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riUittlUhwl I
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an d Interesting Account of
iato Conspiracy in tUo
Island Republic.
OUXGESI
0? THE REPUBLICS
II, Ability <
} i£xlst—Son of Claus
.*,«• Is Involved-Queen Lti.
U® Tried
for lllgb Treason.
A ..?‘ Ue 1,ght fr<>m th0 schooner H.
Albert of San Francisco. They an
swered with a red light, the schooner
rejoining with a white one. The men
the 11 entered a small boat and pulled
off. They exchanged the password,
•misflidnary'' with the schooner. A let
ter from Seward to the captain hav
ing been read, he delivered to Town
send two cases containing eighty re
volvers with ammunition. These were
landed, placed in sacks and burled In
the sand. A couple of daya later they
were unearthed and secreted at a house
on the main land. On the night of
Jantl.1.rv • thn nlofix.V. tr.
,**|ACO]S, GA., THURSDAY. l.«’Ei3UL'AI.tV 7,
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F „„* Feb. 6.—(CorresponJ-
Unlted Press, via Steamer
)—Hon°!uiu, Jail- 30 f 1895.—
nth instunt John S. Walker,
awurU and C. Galllck were ar-
, r c inplicity In the purchase
Jins of arms for rebels. Seward
of the queen'B couumlesiouera
hiGJton last summer. Gdflck,
jelly implicated, iwus minister
“rior with Gtbaon. Tlhcse ar-
rc mode in consequence of dls-
by x I.vlein, Wilcox and ottier
, who nave been vleints with
Oer in their revetatloas. On
mins of the lUth the ex-queen
esied at her residence by Brown
irker and ojtaflned in a foitner
,ed raom in the palace, where
J . y ,-- i re, a ides oiurk con-
atKsJ her. This u/tternoon
tea irwps ahd eharpebOOteca
aaJfd in aim disiitUaetl to their
.None of Uheau were kilted or
wounded. Charles Clark, a
Ifjulint of the ex-queen, gave
tsii« Information which led to
overey at her residence of forty
even pistols, five swords, L'hlrty-
*1 belts and 1,000 cartridges;
•n'.y-one boenlbs of different pat-
rne last the Bulletin, lately a
paper, terms 0. "frightful tlnd.”
and RKton were arrested for
a number of the bombs found,
were employed by Bertlemaam,
(aim, and they made twenty as
Per fence posts.
, : opened on January 18 for
ff: r I'rlsoners who were charged
action or course of my own In I T|
the ’es.
"Re.. 'W/lion the republic'.. prot<
tlon, lti., -^ctionor to be, Mr. Presi
dent very*. tfully, your most obo-
nnd levying war on the
. Paul Nleumann appeared ns
for Wilcox, Grey. Wcldcmuna
irshall. An tone Rosa wa3 coun-
araies and Willlajti Lone. Mow-
lil Bertlemanu refused counsel,
ins of evidence was begun In
rnooa. Wlkyox and Nowleln
guilty. The testimony devel-
large amouat eg prectoo infor-
about the actual proceedings
rebels In the held. From other tlfi
It was ascertained that only
were landed at WakiUo and
•whole number of natives
•us III). Thes- urn were
sirsundoy, January 6. They
It.iyed In cleaning the rifles
_ist in which tliey had been
aitl in getting drunk on gin.
liras in chief command. Bill
Pole immediate action on the
January J. the pistols were taken to
Honolulu. Townsend had left one man.
Charles Waxren, on the schooner,
which stood off to the northeast to
await the steamer Walmanato to take
g*r cargo of rifles. The Walmanato left
Honolulu December 28. called at Mana
t’ 11 , . ’ an d *hen stood northeast to
™d the schooner. Found her on New
JLf.nrs day and received from her 288
Winchester rifles with a large quanti
ty of ammunition. Again called at Ma-
nana Islet and sent word to Townsend
’at the arms were on board. Stood
out to sea for one day, and on the
evening of the 2pd ran into Bertel-
manns. A boat came off with Rickard,
who told them the plan must ho
.1? e d about, landing half the arms
at the fish market, as the dredger was
in the way. All must go to Kakaako
0,1 the other side of Gle harbor. They
stood again off shore and spent another
with Rickard on board. That day
■w« 5 nl ? he i! ^J eIr coal * and had to
™ H d ? C , k ,? h f etInff - «^nding In again
on the 3d, Robert Wilcox came off from
w,th two whale boa 18,
^ d «Ts to ‘^ the P°Nce hmd broken
up the gathering at Kakaako. The rifles
Into t,le boats and
'hidden In the bushes at some
distance from the former place.
