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by ‘‘fashionable’ „ ,
possible 'to root out lihe bouses.
"Your precinct was the most disor
derly in the dty?'’
• ‘‘I don’t know that.”
Gotr Succeeded in Getting n e iu°who now I/lur ' 1 and Madam Ben ‘
ran disorderly houses In your
s Direct Answers .From
I ■
In'i*ector Williams;
lO.'IY COMSTOCK ACCUSED.
Good* Man t»ay» He Paid the
,h Persecutor of Painter* and
( imi toCiuanh Indictments
by Conwtoek’i Society#
rU, Dec. 27.—The battle royal
In.itilsitor Johuj W. Goff and
Alexander S. Williams was
this moraine in j>.ta*t 1, supe-
•Goff suddenly asked for an
lattt nigtiit Just trlien the
was geittins Intense. Mr.
hail a nluliit 'to ithlnk over his
Mr. W.Eums nvas early on
r.jmwn Abhotlt of Brooklyn
early vNItor. It required the
,f lmlf a dozen police to keep
aces ito the court room clear
lift'd. The nimnibors of the
» wore slow in assembling,
,s 11 o’clock before nay sen-
m ni.
Miileras came !n and took his
Inspector Williams. They
uwestly tos'dlier.
I.iwyer Goff came In, ho and
iu Le.vow hud a long confer-
official rftemogr.ipher was by
uking down what was said,
t UcAvoy, In full uniform,
just before die screCon beam.
1! 11.1 o'clock when Chairman
nipped for order.
Wutons liras called and had a
ilk with Air. Goff.
William Meakim was called
mis but there ftvas no ruspoiifse.
" said Mr. Gotf, “MiUit Capt.
failure to respond be noted
minutes. I aim especially anx-
Mr. Meaklm’s attendance
f he isau honetst man he will
law a Jt,hter from his physi-
g a£rat ;he muscular riieuma-
wii which he is suffering Is not
to prey oat his aittnulanCe."
tunas of Captains WashbtiVne
storvelt were ttnen culled. TWpY
th reported as sick.
IViMterveJt," sa d Mr. Goff,
the atm lion bouse twi) hours
:1 received a subpoena.”/
PROPERTY IN’ JAPAN.
- - w.r.iAuH tli.<n resinned bis
the aland.
pe where in .lupin." said Mr.
hi hold your •property.'’
aoritieru part of Japan,*’ was
A A Jnct?”
' / ''7, / r <l of
Ik- '** -n
Vs?”
“V- 1 ' c b,\
j <i ever seen paper giving you
the real estate?”
; I did.”
isulgeueral of J a pain Informs
foreigner could nit hold
l The tube you say.”
sunt bo anisJaken, for I was
i ■ time.”
r TMUl-ipMier.il a liar?"
iabie to muike a mistake.”
miss said he did not rtraaem-
' Cimmlssloner French Inrro-
I’-rklns to him when he was in
> cleaning tlepiu'.juun;.
• ■— that there Is noit, a man
who has been churned with
.tales us you.”
• heard 1 was charged.”
r heard you were accused
ns siooklnss from a prostl-
k He. sir (excitedly); no man
ns ,1 me of stealing tit©**
yit ;hen read an extract from
(lc-panunent records di ed
1S7I. in which, he said. Su-
i WaUlnst made charges
b. lerhar Williams of stealing
• lkerdivlefs, a pistol, a velvot
e" l-headed caine and a ilozn
wif pairs of blockings.
n still ray r.’i mra ever ac-
i of mealing stockings?"
nienatent Wa£lln<g dkl not
Ole."
iarirol you, lhon?”
i have been the woman.”
n-kes the thins worse: To be
I y a wntmn of stealing from
W-fame."
n'member suoh ciaaraes."
.v ii dare deny that torse
II re no. preferred, and that
v(fht they would not be pro-
1 case you siKveedol In gat-
i off the reconl?"
Iba to aay that 1 got them off
h pressed toe inspector bard
isn.t, arxi the latter Interrupt-
ly. .Mr. Goff had to admon-
I you deny that those Ch-irrew
'■ rred attain*: you by Superln-
'VaHKintj?"
v no i.sidbsiUon of thorn.’
-ii chant* were preferred,
"i be likely Do forget them?"
[ r.k not.”
J S'Ht again, will you deny on
ha. ill , ■ charges were fire-
,1 1 ncii deny o» oath: but I have
•* io of thorn.” (Kx ll idly).
>°u resnemitier a putrir.g at
on April 2. 1875, anl
t your trial on such cbanp'S.
J Loilaa Smlto?”
a,; remember."
^1K RECORDS FIXED.
here ».{4 in regard to
th**re ■waa no iword In
*«** notable *trfal 1n whloh he
wlion record* were
1 ‘" 1 ' for toy Orro orKirmiktee. ‘
1 "'• calk*1 alteration to to* «b-
pr, > the nvord. M kiI.I ML*. Goff.
