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THE MUDDLE I KENTUCKY ___ BOTH GOEBEL 7\N D TT^^JL-OB. STILL CLAIM THE VieTO*Ry. cm MU mill The Result Is Yet a Matter of Great Uncertainty—Trouble Threatened. A Louisville speoial says: The tan¬ gle growing out of last week’s election grows worse with each day. This was the third day of the official count, but the work of the county boards of can¬ vassers disclosed little information to clear the situation. Chairman Long, of the Republican campaign commit¬ tee, today repeated his claim of a plu¬ rality of 3,111 for Taylor, based ou official returns from 110 and unofficial returns from the remaining nine. Tho Democratic papers and papers here have ceased to give figures, but spe¬ cials from Frankfort quote Candidate Goebel and other party leaders as saying they nre confident of the suc¬ cess of tho Kenton county man. The complexion of the returns to be presented to the state board of elec¬ tion commissioners when it meets in Frankfort next month still depends upon the determination of the contests which are being raised in several parts of the state, notably the strongly Re¬ publican counties of the eleventh dis¬ trict, where tho Democrats claim tis¬ sue ballots were used. IVSuch Bad Fueling Bnpemlcrocl. These contests have aroused much feeling in the localities affected. One of them involves the vote of Knox county, which gave Taylor 1,39 8 plurality. Monday Barbourville, the county seat, was visited by hundreds of people interested in the result, their avowed purpose being to see that justice is done. Counsel for Candidate Taylor began action in the Knox county circuit court to compel the county election ■ officers to certify the vote to the state board of election commissioners. The contention is over forty-two ballets from the first precinct, but the petition filed by Taylor’s counsel asserts that the election officers’ purpose is to throw out the entire county. Judge Brown granted a temporary injunction against such action. Johnson and Lewis counties are affected by the Democratic charges of irregularities, and there, too, legal complications are likely to arise. At Hopkinsville a contest over a pre¬ cinct which gave Taylor a plurality of 95 is delaying the official returns of the vote of Christian county, which gave Taylor a plurality of 750. Slow progress was made in the count of Louisville and Jefferson county Monday, the commissioners being at work on the third ward when they adjourned until Tuesday. Both sides are fighting every inch of the ground. A number of precincts are in con¬ troversy ou the ground of alleged irregularities. In one such case, the seventh precinct of the first ward, the anti-Goebel people secured an order from Judge Toney Monday to compel the precinct officers to sign the tally sheets. The Goebel had people, however, claim the ballot box been opened before it reached the county election officials. The vote so far as canvassed shows little change from the unofficial figures. The federal grand jury, which was adjourned over the election, reconven¬ ed this morning aed was charged by Judge Evans regarding election vio¬ lations, particularly with reference to intimidation of oolored voters. He recited the charges which had reached the ears of the court, described in de¬ tail the offenses upon which indict¬ ments should be found and continued: “Conspiracies maybe hard to prove, but it is by no means impossible to prove them, both by direct and cir¬ cumstantial evidenoe, and if you find the evidence and indict those who en¬ gage in these conspiracies you would get at a class of men most likely of higher, or at least of more pretentious grade, than their tools. This class is far more dangerous to the community STOCK IS CUT DOWN. A Receiver Will Conduct Exchange Bank at Athens, Oa. The stockholders of the Athens,Ga., Exchange bank met Monday morning. The experts have not finished their ex¬ amination and no definite report could be made. A committee from the directors re¬ ported that the capital stock has been reduced from $75,000 to $45,000. The discrepancy in the accounts amounts to between $14,000 and $15,- 000 . The stockholders decided to