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THE NEWS IN THE STATES.
THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, DECEMBER ‘>0, 18£5.-TWELVE PAGES.
A CHINESE CONTRIBUTION TO THE
GRANT MONUMENT.
Report of tlw Ordnance Committee—Mur
der at Orlando, Fla.—A Murderer'*
Narrow Khcupe—The File Re
cord—An Indian Rattle.
WAR ON THE APACHES.
Washington, December 24.—-The fol
lowing is the reply of Secretary Bayard to
the lettc r of the Chinese minister, enclos
ing a check of $500 os a contribution to the
proposed monument in New York to the
memory of General Grant:
Jefabtment or State, Wa^hington, D. C., De
cember 2*2.— Dear Mr. Minister. It give* me great
pleMure to acknowledge your Excellency’* note of
the 21at Inst, accompanied by a check for #500 In
<..V of the completion of the monument proposed to
«>e erected in New York to the memory of General
and ex-Prosident of the United States Grant. let
me, for myself and all my countrymen, and not in
* merely formal way, but with much feeling, ex-
**ese my own and their gratification in this
■evidence of the wldrapread human
sympathy for the American people in aiding
•them to perpetuate the memory of one
■who was their chieftain In military •odcWlgo^
eminent. I beg you to convoy to toe iUuMou.
Viceroy ld»n too ezvnwlon of my high epprocU-
tlon of hi. gift of *:*»>. aud Accept my equal thank,
for your own contribution of $300* The toUl .urn
*1,1,11 ijo trAD.mitted to too cu.todl.nof the monu
ment fund In Now York with a copy of your letter,
and with renewed acknowledgment of your proof of
aympathy and frlendehip to too people of the
united States snd one of their moot heroic repre-
.cntatlvo., I am, my deir Mr. Minister, veiy .in-
nnlyyonro, • T. F.Batabo,
A QUARREL WITH GERMANY.
Consul General Mueller’* Report Likely to
Lead to Ilia Recall.
Washinotom, December 24.—The Even
ing Slur has the following: Coimul-General
Mueller, whose report upon the feeling of
the German government towards the
United State* U likely to lead to a diplo
matic correspondence between the two
countries and probably to a demand on
the part of Germany for Mueller’s recall,
comes from the same town with Represen
tative Foran, of Ohio, who knows him very
well. Foransays the report is very charac
teristic of the writer, who he asserts isa man
of very advanced liberal views and a be
liever In the republican form government.
He reported that the German government
is afraid and jealous of .the importation of
I American pork, and still more so of the
importation of American ideas. He is
what was known as a Forty-cighter,
having been obliged to leave Ger
many, his native country, on account of
participation in the revolution of 1818,
when the liberal Germans strove for con
stitutional form of government. In this
country his Republican ideas have hod full
growth, as well os his antagonism to mon
arches! government. When he went back
to his native land as representative of this
country, he carried with him all his Ameri
can ideas. Foran says, farther, that he
would not have been received by the Ger
man government when appointed by Presi
dent Cleveland, but for the fact that during
ho Franco-Prassian w ir he viaitod the tath-
orland, and though an ardent Republican,
his sympathies in that struggle were
with his people, and ho rendered
the German soldiers valuable service in the
hospitals and elsewhere. On account of
this, tho German government extended to
him pardon for his previous offenses against
the government, so that when appointed
consul-general to represent tho United
States there was no objection raised against
him. It is felt to be pretty certain, says the
Star, that Germany will demand Mueller's
recall, and this government will have to
comply, but Mr. Bayard will not recognize
the right of any nation to restrict the liber
ty of speoch of American citizens, and that
it is not held by the United States to be an
offense to entertain republican ideas It is
thought that this little episode will render
our relations with Germany still more
strained, and she will be placed on oar list
with Austria.
FIGHTING ON CHESAPEAKE BAY.
An Oy.ter Police steamer Engages a Elect
of Dredgers.
Bai.timoue, December M.—A special
from Easton, Md., says: A fierce battlo
took placo in the Poplar Ialand Narrows
Tuesday night between n fl-et of eight
dredge boats and one of the Uyster Police
steamers, probably Captain Onfflth's boat,
the Governor Thomas. Tho steamer camo
into the narrow* about 11 o’clock at night,
found tho dredgers at woork and attempted
to arrest them. They resisted and opened
fire on the steamer, waich was returned, nt
first, with small arms. A fiuilako was
kept up for some timo. The dredgers
made it hot for the steamer until
1icr captain opened on them with his can
non. This silenced their fire and put them
to flight. They started off down tho bay,
burned by the steamer firing cannon shot
at them, and passed out of sight of tho spec
tators on shore, many of whom had been
aroused from sleep by the noise of the bat
tle. Witnesses of the fight from tho shore
could not tell what damage was dono to
cither tide, but the firing was so fast anil
furious and lasted so long that they think
there must have been some killed or wound
ed.
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS.
A Determine to Continue the
Strike for Advanced Wages.
Prmnt'Ba, Pa., December 21—There
are no new developments in tlio miners
strike. The situation along the Mononge-
licla valley this morning is quiet and no
trouble is anticipated to-day. Tho minor*
of the first aud second pools met in
Wyliek's grovo to consider tho advisabil
ity of returning to work. It was tho largest
.Mtlmrini? since the inauguration of the
Uloodhoumls to lie Employed to Trail tlio
Red Murderers.
Dfmixo, N. M , December 23.—Leading
citizens of Silver City h 1 a meeting yes
terday to devise measures for a war of ex
termination against the Apaches. It was at
first thought tho government would pur
chase forty lor fifty Jbloodhounds to track
Indians, both Generals Crook and Bradley
favoring the proposition as tho only really
available means of pursuing the red butch
ers. Word wns received from banta Fe
that the army officers were willing to re
commend tho employment of blood hounds,
but thought it would be severs] months be
fore tho War Department would act upon
the recommendation. Upon learning this,
tho citizens called a meeting and determin
ed to raise the money by subscription for
the Jpurehase of a pack of bloodhounds
and for ngain equipping and putting tho
local malitia in the field. Wealthy ranch
men in attendance pledged over $3,000 for
the purchase ‘of bloodhounds. It was de
termined to raiso a picked company of three
hundred experienced Indian fighters from
several districts in the territory, who will
immediately take tho field and campaign
tho remainder of tho winter.
