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THE MAlON TELEGRAPH.
ESTABLISHED IK 1826.
MACON, GA., TUESDA Y MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1396.
Twenty-One Bodies Have Been
Becovercd.
SEVERAL OTHERS MISSING
WHOSE BODIES WERE PROBABLY
BURNED WITH THE WRECKAGE,
Three Children Went Down In the
Wreck Without Injury, the Only Ones
to Escape—Evidence to Show That
a Rail Had Been Removed.
Birmingham, Ala., Dee. 28.—Few
further details are obtainable as to
the terrible railroad wreck at the Ca-
baba river bridge yesterday. The rail
road officials have a list of twenty-
one dead, that number of bodies hav
ing been taken out of \ho river, but
the belief gains ground that there are
more dead bodies yet In the river, or
else some were entirely consumed by
fire. The railroad officials, however,
say the place has been thoroughly
searched. It seems impossible to ascer
tain how many passengers were on the
train. Nearly all held round-trip holi
day tickets and had been away from
home to spend Christmas. Many were
on their way back to the various min
ing towns when the disaster occurred.
Only one ticket was sold out of Blr-
‘mingham for the ill-fated train. Con
ductor Connellat, who knew better
than any one else the number aboard,
was killed and burned up In the wreck.
It develops this morning that a man
named Libbs and his wife got on the
train at Gudners, six miles this side of
the wreck. They are missing and It Is
\probable that they were burned, in the
wreck.' This runs the list of known
dead to twenty-three. Others to the
number of six, who were supposed to
be missing, have been accounted for.
The corrected list of dead and missing
pow stands ns follows:
Frank White, engineer.
James Bowling, express messenger.
George Carney, flagman.
A. P. Connell, conductor.
Tom Streeter, porter.
S. Webb, bridge watchman.
Bruce Phillips, Blooton.
L. W. Martin, Brookwood.
Mrs. Henry Hanbury and two chil
dren, Birmingham.
Rev. It. H. Blount, Birmingham.
Miss Ada Powers, Blocton.
D. J. Powers, Blocton.
Mrs. Emma Powera and two chil
dren, Blocton.
Mrs. R. Little, Blocton.
James Gardner, mother and sister,
Blocton.
Mr. Lirnbbs and wife, Gulners.
The injured are:
Henry Hanibury, will probably die.
Andrew Bryson, will die.
E. Eckels.
Will Gardner.
Miss Booth.
Sam Stuart, fireman.
A child of Mrs. Powell and another
Of Mrs. Wnlker, all slightly hurt.
The Injured are from mining towns
in this district. The only persons on
tho train to escape unhuit were three
little children of Mrs. Walker. It is
thought that fully half the dead were
cremated alive.
A further examination of the bridge
shows that the spikes on one sldo had
been drawn for a nail length, which in
dicated that a rail was moved out of
place to deliberately wreck the train.
The story that three men robbed the.
dead and dying, as told by one of the
survivors, has not yet been confirmed.
But the [railroad official*, who are now'
Pino Jt was the work of train wreckers,
and an army of detectives are working
on the case.
W. S>. Ross, a bridge carpenter, hurt
in'a collision between two relief trains
at the scene of the dic-aslc-. died to
day. Another bridge carpenter named
Estes had both his legs cut off in the
second wreck and will die. Of the
wounded in the bridge disaster, two
will likely die ‘before night.
TERMINAL FACILITIES.
City Council of Montgomery, Ala., Post
poned Action on a Petition.
Montgomery, Ala., Doc. 28.—The city
council at a called meeting tonight post
poned action on the petition of the
Montgomery, Tuscaloosa and Memphis
railroad for terminal facilities into the
city. The general managers of the Mo
bile and Ohio road amd the Plant sys
tem were here, and on- consultation
they found the franchise of the road in
this city operated by the Midland was
drawn with the idea of the new road
using their track. With this knowledge
gained, It was asked -to postpone action
on the petition, which was done with
the undorstnndng that In case these two
roads could not agree the matter
should again be taken up, as the
council is willing to assist the M. T.
and M. In any legitimate manner.
SEVENTEEN HORSES BURNED.
A Livery Stable and Contents Burned in
Dayton, Tenn.
Chattanooga, Dec. 28.—The large liv
ery stable of J R. Darwin at Dayton,
Tenn., was completely destroyed today
by tin*. When discovered at 3 o’clock
th : s morning the flames had made con-
* siderable ‘headway, and despite the ef
forts of a volunteer fire company, the
stable and nil its contents were burned.
The loss will aggregate $30,000, on
which there was no Insurance. A large
number of Coe carriages, wagons, etc.,
and an immense quantity of feed were
consumed, while seventeen horses were
burned to death..
WOULD THEY HELP SPAIN!
The Spanish Government Wants to Know
What Backing it Can Get.
