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THE MACON TELEGRAPH. ' = MACON. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1894. Ml 111 1 PIPIT. The Church of the Holy Cross Over crowded With Friends of tho Eloquent Doctor. OLD PARISHIONERS THERE. Tb» Crowd Bo Great that Om« Lady Valuta aad Had to Ho Removed. Tito Doctor to’lsoavo Very Boon for Neubnrg. New York, Dec. 25.—The Rev. Dr. Ed- ward McGLynm crtebra»ted hl^.h mass tihlB morning at -the dhurdfc o£ .uhe Holy Cross, on FoiUy-oocond street. R 4s el« r at years since Dr. McGlyisn was removed from St. St-ip&em' Church l>y \Arch- b.i3hcAP Corr&an, ami on tfliLa Chridtmas day he Is restored (ugoto .to full connec tion- wfrh Uhls aocihdiooese. Thit? imaas which-Dr. MoGlynn ce'.e- brar-.ed began at 4:30 in tlhe morning. l>iit tfotere was nl>t dbMUnlt room In dll church long 1 before the cerviuosuy began. Hundreds of ipeo^jle stood adoiig *Uhe tDialen of tihe church and the -wars'up pers extended out Unto <tCie street. The pj-rirhibners af St. Staphen’a Dr. Me* Glynn’s old tohuivCi, came In great num bers. anxious to hear *their fawner pas tor once more from a Nttw York xmlpii. The crush mn so givut .that several women had -to be assisted cut of the ohurdh' In a ihalf-falntlng conditioiv. Af ter the fliot gijepefl was read, Dr. Mc- Glymn delivered a 'brief sermon. an the iT'.'Stped, italcingj for his text the words "G.ory ‘to God in tile Jifijiheet, notice on earth, good w^.l toward men.” Aif »trr the naaiss the doctor held quJie a levee Un -the eucrlrtly. His old .parkfo- tom'irs of St. IStcplhen’s crowded a-ibund “‘•R* shook total warmly by the hard wished him a happy Chrasamdo. The doctor looked very happy as he received the corngnatulalons of his attends. Hu preached at Mhe 11 o’clock maaj aaso. He will doom start for his now iparidh, S:. Mary’s church, New- . r ^‘. wMtfc to© has been asslgTieid by ArdhbkVho/p Corrigan. GERMAN PYTHIIAiXiS WARMED UP. They Want niho Right 'fo Use Their Language in Their Dodges. Baltimore, »Md., Dec. 25.—At ti recent Joint meeting «of -the saven Genman lodges of Knights of Pythias located In Baltimore, action mis .tuken on the order of The supreme lodge in its last <nmuul mecCng immllctlng -the use of any but itdie English language in the conduct of tire r.tuul of the aider. Res olutions wvre odoptod requesting 'the Grand Lodge of Maryland, to urge 1foe Supremo Lodge ito restore tihe (right to use 'the German rituals in fcheir lodges. The resolutions Include n <V. inundation of Past Supreme Ohancellor Blackwell and the Supreme Lodge Is requested to call upon hum .tio “retract his slan derous expressions ugainst the Germqn brethren «>f -the order.” Two Germain 1 "(ongrs (have surrendered their dm’ters and have organized the Independent Order of Knights of Py thias ns a result of 'the order proscrib ing the use of tAio Genman ritual. . HDRM’ANN AICH (HAS FLED. Indio bed by ithe Grand Jury forUndcr vafi'ua'tiora. Ni'v York, Dec. 25.—Heiima/nn Alch, who %na -Indicted by ¥h Federal grand Jury for entering false Invoices ivnd 'imdervailu^Hflons at Uhe custom hbose, (has fled. •Aiuguat 'W-uonocfa, a contract or. iwerot on this bond for $5,000. The (bond iwos ordered florUeited In the Un!-t- Voltes circuit court .yesterday. lAilih •was tho head of (the dkssn-lvcd Imtport- 6mg firm of Hermann Akfi & Ck>. He •was arrested on. November 16, last, charged wlflh having sworn fal»2ly, on Juraa H, 1892; (that a cei*balHni Invoice cfc’at Bcoownpaniied two lots of enameled iron ware correctly epreueroted the value. The true value tif itlhe (ware was set forth On a seeder invoice which arrived by a later Steamer, and •which showed that lAtefo toad sreeaiMy amdervnlued the goods. It is said ‘that these methods >h« d been (practiced by tJhe fl'nm Cor several years, nr#l all at Uhe loan to (the (govennmewt Amounted «to $100,000. BIG GROODRS ASSIG'N. An Effort Will Bo Made itx> Continue the Business. Qvarlortfotu, S. O., Dec. 25.—The Boll- man Brother* Company of Charleston, w1lal«»le -grocery dealers, have made an assignment to T. iMou'Jtrie 'Mordecal for .the -beaeflit of Hhelr creditors. Their liabilities are $125,000 find tihoir as sets amount >t*o -twice as -much. A meetJug of the crcdibors will be held on Friday next, when an effort will be made to arrange for the continuance of the 'buainrss. The house is aoa old one but has been crippled Iby two bad crop yearn in succession, «s «5iey have made large tidv'ances to country mer chants tind planters. Lnibility to make collectious induced .thorn to fiwke an assignnpMit $o pi\)Joct itieir’creditors. DEATH AT LA ORANGE. I/i Grange, Dec. 25.