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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1894.
ill Mi l STM;
Inquisitor Goff Succeeded in Getting
Some Direct Answers From
Inspector Williams.
ANTHONY COMSTOCK ACCUSED.
A. firMB Goo4i H»n Say* Hs Fil4 the
Prsdlili Periecator of Pfclntnr* Md
Printers taQaaihludlctmantc
by Comitock'i Society*
New York, Dec. VlX Aio bait tie royal
between* InquisiTor John* W. Goff and
Inspector Alexander S. ‘Willia me was
resumed 'this monu’.ug in pM*t 1, supe
rior court.
Lawyer Goff suddenly asked for an
adjeunamenit laflt ulgfait ju»t when the
excitement twa« gctttlus intense. Mr.
Goff bus bad a b.jrhit ‘to rtJiinlc over bis
plans. Mr. WlKianta /was early on
hand.
The Rev. Lyman. Abbotlt of Brooklyn
was an early visitor. It required the
services of ftalf a dozen police to keep
the en'tratnccK to the count room clear
otf the crowd. The members of the
commuttee were slow in assembling,
and it was 11 o’clock before any sen
ators appeared.
•Cape. Mbittecis came in and took bis
seat! near Inspector Williams. They
chatted earnestly together.
WHien Lawyer Goff came In, he and
dtalr-ihain Lexow had a long confer
ence. The official stenographer was by
their side taking down what .was said.
Inspector McAvoy, in full uniform,
came In just before tike session began.
It was 11:35 o’clock when- Chairman
Lexow nipped for order.
Capit. Mart eras iwus called and had a
moment's ‘talk with (Mir. Goff.
C.ipr. William Meakiut was called
th^ee times but there was no response.
“1 ask,” said Mr. Goff, “tha.t Cape.
Meaklm’s failure to respond be noted
on the minutes. I am especlailly anx
ious for Mr. TMeakirn's attendance
here, and if he is an honest man he will
come. I have a 'Jtoter from lias physi
cian saying ‘that the muscular ihetima-
ti-m fa’ow which he is suffering is not
sufficient to p/rovonit his attendance.”
The names of Captains Washburne
and WctttarveLt ware tflik’ii culled. They
were both reported as sick.
‘‘Capt. Wd9terve4t,” said ‘Mr. Goff,
“was at the tt:UUo«i houee two hours
ago and received a su-bfKKua.”
HIS PROPERTY US JAPAN.
Inspector WiDams then resumed his
place on the stand.
‘Tell me where in Ciu-pun,” said Mr.*
Goff, “you hold your property.”
“In the njortihem part of Japan,” was
the reply.
“■Did yon ever see a paper giving you
a. title to the real estate?”
“Yes, sir; I did.”
“The consul-general of Japa.n informs
me that u foreigner could (nob hold
propcnvy at the tube you say.”
“He must bo mlsUken, for 1 was
there a t 'the 'time.”
“Is the consul-general a liar?”
“He is liable to make a mistake.”
The wit-news Bald he did not remem
ber .that Commissioner 'French intro
duced Perkins to him when he was In
the street, detuning dcpinirmcmt.
“I ©unease .that there Is not a nnn
on the iorce 'who has been charged wflth
ao mnny crimes as you.”
“I never heard I was charged.”
“You never heard you were accused
of stealing stockings from a prosti
tute ?“
‘Ut Is ai lie, sir (excitedly): no man
ever accused me otf stealing these
thlntsw.”
Mr. Goff .then read an cadtraot Crccn
the pohee department records dated
March 29, 1874, to which, he said, Su
perintendent .WallLntg made charges
against Inspector WllKTame of stealiniir
pocket hatnd'kordh'iefa. n pistol, a rvdvut
vest, a goki-heaitfed oane and a dozen
and a half pairs of Stockings.
“Do you still eay nb m'an ever ac
cused you otf stealing stockings?”
“Superlntencbent WaQlimg did not
charge me."
“Who charged you, then?”
“It nw«t have been the woman.”
“Thai. cn'akee Uhe thing worse: To bo
Chatrtfed by a Ataman of fluaallng from
a houeo exf fol-flame.'’
“I donflt remensber suoh charges."
“Will ywu dare deny that these
c4ia.ngc*8 were not preferred, and that
you thought they .wouM not be pre
ferred 'because you succeeded In gtit-
LWxg Whom off the record?”
•tit is a lie to say that I got them off
the record.”
/Mr. Goff pressed .thie inspector hard
at this point, arid -the latter Interrupt
ed froqukinitly. (Mr. Goff had to admon
ish htni.
•Will you deny that those Chargee
were preferred aigalnflc you by Superin
tendent WaUWiMg?”
*M have no rariOHec.tlon. of them.*
"If suoh ohargos wore preferred,
would you be likely to forget chGm?”
“I think not.”
“1 ask you aigaiin, will you deny on
oal'.h that those charges were pre
ferred?” .
“1 will not deny on oath; but I ha<vu
no recoil Milo of them.” (Ex'cl.edly).
“Do you resnerrtber appearing
hendquartwre on April 2, 1875. and
bt jriDr.g \ iur trial on such chart s,
made by Louisa Smith?”
”1 don't remember.”