London. Dec. 28.—The Rome corre
spondent of the Chronicle itdegraphc
that tthe Spanish government recently
questioned Great Britain, France and
Italy regarding their (attitude in the
event off war 'between Spain and the
United States. Great Brltaiin, the cor
respondent adds, declined to give a def
inite reply, saying that everything de
pended on the course of events and the
sufljsequent relations of the contending
nations. Italy offered to assist to
-bringing about 7 an amicable arrange
ment of the trouble, -without promising
to support Spain. The (Attitude of the
Vatican Is absolutely (favorable to
Spain. King lARboso has written to
'tive pope asking for his prayers that the
Spaniards shall 'be victorioue.
The Chronicle says it Hearns that the
Paris dispatch ipuWisfliied by the Times
Saturday regarding the attitude of the
powers toward 'the United States was
untrue.
The Times *ww tomoorow publish a
dlapatdh from Paris saying that the
Austrian court and government have
foc^a long time (been uneasy regarding
the attitude of the American jingoes
toward Spain, and that this uneasiness
has -been expressed in conversations
with the diplomats In Vienna. Queen
Regent OhrisAina of Spain, who Is the
daughter -of -the late Arcihlduiks Carl
Ferdinand of Austria, 'Is one of the
most 'beloved members of 'the house of
Austria, and. the Times correspondent
adds, there will be no hesitation by the
family -dn displaying their affection
whenever ft becomes a question of de
fending the Interests of Christ bLi’e
adopted country.
* I mm jo of silver Dollars.
■Washington, Dec. 28.—The’ tosue of
standard’ silver dollars from the mints
and treasury offices for the week ended
Dec. 26. was $760,724; and for the same
period last year was $896,828. The ship
ment of fractional silver coin from Dec.
1st to 26th ‘aggregated $728,698. *
SWEPT BY A LANDSLIEE.
And His Daughter Assaulted
By the Assassin.
GEORGE SUMNER OF DOOLY
There Is Still Some Uneasi
ness and Uncertainty,
ONE BANK QUITS BUSINESS
FIItED UPON "WHILE TRYING TO
SAVE HIS HOUSE.
NINE LIVES LOST BENEATH AN
AVALANCHE OF EARTH.
ThoSurfacoof Boy Hill. Near Rath more,
Ireland, Moistened By Rain, Sllded
Into the Valley at Its Base. Carry-
ing * Family.
Dublin, Dec. 28.—A landslide has oc
curred near Rathmore, county Kerry,
doing great damage to property and
causing the loss of at least nine Uvea.
Heavy rains have fallen In that part
Of Ireland, with the result that some
places that are generally dry now re
semble vast morasses.
Near Rathmore there Is an eminence
about a thousand feet high, known a3
Boy hill, and It was here that tho
landslide occurred. Tho rains grad
ually loosened a huge mass of earth,
and on Sunday night, apparently with
out the slightest warning, a large part
of the surface of the hill began to
slide toward the valley. Gaining mo
mentum. os It moved. It swept down
ward with a roaring sound, carrying
rocks, trees and everything before It
for miles.
In some'places the path of the land
slide was a mile wide, and as It moved
along It burled everything, entirely
changing the aspect of tho section over
which It passed. The residence of Mr.
Donnelly, steward of Lord Kcnmarst
one nf whose seals, Killarney house, I:;
at Killarney, was engulfed In the mass
of earth and debris and all of Its occu
pants—Mr. Donnelly, hl3 wife and
seven children—wv-re killed. It ta sup
posed the house was swept from Its
foundation by the crushing mass, over
turned and burled to a great depth.
As Its present looallty Is unknown, It
Is hardly probable that the bodies will
be recovered. There Is now a scene of
utter desolation where on Sunday
stood the neat dwelling and outbuild
ings .of Mr. Donnelly.
. The movement of the landslide was
to the southwest. In tho direction of
tho river Flesk, Into which a large
portion of the earth slipped, blocking
It up. The current of the river was
employed In running dynamos, which
furnished electric light for the Kerry
lunatic asylum and some buildings In
Killarney. The blocking of the river
rendered the dynamos useless.
The part of the hill where the slide
began was a bog. Great quantities
plunged Into the river, and there Is
danger of tho back water flooding the
country around. There have been no
reports of anybody being missing, and
on this Is based the belief that there
was no less of life outside the Don
nelly family. The thatched roof of
the Donnelly’s house was found float
ing In the-rivet The bog Is still mov
ing this atternefln, but no further dam
age can result, unless It be the more
effective flamming of the river.
Which Had Been Set on Fire By His
Slayer —Miss Sumner's Desperate
Struggle With tjg Villain In the
Darkness of the Night.
Unadllla, Ga., Dee. 28.—Last night
this community was thrown Into a fever
of excitement by the (report that a
most horrible murder had been com
mitted about four miles from this
place. Parties Immediately left for the
scene of the tragedy and found the re
port true, Mr. George Sumner, a most
respectable farmer, being the victim.
