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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
ESTABLISHED IB 1826.
MACON, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1897.
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
The Queen Regent Greatly
Affected by the Death
of Canovas.
Remains Will Arrive in tlie
City Accompanied by the
Widow and Others.
SPANISH TO HOLD SERVICES
In All tho Churches 'l’h roue bout the
Country on the Day of the Funeral.
Tho Body Will Be Interred
_ In the Pantheon—The
Assassin’s Parents.
Madrid, 'Aug. 10.—The queen regent
has decided that the milltry honors ob
served in the case of the funeral of
a marshal shall be accorded the re
mains of the late premier of Spain,
Senor Canovas del Castillo, who was
shot and killed et Santa Agueda on
Sunday .by an anarchist named Michele
Angine Golli.
Tho body of the Spanish statesman
will arrive here on Wednesday morn
ing accompanied by his widow, the
minister of the colonies, Senor Cos-
Gayon, 'and the Duke of Solomayor,
representing the queen regent. The
pallbearers will be an acadelan, an
admiral, the president of the senate, a
knight of the golden fleece, and Mar
shal Martinez do Campos. The inter
ment will take place In the Pantheon.
Funeral' services will take place simul
taneously In all the churches through
out the country and the official mourn
ing will last three days.
The queen regent Is greatly affected
by the tragedy and is still confined to
her room. The body of the late pre
mier lies on his bed in the apartments
which he occupied at Santa Agueda.
It Is covered with a shroud, two tapers
are burning at the foot of the bed and
an altar has been erected in the room,
and mass for the repose of the soul of
tea dead a - e b **°» constantly celebra-
Senor Castellar, the Republican lead
er, in an Interview is quoted as say-
ing Ire will not Join any cabinet unless
it Is Republican, adding that Senor Sa-
easta, the liberal leader, ought to be
ntfU em i’ er of the new cabInc ‘, with the
pledged support of the conservatives.
<e? h t e o >£
mjSesty°saysf Premler ’ la
. ^ affected and grieved by ihi»
word? ,e ® to * optun ® that I can not And
worda to express the pain I feel I
t0 you my consolation,
JXfASf" only weep with you for the
you S/r T ha , ve h ? t and wh ° loved
80 T mach - to °. have lost a great
whn'h.i * ave los i a IoyaI counsellor
m f aad of whom I stood so
TOhnih iS n * e< ?' J h . e eminent services
which he rendered to my husband, Al
fonso, gave him a claim to ull of my
Jh7£n Ct fresh sacrifices for the
JJj'Yhf 7 U fi h *. r uaitea him t0 me and
to the fatherland. The country and
history will do him Justice. *
My children Join with me in this
mourning of the crown and nation. All
my prayers are f or him. Hekven
^ L y o°» U .ew,J' ece ?‘ ary reslsnatlon."
A dispatch from Lucera, Italy, ssvs
Golfl t t'L I « a .‘; an , poll “ hace identified
Golli, the assassin of Senor Canovaq
as Michael Anglollnl. He"" 33 "yea5
?ni a ff’.vl n<5 was : boro at loggia, capi-
tal of the province of that name, in
the Apulian plain. His military record
was very bad. He proved an Indiffer
ent and disobedient soldier and was
eent for three years' service In the
disciplinary battalion. Subsequently
iVL 4>c £ ame a compositor. In April,
1536, ho was sentenced to eighteen
months' imprisonment for disseminat
ing anarchist propaganda, but, after
serving a part of the term, he escaped
Jo Spain. He comes of an honest fam
ily. His father, who is a tailor. Is grief
stricken by the crime of the son. The
provincial and communal councils of
Foggla have sent telegrams of condo
lence to the Spanish government, de
nouncing the assassin.
A dispatch from Santa Agueda says
that the funeral cortege accompanying
the remains of Senor Canovas left tho
bathing establishment this morning ac
companied by the Duke of Solomayor,
of the .royal household.representing the
queen regent, and by Senor Castellano,
minister for the colonies, and Senor
Elduay. The coffin was covered with
wreaths, among them one from the
queen regent, borne on a cart drawn
by four horses. A detachment of
chasseurs rendered military honors
and acted as an escort.
A special funeral train awaited the
arrival of the cortege at Sumarraga.
Almost at the very moment of the
transfer of the coffin from the funeral
cart to the train a foreigner was ar
rested at the telegraph office. He is
suspected of being an accomplice of
the assassin.
