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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY. JANUARY S. 1H90.
RONE KILLED WOODWARD
Ihf OI<l llau Tf II* Hio Entiro Morjr-
Woodward** Watch Found in Je
*le** Trunk-Jesslo Saji Wood
ward tiart her the Watch,
Atlanta, Jon. 1. —{Special]—As re
ported in yesterday’* Telegraph, de
tectives searched Jessie Bone’s trunk
and found Mr. Woodward's watch.
When the coroner resumed investigation
of tbo case Jessie was colled to the
stand.
HOW JESSIE GOT THE WATCH.
When asked by the coroner to explain
the presence of the watch among her
effects Jessie Bono stated that it had
been given her by Woodward on the
night of the killing to lie kept until a
gold one could bo substituted. fcho ac
cepted it as a Christmas present. This
statement was corroborated by Ellen
Twitty, who lives with the family.
W. B. Walker, a Western Uniou line
man, swore that old man Bone, whom ho
met on t he street about 8 o'clock the
night of the murder, asked him for a
pistol, saying that he wanted to kill a
—• rascal Walker hud none and
waited while Bone made an effort to
borrow one at a negro shanty. Iio
foiled and the two separated.
HONE SHOT AT A DOtl.
Bone was again brought boforo tho
jury. Ho admitted tlxst he had shot
tho two cartridge*, which were missing
when ho returned the pistol to Vaughn,
at a dog last night. He denied that tho
pistol had been tired at all.
He was confronted by Walker who re
peated his statement.
Bone then admitted that he know who
shot Woodward and why bo was shot,
but declined to toll
BONE ADMITS SHOOTINO WOODWARD.
Later having hopelessly entangled
hiruself in a web of contradiction* like
that just quoted ho , broke
down and owned that lie shot him him
self. Ho said that ho had told ids daugh
ter when he found Woodward in the
hoiicC that U hart to stop. He then went
out lor the pistol. On his return he met
Woodward who was leaving and asked;
"Is thi-i Mr. Woodward'?"
‘•’teH,’’ tvae too reply.
Ha said: *
1)0 YOU THINK YOU ARE IDEATING MY
FAMILY KtOHT?
'•Well, Sir. Woodward, do you think
you are treating my family right?"
Wocdward, he says, answered;
•*Jf i am not it is nono of your bust-
■ess."
Then Bono declares he got angry and
fired. Us shot twice, hut thinks only
tl *e first bullet took effect. Jle then
went home to bed and when tho officers
arrived a good deal later protested that
he had just come in. Old man Bone de
clared that lie alone was guilty. Young
Jim Bone testified that Ellen Twitty
told him his father had said he had
•'done the work."
TENTI0N8 TO JESSIE.
Up to this tiinu the woman pretended
to know* nothing, but on Wing recalled
she admitted that she had sworn
falsely. She said she did so
became Bone had threatened to kill
her, if she told the truth. The fact was
that Bone, on finding Woodward at the
house, said to her and sev
eral members of the family
that bs proposed to nut a stop to the
thing; that Woodward came for no goxi
and he would see that he came no more.
He would kill him and if Ellen told it
he would kill her. He then left the
house.
4< J OOT ntM !" SAID BONE.
Home time after he returned trembling
violently, and said:
“I got him!"
When asked: “Did you kill him?" he
replied. “Yc*. I shot him in the breast"
The announcement was tuado before
members of the family, and Mrz. Burn-
lew, a sister of Mrs. Bone. She (Twitty)
told Jrsnie about it
HATCUINO THE STORY.
The next morning the whole household
consulted, and it was arranged that in
the case of old man Borne*' arrest.
th**y should all swear he had
not been out of the house
that night, but alluded to the night
previous when stating to the officers that
no had just returned. The shooting
took place about 0 o'clock.
Atlanta, Jau. Jl~[Special.]—It was
understood that tlie grand jury would
to-day investigate the Bone-Woodward
tragedy, but the liody spent tlie morning
looking into other matters and adjourned
till Monday without reaching the oase.
Atlanta, Jam 2.— [Special. J—Early
to-night the establishment o! Annie
Martin, a woman of questionable refu
tation, took tiro and roasted tlio pro-
juietrcsnin tlie flame*. He ports of the
affair are conflicting.
ANNIE’S LAST SPREE.
Tlie most reliable account is that
Annie, who had been ou a spree, was
akma in tlie house, and in some un
known way overturned the lamp, setting
the place o.t fire. .She attempted to
escape, but owing to her besotted condi
tion, was unable to do so.
BURNED TO A CINDER.
Sho was burned to a cinder lie fore x-d
could reach her. For a time fears were
entertained that the tire had found tuoro
victims than one. Annie was reported
to have been one of a party making
merry at her home, all of wJiou£had ,
It was said that for a wager she had
attempted to assault the ceiling with her ‘
foot ami by an abrupt kick, shivered tho j
lamp, thus flooding the room with burn
ing oil Another woman ha* engaged I
to give tho body « decent burial. j
This morning Annie Mai tin, in a
drunken rage, expressed tta hoj»e that
tills day might be her laid.
Atlanta. Jm>. ?.--{ijpeclal.]-Tlir I
comptroller-general has received a letter j
from the superintendent of tho eleventh |
census, enclosing circulars which he de-1
sins* *ont all citie* in th© state having j
2,000 population or over.
^ A lut wasaBO'furnished taken from j
showring the cities to widen the circular !
hod already been sent. Tho romptim.er !
fo unt that sotuo very •mportant t.eor-
gia towns had bon l»*ft out.
The object of the circular is to scciuo |
information concerning tlio local govern-
meat of the various cities, their neciput, *
expenses, a weds, liabilities, imluMiics, •
taxable property and other statist!-*,
Ati.anta, Jan. 11.—[Special]—Mrs. j
Mary Tims this morning sued out a writ •
of liaU-a* corpus to olitain poeseesion of j
her twins, w ho were in the hands of the
Home for tlie Friendless.
