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THE MAC OH TELEGKAPH: SATURDAY MORHIHG, DECEMBER IB, 1894.
Do Paid $15,000 for tbo High Privi
lege of Being In Charge of
a Police Precinct.
DE WILL STAY ON TAB FORCE
The Commlstletiera Had Soapended Him
bat Will noielAd Their A«U*r«
The If an Woo Got the 9?o«ejr
Verified the morr«
New York, Doe. 14.—Policeman Gu»
Thome was Indicted t>y tlio grand Jury
tid* morning for complicity In the
bribery for which ex-Cctpt. Stephenson
was oouvicted, and also tor perjury on
aooaunt of hit tisstlmony given at the
trial.
The Indictment* wero Olcd nt 1
o'clock, and by i o'clock Thome wae
In custody. He was arraigned later In
oyer and termto^r to plead to the
charges.
■An eager throng of people crowded
around the euperior court where the
Luxow committee la In station this
morning, anxious to hear the testimo
ny shout I'oirce Oipt. Creedon. who
to (iccuacd of having paid $15,000 for
iK-lng promoted lo n captaincy. A scoro
of policemen, all under subpoena, and
Caipls. Allaire, .Straus and Bdwnitt-
burger were presant.
Cnpl. Kolimitlbeiger was the flrst
witness old led. HU counsel, William F.
Howe, was present, and Bchmlirberger
referred ull questions to IJowc before
replying.
To a qusttoo from Mr. Goff:
"How much did you pay for your
appointment?" Howe objected on the
ground that hla client wua already un
der Indictment. The objeotlon 1mld good
and BohmilOberger left the stand, and
Cnpl Creedon took Ills place. The pro
ceeding^ thanoefopward become of the
meat Sensational clwractcr.
CAIT. OREKDON'S STOItY.
CwpL Creedon denied yesterday that
Ik> hu<l paid for hla appointment ns cap
tain. Tuduy he rtedfctred that after con-
suliatlon with his family and bis
friends he find decided to make n
ciwsn breast of the mat lor. He then
told In detail tlio story of how he paid
$15,000 to bo appointed a captain. The
money, he declared, wtis rale.,1 at the
suggestion of John W. lleppcnhngcn, a
tenter of the New York Democracy,
who told him the gift wan at Commis
sioner Vcwrhls’ dfc.psal. and he ICroc-
don) could get It by paying $111,000.
CnecUon said ho went to Itamey
llourke. who stmlghlway raised a mvb-
Hcnipilon on notes which the soon-to-be
cwptatn signed In blank.
After the $12,000 wna raised. Creedon
wna Inld htt would have to get $3,000
more, ns $12,000 had been offered by
Krtrgesmit Wlcgaml of th« Nlnhh pre
cinct
The nrtdiaookil sum was raised, nrW
irfwrutalk with OunsmkMlonor Vonrhin
lim ing which he denied nil knwlcdvc of
uny fund having been rataeil, ho re
ceived hla nppdlnmnmt.
The $15,000 was handed ovor to Hop-
peabssren a few days after Creedon rv
odvod hla •nwdnikwmt.
The cntttaln was visibly OKftated dur
ing the recital of hla wbAny. and drolnnid
allot tor years lie had lugad lo got Pro
motion on Ids morns, but bo hud been
t.UK.nd, thuugh lui hud threw Chios
pansed tho civil ncrvloo examination
with a high percentage.
die told of being approadbod once arid
told that he <taild have nn npnolnt-
titsnt lo a captaincy by paying $0,000.
He iwfurwd. but lager hud to how to tho
uyauim, knowing tt wiui rotton nnd cir
ri ml. tor rcnmln a sergeant nil hie life.
The court woi crowded to Its utmost
capacity, nn.1 when Mr. GotT, In con
cluding the cxuirtln.vlksi of creedon,
tlmiflo.l him On behalf of tbo commit
tee and drejared that In ron»ld.*r.itiim of
hla record and rise service he had ren-
itcred tv> Ms swuntry be would not bo
diwturbod In hla prortnot, there was a
bun* or applaiiHe from 'tho (Spectators
which continu'd for sbmo time.
tiUHPHXWJD FROM DUTY.
tAtflttr Rappanhagmi bad been recalled
nnd confirmed the story of Capt Creo-
don. nuws wna rtvovod In the court
that tho police oommCtwtomTB, ndtlng on
Wid advice of SupetUntondent Byrnes,
had suspended Qapt. Cixsxlon from duty.
