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THE MACOH TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1894.
FELLOWS SHOWED TEMPER.
Lawyer Phillips’ Questions Were Too
Searching for the District
Attorney.
WHY CASES WERE DELAYED.
0*1, Frilowl Isld n. Wl.h.4 to Prom
That II* Wa* St Mar* n.(llg*at
XbtB Othtr District Attorneys
—Ills Assistants Talk.
New Norte, Dec. 5.—Tha trial of Dio-
trict Attorney John H. Felaws. on
chtvrgoe at neglect of duty, waa con
tinued today. The first witness called
rtvun Frederick lloffmsn, a fur dealer
of No. 93 Nassau street. He told *ho
history of flho tftieft of Us watch lr,
February last, and of Ma Inability to
get She district attorney’s oflleo to pros-
eoute She thief.
Henry 3. fldhlooe, Who Carmerty toad
n torts clotting Abuse At NO. 653
Broadway, and wtooae firm was ruined
through defalcation# end forgeries of
,Tom<i«H K. Lewie, the confidential book
keeper of the firm, was the next wlt-
nerst. Louis' defataukos amounted to
over 3103,000. Mr. Boh loss tea lined
llhoit toe And been unable to have Hauls
brought to drill, although Uhe dishonest
bookkeeper had bee promptly ar
rested, and a number of requests toed
been made ad ithe district attorney's
ofltoe So bring 6dm to trial. Assistant
District Attorney Unger. Who 6s the
chief clerk In the district attorney's
office, wits then called to dho wttneas
Stand and was asked Cf be bad ascer-
ILtined Uhe number of Indictments re
maining unified on December 1, 1694.
Mr. linger said! “I have not- had
time to prepore such a Bttiitomettt."
"DM non <301. Fellows tell you not to
prepare audit a nUttomentT"
"He did not."
"Did be not say In court 'Chat toe
would not let you furnish the desired
Button ent ?"
••I did not hear Col. Fellows nay
anything of the kind."
"X have Instructed 'the clerks to pre
pare such # statement,” continued Mr.
IJi.gnr, “a:k1 they worked on It last
Mtfrtl."
"Md.vs you tfiound out how many
cares have been tried since January
x, mtr
••No."
Mr, Unger was riven questioned In
regtnl to aevenl oases where tndloted
person* were dlselwnged wlUhout trial.
Attorney l-htiUpa alien went Into tlw
homtelde oases.
Sir. Unger nmuml him <tont ram© of
fltvnn iwore ready Sir tirJod «.n«l would be
(Usouaed of soon. Mr. Unger said that
several evince had never boon brought
to trial for public reaaona. When asked
whtd oonadtuted publto reasons, he
said:
"In certain caaoa the public welfare
could only be subserved by failure to
try Indictments."
"In the general soaWona coart there
are lour Judges, but only three paria.
iWtoj- So that?"
'’The law Ibriilda more than three
panto" oxctakmtd Ool. FetlnwA rwjut
to tola fee* and Uhoaflnc eonstdi-ratde ex-
oltement. fivr hhn. Ool. Follows said:
'"Xiao drintot attorney has naked the
legAfsitire in atuflMrizeIburparts of tiro
gisieiul a-wHlana.”
Mr. IMul'itt* turned to him attxl wild:
"Cokmel. ilo yon mean lo say tha* you
have ever mode Mirth a request?"
Ool. FeXirwo nrtniritrd tthat he never
toad; bud aiM-thut Mr. Nletdl find.
Mr. lleiPiertiev nrud extracts from the
records of the dlHtriot attorrey'M office
Concerning hall tonmkx Ho mid 'tout
air < January 1 nut «i>> cetlt Itsd been
leal to Ito .* c*ly bn bad binds.
AUVimey Ilultlpu .than cmnoiuncsd Unit
toe would rest tola case, with She rig'llt
to pul to ducumeninry evtomco whlrit
toe expected to receive from itoe clerkii
of.the groernl aeiokins oxurtt and fnxn
the dlalrtt* attomrar'a offles.
.Mr. McCurd then opened Mr the de-
feoxe by culling Assistant District At
torney Unccr and naked him win* ex
perience the district attorney's oflleo
Bid hnd with ex-Alderman Juehno iia
a bomlarrsin. After detailing it number
of peraona for whom J art me h:nl been
bondsman, Mr. Unger was naked If the
city over lost anylhlng by Jaehne go
ing on the hall bund of prlsonere, und
he rvplled: "Nut u cent."
Mr. Unger was asked about Deter
Delaney's romieetloii with the district
attorney's office ha bond-nun. Delaney
told iiinUffied In 350.000 and the city hnd
nover lost a cent by Delaney going on
a hall bond.
Mr. Merurd then axkcil; "Since Jan
uary 1.1394, lutve you ever taken a bill
bond without making a ixtruful exami
nation of. the surety?"