TILE RECORDS FIXED.
Mr. Goff here *Ud <(ha»t in regard to
Ciiplt. Willkuns tdwre wwe no record In
r-he case of a no ruble krfal 1n which he
vas tVi.Lrtrel when bh>; records were
flivt call.il lor by the oouvml'itee.
*Wlh«E-n we called attention .to to? ab
sence fr «n tho record.” Kald BIL*. GolT,
“it was ;*u; n. This wus the cu*c * f
Howard Crosby vh. In^pritor Wilkurrus.
In which the ccjenmtnloners stood 2
to 2.”
TUe witness in repfly .to Mr. Goff said
he <remaln*d In tJhe fditfhth precinct un
til September, 1*74. wh-.«n he was trars-
feirod ito tbe Fourth pneelTK*. 'Hie in-
Rpet*t'*r d/enSwl ‘that a man named Con
nelly acted an his wandman and collect
ed In luhe Eagiitt prec inct.
"I found iOxuseh <*f ill-fame. ” Raid the
!in^per•t/>r, “In Giie Elghlh pnrjinrjt, and
lo>. them there, bccaufce it w<us fa@h-
ijnafofc.”
"Do you crt'vn to say ibw you. an
inspeotor of police, let d>*-»nb-rlv •houc. , s
exiot bfvijiuse it was fa^tonabie?*'
“If you * Ait It ihat way.”
The in.speo:orex*/iained 'hat he
arrw*t»*i 609 w«>rmTi the ftret mowth he
was la the precinct, and what he meant
by “fladhloiMibter was tJhait 8c was im
possible itb root out the houses.
“Your precinct was the most disor
derly in 'ttbe cdty?”
“I don’t knftw that.”
“You know LSitsra and Madam Ben-
not t, who can disorderly bouses In your
precinct?” . .
“I heard of such, neonle.’
“Is there any' resoecjcuble people near
Madam Bennett’s?”
“Yes sir, plenty. A respedtalble fam
ily named Myers lived there.*'
“How is it you allow such notorious
houses to exist?”
“They were noti so notorious.
“Did you ever report tliem?”
“Yes. sdr; to The police oommissioners
and grand Jury."
HAD A VERY LONG LIST.
Mr. Goff ;hen Tend a long list of
“Fxendh” houses which flourished once
on Green street in Williams' time,' he
said. The Inspector said he could not
recall the names mentioned. Mr. Goff
also read from a report by. the board
of education. Williams reported to the
board eighty-i'hroe disorderly houses
which were in his precinct near the
Wooster Street school.
“Were these 'houses open wltji the
knowledge of the authorities?”
“Not with the guilty knowledge.*
“Had you not the power to suppress
these ei'gh'ty-fchree disorderly houses?”
“I had the power.” (Hesitatingly.)
“And it was your duty to suppress
them?”
“Yes, sir. It was, <and I went to the
grand jury.”
“Now, we have it that you did not
suppress the eighty-three disorderly
houses?”
“I had no complaints a.ga4nst them. *
Captain Williams admitted he knew
the names of ilhe ownera ot tlhe etghty-
■tlhree houses. „ A .
“Did you proceed aigainst any o* the
owners?”
I th'ink I did.”
'Give me the name of one of the
owners you proceeded against.*
“I cannot now, I suppressed some
of t'heae houses, iihough.”
“But lef»t eUghty-threo of them open
when you went before the board of
education??'*
“I made a great many arrests.
But you must bflve nosffected vour
duty in leaving cighty-fhree disorderly
(houses open?”
“In so»mr» cases 1‘must, I believe.
“Why did you ne.2f.e-ct your duty?”
“I was busy witn other things.”
“Then you must have been negli
gent or corrupt?”
“Neither, sir.”
“You were-asked to raid; one of them;
why did you refuse?”
“On account of the character olf 'the
men who owned the houses."
“Wh-Tt in* r ‘reat you in protect*
trig -the owners of these houses?”
“I had no interest.”
“Why did you refuse, then?”
“X«Hd not w>nt Ws name to be pub-
Ished; 'the (Inquiry was mot an honest
pne.*'
ONLY AiN ALLEGATION.
The witness, in- reply to Senator
O'Connor, said he did not know the
eighty-.three houses reported were dls-
ordeT'y. - •
“They were alleged disorderly
(houses,” said .the inspector.
“That’s/a chestnut,” said Mr. Goff.
Tiesuming his examination, Mr. Goff
said: ,
“You -also refused to give the name
of the occupant otf this (house. Why
did vou do so?’ r
“For ‘the-same reasons.” ..
“By the way. did you over know of
nn honest investigation in this city,
and do you think the present commit"
elon is an honest one?” •
•“Yes, sir; I think It ‘Is honest.
“Did you ever know oif an honest
change preferred against you?” (Sar
castically.)
“Yes, sir,” with la. smile.
In reply .to Mr. Goff the insepeotor
said that he did not th'ink houses of
ill-fame In the vicinity Of schools had
a bid effect on them or children.
“And you h-ave the audacity to say
thair. Do you ptill take that stand?”
“Yes, sir, I do.”
Then Mr. Goff suddenly changed hl3
tone and saild: M . .
