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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: HAT \RY 17. 1 BOA. alional Testimony Given yesterday Before the Bell Committee.. Ml AJMUPT CITY, Stories of Griffin and Baker Show That Bobbers Operated Under Tolice Protection. ;0JlE SENSATIONAL STOjllES. 17 Years Old, Got Whisky WUeif tier lie Wanted It—Baker Helped (o Commit n Uobbery and Divided With the Proprietor of the National Hotel. \tMnta. Jan. 15.—(Special.)—The Bell luncll commltte*—Atlanta's Lexow— jan lu investigation of the Baker ' loday. The Baker case to expected L the euterinig wedge that will bring whole police department and prob- otlier departments of the city gov- xent under the search light of In- ItyatinK committees. While It can- jet be told how far this prediction j, be fulfilled, the first day’s work tbe committoe certainly disclosed condld"!! of vice, crime and rotten- .j pirer-ily, flc-arlshlas right under L BOin of the police, In the very , ir[ of the city, whether through , eonntvance oi* lgiiorance, that is peit shock to the public, iiinta has always prided herself on -m-Tility iin d the wlUingnees on tne rt of the people to obey the laws, ns generally believed that the city j free from most . of the vicious :;gs that Infect other cities. The po- them*Jvea may have been fm- ■d on In this common feeling of se ll)-, but since the revelation* before investigating committee at the very ■st turn of the search light, there is charges that Looney went to Frank -Myors, a broThcr-In-taw at Oooper, and demanded and received of Mm $110 to wive Ocriper from prosecution. The money was paid and prosecution stapp- ? oes *«"“ that the -vlgmnt and alert detectives," roads the statement, should lie table to give the name of the party .who dropped the money In the spittoon and the vgxty who picked It up. Keeping the room for u crop game Is denied and the question asked: If Baiwer did keep It why was not he prosecuted?’ The names of the parties to whom the room waa rented dire de manded." Baker admits going Into saloons, but claims this la nothing to Ms discredit. Baker claims he never had any trans actions at all with Tom Dodd, but un- derstonda Hall did before he (Baker) went to work for Hall. “The defendant Is charged with grave violations of the -law. If true the de tective* are guilty of strange neglect in not prosecuting him. The answer suggests that the de tectives be called upon to tell why they permitted such violations of Ihe law Co exist. “A thorough and relentless Investiga tion of the department Is asked for. ‘The coat obtained from Hugh Wright was turned over to Looney, tt Is claimed, with a full history of how It was obtained. The coat was kept by the police for a long time, and final ly returned to Baker by Capt. Couch, who said the owner could not be found. Most of the alleged misdeeds of Baker occurred In 1891. "The charges are said trf be made from positive Information, and for thl* reason alone it Is claimed the detect ives should have prosecuted the offend ers. In the first statement os to the pistol It Is alleged that the man was sent to the chaingnng. In the second 1't is said the case was nol prossed and the man escaped. CAPT. ENGLISH ON THE STAND. Capt. J. W. English, chairman of the board of police commissioners, was the first of the 100 or more witnesses sworn fat the prosecution to be introduced. After Lawyer Glenn hid mtlined the course to be followed by saying the only question at lame was "Baker’s guilt— not whether the police were guilty also, or incompe.tent—either their guiltiness of collusion or Incompetency being no extenuation of Baker’s career. Capt. English, while he appeared only a* a witness. Is the real prosecutor III fhe cnee. He appeared to lose his elf-control n little at first under the lawyer’s questions, but In the end held them dov.-n to their knitting. The gist of his testimony was that lie disapproved of Baker’s appointment to oJBic by City Clerk Woodward In payment of a political debt, and then when cerlnln gamblers escaped the pur- e-uit of th- detectives, lie ausp?cted Ba ker of having given them the "tip,” remembering his connection with the National Hotel saloon. The cap tain tried to get Baker out of office to believe In the existence ot without hurrying on this Investigation, t anything lit the way of vice and but couldn’t. He told of fhe scene In his and to warrant an investiga- ef the moet thorough character, l-olke themselves are not on trial and they may be Innocent of any fii.sion. In fact, thl* Is the probablli- but at the sums time the discovery ueli a nest a* the old National Ho-, :i ml of such a gang as Infested it severe shock to tne good citizens have so k>ng sat In their church and wondered how their dear were ruined. * ' .