A contract was shown by tlm ladie.t of |
tho home iu which Mrs. Thus Iiau I
agreed to Icaro the babies in their i
custodv.
rtberlefer.ee tliat j
proper person to!
tin
r was not a
.. >J the chil
Mia Titos was put oj
e stand. She
6 were that she never Bigned the contract
and only left the babies at the home be
cause an officer had threatened forcibly
to uko possession of them.
Mrs. Tims’ cousin and sister stated that
they lived with her and would help take
care of the haunts. The ladies of the
home proved that tho contract was
signed by Mrs. Tims freely, no threats
having lieen employed. When the twins
were placed at the home they were
almost dying, but with care had been
restored to healthful condition.
Two policemen swore that Mrs. Tim*
used to go about the streets with the
tables in her arms while rain was pour
ing down.
Ordinary Calhoun, before whom the
case was tried, thought the mother had
too tad a character to retain possession
of tho children and ordered them restored
to the home.
Atlanta, Jan. 3.—[Special.]—A rumor
was afloat this afternoon to the effect
that J, R. Tolleson, who was “grand
high every thing elbo*’ in tho defunct
Mercantile Bank had boon temporarily
discharged from custody for a week’s
holiday. Your correspondent called on
Judge Mcruhall Clarke and inquired iuto
the trnth of tho matter. Judge Clarke
Mid that not only had Tolleson not been
discharged, hut ho had no authority to
discharge him till he saw lit to deliver
up the assets of the alleged bauk.
WOULDN’T LET TOLLESON OCT.
An application had been made to him
to release the prisoner long enough to
have his picture taken to appear in con
junction with an article based on tho
History of tho imprisoned Napoleon of
flnauco Sunday morning next. The ap
plication hwl been denied as Judge
Clarke thought if Tolleson could bo liber
ated lor the purpose even for a short
time, other prisoners would have a light
to claim the same privilege.
TOLLESON STILL THERE.
In respoube to a telephone call, the
officials at the county jail slated that
Tolleson was still in his cell, and that
tho rumor ofliis having been granted a
vacation probably grew out of an order
for his removal to tho court house to
testify iu a pending case, as soou as tho
same shall bo called for trial.
Atlanta, Jan. 3.—[Special]-To-day
H. M. Nash was knocked in tlie head by
J. M. Dobbs anil hurt fatally. Both
parties aro white.
Nash came to Dobbs’ planing mill
ith a bill to collect. Dobbs thought
Nash was drunk, and declined to pay
until the latter should lieconie sober.
This niude Nash angry and a quarrel
ensued.
Finally Nash rushed at Dobbs with a
knife in bis hand. Dobb* then caught
... piece of shurp-edged molding and
struck his assailant over the head.
Atlanta, Jan. 3.—[Special.]—Judgo
Porter King of Marion, Ala., father of
CM. Porter King of Atlanta, died here
to-night
Judge King has for some timo been
titering from * Wr.vwnrul affection for
hich lie came to Atlanta to be treated.
He was ttf years of age.
Judge King was president of the
trustees of the Judson Female Institute.
He married a daughter of Chief Justice
Lumpkin of Georgia*
Atlanta, Jan. 2.—[Special.]—'To-day
public school examination for teachers
were conducted all over tlie state. In
this county the applicant* were so nu-
nierouN tiiat it was found necessary to
divide them. Two hundred and seventy-
seven negroes were examined to-day.
White applicants will be examined next
•Saturday. Extraordinary precautions
have been taken to keep Judge Hooks*
questions from getting abroad before the
proper time.
Atlanta, Dec. 21.— J. Steintalmer &
Co., wholesalo dealers in cigars and to
bacco, failed to-day.
Tin: LAUTBBS COST HIM $2,000.
A IMlUbars l , *tvnbroK«r Victimized
lly a Sc be ml as U onun.
PlTTMUro, Pa.. Dec. 3!.—Ther# is
one pawnbroker in this city who has
registered a solemn vow that never
again will he do the gallant for a pretty
woman, even though she be in dire dis
tress. His last experience in that line
cost him f.MOJ worth of jewels and a
big row with his wife.
A few days ago * remarkably pretty
girl, richly attired, walked into Id* store
and said: “1 am stranded in this city.
1 am sn actress and would like to borrow
a little money.”
“Certainly, replied tlie pawnbroker,
smiling; "skit security have you/’
“Oh, 1 forgot." she said, and a deep
crimson suffused her cheeks; “may 1 re
tire a moment ? ’
The door of a private office was opened
and the beauty entered. She noon came
out atid helu n jewelled garter in her
hand It was worth about #50. Alittlo
convenuition, and the pawnbroker ad
vanced $10. Tlie gill started to ga She
got as far as the door, turned, and,
blu-ihing tierv red, said: “if you please,
have you a | lece of string ? My—my—
stocking is coming down.'
Ho furnished the twine and she again
retired, emerging in a moment. The
door was reached again and again she
turned. “Tho string’* broke," she mourn
fully Mid. “and 1 can't go out upon the
street. Won't you go next door and get
ine a pair of elastic garters?"
The unsu*|«cting j*wn broker took a
dime and entered the nearest dry goods
store. The girl* at tho counter laughed
at him. and as toon a* pcteible be piuhcd
the garters into bis tucket and hurried
tack to hU store. It <was empty an I
ataut $2 000 worth of diamond rings m l
watches had been taken. He forgot tlio
paper parcel in his pocket and went
homo a poorer and wiser man. That
night his w ife found the garters iu her
hud*uuf» pocket. There was e oceno in
tlie household.
Till: JIAIKBYmulcts.
