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a Hakes Some of Them Public in Connection With the bacon Case. 3AT BONDSUEN UAVE TO SAY iiiavit* by W. W. Collins, II* J* Lamar, B U. Wateri and Oshers—All Say That They Were Guaranteed Againat Litigation Fee*. ■o till' editor of th? Telegraph: Ex- „ from the bill filed Iby myself iust Major Bacon and a general i.isis of the same wore published L,u without my procurement or itodg'-. As his anawer, covering at eight columns of printed mat- has been pu’bllsh^S at his Instance, quest that you will give place to following affidavits and an extract ok- of hU lettens to me to show the public the part taken Jay Major cm in procuring bondsmen for Mc- [jie & Co. bese affidavits and the extract from letter to me show that ‘he was se- 11! to secure my signature bo tilts J, aud that he represented to others the Ibond was a mere matter of i and that they should be held d ss. They not only corroborate the •.audits set out In my complaint, all! operate to correct any mlsap- unslon on tho part of the public from Major Bacon’s averments denials, which are contradicted by sworn statements made by these of unquestioned credibility. Justice to myself, I beg to say while I recognise the Impropriety ugulng a legal case In the news- i. it seems proper for mo to do this h to correct the erroneous linpres* that Major Bacon’ snswr is ulated to make. Very respectfully, J. F. (Hanson, annah, April 24, 1895. piDAvrr of w. w. collins. ale of Georgia, Bibb County.—W. Collins, of above state and county, ath, says: hat In tho spring of 1891, when an t was being made to have J. 8. ighe & Company taken out of the Is of a receiver, appointed for them [he Honorable Emory Speer, United rs Judge, for which purpose Judge lr required of MVfTtghe & Company •nd of one hundred thousand dol- that the said !W. W. Collins, to- :r with Capt. McKee and W. L. ig of the firm of J. S. ‘McTtghe rmpany, Jfvnt to the office of Judge tin, In tile city of Macon, mid dis- the making of said bond, there agreed that we should go to . A. O. Bacon's office and talk matter over with him and get him Indertake to secure tho signature F. Hanson as one of the ‘bonds- it ‘being agreed that If any one lacon could secure the signature Id Hanson bo said bond that Capt. n could do so. We saw Copt, n and discussed the bond de led hnd Capt. Baoon undertook part of securing tho said iHanson’s to th? ‘bond. nod) W. W. Collins. >rn to and signed before me, ry public, this 22d day of April, be held harmless. Ho further said that if thane was any litigation ho would represent the Sureties free of charge and see that their rights were fully protected. That ‘bond was after wards presented to mo Iby Major Bacon tn the presence of Capt. McKee of the orm of MCTlghe & Company, and I signed It, Major Bacon telling me at the time that I might rest ‘easy about the bond, as 1 was amply protected. (Signed) IE. iB. Waters. Sworn and signed before me this, the 23d day of ‘April, 1895. (Signed) A. P. Findlay, Notary Public, BtUb County, Ga. ‘AFFIDAVIT OF A.. B. SMALL, state of Georgia, Bfbb County.—A. B. Small, of above county and state, on oath, says: That some time In the spring of 1891, or at the time the MdTIghe & Company bond was being made in the federal court, he was solicited to elgn same by the parties at interet, aud ihc saw Ma jor Bacon, who told him that he (Sins’ll) would Incur no risk In signing same, as it was a mere formal bond to relieve McTlghe & Company from trouble und glv? them time to arrange seme business matters then pending; that he at first refused to go on said bond, but at the earnest solicitation of the parties interested In getting up the bond he finally stated that If the bond was as stated by them lie would sign it. He afterwards went to Major Bacon’s office to we • the bond and, upon reading it, found it to be totally different from the representations made by Major Bacon and others, and refused to sign it. (81gn-d) 'A. B. Small. Witness, W. L. Goodrich, Notary Public, Btbb County, Ga. THeh 8,0 R rD .SY.f JaP.JR. .aO! EXTRACT FROM MAJOR BACON’S LETTER. addressed to J. F. Hanson and slgnti by Major Bacon, referring to the Mc- Tighe & Company case, th? following language occurs: "In the progress oi this case It became Important that McTighe Sc Company should give a bond with good and solvent sureties In the Bum of one hundred thousand dollars. That this bond should bo given was to the interest of the Macon Con struction Company as well as to tho Interest of McTlghe & Company, and some of the members of that company were active In the effort to procure the necessary sureties on the bond. 1 did not select the persons who were to be asked to sign the bond as sure ties. Tto»y were selected by the parties Interested after consultation among themselves. Their names were fur. nished, and while others of the counsel saiw some of the parties, I saw others and requested them to sign the bond, anti among these so requested by mo was yourself." P. 8.