"Never; | have always carefully In
vestigated.*'
"CM you point out n case," naked
Mr. McCurdy, "where there hna been
dekiy for any oUver cause than • pub-
llc reason?"
"None to my knowledge."
"How m any ludlotmems wore found
against tlcorjv Murray?"
"1 don't know; 1 don't remember but
one. , ,
Mr. PhllUpe lhen offered In evidence
tovral Indletmenu against Mumty
"For what punweer' demanded Col.
Fellowe.
"To ehow that your office dH not
puah to trial tndlctinenta ngalnat
Utlef," ivplled Mr. l'MUlpa.
-, Am "“(ti,' hp Other rimn eaHed by
Mr. Phillip* were Judge Cowing of the
court of special sesslona and Judge
of the court or general sea
! Judge Cowing did not know how
.many cases had been disposed of In ho
'court during the past ten months. He
staid thiAl some times he adjourned
court as early ns 1 o'clock p. in.,
usually by 6 p. in. Cot Fellows urosc
oud void he had one question to nak
,Judge Cowing, which he put to him as
follows:
i "Is It not a fact that no easa Is put
on trial except where the defendant luus
previously catered a idea of Uot
guilty."
"Rial N trile," repllal Judge Cowing.
1 Judge Flugwntd add that he wae
toot nwar** of any fault on the part of
ighe Judges In disposing of the esses. In
CTOiw-exssnlliatlou by Ool. 1-VUovm
'Judge Fllxgerald wxs xsknl:
I "A* It Is niaugs the cane. Judging
Croat your experience ae district attor-
pey und on the bench, than there are
la largo number of casco continually
brisliig la the district attorney's of-
(Dcef
1 "It Is so* I believe."
! This hue of examination .was abject-
hed to, aad'Cal. Fellow*, showing cao-
r d.TAh'x* feokng. lumtd to Mr. i*au-
IS* anil said "You have charged me
Ivrtth wilful neglect, and tsvw x prapoce
lo show where the reaponslblllty hea.
2 cant to skew that I am no more
hpiUty of neglect than other district at
fctortveja."
; Commissioner Mesv mid; "Od. Feb
hows, 1 vrfluM not open that feature of
the case or you will throw open the
•dour for others to say that la your eg.
leuae for the alleged neglect."
Ool. Feltons then asked Judge Fits-
Igerald: "Are you aware that the ihs-
Iflrtet attorney has shirked hts duties?"
. “I nm not."
f At this point the hearing was ad-
AounaJ until tomorrow. k
HIGHWAYMEN KILLED.
They Terrorized a Community In Lowndes
County.
Valdosta, Dec. 6.—Laat night three ne
groes went to the house of hit. C. Wil
liamson at Dasher SUnon, five miles be.
low here, ond commanded him lo throw
up Ills hands. Williamson stood daxed for
a moment, but grabhedia revolver which
was lying on his mantel and opened Ore
on the Intruder*. They In turn began
firing back and a lively fusllade lasted
for several minutes. Fjnally the negroes
left the house and met three other ne
groes a mile or two away. They were
ordered to throw up their hands, but one
of Them drew his pistol and'shot one of
the highwaymen down. The wounded ne
gro waa 'brought here on the midnight
train and Is confined In Jail, where he
will die. Another of the gang gave him
self up this morning and both confess a
concoEted plan of waylaying the railroad
workmen and robbing them. The most
desperate of the three negroes Is still at
large, though he wlB protably be caught.
He calls himself by several namtw; "Wild
Hill," "Georgia Snake” and other names
of Ilka character. It Is said that nearly
»I,«W In rewards Is offered for his arrest
In'thls State and Florida.
Bailiff Malden of Brooks county was
shot down at a church In that county on
Sunday night by a detoenue negro with
out any cause,and It Is likely that Wild
Bill" la Implicated In that killing.
They toad robbed a dozen negrooa before
the shooting sat night.
WANT HARRV PARDONED.
Petitions Being Circulated Among tile
Legislator*.
Atlanta, Deo. 6.—(Special.)—Gov
ernor Atkinson 1* to be asked to pardon
Harry Ilfil, th* cz-soclety man, who Is
now making a protract**! call In the
Georgia penltouttury fo r fergery- 8ev-
oral petitions recommending hi* par
don were In olrculallon among the
legislators today and It Is understood
signed quite numerously. The petitions
wrato set afloat by a relative of the fes
tive Harry, who ts an influential politi
cian.
ATLANTA'S ELECTION.
Porter King Made Mayor by a Very
Light Vote.
■ Atlanta, Dec. 6.—A light voto was polled
In the city election here today. There
was only ona ticket In-the Held. .Porter
King was elected mayor. • ,,
JOB DEAN HAS BEEN SEEN.