: "‘t *.n. TtiLs wu» th*' viee *.if
r f>-iby >•«. inopxftor WIIK*i*me,
cummiioiioneni Bto*vi 2
; n- *s in retily ito iMr. Goff eninl
1;»m1 ki diie ESUpil^h •prechict un-
1S74, whtti he woe tracis-
'j the Fourth pnertnot. Tho In*
'i.iitl ithat a man nomerl Oon*
« hk» Axmlrnan ami colleet-
Ci precinct.
I^l-fa4ne. ,, Bald the
p "In tine E%hi3h pr«*c<nct. and
y there, because It was fash*
•r»‘ -n to cay lh>< you, an
• f ji»>llce. tet *k>wclcrlv ho\w&
»**«? It was fJloh^3nabU»? ,,
ut it tbit way."
>-dtor 'then ex[4ained limit he
' ‘ w->rm'n Unit month be
i rertnoL ami what he meant
Yes *k. A reepeetoible fam
ily named 4 there.
"How Is It yoif/.n tr auch notorious
houses to exist?”
“They were not so notorious.”
"Did you ever report tnem?”
“Yes. sir; to 'tne police commissioners
and grand Jury.”
HAD A VERY LONG LIST.
Mr. Goff then rend a long list of
“Frcndh” 'houses which flourished once
on Green street in Willia'ins' time, he
said. The inspector said he could not
recall tho natmes mentioned. Mr. Goff
also read from a report by the board
vf education. WiCliams reported to the
board eignty-t'hree disorderly 'houses
Which were in his precinct near the
Wooster Street school.
“Were these house? open wish the
knowledge of the aufhorWies?”
"Not with the guilty knowledge.'
"Had you not the power to suppress
these eig'h'ty-tlhree disorderly houses?”
"I had the power.” (Hesitatingly.)
"And it was your du>ty to suppress
them ?”
"Yes, sir, it was, ^and I went to the
grand jury.”
"Now, we have ir. thnt you did not
suppress the eighty-three disorderly
bouses?”
"I had no comp!lints against them.”
Captain Williams admitted he knew
the names of ihe owneiw of the etgnty-
three houses.
"Did you proceed mgalnst any of the
owners?"
"I think I did.”
. "Civ. m. ihn n-arm. V nnp of tlhe
owners you proceeded against."
“I cannot now. I suppressed some
of tbeao bouses, though.”
“Bui ief'i el-xriiy-tln ec- ,»f them open
when you went before the board of
education??"
“I mide a great many nrr«its."
But you must hove neglected yoiir
duty in leaving elgKty-three disorderly
diouses open?”
“In som- cares I must, I b-lleve.’’
"Why did you nogflect your du'y?”
"I was busy wlt'n other things.”
“Then you must leave Been negli
gent or corrupt?”
"Neither, sir."
“You were asked to raid one of them:
whv did you refuse?”
“On account of the i J hara-ter elf the
men who owned the houses."
"Whvt In’e-eHt ;„-.i yon In m-olect-
lug the owners of these houses?”
“f had no interest.”
"Why did you refuse, then?”
“T d'd not want Ms nam° to be tiiib-
lshed; the Inquiry was not nil honest
one.”
ONLY AN ALLEGATION.
The witness. In reply to Senator
O'Connor, said he did not know the
eighty-three houses reported were dis
orderly.
"They were alleged disorderly
houses.” said the Inspector.
"That's a chestnut." slid Mr. Goff.
Resuming his examination, Mr. Goff
said:
"You also refused to giro the name
‘ " ** Why
of Sheuooupant of this house
did youllo so?"
“For Ai' sarnie reasons.”
“By til way. did you ever know of
an honest investigation In this city,
and do B'J think the present commis
sion le in honeet one?"
”Y:*jrp!r: I think It- is honest."
’TJ'jd you ever know -of an honest
charge preferred against you?” (S.u-
czirleally.)
"Yes. sir,” with o vnile.
Tn reply to Mr. Goff the inseoeetor
said that ho did not think houses of
ill-fame ir the vicinity of schools had
a bad effect on Them or children.
"And you have the audacity to say
tbv. Do you still take that stand?”
“Yes, sir. I do."
Then Mr. Goff suddenly changed his
tone and said:
”1)0 you rrrroipbfr b“Inr railed by
the newspapers a uniformed hu'.tyZ‘
"No, sir.”
"You remember also being called the
champion c'ubber?”
“Yes, sir."
”Di> you remember tho chargen made
against you by Thomas Wild?”
"Yes, sir.”
“Do you remember ei.vlng to him that
one man in a place made a mob?”
"No. eir."
•You were found guilty on that
charg'?”
"I don’t recollect."
"But 5 - ou were reurlmanded.”
Williams looked a't bis list and ad
mitted the fact. This was on March
18. 1876.