Mr. Sumner, who Is about 60 years
of age, and lives with hts -daughter,
had retired for tho night, ^ut both
were awakened In a short time by the
crackling of flames and the smell of
smoke. They arose, and on opening
the front door found the door step and
front of the house In flames. His
daughter started to tho well to get
water to extinguished the flames, when
she was accosted by an unknown man,
who attempted to assault her. She ran
to the house, followed by the man. Her
father hearing tho noise went for tils
nun, when the stranger shot him In
the hip. Mr. Sumner was able to
reach his house, and securing his gun
opened a side window, hoping' to get
sight of his assailant. The man was
standing just outside of. the window’,
and- as soon as Mr. Sumner appeared
he raised Is gun and flred, the load
.taking effect In his stomach, Inflicting
a fatal wound.
Sumner was suffering great
pain, and, thinking hl3 assailant had
gone, asked his daughter to harness
tho mule and tgo for assistance, the
stable being about fifty yards from the
h'rtse, but the fiend had not finished
his diabolical purpose. As soon as tho
girl had the bridle on the mule he ap
peared and. leveling his pistol at her.
commanded her to lake the bridle off
and submit to his designs. Ha seized
Miss Sumner and a fierce struggle en
sued. the girl fighting with desperate
strength. Just as she was about to
be overpowered her father, though mor
tally wounded, upon hearing his
daughter’s cries, seized his pistol
and a tamp ar.d hurried to the.door.
Tho fiend seeing Mr. Sumner, re
leased the girl and made his escape.
During the struggle Miss Sumner
succeeded In getting the murderer’s
pistol. His gun also was found on tho
premises." "Mr. Sumner lingered lq
great pain until 5 o'clock Monday af
ternoon, when death came. He was
never able to give a description of hts
assailant, and his daughter was so ter
ribly frightened that she could not tell
whether It was a white man or a negro.
Late Monday evening a young white
man named Homer Faulk was arrested
on suspicion ar.d taken to Vienna for
safe keeping. Thus far the brutal and
horrible murder of this peaceable old
man Is shrouded In mystery, though
every effort will be mads to find the
perpetrator of this foul deed.
BANQUET TO BRYAN.
Lincoln Traveling Men’s ltrynn Club En
tertain Him.
Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 28.—The large din
ing room <vf the Lincoln Hotel was taste
fully decorated tonight when tho Invited
guests of the Lincoln Traveling Men's
Bryan Club sat down to the 'banquet
which was given In honor of "William J.
Bryan. In addition fo the address de
livered by Mr. Brynn, Governor Hol
comb. Senator W. V. Allen and other
prominent men spoke. In responding to
a toast. Mr. Bryan said:
The traveling men are In a position
school Huperintcndrnts Meet.
Jackson, Mist.. Doc. 28.—A major-
y of tlie comity sell v s'jji.rln'.cudentu
bi-ippt and a many prominent
here to attend the second
annual convention of state superintend-
cu:> The address of welcome by Gov-
err.oc Mcl.aurln and the response by
Stale Superintendent KIncannoir was the
pr.n.'lpal feature of the day. Tonight the
suiicrinteiMcnte will dis-ei-o matters pet -
tabling to their office and the good of
the public school* of The state.
A Protest Against Taxation,
Dublin, Dec. 28.—A meeting was held
at lb" Mansion hou«e today for the
purpose of formulating a protest to be
submitted to parliament against tlie
excessive share of taxation which Ire
land Is compelled to bear toward the
total contribution of the united king
dom to the Imperial exchequer. The
m i ting was pr‘ sided over by the lord
me - or of Dublin and the speakers
comprised both unionists and natlon-
The
ul Is
shaky
London. Doc. 2*.—Three hundred riv
et- -s ar.d cauJk vrs have gor.e to South
ern j:<m from the shlD yard of J. A Q.
T> mpsoai of Glasgow for -the purpose
of jaulkinc the Anr-rican Em* steamer
S* r*ml. It i* stated that the entire
hull of the St. Paul l>eJow a oerta;p
\t\ A r.ui-U be re-riveted. her engines
having strained the bolts on her plates
and fnunea.
FIRE IN WASHINGTON.
TJio Rink Furniture Store and a Dwell
ing Burned.
Y/arihdntfrton. Dec. 28.—Lan3burg , e>n’s
“Rink” furniture store, on New York
(avenue was destroyed by a fire wtoloh
started at 6 o’clock «this evening-. The
oontfnrsttblo nature of (the Stock, which
consisted of all descriptions of furhi-
TUE ATLAS NATIONAL BANK VIS
ITED BY DEPOSITORS.
The Big Institution Is Checking the Pass
Books to Facilitate Liquidation—Tho
Dime Savings Bank Claimed the
Ninety Days Notice.
$1,000 and $2,000, and Is «o small that the
assets of the hank are not affected. Tho
sum, indeed. Is so trivial that it is be
lieved Mr. Bosch could readily replace
i( from ills personal moons should the
omission bo not explained by a re-check
ing of the book a The disappearance of
the paying (teller arouses out uuriety
among his relatives and intimate friends.