—The letter from which the above extract was taken was received by th? undersigned und Is now tn tho possession of his attorneys. J. F. Hanson. Si IDS ALOOF. Our Go verb, tyt Will llavo Nothing to Do Wlif / •'e Nicaragua Affds BRITISH READY TO 4 A ’D. A Formidable Fleet In the Harbor of Cer!uto~!Vo American Veasels in tho vicinity Except tho " Monterey* JACKSONVUDIjE’-S POLTTFC9. riled) IA. P. Findlay, Notary Public, ‘Bibb County, Ga COL. H. J. LAMAR, ale of Georgia, Btbb County.—I, iry J. Lamar. Sr., of above state cunty, declare, under oath, that fallowing statement Is true: few days prior to the signing of I. McTlghe & Company’s bond. In ult pending against them In the udStates court, presided over by l. Emory Speer, judge, and which l»nd was dated April 10th, 1191, was for the sum of one hundred Hand dollars, and was finally ed by myself. E. B. Waters. The into? Company of Georgta, J. F. ison nd others, -Major A. O. Bacon to the Exchange Bank ahd aakod lo go on McfTlghe & Company’s d, as above, saying that tfcsire 1 be no possible risk In doing so, was a m>rp matter of form. Ud not agree, at this Interview, to I on the bond, saying that A. B. b«i; nd Joseph Dannenberg would Sra of ths signers In connection the prtl?s who did pnatly sign the So strong was his assurance that nrm would come to me that I con- si to go on the bond with the par- who did finally sign It, and with understanding that Joseph Don- erg and A. B. Small would also with dp. In a short time after Major Bacon returned and In- wl tho that Small and Dartnertberg ki-llmd to go on the bond. Major n also further stated .Chat If I icd to sign the hand It would b* ss for them to go any further, as could not make the bond uni- -■ uld sign It. He again assured me no possible harm could result to y signing It, and said that I would •M harmless. Major Bacon further 1 that If any litigation should by reason of my having signed bond that I should also be pro- d against the payment of attor- feea and court coats—In short, he me that I hould he held nloss. gnod) Henry J. Lamar, Sr. rn to and subscribed before me tho 20th day of 'April, 1895. coed) C. M. Orr, otary public. Btbb County. Ga. FTDAVIT OF. E. B. WATERS, to ,«f Georgia, Rttffi County —I, 3. Waters, of Reynolds, Taylor ty. Georgia, desire to make tho wing statement under oath: f-w days before 4he bond of Mc- •• & Company was signed Major n sent for me. I then resided In n. and I went to see him. He told lhat McTlghe & Company wanted d? a bond for one hundred thou- dollars III a case against them In United States court. He wild that Lamar anil others had Agreed to a the bond and (hat McTlghe & pony proposed to assign their s* against the Macon Construction T“iny, the Mb con and Savannah ruction Company and Ihc Macon Atlantic ritlroad. which Col. La wns to hold, for the protection '* Tlghp * Company's securities v Bacon assured mo that I could possibly lose anything, that he, J" "f the attorney* who bad pre- d the papers, assured me lhat i was no risk and that I should A Circular That Made a "Sensation 1n the Legislature. Jacksonville. Fla.. April 25.—The tactions Ig the Democratic party of this county are agin ready t* ;ly it one another’s throats owing to the bill which Seniior John E. Hu-rtrideo has Introduced In the legls!ature In Talla- uaesec, preparing to change the pres ent charter at Jacksonville, where « provision for the Australian ballot sys tem Is a feature.