He
-spoke of the high towers of Nineveh,
where watchmen were always posted,
dnd how the blowing of the trumpet
Of alarm called the offldals of that
ancient elty to arms and how the peo
ple all flew to -the protections of their
homes. In those days If. -through the
- negligence of one of three watchmen,
one man suffered death at the hands
.of the enemy, he was put to death.
The populace couldn’t -keejr ,watch,
while they went about their business
they had these men stationed to keep
danger ,at a safe distance from their
home3. „ - ■
To apply -this lesson of the Bible,
he said,’the ministers of the Gospel ore
the ordained watchmen over God s
people, and It -Is not less, but more
their duty to sound the alarm of Im
pending damnation to their brethren
when they see ft approaching than It
wus In olden times for those watchmen
to call to -arms the confiding populace
when the enemy came near. If the
ministers of the Gospel were derelict
and allow toe enemy to come • In ami
destroy one soul within their keeping
the penalty Is death in Judgment. They
must be faithful to their trusts.
Now, with this introductory toi What
he Intended to say, he announced that
he wanted to appeal to particularly to
the young -men. The character of old
men has already become fixed and the
future of the country ream on the
young men, and women, too. He said
he didn’t come to compare Macon with
St “vritoVe'uw K SfndTto
gfi&r&sw 351
every hand and the -traps laid f°r ln-
nocent yolfth. He thought It .was time
for Somebody to B»vc the Marm-tto
enemy Is not approaching, but aotualiy
among us on every hand end slaying
4B !’Notv a hSw Sku the alarm be given
it were to consult the people of
Macon about how r P ttmlr
heto'T" 1 ’ 1 He W wid toUt many people
raised the howl about drawing poU-
SStato, ss .fffSaffiMTW
Sb e ouftoe 80 da U n P g ( 4that environ our
municipal and s^te anl nationM go^
* Dr°uSok said that while ho had
. .' a . moral character of
Mocontohe loved everybody In It. and
whitever he -had said In the past or
would say In the future would be for the
cool of every soul here. 'I am come
KSe” he said, “to try to start some-
v thing In motion for the reformation ot
tilings. 1 am not a pessimist, either.
The world H Better than It used to be,
end you can’t wake me believe the ten
dency is not toward reformtkm in ev
erything where there Is vice. The
trouble is. brethren, we are not get-
tin- along fast enough—Christians aie.
too slow to act. too afraid of offending.
Dr. Monk then took up the saloon
Question. He said this Is where he got
character of Macon. He enumerated
that there are 23.000 Inhabitants in Ma-
cbn nnd that 110 bar rooms flourish
and thrive In ltd midst. Ha said that
some had explained to him that Macon
people didn’t keep up this number of
bar rooms unaided, but that as Bibb
county Is surrounded by dry counties,
the neighbor* help sustain them. He
was sorry to bear this. It Is bad
enough, he said, to p^sem ourselves, but
infinitely worse to administer It to our
friend*. It you are going to take the
vile stuff. keeD It within the confines of
your own homes.” Here the speaker
became well warmed un to hU subject,
and threw groat force Into every word
an<l gesture.
"Now. brethren, who Is to blarm'ihat
this Iniquitous traffic goes on with ouch
appalling thrift-right here under our
nos:!? It hi the Christian people of SI i
con. and you every one know It, m
elrouM shoulder It. ’Right Is right skies
Got is God.’ You ought to be in the
fight Be like the boy who ataod on the
burning deck: if the old ship goes down,
go down with her: you can’t go down
In a better cause than fighting the dev
il in this city. I understand that a cer
tain very brilliant and costly saloon in
>faeon consumes mnre in actual expen-
es for any given period than it faked to
. &A.. MONDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 22, 1894.
ke<*p up all the Protestamt churches oi
Macon for the same length of time.
N*o\v. how much -patronage do you sup
pose It takes Ho sustain an Institution
of such pretaslo®t3?? I wouldn’e sell a
Quart of whisky for my right arm. How
many of you are so antagonistic to the
truths? And yet. I learn- that some of
you grocerymen sell it 4n your stores
'ong with your groceries.
"Another thing from which I get my
impression of Macon's moral character
—I am told that your city licences mors
th in seventy houses of namt$eA3 charac
ter. Some of you say this Is « necessa
ry evil. Why so? Physiology, nnd any
-rvtelllgant person In this audience
known it. Rive *the statement the lie.
When you make the assertion you dis
honor your mother and debase the pu-
rtfty of your sister. The city council of
Macon Is not compelled to license these
houses, either.