Them was sudi ecskeinon>t for n time
thwt after a hasty confeitwo with the
annate) ccmmtttee. air. Goff announced
that ho had Issued mil.jKH-.um fur the
polka consiSssOoneni nnd Bum (Intend-
tut Burma lo explain their notion. Tho
•gmbMom tucse 1*11 mnsue tit this an-
■Muncement and diuxcd tor ucverel
inlnuta.
iMtor Ftollco Commlsslnuar Martin
and Unperliitendcilt' llvrnea took tho
stand. They declared ttm.C when they
kkiddud go suspend CVlpt. CVecdon they
lad not hen i\l of tho commit teo'a rc-
cemmcndallon Shat he bo retained on
the force. In view of elite recommrnda-
Ran, they stnt.d that steps wouM be
token to morrow go rescind fhelr hasty
n-’iiMo .iViiu statement woo also Brest*
ill wfth ais'l.mae by Mis Hpcoutmrs,
whose nynvpflfifiilcs wore all with Odpt.
Creedon.
TleppejOKigwn. under the sweating
process that Mr. Goff applied, lesrtlle.1
thi* he paid $10,000 of the money lo ex-
AasemMynim John (Merlin, wKu wna
known as the dtapeniK-r of Commmta-
sloner Voorhts' nadroMrt The other
$5,000 ho retained hhns.gr. llenpeuhn-
gsn knew dhe money ■wits to be used ns
,i bribe, and the man who hud the
power of appointment was Johh n.
Voortils. There ■was no understanding
between Martin and the witness ns tc
wtukt hhirtln wouM do wich tho 310,000.
Martin Sold him to keep $5,000.
MARTIN PAdH.Vt.YZnD.
"We Ovavs subpoenaed dir. Marlin."
wild 'Mr. Goff, “and have Jut* received
u message Joan v.lm ghat he bus been
p .i at, red since the last election." Ho
Is now <t saloon keeper.
‘When Oaj'l. Oreaoon concluded his
testimony, Mr. Gofr said: "Captain, tlio
commit** desires me t»> exprsre their
sympoWiy wlt!n you tn the unforlunato
position In whhh you are placed. They
also desire me lo say «2mg they think
public interest would not be served
by disturbing you In your ptesent po
sition as H pollca captain."
There was a grant cheer nt this.
TVs Ml ospt. Creedon Shook hands with
uU the senators heartily and with Mr.
Goff. An.uher great ohsgr nnd hand-
>• .it'Ptng t.u>k (tkes ns ho loft the
stand. Tho former police cMmml&alon-
ur, Voortils, Is now lVUlce dusUce John
R. Voorhts otf the Jefferson Market
oout*.
Us was tntervk-wvd this afternoon
and dewAmeed un false Hcpprabaaen'a
statement nbout the $10,000. Ha knew
nbdtlmr shout the matter that O.u't-
Creed on b»n*l lletoenhagea had resitnol
to. ami charaotertz.il the story as rldio-
Ailota. -
A FIGURE IN HOUTICB.
Justice and Potics Comtnlwaksier
Voshts bos been a prnmtnrm figure la
New York chy poUUrs for a generation,
ulltiough he has rather dropped out of
public notice In the peat year or law
•n»i last Importang position he ever
held was that of police commtmtaeer.
He exiTrtwd so autocmtlo control over
the "Osauuy Democracy" L-i the NlnUi
u^avrNy district, and he eras a very
SonrMerabSe figure in Uu) general or
ganization. In IS® bo refusal to follow
tile County Democracy In supporting
the ticket of the prop*cf» wslflwi
league, because there were wane llosub-
llcatn to it. and he lost tbo County's
support. He claimed to be too much of
a reformer to go Inso Tammany Halt
however, nnd he formed what was
called the "New fork Democracy."
The organization extended tbibugh
the county, but Mr. Voorhts was so
completely pre-eminent In It that tt was
gsasraliy known as the "VoorWs Dem
ocracy." F*r a year or two the- crganl-
z&tion malnuiln.d a ruhro ar bm exist-
cnoe as on ally of TVwnmany -Hall.
"HONRST JOHN" 3IARTIN TADICS.
Ex-Assemblyman John Martin, or
"Honest John" Martin, as he has been
called, keeps a saloon Kt Ulcecker and
Jones streets. Jle was found sitting In
tho wore this afternoon by a reworter.
When lnforme.1 of tlio testimony given
before the committee he was stunned
and took a full minute before tvplyksr.
"The story, so far os It relates to me,
Is false," be saJd. “I never had $15,000
or $10,000 In my life. I aim a very sick
man today nnd not aide to balk much.
I never bandied a dollar of Capt. Cree-
don'a money, nor dlid I ever not for
anybody else.”
"Honest John" Martin was for u
Jong time Voorhln' right-Mand man.
He Is exceedingly famllktr' with all
sorts of Albany political InnSnese. He
went Into the liquor tbtSflness two or
three yean ago.
John W. tRof/pejfhagen Is ao old-time
rum seller, and the bnsetment under
hla saloon was one of bhe most noto
rious traces In Ohrystle street before
the Tttrtohtirst era began. Of Unto he
lias been a state Democrat and a "re
former."
ORIHHDON'S RECORD.
Capt. Creedon has always been
looked upon as a most efficient officer.
