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THE ADVANCE. .1. B. HORNE, [ Pnblislnrs. o, B. BEADY, JUDGE THINKS POWERS GUILTY Made Startling Declaration In Open Court at Frankfort. PRISONER IS HELD FOR TRIAL Culton Is Alleged to Have Made Sensational Confession, Which Is WitheJd. There were some startling develop¬ ments in the Goebel assassination at Frankfort Tuesday. W. H. Culton, who waved examination and was held over to tho circuit court, went to the Capitol hotel, where he was in conference with the attorneys for the prosecution for over two hours. He was accompanied by his brother-in- law, E. E. Hogg, who is also his attor¬ ney. Culton was reported to have made a confession, but later it devel¬ oped that the information gained was not as sweeping as thought. His friends admit that he gave the prose¬ cution such information as he had and which had heretofore not come out. Henry E. Youtsey, Republican Audi¬ tor Sweeny’s clerk, was arrested at noon and locked up in jail charged with being an accessory to the assassi¬ nation. He is a half brother of Hon. L. J. Crawford, a prominent Republi¬ can of Newport, nud detectives arrest¬ ed him as the man with tho black mustache whom Golden mentioned ns being given the key to Caleb Power’s office. Youtsoy complained the prose¬ cution had broken faith in arresting him, and it is said he is ready to mako a public statement for which the prosecution is not anxious at this time. TOWERS HELD FOR TRIAL. At Tuesday’s session of the examin¬ ing trial of the Republican secretary of state, Caleb Powers, the courtroom was cleared of all persous except at¬ torneys, newspaper representatives and court officers. The defense an¬ nounced they would introduce no testi- monyand tendering Governor Taylor’s pardon of Powers, asked that the de¬ fendant be dismissed upon the evi¬ dence. The commonwealth disputed Taylor’s right and the court overruled the motion. Bail was asked for. Judge Mooro said: i, It is not my belief that Powers fired the shot which killed Gover¬ nor Goebel, but from tbe evidence, it is my opinion that he was con¬ nected with the conspiracy to kill him. I shall, therefore, order that he be held over without bail to the Franklin county grand jury that the case may be further in¬ vestigated.” announced Cnlton’s counsel that Culton waived his examination trial and by agreement of the attorneys he will remain at home with his sick wife under private guard. Captain John Davis also waived examination and was admitted to bail in the sum of $5,000. He was locked up for the night. The Democratic militia will be re¬ tained in Fraukfort until after the cir¬ cuit court, which begins Monday, and at which Secretary Powers and others are to be tried. LYNCHING IN MARYLAND. Negro Charged With the Umml Crime Is Swung Up By a Mob. Lewis Harris, the negro who was arrested at Belair, Md., a few days ago charged with a criminal assault upon Miss Anne Mcllvain, was taken from the jail Monday night and lynched, after a brief struggle between the sheriff and the mob, in which two men wero slightly wounded. RESULT OF GOEBEL TROUBLE. Xj. A N. Railroad Shops BpIiir Removed From Kentucky. The work of tearing down the Lou¬ isville and Nashville machine shops at Boiling Green, ICy., was commenced Tuesday, preparatory to removing them to Paris, Tenn. The monthly pay roll to the employes of the com¬ pany is about $30,000. The removal is said to be duo to the Goebel trouble in Kentucky. REFORMATORY FOR ATLANTA. Election I. Called For Mny 15th To Deter- mine Wish of the Fcople. At a meeting held in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday afternoon the board of county commissioners, in accord with the pre¬ sentments of the grand jury, decided to hold an election on May loth to de¬ termine the wish of the people of the county in regard to establishing a re¬ formatory in the Gate City for youth¬ ful criminals. The matter has been referred to the public works committee of the county commissioners and the county attor- ney, with instructions from the board to look after the details of the elec¬ tion. GEORGIA ENDEAYORERS Will Hold State Convention In Atlanta April 19th to 22d. Atlanta will be besieged from April 19th to 22d by the Georgia 6tate con- vention of Christian Endeavor. From the present prospects the convention will be one of the largest the city will entertain during the present year. in Relegates from every city and town Georgia will attend, and the occasion will be a notable one for the organi¬ zation. ALL POWERS AGREE. The “Open Door” Plan as Petards China Is Successfully Initiated. Secretary of State liny submitted to congress Tuesday tbo correspondence had with the governments of Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Italy and Japan respecting the main¬ tenance of an “open door” in China. The correspondence extended from September 6th last to the 20th instant, the last date making the successful completion of the undertaking. On September 6th the state depart¬ ment addressed to our ambassadors at London, Berlin and St. Petersburg copies of a “formal declaration, setting out the desires of onr government in the matter of the ‘open door.’ ” Italy and Japan were similarly addressed about a month later. While the “formal declarations” sent to the ambassadors were similar, yet each of the officers adopted a dif¬ ferent phraseology in addressing themselves to the governments to which they are accredited, the domi¬ nant note being best set forth perhaps in Ambassador Choate’s note to the British government. After reciting the importance to both governments of the matter and the president’s understanding that the British settled policy is freedom of trade in China for all the world alike, though conceding certain spheres of influence by formal treaties with Ger¬ many and Russia, Ambassador Choate points out to Lord Salisbury that main¬ tenance of this policy is alike urgently demanded by the commercial commu¬ nities of our two nations in order to improve existing conditions and en¬ able extension of their future opera¬ tions. PLAN TO PAY TEACHERS. Attorney General Terrell of Georgia De¬ cides Upon an Entirely New Method. The teachers in the common schools of Georgia, under a decision rendered by Attorney General Terrell, will get their salaries this year on time. Pay¬ ments will he made from the state treasury for the two spring months of the school term, though it looked for a time as if only the salaries for one month could be paid on time. The decision of the attorney general has pointed a new and, so far as prece¬ dent is concerned, a unique way for the state to meet its obligation to the teachers. He has held that the bond¬ ed debt fund of the state may be ap¬ plied to the payment of interest as well as principal on the debt. The public debt fund now in the treasury consists of the proceeds from the sale of state property, such as the old Cap¬ itol building and the Okefenokee swamp, and this fund has been banked up in the treasury and kept out of circulation. The sum of $175,000 will be due as interest on the public debt on July 1st and the sum to pay this interest is now being held in the treasury. Gov¬ ernor Candler has suggested and At¬ torney General Terrell has sustained him on the point that the $175,000 due as interest can be paid out of the $325,- 000 in accordance with law and the $175,000 which was intended to be used as payment of the interest due in Julv can be used in the paymeut of teachers in the common schools. The principle is an entirely new one as advanced Ly the governor and at¬ torney general and it means that the teachers will get their money at the same time they did last year. OLIVIER’S WHEAT FEAT. Wily Boer Commandant Eludes Robert* After Being Virtually Trapped. Advices of Tuesday from Loudon state that the Boers are having a little good luck and are showing some bold- ness again as a raiding party estimated at 400 is believed by the British forces at Warrenton to have crossed tho Kimberley-Bloemfontein wagon road Monday and have headed for Ja- cobsdal, with the intention of cut¬ ting the railway ten miles west. Commandant Olivier appears to have got his 5,000 men and twenty miles of wagons into rugged country, where he can make an easy rear guard defense. Charles Williams, the military expert, says: gets through sub¬ “If this column stantially Commandant Oliver will have carried out the great feat of the war, seeing that he ran every chance of being ground between the upper millstone of Lord Roberts’ army and the nether millstone of the broken Basuto frontier.” LAND DISPUTE DECIDED. Georgia Secretary of State IJeelaro. XVayn. County the Owner of 25,000 Acre*. The 25,000 acres of land over which Charlton and Wayne counties in Geor¬ gia have been fighting during the greater part of the present century, have been declared by Secretary of Stale Philip Cook to belong to the county of Wayne. Under the act of the last legislature the decision of the secretary of state is final, but at the same time there is a tendency to be¬ lieve that the act of the legit latnre in conferring on an executive official un- deniable judicial powers, is unconsti- tutional. SEW DEPARTMENTS CREATED. Secretary Hoot Announce. Four Military Division. In Philippine.. Secretary Root , has taken . . a step , long contemplated in the administra- tion of the Philippines by directing the creating of an entirely new mili- tarv division to be known as the divi- sion of the Pacific, embracing all the Philippine archipelago. The division in turn is to be divided into four mil- itary departments, Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Given Prompt Attention. ASHBURN. GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 31. 