“Again, there Is your theatre, and
from this I pick up a good many things
that contribute to my lmprcssione of
the moral character of Macon. I was
never a't a theatre In my life nnd it Is
one of the things of my life that I am
proud of. I went to a circus one time,
and that is one of the things tn-my
life that I will always be sorry for.”
The doctor gave all the members
who took in the recent circus a sound
rasping. He thought it no place for
them, and particularly impressionable
children.
“Still other things from which my
store of information about the moral
character of your city is made up are
to be seen on your streets* Those
placards that were recently exhibited,
not two blocks from where I now
stand, were a disgrace to a decent
community—‘living pictures, living
pictures.' Any decent man or woman
who saw it sold their decency at. a
discount. You often hear people speak
disparagingly of a black, sheep In n
church, but I dare say a great many
of those same people went to see *A
Black Sheep’ the other night and paid
money thftt was needed at home. Why
don’t decent shows come along? I ad
mire high art, nnd can draw up in
imagination a show that would toe
elevaiting. No. they couldn’t live. The
theatre managers have tpld me so In
answer to the question, ajid you Know
it is true. Ah, yes. you say, pulpit
crank! fanaJtlc!’ and all that sort of
thing. A society woman summed we
preachers up like this on one occasion.
She said we had never moved in so
ciety and therefore hfid a false idea of
It. Well, we know enough, nnd enough
that -is correct, too. There are two
young boys In this town who can make
affidavit that they were ruined in one
of 'the-highest families in*. the city
around a card table where wine flowed.
You see It all don’t lie at the naloons
door-drunkards are bred and born In
•society.’ Men talk about
perate Ind rinking and not flowing
their appetites to run away with their
judgment. What men should be and
are will be found almost invariably to
be two different things.’’
Dr. Monk referred feeling to
case of Luther Benson, the famous
drunkard-temperance
ffibnds, don’t open -barrooms in your
homes and make bar tenders of ypur
daughters. This Is what you do when
you set strong drink ^fore yoiir
guests anfc’have your fair daughters
serve the stuff* You may not think
■these figures correct, but 0 X°fimid?y
bers of my church on one Sunday
night flta+ionad themselves ™v ar *
house of namelress hnme in th|* city
and from the hour for beglffhtnfr oC
?^v h "do^
R some of them not 15 years. old,
el Mwould uke to have the saloon men
“Sr. "Monk concluded by saying «*
&«ras* s : r p«S“iI
nnd the managers of the
"I want to know who authorizes cer
THE SEARCH LIGHT APPLIED.
More people came aut to wltne-js the
reverend doctor’s application of the
"search llkht" to the city council and
fak manatots -than could be Mcommo-
dated by the seating capacity of kw—
th« number of people that new bllding
is«a!dTo seat The crowd <hat came out
may be conservatively estimated a-t one
thousand people. They rephesen>ted ev
ery class of cltizenahlp. TO**/ JJ*®
heard what the doctor promised them
in the morning, and long before the
hour for service there was a rush cor
»eau. There was a noticeably large at
tendance of young men and aociety fc>eo-
ple, and the preacher remarked on this
and Rtfd he was glad. they had come
out. At the conclusion of the morning
service he had extended a very cordial
invitation to the aitv fathers to come
out and hear what* he hod' to say, but
bo far as I could find out there were
none of them present when the doctor
begun using his “search light’’ and took
up the theread of tho unfinished dls
course of the morning.
Dr. Monk announced hta text from
Matt. xJM: * * * *T»r there Is nothj
covered that shall not toe revealed; ana
hid. that shall not be known.”
Ho said that a great many people had
thanked him for what he had said In
the morning. He was glad hia sermon
had been well received. He didp’t want
to make anybody angry, though he
couldn’t hope to please everybody and
preach the truth. He said he had a cor
rection to make. He had stated In the
morning sermon that he understood
that a reporter had been bought by the
city council H> report ju-^t *in\j
as they saw fit for him to publish and
to euppreaa whatever they desired, and
that council "accused him
that council "owned him soul and
body.” He Mid he had had a visit dur-
Eipt HISS.
s finises Tliat
Their fleirapiS-Mr Organ
Tliej- WttKDo Fraclica!
Haruttass.