Senoa Canovas watched by the body
of her husband for two nights, one
night with Senor Castellar and the
other with Senor Castellano. She ab
solutely refused to take either food or
rest, but discussed all details of the
Tuneral and only broke down today
on the road to Sumarraga. when a se
vere nervous fit was happily relieved
by a flood of tears. The Marquis de
Justo, the court physician, embalmed
the body. The postmortem examina
tion showed that the deceased was In
an extremely healthy state and that
the brain was unusually large. It
showed also that any of the three
wounds would alone have proved fatal.
At the special request of Senora Cano-
va.r, the remains will He In state at the
private Instead of the official residence
of the deceased. The queen relent has
ordered a special mass tomorrow for
the repose of his soul. Next week
Gen. Azcsrraga. the new president of
the council, will go ,to San Sebastian
to consult the queen regent.
President McKJnlej has cabled to
the Spanish government thq condolence
of the United States government and
the American people.
It Is understood that Gen. Martlnex
Campos Is willing to go to Cuba should
the cabinet decide to recall Capt. Gen.
Wavier.
There are also rumors that Gen.
Polaveija, formerly governor of the Phll-
Up;.tries. will be Invited to succeed Wey-
ler. But these are mere rumors, and
thus for there is no Indication of abrupt
changes either in the administration of
Cuba or In the constitution of the cabi
net. Senor Sagasta, Senor Morel Pren-
dergast and Marshal Campos, with
other statesmen and generals, favor the
retention of the special cabinet long
enough to reorganise and conciliate the
conservative groups. Tite government,
has decided to try the assassin by court-
martial. He still defiantly declares that
other startling claims will toll.nv. The po
le* and government detectives are act
ing with redoubled vigilance and the
government is in communication wltn
foreign capitals on the question of sur
veillance of anarchists. ,
SORROW IN HAVANA.
Press and People Discuss the Premier's
AsHfi-Hinntion.
Havana, Aug. 10.—The official an
nouncement of the assassination of Se
nor Canovas. the Spanish premier, was
published today In the official Gazette
and the other local newspapers. As a
mark of respect for the deceased
statesman) the stores are closed and
the Stock Exchange and Produce Ex
change have suspended business. The
leading thoroughfares are being hung
with black drapery and other signs of
mourning are displayed about the city.
The crime of Golli Is being earnestly
discussed on all Bides. The news of the
premier's murder was a great shock
and a surprise to all classes, and ex
pressions of sorrow are everywhere to
be heard.
The dying exclamation of Canovas—
‘‘Assassin, long live Spain”—Is the sub
ject of considerable comment In the
newspapers. They alt printed edito
rials expressing great sorrow at the
death of the Spanish minister and the
great loss sustained by the Spanish
nation, and dwell upon the publlo and
private virtues of the deceased states
man while regretting his disappear
ance In these critical times. The fu
ture Is referred to almost with appre
hension, although the people arc asked
to trust In the patriotism of the Span
ish statesmen and In the loyalty of the
Spaniards In both hemispheres to pre
vent further trouble In Spain. The ap
pearance of afternoon editions of the
newspapers of Havana with tho de
tails of the assassination was most
eagerly awaited today.
Cubnns Do Not Rejoice,
Jacksonville, Aug. 10.—Tampa con
tains the largest Spanish-speaking pop
ulation of any city In this country, but
a majority are Cubans. Notwithstand
ing the undisguised rejoicing In Spain
over the recent assassination of Ma-
ceo In Cuba, the Tampa Cubans, ac
cording to a special to the Citizen from
that city, exercised remarkable self-
control In discussing the Canovas In
cident and refrained from any expres
sion of rejoicing, although bellevelng
that the consequences will bo favora
ble to Cuban Independence.
STAY AWAY FROM ALASKA.
DANGER '.IN GOING TOTIIK KLON
DIKE GOLD FIELDS.
Secretary Bliss Issues a Circular Warn-
ing People of the Risk They Incur
By Attempting to Reach the
New F.Idorsds.