Atlanta; Deo. 0.—Joe Dean, tho negro
who killed A, R. Iadgh In Campbell coun.
ty Saturday night, called at a negro house
near Temple, Oa.. today and asked for
food. He skid that he had killed a man
and wanted 10 leave by the shortest way
to Alabama. He was wet nnd evidently
had been hiding out In tho swamp. Pur
suing parilos are pushing him hotly.
HA'IlllETT CONVICTED.
Tho Great Postollleo Swindler On Trial
at Columbia.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. B.-Charles P.
Barrett, tho ostuto »nd cunning Spar
tanburg attorney, who was the oenter
of wluit lug been known as th* great
conspiracy Of postmasters to defraud
the United States government aud rob
mcrohanls and business house* m nil
parts of tlio country, was placed on
trlul In tlio United Slates court here
today on one of tho many charges
against him nnd was promptly convict
ed. When convicted of the other
charges, as he doubtless w 11 be, he
will spend the bnlano* of bis life In
tho government prison at Ooluinbus, U
Witnesses were on baud from all over
the country for the other cases. The
plan of tbc postmaster conspiracy con
cocted l*y Barrett was for scope, bold
ness mid Ingenuity almost vv ihout n
parallel. Barrett was Influential In
polities nnd at one time big appoint-
mrot ns chief clerk hi the attorney-
Koneml’s office at Washington was
thought, assured. Tin*. gang, through
his Influence, got posUmmfeni apponted
at places where there were really no
poslofliecs. Often tlio name of tbw
ixw! master wns given these alleged
postoniecs to allow that he ivns very,
highly respected In the community/
They BUimUod the government by ilia
fraudulent collection nnd sale of stamps,
und on fraudulent warrants and used
tlio nut lx to sw'ndle nuwlianta lu New
York nnd all over tho uouutry. They
got pianos, organs, safes, sowing ma
chines, carriages, nil kinds of ma
chinery, etc. They would oaueel about
JS worth of stamps ifnd report to th©
government n cancellation of 5100
worth. Inspector Tcer got at the bot
tom or the conspiracy nlxtut n year
ego. S-wiw of the other eases sga nst
Barrett will likely be called tomorrow.'
He Is out still on a $10,000 bond.
(As ItFompnvibly the best leavening
(went mw tn nan Dr. Price's Jtaktng
Powder to ns suxSanted all others In pop
ular f.i\"r.
PERSECUTED BY, THE POLICE.
lie Wrote a Hook, and Superintendent
Byrnes’ Production Killed
the Publication.
HE TRIED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Imprisoned and Knocked Willi Brass
Knucklss—First lo -t/ss the Word
"Tsuderloin,"—Didn't Writs
■'Ts-rs-is Boom-ds-sy'.**
XCOLB MUST KEEP QUIET.
A Ian Hissed Yesicrday WltSoh Just
2Tl* Hts CUae.
■Montgomery, Ata., Deo. 5.—IA bill
was today passed by flhe lower hnuaa
of too stake assembly moldiig U un-
awful for /toy man to hike The noth of
offleo for *uiy paaktkin for wthleh he
6*sa not been declared elected by rite
body lersjly empowered to make the
d**'HraUon or to toll upon anybody
to assist hkn In sudh a step, or for
any pernon to give assistance, or tor
any person to itsuo any tuldress assum
ing such position.
The ponalry provided l< not le»* than
6500 nor more toon 610,000 and Impris
onment In rite penitentiary five not tnoro
Ihsn «wen*y-flv*» ycu-s. The vote
on the bill was 50 to 60. The Populists
vrited solidly agwlnst tt.
TlMs toll now goes to <he upper Nousa
and there Is little doubt of Its prompt
passage shore. X* will probably be a
Wtw by RatuiMay. This win put a stop
to a*T of Kolb's absunl perforances,
wbkih have been o«vrmvnte*l nnd mis-
undenitodd In sms ivtrts of the coun
try. A* a mutter of course, too bill
w4U not affect Kolb's «*-tAorm up to eh*
time of It* becoming a Caw. but will
put a quietus upon bin future hetlon.
WOULD HAVE MARRIED TODAY.
New York. Dec. 5.—Tho Dexow com
mittee continued Its invest gatIon into
charge* against the police today.
Rebecca Krearo, a missionary worker,
told about a saloon corner of Ridge and
Stanton streets, two weeks ago, on
Sunday, aud Uk'ug an officer into the
aaloon. The case came before Police
Justice Feitner tho next day and, after
much delay, she succeeded in entering
a complaint against the saloon.st. She
said Justice Feitner abused her aud
threw slurs upon her und the court
officers hustled her ubou* with force
while she was making the complaint.
Mary I-ovell corroborated M.«s
Fream's story ns to her trfeatment by
Police Justice Feitner nnd the bad lan
guage by the court attendants :n Es
sex market police court.