He also this a war record of which any
man imggM 'be proud. Wlien the war
broke out he enlisted In the Second
New York stabs militia, afterwards
known ns "The ‘Eighty-second New
York iStolte Volunteers." He served
from 'May 18, 1801 until June 15, 1864,
when tie w«s relircil for disability with
the .rank of Sergeant. He fought In
twenty-tirree baUtileH. On October 14,
1803, ovhen ttho ngrttintg .was hotlest At
Bristow Btntlon, ho was Shot dear
through Che body. The bullet entered
Ms left Slenilder and passed through
his body mud 'knapsack. He was left
on tho Held for 'dead, but .managed to
drug himself Chlrben miles to Manas
sas Junction, whence he was carried to
tlhe thospHfll ait 'A.Mxan'dir!a, where he
fay for months. He was .made a po-
Jlcem.i'ti ootober 0, 1864, and remained
twelve years In tile B.ghiteenlth pre
cinct. He was promoted to be rounds
man April 4, 18711, and n sergeant In
August, 1879. He was made a captain
on January 12, 1892. He celebrated this
•thirtieth 'anniversary on the police
forco October 5 last.
THE ST. JOHN’S PANIC.
Small Failures, but None Equal to that
of Monday.
St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 14.—Several
small Anns have Hilled in the last two
days, but their llabIKIllat are inslgnifl-
«uat in eannparlson with the huge fail
ures of Monday. The shareholders of
both tho Union and the Commerslul
Kittles ore exporting damaging state-
nmnts, butt hutvo not yet received them.
Tho published estimates of the biggest
HslblMfkw dhow loose methods of doling
business. It Is likely «hat the new gov-
onrwnoret will Institute proceedings next
week ngalnst tho bank directors. Ar-
rangemriits are being ennde for n pub-
tie meetings of olltizcns to deai with tho
situation, especially with ttho view of
providing for Che poorer clauses, who
are Un the verge of starvu'iion. The
mt-mbom of the.government hbno to be
ulblo to ralso a loon, but English flnnn-
rtem absolutely, refuse to leml money
to New lAnmdland, cxeei* on the gnat-
nntiS! of tlhe English gavermneiibwhich
wit I not be given unless a royal commis
sion investigates 'tile c'olony’s again'.
The Union Bank's standing is still
hopeful. The Bank of Monltneal will es
tablish a Union Rank.
rosT»f aster solo whisky.
Ho May Spend Ulo Next Six Months Be
hind Another lvtnd of Bar.
Jacksonville. Fla.. Dee. Ik—J. W. Leo,
tho postmaster nt Fort Mason, and u
county commissioner of Luke county,
wns arrested nnd brought to this city
today by a deputy Untied States marshal
an a charge of selling liquor without
paying the government tnx. ll« Is to bo
trial In the tin It i.l States court next
week, and aa tho evldenea Is vory strong
sgslnst him he may «i>end the next six
months In 2*11. Ice Is a prominent citi
zen of Lake county and h is sold liquor
In the same room ss he kept the poitof-
tlre. He htul a strong pull with the citi
zens of the town nnd nothing was ever
dono In regard to Ills violation of tho
Inw In tho state courts. He wus a can
didate for county Judgo and had been
strongly Indorsed for the office.
DRY GOODS FREIGHTS RAISED.
Southern Railroads Are Not Yet In tho
Combination.
New York. Deci H.—It Is reportod that
the leading railroads running west from
Now York nnd other aenhoard cities have
ngreed lo change nil descrlptlona of dry
goods from third to socond class freight
un January I, which will bo equivalent
to an advance In rates of from 10 to 15
cents per 100 pounds on trunk line busi
ness. There 'j mart, opposition to this
among the prominent dry goods houses
of this city. This Is not so much on the
score or the advanced charges of tho
railroads aa because the Southern rail
roads have not taken action In the mat
ter, nor do they contemplate tt so far
as known.
WANTED BY BONDSMEN.
Two Fugitive Swindlers Arrested by
Atlanta Officers.
Atlanta, Dee. H.—Cbarlm IV. Rowe
met W. W. Wells, wanted lit Philadel
phia by flielr bondsmen, wero arrested
here today. They were connected with
a number of swindling concerns. After
being arrested they dlsapprared from
Philadelphia, about Oct. 19. They canto
here soon after. Wells, who Is tho
younger man, had a position with tho
Atlanta Machine Company, and was nt
work when arrested. Howe was at his
boarding house. They ray they will
return without a requlsltloi).
THE TARIFF ON SUGAR.
Berlin, Dec. H.-Iu response to CVmnt
vou Kaarttz's Inquiry In IM relchstag
today, Freiherr von MareeOt.tU, wtx-re-
tary of tho foreign olfleo, raid Hut the
.VtiK'tiam stt&ar Cirtlt wan of givtU tin-
ivt'tanee, an it infringed up>m "tho
moat favored ir.uioii" ctaft Hie in
creased Atnortcun Rvrtff on suiatr ltd
sOeobed Gewunuy more titan any other
oountiy, and R ottshit to) be alsdlalinl.
