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MACCW, CrA„ THURSDAY. JANUARY 3, 1895.
youndland Hank Officials Say
w - Are Victims of Polit
ical Prejudice.
IHE legislative report.
po.lllon ioUobi.dI.. Union Bank
„ m small Percentage Blued
Oold Fomin.
prevails l» colony.
.. Tsinn, X. F., Dec. 2S.—There la u
y ' feellDi . iu certain quarters that
o* tU « directors and imn-
the CommawaJl Bank are larse-
fen.toilers nil animosity, and the
J '-d as» lend color to this. Sir
\ThitewJT and ex-fijxMker
■". a ( [he assemWy are proseeut-
suoneel ea
briialf of Che crown,
\uied are all, without
and
ft the men an
t ’- otl personal opponents,
ijftrBtaeatjl in instituting the
,o trials, by which Whiteway,
' tM ( ,nJ tif cen of their party
and d'squa'tfled for gain-
ileir seats by bribery.
AU flte of ti‘-' a frosted men were nd-
mil. two securities for *18,-
o'eaciitine furnished tor eacn ot
. aansol- 'the seeurli'.es were ob-
riirui difficulty, «on«h »bo
were Hie largest ever given nere.
tnion Bank stoareholdCTs are «g-
l0l j)r a meeting now and tnreat-
„ „ m ,> procoedlngs against tneir
(on, so Intensely interest.ug
oa are anticipated in the criminal
rttert term,
toady less sensational was tne ses-
o(the legislature last n.gnt when
Met select committee presented its
jjrun the banks. Several thousand
d men crowded the grounds, m ad-
> to those unab.e to gain adinis-
ISe report was signed by all sit
the committee. It professed to be
•ly an incomplete report and
1 briefly that the Union Bang was
its stability was affected try over-
rn accounts, but it was solvent and
i depositors, notehoUlora acid cred-
would be paid in full. They
its speedy extrication from its
tculues, e.tiler by liquids t.ou or re-
ption ot business end recommended
prevention of legal procecd.ngs on
part of -note-holders for payment
claims In specie.
'he Commercial Bank, thoy repotted,
hopalesdy insolvent, even if the
s« liability of share-holders was
Jjoactnl. Its books -were fu Kill'd,
■ IMs had deftiultetC'sufllclcaircaro
j Ml eiiTtised with over-drafts ner
«diange accepted, and un-te-
«acos were nrado without
ngBollateral.
M bis s of this report the *ov-
t introduced resolutions guaran-
i'nion Bank notes at 18 cents on
ar, redeemable in two years,
ms being made by registration
the original holders.
"bis proposal wus greeted with
■ while a suggestion by me op
tion tlua,t they be guaranteed ot
value, the colony -bearing the loss,
ithuuilervos a-pplaUse. The
^■xpeeted to be insured against
Sews Individually,
tlaoision was arrived st. An ex-
in banking Is coming from Mob
il. Tile Kngliith banks interested
“ a representative yesterday. Tne
smla also brought 6,000 pounds of
. which is for private firms, ami
•iettt the congestion of circulation.
Is t veritable goat famine, which
J take months to relieve, and the
mber of destitute is increasing dally,
lie unexpended of the Are relief
■office is being devoted rto the re-
f*f the destitute, but wilt bo utterly
Seriate. Tin-re Is an ever-tucreas-
•eminent in favor ot the English
bnomeot'a offer of a loan sufficient
rarer the losses, conditional on the
lering of the charter of seif-
tftmeot.
i reports from clergymen in out-
of the condition of the Inbablta nts
i iir -:mful suffi-riug uUil Urge lin-
-•ti - stops to preven-t not aione uiis-
lr death from starvation.
• LLOYD'S agents arrested.
kir Buatoeas Methods Do Not Conform
to Florida Law.
hUUn. FIs., Dec. 28.—An Important
I* h ton on trial before the criminal
wt - It Is that of O. I-oper naliey v».
& Garrison, who were arreeted
* t‘4 tor (soliciting Insurance.actlnx aa
2*"*n,l doing a general the Insurance
f er Lloyds of New York. This
*f has been advertising the Lloyds
writing large line*, not only in
car. but in different parts of this
“f- They claim to represent large un-
, K'-' In the city of New York. They
give the New York etandard
Vf.c* feilcy and the namee of the tndl-
Utatifylng the aesured. It will
te a case as to the Weetrlct-
Wict-.i upon the Lloyds system un-
llerlda statutes and will be
, whh itraat interest by Insurance
**• over the country.
B'FFALO’B bio fire.
o'- Y„ Dec. 21.—The loee by
E n * ht s rtr« of th* Rn.idwiv nml
, a venu« blocks Is placed at f3X>.-
1 »* nearly covered by Insurance.
^ «viest losers are J. H. Kennedy of
TT* 1 ™. m000; S. Weils of Leroy.