A ltlomly Iltot at Limerick.
Dubijn,December 27.—Evidences of more
than ordinary had feeling among the local
factions in Ireland have forcibly shown
themselves recently and continue to give
the municipal and police authorities very
treat concern. An example increasing the
rritation manifested itself yesterday, when
a house in Cerogh lane, Limerick, occupied
by a man named Bbtke, was be
sieged by his political opponents.
The assault is said to have been
expected, and the friends of Blake were
not slow in rallying to his defense. They
immediately engaged in a desperate conflict
with the beseiging party. Women as well
men took slues in the battle, and sticks,
stones, guns and pistols were bandied with
savage earnestness. It was fully two honrs
before the police, who were calicd upon to
disperse the crowds and arrest the rioters,
succeeded in restoring order. The latest
accounts record at least twenty persons, in
cluding several women, dangerously
wounded in the battle. The police, who
were not at first able to command peace,
were reinforced ns soon os that fact was
evident, and with their augmented force
succeeded in making a large nnmber of
arrests.
gathering since the inauguration
strike l’ully 1,500 strikers were present
and considerable enthusiasm prevailed.
After several speechea, nostly in favor of
continuing the strike, a resolution to stand
for 3 cents was carried almost unanimously.
A general convention will probably be
held at Monogahela City early next week.
On Monday next a mass-meeting will be
held at the Alequippa mines, for the p
pose of tryiiK i ersua.lo the worki
miners to come out lor an advance.
A Ilull.llnir’s Sudden Collapse,
IUltimouf, December24.—Thetopstory
of the three story bnck warehouse No. GO
Hanover street rave way about half past
six O’clock to-night, and corned tho entire
interior of the building down to the cellar.
The third floor was used os a store-room
by Wm. Rudolph, wholesale drater in pa
in r - the second floor by tho Bntish Amer
ican Coal Compound Company, and the
first floor by A. B. Schulz, manufaetnn
of show casi s. Tho building was know
•o |m> unsafe, and arrangement
were made a few days ago to strengthen it
None of the occupants will ^"-inin nmch
less, with the excvpP''U of Schulz, whose
entire stock, vatnedst
into fragments. The p».opk cmi 1« } •
the building, including annmberof girl-,
lud been out of it about half an hoar, and,
fortunately, no one was injured.
The Irish Problem.
London, December 34. lhc rimes, ,a
aawSSBjSJSRsS
Commons end the proclamation of martial
law in Ireland.
DETROIT'S RiOTOUS POLES.
ANOTHER OUTBREAK OP ST. AL
BERTS CONGREGATION.
l-'itriou* Attack on tlio IIouso of One
of tlio Polish Louder*— One Man
Killed by tlio Police In
Dispersing tlio Mob.
A Murderer'* Narrow Escape.
Denver, Con, December 24.—A special
from Springer, New Mexico, to the Repub
lican says: Six masked men rode into
Springer last night, and after taking the
koys of the jail from the jailer, took there
from Theodore Baker, charged with mur
dering Frank Unmp, a wealthy ranchman,
with whose wife Baker is supposed to have
been criminally intimate, and hanged him
to a telegraph pole nearthe jail. The jailer
in the mean time gave the alarm,
and the citizens, after a brief skir
mish, drove the mob out and cut
Baker down just in time to save his life.
Springer is the place where in March last a
mob attacked the jail, in which fight four
outlaws were killed. Great indignation is
expressed by law-abiding citizens ovor this
last outrage, os they are endeavoring to rid
tho country of the bad element which has
been largely predominating for several
years past.
The Houston Horror.
Austin, Tex., December] 27.—The chief
of police received a telegram from Son An
tonio last night stating that Mrs. Eane3,
whoso little son Claude was found dr id in
the back yard of her premises in Clarks
ville last night, had been arrested in San
Antonio, and would be brought here to
day. The city council and citizens' com
mittee on safety both held long sessions
last night with closed doors, considering
means tor unearthing the particulars of the
senes of crime, that have horrified the city
and for preventing the summary execution
of the criminals who may be apprehended.
It is believed the committee have discovered
an important cine. Several thousand dol
lars have been subscribed in this city to aid
in ferreting out the assassins.
Holding Ills Ofllce by Force.
Milwaukee, Wi*.,Dec. 21.—Among Pres
ident Cleveland’s appointments before the
meeting of Congress was that of Dr. Ever-
hard, as postmaster of Ripon. The ap-
pointer received his commission but failed
to qualify before Congress convened. This
morning Dr. Everhurd appeared at the office,
presented his commission and the dischareg
papers of the old postmistcr and
demanded that tho office be turned
over to him. His demand was
ignored and he was kicked into
the street by the present incumbent of the
offico, who has held the place for four years.
The United States marshal has been tele
graphed for, and ho will go to Ripon thia
afternoon.
A Party of Indians Stampeded.
San Francisco, Doc. 21.—A special from
Eposo, Texas, to tho Chronicle says: A
band of Indians was surprised by a body of
volunteers while encamped near the rail
road track between Clifton and Lordsburg.
Eleven Indians were killed and thirty-three
homes were captured. The asaaulting par
ty was mainly oompoaed of Mexican resi
dents, under tho guidance of a “Big Jim,”
a colored deputy sheriff. The attack took
place before daylight The Indians, though
well armed, were so completely demoralized
that those who escaped fled without mak
ing resistance and are now scattered through
the mountains.
Prosecutions in Utah.
Salt Lake City, December 23.—The
jury iu the case of Brigham Young Hamp
ton, an official of the city and a saint in the
Mormon cnurch, who was charged with
complicity in a plot to bring disreputable
women here for the purpose of incriminat
ing Federal officers and Gentiles, rendered a
verdict of guilty, after being out one hour.
Gentiles are rejoicing to-night over a tele
gram from United States Attorney Dickson
to Governor Murray, stating that he bad
withdawn hit resignation.
Almost a Riot at Orlando, Florida,
Jacksonville, Fla., December 23.—At
Orlando, Florida, to-day Enoch Carter, a
bartender, shot and instanly killed L. D.
Beasly, a policeman, who had ordered Carter
to movo on, as the street was crowded.
Carter resisted and secured a pistol, when
Beasly clnbbed him and Carter fired. Great
excitement ensued and allot was imminent,
hut Carter waa safely lodged in jail, which
U now guarded by a company of militia.
