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MACON. GA., MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1894.
SingtcOopy, 0 le
fa Big Hotel at Albany Came
ear Being Fuel for tho
Angry Flames.
'E REE PEOPLE WERE INJURED
:v«»rli Married Couple Among Those
WhJ Were Uoit Seriously Hurl-
Will Die and So
Qe Non
Will Another Guest.
AJfcany, K. y. t Dec. SO.—The Delavan
| House prore r was gutted by fire to*
j nl Therv were 100 guests In the
{house. All fscaped, although two wo-
•n and oi e man, who Jumped from
1 Uhfc third*6t/,ry window Into the street
tne Steuben street side, were badly
Injured.
Jenjaji^i Heilman and his wife of
{Brooklyn, who were on their wedding
tour, of i Mr. Fookes of Dayton, Ohio,
were hlured. Mr. Fookes was internal
ly, in juifj, and will die.
C\Ir H&iman was badly burned filbout
the chel: and * internally injured. He
will pro'dLbly die before morning. His
*-e 1s afcso badly burned about th*.»
ftwt, -her liose split open and she was
cut on theiankle. She will recover. The
injured wfre taken to the City Hcs-
FINE CHIJRCH RUINED.
Chattanooga Baptists Suffer n Sovere
Loss.
[ ikership tight was on in its
I tonight when the cry of Are
J>ug'h the corridor of th* Dele-
|se at 8.44 o’clock. The heud-
! the candidates were on the
; over the lobbies, otherwise
Chattanooga, Dec. 30.—At 1 o’clock this
afternoon dense smoke was discovered
pouring from the roof of tho First Bap
tist church. Fire hall No. 3 was notlfled
and responded. Meantime the flames ate
their way through the church and burst
through the roof on the cast and north,
while the black smoke was whirled up
ward by the wind attending a fierce
snow storm. The fire gained headway so
mpldly that it waa beyond control be
fore the rest of the department arrived.
Even then the firemen seemed perplexed,
not knowing what to do. The furniture
in the basement was saved meantime.
The fire started over the furnace in the
rear of the pulpit, which the platform pro
jection from a semicircular recess built
over the furnace room. The most reas
onable supposition Is that the fire was
the result of spontaneous combustion.
The building la warmed by heated air,
whloh is piped from the top of the fur
nace in large pipes. These pipes pass
close to tho celling, which was ignited
by the heat, else the heat melted the
solder, and escaping gas, which smelled
very strong, was ignited, causing the fire.
The edifice is of brown sandstone and
w<as perhaps the most handsome of its
kind in the South. It was but recently
completed at a cost of 375,000. Six streams
played on the fire from different points,
but the Interior was doomed. The high
walls alone were left standing, a mere
skeleton. Several narrow escapes were
witnessed from flying slate and timbers.
The'church waa richly finished in stucco
work and rare fresaoings, all of which
were ruined. The three large square
towers guarding the entrance *vere un
harmed, but once a fireman sealed sev
enty feet up the Interior- of a tower to
extinguish a burning window with a
small line of hose from the chemical.
Loss 325,000 to $10,000; insurance, $30,000.
his mm ■ it
Liu-Knn-Yi Has Been Undo Com
mander to Succeed the Great
Li Hnng Chang.
ALMOST A VICTORY FOR CHINA
They Couldn't Altogether Forget Thoir
Tactics of Retreating and Lost the
Day—Japanese In Favor W ith
the People of Mauclmri.
JOHN FITZGERALD DEAD.
He Was One of tho Loading Irish Citi
zens of the West.
tbs large| crowds which filled the cor
ridors anc rooms would not have so
i ( !u. fclly esc ipC d. The fire started In the
m the Broadway side, di-
er the elevator shaift and
spread wit & the rapidity of lightning.
d time to save unyihlng
main floor, and before tho
guests and politicians had
pon the s?reete, the flames
:i through the loot. The el«•
t was adjacent to the Broad
way amd the flames cut off
,of the guests In the north-
tile hotel, in which nearly
tw o-thirds Ijf the guests were located.
Those who! were not able to get past
the glevaiuwr shaft so as to pass down
tJhe main ■.stairway on Steuben street
wore wlthmut hope of -escape for so-me
m.nutes, their may was directed
to the servaffl^is’ stuirway in the north
structure.
> time after the alarm
the department respond*
every cfort was made to
were In the upper stories,
section of tb
it was soi
so «nded befoi
ed. Mean wiiih
tn vo those
L. A. Manchester, tho postmaster of this
city, came doxftn a rope on tho Broadway
sio e from a fourth story window and es-
: ca:>ed;wItVi l0 injury except to his hands.