“The present charter was prooured by the Barrs-Stockton faction of the Democracy In Jackson ville and they have held power under It. Senator Hairtrldge belongs to the Tallafeiro-Trlay faction and hla bill to change the charter la intended to give his faction an advantage. Last night Jacksonville was flooded with the following circular: "Read and refloat. An earnest pro test against an Infamous attempt to Aggravate an already critical condi tion . "We earnestly proteat against tho attempt on the part of John E. Hart- ridg? to change the charter of our city as affecting the election laws. The present law .providing as it does for a perfectly fair representation of all clone* and ‘factions, must b? entirely satisfactory' to every honest, fair- minded citlxen. and any attempt to niter or subvert It* provision* must be taken as an attempt and a declaration of intention to reopen the flood gates of local polilcal corruption and In trigue. Such a step at this time la fraught with danger and must lend to most seriotm consequence*. If only I he possession of office and the paltry per quisites pertaining were Involved It would be a trifling matter, but the principal of political llb-rty Is dis tinctly Jeopardized as affecting «ur cltlaensblp, and we are not prepared tn quietly stjbmit to lie praotlcally dis franchised and we Insist that a per- slstenci In this course of political Jockeying will le ,T to either open revolution 'or the ocpopulatlon of the city ••Fellow cttlzena, do you realize tto? gravity of the situation? If go, arouse and Ft us send tn Tallahassee such a protest that this Infamy shall be 1m- nvdiately rebuked and defeated. "By Committee of ’One Hundred.’ ’’ Copies of the above circular were also distributed In the senate chamber at TMUhueeee this morning and raised a storm. Senator Hortridgo arose to a ques tion of personal privilege and a com mittee was appointed to investigate as to where the circular name from, how it got into/the senate chamber and by what right it was distributed there. A— KAN9A3 REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. ‘Washington, April 26.—The Nicara-. guan minister, Dr. Guzman, spent sev eral hours at the state department In the early morning today hoping to ob tain from Secreory Gresham come fur ther Information as to the attitude of this country. The president and the oablnet were In the meantime being pho tographed and the secretary erf war and the eecretainy erf navy Immediately afterward started for Philadelphia. .In rhe afternoon Dr. Guzman called at the department but riiw the secretary tally tor a moment. What passed be- twwen the tare- gentlemen has not been divulged but In reply to an Inquiry to night Dr. Guzman simply said that the secretary had no Information to Im part, while he, tho Nicaraguan minis ter, on the other band, could ‘advance no Huggcehtlon us to the outcome. Seme Cm'")-r-<‘““"“nt has been caused io the British ambassador Sir Julian Pjuncefote, by the connecting of hie cia.ll upon Secretary Gnwham yesterday wiin the dispute between his country and Nlouulgin. The British antfboma- dor la frequently compelled to visit tile dpiartment In view of the numerous lira item constantly arising between the United States und his government and Bt is positively slated that Sir Julian's call upon Secretary Orewnam yesterday hUd no reference tot the Nicaraguan in cident. The British minister to Cen tral America, has been at Managua for several weeks He will remain there until the pending troubles haw* been ad justed. Whatever cocimunlcaltlon Lord Kimberly dtalres to make to Nicaragua, will be made through the medium of tho British reprenentaZlve there, Mr. Go«llng. Ncawing can be obtained officially Antn the state department in regand to the peibent attitude of the Uultcl Suites in tho Nicaragua affair. It is understood thait the president Is unultei.vbly opjwsed to the giving out orf any tnfoitnutilan as to matters which may be of a more or less delicate diplomatic relation. The re- tloonce observed towards the Centnul American republic, however, la not care fully nulntalmd with diplomatic officer- of other government* an they other wise would be a soiled book ns to tliJ matter of public Information, ft la dis tinctly Undemtood that the Unlled Stale* have takoo the ground that tv dispute between England, und Nicara gua Is one Involving questions of m- lional honor and dignity in which the United states have no right to In' r- prs*. I' therefore, lnf.rO! tl*»• tCMrtild Nkurawua hnld out und nr:' . h 880*1809 take possession of the Corimo custom bouse tomorrow morning, no ob jection will be urged on the part of the UnilUri States. It I* positive that no United States war vessel has been or dered o Corinto. Tho two American WareMDs reported in a Nicaragua cable dltpitch an having been seen on their way to Corlnto are mythical creations, growing out of the feverish hopes of the Nicaraguan people erf United States m- rervrptj.in. It ta eonrstsl even by friend* orf Nicaragua that no barm con come