Expulsion of German-Amertcmns.
Berlin, December 24.—Tho foreign office
notified Mr. rendleion, the United Htatee
minister, that it is intended to expel Ger-
man-Amoricans reaid ring at Bchleewig
»ho emigrated to the United States just
b, <..re becoming liable to military service
ami returned after bring naturalized. The
recent order of expulsion of other German-
Americans remains suspended.
Detroit, December 26.— A fresh outbreak oc
curred yesterday among the parishioner* of St. Al
bert’* church (Polish Catholic), which grew out of
the suspension of Father Kahuiuski. An attack
was made by a mob on the bouse of Uaail Lemke, a
prominent Polish politician, wbo i* regarded aa an
opponent of Father Kalaninski. The police were
obliged to interfere in considerable force to protect
Lemke, and in the course of the riot one of the mob
leaden waa killed by the police. The mob then
dispersed, having done a great deal of damage to
opertv. Early to-day the congregation of St. Al-
_ jrt’* church began to gather about that building.
The crowd scattered and fora time there were h >pe*
that no trouble would occur. However, the crowd
soon increased until by 10 o'clock fully 2,000
people ha 1 become massed in the street*
about the church. Jn the trouble during the
past few weeks the men have stood aloof, leaving
their wives to do all the lighting, but to-day strong
er band* were raised against the peace of the com
munity, although the women were not absent
Col. Lamer bad been retained by the Lemke* for
for their defense or< the charge of shooting the
man last night and this morning he visited the
house of hi* clients to investigate the case. John
Wagner, a sewer contractor, was in the buggy with
him. It so happened that Wagner is ldentilled with
tbe anti-Eolauinshl faction of the church, and the
sight of him enraged the crowds. On the return
from Leke’s house, they assaulted the buggy with
bricks, stones and frozen nieces of mud,
accompanying these missiles with a
storm of imprecations. Wignor managed
to escape injury, but Col. Lamed was struck on the
forehead with a stone and stunned, a heavy fur
cgp being all that prevented a fractured skull.
Others who had in various ways become obnoxious
to the mob were assaulted, but none of them wore
seriously hurt The crowd about tbe church doors
were quiet and orderly, except when old John
Lemke appeared at one of his broken windows, 'id
then their shouts snd Jeers were almost deafening.
Link ia 76 years old, snd after escaping through the
back door from last night’s mob be pssoe 1 the cold
night on the commons west of his home.
About 11 o'clock the crowd seemed to t^> of this
mild sport and began quietly moving away, but be
fore going a block they broke into a run. spreading
over several streets, but all going towards Bastings
snd Ontario streets, where Thoms* Zoltowski, an
other of the anti-Kolssinski party had his corner
grocery. The small force of police on duty at the
church sent in an appeal for help, to be sent to the
store, and three wagons were immediately
sent out. Before they arrived at Zolotow-
be cro$ d had commenced their
attack on the building, which had beer strongly
barricaded. In lea* than a minute all the glass in
the building was shattered to fragments. At sight
of Zoltowski through one of the windows, cries of
••hsng him,” "shoot him,” "break down the doors,”
coupled with abuse and profanity, could be heard
above the sham rattling sound of the stones, mud,
bricks and clubs agalnrt the building, and through
the paneless windows Zoltowski snowed his re
volver. but the crowd only yelled louder and drove
him from sight by a well aimed volley of their
favorite missiles. A moment later he appeared
with a Winchester repeating rifle, which he fired
twice, evidently with tbe hope that he could
frighten sway the mob. Instead of quelling the
disturbance, this seemed only to incite them to
greater frenzy. The police on hand seemed to be
almost helpless. Reinforcement* arrived at thia
time, and the police endeavored to force the mob
away from the grocery. The streets were
<» packed with’people that thia was extremely dlfli
ult as well as dangerous work. Sergeant Nolan,
with a squad of police, was trying to force the
crowd back on Leland street when a man In tho
mob threw a large stone, crushing in the Sergeant’s
hat, bruising bis head considerably. The fellow
was arrested and immediately officer Ewing, who
aided in the arrest, waa felled by * blow with*
snow ahovel. lie staggered to his feet snd helped
handcuff his assailant. The crowd closed in on
the officers, and for a few minutes the squad
seemed doomed. The crowd pressed them so close
that It was impossible to defend themselves. De
tective Smith was thrown on his side In a gutter,
when ho waa considerably beaten by the mob, who
were wedged about him so densely that he
could not draw his revolver. After a
considerable time be managed to regain liie feet
and helped his companions onoe more In the fight
Help came to them, and they finally landed their
man in the patrol wagon, although overy inch of
the way had to be fought desperately. Another
patrol wagon was summoned soon after to help the
officers, and at two o’clock Captain Uigler marched
to the church with forty-six policemen, followed by
several hundred citizens. A detachment was sent
to reinforce those at Zoltowskl’o, and the police did
their utmost to drive the crowd away entirely.
When driven from one street the mob invariably
congregated on another, leaving the police to do
their work over again. Thi« unsatisfactory work
continued throughout the afternoon, and it was
nearly dark before the church people finally die-
S rscd. All saloons on the east side have been or-
red closed until the difficulties are settled. I Is
the intention of tbe police to use every effort to
quell the disturbance. The situation has become
serious to-day and the outlook for to-night is far
from satisfactory, trouble being expected at any
moment It is stated that Bishop Bargees is satis
fied that the deposed priest. Father Kolailuskl, ia
the cause of these disturbances, and under no cir
cumstances will he allow the priest to be reinstated.
The bishop's secretary says all the trouble has been
traced directly to Father Knladuakl, whom he con
sidered the originator of tho different moves.
ally, without having raodo an exhaustive research
which would involve some con.dderablo labor
There are very few amounts of £1,000, and probably
®^„ihat exceed this sum by more than £100 or
And in regard to the fabulous fortunes locked up
in ..'baneery he says:
“To , 4 odgs from the letters received at the legation
from tlnf United States, in referenen to unclaimed
funds iu chsn^ry, many of our countrymen must
imagine tho instttuilon to be the depository of in
calculable millions, a goodly share of which can be
easily withdrawn on the mere institution of a claim
to the same by the American minister aud without
requirement by tbe court of any particulars ns to
tbe name of the auit, relationship of the datellt
to parties mentioned therein, or to tho original
owner of the estate claimed. It ia very rarely that
in any communication sent in on this subject n
smaller sum is mentioned than several millions,
and frequently our correspondents state that they
are entitled to twenty, fifty, and even more
millions. It will doubtless cause surprise and
disappointment, to such as these to be informed
that the whole amount of money in tho custody of
the Court of Chancery at the present time is about
£84,000,000, of which £83,000,000 belong to owners
who are known, leaving about one million only of
unclaimed or dormant funds.”