E * W. Angola of Rochester also reached
in this manner. Edmund
orter, who, as soon as he
terra firi
Wdsh, i _
heard the q fy 0 f flrc, went through tho
Ins’ the guests, found his cs-
houss alarm
IH'O fc.ie |,UVR.S, l,,n to"
T» ut .5- on ranching the upper sto-
ceeded in getting out on tho
centre annex, and, with Kd-
anothcr employe, was rcs-
ho aid of ladders. Walsh’s
iged and his hands and arms
burred. He was taken to the
W
rlca. He sue
roof of tho
win Murphy
cu d with 1
hotr was si
wi re badly
hospital.
it mun j^md his wife who wero on tho
sa-ne ro<J£f would not let each other be
sa ed iJtatll the firemen carried them
ao.vn ladder. The man was afraid
to vcntLV- e down, and to add to this, his
wro did Jnot want to be left alone for a
minute. 1
lira. Z*|h. of Hillsdale, Columbia coun
ty who tftniy last week was removed from
« 4 hospl iJtal here to the hotel, was enr-
rlcd out i by ex-Congresaman Henry C.
Birlelghjof Whitehall, Judge C. B. Me*
LtughllrJ 0 f port Henry an.1 Deputy fv>n-
Bti tiitlon | a x Convention Compiler McGoni-
ga*. Wh.l, wrapped her In his overcoat.
Mrs. :i\ioore, the wife of Mr. Moore of
Herty Moore, the proprietors of the
hotel, ijvas sick abed and had to be car
ried our
Mrs. lFookes jumped from the third
story vjindow above the main floor tn
S’ 5 k? 1 8tre8t * striking on the roof of
th,5 balcony of the main floor and rolling
ot l on tllie sidewalk, a fall of sixty feet.
‘ k H ‘\llman jumped from a window
°u Y 10 . 8 l arne floor * but Jumped clear of
It co ,l n ir* falling on a snow hank. Mrs.
I tollman '/ al8 ° jumped, but struck the bal
cony, at M likewise rolled off into the
street bjqow. All three came down,- it
Bftomed, ijalmost together. Mrs. Heilman's
- * aI1 w -jas broken somewhat by striking
th-nt heads and shoulders of three men
J7" 0 y ere passing. Mr. Fookes availed
hlmseli^ 0 f the rope fire escape in his
rojrn lowered himself down as far
nice of the window below* his
there he waa rescued by a
as .the c»
floor. Frotf
ladder.
P * *5°°* of New York city was
out on the ; Jum in forcing the window
of its room. % He was rescued from the
room with th.l 0 aid of ladders.
Aesemblyma'V Keck of Johnstown went
through the fa |. C ond and third floors noti-
fylng^ the gut Jats 0 f their danger. Ho
people to an exit and had
pe himself.
THE ARCHITECT'S OFFICE.
The New Head Will Not Be Appoint
ed Immediately.
Wasihlngton, Dec. 30.—Secretary Car
lisle has decided that ho will not ap
point a supervising architect of the
treasury umtil about the middle of
January, at which time he thinks the
new reorganization of the architect
office, which goes Into effect on Tues
day, will be in smooth working order.
Any friction that may develop In tile
changed conditions, he thinks, can be
better adjusted r oy the old men famil
iar with tile former workings rather
than by the introduction into the onto?
at one aind the tnme time of a- new
head and a new eystem. Whom the mew
architect 1m installed, ho will find the
office moving along smoothly and he
cam devote hlms.-lf as is contemplated
by -tile new orgunlzatiion to the new
technical und scientific work of the
ofllce.
Air. Charles F. Kemper, the chi?!
clerk and for the past two months the
acting supervising architect, has re
signed his position, and his resignation
ha« been accepted. He has b£en ap-
f-olnted by Secretary Carlisle executive
officer of the bureau, and will have ab-
ealuto alurge of the office force, and
will have nothing whatever to do with
tile purely scientific work! All *the
other ohlefs of division, with the ex
ception of Fred Knowlton of Maine and
E. W. Combs of Kansas, havo been re
tained, and these two were dropped
only because tUnelr divisions were con
solidated with other*.
London, Dec. 30.—A Central News
dlspurtcb from Pekin says that Liu
Kun-Yi, viceroy of Llang-KLang, Sros
been appointed to the clilef command
of all 'the Ohineee forces, ousting LI
Hung Ohang.
Th central News oorreapondent at
Ar.i;on tel eg rape:
“Details fppm Ivuhg-Wa-Sai confirm
the first reports that (the recent battle
wus fought with great obstinacy. The
Chinese were greatly entrenched. They
had eleven fldld pieces and some ma
chine guns «nd were wed handled.
The Japaneo6 charges were repulsed
with heavy loess. Their reserves from
Hd-Jtchiong, who had experienced great
difficulty on ithe march owing to the
snow, then Joined them and they made
another charge with hurrahs and
shouts eft victory. They carried the
fort. The Japanese admit they had
50 killed and wounded nnd way that
<ih Chinese had 300 killed mid wounded.
The snow prevented a successful pur
suit <it the retreating Chinese. The
villagers of Juainlng drove awhy the
Chinese soldiers seeking refuge. They
said ithey preferred to be governed by
th Japanese,' who uaptured die vMktge
•previously.”
A ditepatch from' Tokio says: "Gem.