THE ARMENIAN INQUIRY.
Constantinople, Deo. 14.—Tho porte
has agrevtl iliar the British. French
and Bus-fan consuls at Brxcrenm be
come mombens of the cemitisritxi of
Inquiry to bo i-flt to Armvrjla, it Is
n-pv-rted uhflt tho milUm nJeoB* to
UnKol Staio Consul Jewett's Hiurate
Inquiry, nn.l dhat cunaequontiy It will
not toe made.
EARTHQUAKES IN SICILY.
Palermo. Deo. it—Slight earthquake
•hocks hare been felt la Sicily almost
dally thla week.
Strikers Kept a Washington Company
From Carrying Any
passengers.
THE LINE BLOCKADED.
TIi* Company Hat! Uaen Ordered to
Change Mollva Power and Ex
pected fo Radnco Wage* to
Pap for tho Chang*.
Washington, D. C., Deo. 14.-Wash
ington htuv a, big street railroad strike
on Its hand". The read affected is the
Metropottimn Street Railroad Com
pany, which irovereea the residential
part of tlhe etty and communicates
wtth the caplM. The strike took place
about 4 p. an. today, at the dime of the
heavtcatl traffic, when HwuaanijB of
govern moat employes were leaving the
various executive deportments for their
trainee. It was brought about by a no
tification given the drivers and oon-
duotors last night ghat their wages
would he cut down from $2.03 par day
to $1,418. Further than this, the men
have a grievance with regard tto“tlie
.number of bourn they work. Twelve
hours Is supposed to constitute a day’s
work, but the men claim .that they are
compelled to work ’from thirteen to
fourteen hours -without relief or inter-
mtwton, oh tin* privilege of leaving the
oar even five minutes for meals or for
any other purpose. Toe strikers have
the full sympathy of Washington
people. • tv.
Same years ago congress enacted a
Vow providing llhat 'this and other com
panies dispense with horses and pro
vide some other motive power. The
other chief railroad compiled with 4he
oondltion, but the Metropolitan Com
pany vm vurioua pretexts secured an
extension of rime. Senator Hale and
others roundly denounced the company
In the senate, and congress made It
obligatory on rite company to change
Its motive power .within a fetv manlths.
The oxpcnHe entailed by 'tb*> change Is
one of rite reasons given by the com
pany for taking the cost out of rite
wages of their employes.
At 5 o'clock all the streets traversed
by the road were blockaded with dri
verless airs. The president of the com
pany eame to the scene, and by threats
and cajolements attempted ,to get the
cars going. The police were brought
Into play, and one or two cars were
started by thetr aid. After they had
been moved, the crowd, beqqme some
what disorderly and surged around
the leading car until the police used
main force to dear the streets. A
patrol wagon was called :.out, and
driven through the street to keep a
clear way. Throe stalwart booking men
rushed up to the front car, placed their
shoulders to the rear, platform anil
lifted It off the track, then disappeared
in the crowd. 'This seemed, to be a
signal for more such work. All the
way down the line cazu were lifted
from tile track and placed at various
angles until tile climax waa reached at
Thirteenth and B’ streets,* where oue
catr was hauled' directly >,across the
street. Tho crowds wero.all .with tho
strikers, and when President PhlHIps
appeared along the tracks, he was
greeted with hoots and Jeers.
The road remained blocked for sev
eral hours, when, finding .that the men
could not be prevailed upon to con
tinue their tripe, the oars wtre returned
to the burns.
Date tonight .a conference was held
boween the strikers and railroad of
ficers and an agreement was reached.
Tile men compromised on $1.75 per day
of twelve hours for a day's work. All
tho strikers will bo taken back. The
line will resume Its operation tomor
row morning ns usual, s. : .. t . . ■
UIOtilflTI'S DOOUJfBNTB.
The Surprising Detitvina Will Bo Pub
lished IVxlay.
'Rome, Dec. 14.—The ptflillattiom of
tlio Ololttri documents was deferred
tea tomorrow. Hie dqputlCB mul tho
whole twilling public atnilt the revela
tions with intense Interest, lllio Fan-
nt’-Vi says Hie documonts rftotv that
slxty-hnir deputies were bribed, tt Is
Uirawu, however, ulmt the bulk of tile
papern oornvrn matto-rs already thor
oughly dismissed. Among the private
papers laid before the parilnment.iry
commission or inquiry were some inn
(lamusdo Utwem belonging 1o* Mime.
Crhtpl and not witting in any way to
Ilaniu Ibun.i affbtra or politics. Mnie.
