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MACON, GA„ THURSDAY. MARCIi 21, 1895.
tcretary Grcsliam Was in His Office
u d look Prompt Action in
One Case.
E {ilS 11UST HAKE APOLOGIES.
uu Minuter Surprised «t the
1 Action —Huron Puvu
speni
,Knt* r l
Overrode National Anthorlllee
In the Colorado Affair.
TfasilnSt 011 '
March 15.—This after-
fallowing telegram was re-
.,he department of state from
, T emer McIntyre of Colorado, dated
aver:
Negroes WouW. Not Work Before the
Arrival of the Troops.
New Orleans, March 15.—Those who
went to the up-town river front this
morning toforo 7 o'clock (n anticipa
tion of either witnessing a ibloody riot
or the entire resumption cf the usual
activity on the levee were sorely dis
appointed, for neither the one nor the
ether occurred. Although It was known
that the state militia would be on hand,
work was not b-gun at 7 o'clock, not
because of the absence of negro work
men, for they were out In great num
bers, but rather because the soldiers
did not put In an appearance until
some lime after 7 o’clock. As early aa
5:15 the street corners In the vicinity
Monday's and Tuesday’s mstur-
!, just in receipt of a detnlltd
", by wire from the sheriff alt
Wuburg. I't does not differ mate-
Ur (ro m the newspaper reports. In-
Z held, and as I am Informed thor-
a hmstffutlon made. Evidence dn
subscribed by witnesses and
,1 ;n office of clerk of district court,
i riff further reports that there has
no trouble of any kind since and
, fcnxer, and that he Is thoroughly
,1, (o uuintoln peace and no danger
Usrixng .by American or Italians.
I in receipt of a telegram from am-
B j„r for Italy siying in part:
•nejse give orders for Immediate
du jgiinst murderers of Italia ns.’
Immediate notion will toe urged on
|iriti« looking to an arrest and
jishment of guilty person. The
ng Ital Ian consul Informs me that
learea tonight for Wabcnburg. i'
. given him such letters us ho
d for the sheriff. Prom every
ec of Information 1 learn that ev 1
lining is quiet. Have taken steps to
Ttain natkmaffitiy of deceased.
Ignel).
"A. W. McIntyre, Governor."
GRESHAM WAS AT WOMK.
ecretary Gresham, In aptte of hla slck-
s and the Inclemency of the weather,
•mfd Ally at the atate department
ey fM-iwai closeted with Assistant
;•!..> ■ 1 everal hours. Neither
pother state department oftl-
> discuss the Spanish affair
to admit the accuracy of
text of the dispatch sent
Itnlstef Taylor at Madrid. No expres-
could be obtained from them in
ister Mtuuaga'* somewhat drastic
meats upon, the action of the dapart-
Commercial Agencies \. v try Litllo
_
Encouragement in tho .esent
Situation.
NOT MAT IT USED TO BE.
Clearing; House Reports Show a Comld
erablo Falling Off From Two Year*
Ago—Import* Are Running
Smaller Than hast Year*
u IVIXG SHIPS AWAY.
Ivll Effect of the Labor
blcs at New Orleans.
New « ii, m u-oli 15.—One of the
he president ' will be, back tomorrow
‘^further steps 'wOf louNiesn L* Tie-
bancor were thronged with white hkh,
presumably screwen and levee laborers,
but these did not talk of riots or
trouble.' The coming of the militia waa
the one topic discussed, and it was
Admitted on all sides that no turbulent
scenes were likely to take place as
long as the boys in blue were kept on
duty along Uhe river front. Many un
complimentary remarks were made of
the soldiers as to their ability to do
battle, whether they would run if a
mob 1,000 strong camre upon the levee,
but It is safe to predict that no mob
will organize to face the soldiers’
rifles. Th« police were patrolling the
levee eafly this morning and the only
noticeable activity among them was
when a hatch would be sent to break
fast, and then whcti th?y returned
another batch would be relieved in or
der that they anight eat. It is needless
to say the officers look forward to th*
<mea4 hour with much delight and
•when they are relieved they hurry off
to their homes as fast as their two legs
wm cany £h»rm. On the avuy back to
duly thw stum* pace is not diecerribte,
aud this leads one to believe they leave
with more gladness than tfhey return
to the river front.
Almost ag a Wnole, the police wish
the sorewtmen’s trouble was at an end
and the hour when they will fa* re
turned to their old beats will be wel
comed with mudh Joy. It was as late
as 6:45 -when the first gang of negroes
Who 'went to work on the vessels ar
rived, and when they reached Water
end Sixth streets they halted and’
looked up and down the street and one
of them asked a by-stander if the mili
tia had arrived, and when he was In
formed that they had not, some turned
and walked out Sixth street and others
went over to the wharf and stood be-
, a . nu,ni, b< k r of police. The negro
who hul askew If the militia had ar
rived was one of the number Chat
turned to go book to hts home. He wan
asked where he was going, and his an
swer wa* ''Home."
