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■ HARRIS KILLED LAST NIGHT CLAUD'B. JAMES. The fatal Shot Was Fired Accidentally During an Encounter In Which Harris Was tile Aggressor—Details of the Unfortunate Affair — 111 • '< i •.* t *< Prom Thursday’s Daily Herald. A deplorable tragedy was on acted on one of the principal thorough/ares of Albauy a few minutes before % o'clock last night. At tbr.t hour parties who fhanoed to be in the neighborhood of Kirkas’s ptu right*” and the latter turned back. Harris then returned to his residence, where he found James. Harris and James talked together in a perfectly friendly manner for several minutes, and fiually Harris offered to accompany James dowu “to see Officer Prioo and explain to him why the pollco summons had been sonfc in.” The prop osition was accepted by James, uud the two walked together in the direction of Broad street. Just beforo they reached the northeast corner of the stable, Harris seemed sud denly to becomo angered. Ho stopped, and began employing strong language. Finally, according to James’s statement (there being no other eye witness), Har ris struck him or attempted to strike him several times in the face. What Some Newsy Telegrams Thai Are Too Short For Headings-Most of Them Relate to Accidents and Disasters In Various Parts % of the Country. Wo hear,l a single pfstol'shot. Those followed was related (o a Herald repre who burned to the spot /whoro it was fired found Mr. Claud B, .Tames and Mr. W. 0. Harris sending within a few feet nf each other/the fornrer with a smokiug pistol in /his baud and the r (ill wound in the Uecr. Harris’s clothing was bloodsoakcd, and a crimson pool was rapidly forin/ug on the ground at Iris feet. I Several tinny: Harris was heard to ex- olaiui, "YmiVe killed me," to which James responded, “I hope not, Bill.” Tlie shorting ocourrcd on the west sidewalk 0/Jackion street, about fifty yards frori the corner of Broad and but a short (irstance from Harris's residence. j WAS A FATAL WOUND. Jlr. B. J. Maun was the first person to Jopbh Harris after tho shooting Th0 wfionctod man did not appear to bo se riously injured, und spoke rationally in retpouse to soveral questions. After a few moments Harris, James and Mann valked together in the direotion ot the former's home. j Harris kept on his feet until within /' two or three yards of his gate, when his / head dropped forwurd on his breast and he eeemed on the point of falling. Messrs. James and Mann then went to his assistance, and, one on either side, oarried him into the house. He was then nnoonsciouB. Mr. James hurried across to the New Albany hotel, where he sent a telephone message for physicians, returning im mediately to the wonnded mao's Bide. Several phyBicians arrived within a few mlnntes, and after an examination of the wound they announced that it must necessarily prove fatal in the oourse of a few hours. Consciousness never returned to the dying man. He lingered nntil nearly 11 o’clock, at which hour the end came quietly. HOW THE KILLING OCCUItnED. Pubiio opinion in Albany Us expressed last night and today reliovcs Mr. James of any censure for tho killing of Harris . James’s own statement' is that tho shot was fired accidentally, and circrnn 'stances in connection with the tragedy appear fb bear him out. And even had the fatal shot been lired with intent to kill, the ca jo would necessarily ho re garded ns one of self defense, In relating the events which were the immediate cause of Hie unfortunate tragedy the Herald proposes to state only snob fonts as are •necessary in jus* tioo to Mr. James, without going into details which would provu mortifyiug to members of the dead man’s family. The necessary facts nro hero related; the others may be inferred. It seems that ns Mr. James was pass ing the HarriB home, which is on Jack- sou street, nearly opposite the