William L. Smyer, nu employe of
Paritlmrst’s society, said that be had
visited the nineteenth and llftcenth po
lice precincts lately and found num
bers of houses of 111 fame AVhick were
easy of access.
Senator Xstxow ’asked Lawyer Moss
if lie believed that xmlice officers were
yet rccelv'ng blackmail, nnd Mr. Moss
replied that he did.
Augustus E. Costello, who compiled
a book called "Our Pollco Protectors,”
said tho book was published under tho
auspices of tlio New York police board,
tho proceeds of tho silo to go to tha po-
I co fund, with tho exception of 20 per
cent, for hlinseM. The witness said
he was "thrown down.”
"When the book was promising to bf
a success," said he, "Superintendent
Byrnes' book, ‘The Great Criminals of
New York,' was In the hands of the
publisher. When the commissioners
round they had got as much as they
could out of the book they throw it on
my hands atul disclaimed all further
connection with It. Then Superintend
ent Byrnes' book came out. Of course,
when the cousnlsaiooers v withdre**
their support the sale of my book
failed."
Tbs witness then said he set about
wrlttng a history of the'Are depart
ment, having received the assent of
.Messrs. Crokcr, l’urroy and smith. Ho
went on with the compilation of the,
work und spout a great deal of money
In preparing psSItmtttury copies, with
the tetter of trustees attache!. “Then
suddenly," raid the witness, ‘ "my ad
vertising agents were arrested, for
what cause I could not find out.” Thp
witness said ho resolved to cut loose
from the regular lire department und
publish Che book under the auspices of
the volunteer lira departmeiut and use
•their certificate. V ,,
The witness tbei\ raid hU. two of hts
men who had been using tho original
oertIdeates were arrested by Cupt. Mc
Laughlin's men. He went to police
headqunrtera to try to get tlio men out
nnd walked Into Inspector Williams’
arms.
"You presumably bud written up tho
Tenderioln district and. gave Williams
some notoriety," said Mr. Goff.
Yes. sir, nnd It w\ta x who first
used the word Tenderloin." raid tho
witnoiw. t
..i? 3 ?* 1 ' Willfcums accused him of doing
dtrty work" down town. .The dirty
of tearing, the ccntltl-
of toe book v;Moh tone of Ws
agents lhad ©then nrresied.
«" I J5? r ? to* ccntlficoito out," aald he,
in Ospt. MclAughlin's etailon house.
In front of everybody. I wiinted to
got It back, us X «Rd not want it to be
used any more by the advertising
agents."
Ho stoted that Oapt. inwaras kept
him In hts office until nearly midnight
raid (hen told him he wns under arrest.
He wus brought to CWpt. McHAughln's
Btwtlon house mid, Just as he was en
tering tlhe station wlllh 'two detectives,
h* wss assaulted by oi ntsn who Jump
ed out of tho shadow and knocked him
In .tho gutter.
"When I got Into the stoittam house,
Ctept. McLaughlin hit me with brass
knuckles several times. 1 told him nx
length If he did not desist he or I would
die. He then did not hit me uny
more. Then I was thrown Into a cell
and left. unconscious. All this time,
•shore were two detectives up a>t my
'fto'w buUytog my wife and child and
throwing them into nyuteraca. Dr.
Jenkins can bratMy to the condition I
was tn. lie 'treated me."
At this Instant l)r. Jenkins appeared
tn th* court room. The case against his
msn, the witness said, which was made
oa the complaint of Copt. Murray of the
Are department, was dismissed Imme
diately. «a there was nothing against
them. This was in November, 1689.
"Did you succeed with your book?"
“No. sir; 1 could get no advertising
agents and I was ruined."
"DM you take legal proceedings
against these people?"' asked Senator
O’Connor.
•Thera wrs no use In going to law
with tho devil, with the court In hell."
Health Officer Jenkins then took th*
•Und. He testlfled that he found Mr.
Costello suffering from nervous dcores,
slon. His face wss contused.
An adjournment waa then token until
tomorrow.
Strange Suicide of a Well Known Ala
bama Man.
Montgomery. Dec.. k-Hon. H.
Judge, on* of the ledtng rltlxana of Weat
Alabama and a pramlnant lawyer, com
mitted aulcide at hi* home at Kutaw laat
night Hla eerrsnt on going to hU room
found him dead, shot through th* tempi*
Th* pistol wa* tn hU hand. H* was to
buva been marrUd tomorrow.
CO-OPERATIVE GLASS WORKS.
Pittsburg. Pa.. D«c. A-The striking
flint glass worker*, associated with South-
aid* business msn. propose to erect or
puiubaa* tableware pm plants which
will b» operated against th* United
State* Glass Company. A capital Mock
of from ttoXto) to 6*0,0* u t.-tag sub-
Bribed, of which amount 65#.<W> will b*
taken from th* treasury of the American
VXtnt Glass Worker*' Union. Th* fatto-
rt»» wlH be ope rated oa th* cotepsrailv*
plan. NegolUIlona are la pragr*** for
th* purchase of the McKe* pUnt on tha
south eld*, aa well aa several other
plants.