WILLIAM’S LAT
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tb* Ai'u
Huol.il ,* Ssylnff Tim
,b* Only PIllMr uf Ihu Kmplr
Strict Colulilul Policy Toward
England to U« Adopted,
Berlin, Oct, St—Tlm nnnnal congress
of the social democrats opened today
in Frankfort-ou-tlie-Matn. The Voer-
wnerts observes the event In publlsb-
"lng lu fourteen columns tlie executive
committee’s report of the putty’s (1.)-
InK* In tho relcUslnit. ’life pnVl.v
fluances are, as usual, iii Rood condi
tion, showing at once the economy and
sugaclty with whleu they are admin
istered. Tho usual surplus for the gen
eral treasury has been left after the
payment of all the expenses of tho agi
tation.
The last paragraph of tho report
concerns tho proswuclons of social
democrats since the congress of 1SU3.
NVItlilu tho year (lf’y-oltfht {Socialists
have been imprisoned aud countless
editors aud agitators have been lined.
.Whether this tininlo, warfare against
the sociul democrats will lio eiuniuued,
says the report, or lie merged ttpain
Into a general attack on the whole par
ty, is a question which soon will bo
uuswored. ’ However, coino what may
In tho neat’ or remote future, the social
democrats Will meet lira attack with
the same unperturbed, proud nnd calm
resolution us heretofore. Wo tire
ready for the foe at all times. Wo are
prepared for every now onslaught.
With ns Is progress, with us is right,
With us will be nt last tho victory.
EDITORIAL ADVICE.
Tho Vocrwiteriy. says lit a leader ad-
’dressed to the delegates In Frankfort;
“Wo sociul democrats ltuve neither
party government nor dictatorship,
but only an administrative body, act
ing under the control of the members
of the congress. The work nnd tho
ndmiulstratlon of the party will stand
test of tho freest criticism.
“Doubtless there nrc theoretical and
practical questions which lu discission
will cause a clash of opinions. In thn
heated debate '.vo may expect words
which will offend oar irlemU and
please our enemies. This Is unavoid
able, hut we may be sure lhat, although
the words may cause pain, they will
not leave wounds."
•The earn of Deputy Bucb and Conr
rude Doppler, with declined 10 tnko
the oath of allegiance after their elec
tion to the provincial council In ytruss
burg, has not boon mentioned In the
congress programme, but it Is likely
to bo debated. Tho Berlin newspapers
have made it already tho text of many
leaders, bn tho question "does tho so
cial democracy encourage perjury!"
Thp Crltli;, a new Journal, edited by
the old domocratlo agitator and leader,
Karl Schneidt, onco the frleud of Most
and Novo, has assailed Licbaocht and
Bobel morclIcKply for their light-heart
edness In making and breaking their
oaths. 'Without wincing, It says, they
both swear allegiance to the king when
they enter the Saxony diet, admitting
frankly that without such means suc
cess is impossible. Tills old straw,
however, was thrashed out long ego,
nnd everybody knows that the majori
ty of social democrats approve of
swearing fulBcly the oath of allegiance
lit enso this act bo deemed expedient
for tho good of tho party.
SCORED BY NEWSPAPERS.
Tho non-Sqciallst newspapers have
assailed tho social democracy savagely
In tho last week. They have brought
many charges against the party man
agement and have raised several ques
tions which are likely to Ittereuso tho
hertt of debate in the congress.
The Krcuz Zeltttng, for instance, es-
Bcrts that millionaire Hebrews, under
tho direction of the Rothschilds, con
trol and exercise n censorship over tho
social domocratlo press. As evidence
of this, It cites the courso of tho Voer-
waerts In apologizing for quoting from
a Paris Journal an untl-semltlo tirade
against tho Rothschilds. Tito fact ,s
that the Voerwaerts expressed regret
merely for using an untm-Hworthy
statement concerning tho grout He
brew bankers. Tho debates lu tho con
gress will aggravate only tho more the
social democracy’s attitude toward anti-
Semitism. It Is neither for nor against
tho Hebrews and will have nothing
do with tho abstract contentions of
Hebrews or Hebrew haters.
Tho Berlin social democrats wore
routed In tho city council on Thursday
nftor a furious debate on the eight-
hour day labor. A .Socialist had moved
H that eight hours he made tho legal
Ing tho afternoon from n newspaer man j working day for all municipal t-m-
who wanted to understand about the
statement. He Slid the newspaper man
hod (riven him some valuable pointers
which added -to -his store of information.
The doctor said he had no disposition
to misreDreoan-t the newspaper profes
sion. and wouldn’t do Us members an
Injustice. He said that what he said
In -the morning had been based on in
formation furnished Mm. and that no
name had been called. He didn’t know
the name of the reporter to wh’om hi*
Infornramt referred. This wan the full
extent of .the doctor's correction.
n. Pr °o < v!rll" s U, J upo11 . hl * subject then.
