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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
MACON. GA„ SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
N1
tie Made a Speech Abint His Bond
Scheme Before the Bopnlist
Conference.
INVESTIGATION FOR ALABAMA.
k C ommlUte ot Thr*«* Co Look Into Whftt
PoputUt* Coll Autocratic Anarchy
—The Blaises Suspected of Sus
pecting the Parly headers^
tQt. Louis, Dec. 29.—The conferenco
of the leaders of the Populist 'party re
sumed Its sewslon at the Llndell hotel
at 10 o’cloeTc today, iwltlt Gen! J. B.
W -aver of Iowa In the chair. The del
es 'tes showed a milder spirit this
iu< ruins. After a few minutes of ln-
foimal conferenco with the “Invited”
delegates, the national legislative com
mittee withdrew to the hotel parlor,
wl --re It went Into secret session.
'J.'lie first real .work of -the conference
was the appointment of a committee to
art inge for an educational campaign.
After an hour’s deliberation the com
mittee reported thut it wus desired to
erg i nize local clubs, admitting to mem
ber di'.ji all persona, whether they ivorc
ro el's or not, and do everything to get
literature before the .public.
'J'he discussion developed that the
masses were suspicious of the leaders.
Numerous speeches were made oppos
ing a clause authorizing the appoint
ment of a national campaign commit
tee. The clause was construed to mean
the control and censorship of the eam-
p.t ,:n, and numerous speeches along
this Imocnlmlnated in a speech by Vur-
• t j Lathrop of Kansas, who- de
nounced the clause as a political mo
no )oly, the worst of all monopolies, led
oy offlcc-secjtlng men, who care mure
for politics than for principles and have
office In view, and when that Is had all
til t is wanted Is had.
A motion by Delegate Hunter of Now
York to debar soclallstsifrom member
ship m ,the PopuT.sti party was de
fee cal. A mot,on by Sirs. Striker of
Kt.osas to embraco In the documents
iss ted by the committee literature on
the question of woman's emaaclpatlon,
was adopted.
Toe atternoon session closet in a
wt rl'.vlnd of oratory, with nothing be-
fote the conference. Coxey bad been
squelched In an effort to be heard, but
hls bond Issue scheme was championed
by .Magnetic Crosby of Kansas City,
wt o spoke for thirty minutes. Coxey
wos allowed to present It. and it was
by resolution referred to Die cotu.dera-
tlon of the People's party.
At 7:30 o’clock the conference re-
as- robled and the national executive
committee presented Its address to the
pul -lie and the following resolution
ad pted by the mutlonal committee .was
adapted: .. ■ ,
“In view of tlie fact that the state of
A1 ilbamu and other Southern states are
w*.itout a republican form of goveru-
mtttt bemuse of the rule of a political
oll-'arcby which is perpetuated by mon
strous frauds at the baflot box, the
lin eratlve necessity of a free ballot
and an honest count is a constitutional
right and we demand that lt.be given
nnl ask that the chairman of the
ua lonal connnttlee appoint a comm.t-
tet of three to submit evidence to the
pr. s of the country and to congress to
substantiate this alarming and revo-
lut ooary condition that they may ba
an .kenMl to the throalton'jng of peril
mused by the existing autocratic an-
ar-hv In the South.”
babe fotkiwing were appointed as the
co-invitee: J. C. Manning Alabama;
H(nry D.- Lloyd, Illinois; Loo Orandodl,
Ati-baima. .
Rerolutlons providing for the distri
bution ot party llicraure and the for-
gw Jon of clubs were aftopted and the
conference adjourned slfte die.
r .'.hc executive commlutco la srtlll in
**Vb« n iddi*te Tecommends the lmtno
vllMe organization of on educational
ca rrpalgn by Rib national. state and lo
co; committees. It denounces ho pool
ing bill, adheres to Che Omaha plat
form In its entirety, declares for free
s'.l. -r collate sit 16 to 1, and for direct
Issue of paper money by thy govern
in' tit arid announces hostcrty So the
fu.hcr issue at Interest-bearing bonds.
A ghastly find.
1 ullanapolls, lnd., Dec. 29.-The persons
who searched for the body of cx-Sherlrt
Curry, which was stolen from Greenwood
cemetery, traced the body to an unoccu
pied house which Is being fitted up for
thi Indiana Medical College. In the cel
lar there wero found twenty or more
bodies, some In barrels In “pickle," nnd
some In ordinary flour barrels, packed In
strew. In tho search many of the bar
rel* were emptied upon the cellar floor
an I thoroughly examined, but Curry’s
body was not found. The developments
have created great excitement In the
country and other places near the city.
BIG GRAIN FIRM FAILS,
ironto. Out., Dec. 29. —Tho well-
,y» grain firm of VC. P. Howland
o., of which W. P. Howland is the
or member, has decided to go into
idutlon. Two yearn ogo tbe firm
ved a. surplus of $200,000, but It Is
eretood that this has been greatly
teed since then.