Mr. Goff ipk'stlonod WJIlianw close
ly ax to his knonvlsds© of panel-houses
fo the Eighth precinct, once tho sub
ject of a trial before the police board.
There was no refer:KoO t > tthe trta.l In
the records of the bourd. and Williams
'had none In Mu records. Mr. Gott,
speaking of these records, slid they
had been u glganrtlc fraud.
After f-oess Williams’ memory was
fresher, and he admittrd having heard
of a panel-house in tin? Eighth precinct,
and thou JIT. Golf gave him a bad
quart r of an hour. crais-exaimHvtng
him upon it report made by rf'rgt.
Grew upon title subject, and upon other
kiwis of disorderly houses. WUUilma’
memory wtta agtilnf at fault, and no
direct replica could b - oot from him.
A GREEN GOODS WITNESS.
The examination of the inspector
■was then suspended *o nlkmr Louis
S. Street to be sworn. He said he waa
Indicted on June 20. 1889, for a felony
III eonneetkm with grvn gooda. .
"There were two lmllotm >nts found
Ogiunat jcu?" naked Mr. Goff.
"Yes, air,” replied the witness.
“Now. were you lu the gr on goods
business?”
"No. eir."
"Hud you any connection with it?"
"No. sir."
The witness then explatncd that a
man by the name of Edward Beck-
ilhold rented tin office from him at No.
66 Beckman street. i
"Anthony Comstock,” mid he. “came
to my office a mivrtlt utter arid asked
me to tell tbs name of ih.* man who
rented the office. 1 refused to tell, was
brought to dhe Tombs and held In (S,~
000 ball for milking grim goods."
Th? wttnnji further raid ttrait Beck-
tihnld gave tils wife 15.000 as ball for
him. The bail was finally reduced to
92,000. and Street waa rebuts-d from the
Tombs.
"BecklhoOd «dd me.” Bald th» wit
ness. "he gnve 11.500 to Anthony Corn-
stock 'to square in imkctment In the
United Starve court.’’
The witness also said tint he wint
to Europe, and when tie returned the
state court Intatment was still honglng
over him.
COMSTOCK ACCUSED.
•I went to wee Anthony Comstock."
said he. ‘hand lie said he was the only
man whb could get the iixhi*meri ts dis
missed. I called to see Mr. Comstock
again in August, 1890. I paid Ittm
J1.00U in cash to grt the mote Indict
ments dbanissed. He saW when he wu«
taking the money ’Remember, you are
not giving me this 11.000 as a bribe,
but as a donation to the society.’ ”
This teailmony creoterl a sunailtinn In
the court.
••Now am you sure >v,u paid this
money to An tony Com«ock?”
“I swear before God and man I paid
him 81,000 t.i have the Indictments dis
missed and to secure my liberty.”
Mr. Goff offered tn evidence the two
original Jndlctmen'ts which hud been
dismissed, as tbe / Indorsements
allowed.
‘•How does this reltate to our In
quiry?" asked Ohauman Lexow.
"It is very material," replied Mr.
Goff, "as I shall proceed to show.’’
He showed that the Indictments had
bel*i dlBnuSsSed on September 30. 1890,
by Recorder Stny.he, whose Initials
were signed on the recommendation of
the district attorney.
"Who was the district attorney?”
asked Chairman Lexow.
“Ool. Fellows.'’ replied Mr. Goff; “at
least bis name appears on the papers.”
The witness said he had never been
tried on these Indictments, but that Mr.
Comstock bad had him indioted on tho
same charge, and the case was never
proceeded on.
Cum*/ock. The witness sold, com
pelled him’to swear tb an affidavit
Which he knew to bo false, on the
threat of bringing up Lhe United Hto’es
ctjurt indHe.ment asataist him. Ttio wlt-
n=as told a story of his dealings with
Comstock and Beckthold. anti finally
stated bha: Becktihold had Informed
him that he had given 31.000 each to
Comstock and Assistant District At'.'jr-
noy Aloft so get the original Indictment
dismissed.
COULDN’T TELL IT ALL.
Mr. Goff stopped the witness here
and moved that bis testimony about
what Beckthold had said to him touch
ing the payment of this money be
str.vken from the record.
Street went on to tell about hla sec
ond indict men:, but Mr. Gort stopped
this, too. Then ihe witness said he had
written to President Cleveland, con
fessing all aibout his relations with
Camsiock, and had received a letter In
reply. He was stopped again when he
produced tile letter. Which he said v/us
only rrom me president's secre:aryand
was merely an acknowledgment of the
one he bad sent.. street tried to tell
what Judge Benedict of the United
Seatcs district court had done when
•he heard that he (Street) bad written
to President Clevolund, but he was
shut off beys, 'loo, although Senator
Bradley wanted to see the letter.
Robert Street, a 'ao'el keeper of
Tuxedo, mad it brother of the last wit
ness. was then called.