1900. MARSH SCORES LENTZ Bitter Speoch Made 0a Floor of House By Illinois Man, WAS VIRTUALLY A CHALLENGE Army Appropriation Bill Wan Unilor Consideration aad Debute Took a Wide Kongo, Lively debates covering a wide range of topics, including Porto Rico, the Philippines and the Boer war, occu¬ pied the time of the house Tuesday while the army appropriation bill was under consideration. At tbo outset Mr. Talbert, of South Carolina, com- plained of the measure’s vast extrava- gance and replied to strictures on his course as to private pension legisla- tion. The published interview with an unnamed Republican represents- tive charging that the Porto Rico tariff was the result of a bargain for cam- paign funds was again brought up by Mr. Pierce, of Tennessee. Mr. Steele wanted to know liow the Porto Rican tariff bill could be used to raise a campaign fund. Mr. Pierce replied that he could not give the exact steps, but that vast sums of money had been rnised by the Republican party in 1896 from various quarters could not bo denied. The contributors in one instance had even jogged the memory of the secretary of the treasury and lie had not dared to resent the insult. (Democratic ap- plause.) Mr. Lentz, of Ohio, a membor of military alluirs committee, discussed the evils of militarism. The expeu- ditures for the army had grown, he said, until they now absorb one-fifth of the gross expenditures of the gov¬ ernment. The machinery of the gov¬ ernment costs the peoplo now $10 per capita against 50 cents in the days of Thomas Jefferson. The Monroe doc¬ trine under which seventeen republics had been built up south of us, was uo longer to be held sacred. Turning his attention to Philippine questions, he produced an array of facts to show that the soldiers in the Phil¬ ippines had no heart in the war against the insurgents and desired to return home. He challenged the president’s statement that the volunteers had willingly remained after their terms of enlistment expired. He read a * e D e f from Assistant . Sec- retary of \\ar Meiklejohn, in reply a request for the discharge of a soldier, denying the request and saying the war department was “flooded” with such applications. He read a letter from one of the medical officers serving in the I’hilippines calling attention to the frequency with which werfe being incapacitated by flicted wounds and suggested the ability of boards such as investigate cases of desertion. Ho also mentioned the reports concerning the alarming frequency , of , insanity . among the , sol- Mr. Marsh, at 1 of t Til- Illinois, • replied , to x Mr Lentz. He spoke with great heat. No vituperous enemy of his country, he said, could havo uttered more diabolical sentiments. “I desire,” he continued, with flush- ed . face , and , emphatic , gestures, “to characterize his speech, from begin- mng to end, as a disgrace to the Araer- ican congress and a violation of all the decencies of this house. Ho lias misrepresented his country, misquoted history and misstated tho position of this side of the house. “He has exhausted his whole vo¬ cabulary in unjust and false accusa¬ tions against his country. And I make these statements,” said he, look¬ ing at Mr. Lentz, “upon my responsi¬ bility as a member here and as a gen¬ tleman outside of this house. One of tbo beautiful things about the consti¬ tution,” he went ou sarcastically, “is that no man can be xmnished under the law for words spoken in debate here. So the gentleman from Ohio goes scot free, notwithstanding the false charges he has nude.” Mr. Lentz interposed at this point to challenge Mr. Marsh to show the falsity of the official documents from which he had quoted. Mr. Marsh replied that he had gone as far an ho could in his characteriza¬ tion of Mr. Lentz’s remarks. If he had any language at his command more emphe.dc, he would have used it. Continuing, he denounced tho course of the Democratic party which, he said, in time of peace, was “hell for war,” and in time of war, “was hell for peace. ” He maintained that our title to the Philippines was as complete as our title to Florida, and it was as much our duty to suppress rebellion there as in Florida. The general debate was then closed and the clerk began to read the bill for amendment under the five minute rule. Paris Show Opens April I 4th. At a cabinet council in Paris Tues- day, at which M. Loilhet presided, it was decided to officially inaugurate the x-»aris exposition Saturday, April 14th. EMPLOYES WALK OUT. Knoxville Wool en Mill* Object Vo Aflir iation With Labor Union*. A large number of employes of