place the bank into the hands of a reoeiver and Mr. A. S. Pariser will be the per¬ manent receiver. FOUR CHILDREN BURNED. They Perish In Fire Which Originated In Their Home. A special from Detour, Mich, says that on Sunday the three sons of Mrs. Kate Orr, eged eight, six and five years, were burned to death in a fire which originated in their home. mother, a widow, was away at the time, the boys being in charge of their grandmother, who, hewever, escaped unharmed. and their punishment much more de¬ sirable in every way than the others. Howevor, both c'ossea should be in- dioted. “The highest duty is imposed upon you to vindicate the law and yon will the more efficiently and commendably ' • fear or 1 favor indict t every man, , how- ever prominent or however obsenre, who has engaged 111 any conspiracy to perpetrate tho wrongs denounced by the statute. “Tho court also suggests- to you that it is by no means impossible for officials of high or low degree to en¬ gage in such schemes. And whore that is the ease the demaud for pun¬ ishment is the more imperative, be- eaneo an example should be set in the case of those who are charged with the enforcement of the law who make themselves the instrument of its vio¬ lation.” BRYAN’S INCOME. The Nebraskan Settles a Mooted Question By Enlightening His Enemies. The New York World publishes the following from its Lincoln, Neb., cor¬ respondent: “ 1 “ the campaign !»*—«. stmt's- sss speeches for money, and it was de- elared that through his political work he was making afivtnne. It was also said that ho was not able to earn a liv- iug as a lawyer. In reply to the first charge Mr. Bryan authorizes The World to say that he does not charge a cent for any campaign speech and that on these trips pays his own hotel bills and railroad fares unless he is , . “■ >“ *<■* - .h-gr.*. Biyan also authorizes 1 no World to ““u 1 , T” C ® S a11 ,r ,“° C 7V.7 V * C '~:i!° 4 * ’ 1 vi) t* 1 T . T retinle 1 'u U " U| 7, 19 it.iis *| °.i, I' 1 am ' if 01 e nex cu wei.iv-Lii.ee six mon , s, oe , ® m ,nuel ^ 0 *•' ' " 0 4 eiS ,f e aramoune 1 o xtl *u. , , ‘°, r V™ Cir ioat: e J, limou!l ’' Zl , (in V S y were ° ’<iyL'i!. .. U ? i icr- , *«; .® r? ninBmm'tti „l7:7 weWL^oiaUh o f 7 r imo, to coin, Neb , and began “4 business d *°F theie October 1 , lbb7, being then twenty- taiS ° an<1 " 1 '- ou t * tri 1 111 T irmnln tt0t , e '*^ , kn ,° W f 010 ,. thnl ? half a dozen persons in . the ton n, and year he earned in LincMnln bis nrac- tioe at the bar $72.55. He was then just beginning to form an acauaintauce, !SaXtrT?W5&&«5 f.lloiving T = i. lb. 3 APm-lis am] entered th™uainn " ,b r. ‘ election , •• , to congress he abandoned 1 the law or pubhc Me “Since the 1890 campaign he has had several offers of 325,000 a year from corporations to act as their attor- ney. One was a New York corpora- ion. But he preferred to decline all these offers and devote himself to his present objects. “Mr. _ Bryan says , he earn money now m three ways from his books. through lectures and by writing arti- cles for magazines and tho press.” ADDRESS BY M’KINLEY At Masonic Observance of 100 th An¬ niversary of Washington’s Death. President McKinley has promised to make au address at Mt. Vernon on December 14th, when the Masonic observance of the one hundredth an¬ niversary of Washington’s death will be held. The address will be delivered at the tomb of Washington. a funds. flany League Island Navy Yard Em - pioyes Discharged. A general reduction of the force of the department ef construction and repair at the League Island navy yard at Philadelphia lias been made. Of tbe 380 employes 102 have been dis¬ charged, aud it is believed that more will follow. The discharged men in¬ clude shipwrights, ship fitters, paint¬ ers, shipsmitlis, joiners, plumbers, boat builders and laboiers. Naval Constructor Linnard says the reason for the cut down is a lack of funds to keep all the men employed, although there is plenty of work for the full force. Democratic rtlsjority Is Large. The official count of the ballots oast in the Maryland election gives Colonel John Walter Smith, democratic candi¬ date for governor, 12,121 plurality over Lowndes, republican