—Opeclal.)—-Our Ik tie city wow 9hocked and saddened yesterday morning by the death of Mr. A. I. Ravenscroflt, the effletent dcot agent. Ony a few knew tint he was dangerously 111, wind his death fr*>m congestive pncumonSa at_3 o’clock In th»? morning cast -a gloom over the en tire community. Mr. Rivensoroft Was been agent of the A&UQta a«d Weslt Point mil road here for about flour years and wus .reepected by aCl for Ms PJdlity m tduty ewid lover! by his friends for his imny -worthy itratts »>f ebaracter. He leav'ew bniuiera amd («v> stators to moura hds dcMth. Ho buried here this afternoon. Rev. S. P. CalhKvvay reading in an l.njpi^e- stv*f» manner the besautlful and cmn»- f.vrtfng wards of the Episcopal burlhl servlc" HEAVY WORK FOR TODAY. Niue Police Captains Summoned Be fore the Lexow ComiMtibee. New York, Dec. 25.—Nine New’ York poOice oaip taints end tiinee inspectors have bewn (subpoenaed io appear be fore the Lexow committee .tomorrow morning. The oapta'iiis ere Ryan of HJghbridge. AViaR.vburne of Kftngs- brldge, K1lli>a ot Wettt One Hundred and Flfty-«eoond street, Westervelt of East One Hundred and Fourth streets Gollatgjhoi- of East Twenty-second sreet, SttriMlSB ofEXut Sirity-seventh atreet, ^fuiThy of West One Hundredth sired:, Del-aney of Charles street and Martens of East SwAty-seventh s’reet. Superl.pt rndonlt Byrnes summoned the cartHlm named to the ceivral ofnee today <and served 'tihom with the sub ■pocTJAsi which had been left, with him. Besides the precinct comnnanders, mentioned, InspccborB WiMiams, Mc- Avoy anil Mc.Laughin dtso received subpoenas to appear before the com- mkltee t>> morrow. superintendent Byrnes -was a-sk^d Whether Tie ii.i'i been called aa r\ witness boHoire the knspect- ors. He declined to oiy. It is understood ihok the committee •will auk Inspectors Williams and Mc- Avoy vind Captain MiTtens same ques tion a concern lug t he dhnrgas made agaiinsr r h4qi by SchmUttberger in his n. It ;s also uiii.b'i'st*>o.l that ihe bamfnlttee will do cv ‘lkt/Je probiug ina police affair sin tihe Tenderloin dte>t riot. It was learned fhls (aiOenniDoa that .Supor.nlciitdent Byrnc-s 'hu t received :i «nbp<jena to produce certain records of the police depcLntimant bef-are .the Lox- ow commute*. Wlhar. records the com mittee 4s afer Mr. Byrnes declined to etalte. SOLD FRAUDULENT NOTES. RIG FOUR COLLISION. L» Fayette, tnd., Dec. 25.—Two fre’gbt trains collM*M <u. I o'clock rhis mrimirvs ^n the Big Four n->ad, about three miles sontieuat of here. Both ^ngtn* 1 * ere demoliibi-d. Engineer Eli jah C.iimpbeH was kERcd and buried utriei rhe wreck of tiho eaiiglrne. An un- kiv jwn traanp. stv?xKng arWo, wasalfe? killed »!>J s*e\vnil were injured. SPECIAL ENVOY RECEIVED. Pnrie, Dec. 25.—President Caslmlr- P^ii^r received cod-iy «he czar’s spe cial »irvoy, M. Tchertl»ff # with much occemocTy. Tlie Cause of (Lawyer Brack’s Death iHas Bean Discovered. Paw Paw, Mich., Dec. 25.—Citizens hero are shocked sat ’the repona that George E. Brock, ia wealthy la wyer and stock (breeder, atfho died suddenly couple of weeks ago, killed himself to escape tho results of xaudulent business transactions. Iinv-k iw is cngtgixl In a mortgage loan business on an extensive scale. In addition, to loaning money he also soul imortiguge notes to ciUen'ts. He woukl teflil a olienf itliu-t dm had an 8 per cent, mortgage for say $1,000. The client -would accept ifhe ‘mortgage note, but it is alleged ittoait Brock sold a num ber of notes idem.cal will Uhe original and secured money by the same pro cess. From whit cau be loamed, It is belloved that Breck could not succeed In exithnding these notes, and, Jlndiqg himself in a itight (place, took his own life. ■Sixteen thousand dtx3ars* worth of fraudulent mortgage notes sold by him l».\ve l>een (found already. Dr. Hoyt, who made tho autopsy on iBreck’s body, Insists ihatMoath came from nat ural causes. DA1NGHR OF LYNOHliNG. Reese »Arre»bed in El ©as0 Por a Hor rible- Crime. Ed Paso, Tex., Dec. 25.