2*i* at K aku»^e. bulldlnr, **.oOO;
p/’: ,b , ert * bulldlnc and stocks. 117,-
t ir lt & Co., furniture ami <lry
' M - The cause of the fire is
* Mystery.
klLr, BUILD IN GEORGIA,
u tV H*’** D*®- 3-—It la announced
U i ,* t ? k " r «>• Whittier Cotton
i/O).increaaed from yrt.uw to
•ri-s ^, ne . w ■» of brick, three
»1« h« built in Qeorghu
sim. ' :im ' gmdee of goods will
, « there as are made In Lowell
STEtMEtfS CARGO BURNED.
“--The shed crnutnlug
*«?at th. h * ,Uam * r WeethaH which
Tcw.I5. to bo® 1 °a the 2Hth Instant
haih.cton, a C„ was burned to-
COLD COMFORT FOR BURN'S.
Objection »o His Presence at the Con
vention of Mluars.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec 28.—The opening
session of 'the Joint convoat.on of the
operators and miners of Uie Pittsburg
railroad district wus -marked by several
sensational utterances. In which John
Bums, M.‘ P.. the grout commoner of
England, came in for a stirring rc-buke,
delivered in stentorian tones by Col. W.
T. Rend, tlae well-known ooal operator
of Chicago. The other feature was u
plain but forcible ftotement of the sit
uation in Pittsburg mining circles as
presented by John McBride, president
of the Umted'MIue Workers and Pres
ident-elect of -the American Federation
of Labor, in' which he openly avowed
that the conditions today were worse
than prior to the general strike.
-Mr. Chapina-a of the Standard Coal
Cempan-y was oliose-u to preside.
Chairman Chapman suggested that
John Burns, who was In the lobby,
should be invited to a sent In the con
vention. When a motion to this effect
was made, Col. Rend arose and and
said:
*lMr. Chairman, 1 object tolhe court
esies ot this eonveoilou being extended
to Mr. Burns, who Is hero for the
tlouldo purpose of discussing liber mut
ters and also of slaulering and villify-
log American institutions. Mr. Burns
Is a stringer in America-. It is thwo-
fore befitting tha t he snail observe the
decencies and pi-t>prietie« of the posi
tion that ho occupies. These proprie
ties he has constantly violated by his
malignant attacks upon our Institu
tions. I would advise then: Mr. Burns
criticise r.he manners or ms own laud,
which be wlU find intiniiely worse than
anything he can find here. 1 know it
is the custom for 'bjir-i oi Biit'.Kiers’
to Indulge in improprieties similar to
thosp agi.nst -which 1 protest in the
case of ill'. Burns. lit is about time for
American -manhood 1o resent the of
fensive conduct of these -men. 1 have
no objection wba-tever to listening to
the views of Mr. Burns upon labor ma t
ters or society. My protest is s.mply
directed against a glaring abuse that
has become in this couaitry Intolerable.
As Col. Rend resumed his seat there
was an unbroken sHt-nce. Mr. Burns,
who stood listening aZ the time, moved
Just a- little from a steadied position he
had ssepmed at the bat nn'.ng. C-n.Kr-
min diapmun. Just n trifle confused,
arose and put the motion to seat Mr.
Burns. It was carried, -there bemg but
cue dissenting vote, Col. Rend voting
“no." Not b. wing a voice in the con
vention, Mr. Bums had to remain s.lcnt.
Col. Itend -again secured permission
of the floor and for half an hour ad
dressed the ine-.iiing, telling M»e story
of -ii» dlspirie belav-een miners anu op
erators and the causes leading to the
d'fference. 'Hten followed President
John McBride with his adtlrees.
The convmltt^e of opeipat->r5 uovl
era on rcfyolutlorw was appointed ana
the convention adjourned nt u-oon.
Thio convention adjourned this nOter-
noon -wlihoirt rea-ahtn* a seWcment of
the wage rate. The question was left
t»> a commilttve oonss ln* of three or>-
orators, three miners and three djsln-
Alr. ced oltixen* ,.t Pittsburg- Tbaj
/nrrinn^b- ■ will not meet tneide of two
.weeks, oind in the meantime the dis-
'triot rate will remain a-t H cent's, the
price adapted by -the railroad coal owsr-
rooresenred the miners. The craeirators
wilt a-spoinit pheir throe members next
week . and these six will select the
three dSrtmtereated ciiizegs. Tin- com
mittee will fully Investigate tae pause
of -the deplorable condition of affairs in
this district and sui-sewt mothoius bv
which a recurrence will be prevented.
Secretary McBride said the miners .n
thin district made lees than one dollar
a day. and -atm If the ooerators wo-u.d
not -try and arrange a dividing r-Ue It
n-as tn»po*i3i£ile for miners to strike to
ufihcilii Che district rate, as ttuey had
no money to live on. The minem
worked for leas than one dollar a day.
and could not supijott nhtimselves. Ift
alone thoie who were wllliitur to go on
strike for uniform rates.
AUGUSTA 18 QUIET.