■Washington, Aug. 10.—Secretary
Bliss has taken cognizance of tho rush
to the Klondike gold fields of Alaska
and has Issued the ■following warning
to tho general public:
‘‘To Whom It May Concern—In view
of information received at thla depart
ment that 3,000 persons, with 2.000 tons
of baggage and freight, arc now wall
ing attire entrance to White Pass, In
Alaska, for an opportunity to cross the
mountains to the Yukon river and that
many more are preparing to join them,
I deem It proper to call the attention
of all who contemplate making the
trip to the exposure, privation, suffer
ing and danger incident thereto at this
advanced period of the season, even
tt they should succeed in .crossing the
mountains. To reach Dawson City,
•when over the paas, 700 miles of diffi
cult navigation on the Yukon river,
without adequate means of transporta
tion, will still be before them, and It
Is doubtful If the journey can bo com
pleted before the river Is closed by the
ice. I am moved to draw public no
tice to these conditions by the gravity
of the possible consequence to people
detained In the mountainous wilder
ness during five or six months of ant-
aretto winter, where no relief can
reach them, however great the need.
"C. N. BLISS,
, . ‘‘Secretary of the Interior."
■“ HENRY MAltCY IS DEAD, “
The President or the Fitchburg Rail
road Died in a Bath Tub,
Belmont, Mass,, Aug. 10.—Henry F.
Marcy, president of the Fitchburg rail
road, was found dead in the bath room
at his home here today. Death was
due to apoplexy. He had been In fall
ing health for some time.
President Marcy has been greatly
worried of late over mattera In connec
tion with the road. An exhaustive ex
amination of the accounts has been In
progress for several weeks and during
the last few days rumors of changes
to be made in the management have
been spread widely. Yesterday It de
veloped that a shortage of 312,000 had
been found by the experts at work on
the books, and these facts. It la stated
by friends of President Marcy, brought
on the fatal stroke.
CAP, HATFIELD.
The Escaped Criminal In the Mountalna
With Armed Brothers.
Williamson, W. Va„ Aug. 10.—Wild
stories are being circulated about the
officera who are trying to capture Capt.
Hatfield, the desperado who escaped
last week from Jail. The Hatfields are
said to be strongly eniconscd in a
mountain pass and to have recently
killed Dcnuty Sheriff Johnson and four
Other deputies, but none of these re
ports are confirmed. The officers are
In hot pursuit and Judge Doolittle in
sists on the, 1 sheriff capturing Hatfield
at any^i.t/er risk. It Is believed there
have b .n encounters, bat nothing defi
nite can be learned.
gro named Jim Nelson enticed an S-yeiv-
om negro girl from her home on the out
skirts of tne city and assaulted her. llo
toft the child, who was a paralytic, m
her fatal The negro was liter arrested
and lodged at the station house. The
colored population are In the highest
state of excitement, but no further trou
ble IS feared.
BULLET IN HIS NECK. JAPAN WILL USE GOLD
Two Mfcn in Alabama After a
Train Robber.
LOCATED HIM A IN HOUSE.
THEY ENTERED AND FOUND HIM
LYING ON A PALLET.
After a Few Words Were Exchanged the
Fugitive Raised a Pistol and Fired,
the Ball Striking One of tho Mon.
Criminal Surrendered.
Cullman, Ala., Aug. 10.—S. M. Alli
son of this city was shot last night In
the upper part of this county by Geo.
W- Sullivan, whom he was endeavor
ing to arrest. Sullivan Is wanted by
the Southern Express Company for a
train robbery In Arkansas.
Last March circulars, with photo
graph and description of Sullivan,were
sent out. Yesterday a stranger travel
ling through the county stopped to get
a drink of water at Mr. Walker’s near
here. Young Philpot, who was there,
and who had one of the circulars at his
house, at once recognized him. No
effort, however, was made to arrest
him and he passed on a few miles when
he met Ab Powell, who also recog
nized him from the circular.
Mr. Powell, meeting Sheriff Allgood,
who wao In the county, informed him
of the facts. When the sheriff reached
town Sullivan passed -through. Mr. Al
lison and a Mr. Howell went In pur
suit. They found him at the house of
Mr.,Smothers, three miles north of
■town, about 11 o’clock last night. Their
knock on the door waa answered by Its
being opened, and, stepping In, they
found their man lying on a pallet on
the floor.
Sullivan immediately raised himself
to a sitting position and.asked: ‘‘Do
you want me?”
Allison answered: "If your name Is
SulllvanI do.”