Bteyri tmht, oceotMing to Mira
Francos Wlllanl. 1* marvelotialy hotldh-
ful. So 6s Dr. Hriee'* Crrarn Baking
Powrlur.
IN'fERSTATE OOMlilBUOE REPORT
Numerous Changes In the Lnw A’s^ril
By tbe Coimn-ssiouera.
tt’oelilngton, Dec. 5.—The eighth an
nual report of the irterslate commerce
commission, which was sent to congress
Itoday, ranges through a variety of sub
jects.
Tbe report si/s It U tbe duty of sli’p-
Ipen, railroad man:ig.*ra .-tud eltir-'-us
generally to nss'st the government In
running down vlolatlonw of the Btatutes
desUtned to protect tb'clr Interests.
Transportation should not be regavdtrl
us u part of the private business of
ah'ppers. It should be v owed us an
agency provided under tae government
f ncuon. It rccoamns'tJ* Hut the car-
rj’lng corporations be made Indictable
and subject to fines for violatons. of
the act Tbe rejwrt presents at length
a statement of the work of tho com-
mlsslou and discusses die long nnd
short h'Ot clause. Due observance of
I that clause, it says, will encourage 1*>
g t mate and restrain Illegitimate com-
petition In the caciring trade.
■Tltc report presems tho facta eonsti-
ftuting what is known'as the Southern
freight war; that 'Jt, the freght -,var
that has been going on in' the territory
south of the Potomac river during the
past summer, showing the causas of
the war, tho groat injury resultng to
numerous places and dealers tnero.n,
etc., anil rays that the rate adopted In
Ithat territory avaa 111 consldjred and a
costly effort to punish one or two com
peting carriers. It taught no new les
sons awl brought about no guaranten
lof future observance of the rates by
the part'es whom the cut was deslgued
to Injure.
Among tlhe several racommendatUona
of the oonvmteelon are: That power be
IconfennaJ upon the cotjunlraion to, pre-
scribe njlolmum as well sb maximum
ratte. Thatt seet&cm 3 of Uhe statute be
amended so as to provide a procedure
for the estabUshment of "through routes
unit Uh rough ratss: ttiha'l the commission
he tfirsoDal 'to tprerimUw a uttltccuri
olaailflcattten tor frelghifs,- and flhat car
riers be required to oontform to s'toh
olasrilflortlons for the purpose of pre
venting ovendhartges and undercharges
for iru tart .ate train! vsbrlatl on; rile acit
be amanUexl bo uo "to conn«dt the omv-
trict; at ehfipmen* aril 45s penfonmac.ce
by the caj-rlera wIMi their duty to re
ceive only Budh ratcri os hove been put
In force accoovltrtg to fetiw: tihet corpora
tions subject Ito tlhe set be made liable
to ImJtdDnvant for offenses against Uhe
Idtatmte. airtd that the preeerit pravliions
outbjeotl"ng Boutlvldua'ls engaged In rall-
ivtiy service to puntehiment by flne or
lmiprl»mtuient for prohibited acta be re-
kalned. but tbit Shippers, consign cos
arid IndWiIdiunna not oonneatxd with rail
way employment be refflevrid fnonr. ila-
tlUty to fine and inVorisonment under
.ectyyn 10. except for such fraudulent
acts as false ‘billings; toSse elassiflca
lf Hon. false, weighing, false repvesenta-
iton of tlhe oeraienlto ef los packages or
fttl.te regwrt of weight: Khalt file word
“line." When used In the aot, dhall be
construal to be a physical line, not a
busincH* arrangement Various raabm*
inondatlona tor amendments to the net
we surgesosd in sccordanco with plans
mentioned in tho body of the report,
while other paragraphs convey sugges
tions regarding legislation authorizing
the commission to Investigate tho labor
rant ceils on railways, and to* require
annual reports flrdm raofjous ccwnpaulee
wihoee buslnests Is closefly related to Uiait
of itramaportaidon.
SHORT STORIES OF THE TOWN
Interesting Items of News Gathered
Yesterday by the Telegraph'
Reporters.
Sam* City It*m* Which Arc or Cosald-
arable lattr.it (a Many or tha
Uaafdseits sf the city and
tha Suburbs,
POISON IN THE COFFEE.
The Entire Family Slade Violently HI
Drinking It.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 5.—There was
a wholesale poisoning case from drink
ing coffee In this city today. Shortly
after breakfast this morning the fam
ily of Mr. J. F. Keene, consisting of
himself, wife, his daughter. Miss Nel
lie. and llr, James A. Keene, were
taken violently 111 and physicians were
summoned, who, after Investigation, of
fered the opinion that they had been
poisoned by drinking coffee. The coffee
©•ns analyzed and physicians discov
ered traces of some foreign substance,
believed to be arsenic. Mrs. Keene pre
pared the coffee herself, and th© family
are 'tunable to account for the presence
of the arsenic and considerable mys
tery surrounds the case. All tbe'parties
suffered greatly during the day, but
tonight are pronounced out of danger.