incumbent. May Contest Plant’s Will. The New York Tribune says the contest of the will of Henry B. Plant, the steamship and hotel magnate, is likely to be begun by the widow, who was the second wife of Mr. Plant. ™ <*umw OH IHE ROCKS vessel Wrecked In Lrtchartered Wa- ters Off Luzon Island. ALL THE CREW SAFE. Admiral Wat3on Sends Particu- lars of the Mishap. Advices received from Manila state that the IT. S. cruiser Charleston ran aground near Vigar on a hidden ree{ wiUl 35 fathoms of water ou both two dftya , - and rv merbts r- trying ”f to get afIoatl but a typhoon ; { arising, the crew wel . e el) ( to taketo their boi>t8 an<1 gee k refuge on an island five miles flWay _ Tb(J na tives are friendly. Lieutenant McDonald and a number of sailors put off in a small boat and reached the Callao, which carried them to Manila. The gunboat Helena was dispatched to bring awav the crew. Lieutenant McDonald describes the Charleston when he last saw her as hard aground, with bottom badly stove and well out of tho water. Wat *011**1 Report. Admiral Watson cables to the navy department tho following olnciftl „ , , re- port of the wreck of tho cruiser Charleston: “Man^a.N ovember 14.-Charleston wrecked on uncharted coral reef three nnlPK nmtlnvpfit r,n' hmugIt ranVp. north const of Luzon, 5:20 the morn- of November Kimiiguin 7 th Fvervhodv safely lauded at island. armed with rifles rod t™ Cops fin Ni> - fives friendlv f. Wfl’cDonftld rnndo wL. pr^.l ^ujissssks ».«.«,:> z orations, a heavy sea prevailing. He reports that the ship struck easily, then thumped violently. Fire room completely flooded. First, watertight doors closed promptly. The ship lies «etlled aft- water one foot f-om name Well out of water forward; apparently verv steen rations' h-ink • landed*” ten dr.vs’Tirnvisioi'« dis- on.'-half £^Jszr' Helena ,r0, ‘ sm '° c “.......,., _ 1 he Charleston has been m Asiatic waters more than a year. She was one of the first vessels to he sent to Ma- nila after the destruction of the Span- ish fleet by Admiral Dewey, the navy department ntiliziug her for tho pur- po^ 0 { sending ammunition and other supplies for the Asiatic squadron, Just previous to her assignment to that duty she had undergone an over- hauling at the Mare Island navy yard, Ban Francisco, and therefore was in prime condition for her duties. The Charleston was built in San 5=2ss5^fa2rr«j 25 7 inc i, eH iu length. 46 feet 2 inches in beam and 21 feet 8 inches in draught, She was of steel,having two propellers, one funnel and two masts with wili- tary tops with the following armament: <p wo g-jncli guns, six 6 -ineli guns, fonr 6 -poonders, two 3-ponnders, six f'Pounders, two machine guns and Th f"'' —• ___________ WILL R5 RESP0W SI8ILITV. Wrecking of thp Charleston Hay Re- suit s “ 1 !n ,n Court martial. A Washington dispatch says: soon as possible a court of inquiry will be called to fix the responsibility or the wrecking ot the erniser Chav- lepton. This wi follow irrespective of any notion of the navy department and B0 “- ^ Bhoukl it appear I that the wreck was caused by negligence of any of he Charleston s officers, a conrtmar- tools wil l follow the inquiry but in view of tne very dangerous character of the north coast of Luzon and the lack of necessary aids tc navigation, j it is not believed to be probable that j any of the officers will be found sc, verely censurable. , Child Labor Bill Failed. T The , .t Nesbit ... chi,d labor ........ bill failed to passm the Geoigia senate Tuesday morning. The vote stood >0 to 1 , atm the measure no having receive .1 thereamsite constitutional majonty, LIEUTENANT RIDOELY HONORED, - Citizens of Augusta Accord Him a Henrty and Rousing Reception. Auarsta honored in^ Lieutenant S soutSn Rid™- lev •. We. n«d«y 1 .7 10 A style. ,,,, The city was decorated , , with flags and bunting and thousands of J ih.' M srsnr . a u guest. ai ’“ ,,8 " i, “ : Hollis Dies In Philippines. A dispatch received at Wednesday from Manila announces the death of Captain Magnus C.Hollis, Fourth infantry, who died of dysen- tery in the hospital. He was appoint- ed to West Point from Newnan, Ga. HOBART 13 CONVALESCENT. Vice President Now Eating Three Meals