Nodzu. who commands the Japanese
army in Manahurl, reports that tin*
natives have been greatly influenced
by Japamese cOt\moncy and that many
residents who had lied from their
homes are returning with their fami
lies and are willingly assisting the in
vaders. MarkcHs have been opened,
Japanese currency clrculateu freely and
the Japanese administration is working
well.
WENT IDOWN WITH THE GREW.
A British Bark Plartcd On (the Shore
anti Twenty-Six Men Ferislitd.
London, Dec. 30.—Tho British bark
Osatw -was wrecked in a gale at Holy-
head early this moroiiujr, anti with her
perished her entire crew of twenty-^ x
DEBS . MEN WANT MONET.
Without Contributions They Cannot Ap
peal the Case.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—At a meeting of the
representatives of several labor organiza
tions held last night, an appeal was for- #
initiated and addressed to all labor or-'
ganizations asking for contributions of
money to pay tho expenses In carrying
up tho contempt case of Debs and the
other officers of^the American Railway
supreme
Union to tho United States
court.
Tho appeal says that tho case has al
ready cost $25,000, that it will cost a largo
additional sum to carry it to the supremo
court and that there are absolutely no
funds on hand for this purpose. In order
to carry it up It will bo necessary for
tho defendants to alio wtheir sentences
to be cumulative and to serve doublo as
long a time In jail os they would other
wise. The document declares* that tho
various decisions In the case covering
the abuse of injunction proceedings and
defining conspiracies to stop the matls
are so ’ road, sweeping and unjust that
they wi.l be tantamount to suppressing
by the strong arm of the law all tho
Libor organizations in the country.
BYRNES PACKING UP.
The Great Policeman Preparing to Leave
Headquarters.
F HALL BURNED,
de., Dec. 30.—A Are which
toilet room of the city
this morning completely
building down to the first
[ building contained the police
bonks, a law office, four
; room ,clty council chamber,
Offices, city library.opera house
city
3lddeford,
started in
biUding ea
gutted the
r-tory, Tho
station,
stares, eou
municipal # , w|rvfi .
fJL* Mas^fnlc hail. The fire first worked
Falong between the floors and cell-
ffling all endeavors of the firemen
"locate or subdue it. After hours of
| rd work the firemen thought they had
miiered it, but the flames suddenly
J r st out through the celling of the po
ke station and one of the stores, then
L-ead throughout the building, and not
became uncontrollable, but filled the
,-rMors and halls with smoke so dense
i to prevent the firemen’s entrance to
I two upper stories. Assistance was
lemoned fom Saco and Portland. It
i with considerable difficulty mat feur
loners were rescued from the cells of
| police station. The loss is estimated
Ji00,000. The building cost over
trirt*y years ago and has been greatly
in ; r* )Veil t | nce . it was Insured for $».-
(Many of the municipal court docu-
were lost.
postoffice was completely burned
n v . “• nd some mall was destroyed.
T -lm cI ty 1® * n total <*8ricness tonight in
lueuce of the breaking of the elec-
ght wires.
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' -Vav-VHER INDICATIONS.
’*'Jsria0ton, Dec. 30.—For Ocorgii:
n jjcr sa>w: cooler soutlied/ wiDils,
M -las uriUnesterty.
New York. Dec. SO.—Superintendent
Byrnes went to police headquarters this
morning and spent four hours there In
packing up hla private papers and yct-
tlns them ready to be removed In the
event of the acceptance of his request
to be relieved. Tho superintendent's ac
tion was tho sole topic of conversation
amons the police today. Regret at
Mr. Byrne’s probable departure, howevor,
seemed to be completely overshadowed by
curiosity as to what would happen after
lie had gone and where a competent suc
cessor could be found.
Inspeotor Conlln Is the next officer In
rank to the superintendent. He enjoys
the distinction of being the only Inspec
tor unsmlrched tn the testimony given
before the Lexow committee.
SCHEIDER IS MISSING.
Knoxville, Tonn., Dec. 30.—ephero !s con
siderable exettesnent here over tho mys
terious disappearance of William A.
Schelder, shipping clerk of a prominent
dry goods house. Ho has been missing
since Wednesday night The last seen
of him, he took a drink In a saloon with
some friends, about midnight, and said
he wns going to his home about three
miles In the country. It Is feared that
he jumped tn the river.
WAGES REDUCED.
Hammond, Ind., Dec. 30.—Lest night
twonty-flve employes of the C. It. Ham
mond Packing Company's canning works
were laid off. The remaining employes
were notlfled that eight hours would con
stitute a day's work. Mon who were re
ceiving 31.35 a day will now earn 31 .at
Young girls who formerly earned 45 cents
a day can earn but 35 centa
TABERNACLE WILL REORGANIZE.
Brooklyn, N. Y„ .j*c. 30.—At a meeting
held In the Centennial Baptist church on
Adel phi street this afternoon by the
members of the Brooklyn Tabernacle It
waa decided to reorganise under a new
name. Dr. Tat mage wns not present
The members will meet again on Thurs
day evening next, when a place for hold
ing services will be decided on.