the Knoxville, Tenn., Woolen mills went on strike Tuesday morning. The cause is the alleged refusal of the com- pany to allow employes to affiliate with unions. The strikers are esti- mated by UDion people at 300, and by the mill management at 60. The mills employ 600. Tbe plant is partially Bhut FAST TRAIN LEAVES TRACK Bad Wreck on the Atlanta and West PoirZ Railroad. EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED Fifteen Passengers Were Hore Or Less Seriously Injured In Sniash-up. Train No. 35, the Atlanta and West Point fast mail, which left Atlanta, Gu., Monday morning at 5:25 o’clock for Montgomery, Ala., was derailed eight miles south of Wes'. Point Bhort- ly before 1() 0 - c i oc k nu fi one mau- ' Keuben , J. T Oslin, Atlanta, express mes- senger—was instantly killed, while fifteen were more or less injured. The train which moves on one of the , fastest , , Bchedulep , , , ’ wa8 „ ,lrawU , OUO ° f 0)6 immense locomotives the Atlanta and West Point is now using and had just crossed the Ossanippa creek when for some cause the engine left the track while it was making a speed of forty miles an hour. The engine was being handled by John MeWaters, of Atlanta, one of the oldest and most competent men on the road, and to his fearlessness and ability is duo tho fact that, more deaths were not quickly wrought in the samo instant which snapped off the life of Messenger Os- Jin. The track just over the creek has been under water more or less for somo time past and the accident may have been due to a defective condition caused by that. But the impression obtaining among tho railroad men is that an invisible flaw in one of the trucks under one of the cars caused the derailment. When Engineer MeWaters pulled off the bridge over the creek ho opened the throttle to pick up his speed. The great locomotive responded to the mo¬ tion of the lever, and wns just begin¬ ning to settle for quick work when MeWaters felt that bumping which a trained engineer knows doesn’t come from the rails. By it he knew thnt bis engine had left the track and almost w] 't b (bat knowledge instantly applied k j g brakes, It was all done on the tick of a wa t c b, but before the ponderous ma- chine could be stopped the tender had j orn it, S elf loose from the engine and bnrieil ils nose deep in the ground wh j| e the rear end went high np in the air. The engine moved on a few feet and then settled itself squarely across the track, successfully blocking tbo road. The mail car snapped the coupler botwe en it and the tender and with the baggage car tumbled down tlie embankment, going over and over in itH (lesce nt, Tho combination cur, the fi r8 t , n which there wero pas- gagers, turned upon its side, mixing those within in a confused heap, in- juring quite n number. Tho passen- Rer eoach> left the trft( . k witb it „ fron t trucks, hut did not slide down tho em- bankmeD t, while the Pullman remain- e(1 alone intact upon tbe roadbed, Tbe coaches were all well filled and in a short time people began pouritig from them down the embankment, some calling for help, others too badly frightoned to do anything but limp away from the broken cars. A hurried investigation was made and willing bands hurriedly removed those who were unable to help them¬ selves to places of better rest. An in¬ ventory showed that only one person had been killed, but to the eyes of those who were about, the condition of the wounded was uncertain. A wrecking train was hurriedly and quickly made up and with physicians went to the scene of the accident. This is the identical place where a wreck occurred about four or five years ago, when several cars fell in Ossanippi creek and killed and injured a great many people. A singular coincidence is that in both wrecks the engine and sleeping car remained on the tracks while all others were thrown over the embank¬ ment. SHELDON’S VENTURE FAILED. Editor of Tho Topeka Capital Kxpresneii HI. Opinion Tornoly. “The estimate placed on Mr. Shel¬ don’s experiment will generally bo that it was a failure as a newspaper and not above the average as a relig¬ ious paper.” So in one sentence Charles K. Hud¬ son, editor of The Topeka Capital, sums up his opinion of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon’s Attempt to run a Chris¬ tian daily. Mr. Hudson marks his resumption of the paper's management with ari editorial which indicates that the stockholders who opposed a con¬ tinuance of Mr. Sheldon’s policy have won the day. HEW NATIONAL BANKS. Comptroller of the Currency Show* That 400 Are In Process of Organization. A Btatement has been prepared by , comptroller of . show- tne me currency mg the number and location of na- tional banks in process of organization under the provisions of the financial bill approved