MATTHEWS WA8 SHORT.
'took Morphine to Avoid rite Disgrace
of ExWwure.
Lincoln, Ill.. Dec. 5.—Jero Mh.ti'h'ews,
defer'ed candtWtlte for county clerk,
was found 6n tin unconscious condition,
resulting ttom nvon-phlnt© poisoning, yra-
terdav. Phystetams revived him, nnd
PreddOK him for an extplanatlon. he re-
rvluoumfly told hhem to look Into one
of his .pockets, where they would find
Ida last official report. The cttpxnt «'*»•
©loixjd. according to hta figures, tha: ho
wa* 31.921 shorn. On Che track of the
document. In his hanfwrirJrrg, was this
o/nfe.mtan:
"I 'have taken morphine. I was not
bom to be a 'ttoletf. I cannot • biutoI the
dl.groce of being a thief. Get a lot In
Burton cemetery and bury me there, as
I do not wish to disgrace my parents
by being bunted beside them."
II© relapsed into unconsciousness,
wloh ono cf-nnee tn a hundred of recov
ering.
EVANS IS GOVERNOR.
Official Returns of the Tennesiee Elec,
tlon Made Public;
Chattanooga. Dec. ic-Th* Chattanooga
Times tomorrow will publish the official
vote of every lounty In the state of Ten
nessee certified to by county officers, and
tho total show*: •
Evans (Republican), for govomor, 1(6,-
167; Turney (Democrat). 1C1.S36: Evan*'
plurality, ML Turney was elected In 169f
by 36,866 plurality. Tbe delay in asrere
mining the result of the election since
November 6 was due to state officials
withholding the returns until all coun
ties bad reported.
The gold Gepoelts found at Cripple
Creek are ratt richer In value than Dr.
Price's Cretan Baking Powder.
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
Chattanooga. Dee. S.-“Iiu<My" Wooten,
on* of th* negroes Jailed here under sen-
tone* to hang tor the murder of a white
man named Marlon Rosa has confessed.
He believed he was to bang on Monday,
and Just prior to Umt hour he sent tor a
deputy sheriff and mad* a full state
ment regarding the murder. II* tmpll-
cat*d Mail", hla companion, who Is to
hang with him. and another negro named
Dayton. II* later signed a written core
fesalon In the preeence of the sheriff, giv
ing the details of the horrtbl* crime. The
eonfeaston has been lent by the sheriff
to Governor Turney, who respited the
two convicts to January II for hts consid
eration of tha application for commuta
tion of their aentenee from death to life
Imprisonment. The men have denied their
guUt up to this time.
NO AMNESTY FOR RIOTERS.
Brunets. Dec. 6.—to the rtiamber of
input!** today a vote waa taken upon
rite skAIUI praprettl that amnesty be
gtvsnuxl to all peraona now serving
trims of JcnpriaoaaMng fbr Inking pari
In th* riots that secured during the
urttverail suffrage agituuon. usd the
rnrtUon was defrated b£ a vote of 79 to
ITALIAN FOUND MURDERED.
JacksonvtUe, Fla.. Dec. A—Mike Caboo,
an tlallan M years old. was found mur
dered near this city this morning. His
head had been crushed with an ax which
was. lying near besmeared with clotted
blood. The murdered man was found ly.
ing on an old pine bedstead outside a
shanty used' by tenders of a wood rack
located there. Throe negroes have been
arrested and await the action of the cor
oner’s Jury. It Is said that one named
Jackson owed Caboo money and that the
two men had recently had a dispute over
th* matter.
THE COIT INQUIRY.
Columbus, O.. Dec. 5.-Tbe proceed
Inga of tbe Colt court of Inquiry today
were uninteresting. Th* witnesses ex
amined were ON from Washington C.
H.. and there evidence was all of one
tenor—that the crowd was not a dis
orderly one. while there were a few
persons who were trying o» excite a
mob spirit; that a much smaller fora*
than Cot. Colt hid st hts command
could have dispersed the crowd without
low of life tt they had been property
used, and that the »>VlV’rs and off!-
com were drinking In the saloons about
the town in tbe afternoon before the
shooting, if they were not drunk.
JUST TOO SHORT POR HEADS.
MADE A MISTRIAL.—The Jury In the
case of 31. Newman, the baker, vs. the
Central Railroad and Banking Company
of Georgia made a mistrial after remain-
ing out twenty-four hours. Mr. Newman
was suing for 61,100 for a horse and bread
wagon demolished by a Central train at
BeaseleyTs Crossing about eighteen
months Ago. Several minor criminal
cases were also disposed of In the city
court yesterday.