Tr2 n ^ ^ the flrdt witness was
John A. Cummings, Ku^ikm’s last
premier. He betrayed great avclt&tlon
anu appeared to tell all he knew, thor
oughly continuing the 'teetlimoiuy of ids
men as ito the chief agency of Seward
!n .au-ding the arms. He laid a'! the
fc'.ame of ’his own comrpf-icity upjn Sew
ard, who CIved upon him anil was his
evil mentor. AVihen Seward returned
from the coast, December 3, he told
Cummings that ihe had shipped arms
by a tug, to be transferred to a
schooner, which had gone >to sea. A
great sensation -was caused by Cum
mings stating that upon his inquiring
where Seward gat the money to pay
for the arms, the latter told *im that
the queen Juaul given him a letter to
Rudolph .Spreekeli^.wbo would furnish
the necessary funds. Cummings re
marked ithat Rudolph hail oeen here
and only Just returned home. HewaTd
replied that a Mr. FOji:« did the busi
ness for Hprecke’.s. When Cummings
complained to Sewurd that he was lead
ing htal into deep trouble for himself
and Ws family, the latter replied that
he himself alone would bear the conse
quences.
Cummings' aondn-kuw, T. B. Walker,
one of the four men on trial, next tes
tified to having gone with Bertlennunn
to get whefls cast -by White and Kltton,
pretending they were fence ornaments.
Nowleln furnished sticks of dynamite
and Walker tttied the shells, adding
bird shot. He had -mode bombs in 1893
to protect the queen’s residence. He
was assigned by Bowleln to capture
the station house, and George Mark
ham t» help him. Henry Bertlcunan tes-
Paoknvan Rodin bringing p.uck-
m C. T. Gallick to Rickard at
ill’s 1.- •" Rick ; ;• l W'-nt
dlent servant
(Signed) Dliloukalanl Domlnls.”
This is attested and signed as wit
nesses by W. G. Irwin, H. A. Weld»»-
munn, Samuel Parker. J. Kalauaa Ea-
hookano. G. B. Wilson, Paul Neu
man and by W. L. Stanley, as notary
public, and appended to it is the oath
of allegiance.
On the following day, by consent or
the advisory council, the paper was
published and given to the foreign rep
resentatives.
The following letter In reply appeared
in_an evening paper:
an evening paper:
Executive building, Honolulu, Jan.
29, 1835.—(Madame: The document ex
ecuted *by you purporting to contain
your abdication and renunciation of all
the sovereign rights heretofore claimed
by you lias been deliyered In your be
half to the president. As you were un
der arrest at the time this Instrument
was signed, it is desired before ac
cepting and placing the same on file
to make clear to you, Mrs. Lilloukalani
Domlnls, in order that no misunder
standing may hereafter arise, tile views
of tne government in the matter:
"First.—The execution of this document
cannot be taken to exempt you in the
slightest degree from personal and indi
vidual liability for such complicity as a
duo investigation and trial may show that
you had In the late conspiracy against
the government and the consequent loss
of lfe; which portion Is recognized by
you in your letter.
"Second—It cannot bo conceded that
such rights and claims as you voluntarily
relinquish havo had any legal existence
of lifo, which portion is recognized by
since January 24, 1893, when, by your an
nouncement that you no longer consld
ered yourself bound by the fundameneai
la" of ♦He*1<»nd under which YOU took
office, and by your acts in attcepttng
by tho mere exercise of your own will
to establish a new system of government
contract existing between you and Hie
people was dissolved, and all sovereign
rigths therefore vested in you were lost.
Tho statement by the members of your
then cabinet that they could not control
your proposed action, and their appeal to
tho eiizens of Honolulu for assistance
was the next step which led to a re.
sumption by the people of the right of
government.
"Third—So far as your communication
•may ho taken as a notice to tho disaffect
ed that it Is your desire that the republic
shall be recognized by them as the sole
nnd lawful government of the country.
It Is fully appreciated. In this connection
your unfelflsh appeal for clemency for
those who took part In the late insur
rection, will receive full consideration.
By order of the executive council.
(Signed) "William I. Smith.
"Attorney-General."
Claus Ii'.ixt ‘Still on the Stand—Cro^
Examination Fails to Shako
Him.
IAYWARD SMILES TAUNTINGLY
ig«* Ullxt, Who Points
Hand at Hayward him
* Him of Using the
tlior of the Ctlino.
Minir.;
Blixt ■w.i.
lug In 'ii
8:1 111 OC t
slon:
alls, iMlnr... Feb. Claus
i -i a ou flu' stand this morn-
1 Ltywofd trial. Mr. l'.rw'.n
t opening of tho morn lug »«-
lu ve p
suit rti
w. do you not. that tou
1 your story throughout to
l'.c fediiug"
Objection was raised nnd Hoe count
Inform .1 1 Irwin he was to cast no. re-
aootloiu on the chasuoter of the iwlt-
uoss. Mr. Erwin got Blixt muddled by
questions as to the pint of whisky.
proved .thuit the detectives l)«d not been
guilty of any wrong in this transac
tion, the prosecution confessing openly
that they had failed.