ENGINEER SCALDED TO DEATH.
Knoxville. Tenn., Dee. 30.-Last night
near Sweetwater on the Southern rail
way the arch pipe of an engine drawing
a local passenger train from Chattanooga
to Knoxville exploded and the engineer
John W. Ramsey, on. of the oldest men
on the road,was so Mrloualy scalded that
he died at noon today.
Tho Osseo ev.is ttrivwt nedwro Hack
of the Holylhvul Iireakwator. llor sig
nals of distress wero first heard by tho
coast guard about * o’clook in Hie
morning. Ait ithat time it was pitch
dark and groat waves iworo. washing
tho'breakwater. Tn spfto of iho din
ger of being washed Info the sea, ihe
guard proceeded along the breakwater,
and, having rigged up the rocket appa
rains, began firing l.fo linos Into tho
direction of the wreck. Tho faint llglst
of tho rockeis soon distiosod the fact
that ihe vessel had brokoilin two amid
ships and that the mainmast had fallen,
crushing the lives out of several of ihe
crew. A few survlvlors could he seen
clinging to each half of Tim vessel and
their piteous cries for help could be
heard alwve tho roar of the storm.
After many failures, the coast guard
succeeded in firing a line over
wreck, hut by that time all an board
bad perished. A life fooait vainly tried
again a nd again to approach tho wreck.
Not a vestige of Mm bark could be seen
today, and there is no prospect of any
salvage. Severai bodies have been
washed ashore.
The Osseo was n hark of 1,300 tons.
She arrived alt Falmouth on December
15 from TaWal, and had been ordered
to Andtlossan.
Reports of storms continue to be re.
colved fom all parts cf Europe. Nu
merous wraeks und casualties are re
ported in Great Brltatu ami Ireland.
Many liver were saved by lifeboats.
A heavy gale is blowing on the Bat
tic and navigation is suspended at Co
pehagen. A heavy snow has fallen tn
north Scotland and tiwto railway trains
have been blocked.
Boats an<l wreckage washed ashore on
tho coast of LsncasMro Indicate that the
Brltsh bark Lowenwater has been lost.
She left Garston In tow on December 1
with fifteen persons on hoard, The haw
ser with which she was being towed
parted in a gale and the tug took refuge
at Llandudno on December --. since when
nothing has been heard of . tho Lowes-
water.
Llnoon, Neb., Dec. 30.—John Fltz-
gemid, cx-prcsldent of the Irish Na
tional League, died at Ills suburban
home'near this city shortly before 3
o’clock this morning Ho waB 05 years
Old. Hiss illness, while of long stand
ing, was not until a. few days ugo con
sidered orltlcaS, ad some hopes were
entertained of hla recovery.
John I'Ttsgerald eovea years ago was
need ub a three times millionaire.
Buslnns reverses recently have cut
down Ills fortune materially. Ho was
a cum of liberal tendencies nnd con
tributed large sums to the cause of
Irish Independence. Bom In County
Limerick, Ireland, ho emigrated to
America, when a young mun. and In an
ucrly day of Nebraska's history as a
state drifted to Plattamoutb, where ho
laid the tfoundirtton for a. fortune as
a railroad contractor, loiter he re
moved to Lincoln and lias been a
prominent figure In the city's develop
ment. He was ai steadfast supporter of
Patrick Egan during the stormy period
when that gentleman mas president of
the Irish National League, und suc
ceeded fill to the office. H* wus a de
vout Catholic and one of the main
stays of th* itoeaO churches. About five
months ago—but u day or rwo after
he .won his suit uguillst the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company. Involving
neariy half a million dollar*—Mr.
Fltsgemti was attacked' with brain
froul'bo and a cwmploai ton of other
discuses,', from which h never fully ral
lied. Ho leaves a widow and tbreo
chlrtlren. The funeral will occur
"Wednesday.
■MICHIGAN'S SENATOR.
Tho Fight for th Boat of tho Late
Senator stockfirldge.
Jvuislng, Well., Dec. 30.—The cn-
test for he short term for United States
senator to fill out the unoxplrcd from
of the late Senator StocWbrldge hits
begun in earnest and all the asplranta
have opened headquarters. The incum
bent by appointment, John Patton, Jr.,
bas the lead, backed by Goveroir Rich,
but the workers for J. C. Burrows
claim that they have 00 out of 130 votes.
This an dm was cut down this after
noon when tile "Wayne county delega
tion. which Burrows' workers relied,
on as solid for him. announced that
ton of tho debtsutlon ould vote for
Patton. S. O, Old claims to hold
enough voles to dictate terms for him
self as a dark horse. Congressman
Stcphnson lays claim to the upper
peninsula, but neither Patton nor Olds
will concede this. For ihe long term
Senator McMillan will ho re-elected,
getting every vote In .the lglslnturo
except Donovan of Ray, the kuio Dem
ocrat, who will vote for E. F. Uhl, as
sistant, sC"cretary of citato of tho United
States.