- of the witnesses put up by the fccuilun today wu* young Willis lin, Ui- 17-year-old son oi Mr. J. J. tin, one of tile best known railroad In the state,' for years freight lent of the East Tennessee. The boy, wrdittK to his own story on the A bad occii "ulcered’’ into the Na zi Hotel bar iwo years ago, when vatiut 15, since which time he was at tie habitues of the place—a as he told the committee. V trimeters, thieves and toughs j congregated at the place regularly n» money, While though but a boy rj.< H ret- ignlzed patron at the bar. - barroom opened on Peachtree ■t. with the billiard room In the While the proprietor kept the Int room in order, tile work of sand- ■fihS. drugging and robbing of vie- mp sfiwdlng, card-playing and i w of vice went on In full blast, ■curb .!. in the back room. Sunday no i\.-.. |l [| 0R . Then ns any other ■be evidence showed, whisky was ■in.I (he games went on. The only r.-ni,. was that the saloon on the ■ ,r "H had the appearance of be- i-lo-ed up. ’ting <7 i lllbn Is doubtless but one of ■ i' A?*? * n aml preyed upon ■he hoboes of the Natlonsl Hotel. "*™ for Ms opinion of the place, boy wild: " ’■ think anybody with money 1 g» In there and get out with It In.” U Oils sort of a nnst flourished for rnl years, In the heart of the city, Tolicomen -walking up and down M every few minutes, even going 1* frequently ’’on business.” ■" investigating committee, which TOpoaed ot Coundlmen Bell. Bmy- ''mmp. Howvll, Sims and Day, Is ‘ng its sessions In the council tier. on Chairman BeOl call led the cam- to order this morning, the cham- 'ns crowded to the doors with of Wgh and low dngrcc. There d“>ut 100 witnesses present, and are to come from time to fane. Hu- Investigation proceeds. ’ . H iker, clerk Of the police oourt, “ ■!» man now under fire. Is rep- M-l by Lawyer B. H. Hill. T. Hc-kcr and F. Z. Rosser, while ”• O. Glenn appears for Chief rj’l'!* Wright to prosecute *tbe nd handle the toasting fork ’.loo deportment. ■Sst-lnt City Attorney Onlvlllc stts committee as legs! adviser, proceedings are token steno- ly. In order to preserve the -*-rman Belt In opening the lnves- n - said the cummittee would 1,1 the bottom so long ns the ovtl- ttur.sluocd wtw confined to the * answer, which was nn expla- some of the changes, and a ' ■-' l-MMof others. Waiving aH nvhu and questions, tie asked -ot and searching Investtga- ^ alleged are true.’’ . ', h *1 *•» otficers making them ■ nbasediy deretect in the dto- rh.-ir duty. •• Baker admits on "’oodwrard avenue, •» .t waa an orderly place. Hit ■ rt'r ’ y f£ by ,.. Ha ? ** a dark (n , •, r - ®1. “Is is poariby true Characters came to "udp^JL" a>l °aaf« « disorder 'V'mptiy reportiM to the detect- ■ .'o‘' r denWg keeping tt “blind R'u rol'* y ’ ,'*?*■ "By Insinuation ... "b-l.'es It 4a changed that I re- • U ro.lSL * owto fr,ra I-angfonl. >* utterly tatoe.” . -i .’fi' ftc * ft 'wth'na occurs this par- L , Mjr ioformutton Is that they U • *’"’nnacted with various rob- "tnanu a Rre 1,01 **»• “•»«• <* the — U . '.\.,« u ’-n and the defendant [h. The watch sod money . . ‘"" 'wesi GeorgUn. <v»en, were . _ . - - bank when Baker and HlttM demanded a copy of the letter containing Detective Wright’s charges, and how he fired them out i t the point of hi* pistol. FRED COOPER’S STORT. Fred Cooper, brother of cx-Mayor Cooper, who has a wide reputation as a gambler, was then introduced. Cooper was probably the most sensa tional witness that will be introduced. Last Ulay he went to Jail on a plea of guilty to gaming, and aft r fervlng four months came out a reformed man. he clam Is. . F °r y «a r » he was one of the leaders of the National hotel "hoboe’’-a gam bler. thief and rogue generally, according to hie own confeeslon. But he deter mined to reform and consequently made a clean breast on the stand today. He was employed by Bill Hall as bar keeper. Baker wes afterward Hall’s part ner, and while Cooper was In the sa loon was hie constant associate. Cooper lost his place In the saloon because of hie fight In Macon, where he attacked the Judge because he wouldn't accept bond for him. He was put In Jell there and consequently couldn't be here to attend to the liar, so Baker succeeded him. Cooper told of various robberies In the saloon and billiard room, in all of which the proprietor got a "take out." lie sal-J a blind tiger woe regularly run by the place on Sundays In a back room up stairs; that the whisky used was largely