J. B. McElveen. who was filed *300
lost week for playing In the Aravii
hocel polter guime When J. D. Ounning-
haan'lost his wad, was putup and went
over that story again. He said he was
not 'In the gacne, and considered ids
prosecution persecution, and that the
detectives did not do wrong In falling
to proseoute him at the time, because
he wus not 'in the game and told theui
Tho Norfolk and Western Railway
FoUtwb tho Way That Railway
Coporations Travel.
COULD NOT MEET 11XED CHARGES
Ullx; sudd •
OLEVBLIAND’S DECISION
As Arbitrator in the UnziliArsciatlne
Uuuudiry Dispute.
Wushlnffron, BVb. C.—Tho prex'dent
tunlity decided tho boundary il'spu
between Brazil and the Argentine It
public la faTor of Brazil. The ueeisU
■was prcttnnihed to the spec's 1 envoys i
Brazil, Baron IIlo Branco and Go
Cerqulera, und the Argentine mlnUi
!>.•. i' nil!v. .i - i
ty rallied und said:
o laughing matter. I can
i now, and you are thetnaa
7 ami pointing his linger
a y ward.
\ JjJm «twl "In.
cations as ifa<^y are asked,
want ito explain anything
sourt will allow you to d>
swar
and If y<>
further ill
sa.” ;
Blixt ihi-a -laid: “No mam In the con
dition I »’i- in at that time could keep
anyth ug vr light in his mind. When
I go: lK-ttor my mind Cleared and I
could ri
“Is tl
have ft
your st
“Tha
I reurw
Mr. 1
o m x B1
in mtlnn .1
Went hotx
m mber more and more."
i,i ;he only explanation you
i* > i migas you have made in
ry?"
s i r; I am 'telling ilie truifli as
r ir.
rwiu
List
Mod
•n.t,’•
continued In his attempts
: up on the i»ttnth of .tune
t Ills statement* st thn
lad since. Blixt stuck to
I 08 hat he calls “tho true
and Save Emvln no salls-
.1 ■ : 1
> Hnjnrard
■com! COB&3-
• truth In ti ^
•. Erwin li I-.
s IllSt O.>11 f S':
nn.!i than n li
■ ilau uiat 11
wu.sftahie it m
Bill Floyd toM the ins and outs of
the Athletic club, which was one (it
the last gambling Joints raided by the
pollco last summer. He told of a ladder
In 'the roar of the pCace placed there for
the aoccinxmodat*loci of a "certain gentle
man," but refused to give Ills name.
Floyd Maid It was oolmmonly ra'ported
In'tihe place thait the detectives were
being r v,i '' *.s a week for protection,
but tie didn’t know anything of hl«
own knowledge. He swore, however,
that Will Forth mxt Charlie Uhlsholm
both told ,\tm ilihey had "glvem ip"
money to pay Detective Dooney.
It was not proven, however, that
anybody had actually paid any money
to the ottlcers. A gammer os.ned Bill
B'pclwn. H aippiwrA was the alleged go-
betiween. and If any money wus made
up for the detectives he kept Instead
of giving It to them. At any rate,
Looney was In the squid tha>t raided
the place. The grand Jury undertook
to indict the detectives foe bribery on
the same state of facts, but failed.
Solicitor Lewis W. Thoma3 of the
city court whs the main witness this
ottemmn. All sorts of Charges had
been made Involving the city court and
the detectives in corruption.
Sdlacltor Thomas, however, swore
that tic hill never paid the detectives a
dollar for bringing litigation to-tils
court.,He hdd in two different occo-
sxms paid jiv.to «na no me cmet oc
pcfllcc to relmlhuree the city treasury
tor certain expenses incurred on ac
count >8? prosecution In h!s court.
Solicitor Tliomas sold he considered
the detectives honest an defllclent. lie
explained the prosecution of nK gam
ing cases In his court by saying the
ouportor court did not fine them enough
to stop the business, and 'beoause the
detectives had a quarrel with the office
of Solicitor Hill.
On cruss-exalnatton Solicitor Thomas
wae subjected to a merciless volley of
questions 'by Attorney Rucker relating
to ihls prosecution of unfortunate
women.
'Mr. Thomas denied bh.lt he had
made a fortune out of these women,
as alleged, but admitted 'that he had
them prosecuted, some of thorn several
tlmea a your In ‘VI, in order to break
up r.t, certain bad neighborhood.