S 1H GERMANY
Some of tho Pleasures Afforded the
Children ot the Emperor’s
Family.
SOME GERMAN POLITICAL GOSSIP
The Social Democrats Continue to Fight
—Ilohenlolle to Leave Soon for Ills
Visit to Blimnrck—Goeelp
About Gerntnn Notnbtei,
OUTLAWRY IN TROUP.
An Educated Negro Who Is a Holy
Terror Around I/tGrauge.
ILoGramge, Ga„ Doc. 30.—(Special.)—
Some time ago a negro man who
thought to use his "edicashun" to keep
out of work was sent up from this
county for a crime. 'He soon escaped,
and is now supposed to bo running at
torse around 1.0.0range with n baud
of about ft«M u down other negro out
laws. A few mights ngo Mr. Philip
Green was reluming from West Point,
where he hud been lo sell cotton. Ho
iwum fired upon from ambush, but,
divining the Intention of bin assail
ants, jumped from the wagon and pur-
wood the highwaymen after Hearing
them oway with »»voral shots front
his own pistol. Mr. George Godwin
ai’so has been bold up by a gang sup
posed to be the si mo. He, too, got
anvay without loss. Several negroes fire
nrnv lit Jail charged with these attempt
ed robberies.
Before the arrest of the negroes, it
was a very common thing for farmers
and wealthy men Ini town to receive
threatening anonymous letters, de
manding that certain sums of money
bo loft nt specified places. The pcunlty
for 'failure to heed these lettors was
the throat to bum' out the barns or
othenwiso destroy the property of tho
parties named In tho letters. Two sta
bles were burned out, ome ot tuem con
taining a number of fine blooded
horses. Hon. Seth Tatum nnd Mr. Wat
Davidson arc reported to have been
recipients of scurrilous letters appa
rently from the authors of the letters
threatening fire.
Tho whole county seems terrorized,
but It Is thought that the capture
of tho negroes now In Jail will put
an end to the troubles.
Berjin. Dec. 30.—The week began In
flue holiday weather—dear, mild and
sunny, but It dosed in raiu -and cold.
Nevertheless the Christmas trade waa
admitted to be good, if not the best
1n tho last few years. The Christmas
festival In the new palace ot Potsdam
opened on Christmas evening with tho
customary presentation of gifts. Every
member of the Imperial family had an
Individual fir tree cut in the Potsdant
wilderness and set up into the Shell
11011, under the emperor's personal su
pervision. The size of the trees was
graduat'd carefully according to tho
Importance and ago of the possessors.
Tho emperor's, as also the empress'
was twenty feet high; tho crown
prince's ten feet -high; little Frederick's
nine feet high, and so on dawn to the
little princess who had a sapling hardly
above three feet. La to In the nf tcriioou
the family dined In the Apollo Hall,
The party consisted of the Empress
Frederick, the old Princes Alexander
and George of Prussia, the ladles 111
waiting, the officials of the court and
the children’s tutors. All Joined the
imperial family in a hearty merry'
making, unmarred by tho restraint of
court etiquette. After on hour at the
table, the party went directly to the
Shell Hall, which wsts ablaze with tho
light of the chandeliers and number
less tupors. The trees had been deco
rated und lighted under tho emperor's
eyes. He had passed tiho greater part
of tho day in preparing tho spectacle
and smiled complacently over the won
der which ills work excited among his
children. The little company sung tho
carol, "Helllcho Naeht" and tho em
peror and empress distributed tho pres
ents which had I wen rolled in voluml-
nouo wrappings to stir too curiosity ot
•the children. The adults had a romp
with the imperial princes during the
exhibition of tho bundles, after which
they left for their homos. Loiter tho em
peror aind empress entertained a few
intimate friends nt a dinner In their
private apartments.
On Wednesday nt tile emporor'rt com
mand ai matinee performance of "Han
sel und Grotel" wns given nt the opera
house for the amusement of the impe
rial' —rluces and the other children of
the cour!. Although Iho house wtia
not half filled—a fact showing a great
deolino of Interest in. the doings at tho
Imperial family, ,as usually these occa-
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
Knoxville. Tenn.. Dee. 30.—Yesterday
near Mlddlcsborough, Ky., two children,
aged 1 and 5 yeara, of John and Barah
Timmons were burned lo death. Tho
parents had gone to a neighboring gro.
eery, leaving the children at home. Tho
youngest, while phiylng near the fire,
caught lire, and the other while attempt
ing, to put out the blaze also caught.
Both were burned to a crisp when their
parents returned. The oldest was alive,
but died halt un hour Utter In great
agony.
FACTORY AND COTTAGES BURN.
Tampa, Fla., Dec. 30.—Early tills
morning the cigar factory of Loznao &
Co. was destroyed by fire, together
with six cottages. The fire I* thought
to have been Incendiary. The wal ir
pipes -were frozen, nnd tho flrem n
could do nothing. The load is about
320,000. Insurance unknown.
CUBAN CUSTOMS.
