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Oi’:, Dec. 31.* U-oJ Per c$. ukl! in offered nr. HE MACON MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1895. Hlngie Copy,3 tend IE AT NEW Y officials Getting Ready to re Way to Reform Rep* reseutatives, MARTIN IS TO RESIGN. d/,.Fe. vi- . I u<i Ohio., el.. .1 ' aan I'MiflO 4# auriOMo. 17H .d Alim..HO . *T,vl <ff... 71 ilL-'-ioQn .... 74l :::: ! {->v'-'p.vt'u 21* . ! -ctn-.... In x /i\ \ Jen. .. 83% * ; '» Srie fil W l(i% 71 K'. Say* Ha Ila« Coma Out IJnicathcd from tha Invfillgation and Is of III* Job—Byrne* May 1 c n Ilka Po.ltion. ; •anre ... .133 »m Nt -j... 53% ■. nd NJAlb. ii% Nortt dj Pacific 31.—President Jaa. Roadii, police board mido Ko?U d lk >h ° rUy bef0r ° 12:30 bt. X'auiV 1 chat ho intended do l board. Whom lie Kllion 'today to re- board. President Texas Ft. Union l 1 . w\, bt. Whig do Southern «»« iins.Uij .. nil C-ar.. in i ll W> LVii .. SO 1-m Pa.,do. .and 6^io. 17 , STATU BONDS. tua clast i.lUl Teul > u B VjGB ■ “ C. 01 .U.,p™'llt’S..lUJ to U»,64...:lui Mo...101 that I have been im the police de- Wenteru l me. This place :nial to me. and tton or? the Lexow included I Intend Csffgn under fire. Jbe In the hands fain a few days, testimony given by ,'l5ore the hexow com- Virfdls to say: As president 'taient X do not wish to lovEnsHENT^y controversy with the (ffiSitu im*" I 01 taiyione else, but I I i Al j ei '* 1 detly that the board |>7 '— : lly hUve ever done any- COTT' rfcte w9 h dr hamper the ft in the proper discharge m market fu " ' iring quotat.'i imclals, whose 'terms ex- rita V were preparing to move Gilroy incited up Ills ■.nt.".'i , K?/&r3 In the mayot's ofilce J'.\ vas ready to go after tihe >f the board of estl- Ijippotntiment wlhltfa took «, jeo i on 'the departmental estl- ■ - JKiS. Tine 'mayor said 1 he had co.npfeted' 'his 'pihuis lor. 'the He might’ go to, Flqrida or soon for a vueation. Then he .Into business. He declared ‘ Tjunmany still had a. bright tahat he would oflwdys be J for the organization. T, the mayor's secretary, -Ano 'to Albany where he r correspondent of a New ^newspaper. Other Taimmany oif- ■ho were getting ready 'to movo I; s>;orge a. McClellan, president I JTbocrd of aldermen; Sheriff John I S'con. Cc-r mo re Shea and Schultz, 9-;r Smythe and Judge Traux of i.rlor court . o'*- Elect' Strong will take pqsses- .; the mayor’s office tomorrow at There wKi probably be a little e-mililng and Mr. Strong will be iued to the heads ol the depart- ) EVIDENCE AGAIN ST BYRNES, -ir'l.'r Lexdw today, before leaving vlbany, was asked wha't he 'tli.oulg'h't ' .he criticisms made regarding the ‘-toilnatlon of Superintendent Byrnes, 'wen,” sold he, "wg expected we ild be criticised whether we had rnes on the stand or not, and If we • criticised adversely lit will not onlv unfair, but unjuilt. Byrnes was asked jaicount lor bis wealth and ho did .There was not a bit of evidence to V fl M chat he was guilty •at corruption. ' . .1 It was, as a mutter of fact, this Fir this state, almost every dial® in Jgilon, wus scraped as with a fine vjtv mb Jm order to get some evi- Wft vjfftt him, but it could not be BjRjflq Byrnes was questioned on '.'lines upon which the commliteo ,■ airy information. jf if anyone knew anything about the Aida: career of Mr. Byrnes they W an id have informed us of It. Why § not come forward with it? lIn « - a matter of fact, chai:enged side or outside the depart- ,iow that he was guilty of a >ng act.” , -been said,” remarked one of lx" 1 ???'heard the. senator's words, I committee and tlhe superin- p- understood each other perfect- on lief ore he wont on the Bond; > was an agreement or under- fof some sort by the terms Byrnes. was . to toe let down who says that or anything f'fis the reply to that. “Is sim- lecturing a lie out of the whole * there is no truth in that / \ a word.” „ / OFIFE'il TO RETIRE., y subject of discussion 'at police (TY n ‘aricrs and In pohee /H generally Superintendent f f «*tlon in placing hl« appiica- \ retirement from the force-in rti' of Maypr-elect Strong. Mr. . O i denouncement,, of |the police the chargee that he ivas in the perrormane* w his ,%y the . commissioner* a*60 ( | \ tone' talk. Everybody Is won- a.," • a ^ Tivhai will be-the outcome of r rint state of affairs in d«- v \He declined to »ay; Uxhu InA-not, is understood, his 1 «o mayor contained a formal UK [or retirement to thi police |Co toe forwarded to’ *thit b-afly As Mr. Strong pleas?o. I J burHudteiulent came down to his at lilt usual hour today. He to* V . during. Ui*» for moon many call* vho came to extend their good ,fi and all expressed the hope v wound continue* to be itsperin- yrf i he force when it Is leorgaB- ,’inong tho^e Who called were fjrfiy and ex-Capu GreeN under iir. Byrnea i>erformed his first *s mtrolman In. 1863. Capl Greer V .WSired in 1870. He olid h?lw«nt:d »»« Mr. Byrj.. j? continued at the held * "“'he puperintendmt was he had anything more his letter to the may f 1C '.