“Did you visit Anrhony Comstock's
office with your brolker In IS90?” asked
Mr. Goff.
"Yes, sir.”
"What did you sec?”
"I saw my brother pay 11,000 to An
thony Comstock. There was an agrea-
raen', bethveon them to get the Indict
ments dismissed. I gave my brother
33CO.”
Mr. Goff then sold that they bad
heard Thu the police bad protected
groan goods men.
“We :.iave now evidence." said he.
"If the testimony Is true, that Arnhony
Comstock, the president of a, private
society, bus accepted money for sub
dtantlally the same Thine as the polio;
accepted ft.”
•"Teat’s a pretty heavy Indictment
against Mr. Comstock, If It is true,
sa d Chairman Lexow.
The last witness corroborated all bis
brother’s story as to the Interviews
with Mr. Comstock.
Adjourned unill tomorrow morning.
NEW GOVERNMENT BONDS.
It Is Estimated That the Damage Will
Amount to Something Like
$100,000.
U A SONS AliE TOE HEAVY L0SEKS
I heir Paraphernalia Was Nat Inrurtd
and IVas Totally Destroyed— Tho
Uulldlng May Bo Coadrmitad
and Proro a Total 1,'nse, *
Only 33 Per Oral, Df the Issue So!d
Bj' <he Syndica te.
Ndw York, Doe. 27.—Tha braking
firms of tho baud syis.llo.ito have sent
out 'the following prrtlee to raesnbem:
•The action of (he Cut tail States
treasury on currency questions having
stopped procreas in the sale of bonds
Cor the account of ■the 5 per oenit. bond
syndicate, -and the period of thirty days
nitotloned In the notice of November
2 having expired, the syndicate Is dis
solved.”
The agiuelon a'Aattt emir easy refarni
and the nmnl.icr of peculiar suggestions
mule by certain g iveraiiK-iM ,>111 el a la
and m -imVri of congrcsi, It Is wild, has
weakened Hie ar.trket tor government
bond* g«i(Tally and the price for tho
n.nv 5's has In conswpipnce h"om de
pressed b -loi.v the syud'.oale ttjsure.
The syndicate disi»s«l of 33 per cent
of (he issue and the remaining (13 per
coat, was divided among the members.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
Sumter County Farmer Found on the
Roadside.
Amerlcus, Dec. 27.—(8peclsl.)—John Hob
lowav, a farmer living about twelve
miles from Amerlcue, was found Tuesday
morning by the roadside a few miles from
his home, In a dying condition. It wns
evident that he had been knocked In
the head with some blunt Instrument,
capable of producing death. He died In
a few hours. The coroner'e Inquest fail
ed to disclose any positive evidence ss
to the cause of hts death.
A negro with Whom the murdered man
had aome words aa they passed him
on his way home from Americas Mon
day afternoon, is suspected.
"robbed the mails.
Atlanta, D*. 27.-<Spoelal.)—The loss
by tho fire which broke oot In the old
capltol buildlnr; between 2 ami 3
o’clock this morning will reach 5100,-
000, anil probably go considerably be
yond (hut figure. Tlie building was so
damaged l>y; wliter auxl hint at that
scotiou not reached by the flaimcs tbem-
s.t'ves ,that it anay be a total loss. The
walls afe sprurg and cracked to such
an oxtenlt itbut, added to Its pant bad
reputation- for sufaty, the chances are
that It will tie (om away to make
room forti uaw edifice.' Tho city build
ing inspectors were at work examining
ch'i building today and will condemn
part of tt at least.
As It no>w stands the damage to the
hiilbliitg Is figured at about: 859.1100,
while JtC.000 will not mors than cover
the ioraes sustained by the various
ur.rrrtc. Ycnshte-Bros., who own the
iiotise. carry 3125,000 Insurance, so they
will lose nothing. Jacob's pharmacy,
the Tripod Faint Company and tihe
r.iher principal sufferers are alao fully
Insured.
The price paid by the Venable Brs.
for the property was 312S.OOO. Wher.
the state bought the property twer.ty-
flve year? am> she paid 3100,000 fr it.
T hey spent k good deal of money lu
remodelling, but ff the building prlves
a total loss they will not be the losers,
at. the 3125.000 Insurance woull ccn:-
penvitto "hem fully.
A coincidence of the fire Is that tuc
insenance on the building wns plTJ'l
In New York through Insurnnee
brokers by Mr. W. H Venable, presi
dent of 'the senate, who Is Che author
of the new Insurance law illcensln* in
surance brokers. The payment of Che
loss by the insurance companies win be
watched with Interest on account or
thsfact, os the Action of the companies
will largely demonstrate the practica
bility of I'nc new law.
The Tripod Paint Company carried
325,000 Insurance, t'helr loss bting esti
mated ttt 315.000.