Oi'fctpi tlm-ilens av sue Glolotitl for theft
atul defamation of clmnuser. Tito ex*
premier did not appear In the chamber
t.xkiy. lie uvoWeil a dlsiglwable ex*
perlenee by staying nwuy,,ns many
deimUcs sirako with uhliounded Indig-
untion of bis perlbUoua treatment of
tho OrtsitiA
TRIPDE PENNSYLVANIA TRAGEDY.
James Vivian B'atally Stul* Hla Wife and
SItter-ln-Law and Suicides.
Johnstown, Pa., Dec. 14,-Jaincs Vivian,
a resident of South B'ork, made an at
tempt last night to kill hla wife and els-
ter-ln-lsw, Mrs. L. Dtaden. After slash.
Ing them badly he went out In hla back
yutd ad cut hla own throat, dying In
stantly. Mrs. Vivian's windpipe le aev-
cred and she will die. Her slater's Inju
ries will probably be fatal.
Vivian waa chairman of tbe county
committee of the Popullet party-In Cam.
brio.
FAILURE AT KEY WfiTT.
JoctunrStUa Fla, Deo. 14.—At Key
Wort FTa.. today. Chao. R. Pic tee &
Ool, okMtitem, snslgned to F W. K:.A-tu.
i lAvbDIttrt $11,000; assets. $10,000.
- UPROAR IN COUNCIL.
Cork, rxv. 14.—Tho mayor canoed an
uproar In the town council today by
inovlng that the unvcmmeevt bo con
demned for refusing x« release the Iriih
I'olnleul prlscnore. After a heated de
bate the iuf i-l'.irn»'l!lti' mombore wttn-
drew amhl Jeers and hisses, oik) the mo
tion waa adopted by a votg of 18 to 11.
A BAD TEMPER
—woerelly accompanist a torpid liver and
tudlgertlun. An in-door life onea brings on
this condition; there follows imw.Ii. or lock
of bloxl, frequently anotbsr worse offoct—
that of Dyspepsia. Dr. Fierce's Golden Med
ical Dtvovery le tbe reetoraUre Sealo and
Uver In rigors tor which will rohNselv rare
Jan each cooes
. Mr*. F. A Oaa, of CMre
txu. BaIttmeratiD, Md,
writes: "Pbyaktans pro.
pounced my owe scute
Iadigeetloa. If tt had
not been for Dr. Pterook
Golden Medical Dteoov-
ery and Vlcueut Pell.it>
1 ormly behave \ would
have been lo my grave,
for nottiiw di«l me tujr
(rood until I tmn uk-
iaclbem. Tho*Di*cor«
wf" tho cured my child
of ui<kt-4wcAta and a
weak *tomach. which
followed aa attack of
Mm. v a Ob» PaeumooU. We cannot
tooTJur." aSSSf -
PIERCE o^r. CURE
M MOUSY MSTEUlUv
LOOKING GLASS SCORED. .
The Unlverelty Boys Won't Stand, Any
Fool b? h need.
Athens, Dec. 14.—The ’following ap
peared in the Banner this morning:
The flrst trouble out of the publication
of tiif Atlanta Looking G!.$s« so far a«
Athens Is coaeamad. qaipa yertwdv B*
ternoon when the Senior class of the Uni
versity of Georgia took action about sev
eral articles recently published in that
P FVDr several weeks communications
from some correspondent here have been
published in the Looking Glass. As they
bore almost entirely on university topics
It was but natural to suspect that the
correspondent was a student.
Several of these articles attacked mem
bers of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, one
of them attacked the Journal correspond
ent, who is a Kappa Alpha, and one im
pugned the motives of a Kappa - Alpha
professor, saying that he ha/l' intrigued
with the football team to secure the elec
tion of Mr. Stubbs as captain.
All this made the boys wrathy, and they
set to work to And out the name of the
correspondent.
Having traced the matter down to their
satisfaction, the Senior class called a
meeting yesterday afternoon and one of
their members, Air. C t . E. Brand, was
charged with being the correspondent.
Mr. Brand admitted that fie wrote some
of the articles, but denied others, say
ing that they were furnished by other
persons. He defended himself on the
charge and said he had no desire to act
In any way displeasing to his classmates
and that in what he had written there
was no Intention of wrong, If any wrong
really had been dOife.
Tho meeting was a lively one and .some
sharp things were said vhiah may yet
bring on a personal encounter.
The result of the meeting was that the
class denounced the Looking Glass as a
scurrilous sheet and referred Mr. Brand
to the faculty for a settlement.
The faculty will take up this matter
at the next regular meeting next Tuesday
afternoon and the outcome of the affair
will be watched with Interest.
(HORTITCUI/TXJRAIj BUILDING.
Plana Received toy 4ihe Orttoci States
ExipoedUon -Authorities.
Atlanta, Doc. 14.-—The design, for itfoe
horticultural building of the Cotton
States end imtennataotial Exposition
was received nt tlhe headquarters today.