The Agitation Following Detective
Murray’s Death Has Cooled.
Augusta. Ga.. Dec. 28.—The agitation
among the people of the city over tbs
death of Detective Murray, and which
.threatened elt an early hour to end In
a lynching, bas quieted down. The
state troops were called out to protect
the Jail where the negro murderer, Ja-
fcez Wiggins, in confined, and the dis
play of the military had the effect of
deterring -the would-be lyndhem from
making their aarpsarance.
LUMBER SHIP ON FIRE.
Pensacola, Fla.. Dec. 28.—Fire has been
raging all day between decks In the Nor
wegian ship Austrlana. The decks have
been burned away and the maata and
rigging are down. At 1 o'clock Ibis af
ternoon the hull Is burning near the
water line. The vessel and cargo ^rlll be
a total lois. The Austrlana was loading
with lumber and would have completed
her cargo today, t.000.000 feet having al
ready been stowed In the hold. The Aus
trians was a fine ship of 1.619 net tqns.
She wss built at Portland. N. B„ in 1816,
but waa sailing underlhe Norwegian flag.
She eras owned at Flekkefjord, Norway,
Cape Jacobsen, her commander, being
part owner.
FOUND WTPK THROATS CUT.
Vasaar, Mich., Deo. 28.—George
Palmer and wife were found this morn
ing with their throats cut lying dead
on the floor. Their son wen* to the
barn to do the work about 8 o’clock,
and when he returned he found tils pa
rents dead. The couple had not lived
happily and it Is bclived Hunt Palmer
killed the woman and then cut his
own throat. It Is believed that Fulmer
was Insane.
POUND DEAD IN Til" ROao.
Peeksvtlle, N. Y., Dec. 28—Jamee H.
Robertson, a brother of Senator George
W. Robertson, was found In the road
near the Gospel Mission of the Seventh
ward rarly this morning frosen to death.
this city for several terms. He had been
addicted to drink and It I* supposed he
was under the influence of liquor last
night
r:«!is is ii.
Tlie Usual Inactivity .. ^’oHotvs the
Improvement for the te tst-
mas Holidays.
STOCK-TAKING IS NOW IN ORDER
WlioUtaUri and Jobber* nt All Polu
Exprct Only Moderate 01171112 for
tlie Spring Trade—Kecord of
Failures for tlie Year#.
tht: Bim< and the peddler.
t ••
TWO STICKS ON A ROPE*
Dcadwood. 8. D.. Dee. 28.—Two
Sticks, the Sioux Indian, sentenced for
is leading part in ’he murder of four
cowboys on February 2. was hanged at
10 a. m. today by United States Mar
shal Miller in the presence of fifty peo-
pe. The Indian died easlly-and quick*
MORE OOLD TAKEN OUT.
Washington, Dec-. 28.—The gold re
serve wow materially reduced todiv.
standing at the clone of business In the
treasury aa 888,849.838. The low today
was 11.130,D00 of Which *93.000 wag l.i-
ken for export.
New York. Dec. 28.—Bradstreet’e to
morrow will say:
“General -trade presents the usual
holiday characteristics. A majority of
Wholesale deaers and manufacturers are
beginning or have finished taking ac
count of stock or arranging settlements
for the new year. TJTo main activity
hus been for Christmas specialties in
retail lines. The practical conclusion
of holiday trade has brought -about a
moderate reaction, and this emphasises
the Soilness noted in preceding weeks.
“Jobbers claim the outlook for trade
during Jhe late winter and early spring
is for very conservative buying. But
In some lines, notably -heavy textHes,
the recent cold weather haa stimulated
sales, and reports from retailers West
u-nd South Indicate that stocks are low
almost beyond preerdtst. Thin in —
ken as Indicative of a better merchan
dise trade in the near future than for
several years plat. Taaveling sales
men, with few exception.-!, are off the
road. Merchants generally Incline »o
the view that 1893 promises a favorable
business, although, as Indicated, opinion
is divided -as to whether renewed ac
tivity will mark the early months of
the coming year or not.
“Industries are shut down, In many
Instances to make repairs and take
stock, and owing to extremey low prices
for industrial staples, t-he wage bove-
ment tends downward.
"Quotations for staple merchandise
show much firmness with sugar, naval
stores, tobacco, tin and copper un
changed.
“Southern cities as formerly report
ia quiet trade In Jobbing lines. Charles
ton and Augusta report collections
slow, but at Nashville, where mer
chants regard the prospects for spring
business reasonably good, co.lectlous
are fair. Manufacturers nt Atlanta
are doing llitte and Chattanooga Job
bers likewise. A morerately Improved
demand for funds is announced from
Memphis and New Orleans, the only
gain Is a bdtter feoin# In the rice
market.”
DUN & CO.’S REVIEW.