MOWBRAY AIUIESTDD.
illadelphla. Dee. 29.—Charles W.
nbray, tbe Anarchist, became too In-
miatory in bis remarks last night
ddrea-dng a meeting here and the
v arrested him on tho charge of
g Incendiary language and Inciting
lot. Mowbray was locked up and
be given a hearing today.
COMPROMISE THE BOYCOTT,
rlln Dec. 2).—Fifteen Social Dem-
itlc 'meetings held bare have en-
d thf. compromise of the bow
v.tt d'spite the strong oppoe.uoo
th* Anarchistic agitators. One
'ijauirmouidy rcj. ciXal the
holera intected ports.
-anos AyrvS. Dec. M.—The govern-
t bus publish'd by decree that the
s 0 ; Santa Fe. Rosria and Cola*-
are infected with cholera.
CATHOLICS WERE SHOCKED.
Faltlher Rose-bach's Utterances' Not Ap
proved by Hfs Church.
Sfonltreal, Dec. IS.—A great sensation
has been created in nil ditt-wo of soci
ety in to® dommibn by the nttevaT'Ces
of Rev. FtUier Rotwbxoh, 'who preach*-*!
the syrmon-ut -the voriuiuni services for
the ropose at the soul of CbQ l-aite Sir
J Jim Taompsoot at St. Patrick’s ohurch.
Quc,b--c. T.1'. sin iv w,s ;u t'-uiivd by
Po.wtlunits n.nd Caitholleu alike, but
notwithsiandiog 'this. Father RJoesbach,
after reforrlnl; to tbe Lice premier’s
conversion to ithe 1 toman Catholic
flhuBdh, abruptly declared that if Sir
John could now epeak he would (ay
chat, the only 'true noLteYoci whs found
in tih bosom of .'In' Im.y mother ".intvh
and that all at-helts 'Were stuvms cund
frauds.
Am-ing tihe clergy -present wl-h the
Ar\?SWuhOD of Quebec when tihe declar
ation was made 'was she Rigbk Rev.
Dr. O'Reiil-ny of New York, who was
on one af hls periodical visits to Que
bec, whine h»* -was cdueaited and or
dained, ;md where he was attached for a
number ■•( yea:". This sjstH n no
doubt Induced .'he caniimaJ to select *>*»
O'Rellley to rcip'.y ho Falser Rotubach.
which iho did In iaiie most effective man
ner in a senmjcsi ait SiSbury church.
A'fitar aoferrinigPto true obnoxious re
marks of Father.RossUatih, die said:
“What a xtjy flhat a. faw diaiya ago. In
dcirr old Bt. Patrick's dbutvSi, a crilestlv
voice, which should have (been raised
only to praise and blctM lahe dsMAsd
rihtouVl have utitered tvoraia of insult to
J.vo tfvlntg. amd ilnsreud of liuilibig vin*'-
ors anti math oil different .btliief tihan
ouns wlah the medtai of 'the States-,nun'a
nod (j.-cat cdJaan'a nahTfrrlous and
CbrJ.4 an virtues, we shoukl have been
shocked 'by an uncalled for, untimely,
unauuaarlzed amd unjust denunciation
of WM d'llterbig fnecn ours. From
this itdsos I moat solamnly doebrio teax
toe words thus Uttered have nt>t ouly
deeply wounded the Romao Catholic
Ohurch and community Umnvghout Can
ada, but Bhait they are repudiated by
ail classes ictf Roman Catholics 'and by
the Roman Catholic energy txf every
degree."
Of ithe toddent the LtElectur says: ,
“It Is our duty to declare, tout the
preacher who so brutally Insulted US
Protestant hearers at the reoulom ser
vice for Sir John Thompson by tellinse
them that Protestant religion was a
f raud Is, to say rtlhe leant, preposterous.’’
SHRDWD TDNiNESSHE TRADERS.
Swindled Two Minnesota Men Out of a
Big Sum.
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 29.—Complaints
were filed In the district court yester
day by A. R. anil E. T. Merritt, in
which F. A. Stratton and T. F. Singer
of Tennessee are accused of swindling
tho plaintiffs out of $30,000 in cash and
$120,000 In notes.