The latter immsdlately raised himself
and raised his pistol, which he had con
cealed between his legs, and bred. The
ball entered the neck above the clav
icle. Allison fell and for some time It
was 'thought he was dead. Sullivan
fled without shoes or hat. He went
Into Falkvllle this morning ii. that con
dition and surrendered, saying he had
killed a man and feared violence. He
Is In custody at Decatur and will be
brought here tomorrow. Allison is ly
ing in a critical condition at his home
hero, where he was brought last night.
He will hardly recover. The Toward
for Sullivan la $200.
TRAIN WRECKERS.
Fourteen Cars Piled and an Engineer's
Narrow Escape,
Phillipsbnrg, Pa., Aug. 19.—Tnaln
wreckers have again been at work on
the Central railroad of New Jersey, and
lsat night for the fourth time la M
many' moutha, have nceotnpUshed the
wreck of two fast freight trains, the
blocking of the tracks until 6 o’clock this
morning and the Toss of at least $30,000.
About 7:30 o'clock last night, as train
No. tig was running at fifty miles un
hour the engine struck a pile of ties
near Whltebousc. The engine left the
track and went down the embankment,
a complete wreck.
Fourteen ears wero also derailed and
piled up In confusion aqd their contents
piled up along the track. Engineer Sbupp
of Mauch Chunk remained at his post
and miraculously escaped with his life.
Conductor Mattress, also of Mauch
Chuuk, waa riding on the tahk of the
engine and wits seriously hart. The fire
man jumped. Before a flagman was sent
oat to signal the approaching trains, an
other fast freight, composed of cars
larded with fish and peaches for the
market in Lehigh Valley, came up auil
ran Into the debris. The engine and two
cars of fish were demolished. Engineer
Stubble of Bayonne City and Conductor
Mnvilfthnn f .Tnnotnro worn hn<**w In.
Moynahau of Juncture were baiffy In
jured.
A watchman had been employed at
Whltehouse to guard against the train-
wreckers' attempls, but last Saturday he
was but pended, the railroad officials evi
dently thinking the gang had left the
district.
DESPERADO SHOT 1 1
In an Attempt Escape Prison ne Re-
colvcd a Fatal Wound.
Boston, Aug. 10.—While attempting
to escape from the state prison at
Charleston, Just before noon today,
Herbert Wills, the young Taunton des
perado, who waa recently sentenced to
life imprisonment for the murder of
Fred N. Strange, was fatally injured,
and his brother Edward, who assisted
him in his break for liberty, was se
riously wounded by the guards* Two
of the latter were wounded by the
Willis brothers. Edward, who had gone
to the prison to visit his brother, had
conveyed a revolver to his brother, re
taining a weapon hlniBelf, and with
these ho tried to overcome the guards.
FEAR IN CHINATOWN.
Notices of a Threaten lag Character
Posted and Police Aro Alert.
San Francisco, Aug. 10.—Warning no
tices, evidently directed against the
Chinese Society for English Educa
tion, have been posted upon the dead
walls of Chinatown. Without being
named, the .society is pointed at as hav
ing levied blackmail from women of
111-repute imported from China. The
poster says:
"Lives have been lost before for
such little things and they may be lost
again."
It is signed Mook Chlng Society and
has caused considerable consternation.
The police who have to run down the
notices treat the matter seriously and
say there will soon be more murders
in the Chinese quarters.
PEARLS IN ARKANSAS,
A Syndicate to Dredge a Lake Near
Raid Knob For Them.
Little Rock., Ark., Aug. 10.—For a
month or more the people living near
Bald Knob have been rinding valuable
pearls in a lake near that place. Hun
dreds of people have been opening musiel
shells In search of the pearls and#some
rtre gems have been found, some being
► old for as much aa $300, A special from
Bald Knob says a syndicate of Memphis
parties have leased the lake for a te-ni
of five years for $10,000. They will build
a fence around the lake and begin work
with a steam dredger. The lake is said
to be the richest pearl producer in tho
United States. t
NORTH CAROLINA 8AY8 NO*
The Voters Declare Against Additional
Taxation for Hchoolr.
question of additional taxation for the
public schools fully sustain the foreeaxt
riven In the special dUp-itche* last n'ght.
The vote, as far as received, U aimo«t
unanimously z
precincts nut
HU favor.
Vacations of Her Officials are
Dispensed With.