Dr. Monk said; *1 am pleading for
your good and toe good of my. people,
xnd eycn endangering myself. I dep
recate anything indecent and am tor-
last man to bring such Into the pulpit,
where it has no place. Of course, peo
ple differed as to pulp*: propriety; for
this I am not to h- held accountable.
I am only to ueo the abilities which I
possess. The truth hurts. I know, but
I am here to speak the truth, and you
must not blame me tor It.
‘*T: Is Immoral living and the love
of such a life that keeps people out
of the church. I am now speaking to
one hundred young men who would be
in the church if they were -not in love
with a life of Immorality. This Is the
reason that I want to review our city
govemmew and the licensed vices
that environ our young men and keep
(Continued on page «,J
ployes. Tho social democrats strug
gled desperately to flglit down the op
position nnd made the discussion bit
ter nnd tumultuous from beginning to
end. The motion was rejected antld
a chorus of approval and protest. Tho
moment tho vote was announced the
Socialist, Stndtbngen, bounced from bis
seat nnd bore down on tbo chairman,
shouting
“You shall suffer for tills. You have
allowed the majority to Insult me nnd
my comrades.’
All the councillors left their seats,
Many cried: "Throw him outt” An ex
cited group made for 8tsdthagen, and
but for the interference of tho muni
cipal otllccrs there would havo been a
hand-to-hand light.
WILLIAM’S LATEST SPEECH.
In hie toast to the Grand Duke of
Baden on Thursday Emperor William
again emphailxed the duty of the
army to maintain his authority. The
newspapers dispute whether or not In
hU Friday’s speech he called the
army "the sole rfllar,” or merely "a
pi]krr"o t the monarchy. The radical
Journals bold to the latter rendering.
The conservatives s-ay that the cm-
peror’a speeches on Thursday and Frl
day show that he Is determined to deal
severely with the empire’s Internal
enemies.
The Nord Deutsnh Atgemlne Zeltung
voiced yesterday the discontent felt in
the foreign ofllce with tho hostile colo
nial policy to Great Britain. While
making the greatest pretensions of
friendship, it said. Great Britain in
trigues actively to defeat Gertnany’H
plans of colonial extension. It pointed
out how the British colonial i»ltcy
blocks the expansion of other nations
lu Africa and in referring to tho Delo-
goto Bay troubles Ju3tiiled the Trans
vaal in assisting toe Portuguese. Such
assistance In the interests of toe
Transvaal and to the exclusion of the
British must be approved by all per-
't* outside of Great Britain and her
J)lH n, re- The Kreuz Zcitung says that
Soirih Africans now lit Berlin are sure
thatofSe Transvaal would not hesitate
to brlng'PU hostilities in case England
should a-ty to occupy the Delogota Buy
territory. V
The same journal expresses the hope
tha't the Boers flUJl not curb their an
tagonism to EnglahtJ. but -will defy her
every attempt nt mretference.
The -H.uioverlschc CSUrier. National
Liberal organ, proopses that Germany
occupy the co-ast to tho Dumbest ami
thus preven': England’s tiKMff Poa-
gesshm of both banks. TheNP" e °”
the MMt-oIttclal press haa become
strongly anti-British with such euauvn-
ncs3 ns to suggest a new colonial pul
ley; The change ts believed to prelude,
a more active colonial policy wherever
German and British Interest coufllct.
At 'the colonial council on- Friday
Prince Hohenlohe supported the Ger
man -traders, who complained of tho
Boyar Niger company’s efforts to ex
clude nil but England’s commerce from
the region under Its control. Dr. Alt-
ser of the colonial department -was pre
siding and promised to request the
government's favorable oonul-Iar.ition
of these complaints.
All parties have united In demand
ing another trial of ex-CSianCt-Uor
Heist, commissioner from the Cam-
croons. The sentence given Iff Jhe
court ia regared universally as being
too lenient. ... , .
Tho V-ossiche Zeltung says: "Lclst
ought: to got live years' Imprisonment
for the outrages committed by him
upon women. German women wilt not
for;/-vc nor forget aoon toe Ughtnees
of toe sentence.”