^CC. Til' J J .iietbcr hi ■ tuncenilng-- ,-r- —-. I •' ^t, and bis reU*on* for w.ihing to lirtltft »■ would not further dlacusa « -U.er. HO stated: "I liav^eUd all 1 I.. ning tlun matter that I iitend to 1 - 'for me rresent. Jly letter 1* In Mr. •’« han«.\ and I have gfen my | :„r Ha: not. I may hafcoome- V to add to what I have'already 1 ! i.it<-*r. But at present I huve noui- I , to more to say. w I -• >ln police clrc’.:s the univer-sa impres- 1 * * that Byrnes will be at w? head M trie ra-orginlzed polTcei lotce- Th® r-siion has been raised a a to whether » lot the police board vou’d: retire \iV f Byrne.? ia the event M^vjr-el *ct v should decide to $>r/al r d bis aDjn 10'the < ommisiprprl*- •d has refused to retire Werboaied officers. Uudeif tha twenty-year law Mr. Byrnes ini entitled to a punelon of 53,000 per aimin’- It is believed there department un/tll May 1. will be no change in -the heads the The dep.iirlrfieut at present is in a stat * of turmoyl over thk> -expositi'es. be fore the UoxotF committee and Byrnes’ offer to retire. ■ * , . Suporlntc-ndepl- Byrnes took occasion to correct rhe Impression g.\vu by his testimony be«f< *re the Lexow committee that all the ix>pmlssioners of the pjllce board had tot erfered with him, tn the discharge of 11Is duties. He was> asked tf he meant to include GenI Kerwln and Commissioner Murray. He said: “No, I h 1 vi nothin; to say against Messrs. Kerw n and Murray. Since they have bt en on the board things have b£«a vci y different. No transfers have be.-a ma ie except for cause, and under the ru! -o of the department.” AN DP EVfB RESIGNS. New York i Dec. Sl-^sMayor-elect Stron« has tec elved a letterirom Street Commissioner Andrews, In Which he tenders h:s r. isignatlon to take effect Jan. 15.\ Com missictttr • Andrew; v.us accused b.tor ? all Lexoiw committee of havlug noei pted a bribe wli.le excise commissioner in connection With tile granting of a license to the Hotel Tor- tanl, Mr. And ?ew« denied . tills while a wltneea beforv > the committee. ' ■ DRUGS DISCPVIJRED. A Savannah fried of the Steamer s Captain Must p a y a Fine. Philadelphia . Dec. 31.—The phenace- USe aetz d " Saturday by Customs Inspector Riel aird Weish on. the Jtritish steamer Ear restlni, lying lit Port Richmond am to Hcvator, has been or dered forfeit*, 1 and appraised. The o,«rn- er3 cf the g rod# will be reaulrea to pay a. lino eq uhl to thrlr value. If an alTeiiipt aad heen made to, land the phenueotlne t *e tine would have b en lust double he-value t the goods, it tile derell otlon in this case consist- ed only in t*i * ia^-u.c pi'.*c*ng it on the vesaal’s n anifest. ' , The Daureel Ir.a arrived here on Fri day from liar lburg via New York, in spector Welsh "'as assigned to search the vessel, an 1 1 he discovered tha phe- maoetine li'.ddc n away iu the alter-eabln .n three rargi 1 k** 1 '" jars. The othcers on the vessel evaimed that the.. k;lzed goods v ere pi irehused in Hambui— by Ciipt. Garven for a fnend in Bavunnah, Ga. The. cj:1z =d drug Is worth 'about 1700. i HISTORIC M/ANSIOn TORN DC>WN. The Old BlaiiSie Mansion to Give Place tot i> Now Theatre. Wlashlngtonl Dec. 31.—The work of de molishing the! old mansion on Lafay ette sciuare. I where Jaimias G. Blaine died .and whrlre thra ■ Seward assassina tion was aitteuaiihled, was begun today. A theatre Is Ito bi- constmrciod on idle site. AnKfes] which on! in ithe room where Mr. iBI-iiine died are being care fully reanoveCl. and it ia a.v!id C'lusv jvlll be approihriivtoly disabled to rooms set apart Sor that punpoaa in the mw tho/hre TCie aotirall work of demolition will oommenic e when ithe intlertior f,f tie mansion, bus i wen dismantled. Soane of the rooms cf the house are found to have mareiek of rare umd beautiful black marble, A SUOCJ 3SSOR TO WRENN. DeSaussure das Been Appointed by Mt najjer Hudson. . • • " Knoxville, Manager Hut DeSaussure g the Memphis with theadqua ceed B. W. V . Oll.unning '. of ttie Souths and will bog tlon of the .