CHANGE IN ITS CURRENCY
AFTER OCTOBER JAPAN WILL USE
THE GOLD STANDARD.
The Mint la Bu«, striking New Colne,
Ten Million Yen or Subsidiary
Coin to Bo Minted—Export
Duty to Bo Abolished,
San Francisco, Cat,, Aug. 10.—The
steamer Pen: arrived today from Yok
ohama via Hong Kong with the follow
ing Japancy.i advices:
There Is doubt whatever that from
October 1 next Japan 'Will have a gold
currency. A circular Issued by the spe
cie bank announces that from that date
It will pay sold for Bank of'Japan
notes, ThetOsaka mint Is very busy at
present- minting new gold coins, the
twenty yeiu coin being struck first. The
project is ^to .mint ten million yen
worth of Subsidiary coins. Including
fifty sen coin, within the year. In or
der to expedite the issuance of the new
coins, the usual summer vacation of
officials has been dispensed with.
The publishers and editors of the To-
klo Nlchl Nlebl Shlmbum.Chuwo Sh^m-
bum, and Tokyo Rhymbun have been
condemned! to Imprisonment for one
month and to pay a fine of five yen for
for Insulting the minister of state by
the publication In their paper, of the
famous ‘Jong of March.”
The Japnanese government has de
cided to totally abolish -the export duty
from Hie commencement of the thirty-
first financial year, that la to say.from
April 1 next. Although the budget for
that year shows a deficit of revenue,
tho decision has been mndu with the
view of encouraging the export trade.
GOLD premium,
It Has Reached 1U8 In Mexico and May
Got Higher,
City of Mexico, Aug. 10.—The gold
premium reached J1.2S .today, and many
believe ’It will go higher before the re
action . begins. Rumors that tho gov
ernment was about to take measures to
put the country on a gold basis are con
tradicted.
LOW FREIGHT RATES.
Rates to Galveston Cut to Two Cents a
Hundred Weigbt,
New York, Aug. 10.—Tho Tribune
says:
"The freight rate war from NewYork
to Galveston, by which the Morgan and
Mallory steamship lines are trying to
defeat their recently established rival,
tho Lone Star line, has reached nn In
teresting stage. Rates to Galveston
have been cut to 2 cents a hundred
weight. As a result the -town Is full
of Texan buyers, and goods are being
shipped to the Lone Star state dn large
quantities. Both the Mallory and Mor
gan lines are running extra steamers
to Galveston to meet, the tremendous
demand for shipments. It was on Ju
ly 10 that the war was declared. On
that day the Lone Star line waa estab
lished by Hogan & Sons, with three
steamers to run to Galveston. A num
ber of cuts have been made since and
now everything shipped to Galveston
on the Morgan line goes at 2 cents a
hundred weight, and It Is said the Mal
lory line will also come down to these
figures.”
LIVES ENDANGER ED.
A Family Had a Narrow Escape From
Cremntlon,
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 10.—Paul Caros-
so and his family had a narrow escape
■from death early thla morning when
tho building at Temeecal In which he
lived burned down. The fire occurred
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning.
Carosso was awakened by the omoke
and escape seemed entirely cut off.
Outside his window, but a considerable
distance below and to one side, was
a little platform used as nn approach
to a roof garden. The Italian took Ills
four children and threw them to the
platform, landing each one safely. Ho
and his wife then leaped to the ground,
the room behind them being already
in flames.
SILVER STILL SLUMPING.
Tho Bullion Value of n Silver Dollar Is
dS U-d ContH.
New York, Aug.' 10,—Bar sliver mads
a new low record today, selling In this
market at 55 3-8 cents, 1-8 cent below
the lowest previous price and 3-8 cents
below yesterday's ' price. The quota
tion for Mexican dollars was 4214 cents.
The stiver in a Hollar Is worth 42%
cents. i | |
SHORT TEN THOUSAND.
ABookkooperin Detroit Embozxlod Ilia
Employer* cash and shipped,
Detroit, Mich,, Aug. 10.—A warrant
s out for Clifford R. England, book
keeper for tho Warrcn-Scharf Asphalt
Paving Company, who Is charged with
embezzling $10,000 cash of tho concern’s
money. According to the allegations,
England signed the firm’* namo to
checks amounting to $10,000 upon tho
company’s aocount on the Commer
cial National Bank, he having been
given newer of attorney to sign checks,
and obtained the money, and then.wlth
his wife, left the city last Saturday.