Rnnk of Superior Closed.
Superior, WJs., Doc. 28.—Anticipating
a run today the Bank of Superior did not
open for business this morning. Henry
S. Duller is assignee and has assumed
charge of the bauk’x affairs. The failure
is duo ito poor -business and heavy with
drawals since the recent failures in St.
Pnnl, Chicago and tills city. The capital
of the bank was $25,000, with surplus of
$6,000. The deposits were nearly $100,000
Including $13,210 of city fund9. This
makes nearly $80,000 of public funds tied
up in a week.
Officials of tho bank say they will pay
in full.
Ohddago, Dec. 28.—Tho Atlas National
bank. eX Washington ar.d LaSalle
streets, was ©ractl-cally In charge of
the Chicago Clearing House associa
tion, representing 'the associated
cial institutions of the city, •when.Mie
doors were opened L<> the public At 10
o’clock this morning. WilUanvC. Oak
ley, a former national ban)*'examiner,
was appointed the Agent''of the asso
ciated banks to superintend the clerical
and otflier details’ in connection (With
ttyo'work of voluntary liquidation, with
the necessary cash assistance of the
Other banks. Tho-collateral securities
and other assets of 'tflta banks will he
turned over to Isaac G. Lom'lmrd, Ghalr-
man of tlie cloarlmg house committee,
as trustee for the associated banks as
q-ulckly os the castti equivalent Is paid
to the ‘bank’s depositors.
There <\vas a steady stream of serious
faced business men and other creditors
of the Allas bank pacing into the
building all mom ing. Their ©tops were
bonit toward the desks of Cashier Stone,
hla assistant amh paying teller, where
anxious Inquiries were made as to tow
and when the money on deposit would
be paid by the bank. (Meat of the call
ers brought their pass books, showing
the balances to 'their credit. The books
were received and ttoti owners inform
ed that ms soon as their -accounts were
balanoed on the books, checks on Trus
tee Isaac G. Lombard, president of the
National Bank of America, for 'the full
amount of -their claims will bo sent.
Small accounts were paJld in full when
presented this morning, but In no case
did the targe depositors press ifor 1m-
m:diate paym-mt. ace-pilng tlu* signed
guarantee of 'the banks in the clearing
mouse that all depositors would got
their money in full. Many business
men and bankers called to express -their
sympathy with tho officers and direc
tors of- the bank. It 1s believed tho
stookh'cddcrs will get nearly all that is
due them at par.
Tho .well known connection between
(the Atlas bank and tho Dime Savings
bank, a small .but old Institution,
caused the circulation of it'ho report
»tha't At would aleo' be forced 'to liqui
date. Its doors were opened for busi
ness as -usual, but there was Utotlo busi
ness to do. D roost tors caimo to draw
out itihelr savings, 'but they were pre
sented with a ibl'ank. tiottoo to the bank
that tircy. desired to (withdraw so much
4n ninety days from date and requested
to fill out -the paper, nils protective
rule of the -bank, (whltoh wan put in
fame December 23. exceeds (the highest
limit of other cavings banks by thirty
days, and it was made applicable today
by the Dime Savings bank depositors
of the smallest amounts. This rule Is
not ebforced In normal financial,times,
but It was regarded necessary for the
present, at least, by President Samuel
G. Bailed. Considerable money Is *duo
It from the Atlas bank.
The Chicago safety vaults are also
operated in connection -with the bank.
Other -banks of the wdty ara doing busi
ness under rtormal conditions this
morning, The officers and directors of
(the Dime Savings bank were not at tho
bar Ik this morning to answer tho nu
merous and anxious inquiries of depos
itors.
It was stated that they wore out at
tending a meeting to deckle on a course
of action in view of tho Atlas Bank lltjul-
Mlnnonpo'te Bank Suspends*
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 28.—The Scan-
dia bank of this dty closed its doors this
evening. It was organized some fifteen
\.\irs l»y Moiss Gr*n:igor, n prom
inent Brand in avian politician of this
state, who died in 1893. Its president is
R. Sunde, who enme to Minneapolis ten
years ago from Willbar, Minn., where ho
had made quite a fortune ns a money
lender. The last obtainable statement of
the condition of the bank was made Oot*
6 last. It showed loans and discounts
amounting to $189,288, and deposits ag
gregating $225,337. Its business has been
almost wholly with Scandinavians.
Anotho Bank Cloned.
Kansas City* Mo., Deo. 20.—The Mo-
Coy Banking Company of Independ
ence, Mo., went into voluntary liquida
tion today.. Tho reason given Is that
its president, Wm. McCoy, is too ad
vanced in years to manage its affairs
longer. The capital slock of the bank
is $50,000, On August 10, when the last
report was made, it owed to Its de
positors $55,180. Its outstanding loons
amounted to $72,262.