On March 10, 1894, Stratton and
Singer approached the Merrltts with a
business proposition which on Its face
was excellent They represented them
selves ns holding nine-tenths of the
stiock of the Monarch Cool and Ooik"
Company, -which they said owned all
mineral rights and privileges to SO,000
acres of valuable coal, Iron and gas
lands In Pike county, Ky. Stratton
ami Singer took the plaintiffs out to
P.ke county and showed -thfcm a let of
valuah'o land which thfy said was all
owned -by the Monarch Coal and Coke
Company. Th? outlook wsa .satlsfac-
.tory and tlie deal ‘doWT’ fla Merrltts
put up $30,000 in cash and hound them
selves to pay $420,000 additional. It
is olleged that the Monarch Coal and
Coke Company did hot own an acre of
land. ‘Stratton and Singer set about to
purebasp land, trading the notes for
titles and tlie land on which the Empire
Coal Company was started was turned
over to the Merrltts. It Is alleged that
llie men did not purchase more than
43,000 acres and that It did not cost
them more than $2.30 per aero, whereas
they sold It to the Merrltts at about
$12.
The Mikado Will NoiMako tho Demands
Which Ho Is Reported to
Insist Upon.
COREA MAY BE MADE NEUTRAL
PRIVATE OAIR BURNBD.
'Hastings, Neb., Dec. 29.—The Ne-
mahe, the private car of General Mam
nger iRoblnson of the St. Joseph and
Grand Island, waa burned yesterday
between Davenport and Edgar, while
en route to this city. The occupants
barely escaped with their lives, losing
nil their clothing, valuables anti papers.
General Solicitor Reed bad to be taken
out through sv window. When the par.
ty arrived here tills morning they
looked like a lot of Indians, being
dressed only In blankets and tliclr un
derwear. The fire Is supposed to have
started from the overturning of an oil
stove In the observatory.
MANGLED BY A TRAIN.
(Brooklyn, Dec. 29.—At 1030 o'clock
last night, the mangled remains of a
man supposed to be Joseph 51. Ste-
phons, a printer, of No. 114 Brunswick
street, Newark, N\ J., were found on
tho tracks of the Brooklyn elevated
railway, about one hundred feet from
tho Fulton ferry. The man was horri
bly mangled, evotty bone In hls body be
ing broken. Ills legs wero tom from
their sockets and one of them was
wedgod In a switch. Tho body was
found directly under the bridgo on the
spur which runs on water street The
police believe ihst the man Jumped
from the Brooklyn bridge and .was run
over by a train.
TAMiPERHD WITH LETTERS.
Munele, lnd., Dec. 29.—Postofflce In-
Bpootors from Cleveland yesterday ar
rested Myron Medskcr, aged 20, general
delivery, clerk In tho Muncte pestofllce,
on tho charge of tampering iwlth let
ters. For months past letters mailed
containing money never readied their
destination and complaints wero made.
The boy arrested Is a nephew of At
torney Medsker, prominent m state pel-
Idea. Ho was released on $500 bond.
■Ho his been in the office for two years,
Tho lassos aro very large.
COURT HOUSE BURNED. .
Perry, O. T., Dec. 29.—Tho court
house of Payne county at Stillwater
was burned, together with all tbo coun
ty records, Wednesday Dteht. The fire
was of Incendiary origin. It Is believed
tho remainder of the Dalton, gin;,
burned tho house to save a record from
going In against one of their men.
There was no insurance.
DID HE DRINK THAT KIND ?
New York, Dec. 29.—In an Interview
last night, William T. Fleiss, whose
name was mentioned In connection
with Inspector Williams during yester
day's session of tbe Lcxos committee,
corroborated the Inspector's testimony
in every respect regarding the money
transactions between them. Mr. Fleiss
denied emphatically that Inspector
W.Ulams in any way tried to help the
sale cf Hollywood whisky.
fMENL WITH J
Slacli Interest In the Armenian Inquiry
—Lord Rosebery Has Called a Cab
inet Sleeting and Will tflek
t) llonte Rule*
London, Dec. 20.—(Special Cable Let-
ter.)—The Japanese government has
made no response to the fresh sugges
tions from tbo British government that
the terms upon which Japan Is willing
to treat for peace with China ought
to be communicated to the powers. On
tho contrary, the Japanese have per
sisted in mnlntatnlhg a policy of reti
cence. Tlie British minister at Tokio
has been unable to get tho slightest
scrap of official Information on tho sub
ject of the oonditlofis for which Japan
will contend, and the Japanese embas
sy In London is equally secretive. The
latter, it is true, has some knowledge
of the situation, but It is partly of n
negative and partly of a positive char
acter. The embassy is free, however,
lu disregarding tbe recent cablegrams
attributing to Japan the deslgne of
forcing an alliance with China: against
the European powers. The leading
principle of the peace negotiations be
tween the two eastern empires, as far
as Japan is concerned, will bo a total
abstention from any demand ' which
would give China an excuse to ask for
European Intervention. Japan, there
fore, will not stipulate for any territo
rial or commercial acquisitions lu
which the other powers are directly In
terested. Formosa will be taken by
Japan as part of a pledge for war in
demnity and certain Chinese ports wi-fi
be held ns a pledge for tho remainder
of the Indemnity. In regard to Corea,
It Is passible that a Oh!na-Jnp.itt dual
control nver that country will be pro
posed.