Madrid. Dec. 30,-The cabinet has ap
proved the proposal to open an Inquiry
Into tho Cuban customs system. Honor
Abarazuza, minister of colonies, denies
the report that ho suggeated that the
Washington government arranged a tar-
lit Hat with Cuba directly.
SNOW IN AUGUSTA.
Augusta.- Ga.. Dec. 30.—It bega
snowing here this afternoon about
o'clock, and has been filling contb
contin
uously over since At S o'clock the fall
is very heavy, with prospects of con
tinuance until morning.
ARMY OFFICER DEAD.
Omaha, Nab.. Dec. 30.—Col. John O.
Parke, U. 8. A., retired, died this af
ternoon at Fort Omaha from injuries
received in a runaway accident last
week in this city.
notes from tweed.
Tweed, Dee, 80.—(Special,)—The depart
ure ot Christmas Is attended with consld-
eable change In the weather—for It lias
been extremely cold, the wind blowing
from the north chilling everybody ami
making them hover around tho hearth
before a blazing (Ire.
Mrs. Smith, the estimable wife of Mr.
Wesley Smith, died at her home last Sat
urday, the 22nd, after a short lllneis. Sho
was burled Sunday.
Tho distressing news of the sudden
death of Mrs. Molllo Smith, wtfe of Mr.
Oeorgo Smith, at McRae last Thursday
morning was Indeed sad to her many
friends here. She was burled Friday at
the family graveyard. Mrs. Smith was
a Christian woman of noble Instincts and
was loved fur and wide for her Christian
traits of character. She waa a daughter
of 'Squire Joe Smith, a prominent citizen
of Johnson county.
Cola. Phil Howard and Jim Hicks of
Diiblln attended court at Flat Rock, a
country precinct near here, on the 22nd.
Both were Interested In a tombstone case,
Col, Howard appearing for the defend
ant, while Col. llloks represented Morris
Bros, of Tennessee, the plaintiff* Both
lawyers furnished much amusement cross*
firing at each other, tr.'lng to get Judge
Drew to give his decision as to continu
ing or discontinuing the case. Finally the
Judge decided In Howard'a favor, and tho
nane went to trial. A Jury wan secured
and the lawyers timed each other to a
five minutes, peroration. Howard spoke
a minute over the prescribed limit, when
Col. Hicks attempted to stop him.
did no good. Howard told Hicks his time
was wrong and proceeded. Hicks then
addressed the jury and made a good
speech. Now and then Howard would In
terrupt. and, together with their sharp
rallies, created much laughter. The jury
dbeigrccd. Although quite young In the
legal profession. Col. Hicks la attaining
gradually a high position. Col. Howard
needs no praise. His knowledge of the
Intricacies or the law Is giving him as
much as he can attend to.
3lr. Rachel* and family have moved
here. He Is a brother of the Irrepressi
ble Math Rachels, the boas wheelwright
of Dublin.
Calvin Oliver and wife and Louis Mad
dox of Bruton spent Christmas with rela
tives and friends.
OHCRcnirArs condition.
London. Dec. 30.—Loud Randolph
Church'-Tii return to annscioueohm hag
Irosened h!s immediate danger. Other
wise the gravity of (Us condition !» un-
altered. At midnight bis dwora
ported no change s'-aco the lest bullotin.
of sympathy and encouragement. They
are urged to stand firm against tho
antl-doctoilleilo toll! and the emperor's
abtempt to muzzle them iu tho n-Icli-
stag. Wlltom Llebknecht, the Social
Dcmocitutlo leader, said 1n an inter-
low on Friday that while unwilling
to predict ithe immedlale future, ho
was confident tiut the antl-Soclallstlc.
campaign would evenuiuaJIy. help hla
party.
■'Whalt a giant like Bismarck failed
to ocoempUsh," ho said,' "Lilliputians
like Hohcnlohe, Mlquel nnd Iiooller
will utterly Impossible. I cammed be
lieve that the Omperor will risk such
a coup as the dissolution of ttiho relch-
stng and the abolition of universut
suffrage, <bor. the Boctol Democrats are
prepared for any event. I feel confi
dent that tho anti-SocJultst (bill will not
pass In Its present form."
Iddbkneehlt spoke also of the govern
ment's proposal to prosecute the So
cial Democratic deputies Who refused
to cheer for tho emperor. The defeat
of this proposal was a hard blow to
the government and tile 2>laiv would bo
repcaeted If 'the ehanoellor should try
thesamohhlng again. To persist In such
si course would bring tho government
into direct and bitter conflict wUh tho
rcWlHsUag. Whatever the government
did now. Whether It advanced or re
treated, file situation was bound to bo
of great advantage to itlte Social Ddmo.
erode- , .
All Boclal .Democratic prejudice
aside,IT- is felt, that iho presen t HI niriuro
of tho South Gorman atalteu has be
come one of the potent factors with
which Ihe emperor miu»t reck up cytaor.