made on the premises In a back room, although he had never seen Baker making It. The place was the rendes- vous for thieves, lighters, toughs "ho bos" and crooks of all kinds. "They generally staid In the billiard room behind," he sold; "the light hurt their eyes.” One of the Instances of the practices of the place given was where a man named allien was drugged and taken In the al ley back of the billiard room and there robbed, MO of the booty belllk handed to Cooper. Dan Folvey got H» and the bal ance was divided around. He also told of a "pill box" game In which Baker figured and how a man named Love who threatened to expose the place was sent to the chain-gang by having an old pistol slipped Into hie pock et by some one In the house and then being handed over to the police. Cooper told of stolen goods being re ceived by Hall and of Baker running a blind tiger and "crap” room up stairs. Baker had once backed him on a “tl- vott" machine, which was a scheme to rob the gullible public. One of the senestlonal features of Coop er’s confession was about a “rad book" which Hall, Bsket'a partner, kept. This book contained the names and details of frequenters of the place who had trans gressed the criminal law. By means of this. Hall kept them under his control and forced obedience to hie direction In all things on penalty of exposure. Cooper had to pay back the Mb of tho money stolen from Oreen; that Is, he gave It to Detective Looney, but he did not know where It went from there, for he hod never seen Green himself. The defense sought to show that Loo ney kept this money and had extorted other money from Cooper’s relatives to prevent prosecution, but so far have not Introduced witnesses to prove this. Another time when Cooper robbed a man of Mb he was arrested by the de tectives, but fiollcttor Thomas of the city court nolle prossed the case against him blind tiger ui. tr Baker’s orders, wa-i also put up. giving very damaging teetl mony against tho accused. Ecnest T. Clark, employed by O. T Dodd & Bro.,wholesale grocers, told about a lot of goods being taken front that •tors by young Tom Dodd and given to Bill Hall of the Nattonsl, which goods were afterward disgorged by Hall under polios interference. DAN FIALVEY’S STORY. Dan Falvey, In his testimony describ ing tlho robbory of Green, said hr wits first drugged, Hal', putting 4n hlsavnild- ky what -he called -a "knocker” at the place. Baker had Just noticed that Green had a lot of money, and -when he put 85 dolwn on the counter for a drink, didn't give Mm any change. Afterward the rrtbbcry -was committed. Falvey claimed tlhat he was also forced to give Che detectives 'back the 810 he received of the booty. “The detect- Ivee,” be said, "took the cothes off my back, actually stripped me, to got the money.” Continuing on this Une tie told 'how the detectives got him and Cooper and other witnesses down to their office last night to “confer” about the case. Then depositions were ta ken, but were not admitted on the hearing today. Falvoy said Detective Looney never paid for anything at the National wW>e he was on that beat. Henry Falvey frankly confessed that he hasn’t made an honest dollar in four years. When asked If he wasn't living with Jessie Bone, famous as the “Ho bo Queen.” noted as a fence for crooks, ho repik'd; “Oh, she’s been my girl for yeans, but the detectives would lie the last to find It out. 1 ’ DETECTIVES ON THE RACK. The detectives -were put on the rack at the night session off tho committee. Policeman Sherdon, who succeeded De tective Looney on tho National Hotel beat, was first put up. but only testi fied about the general character ot the place. Detective tttoney was then called. Under Lawyer Glenn’s handling he showed up as a mighty enemy of the hdbos, but when Lawyer Rosser took hold of the toasting fork Detective Looney’s valor paled considerably. It was brought out that on account of "Influence" Fred Cooper. Hugh Wright, Falvoy and the others concerned In the robbing of Green, had been allowed to go unprosecuted. compromising a fel ony. It was also dlacUmed’lhat tho de- thelr timo to looking up gambling cases which were prosecuted in .the city court, and the charge was made that the de tectives got a take-out from officers of the city court -for their services, al though they denied this. Looney was also charged with mutilating court rec ords, while the detective department was held up as -protecting certain gam blers when ’the grand Jury called ror a list of gamblers to prosecute. Detect ive Casen and Chief Detective Wright were also put up and all given pretty much