March 14, 1900. These banka nurobr about 4 J ) in al ana with the r turn of ten or twelve each wd t capital of $2 j, 000, ARRAIGNED IN COURT AUegod Assassins of William Goebel Placed Oil Trial. GREAT LEGAL BATTLE STARTS OFF Secretary of State, Caleb rower*, tho Flmt Put lip Various WltncMo* Tentlfy In Cane. The preliminary examination of Sec¬ retary of State Caleb Powers, charged with abetting tbo assassination of Wil¬ liam Goebel, began at Frankfort Fri¬ day before Judge Mooro. Tho court¬ house was gunrdod inside nud out by militia and scores of deputy sheriffs, armed with winchesters, to prevent possible intorferoneo from mountain¬ eers, who wero reported on their way to Frankfort, but their presence was unnecessary, as tho mountaineers fail¬ ed to appear and no disorder occurred. The commonwealth’s witnesses were called, numbering forty. F. W. Gol¬ den was not in the list. The witnesses at Friday’s Liflard, hearing included Warden Eph Detective Armstrong, Sheriff Bosworth, of Fayette county, who arrested Secretary Powers, and Captain John Davis and Silas Jones, of Whitelev county, who is now under bonds charged with complicity in the murder. The testimony tended to show that the shots came from that section of the executive building in which Secretary Powers’s office is located, although no one swore that the shots were from the secretary’s office. F. Wharton Golden, who is said to have made a confession, will be put on the stand later. Prosecuting Attorney l’olsgrove said that, sufficient evidence had already been heard to warraul holding Powers, hut that tho case would be much stronger before ho was through. Governor Brown, for the defense, said that the evidence was de¬ cidedly weak. During tho afternoon a soldier in the rear court yard dropped his re¬ volver on tho stone flagging and it was accidentally discharged. In an instant every man in the crowded courtroom was on his feet, fully a third of them with their hands to their hip pockets. Eph Lillurd, warden of the Frank¬ fort penitentiary, testified that he walked just a littlo ahead of Senator Goebel, and when the first shot was fired ho saw that the second window in tho office of tho secretary of state was slightly raised. Tho other shots, he said, did not come from the samo place. The first shot was evidently from a rifle, while the others seemed to bo from pistols. Policeman Wingate Thompson testi¬ fied that ns the crowd was carrying Senator Goebel out of the yard, be saw armed men at tho entrance to the executive building and recognized John Davis and Berry Howard among them. Detective Armstrong of Louisvillo said that Beerotary Powers refused any information whutover at the time of the shooting as to who was in the building. Captain John F. Hawn, of Barbotirs- ville, testified that Powers had asked him to turn over his ammunition and company to Lieutenant Gibson pre¬ vious to the shooting. Governor Brown mado tho point that a mail cannot ho convicted us an aider of a crime unless some jirinoipnl is convicted of tho crime. As tho act¬ ual murderer of Goebel has not yet been named, tbo point possibly in¬ volved the liberty of Secretary Pow¬ ers. Judge Mooro ruled against the defense. Silas Jones, of Whitley county, tes¬ tified he thought the shots were fired from the corner of tho building in located. which Secretary He I’owors’s office is immediately walked into the ante-room, where he saw Captain Davis and Governor Taylor among tho others. There was considerable ex¬ citement, the governor came to the door and wanted to know who was shot. “Did you see any one try to open Caleb Powers’ door?” asked Attorney Polsgrove.” “Yes, I saw a man with sandy whis¬ kers trying to open the door. He struck it with a hatchet,” replied Mr. Jones. Jones said there waB much noise, but he could not say he heard any from Secretary Powers' office. DEWEY ABANDONS TRIP. Hurries Ua<k to Wanlilnitton to Meet A<> treHH ami Fill Ollier Kiii£»k«»i«ii , “- On account of pressing engagements Admiral and Mrs. Dewey will havo to abandon their trip down the Florida coast and return to Wash¬ ington where the admiral had arranged to meet Mine. Emma Nevada and to be tbe guest of honor at a ban¬ quet to be given by General Schofield. Burghers Mass at Itlggnrsberg. It is reported from Ladysmith that the Boers are massing in their in¬ trenched positions at Biggarsberg. TWO WHITE MEN IMPLICATED. Allen Fuller Talk* Home More About tho Bottle Murder. Allen Fuller, in jail at Macon, Ga., under sentence of death, stated Mon¬ day morning that he did not go to tbe scene of tbe Pottle murder with Al- fred Redd alone, but that he was eom- p e jj e< x by two white men—one armed wi{h ft wincbe ster rifle and the other a ifitol __ to be lp Redd in tbe crime, Tbp Btatement by Fu , ler