It Is believed the couple went to Mack
inac by steamer. Before going Eng
land deposited a check apparently
made In New York on the National
City Bank of that city, by the Warrcn-
Scharf Asphalt Company, and signed
by J. S. Lorenx, attorney and cashier.
The first Intimation of crookedness
came yesterday, when tho National
City Hank of New York expressed a
doubt about the signature to Its check.
NOT CONTEMPT.
The Knnss* Quo Wnrranto Proceedings
tho Proper One to Tnka.
Colorado Springs, Col., Aug. 10.—
Judge John Williams of the federal
court, who Issued the order restraining
the slate officials of Kansas from In
terfering with the officials or business
of the Mutual Life Insurance Company
In that state, was asked today whether,
in view of the quo warranto proceed
ings instituted in the state by the at
torney general of Kansas, he would
fight the state officials for contempt of.
court. IIo replied:
“A quo warrants would bo a perfect
ly legitimate or proper move by the
state officials, without bringing them
directly open to a charge,of contempt
■ ,I cunt. I would he glad l<> «■•■■ the Ml
preme court of Kansas take some ac
tion In the matter, and It will then be
known Just where It stands.”
WILL BRING SUIT.
Cramp A Sou Claim Damage for Delay
In Deceiving Armor Plato.
Washington, Aug. 10.—The attorney! of
brought suit against the United State*
government In the court of claims to re
cover damages alleged to have been In
curred by the company la building Me
battleships Massachusetts, Iowa, Ind'sna
and the cruisers New York, Brooklyn
and Columbia. The complaint cites de
lays and faults of the united States In
furnishing the armor plate and plans
under contract as the basts of the pro
ceedings. Tho amounts claimed In the
several suits aggregate $1,137,149.
Bryan In Going to Mexico,
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 10.—Congress
man Osborne has been Invited to ac
company Hon. W. J. Bryan thla fall
on a trip through Mexico to study the
Industrial conditions of that country,
and to look Into the ellver question as
related to monetary affairs In the
United States. Congressman Osborne
will probably accept if the trip can be
made before congress convenes.
Inter City shoot at Brunswick.
Brunswick, da., Aug. 10.—The Inter
city shoot, which will he held In Bruns
wick this month, will he well attended.
The handsome silver cup to be awarded
the best shot has arrived and Is on
exhibition- It Is a gold-lined, silver
cup, engraved with the figure of a dog
and guns. The words “Brunswick Cup;
State Championship, 1897,” are on the
reverso side.
The Nashville to Go Into Servlc.
Washington. Aug. 10.—The Nashville
will go Into eommtnsion for the first
time at Norfolk on the 13th Inst. Kite
will probably relieve the Helena on
the Florida patrol, enabling the tatter
vessel to come north and get ready tor
^ cruise to th^-Chjna station,
IRON WORKS RESUME.
Fivo Hundred Men l’ut to Work nt Now
Castle, Dot.
Wilmington, Del.. Aug. 10.—After a
shut down of six weeks, the Delaware
Iron works at Newcastle resumed ope
rations yesterday, giving employment
to between 400 and 500 persons. The
welding and two bending furnaces
were started and the company Is aaid
to have plenty of orders.
It Is said that tho big wall paper
factory at Newark will soon begin ope
rations. and there Is talk of starting a
shoe factory. The force of workmen has
been Increased at the Edgcmoor Iron
Company's mills nenr here.
AND RISK'S SALOON.
Another Sea Captain Claims to Have
Seen a Collapsed finloon.
London, Aug. 10.—According to a dis
patch to the Dally Mall from Copen
hagen, Capt. Martcnnen of the bark
Anngar, bound from Dublin to Onega,
at the mouth of tho Onega river, on tho
White sea. reports that on July 31,
when about two days sail cast of North
Capo, the northernmost point of Eu
rope, then being in arctic waters, he
saw a collapsed balloon which he be
lieved to bn Herr Andrea's,
NICK MISSED THE NOOSE.
CITIZENS WANTED TO HANG A NE
GRO IN NORTH CAROLINA.'
lie Ilnd Choked a Young Girl Into In
sensibility and Upon Being Captured
Confessed His .Crime—no Will
bo Given a Speedy Trial.