the same treatment. All were asked direct questions If they hadn't been paid In cash for protecting gam blers, ami for protecting the National Hotel blind tiger. They were also qutc- tlotted as to presents from the keeper of a certain lewd house, but the detect ives denied any receipt of such gifts. The famous Aragon Hotel poker game in which J. D. Cunningham lost *c,t and then appealed to the detectives, who recovered It from the others, but never prosocuted all the participants in the game, was also dragged in. It was shown where Cunningham, who has never been prosecuted, gave the de tectives 8100 as a present. They claimed that the poUce commissioner -was cog nizant of this present, however. De tective Looney was charged with warn ing the manipulators of the National Hotel blind tiger whenever the police contemplated a raid, so that they al ways escaped. He admitted being a fre quenter oTHall’s bar and receiving free cigars and drinks whenever he went in. FOUGHT 1II [I OFFICE. A Governor*® Drothsr ssd & Nephew llavo a Lively Brittle With Pistols, TILLMAN AGAINST EVANS. Th« Fight Caused by a Personal Troiibli of Long Standing and a LlttU Ag itation YVa« AH That Was Necessary to a lllazo* Aln-v Of the commlttee-Mhot is. so °“ W** ° f ,he “»*•■ < '» It bears on the Baker case. '■ *“ brought out by cross-examination * r tn v*»tl«uioos must come later! BAKER’S ANSWER. . r the reading the formal 'T ■ already given In these dls- '•twyer Hill submitted Capt. •U "I'htK t-mti of others. Waiving ail rttfita and questions, he nsked - 1.1 tout - that ths detectives have recently taken great Interest In Cooper and have prom ised to get him the position of county jailer. Cooper, however, denied that he was under their Influence, although ha and others of the star witnesses held s conference with the detectives st their office last night. On the contrary. Cooper said he was arrested In Savannah last spring and brought bock here at ths Instance of the doteclivcz. The grand jury wan then In vestlsatins charges of bribery against them, and he would hare beau willing he declared to go to the penitentiary for ten years If he could have succeeded In •ending Detectives Wright, Looney and Cason np for one year by his evidence before the grand Jury. But he knew nothing against them. Cooper thought the present interest of the dot retires In him was because they thought him reformative ground and de sired to help him. although It was de. veloped by cross-examination that this friendly Interest manifested Itself Just at the beginning ot ths present troubles of the detective department. W. 8. Griffin, the 17-year-old hoy who gave testlomny substantially as given above, followed Cooper. At the afternoon session n number of the frequenters of the National hotel bar were introduced to corroborate Cooper's story of the character of the place and committed there. Dan Fol- THE1R FIOHTINO IS OVER. Floyd and Hubbard Tried Betore tho Mayor of Athens. Athens. Jan. 15. -(Special.)- Messrs. Floyd and Hubbard, the two belligerent young gentlemen who have of late been raising such a tumult In this city by re peated conflicts) were today arraigned be fore the mayor. Mr. Floyd Is a student, while Mr. Hubbard la a young bualness man of the city. The trouble originated through his having been snowballed by the students. On Saturday night they met In Gltleland's Cafe and for tho third time blows wars exchanged—on this oc casion on account of Hubbatd’o having characterized an article In the Red and Black by Floyd os — lie. Messrs. Fleming and Hall, oloo stu dents. were lined 818 each for disorderly conduct connected wtlh tho encounter, while Hubbard and Floyd were placed under peace bonds of 850) and tho latter lined 815 and co*U. It Is hoped that ths mayor's action In this matter will be effectual In putting an end to further III feeling. THE JAIL TOO WEAK. Columbia, S. C., Jam 15,—At Edge- field yesterday afternoon, In the nar row confines of Attorney G. McGowan Simpkins' law office, two younff men, members of the closely allied and po litically powerful families of Tillman and Evans, fought an Impromptu duel, discharging their pistols at each other three times each and shedding one an other - * blood. The news of the -affair did not reach any point till today. For tunately, neither of the men are se riously Injured. One of the younc men was Capt. James H. Tillman, a nephew of the ex-governor, and son of ex-Con- greskntan Georgo D. Tillman, formerly the clerk of the congressional) commit tee on patents, and the other waa the youngest brother at Governor Evans, Bralnard B. Evans, an Insurance man. There has been bad blood between the two young men for over a year. It begun at a german given during the holidays of 1893-94, In Edgefield 'by the olub of -which Evans was president and Tillman a member. Both claimed to hare been Insulted by the other. Tho feeling has grown Intense during the year, first one thing and then another adding fuel to the flame. Tho men were brought together In the office of Mr. «Slmpklns. 