KtLloai A Jioore. opUriMM, lose 33.;
000, covered .by anuuiunce. Jacobs
Pharmacy, ptooably tlhe heaviest suf
ferer outalrtc th? owners of tile
buiOding, has not yet made an estt-
mane of ttv, k*s. Jacobs wt» bunied
out Just a osar—ago .111—the XoyroSB
build lug lire, and shontty arwr uiai uis
• wp.*a ruined by line coiiipse c?f file
NaroroM bujldln?. wl.lich i lud peen
patched up ufr.r the lire.
Jucob* fully insured.
Oue of the most complete looses wftfl
that Austa'jnjd.by th? several Mcwonio
lodges will* U were located to the wing
of rile building, where the seyit or
he fire was locat 'd. All tho lodge p;ira-
IihernoJUl and a large number of uni
forms bulefigiorr to indJvldUaito were
destroyed. Th? lodges carried $3,000 In*
surjtioe, but this will not r*pla<* the
IviraohennaMa, much loss the recordo.
When he and his mon r acked the
•top floor of the building, wher? thu
jlr-r ar*pearl'd to be located. Fire Chi -f
Joyner *.»nd his nr*.i iuuuh ail tire s«*
jots turn’ d on. This leads the chi f
to suspect that tthe build!n« waa fired
by an Ineondi.vry, wtoo hoped to blow
it up by funning on the gas.
Tiie itwu top floors of the build .Ug
them to perform certain
have selected a central committee, and
Committed -to It the entire mission work
cf the body In tne recess of Its meet
ings.
We finders t&nd how tho enciet.ies
composing tho Woman's Baptis/Mis-
stonary Union can, at their pleasure,
alter, modify or destroy the orguniza*
tion they have created. We fall to un
derstand how a few members of iMs
organ lotion. dfaaa>tlsfled w.th the ac
tion of its central committee, can after
they have voluntarily severed all con
nection with it, undo what cheee five
hundred societies have done, provide
for them a new con^titut-jon under a
new name, fflcct for them officers, and
pnomo.e themselves to positiems of hon
or and pnoftt tit It, and yet claim that
Chls is the body created by the act of
the societies sca.tered over the
It is witih tplea.sure that the commit
tee of die Iward assures the Woman's
Mission fiociaUes of the si-ate that they
nave no wym/patlhy with attempUs tb dis-
ruj)t their union, and that they wt*U rec
ognize officially no organization but
lhalt which these sacJetU's have eatuh-
lished, an<l ♦iluvjugih -which they are
working for the Master’s cause.
Henry McDonald.
I. T. Tjchenor,
F>r the Home Mission Board.
J. G. Gitobn.
J. B. Hawclhome,
For the State iMlfw.on Boavd.
8. Y. Jameooin,
For both (Home and Stake Btardfl.
GEORGIA A TTHE EXPOSITION.
A P:an by Which the State Will Have
Its Own Building.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.—(Special.)—The
state exposition commission, composed
of the state house officers, held an rm-
portunt meeting today, Governor At-
kifiaon nrenMintr
President Cottier of the Exposition
Company and Mrs. W. H. Felton of
the woman’s department appeared be
fore the board ana discussed tne ex
position.
President Collier, wfille not author
ized to give the state a building of Its
own for It* exhibit, stated tn.it the
Exposition Company would do all It
could toward securing the building as
outlined in a pan presented by Gov
ernor Atkinson and Commissioner of
Agriculture Nesbitt, who he’.d several
Conference on this subject. The com
mission wuf* un-artlmorun in the opinion
that the state Should have a building,
anti with the plan agreed upon there Is
no reason why there should not be a
state bulldiihg. This plan is to receive
oontrlbutiion:) of material and money
from such Interests u» will toe directly
benefited by making a display »t ihe
exposition. With tihte end In view a
meeting of manufacturers, lumber
men .mine owners and others will be
held in Atlanta a»t the Invitation of the
governor during iTio early part of next
monlii no see What can be done toward
getting the recessary subscriptions for
a state building. Of course. n!l who
contribute will be allowed to make
their contributions an advertlse»m (k i>t In
the hull ding. It is of equal Interest to
oil ci'tles and sections of the state to
have a creditable state dtaptoy at the
exposition, and the commissioners do
not gnttetost* much difficulty In se
curing a $16,000 building by the plan
adopted. .. - , .
At today’s meeting State Chemist
Pa ye. State Geologist Yeatea and A»-
s la tan?. State School Commissioner R.
J. Guinn were made directors of exhib
its, to act with the board, and M * E.
St. Ttorairt was ejected^merctary of
(he commission.
MURDER IN THE KIMBALL.
A Negro Man Kill* His Sweetheart In
the Cellar.