These terms, which are divulged by
tho Japanese embassy, are a great deal
more moderate than those described in
tlie sensational cablegram.-, rcceiv.-il
hero today from. Tokio and elsewhere
anil have the stamp of belief In dlplo-,
matlo circles.
THE ARMENIAN INQUIRY.
As the great body of the members ot
the Liberal party are resolved that
there shall be particular Intervention
in Armenia and have railed upon ilia
government fo carry out tlie.r plans.-
there Is a great surprise among them
at finding that the foreign committee
of inquiry which Is going to Armenia
is composed only of Dragomans. Rus
sia’s delegate, Of. Maior, has been a
Dragoman attached to the Russian em
bassy at Constantinople; M. V.lbert,
the French delegate, Is an Interpreter
In the employ of the French consulate
at the Turkish capital, and England's
delegate, Mr. Shapley, is a vice-consul
to Turkey. The personnel of the eom-
mlttee as thus described, gives no se
curity, says tile Speaker, thut there
will ba a satisfactory Inquiry, cape-
rally since the American delegate has
been refused permission to make an
Independent investigation.
There Is little hope now, continues
tho Speaker, of getting at tho truth,
even If the Dragomans should be al
lowed, as they will not be, to take au
active part In the investigation. Eng
land ought to come to some agreement
with Russia without delay to the end
of taking action together or without
the co-operation of the powers and
they should act at once.
A word from England' would lead to
a revolution lu Creete and Macedonia,
and even In Constantinople.
Tho Speaker gives expression to the
popular feeling on the subject, which
has been greatly intensified by the ring
ing speech delivered to the deputation
by Mr. Gladstone at Hawarden today.
A CABINET MEETING.
'Lord Rosebery has summoned a meet
ing of tho cabinet counsel on January
14 and has accompanied bis summons
with a request that the ministers make
arrangements to remain In Linden
thereafter. Tho Conservative whips
have already intimated to the Tory
members of the house of oommons who
aro now abroad that they Should not
tall to ho present at the opening of
parliament. Tho leaders on both sides
recognize the fact -that -the stress of the
session will then bo tho greatest. If
tbo government survive do debate on
the address In reply to the speech from
die throne, they may tide over the ses
sion. but otherwise they w11 be In con-
Ktand danger of tolling. Tbo danger of
the 'Itedmomte faction of the Irish par
ly throwing tlielr votes to tho Conserv
atives has lessened considerably under
tbe influence of the extension of the
government's pro-Irish policy. The
MoCirthyltc leaders have received ex
plicit ministerial assurances that the
principle of homo rule -will be re
affirmed at the coming session of the
party congress and Uiat ft w.U be made
tbo first plank In tbe party platform.
Besides, Mr. Morlcy’s land bill In the
Interest of tho tenants and the special
measures which have been taken to
evert famine in Ireland, have aroused
a feeling at warm approval In Ireland.
The government has already made
advances of money without interest to
local boar,Is to purchase seed potatoes,
and the boards'are authorized to make
advances to be paid in two annual in
stalments. Mr. John Redmond <w.U re
turn from hls voyage to Capo Colony
next week, at -which time the period of
political activity w.Il begin.
EXTORTING RATES.
Mr. Williim O'Brien has unearthed a
shrewd dodge on the part of the Mar
quis of Sligo to extort poor rates even
from the poorest of his tenants. Under
the provisions of tho land act, when
the valuation of a tenant Is und:r four
pounds the landlord mast piy the poor
rates instead of tho tenant. Lord Sligo,
however, has grouped hls tenants who
pay lees than four pounds for their
holdings as tenants In common, and In
this way he Is enabled to skin even tlie
one pound holders out of the poor rates.
The Marquis of Sligo draws 20.000
pounds a year from his esta tea In Ire
land, and from th.s exposure It Is easy
to see h >w he docs It.
Mr. A. J. C. Donelan, member of
parliament from East Cork, who has
been paying a visit to Mr. Gladstone
at ILiwarden, describes tho cx-pre-
tuler's step as elastic and hls spirits
ns buoyant. Ills eyes have regained all
of tlie.r old lustre, and In conversation
with' Mr.. -Donelan he frequently In
dulged in hearty laughter. Air. Glad-
• 1 ,.1" e.uiriv- il l.irg'-ly upon Ir.sli top-
Ics, and lus interest In the cause
se. ine.l as gr.-v is ever, lie spoke of
dio homo rule party as one composed
of men of ability -and bonor.
“Surely," says tho Freeman's Journal,
commenting upon Mr. Donelan’s inter
view with Mr. Gladstone, “wo havo
the rlghf t£ hope that once again tbe
veteran's voice will tbr.B the hearts of
the people by speaking In favor of
homo rule.”