Attorney Rucker Showed that after
Judge Westmoreland had announced
that he would send these women to Jail
Instead of fining them, Sctioltor Thomas
held up a batch for several months nnd
then got Judge Van EVps to preside
in Westmoreland's place, when the wo-
men wore brought up and fined, thus
saving them from Jail and putting
oney In the city court officers'
ckets.
Pie -n>Itcltor s.il 1 thnt his s
Tlie Old Moty of Too 9iuch Hoad for Ilia
I ii. I
ring.
In r mimandfd at FMlolo. aided
epurut, Gray and Marshall,
uil dlHtrl'buttd bombs to some
leers. A few of the*! tbivJwn
i had Kivett the Ides fJSst the
v.re tiring shells from a can,
btch »u» an error. Wilcox with
n ret retted Into the mountains
ilkal avrnss \Iano.t. Hla force
d entirely that night In tho
ta, himself crossing to Nun-
•1 in und his three younger
a gjt up Palolo ridge and
t » WuttilM. where they lsy
i fir a week, fed by the iw-
The whole attempt proved an
■ lisvo through tihe Incoiucity
leatlers, a kick of discipline In
and a general lack of courtage
rristence.
Ian .i lopted iwns to oocupy sta-
oughout the heart of the city
nr,* the policeetiatlon.celepeihone
,1 cleat tic light station, so as
«it the citizen's guard*J/om
Seward punihaswl aird
from the coast. Nfwteln sent
;» toenSsfmennncl or^ntac
ros. Rickard aeslsird gen-
Pwas the statesman of the
. He drafted a new constUu-
It proclaiming die iMmUm
»o‘Jdi'to'f.»la t 7>e^nW;
of a constitution to engroas. It
dallck’s handwriting, ataoa
Jtlin and a notice of matrint
Cj commissions lor members of
duet and for other officers. He
■k to Galick to get the ,orm
j ,r the commissions. All these
witness copied out and gave to
*n, who signed the ar-polnt-
j his presence. The member* ot
act were: WUcox. m n-
fegn uffali«;oumuel Nowleln,
*f the Interior; C. T. OaHck,
if finance: C. W. Ashford, at-
•t.-.cral; Governors—A. S. Lleg-
Kind of Oahua; Joseph Nawahl.
! Hawaii; D. Kawananakoa.
: Maui; J. Kalanlanaole, Island
. Marshal W. H. Rickard. Ajs-
Juitlce Antone Rosa and V.
lard.
: 2lst the military commission
the trial of the four leading
-rget with procuring the lm-
a of arms and ammunition—
hllck. Rickard, T. B. Walker
ajor Seward. Wa'.kr alone
suilty; Galtck. with cm-
['leading not guilty. Neumann
•1 for the defense. Of the four
»a.-d and Rickard were Impli-
o the testimony. Nowleln was
a it. John Cummtnes was alto
lie was Kalalaui’s I“t
W-.iInlae. r. t lln c viflrni'-l
letters ttMween (iallck and lti.
Samuel Notwleln's testimony came
next and made tihe greatest sensation
of any before tho tribunal, being very
dJmuiglng to Osttek and Seward. Now-
teiin, Rlokurd, Gallck and Seward had
been holding meetings at Gullck's
house since September piuinlni the
rebellion. They met several times u
Later, on the 22J, the ex-queen. In
her chamber of imprlsonement ahpve
the court room, signed Uhe Mkm'klf
document of submission and renuncia
tion:
"Sir: "Aftor a fro* and full consulta
tion with my personal friends, and
with my legul advisers, b°th befaro
and since my detention by military Or
der In the executive building, and act
ing In conformity to dhelr advice, and
also upon my earn free volition and in
pursuance of my unalterable belief and
understanding of my duty to Wie peo
ple of Hawaii, to tlielr ihltfhest ond best
Interest*, and also for tho sake of
those misguided Hawaiian* and ott—
who have recently engaged to rebellion
against the republic and (n an attempt
to restore me to a position of queen,
which I 'held prior to the 17'Jh day of
January. 1893, and wltHiut any claim
that I shall become entitled by reassn
of anything that I maty now say or do
to ony other or different treatment, or
conalderatton at the bands of the gov
ernment than 1 otherwise could und
might legally receive. I now desire to
express and make known, and do here
by express and make known to your
self as the only lawfully and recog
nized bead of the government, and to
all the people of the 'Hawaiian Island*.
- .1 saw wn. v.'.w.w v; vet tdCOKTi*
III*
at. Tl
Is i<! 71*
whether or not iawy wi
clttzeus of the republic or *re or hjye
been atlhereuts to the late
and also to all dlpkanatlc al>d°toer
foreign representatives Inthe Ha
walian Islands, to all of veho-n I re
spectfully request you to oauae this
statement and action of mine to be
made known as soon a* may be, os
follows, vlg.