—<A. H. Reese wws arrested here yesterday on la. charge of attemupting 'to assault 'throe Kittle school girls, ra>nging from 9 to 12 years of -age, itlhe children of lii^hily respecta ble citizens lof mils .place. Reeso was linst 'taken (to the police station, ' but threats of lynching causexl the chief of police 'to Tomovc him ito the county jail.. Reese .was at one time superin tendent of tho (Denrolt, Lansing and Northern railroad, and has boon In El Putfo «but a shout time. REQUISITION FOR FLAGLER. Governor Mitchell (Has Honored tho Texas Papers. Tallahassee, Fla., Doc. 25.—Tho requi sition papers which Governor Hogg of Texas forwarded ‘to. Governor Mitchell fr Henry M. Flagler, (the Standard Oil, railway ami footed magnate, were duly honored .today. The extradition papers -were executed and mailed today to Governor llfogg of Tetfas. It Is sup posed that as soon as the papers reach the Texas governor he iw41i send an officer to arrest Mr. *Flap£er and take him ito Teras. lit Is said .that Mr. Flag ler Is no»w in New York. SHOT A NEGRO FIEND. A Huslbandb Quick Revenge Upon Ills Wife’s Asoalibrnt. GaSnetavtl'le, Fla., Dec. 25.—Mr. W. S. Jones, a (prominent farmer who lives •near ithttt place, shot ami killed a Mack ■fiend noday Who had ahte«Vi®(ted to rav ish Mrs. Jones. Mr. Jones appeared a few minutes after 'tho negro (had fled, (Mrs. Jonv.*» 'having miooensfully defended herael'f. Mr. Jonen krramedlaitcfliy punsual the ne gro. overtook him, ajid emptied a re volver Mto him. The negro died in- titan My. iMr. Jones has not been ar rested. LANDED IN SHANGHAI. Count Satgo Occupies Shaho, Near Chee Foo. New York, Dec. 26.—A special cable gram from Shanghai to the Herald says: “It la reported that Count Saigo, at the head of fhe third army, which left Ujina some time ago, and which constats of the garrisons of Osaka and Sendai, hus land ed on the coast of the Shanghai province and is occupying Shaho, to the west of Chee Foo. NOBODY WAS HURT. Bar thou and Jaures Eximiiiged flhots on the Field of Honor. Paris, Dec. 25.—M. Bart horn, mi.iinter of public works, and Jean Ju*a re*. So cialist member of the chamber of depu ties, exdtaaaiged nhrrts tod-iy on the field of 'honor. Neither w"i« hurt. The duel wn« the remito of Che violent de bate in -the dhanVbT yesterday in which Bafltfrou gave the lie to Jaures. PLOT AGAINST MORAJEfl. New York, Dec. 26.—A special cablegram from Rio Janeiro says: “Eighty persona or more, most of them noMtare. have been arrested on charge ot complicity in the plot to aasanlnate Pres ident Moraes. The conspiracy, ft Is said, has ramification* In Pernambuco and Rio Grande do But, where fresh outbreaks have occurred. Governor Cartllho has re fused to accept the conditions offered him by President Moraes, and it is bolleved that he has left Port Alegre.’’ DISRESPECT TO THE KAI8ER. Berlin, Dec. 26.—The Vorwserts says that the decrease of the respect In which the empire used to be held is seen $\ the comments of fortgn newspapers upon the kMlser and his actions, which comments It is kmposslMs to reproduce In Germany. Ill IS III IH BROOKS. The Tncps Fnm Valdosta Went to Their Homes Yesterday Afternoon, WAVERLY TIKE STILL AT LARGE Brook, County Cltli.n, Think th. Kill, log ot tho Thr.o Kegroea Urn Altogether Iin.re.ecry—Ue- porla W’nr. Uxogg.ratod* Qultmm. Dec. 25.—(Special. —Tlic nice n-ar in Brooks county, ntoout wtfck so muck has "been said In tho newspa pers for She last two days, Is ended. Much Chat has been said ablaut the trouble Iran bean in use nature of wfM exaggeration. Only three nesnoes have been killed, and they all lost chelr lives In tihe troubCe of Saturday. Tho Valldoeta V.d«te», who were or dered here by Governor Atkinson, reached Quliinan lust night, nind C.i(pt. Oiffery, DteuKs. SlatDn and Peoples and Dr. Baos proceeded Immediately to tihe scene of the riot. The found that the services of the troopa were not needed, a» peace hud been eatlrly re stored. The cOcizena assured them that no furtlhcr trtouble need be expeoted. as the men on both sides had become cooler and Wiere was nt> danger of fubiher conflict, ns 'the men who lmd galSKTOd hud been dispersed' through tihe advice of the leading nren of the communilty. The offleem returned to Quatonaa about 2 o’clock ttoday and .the soldiers returned ito Valdosta on the evening train. Tho reports as senlt out to some pa pers concerning this trouble have been greatly exaggerated. There has never ■been a galthortog of armed negroes, and no armed forces of whites and blacks have been drawn up, except a weak at tack in one inutance. The subsequent exclfemeat may have brought together probably 75 oi 100 men. The people of