DYNAMITERS IN CHICAGO.
AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE
RESIDENCE OF JUDGE TREE
Only Falls Itecaxse of Defective Fuse—T1
->lu« h I ii«> Exploded by a Pol iceman—
A Tremendous Detonation—
No Clue to the Criminals.
AUSTIN INTENSELY EXCITED.
American ClnlniauU to English Estates.
Washington, December 26.—A paper on the sub-
Ject of unclaimed estate* in England, prepared un
der the direction of Minister Lowell by Henry
White, one of the American secretaries of legation,
has been sent by the Prtaidsnt to Congress with
other state papers* 'There seems to be no doubt,”
Mr. White says, "that many are led to believe
themselves heirs to vast estates in Great Britain by
designing persona on both sides of ths ocean, who,
with a view to personal gain, insert notices in local
newspaper* in the United (Mates to the effect that
Urge property left by a person of the same name
with that of a family of the district, or that
omo exceedingly common name likely
occur anywhere, such as Smith
Jonas, or who distribute
and wide lists of unclaimed estates which do not
exist. Large sums of money are annually thrown
away by the dupes of these advertisements end
fictitious lists, and a handsome revenue Is made by
the agents, as they emu Uiemaelvaa. for the discove
ry of lost heirs and the recover* of unclaimed es
tates, Tbe Modus •ntnsndi ostial v adopted by
these agents u to first ask for a remit
tance of £2 or £3 to cover tbe
copying the will upon which the claim
purports to be based, then a Urge sum for the ex
pense of instituting inquiries, aud at each succes
sive stag* more blackmail U levied, the correspond
ence being so cleverly conducted that several yean
frequently eUpae before the fraud U discovered.
Bone should contribute a dollar to unknown agents,
especially towards any expense connected with es
tablishing claims to estates in thU country, until
inquiry has been made of counsel here, first as to
Fighting In HurranK
Mandalay, December 24.—Tynedah, the
Bureau s..* prim© minister, has b©end»-
roicsed from the English service. The
Madras cavalry, while marching along the
river Link, waa compelled to retire by Da-
coits In low Ava. Reinforcements have
been deopatched to the scene.
Two More Added to the Long List of Mur
dered Women.
JGalveston. Tex . December 26.—A special, dated
yesterday, from Austin, Texas, to the Mews, Hays:
Two terrible crimes were committed in this city
last night after midnight, which will undoubtedly
result in three deaths, and there is no telling how
many lynching*. During tho past year Austin has
been horrified every few woeks by Home dastardly
attack on servant women, both white and colored.
Fully a dozen servants have been outraged and
eight murdered within thia period. Tho crimes
all boro evidence of being perpetrated by
the same person. Every effort was made to appre
hend tbe criminals, skilled detectives'being em
ployed. Many negroes were arrested and put
through a rigid examination, but nothing came of
the efforts. Many citizens aud some officials held
to the theory that the crimes were perpetrated by
some insane person who cunningly devised how he
could shed woman's blood without apprehension.
About midnight last night Vi. II. Hancock, a well-
to-do carpenter, residing at 203 Water street, was
awakened by groans. Entering his wife’s chamber
he found the vacant bed covered with blood spots.
He followed the trail ont of the fro *t door, around
the house and into the back yard, where he fo .nd
his wife weltering in a pool of blood. She had
been struck twico across the head and
face with a blunt axe, and her skull
fractured. Although still alive the physicians
say she will surely ale from herwounds. Mrs. Han
cock is forty years of age, and a handsome woman.
I She bears an unblemished character. In the midst
of the great excitement produced by this outrage,
the citizens were appalled at learning of a still
greater crime that had been jierpetrated about the
same hour several squares distant. At one o’clock,
Mrs. Phillips, residing at 308 Hickory street, was
awakened by the cries of her grandson. Entering
the room of her son, James Phillips, she found the
infant on the bed covered with blood, aud Phillips
lying senseless, from a terrible blow on the head. I
Ella Phillips, the wife, was missing. Tlio affrighted
neighbors followed the bloody track and found her
body lying in the beck yard of the adjoining prem
ises. Doath had resulted from a blow on the fored
heed with an axe. . Across tin
body lay a heavy rail. Her person
had been outraged. There Is ncvclne re either case, j
I The excitement on the streets daring the daywarl
very sveat. Christmas was forgotten. The mayor]
called » meeting of citizens at the State house, and
nearly a thousand responded to the call. A com-1
mittee of publtc safety was organized. The feeling]
over these last outrages is intense. A house-to-
house search for the bloody-handed murderers will
probably be made.
A News special from Austin says: "No clue has
yet been unearthed to the mysterious tragedies of
Christmas eve. Mrs. Phillips, one of the victims,
was buried to-day. Mrs. Hancock is still uncon
scious, aud Is slowly dying. Jas. Phillips Is also
dying. HU wounds are worse than at first supposed. I
The community was horrified to-day by th* discovery
iof a series of crimes even more Inhuman than tbe I
others. The remains of Claude Eancs, a little
eight year-old white child, were found to-day iu the I
back yard of his mother’s premises in the village of
Clarksville, two miles west of Austin. Swine were
I devouring the body wten it was discovered, and
had eaten all the flesh from the bones, but I
tbe features were recognizable. Last August Hugh
Eanns, the father, mysteriously died. The coroner's
Jury doclared he had been poisoned by a person
unknown. About the time of Eanes’s death Charles
|Courtney became a boarder in tbe family, which
comprises Mrs. Esnes and two children, Doule, aged
ill, and Clauds. The unnatural mother
tried to give the children away,
pleading poverty. A couple of weeks ago she told
her neighbors sue bad given Dollle to a school I
teacher down the river. On Monday night Mrs.