.the coitirortwy w*re <1 fla nil to I.h*
preuldunt Feliruary 0. 1831, and he h.nl
n year for their eonaId(tr.utIon, in which
he was sMWtied toy 'Asdstant Snctwa-
rica of State I'hi amt Itoch’.K. The de
cree of «wsrj, which In made under
the arbitration treaqy concluded Hep-
tom her 7. 1883, Jvhwi'i'n the enynlra
<n nv Volt-11 Sidltcs) of Brazil says.
“Now, therefore. If it known that I.
flrover iJlrwnlanrl, prmldont of
illultttl ■States of A in.rim. upon whom
(he funotions of adMlNtir haw been
conferretl in the promises, haring duly
examined and consUlefed <Ue argu
ments, documents and evidence sub-
milted by 2ho respective parlies pursii-
««K to •the icovls'.ons of said treaty, do
htiriiby inuko the fuKwvInc declslou and
award:
"That the I»oundary line helhween the
Argiinuno RembUc anil the Vntteri
Utatis of Brazil In that pirt sulmiM>1
to me for arbitration and dccUlon Is
constituted and shall he istablisheil
and upon tho rivnr* Pepirl and San An
tonio u>wlt: The rivers which Brazil
has designated In the argum nrt and
documents submitted to me ns const!*
•ut ng the (KKindary. and hureiulKifore
denominated the Weotmriy system."
Tho president then proc-eded to do-'
aorlbe the boundary with great pr r-ls-
lon. in order (tut It may he Ideia'Hlnl
without dlfileuiUy t and citoses .the doeu-’
mi nt by affixing ibe seal of the United
Stiles.
It •« tinAoreton,! Ihjt «hlg '■ n-jA a» .
grejj number of boumlary disputes'|ii
which Brazil Iras long been Int ived,
and that a iloflu te dividing line Is yet
fell ** WH'ory
him
ONLY LAWFUL GOVERNMENT.
"In order to avoid any postibUIty of
misunderstanding on the suhject al-
though I do not think that any doubt
* < •. I.»I; -T * fJ i • • f!m<* itnvlllrfl
I ll*y\y i;*l hail com*' to
b ale .f whisky because it
■ n: ,1 out to him that Hay-
t**ne' WL b ^Z*?£* i t hlm 8
condition I was in.”
SSJSSSv.!^? ul,l J9 0 **» Hkely to know
wtoUkJ r W ^*, H I. rWa 7 1 * >r ? u * ht »he
"{ *> w >* I o'clock or 7:80."
i™.Lto" ra " toughed oioud at this and
looked "“luarely nt Blixt the whole
time, whlla Blixt half arose from :ihe
witness chair.
h r, “tola Is no toughtnR
tbluff, I tell you."
-/‘‘LJr 1 * {ftotlng cn shaking r'an.1
etralgiht at lhnysnard, and Ms lips trem-
bl^l as h<* ffaspod out:
*‘Yes, you—you sre the man who (tone
It all I know I tell tbo truth; you
knew—"
Harry Hayward, with chin resting on
his hand, his .white teeth showing as
hi* Mpo parted to a broad grin, bad en
raged t8*o witness beyond contra(.
Blixt was calmed and the caw prv
cccded with.
Blixt remained oa thn stand until
after 3 o'clock, when eh complained
of i» severe headoohe and was excused
with the understanding that he should
be called toworraw. All through the
trying ordeal of his cross-examination
he bus never hesitated an Instant.
Try as Erin mlgM be was unable to
trap him into making a single damag
ing admission.
to-be ftttwl hetiwnen Rnizlllati
ami that of Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia
and Venezuela.
DE KALB COUNTY TREASURY.
Its Condition Being Examined by the
County Commissioners.
attornoon of the 52nd, a third
c .mmenced of twelve native
“* trluonero, captured from the
—‘■n^ them were Lot Lane,
Thomas Pool, who had
t .hooting Carter, and Kaa-
tomacr student at Hampton,
till'Uing at Kametulneha
this trial continued that even-
i |h» following morning. A
' intC'fOSt wrmM thd
llnterest developed was the
I? Fany natives of the gath-
J * alalae because no white
■■ come out to lead them. The
—Pikane, or Bull, was not seen
' - was only seen running
wrtty of the witnesses were
who had been engaged In
. J™*- Their stories clear-
'hat on the night of Decern-
”torg, Townsend, n three-
with natives, who had
- a wrtk watching from
Atlanta. Fob. (.Special.)—The
or misunderstanding Is either proper county commissioners or De Kalb coun-
or possible, I do hereby fully ond un- | ty are Investigating tbo account of ex-
equlvocally admit and declare the gov- | Ccuaty Treasury J. A. Mason, whose
ernment of the republic of Hawaii aa U*.ks so far show a illArepaxicy of
the only lawful government of me Ha- 116,920. Mason w«* dcflrted last fall by
walian Island*, and that the late Ha- j j. l. Johnson, nmtors of a shortage
iron " " J “ ' ■ ' “ 'Ajaaq
iy U finally and forever
ended, and no longer of any legal or
actual validity, force or effect what
soever; and I do hereby forever ab
solve all persons whomsoever, wheth
er In the Hawaiian Islands or else
where, from ell and every manner of
allegiance or official obligation or duty
to me and my helm and successors for
ever, and I hereby declare to all such
persons In the Hawaiian Islands that
I consider them as bound In du& and
honor henceforth «« support anil sus
tain the government of Hawaii.