Tt-c ’Voerwaerts says: "Lclst, instead
of receiving * well deserved chastise
ment, has been recognized u« au en
ergetic -and devoted functionary. This
feeble sentence Is the same as an ac
quittal." ■ „ „
Today’s newspapers give full ac
counts of the honors shown Chancellor
von Caprlvl by a delegation from Dan
zig. The delegates were headed by
Deputy Dr. Baum-bach, chief mayor or
their city, and they came to present
the chancellor with the freedom of too
port. The address was 111 a silver esse,
engraved on gold, and It rested on a
pedestal of ebony and Ivory. After
Dr. Baumbaeh had told how thankful
the Danzlgcro -were for the Ruaslsn-
German commercial treaty, the chan
cellor Said; ,
"I feel that In my ofllclsl duties I
most rely often upon the support of
the German burgers. I esteem myself
happy In the consciousness that In this
honor done shows th6 sentiments of
some If. not till German burgers toward
me I shall rejoice If I.ehull be able to
thank the city of Danzig not only In
words, but also In deeds.’
The Vorwaorts comments: We are
enemies of ChancsUpr von <3»rWl,but
we never wished him the cvll mnrc
than he now suiters, coming so tow M
to accept favors from Dr. Uourn-bach.
THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
Frankfort-ou-thc-Mnln. Oct. . Si.—
William Ll'bcknccht. leader of the So
cial Democracy In aeortnany -opened
tho national Social Demicra.to con
gress here today. In an Impressive
speech he emphasized the need of
party unity. New leaders menaced the
Social Democracy, and 'the Party must
hn ready to faceth &m <n one man*
Todity was the aixteenth anniversary
of thoVomulgatlon ot the repressive
laws. It was expected t'nat new ami
more scvereleg Islatlon ««»tnst^the Bo
dul Democrats -would bo ln',roduceu,
but although the storm" were tomv ig
m, r congress would continue to cub
charS Us duties. Frtwh rcproSfllvo
measures would be good f °r too par
ty’s dlselpllue. would nerve as too ham-
mer under which the present crude
toon of the party's
5SSTSJ5? -Democracy,^flrml^unltcd,
The.’uXg'committees wore elect-
sswM2
anti-Semitism. .
PEOPLE NOT CONFIDENT.
<tt Petersburg. Oct. 31.—’Dispatches
made public here at 7 o’olock tonight
eay that the czar has rallied slightly,
“o tSdence Is felt by the pjopl" In
the otllolil announcement. The meager
ness of -too -news has left room for the
craziest rumors, which multiply tnipldly.
It Is sa« -toe czarevvltch h-aa renounced
that the succession, toa-t the ez“ r is
dead and the fact is suppressed, nnd
that Grand Duke aeorge dtjl two- days
ago. Ofllclal bullatlns do not dispel toe
rumors. Tho last story is that the czar
ina’s mind has broken down under her
many nflllctlons. .
Despite -the Intensity of toe Intercut
In -toe czar's condition, toe thoafres and
rrstu-ura'tvts nrc chowded as usual. In
toe churches -throughout Russia prayers
have beon said. Dlspatdh*s from Moo-
caw say that the oitv Is grief-stricken.
Ncverthelless. the thetres are open.
Between the apt> this evening toe or
ohattra in every tlheare played "Gor
Protect the Czar." Tho audiences stood
during the hyinn, nnd Insisted upon
oeveral renditions of It..
Berlin. Oct. 21.—A Kiel newspaper
says tho emperor has ordered that the
Imperial yacht Hohemzollern ho got
ready tor a voyage. His Intention 1".
says the writer, to sail with Prince Hen
ry of Prussia for St, Petersburg, In the
event of the Czar’s death. Prince Henry
will make the voyage aboard -the Iron
clad Woerth. The emperor receives sev
eral dispatches dally from Llvadla. It
Is said that toe czarina did not until
Friday know how grave her husband’s
condition was.
SOCIALISTS SUCCESSFUL.
Brussels, Oet. 21.—The second ballot
In the parliamentary election was
taken today. The voting was done
quietly and more rapidly than on last
Sunday, The Socialists got large ma
jorities tn Vcrvles, Ct.arlerole .-nut
Liege, tout winning all the seats
tvhleh they counted ontsido Selgnles,
where tho result is still doubtful. Tile
results in Brussels anil Leurnal are
also in doubt.
Missouri Pacific Kailrnad Train Robbed
by Indian Torrilory
Desperadoes,
BOBBED ALL THE PASSENGERS.