THE THREE FRIEND’S TRIAL
HEARING OF THE CASE ON A LIBEL
FOR FORFEITURE.
Owners of tho Vessel Contends That Her
Expeditions Do Not Come Within the
Moaning of tno Act to Preserve
Strict Neutrality*
And She Found Him in a
Barter Shop.
SHE CAUSED A SENSATION
BY ASSAULTING HER RECREANT
“LORD AND MASTER."
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28.—The ease
of the United States aitnliist the steam
er Three Friends, In a libel for forfeiture
of 1U10 vessel to tlio government for al
leged violation of section B2S3 Rovlscd
Statutes of tlio United States, was ar
gued in the United Slates court today,
Tho libel is based upon the trip of tho
vessel from this ]xxrt laet May "when she
u-ns oseorted to the three-league limit by
the revenue cutter Bout-well.
The section tlio Three Friends Is
charged with violating prohibit* tho fit
ting out in itlio United State* of a v*i
set to go Into itlio Borrico of a foreign
prince or stato or of any colony, dis
trict or people, itp cruise or make war
upon another foreign prince, colonyi or
people.
Thu owners of tho Three Friends con-
tend In their exceptions to tho libel that
section. 6283 docs not apply to tho Cuban
rebellion -because the United States -haa
not recognized either tho independence
or be’.llgerenry of tho Cubans, nnd tho
courts cannot Inke cognizance of tho war
until either tho president or congress
recognizes tho existence of war, and,
therefore, It was impossible for tho Threo
Friends to have been engaged In the ser
vice of one political power against an
other political power with which tbo
United States wns at peace, tho Cuban
insurgents not constitutions a political
tower recognized by the United States,
and, therefore, they nro not a "foreign
prince, Htato colony, district or people,"
as designated In tbo statute.
The United State* district attorney re
lics upon tho fact that thoro have been
to measure the promises made by tUe Re- of action lit view of tlio Atlas Bank llqiil- j, ero toforo nevcrnl conflwn.tlons of ves-
publlcan parly, with tho fulfillment of i cation. The general opinion is titan tno gc j s f or violation of this section where
their promises. The publio wus -told that
Republican success would restore confi
dence and that confidence was tho only
thing lacking. In Dun’s Review of Nov.
7 we And these words:
" ’A great revolution has beep effected
this week In the conditions which con
trol business. There is more evidence al
Dimo Bank will follow tho Atlas into vol-
untary liquidation, within ninety days.
The enforcement of tho ninety days’ no
tice rule on depositors who wanted to
withdraw after tho big bank collapse
last week did not create any excitement
at tho Dime Battle, as the trouble did at
other pavings banks. Depositors accepted
ready that a eruahlnt: weight lias been ! the statement of fho bank officials that
tided nnd rolled away and tlie business tlie precaution was best.for allconcern® I,
world has -begun to ndjust itself to a and tho ninety day notice could he wltj-
stnte of freedom and security which has drayrn for immediate payment of dopos-
not been known for years. New iFnitracts Kor* nt any time tho cash resourced
involving many millions ltavo become
binding since ihe election.’
"The following week the same review
nays: ‘No one now doubts that -the bright
er day is dawning, and It is the ounm .ii
remark that never -before has business
shown eo great a change for the better
within a single week.’
"On fho following week the review
starts out with the, statement: ’The gain
to TeJume of busfnese continues entirely
without precedent.'
"By the fourth week disappointment
began to manifest itself, and I find, ac
cording to Dun’* review thnt five of the
eltfht reports since the election show an
increase of weekly failures over tho cor-
resnon.Uug weeks of last year. For the
eight week* since the election the reports
warranted such a step. Tlie Atlas liqui
dation, however, brought such a run of
depositor* for their money that tho de
cision wot reached tills ntorniug to ad
vise all .persons not to deposit any more
of their savings, because they might
not got what they had on deposit for
ninety days. The hint was amply suffi
cient to Etop deposit* and tho bank re
lapse 1 into a state of suspended anima
tion, pending developments.
The resources of the Atlas -bank are
culmaited at J2.."- r ,0,000, with obligations
approximating the same amount. Ow
ing to tnaioikty -to realize the actual
value of "the assets on a doclln-lng mar
ket It will 'be necessary for the bank*
wblflh are members of the Clearing
House association do advance -between
8600,000 arM 1800.000. pro ra,tad aecord-
Mrs, Jack MurpUcy of Atlanta Tells a
Story of Husband’* Flight "With a Girl
suit and His Refusal to Reauzne HI*
Marital Rolatlon*.
Atlanta, Ga„ Dec. 28.—Mrs; Jack Mur
phy, a well-dressed and good-looking
woman, created a sensation In a barber
shop, on Whitehall street tonight by at
tacking her husband, smashing a largo
pane of glass during her atwault. At the
instance of the proprietor of tlie plaee.Sf."
Mrs. Murphey was placed under arrest
and sent to tho station house.