Speaking further, one said: "Mv
rione is Henry Thomas and I live oh
Franklin street. I am not going to
take knots -working on tills ■wharf.
The soldiers might be all right, but
I would not feel safe working on that
ani * a ® * 1»—ve a -wife and two
children I d> not want to die Just yet.
I .1 try and get work at fvenelhlng
iAia.it
hi until ms arrival.
I, Information contained n (he mo.-
' revived-tadajr'jj 'He veretnrv ut
) from Governor .0 Intyr.- of Colo!
h “y*"* 'he! Susa Vara, .he Ital-
i ambuss dor, bad addressed him dl-
f on lbs subject of the Wolsenburg
. crested some surprise at the slate
rtmeot, as being quite contrary to
'Stic usage, but no official would
i the sublect. It la expected that
|rtpre,entatlvf of a foreign country
I transact all his diplomatic business
officials of ths government, officers
liate government through tbs state
lertmenb
t!ie la! >• >r disturbances Is
Wthe commerce of this ally
n today when It was rumored
t.i i: w:,|n : . ,v. u-iushiii N. i : i hi,-
"utlng she will not remain
ut this art to take on her cargo of
cotton, Lit . :n go : > Galveston for It.
The N. [im is lying at the wharf
it. i r th- h ad of Phillip str ot and In
the v;> j the place from wMch a
party ol .tors fin d upon negroes and
killed . i if them last Tuesday. .Tes
ter lay t otwas being unloaded by non.
union in it. od it is expected that the
unlo . In will be completed today. The
Hitler. D mpetsrCo. are agents for tho
v 1. |.
New Tork, March 15.—It. G. Dun &
Co.’s weekly review of trade tomor
row will say:
"Substantially all lndlcaitloAs of tho
state of business are rather more favor
able. Fanrn products are a little higher,
railroad earnings a shade better, dear
ths house exchanges a small percent
age larger In comparison with a year
ago. but less than In February, two
years ago, and most of the Industries
show a somewhat better front, though
their gain Is not large. Money mar
kets continue undisturbed, tile opera
tions of the syndicate still prevent ex
ports of gold and withdrawals-from the
treasury have of late practically
ceased. There Is not muoli enthusiasm
about the situation, however, because
the gain Is- slow and business 1s yet
a long way from what was once con
sidered a prosperous couuitlou. Furth
er, the gain Is in some cases due to
obviously temporary causes, and in
some to causes which do no, make
for prosperity. Clearing house pay
ments for tha week ore 5.7 per cent,
larger than last year. Imporis are run
ning a little smaller than In February,
wiille domestic Imports for two weeks
from New Tork show a decrease of 11
per cent.
"Money Is In better demand, the mar
ket hardens as usual before April 1,
and much more commercial paper is
offered, though partly to meet large
maturities th.s anonth. Hales from rite
West have not been enough to disturb
■the cixohango marker.
“But for tne largo number of now
bufitliugs in tne country, the condi
tion of Industry would be much less
favorable." .. , „
•llarilms* thuv far reported In failures
for fhl first week of March amount to
3t.CS3.tt, against 8.J7C.B3'last y«r;
MKKM .twainat vn. TH) 1
tfhat the raft won to ba sent to Galves
ton for 1 t
tYvi * ma<
loaded \
the repl
question *;u$ asked if the labor trou
bles
this nett
tvas: *'F.
and it a
steaairer
morrow
on th:> G
could be
SE
< !Nm9i
■ i ; i -1
of the
of the
1 as the rumor got abroad
argo of cotton the luqu'.ry
there if the vessel was »o be
h cotton at Galveston, and
was in the affirmative. The
levee were the jause of
being taken. The anewer
tly because of live Situation,”
ls further added that the
to leave her moorings to-
flgrnfnff and start for the port
if of Mexico. Nothing further
(farad!*
SLAPPED BRAll’S LACE.
Scnsalionai Episode in tho Taking of
Testimony in tho Felton-
Maddox Contest.
SEAB WEIGHT WAS QUICK.
Jutlgo IJranhnm Threatened to Sin
IUm, but Wright Wm Quicker In
Action and Delivered tlic IIlow
—Intense Feeling Aroused.