■■I respectfully ask for such iiur
S ided Hawaiian*, and other* as nave
en concerned to the late rebeUon
rgainst the republic of Hawaii, such
degree of executive clemency as the
government may deem to bo consistent
wiS Ito duty to toe community, and
such as regard for ito violated laws
may permit. , , , ,
la my sincere desiro henceforth
to live to absolute privacy and retire
ment from aU publicity, further than
to f.fnrrss. as I now do, and snail al
ways do, my most sincere hope for the
welfare snd prosperity « Hawaii and
Its people, and my subjection to tne
government of the republic ot Hawaii.
I hereby offer and present my duly
fined oath of allegiance to the rc-
1 AVaimauto, at toSt saw
■ certified oath of allegiance to
' public of Hawaii.
a "I have caused the foregoing state
ment to be prepared and drawn, and
have signed the same without having
received the slightest suggestion from
the prtsldent of Hawaii concerning the
same, or any part thereof or concern-
being current during the campaign
Aftor the primary Mason's bouse was
burned snd the records ot his office
badly damaged. When Treasurer
Johnson to* charge be reported
shortage, as shown by what books
were avafuible, of 818,920 to the county
commissioners, and an Investigation
was begun. Maeon to a man of con
siderable pTbp-rty and bis bondsmen
are besides able to make good the
shortage,
DEATH AT ELKO.
I I .*>mix-1 led offend,its to ;•
I RECEIVER’S
Much Sto
Obligation* for E
Pay Divide
fairs to the
vhi. li tlu
akl to Uetc
-liny
ivpIWM fo tills t»y
SoUcRor Tl
saytnff FW-r i «'i > 1 ‘-okiu^ ■*
much he dkl not kndsr whut be was
tulklnff about. ,
BXJttor Blackburn of the Evenlnff
Occnmerclal was o»Eed to tho stand.
75*o commercial began the war on the
deteotivfw a y.flr ago and Editor Black
burn cited a nunfber of details to show
the Inoompetoncy of the men and why
they should bo discharged to disgrace.
The ilrfondanlK In
He Will ApAint a Commit toe to Visit
Northern Manufacturers.
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION.
Chairman English Says the Board Will
Go to the Bone.
Atlanta, Feb. 8.—(Special.)—Chair
man English of She police board today
annouuotd to the puttie that ths In-
vestlgatlou of the polios snd detective
departments would go to tbs bone. He
called upon all whq know anything
utfalust Use three detective, now on
trial, or against any menfber of the
deportment, to come fbrwaid during
the Investigation and tell wttxit they
If there Is a man, woman or child In
Atlanta who baa ever bribed a number
of the police department, or who knows
anybody else who bail bribed or cor
rupted tviem, or wbo knows of any
auiUy set Whatever committal by sny
montbv-r of this d.ipurtment. the board
Vi-.its them 40 came up and give taelx
Bryan W. Judge After a Brief Bines* Passes
Awsy.
9:77 o'clock. His sodden death Is quite a snr-
prite to our people. He w*« eonnoed to his
bed only s tow days, but c. n ctiou had such
a (Uep bold that loedteal skiU waa powerieaa,
except to soothe Mi anArringa. He waa
elected to fill the na-expired term of Prof. T.
A. K. Meal * aa county commlaalonsr in 1893
which expired lari month. Our community
aympathixe with hla relaUvi a in their
greatlosa. He will be bark d tomorrow after*
noon at the family burial ground.
Tbs
tbs following
Holmes Conrad of Virginia to be solicitor
general. J. M. Diekiaaon of Teaneaaee to bn
.Mutant attorney gviteraL William Moore
{uatmaater, Trtn'.on, Tv-tx.
vants them ‘i”
testimony.
When told tlrit parties who had In
formation against tbs police were
afralvl to testify because of ottegud
threats of nbat would be done to U'«n
If they did. Chairman English, during
n wasi of toe investigation, sold ho
would personally protect, with hla
means und otherwise, anybody who
mkHt need help or. ■account of having
(ratified against the poUce.