- were common n rssee, Virglt When oomipl cost $475,000, to 2,500 men. DID THE Twin., Dee. 31.—General Ison has appointed Cl. A. enenaS passenger ugent of and Charleston railroad, rtsrs at Memphis, to sue renn, resigned. .1. Bolton, chief engineer rn railway, Is in the city, _ In tomorrow the com pi e- i- hops in this city, which ccd by the old Bast Ten ds and Georgia Company. ?ted the shops will have rad will give employment Washington mas today filed by the gate to llho itf by -he erratnd arraigned oin. appendiad ■was not foun* ithe alleged were oammlti whether t hie by -irho ilt.it. thereupon DIED Four Chlldrei i tc rlously ill, an d NEW PARK Charleston, oattnled over. r WlAIT TOO DONG? ftiameys Mhke Awitlhor Ilowgaite’s EiToft to His Behalf. , Dec. 31.—Judge MeCo- .vcnruled thle domurnera tiorncys of Cant. n >w- iTfli OnUioimants returned Jury. Hawucate was re- l ml coded not guilty, but rther ipfcn fhat Indictment 1 witfirto three years after offrinses therein charged ed. The queerjian as to Imdlotimenta were tulnud ate of llmllaloana was ted. OF DIPHTHERIA. in One Fanvlly Succumb the Disease. / Reading, P :nn., Deo 31.—Paul, aged 5; Clias. M., iged 12; lot, aged 10, 'Ind Dizzie, aged !, all children of Jacob K. Levan of Oley, this county, died within the past twenty-four hours oif diph- '■ ‘ *- aged 0, was. bulled on o other children are se- death Is expected. death is t\,ft CHARLESTON. S. C., Dee. 31.—The city government has Just concluded the pur chase of a ttuot of 300 acres of land on the Cooper rl rer, about five miles from the city, for the purpose of estaTHIa'alng a ipublle >iurlc. -The land Res tn one body and bottlers on the r.vor hank. It has a vigorous natural growth' of pine and oaks and ?.he topogm.ph'.cal advunHages and itha odtuaries that abound make It an ideal spot for the landscape acchf toor, who will be put to work on hot once to convert it into a model pork. An avenue 100 fee wide wild he coM'jruoted lmding through, the park. V.'itli ahe ajd of elortric oars the park win be under a nan hour's drive from the battery. . I THE TRIUSURY BADANCe/ ■Washington Dec. 31.—The general treasury balances at the close cf the calendar yaai ISM is stated at $103,- 022,80k, or which 880X170,140 B It gold. After tills balance was struck mt treas ury was notiled of the .wlthfruwa. from the New 'York sutotiraatory. or 5SOO.OOO gold > x r eipont, andtw aoove halances are iueed Oy tint,amount. kA- Y ■ SCHEIDER St;SZE TO ./DB.YTH. FIFTEEN DEAD OR MISSING. Tragic Ending of tbe Lives of Delavan Ilouso Servants at Albany. WERE STRICKEN WITH FRIGR1 \ Porter Who \\>nt to Warn Tli«m 8*Id They Would Not Go lo a Hi*ft* Exit ■■Ho Effort to Rescue Bodies*-. JUlst of Dead amt Allitslnffi Albany, N. Y., 'Dec. 31.—The latest estimate is that thirteen' persons, all employees of the hotel, perished in tho Delavan House Are last' night. Three of the missing people are meii and ten are women. A conservative estimate.of the Toes 4s ‘$150,000. Oil ithe building, which is Insured for $160,000, and $50,090 on the furniture, which Is insured for $37,500. .The rents of the hotel are Insured for $20,000. HelsdX-Ai Mulfelder, dealem in whole-, sale notions, who occupied a store un der the annex, suffered a loss by, (ire and water of $40,000, fully Insured.'' Slight losses wire Incurred by several! mcrehants on the opposite side of Broadway, caused by the falling walls and Intense heat. THE LIST OF DEAD. . Ilia list of dead who par, shed .in the llamas incluUes: ... ...■ Mra. F. H. Hlli, bousttiaoper. May su-itian, chambermaid. . , i Mra. Bay xonns of Jameatown, linen woman. 1 ; Agnes Wilson, linen woman. Bridget 'Fifagibhoito, pantry girl. Kate Crowley, chimbeumald. E«mando Belletlti. cook. Ricardo TbHesferul. cook. •Meeftata Staurenu, chlamhertnuid. Bmllgin Tomagiu. chambormuld. Simon Meyers, employe. Thomas Cannon,' employe. • ■ ' • Annie Daly, chamlwmald. Ellen Dillon, chambermaid. ■Missing—Miairfo Carey, chambermaid. . So fa,r as could 6>o learned from the hotel nuilhoKties, the abovo list In cludes those miho were unsuccessful in tihielr efTiB'la ito escape. DtiVTII FROM 'FRIGHT. They l»ad rooms oii tho fifth Boor anil their deaths coiifd not Saa.ve been too result of anything but fright. One of the porters, who went up to warn them, said today fiiuit it iwas iraposslblo to iaad bhem to n safe exit. Tiiey simply Went wild when they 'learned of the Are /" '- -... . . . Streams were played Oh the ruins