URE WAS ILLEGAL.
v.rlejr’* Decision In the Dis
pensary Cass.
on, C. C., March 15.—United
States r. nrict Judge Brawley today
mw
contra!.:
broug'ht
session
i- a.kill rally case arising out
vure by hhe state constables
i toooner Carolina, which ar-
v'l i./uHi ag >n i.a a o-rgo of
whisky. The suit was
ito? owikt to recover pos-
•abi til
> I'
in and t
session anil the court directed that be henito rtflrl Till.mlw! f/ve n.ilet
be given ,M s „slon. The court finds -J - . ?
that sectl. i 38 of tlha dispensary ’aw
under
Is u noons:
as It ,lpp!
ecdlnra It 1
to the si
the adzun
not. Upon
tegulalion
the right the state to confiscate the
cargo, but
schooner i-. Illegal, and In conclusion
say*: "It I
the act of
the vessel
but
A demand ON SPAIN.
[IrirU. Marat! 15—Mr. Hannls Taylor,
ftrScun minister, presentsd to the min-
r ol foreign affairs, a demand from
lovernmeiw for apology of regret
'■ the government of Spain owing to
I Alliance affair. Mr. Taylor’a action
Uuel on the following dispatch
Secretary Qreebam, dated Wash-
*ion, March Ml
7ISU department ta 'nformed that on
J lth Instant tha United Staten ateam-
|Alllanca, on her homeward voyage
1 Colon to Naw York, when six miles
I the coast of Cuba off Cape Mayel,
i repeatedly fired upon by a Spanish
boat with solid shot, which fortunate-
[fell short. Tha windward passage
[re this occurred Is a natural passage
| vessels plying betwean the ports of
| Cnlted States and the Caribbean sea.
’wh It aeveral regular llnee of Amer-
smamora pass weekly within sight
|Cape Mayel. They are well known
their voyage embraces no Cuban
of oalL Forcible Interference with
cannot be claimed as a belligerent
[t sn8 can under no circumstances bo
.ted when no state of mar exists,
government win expect a prompt
I vowel of the unauthorised act and
1 expression of regret on tho part of
| Spanish government. And It must
ft thaPImmediate and positive orders
liven to the Spanish navy comman.1-
fol to Interfere with tagUtmate Amer-
j commerce paeslnq through that
fttel and prahltntlng all acts wan-
ImporlMng life and property which
[wfully under the flag of the United
•«. You srin ooimnunleate this to the
l-ter of foreign affairs and urge tha
[ rtanee of a prompt and satisfactory
fmse. Gresham.”
IA SURPRISE TO MURUAGA.
phlngton, March 15. — Secretary
om’e per-mptory demand to llin-
I Taylor at Madrid for a prompt ex-
gtkm of the Alliance effalr was u
lest surprise to tha French minister,
Muruaga. Tha minister did not
['hat the message was entirely unex-
| l But did not hcsltatt to expreaa
'uprise and regret that”'the United
■ government had acted apparently
[utily In pending such • telegram to
uter Taylor without bearing both
> of ths case. When asked what tha
p>h government would probably do
|«tard to fBe matter, the minister
J do not think my government will
r any reply until It thall flret have
T'1 frnrn th- »«t»tnrtr yeneral nf Cuba,
fo the present the governor general
I'oen placed In possession of no newn
I*: him to bit leva the ship bad bean
1 upon, t tt£X a telegram from him
I right strung that the naval com-
at Hatnna had telegraphed to
1 authorities at Santiago da Cub*
I'Hbara. two of our coast cities, for
[Pirtlrulars ss to 'Hie alleged firing
T the Alliance. Oibara U near the
[•here (he outrage Is said to hive
1 ’"rirented. Up to * few hoars ago
'tert thd been made to the local au-
I'les and l have been Inclined to be-
[htl Capt. Crorsmar. was romanc-
~ seems Incredible tffat one of our
' could have done as reported
’ ■ inalntlnr tha naval command-
‘!e%ana with the action.”
[-1‘nOF. FOR WASHINGTON.
Sarah l5.-(flpecla!.>—P.
rrra was today appointed Judge of
f‘»!y created county court of Wash-
« county.
"You tvfll
v 'ho mill! ia is hem.
o safe fpui.enrni os in 14;
manufacture*, |7£5,396, against 873,770 last
year.
•The Anal returns for.February make
the aggregate 111,114,374, against 117,806,570
lasPTcar.
“Tho failures for tho week have been
360 In the United States, against Ml last
year: and llfty-seven In Canada, uf jlrst
nfty-flvo last year."
adjudged tint so much of
January, 1835, und-r which
.... *ns vised, is void as an
interferon wl'h Interstate oominercc,
end that t e Hbellam Is entitled to a.
decree foi possession anil for his
oosts."
CHANGES IN THE 8ENATE.
going to take any chaneos." ttc cnucht
tip wlt.’i his companions who went
nEES.* - lt J na “““ring to watch the
?^?**. wh0 . came to the levee on oot-
ton floats. At a crowd on a corner wa^
psxHcd It would l)e stcad/astly Razed
upon and when the lloat had paused
on up the street th..- men would turn
around every second, presumably to
notice what movement the crowd of
white men would make, If any. Once
l °“ ^arf In safety they would
stand In a group behind an officer or
bale of cotton or some other preteo-
* k> "* n< J * l »*«ned they were afraid to
.expose themselves. Coats wen- not re
moved and a bandanna handkerchelf
containing food was not luld aside.