'lilltnan owed -Evans a note. He had paid all t ut :-- nail amount, when Evans placed It In Simpkins’ hands, teKlnc blm to bring suit. Tillman stated that this was unnecessary, as he was willing to settle it If Evens were present. Mr. Simpkins went to Evans, telling him Tillman Insisted the should be present, and saying Tillman -wan waiting at his office. Evans mentioned the Intense feeling, and said It were better that they should not meet. Finally he went. It seems that Tt Kenan referred to the old trouble, saying he had been fnsult- ed by Evans. Evans said this was an other matter, but, if Tilhngn felt In sulted, he would give him satisfaction at any time, hut this office was not the place. Tillman said that this was as good a time as any. and remarked that Evans had acted Ihe ras cal all the way through. Evans gave this t-h.t ’ Ue. Bach claims that tbs other fired first. Svams’i friend* claim that Tillman, shot directly at Ev ans' head. Tillman’s friends claimed that Evans’ fired at Tillman while Ills bat v i-partly turned, 'the bullet en tering tho rear part of the cheek and Coming out at rtie elfin. Tillman's first 1,-11 entered Evans' arm. Th ‘ second Shota were fired statultanenuCy. Till man's pier ed Evans |,-(t brea*', and glanced around th- b>!y and lodged under tt:c shoulder M.i-l- . whll" E ball entere I Ttllma - right hand ranged up the arm. The third and lot shots were til. 1 close t -K -the!-. Till- man’s bullet entering I0v.ir.s* hat at the ban 1, and. had not Evans dodged the sh t. would have been fatal. E\ ana' las: bullet punctured Tillman trouzers. , Evaitw* bn»:her. N. Q. Kvarw*. WJ* In the next room. Tie ran In. One story Is to the i-rr.-et thnt he fired twice as he came. Oovernor Evans ho* gone to KdgefleW. , ^ m Tllhuan stood In front of the olm-o after he came out and stated that Ev ans had tried to shoot him In th* back. Evans Is said to be In bed. with pthysl- dims probing for -the ball In hls shoul der. Tillman Is at hls office and going about as usual today. There wes no politics M It at all. The affair has caused qultie a flutter of excitement sM over the Mat* Young Jones Picked Three Locks and Mads Hls Escape. Talbot ton, Jan. IS.—(flpsclal.J—The only occupant of tho JaU here, a white hoy named William B. Jones, about 17 years of ago, held for larceny, escaped last night by picking three locks. This Is ths second time Jonas has been In trouble, both times for larceny. Ho is a bright boy who ha* been lead astray by reading dime novela The Jail Is new, costing 87,000. and was thought to be safe. Tho shsrlff has of fered a reward for Jones' capture. Hard times have lucre—ed the sales <»f Dr, Price’s Raking Powder. The In crease shows that consumers have an pye, not to the qualRy of Its work alone, but to the great saving It Insures bv reason of Its superior strength. ELECTION OF SENATORS. Action Tit ken bjr Various Stare Lefls- Joturen Ytritonliy. WaSbiaoDon, Jan. 15.—Senatorial elec tions today. The lefflakt-tn.-o rolitw s.-p- sr.iteiy, re-dnoted Gnorge F. Hoar. This notion will be confirmed In Joint convention tomorrow. Now Hampshire—(R»e lof'al.-ttur" vot- Ine •'pvrottdy re-»iive.«l William K. Chamfer. Joint couvutiUon tomui.mr. -.MuLtetat—Tlirt IflgMtturo in joint session reeimned James McMillan for the kxw term. Veto unanimous, the lone DutnocriiC voting for him. Julius OtfWtr Burrows was eleorod for the Short term. Donlran. the lone DnmoatM, klokol on B it ovs and voted for John Strong of Itork'aDd. Malne-Rhe loglsfoMre in Joint ses sion re-ftaotttl William P. Frye. Dektwa re—One unsutv risfjl ba'.krt ires token, the *wo ileus's voting gep- aitriciy. Higgins received only Pi votes, one hse then the csocig vote for h.m last night. Wolcott (D'tmocnat) reooived 10 votes The Dei* b lffiest vote was Addlck <Ue- puMlcan) rt. Al. fiber vote tomorrow. Nebraska—In tho first ballot In Ihe senate for United tkatra senator Thurs ton reeelrad 25, Hryno -I, Jones 'I’opu Ust) 3. In the house Ihuraton 72. Bryan 13, Jones 15. Bryan it. tiv.vl II I’omilis- »«>:••< In alb Idaho—Nineteen Rejttt «.citn in car- cus last night n >m!niit.