a Day. A special from Patterson, N. J., states that Yice President Hobart had a fairly good day Tuesday and is resting easily. He ate three meals the day and sat up ia his easy chair most of the afternoon. He retired early at night and immediately fell asleep. irate husband ! KILLS TWO HEN Alleged That They Had Kidnapped the Wile of HI* Bosom. SOUTH CAROLINA TRAGEDY Slain Men Were Prominent Doc- tor and His Son. Dr. Thomas e. James, a prominent physician of Greenville, S. 0., who has m friends „nd who enjoyed ' a * lllnr . , Milo church in Pickens county Wed- , nesday night jnst before midnight. The Bhootll| g was done by Sam Lanier > 11 prosperous and popular fa riner of 1 ickens county, and the alleged cause of the double killing was tha r ’ Jamea al M blH Rol > were ! ‘\ ri ^ . n S •J'V.. 80 Lanler thought, with ! the latter « wife. : The physician was instantly killed, bnt , bia son lingered until about noon Thursday, when he expired, . despite . tlu3 atteatl0n given him by several physicians. . ; j It was at first reported that Wade j .Hampton James was only slightly | wounded, but his friends were later informed that he, too, was dead. Dr. James and his son left Green- ! - ville a few days ago to visit their plan- tatl °”> whl ? b 18 111 vicinity of Six- Mile mountain. . , ' °" tlmir way they stopped at the house of Earn Lamer and there, it is by some means, procured Mrs. Lamer and the three started towards . 1 their destination, which is unknown. SZSZZgrZSZtfZZ' «. r 11 "vr^r - they had driven away with his w.i,>. lh « lratu l ” 8ban<1 ’ »rmed with a fbotgun, stared in pnrsnit. As 801 »* Mrs. Lal f aaw he ( bn * ban <J «p- . poaching, lke bn 8 SJ she and it disappeared w said, leaped m from the ^ arkness - Ja8t abe Sam Lamer emptied the contents of his shot 8 nn into the bodies of the men lie : JUTLZ’JrZ"’, J3TL* p] . actice{1 ot Piedmont and Newry. ; For the past four months ho has been residing in Greenville. A wife and several children survive him. The coroner held an inquest late Thursday afternoon and found a ver- diet to the effect that the two men. had : been killed by Sam Lanier. 3 he shooting caused considerable excitement in Pickens, although the; j man friends who in the did the killing who has many county, announce that he will be exonerated. ......... - n ' vEAQH fosleo - ' ' Carter’s Attorney Received No Encouragement In Plea F Hm Client. rl . . A Washington dispatch says: The president has heard what he has ex- pec ted ever since he approved the findings and sentence of the Carter „ the t chief W i,„ „..VS" of Carter’s big staff of conn- sel, called at the white house I burs- day morning and called the president’s attention to what he believes the harshness of Carter’s sentence When he went away from the execn- five mansion, Mr. MacVeagh said he had called to pay. his respects and to congratulate the president on the re- »nU in Ohio After doing that the former cabinet officer brought up the matter of Carter’s sentence. His ef- fort was apparently made chiefly for the purpose of getting some expression from the anldeaof nresblent wWi, S £ Whim what kind ception his reoefve appeal for executive ency lea/ned will So far as can be he received no enconragemenfi It was not the president’s intention that he McVeagh says that Carter has given „ p hope of a favorable hearing on his appea i to the supreme court, and is, therefore, preparing tho wav for an effort to get the president to commute the sentence. The ex-captain is still at &overnor s l 8 la «fi- The time he is spending in prison there does not count on on the term of five years he is to serve at Fort Leavenworth. Warden Claughrev will put Carter in fiJjal Ke as an assistant superintend- <;nt of construction in charge of the addition that is being buiit to the is0 „ flt Leavenworth Tbe warden -mV-. proposes that the .Z gov- ™t» A Senator Hay ward Very III. Reports from Nebraska City indi- cate Senator Hayward is worse. His right side is paralyzed and he speaks with difficulty and then only iu monosylables. ADMIRAL SCHLEY DINED. Clover Club of Philadelphia Royally Entertains Him. - Rear Admiral Schley was given a dinner at Philadelphia Thursday