Th« Conductor Wat Hnd On
Ills Logs Did Not Move Quickly
Euounli-lmtll Sum of ex
press Monoy Taken*
Wagoner, I. T„ Oct. 21.—The Kansas
City and Memphis ejepretu. which left
hero at 2 o’clock last nlght.was wrecked
and robbed by the Cook gang of dss-
peradots at Corretta. a blind siding live
mllC3 south of here. Tho train was run
ning twenty mlleJ an hour, ami whan
within ono hundred taet ot the switch A
n’.an stepped out from behind am emank-
meat and threw tho switch for the sid
ing, running -the -train Into n train of
b’ex curt, Engineer Harris applied toe
biuikoi (vnd revetae-d too engine. The
robbe.'S oumthsneed firing at the engine
and coaches,
As soon as the train stopped two of
toe robbers commanded toe engineer
and fireman to dismount, omd marched
them In front of them to the baggage
und express oam. -Here they forced I-lx-
presa Messenger Kurd to open thn Uoia
by perforating toe car wtth 'eulU-jA
Meanwhile, two mote of toe robbers
bad taken uu a position at he rear -o*.
toe sleepers, to prevent any one escap
ing, icwo v others mounting the platform
between the flint and second coaches,
and keeping un a continual llrlng. Tho
robbers in the exprees car -were mean
while ransacking the express oar, seiz
ing ell toe money In the local safe; but
they commanded -Mcraea-ger Ford to
open tne emougn saw, tout when he cx-
mailned that tne ante was locked at tne
main ollice and no! opened -nutli it ar
rived at its destination,- tney left toe
oar.
The two men on toe front platform
then started Chroiu'n toe coach .de
manding money und valuables. As
soon us they reached the rea-h end of
the coach, -the two men on that half
started -through the second Giach.
When they were on their way -through
a freight train following -vinetied and
Bill Cook, the louder . who had all (ho
freight train following whistled, ati-d
time remained out,'.-Ido, iesulii-s com
ma-nds. swearing at the pamengsrs end
shooting, called for alt hands to chan-
out. Them en on -too cars Jumped out.
nnd when all were on the ground ill ay
fired -a last volley at the a r aln nnd dis
appeared in the darkness. There wore
eight or ton mon In the party, two
white, and tfo hihars were li-atf-hreeds.
Jn-elt -Muhar, «.i!..advance agent for
Mahar’s -mln.itrein, u-.is hit In toe fore-
head by a bullet and dangerously, If
not fatally wounded. Water Barnes of
Van Burcn, Ark., was also slightly
injured by a bullet striking -him on the
cheek. Special Officers Ilelmlck and
Dickson of tho Missouri 'Pacific were
on the train, also Deputy Marshals
Brunner -and Qisavar, but they were
covered by Winchesters before they
had time 'to make a move. Oassvar
lost a watch and a slx-nhooter. Tho
train was backed up to this placo to
give Die .alarm. The entire train wan
completely riddled with bullets, every
window being -broken. The engine cab
was nhot all to,pieces, even -the steam
gaugo and ullage lamp being shot
•away and toe ground covered -with
shells. It Is a mlraelo many lives wore
not lost, as fully 200 shots were fired.
Tho 'Missouri Pacific ofllcers Imme
diately started a special from Little
Rock, carrying a posse.. United Stakes
Indian Agent Wisdom of Muscogco haa
ordered all -too Indian pollco to report
for duty and will tako tho trial early
In the -morning. Conductor Duncan, in
charge of the wrecked train, when in
terviewed said:
"I was In tho sleeper when -we struck
the cars on too side track. I thoug.it
It was a head-end collision, and know
ing that wc wore closely followed by a
freight, I grabbed a red lanpundntari-
cd back to flag. When I reached the
rear cod I was confronted -by two men,
who ordered me -back In the oa,r. I
told them we were closely followed by
a freight nnd mould be run Into, and
naked them to tdt me go back 'and flag
them. One of toe men rep led: Well,
go on and hurry up.' I ntarted back
as fast os I could, but being troubled
with asthma could not go very fast.
Tho "two men began firing at me end
told me to go fndter."
Express Messenger Ford declined to
say anything, except tlf-it the robbern
got everything they could lay hands
on, outside of the through safe. The
mall car was not molested. The Iom
of the expreus company will raft exceed
$500, aa All agents in territory do
not receive any money for this train
and only money remltted by local
agents was carried, outside or tne
through eafe. *
ROBBERS LAY IN WAIT.
Mr. Copes Killed for Less Than Ono
Hundred Dollars; * »
Charleston, Oct. 20.—A special to tlie
News and Courier from Orangeburg,
S. C., tf.iy.s:
. At* yet. nothing has 'transpired to fix
.the identity of tho Copes murderers.