-J IV:r:- (tweet for United Srstes - naror. It I-s s-.ii.l only 17 will rose to sustain tho ciucis* MttNb BROOKLYN'S TROLLEY STRIKE. The Lines Are Still Tied Up and Arbi tration Hai Begun Brooklyn, Jan. 15.—The state board of arbitration met at tho city hall this af ternoon to consider th# strike on tho trolley roads. President Nortou of tho Atlantic Avenue line refused to appear before the board or to notice tho board st all. As a result President Feeney Is sued a subpoena for hls appearance. President Norton now will have to at tend. If ho does not after the subpoena he will bo guilty of contempt and will bo Indicted. The presidents of all roads affected by the strike have totifled May or Schteren that they will have their cars running on schedule time by Wednesday. "I have the right," the mayor said, “to compel them to run their cars or to for feit their charters. I have taken no step In either direction as yet. for tho reason that nobody, either strikers or patrons of tho road, have complained to me. It tho cars are not running ns prescribed by ths charter ot tho company by Wednes day. I may take uccton whether com plaint Is made or nob I do not say, how ever, as yet what I shall to." The strike leaders have convinced their men of the danger of Interfering with cars carrying the mall, and these have not been molested. Trouble attended ev ery attempt to move the regular pas senger cars and It required all the po licemen who could gat around a car to get It through. The greatest difficulty was on Fifth avenue, which was a solid mass of humanity from the company's stables at Twenty-third street to Ninth street, bloat pf tho crowd were strikers or their friends and they did everything to impede the cars short Of actual vlo. lence. The Court street lino, parallel to tho Firth avenue lino and a few squares distant, ran Its cars all day without much trouble, many of thorn without po lice protection. The strikers talk ot a sympathetic strike on tho elevated rosds, also of calling out tho Knights of Labor oa those roads at the first sign that their managers are helping the trolley people. The only real bone of contention It de vsloped this morning was the running of tho "trippers." The managers went to the strikers to sign last year’s agree ment. It came out thle morning that the chief feature of that agreement wes the agreement ot tho managers to run only one-third of all the care known as ••trippers" aud to p.y the men whs rsr. them about 81.60 per day. Thle Is what the management refuss this /ear to do; and that has been the real factor In bringing about tho strike. Orand Master Workman Sovereign is expected In Brook, lyn today. . The Atlantic avenue system Is next to the largest In Brooklyn. Tho Atlantic Avenue Company paid off Its ex-employes today. About a week’s wages were due them, and this wn* paid. When the pay master gave the men their wages he de manded their hedges and buttons, which belong to tho company, which the men surrendered without protest )ES! Th« Vnin of tho Cham bar of Deputies on Monday Decided Him on llis Course. THE CATTLE WAS TOO HARD. it oped to Remain o Crusfflet, but llio Du Purl lumen iy lle£l growing T lit* -if Party , Again.! Str THE SUGAR TARIFF. I contantn r. Brice’s Baking APPLING’S CONTEST. Considerable Excitement Over the Fight for the Sheriff"a Office. Baxley. Jan. 15.-^Special.)—Great ex citement and much feeling prevails Hers In cansequsnes of the contest owr ths office of sheriff. Jdhn EliU ha* made a faithful officer, hot wag defeated at tiie recent election by M majority. W. H. Branch, who has a longs family in fluence. having defeated him. Ellla bases hls c inteto nn the fact that the voters had not paid their taxes for Urn year 1*M. TMs books bod not dosed, and not one penon In ten had paid. O. J. Holton A Bon and L. D. Graham represent Ellis, and W W. Bennett. Judge Parker sral probably ex-BollcItor General J. L Carter will represent Branch. But fvw things have stirred up more genuine testing than thin con i'he re Is here a somewhat remarkable case of larceny. One Luca* White, on bin way to town yreterday. K Is said. Stoll- a gooes from on* of his neigh bore ami soCd the goose to Fred Decker, a citizen of thl* town. Luca*, .however, promise-* to pay for the goose and la repentant. FORGED PENSION CHECKS. Negro Poatortlco Employee Arrested at Savannah. Savannah, Go., Jan. 13.