At hunt a, Dec. "27.—(Special.)—There
waa a murd-:r in the baa iment exf the
Kimball House mi 5 o'clock thta after
noon. Charley Simons, a negro, who
seems to nave been a general rousta
bout In the o?.Dar» underlying the b.g
hotel, killed Pearl Harper, who cleaned
vegetables in what Is known n* the
"chick »u yard.' f
It was tiier? that the murder oc-
uui red. Jealousy Is though to have
been the molve. Nobody s.»w the crtrin
c »m*mim.d. and Simons denlert that u *
is the guilty party, but other employes
of the hotel claim that Simons had
A business Man of Natchez Who Hm
flan to Help tho 1’iantcis of
Cotton,
TO FORM ONE BIG ORGANIZATION
Merchant., Uank.r.nn.1 Psrm.r. Sr. la
U. Eligible to M.mb.r.hlp nnd on
Oath flint] Them.elr.i lo
R.duca th. Acreage,
| , made threa(s. It 10 raid th.l.t (lie girl
wer • gutlsd by tile Quarts, and on the ytaturQuy run aft-ay from her post of
sot:6>west «inB. where, the fire first
broke out. little else.b'sJdes the walla
remains. The danvige done tn the lower
fiocra of tile Iiulldlnt; wo* by the waiter,
basa-nent, where the Jacobti Pltar-
dury to avjld being shot by Blmotis and
ccimpla'inrd of his murderous «luinun-
stita.lona. The riiot was clearly heuid
but tt happened that nobody wua In
the cbleko.i yard at the nm>. though
Colored Poatottlce Clerk Arreted at Sa
vannah.
Savannah, Dee. 27.—Robert H. Burke,
colored, a clerk tn the Savannah poatof-
lice, was arretted today for robbing let
ters In the malls aud la held for a prelim
inary examination.
BANK TRUSTEES ARRESTED.
St. Johna, N. F.. Dec. 27.—James Good-
fellow, Frederick Goodrldge, Edwin Du
de r and George HutohWsa, director#,
and Hbnry Cooke, manager of the Com
mercial bank, were arrested this morning
on a charge (lied by Henry George Skel
ton, or.-behalf of tho pnvlstonal truateea
bank, alleging that said directors and
the manager had presented a falae report
of the hank's condition at the last meet
ing of the shareholders. A warrant was
also Issued for Hon. .1. I’itts, another
director, who Is now In Halifax. The
directors and manager will be admitted
to hail in the sum of tZ.OW each. The
suddenness of the proceeding la a sur
prise to the whole city.
mtcy find it Vit of valuable good* many servants are usually at work
.... ....
line girl eras about 19 years of age
and twwnuirrled. Simons, it is thought,
had been nKofied to her. nod suspected
her of playing the frisky wish, other
suitors. . „
The g?rl was shot -tlirouy i tile head,
and died almost immc<njie.y.
Simona waa promptly arrested. He
said h» knew nothing of the crime,
bat nobody serais to doubt his guilt.
Shortly after the Shot was fired be was
discovered trying to get awtty. ,
STATE SCHOOL FUND,
- FIXE RESIDENCE BURNED.
Asheville, N. O., Dec. 27.—.John Bea t
ty’s elegant Toshlnnce, ‘"Pile Bungalow."
four miles west of AMmrille, Imrnrvl to
the ground last night. Tt is the house
in which Henry S. Ives ,tT«l. Loss
5U,uuO; insurance $7,000. Beatty and
fnm'.iy loft yesterday Die Florida.
SIM COY IS DEAD.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27.—Sim Coy. a
well-known politician of this olty, died
today. He was known all over the coun
try from his connsctlon with Uw tally
sheet forgeries, several years ago. for
which he serve dssveral months In the
penitentiary.
A NEW RBCETVER.
Washington, Dec. 27.-?Comptroller
Eckels has afipoinflcd A. G. Riranl re-
celvcc of (he Finn NaUmwl Bunk of
Wilmington, X. C., lu place of W. S
O’B. Robinson.
Stvyrcd. being five f«t deep tn wader
when the firemen hud flnlshid with the
names.
A fiCyli wind was blowing whett the
(Ire out, and the faot that It w?is
not only mastered In the building
where it ntart-d, but kept from
spreading over lhe business section of
tlb" city, Is a high compliment to the
efficiency of Atlanta’s fire dapartment.
NO HARMONY THERE.
The Woman’s Mission Board Is Still Out
of Joint.
Atlanta, Dec. 27.—(Special.)—The Baptist
mission hoard la out today tn a lengthy
addresa lo Ihe Baptists of the state re
garding the split In the Woman’s Mis
sionary I'nlon. caused by the secession
of Mrs. Dr. Stalntnck Wilson, rormer
corresponding secretary.
After giving a detailed history of the
difference between the "sisteriT' tne
committee ssys:
To your committee It seems that there
cfluM not have been kinder, fairer
more Christian treatment of their cones-'
ponding secretary than la thus shown In
the action of the central committee to
wards these officials from whom they
differed. That there wan a full and
generous recognition of the past services
of lhe corresponding secretary she her
self bears witness.