HuiInim Almost ( sinplrltlr Uleeked
at Kv*n*sllle« tnd,
Evansville, Jud., Jon. 2.—The con
ductors and switchmen's strike on the
Evansville and Tern- Uauto and Kvaus-
villeand Ituiianapolle railroads of the
Mack :y system still continues,
Tlie yards prerent the same deserted
appearance that they have for the |«U
with cars of freight which the company
i* unable to move. To au inquiiy a* to
a by uoiie of the strikeis could be even
uLi»ut the yards, it *a* learned that
order* had been i-Micd to them to remain
away from tho yard* as much u» pos
sible, to keep order and be gentlemanly
in their demeanor, ana this they are do-
company, it is understood, is doing
everything |io»*ih!* in tlie way of tilling
tho place* of tin: strikers and promises
a hetw.iion within the next twenty-tour
hour*, hut just tlio nature of tho surprise
could not be learned. An oflicial of the
rotui >ai<l this • veiling that tho dismissal
of some inen for drunkenness led to the
strike.
MjAdrit « tiancr* 7f « rather
cause tnrout disease. Tliere U no more
effectual remedy for roughs, colds, etc.,
than Brown's Bruocbiel iroebea. Bom
only in boxes, Price 2$ cants.
.MURDERED BY THE LAW.
A MAN HANGED FOR A MURDER HE
NEVER COMMITTED.
On III* Death-bed One ICogcr* Con-
Dm»i Thai lie Kilted Tivo Pertoni
for U liotP JJurdcr John Me-
l>!ien*on XVas Hanged.
Kansas City, Ma, Jan. 2.—A Table-
quah (1. T.> special says:
Startling revelations have been made
at Illinois Station, a i-uiall town twenty-
five miles from here. On the evening of
Dec. 27 “Minnie" Roger*, a colored gam
bler and whisky peddler, was run over
by a railway train and fatally injured.
HIS DVINO STATEMENT.
Before he died he made u statement
regarding the murder in 18M in the
Cherokee Nation r.f Lr. J. M. Pylo and
Mr*. W. I. F>jr 'Jhe couple were
found mtirdered in their l>eds nt their re-
sjHftivi; house* cue morning, their heads
having been crushed in hv somo instru
ment.
John Stephenson, toward whom, sus
picion pointed, was arrested, tried he-
fore Judge Park* at Ft Smith, Ark., and
hanged. On hi j death bed Rogers con
fessed that he had committed the deed
unaided, lie swore tiiat he had been
hired to doit by an enemy of the victims.
CLOOO Vi.\ V FLOW HKIUL
An Attempt to Erlil remit)Ivanls
Miner* trill i:«u*ra Fierce I'lght.
Pl'KXSatarvyBY, Pa., Jan. 2.-The
Buffalo, Rochester ar.d Pittsburg Rail
road Cempany, whoso employes to tlie
number of 1,300 men aud boys are now
on a strike, were not succe^ful in their
effort to eject the miners from their
houses to day.
Sheriff Sutton of this county refused
to act as promptly in the matter as the
com|tany desired. To-day was the time
sot l»y the company ns the time of exe
cuting the wrKs of ejectment which
have sin a ly been issued, but the sheriff
ha* until February court to niako re
turns of his write, and lie can servethem
any time within the intervening period
tlmt may suit his inclinations.
WILL tMtHAK THE BTHIKE.
Superintendent Haskell dec'ares that
he will open the mines Monday
ut any cost. He says if h*
gives into the miners this time
the company might as well clove its
works as the men would he more inso
lent than ever and arrogate to themselves
the entire control of the works,
and the company is put to an expense of
about $700 a day in maintaining its
guard of 140 Pinkerton men, and the
officials say they will break the strike if
it cost, the company $1,000,000. The at
tempt to put in now men next Monday
will be resisted, and bloodshed may re
sult, as the Hungarians are desperate.
A PIOII* .tl (IMAM II IN KR,
llrl.or* (• Jail Uaiher Than ftirear
or Affirm.
Atlanta, Jan. 2.—(HpeciaLJ—Henry
Adams it the name of a typical
mountaineer who has been in Fulton
county jail for two months for making
moonshine whisky in Lumpkin county.
Ho was sentenced to serve one month
in jail mid to pey a fine of $100. As he
w’es unable to pay the fine he hud to
serve an additional month in ja l.
Tiiat month expired yesterdav. and
according to law the prisoner could only
he released after taking the poor con ricts
rath, to the effect that he was unable to
pav the fine.
He was brought to the United States
attorney’s office yesterday aftrrn«*>n for
this pUipG»«, but Ou Leiiig, orLnl tu talc
the oath he refused most emphatically,
saying that the Bible commanded him to
swear not, neither by the heavens or
the earth.
Assistant Attorney Angier asked him
then touftirnu lie refused to do that
and as there was no other way for him
to be released he was sent back to jail.
Mr. Angier will present the case to
Judge Ne«man and ask that the prisoner
be set at liberty.
rt'T POISON IN HIE roppr.K.
A Discarded Lover Jlurdera Tan In
nocent People Set Ulna III* lilt ul aud
Mveeltiearl’* l.tfe.
Joliet, 111, Jan. 2.—John Dali was a
Herman living at Mokeno, this county,
his household lieing composed of his
mother, agod «0, himself and a hired
man and servant msid. Ou New Year’s
Day their coffee was so hitter nobody
could drink it.
A second pot was prepared and of this
they all drank, ulthough it wasaLo had.
Boon after dinner all became sick and
w*ent to bed, but tho hired man amlcnok
drank milk which cuatuined an emetic.
Mrs. Dali died this evening and John
Dali last orening. The hired man and
the girl are ull i ighl The nature of the
(Kiison could not be determined.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.
John Bhafer, a former employe of Dull,
and a rival suitor for the hand of the
serraut maid wae at once *usi*ctcd as
the guilty person. When the sheriff ar
rested him ut Mokeno this morning, he
tried to commit suicide with a razor.
110 lists ~»JanT li D.