all day. No attompt will bo made until to morrow to search for the bodies. Tho thick die wall which divided tho main building from the addltlonc wns all that kept tho flames from sweeping tho entire block. The south wall is all that re mains of the main 3trueture. The es cape of surrounding property Is mlraou. lous, ns the streets about tho hotel aro narrow. It was thought at one time that tho Now York Central station wns doomed, but It was only slightly dam aged. The guests and employes did not have time to save anything, not even wcarihg apparel. Many guests had hair- hreadth escapes In endeavoring do secure their effects. Pelser & Munfolder, dealers In notions, occupying a store In tho annex, angered a loss of nbput $35,000 by flro and water, which Is full ylnsured. A commercial traveler, who had a trunk full of Jewelry in his room which he said was valued at $50,000, offered a reword of half tho contents to anyone wh owouhl get his belongings. John Donahue, John Baker of tho regular volunteers and J. W. Lane entered the building and suc ceeded In getting tho trunk out and. brought tt to tho Kenmore, where they wore handsomely rewarded. It Is stated that the’ Central people were thinking of purchasing the Delavan site on which to erect a railway station. Air THE EXPOSITION. VYertt Florida Wtl Be Ueprpibnkert By a Big Exhliy.t.' Fon-sneoM, Fin., Dec. 31.—Col.. W. D. J Chiplcy, general iinil commissioner, or’ tllie Louisville and xtixlivUli 1 'railroad, has announced that tflio’ r.illm.ut will make un exhibit-of *#$ tiklustrlis of wont Florida at the AtMtrta exposlt-on. Mr. Ohipley tvaa tho liuiKar la charge and is preparing to make a complete exhibit of rhe producer of a.ioh couniy. Fruits, sugureine, tobacco, earn, rice and cassava wl.', he among the produets exhibited. , Cnl. Chiplcy is afeo hiving n- large number of Jars of uniform szo pvc- pjWid for preserving fruits dffrfffg.the summer. As soon as 'lie secures space in the proper Huildlng he. will visit ttie different counties of this, section and endjivor to 'have u,em makes distinct ivo exb blt, and there Is no doubt iliar he trill he successful. In any event, a most creditable exhibit W.UPe made. Knoxville, of \BUtun -\t 55 f>r Cowan, 1 terlously ills, ago, was fom wonts five m«r doze was drinking it is suppOac the woods aai. L Waxol- ■FAILURE • ■■•. :;i TiK, I'..-■!•• ler, etitrf clerk' ^ G>, who mys- a arly a week a«)u Id the glty. Ha en v, and \j *red into dBftfanooff kird 4 1-2 •noogt StTir Ugo blue, :\Y. E. Ashcro' day. The WHO WIIiL OONTEST ? San Fmnelseo, Dec. 31.—Statements hive-been, made since fae publication of Senator Fair's will tout there trill be a contest unless such action should be construed us dangerous to the con testant by reason of itlie 'foWelture clause of the will. The .aStorne.Vs' in: teneOted have not yet included § whether the, clause is absolute and-' bintfug. Ohorlcs Li Fair says he lias not'felven a 'thought no a contest so far as Jm is concenicrl. Mrs. Charles L Fair says she En no reason to'be dls satlsflcd tv.lli ber father-! n-'.-i.w’s pro vision for her. Slie sold sdre did no marry young‘Fair for his 'money mu’, that they have been very happy with' out wwtth. The funeral of the.sen-: tor takes pCace next Sunday from Grad church. MRS. HHNNI553BY DEAD. New Orieaos. Dec. H.—Mrs. (fanes i»ey. ihe ag«l mother of the late t.'uiv off I'ullee Henn■•ssoy. whose assassin i, ti»u by Italians In. 18SH led to th "hoolmg of the?Ma!ii gang-in toe par lab peison. ami almost embroiled uu country with 'lie LtalDn government Ml,ii today. Mrs. UeunCsscy left quio ah estate-- • S THE READING PLAN FAILURE Tho Comni Uoo Will Ask Deposits Un dor Another Plan. N v e\v York, Dec. 31.—The Earle-Olcot Reading ccmmllltee -held ia meeting to day and declared toe roulJu.-ir.men, agreement of Outober 1 Ineffective, a-- only DO per cent, of 'die Junior securi ties had heou deposited. Thera were $31,000,000 general mortgage bonds <le posited, u majority of about ?5,000,000, arid the. comm.'troe lnSiruc.t«l Ulio trus toes of the mortgage to begin Imrnedi ate- procctdlngs for ihe foreolosure oi the morogige. It was nlso doe.ded to receive fur,her deposits of bonds under the aereement of May 7 until January 3,‘isor., .without penalty, tout 'the cou pons will not'bo purchased! on any bonds wuioh .were not deposited before J.um-iry. r, 1803. Before the foreclo sure sale toe committee will submit a plan of reorgaulaaitfron ns provided In the