night by the Clover Club, prior to his de¬ P arture for ‘ S °uth African waters, Among other guests were Captain ^ ar - formerly of the battleship Ore gon, who was with Schley in the great tiava battle oft’ Sautiago, and General Fitzhugh Lee, who is now on a visit to that city. G0V. BRADLEY IS A FACTOR Jn Gubernatorial “Squab¬ ble” In Kentucky. LEGISLATORS CANVASSED stale Government Should Change Hands December Htii—Bradley May re¬ fuse to Recognize Goebel. A special from Frankfort, Ky.,says: Governor Bradley has the members . n of . both parties guessing what hand he vi-ill take in the event of a collisoii be- tween Goebel and Taylor over the governorship v ■ Bradleys close friends _ say he will no t recognize Goebel as governor if the state board goes behind the original returns in order to obtain for him a certificate of election. The governor himself will not talk, hut ns L lie is in conference with Adiu- , n ... . cons , au'iy , an * en<ra jo icr a mos rumors of this kind are worrying the V 'l”" n«,crbldbvlaw Deeemb« slate the date presciioea ov law. The iue state venect to canvass me retains, ^ me J*w provides that it must meet not later than December 4th. Secretary of State I inlay has re- m ’ r et " , ‘ 1 candbitef Hn Imnd of "“f ^ir t e fir d with on tbe ° ( tber tic ‘ i bet te* Sul- HW se Whfle Goebel f e a "ies e , C..mpb fl 1 countv county burke, Republican, for supeiluteud same f by public over 1 ir.stnrction, 00 cames , . <nmnagevs assert that the a denied by Pryor. ^ Taylor’s friends have begun a pn-| vate canvass of the members of tho legislature, sounding tnern as to how they would vote on a contest if the state election board should throw out Knox. Johnson or Pulaski counties ; ami 01 .--o i .ttufi votes cast in Nelson for instead of ‘•'V. S.’ I nylor. 1 '"said four democratic members of the house and at least six demo- cratic senators have been found so far ; "ho will not vote to seat Goebel. Has movement on Taylor’s side is con* ' aw.aa The election from the state board. story that Goebel has decided to abandon the fight and to enter a fight against Blackburn for senator is pro- nonneed absurd by friends of both and is laughed at by both Goebel and Blackburn. ___ i SENATE RECONSIDERED. ---- . . ■ •««««.. Afler «tbt »P ll» K«„iit d,M . labor bill on Tuesday and voting it down, the Georgia senate reconsidered ! its action Wednesday and ou Thors- 1 day passed the measure bv a vote of ,r “ The bill as passed was amended so as to except the children of widowed ; mothers and indigent fathers, who' ^ mav be denendent upon their child’s or children’s labor for a support, and ! by adding the following proviso: | “Provided further, that this act shall not apply to cotton ginneries, saw mills and fruit packing r s establish- „ -___ TfiE KENTUCKY SAILS. -- battleship Goes to New York For Her Final Touches. The first-class battleship Kentucky left the shipyard at Newport News, Va., Thursday morning for New York. There she will go into dry dock for final cleaning of her bottom prepara- tory to her official trial trip, which will take place off the Massachusetts coast. BY HERCER. r„ F ° r n.- Th,rd ^ ^ T,mi ... V “' , t0r . ^ 0eor * ta « ° r ‘ atoncai . Contest. In the third P« blic entertainment «* “"spices «f the Georgia ^ ate Intercollegiate Oratorical asso- ciation, held in Atlanta, a Mercer “ a "> Mark Bolding, captured the wto. *;■? <» '>■ liw i» — Georgia colleges iu matters oritorical, but it was by no means an easy victory for the representatives if all four col- leges acquitted themselves with dis- function. HENDERSON’S CLERKS. Successor to Ex-Spraker Reed Names His Assistants. Congressman Henderson, who will be the next speaker of the house, an¬ nounces the appointment of Jules C. Richards, of Waterloo, la., as private secretary, to succeed Amos L. Allen, who was Speaker Reed’s secretary, and who has just been elected to con- gress. Also that Asher C. Hinds will continue as that clerk at the speaker’s table, and LeRoy Neeley, for many years Congressman Henderson’s private secretary, will be clerk. house sessions VERY EXCITING. Effort Made to Secure Final Consider¬ ation of Prohibition Bill. SOME MEASURES