“Do you remember being called by
the newspapers a uniformed buCly?”
“No, sir.”
“You remember also being called ttyj
champion clubber?”
“Yes, sir."
“Do you remember tiho charges made
a'gainst you by Thomas Wild?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Do you remember saying to him that
one man in a place made a •mob?”
“No, «lr.”
“You were found guilty on that
charge?”
“I don't recollect.”
“But you were reprimanded/'
Win tarns looked at his list and ad
mitted the fact. This was on March
18. 1876.
(MV. Gloff questioned Williams close
ly as bo his knowledge of panel-houses
In 1be Eighth precinct, once the sub
ject otf ui trial before the police board.
There wa* no reference Co Che trial in
the records of the borird, and Williams
had hone In hte records. Mr. Goff,
sponik-’JUg of thefie records, said they
had been'n giga/n/tiic fraud.
After recces Williams’ memory was
fresher, and he admitted having heard
of a panel-house In the Eighth precinct*
and tilK/a -Mr. Goff gave him n bud
<iu'.trter of an hour, cross-exaimlmn
him upon ti report made by fcJargt.
Grew .upon this subject, and upon, other
kfca/la of diiiordcrly houaoe. Williams'
memory wus agairr at fault* and no
direct replies could be #2»t from him-
A GREEN GOODS WITNESS.
The c-xaiminiajtlcm of the inspector
was then suspended to allow Louis
S. Street to be sworn. Ho said be was
Indicted on June 20, 1889, for a felony
in oonnection with green goods.
“There were two mdlatmmta found
against you?” uskc*l Mr. Goff.
”Ye«, sir,** replied the witness.
“Now. were you in Che gnon goods
busmans?”
“No, shr.”
“Had you any connection with it? 1
“NA sir."
The wltne«« then explained that a
man by the name of Ed word Beck-
tllvold rented on office from him at No.
66 Bookman street.
“Anthony Comstock,” said he, “came
to my office a znKMttl nfier «md asked
me to tell the name of t1h> nuin who
rented the office. I refused to tell, was
brought to Che Tombs and held in $5,-
000 ball flor 'making gr.«ci go^>ds.''
Tb? wltcogs further said thuit Beck-
th»ld gtive hfs wife $5,000 as bail for
Mm. itiu* bail wa* ftiMLlly reduced to
$2,000, and Street woe roJwis-d from the
Tum/bs.
"BecklhoUd /told mo,” said th? wit-
ne#«. %e gave $1,500 to Arvthony Com-
styx’k t» square nn lndKrtment in the
Unit 'd States court.”
The wftnwwe also said thflt he went
to Eurepe, and when ihe r^urned the
suite court inlotmcnt was still hanging
over likm.
COMSTOCK ACCUSED.
'I.wentf to H.'e Anthony Comstock.”
osUrf he, “and he Hiiid he was the only
man w-hf> could get the frwhdtment* d!«-
triiwscL I calletl tn see Mr. Comstock
agotn in- Uugnst, 1%00. I paid him
$1,040 in to g€* the tf-hJte lnd‘j‘t-
mencj* dismtased. Ho ttU when he wns
taking the money Hcmember, you ure
not glvfotf me this $1.4/0 oh a bribe,
but as a donation to <he sockf.y.* **
Th!« testimony creaifti a sastidoti In
the <*>urt.
“Now are you sure you paid this
money to An bony ComckockT*
“I «vv'e«r before God and 1 man I paid
him $1,000 to have the indictments dte-
nui&sed arid to secure my liberty.”
'Mr. Goff Offered in evidence the two
arigiriail Ondictanenits wjiloh had been
dUmls^ed, as tlhe indorsements
showed.
“How does tihls relate to our In*-
quiry?” Bfikeil • ChaCavnan Lexow*
‘•It isi very material,” replied Mr.
Goff, “as I ehall pcvx*e»3vl to show."
He showed that the indlaUncnts hod
bean. dianKfcwcut on September 30. 1890.
by Recorder Smyt/he, AVhose Initials
were elgned on. tiho reoammondailon. of
th» district at/torney.
“Who whB tlie dlatriot attorney?”
asked Chairman Lexow.
“OcU. Fellows,'* roplled Mr. Goff: “at
his name appears on the pa.peiu.”
The wt-toras said he had never beep
tried on these Indictments, but /t&uaft Mr.
Comstock bad had him indloted on khe
flame charge, and thu cose was never
jwoceeled on.
Ccmvfjock, the w Vi news said, com-
polled him -to swear fo an affidavit
wthiLch he know to bo flare, on the
threat of bringing up the United States
ctount inJIC-cnent atra'Jn^t hUn. Tbo wit
ness (told a story of his (idlings with
Comstock and Beckthold, and rtnaliy
stated tlbog Beckthold had Informed
him than he had given $1,000 each ito
Ccaii^tock QJttl Assistant iDIwtiirit At'JXr-
ney LMo»ft Ho get the original indlohnent
dismissed.
COULDN’T TELL IT ALL.