to Corlnto or to the republic It- eelf from a temporary occupation of Corlnto by the British. It lie believed that after a few day* have elapued and the United State* should fall to receive any extension of time or change tn the mode of payment as asked at Nicern- g’la’a request, Nicaragua will then gmc?fully yield to the Inevitable and come forward with tho Indemnity. The armored itAwc vessel, Monterey, according to tho Information of tho navy department will leave Acapulco tonight or tomorrow for Pi tuwni in ae- eordince with her Itinerary which pro vided that ahe should leave that port and after "touching at «uoh interme diate points as may be d«<r*t>l«" should arrive at Panama not leter than May * A ehipment of wupplie* will leave A Spirited FlgM on the Stiver Question i» Exfmoted. Topeka, April 25.—the eighth annual convention of the Kansas Republican Longue met In this city at 1# o’clock this morning. Over 1,000 delegates were in attendance. The morning session gras taken up In preliminary work, and the appoint men t of the usual commit tees. Tho election of < Ulcers will take place this afternoon and it will be a test nr -to.-urth of Governor Morrill's ad ministration. The administration ‘faction Hut upon Henry Bone of Clark county, Its candidate for preeKhnt while the op position will unite upon Senator C. F. Scott of Allen county. There will probably be ■ spirited fight In the convention on the elver question. The fret* silver etivocatfl* appear to b* |n the n»Jority. Should a resolution be offered endorsing the state administra tion It wai be me* wtth bitter opposi tion. RELIEF FOR CHITRAL. Calcutta. April 2S.—OeneraJ Sir Robin Low. commanding the British expedi tion. telegraphs that Col. Kelly with hta command reached chitral last Sat urday. Ho found that the siege of that S ince btul been rolaed anti that Bhy-af- ul, son of the late mriwer of Ch.L al, who lud invested Che place, had hastily enoultd hot position an<l hi* (Wherea bouts era unknomv Now York <>n the jOth (net. by steamer duo at Cohin on the seme date. This shipment Is made upon the tvnresenta- tUta of Capt. Hlgglnson, thait he wlnhtnl to receive the supplies at Pa»iam.i on that date, ft Is not known at the navy ileiwriment where the Monterey will ■rap on her way to Panrma, but the stops will be very few and none at all unions very hnportmt, unle-a for coal. There 1* n? regular onallog plocn be tween Panama and Acapulco although fuel In small lots la obtainable In sev eral of the Central Amor keen porta which osn be enterJI by n v««e| of the Monterey's draft and Corlnto la trie most prObUbF of these pons, the others being chiefly mere rnadattaB. accessible only In fair weather. „£>« ~vy department a* well aa Capt. HiflXinson IH ••offlclally'’ unj-warciny coraplicattona at (forinto of the hostile pnwrice of a British fleet there, other- Wbe it would safely be assumed that rhe Monterey will avoid that port. From- morn navaj officers Oald today tbit until th« Monterey had ordcre to prevent Britwh oooupatlon, tentgiorary or p*r- maner*. It would be very unfortunate tor her to enter Corimo nt thh Junc- ture\ as her arrival might re Iso false hapoa in Nleeogua and prompc the gov- eramentt to acta which wvmld give Great Britain a<h)ttlo(Hl claims and forth— complicate the situation. In bis opin ion, tho Monterey would try to mike th? 1,430 miles to Paucrrvi without a stop trusting to reduction ft, Sliced to enable her 200 ton* of coui to carry her the entire distance. Naval offleore gen- evilly regret the rumor stoned by the officer* of the t&eanavr Colima that they hurt mot a !K«t of four American iwar shlpn on their way to Corlnto. Of ciurse «*• "Wo* »»* absurd as the only American fteve of such numbers in ex- fctenee except that in Ciiiwwe waiters (H Admiral ‘Meade’s squadron recently at Colon and no.v disposed. A number of the American ships on the Paclfle moved Today. Hia flhgehin Phtladel- phta la still In Honolulu, ten <Viys dis- fhnt; the Alert at PlUhnu, three day* distant: Ranger at Bue.w Vida five distant and the Olympia at San I»ego. aeven flays sail from the port where /.n- aumorlzed rumors se.it her some time BLUE JACKETS READY TO LAND. (Copysrrlghted by the New York Herald.) New York. April 25.