PASSED. One of Them Related to New Plan of Oil Inspection. A very small minority succeeded in preventing a large majority from bringing the Willingham prohibition bill to a vote in the house Tuesday. The. session develcmed two distinct sensations. Mr. Price, of Oconee, cre¬ ated the first stir by the announce¬ ment that he believed the clerks had made a miscount on the vote, and there was another exciting occurrence when Mr. McGehee, of Harris, intro¬ duced a resolution denouncing the members who were trying to prevent action on the prohibition bill and de¬ manding that their names be publish¬ ed. This brought forth a storm of in¬ dignant protest. Later in the session the same member offered another res¬ olution providing for the adjournment of the house sine die. Neither of these resolutions were entertained by the Ur use, hut the fact that they were 0 ^f ere< p sliows Low bitter the fight be* came. Th e * e88i ° n f * he le ff laUl [ e !ast w r' , V™ l * ° U6 ° TT ’ acting favorably ' on measures of the f i “l J0r tallce - au<1 in *>o‘h branches a large number of . new bills were read for the first time, In the senate the house bill by Mr, Duncan, of Houston, providing for r Senator Clifton, of the second mclua- 108 J“ ° m1 ? ctl °“, a ! 1 hdehty and T 7 conl ^“««- Before going to ^governor back to the house the Duncan for its action bill must on the go amendment. The house discussed freely the bill by Dr. Watkins, of Gilmer, asking that solicitors general in the state be SSTS^X^rlS: Dr. Watkins strongly urged bis bill <m the ground that the present meth- od of paying solicitors was in many instances undignified and unpleasant to the official himself. The point was raised in the debate that the passage 0 f iim bill would increase the rate of tasalioup.as.it provided tor an annual expenditure of something like $48,000. which the state had no means of get- ting back from the county. Al r. Brandon, of Fulton, introduced a bill of greal lntere st to Atlanta, as it authorizes the eitv to issue and sell and the erection of a lighting plant under mun j c j pal con trol. The bill was referred to a committee and Mr. Brandon hopes to get it before the house favorably recommended iu the next few days." The house indorsed the temporary rules established by the commissioner agriculture for the better inspection ■«;»«;»■*«- {ound . himself forced to adopt tenta- tively during the past summer, every I sample * of oil that flashes at 100de- Fahrenhe t is to be condemned T , \ ■ enforce'then^Mrnles , , , . 0 batter the house passed the bill the'appointment by Mr Park of Greene, providing for ofls^Uh a” 0 f a smte inspector of al- ary 0 f 8 l 00 a month. There was op- position in the house to the thought measure rom those members who the 8ta to had enough inspectors already but the leading buou members of the body .y ^ i y , nt 18 er e aw ** now “ in force. ne0e8 ' he 8e “- ate Dunoan house , . $5^M0 a“d“Sve T® ting * LTS ^Zhtty fn\he Z i termine ’ withmit recource to the courts the solv encv of com , field’in lan j es seelcnsr Georgia to ente r the ii| insurance 'the Th J J® b J iffecteG a « originally passed in { onlv insurance eomna niep> mt bv an amendment offered bv Senator Clifton,of the second district, ’ and adopted by the senate, fidelity and surety companies will hereafter only be required to make tlie same de¬ posit as is demanded of insurance companies. DAIRYHEN IN CONFERENCE. Meeting Held In Griffin, Ga., With Large Attendance. The Centra) Georgia Dairy associa¬ tion met iu Griffin Tuesday four hundred strong to inspect the new Dixie creamery, just completed by John Wallace, li. J. Wing and others, and afterward tho enthusiastic crowd proceeded to the opera house, where the exercises of ihe session were held. RICHEST IN THE WORLD. Sanford University Will Have Large Sum Added to Endowment. A San Francisco dispatch says: It is understood that the money obtained by Mrs. Jane Stanford, said to $11,- 400,000, for her stock in the Southern Pacific to the Hnntington-Speyer syn¬ dicate, will at once be made available for the use of the Stanford university, which is now one of the wealthiest in¬ stitutions of learning in the world.