agreement of May 7, by the orig- in.ii Olc.tM: ooiumlntee. The foi-eclosure s»le con bo averted by nccopllng that plan, vvihich avlli provide for a partloi- pattou in tlie reorganized praperty tm all Junior security 1 valuers who ossent. Special rtft'galtion will be enertid to tihose 'ivi» Juve doposlljed their Junior securities and stock bixtbra iFetinury l, 1803. Pi affing the announcement of the plan depos.ts of Junior securities w'.li be received, which may at nny time be 'V.ialidrjwn. Unlest aiocRTMid- ers 'Wlio lave already deposited ttMr", stares wlik toe oommljtee and given Eitmi proxies shall withdraw, tho 'prox ies will be Voted to favor ar the present-, mahagomenlt. It is ibel cyed tout too-, following sssessment-v may be deter mined on at ''ito proposed plan: First preference Irioames 8 per Cent., seconds' 10 to 1&per cent., loud 15 to IB' per cent; aioctk, 20 per cent. The income bonds nil v- receive now securities for the nssespriemt. . • TROUBLE IN THE 'WEST INDIES. Now Cah'lnet For Hayrt and Gunboats 'iS'or Sun Domingo. Nbw Ye ft:. Dec. 31.—The Dutch steamer Fr'.uz Frederick mendrldek, which arr.yod today from Wort Indian ports via Poet Au Prince DoceiinJior 24. brings too] nows tfaat at toe time ot, leaving an entire utangc in President', HlppoijiidY minlsl'iuH was about ' to take .plica. Everything was very quiet, although a groa t scairo.ty of money amt hat’d tlitiM .iprevuffed. Three French men-of-»iJr,wera -in ithe itirtior of Port Au Prince, lit nvas mpogtod tOha.t tney would probeed to San Do-mlngcgto on- forco a claim of too French govorinmont against toe governor ot San DomiUgo owing to toe arrest of a French subjoot for the rooeut robbery of u Uirge sum of money front toe Bank of Sin Do mingo, in which President. Heur&ux was imF-lcated. There was ouo.Biuu- lsCx gunboat ait Capo 'flayil. Another English and a French,War vcsseC .werp alio .expwred at Mut' port, apparently with ithe Intention of backing up tlvo claims of Fiance a3aI1ii.1t Sin Domingo. C.vthollen Must Refrain from Joining Secret Societies. Washington, Dec. 31.—Owing to mls- uiipruhcaisiun caused by the publica tion of statements tout the decree con- osrnlng secret v-.-'leties was not final and was submitted to bishops In order to secure from them their opinions, Mgr. Eatolli uutlujrlzcs the following statement of Pacts, to set at re«t mis apprehensions ii’id—-nis reimsen tit Ions: Tho archbishops of the United States have taken counotl with respect to three iroeielies, namely, the Odd Fel lows, tile Hons of Temperance and the Knights of Pythias. The archbishops decided that the whole question should be submitted to the apostolic sec. In a communication from Tils eminence, Car dinal Monaco, to Mgr. Saitolll, the ac tion of the general congregation of car dinals tu s no.ii ms nor.m-isi committed I this. Is made known. The congrugailou afftsr considering the matter made a de- '. oree. This decree ln!s holiness fully con- 'firmed.unil gave in cffcol. Tils decree Is, therefore, transmitted to all arch bishops, b'.shoiw and other ordinaries of tho United Staacs, to bo by them . cl rried Into effect. 1 1 Mgr. SatolU hits acted merely as tho 'medium of transmission. But, In view of contradictory and confusing reports 1 emixiiSang iro,n various lurts of the country, the facts' ore thus brielly slated. - WILL START UP WEDNESDAY. Carnegie Employees Have Accepted the Iloductlqn. ! PRtsburg, Perm,, Dec. 31.—The Car negie mills a i Bruddock, Homestead, L.vwrcnecvllle, Buquesue and Beaver Falls will resum- work Wednesday. The time allowed for the acceptance of ithe new wag, scale expired SOilurdiy. IThe new rates were generally accept ed- by the employ-e*. -and 12,000 men wili return to wo’rk Weil Deadly. The average reduction In wages amounts to probably 15 or. 20 per cent, from last year's scale. The rollers anil smult- -tic in the Open Hearth and Bessemer .mills received a. cut of trom 25 to 15 'per cent,, while the wages of many law [priced workers were not ctvaogcd. . Many of the Homestead ateel work ers wffo arc dls«aic*8ed with the cut Invade by the new wage scale will re move to Ashtabula couuty, Ohio. They will exchange their HomesteaS - prop erty for farms there. This ha* been duns by about twenty Homestead fam- lTles'ln the ;mst -two months. HELP FOR THE FALCON’S CnEW. ■ Bt. John's, N. #*., Doe. 31.—A fund for the relief of the sufferers through toe loss of Explorer Peary's Falcon was ob tained here and is under-care of lar. Jlarvey, Edward Boring, the owner of the steamer, dml P. T.