Apparently they knew not what to do
ami ft looked as If they would not at
tempt to work until the soldiers should
come. At 7:15 s- m. the Flth battalion
under command of aiad. U F. Douche-
reau. appeared at Jackson street and
the levee and turning down inarched
to Morris' bath house. Celeste and tile
levee and was met there by the Fourth
battalion under comsnand of MaJ. Kl-
mer E. Woods. The two entered the
bath hougo which Is being utilize! as
nn armory and later pickets were
placed around It. This ceremony oc
casioned considerable laughter among
the crowd of men and boys who had
gathered ns the pickets were relieved
of novels from the Inside coat pocket
and newspapers ftym their hip pockets
which they had brought with them to
pa.-M tho long and tedious hours. The
appearance of the mllitta enlivened the
river front to some extent but not
os much work was begun as was ex
pected and this was said to be owing
to t|)e ear rival of soldiers. In the
course of an hour or taro, sum ii-n;
men have arrived and been put to work
loading the vessels. Everything pro
ceeded quietly until 1:30 when the ne
groes knocked off and went home and
the mllitta departed for their armories.
Thera la nothing to be lenrned from
the governor. He states that the situa
tion Is the same and there having been
tails far no settlement of the question
between tha parties directly Involved,
It Is Impossible to say when the time
will become propitious for him to with
draw tho state troops. The concensus
of opinion Is that there will he no out
break of lawlessness so long as the
state militia are kept on guard; butjt
Is also generally agreed that the griev
ances of the white Bcrewmen are deep
seated and the determined spirit cf
their sympathisers already displayed
will rtiow Itself again so soon ns the
stale troops ate relieved of duty. From
the screwmen direct nothing ran he
gotten, except s denial of having par
ticipated In the trouble and therefore
all reports of their movements or wtost
purpose Is actuating their minds, Is
borne of general rumor. Number* of
arrests have been made of persons
who participated In the rioting but It
Is extremely doubtful If a Jury can toe
gotten which wKI convict a solitary
llailvtdqat
GRAND JURY INQUmr.
They Will Probe Deep Into the Afflalr
at New Orleans.
Now Orleans, March 15.—The riot of
Tuesday morning Is now being Investi
gated by the grand Jury. The Inqulsl-
torloD body met this morning, with
J. A. Chslgron and thirteen
monitor* In attendar.- -, nnd went into
session with the matter of the riot
before them for Investigation. V large
number of witness** hove been sum
moned from <be police force and among
them negro screwmen who were pres
ent St the scene and whose bodies were
made the targets for the revolver* and
lilies of the attacking parties.
At 1 o’clock Judge Mdse rest for the
grand Jury nnd d»Hr -red a special
charge, urging tham to probe the af
fair to the bottom In order to discover
the perpetrator* of th* outrage.
Tiio Majority of Seatr. on tho Republican
..-IMS*-. Mda.-a— - _
npMuunnr
’A-.ishlngtott;' MJtrd! FI. Tii. ill-Arp'Cr
ane. of eighteen o- nators -rill make an
entire change In the appearance on the
.to floor when that Dody meets again.
Instead of the majority of th. dt.ks
bring on the Democratic side, they now
epprnr on the Republican side, and In
this connection It la Interesting to know
that at the request of Senator Marlon
Butler of North Carolina hie desk has
been placed on the Republican aide. Mr.
Butler la a Populist, elected by a fusion
led Mature that at the same time gave
the .hort term to Mr. Pritchard, Republi
can. The fact that Mr. Butler has a.ked
to be seated on the Republican aide la
taken a» an Indication that he wilt net
with the RepubMcens in matters pertain
ing to organisation nnd eueh other que»-
tton. ss are not Inconsistent with his
views on peouttsr subjects. Senator Ran
som, whom he succeeds, prophesied that
Mr. Butler would at all Hmea be found
acting In harmony In the senate with the
party that was antagonistic to the Dem
ocrats.
The recent decision of the assistant at
torney general of the poetoffk. depart
ment to' the .Sect that the "so-celled
newspaper law." circulated by publishers’
collection agencies were no laws at all
Win hove the effect of rioting the buslneie
of various newspaper collection agencies
throughout the country.
Tho department will now prohibit their
letters from going through the malls to
the newspaper* end to eubecribers who
have failed to pay.
DYE'S WILD SUSTAINED.