Kanes visited a neighboring family and asked the
privilege of spending tbe night. She said I
had also given Claude away to a family lnL__
pass*, and Courtney being absent she wm
afraid to sleep in the bouse alone. Next morning
I the woman departed for Austin, saying that she
bed received a telegram from Illinois asking her to
^attend the funeral of a relative who had left her a
legacy. Courtney retained to-day and found the
house deserted. He discovered the body
Claude, which had been buried
■ foot deep, and afterward uprooted
by bogs. There waa Intense excitement when news
of tho murder reached Austin. 1
1 Courtney waa arrested on suspicion. A search is
being made for Dolly.
Fire In Alabama.
Chattanooga, T*nn„ December 26.—A deetrncj
tire fire visited Collinsville, Ala., lastntgnt* It
originated in the post-office, and eight stores and
the depot of tbe Alabama and Great Southern rail-
_lChicago Decembe. 26.—A little after 9 o'clock
tliis morning a quart can, of peculiar construction,
Iwas found on the front porch of Judge Lambert
Tree’s residence. No. 40 Cass street, by bis coach-
iman, who tenderly picked It up and carried it into
~ vacant lot in the rear, and then started cn a ran
>r the Chicago Avenue Pol tee Station. He waa
pale with fright when he reached there, and telling
Lieutenant Hhepbard that he had found a can of
dynamite, and where he had found it, asked that
an officer be sent down to investigate. Officer Gal
lagher was sent back with him, and together they
took the mysterious can to the lake anorc, at the
ifoot of Chicago avenue, and touched a match to the
foot of the dynamite fuse, which was wound about
tbe can. The explostou made a terrific noise,which
w as heard distiuctly at tho station, and tho earth
was torn np for several feet. When tbe can was
first found it w*as standing under the door
way. Tho fuse was charred at the end, show
ing that it had been lighted aud gone out.
Tm deadly aeatslvance looked like a common
lamp, ahd thinking it was putthere by someprac-
leal joker, tbe coachman removed it to the yard,
u laying it down bo was horrified to notice that a
fuho was attached to the machine. A hurried in
spection showed that it was not the innocent thing
it was (deemed to be. It was left unrouched till
Officer Gallaher’a arrival. He carried it to the Cen
tral Station. His appearance created the wildest
excitement and the olficers lost no time iu getting
outside, Many of them, mindful of Otto Funk’s
experiments with infernal machines, ran pell-
Imell out of tbe Station, and GaUagher was forced
^ dispose of the machine himself. He carried
Jto a powder dealer ou Lake street, but tho man
refused to touch it A clerk in tbe store, however,
examined it and at first sight pronounced it a fine
ly constructed dynamite bomo. "Take it out of
hero and explode it at once,” shontod the frighten-
rlork. "nr It will tilnw tin thn whom itrMt." (tsl.
clerk, "or it will blow up the whole street 1
lagher and the clerk hastened with the machine to
the lake front where preparations were made to
explode the bomb, and a fuse five feet long wm at
tached to the machine and fired. Both men ran
with all siieed to a safe distance, bnt none too soon,
for they bad not gone two hundred feet when the
machine exploded with a tremendous noise. The
report waa heard as far as the
West Fifth Avenue, snd an idea of the force
o* the explosion may be had by tbe way the ground
was torn up for a depth of six feet. The hard frozen
ground was scooped np as if it were so much water.
Officer Gallaghers companion,an expert wm of the
opinion that the explosive wes nltro-glycerlne, and
declared that enough of it was in the machine to
blow up the city hall. Thus far tho police have no
idea of the parties who are responsible for the con
templated outrage. It is not known that any mo
tive existed for the comm Iasi on "f rnch a barbarous
act There have been no arrests m&de. The Tree
residence ia one of the moat elaborate and costly
houfos in the city, occupving one-quarter of an en
tire block in the fashionable residence district in
the northern division of the city. The building
E 'obably represents #200,000, with its valuable cou
nts. It is a two-story structure of brown stone,
rock-faced, and covering a wide area. It bu been
occupied for some time by General K. McClung, of
the targe publishing house of Jansen, McClung
* Co.
the existence of the estate, and then m to the
chances of Its recovery. 1 wm told that not one
claim in a thousand of those referred to them by
the legations hM had any validity whatever, end
very few daring this long experience of claims
from America have been successful.”
The paper ia s long one and th* subject ia treated
exhaustively. Mr. white aaya tbs archives of the
legation show that a considerable proportion of its
foreign correspondence is composed of letters upon
thia subject. Mr. White describes the re
sults of inquiries relating to tho Jennens'
estate, to which there were *»*uny American claim
ants, showing the property went to the helro-et-law
long before the American claimants were ever heard
of, and that the latter never bad a shadow of title to
tL Moreover, bad tbe title once been a good one, ~
would have long since become worthless by ti
operation of the statute of limitations:
Any attempt therefore,” contours
Jr. White, "to recover reel estate*
from tbs crown or individuals after a lapse of 12
years, which ma> be extended to thirty under cer
tain circamstances, and pereonal property after ths
lapse of 2U years, however valid tbe claim of the
person making tho attempt may have been origi
ns Uy, to certain to end in failure." Ail w
consequently of tbe Jennens association
United bates of America may
assured that their subecriptiona are simply
money thrown away, if the object be the recovery
of the Jennens estate. Recently a letter waa re
ceived from e member of the aforesaid Jennens As
sociation. wbo had Just been notified that a general
assessment of #6 bad been levied for Ike end of
K r ending June uo. K*i4, and who before raying
seme inquired whether the legation could fur
nish any information regarding the Jennens s^ate,
■aid to be pending before the Court of Chan
cery in England. The **““ * '
sundry interesting documents
association, one of which states that the "finance
committee are fuUy satisfied with our agents’ prog
reee in the case,” and further ou. that **it becomes
neceeaary for each and every member of this asso
ciation to respond with cash m liberally ae their
means will affiwd to carry oer case to e fine! issue,
which we have every reneon to believe will be sac-
cessfnl, provided funds be famished.”
Similar to this cess are the "Hedges
"Bradford estate." tbe "Hj«te retete,” the "Horne
estate," sad many others which ere described
among ordinary myths by which so many of our
countrymen have been beguiled.