Hew she reciprocated this kindly treat
ment Is evidenced by another paragraph
taken from the aome letter of resigna
tion.
The only thing the central committee
hg,l nskod of these officials who were
in its employ and subject to Its control
was to conform their actions to the con
stitution of the Union and abstain from
promoting a movement originated for Its
overthrow and a destruction of tho tin
ier. Is an auxffiery omirisTlen.
We admire the unswerving fidelity of
these noble women who. while upholding
the cause that had been intrusted to their
keeping, could yet exhibit such patience
ami forbearance towards those who could
not be made that advocacy of that "which
opposed alike the hoards of all onclnlia.
tlons, stale, home and foreign and Wo
man's Union, too, wan Inconsistent and
unfaithful to the cause they they were
paid lo sustain.
Then tho conclusion of the committee
says:
It Is obvious to everyone that while the
central committee was seeking peace and
harmony. Mrs. Wilson and others were
preparing for division.
In her letJnr f> t he boaed Mm. Wll-
eon says "This Is not a nvtw onran.'za-
tton, but a reorganization of the bid.’
The Woman’s Riot's Missionary
Union, Which co-opero*e* with the
board. 1» an orgtaxation e mprise) ri
about five hundred women’s societies
sea:cored through >ut the stale. They
have adopted a ronstltuUon. They
have elected officers and esnpower.nl
The Apportionment us Made Under the
New Law.
A’Wanta, Deo. 27.—(Bpechl.)—Thi
school fund for 1895, as apportioned un
der the law paused by Dhe Mite ttgjela-
ture. will amount to 3I.156.0G2. The ap
portionment. which must he mad? at
•the close of each year, so that the
tbichers can be paid quarterly. Is as
follows:
Liquor tax. 8102,006; show tax, $1,500;
dividends Georgia railroad stock, $7,045;
Wrs of convicts, $15,000; foe oil In
spectors, $17,600: one-half rental West
ern iunit Atlantic railroad, $210,000; di
rect apprapria«!on, 3600,000; poll tax,
$208,000.
WHAT’S A PISTOL FOR?
Columbus, Gd., Dec. 27.—This morn
ing two negro warned in n store on
TYehtfi strut* bees, ns involved In a
quarrel with Lorenzo Jones, n negro In
Ito employ of the ChaCtaJiooohee Brew
ing Oompmy. Jonra pulled his pistol
and fired thrice a* the women. One
rf the talks cut ol? two fingers from
one atom ail’s hand, nnd the other shot
wounded &v> second wransn la tile
arm. Jomgt Jumped Into his wugna and
drove off. He was subsequently or-
MASOXC OFFICERS.
Eastman, Ga.. Dec. 27.—(Stw-la).—At
a rccruag- con /ocatlon of Ivanhoe Ch i iv
ies* l.utt nigh*, the fohowlng officers
were elected for tWe year 1895: J. T. Col-
tferd. hltffi priest: R. O. Celley, king;
B. R. Folsom, scribe; B. 8. Faria. Jroj?-
urer: W. U. Oofctor. secretary: <W. A.
Shank, captain of the host; Wm. Sill
ier. principal sojourner; E. J. Peacock,
royal aixjh captain; W. H. Harrell. R.
D. Judge and D. W. Wrirver. captain#
of ’die vail; W. 01. Johnson, sentinel.
SHOT WITH A CHRISTMAS GUN.
\\'ay<ri*V:«, Ga . Dec. 27.—Cbrtstmls
diy Maltory Smith aud Bob WUIIanM.
lids about 13 yruns old. were nuking
merry with fireworks. ptotoK etc. Will
iams shot Smith Just below the ear.
the ball coming out through th? lower
Jaw. It is likely Bndth will U4e. The
rimotng wua the result of boys’ care-
kesasa.
New Orleans, Dee. 27,-Tho following
open 1 Utter to Governor Stone of Mis
sissippi, who is president of the Cotton
Growers’ Association, will uppeur Fri
day morning in a number of nowapa-
pora In (he cotton belt. It is a pttic-
tical letter from one of Natchez's most
pro m. neait, p met leal nnd tmceorwfful bul
lions meu:
‘‘Natchc*, Miss., Dec. 2«, 1X04.—To
Honorable John 0J. Stone, Jackson,
v.My Dear Sir: J learn through
tho puWlo ipceci that theca will be a
mealing of tho Cotton Growora’ Asso.
elation, of which yon are tha honored
president, at Jackson, Miss., on Junu-
ary 0.
“I also lenm that the object of the
oonvcoiKoo Is to (iromotc thn wol/aro of
tho agricultural class, particularly tho
cotton fjrmes, sad to dcvlso sosssc way
by wih!oh his product nsiy he enhancel
In value and mule nmnttKratlve.