Ills Estate Goes, as Dev lin'd, to Negro
Heirs.
lAilantts, March 15.—The effort to
break the will of the lste George Wash
ington Lye of Klbcrt county, bus failed
In the lower court. Dye left nn estate
worth 3100,003 to his negro housekeeper
and her six children whose father he
was. His relatives attempted to break
the will but th“ jury rendered a ver
dict today sustaining It. This Is In ac
cordance with the d’risions of the state
supreme court. Arier Dye died 310,000
In cosh was found pocked In an old
trunk. He owned 7,000 acres of land In
one tody nnd was known In this county
"Governor" Dye.
FORGED COL. WESTS NAME.
A Swindler Now Duping Northern
Merchants.
Atlanta,' March 15. -Several checks
purporting to be drawn toy Col. A. J.
West of Atlanta, were received here
yesterday and today from Philadelphia
and Boston. It develops that some
one has been Impersonating Col. West
In the north.
John WennamaJcer A Co. of Philadel
phia, were victimized to the amount of
3110. Col. West Is In the rity. The Im
postor has been arrested In Boston
where he claims to be A. J. West and Is
supposed to to J. B. Mayaan, who Is
not known here. Further reports may
develop other drafts. Col. West ts
quertemuster general of Georgia and
Is a wealthy real estate man here.
r
CAPT. RHETT KILLED.
Ctarleeton. B. C.. March 15.—Capt
Julius M Khett, a gentleman farmer
of Montmorend, near Aiken, rt. C.. was
killed triTay by Marlon Toole. The two
men's farms ndjolncd and there had
been bad blood between them for years,
but the immediate cause cf the quarrel
was a drain, which belonged to Rhett
W'll a U'dlH. w IIIOU in iosigru "7 nil' ll
and which Toole otoetructed. Rhett di
rected his foremen to remove the ob
struction, and, therefore, Toole shot
him dead.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Jacksonville. FIs.. March IG.-riheriff
Betoesn and Tax Collector Peoples of
Be Sato county w*re arrested at Ar
cadia today Charged with embezzle
ment of county funds. The amount
the defalcation Is not known.
It the schooner was srlxed
utlonal anil void In so far
» to this case. The court
Jurisdiction of tho oaee a*
le question ei to Whether
of the vessel was legal or
the validity of the police
of the states to control the
liquor tr.r c 11 Is not called to pare
nul refrains from doing so.
assume any Jurisdiction of
1 ildn that hs seizure of the
KJp-OSmON MUSIC.
Souna and jnnes Wfll Both Have En
gagements.
'Atlanta, Munch 13.—During th? tak
ing of evidence In tho oontost of Dr.
Felton tor ttoo congressional seat of
Representative John Maddox, Seaborn
Wright sla-ppid Judge Joel Uiunhum's
face.
Wright, who Is a Lawyer, wasiprosout
as a spattntor nnd friend of Dr. Fel
ton. Judge Branham M counsel for
Maddox. lie mule a statement In
rrfcrcnco to Wright which tho latter
contradicted. The two men advanced
toward each other. Judge Brunham
orled: '!ui-..ui.Ui
“I will slap your face."
No sooner had he spoken than Wright
h' ruck him a resounding blow on the
cheek. Populwts and Democrats Urn d
up on oppos-te sides.
■Friends seized Wright and Branham,
while Dr. Felton ascended the Judge's
WASH STRONG TAID THE PENALTY
Tho Negro Murderer of Dune.i
at Hawktnsvlile.
Whether the affair will toe emlcubly
settled cutraot toe learned. There Is
intense feeling ibdt'ween the two par
ties.
Wright and Branham *re prominent
members of the Georgia bar.
CLOSED UNDER MORTGAGE.
An Atlsnla Shoe Concern Goes to the
Wail.
At
Go., March 13.—Th- ex-
■nlitec today awseptoil a
tor Sous i's btm.l tor a six
lg-.’icrit, beginning No-
•1 I looting until 1) ■■ in!,.- ■
.-w Vnrk hnnil ho* nJi-rarlv
toon -n«n'( -1 f■,f-,ur v.-i-k* pr.-o-d-.n
fan -h i -vlll. 1...
1 for the earlier pcr-nl if no
Atlan^, March 15.-(Special.)-The Arm
Mchenile & Riley, shoe dealer* on
Whltehofll »treet, went to the wall today,
the business being placed In tho hands of
the Sheriff upon the foreclosure of xnort.
Mes ttwrcgating $14,000. Tho failure In
volves features that promise to produce
■ome exceedingly interesting litigation,
the fight being over the locality of the
mortgage.