There Is excellent! antliorlty for the
statafpehi that the colonial office sun
ports the Canadian view of the copy
right question.
The Maiiltoba government closed its
London A?'.-" permanently .today.
The iftgr World says: "It Is the
concensus of opinion among yachtsmen
that -the Royal Yacht Squadron will ac
cept -the custody of tho America's cup
should an English yacht win It."
The prtfiosed Journey of Cardinal
Vaughan,' to Romo lias been delayed by
a severe attack of bronchitis. It Is
now-stated tint if lie is sufficiently re-
covered jho will start on January 10.
In the (.vent of the anti-gambling
league 'Winning tho suit which they are
prosecuting ng.iinst the stewards of
tbe Jockey Club, an appeal .will bo Car
ried by the steivarfis to the court of
quarter sessions, of which Lord Ren-
clleslian. the Junior steward of the
Jockey Chib, is chairman. If an appeal
Is made, it Is certain to be sustained by
the court..
Now York, Dec. 2a.—Butt
James J. Rresnan and Assh
man Johp ti. Rooney mot xi
CRUSHED BY FALLING BEAMS.
Two Brave Firemen Lose Their Lives
In New York.
—BhttoBlau Chief
irtawt Fore-
■■ Johp L. Rooney mot death early
this morntwg whfic fighting a fire In
tho Cassidy G'as and Eteotrlo Fixture
Works In East Twenty-fourth etredt.
The lire was on "ho fifth and sixth
floow and Chief Brosn.m, surrounded
by -men engine companies Nos.
1-1, IS ami Hd. v,us forolng hls way up
the ntalrr.v.leading to too fourth
floor. Wraaout warning the chaired
beams of too fifth floor gave way un
der tho weigh.! of a heavy ploce of ma
chinery, wht-ch carried "tway itho stair
way. Brennan and Rooney were both
plnncfd under tbo tmahlnory as it
si-ruck -toe fourth . floor. Both wero
proty i-'tfiy Inr-antiy killed. Half a
dozen llrernen Were nleo pinned down
on the stuirwjy leading from -toe
four floor. Stir they managed- <o out
their way ou-. in the face ot too ad
vancing ftnjws,. Four of tho .men -were
p.ilnfu-iiy t>|rt ®wt ((Cirloualy mimed,
Not a Sound Box of Oranges In too
S-'.ate—VegcItiW.qa Klltrtl.
Jacksonville, Dec. 29.—Dispatches to
the Tlu'M-Union Indicate that iDie cold
wave 1ms been very destructive to the
orange and vegetable crODS. No section
of -too rtivto escapes. Oranges on toe
trceo wore frozen nalid, and it ts said
to'.iit -iihero la now not tt sound -box of
oranges in- toe state. Pei*, tomatoes
nnd o'iher vegetables are ruined. Dls-
palciwM from the rant doast saw tlie
pineapple crop In ruined. It is esiniared
tout there-worn 2.500,000 boxes oranges
on the trees arid that 2.000,000 of them
are a -tainl loss. Young orange groves
are repOmed ruined. Otd trees may pull
torouisb. ThoUatnl loss trill likely reach
*2,000,000. The freeze is more disastrous
than he md.-nwraible one ot 1*86. The
average -temperolture early this morn
ing over Ftorid-a -was about 20 degrees.
A RAILROAD'S EARN1NQ3.
The South Carolina anil Georgia Has
Made Swno Money.
Now York. Doe. 29.—At a meeting Of
the (tlroriors of toe South Carolina aril
Georgia Railroad Company today. An
bury Hull at Augusta. Oa., was elected
a director to All a vacancy.
Th - Steltcmertt for toe six months
eiwlr-1 nocenibur 3'. 169*. Partly Mil-
mated. «h»ws:
Grom onmlmKs, *613.152: net turnings.
*214,014: Interest airJ-1 taxes *156.250;
surplus. *57.794.
By it recertt act of toe • ffglxlhttnv,
tlhie company Is autthortzod ttt uurcaase.
lease, own owl operate a lino of steiam-
(bovwecn Churtcstou and New
York i.»nsl b t-wccn Chartertun and for
eign o.riis. qntl also authorized to tpaso
or OJP.Cuse wharves and erect eleva
tors mvI otwton. cresses and lease or
consolidate with onw raJIroiil In Routh
Ca»M«a or adjacent States,
AN AGGRESSIVE FIGHT.
Plant DetormCrio to Hold to Ills Pas
senger Business.