Sho was kept there several hours, buit"
was finally released on bond.
Behind the assault there Is a story of
dosartlon and revenge, which might have
ended fatally. Murphey and hi* wife
lived In Nashville uj> to six .months ago,
when ho deserted hts wife and little giri
and came to Atlanta with another wo
man several months ago. Mrs, Murphey
and the ilKIo girl followed. Sho was ticnt
on hunting her guilty husbnml down and
revenging herself upou him. for hls deser
tion. Aflut l.i-r arrival Jit-re she secured
a position cs housekeeper at the Cool-
edge House, a private hotel ou Houston
street, where elm has since been at work,
tho child having been placed ill the Homo
for tho Friendless. Mrs. Murphey found
her errant husbnnd employed In the bur
lier shop of Terry on Whitehall street.
Bho mails every effort to locate the wo
man who lmd stolen her husband's affec
tion* from her. but so far as known elm
was not successful in tills, though she "
was confident that Murphey was living
with her somewhere In tlio city. Bite
first tried to got her husband -to rolura
to her for the sake of their girl, but
weeks of persuasion failed to bring this
about.
Enraged and desperate at Murphey’*
persistent desertion, the woman went to
Terry's shop tonight. After -a. few words
with her husband, she was hoard to ex
claim:
"I will blow your brains out, then.'
Immediately Murphey dodged and
lamed fo go to tho rear of tbo shop. As
bo did so the woman struck him with
her olcndied fist. Tlio blow mlesed tho
mark, but atruck a large plate window,
which wns smashed fo pieces. Tho glass
cut tho woman's hand terribly, but this
.11.1 not assuage here temper, and slut
would have followed up tho assault but
for tile interference of others, Murphey
having taken precipitate flight. The af
fair created n sensation on tho street,
which was crowded ait tho time. Tomor
row Mrs. Murphey will appear to police
court.
ns hettinv if.ii-nk.hei . show 75 hus'ne* failures more than for ..
rfcri Poe tbeflSra* wbWh^nvekiped I t: '° «n"e*pondinc weeks of 1835. I call hvg to their ca.pl taketock, In.order to
„ h „ bulM-ln.r Within .ten^ minutes After I «'-tentlon to these figures, because they pay alt approved claims in full at once.
fire was dtorev-Se“ A c^rr .that confidence has not yct Ms ts expected -to be done within n
alarm was turned in and all the on-1 J?,™, rc t torc J confidence, if ro-
S1 nes in -the city hurried to the Beene. r” M Pfrity. The
The fiamrs shot up to a great height, i Hrpt*«can»„baTo promised to restore
ana titot Washington monument anri all I ,,0 ‘ rnft * wndlLons wltTiout increasing tlie
the lower portion of tho city was lit 1 2 ej L2*?L d .°
up for an hour or more. The fire was ! ** K* 0 ’ ^ It is
not 'vifoduM until aftetr'two hours’hard *: Joey bnre thus far failed
fiSiftilW ‘ ■'rtniF Tf»Iir»f frt tno rwonio "
■Al*?. Lajurtmrgen estimated fabl loss
at $90,000. He carried an insurance of
$50,000. The tooUdta* avas owned by a
syndicate and valued at $50,000, on-
rwhloh there was a partial insurance.
The private dwelling of Dr. 8. T-
Severs, ffiext door, was badly damaged
by fire and water: loss $10,000; parti
ally covered by Insurance.
THB VENEZUELAN TREATY.
Tlie Completed Draft lias Been For
warded to Lord Salisbury.
Washington, 'Dec. 28.—The completed
draft a! the Venezuelan treaty went
to Lord SftWbVF by last Saturday's
mill and hls final instructions to the
British amJba.fsa.iior are expected with
an a week or ten ^ays. The only im
portant point still op?n is the place of
meeting of Uhe tribunal. This *wljl be
loft ta Sir Julian Pauncefote and Mr.
Andrade to settle.
The last little point of difference in
•tho Anglo-American general artrttra-
rim protocol -has also been settled and
the treaty rvill .probably be rmdy to be
sent to the senate In about two weeks.
.. Thnmomtter I’c 'iwZiro.
Now York. Dec. 28.—The thermometer
fell to 20 degrees below zero this morn
ing at many points in the Hudson river
valley aj*i northern and central Nc v
York, awd 10 -bakr-v was common !n the
•southern liar of counties. From 4 to 16
bclcmr reported (throughout Connecti
cut, Rhnde Jta&od and 'Masvttcbumu,
to bring TcJief to the people.”
AUSTIN CORBIN’S ESTATE.
Tlio Creditors Syndicate tho Collateral
Loans for Protection.
New York, Dec. 28.—At a meeting of
tho creditors of Austin Corbin’s es
tate held on Saturday, it was decided
to syndicate the collateral loans of the
estate, which are chiefly secured by
pledges of Long Island railroad stock
and aggregate $1,000,000. It U under
stood that the syndicate, which in
cludes about thirty creditors, is guar
anteed against loss by Mrs. Corbin,
who has placed several hundred thous
and dollars worth of real estate In
trust for the protection of the syndi
cate pending the liquidation of the
loans.