Baltimobk. Dec 31.-Tlie old year did
not pass without giving Vahimore a
$30,Out) tire. At 11:30 p. m. the four-
sloiy brick house of Jow-ph Dergman,
the National sale and exchange stable*
at 515 Writ Baltimore street caught tire.
There were seventy-live horse* in the
place when tho lire was dhcoverd. All
wen* rciwued sate teu on tlie third lloor,
but they are protahly aioothered. One
$l.ftJ0 trotter was l«'d iuto tlm front
cilice, on tlie second fl«*or, and i* there
now.
Tho property ia fully insured in local
companies, Tlie lire at 12:30 is still
burniug and the great laid refinery of
O. Cassard & Bon is threatened.
AN BLECTUiriKP TREK.
A New \% rlnItl«* In tlie Working of
iIn* All-Pertndlug Fluid.
Froa the WQaiogtoQ Ne* *
1 1' i 1 1 * I • - ■ : i ' \ !• -r.it V ..f Ti-nth
and Shipley streets are agit.v < • \ e. i
peculiar actions of an aged maple tree
which stands oa Tenth street, just in
front of Kelly'* saloon. Small bo\s ap
proach this tree with mingled feelings of
awa and fear. The colored people in
tho vicinity are thoroughly alarmed, and
look upon the staid old maple with
superst.tiou. They d« clare that the tiee
i* ^conjured," and they warn all peraous
to keep a war from it.
The first man who discovered that this
tree was acting strangely was Thomas
H. Crisaon, a level-headed butcher,
who holds forth in the Second street
market. One nicht last week ns Crtann
was walking out Tenth street he chat c d
to stop in front of the tree to engaee in
some i o i vernal ion with a friend. While
talking lie leaned against the trunk and
was surfrised to feel a tingling sensation
nil through his hack, lie became
alarmed, and thought that he had re
ceived a stroke of paralvuiti. A* he
turned around ami glanced" upward he
raw numerous bright light* flickering
all through the binnclnu of the tree.
Th : t strange phenomenon caused him to
liavc.
He notified Mr. Kelly that Something
was the matter with the tree, and Kelly
investigated the matter. An lie placed
liia hands uuon the tree lie felt a sharp
sensation ail through his bony. He im
mediately concluded that the tree was a
very unpleasant neighbor, and it was
immediately noised througli the neigh
borhood.
A syndicate of small tays dfocussing
the mandamus case gathered near this
tree the other night One of them
placed hi* hands against the tark and he
w as almost knocked down. He turned
und fled, leaving the other boys standing
aghast in astonishment. A belated trav
eler who hud imbitied too much,
Ntumblod iin against tho tree last night.
Hi; felt the sensation, and with a yell
started off as fast as his legs could carry
him. A colored woman, carrying a big
basket of clothes, came in contact with
tho tree yesterday morning. She was so
shocked and surprised that she started
off. leaving her cluthcs standing in front
of Kelly’?.
Deputy Coroner Barnhill visited tho
tree Inst evening for the purpono of hold
ing an inquest on its dead branches. As
he touched the body of tho tree his hand
was so shocked that he concluded the
tree was possessed by a demon. Capt.
E. L. Rio*, Jr., of Troop B. last evening
gave the tret* a military investigation,
and he claims that it is charged with
electricity. City Bolicitor Turner daily
passes tlie tree, but he says he is not
alarmed and fears no evil from it.
Thiough the branches of the tree and
touching some of them are fifteen in
sulated electric light wires. The insula
tion has probably become saturated with
water, and the tree being also wet the
electricity has been carried down the
tree by the water into the ground. As
soon as the tree dies the wood will be
come a non-conductor again.
The current which paases down the
tree is of course not en» u to injure a
person, as the current from the wires
themselves would not do that The con
tinuous wet weather has saturated tlio
tree, otherwise the shocks would not
have occurred.
SMASH THE CHINESE WALL!
Jlr. Hill* Frrdlcl* That Drmorracy
Will Vet \t lit on tin* Linescf Low
er Taxation — Flurliel* or t*ie
World Wauled.
Boston, Mas?.. Dec. 31.—The members
of the Massachusetts tariff reform league
gathered in full force this evening, the
occasion being the annual dinner of the
organization. Hon. H. L. Pierce presided,
and among tho more notable gentlemen
present were Rigt r Q. Mills of Texas,
Ihomns O. Shearman of New York,
Edward Atkinson. Win. E. Russell,John
M. Forbes. John 8. Farlow. Robert
Bieackley, President Elliot of Harvard
College. Charles Francis Adams, Jerome
Johns, RoU. T. Payne, P. A. Collins and
others.
THREE GREAT REFORMS,
President Pierce hi opening the after
diuner exercises said there were three
great causes—tariff reform, ballot
reform and civil service re
form—nowon trial before tbo country,
ami that it was no small advantage tiiat
“in the struggle before us we have for
cur leader a man of moral courage, ster
ling houesty and straightforwardnei*,
the most interesting personality in Amer
ican life—Grover Cleveland." He then
introduced Mr. Mills as (tie first speaker
of tlie evening. Mr. Mills was enthusi
astically received.
MR. MILLS SPEAKS.
Mr. Mills said lie was gratified to meet
determined men in reforming the ad
ministration of our government. In the
course of his remarks he said: History
repeats itself and we aro here to-night re-
monslratiug with our government for its
wrongful interference with our private
business, depressing our industries,
paralyzing our labor, impoverishing our
TUB NUtV ENGLISH IIIPLK.
HKA7.IL IS RKSrLRU.
The People are Tired of m Ylllllary
Dictatorship.
LKEcr, Dee. S!. Letter; asd
fiom Brazil, under date of Dec 12, say
that the government ha* urged all polit
ical partis* to constitute immediately
some kind of representation from the
different state*, in view of the rapidly
increasing disorganization and prevail
ing discontent with the military dictator
ship. 7 lie advent of the tepuLlic u ill be
cvlebinted April 7.