About 8 o'clock last night Judge Lump
kin was ptesentod with a bill praying for
the appointment of a receiver for tho
Arm. Tho bill was In fixvor of unsecured
creditors. .Judge Lumpkin granted n tom-
pory restraining order to prevent Mc
Kenzie and Riley from interfiling with
w ti -1 I h- lift I- >n ..f th.' court
l't" ilh.r I n >\\ !i to t h" in G - • I ... h'.Mcrrt
‘•“•y •>» '■:»••• tool. . •■ to j.rHt • tli*‘lr
claim*. Mr. McKenzie, hca.l of th* firm
Ht-^vklnsvllle, March 13.—(Special.)—
I’aah Strong, alias Gcorgo NN ashlngton
V'heeler, today paid the death penalty
or the killing of Johnson Duncan, col
ored, In November, 1832. The execution
was private, so called, about 100 persona
being In tho enclosure.
At 11:30 the executioner rtfd tho deatl
warrant and In company with the deem
ed man and his spiritual advtumi. mount
ed the scaffold. Rector Turner of tho
Episcopal church reminded ;ho*e pretent
of the solemnity of Jio o.cauan In a,
few wonis. then r- i<l a prayer s<*ivJce,
after which Rev. Henry Way i f tho ne
gro Baptist church here made some re
mark.*, and was followed by Strong's
pastor, T»co, a colored Methodist minis
ter, who made *talk and prayer.
The murderer th* n diked to the crowd
for several minutes, saying ho fergavo
his enemii M, asked heaven's Messing on
all and *akl ho was prepared to meet hla
God. He said he specially’ desired to see
Oharllo Riley, the’main %'itncss tho state -
used against him on tho trial, but Chnrtlo
was not present- Ho said this wltnew
did not state tho facts of tho killing,
though Strong admitted doing the net.
The remainder of his dying Rtutcment
was in part n repetition of fho foregoing
and was without especial note, llo w.us
attired in a neat olick suit and atcirdod
the scaffold at 11:32 smoking a c per. Ho
displayed remnrkablo nerve *.o the end.
The three proaxAers put their hands on
the condemned man's head, he kneeling,
and asked God’s blessing* upon him and
descended.
Tho sheriff and the deputy then tied
fcis hands, arms, legs and feet nnd placed
tho black cap over his face. Then nt 12:10
o'cl ck Sheriff Hunt did his unpleasant
duty, puHotl the trigger that threw the
tran door dnd NVush Strong’j- Jm> ly went
dangling In the air. Death camo from
strangulation In twelve minutes, nnd af
ter hanging twety-flve mi mites his body
was cut down -ir»d put In fra cuskct there
awaiting, fils body was Immediately
taken to th$ negro cemetery and burled
by Ms brethrch of the church. The white
minister present at the execution and tho
two negro pesters all testified to their
belief In the sincerity of Strong's cou.
slon, repentance and salvation.
The crime for which Strong was hung
resulted from the game of skin, popular
with many of the colored population.
Strong was angered at something Dun
can did, pulled out n pistol, pointed it at
Duncan nnd made him walk In front of
him and the pistol for some feet down
the road and then without any warning
deliberately tired the pistol and his vic
tim wns Instantly,killed. Strong Imme
diately fled to Florida, but was captured
and brought back last summer. At his
trial last fall he was ably defended by
Jordan & NVatson, but the proof being
conclusive, ho wns convicted.
Morocck * Warren of Moron r trrb l
hla rase to the supreme court, but th it
court affirmed th*' one below.
Tho crowds In H;iu klnsvlllo today
quite
nderly. but the
outside
curiosity of
around the Jail \n
: day for tho dnr-
'IIRA N'S NKWSl’APFdt.
tbs
programme of tte exposition «nd will
tnak* U one of the finest features.
T5ie offer of Se.jort.-is mi l Vitkins of
New York f--r cone, lion to operate
Intr.iraural railway nraa .io’«pteil. Tho
oahnmlttee also Oetermln ;tl toy formal
action to ihave a Bv.,< stock JeparMicnt,
wWfh tvlll be one of the finest over seen
the ooorlil. An arronuem was
reached with Nat, Salisbury, manager
for Bucaki BUI, for an enragonent of
tin.' Wild West show for two months,
beclonlnt November 1.
MAILS FROM MOBILE.
A New Routin* for Letters to South
American Forts.'
WaKifnrton. Olunh 15.—The post-
office department has Instructed the
postmaster at Mobile, Ala., to make
up and dispatch on the 1st proximo,
malls addressed to Central American
poitofflaf 'of Belize, Blurilclds and
Bocae del Toro; to be dispatched toy
meant of ’rewo.ls sailing from Mobile
for the place named and to oontaln
only artlclea addrearad for delivery at
those place* The dispatches from Mo
bile win be In addition to those from
Now Orleans, La., for the tame places
which will continue as at present.
The reason for adding Mobile la be
cause most of the vessels now use Mo
bile as s heme port Instead of New
Orleans. The date of vessels sailing
will be announced In Jho monthly
foreign steamship schedura and articles
destined for those ports will be address
ed to the two named cities which offers
quicker transportation.