(Mr. Goff stopped tlhe -witness here
and moved That 'his testimony about
what Beckthold had said to him touch
ing the payment otf tihis money be
stricken from the record.
street went .oil to tell' about -his sec
ond -indictment, but Mr. Goff stopped
this, too. Then ;h*« witness' si-id be had
written (to President Cleveland, con
fessing all albout into relations with
Comstock, and had received a letter In
reply. He was stopped again when he
produced Ihe letter, which he said was
only from *Jae presldent’3 secretary and
was merely an acknowledgment of the
one he had sent.. Street tried to tell
what Judge Bene'diot of the United
S.ates district court had done -when
he heard -that ha (Street) lnd written
to President Cleveland, but h* was
shur. off here, 'too, although Senator
Bradley wanted to see the letter.
•Robert Street, -a 'hO'el keeper of
Tuxedo, and u brother of the last wit
ness, was then called.
“Did you visit Anlyftony Comstock’s
office with your brother In 1890?” asked
Mr. Goff.
“Ye3, Air.*’
“WhAt did you see?”
“I oa,\v my brother pay $1,000 to An*
'thony Comstock. There was an agree
ment betiween them to get the indict
ments dismissed. I gave any brother
$300.”
Mr. Goff (then said that they had
“heard that the police /had protected
green goods men.
■ We have now evidence,” said (he.
LOSSiS OH 1 OLD CAPITOL
It Is Estimated That the Damage Will
Amount to Something Like
$100,00ft
MASONS ABE THE HEAVY L0SEBS
Their ParapAerunlla Was Kot laflured
and IV a« 'fatally Deatroyed—The
BuildIflfl May Be Coademned
and Prove a Total Lau.
Aitfanba, D^c. 27.—(Special.)—The loss
by tho flro -vA'.di br^ko out in the old
capltol building between 2 and 3
o'clock this morning -will reach $100,-
000, an*l jwob;\b)y go wnsld<MVi Wy be
yond (I'hwit ftjourc. The dmiWing was so
damaged l>y waiter and hent at that
section not /reached by the liumee them-
a^vos that it /may bo a total loss. r ^ho
walls -are apniog and cracked to such
an extent dbut, added to its 'pa«t bad
reputation for attfoty, ‘the choncee are
that it iwill bo torn away to make
room for a »«w edifice.’ The city build
ing inspectors were at work examining
tbo building today and will condemn
part of ic at least.
As it now ©kinds the damage to the
building is -figured at about $59,000,
while $50,000 will not -more than cover
the losses sustained • by the var‘ ms
unrrits. Venable Bros., who own tho
house, carry $125,000 jusurance, so they
will lose nothing. Jacob's pharmacy,
the Tripod Paint Company and the
other principal sufferers are also.fully
insured.
The price paid by the Venable Brs.
for the property was $125,000. When
the state bought the property twenty-
five years «&o she paid $400,000 fr it.
They spent a good deal of money in
remadelllrigj 'but ft the building privets
a total loss they will not be the losers,
as /the $125,000 Insurance would ctfffr
pensate uhem fully.
A coincidence of the fire ia that the
insurance on the bulMlnsr was plv^Sd
in New York through Insurance
— —_ — brokers by Mr. W. H Vena-ble, presl-
*tf the .testimony Is true, that Anthony dent ^ m ie senate, who is the author
Comstock, the president otf a> private D j th C new insurance iaiw 11 censing In
society,-has accepted money tfor sub- j surance brokers. Tho payment of the
stantkUly ;tfne same thing as uhe police I lo ,jg t .^ e insurance companies will be
accepted it.” , . | watohed with Interest on acoounft of
them to perform oertein acts—Giiey
have ©elected a control oorpmlttoe, and
committed ito It tile e-ntfre /mission: work
of the body In the reoeM of its meet
ings.
We understand, how -the societies
composing the Woman’s BaipiUfltfMto-
Bbonary Union can, alt their pleasure,
aliter, modWy or destroy the organiza
tion they have created. We tfaU to un
derstand how a few members of Witts
onganttisalUnn, diasnitisflod with the ac
tion of Its cantral committee, can after
they have voluntarily severed aill.con-
niection with It, undo what, these flve
hundred ©ociiettes have done, provide
for them a new oonwUltutJtin under a
now matne, eflect for them officers, and
pnamo:e them.selves to position** of hon
or arid pnoevt in it, and yet claim that
this 1s tho ibonly created by tiho act of
the soeietJee scattered ovdr 'the sltale.
ft -is witUi (pleasure that tlhe 'comxnit-
teo o»f Mho board tuwures the Woman’s
Mission /Societies of the filiate tiiat they
have no Nympatfluy with atitemplts tb dis
rupt their -union, and thalt tQjey vMl rec
ognize officially no organization buit
thtalt which these ©ocleUce have estab
lished, and through wlilch they are
working for the (Master's caiu»e.
Henry McDonald,
I. T. Tjciienor,
FVnr the Home Mission Board.
J. G. Glbstjn,
J. B. Hawthorne,
For the Sltate ^liaslon Booird.
S. Y. Jameflotn,
For both (Home n ml (Shuts Bta/rde.
GEORGIA A TTHE EXPOSITION.
That’s a pretty bea\*y dndiotmerit
against Mr. Comstock, if it is true,"
said •Chairman Lexow.
Tho last witness corroborated all hi©
'brother’s story ns to the interviews
wiHh 'Mr. Comstock,
Adjourned until tomorrow morning.