- McGrath, editor of the Herald. The families of the crew of the Falcon are In a state of destitu tion and sny- contribution to the fund from the United States and slsswhsre would be welcomed. WANTED TO BURN TH E TOWN. Columbus, O., Dee. 31.—The people ; if Brislrton/ O., are exceed </v<*r it. empts to burn the town. Each time (pal oil was u»«l 'freely by tho iueen- 'dArles. Itul nkC-n I. N. Marsh's store Urns hum <1 and a serious coulli„nv.ion ioms narrowly: averted. Boveral do- , ottlves are at’work, hut toe perpetra tors und the motives are stul mjste- ’rious. DEATH OF JUDGE CASTLEBERRY. Cutsets, Ga., Deo. 3t.rr(8p-clal.)— rudge Castleberry Jjiai Just died. He 1 vas ordinary for more tup thirty ivcors. Some of hi* .'fnnv'.iy had Just ■retruned from the burial of ns sou at Lumpkin, who was killed' by a S. A. M. .train Saturday evening. in a n ’athetic Euding of tbo Life of a> Old Man Hailing From Millcdgcviilc. WAS IN A DEMENTED CONDITIO ind W« Picked Up by a Police Ofllrn —Pied liefore Being Removed to the lloapiia!—\o Menna of Ceftaln Identlflcntlon. Atlanta, Dec. 31.— (Spedia!.)—F. H. CcComan, a man cifi>oiR£ r 50' yiears old and \vtWM30 Ihoipe Is eupjxjsed to be-in iMliledigevIle, died in «t bunk In; -a*, cell at tbo police'station this afternoon. Tho circumstances surrounding ihe death are of a patihetio as well as a mysterious chanacter. ,Th old man was found wanderip^around the union dc- TiOt about 3 o’qTock'this morning, in an aimless * manner,. by ^ Patrolman Florence. 'The officer asked him*wliat ho was .d^lng and t his answer*was un- aatlsAuitory. % Aftr conversing with hlgi for .a short time, the officer become convinced “that he-w^ts diemented and that.he would bo'saifcr euid more comv fortable in 'tfhe tho station (house.' No choc was _ entered against- -him as (ho was only taken there as^a place of ref uge. 1 Before ihe'had 'been long in .the sta tion housed the old' man 'had a bad fit. Turnkey Cooper dM what , <he . could for 'hVm.and 'he seemed to get easier, buifl laibout 7 * o’clock ihe **lhad another fit. He was socn by a'reportcr arid . asked. a,bout Mmseilf..,He an swered In a rambling'fashion, but final ly stated that Oils name was F. H. Coleiman.' He also,seated that ho lived on Pine street. This latter statement] is thought to Ibe a mistake, however, as’ the 'city directory shows no such person on 'Pine street. Ho was proba bly thinking of some friend who ^llvos on Pinp street when he -made the siate- -meht. 'He also solid that lie ha'i four wvom. 'ills i-toiivcr^ation j'-howiMl (.hat; lie was in a demented <vrnriit!r$n. During tho morning ho hail a - , few lucid moments. Ho stated to Call Officer Ab bott and Turnkey Gallagher thut he had two daughters going to school In this city, or ono of its suburbs. Ho also stated that-ho bad been, la Atlanta for three months nnd had come hero from Mem phis or Nashville. .He wne asked If ho had been drinking and said that ho had not taken a drink since yesterday morn ing. During the morning tho officers gavo him two drinks. When it was found that ho was grow ing worse Dr. Harris was sent for.* Af ter examining him Dr. Harris sold the man was in n bad condition and should be sent to tho hospital. Preparations to remove him to tho hospital wore being mado at tho tlmo of his death. Before noon the ,old gentleman had five fits. Ho died during the last one. Just before his death two other prisoners called for help, as tho old man waa in a bad condition. Turnkey Gallagher and Call Office^ Tyser responded. He was placed on a bunk in coll No. 6 and tho officers did everything In their power to relievo him, but to no avail. He died seemingly without suffer ing nny pain. AfUr his death he was searched and it wail found that ho had given his right name, F. H. Coleman. Letters addressed to him at Mlllcdgeville wero found in his pockets. It seemed from dlffcront papers found In his pock- ets that he was a cotton seed buyer. Among his papers was a statement from Hamuel Evans of Mlllcdgeville showing that ho had sold 187.81 worth of cotton seed for Coleman. There were In his pockets several letters from It. H. Pritchard, dated Birmingham. Others from the same party wero dated at Gato City, Ala. NOT A CHRISTMAS FIGHT. Berrien County Had ai Peaceful Holl* day Season. '* Alapflih'av Ga., * Dec, 31.—(Special.)