.Some citizens ol Rio Janeiro are form
ing a society to «t*ure Dom l'edro an
annuity rquituleut to the interest on
150,00) centoc An inventor* of his
property gives it* value as 3U.GC0 cento*.
11)0,000 »v.*ple IVrlati!
More than 100,000 persnu* annually
die in thi* country from Consumption,
which is but the child of Catarrh. $100
reward is offered by tlie proprietor* of
Dr. Bage’s Catarrh remedy lor a case of
catarrh which they cannot cure. The
Remedy ia sold by druggist*; AO cents.
l«oplo and cutting ott our foreign
trade, and to-night we say to
Mr. Harrison and Mr. Blaine as our
fathers said to King George and I<ord
North: You have no right to close our
port*. Grover Cleveland at the head of
the Mohawks in December, 1887, threw
the tea overboard and called on a battle
for the vindication of right. We had
nurLexingtons and Eunkcr Hills iu IS) 3.
We bad our .Saratoga in '80. We shall
have our Yorktown in ’92.
MARKETS OF THE WORLD WANTED.
Mr. 31ills concluded with these
marks: “Our production is outstripping
our consumption und lines of divergence
are constantly growing wider. We can,
from our manufactories, turn out itiniuo
months of the year all thnt our people
can consume in twelve months, iu agri
culture the excess of production overcon
sumption is even greater. We mu.st find
other consumers and open the way to
reach them. We must give them our
surplus manufactures and agricultural
products for their coffee, sugar, tea,
spicee and such other things as they can
produce more cheaply than wo can.”
WHY PAVKR Alt Kit IP A.
Europe is sending annually iuto the
world market textiles to the value of a
thousand million dollar*. These goods
she manufactures because raw materials
go to her factories untaxed. These mar-
I kets she holds, btOMRH bar Materials be-
- mg ur.taxed, she can produce goods
* i cheaper than we can. Our labor
being more productive and more skillful
•- we can produce the greater part of these
i» chraper than any rival if we can remove
p ! the io*t which the tax on material iin-
no I po«e*. By bringing thi* work to our
>w t own factories we would create an active
' ’nnard for the employment of all the
‘labor in the land, uu
It will lilt a JIan Point Blank, i
&00 lard*.
An oflicial army order gives all the di
tail* of the mechanism o! the new mag;
zine rifle with which the army is to l
supplied. The «eight, with rwg.izir
iempty>. is 9 pounds 8 ounces, th
sword ImTontt 151-2 ounces, tlie . _ _ _ ,
tard 4 34 ounces, tho ma^aziue when f labor In the land. Wealth would in-
liil d with eight cartridges 13 ouncr*. crease, our home markets would grow
i n im :11 of $beriff# is 4feel 1 inch, land expend,and the ceaseless hum of
and tl* • n\ 1 ‘i 11 i •. i \ ’-il I-- t I i,. li . ip i'li.’ I i. hi*--' ' " "n.'l !• I
Tlie magazine constats of a sheet-*!eel
box inserted flMD under the btay in
front of the trigger guard through an
opening in the body. It is held iu posi
tion by a spnng in tlie body engaging in
a notch on tho magazine. It udi con
tain eight cartridge#, and may be filled
when m position in the tide, or when de
tached by inserting the cartridges one by
one. A spring at tho hottom of tbe
mngizine nr»-s>#s upward a moveable
platform, forcing the column of car
tridges ulso upward, A “cut off ' is
fitted to the right side oft he body, which
when pressed inward *top# ine »u. ply of
cartridge* from the magazine, so tiiat
tho arm tnav then be used as a single
loader. When tbo “cut ofl" is pulled
out the lower edge of the bolt on being
driven forward engages the top edge of
the uppermost cartridge in tlio magazine
and force* it into the chamber, and eo
all our streets, in all our highways and
in all tair markets.
1 be address of Thomas G. Shearman
and a letter from Congressman \V. C. P.
Breckenri.lg* were the prominent fea
tures of iatemt at tlie dinner.
Hon: John M. Forbes read a paper
shewing the effect of ihe doctrine of pro
tection in foreign nations in post ages.
FRFE BOOKS PCMANDEft
Dr. William Everett delivered a
spirited address in favor of free books a*
a moral spiritual right, and he declared
tiiat bcoks deve.'oj *d minds and souls
and that tlie government has no right to
tax seals.
Edward Atkins >n sdvocatod a policy
of conciliation without compromise of
principle ai d the achievement of tariff
relorm on light principle* bjr i iar .
mony
interest
on till the magazine is emptied. The tual trust'hnd sincerity of pur|K»e on
’azine can b# removed by pressing a tho part of the protectionists und tariff
reformers.
Letters of regret were read from Ex-
Spcitkvr < a lisle, Gen. John M. l a'mer
ol lllino.s, President Seth Low, ut Co
lumbia college. Ex-Governor Hoadicy
of Ohio, Ex-Governor Chamberlain and
others.
Washington, Jan, $.—The House
committee on ways and means opened
its scssipn this morning by listening to
PH ... JH the remarks of Representative Carter of
inletl portion of the stock-holt net**, I Montana, who spoke in relation to sheep
,-1...ananswl to roma*.noil bottle particular on th. ea,t,rn
slope of the Rocky Mountain country.
Mr. Sheppard, a wool grower of Texas,
was the next witness. He said tlmt the
subject asdgned to him by tbe president
small lever inside the trigger guard.
One magazine is attaclied to each rifle,
being secured from loes by a chain link.
A i>pare magazine is also issued with
each atm. T1m stp.'U, like that of tho
Martini-llenry rifle, is in two nieces, the
foreend and the butt. Under tlie
hinder part of the small of the butt is a
projection, forming a so-called “pistol
cripF’ The butt is secured to the Lody
by a “stock bolt." Tlio butt plate is
fitted with • trap giving access to tbe un
ocoui*
whirl
and a jag.