Every effort has been made to appre
hend them, tout without success. Tlio
bloodhounds crime down on u special
train lu charge of Capt. Allen of tlito
penitentiary guards. They reached tho
scene of the tragvdy nhout 2 o’clock
and were put on the trail. At first U
seemed that 'the dogs were going to ac
complish something, but they soon lost
thp trail. The trail wus entirely too
cold to hope for much from the dogs*
Armed squads of men were riding ia
dll directions throughout the entire
night. Ewry bridge crossing the Edl-
ito river was guarded* Sheriff Dukes,
us aoon as the <news arrived, took ev
ery precautloh to prevent the escape
of tho murderers. It Is probable that
no less than 'three partlrm were con
cerned in thp murder and robbery.
Both allots Knew fired by the same par
ty from ambush. Behind cl tree on tho
Bide of the wad were picked up two
ompty breeoli-loodinlg shells. Another
man was probably standing on the op-
pOHPte side of the road who attended
to the horse. A place was found near
tho raid in the bushes beyond the
swamp from where the mui\Jer wn»
committed where come one had laid
lb wait for a long time. This woAprob*
ably the trtflfi stationed .to give *tllp slg-
hal of Mr. Copes' arrival. This fVAmti
1« very thick on both sides and only
About one mile distant from the river.
It 1b thought the murderers either took
to file river In n boat or are now cuu-
cealed oomowhoro In tho ownmp.
This morning Mr. Cones' s.nchH vm i
fouud some distance off in tho *wmhp
wkh several all to In It. This sUchel
contained what money wus stolen. Xt
H Impossible now to ascertain exactly
CONVICTED OF MURDER. '' J
St, Lou!*. Oct. 21.—A special to till
RopnM'.c from Toxarknm, Ark., nay*
that Profoiijor O. L. Bryant ha* boon
convicted by the Bowli* county district
court of Now Boston of llio murder of
Profnwor George IsjwIh. 'llte defeutl-
nnt was sonteneetl to life imprisonment
In too penitentiary.
’i'lVI-sIlNt.R UEliI,') DEAD.
Jersey City. N. J.. Oct. 21.—Ex-
Governor Joseph D. Bsdli died at St.
Luke's Hospital. New York, this after
noon from the effects of an operation
for calculus, performed yesterday by
Dr. Bangs,
to" tmount of money tb.tt Is mltslug.
b:C. It trill hardly exloed 275 or $100,
Peter:I hundred men have been out
seirclffl* all day and -they are do.
L-rreKMti to leavo -no atone unturned to
ttsa'a: In toe capture of tiro villains.
Nearly cvny man In* Orangeburg hi.ii
heeu over the spot. Tomorrow the cit
izens of Orantt-ibVrc will probably In-
erfttoe the rovvarcAofforart by -the nov.
ernor by »5oa, makn* It in .ill ji.ooo.
It seems tint this outfit to brlng’Hiera
to Justice. Detective Jtoll.md of Den
mark 1s upon the scene, Wdtn r by o Y -
ervm^ns In Ills power <ht searching
The funeral of Mr. Cope* Wll t-iko
Place this afternoon In the Metuuliat
church with Mttaonlo honors.
MISSED THE MONEY',
Clreumelanees Itid’eilio that white
men did the work. They waited tot
him about four hours. Niro bullet,
pnssc-l through h's skull. The mur
derer* t.rak every tot UK toe treasurer
had—his money -box, hit* eatchel, etc;
They went th-rouga -all his pocket,.:,
but his left-hand trouser pocket. Thut
they mlased their plunder. The victim
bad the b?-*k of the money, 2550 if
greenbacks, , (that pocket. About 271
in atlver -wau ,..'i the -money box. ll
captured the /VMS*Ins avlll meet t
fearful death w. ,\-jut n trial.
SEAY PROLONG 1118 LIFE.
The Czar Is hTno Very Immediate
Danger of Death.
"-Berlin. Oct. Sl.-Tho first dispatch of
toe day conoernlm* toe Czar’s condition
warn received here from Ynlte, near LI
vadln. at U o’clock. It was subfftan
“•M CIS?!' death should not bo
hastened by henrt failure, ovring to re
curring »p.a»nv* or by apoplexy, both In
cidental to his malady, the doctor* hope
to combat the uraemia for some time.
Usually too final et.ige of Bright* dis
ease Is marked with delirium, nnd at
the lafit prolonged coma. These »ymp-
tom* have not net In. The numeroua
imperial princes now fit Llvadla. have
beon gathered for state a* well on fam
ily reasons. They will form on ad ln-
-ter&n couunctl -who** composition will
be announced soon after the convening
of the senate on October 20. The mem
bers of the council are expected to b?
toe CzureWrtch. the Oram Duke Mi
chael. Count Pohler and Privy Council
lors Solisky, Bunge and Morravleff.