—The Herald’* spe- dal cable from Manacu* nyi: Follow ing f« the text of the dlepatch received by th > Nicarxcimn covermnent from Ad- mlra: ifteveneon of the SHtlsh fleet of warship* now at Cortr.to. ••Havfnc received loatructlona frotr. her ijthjeety'ft government to hand you the eccompenyimt dispatch from L,ord Kim berly, her majesty‘e principal secretary of date for foreign alTalrs, I havo the honor to preeemt to your excellency Cotn- mtmder Stokes of hn* majeaty** ahlp. Royal Arthur, who is the bearer of tbt» dispatch, together with a letter and proc lamation from me. *1 have the honor to inform your ex cellency lhat unless I receive a reply within three days from date, containing a full compliance of the Nicaraguan gov ernment -with demands contained in Lord Kimberly’s dtepatch or tn the event of no anewer txvng received wlfchtn the time fixed, or if the answer Is unHatlsfactory, I ehall at once laud an armed force, tak ing military possession of C^oriinto by oc cupying the custom houso a' i other gov ernment building*, and appointing Capt. Frederick Percival French of the Royal Arthur governor of the port. “The Uvea. private property and trade of all foreigners will be respected. In the event of any resistance or disturbance aristas I shall use the force at my dls poeal to maintain order. ’A copy of the accompanying proclama tion will bo Issued to esch officer In Co rlnto, both Nicaraguan and foreign, on my taking possession of the place." The proclamations referred to says: "Whereas, The Nicaraguan govern ment hating unlawfully seized the per- zon of 11* c Brltantc Majesty’s vice con sul at felueftelds, together with some twenty British subjects, and confined them In the town of Managua or expelled them from Nicaraguan territory, "I have In consequence received orders from her majesty’s government to occu py the tqwn of Corlnto and selie all ves sels canning the Nicaraguan fines and hold tho earns until such time as the Nic araguan government has compiled with demandslof the Britsh government. “II. L. Steveniom, "Rear Admiral." Coromwider stoke* returned to Corlnto yesterday. He reports (that ho was cour- teously re vived by the authorities In the capital, f TKf rviimnn Acubr.n rrPON. Lond 1 April 25.—The St. James Os- "Notlrfg 1* known at the United States embassy I regarding any request made by the Washington government to Lord KhrVberlJ for delay on (he part of Ureat Britain In taking action agKlnat Nica ragua. It la understood that England and tho United States are agreed upon the course te be pursued fit enforcing com pliance with the British demands." INTERFERENCE FOR HAWAII. Great Britain Will Not Appeal to the ’United States. iLonden./Aprll 25.—In the house of commons today Sir Thomas Esmonde asked If ICi vail u r> under the protv? i of* the United States and If that : '.’drtlment ■ ".iId not be ap proach - >cl:t‘ a view of obtaining proper ti minfcnt for ex-Queen Llllou- knlan!. ; Donald', M i:rf'as>r aald: ’’As I happ.’n to know '. ti !y, i t in In this appeal In hoc : -h 4t. She imprisoned vll’-ot .1 V.tr, majority of a?ain9 her su Sir I : t ;•••.• un l.(r r - ; ■:: - tli.it H ‘.fv. wan not un ction Of Ibv r'nlted States, ties ae< had b.en nakel If an appeal could Mot be made hi h ’ fa ' recognized England, no such appeal could 5m iiri'-lc to the American government. A num ber of British subjects had been ae rated In Hawaii, however, for the part they took, or were alleged to have taken, in the recent Insurrection thorc. The.-,? men had romplnlned to the Brttlrfi authority of the hardship* they were compelled to undergo In prison. Besides the men sentenced to imprison ment. many British subject# had been tried by coutts-msrtlal and subse quently induced to leave the country, under pressure, as they asserted. Hie protests of these moil, he uld. were being carefully considered by the for eign office, but It find not yet b^en deckled whether the facts would Jus tify tho government In taking action. Mr. Henry Gardiner, president of the hoard of agriculture, referred to a re port which bad recently been submit ted by the Renfrew Agricultural As sociation, alleging that 70 por cent, of the sheep Imported from America were diseased. Specimen animal*, he anld, ■were now being examined by an In spector of the board of trade. mi ID GRAY Tiio Governor and His Colonels Visited tlio Officers at Fort McPherson. HANDSOMELY ENTERTAINED. The Battalion Was Put Through Its Parade uud tho Post Baud Played Lively Airs—Orders fur the Inspection of Mtlltla. ‘Atlanta, April 26.-«Decl*l.)