“Some weeks ago a coswcsMloo of
this kind unit at Montgomery, Aln.,
passed resoratioiu uail adjourned with
out making tiny progress towards tho
desired end. If the convention to bo
held January 1) Is for aho purpose of
listening ito windy speeches of advice
to tho farmers, tolling them what each
and every ono already knows nnd to
pass resolutions. It might as well not
bo hold.
“Whtrt the firmer wants is not ad
vice, but some pkuu presented by wblcli
tho price of tils prodtvit will be in
creased toy tlra <tlmc hla next crop is
ready for market.
"Nothing can be done so far as this
crop is domccnted; It Is so large as to
have become unwieldy, and even If
there cnuld bo, it would be of little
benefit, us It has ulmost all pasted out
of the 'farmers' hand? or wilt hhve by
the tbne the ccaiv ntton could take
notion. With nulddlvtoritfotton selling to
day in Now OrloiJnTi uit 5 cents i>lC
pound, the farmeiyut many Interior
point* does not IkjTt mor • than four to
four und one-quttrier cents, and un’.eaa
i material redaction tn uervage '<•
bi'Ought'hhoiu: pti|:< price will lai f ly
shrink before \ nr. viJi r year r»ha
around, bringing\ w«th it iasvltubto
binkruptcy to the plalutcrs. mcrcb^urua
and all othcro concerned, if depculen:
upon th" crop to pay th ir det»*i. .
"Whit? mamy of ualkwt spring talked
of 5-cMVt cotlton chin fall aiM wmter,
still very fcov really believed. It, but
we find the staple nearly on.* Acjit per
po'zcd lower at many fntcrijr pekat»,
and with n declttuzig tendancy. mart nj
one koow-.ng how much lower U, aviU
Many of our conservative roift
chants think th? ootton ucreaafe of toe
coming year will be as great as in the
past. Farmem have Bho lan.1 :inid th i
mules, ard toy (hat cotton is the only
eattvjible crop and tlio only one upern
will oil they can get advance*. Thla muy
be all tru", but If It is true, and wo
should happen to have ns fattorable a
*?a»on as the pa*: one, the South will
certain,!y o* lu n wrekdhed condition.
“Cotton sold on our streets several
different years before tb? war at 31-2
cents per pound, and I know of untiro
crops <chst only n«tted $14 p.>r bale.
“Now, th-re Is a remedy, and tt can
be worked out by your conveertion, pro
vided they will undertake th? .actual
work amd not rely upon resolutions.
”1 would suggest that the convention
appoints committee to draw up a char
ter for the organization of an asso
ciation throughout sill the cotton states,
also the by-laws for ttie zovernmen o'
clubs to be ’formed In every county
throughout too cotton belt, making
eligible not only farmers, but mer
chants and bankers.
"Let the cardinal principle be a re
duction of cotton acreage to the ex
tent of one-tOUrd of last year’s acreage.
"Let toe by-laws provide that the
plonker or farmer shall pledge himself
by oath ttvst he will make this' reduc
tion; that the merohant will only ad
vance money and supplies (o thorn
who agreed to this basis, and that the
bankers will only advance to planters
and merchants who will carry out this
obligation in good faith.
“Let supervisors be appointed by the
various county clubs, say one for each
police district, to see th*?. the obliga
tions are carried out. or Brins (he of
fender before the grand Jury for per
jury.
‘‘It will be necessary for a bureau
to be established at once to organize
these clubs In the various counties,
and as monr-v will be necessary. I will
guarantee this county to pay alt least
$500 to carry on tola work.
“Some people may say that the un-
deibiJc'.ng is to great, but It is no great,
er than was the organizing of Ihn
White Camels* god Knights of the
Bktck Cross, to whltdi tho Southern
people by the thousands In a few
months Just after toe war.
‘‘If this be done, we may hope to
get 0 cents per pound for our next
crop. You« very 'truly,
“J. N. Carpenter.”
money for an hospital
Charleston. S. C.. Dec. 27.—About three,
years sgo Jacob W. Franks died
Charleston leaving a valuable estate. Hyl
hla will his wife was given a lire Inter?
est in his estate and at her (death, all
ter making a few bequests to lamtif
and relatives, 15.010 n> given to III
Charleston orphan bouse and the
matnder of the estate waa to be used
the founding of ’The Jacob Washing
Franks Lutheran Hospital and Itom/
Sirs. Franfce died yesterday and
terms of her husband's will, will not
carried out. The hospital and
will get about $70,000; probably more^
FAILURE At VALDOSTA. ,
Valdosta. Dee. II.—(Special.)- -Vali^
first failure for some time occur
day. when the dry goods and
establishment of Burt 4t Walla
placed in the hands of a receive# 1 ™"
the foreclosure of mortgages affsr 1 ’" s
3WJ0O. J. M. Brigs was appol#**■
eetver. The firm claim assets ’l* n -
against $13.00) lUbUIttes.