JackwvnvOIc, (Fla.. Dec. 29.—Tho M>-
potnicnenlt of B. W. Wrenn as pa»«cn-
*er truffle manager of toe Plant'Sy rian
Si considered in date city to mean tout
on aggressive fight tar passenger busi-
new between too Pl-Jrtt system and ihe
Ffcirtd'j. Canrtal und Venlnmiler Is about
to be lnau-fUiuted. The business into
Florida, up to font year, was controlled
exclusively by Plant. The new Florida
Ctrltril mi Peninsular lino to Savan
nah, however, out deeply Into him, nnd
thus hie puls at toe head ot that <i -
uiriment a main whoso proere«Ivenw»
Is unquestioned.
BOBBED BY HIGHWAYMEN.
Des Moines, la.. Dec. 29.—Jacob Shane,
aged 55 years, a wealthy real estate man
from Coon lUplda. wai robbed by two
highwaymen In a thickly populated real-
donee part of this city loat night. Tho
robbera secured *10,000 In a draft on the
Flrat National Bank of Chicago and *4,000
In notes and drafts which wen not
touched. The robbers waylaid Shun* as
he waa pasalng to a friend’s residence
and cut open hls head with a coupling
pin, nearly fracturing the skull. It Is
doubtful whether he will recover. The
police have tried to stop payment on ths
drafts, but have no clue to tbo robbers.
FITTINO OUT FOR MADAGASCAR.
Biris. Dec. 29.—The French govern
ment L constructing with all possible
rapidity twlolve gunboats and forty-
six birges. to U> sent in sections to
MadoSOBcar for tbe use of the French
expedition.
D1VVER ACQUITTED.
•New York. Des. 29.—Police Justice
Dlvvef was yesterday acquitted by the
supreme court of all the charge*
against him.
com i an
Cashier Itictiaidson Must Pay Shortage
to tho Southern liaihvny
Compauy,
KIKG DESERTED BY HIS WIFE
She Says Sha Has Paid liar Hatband Ont
of All the Financial Tronbtaa she
Proposea To—King haft and
ths glory Lsaksd Ont,
Atlanta, Dec. 29.—(Special.)—John H.
King, lately soliciting agent for too East
Tennessee railroad, and formerly holding
tho responsible position of Atlanta agent
of that road, has left town under a
cloud, both financial and social.
King had been tn tbe employment of
the East TennosBee for ten years or more
in vartoue capacities, holding positions
In Rome and other places as well as In
this city, and has consequently a wide
acquaintance tn business and railroad cir
cles.
Three years ago he married Miss All-
good of Trion Factory, a young lady of
wealth and belonging to one of toe most
Influential families In north Georgia.
From what can bo learned of the facts,
It appears that King, who had always
borne a splendid reputation for steadiness,
soon after hla marriage entered upon a
rapid career, upon tho strength ot hla
wlfo’s bank account, llo was a “high
roller," ds they go In Atlanta.
It is alleged that he resigned hls posi
tion as agent two yearn ago at tho re
quest of the company on account of
mixed accounts, which, however, wero
squared by hls wife’s check tor (1,009.
Later on. King wns given tho place ot
city solicitor for tho East Tennessee, and
It was In this situation that the transac
tions by wliloh some *2,000 of the com
pany’s money lost ItB way are charged
to him. As solicitor for the company it
Is charged that he appropriated money to
his own use which he Should have hand
ed over to shippers entitled to It as
claims. W, S. Richardson, cashier for
the company, who makes the direct
charge against King, lost bis position be
cause he clalma ho allowed hlhi to handle
this money. Richardson snd King were
close friends, however, and too cashier
admits that lie was vocy lenient toward
him, never doubting hie honesty. Whon
the discovery of tbe shortago in 'Rldhard-
son’a cash accounts, due to tho fact that
King hod taken Out monoy to refund to
shippers, but nover returned vouchers In
lta place, Richardson assumed responsi
bility for tho shortago himself, ho claims,
believing that King would make it good
at once and thus prevent a public ex
posure.
King, It Is claimed, made repeated
promises to produce -tne money, but never
came to tho scratch, nil this time tho
company holding tho case In abeyance so
far ns prosecution was concerned, al.
though both Richardson and King (rare
dismissed.
Cashier Richardson and Auditor Bran
non of the railroad company, when all
hope of King miking tho shortage good
was gone, called on Mrs. King at tho
residence of her uncle, a. W. Marsh,
where Bho was stopping, nnd sought to
get her to settle tho mattor.
Mrs. King, however, added another sen
sational feature to the case by telling
her visitors that she had separated from
her husband and did not propose to pay
him out of any more financial troubles.
Mrs. King la now at her mother's home
at 'l'rlon with her llttlo child.
Tho ntory has boon successfully sup
pressed pending the efforts to settle ths
shortage, but came out when King left
tho city and all hope of restitution war
abandoned by Cashier Richardson and too
company.
THE VENABLE LOSS,
Tho City Council orders tho Damaged
Willis Tom -Away.