-Gov*rnor Atkinson and members of ttla staff In uni form, accompanied by the officers of the local military oompatries, mode a formal call on Col. Kellog and staff at McPher son barracks today, tho mlltary arm of the state of Georeln paying Its respects to the military representative of Uncle Sam. The visit to the fort was a return call, Col. Kellog and staff, In fu’.l uni form, having recently paid Governor At kinson a, formal vlelt at the executive of fice. The governor's party left the city at 8 JO o'clock/on the Central accommodation triiM. and were set down at the post twenty minutes later.' In the party head ed by the governor were Adjt. Oen. J. Mc- Intoeh Kell, tho grizzled old hero of the Alabama, wearing his grey and gold uni form; Lieut. Satterlee, Inspector general for state troops; Col. James W. Austin, Col. Andrew J. West, Lieut. Col. Obear, Oapt Lewis H. Kenan, Col. W. H. Harri son. Col. Cobb, col. McCutfhen, the only out-of-town member of the etaff pre-seat: MaJ. Frank ulloway. Col. John S. Cand ler; Maj. Kendrick, MaJ. Wficoxon, Lieut. Sheldon, Capt. Baker. Lieut. Alfred, Lieut. Askew, Oapt. Lowman, Capt. Clar ence Everett Capt. Hewitt, Oapt. Kemp- ton, Lieut. Merritt, Lieut. Ehlera, Col, Edward Calloway, Col. Sam Wilkes, Col. T. J. Ripley, Capt. Nash, Lieut. Malvern Hill, Lieut. W. J. Blalock. Lieut. Tom Hastings, Capt. C. G. Bradley, Lieut. O. B. Plyer and Col. Dorsey. At the post depot the party was re ceived by a detail of officers and escorted to the administration building. As Gov ernor Atkinson put his foot Inside the reecrvatlon the firet shot of the seven- teen-guu salute was fired. C"' "'Hogg and etaff took the govern or and party In charge and (bowed them through the post. The regiment was ulso ordered out and put through a aeries of manoeuver* for the entertainment of the visitors and finally the post rand was summoned for a serenade. Governor Atkinson la deeply Interested In theVnilltary. He not only takes a per sonal plc-iaure and pride in It, but recog nizes its Importance to the state, and ac cordingly he enjoyed and pronted by hla visit to Uncle .We stronghold today Adjt. Oen. Kell has 1 sued the foil ■liork-r CAMPOS TRYING TO SETTLE. Will Pardon All Exempt the chtofia and Giva Immunity and 'Money. Now Yortr, April 25.—The Hetald ape- cial firm Key West, Fla., (uya: Foa- sengera from Havina say Gen. CtimtKi# Is working with might and main to setitlo Cuban matter* anrl «.’t baric to Spain, where be la Madly needed. It la sail us a last resort he '* authorized to make extremely liberal Lrms to it’ie In •urgent*. To this end -he wdl jisrdon all insur gents except the chiefs and give them both Immunity and money. Now ipapws In Havana Hiy Gon. Oun- pos Is lotonlehei at the situation anil the shift less way in which the Insur rection has been handled. He has already arreotol several offi cers who were ia-bs?H from their regi ments wlikiout leave and sent Hum back to Spain. Residents of Havana predlo: that there will be peace in a short time. Havana papa* severely crltldwe Min ister Dup jy lie Lome for hi* outspoken utterance* In regard to the Alifamca affai r. They say th<y would not be surprv-ed to find diat toe is -persona non grata in Worthington. DEFENDED THE TOWN. (From tile Staff Corn? 5»>n»lent of tho United Press.)- Sar.nago de Cuba, April 25 —Osip hun dred Insurgents under Lozano lutt-i-kul Do* Camino*, elghuPen or tvsnty mlli-a from here, l*wt Saturday. There were tM'cnty-nne (Spanish HokHtni In tfie town They stood together and kept up e otaidy fire on the storming party untl llxizano gave up the attack ami re treated with Die men. The Insurgents ltv-1 s-'ve" killed and fn*ir wrunded. Uen. Sala'lo. comma nder-l n-cMef of tho tree?* tn this province, tin* given med als to the twenty-ttao men who de fended the town. EX-FIRE CHIEFS SUICIDE. Blew the Tig) of ITVi Head Off With a Big Revolver. New York, April 25.—John ?{cCetoe, sixty yeans of ag v cx cblvf of the fire Jejvrtment, committed suicide shortly after noon today In tbb Milhelland Club room*. Ill Clinton place, by shooting hVts- lf In the right temple with a re volver. M.C'-)be.went Into the back room of the club, pulled a S8-caUbne revolver from hi* pocket end blow the top orf hla heal off. The dead ex-ehlerf wag dis missed from the department about six or or rovett years ago for ringing In three •even year* ago for ringing In toe three mr-nt out unnecesasrtly, but whs aftcr- warthi redos tat c-d by the courts. wrJ-e>v- '• . j.v. '■ Thli ‘ ' - ids mg inspector general state oi tsevraiesj will proceed without delay to make nn Inspection of th* volunteer forces of th - etnte. Rectal attention will be given at this