Tlie rifle is provided with two sets of
sight*. Tho foresight and the tarksigl-.t
are fixed in tlie usual petition on the bar
rel. 'the foiesiglil is a njuate block w ith
W “ukTl;* s,5“ «
thhsqur.ro in a cot responding Miuire i lwn w ** * ability of tho United State*
note bin the backsight, to that lines ©f | to raise »lithe carpet wool consumed in
equal w idth may he been on each hide of the country and ho vend a paper to prove
it. and aligt lug the central line of light that with sufficient protection it could
f r !tadore. llo gave tigurrs to show that
.fixed sight »* th.it for M 0 cards. , j n Xcxas it cost fiont IS to 18 ct nt* per
li.'i'Ifler. ,hte n*are 8 ‘I'an* ll^hit ** n! »’ cr l H>u,u! Produce line wool an l that
shoulders figure it Wt nt lt c#nBu | |^. lai«l down in Bcwton for Icti
* Ihi! WcewUi or|»imd. While Australian
lo) \ardr. while a »i a>t figure can be HUU | could Lo iaul «,o 1 n there, if t.icrc
^ without in : no duty r.n it. at (J wot* per |<«:und.
either case aiming off the figure*. Tim! ...... ..... .
highest graduation is for I.liW yard*. lidsIHKPllIltO W mMx
Le rifle H ufoo lilted with extreme 5,r - Cnrlise-Uow many sheep have
you?
The w ilnesf—About 8.0C0.
Sir. Uarlule— How much land do you
use?
Tho witness— Eighty tlKNisand acres.
Mr. Cat lisle— W hut U that land woitt)
per acre?
The ^witness- Government land it
Mr. t’nrlisle—How many acres are re
quired fi.r the *tip(N rt of one sheep?
Tbe w itnea*—A» out five ncies.
Mr. Cailfob—You liave out quite a
number dt advantages which your part
of the country |* t«e^e4 for the piodtu-
tion of carpet wool, nml )et you say |
tl at notwithstandiug ttwse advantage*,
you cannot |nuduct‘ without adequate I
protection. What rate of duty do you
cousider adequate protcctiou.
The rifle i» ufoo lilted with extreme
range sights. The front sight, which U
called the dial night, is araduated Jn»iu
1,800 yards up to 3ft'0 yard*. There
aie two kinds of ammunition pouch*z,
one holding forty pounds ami the other
fifty. The cartridge hi made of solid
drawn brass and is charged with ordi
nary gunpowder pressed into the form
of a pellet, with both e.nla slightly
rounded.
Lit'DANtn a is. i c ian.%<«:%.
A llrunkvvlcli Lady Aliempt* Satrld
-Her had Mor>.
Brunswick, Jan. 2.-[8p»eciaL]—Mr*.
Clara Pettogan attempted suicide last
night by swallowing an ounce of lauda
num. A pdivki iau was called and the
woman is now out of danger.
Hers is a sad story of a runaway roar
riaae. She w a* deserted l>y her iuistand.
and sought relief from truubie by *Ht-
destruction.
ALLQll i:r AT It A It N U R L L,
Tlie lilies uTi» IKclped Protect tbs
Town Havenine.
CnARMCMCN, K. C„ J.tn. 2.—Barnwell
ia quiet. The citizens of Block villa and
Bamtarg who helped to pndect tlie
town last night have gone home. TW re
is bo cause for alarm.
I he w iinvte-L'mmgli to raise the
pi ice of carpwt wool to tho price of fine
wooL
THE GUT or THE MATTER.
Mr. Carlule -It is your idea iliat the
government should impoee a duty that
would enable you to have asmurh profit
on carpet wool as on fine wool?
Tlie witness—I would like the same
du y (Mi every pruud «<f wrnoi.
J.r. Cai.i i—\\ list do you mean by
the same duty?
The witness--I mean that one class of
wool should pay the same duty as an
other clas-.
Mr. Carlisle—You have not told us the
rate of duty you require.
Th# witne»»—I leave that to tbo better
judgment of the committee.
Mr. Carlisle—What is your
opinion?
Tho witness—1 would have the same
duty on all wool, say ten cents per
pound.
Mr. Gear—What would hove been tho
effect on the wool-growing business in
Ti x is if the Mills bill had gone into ef*
feet?
The w itneM—We would all have gone
out of the business, 1 reckon.
Mr. Milts gave a series of questions
designed to make the witnes* admit that
ten cents duty on wool was for the pro
tection of capital, not of labor which was
being robbed, liexaid, to that extent.
Tho witness replied, with much warmth,
that I e would like to rob no other than
rich men. such a* congressmen And sen
ators, who were r Jibing the sl eep rais
ers l»y not givin, them their dues. Ho
declared he was not a demociut at ail,
but a free trader.
CLEVELAND MADE KliKEP SICK.
He idated that lie had voted
for President Cleveland the llr.fi time,
and would have voted for him the sec
ond time, if lie had not slaughtered the
sheep raisers for the sake of freo trade.
Mr. Breckinridge—You are a revenue
democrat ?
Tlie witness—I do not kno# what you
may call me—1 have not language to ex
press it.
Mr. liaym—Are the farmers aud wool
grower* of Texas generally in favi
protection;
The %viUuaift—I cannot npcak for the
farmer*. 1 know that the wool growers
are.
Mr. Bayne-Without regard to party;
The witness—We are going to drop
the question of party.
Tlie chairman—Y on must be vorv dis
criminating in regard to menYCers. There
aie Home members front Texas whom
want left witli ua. (Laughter.)
A RED-HOT PKOHtBITlOKlfcT, TOO.
Mr. Mills—Did you not try a little of
that philosophy last campaign?