Atlanta, Doc. 29.—(Special.)—After
hearing ainotlr’r protest from tho In
surance tnon, tho city council today
o*R>ptcd -too report of too building In
spectors condemning tho old capitot
building, and Venable Bros, lfjvo been
ordered to ttnr tot* damaged wall*
away within fifteen days, or tho city
wD! do it and charge tho oxponso to
them.
There will be ct very interesting light
bJInwen the owner* of too building and
the Insurance oomptmlcs. In street par
lance,’ the Insuninpe men have "got
It Wi for" tho VcmaMts anyhow, ami
their determined opposition to the co-ti-
dommatlun of the building already
shows that they will not pay too poll-
eir* without n fight. Tile innurtimco.
*126,000, was placed In New York by
Mr. W. II. Venable, thus cutting tho
local oigenU out of their profits, -which
renders the case more compllotted.
Mr. Venable mode a few remarks to
Ihe council today, which Shows tho
feeling m his side of tlie can--.
He told tou council that ho didn't
ce?o what action they took, ho pro
posed to trtuke Utu insurance compa
nies pay for the damige caused by tho
Arc. whatever It might be.
“And," he exclaimed, "I havo not
lobbied about tho council like to«*o
Insurumo nun, and do not propose to."
He told the council that he didn't
think either he or the Insurance men
had any business talking th-re and nd-
dnwlng the latter. He said chat If they
waerted to fight the case ho would give
thorn about tbe Uvcflhsit round they li'id
ov.-r had.
Work of tearing ths old building
aiway will begin next week. No plans
Ixi-vo yet been perfected for the new
•tructure to take Its place, but thtro
is a ntrorrg probability that it will bo
a big hotel.
NEW MASONIC BUILDING.
Atl.-intn, Dec. 29.—(SpecSal.)—As the
result of 4h« dintructlon of th? Maaonlc
lodge rooms In the old capitol building
a mancn'.flcent new MubobIo temple will
probably be built. The Masons several
years ago bought a commodious lot on
the corner of North Pryor iim/i Au
burn, avenues. which Is Just two short
Mocks from the Kimball Houne, nnd
the now temple will he located there.
It will be a magnificent building.
PCum are already being arranged to
commence th-? work.
NOBODY WAS HURT.
Atlanta, Dec. 29.—(Special,)—A good
deal of excitement wns caused today
by tho report of a dleoatrous wreck on
the Weston and Atlantic railroad
near toe Chattahoochee river bridge.
It was reported that the early morning
passenger train from Chattanooga had
been wrecked and a number of per
sons killed. Ambulances and n wreck
ing train were sent out. but the wreck
proved to bo only a slight one. A
broken rail had thrown the train oft
the track, but nobody wan hurt, and
too ambulances returned empty.
NO “SUNDOWN DOCTORS.”
The Inferior Depao-tonm-t Will Dis
pense with Their Services.
' Washington, Dec. 29.—Tho commis
sioner of pension* today issued an or
der that will prevent ai rks In 111 ■ bu
reau who are pbyslolan* from prac
ticing medicine after office hours. In
this branch ot IhC government service
a* -well u* lu others -there ure a num
ber of graduated physician* who attend
putlenle after office hours and are
known as "sundown doctors.” The or-
der states that if trny clerk or em
ployee of to* pension bureau shall at
tend patients as a physician or medi
cal dv-iBer, It will be regrded e* suffi
cient ground for recommending that
hls further services In the buretuu wilt
bo no longer required. The hunger Qt
bringing contagious disease to tho
other clerks nnd allowing such disease
to spread In .the community l* obvious,
and It-has Ihjoq nusn-Keated In recent
caa:s. Moreover, a oaill which I* likely
to require cl?rka to be up a.t night and
to demand their prompt attention nt
aiU times is regarded a* Inconsistent
with the proper discharge of their du
ties in the burrow. A
The Issuing of tike order was caused
by a negro dorter named Jofortflon, em
ployed hr the bureau attending a small
pox es»c, for which he -was suspended.
While no official nottflogtiou has yet
been Issued. It is alnyoHt certain that
tt similar order wilt be maidc includ
ing the entire Interior department, not
onily phyeclans but tSsooe who engage
Ill tuny outside work of tuny other kind.
TliLi or course, win not apply to
employees pursuing studio* at night,
VETERAN EDITOR DEAD.
Charts W. Button Was a Noted Figure
in Virginia.
LyrecHb-ing, Va., Dee. 29.—A Racial
to the News announces the death of
.Mr. Clearies W. Button, one of the
oldtst Jo-irnnAVt* In Virginia, at hla
home In Apponwttox today. Hbi death
was expected for some day*, aB he had
been lu a very critic*! condition from
a severe attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Button was born In Jetferaon
county sevtnfy-two years ago. and for
-tlie greater part of hls life was con
nected with- tho press of the state. At
one ttme he was the editor of the B;d-
ford Meutlnel. When thalt paper
changed hands he made Lynchburg hls
home, having purchased the Virglnktn,
the second oldest paper In the etnte.