Inspection to tho condition nn-i care of nrms and equipment, the proficloncy of commands in drill In the school* of th* (quad and company, the familiarity of officers with their respective duties, man ner of keeping official books and record*. Commanding officers are cautioned to have hi readiness for inspection all arms •nd other public property for which they are responsible; also their enlistment rolls and retained quarterly returns and other official records. Lieut. Satterlee will notify commanding officers when he may bo expected at each point. Upon the completion of the duty herein assigned him, he will submit a full re port, In writing, to this office of hla in spection and observations. By order of tho Governor: John McIntosh Kell, Official. Adjutant General. TERRELL’S OPINION GIVEN, Irsurancn Brokers May Now Hustle far BualnciM. 'Atlanta. April 25.—(Special.)—Attor ney General Terrell has rendered hla opinion on the Venabl- Insurance broken’ laiw, which wtia requested of him some time ago by Comptroller General Wright. Tike opinion Is f«- vortde to the brokers, at whose com plaint tho attorney genera) was con tinued .by t-lve comptftller general, and the brokers can now go ahead and do buKlroita under the new (iw. They claimed that, under tho origins! con struction put upon the law by Comp. Iitorier General Wright, 4hej\ would be practically barred out of the field and the statute would to? a dead letter. A* Hie comptroller general read the act he ordered tire brokers who bid taken out licenses, the licenses to far issued 'being in Atlanta nnd Augusta, to make (tally reports to his office, giving the n arm eg of pnrtiea Insured, the amount of policies nnd the rate of premium, this Information to ho open to public Inspection In hla office. The brokers claimed that such a requirement would put the 'tariff association companies In perawslon of ouch private Infotmatlon •* would enable them to freeze the brokers out of -the state In no time. If It *u enforced they were ready to throw up the sponge. The attorney general, however, hag held (h»t the law was lntcnd .1 to pro vide for Insurnce through brokers In this (Kate, SIM as It would tend to defeat tb- purpose „t the law by requir ing tb? report ae required by the comp troller general, he held that the broker* shall not be required to give the names of parties Insur’d In the - Tort they make under the act. DEATH OF MRS. JNO. MILLEHDOE. memory of wh se fallen c-enrad - ■>« helped keep alive. Tills afternoon tli» body was rcm.-ved from the Kimball bouse io the residence ,'f Mr. Ricii mJ Milk dg!, hi h( r of Col. Milledge cm Cain alraai, under two® of X deleguion from the Confederate Veteran* Association beaded by Gen. Clement A. Evans, the president. On Saturday afternoon tile fuiu-ra! will take place. The remains will be In terred In a plat located among tho Con federate soldiers' graves, which, a 1th each recurring year, have been atrewn with flowers from the dead woman's hand. HHg plait was secured from :ho Veteran Assocfcrtli n by Mrs. Milledge quite recently, und the lust n -i ot b?r life ye- erday afternoon was to call for a check and sign it for :ho money duo on the little spotsbe hnd c-h- . n for her final resting place. Bishop Nelson Will o :iiu t the fu neral services from St. Luke's cathe dral. The Confederate Veteran Agsocl- mlon will attend tn a body. »ud » dole* gallon from the grand army post will also awr-jh In the proce -I-'Tl. tngetner with the memorial association aud Uio horse guards, of whtoh she was an hon orary member. Mrs. Milledge was Mina Finnic Con way Robinson of Virgin' I. While Col. Milledge Was In rump 111111 the army of Virginia he met. Miss Robinson, and after a very ramantio courtship they; were married In 1865. THE 'MOSELEY CASE ENDED. The Defendant Will Spend Hla Life ID the P?n—Exciting Scene In Court. Mount Vernon. April 25.—(Special.)