Chairman Engliah's announcement
momu that the tove-ti.Atlon Ja to go
.t-. ra to bed rock, nod If the potice
are corrupt It trill be shown up oy the
board.
Although there was some apparently
damaging testimony against the detec
tives today they came out of the deal
holding toelr own, all things fairly
oorwfckrcd.
o. \v. link, proprietor of the Na
tional hotel aaloon In ka darkest days,
was on to* stand for a goxl while,
telling over the sun# story be told of
that sink hole of Iniquity before the
Hell committee, sieging that he
protected by Detective Looney. -
however, retosed t > answer wbeooyed
Questions u?mlinff to crhnAiti.p him
when the offense was within the rtatute
of Umltatioa.
Tbm Great or Houtit Carolina told of
a ooker gams In the Kimball which was
ra Llol by the deteotivee. The player*
nut up 8200 and some Jewelry, but
« outer prosecuted further than the
ties «u;ts. The defeat*, hjwercr.
OOVHRNOR ATKT.MSON'8 WORK.
AtfcinU, Ft*, fl —(Special.)-The agi
tation on the subject of the removal
of. the big cotton mills of New England
to tho cotton Holds of toe South, and
the general tendency of Northern and
Eastern oapttal to look toward the
South for Investment, bis led Governor
Atkinson to undertake a plan that w*ll
undoubtedly result in great advaWago
to Georgia In the competitUm of two
Southern ststos to attract this tide ot
Mveatment dhelr way.
Governor Atkinson has determined
to send a strong delegation of Georgia's
able*! and most Influential bustoes*
mm up to N«w England to present her
claims and Inducement* to the people
tbm.
He 1* nofiv negotiating with the rail
roads to secure thetr oo-opersttan hi
ttw umlertiklng, and It is almost as
sured that the governor wlH have a
speokll train or m>ecial cars pkiced at
hla service far the undertaking.
14 1* toe governor’* Idea to ecntl such
a delegation as wll'l nvtkc an lmpres-
s'.on upon the Now BugkwrtJera und
show them that Georgia is lit vaiuxit
In the .work ot Industrial AtvcVwwnent.
“What wne need," said Governor At
kinson today In discussing the matter,
•is capital. We already havo aa abun
dance of wAlto and plenty of labor,
but toe capital to develop this natural
wealth, to utilise our raw material and
employ our 'labor la what Is Tacking.
I am convinced that there ts no more
printable field in the wwld for to*
employment of cnlpUl. and alMdnjtl*
neoresary I* to go to work aonw
the people twho have the cvmnfl toe
p>a»lbnuea df ^‘•Jf oUon
wtd « n nartlctikir. We cannot oo this toy
ST,W JTlS^e and talWrcnbout it
We must qoot It to a bu*lnre*;Uke way
and Show our Kaotern neighbors that
w« nwso business."
■While the twain toco Is to present
Georgia's bid for toe cotton mlCs that
are coming this way through .the oom-
mlttee which the governor will appoint,
still the Intention of the governor is
to work for other line# of Investment
ss well snd In s general way show* tho
^entente tofered by the state for
inducements oirerao oy mm
ail sorts of Investment etrienprtaes.
The committee will. <l t 0 ~ r *L r 22:
amt the wbo’.estot*. *»1"J 1 ®
mil erttnict attention to Goofffia «»a
tMit being mode up ot men from
ii* sections they win
in special instancy
efforuln behalf of their re^jeottva
C< Sk>vemor*Atkiiu«i will probafcly an-
nounee toe name* of the men who will
constitute the committee, this week,
further detail, of toe
tpslereklng.
The [.'ll .
at ch
tl Ollh
Of tihe cotii-
ty in this city this
This action was take t un I r 'th.«
advice and at the reconnneztdatton of
holders ant) reprcsentitlvcs of very
large eenounts of securities of 4he com-
PJtty. to whom the company bad sub
mitted a lull statement of its financial
condition and of the anticipated pay*
uts and receipts for tho ensuing
Philadelphia, Feb. 8.—A bill for tho
appointment of receivers for the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Company
was today filed In the United States'
circuit court for the western district
o.f Virginia, at Richmond. The appli
cation was made before Judge Goff,
end ho appointed Frederick J. Kim
ball anil 'Henry Fink as receivers of
the company. Mr. Kimball la prealdent
of the oompany.
The suit wns Instituted by tho Fidel
ity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit
Company of Philadelphia, Penn., and
Henry Wheelen, Charles Wheelen and
J. Henry Ewing, doing business as
Townsend, Wheelen & Co., and Henry
E. Gerbardt for themselves, and other
creditors ot the company.