Brooks county as a rule deplore the killing of the negro.es and regard It aa having been largey wtShout provocation. The Wets appear to be ViA Che nogibcB killed wore sup- ^Tesed to know'Che whereabouts of Wa- verly Pike and refused ito reveal the hiding place of loom's murderer. Mainy people here say that they will use their utmost etPerts 'to bring the men who killed the nngroes <o trial. ■Waverly Pike, who was the negro who murdered Mr. Isom, has noit been heard from' and It Is more than likely that while che men were hunting him In the neighborhood tie used tils tegs ito good use and has put many mites between Mlm and 'those who have been searching for hiim, IjYnohhd by enxjHOES. A Fiend iMeels B-ls Death at tho Hands of His Own Race. Ocala, 'Pla„ Dee. 25.—Uist Friday night u white man from Evanelton and a negro from iBbiMtObm vvenlt to the home of Henry Williams, colored, and attempted to (inter 5>y battering down tho doom mnd 'WioduwH, but nn alarm souTcd them ott. They (then went (to Phil Douglass' bouse and repented ithclr aats of vio lence In aitltenwfltans to gain entrance, but wore again nor red away by neigh bors coming to tho renoue. These par ties then repaired to fhe (house of Fred Jordan, n oolond nrvin, wl.'.ch is an Isolated ponce, broke Into tho house, throw 'tho baby on (the floor, and both criminally ansi lilted tho woman. Tlie dastardly tints wore unknown until Sat urday afternoon, when » crown of ne groes tisjomiblcd and took, possession of tho negro rapist, whoso name was Beniamin, aiDl who confessed to the crime, and also said ho nvould have killed the .woman had .not Mu accom plice, whom ho said was Brooks, pre vented. The negro was carried ttou lonely spot and hung. His body wus out down and placed In .tine'middle of anoldfldd, where it was afterwards discovered with feet and bands SHU bound. The white trim made good his es cape, but Uhe citizens demand tint he bo apprehended and undo to pay the penalty mihich ho so richly deservra. TRIED TO ESCAPE. Tli'oy Found tha.t the Ga'te Had NUt Been Left Open. Jeffersonvlllr, lnd„ Dim:. 16.—A quin tette of convicts nunivd Evans, Hu Id van. Thompson and Jasprr, dei'i.vwte men employed on tlbe Paitton Hollowware Manufacturing Company's corJ'.ract. were battled tant night In an attanypt to escape from prison. For several days the prl^vhcns hnd been tpianmlntz choir escape, end itook Into their conlldcnce Lewis Jenfcngw, a noiortous horse Chtof. JeOUtOg* /wna handed a burglar’s saw with insinuations from ChiO gang o <ut (fire door of Che south lower leading to Che prison dial Ion. .Vs U he men marched to supper tbso flve broke from ithe ranks, blit found the door securely fnstened. After the sehenw. .was planned JenntngB fell out with one of >r.ho nrs.n nvl failed in hts part tif. '3he programme. The prisoners, ftrvdlng tilitir the door had not been fixed, tried to climb a will, but were frustrated. They sough* refuge In a lumber rtle. w'here .they hid uryM again aipprehended. ATTACKED NON-UNION MEN. WELL-FIXED TNDIANS. Members of the Yankton Trtbo Must Be Counted Among the Red Plulo- crwtB. Ohamberlaip, 8. D., Dec. 20.—The tmity negotiated bv the govexument with the Yankton lud ans renriera this tr.be one of the most waikrhy lu the coumtTy If they exercise oid.nary judg ment. The treaty was completed De- ccmibec 81, 1S02, and by its pravdslous the Indians wj recoire fflO.Odu us pay ment for «he 170,000 aerra relinquished to the govemmenlt, and Ito be opened to wb.to sottlemenlt wheunwer President CkiveJund la-ues a proalumaltlon to that effect, .which nvil! pwbjhly not be until next spring. Fifty-one i'anktou In- d.aas noted as scouts for (Jen. Alfred Sully Jn 1S81, and for addittonal com pensation were by nine 'treaty granted $225 each, or u total of $11,475. This amount hna already been distributed among tihom. The difficultly now ex isting Is over lie payment of $100,000, the 11 ret payment by ithe government for the land surrendered. Tihe traits' saju the.amount is .to bo paid nud di vided among' the Indians per capita. The d.shurs.ng ciruvr. wlu) Is now at. the agency, caihnncnced paying Iho In dians wi'ffii cheeks, as Is customary, and this caused a protest on itilto part of fhe Indians. It vwis understood among 'he bankers 1n tlie adjoining foavns tihdt the checks avonAd cached r.virbout discount, but 'the, Indians appear not to relish the trip which avotud bo neo- eesary in going from die agency to any of tfao tdwnn. They avantt the amount paid In aish at 'olio agency. As tho whims oi the Indians are usually uc- coded 'to, l't.ls likely shatlthey will win %>ir x»mt.’ The roaulniivB 5500,000, .placed to tho credit of five tribe, (Will be payable to the Indians at the pleasure of the Uniitcd Statvs after the expiration of twenty-live years..But during the trust period of twaatyhlvc years, If itho ne cessities of the Indians shall require it, the United (States amy pay such part of tire principal sum as 'tho secretary ot (the Interior -may recommend, but not exceeding 520,000 In any one year. Upon the payment of such sum the amiounli snmy bo deducted from the principal sum in aho 'treasury, and tlio United Staits shall tlvorellarc pay inter est on the remainder. Not to exceed 50,000 .Is 'to be expended oaoth year for the 'malntonamoo of ottphans, (tho aged and inJlrm.'or' such other hdljiless on em bers of 'tiie tribe as may be unable to tako care of tliidnisolves; and for schools nnd eduoatioiKil ipunpases for (the tribe; also for courts oPTnstlce, Bach person iwbo signed fhe Kreofy Is to rertm a wv<vf1v-<V>Bar g>ld piece struck in tho year 1802 as a 'memorial of tho year In which illvc> treaty wms ne gotiated. THkho radians Wave aukett their oUcAments of tand to soveradty, and It is the surplus which is to 1)9 opened to soWnmiertt. Tlio trea ty pro vides ahat w-tiero any Indian cannot cultivate nis land or othomviao use It tulvUntugoonsly' It may bo leased for ono or 'more yoars at h time. To jire- venit illhe TosslblUty of la nd sharks (>o- curiing po«(Csslon of the tmd, dll lenses must 'be approved by llbo Indian agent, By and w.tfli the consent of the com- mlsslomer of Igdlnn'unViWt. This pro vision applies nliko to 1»th sexes a.nd to all ages, paronita-acting for tholr children who are under aho!r control, and thelndlan agent iiotlifg for minor oh'jdroa who have no guardians. STRUCK AN EXPttRSB TRAIN. Ono PasBdngor Klllod and Bight Oth- ors Soriously Injured. Altoona, Pa., Doc. 25.-Tho first soe- riou of the forit Philadelphia express on tho Pcnusylvam railroad ciurivcd into the rear and of an Altoona wreck ing craw at'9io lower oral of'the yards, two 'miles east of here, last night. The wreck was «au»od by (the Holograph op erator leaving iiific tlwo 'tritfns on tho samo block. Sle, Hhinklng itliat the ex press train was ruUuina very late, wanted to got the working train started as early ns possible ito dear the tracks at Spruco Oreak, where a big freight wreck occurred early to the evening. No person on the passenger train was hurt. The express (train was running thCrly-flvo miles an hour >9*00 it dtiliek tho 'wTOoking train, which had Just pulled from tho sld'jog onto the south Bound 'track. Tile puseongeu engine fairly.telescoped the cabin oar, which demolished iho <-ar. On" mail, John Francis, of ibis city, who was sluing on a bomih seat of uhe cabin, was struck by tho pussouger engine and Instantly killed. Eighlt ethers are lxidly but not totally injured. The injured men all reside in this city. HIS VEST WAS GONE. Hereafter They Will Be Quietly Asked to Leave. Martin's Ferry, O., Dee. 25.—Non.unlon glass workers are arriving to work In tho Buckeye Glass Works, which aro about to resume operations, and the local union glaas workers are greatly excited. Nine different non-union men have been as saulted. two of whom were terribly beat en. The union passed resolutions denoun cing violence arvt appointed a committee to see alt now arrivals and quietly ask them to leave the town and pay Ihelr fares to any place where they wish to go. company says the works will be started If It Is ne. essary to appeal to the atate tor protection. BRIGANTINE wrecked. London, Decv 25.—The British brigantine Madeline Ann has bee nwrecked on Gal. bron Rocks, Argglc, and all hands drowned. CHURCHILL'S CONDITION WORSE. London. Dec. 25 -The physkrlrtno at tending I/rod Randolph Churchill is sued a. buletfn (IH* evening raying that bt is In a crttlout ondtooa. A Barber-efioip “ixiperlenice Which Cost Dorian Heavily. St. Louis. Doc. 25.