The central dome of the 'borUcuWimU
building 'wtll (be one hundred feet In di
ameter, In the form, of a sexagon.
while (the «tihree other domes'at the «id
of ithe arms will be about seventy-five
fetit in diameter, all constructed en
tirely of glas3. The entire building Is
designed with «i classical nrotlf, and In
harmony •wMh Hie other buildings.
HENRY JOHNSON ARRESTED.
Atlanta, Dec. 14.—Henry Johnson, a
negro, who killed Conductor Nelson on
an excunsKon -train near Brunswick,
July 22 lost, was arrested here today.
He denies that -he killed Nefleoir, but
the evidence is convincing.
CAUGHT A NEGRO MURDERER.
Blakely, Dec. 14.—Mr. James A.
Horseley of Dawson passed through
tills place Monday, having In charge
Harr won Stevens, a negro under sen
tence of dedth for the murder of J. G.
Wells last ye:ir In Terrell county, and
who broke Jail last Christmas. The
murderer was captured-in Henry coun
ty, Alabama, nnd <Mr. Horseley re
ceived si reward of $500 for his good
detective work. Judge Griggs wMH re-
son tence the prisoner nt an early day,
and Dawson will be the scenve of an
execution that would have taken place
some time since but for the prisoner’s
escape. . ’ •
CRUSHED IN MACHINERY.
Blakely, Dec. 14.—Mr. J. L. Martin,
while working around a steuun gin at
Cedur Springs last* Saturday, became
untangled in the belting, and was
ground to pulp- He lea ves a wife and
tw» children.
•MARRIAGE AT BLAKELY.
Blakely, Dec. 14.—<Mt. J. T. Free
man of this -plnce nnd Mrs. W. F.
WaCkerof Walker's SUfitlon were amr-
iried here on last Sunday ait tfhe homo
of a relaithr* of the bride. Both parties
nr prominent in Southwest Georgia.
WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS.
Liverpool, Dec. 14.—Following are tho
weekly statistics: Total sales for the
week, 53,000 bales; American, 44,000 bales.
Trade takings, Including forwarded from
shippers* side, 62,000 bales. Actual ex
ports, 10.000 bales. Total imports, 170.000
bales; American, 154,000 bales. Total
stock, 993,000; American, 851,000 bales. To
tal afloat, 320,000 boles; American, 110,000
bales. Speculators took 2,300 bales; ex
porters took 1,700 bales.
At Death’s Door
Blood Poison After Typhoid
Fever
A Marvelous Cure by Hood's
After All Else Failed.
airt. l‘hebe L. Hallj
Only a, Kansas.
"C. I. Hood & Co., Lowoll Uan,i^
“Dear Sira: Twenty-flve years ago I had
bilious fever, and typhoid fever, and for
five weeks I lay like one dead, but at last
I pulled through and got up around. X
soon discovered on my left leg Just above
the knee a small brown spot about ss big
as a three-ccnt piece, which puffed up but
did not hurt me or feel sore. T did not pay
any attention to It until two years after,
"hen it commenced to spread anil lave
the appearance of a ring worm. It itched
and burned and I commenced doctoring^
l*ut to no avail. I
Cot Only Momentary Relief,
And sometimes not even tint. I could not
sleep nights, and on account of the Itching
I scratched the spot until tho blx»diwould
run. In hot weather icy elbows and all
my Joints wero Just the same, and wbat I
have suffered I cannot describe with a pen.
Last February I tried au herb for the
blood and It broke out in the worst form of
rash a\l over your W.y. I began my
scratching, and scales would tall off. Tho
sores discharged and I longed to die.
Finally my husband bought a bottle of
Hood's Sarsaparilla and I had not taken
more than half it before I began to change
for the better. I have had four bottles,
Now I Am All Well
but two little spots on my leg. I can now
sleep and eat well and work all the time. I
am M years old, and the mother of eleven
Hood’s^ Cures
children, and think I can do u much as
onjr one re j age." Mrs. Phxbk L Hall,
Galta, Kansas. * Get ROOD'S.
Hood's Fills are rnrely w L.iiie,
pcticctljr harmless, reliable, and efficient.
CUT PRICES.
New York. Cost—About 60 stylish Novelty Suit patterns
left, at cost to close. See them at once for choice.
At 10 Cents—One case 36-inch Scotch Suitings. New
goods, stylish colorings.
At 85 Cents—Ten pieces 38-inch Two-tone "Wool Suitings,
reduced from 40c.
Ten pieces fancy French Flannels, reduced from 75c.
At 83 1-3 Cents—Fifteen pieces 38-inch all-wool English
Cheviots, reduced from 50 arid 60c.
Stylish new Ribbons and Dress Trimmings just received.
Cut prices on Cloaks. From now on we will sell Stylish
Wraps at greatly reduced prices. See us for Ladies’ and
Children’s Wraps.
Beautiful line Art Goods • for embroidery; stylish new
designs.
Full line celebrated. Brainard & Armstrong’s Wash Silks,
Crochet Cottons, &c.