NEW GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Only 35 Per Oeoit. tot (the Issue Sold
By the Syndicate.
N’eiw York, Dec. 27.—T-ha 'banking
firms of 'tho board, syndicate have Rent
out 'tho following iiotlco to aneanbere:
‘Tho nation of /the United States
treasury on currency questions having
stopped progress in the salo of bonds
Dor tho /account of the 5 (per cenjt. bond
sjmr.catc, and -the period of thirty days
mentioned in the notice of Noveinbep
2 having expired, -tho syndicate is dis
solved.”
The a git hit ton about cunrentoy reform
and the number otf peculiar suggestions
made by ccalt^ln governmonti officials
and -members of congress, It is ©aid, has
weakened -the (market tor government
bonds genorally and tho price for the
now 5’s has In oomiscxiuonco been Re
pressed beOoiw the syndicate ligure.
The syndlcOite dlsiwscil of 35 per cent
of uko issue and the remaining -C3 per
ceo/t. was divided among ithe (members.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
Sumter County Farmer Found on tho
Roadfllde.
Americas, Dec. 27;—(Special.)-*John Hol
loway. a former living about twelve
miles from Amerlcus, was found Tuesday
mornimr by the roadside a few miles from
his home, in a dying condition. It was
evident that he had been knocked in
the head with some blunt instrument,
capable of producing death. He died In
a few’hours. The coroner's Inquest fail
ed to disclose any positive evidenco as
to the cause of his death.
A negro with Whom tho murdered man
had bo me words, as they passed him
on his way homo from Amerlcus Mon
day afternoon, is suspected.
Fobbed the mails.
Colored Postofflco Clerk Arrested at Sa
vannah.
Savannah, Dec. 27.—Robert H. Burke,
colored, a clerk In the Savannah postor-
flee, was arrested today for. robbing tot
ters In the malls and is held for a prelim
inary examination.
BANK TRUSTEES ARRESTED.
St. Johns, N. F., Dec. 27.—James Good-
fellow, Frederick Goodridge, Edwin Du-
der and George Hutchings, directors,
and JiMiry Cook'*, manager of tho Com.
merclal .»ank, were arrested this morning
on a charge filed by Henry Ctoorgo Skel
ton, on behalf of the povlslonal trustees
bank, alleging that said directors and
the manager had presented a falsa report
of the bank’s condition at the last meet
ing of the shareholders. A warrant was
also Issued for lion. J. Pitts, another
.director, who Is now In Halifax. The
directors and manager will be admitted
to ball In the mim of $5,000 each. The
suddenness of tho proceeding Is a sur.
priso to the whole city.
FINE RESIDENCE BURNED.
AshoviHe, X. 0., Dec. 27:—John Beat-
ty’s olegamt ‘The Uviugalow,”
four miles tvetft of AHharille, burned to
the ground last night. It is -the (mute
in wh.di Ilottry S. Ivre died. Loss
$1.1,000; loflQQUDo $7,000. Beatty and
family lift yewterGLiy for Florida.
81M COY IS DEAD.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27.-SIm Coy, a
well-known politician of this city, died
today. He was known all over the coun-
try from hl« connection with the tally
sheet forgeries, several years ago, for
which he serve daeveral month j in the
penitentiary.
A NEW RrX'ETVKR.
Wash in;: ton, Dec. 27.—-Comptroller
Eckvis lias Appointed A. G. Iti-'tn! rc-
co;v*<* of it be First Natioofil Bank of
Wilm'ngton, N. C., In place of W. 8.
O’B. Bobiitoon.
A Bast ness Man of Natchez Who Has a
TJan to Help the Planters of
Cotton.
TO FORM ONE BIG 0RGAN1ZAT10S
Merchants, Bankers and Farnera Are $4
Ba BllglbU to Membership and or
Oatb Bind Themselves to
R«d«i tho Acreage.
ths fact, as the octloa ot the companies
will largely domonstrWe the n>nactlca-
bllity of the new law. .
Tho Tripod Paint Company carried
$25,000 lnsuranee. tholr loss belns esti
mated at <15.000. ,,
Ktitcim. & Mo ire, .optician*, two »3.;
000, covered / by unuunonce. . Jacobs
Pharmacy, p'puably the hc*vtc«t suf
ferer outside \£ th9 owners of the
building, B.-w irot yet made am t»t'-
mtije of thu loss. J.rcoba -ivlie bmmed
out Just a ycur ago gi tho,Norcros«
buUdlmg tiro, mid shontily after tliat his
pUt>r» wafl ruined by tlhfl cottllipfio oflhe
Narcross building, wlhlcli Uad been
patched up after the fire.
JucobN to fully Insured.
One cf Che most complete lowed wm*
that ft’istaDned by th^ several Maeonio
lodges •which ^vere located l/n Uio wing
of hhe building, where tlto seat of
he fire w’aB located. All ihe lodge para-
pOuenmafl'Ia- and a large number of un?
form-s bclcmgimg to individual were
doHtroyed. Tint lodges carried $3,000 in-
BuiUiaoe, but this will not replace the
pattriphbnnaJdaf, much less the rcoorcto.