OXYGEN EXPLOSION.
One Man Killed and Another Seriously
Hurt by tho Gas.
London, Matfch 15.—A man '
blown to pieces and another, a by-
stand r, was severely Injured at Church
street station today by the explosion
of what was then thought to be is
bomb. The man who was killed car
ried the explosive and dropped It ac-
ctdentaTiy. It baa developed, however,
that the supposed bomb was a cylinder
of compressed oxygen Intended for use
In connection with a magic lantern
The force of the explosion was so great
that the nation suffered some damage.
DARRAS WAS A GAMBLER.
Ban Antonio, Tex.. March 15.—Thom
as Dnrrat, the son of a wealthy steam-
heat owner of 8t. Louis, Mo., died here
yesterdi-. Consumption was the cause
of death. Thomas Dorms was a very
eccentric man throughout ttfo. He
lived up to tils Incrane and from 3500
to 31,000 a month went over the gam
ing table.
DENIED THE ATTEAL.
Wdsninstuu, 7*.—The sccrc
Ury of the Interior today denied the
•ppHcation of th. New Orleans Pacific
railroad for an appeal from Me de
partment’s decision holding for cancel
lation it* indemnity seetkm to a q^r-
Ur section of land In the New Orleans.
La.. Hnd district.
WYMAN GETS A NEW TRIAL.
Hew York, March 15.—Tto gmeral
term of the supreme court reverse.!
the Judsment of the lower raurt In the
case of Erastus Wyman and has grant
ed Mm a now trial. Judge Van Brunt
writes tte opinion of the court. Judge
Fillet writes a dissenting opinion.
FOR TWENTY YEARS.
Jackwnvttle, Ft*.. March 11—At
Arcadia. Fla., today Joseph Jordan,
was senhsoped to twenty y:-ars for an
attempt to ravish the 3-year old da ugh
tc r of Jlr, Citric* felepbejuvn.
to til* 34M I
the i:
ken™,. WWBU WS ik'vttVMSP Couhqm*.-Mirth
k '~ ‘ Coehrin Tef-'crmi.
filing i-r the morteiKe. I’.-iyne .t- Tye, the
attorneys ror tne mortgage noiaera,
awoke Clerk Tanner of the superior court
about 3 o'clock this morning and lad the
mortgage tiled. The largest mortgage,
which Is for 3U.2SO, I, hi Id l.y J. It. Wy-
father-ln-l.-uv of the ..unlor member
of the Arm. W. A. McKenilo Is also
holder of a 3300 mortgage.
The unsecured creditors will attack the
validity of th* mortgage and foreclosure
proceedings.
TWICE LEFT HER HOME.
Mary IUley's Waywardness Was Deep
Seated.
Atlanta, March 15.—(Special.)—At an
early hour tide morning the police de
partment was. notified of the disappear
ance of pretty, but waywnrd, Mary itt-
U7, the daughter of John RUsy, a blind
man living on Vaaear street. About a
week ago Mary, wbo up to that tlmo
helped to eupport the family ly working
os a shop girl, left tome for what sho
Imagined an easier lift. Yeaterday she
nn, round at an eatabllahmeiu on Thcmp-
a treat, which she had chosen In exchange
for the humble parental cottage. Through
the police, who found her there, the girl
was brought fact to face vlth her moth-
er’agaln. She was full of 'epentance for
her waywardness and when she consent-
to cohack bom* again there was re
joicing In the little cottage on Yssaar
street over the prodigal’s return. Mary’s
repeiitunco was but abort lived however,
for tome time during th* night the arose
from th* bed which ah* bad occupied
with her elster and. donning her father’s
clothing, stole away from the house. The
police were notified as soon aa the girl's
flight was discovered, but so far nothing
ha* been seen or beard of her. The girl
Is supposed to have dressed In her fath
er's clothes hoping to avoid further trou
ble from the police In her flight by pas
sing es a boy.
OAVE UP
UBR
CHILD.
A Poor Widow Left Him Among Ne
groes.
Tt IIm Fassod
-vttlN ('*J.)—TUi'
!n-\wp<iiyW jvulv
Friday T!
link-
I»iH
mil It U
► \ MmII i
ip-r l)iiv
-f • Hon.
friendvi and r
M "V l>. C. Walk r mid / V. P»«
'■•■•Ic, ;«lu» hi vc i„ It lends IU-.
up ;i "-'l-'",■••:■- T c.virt, wtototo :s 1,
’••• ■' I-i-'in III this tr- I, h ,j-..
luruieL h uno.
ACCIDENTl
IN ALABAMA.
