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np'i-i n Rltnblislicil 19^36. [ 1 ,I.*rt , P bt '“ ,Jl, ' 1 “ ,,S C °’ P,lbU ■ , 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. * * .