— L. B. Toont- r. colored, waa arrested here to night for forging pension checks. He Is held under 81.000 bail for exaininaum before ths United Slates commissioner. Toomer whs formerly an employe) of tho postofflrje. T he past 1> n.v the tuluf,.. Consumption. The incessant wasting of a consumptive can only be over come by a powerful concentrated nourishment like Scott's Emul sion. If this wasting is checked and the system is supplied with strength to combat the disease there is hope of recovery. Saittjg _ ^ % Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil,with Hypophos- phit> does more cure Con sumption than any other known remc !v. It i> for a!! Affection* of Threat and Lungs, Couphs, Ccids, Bron- bcottt 5-esc.h. f. AtiDrueplt: OCX arvtll The Bin to Abolish tho Differential Will Be Reported Favorably. I Washington. Jan. 15.—The ways and moans committee today by a strict party vote agreed to report favorably the bill abolishing the differential duty of 1-10 of a cent a pound on augara Imported from countries paying an export bounty. Those present wore Messrs Wilson, Montgom ery. Bynum. Whiting. Stevens, Turner and Bryan, Democrats; Reed. Hopkins, Dalzell, Republicans. The voto on tho bill waa preceded by a running debate which consumed the greater part of the session. The Republl cans opposed the bill. Their contention was that by passing such a measure the United States would be acknowledging the claim of Germany that any legists- tIon she may make In her country re- laUng to her people can compel us tc change or modify our legislation respect ing American rltlsens. or else break out treaty stipulations. Tho Republicans further contended [hat this legislation la general und re. Isles to all bounty paying countries, and that If Germany puts herself In a posi tion which does not entitle her to ths consideration shown other countries rho must stand the consequences. Mr. Bry an of Nebraska took substantially the same view of the case that the Repub lican members did. but when ths roll was called he voted with hls party associates in favor of reporting the bill. Furls, Jan. 13.—M. Gagimir-I’erlor has resigned tho office of president of France. lie -announced bis resignation this evening no it specially summoned meeting of -tdie cabinet:,, bavin;; previ ously notified M. OlxiiUeanell-Letli-u, the president of -the .mute, of bis ‘.tiabU'ty Co solve die prohl- m pres j tied by ibe resignation of Premie* Dnp ty. The news of Site pres-idem’s resigna tion spread ilko twlud flro throughout Purls and wad received everywhere with coiUtoniutUni amounting ultima: to paralysis. In Clio nenmitper o.'Jceg the flrxt report, wpa conri.djrol alst.fi, but wu* rood oortlimved. Almost»! in.il- tuneously crowds began gathering in front of Ithe mnvNp t-per otbcht and in the public iplaoes, inquiring for further particulars and dtxcusalng the alum on. The follon-lng official cottmmiu-Cttt'on, dlcta-ted by 51. Qtxlmlr-Pefler, wad made public before itildntttiu: "Tho president of the republic baa taken a nnadutton to rcragn bin ofiiehtl functions. Yesterday's ;aroee-.\ltn#i end vote In the chamber of de-putles ore in bis wyes -but accundtiry incident* of tho struggle -Jh.tt ham begun I'gttust parlia mentary regime and public liberty, llo -i i ...... -I ., - It., p •— .1 a: --1 lit.- i public, being unprovided with mean* of uutloa, .would -remain ouiuldo tbo tinea of (tarty nmiggh* and tot she IioUttoal confidence of oil parties WufiSii give him tho aeoestry forco and au thority. H« had llwped that those who, In split; of Itiinttolf, Und placed li-rn in it pool foil wtinro he oannot defend him self, -would uihkrUika tlm defwwo Df ■he first niag:.-«r.i'to of '.bo stUte. Hu bus roqncritcd itito minister* to wlth- dr.i-tv-their rcHlgnatlona provisional:.)' In onler to assure libe regular transmis sion of bis powers to bln suoooeaor.” Monsieur Charles Dupuy, president of -the council, hex informed tbo pten- IdrutH of -the at main and otrunbec o! deputies of the decision of the prcjl lout of Ihe republic, sod -Situy are going to convoke parliament with urgency. Fine stationery, art goods, fancy goods, picture framing. McEvoy-Sanders Co, OFF FOR NEBRASKA. FELL HEAD FOREMOST. Young Oonple Killed IVtillo Flec-ng From ithe Flume*. Baltimore, J-jn. 15.—Thoints 'VYWt- r:dgp and big young wife were almost InsSifitiy kllk-d itadtty at ttielrlimqe in \V«y Itiildle direct white rioelog from flames, which envmloped their structure. They were -awakened altour 4 o'clock by policemen evb.) dlaoo/ovd lire In the rear part of she bouse. Mr. ami Mrs. W-hBridge were on Ihe second floor ami tried to eatlipe by tile stgtr- ivtty, but the smoke and damns drove them back. Wfiti the Aimes approach ing them with an awful rapid ly, they Mtnud a>: ithe front wtotlrw watching the effort* of the firemen to raise htldore for (heir rescue. 