R. G. Dun & Oo.’e weekly review of
trade tOTnxrrow will say:
“Commercial failures In 1894 alre.t ly
reported to R.' G- Dun & Co. •.: , ini" r
14,292 against 13,842 trad y •*. wiTO La
bilities of *163,238,404 UgUlnat *346,770,-
889 last year. Nex-I week the financial
report -for 1894 will pcotouWy Include
about 400 more failures with liabili
ties of about *4.006,Ovv. FrSra taeee ac
counts banks and barikera, fioaodal
and transporting companies tm> ex
cluded. Mosul facturiotf failure* unready
number 2.766 against 3,422 last year,
bit ClabUltire are only *64.491,287
against *178,982.091 last year. The trad-
log fu-l'.uires -already number 11,314
against 11,512 last yeur, but liabilities
an- ofiiV *87.899,057 agiunst *130,082,833
fast year. The statement by sections
sii.iWts a, decrease of about TAV-Vitvmls
in defaulted liabilities in -die Middle
n-.id Cetvtrad North-rn states, aoe-hulf
In the Went and Suutih-west and a
th'rd In other oictlono.
Revision of price* for cotto-n grinds
ha* been die controlling feature since
tike great auction and wide sheetings
have l»e«t marked down about 10 per
cent, while change* all along the fine
nee expected. It Is no lona*r disputed
Hint (he consuming demand has fallen
b low expectation* and below the pro
duction n-Jkidh mills kept up In the
lfop- of Increaaed oonsualpt-on. Very
tittle lea* been done in wooleu goods,
all mail-ting tor developments after Jan.
1, when new duties take efflict.
Tho market for toon and sicel 1*
waiftlng, bu-t the reduction In wages
u-t the Edgar Thompson Works, aver
aging 15 pur centt plainly Indicates
the name difficulty vv.Nih is seen in
other quitters, tha-t the demund do,s
not aifswer to the increase tn produc
tion of pig Iron. The sMpmants or rails
for eleven mouth* are reckoned only
700.009 toaaj cf which only 200.090 are
for new roods. Numerous projects for
steel buildings are under consideration,
but no important contract Is report d.
It gives aomc encouragement th.it the
Bi-.iiilelicm wierks Wive secured a con
tract to -make armor plate for Russia,
but the order for cast pipe for Japan Is
still In dou‘31. Prices have scarculy
changed during the we.k, though Bes
semer pig and pUltits are, if unything,
a ettahe weaker. There is larger die-
mutid In Ralls, but in hardware, mrv
dhlncry, engine* and railway structures
and -materials tfie business ia much de
pressed. Shipments of boots and shoe*
from Boston have been 840,471 coses in
the pist two mouths, against 684,239 in
1892, hitherto the htrg.ist yeast, but the
difference about prices atilt check* op
erations.
dloney is still oomlng to tfiila d«y In
a steady stream and exports of gold
for trie week are expected to be about
12,500.000. The dieMJtutlon of the bond
syndicate, owing to the Carlisle meas
ure, which has destroyed ifhe market
for bonds, 3s the roost important event
in money circles and is liable to re-
s-ult In some trad consequences. Com
mercial Joans are slightly increased,
as, of course, may b? expected at this
season. Failures fm three weeks of De-
<y V? h r r Jl nWH Here of *10.651.937. of
wn-tih >3.589.780 were maamfloturlng
and J«.65! 419 of trading coracSiS?
Fatlur s tor -the week have been 350 In
“‘>= Coded states uga’a 511 last year,
abd 41 In Canada, against 41 last year.
GLADSTONE’S BIRTHDAY.
Lrandcm. Dec. 28.—In anticipation of
Mr. Gladstone s birthday, witch comes
on Dec. 29, the Itally New* has gatti-
ered the latest Information aa to his
rw.yv.cal condition. It leirns that he b
hi almost perfect health, and is able
to read ten or (twelve hours dally. In
to Cannes, he
vrtil stop her* to visit Dr. Ncttleship,
4hc oculist who operated on hi* eye*.
THE ARREST OF B0WKE.
Washington, Dec. 38.—Chief Postof-
flee Inspector Wheeler f-vtov received a
telegram from Chattanooga, Tenri..« a *
ting that Insoeotors Whiteside. Jones
nnd Bull* -had caused “be arrest of P
H. BoWke, stumping cldrk of the Sa>
vannah postonice for stealing mail. J
After ri- Man Ohot the Beast In tho
n K uiit Ear and It Waylaid Him.
Oakland, r.i„ Dec. 28.—Columbus Le-
roy, a tin ;->Idler, mopped his horse at
a thank y-- marm last Saturday while
k tug up the s.-eephtu in «he big-woods
t > miles nontihwtest of this place. On
aria;- incr luck he sow rags strewn In
> of Mhe rood all the way up
lie thought It was queer if
• large sacks strapped at the
if tote cart -had aettesd raws in
BO he stepped from the Beat
of the cad: to Investigate,
eered over a bear wtOh Its
1 rags backed away from
e a growl, wheeled around
1 w< .. amhlina down the rood at a
rpanklnx ga.t. Leroy shot ait ’.he mts-
c.vlevoua brute with a revolver, and the
I. r -pit- I over u. fence. The peddler
t- t tve in- -ce atocks at 4t. end the hear
f : * - i off to a eafo distance In the
tieVt. where It gased back at tile ped-
iKler I i-craijohed vtgoroualy ait tts
right ear untia Leroy drove on up the
| Mil.