Burden, Smith. <fe Go.
BROWNIES AND FAIRIES.
They Havo Come to Macon and Are
Helping the King’s Daughters in
a Good Work.
WILL REMAIN OVER TODAY.
Yon May Dlicover Them fa the Mldnt of
Tltolr Frolic* at the Academy of
Muale Thla Afternoon or ThU
Evening.
Last nlglif tfie fairies on<l brownies
visited Macon—not In a dream, but vis
ibly before tbo eyes of all men, ond a
great many good women, too.
TJiey sdoated tiio Atademy of Music
In will oh to mlake their appearance, not
because it (would not be just as easy
for tills ingenious nation of little folk
to whisk ithrough your walls nnd win
dows and hhunt you .through your mos
quito net, but simply because the aeud-
t>my offered a good field for public ob
servation and 'llhoy Wanted to help out
the King’s DouglklterB In their benevo
lent endeavors.
There is no doubt on the face of the
green earth thtiit they came direct from
fairyland, tvhore the gnomes and the
genii, the peris,- nymphs, dryads, naiads,
forms and graces are known to reside,
according to all wefil regulated olty di
rectories.,' But, tjaaiuse ohar'.tdbly in
clined, they were kind: enough to show
themselves on the public stage.
They had been hovering about here,
anyway, to protect Macon .from the
storm that tore up Forsyth, and they
"dtctaU much care;” It wasn’t out of
their way.
So "Hunshlno" came, masquerading
under the name of lititio Mies Gertrude
Freeman, and sho brushed all tho stray
cobwebs away from the brain of the
spectators with a twist of her childish
ankle. A'nd them eurne “Chi.Uy Bou
tonniere,” trying to hide his mischief
under a Ixnver hat and tho sobriquet
of Irvine Gerdlne. And than there was
“Queen Flora," whom the silly pro
grammes declared to bo Mlsa Fanny
Wlnshlp, and goodness known how
many fairies and brownies besides, who
tried to impose on tins credulity of Ma
con people and have it underetood that
thoy were not themselves.
Beware of tlio fairies atul brownies!
They will try to convince you that they
are everyday flesh and bleed. But
don't you ibollovc It. They are uncanny
enough, but there is no ttolKng Just
whait they are. Tlio btfet way .of solv
ing the question who they are, so far
as tho Telegraph knows, Is to make a
personal Investigation. ■
"For goodness Bake don't say wlto
told you.” hut a private ‘'dp" gives the
Telegraph to undetwtnnd that, thunks
to the efforts of Mr. Droun, Who seems
to be a sort of migtrtun nnd who has
recalled tho tiny troupe frt>m fairyland,
there will be another opportunity of
surprising thorn in tiie midst of their
' magic rites this afternoon nnd still an
other tonight.
If you fall to see (hem don’t com
plain df your luok is all wrong. It Isn’t
often .ihc brown-ire and ftdrics come and
lot overydey people got « glimpse of
them, and when they do they bring
enough good fortnno to last a wholo
year through.
mS SALARY INCREASED.
Hdhenlohe's Deficiency (Mode Up at
the Emperor’s Motion.
Barilo. Dec. 14.—'Emperor WU'damat
his own tnlttatltvo has added 100,000
marks to Chancellor Prince Hohen-
ldhe's official Hilary to cover the finan
cial lore which he suffered by giving up
the governonOdp of Alrtce-Lorralne.
As the chancellor Is a rich man. Who
Is not even remotely dependent upon
his Bahvry, the emporoc’a action Is criti
cised. It will be discussed In the relch-
stag and the increase will not be paid
unless a vote Is taken by the deputies.
BOUNTY ON EXPORT SUCAB.
Berlm, Dec. 14.—The reddhstag today
debated an iuterpoYbltion by Dr.
Paascbe, national liberal, proposing an
Increase of the sugar export bounty.
The proposal was approved by tho oon-
sernatlvre, centrism and msttoaal Hb-
cmls.
ARMENIANS IK PRISON.
London. Dec. 14—The Dally News
correspondent In Constantinople writes:
"Complaints have reached Constantino
ple that to many Jinricts of Asia Mi
nor, Armenlarai ore Imprisoned tor ran
som. It is reported that the head of
every Armenian family In BUlls has
been In prison.”
BOtVBN'B CONDITION.
New Orleans. Dec. 15.—At nq early
hour this morning Andy Bowen, the
prize tighter, m-an taken from the
Charity Hreidtad to hts Lame. It Is
reported ttxit he“was unconscious for
two hours. He will recover.
CANADA’S NEW PREMIER.
Mackenzie Bowcll Directed to Form a
New Cabinet.
•Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 14.—Hon. Mackenzie
Bowell has been directed by the governor
general to form a new cabinet.
Sir John Thompson left his family prac
tically penniless and a national subscrip,
tion for their benefit will probably bo
raised.