While ithey View wlm Jealousy and fenr
tho no wattemptk alt. Prussian domlna-
itlon, the emperor will not dure to ex
ert much pressure on the rcufinrag or
resort to 'a dissolution. It Is understood
that the king of Saxony gave iho em
peror some very strong advice io tails
effect during tho recent (hunt at
Koenig.
THE VISIT TO BISMARCK.
Chancellor Prince Hohonloho expects
to go to Frledrlchmihe on noxit Wednes
day. Tho appointment ttf his son.
Alexander to Ibo chancellor of legaithvn.
has worried the Radicals. Who say tho
chancellor is homor-homnd to resign bln
seat In 'IWe reichstag. The Krouz tloi-
tung explains thait the appttfnltmont
is morely (honorary, brings with it no
salary nnll ithereforo conflicts in no
wu-y wMhi Oho chancellor's executive
ditties.
With hho adjustment of tho French
olia'iriher the cxrtlemenlt df tlhe Drey
fus scandal has been lillaiyeid tempor a
rily, although more debate Is expected
later.
Princess Glselo ot Bavaria has aono
'to Troppau to see her, daughter, the
Princess Elizabeth, who ran away to
■marry Lieut. -Ilaron Zofriond. Tho
Brinoess Elizabeth Is on her ltrst child
ben! and him boon watched for days
Ihy her husband's mother. In Munich,
tho meeting of tho mothens is Bald »o
I m ini ntcifl'iDil 1m *n. I’m'ftfiAilhu'inn. Tt
ill ,7 »«« MOMAiljr IIRBIJ tnx'tt-
slonn hOiVP nttr.iotod cronv/lfc. The nc*
•tlon <»f tlH> op»rn. wns followed with
keen interest H»y the emperor's boys,
who ilicl not lienitafo lo nunko loud fltid
frequent demonnttuitions of their d<
light. Wednesday wns .tlio cmpcror'»
lust holiday.. Wince then, ho has boon
absorbed In Ills state duties, ami his
family have boon left to seek their
own umuHcmotits.
THK CH'RISTMAG CAKES.
•Oapt. von Pliwkow of tho Fl^st Foot
Guard* had tho honor of elvlnjr tho
Imperial couple, in nocordance with n
time-worn custom, the Christmas pep
per oukcH, which all Germans, rlch-nnd
poor, emsdetote with holiday fcstlvuls.
The emperor recelvpd the cakes with
dignity, and had them piled In proper
order on 111* table before him.
In Ihe Emperor Frederick Hospital
tor Clildren the Empress Frederick
paiwed an afternoon in> going from bed
to bed nnd handing toys to the young
sufferers. The Prlnco and l’ttnee™
Adolph of Hohculm burg-1,1 mm nccom-
pflnlcd her to the hospital.
A noteworthy feature of th» ipoopto's
hol'.dfiys this year has been Iho ab
sence of the rowdy Jofllly which pre
vailed In farmer years. The custom of
street carousals seems to he dying out
and 'iho police records, which- unco
swelled enormously before, havo been
thus far aa meagre as In the tnlddlO
of July.
CONGRESS OF MINERS.
The first national congress of Ger
man miners met on- Thurwlny and Fri
day In E«*e. There was only limited
Interest tn Its proceedings. The dele
gates, moody Social Demon rats, voted
for an eight-hour day, reform of tho
laws to prevent accidents nnd appoint-
•ment of mine Inspectors independent
of the mine owners. They recommend
ed after short debates the abolition of
cliMd and femaDo labor, (the suppres
sion of the system of peoco work and
Che natlotiaUsailon of all Gcrmun
mines. The Social Democratic bias of
the delegates was shown plntny by
their hostllilty to the Chrls’lnn Miners’
Association, a concern which mixes
theology and socialism tn tts cnnstUu-
irton ami forbids the membership nf
avowed Social Democrats. The deb-
gaitPs agreed that religion, politics and
trades unionism should he kepit dis
tinct, although resob’lng tn afimost the
same breath that social democracy and
Infidelity wet® essential principles of
trades unionism.
Yesterday the Polish miners cldbed
a tore.' days' conference in rirrotau
There th* delegates avowed openly
their adherence to social d emocracy and
prepared a plan of agitation Which
will be exit ended over sfl the dlwrlcts
of Posen nnd Silesia. While proclaim-
loer the spread of socialism In the
cities the speakers deplored the Indif
ference of the rural population to Bo-
dlaletlc appeals. This population Is
Caithollc and has turned a deaf ear to
social Democratic attacks upon their
faith. It lias shown persistently Its
detestation of the agitators from the
chics and bus clung to the pries Is for
advloe. Dr. Lexer, delegate from Cra
cow, urged tho extension at the so
cialistic campaign to Austrian Sties!*.
Private emissaries, carrying literature
and iTgiament Info th# workingmen's
homes, bo thought, would be the best
means rd spreading socialism among
the Austrian Pales. Thus Gernzwi police
decided that ls>*er wss a dangerous
nrm and conducted him to rho Aus
trian frothier on Friday, after notifying
tbelr Austrian colleagues Chat he would
bear wvchirtg. The next time he opens
his mouth In public he will bo dapped
into Jail.