—In. reading the papers of, tho paat week, I hdve seen somethin® about Hhs dlfll- ctiitietf li\ tv Ifirge portion of'jho town/t and villages of the state, (but f uo yet , I-have-hoard notht-nlg of any flghta in old. Berrten, oWhougb she has a number o-f vlUa^os and railroad towns within hit* borders. Everything haa picsed off quietly with *a<rh day, and mo«t people seem to be in a good humor with tho world at lanfe.s.Chiininaio^ auiM. fa. 'with very warm, pleasant weather, which lasted for two or three days; tjien the extreme cold caught the folks and kept them liug#ng their firesides forHevcn.11 daiys, It is somewhat warm er now; yet cold enough to be unnlca/** ant. Gardens hiav^becn lit.syally frozen out, and gardeners will havo to com- have Uiecn killed for th5s sictscm, und mence again as soon as good weathOr oomcH around. The last of the hogs have been killed for this season, and farmers can’t complain of not havihg cold wpeuth-er enough .to save |t. . Tomorrow will usher In tho new year, and the people will all commence it in good shape, o.nd If they are economical and diligent and hnve fvvoraibh sea- sod hhey will be among the nioat in- dcTfendctn* of -the South at the’ end of the year. ATTEMPTED SUITIDE. < J J.ickson, D>s\ 31.—(-Special.)—.Jim Strange of this pace,,o yaunx uion^iu his- tvyon-tiM, ukitemix^d sucldo S.itur- d;iy night by cutting Ii'.h throat It is «aid he was drink.nff ur;! went to thb homo of one of his aunts, rang the door hell, and 7v>foro Utoey could open the door to a^eaitain who their caller was lie , sit shed his throu<t with a kd fe. die was fopud Meedlpg oq&$ taken inside and attended by a physi cian. He is a «nwn without <f.Ljnlly, nnd no reason is e ven for such an atitempt. piulJrs RWPiiguAi^S^. ‘ Homo, Dec 31.—were felt ftxVdny in soutlienrlCiiy ood north ern Sicily. r ltoo whole populoition of several towns und v*.Hugos camp In the fields tonight. FRUIT DISH I'rtR A GUNBOAT. O.istlne, Me., Dec. 31.—The presenta tion of a silver frult-illsh was publicly mi ill- In toe" town luil-at 2 o'clock to- d ij- to the officer* of too Uo'.l«i State* gunb'Mt Gistlne. The tull wus cron-deff to overflowing. DIED IN FLORIDA. JaoksonriTle, Fla.. Dw. 31,—Todiv at «L P'<ur.<hura. , FC-a.. Jtttn. Clevclaod, non of 8tito K.aartr E." 8 Clevol'in 1 of CxmectlciM. C'M of hpi.m failure. The rentals will b taken to IIttrtor(l,.'Coan., tor interment ■ . THE JUDGE HELD THE NEOJSO. Wants a Guarantee Against Lynching Before He Lets Him Go. tl Ohio, Dec. 31.—The re- [la scene of a man- begging und for his life, claiming‘f^.u* of witn asc#i in Judge Buck- c-ourt today. Tho prisoner was plon, alias Jackson, a tall col- orrf? man. : indleted^n Marion county, K&ntucky, for and wounding a farmer \vht>JBic5Kd him of robbing ills orchard. •'* - ila.mpton Mpr to this city, and was arrested thJF^morning, nnid W. W, ,1*01111 presewed’himself wirh. e^mdi- tion papers. When Hamiptoir was brought into opurt his face aemnned a sickly hue, and he trembled so vio lently he could hardly .stand. Stretch-' leg out his Jong gaunt arms to tho judge, ho moaned: Kentucky. I ain't no coward, but doy' “Oh. Massa Judge, don*. sent m> to wants to lyucli. me U-irt’s do way dey do down daih. I’se seed ’em do it—-• Tee got letters from my friends teflin’ me dey would string m.- up. Do.in’. sent me back, Jsda^e; I’ll ha.ve no chance.'• Judge Buckiwalter asked Mr. Penn, if ho had heard of such threats. “Yes, sir,” was the answer. Then the court with his lingers point ed U't the deputy sheriff said: “F'Mir months iuo 1 sont. on oxtr.i'li- tier* papers a fugitive from Justice Into* iKentucky. HfevWart lynched noon after, jhe left the train. Hue auth’Oriitlca broka f their wond with this court. The state of’ Keutucky broke f iiith with her H.st^r [state of Ohio, in ithe protection ot hu man life. I w’ill not send tfiis mm nfway ’frj'.n the court until I havi 1 * «t letter (from our governor and from tho judge ,of your distrlct'that Hampton's life r jnotibe Jebpardiz^d, and «liat ho w'’ given r^f ilr and impArt^l 'triaJ.'^ llamplju was returned ty Jail. GREATER NORFOLIC. r cno The, Virginian’s^ Specl*ail Issue - the City’s Progress. r; p\ htiio ’ NonfoCk, Dc.* 31.—Tlie issue . ib 1t , Vinginlan tomorrow, Januaiy : sher consist of twonty-four pages an vnn^ tain u review of 'ih* 'business oj etc. folk for the year 1894, and a coi 3er, son with tho trade o 11884. Tho *o,r>- ing is a wonderful inhibit of gi ito and dovejoipnieii't...i.In 18S4 the tru 3:i. f Norfolk wuh . estimated at $48,‘QU7. Tho ibusinesniH for last year 'Yeac:. fln.fc*. !