The action of the creditors and Mrs.
Corbin was made necessary by the
steady and serious sblnkage in Long
Island Stock, resulting,'Jt Is believed,
chiefly from the uneoncerted liquida
tion of Mr. Corbin’s obl'gatfons. It
f s assumed that in consequence of the
arrangement mentioned very little more
Long Island stock will come up on the
market. It is understood that the*
Un-Ion Trust Company will act as trus
tee for tho syndicsU*.
C’ln
Cincinnati. Dee. 28
A Co., dry g'od^ <1 m’.-.ts, assigned to
day. Th*v have been in business for
ry years. AsiCU $20,090, liabilities
$30,099.
week. The amount c€ money' n<*eded
to complete the liquidation to about
$100,000 more than was nt first expected
toy the OfaMftn* House association
committee. After Chairman Lombard,
of tfce clearing house committee, who is
acting a.3 trustee for the ossrscMtbd
•banks, lias (held a conference today
with Cashier W. Cura?, the acting man
ager of fche 'bank, and had gone over
some of Uhe accounts, he expressed his
confidence tfoa't the bank had nqt only
ample assets to coverall JlabiUtles, but
that •the erocikJioJdare would not suffer
{,« r lv . s iu« at Hr t “xpouud.
Mr. Slone ;ib*> said -the stockholders
would not fare badly in the division of
the assela. President Grannis 4s re
pented to be seriously til at hto home
and Onto physicians will not allow him
to da anything 4n ccnvnection w;uu the
liquidation of (the bank it was known
to the Interior financial clerfc that the
Atlas bajik ha/1 not been doing a prof
itable business for a year, and within
six weeks the stock was offered freely
from 85 down to 60. LoMiy it has (been
a struggle for the bank to keep open
end the assistance to honorably dis
charge ids (Cftfiigations In full was glad
ly accepted.
The Puyltr.' Jl-r
Chicago, Dec. 28.—A special from 8t.
Panl, Minn., says: Leandor Bocch. pay
ing teller of the suspended hank of Min
nesota, hns disappeared. He was last
seen a few hours aft**r the hank's sus
pension lost Tuesday. Mr. Boerh pre
pared Thursday to place, trie account* in
the bind* of <be public examiner. When
the receiver took charge, however, ho
was Intormed that an item in the ac
counts of the paving teller could net be
satisfactorily understood without a per
sonal explanation from Mr. Bostch.
The dirorepaacy amounts to between
no war had been acknowledged to exist,
but tho defense contends that their point,
now depended on, had nover been raised
In any case of prosecution for violation of
section 6283. They admit thatlbo United
States supreme court in the Weiherg
and Horsa cases recently held 1hat sec
tion 52830, part of tbo same act, can be
violated without tho necessity of ac
knowledgment of belligerency, but main
tain that the supreme court m tho same
case held that section 5283 applies only to
,tho case of two recognized political pow
ers engaged Jn acknowledged warfare.
The case was submitted and taken under
odvisemenLhy the court.
If the defendants win this case, they
hold that it will be of very great im
portance to the Cubans, as the president
will then hnvo to recognize tho belliger
ency of tho Cubans, or at least stop pros
ecutions for oonflfcatlon of vessels under
this oectJon.
The Ttounrie** Hnlled Away.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dee. 28.—The steam
er Dauntless came up tho 8t. John’s
river from Mayport this afternoon with
a revenue officer aboard, who has had
charge of the vessel for some (time. While
tho officer was nehoni the Dauntless
again nut to sea without him, and it
Is said, embarked supplied from South
Jacksonville, apparently case* of grocer
ies. The movements of this vessel aye
looked upon with snuplrian by Spanish
officiate in this dty. The revenue cutter
Boutwell fallowed tho Dauntless, as soon
as it was possible to get up steam,
SEVEN DAY Bit YCLE RACKS.
Washington to llavo n Great Interna
tional Contest.
Washington. D. C., Dec. 28.—At 2
o’clock this efternoon the seven-day in
ternational bicycle race began in con-
veuUon hall, this dty. Tlie track was in
splendid condition and boards were in
clined at the curves at an ancle of 45
degrees. At ihe crack of the pistol, the
following racers started:
C. W. Ashlnger, America; Albert
Shock. America; Frank Waller, Germa
ny; Albert Hunter, France; H. II. Mad
dox, America; C. C. Chappie, England;
Fred Forxter. Germany; Frank Albert,
America; Dudley ’Marks, England; John
Lawson, Sweden; and George F. Ball,
District of Columbia.
Ned Reading and James Johnson,
Americans, have withdrawn. Hale, the
Irish champion of Madison Square Gar
den, did not appean
NORTH CAROLINA.