The iK-idle-r found that the bear had
not only ruined this bettt packltgr sack,
bu: had also clawed out and trumped
in the mud more than 100 pounds of »•
sortc-1 ra ---. He let ttihe rags go. itnd
ait the top of the ihlll put on- the brake
real samel down tho uteen and *ony
grade t-(.vards Elk-land. The blgttnuy
loads through Jhlck woods for more
tman n mile. a»*l Leroy had not cov-
(ir-yl moro thaai one-half the dlstunco
wJorh he was caught by the shoulders
an 1 flung from -his seat Into the hitehes.
He l;ad hold -f the retms, and-the home
into the dutch,
no souni.-r ltoiol.d If.ia-n n
fpum the cart and made a
for him. The peddler tree-
h.-ar ao the one he bad
>-» u* «wt» of rile hull,
backward and putted out
He had negleced io re-
the bear struck at him.
__3tfve uiT, v-iiii took the re
- I - it. Hie pedi.lter did some
QnlrkHjrokintg In the toiexit few sec
onds. - life knew better thun- to climb a
tree, and he kapt pel ing the bear with
atones as he backed toward his cart.
Ttoer a u brake-shoe under the
sea-:, a.n-1 l.iroy succeeded In gtt-lng lit
Just ua :»■ bear leaped upon the near
front a - • i. He knew the bear meant
to kill V.u, and he cracked As skull
with -- . wthdle It was strlkiaz ait
him from i wtoeel. The bear rolled
into ».i • food, whore U died In a few
mlmur -i ad two bullet-hole* hi Its
right - iv. and the-peddter declared that
it total jna U- up to mind to murder him
for woundiftr i:. Leroy toflt the bear In
t-her:-;-. !, and an hour iRtcr A. M, Bhon-
lane an I It. It. Peters brought It down
to Elkland. it weighed 210 pounds.
EXAMINING SEELEY’S BOOKS.
Tiio Dsfault-.-n Assisting the Bank’s
’ Conus 1 with -tho Work.
Now Yurk. Li . 2S.-Jar.nee L. Bishop.
COUtL-rel f->r :h > Shoe and Lcathor Bank,
whh a biiiikktMper of that Inotltutlon,
line dally visited the Ludlow Streu Jail
of i...te, and. with the assistance of
Sanvu I C Seifley, has been making a
minute --xa4ni'iiat.0O ot th- bank’s
books, with a view- ra obtaining evi
dence on which to rr. jver u-n the Baker
est.il. .---me or Hi - ti-.ol n money.
Yesterday wus -- -.or in 1 h-- examina
tion ul a great jiili- -(f brinks. Today
again -hr- woi'-. c (ntinued. Seel'-y. in
add’.tieti c->'i li-.ng the ba.uk ..traigiitHi
-•a. 1'( .- V, i-.gi.-cl uecuuiita, by point
ing a, Ii la. ■ *.tf- ha a perKHlIl.l-
ly , 1--P i :..11 i !\i m.„- la- do: -1 Is
t-f Site own crime, nnd of the complicity
of Baker. A r.cnarltJble taot devcA
oped yesterday lu tlie work on the
accounts. It w-as that during the last
three years Frederick Baker deposit’d
not a cent with the bank, although be
drew out -thousands. The sum totoj of
all his deposits since the. stealing be
gan. it hie; been ascertained, docs nett
exceed 35.000.
Mr.. Bishop said that Seeley l« veri
fying transcripts of tbe account taken
from sixteen or olgbtesn large ledgers,
and has shown which entries were cor
rect and which wee a not.
NEARLY FROZEN TO DEATH.
Fearful Hide of a Merry Dancing Party
In Indiana.
Shelbyvlllr, Ind., Dec. 28.—'Yesterday
evening William Leavitt, accompanied by
Minnie Maple and Suite Mitchell, eterted
rrom their home, four miles south ot
here, to attend a party tin miles distant.
On returning the party beesnto iost In
the Woods, being unacquainted with the
roads. This morning at 3 o'clock County
Commissioner Henry Altman, who lives
In the southern part of the county, was
awakened. Going to the door he met
Leavitt, who was so cold he could hardly
explain what waa the matter.. Finally
Altman was made to understand, end they
went out to the buggy. Both young ladles
were unable to speak and were uncon
scious. They were carried to the house
and everything done to restore them to
consciousness, but up to 10 oclock mu
morning all efforts had failed. Should
they regain conoctousnesH amputation or
their limbs will be necessary. All belong
to prominent families.
KILLED BY HIS OWN SON.
Coleman 'Abused His Wife and Was
Ready to Beat Her.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28.—W. W.