THE GYPSY IS HERE.—The Gypsy ar.
rived from Brunswick yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock with a cargo of 300
barrels of sugar consigned to Macon mer
chants. The voyage from Brunswick to
Macon was not as rapid as wss desired,
on account of the unprecedented low
water In the river. CapL Miller thinks
that hereafter there will be an abundance
of water tn the river, so that no futher
delays will be caused In running the
boat.
FAILURE AT COLUMBUS.
Dooner & Go. dossd by CrridJitore Unde©
A Morngsge.
Colmn/bus. Ga.; Deo. 6.—J. R. Boonex
& Co., carriage aud harness dealers cd
this city, were closed by the Sheriff to
day by virtue of a mortgage note for
63.000 In favor of the Fourth National
Bank. The firm has In years past done
a remarkably good bualnose. and stood
iv.il. Slow coUeoUons and small busi
ness last year was too much (or tlhesi.
SEANdHESTER’S CLOTH MARKET.
Manchester, Dec. 3.—The Gurdian ia
t'.s commercial article rays: Tho mar
ket during tho week has been exceed
ingly Hat. with an easier tendency in
most important directions, and symp
toms unfavorable to the maintenance
of the present level of prices. The gen
eral decline In the rate of Eastern ex
change has far outweighed the slight
advance made In cotton at Liverpool,
producers especially yielding where
their engagements had ended. There
were some traasactions at the lowest
figures yesterday accepted. Many of
fers have been made at figures too low
to pay a profit on the running of the
machinery. It is rumored that Heavy
shipments to India will be made during
tlio present month, and. consequently
the prospects of an early recovery qf
business there are not bright. Cable
advices fro China show that the prices
realized there have been exceedingly
■low. The. nearer minor markets have
tafcn little. Buyers are cautious. Heavy
goods have been slow. The Inquiry
for printing cloths and finishing goods
bos been slow. There has been n elow
demand for yarns, with a tendency la
favor of buyers.
MANY ARE LEAVING.—From the po
ke It Is learned that twenty-five unfortu
nate women left Macon night before last
for parts unknown and that there Is a
regular exodus of these women from the
city. Juat what has caused the whole
sale flight the police are unable to say,
but think that In some manner they have
conceived the Idea that a great tidal
wave of reform Is about to sweep over
the city and they want to get out before
tt comes.
MRS. CHERRY'S FUNERAL.—The fu
neral services of Mrs. Dean Cherry were
conducted at her late residence on Pine
street yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock
by Rev. J. B. Gambrel], president of
Mercer University. The services were
solemn and Impressive, and the high trib
ute Dr. Qambrell paid to the deceased
was beautiful and well deserved. The
house was Ailed with grief-stricken
friends of the deceased, and. many fol
lowed the remains to tho grave. The in
terment waa in Rose Hill cemetery,where
other kindred and loved ones who had
preceded her to the grave had been laid
to rest. A good woman has gone to her
reward.
BOUGHT A BUZZARD.—A merchant
on Fourth street yesterday was on the
lookout for a countryman who had sold
hhn a buzzard. The merohant Is from a
country where the common every.day
turkey buzzard of America Is unknown,
and as he has not been In this country
long, thought the buzzard was a turkey
and paid 70 cents for It. The buzzard
was put In a coop in front of the store
and St was not long before a crowd col
lected. Seeing tho crowd, the merchant
thought something was wrong and asked
what waa tho matter with the turkey.
Then some one asked him If he expected
to sell anybody a buzzard. At first the
merohant did not understand, but finally
he tumbled, and now he wants to find
the countryman.
SCHA1BFER STILL BEHIND.
Chicago. Dec. 5.—Although Schaefer
struggled nobly tonight to cut down (.'ho
advantages gained by Ives tn the big
billiard tournament and one time was
alhoad on itihe night's play, the little
konder In Ithe end proved too much
for Ditat, running out at Uhe.beginning
of the twa'.'fitjh inning wifih the phe
nomenal number of 231. The perform
ance on the part of Che men was uhe
best yet seen in Uhls tourney, and tlhe
spectators went tatway well pleased.
Brilliant shots were the order of tbe
evening. At dh© conelustbn of the
nglht’s game the scone dtcod: Ives,
1,800; Sehlaefer, 1,042. Scores for the
nigbt: Ives' 'total, 600; average, 50;
nveruee far flhe iDhree nights, 39 6-4R;
highest run. 281. Schaefer's total, 424;
average. 38 6-11; average for the flhreo
nights, 22 3-46; 'highest run, 147.
DYNAMITE FOR AN EDITOR.