Asheville, N. C-, Aug. 10.—On Sunday
Bob Brachett, on hts wny to Ivy town
ship from Asheville, met pretty Kitty
Henderson, daughter of a well-to-do
and respectable farmer living near
Weavervlllc, eight miles north of Ashe
ville. IIo choked her Into insensibility
and left her unconscious.
In a few hours bands of men were
looking for a negro answering the
meagro description Miss Honderson
waa ablo to give In moments
of consciousness, but It was
not till today that ho wan
found thirty miles away, at tho home
of a negro preacher, In bed. He made
no resistance and confessed ho was
tho man wanted. He wan at once taken
to the homo of his victim, and tho
young lady reaffirmed positively that
ho was the man.
Tho crowd outside had by this time
learned of the negro's Identification
and loud cries were raised against
him. Deputy McDonald stated to the
crowd that: the negro would be taken
to Asheville. "I will pledge myself
that court will be called the first of
next week for his trial,” aald the offi
cer, and with Ills captured negro he
stepped out of tho house. Thcro were
' 11. .'i'll "Imng him,” "lull'll him," whin
Walter Vandiver, a prominent citizen
of Weavervlllc, tobo In his MtrrupB
and, with a few ringing wards to the
men to save the fair name of the coun
ty from what would be a crime, caused
Ihe crowd I" he inlet.
In the hesitation of the moment the
negro was thrown on a horse, hack
of a deputy, and the 300 men of the
neighborhood falling behind, the offi
cers and prisoner caino Into Asheville,
where, through a crowd numbering
perhaps 1,000, he was taken to the
county Jail. On the way In the negro
confessed that he was Miss Hender
son's assailant. Court will bo con
vened probably tomorrow to try
Brachett.
letter—At 8:30 p. m. a mob stormed
the Jail and soon battered down the
front door. A rush was made for the
cells and the steel doors wero being
cut down. It Is reported that tho ne
gro was spirited away about 7 p. m.
If he Is In the Jail he will ne lynched
before morning.
LOW FREIGHT RATES.
A Big Cat Mado Frcui Points In Texts
to California,
Houston, Tex., Aug. The ocean
rat* war between Nnw York and Texas
has brought about a reduction of rate*
from California to Houston. The Southern
Pacific announces, effective Austin 12,
the tariff on canned goods, beans and
peaa, straight or In mixed carlo-m.i.' inure
mum. weight 30,0fl0 pounds, from Califor
nia territory and Intermediate points :o
Houston, will ba lowered to Me per hun
dred pounds. Canned goods from Santa
Rosa will take a rate ol a gents per out
hundred pound*. California wine, ex
cepting champagne, car load* $4.0.0
pounds, will take 5Sc per hundred polm
This movement on the part of the South
ern Pacific has been anticipated for nomo
time. In protecting their Texas buslne-s
they have Injured their Pacific coast to
some extent nnd decided recently to ro
it alone In a reduction of rates to Telus
points, competing with the water rout*
via the Isthmus and New fork.
Planing Mill ami Lumber Burned.
Houston. Tea.. Aug. W.-At Bsraum.
Polk county, fire destroyed. ItM p teste*
mill, dry kiln, lumber yard, lumber store
and a number of tenement houses bclo.u-
Ing to William L Carter ft Brothers, also
a number of ear* and three small
bridges of the Missouri, Kansas and Tex
an railroad. Loss, tst.00); Insurance, not
ascertainable, but small,.
To Place the Currency-of the
United States on a
Better Basis.
WiH Proceed With the Task
of Creating a National
Commission,
SOUND MONEY THE SLOGAN.
Eleven Business Men From Various
Parte of the United States Will be
Clioson to Revleo nnd Reform tho
Curroncy System—Body Is to
bo Strictly Non-Partisan,
Chicago, Aug. 10.—To carry forward
Its object the sound money executive
committee, appointed at Indianapolis
last January, met In this city today lb
endeavor to proceed with tho task of
oreatlng a national commission, which
President McKinley was prevented
from naming by tlie failure of con
gress to pass tho bill presented during
the closing hours of tho session. The
commission Is composed of fifteen rep
resentative business men, residing in
various parts of tho United States, a
strictly non-partisan body. Hugh
Hanna of Indianapolis Is at Its head
and Its chairman. Tho other members
are: • -■
M. L. Crawford, Dallas, Tex.
W- B. Dean, St. Paul, Minn.