-> The Jury lu the Moseley murder cflso baa found him guilty, and but for tht etirong plea of recommendation to marcty mat)? by that body another Irtfiffieff would Have occurred In Mont gomery county. Dlreofly lifter the ver dict wag rendered Judge Smith sen tenced tlb? prUoncr.to the nenltentlaril for life. List night while tlie attorney* on betih aides were making (he closing arguments, und especially when Solic itor General Eason was delivering hla pathetic address to the July, Mr. Campbell, tho fathQr of the deceased young man, groaned and wept bitterly, hla moaning being audible throughout the court iroom. When Col. Loud, the principal attorney for the defendant, remarked In hla speech that Ihe de ceased left Ilia mother with a He on hll Ups, a sensation was created by the Irate fti-fher, who aroao In court nnd, Helzlng a heavy chair, stated with 8 great deal of einplbaal*: “You can’t say that," nnd, with -the tet-rs stream ing from hla eyes, proceeded to defend the honor of bln murdered -boy, bat Judge Smith Interposed aud In a -Vn• torian tone ordered Mr. Campbell to be seated, saying he would attend to him after the termination of rhe case. Col. Loud kindly asked the Judge not io punish the erratic old cent le mon, and the Judge imposad no punlalt- msnt. Jtrtlge Smith Is dispatching busliuro with celerity .Two negrero r-calved the full penalty of s-ven v--i"s for forgery. Jti.l—• Hnii’h remarking th-il In th.- ,-ourt to-qe- Her Remains Will Rest Beside Those of the Soldiers. Atlanta, April 25.—(Special.)—Mrs. Fanny Milledge, wife ot 0)1. John MII- ledge, Mate librarian, died a-- 5 o’clock this morning at the Kimball house, which baa been Col. Milledge’* home for several years past. Mrs. (Milledge had been ga Invalid since 1866. Several weeks ago she be came <00 feeble to leave her bed, and her death was not uoexpectad. She was known throughout the Mate on account of itbe prominent part she has always taken In (natters relating to the memo ries of the Confederacy, as well as on account of her many charms of wo manhood. F r 'welve years past Mr*, otiuedg* eras president 01 the Ladles Memorial Association, and a* such endeared her self greatly to the old soldiers, the Thrown From a Truck on the Hub to a Fire., Amorlciii, April 25.—(Special.)—A fire alann ‘W?s went In from the resi dence of c. A. noil at 7 o’clock to night. The department r sponded promptly, two -wagons going ahead of Ihe hook nnd ladder truck, and ns the truck turned tho corner at Lee and Jackson streets It wa* capdx?<l, throw ing tho driver. Jack Omoron, and Dollie Cheek to the brick pavement. Cameron had him right thigh and uppnt Jtwibono broken and shoulder dislo cated. Cheek was hurt Internally and had Ilia limb* wrenched. They were carried to Davenport’* drug More nnd Physician* Kent for. They were then removed from there In hack* to their -home*. The fire did little damage. Tho town was excited and wb-n th‘> c ieh came everybody ■ In the city wag -m tha scene. Substitutes hmve be-.-n put ill the place* of the Injure! men. Tln-lr wounds, #0 fir .i* cap be learned, ara Dot dangerous. DEATH AT AMBRICU3. Ain eric u*. April 25.—(Special.)—31laa Genie Swlttowlck -lid today at 11 o’clock ebe had be.-n to bsd health for a long time and (suffered from a com plication of (llunoscH. The cause of her loath wit* bent failure. she was a sister of ‘Mr. H. W. Smlthwick and Mrs. B. T. Bkflkford. For ye.tr* sho hag Boon a mem dot or the Presbyte rian church. Tho funeral will tnkn place tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. When tho mother of tho young lady was Informed of her death site carno wry near dying. THE BOLI.NGBROKE KILLING. R'-.-ult of tho Preliminary Hearing nf, Forsyth. Foraytll, April 25.—(Special.)—Tho preliminary trial of M- sw. Harrison Searcy and Wlillama rwtohed Its con- cliastqj: at 6J0 thl* afternoon. s«ar.-y Ulnd Wllllaira were plat -1 under n bond of 550), each charg'd wll.lt tnvol- uutary manslaughter in the oumils- •lon orf an uniotwful aot. Ilanris-m w.ih pla’Cd ini-Ier a 1150 bond. hOrg.-d with shooting at anoUv-r. Thin iho Bollngbtvkc iroultle ends for .1 ttnw at least. RAILWAY OFFICIALS. ■New Orleans. April 25.—Frank Bowes, axslatnnt general ttaSsengar 'Kent, has b n appointed general freight agent of the OHdoIs Central division, to take effort May 15, to suc ceed D. B. -Morey, resigned, and W. Ke.innd, now chief clerk to Omsral Manager and Vice president Haranan, has been appointed to auece d Bowes- Railroad ctrchm are much stirred up. a* further Important changes in tho Illinois Central ore rumored. KILLED llY HIS WIFE. Savannah. April 23— Milton J. gchwet- gert, tonimnn ct the Evening Bulletin, was Mint through tho heart kiwi Instant ly kffic-d by hi' wife this morning at 3 o (lock. Ho was asleep at the tone. Mrt. Schweigert In - id to he ln«ano ai I is now under arrest, s hwrfg, :t la frotn XnAoaater, Pa. CADET APPOLVT1M ENT*. Washington, April 25.—Jtim--, n Rav orf Banlwell, Ky.. and Fra k K K, rk ,J of Amerlcus; Ga. have been spool cadets ut tbs Wrat Point Military A emy with Wade H. Shipp eg Antei es alternate.