Perry. Q. T.. Dec. 5.—T. J. In.vln, ed
itor of tbe Ponld Creek Leader, nar
rowly escaped death laat night by a
bomb Itelnig thrown Into his bed room
by an unknown person. Several men
heard tlhe shell buret, or he would have
been burned to death. As it was, Irwin
was knocked senseless and flhe room
v.as soon enveloped in flames. The ed
itor wtt« carried from the room. He has
been advocating (he removal of the
county seat from Pond Creek to Bel
fort], bodji places Dn “L" county, Okla
homa. and uas been warned to desist.-
H« will recover.
Dr. Henry 'A. Mott, U. S. government
Chemist; reports iflhae Dr. Price’s Baking
PowMer *va» reached "(ho acme of per
fection” to whcOxeotmenesB and efflclen-
COTTON AT 1 FIVE CENTS.
The Farmer Must Loam to Raise It if
Ho Expects to Live.
Baltimore, Dec. 5.—The Manufac
turers’ Record, in order to learn the ex
act condition of Southern farm inter
ests in view of tho present low price
of ootton, recently addressed a letter
of inquiry to a largo number of country
bankers throughout tho entire South,
from Maryland to Texas.
Tit© Manufacturers' Record publishes
several pages of then© totters la this
week's issue.
Probolbly tho mo6t) oamprohous'.vo
survey of th© entire s’tuai'.on is given, „
by Mr. T>. A. Tompkins of Charlotte,
N. C., who for some years has given
close study to cotton* raising aud cot
ton manufacturing. .
Mr. Tompkins cnllms that, tho South
muBt loam to raise cotton at 6 cents
oi pend, and that (be future prosperity
of the cotton Interests is based upon
tho Souh’s ability to raise large crops
tA low prices. There Is, he says, ft
revolution la progress, which IF result
ing lu a change from the old planter
system to modem farmnlg; that- In
places of large'plantations devoted en
tirely to cotton there Is coming an era
of smaller farms devoted to filveroifled
agriculture. Under this change, nnd
when It Is more thoroughly completed
than at present, cotton even at B cents
wt>v. Mr. Tompltlns says, prove the
most profitable agricultural product In
the'world. While flhe change is going
on there must necessarily be some suf
fering, as is true In all revolutionary
eluanges, and the farmers who have not
adapted ithemeelvea to tbe new situa
tion will find their business' unprofit
able, but those who adopt the new
method and who raise their own food
stuffs will prosper. In the letter of
Mr. Tompkins, ns tn ono or two oth
ers. attention Is called to the fact that
tho negro ah.ft tenant farmer for rais
ing cotton la proving a failure and Is
drifting more and ■ more to the - ' cities
and to mining and railroad work.
LIGHT WEIGHT COIN.
Philadelphia. Deo. 5.—Among tho
gold deposited with the • assistant
United States treasurer In this city by
the Philadelphia members of the Stew
art syndicate for their share of tho new
bond Issue have been discovered sev
eral thousand light-woight half eagles.
Some of tho coins have ben worn awny
by constant use, but others have cono
through the sweating process. All of
■the coin has not yet been tested, nnd
Assistant Treasurer Ringler gave only
conditional' receipts for tho money and
the depositors wlH have to make up the
deficiency In weight.
SCHOONER SUNK.
■Northipont, L. I., Dec. 6.—The sound
steamer Dorian ran Into and sunk flhe
schbomer Clara Simpson off Eaton's
Neck Rfcvsavtng staMon eurty tihls morn
ing. Tile catpttaift nn<l two sailors were
saved by flhe at earner, but tbe mate,
steward und one sailor were drbwned.
• WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington, Dec. 6.—For Georgia: Fair;
south winds.
AWECSCK
of tho physical const!-
t tution often oomes
from unnatural, per-
nicious habits, con
tracted through
ignorance or
from excesses.*
Such habits
result in loss
of manly
power, nerv
ous exhaust*
fon, nervous debility, impaired memory,
low spirits, irritable temper, and a thou-,
sand and one derangements of mind and
body. Epilepsy, paralysis, softening of
the brain and oven dread Insanity some*
times result from such reckless self-abuse.
To reach, reclaim and restore such unfort
unates to health and happinees, is the aim of
the publishers of a book written in plain but
chaste lani — ^ *—
plain envelope, on reoeipt of ten cents in
stamps to pay postage.
Address, world’s Dispensary Medical As
sociation, 663 Main fit,, Buffalo, N. Y.
LOST..
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WOOL CHEVIOTS 38-inch wide, stylish colors, at 33 l-3c
yard, reduced from 50 and 60c yard on front counter.
FRENCH SUITS—26 elegant quality, beautiful styles,
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HANDKERCHIEFS—Hundreds of dozens just in. Chil
dren’s colored borders, ladies’ plain and embroidered, gents
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KID GLOVES—Ladies black and colored hook or button
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ART GOODS—New laundry bags, slipper bags, art
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UNDERWEAR—100 ladies’ and children’s vests and
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