—(Sneak thieve" made a good basil In a liallK'rwhoo here posterdoy. Ilf (they cam reolllie on their booty. Michael Doran, aged 85, went In 10 gelt a shaive. He took off hln vest. In the lnnldc ipockot of Which tte had 1100 In (gold and paper money end a promissory nOtodraiwn by the COl rip Milt Broriliera' College for 520,000. which Do ran olofmed Co have advanced them. Afler bf-i'ng shaved he noticed 'that ht* vea; had Dorn taken off a cOtalr and was hanging on a hook. When he looked for hui Wallet it was gone. He reported the csmc -to tire police, aiud Albert Amlenscn and a young man named 'I>1, Blonde were arreated on suspicion of h: tvlrig done the deed. CLOTHING COMPANY ASSIGNS. St. Paul, Mima, Dec. 25.—Utuieaeona- bte weather, wlflh corwquenft Halit trade, caused ifhe United Stale" Cloth ing Company, wl.h a hrnnoh ah 5111- waukce. under 'the nmic Of Uochsaadt- er & Co., go -put Its property In the hauls of a receiver yealerd'iy. Poier Van Vrewjwn of Milwaukee U She re ceiver for bo;h houses LtaJbllltlee will amount to aliout 1120,000. TOM OAIlfLL DEAD. Scranton, Pa., Doe. 25.--Thomas On- blU, munug.-r of I Be Stnntin bmeliall club of the Bisforn Iioagne, died today from hemorrhage" of the lungs. He was with the Troy club before coming b«Te. His home iwa* in Fall River, Mass., wtoore he will be buried. BOYCOTTS CALLED FOR. Berlin, Dec. IS.—Th" Vorwoerts say* the boycott committee of the Soelallet organ isation has Issued a call for the holding of mass meetings between Christmas and New Year. The object of the meetings Is to sanction an stgraememt relative to the beer boycott, which waa signed yes terday by Herr blnger and (he brewers. ■this mm. What the Guo Powder and Whiskey Celebration Cost in the Way of Human Life. JOHN K. LANCASTER DEAR HU Cousin Shot Him Down In HU Own Ilona*—Reported Killing From All Parts of tho Country—Plor* Ida Took tho Load* McRae, Dec. 25.—(Special.)—Jolm R. 'Lancaster, one of the men convicted four years npo In the murder of Capt. Forayitili of Noimnadalo and who *jk lately released from the federal prison at Columbus, «0., wouRl have been bet ter off tad fols >tmn lasted until after Christmas. Early this morning h\s cousin,.Wash Lancaster, who managed his form daring Ills four years’ Incar ceration, wont <tx> his (hiou.se drunk nnd demanded tlie possosaian of a Winches ter rifle which foo had lent .there on a previous oooasion, tout for some reason John K., who wus also drinking, refused to give it up, whereupon Wash got mad a<nd a fight resulted. John K. struck Wwsh over the bead w)tli iho AVinchefl- ter two or ithroo limes, wounding him severely, and Wasfli ittoon riiot John through (tho brain .with a pistol, killing him instnritily. Jolva K. Lancaster’s wife utiteanpted to stop jtfoe flgh't (but, seeling that her ef forts were futile, locked berscW In her room and refusedtto witness 'the killing. Tfovejvo years old Km Dctin, ewn of W. H. Deun, a mercfoaplt. went out this morning in oompany 'with tlwo other boys for a Glirlst'mus bunt In <he woods near McRae and, owing «to itbo careless handling of his gun.j^hiot himself, tlie entire load entering undier tods clvln nnd lodging In the (top of bis head, passing through lilsa brain and remilting lu In stant death. Outside of (this casualty Christmas passed off quietly in McRUe. BLOODY RECORD FOR ATLANTA. Atlanta. Doc. 25.—The forenoon hot* was bright and sunny, but the afternoon was cloudy and at night there wore sev eral showers, ho -rain marred the flre- w'oks display somewhat. A great many persons were more or less seriously hurt accidentally and In Hghl8. Clarence Bowles, a negro boy, was ac cidentally kilted hero today. Some boys were examining a pistol. One of thetn fired It accidentally, but who did It Is unknown. Miss Mattie Folsom shot herself Acci dentally through the head. She wrlll re cover. She Is the daughter of Montgom ery M. Folsow, a weH known newspaper Jule Cross out the throat of an old man named McGhee today, Cross was drunk. McGheo may die. Giles Check, ft 15-year-old white boy, surrendered himself today to the police, stating that ho killed the negro John Coleman in front of tho capttol last night. Cheek wa® trying to help a drunken man home. When near tho cnpltol the white man brushed against Coleman, who was with some friends. Coleman struck Check with a stick and knocked him down. Coleman kept up tho assault until Cheek shot him. Cheek will probably be re. leased tomorrow. NEGRO JDAiLOUSY. LikoCIty,'Fla.» Dec. 25.—Today Jemo Gain, colored, shot and killed AA!c*e Johnson, also ootorod. The murder oc curred in rtfoo heart of «the (town. Cain nnd Ribo Il-olt*wore talking ho Mary Johnson, a sister of -the murdered wo man. 