Ho was a member at toe state legisla
ture for several years, in which body
no wr.Bjtvt-r ivgurdcd ao a mein of un
doubted ability- An th-? editor of tile
Virginian, Mr. Button achieved a great
reputation. Under Cleveland's adminis
tration (he wan appointed postmaster.
A few years aixo tho Virginian was
sold and merged into tho News. Mr.
Button recently moved to it is planta
tion incur WaJkerts Ford. Tfc, snd for
several months has mado that hits
home.
PASSENGER BURNED.
Three C*r» of the Sunoot Limited To
tally Destroyed.
B*n Francisco. Dec. 29,—A report
was received at (the Sbutoern Pwclfio
headquarter* In this city today alvVng
■meagre psrteulars of a. disaster So toe
Butwra limited -train. Th* train was
westward bound from Now Orleans far
Bun Franolseo, and waa burned at
Dragoon -Pass, Arizona, fourteen mllf-e
Koutlieust of Benson. The dlWster, the
cause at wtileh ba*, nan yet been
lonrned, occurred about 5 o’clock this'
'morning, and two deeping oars, too
Paso Robles and Ban Ardoi were
burned. The composite oar Is also-re-
ortod burned and too engine damaged.
Tho dining car and a cur with a pri
vate part af -too rear of too train were
not scordhod. The roponr say* no ono
■was hurt with toe exception of ono
'man, whoso name .was not learned,
nnd he only sllghilily bruised.
MOWBRAY IN JAIIL.
Ills Utterances Too Fiery for the
iPhlhudolplila Pcfllce.
Philadelphia, Doo. 29.—Cbarlea Wil
fred Mowbray, too English Aunrohlst.
who was arrested last night after ho
•had addressed an Anarchist mcrtlng,
mas arralgnW be (tire Magistrate MUll-
gln toduy on tho charge of using in
cendiary language nnd Inciting -to riot.
A' half dozen policemen acetified to too
lnoendfary uddrcwi of MaWbray and h-o
wns (ho.'d tn *1,200 hall.
In default of hall ho as committed.
Mowbray pretested that hls utterances
had been irwlsted so os to suit too
police, hut ho Judge informed him that
he would have n Chance .to present his
side at too case before a udgs later.
BASEBALL’IN VIRGINIA.
The Cranks Getting Ready Early for
s. Good Benson.
Lynchburg, Via, Dm, 29.—The Vir
ginia Stab- League of baseball play
ers Is getting ready curly for the ap-
proionliug senaon, and at a meeting to
be h-ld in Richmond next week will
arrange the wholo programme. The
Virginia League last year wtrn one of
the strongest minor Iitsguea In tho
country, having furnished the national
leaguv with at least four pitcher* for
this season mill six out-flelders. The
Lynchburg o’/ab today engaged Will-
lain A. Smith of Knoxville. Tonn.. o*
manager, and expert* ft sign a p e n-
nant-wiimlng ternm. Tile Lyriohburgir*
have made Bites with Boston, Phila
delphia and 'Baltimore team* for games
here In March and April.
THE EMPEROR ENRAGED.
Loudon, Dae. 29.—The Dally New*
correspondent In Berlin says that ths
emperor was ^rprised and Indignant
when he Burned that hi* offer to in*
creaso Prince lloheolohc's sufary had
broome known. Tho news was conveyed
to numerous politician* and newspae
per* through note* written in au ob
viously feigned hand. The envelopes
boro a -noblcnxun's cr«tt partially ef
fac'd. It Is said that tho emperor ho*
ordered that the sender be sought by
any and oil means. Many think th*
letters were sent by the author ot th*
Kotze scandals.
COTTON BAROB ADRIFT.
Galveston, Dec. 29,-rho Houston Direct
Navigation Coropanytt hargo Waldo, with
KS balea of cotton on board, broke from
Mr moorings Wednesday night during
tho allff nrthwwt blow and pounded a
bole In her bottom. Bho sank off I’ler No.
23. This morning the cotton waa adrift
In the bay. The cargo was fully Insured.
It Is not known whether any of the cot
ton drifted to twa or not. There are a
few bales missing. Another barge of the
same company loaded with cotton wa*
blown ashore off tho foot of Thirty-sixth
street.
EXPRESS AGENT ROBBED.
Howard City, Mich., Dec. 29.—When Sta
tion Agent Olluly went out on the plat
form last night with the express money
for the Dotrolt, Lansing and Northern
train he waa knocked senaeleea. dragged
under the platform and robbed of hls
watch and 1100. (; 11 u 1 y In seriously In
jured, but may live. There wero fifteen
passengers at Ihe depot, but the highway,
men escaped.