$91,108,34S,..an Incraaijc of f No^fOpk’l popuation iu 1884 was erbout L’5.000; it h now 50,000. Its a-roa eiii- ’ * bruaed 880 acJros; it now occnpies 2,470 * ucrea. I.s postal rrv.e-iplR were $4»,‘j80; they arc nOw $83,309. 'The 000117/^'^ population of Norfolk, "with . that 4o. Portsmouth, Berkeley and dthe t»v ho j amounts to 100,000; ‘ The Virginian rcodmmends a con; cli idatlon of tl*> cities and aowns up *- on muicipallty—ihe Gmiter "SnvfiJ 1 r and this issue Is dedicated 'to t'ho \ ^ motion of Uh'is result. WILL EMPLOY NEW MEN. V-,l Maaslllon Mine Opcmtors "Will Stand •the Btrlke. (MUssllIon, Ohio, Dec. 31.—The miners arc thought to be bound to lose their ' demand for a- better aca/Ie than that awarded them <by tho board of arWtJro tlon. 004 Tho operators would never have left the !«suo to a disinterested committee had not public opinion seemed to de mand It, and now with public opinio with them, they nr© unlikely to ylc* Titty are tlrv.d of coroferencqs, /Th declare now that a few duye will them prepared to Import now men take tlie places of those who refuse work. They regard this nu tho 01 way to break tfac strike, and they fu comprehend that it means anxiety <1 pocoibly tumult. Previous to th» a’ tnation proceed 1 ng» they had conti^fi cd for new men, armed guards, tents and stockades, and they will simply pick up.the thread whorct they dropped, M. They might be willlmg wait'tlU spring, but they cannot afford it. •HORSE} PLLVY BY BROIODRS. Riotous Scone on th eChloago Board of ' Trade. , Chicago, Dec. 31.»was. the us- . ua boistrous horse-play, on.the friyird of, trade today.« For years 'this lia.4 been a fenturo of. the .c’xulng . of • the y<*\r • and tho gallery wns crowded to »c*e the fun.. It was. understood,that the di rectors had. taken imcMsurcs to ;m<!ueVh , any mov o-f a disorderly kind in its in- , orpiency.and for m long, time there wns , an unusual, quiet nnd strict attention lo,bu«lnoty». Suddenly, as Hf .previous arrangemonf, at ll:30 o clock a. nowl wonu irp from .utl the pita; at tha tujno in.jtant a hombard-ment of bagspf flour and H.nrnpf; gniln comniencwl snlUtig through the air, and business of nil kind* ojimo to a standstir.. Men sought shelter under tables, in secluded (ffCr- nor» and In the wash rooms. But tho missies bt everywhere and pelted with out mercy overy one. For thirty -min- • Utt’s tho fun was kept up nnd only ceased when amunitlon-was exhausted. WANT AN INVESTIGATION., St. John’s, N. F., Doc. 31.— 1 The unpopq. larlty of tho government measure for guarant"clng bank notes which* was p4*s«- ed, by the council a fow days ago Is dally growing In Intensity and public meet ing under tho auspices of tho high sheriff of tho colony will*be hold tomorrow to* protest against the governor Signing the Wll. At 411 tvenifc 1 tho’ agitation of tho note holdors Is likely to force tbe gov-; tfrimertt to adopt s a morn- method, and petitions am being circu lated, for signatures praying the govern or for tHe appointment of a royal com- • mission from England to look into tho subject. -Tho goverifcncnt Is divided on » the matur of requesting It, several Inrtu. 4 erttlaf members favoring the appointment of a royal commission, but tbc profession al politician* oppose such a strfp. SUICIDE .AT JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec-. 31.—W. C. MU- . lor of Newark, O., blew , out his Lralqs with a revolver in his roim at the Tre-. mont today* Woven centa w«r«y found In hl» P9ck»;ts and two photographs —one of bla wlf^iand the other of hla slstor.$ Deceased .was, about 23 years old. He.left a letter of Instruction*, amirem-.. Ing his body signed “VV T . C. Miner, Cirria. tlan.” ’■ ’ ^ « RAILROAD DETECTIVE K1LLKT). Little Rock, Ark., Doc. 31.— Bayse, for several y^nr^ In ihe em-, ploy of various rMlrouis w a de: ctlvc*. ^ was killed In Oodcmans Hakou hero tonight by J. (M. Phillips, a Justice of the .peace of one of the county dis tricts. Tlie men wore* •mg.igod lu ;i quarrel over ,1 game of «u*dn when Bayse attacked PhlUfxx* with a knife. • KILLED IN'A SALOON. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 31.—<At mid- night lost night Martin McGrath shot 1 nnd killed Janice Rushing ia the ratoon / ot the f'jrm-r. McGrath is alderman from :h third ward and ex-memb th<* city tie ikqkirtrnent. The trouble originated over a free fight, during which McGrath wu In quarter, and lie shot Rushing In «cll*dtifcnRo; ■ 281 m »er*cf 011 bln jr L