Tbo State’s Financial Condition Is in
Good w liop*.
Raleigh, .N. C., Dec. 28.—State Treas
urer Worth. In hls biennial re*>ort,
states the amount ’to tho credit of the
.Y.nking fund at $103,740. He estimates
the fctate expenso during the following
two years at $821,850 annually, far be
low pa*t cost. He recommends only
one increased appropriation for the
state normal ocbool for girts from $17,-
500 to $20,000. The banks of the state
arc In a wound and •prosp'Tous condi
tion. The valuation of taxable prop
erty has -fallen off five and a half mill
ion a.
REVISING THE TARIFF.
The First of tho Fublfo Hearings Was
Largely Attended.
aVadhlngtlon, Dec. 28.—rnio first df ths
twelve public (hearings ito be given on
itih'o revision of the DnrJff was (begun
Jn 'the committee of mnayw and means of
1l.no house of renresentatlvoH Uhls mom-
ilng. Oh Airman Dlngley (presided and
it/hero (Was a (pretty full attendance
(though, an Mr. IDUngley (has -requested
that ithcf ktontonunloaMonw ahould too Jn .
writing ns far as posslibie, It to antici
pated that flint so-caitled “ihoarlngs" will
bo Jn large pant "roaiUoigH.” Nevertlhe-
ilese, there was a number of leading
chomilcal nuuunfooturcrs present, tho
first day Ibelng devoted to schedule A,
chemicals, dfe land paints, and schedule
II, spirits, (Wines and! other ’beverages.
Tha (first wdluedule only iwtLS under dis
cussion tihln irnornilng. Aimong 'those
present were Alexander H. Jones of
the firm of Fowcmi & Wclghtmnn, M.O.
Ros-mgarten. <fln Lucas and Thonim*
8: Harrison, all of RhUadol/phila; Jaime*
Hartford, chairman lof the drug section
of -tho Now York (lwa/rd of trade; •8c?-
vear Page of Now York (and Edward
Arnold of Providence, R. I„ Nich
olas Leaning and William Bowel* of
Philadelphia, and other imamifooturern
from OMcugo, Cincinnati and other
large cities.
Their general views favored the re
storation of specific duties. Under the
ndl valorem systom of the Wilson bill
(they said -honest men could not com
pete rwith ■dlrflionewt men, ami 1t was
IrmpostfiMo 'to prevent under valuation.
The chemtolM (brought 'With, 'them a pre
pared ecftiedulo at tfpeclflc ratra, (which
they rafbtnftttttf to tiho committee.
A. delegation rapMeoftlng the -cotton
yarn spinning association «jf New Eng
land 'ren'Ctoed tho city last might. They
ore to too given a hearing it’ornoriww,
when schodu/le I. ootton manufacture:!,
comes up. There has (bean le.*s hostil
ity to the ootton iWhedule than to any
otter (feature of the Wilson (bill. In
fact, it was deScrfbod toy a Republican
senator, Jn course of rictoatc, as a "work
of genius.” having teen prepared after
conHUfltn/liO'n with expenta Jn mtton
manufacture. It Is possible a desire
mlay (!>«? expressed 'to leave schedule I
sUbstaintOxllv ASncfiiBtnffed. but no defl-
nUe opinion has yet -been expressed to
Ithait effect by tha gentlemen who are
here. ,
CONSPIRACY TO IMPEDE TRADE.
Criminal Charge* Againnt the American
Tobacco Company.
Montreal, Dec. 28.—'The charges of
criminal conspiracy to impede trade,
made by Mr. J. M. Fortier, against tho
American Tobacco Company, are assum
ing an aspect far more important than it
was at first expected. Warrants hate
teen issued in Queitee for the arrest of
huch members of the company as miay bo
in Montreal, and they wll have to appear
for trial in Quebec on January 7.
In the meantime the profits which For
tier could have earned nod not the Amer
ican company, as alleged, impeded the
trade, is now* being figured upon by his
attorneys, who will at offlee institute a
civil action for damage*. The nuni will
probably total up an aggregate of sev
eral hundred thousand dollars, and tho
suit for its recovery will be bitterly
fought.
Preparation* are now being ma^lo by
which warrants will be issued in nearly
every province in Canada wherever too
American company has succeeded in- get
ting a dealer to sign an agreement.
Thfwe warrants will bo served on Mon
treal member* nnd they wKl have to ap
pear for trial in a* far dh*a.nt a prov
ince as Prince Edward’s Island.
Lehigh i otton Mjlte *hut Down. '
Easton. Pa., Dec. 2$.—The Lehigh
mill* in South Easton, manufacturers of
cotton goods, have shut down for four
months, and there is said to be but lit
tle prospect of a resumption at the end
of that period. The mills are the oldest
in the I*ehigh valley. One hundred em
ploy** are affected. The plant wa» start
ed nearly one hundred year# ago, and
this is the first shut-down U ba# e*-
1 cc denot'd.
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