Chilean, s well-known merchant of
Baldwin, waa shot and killed yester
day by his son Otis, a. youth of 18
years.
Tne elder Oalemam had been away
from home on a spree of several days.
He relumed yesterday and his tsabtt,
when in his cups, began to abuse his
wife, and when -about to beat her. the
son grabbed a doubic-barrellrd shopgun.
standing In a corner of the room, and
le: Jiim have a. full charge of buckshot
in his breast at close range.
D. J. Parishe. postmaster of Bald-
win. telegraphed to Deputy Sheriff
Vlnzant of this city last night to send
a coroner out. The coroner went and
summoned a Jury. Whait rile verdifet
was has not yo: been learned, but from
the sympathy In favor of the son and
rhe general unpopularity of the farther,
it ,s expected that it will be “Justifiable
homicide."
GIFTS FROM THE POPE.
Rome, Dec. 28.—Tlie pope. In addi
tion to the gift of a photograph of
himself to Commander Newell, pr o. nt-
ed the commander and other officers
of tbe Detroit with pictures and mo-
sties which bad bem executed In the
v ltlcan. His holiness gave to Com
mander Newell a copy of a picture by
Do.ncnlot; to U.ut Marshall a oopy of
-a picture by Raphael; to Surgeon
Amis, a oopy, ot Raphael’s Madonna;
to Mail. RoRem a oopy of the Folginon
Madonna and to the otiter officers
o-tpies of various other pictures. The
p <pe today received the diplomats ac
credited to th* Vatican. His holiness
was in unusually fine spirits.
HERZ PROPERTY BOLD.
Paris, Dec. 27.—Tbe reel osteite In this
dry belonging to Dr. Cornelius Hers,
of Panama canal notoriety, was sold
at auction yes.crtloy. The property was
divided Into shatesa loss, fourteen f
whloti realized an sggi _ttt« of 1.3IS.VM
Outsat
t MEN PROTEST.
They Dou’t Want to Pay tho Total
Loss on the Old Capitol
I!ailding.
CONDEMNED BY THE INSPECTORS
Mr. VtanbU Says ||» Will •lantl tli*
Litigation, bat Would Not feta7 In
lit* Building If It W«r« Kot
Rebuilt Throughout.
Atlanta, Dec. 28.—{Special.)—Tbe city
council held a called meeting today to
consider the action of th? building In
spectors it* condemning -the old capital
build-ng, which wan partially gutted
by fire yesterday morning.
A delegation of insurance men inter
ested in the lass appeared before the
council and fought against tbe coa-
deimna-tlon on the ground that the
building might have t>.en a fit sub
ject for condemnation before the fire
occurred, and ihvrelore lit would be un
just to the insurance compauLs to de
clare the bund nig a total lot* by rea
son of -the fire. ,
Hon. W. H. Venable, one of the own
ers of the property, urged the council
to sustain the report of the Inspectors.
He saiid he was willing to sta-nd the
dictation with (he Insurance compa
nies to adjust the low, but itcciared
that be nor anyoody one would stay
in the buildtcg after Se dlseovenes by
the Inspectors.
In deference to tbe protest of the
insurance men couaall ordered the In
spectors to make d seoond examination
this afternoon, and tomorrow they will
again report in condemnation of the
building m even stronger terms tnari
the first report. The building will,
ttieiefore have to came dawn, to be re
placed oy a new one out and out.
There is sure to be a. good deal of
litigation over the *125,000 insurance
carried on the building.
BRUTAL NEGRO'S ATTACK.
Mies Mihtum Struggled Desperately
with the Fiend.
Atlanta, Dec. 28.-(Sp.-cUa.)—While on
her way to work at the Exposition Cot
ton MJUs Shortly bvfore U o'clock this
morning. Msra Mattie Minturn, n-n IS-
year-old white girl, who lives wKh ner
parents tn BeUwood, was aittacked by
an unknown negro.
The negro, wnose brutal Intentions
were not suspected by the girl,
grabbed her by ttoe throat nnd ahno.it
strangled her. r*ie, however, -.ruggk-l
d sperately with her assailant and
finally attract -I other operatives tu
ber scredims. They ran to her rescue,
but Urn- negfo made his cscap -, and
alrli-ugh a squad of city lioltce nnd
irartivK -if men lWfir- In in - neighbor
no--d have been ip. r Ailing n.11 day fur
I-im I..- h .h nut > .4.1 \n‘ <-:i r >tItI.--I
Jn strucgli tin- .-ten- fiend
the girl’* clothing s s torn Jn shreds,
and her neck and body bear the marks
of the negro's brutal violence. Miss
Minturn was completely prostrated by
the terrible encounter, sod physicians
toad to be summon-d When she was
taken -back rto her home.
Only a fnw weeks ago a similar as
sault was made by Adolphus Duncan
In the same neighborhood. Duncan was
given s speedy trial and Is now und*r
sentence to hang ra January for his
crime.