With maid to large ram* .upprard to be await
ing American claimants In the Bank of England
Mr. White quotes from e letter written by the chte
accountant of that Institution, as> follows:
•There are no large amounts of urn datroed stock
on dividends standing ia our book, spuakiag
road; were burned. No detail'received.
Chattanooga. Tunn, December 2».—The Times
hM received full details of the conflagration at Col
linsville. Ala., list night. Th* fire originated in the
post-office, and wm the wsrk of an Incendiary, and
no clue to his Identity exiats. The following are
the losses: K. W. Cain, druggist, #20,000. no in
surance: K. W. Reed, general store, #1,600^ insur
ance #1.000; W. D. Mackey, general store, #1,000^
tally insured; G. W. Roberts, store, #4.000,
insurance $1400; T. J. PulUn, druggtet, $2,000, no
insurance; Oliver, Hall * Co., stow, #5,000, Insur
ance $500; J. Weaver, livery stable, $2,0uo. no in
surance; Petty k Miller's block of offices, $2,000. no
insurance; J. H. Collins, store, $1,500, no insur
ance; K. R. Reed, postmaster, $1,000. The Ala
bama and Great Southern depot wm also destroyed,
and that loss will reach #2.900. The entire con
tents of all the burned buildings, including, the
post-office, were destroyed.
Governor Stoncraan's Tart Reply,
Ratbamokto, December 26.—Governor HU.neman
to-day received a dispatch from Hccretary llayard.
in which be say* bis attention hM been called by
tbe Chinese minister to a movement In different
cIUmi in California for the expulsion of the Chinese,
end the minister suggests it is more preferable *~
K vimt violence than to repress it. In reply
retary Bayard. Governor btimeman telegraphed
m follows:
'There hM not been a single act of violence to
ward Chinese in this State, nor do I anticipate any
trouble which cannot be controlled by the local
authorities There is deep seated and unanimous
feeling tm this com! against the further immigra
tion of Chinese. Thousands of good citizens are
unable to obtain a livelihood owing to their
11 In conclusion, he says: "As fo the beet method
of preserving good order in this State, 1 may say
that we are capable of performing that duty with
it gratuitous suggestions from that quarter."
A Suit Against Timber Thlevee,
Washington, December 26.—Ths Secretary of the
Interior, after considering a numberof cases which
have been brought to his attention, relative to the
cutting of Umber on certain lands in Alabama,
which In 1656 wen granted the State to aid in the
construction of tbs Mobile and Girard railway, hum
requested the Attorney-General to inaUtute a test
suit against several timber depredators, to
the question of UUe to these Ian-is, which
some 200,000 acre*. It is claimed the railroad has
no valid UtK because of its alleged failure to com
pute the terms of the contract on which the grant
A Captain’s Fortunate Discovery,
Captain, Coleman, schooner Weymouth, plving
. etweet Atlantic City and New York, had been
troubled with a cough so that he wm unable to
sleep, and wm Induced to try Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption. It did give him oni/
instant relief, but allayed the extreme sorsnees in
his breast. His children were similarly effected snd
e single dose had the earn* happy effect. Dr.
King's New Discovery Is now the standard remedy
in the Coleman household end on board tht schoon
er. rree Trial Bottles of this hUmlard Remedy *
Lamar, Rankin k Lamar's Drag (More.
Tho Silver Question.
Washington, Decembe. 96.—The Star
aing says that ft is impossible to judge of the
strength or weakness of either side of the silver
octnuut question in the House. Many of tbe mem-
Nra, it eeys. ere in donbt end tbe opinion is pretty
generally expressed that neither aide hM a majority
ae U now stands, but that the he lanes of power is
held by those who have not yet made np theU
minds. Tbe fight wUl be to win these doobtfu
votes, end some compromise ueasara Is likely “
come In for pretty strong support.
A Sheriff Murdered,
Savannah. December 94 —Four miles from Val
dosta. lest night, tfwrW fcfcrsomrf Bradford
county. Florid*, wm shot dead by Richard Town
send. colored, and Policeman Cooper, of Valdosta,
wee shot la the sbonlder. Towweend then escaped.
Tbe sheriff end poses were attempting to arrant
lies boil
In two am! three-quarter days O W. Small, a
ontractor. with flRMffihnnda. took off the old ro<>f
f tho Methodist chim h ;tt Bfifidtr.;vf)le and nut on
new one that required .10,000 jiblog^as.
For'y-eiglit out of tfc* seventy-five Georgia week-
local paw* thin week with ••(.'liriste
ihah Is here,” thirty-two insued half hIioo'h, and.
twenty-threo suspended (at tho holiday*.
A pogro Darned Wash Harris made n desperate
break from the jail at Thomuston, hint week. Sheriff
Foster’s nose wm broken by a fall at tho time, but
Wash was captured by a cruwd after a long chase.
In 7ort Valley Thursday tho lambrequin over the
mantel in the house of John A. Houser caught fire
and came near causing a serious fire. In putting it
out Mm. Mary Houser burned her hands severely.
Saturday, while Mr. John Buabee, who lives on
the Hartley place no ir Fort Valley, was standing
up in his wagon, his mules started off suddenly,
throwing him to the ground and breaking his collar
bone.
pine tree, on Major John Knight's plantation,
eriwetber county, ha* been cut down and
measured. It wm flvo feet In diameter, 315 feet in
length, and shingle blocks had l»een sawed from the
trank to the distance of 243 feet.
Civil Engineer O. Morgan Eldridge of Americue.
recent graduate of ReneeUaa Institute, nt "Voy. N.
., lias been engaged to surrey the rome cr ;*epro-
posed Savannah, Dublin aid Weal mi railroad, and
will begin his duties on the 1st inst.
As a young man nan,,-* brewer 8wofford wiu? on
la way from Rome to his home, eight miles dis
tent, on Tuesday, he was dealt tv severe blow ott the
bead and Ills pocks* rifled by a negro w ho had fbte
lowed him. lie is in a critical condition.
negro boy employed by Haywood, Gage A O.,
made- a wager with a coin nan loot
CbristniM eve that heeould drink a quart of whisky
without taking the glees from his Mps. The wbtekw
wm purchased and swallowed aud tho bet won. He
will probably die.
Friday, in 8avannab, • little son #f Caiwel Kabo,
went up behind a mule anil struck the animal on
the hind leg* with a switch. The poor litUe fellow
wm nicked up several feet away with his forehead
crushed in. Physicians lifted the bono off of tho
brain and picked out some pieces. Tho kick will
probably prove fatal.