The witness—Not as much as I wish
w e had done. 1 here was another feature
iu that campaign [prohibition] which
elected some gentlemen.
Mr. Breckinridge—Is the democracy
of Texas strongly iu favor of prohibi
tion?
The witness—No sir; I am sorry to soy
that tiie democracy of Texas is in favor
of free whisky. (Laughter.] I am a
prohibitionist myself. \Vo did not fry
to centralize tlie wool interests in tho
last campaign, but the next timowj will
try.
OHIO LAWRENCE FARI* FORTH.
Hon. Wm. Lawrence of Ohio Mid he
was one of the committee appointed by
the National Wool Glowers’ Association
nt itM recent convention in Washington
to make some remarks as to legislation
which tlie w*ool grower* generally be
lieved wa* required by sonnd public
policy and justice. It was his duty, ho
said, to address the committee on two
subjects, tiie first being the proper duty
on carpet wool and the secouil Being the
provisions of a law necessary to secure
an honest administration of the tariff
law. It is sale to say that the wool
growers generally believed that sound
policy required the imposition
of such duty on so-called carpet wool as
would in due time enable the American
wool growers to produce nil the carpet
wool required for consumption in the
United States, shutting out fcrcign im
portations and giving to the American
wool grower the privilege of supplying
all tho carpet wool required for consump
tion here.
BIO TARIFF OR FREE TRADE.
Either protective policy should he
abandoned and a policy of free tra Je
adopted or else the protective jiolicy
ihould l>e made effectual to as to give
tiie whole American market to the home
producers. *
Mr. McMillin—What would we then
do for revenue? Would jou levy ad
ditional taxes?
Tlie witness—I would give to the
American producer the privilege of sup
plying everything that can be supplied
in sufficient quantities to meet all de
mands at a reasonable price. 1 f we can
not derive sufficient revenue from cus
toms, wa have the whisky tax, tho to
bacco tax, and tbe othrr internal reve
nue taxes to the amount of $130,000,000
a vear.
in further diacuMion with the mem-
lx?rs of the comuiitte’) as to the effect of
the policy outlined by himself, Ijiwrenco
ndmitfe I that if necessary to save the
protective system, ho would be willing
to see a tax put on tea and coffee, and
upon every commodity that we cannot
produce sufficiently to supply the United
States, and would tax uhidry $1.&0 a
gallon.
John Rich of Michigan, representing
tbe Michigan Merino Blieep Afeociation,
desired that there should be n >reduction
of the duty on wools, that there shall be
substantial protection and tlmt frauds in
the importation of wool stall be pre
vented.
WOW COMES CARPETMAKRR DOR* W.
James Dotson, Philadelphia carpet
manufacturer, addressed tlie committee
at some length, criticising what lie
called the “violent tirade" which Law
rence had indulged in against the carpet
manufacturers and denying the correct-
met of many of his statements. “Tlie
carpet manufacturers," ho said, “askeu
nothing more than to be put on the on me
level as the wool cloth innnufueluters.
DoUon nrguo.l tlmt tho wool-growers
of the United States would not and could
not produce the quantity of car| rt wool*
uncd in that industry, became wrhere
they received $1.5(1 for tho flstce of line
wool sheep they would not receive 23
cents for that of a eoarso wool t-hcep*
MUST HATH »T B UtOJf WOOL
William Whitman of Beaten, presi
dent of the National As>ociation of
Wool manufacturernext addressed the
committee, presenting a Memorial and
revolution* ado|Kcd by tiiat association.
The association took .the positiou, lie
said, not to attempt to fix the duty on
wool, hut to leave tiiat to tho coinmittco
without reninik or comment He would
say. however, tlmt the sentiment amoqg
tlm iiKUinfa hirers connected with tlie
organization was a preference for the
maintenance of tbe existing duties, and
that the present rates should not be in-
any attempt to restrict tne inq orratfon
of foreign wools, and fie did not believe
that the committee would attempt such
a tiling, I «s *u-o it would he imtKXsihh
for the v o 4 manufacturers to pr.luce all
theg«Kl*mcei*ary forborne conaump-
lion unlo* they could have foreign
wool.
Tttr. trreer of tree wool
After a lung examination the witness
wassskedby Breckinridge whether if i
the wool msntifacvutx-r* of tne United
hfhtes had free wool they ioulii enlarge
tit* ir market by wilts te> Tonign ttnin*
irns. sr.d ho replied that umic. no cir-
cmufiauceA would free wool enable lit#
wod nutnufartmvrn to make au tm-
l«v*t-ion • n f«Te gn markets.
Mr. Breckinridge—Or free anylhingt
ihewitntM—I would like lo confine J
my answer* to wbat 1 know about.
Mr. Breckinredge—Would free woo! *
give us an opportunity to displace tt
foreign products now used here, hut
think tlie effect of fie- wouli be i
ad ecu8o-
givo you an increased market in this]
I country?
Tl o witness—I think there can be i
I hardly auy qi.e tion hut that it wrould at '
once stimulate production and would
give us an “- *-
fc
fllftf ....
dimini-di the price of wool
quently to discourage sheep raisers, ana
tlie moment we began to take from tho
world’s product any given amount of
wool the price would bo raised, and the
probability is that wool would become
considerably dearer than it now is.
WANTS TAXED HOAR AND FREE WHISKY.
Beveral Philadelphia manufacturers
expressed views in sympathy with those
of Mr. Whitman. One of them went a
little further, declaring his idea to be in
favor of putting high duties on Bouth-
ern products, sugar , rice, t j Dentine and
peanuts, and have free whisky aud free
tobacco.
lil'HKE IN lltd 11 FEATHER.
Tim Oernulllug Male Treasurer XCun-
utuic'lUUig* to Suit lilmsetf in i!oti>
dura*.