'V.-:i-K r, »\\ .j I • ■ ■ |
---. •
expoototl that Coolir.in
a brigUt, JutriUgcnt, ne
Mr. Vautro tus nn,
and Is at work In tho I
In im there.
■Mr. I'. id Rogers, s
John It. it • • rs of II- il-.v Hpr.ncs, Liu-
ten, county. Go., on ;--l tin' ,\--w p;
-■. ■!■ ■ ■ • i! ■ -■ - . « ,.k
M'-r, Will .1 --ui> nnd Ms->n
D-'u-' ■; t.y. two jv-qwlir young gvntie-
m- n '' " -1 - - i \ i liiu' ii uni- fit v,
■I ■ 1 ! - -I - - ■ 77 i ' - i ; i l. i n
>" -'■•I II N ji-’ bi.-k from
I:-,’iii.in. where li • in, be-'ii in n t-
tendsne" upon D<Htg, wupi rior onirt.
'I J. I ’• -'h ;>|> ird of N mi 1,
seen on tho «r ■• , hero today.
Mi - W. I’. Kt-N -jr „f Augusts Gs
wi-i >w ..r ill. lit,. || wilbur I’! K ‘l-
- l'ul.sk ■■ may.
visiting
■t an l a I.ittla
H.-I:".. Min-’i 13.—A painful nrei-lent
!“I I to Ci:pt. .1. 1--. Lum,d. n
!"\ ptonitatlon
He
Atlanta,'March w.-tSferiaLJ-Chlef of
Police Connolly today sent a bright lit
tle boy of 4 yean to the Home for ths
Friend!*** whose case le a strange one.
Yesterday afternoon Madam* Bunion, a
woman living on Collins street, notified
the police that she had found th* child
ta the custody of negroes, among whom
It had been abandoned by Its mother, an
estimable widow, who was too poor to
pro rids for both herself and ber off
spring. Th* mother was located ta Ha-
vamnb. where she Is trying to earn a
thing, today and Chief Connolly notified
her of ber child's whereabouts. Th* wo
man, who ts known as Mrs. Roper, re
plied, begging that the little fellow be
sent to Mm Home for the Trundles*.
Some day, she said, she might reclaim
him, but now she can btrely keep her
a Nv-1 and body tagether.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Atlanta, March U.-<Sp*rial.)-M. L.
Gertie, a watchmaker living at too Boat
Hsrrt, street, attemptc-l to commit sui
cide last night by taking five grains of
morphine, but bis condition was dlrcov-
ereil by his family ta time to save hi*
life. He left a sealed letter to C. T.
Flchter. but the contents of the letter are
kept from th* public.
THE GOVERNOR ABSENT.
Atlanta, March 15.—ISpecUl.t—Govern
or Atkinson went to Washington today,
to be absent from the executive office un
til next Tuesday.
*A NEW LADY VISITOR.
Atlanta, March U.—<8pecUL> -Mrs. W.
L.Daria of Albany was appointed n mem
ber of tho board of visitors to the OIris'
Normal nod Industrial School today.
... . 1 return*
.. . .. ,. Aunt, end was In tho act <
opening i gat* when a tnoio whi.
ho v is leading gave a Jork and cans,
a shotgun. Which ho held In hla rlir-
hind, to to discharged. Tho I ad
must t".-e away his left hand. It «■
tated atwl he aval not doing we
at last
This afternoon two Jlttle negro biys
sons of Adelalne Tate, Bvtng havaS
mile, north of Selma, qua roe tad while
crossing Beach creek. Jn the scrim
mage which followed one fell In she
creek and was drowned. The body han
not been recovered.
PAN -ENG Ell COMMISSIONER.
It Is Likely That Slaughtei
Decided upon.
Has Be
Savannah. Os., March 15.—Th* com
mittee of the Southern Pat*.tiger Asso
ciation to nominate a eoatmlseloner un
der the new agreement met here to
day. After a short renslon, the com.
’tniuee oUourned without formulat
ing any rciwrt until March 1:7 i n At
lanta. The names of several candi
dates were before tho convention, nnd
It Is Interred (tost the present com
missioner. Mr. Slaughter, has toon
agreed upon.
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED. ">
Terre Haute. Ind.^ March 15, Van-
d ilia express train No. 7 -was wrecked
two miles ease of this city at 12:50
tol* m >rnlnc. Condu- Tor K&hm h.i«l iiia
arm fractured and several pass<*tt£*rs
were badly bruised. A bead end collis
ion with :i switch engln
accident
the air
fire and
a dozen loaded freight
on >4»o elding. Both eOK
t\n tncn pjica'itil aerloua Injury by
JutopittC. The express wai running at
■ t •. • 1 thlrt : .... .. ,i’i h ar ..
the crasj um
ntlnen reared ulgh fn
I the -l-ri.l. i • .ira .Mcht
uad fiercely, as did also
standing
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