It was remarkable that neither the
Essen nor Breslau congresses debated
the xn14-wWall*t btl. There were oc
casional ullus'ons to the government's
repressive programme, but no attempt
to consider k seriously.
The Vooerwarts says that the So-
cWI Democratic deputies are receiving
from all countries letters and telegrams
l lave r.\culii.l in 'a reconciliation,
s honed that, Prinoa 'Leopold can bo
persuaded to forslve 4i1h runiuwuy
daugh ter 'and let her return to tho Bn-
wvrlnn court, whore »ho always has
bean a fawarlto. Baron Zwfriend who
Is a lloutenant In the Austrian army,
has lived since his marriage in scclu-
sloit In Tromxiiu.
Ex-Deputy iLour, senltenoed lo litrrj
labor for ipuriuring himself In a di
vorce cn*e, is working llmiwtone near
Limburg for the governonont's benefit.
Brrlrn puhllHhor offered him a otg
prlt'e for a Hiwry of his experiences in
prlncn, but Lotto was forbidden to oc-
nut luuur swi u'tiuvn i'» uu-
ospt It n,s ouch an underUiklng would
be contrary to tho toitma of ids sen
tence. ’
Isirenz, an Annrchbit, nnd feur ac
complices, wore unvoted ycaterdny for
culnrnk enairk pieces.
ri'hlem.icke. urojsurer of Uie Htlde-
Irelm affiodntlon of OemcnJ.-ntln cnemt
•workO-s, btui alhwxmdeil Kilo money ds t
pasl'led with him.
Among tho tariff amendment con-
teniptetcd by tho govcrnmepit la nn
doorcase at tax on cotton seed oil from
4 to 10 marks. Tho newspapers admit-
t'hait Ibo United Staten will feci tills
Increase most keenly.
COTTON MONOPOLY GONE,
Col. Walters Tolls Ills Reasons for the
Hard Times.
Albany, Dee. 35.—(Special.)—During my
visit to Albany In tho Interest of th*
Telegraph I called on Col. Jesso Walters
In his cosy law office. As his faco wore a
rather serious expression for Christmas,
I Inquired tha subject matter ot his med
itations.
Well," said ho. "I can't- keep out of
my thoughts tho ‘hard times' so oppres
sive Just now to all our people. The
country has not emerged from the panto
yet."
"Whnt produced these 'hard times’ of
which you apeak?" I asked.
"It will not pront to go Into the va
rious causes of the present condition ot
things that would amack too much of
u post-mortem examination, but there nrn
certain matters which affect our ruturo
that are practical and which concern roe
much.
You see," continued Col. Wsltero, "tho
Mouth lias lost her monopoly of the cot
ton business, and the farmers do not
know It. This la a calamity which stores
the South In tho face. It la tho pmb-
lam to solve. I know our people wilt
solve It In tlmo, for our Southern peoplu
are hard to down. They are a heroic
people and this question wns born amid
hard times.”
But, Col. Waltsri. what new conditions
have arlucn so threatening to our cotton
production?”
•The Tacts are thess. For a long se
ries of years the Republican party. In
of the Northern manufactur-
a monstrous tariff on all for- '
The effect of this policy has
mukite cotton production In
of the world. The policy of
tho Republican party forced foreign na
tions lo build. In eelf-defense, railroads
and extend tbelr transportation acuities,
and now the so countries can market cot-
ton. Egypt. India, the Russian provinces.
Central America, Africa and Mexico have
Increased Immensely their cotton produc
tion, and to such an extent as to deeply
affect the cotton market this year. It la
our future more than the present which
makes me blue. The high tariff policy
of the United States has tnkon from tlio
South her monopoly In cotton. And this
fact the Southern tarmore should know,
and upon our ready adaptability to tha
new conditions depends our success for
the future."
A great many Dougherty county farm-
era are In doubt as to what to do for the
year 1896. To be or not to be; to do or
not to do; to farm or not to farm—that
Is tho question.
the
elf
liec
nth
DEATH AT 6HITLLMA!N.
Shellnmo. Dec. 30—(Special.)—Ai
If.mm baa been cast nvnr ihe cctmui-
nOty by HU* wad death of MJwi Fannie
Crtfitondm. After a fingering and
painful Illness at four months her
spirit winged H<i flight to tt* name tn
heaven. Sho Uxwes a large circle of
friends, who, wt’Ji her bereaved fam
ily, mourn tlu-ir best. "Life's fitful
fever over, she ntveps well."
WAREHOUSES BURNED.
River Junction, F>l,, Dec. 30.—The
freight warc-houscH .idJ offices of tho
LouIbvIIIc nipt Nashville. Savannah,
Florida and Western and Florida Cen
tro! ond Peninsular railroads were db
strovod by fire ill!* morning. The cause
of the fire wits u defective flu*. Th*
loss Is about 310,004.
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