When he aind his men inttcthed the
/lop floor of tho building, where tho
fire appeared to be located. Fire Chief
Joyner wnd hla men found a 10 the ga«
Juts turned on. This leads the dilef
to euL^pect that tlhe buWdd/nfc was fired
by an looenddfury, -whD hoped to blow
it up by tunning o-n tho gas.
Tho (two top floors of the building
wep* gutted by rt’lio flaimew. and on tho
southwest wing, where tile flro first
broke out, little else bcBldes the walls
rsmkOnfl. The darning© done In the lower
floors of the huildlnfi was by the waiter,
the (bflfldmenlt, wlhere the Jacobs Pliar-
nliacy Had "cu lot of valuable goods
Htwred, beinig flve f-’dt deep In water
when tiho firemen hud ftnlSited with tho
flunvoa.
A Tiiidi wind was blowing wh«i tiho
fire bnokri out, and -tlie foot that It was
noit only mafltered In tlie building
where it ntarted, but kept from
Bprendlng over the business section of
Uhe city, to a (high oompiimentt to tho
efficiency of Atlanta's fl-r« department.
NO HARMONY THERE.
The Woman’s Mission Board Is Still Out’
of Joint.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.—(Special.)-nio Baptist
mission board is out today In a lengthy
addrehs to the Baptists of the state re
garding tho split In the Woman’s Mis
sionary Union, caused by tho secession
of Mrs. Dr. Stalnback Wilson, former
corresponding secretary.
After giving a detailed history of the
difference between the “flstiwfi” toe
eoininlttf e says:
To your committee It seems that there
'•mild not have l#een kinder, fairer or
more Christian treatment of their corres
ponding secretary than Is thus shown In
the action of .the central committee to
wards these officials from whom they
differed. That there was a .full and
generous recognition of the past services
of tho corresponding secretary she her
self bears witness.
How she reciprocated this kindly treat
ment is evidenced by another paragraph
taken from the tn me letter of resigna
tion.
The only thing the central committee
had asked of these officials who were
In Its employ and subject to its control
was to conform their actions to the con
stitution of the Union and abstain from
promoting a movement originated for Its
overthrow and a destruction of the Un
ion Is an auxiliary organization.
Wfl admire the unswerving fidelity of
those noble women who, while upholding
the cause that had bean Intrusted to their
keeping, could yet exhibit such patlcnre
and forbearance toward* those who could
not be made that advocacy of that«whleh
opposed alike the board* of all orglntza.
Hons, state, home and foreign nnd Wo
man’s Union, too, was inconsistent ami
unfaithful to the cause they they were
paid to sustain.
Then the conclusion of the committee
says:
It Js obvious to <*vf-ryone that while the
central committee was seeking peace ami
harmony, Mrs, Wilson and other* were
preparing for division.
•In her loi'JOr *l*> ;he bon-rd Mrn. Wll-
non BQV “Thto i.« not a tkiw crganVt-
Moo, but a reorganization of the old.’
TCie Woman’s Rvptta Mtffttooary
Union, which co-operaj^ea with the
board, to an opgi.m'aatUrn ©cmpriced ctf
about five hundred women’s eocieticu
s^alPj/red through Ait the «dat<*, Tucy
have afk&Afld a '.oustllutlon. They
have elected offleem and empowered
A Plan by Which the State wftt Have
Its Own Building.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.—(Special.)—The
htale exposition •commlBslon, composed
of the state 'house officers, held an im
portant meeting today, Governor At*
klnson presiding.
President Call lor otf the Exposition
Company and Mrs. W. H. Felton of
the woman’s department ’appeared be
fore the board and discussed 'tho ex
position. .
President Collier, wnllo not author
ized to give the suite a ‘building of its
own tor Its exhibit, stated thalt the
Exposition Company would do aJl It
could -toward securing the building as
outlined in a pan presented by Gov
ernor Atkinson and Commissioner of
Agriculture Nesbitt, -who held several
conference on this subject. The com
mission was unanTmous In the opinion
tJhat the state should have a building,
and with the plan a/greed upon there la
no reason wQvy there should not be a.
state building. This plan is »to receive
oontri'bunions otf material and money
from such interests as will be directly
beneftted by -making a display n't the
exposition. Wfth -thl« end in view a
meet&Sg otf (manufacturers, lumber
men .mine owners and others will too
held in At-ianta e't the invibaition of the
governor during Clio early part otf next
month /to see What can toe done toward
getting the necessary subscription# for
a state (building. Of course, all who
contribute -will bo allowed to make
their contributions an advertisement in
the bruildl'ng. It Is of equal interest to
nil c'Jtles and sections of the state to
have a creditable ^tate dUjnlay at the
exposition, and the commissioners do
net antlcdrr>a»te m-uch difficulty to se
curing a $16,000 building -by the plan
R< A? today's imeetlnur State Chemist
Paye, State Geolotfiwt Yeate* and As-
stetaivt state School Commlsrioner R.
J. Guinn were made directors or exnio-
iits, to act with tlhe board, nnd Mr. E.
M. Durant was elected secretary of
the commission-.
•MURDER IN THE KIMBALL.
A Negro Man Kills His Sweetheart in
tho Cellar.