' Ntw Orleans, Dec. 90.—From a gen-
tlernuu just arrived note from Honduras
it was J.ariicd tiiat Maj. Burke, tiie de
faulting state treasurer of Loutsuna, ia
now m the capital of that republic,
where he arrived three weeks ago, well
K oviued witli money furnished by the
iglislt syndicate which L ialercsted
with itim m hi* Honduras mine • Burke
had » royal reerpuon from the president
of the republic. Gin. Bograo, und stand*
in high lavor. t> e Honduras official*
looking upon the Jojuteaua incident a* a
matter of little account.
President Bogri.n gave him important
additionul conce^i.mu which put him in
virtual control of ull the miumg opera
tion* in tlie large province of olnucho.
It is understood that Bngran is himself
interested with Maj. Burke in these
mines. '1 he latter succeeded fuitl.o; in
securing the good will of the Americans
in Honduras’, and is niil to have won all
of them over to his >upport by interest
ing thorn in hii venture or giving them
employment in hi* mines, and now he
bus tho backing of nearly the entire
American colony.
Burke - .-, headquarters are at tho capi
tal, but he ha* made several excursions
to Juticulpu. near which tiie mines are
situated. Hie machinery scut there, via
NcwYoikund Nau F. vncisco, haa not
arrived, hut gold has already been ob
tained trnni the concession, oiul the gen
tleman who brought this news has sev
eral specimens with him. lie ridicule J
the idea of Bogi all's surrendering Burke
at the request of the United States, and
says there i.» not the slightest chance of
ir. Tne«x-Louisuina treasurer i* jopu-
lur with tbe President, w.th the natives
a* well a* the Americans, and promises
to play an important part in Central
American politics.
WHO SHOT TUI! ni'LEri
Unknown Parties Fire on a Team of
JluIn* and Driver*
Boston, Oa., Jan. L—(Special.]—A
dastardly outrage was committed ataut
7 o'clock last night As a team of four
flue mules, 1-elooging to the tur) Ratine
works ol U. T. hopper, were quietly re
turning to their stables after a day of
hard work, when aboutu mile and a half
from liome, they were fired into by per-1
sons hidden in the tree* on the roulside.
Three of tbe mules are tadly injure J.
the saddle mule, a fine imported animal,
and another fatally.
Tho driver, a jieacenhle old negro man
named Anderson Lamar, deserves great
credit for staying with hi* mule*, while
tbe shot* fell thickly around him, and
urging them on toward home. Strange
to say he escaped without injury, ai L ~~*r*n.
though his clothing wa* tadly riddled in j pMS*• $
teveral places, it i* evident from.) tin 1 —
nature ot the wounds inflicted that they
were made with gun* heavily loaded
with buckshot aud in the hand* of two
persons.
No cine to the perpetrator* so tar has
been obtained und no one is suspected.
The matter will be thoroughly investi
gated and every mean* used to locate
tbe guilty partie*.
TALHOTTON** HBCIiNT I IItII.
The Insurance Jlen at AVorlt Adjust*
Ins lire Losses.
Talbotton, Jan. 3.—[Special.]—Tho
Hamburg-Bremen, London, Liverpool
and Globe, New York Home. Western
Continental and Macon Fire are the com
panies that suffered losses in the recent I
W. A. Maund lost store house valuevl
nt $1.0UU; insurance £(100.
fc. J. Maund lost stock of grocerire,
$),rj(X); iiinirance $90). This wae au en
tire lost*. Nothing wa* saved.
I.' I. Johnson'* stock of groceries was
badly damaged by water and moving th?
stock. He was insured for fl.Ori).
The str.ck of goods of W. K. Esgiand,
W. J. Weeks & bon, Kimbrough Bros,
and Persons Bros, wan damaged by mov
ing. All are inanred.
Tlie adjusters are here at work noiron
the losses, O. A. Murphy of Atlanta
repre sent* the Home of New York and
the Haniburg-Brrinen. Capt. J. B. Cobb
of Macon represent* tho Macon Fire and
Western, li. 11. A brain* represents th*
London, Liverpool and Globe and the
Atlanta Home.
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medy is
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world-
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9r Scores of lives are
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Amanda B. Jenncr, Northampton,
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Itlrbmond XYanieilte Leadrr’eCorpte
Interred In (loll) wood.
Richmond, Vn., Jan. 3.—Tbcrxecutire
couinUteo of tho Hollywood Cemetery
Company haro written through .'Liter
Ellison to Mr*. Jefferson Davis tendering
her a choice of any unoccupied section in
Holly wood for the remains of her illus
trious liustand.
Ibis is the cemetery in which tho re
mains of Joseph Davis, son of Mr. Davis,
ara interred. It nl*o contains an im-
tnonso rough granite shaft reared to the
memory of tbo Confederate soldier*
buried therein.
f Hirer* ufDlrorcr.
Fr.jm tbe I bihuiripUl*t nrpurer.
It i» ex-Minister Pholua’ Idea that the
mod prolific cause of divorce is tho aver
age novel lead by the average woman. |
lie think* tiiat wouren who are the novel
readers get loose notions of morality and
{den* of men which are bo false and ab-1
surd that nothing hut diaai)po!ntm«nt I
can follow. They diwover that the per
fection which they aro trained to look
for in m.n is ouly to be found
in other woman’s husbands, and
rilvnrrv* follows. \V# tear ik*
trouble - is deeper then the novel, and
that it is in nirn und v.omeii. Ollier-
wi-i* the novels would not bs written «»r
puLdifthett or read. It is undoubtedly
tine that the novi L complained of are
a record of dipravity. the reading of
which tm*ren«e» %he tendency of which
tlie unwholesome stories ».re a product
Merely to shut off the Miptdy of ther*
novels hi not enough to insure a moral
life, though they do give the encourage
ment to % ice of a tad example.
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cun . It is wfe to take tn any < oo*t
of (lie sjrMetn. No tear frodi ear*
after taking this medicine.
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