postoifice building, he heard Harris using boister ous language. James crossed the stroet and accosted Harris, who was on tho front stops of his dwelling. Mrs. Harris was also presout. Harris had been drinking, bat was not sufficiently ■intoxicated to be irresponsible. James remonstrated with him in a qniet way for using boisterous language at such time and place, but his suggestions not being heeded, he was finally requested by Mrs. Harris to summon an officer. James went over to the New Albany and sent in the snmmon9 over the tele phone. Before Officer Prioe, who received the call, reached the house,Harris proceeded down the sidewalk towards Broad . street. He met the offloer and told him that “the matter had been settled all B&r.tutlvo this morning by Mr. James ns follows, substantially: "After I had wardod. off several blows as best I could, Harris drew back and ran Ills baud into his pocket. When ho drew it oiit I10 advanced again. I could not seo distinctly, but my natural supposition from bis manner uud move ment!! was that ho laid a knife and wonld attempt to oat mo. I iiad my pistol in my hand, ami determined to strike Harris over the head with it. This I attempted to do, and when tho blow desoeuded the weapon was aooi- dentally discharged. Words cannot begin to express my regret over the do plorablo affair.” The statement of Mr. James is borne out by tho, nature of tho dead man's wound. On one cheek there wu3 au abrasion of .the skin, suoh as might have been made by the muzzle of a pis tol descending with foroe. The bullet, calibre one, entered tho neok, through which it passed, its oourso ranging downward. The jar Mr. James's hand recoived when the pistol struok Mr. Harris's oheek must have been saffloient to oaase tho trigger to be pressed hard enoagh to disoharge the weapon, which was a self-cooking Bmlth'& Wesson. A representative of the Herald saw ll^rs. Harris at her resideuoe this morn ing. In the oourse of a short conversa tion sho stated that Mr. James was in no wise the aggressor in last night’s nn fortuuato affair, ana that she attaohod nop the slightest blame to him, Mr. James is nominally under arrest, though he has been allowed to go on his own recognizance. He ia at his place of business today, and no legal proooeditig» havo been instituted against him. He Is the Southern Express Company’s agent at this point, and has hundreds of friends -who deeply sympathize with him. These friends have not kept silent, and the manifestation of their loyalty to him must be immensely comforting in his hour of trouble. Mr. Harris leaves a wife and throe ohildren, two daughters and a son, anil a number of relatives in this seotion of the state. He was a brother of Mr. Prank Harris, of East Donghorty. Mrs. Harris is a daughter of Rev. ,T. Is. Un derwood, of Mitohsll county. The eym- pathy of the community geos out to tho family- in their sorrow. Tho fu**oral wil, take place at 4 o’clock this afternoon from the Harris residence on Jackson stroet. Tho interment will be in Oakviow oemetery, and the only, services will be at the grave, Rdv. B, W. Davis, of the Baptist church, officiat ing. Steamers Collide. Loudon, Maroh 21.—There was. a col lision off Flushing last night betwoen tho steamers Fay and Ohemnitz, 1 the former sinking with fourteen persons, including three womon. Thero wore no rcsoues. Building Collapsed. ’ Philadelphia, Pa., Maroh 21.—A throe story building collapsed this morning at tho corner of Front and Oambrlastreets. A tramp was killed. Rains had under mined the foundations. Injured by Compressed Air Cur, Now York, Mareli 21.—Henry W. Mason, a prominent stable keopor, wits seriously injured this morning by being run into by a compressed air Oar. Boers Had tho idvnntngo. Durban, Natal. Maroh 21.—There iB an nnoonflrmed report of a battle at Verde. The Boers ore said to hove had the advantage. Six Pnssengors Injured. IndtunapoliB, Idd., Maroh 21.