'Allco came along mnd Gain or dered her to step uncktoaUr (to him. Rho refused. Cain 'told her If she did not stop foo would kill her, alt Itbo same umo asking Holt for bJ« pistol. Adloo ran Just us 'Holt founded Oaln tho ptaol. Gain -took deliberate aim at tit* fleeing woman and fired, Hio 'bullet entering tho (back of her head and at using in- dtnnlt doiith. Cain and .Holt fled In op posite directions. Holt escaped but Cain (was captured and lodged In Jull. White people ure now guarding 1hc Jail to protect .tho negro’s life againut the infuriated negroes. Jflnloosy etuiscd the rnunder. TRAMP KILLED A BAILOR. Gainesville. Fla., Dec. 25.—A tramp known as “Texas” shot and klllad a West Indian sailor named Ferries. Per ries was advancing on “Texas” -when the 'latter shot. The murderer escaped. Perles was from -Savanah, Ga., whsro he had a mistress named Mabel Wfu- iams. A letter was found on his P«r- son^frarn >tho 'woman, begging him U> return. A CHRISTMAS CAROUSAL. Arcadia, Fla., Dec. 25.—This morning about 1 o'clock John Haygood, a young white man, was shot and killed In W. H. Shearer’s saloon by Miles Hard, a police man. There wa« a crowd In tho saloon carousing and Ward, who was drinking himself, attempted to put them out. A fight ensued, the lights were turned out and Ward fired four lm«s. John Haygood, who was an onlooker and not drinking, was shot three times, twice in the head and once In the arm. Ward’s fourth bul let wounded C. Zermons In the arm. Ward fled and posses are In pursuit. If ho is caught he will be lynched, ss Hay- good was a popular young man and hta murder by a drunken policeman has aroused much Indignation. BHOT BY A PLUCKY WOMAN. Gadsden, Ala,, Dec. 25.—Bob Higgins was shot and probably fatally wounded to night by Mrs. A. J. Dempsey. Mr. Demp sey waa absent from home and Higgins, who wan drunk, went to her houae and tried to get in. Mrs. Dempsey, without opening the door, warned him several times to leave, and on his continuing to hammer on the door and curse her she placed a pistol against the door and fired. The ball went through the door and en tered Higgins' body, breaking hta shoulder btade and ranging downward. Higgins formerly lived In the house, and It is sup posed in his drunken condtlon he thought It was still hta home. ABOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE. Gadsden, Ala., Dec. 25.—A serious cut ting affray occurred In East Gadsden this morning. Charles Harris and Hldney Cox bad a dispute about a Christmas tree Monday night, hta morning they met and Harris cut Cox’s throat from ear to ear and he will probably die. Both aro prom inent ucltlzens of Gadsden Harris has not been arrested. TRAOEDY IN A LUMBER CAMP. Seney, Mich., Dec. 26.—Timothy Kane, camp foreman for th« Mantatekuo Lum ber Company was murdered by Isaac fltelcher last night The trouble arose from an ol dgrudge. Kano tried to asault Stelchler, when the lattor drew a pocket- knife and atubben Kane to the heart There was no attempt made to aredl Bted- chler at the time, but later friends of Kane became ao violent In their thr&cats to lynch the murderer that the officers placed him in Jail and are guarding it- A BOWEN KILLLN'iG. BaJUmore, Dec. 23.—Ed word X. Swto- ler, 20 year, old, 1, looked up cbaixed with rhe murder of Tom Haxrigan, used 23. The 'men qnrrejled yent erday. Harr!pm was knocked down by Biv.a- ler. Hie heofl struck :the curbing, and his aktiall waa fractured. Ho walked several aniles to Ills home after the affray, aud died this afternoon, having tieeu unconscious several hours. FELL UNDER A TRAIN, Jacksonville, Eh., Dec. 25.-(William Lood, a colored switchman, whllo at tempting to Jump on the cow-catcher of an engine to-day, fe.1 under the wheels nnd .was criMned to death. The wheels passed over his left leg, and hi* head was truck with uch fore t»lia.t hia neck was Broken. He lived la Fer- nsnd'.nrt, and was not scurried. SHOT INTO A TRAIN. Reddick. Fla., Dec. 23.—Florid* South, ern train No. 35 waa shot Into here this evening and James Speights, a passenger, was probably fatally wounded. Joe Good win, a negro, haa been arrested charged with the crime. QUIET Al? CHARLESTON, Charleston, S. C„ Dec. 25.—Christmas here passed off very quietly without Inci dents or accidents of any kind, except two small (Ires, the damage from which will be covered by $100. KILLING A A BALL. West Palm Beach, Fla„ Dec. 26.