On Saturday night last, in Tattnall county, John
Ray, colored, and his brother quarreled over a pair
of pants. The older brother struck John, and their
father attempted to separate them, when John
» knife, and, reaching over his father’s shoul
der, stabbed hla older brother Just above tbe heart.
”e died Iu a few minutes.
On Wednesday a man registered as J. W. Miller
; tho Barnes House, Albany, and claimed that ha
came to arrest a man named ltegan, who was stop
ping at the same house, and who*, it waa said, w»a
wanted in Orlando, Fla. After securing the man,
both went off without paying the beard bill. Land
lord Crtne telegraphed to Waycroes to have them
arrested.
IN A TIGHT PLACE.
Hippopotamus Tries to Have an Extra
Christmas Dinner.
Philadelphia, (Pa.,) Special.
Head Keeper Byrne, at the Zoological Oarden,
had a thrilling experience yesterday with one of his
pet*—the large hippontamus. The animal hM a
large double cage ana on one aide hla comforts are
provided for in a Urge water fount The habits of
tbe large beast are such that be spends a great
more of hla time in tbe water than
doe4 ont of it much to the disgust
the garden’s patrons. Tho keeper
raised one of the iron bars in the hlppopotamus’i
cage, and, climbing in, witL a stick in his band,
proceeded valiantly to investigate tho reason wh;
the animal stayed under tlio water much. II
crossed a narrow plank bridge over tho basin nea
tho wall, and be^-an prodding and spUshing around
with the stick in the search for evidence* of
animal existence beneath. He had the plcM-
ure of discovering it quicker than lio ex
pected and the opportunity of looking, for the
first time in his life, down into the bcrrld depths
of a hippopotamus’* jaws The big. clumsy beast be
came angered. Ills Urgo'hc ad bobbed np from the
surface of the water at a point where it effectually
cut off Keeper Byrne's retreat. The keeper saw this
with dismay, and what wm worse, ths large beast
wm slowly waddling ow toward him, with jaws
open wide. There only one avenue of escapo
left to the Imprisoned keeper, a narrow eight foot
ladder on the wall on the side of the bMln. and it 1*
said that no science conld calculate the fractional
Interval of time it took the keeper in hla terror to
monnt to the top.
The hippopotamus did not drop th# siege, how
ever. He moved over toward the ladder und kep
his mouth open for Mr. Byrne to look into. The
keener called lustily for help, which did not
turb the animal in the leMt. HU eyee looked
wicked satisfaction at ths frightened krejw
crouched on the top of the ladder. Mi
Byrne looked hojK-rully over the wall into
the next cage, where there la a small but
naughty African zebra, which hM the worst re]
utetlon for kicking in the country. He
said to lo capable of kicking tbe life out of a n
inside of ten minutee, and the keeper on the top of
the ladder thought twice before tempting fate In
that direction. After calling for nearly an hour Mr.
Byrne attracted tho attention of the under keeper
in charge of the elephant bones.
"8ey, get me out of this, won’t you, please?" Mid
the head keeper, imploringly dashing a glance at
hie subordinate, with one eye still on the terrible
- - "Call ‘ ‘
Nevvnnn'* Memorial Monument.
Ncwxan, December 26.—Tbe monument erected
i commemoration of eur Confederate dead will be
unveiled on Tuesday next, toe 29th inat., and the
ceremonies of the rame will be conducted by lion.
ThoraM Hardeman, wbo wUl deliver an address for
the occMion.
’ Much credit is due to Miss Eugene Palmer. Mrs.
Jm. Stacy and Mrs. J. B. Wllcoxon and other mem
bers of the Ladies’ Memorial Association, who after
persistent effort* for ten years have raised #2,000
for the monument erected and paid for.
Fires In MUledgevllle.
Millkdgktillr. December 26.—Thursday night
Fox k Ailing’s stable. In tbe rear of their planing-
tnill, caught fire and burned down. Supposed to be
the work of an Incendiary.
On tho same night C. T. Whilden’s livery stable
caught fire, bnt it wm extinguished before muck
*vinaco wm dono.
Early yeetordvy morning, the Baptist church, sit
uated in the new Capitol square, wm discovered to
be on fire, and it was cntirclyp onsumed. Tho or
gan and a few chair* were saved. Opinion m to the
origin of the fire is divided. Some Uiink it wm in-
cendiansiu, while other* My It was nrelsesnrse of
the ton. Tbe building was insured. About
$2,600 have been raised toward replacing it.
open jaws beneath him. "CaU him away, quick,
won’t your’ repeated the keeper.
'•Why don’t you get over in the other eager Mked
the man who had come to the reecu*.
"Why, that zebra's in there—I saw him,” Mid the
keeper on the ladder.
Then the nnderkeeper made vigorous efforts
coax the hippopotamus over toward the bare, bot
required greet argument to remove him. Mr. Byrne
tried to scare him sway by making feces and shout
ing at him, but the animal wouldn’t scare. lie just
stood there expecting e big dinner, end if the head
keeper's fingers bad not been frozen to the ladder
he might have got it
After the lapse of an hoar and a half tbe hippopo
tamus wm coaxed back to the bare with tempting
morsels of food, and the imprisoned keeper wm
given one more chance for life end a prospect *
eating hla Christmas turkey once more. He hM
solved to give tbe hippopotamus the cold shoulder
after this and will not again make any attempt to
fraternize with him.
OVER THE STATE.
Th# new court house at Cuthbert is nearly com
pleted.
Tbe police in Karan nab mad* thirty-four arrests
on ChruttuM day.
Captain Joe Deevergera is now sol* proprietor
the tSharon House, Bainbridge.
At Banderevillc. to-morrow morning, Mr,
Hines will wed Mia* Core L. McBride.
JohnA.001, In Meriwether county, committed
suicide lest Tuesday by taking laudanum
Prof. J. H. Wilson, of Savannah. wlU open the
InaUtute at Certersville on January 4th,
T. 0. Coo noway, of Oalveeton. hM been elected
principal of the High School at Greensboro.
Tbe four-year-old child of Henry Dart, colored,
near Jssup, wm hom'd to a crisp Wednesday.
Blakely's fire engine hM arrived and will
thoroughly tested, and a fire company organized.