—An eleotrio oar jumped the trnok In Sum mitvillo this morning. Six of the fifty passengers and the motorman were badly Injured. Another Steamer Collision. New York, Maroh 21*—The North German Lloyd liuer Lahn collided with an umdentifiod schooner tills morning 0 miles east of Sandy Hook. It Is be lleved that no one wa9 hurt. Flood in'Spain. Seville, Spain, Maroh 21.—Gjdadal- quiver river is overflowed and the sur rounding country flooded. There is somo loss of life and muoh property damaged. London Afternoon Papers on Situation at Tlon Tsin London, Mai papers refuse to regard the Tien Tsiu situation as serious. Mexico to Have a 210,000,000 Iron and Steel Plant—That Russo-Britlsh Incident at Ttcn Tsin Closed—Eight Persons Killed by an Avalanche, Eight Killed by Avnlnnclto. Romo, Maroh It).— Eight soldiers aud oustoms officers woro killed by an ava- lanohe near Lake Como today. Cumberland, Md., Maroh 10.—Thos Connor, nged eight, today lighted a kog of powder, In his home. The explosion wrecked tho honse and killed tho boy. Snmonns Congratulate McKinley. Washington, Maroh 10.—The Samoans have sent a letter to the president, con gratulating him on his re-eleotion. $10,000,000 Iron Plant In Mexico. Monteroy, Mex., Maroh 10.—A giant iron nnd stool plant, representing $10,000,000, is bqiug oonstrnotod hero. It will bo tho largest industry in Mexioo. Kentucky Fend. Lexington, Ky., Maroh 10.—A feud In Onuey ooauty has been started ovor tho question of tho right to vote. Ten men woro wonnded, bnt their names nro not known hero. King Charles on Rscoril. Lisbon, Portugal. Maroh 10.—King Charles is on record ns favoring tho sep. aration of church and Btate. PEACE PROPOSALS OP THE BRITISH ARE REJECTED. The Negotiations Which Continued Through Several Weeks Have Ended In Failure. Another Boer Commandant, Meyers, tins Been Caplurcd nnd His Commmnndo Scat tered. London, Maroh 10.—Tho war offloo hns boon advised by General Kltohonor that the British peaoe terms have been rojootod by General Louis Botha. Tho nogptlutions seemed, at ouo time, to presngo an early tormluation of tho war, bat tho Boers did not consider the British offers sufficiently gouerons. A dispntoli from Durban, JTutal, stntoB that tho Boer commandant, Meyors, lias been captured nnd his commnudo dispersed. LOST HIS JOB. AT HEN TSIN—BRITISH TROOPS ARB HUR RYING FORWARD. * Count von Wsldcrsce Quite Unable to With the Situation—“Thero Can Be Compromlic,” Declares Wognck, the I slan General In Command. London, March 20.—It Is reported on tho stock oxohunge that the British and Russians nro still facing each other at Tion Tsin, and Britioli troops aro being. hurried to tho disputed territory, Thero will ho no compromise; none la posslblo," says the Russian general, YVognok. Count von Wnlderseo, the German field marshal, finds It Impossible to eopo with tho situation. TIFTQM HEWS NOTES. “By Hie Keck Until Dcnil.” London, Maroh 19.—Geo. H. Parker, the mnrderor of William Pearson, waB hanged today. French Bark Ashore, St. John, N. F., Maroh 19.—The Frenoh bark Aoquita is ashore near here. Tho coast-folk have looted her valuable cargo. Big Strike In Frnnce. Paris, March 21.—Two thousand sol diers havo been dispatched to MarsoilleB to assist the authorities if tho strike of the dock men is continued, A council of tho labor nniou of Marseilles Invited a general strike of all laborers iu the oity. Bubonic Plngne nt Southampton, ’Southampton, Eng., Maroh 21.—A case of buhonio plague has been dis covered here. Tho victim is from Capo Town. Every one who came in contaot with him on the voyage has been iso- lured. Citizenship Refused Jnps. San Francisco, Maroh 21.—The courts havo refused the application of forty Japanese for citizenship. Tho refusal a based on tin decision that Japanese could not become citizens of the United States. Tion Tsin Incident Closed. Tien Tsin, Maroh 19.