Athunla, Deo. 27.-(9pec4al.)-Th«re
wii* a murder in thlo basement otf tho
Kimball House ut 6 o’clock this after
noon. Charley Simons, a negro, who
see-ms to Have been a general rousta-
bout la tho orikvw underlying the b«
hotel, killed Pearl Harper, whx? oleaned
vegotabJcs in what is known M the
“chlclccKi yard.' r * , .
It was tlicro that the murder oc
curred. Jealousy to thought to have
been the molve. “Nobody saw the crime
domim-IUttri. and Sl'mona donie# that he
is th'o guilty party, but other employes
of the hotel claim tluwt Simons had
made -IKhreaitc#, It to fluid that the girl
yesterday ram away from her post of
duty to avoid being shot by Sl-mon* and
camplalirved otf hi* murderous denvon-
etitktion*. The dbot was clearly heard
but H happened that nobody was to
tlie chicken yard at tho tikn»» though
mamy servant# aro usually at work
tJiero. t . ’
Una girl iwtl# about 19 years of age
and \uanmxte<L Blmon*, it to thought,
had been ungaged to her, odd suspected
her of playing 'tho friflky w*th other
suiltors. *
The «Trl was .#hotf tnrou^i the head,
and died almost mvrmvYUttCy.
Himons ww promptly arrested. H-a
said h©' know nothing otf the crime,
lr.it noitody se^m* to doubt his guilt.
ShJCfPtly aftar'-thw rfhOt wus fired ho was
(Dsoovered tryitvg to get awtuy. ,*
STATE SCHOOL FUND.
Tlie Apportionment ns Made Under the
Now Law.
A'tfianta, Dec. 27.—(Special.)-JThe
school fund for 1805, as apportioned un
der -the law p.le*e(l by tlhe kuto legisla
ture. will .amount to $1,156,052. 'Huj ap*
poroomnerut, which must bo mad; at
the close of' each y-ear, so that the
toachers can bo paid quarterly, is as
follows:
Liquor tax, $102,000; Dhow lax, $1,500;
dividends Georgia, railroad stock, $2,046;
hlr* of convicts, $15,000; fee- oil In
spectors, $17,600: one-half rental We*t-
eiin Hind Atlantic rattnoad, $210,000i di
rect appropriation, $600,000; poll tax
$208,000.
WHAT’S A PISTOL FOR?
Columbus, G<1., Dec. 27.—Thto morn
ing tavo negre women, in n, store on
E?ahtfi atreflt btcanw Involved in a
quarrel with Lorenzo Jones, n* negro in
th^ employ of -the Chatftahooohee Brew
ing Company. J/oout* pukted hiu pistol
and fired twice at the wiomen. One
of the itilbs cut off two finger* from
one womflo's hand, and the other Shot
wounded flh,? second wntrsn In the
arm. Jost^ Jumped into his wn«m and
drove off. Hfl wo# subsequently ar<
rented.
MASONC OFFTCERS,
Eastman, Ga., Dee. 27.—(riprcti).—At
a reguar com/ocatlon of Ivarihoe Ctoai>-
ter loat nJghtf, the following ofllrer*
were elected for u.to year 1895: J. T. Ool-
cijrcf, high prleflt: R. O. Celle-y, king;
B. R. Folsom, aerifbe; B. S. Part*.
urer; W. U. Oobter, secretary: ftV. A.
Shrink, oajptaJLn of the host; Win. Mfi
ler, prVnoVpafl ^>Jounn»f.-; E. J. Peacock,
royal arch captain; W. If. Harrell, R.
D. Judge and D. -W. "WV+iver, captntiw
of the vail; W. (L Jcfan&OOb sentinel.
SHOT WITH A CHRISTMAS OUN.
Wayorrasi, Go., Dec. 27.—Chrlstmn*
day Mil^ry tfaith and Bob William*,
lad* about 13 ymm old. were making
merry with firework*, pUtol*. etc. Will
4am» Shot Smith Just behw the ear.
the ball coming out through Ov- lower
jaw. It to likely Smith will die. The
shooing wu# the ra*ult of boy#’ care-
toflKKHSr
New Orleans, Dec. 27.—The tfoilowlng
bpea letter to Govcmnor Stone of Min-
s!s#lppi, /who is president otf tlie Cotton
Grower*’ Aasoelatian, will appear Fri-.
day morning in a number of newspa
per** In -tho oottoai belt. It is a prac
tical fritter fiCro/m oue of Nattohez's most
prom’.nemt, piuctloal and eucoesstfui bus
iness men:
“Natchez, (Miss., -Dec. 20, X804.—(EV>
Qonombte*Joha iM. /S/tone, Jackson,
Miss.—*My Dear Sir: I ileam (through
tho .pubUo pirns ttiait'tfiere .will be a
meeting of tho Ootiton Growers' Asso.
elation, of which you are the honored
president, at Jackson, -Miss., on. Janu
ary 0. ~
“I also l(tum ithnt the object of the
oonvenltiion to to .promoto ih« .welfare of
the agricultural class, particularly tho
cotiton Airmen*, and to dovlso somo way
by which his (predodt may bo enhanced
la value and tuUde reommorative.