A young carpenter named Hobbs wm killed a few
days ago on the line of Dodge’s railroad, near East
man.
Wm. Paula’s residence, near Eastman, wm entirely
destroyed by fire C?rtstniM Eve, at night He w<
fully insured.
ChriatmM in JeJup: The Sentinel says."instead
a Lunch of fire-crackers our boys are carrying
flask of whisky.
Raymond Cangblin. of New York, a tramp, had
his leg broken at Jesup, Tuesday, in attempUng ‘
get off a freight train.
Mr. Mitchell Moore, agent of the Brunswick end
Western railroad at Ty-Ty, wm married on Wednes
day to Miss Lula Maund.
A Banka county man named Rowe Gaines is in
lock-up at Harmony Grove forgiving thirty or forty
mortgages on the sam
W. If. Donahue wm arrested in Rome, Thursday,
for gaming. He wraps a (5 bill In a package
eoap and sells three packages for $2.
John Spencer and Mark Morrison are in Fulton
oount> jell in default of bond. They are charged
with running a Blind Tiger In Carterevtlle.
On Thursday, nine miles fro
ford wm shot ny Julius Ward. __
ford will die. It wm e Christmas-eve frolic.
Two thousand oo* hundred and twenty-eight
dollars has been subscribed at Montezuma toward
bnihling a new Methodist Episcopal church at that
*>!•«*
The tux amassment of tbe county of Putnam
amounts to flfi,H7. The collector he* received
$14,00. and expects In two weeks time to collect
im
contractor in Florida,
then stealing $#00cash for
Rev. Mr. Crum pier.
formerly c
tbodJetCh
xt year. wlU preach hie first i
t Sabbath in January.
Ily the Way.
It is a difficult a job to set a hen or a good exam
ple.—Boston Bulletin.
One arm around a pretty girl’s waist is said to be
worth two arm* around a frosted lump-pout.—Chi
cago Telegram.
Why woadcr at tho coiivivtal habits os tho printer
Is perfectly natural that boshonld llko toRct’em
up.—Burlington Free Press.
Truly this is a manrclona ago of invention. A.
Portland man lias Invented a combined wagon jack
and stepmother.—California Maverick.
Natural gas may bo best dcvelopod by giving a
inan a stiff kIshh or whisky and encouraging him to
talk about his rich relations.—Fall Iliv«r Advance.
Sometime* it happens that the greatest good and
most charitable act that a man can do for his
friend ia to run away with hla wife.—Full River
ilsrald.
Tho mother makes tho man. but the wifo man-
U r .i t’irt M him." I li-r- :»r.’ \rr\ f< w men. wn
may remark, wbo are not benefited by being madn
over.—Puck.
Neither bustles nor corset* are worn la Japan,
and when a Japanese maiden xluidownlna skat-
Ing rtnk she gets her money’s worth eveiy time.—
Burlington Free Ptom.
When a ilon-tamer finds be can no longer manage
his 1*jc be send* fora New York hunter who weare
pluk cost, and the kiug of beaut* slink* abashed
Into the farthest corner of lii* cage.—Courier-Jour
nal.
Tbe poet who wrote "man want* bnt little here
below, aor want* that little long,” wa* either crazy
or knew nothing about politics. Man want* the
earth here below and wants it all tho timo.—Lowell
Citizen.
Ohio bot«t* of a wooden-legged cow. That’s
nothing. There wm one died in ht Paul tho other
day made entirely of wood, jngdlng from the beef-
eak that our landlady set beforo us this morning.
St. Paul Herald.
A great many women who started to read thn
President’s message gave it up In dixguitt when
they found it said nothing about the style* of
winter bats, or under what circurnMUnce* a hus
band should tie allowed to rarry a latch key.—Phil*-,
deiphla Herald.
Purple und Fine Linen.
New York Exchange.
Buttons grow bigger and odder.
Violets ere to be very fMhlonable.
Buckles of all kind* are In high favor.
Thia promises to be a real flower scmod.
Old-fashioned lynx far* are again in favor.
Natural flowers are again worn in the hair.
Waifterats or plastrons are the rale uu all imports
Tbe "Cloak. Suit and Ladies’ Wear Review” calls
this the shaggy season.
Tinsel-decorated and silver and steel beaded slip
pers are all the rage.
Heliotrope and violet eb&des are chosen for
reeeee for evening wear and full-drea* occsHlons.
Pretty chatelaine bags are made of pearl or tan.
colored kid daintily painted.
Pretty boose slippers are of tan-colored.undressed
kid. Iney are beaded with steel or glU beads.
Plush grows In popularity for dresses, wraps, bon
nets and hats, aud is worn by old and young alike.
A hat of smoke colored velvet is trimmed with &
bunch of ostrich tips. 1h* muff to go with this la
of velvet and is trimmed with embroidered quilbs
with tinsel outline.
A new brvrstot -a gold band bent into a spiral—
hM appearmL tilled the 'Theodora.” It sprlnpi
over the bud and fits perfectly to the arm. a most
beoontlng enable to boot A lpcket or charm may
be worn suspended from one of the coils.
Tlio Cause of Kelley** He lection.
New YonE, December 27.—The Tribune
will to-morrow pnblUli nn interview with
John M. Franci*. lately United States nin-
ister to A nutria, in which he rays ne did not
understand tbe Anatrian government to
bane it* objection to receiving Mr. Ktiley
either on tbe tact that his wife wuk a
Jewess or their marriage only
by civil contract, nor ia there
any tenth in the statement that
the rejection waa due to the entarvention
of Italy. Mr. Fnwcia attributes the rejec
tion of Mr. Keiley to his want of political
tact, aa manifested by his ,|>eechea. Tho
Atwtrian government, he rays, li es a most
friendly feeling lor the United Staten, and
in bia opinion the breaking oil of diplo
matic relations between the two conctries
would operate injuriously to our interests.
The Hendricks Monument.
Imuanapolu, Ixd., December 21.—The
executive committee of the Hendricks Mon
ument Association has been disenming a
■Jggeetion in the ties spa per. that Congreea
appropriate $10,000 in aid of the construc
tion of the memorial. The result of tin-
discussion waa the unanimous adoption of
a resolution Uut no such appropriation
should be expected or asked, hut that tl -
association should depend alone upon vol
untary donations by the people for thn
money nrceuary.