—The English have withdrawn their gnards from the railway orossing, and the incident whioh threatened serious oomplioatlons is olosed. Killed By Pinning Mnchlne. New York, Maroh 19.—Charles HnhnB was instantly killed this morning by the breaking of a planing maohlne. NO CAUSE FOR WAR. DRUGCIST SUED. Au Unlicensed Clerk Gave Out Wrong Medi cine that Caused Death. Ghillicotho, Ohio, March 20.—Toua Brown today brought suit against A. B. Iiowson, doing business as the Davis Drug Company, for $5,000 damages. Tho plaintiff: alleges that she wont to the drngstoio and asked for cocaine and was given Btrychnine instead by Wtn. McElroy, Jr., au unlicensed clerk. Sho took some of tho drug and has been in intense pain and misery since. Sho gave some of it to another girl named Gertrude Thornbougli, and the latter died. HEW YORK'S PORT Boors Male© a Raid. Pretoria, March 21.—Tweiity Boers attempted to raid cattlo near hero last uiglit. This morning a detachment of soldiers was put on their track. Sixty Boe*s, ambushed, opened fire. Ono of the British was killed. The Boers woro dislodged. SUNK IN A STORM.' New York, March 19.—Vast improve ments on the water front, to .cost mil lions, are being made. The oity will be the best port in the world when her new docks are completed. Mobile Newspaper Man Who Sent Fake Story Gets Fired, Mobile, Ain., Mnroli 10,—Tho story of tho burning of Bixty nogroes at a tnrpen- tino camp in Baldwin oonfity, sent ont from Mobile on Maroh 15, being wholly an invention and of possible damage to this part of the country, the Mobile Chamber of Oommeroo requested the namo of tho inventor of tbo sonsatlou of a newspaper in the North, whioh had published the item. Tho paper gave the namo of a Mobile newspaper man, adding that ho was not a regular correspondent, and that he had been ordered to never send another line to the Northern paper. The infor mation obtained by the Chamber of Oomtnoroe was today laid before the Mobile nowBpaper who employs tho man, and he was requested to resign from the paper ho was point ottdj with, whioh ho did. Situation at Tien Tsin Exaggerated by British Press. St. .Petersburg, Maroh 21.—A semi official note says that the lnolilont at Tien Tsin has boon exaggerated by tho British press. Thero is no oanse for war, and an amicable settlement Is pre dicted. SITUATION IN CHINA Still the Subject of Persistent Rumors—Con- saltation of Physicians. KIPaso, Tex., Maroh 20.—More ru mors relative to the state of tho health of President Por/lrio Diaz, of Mexico, are in circulation. It is stated that a consultation ot physicians has been called. Tho serious condition of tho President’s health Is duo to the mental strain under which he 1ms boon labor ing. 1 EMBEZZLER BROUGHT HOME. Reflected In the London Slock Market—Rus sian Fleet Not Mobilizing. London, March 21 —Tho situation in China is reflected on tho stock market Prices were very weak this morning. The Chinese minister says the Russian fleet is not mobilizing, as reported. JUST BEGUN TO GIVE. This Is the Announcement Made by Mr. Carnegie Today. Southampton, Eng., March 21.—Mr. Amlrow Carnegie, who has just arrived from America, announces this morning that ho has just heguu giving to oharity, Ho will not announce his further plans. ODELL DEFIES PLATT. The City ot Poughkeepsie (Joes Dows In the Hudson. Fishkill Landing, N. Y„ Maroh 21.