“Some weeks ago a couiveuittion of
this kind met at Montgomery, Ala., •
passed ireflojutions and adjourned with
out making /any progress towards tho
desired end. If the co-nrattton -to bo
held January 0 is for nlio purpose of
listening (to windy speeches otf adjvlco
to the tfarraerrs, tolrtlng Ah eon wha-t each
and every one already lanowB and to
pass resolutions, it might as well not
bo held.
“Whiait -the Airmen* wants to not ad
vice, but some plan presented /by (Which
tho price otf his product will he la.
creased by .Hie ittma his next crop is
ready toe market.
“Nothing enn bo d'ouo so far as thli
crop is cjotnoenued; it to so largo as to
hav® become unwieldy, ain-d oven M *
there could be, it would be otf little
benefit, h# it has utmost ell passed out
of -the Yarmens’ hamds or will have by
Uhe time the oattvmvtton could t&ke
action. With mrlddluiig cotton Helillmg to
day In New Orieajis nut 5 cents pee
poumd. the farmer at eminy toterloa
point# does not mat micro than four to
four and one-quarter cents, and unleai
A .mabentoi Teducti’on to oareagt* Is
brought a boost Unto price will largely
shrink before anwtfa-er year reals •
around, orlngfmg wKth it iuevitilible
bankruptcy to the planters, moreiwimts
and all others concerned, if dependent
upon the crop to pay tholr debts.
“While manly of us last spring talked
of 5-oent cotton this fall a-nd wihter,
still very few really believed it, but
we find the staple nearly one o^nt p»«
pa’jDd lower ait many En-tertor points;
and wHh a declining tendency, Mid m
one knoa’lng how amioh lower it will
go.
“Many of our comflervwtive men*
chants think the cwtton acreage otf the
coming year -will bo an great as In the
past. Farmer* have flhu land and tha
mules, and tmy thalt cotton is the only
sataQ/ble crop and the only one upon
which they can got advances. This may
be o-U true, but if It is true, cmd wa
should happen to have os favorable a
season on the paxt one, the South will
certainly •&« to a wretched condition.
“Oottrtn sold on our streets several
different years botfor© <h© war alt 3 1-2
cents per pound, and I know of ealiro
crops (that only nflrted $14 per bale.
“Now, there Is a remedy, and 4t can
be -Worked out toy yiour convention, pro*
vidwi uliey -will undertake th»* actual
work amd not rely upon resolutions.
“1 would suggrift tftvat tlie oonvervtlon»
appoints committee to draw up a chur-
U*r for (tiho organization otf an a«4»o-
riatioti throughout all the cotton States,
also the by-laws for Uhe voverumen of
clubs to be Yommod In every county
throughout tho cotton belt, making
ellgKb’Jo .not only farmers, but mcr-
cfhonts and (bankers.
“Lot tho cardinal principle be a re
duction of oo: ton ftcroage to the ex
tent of one-third otf last year's acreage.
“Let tlhe by-laws provide that tho
pkinrter or farmer shall pledge 'himself
by oath that he wtl 1 imk.? this'reduc
tion; that (no meronaht -will only ad
vance money and supplies to those
who agreed to this basis, and (1va» tho
bankers -will only advance to planters
and merchants who will carry out this
obligation In good faith.
"I>et supervlrtorw -be -appointed by tho
\nariblM county clubs, say one for e-adh
? Ol ice district, to see thaiti tho ob’.iga-
lons are carried out, or bring the of
fender hnfore the grand lury for per
jury.
“It will be necessary tfor a bureau
to be established n't once to oroawfcn
these c’^ubs 1n the various counties,
nnd as money will be necessary. I will
guarantee -tbls county to pay alt least
$500 to carry on this mroric.
“Home 'pcr>ple may sav that the un
dertaking 1h to great, tout It to no great
er than was the organizing of tho
White Cu-melfc* and Knkrtito -of tiho
Black Gross, to whfcB tho Southern
people by 4he thousands in B few
m'>ntbH Jus*, after the war.
“If this be done, we <may hope to
g-«t 6 cents per .pound for our next
crop. Yours very truly,
“J. N. Carpenter-'*
MONEY FOR AN HOSPITAL.
Charleston, 8. C.» Dec. 27.—About fhrss
years ago Jacot> W. Frank© died In
Charleston leaving a valuable estate. My
his will hi* wife was given a life Inter
est In Ms e*uto and at her (death, af
ter making a few bequests to family
anti relative*;, $>.000 was given to tho
Charleston orphan house and the re.
malnder of the estate was to be used for
the founding of “Tlie Jacob Wa-^hlngton
Franke Lutheran Hospital and Home.”
Mr-. Fr.ir.ke died yesterday and ths
terms of her husband’s will, will now be
carried out. The hospital and home
will get about $C0,000, probably more.
FAILURE AT VALDOSTA.
Valdosta. Dec. 27.-(Special.)—V'aldosU’s
first failure for some time occurred to-
day, when the dry goods and clothing
establishment of Burt Sc Wallace was
placed In the haivis of a receiver under
the foreclosure of mortgages aggregating
$10,500. J. M. Brigs was appointed re
ceiver. The Arm claim assets of $28,tKM,
i against $16,000 natalities.