THE KENTUCKY TROUBLES.
Lexington, Ky„ Dec. 14.—A telegram
received here tonight states that the
story of trouble 111 Judge Floyd Hail'd
court in Perry county, was euirted by
n Lexington patent medicine vender.
It says that Judge Hall Is conducting
court at Hazard, and that Joe Adkins
and Jesse Fields, charged with the
murder of ex-Oounty Judge Combs,
were released on- bond. The report of
trouble In Brentthltt county between
the Hargises and Days Id also contra
dicted by members of the families.
JOSTA.H PORTER DEAD.
New York, Dec. 14.—Gca. Joslah
Footer, adjutant general of the state
national guard, died rat. Iu:3) o'clock
.tonight .from an opopleptic stroke.
HER WATCH.
Tho Scornful Jeweler Expressed Surprise
That It Had Flopped.
A young girl took her wntch Into tho
jowelor’s recently and oxplalncd that;
something wns tho matter with it While
tho watchmaker examined It tho owner of
the fractious WHtch remarked that sho did
not see wbat made it act so.
“It Is always stopping or hnvlng some
thing happen to it, " sho said.
"Possibly you do not tnko good caro of
it,” ventured tho Jeweler, closely regard
ing tho Interior of tho watch.
"Oh, yes, I do. 1 wind It nearly ovory
night, and I nearly always remember to
take It out of- lny pocket when I take off
my dress. Tho pockot In my gray dross
is too largo, though, and sometimes It
falls Into the howl when I am washing.”
“ Wator would ruin it if Is got lusldo,"
remarked the jowolcr.
“That llttlo bit wouldn't,” anld tho
girl, with n vory wlso shako of tho head.
"It’s only falls that hurt them. Onco it
fell out of tho up ctnlrs window, hut It
landed In tho rosebush, and It wasn't hurt
much. Tho time Johnny squeezed It hy
shutting tho bureau drawer on It tho
crystal was broken, though."
By tbnttlmo the jeweler had discovered
that tho balance wheel was out of placo
and two cogs broken.
"I don’t soo how It happened,” said tho
girl In snrprlso. "It llcw'out of my blouse
pookot yesterday when I was swinging
dumblwlls, but I did not supposo that was
what hurt It."
"Thoso things seldom do." said tho
man, with , a touch of scorn.—Philadel
phia Press.
Self Dependence.
A loan must licvo a rcsorvo of ohnmctcr
and purposo.
To tho good man no barm can come, bo he
ali'vo or dead.
Ho must hnvo a rcsorvo of reputation.
Lpt others think well of us; itwlll liolp us '
to think well of ourselvce. No man Is freo
who has not his own good opinion. A man
will wosr a clean conscience as he would
a clean shirt If ho knows his neighbors
oxpect It of him. Ho must have a reservo
of love, and this Is won by the servlco of
others. "Ha that brings sunshine Into tho
lives of others cannot keep It from him
self.” Ho must form tho tics of family
and friendship, that, having something et
stake In the goodness of tho world, ho will
do something toward making tho world
really good.
Whon ovory American citizen has re
serves llko those, ho has no need to beg for
special favors. AU he asks of legislation
Is that It keep out of hla way. Ho de
mands no form of special guardianship or
protection. He can pay as ho goof. Tho
man who cannot has no right to go. Of
all forms of greed, tho groed for free
lunches, tho desire to get something for
nothing, is tbe most demoralizing and in
tbe long run most dangerous. Tho flag of
freedom has nevor floated over a nation of
deadheads.—David Starr Jordan In Popu
lar Sclonco Monthly.
Trees.
I have written many venee, but the
best poems that 1 have produced are tho
tree* that I have planted on tho hillside
whloh overlooks the broad meadows scal
loped and rounded at their edges by loop*
of tho slnuons Housatonlo. Nature finds
rhymos for them In tho recurring measures
of the Beesons. Winter strips them of
their ornaments and gives them, adit were,
In prose translation, and summer roclothos
them in all the splendid phrases of their
leafy language.—Oliver Wendell Holme*.
Thackeray's Verses on Dr. KcGoeh.
Most persons seem to havo forgotten
Thackeray’s allusion In vorse to Dr. Mo-
Cosh. When tho discussion over tho doc
tor’s appointment to the headship of
Queen’s college, Belfast, was at Us height,
Thackeray wrote In his characteristic Irish
brogue apoem purporting to bo by tho hand
of Master Molloy Mollony, aged 15. The
opening stanza runs thus:
As I think of the insult that's done to this no
tion
Hot tears of rcvlnga from mo faturee I waah,
And uphold In thla pemo to the world's day
ttstatlon ,
The sleeves that appointed Professor McCoeh.
—New York Sum I
Tho Cairo museum has seven brooms
used hy ancient Egyptian women. They
ore made of straw and closely resemble
tho same articles In use today, save that
the handles are not long enough for pur
poses of domostlo disciplines