— The Oity of Poughkeepsie was sunk in a storm m the Hudson river this morn ing. Her twenty passenger escaped, bat with difficulty. Men passed the women ashoro standing to their neoks In water. Anotber Coal Strike Threatened. /Wilkesbarre, Pa., Maroh 20,—The mine workers demand a hearing from ’the bosses, and a strike is threatened. Knitting Milt Starts Up-Rsby Shnw-Per- snnsl Mention. Bpcolnl OorroHimmUmcu of tho Ukkai.d. Tifton, Ga., Maroh 20,—The Tiftoa knitting mill bignu operation today, n will make an overage of 100 dozen f of hose per day. Tho cotton tnill bo in operation In a fetv days. ■It Wnot thought the frnlt orop in t seotion has Bnffored to any groat exte: on aooonut of the late cold wave. Miss Lonlso Gull away dined with Mil Maud Greer, bn Park avsnue.fl Sho was oil route to her homo in bany from a visit to her sistsr, Mrs; R. Forrostor, Jr., of Ocilla. Willie, the little four-year-old,boy i Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Jay, Jr., has bi confined to hi. bed for several aocquut of an attack of fever, Tifton is to have a "baby tho near futnre. Seventy entries been mado and It is very probable tl will bo a hundred babies In the i THE HEALTH OF DIAZ He la Charged With Running Through With $100,000. IT ew York, March 20.—Sigmund Gertz arrived this morning iu charge of do- fcectivoB on tho Oceanfo.. Ho is ohurgcgl with embezzling from tho Steifet- Sachs Co. a hundred thousand dollars, BRAVE RESCUERS -i i,i$ - Snatched Three ( Children From Tbreatei Flames Thle Morning. bjew York, March 10.— Daring .a this morning, three children bad a row esoape from death. Deteal Darey anil Charles Oohen rnshed to room whero the ohildren slept the risk of their lives oarried the | ones ont. Property was damaged extent of flftoou thousand dollars. THE SECRET OUT. ' -Wai How the Shamrock Is Being Built— Discovery. ’ Glasgow, Sootlr.nl, March 19.- seorot ot the Shamrock's eonstrantioh • oat. Tho body of the boat is: th forward instead of o f t. Watson, designer, believes he has disco groat secret in the construction of. ing craft. SEVERED JUGULAR VEIN. NEW YORK THANKS CARNEGIE. Mayor Van Wyck Cubles Thnaka For Ucuctous Library (lift. New York, March 20 —Mayor Van Wyok, in the name of tho pooplo of New York, cabled Carnegie this morn- ing thanking him for his live million dollar gift for the establishment of libra ries iu this city. POSTOEFICE ROBBED. New York's Governor Renounces Any Connec tion With the Foxy Senator. New York, March 21.—Governor Odell defies Tom Platt, and says ho wont sign any metropolitan police bill. He publicly renounces all connection with Platt. A certain British pickle-maker has his pint bottles made to hold jnst over a pint, so as to be on tho safe side of English law. His caution met with poor reward when Borne of these lottles ar rived in Canada, whero the law provides that any measure holding more than a . pint must pay duty as a quart. Thieves Make Successful Reid on Obertln.’O. Office. Oborlin, O., Maroh 20.—Tho postoifice was ontorod and robbed last night. A student in charge was bound, gagged and dragged. Tho thoivos escaped with considerable booty, bat tho exact loss is not known. DUTCH REBELS HANGED. Remarkable Surgical Operation Which Sti to Have Proved Successful, Now York, March 20.—William A. . Potblor i« recovering from an oporatio; " iu which, his jugular vein was ont - prevent the How of poisoned blood liis heart. An abscess was tho cause ■ tho operation, in whioh tho onda of vein were tied. PAYMENT REFUSED. Mrs. Hall Sues Bank For Refusal to ( Millionaire’s Cheek. Bridgeport, Conn.,. March 20.-4 Helen Hall, who figured in theft- case, hns sued the First National I for $10,000 for its refusal to chock. The check was probably i tho dead millionaire. FIRES THIS MORNINC. New Yogi, and Chicago One. Each i II A Smell Engagement With Boers si Crad dock. Oape'Town, March 20.—Three Dntoh rebels were shot last evening for wreck ing a train by which five were killed. Colonel Gorrlng’s force engaged the Boers Maroh 15th at Craddock. The Bpers lost nine and the British ono. Chicago, Maroh 21.—Crossed ( wires caused a fire in an ] street building occupied by R. Willlan & Co. this morning. The loss is $150,0 New York, March-21—In a fl morning Jnlins Stenfold, w ohildren were overcome bo s fourth floor of a . build ouedbyj