A number of assaults have been
made by negroes upon wnrt? women
in Atlanta wMhin (toe past few months.
No lynching* have been attempted,
but today s off,use nos stirred up a
good de.nl of feeling, and If the negro
should fall into the hands of the peo
ple living In the quarter where ttoe
offense was committed he would be
probably be roughly handled.
OQL. WRBN.VB CHANGE.
RUN OVER BY THE TRAIN.
Will Be Passenger Traffic Manager of
the Plant System.
Atlanta, Dec. 28.—(Special)—The ap
pointment of Beverly W. Wreoo a*
passenger traffic manager of the Plant
system of railways awl steamships will
bo uunounced in the Constitution to
morrow morning.
Col. Wrenn bus seat in his resignation
as general passenger agept of the Mem
phis and 43luiie»ion.
The office to which he is appointed
is newly created and is the fourth of
the kind in the United rite tea. The ap
pointment takes effect January 1.
Col. Wrenn’s headquarters will he In
SuTtnnth. He wus formerly general
passenger agent of the Earn Tenncsn e,
Vlrg.uta and Georgia for ten years and
of the Western and Atlantic for sixteen
years.
THE GEORGIA BUILDING.
Every Indication That (he Plan Will
. Prove s Success.
Atlanta, Dec. 2.S.—(Spectai.i-January
2.'t has 4teen set by Governor Atkinson
and Commission:r Nesbitt as -the date
tor the meet ng of manufacturers, tum-
Itennen dnd others to raise a state
building tor tbe exposition. A circular
will he Issued in a few days calling Io>r
the meeting. Already the plan of
raisitw the buikllng by a subscript on
of money and m-aterial from part’.ea
who-wU rece.ve direct benefit from tne
exposition of their goods, has received
suhslantiaL encourugcment. and nfie ex
hibit commisslonere fed confident mat
it will be a success.
SIMONS THE SLAYER.
Atlanta, Dec. 28.—(Special.)—The c*>r-
oner’s jury, ofter investigating the k.ll-
lag of Pearl Harper In the K.uaoall
house kitchen yesterday tfternoon,
fixed the crime on Charles 8 mons, the
negro bvy placed under arrest last
nigiit. Simons still dffi as having done
the killing, but there .s scarcely any
doubt of bis guilt.
FLOTliDA’S EXHIBIT.
Atlanta. T)«c. 21—Florida will have a
unique e- hlblllon at the exposition, it
will c. .nt of a phosphate pyramid mi
feet square and flfty test high- The
p!-nt Investment Company, through Its
Lnil department, will nuke this emhlblt
for the state. The exterior will be cov
ered with pebble phosphate and tbe In.
terior will be highly finished tn natural
wood and Sited with tbe beat products
of Florida
Horrible pen th of -a Conductor on tho
S. A. & M. ltaad.
AmcTieui, Dec. 28.—(ttpechL)—Con
ductor Bdrots, one of the -mo.-t trusted
freight train condiucttors on tho S. A.
A M. road fell from a freight train to
day when (too train was hacking in at
ftoith. Thomas' & Co.'s mill at Seville.
Tho wheels ot the truck* rati over aim,
cotnplefttly sever.ug his body In twain.
Mr. Battoeu lately oimn lu-re from
Nuwn-au. His body arrived in Ameri-
cus oa -the 3 p. m. passenger train to
day.
Today there 1* an air of quletndo and
a settlf-ng down to business among our
people foot Btnnv.4 more hope -anil dc-
tenni-aa-Koa Rtifl usual rt» make next
year a propaiierous one by hard work
and economy and good taanugement.
GALA DAY AT FLOTILLA.
Masons -Enjoy u'Fm? -Meeting and a
Big Banquet.
Flovllla, Dec. 28.—(SpecidC.)—Yester
day -wus a gala day for -the -Masons of
Flovllla. Never hawo tttioy witnessed
:i -more enjoyable occa.V.oo or even a
liner spread of itoe good tiffing? of life.
Afr?r an informal nierat-Uig at the lodge'
room, where (ibm tw-.wiy ladies were
tukoa lnllo -ttoe rdiullonn of .Masonry,
ts-king the degree ot Master's Hi ligh
ter, tho body, -nuratwiring about
one hundred, wore marched to
the Flovllla hotel, whore everything
was In readiness 'to satisfy (he hungry
oro*m». Mr. czs\ 1!~. a A.
listed by dire. Dan Thitnper,' hail' pre
pared a refwdt good enough for Iho
KKls. The ('.'."'.Off -h>11 was most stylleh-
Iv decorated and the -table literally
.groaned with all tbe delicacies of the
season.
Lust olgbt the -Flov.tla Innd give a
find eotertalmeat nt the Aoadomy.
The boys ha-ve made wonderful lm-
provemenlt and ucqultited theimiravea
beautifully, nnd had it not beeu for
the extreimely ooal night the house
would ha-ve been orowthd. AU were
well plat sol with rtto.1 onhertainme-nt
and pronounced tt a- derided sucoetsu.