'Ihrir cries could be hrard, nkhoutfi they were bidden most of tho time by dense volum .-s of smoko that rolled out of tho win tows. Ktre- tii n worked ftwtrKoally ami ran up « latkbr, while others begin sire telling ropu r»«s across tint aidewuiks. Scorched and bHmteil, Mr. Will truly e cuudbt fats wife about the waist a;..! grasped the knitter with the otter ham) betore u fireman could mount to tbo window. In bt* excllomwirt Mr. 'Vlfit- ridge rde-a ed hi* bold apon the ladder ami -the 'thro forma phingod lo tie* pave ment i.w.-nty foot bettiw, sulking on their (trade. Mr*. Wtetrilge was ID- sta fitly killed ami her It urban 1 died hltlf nn hour latar without regaining oouactmamren. Mr. Whit ridge wag a son of John A. W) tit ridge ana wu* as- ■unUtnd w.lh hi* father la the banking sod brokerage bust ness at No. 245 Last German ntfe-it. Mrs. Wbltrdgo wus formorty Mis* Btsute Uboscnoker. Tbcy wore martini not quite a yenr ago. To get th* best to always the cheap est That to why every on* should um Dr. Price’* Cream Baking Powdor. ROBERT ELY DEAD. Drink and Morphine Have Finished Their Terrible Work. Atlanta, O*., Jan. 15.—Rotert K*r. attorn ?y-*ensr*ly of Georgia under Governor Colquitt, died today at the county almshouse. He .tad u brilliant mind, add made an able attorney-gen eral. Drink and morphine- wre-ked hint, and for two years he baa been cared for by Fuitoa county. THE SHRINKING RESERVE. Washington, Jan. 15. — Assistant Treasurer Jordan, at New York, tele graphed the treasury late today that 81.150.000 In told w«» withdrawn from ths New York sub-treasury today— 8750.000 for export and 8500,000 by banks. ThU reduces the gold reserve at the close of business in th* treasury to day to 878.081.7». MEDICAL BOARD TO MEET. Atlanta, Jan nor A now state boards of the medl | ners to meet at the capital next Tues- I day morning at lo o’clock. Thl* will I 1 be the first meeting of Um beards and will be so Important one, as the exam- - (nation for ’(5 crop of medical' gnadg ates «H 4m provided, as well oa organ- laatten of tbc board* effected. in. 15.—(BpraSal.)—O-iver- i has issued it call for tbc Georgia’s Relief Train Made Up of Twenty Louded Cars. Atlhnta, Jan. 15.—(Special.)—Tho Georgia rt«ef train for th- Netntisktt sufferers left thl* evenln* at 8 o'otoclc bound for Llnooln. consign'-1 to the governor of the stricken state. The relief train eon-fi.-ret f an even twenty cars of provision* n l soopl. j. This afternoon the Wk train ms haulc i up to tt)-- t*i.-*enger depot tnd t-ti-.t ,- gt-.'il'-- -1. All the cars hoar ,t.|-|o- ;-n- ate" banners, that tho people "long the route may know Tho tnerolful - oric of th* Empire slats to her Western sister. Ex-Governor Northen and Secretary Stanhope So-ms were tariy at tiie Simp son street depot this morning to begin, the work of directing the work of load ing the cars. Heaps of bulging Kicks ot corn, bar rels of flour, molasses, (tote* of meat am] of canned poops have been rapid ly trucked out on the platform and Into the waiting cor*. Mr. Seen* went about, note book In hand, checking off tbo goods as they were packed in the cars. On* of ths first of tbs care to arrive wus one from gavanndh Gatdsn with 85<to worth of provisions under ohostge of Mr. Dtlvtd Robinson. Then railed in others from Augusta, from Maoon, from Asnerieus, tnd other cities, while various smaller shipments reached the depot In good time. As far os. to now determined no one will -accompany the train, wlgcCt will be run through as "special.’' It will be put in chrage of Rev. Luther P. Ludtton of Lincoln. Neb., who Was hud experience with charity distribution* before. He la an oMs manager and a good man. The -train will go over the Western and Atlantic, the mnaia Central and the Burlington rout*. None of theeo roods will mUke any Charge for haul ing. None of the rakrottds have charged anything for bringing the supplies to Atlanta. The contributions came from Utmost every cKy and town In the stats, and showed thoroutoily the Interest that Iras been taken by the people of Geor gia In this great work of roYof. Hand in "3 I 1 U .,fj — that’s why physicians §S| condemn modem lard, t Hand in hand go health (■" andCottolene—that's why - Collclene has received the & -.A endorsement of tlie leading kjl -J lights of the medical pro- , fession. n "When you* feel ml ’ . that it would be a pleasure p to eat any kind of pastry Effil : ’j or fried food, without fear Bjj - of imi: btion, get Cotto- . i lene. See that the trade M* - j mark—steer's head in cot- tW J ton-plant wreath—isonev- kJ cry pail. Sold everywhere, 4 I M A.r, only by | TheN.K.FnirhankCompany, ST. LOUIS =nj ( CHICAGO.