The effect of the first warning new*
from Llvadla but week w*« to send se
curities down 7 per cent, on the bourse.
Durlng.the week toe prices rose slight
ly raid at the close yeaterday were firm.
The czar's death I* not expected to
cause a panic, unleeu French Invertor*,
who are believed to hold no loss than
500,000.000 francs In Russians, should
take alarm and try to unload their
haHlniw.
CANAL COMPANY CHARTERED.
Pari*, Oct, 21.—Tlio new Panama
Canal Company w.1* legally consti
tuted yesterday nnd the eanal agent
at Hocirn. M. Monclai, was Instructed
by cable to announco tbo fact to llio
Colombian government. Tomorrow 200
workmen will resume cutting lu tbc
Culebra section.
SHIELDED BY "GRANDMOTHER,
Negro Villain ProiecVsI Against Con-
cetjuoiitios nf Clime.
HlcksVllle, O., Oel. 21.—Oharlei
O’Neil, a negro, nbsnttlled :t Ibysar-olt)
(laughter of Mrs. Daniel Jlcckerniin
Iqlo yesterday afternoon,. Tlte t-hllil
tvlll recpver. About mnluiglu tlte jil-
gr-> wa. arrested and alter a -lespeiiito
light aviin it mob, tin- oflnters sueceeded
tn lodging lilm m Jail, There is much
excitement Here, but ton VVilmllhgtoa
Court Uuuso affair ot a few days s,ueo
bus a diseouraglng etfeot and It is
probable tho oltleers will ho nblo tu
protect tlm man.
Tho crane in u most heinous one,
and yet lue grandmother of the child
is said to bo uhleldlug tins negro lu
every way possible. This feature uf
Hie affair lias served to .ueito tliu Indig
nation of tho pcopio to ii great extern.
The negro name to this v.ity about a
month ago In company with a gang of
fakirs thnt worked tho Hlukavlilo titir.
The gaum did not do avell aud O’Ne.l
became atranded. Ho was taken lu
by Mrs. Harriet Growl, a wMltby tv’id-
o\v, und given u Job ho-tig farm work.
The negro was tho only mini uljout llio
bouse. Yesterday O’Neill n.td oeca-don
to do some liaulmg with n uitttl bout,
and, as usual, ltttto Harriet aecompu-
hied him. Tlio two nnd aud u umttll
boy of the Growl family undo several
trips between tho Held and too bum.
Finally tho work was done nnd tlin
children skirled for too house, hut
O’Neil called tho little girl back. Tho
boy caum, too, but O’Neil seemed tn he
annoyed nnd resorted to various sub
terfuge* to get tlie lad to go to tlm
house. At last tho boy went to tbo
house, leaving little Harriet ulouo with
the negro. This was nboul dark. Tlio
child’s mother became anxious aUrnl
her baby and asked where «uo wns.
The hoy sahl she was in too bara und
ho was told to go bring her to tbo
house. He made a seaali for her hut
failed to llnd her. After tbo child bad
been mls-.ag an hour or so, she was
found lying unconscious in tho mud
bout, with tho negro notviiero In night.
She- was tnken to tho house and after
a tlmo recovered. Her clothing was
found to bo tom nail stained with
blood. Harriet told tbo wholo story
In her childish language. Tho child's
grandmother, Mrs. Growl, took It very
coolly. Him did not wish to have any
thing said about It, ns alio wanted to
keep tho negro on tho place until nftec
the corn was husked. Tho two women
disputed about tho matter for Btmto
time and were still having words about
It when ono of too neighbors came la.
This person went Into town nnd told
tho story. A warrant wns at oncu
■worn out Tlm marshal and city po
lice went to toe Crowd homo nnd placed
tho negro under arrest. Tills was
about midnight, but too news of too
outrago spread quickly and before tliu
ofllcers bad started luck with their
prisoner a mob was running In tliu di
rection of the Crowl estate, with tho
intention ot lynching lilm. Tlm oill-
t-.-nt anticipated such a movo and took
their prisoner back by a circuitous
route, thus escaping the mob until with
in a half block of thu city prison. An
attempt was then made by the mob
to get at tho negro and n dssperato
tight followed. Tho xicugglo was
flcrco and protracted and lasted until
the contestants wero up to the. Jail
doors. Tho mob lingered for sonic tltiiu
but lo*t Courage anti made no attempt
to break down tbc door of the jail.
O’Neil was seen by a teporter. 1I«
refu-cd to say anything ulout the case.
He claim* to ho from Pittsburg ai d la
2o years of age. ,