“ LIVELY CORDEI.E.
Hvg Killing In Town—Five C»nfldates
for (toe Mayor’s Office.
Copdle, Dec. 28.—(Special.)-Cotdelft
cltliens tare liavlng a-blg time kflliri?
tooga. Beavea and hox* are allowed
to run on the streets toere and mr.ny
of ttoe cltliens have larger droves of
^FAuToandldsites are explain* *o our
people their respective fitness for th*
-mayor’s place, while only thirteen to" '
announced their wililngnena rto serve
ns aldermen. The election comes oft
in about ten day*.
-Mr. Jim lUy, a prominent citizen of
,,,-v is With us to I--:- Uti'-lo aim
rare dlls la '■>" «»' “■•’( Chnetro.i« :>'•
h i* ev-r * t-n in Doo'y fer the fli'/e of
th-- Jun*.
(•-ardele continues to grow In sr-'.’c of
the dull times. Ah ml 'wenty ti-w
furnis hav- l.e.-n "f m-'l "" "J
clnlty during the i-nei slxtj days -ml
-vhina- thlriy dwellmga are i" course ot
->n r-inl-t" -Ai(C •- n n*«
r =.i-l ri >m here lo Hawklnsville.
NORTH GEORGIA’S GOOD EATING.
Editor Reynolds T la How Hia Peo
ple I-ti-Pe.
Dalton, Dec. 28.-The foUowinw edito
rial comment shows ttoat nil of Gsor-
gla’a liog und hamtny glory does n-.vt
betoog to tlie southern portion of tho
state. It Is from tbe pen of Editor
Reynolds, whose work is bringing Dut
ton prominently to the fronrt:
Our esteemed cootemporiUY. the At
lanta. Journal, too* tJte foltoming edito-
rial lutoagraph Inst week:
“A rr-rk-lacking establiahmetot will
b , a novelty In Georgia. Valdosta, wilt
^ toeve on., end Alteuiy will follow
suit. Georgia hti* made up bee mind
to raise toir own hog and hominy.
It the usually well pasted edtoor had
ever cored to cast Ms eye n (He direc
tion of North Georgia, he would long
since have found what he ciakn* wll bo
a novelty In Georgai-a pjrk-pockipg
esUbllrbment here In Daltoo. Davu ft
Bon have for yean b;en making all
ktods of Musage, heud cheese, rend r-
tag lard, packing ham*, Shoulder* and
side -meat. Right now they have over
100,000 pounds in tbMr inmtsnso re
frigerate**, besides Shipping daily to
Albany, Valdosta. Auguflis, Mobile.
Pivaunah, Brunswick, Selma nnd
chariest cat. They sre butchering from
200 to 300 bead of hogs a week, ttad,
stoat (s particularly pi-nuing, these
bogs sre borne-raised. The catabllsto-
meat’s leetUe-roodcred kird la in *uch
demand that they cannot men if..Ed
itor Richardson rtiouhl come up and
eat iwne rttnoertnx* and sparerita
where they ore grown right.
TOO COLD FOR CROWDS.
A Bad Day for Racing at rhe New Or-
k an* Track.
New Orleant, Dec. it.—Owing to the
extreme oald, the attendance at the
race* today was very poor, many of
the regulars absentlrar thesnseilvc* and
thoae ftw who braved Uie weather re
mained in the betting hing and pad
docks. Aside from a few ladle*, tlie
grand stand waa entirely rosette I.
The races aa a whole were fairly
well contested. BurreU’s Billet and
Johnny Mcltale nere the winning f,u-
vorites.
Elberon, 'Miss Pleken* end UiWa
Luke won the remaining events easily.
Johnny MoH*1c In *■’>: list race w i*
out a» a g-iod tair-i and not a few of
ttoe i-alenit were In porseaslan of the tip.
Ttoe youEgster. with Lonnie Ctayt n
up, won In a walk. Tire track was
quite bard and ttoe (tale, os a result,
was alow. Attendance about 500.
DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA.
Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 2!—W. H. Lind
say. an aged citizen of Dedford. died yes
terday from hydrophobia. About six
months ago a rabid dog In tbe neighbor
hood of Clay’e Croselng bit several cat
tle and horses and sit of the animate wera
taken with hydrophobia and had to ho
killed. The dog was owned by Llndeay,
who had a wheelwrights shop at Clays
Crossing, and he was bitten. Lindsay
suffered no III effects until test Saturday,
when he waa auddenly taken Ul and the
physicians saw signs of hydrophobia,
such as aversion to water, etc. Nothing
could be done for him and he lingered
until 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.when
he died. Hu waa H year* old emd ona
of the best known wheelwrights In this
section.
WILL TAX THE POLES,
tittle Rock, Ark.. Die. 18.-The city
council last night In adopting a Ucer-u
ordinance added a new section taxing
telegraph, telephone and electric tight and
tuner poles 90 cents each ;(.- an:, .m.
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