J. W. Fries, Salem, N. C.,
J, F. Hanson, Macon, Ga.
W. C. Hnrrison. Philadelphia, Pa.
Rowland Ilnzzttnl, Peacedale, R. I,
John P. Irish, Oakland, Cal.
H. H. Kolilsaat, Chicago, III.
John J. Mitchell, Chicago, Ill..
A, E. Orr, New York.
George Foster, Peabody, N. Y.
J. C. Power, Helena, Mont.
E. O. Stnnnard, S. Louis, Mo. . .
A, E. Wilson, Louisville, Ky.
The business of chief Importance wilt
be to select eleven men, who will ile-
voto their time to tho work mapped
out for them, to compose the commis
sion. They will be IntriiBled with the
responsibility of undertaking to devise
Oiuno satisfactory and acceptable plan
for revising, reforming and regulating
the currency system.
Tho selection by this commlttce'"of
such a commission' Is In accordance
with the powers conferred upon it liy,
resolutions of the convention of busi
ness men held in Indianapolis laHt
January, The sessions, for tho moBt
part at least, will bo executive. The
qualifications of every man whose
name Is presented fer membership In
the commission will be discussed. Great
cure Is to bo taken In the make-up of
this body. Bankers, business men and
‘farmers aro classes from which It Is
proposed to framo It.
Seven members of the executive com
mittee responded to their names when
the chairman called tho meeting to or
der. Those present were: Hugh H.
Hanna of Indianapolis, E. O. Stnnnard
of St. Louis, J. F. Hanson of Macon,
Ga.: George Foster Peabody of New.
York, Augustus E. Wilson ol Louis
ville, J. W. Frols of Salem, N. C., and
II. H. Kohlso.it o/f Chicago.
Tho committee held an executive ses
sion nnd discussed plan* for the fu
ture. Nothing definite was done pend
ing tho arrival of the remaining mem
bers of tho commltteo tomorrow.
The present outlook Is that what 1*
known ns tho Chicago plan will be
adopted. The commission appointed
will work upon tho general scheme
.mapped out by the Indlannpoll* con
vention and will hnvo exclusive power
regardless of the executive committee
and of tho convention In the construc
tion and presentation to congress of a
new financial system tor this govern
ment.
KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS.
Tho Convention Nominated James B*l-
loy for Clerk,
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 10.—James O.
Bailey of Manoffin county was nomi
nated for clerk ol tlie court ol appeal*
by the nepubllran convention today.
Contrary to the expectation* of many
tb* Republican stare convention, which
was held In Music hall, la thl* city, today
for the purpone of nominating a clerk of
tb* court of optical*, was entirely hat-
mooious la It# work. There wa« *an idea.
In some quartern that there would be
A bitter fight between the Bradley nnd
liuntcr-Todd faction.', but the general
ship of tho party leader* on 'ind off the
floor of the convention prevented the an
ticipated dealt. ....
The suite and national ndmlnuitratlon*
wero cudoiucd end civil service tva* op
posed along the lines laid down by tho
recent Ohio Republican convention. The
convention was a qnlet oue. There wa*
no enthusiasm to speak of, the only real
applause' coming when the speaker* re
ferred to civil service reform. The nom
ination of Htlley was uniitlmon*. Tho
resolution* adopted were ne follow*:.
Resolved, by the Republican party In
convention IWtllnUj, 1. That we re
affirm the principle* of the Republican
party as sot forth In the platform
adopted by it at St. Louis In 1896.
2. That wo endome tho Republican na
tional and «tate administrations and es
pecially commend the -lotion of our per
sonal dt.it" offlcHI* In their efforts to
eupprertrt mob violence and to prceervo
the financial credit of the state.
3. Wc commend the notion of the
representatives of the Republican par
ty In the passage of a tariff bill which
will ralso revenue sufficient to support
tho government, prevent tho Issue; of
Interest-bearing bonds, protect Ameri
can labor and maintain the national
credit.
4. We are opposed to a system of
civil service that builds up an official -
claa* practically a life tenure In almost
all brandies of the public service, and
wo demand that the civil service be
BO modified as to limit the terms of
service to four years, with the privi
lege Of reappointment or promotion
subject to *uch restrictions as will se
cure competent officials and to every
section of the country Its proper por
tion of them. -v
5. We heartily sympathize with the