ba „ created Ue a sensation, and his tale u be- n e ved by many, who have always con- tended tLat Kaller did not kjll Mrs. Pottle without assistance. VOL. VIII. NO. 34. FIRST EXCITEMENT Occurs !n Frankfort Courtroom During the Preliminary Trial of Caleb Powers. A Frankfort dispatch says: The most thrilling event of the examining trial of Republican Secretary of State Caleb Powers occurred Monday afternoon shortly after 8 o’clock, and for a few minutes it looked as if sorious trouble could not bo prevented. Ex-Governor Campbell, who was conducting the examination of Whar¬ ton Golden, asked the witness to state if Powers had said anything to him about killing Breok llill, the Demo¬ cratic secretary of state. Colonel George Denny, for the de¬ fendant, in an argument upon the com¬ petency of a question, said: “It is perfectly lawful for people to come here, and to come armed. I came here several times myself.” Colonel Denny was referring to the crowd of armed mountain men who assembled at tho capital and camped in tho statehoiiHO yard just prior to Governor Goebel's assassination. Colonel Campbell, for the prosecu¬ tion, replied that he did not consider it lawful and was surprised to know that Colonel Denny had come there armed. Denny denied having mndo such a statement and said that he did not come armed. Campbell insisted that he had made the statement. Roth men wore very much excited and spoke with vehemence and with arms shak¬ ing commenced to advauoo toward each other. The courtroom was crowded, and the audience evidonfly thought a fight wan on and mado a mad rush for the doors and windows, people falling over each other in their wild efforts to get out of tho room. After five or ten minutes of tho most exciting scenes since tho assassination quiet was restored and ex-Governor Brown, one of the attorneys for tho defense, whisporc-d to Colonel Camp¬ bell, who promptly arose and apolo¬ gized to Denny and to tho court, Col¬ onel Denny replying in a very happy speech. record it On an inspection of the was found that Colonel Campbell bad misconstrued Colonel Denny’s state¬ ment. Golden, as tho prosecution’s star witness, again created great interest. When placed on tho stand for cross- examination he said he learnod about two weeks ago that he would be ar¬ rested if lie did not toll what he knew nkout the assassination, and that if he did tell tho attorneys for tho common¬ wealth would try and savo him from prosecution. A ROUT MONEY ORDERS. Transmission of Money I* Made Much Easier By FoMofflce Department. Tho United States postoffice depart¬ ment has onlarged its operations, and by a method which lias recently been authorized in first and second-class officos, tho transmission of money is to bo mado much easier and more con¬ venient. Tho following is tho sub¬ stance of a circular which has boon is¬ sued: “First, to cash all money orders, irrespective of tho placo of payment named in such order, ii being under¬ stood, of course, that the identity of the owner shall ho established, as in all other cases; and, “Second, to cash any money order drawn upon such office, irrespective of tho fact that the corresponding advice may not havo reached tho office upon which drawn.” GIIEAT TfJNNEL COMMENCED. Naw Yorker* Begin O instruction of Their 1/m! erg rod ml ItnllwHy. With a silver spado and in tho pres¬ ence of thousands of persons, Mayor Van Wyck of Now York lifted from an opening in the city hall square a few pounds of earth which formally began work on the underground rapid tran¬ sit railway system. The ceremonies which marked the beginning of this great engineering undertaking were befitting an event of such great im¬ portance. tablet A handsomo memorial boar¬ ing a suitable inscription was fitted into tbo opening. The underground railroad tunnel will he twenty-one miles in length and will involve the expenditure by the city of New York of more than $36,- 000,000. The contract time for com¬ pletion is unlimited and about 10,000 men will be employed. Work will bo begun simultaneously at several points. THREE FIREMEN LOSE LIFE. Floor Given Way and Five Ar* Thrown Into a Basement. Through the breaking down ol the first floor in a factory building at New York, which was totally destroyed by tiro Saturday, three firemen were kill¬ ed and two injured. The men were precipitated into the basement in which were about six feet of water, and pinned under the debris. It is sup¬ posed they were drowned. Coal Miners (let Higher Wages. Tho Berwind-White Coal Mining company at Philadelphia notified its miners of a general average advance of 20 per cent. CALL TO SILVER REPUBLICANS. Chairman Town® Say* Meeting Will Be Held In Kansas City July 4th. Chairman Charles A. Towne, of the National Committee of the Silver Re¬ publican party, has issued a call for a national convention of the party meet in the Coates opera house at Kansas City, Mo., at 12 o’clock noon, on Thursday, July 4, 1900, to place in nomination candidates for president of the United Btates and for other businesp as may come tip. NEGRO SHOT GOEBEL” Such Is the Deduction Drawn From Golden’s Testimony. HIS STATEMENT CREATES STIR According to Golden,Caleb Powers Was One of the Prime Mov¬ ers In the Plot, F. Wharton Golden, of Barbours- villo, was put ou the witness stand Saturday at Frankfort, Ky., in tho examination of Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with con¬ spiracy to murder Sountor Goebel, and gave somo sensational testimo¬ ny. Golden was rather nervous, but did not hesitate in bis replies to questions, ami his testimony made a deep impression. According to Golden, Caleb Powers was one of the prime movers in tho bringing to .Frankfort of tho mount¬ aineers just before the assassination of Goebel, and that although Secre¬ tary Powers simply instructed him to bring “witnesses” who were mountain feudists, yet Golden understood that they wero to come to Frankfort for a possible more sinister purpose, that of "cleaning out” the Democratic ma¬ jority in the legislature. the of Golden also brought in name Governor Taylor in an incidental way, also tho names of Oulton, John Pow¬ ers, Captain Davis, Charles Finley, Judge Bingham and others, tho plan to bring the mountaineers to Frank¬ fort lmviug taken ou a wider scope than wns expected. hem¬ Golden was seized with a slight orrhage during the morning and ad¬ journment was taken earlier than tho usual hour. Golden began his testimony by sny- ing that he had known Secretary Powers for seventeen or eighteen years, also knew Colton. Ho was also acquainted with Governor Taylor and Captain John Powers. Ho said he was a good friend to all of tho defend¬ ants. lie was in Frankfort in January and February and saw Secretary Pow¬ ers and John Powers nearly every day. Ho wits in Frankfort on January 11th, and went to Harlem county for two or three days, from thore return¬ ing to Frankfort. Golden resumed liis testimony ut tho afternoon session. He said he saw John Powers and a red black-irus- tuched man talking concerning tho closing of Secretary Powers’s office during the latter’s absence. “I hud my back turned,” said Gold¬ en, “but when I turned I saw John Powers give the key to tho man. John Powers said to me: < ( ‘Goebel is going to be killed thin morning.’ 1 said: ‘This must not be done.’ “Do you know a man named Dies Coombs?” asked Attorney Campbell. ‘1 do. He is colored and lives in Beatty villi*, lie came down with tho Leo county contingent.” “Did you luivo any talk with Caleb or John Powers about Dick Coombs?” “No; but they hud two niggers thore to lull Gobel, John Powers told me so. They were Hooker Smith and Dick Coombs. I saw Coombs at the drug store near tho depot every morn¬ ing for a week or so previous to the shooting. Coombs, talking to a man named Wallace in my presence, said: “ ‘D—n him, I know him as far as I can seo him, and T can kill him as fur as 7 can seo him.” Ho was talking of Goebel. “This conversation was in the ad¬ jutant general’s otfico. Golden told a story of tho evonts leading up to tho murder, which, if substantiated, will in the minds of those connected with tho prosecution at least, probably go fur toward prov¬ ing tho contentions of the common¬ wealth that tho murder wns tho result of a plun in which sevorul prominent men were involved. Tho testimony did not show that the alleged plot to kill Goebel was part of tho-original plan, nor did it contain the names of those who conceived the idea, except so far ns Golden’s remarks about John Powers gave the impres¬ sion that tlie latter was one of the movers. The commonwealth sought to show by Golden’s conversation with various peoplo that not only John and Caleb Powers, but others as well, had full knowledge of the ulleged plan of assassination. Whether tho defense will seek to impeach Golden's testimony in this preliminary examination is not known, as the attorneys for tho defense will not talk ou the subject, but unless such attempt is made the common¬ wealth will rest its case, both County Attorney Polsgrove and Attorney Campbell being satisfied that enough evidence has boen presented to hold the defendant on tho charges. EDITOR SEEKS DAMAGES. File. Suit For SOO.OOO Against a Number of Hl» Fellow Townsmen. EditorW.T. Wear,of the Opelika, (Ala.) News, has brought suit against Messrs. George E. Driver, H. F. Lowe, R. M. Greene, Jr., H. C. Jernigan, T. D. Power, Wiley Ross, C. P. D. Taylor and J. W. Williams, Jr., for $50,000 damages for an article which they pub¬ lished denouncing him for charges / made in his paper,