The bill sets forth that the Phlladel-
pla corporation above named are trus-
;d* p the tncrtfisf a——t- . nt .
trusts ot the Norfolk and Western os
follow*:
Tile ior.crsl mortgage New River di
vision tint mortgage, improvement and
extension, mortgage, adjustment mort
gage, and Clinch Valley division mort
gage. Under these mortgages, bonds to
the amount of 318,800,000 have been Is
sued. Aside from the value of the main
line, the railroad Is a large stockholder
In the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany, the Roanoke Machine Works,
the Columbus Connection Companv.
the Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
Company and tho Roanoke anl South,
ern Railroad Company.
The action for receiver, hi taken In
view of anticipated default of Interest
on 317,000,000 bonds and the fact that
current expenses amount to about half
a million, and that there Is a floating
dept upon the road of over a million
dollars. The orators state Unit they are
informed and believe that the property
of the company Is In a good st it.- of
preservation, and tun,- the affair* nave
been skillfully m:tna.,..l. Tiny
'■'inditUm of .is nr
'■L
"The property of toe company 1* In
exoeXent condition, but owing to tho
great dnproarion In the ooal and Inin
industries and ths unprecedentedly low
rates prevailing, the net -urnings of
the oompany have for tbo past tw>>
years been Insufficient to meet Its fixed
tihsrges, and this ha« so seriously af
fected toe credit of the company thkt
It was thought Impossible tor It to con-
tlnu. Its operations without some rend-
juxtment of its UablUtlcs. A full made-
ment eg toe affairs of the company will
bo issued In s few days.”
The appointment of Mr. Kimball waa
requested by the FldelHy Insurance.
Trust und Safe Deposit Company of
Philadelphia, tho Olrard Trust Com-
j.rny. by representatives and bottlers
or large amounts of securities of toe
company, and by the board of directors
‘ Mr. Henry Fink waa selected In
and Mr. Henry Fink waa selected In
vflrw ot his successful administration
as receiver ot the old Atlantic, Mis
sissippi and Ohio railroad, which waa
the prriJecesaor of toe Norfolk and
Western Ratiroad Company. In too
Intrrvat. Mr. Fink has ateo soted os
receiver of toe East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia Railroad Company
and the (Memphis and Charleston rail
road. and 1* tnorou*biy w.—
th* niGtxTty snd the industrial inter-
ms Sf 1 ** section through which too
^Tbe'now* ofthe appointrnem ofa
receiver waa received In financial clr-
olea bore shortly before 3 o clock tMs
and white such a_d*noue-
ment of the company »
cu'ttfs bad not been Immediately ex-
SS3 ^cannot be said to have cre
ated much surprise, h „,,
For many months it has been well
. „ *|. lt the c/umpany’s credit wl*
do*erlorating and toe steady depreria-
/t^f toelu trior securities has polnt-
tl^ntolteringlytotoe one concluslon-
a s^fo V lk*md'Western shares have re-
emtiv tern quoted at the lowest prices
th^pretenrrd ^
low it. and*the common below 4. The
SLT volley division bonds have also
Sid reSlderebly In prtc. «d to.
New River UrMoa first I^
cent, have brousht as Ure_“
ju .cox
marriage at flotilla.
FloV.tta. Feb. 3—(apccULF-TbU af-
ternoon et 2:30 o’clock Mr. I*,. V. Smith
of to!* pheo was married to Mias Jen-
D la Jackson of Cattinku Mr. 8m:to Is
of too firm of R. V. Smith A Co., ooe
of our best business men. au<l a gvntie-
m-ui of boocr and intiffrity. 'Miss Jack
in, the fair bride, ts s lively young
lady, cultivated, refined and attractive.
The happy couple have the very best
wishes of their boat of friends us they
bunch out co too matrimonial sett.
ihelcsa It hsd not been openly reported
receivership was Imminent, and
ln*eome 'quarters t“ had teen hoped {hit
the difficulties of toe company could Do
1 The Norfolk end Western railroad gen-
•jJrt AfSeers st Roanoke, Vs., were no
tified this evening of tne sppomUeat of
receivers et Richmond, and that th*
road had teen turned over to the re-
cetvers. They were Inelxucted to proceed
with the operation as heretofore, anil
while It 1* not known what will te done,
the opinion prevails among the officials
at Roanoke that no great changes will
b, made In the- operating force.
As Roanoke Is toe centre of the «r»-
tero. end the location of toe general of-
ACM and shops of Hit road. It la largely
dependent upon the N. and W. railroad,
and there la much Interest manlfeeeed In
the receivership by the people there.
The result la by no nteane a surprise.
general disposition to se
ct It cheerfully. It ts not bellved
mar Roanoke Interest will te seri
nnV Roanoke Interest will te seriously
affected, and that the result will ulti
mately be beneficial, as It was
known that the Ini i .-■> <
through th* usual process
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