—At a negro ball here tonight etta Dickson cut Josephine Jqjinson's throat, killing her almost Instantly, The murderess escaped. Drunkeness and jealously caused the mur der. CHRISTMAS AT THE CAPITAL. Many Cabinet Dinner* With Carotin Duck oa the Menu. Waehlngton, Dec. 26.—Tho preside! raid the member* of the cabinet ep-.n the day ftt their respective homes. At th.Whlte House It was children' day. Th" Cleveland babies e.njoyc their first Christmas tree, which wn pdnced in ihie library. It was beaut fully trimmed and decorated. Mrs Cleveland putting the finishing touenr to It. The little ones wore the reeij lent* of many-present*. Preceding tn dlnnr, a luncheon was served to til children of tho cabinet, who came t the Whift" ‘Houae to see the tree. Mri Perrlne, Mrs. Cleveland’* mother, ira th only gue,t .of the family at dlnnel Secretary and Mr*. Carlisle probaol had the largest family party, eutei toinlng their children and grnndcliH dron. A part of the in. -nil of the cab' net Mmjera was duck* klllod by ill f ireeldent oat hi* recent hunting trl n South Carolina. The president and Mr*. Cleveland ri membered *11 the employes of the hous %ul tilElteys, and the a.qunta receive gift* In money. , GOLD FINDS AT L/EADVILEE. V/Xna of Untold Wealth «ra Being DI«- covered. LaidvlMe, Colo., Doo. 25.~onie Jler- sW-Domocnat «cijw: 'Rhe Leadville of the past will foo forgotten In tho Lead- Tlllo of (the 1 mmedlalto future. Tlio goCd product io>n for 18fH from throe produc ers twill roach $2,000,000. Tho recent strike fin Ubo Rex Mine has clovdlopoff <a body of hl»h grade gold ore th'.rty-slx feet Jn fflklckncss, while Immedhuely beaotHb. tills is a body of fo»d silver oro of unknown doptto. Jn the Triumph imlne iflio etoaft tae bfifin mink 200 feat in a body of r«oh gold ore, wjtlh iv> toortoni in sight. Many now prospoctlng an<l«mlningooin- p.\$Ues ore being (tamed, und (there is great activity in every dlrootlon. GATLLAH1D IS DEAD. Ho Commahdod .the Constnifolefl la the Itarllnglbon Dlnpanaary Wflr. ChaWenton, 8. C., Doc. 25.—Theodore 8. GnlUard died hero tills ovun’.ng. Ho was chiefly •noted for ills oervlce as ono of the fttoto dispensary conMtnbfo?s, and WHS one of'the party of cone tables w'ho 'brou^it on tho rwnr at Darlington last April. <IIo <wus not iinetficnut, how ever, when the row actually occurred, as Ire Wad Idft (towai before 'the lighting began. After tihe dlHpunwiry trouble at Darlington 'll was appointed trial Jim. lice for Charlmfon county toy Governor Tillman. He w.ih reappointed by Gov ernor Evans, ttfoo Hla-ou senate confirm ing tois eppotnoniciut tn executive ».-s- slon on Monday Ight. ATTEMPT AT TRuVIN WRECKING. CromttM Put on tlm Truck a»t Five Dif ferent Places. LaiKa, 8. C.. Dec. 25.—Art attetmot wab made tonlabt 'to -wr*ck «traln No. 23 brtwetan Latta and Sellfm. Orooatles -were piled Kn five dlttbrenlt olacen on the track, but the engtrte in ./hrtow!n« all exc<*p.t on»i from tho traok. Thta orw waa lodged under the •plow ot. the on-gin<*. foul -was iak«*n out before any damaire waa done. The «t- tc'n'kp'. wan undrwiJlVu-dily .mado by four vftvlU/i <m#*n iwho wi*re«ct-n :iR a fil e n**ar «he firm ob»tonactf(/ii ju»t toefloTO the triUn paused. CHAMPION bridge jumper. Poughk^pale, N. Y., Dec. 25.—Henry Menler, of New York, the young mm who with (he aid of a parachute made a •ucoeae/ul jump from tho Brooklyn bridge a rfhor-t 'time ago, Ph'« wfiern^on made a miocasnful loajp from the hlgh- ««t span of the Poughkeepsie bridge, a dtafanco of 217 feet, into the water. \ boat toi watting »W*k<«rl rtfcm up. an<l he •was not Injured irvthe least. Thin ta tho 11 net time anyone has jumped from thta (bridge, and lit ia the highest leap ocx record. REvcn/ra in south America. New \ork, Dec. 26.—The Herald's boffi cial cahie from Panama myn: "There have been mutinies, more or leas serloua, among the Venezuelan garri son af Asuncion Island, Neuva, r.wpurta and Caracas. That In Ascunclon. prob ably tho moat serious, was promptly quelled by troojm brought from Port La mar. The trouble grew out of a drunken bawl during the commander's temporary absence, and the Incident ta without sig nificance." JOHN BURNS IN PRISON. Columbus, O., Dec. 25.—John Burns, th« labor leader from England, was an Inter ested spectator at the Christmas exer cise* of th* Ohio penitentiary. He occu pied a seat on the platform and took notes of rhe different speciality acts. He seemed to be delighted with the perform ance. and after the exeroise# he made a tour of the prison. He left here at noon for Cleveland.