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uASHIER REPORTED SHORT.
rrm-KT rimur* i* brikhwick
ADULT MARK VBRD(V.
Pin nt Audllora Hair Hrrn
linlau llirr His Hooka. hut 'lhrp
Ilcfase f o Make Any Statement,
air. \rrtlcry lino Heard Ibr tin
uinro. Iml Assert* If There la bay
ahnrlaite Hr haona Aboolulrl y
Nothing Alton! 11.
Brunswick. On.. Sept. 24 —Street rumor
h for several day* accused local Cashier
Mark Verdery of the riant System with
o shortage In hie accounts. There rumors
| a ,-k oftteial confirmation and ihe truth of
them la denied by Mr. Vrrdrry, who '
now quite ill at hia realdence In Ihla city.
Tor shortage i aliened to be .t
The caatlier'a office ha* been under
cnevk for several day* First Traveling
Auditor* liarralson and MeCatg are al
leged to have discovered an apparent
mortage. The Insperllon watt supplement
ed by subsequent Investigations, assisted
in by H. C. Prince, controller of the Plant
System, and Representative Russel of the
Guaranty Company of North America, in
which Mr. Verdery la bonded. These |n
v> -ligations are alleged to have found the
apparent shortage disclosed at the ffrst
Instigation.
In an interview to-day. Auditor Harrs!-
ton staled that he could not say thit
there was a shortage or even an apparent
mortage. In fact the Interview disposed
nothing either for or again** Mr. Verdery.
Therefore to -hue afreet rumor la all that
can tie quoted. These rumors have reach
id Mr. Verdery'* ears, and In response to
n request for a statement he gave out the
following to-nlghl:
Vea, I umleratand rumors are afloat to
the effect that my accounts-hs local cash
ier of the Plant System are short several
thousand dollars, and 1 can only say that
I know nothing of It. I have lived In
Brunswick seventeen years, and In all
that time I have endeavored to live an
honest, upright life I have been economi
cal In my home life, never speculated in
the slightest degree, and am convinced
that If I were able to he at my office 1
could explain things that now appear mys
terious. However. If I am short. I will
endeavor to pay every cent of It."
P. M. I'lch has been placed to charge
of the cashier's office. Mr. Verdery Is n
very stek nran and has been at death's
door during the past few days. It Is ex
!*cled he will he at his office within ten
days, when the facta In the caae will be
brought out.
POMD-P.IREW AT KOMATIPOORT.
Cnaet and Mrlliara Have Mode Some
Hlg t nptlire*.
London. Sept. 24 —Lord Roberta reports
from Pretoria under date of 2pi. 21. that
t.ta guards, under Pole-Carew. occupied
Komatlpoort this morning The bridge
was found Intact. Much rolling slock, lo
motivea and truck loads of "I/ong Tom”
ammunition were captured. Only a few
rifles were ham har d.twod BHRDLUU V
rifle shots were fired.
Lord Roberts add*:
"Paget has captured Erasmus' camp
'•0 cattle. S.OOO sheep and 23 prisoners."
Methuen baa made another big haul of
stock."
lord Roberts al o reports that the few
li.,ir troops remaining In the Eastern
Transvaal are completely "out of hand."
anti says they are mostly burghers. Ihe
i Ign mercenaries having gone to Lo
resso Marquez, owing to the Portuguese
mm < ment promts ng lo maintain them
while there, and give them passage to
their respective countries.
SHAFTER bins TOI.PNTBKRM.
He la Looking Oat for Their lnlrr
fal II ben Dlechargcd.
Washington. Kept. 24—Gen Shaft or la
taking aiepa to safe-guard the future of
the volunteer# who are about to be dls
hsiged, aa Indicated In the following dis
patch:
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 21—To Ad
jutant Oeneral, Washington: In compli
ance with Instructions of ftth Inst., In
regard to diacharge of volunteer*. *te[>s
were taken to Insure that the men dl
eharged were afforded every facility to
obtain tlck'ta and they were encouraged
to go home Immediately. Fair rates were
eiitatned and the railroad companies sent
ag-nts to the pasta to furnish the men
tickets Immediate.)' on their being paid
off Three hundred and fifty-five have
been illseharged, of whom the greater
S r portion aval ed themselves of the fa
. Idties afforded and left for their homes
without delay.
st.after. Major Oeneral.'*
(iRm'.HI)O VlHtilflA COAL..
Wanted for British Warship* Oath
errd at llallfas.
Halifax. N. 9 . Sept. 24,-Owlng partly
to the scarcity of Nova Scotia coal In
Halifax, an order for 2.000 ton* of aleam
coal ha* been placed In Virginia (or Im
mediate delivery for the use of the Brit
ish warships making their headquarters
In Halifax. The partial failure of the
supply of Welsh coal for the navy has
also caused the admiralty to direct ex
periments to lie made with other coal.
The result of the test of Virginia, coal
will be reported to the Imperial govern
ment.
TlllvHh WILL K 90 Ft'*lO!X.
Democrats and Populists Divided on
a Congressman.
Kansas City. Sept. 24.-It Is offlclslly
announced at Democratic headquarters
that there will be no fusion between the
Democrats and Popullsta for congressman
of the Sixth district of Kansas. The an
nouncement was made after a long but
futile conference of party leaders for the
purpose of Inducing one of the candidates
to withdraw. Tully Scott, tha Demo
cratic candidate, and Dr. John B. Dykes,
ihe Populist candidate, were nominated by
fiarate conventions.
JO IXT POI, Alt KIITJIITIO*.
Hr. Xanscn mill the Duke of Birstti
W 111 La Together.
London. Sept. 21 —Dr. Nansen and the
1 'ike of Abruxxi, according to a dispatch
t the Dally Express from Christiania
•l ive agreed to undertake a Joint expedl
n Into north polar region!.
I iml Coviiiiauya Meeting.
New York. Sept. 21-The Tennessee
1 • I and Iron Company's executive ■ ■om
" u*e held n *ieciel meeting to-day (or
the (Mirpose of considering sind acting up
on the ordinary routine business contracts
* h other companies,, and to hear the re
torts of officers up to data. No eonslder
"tkm was given to Ihe matter of a dlvl
'*< nd. which will be taken up at Ih# reg
ul*r meeting In October.
To Xleel Nrxt In rkatlsasogs.
De* Mofnes, lowa. Sept. 24—At today's
"“sslon of the convention of the Brother
hood of lawomotlve Firemen, Chat
tanooga, Tenn., was selected aa the place
•°r * jMlng the next meeting which lakes
P-aee In IklC The two weak*' aaaslon will
conclude to-morrow.
Ill: 1-0 HIT l> WAHHGD AWAY.
Marble Palls Said to Have Rrru
Swept by the Plead.
Houston, Tex,. Sept 21 _A bulletin fwim
Austin says:
!t Is reported here at a late hour to.
night that the town of Marble Pall* has
been washed away by the Colorado and
that there Is a flfty-foot rise at Klngs
l.i nd
Efforts to reach Marble Falls are with
out avail, it Is a small town of HOO people,
twenty-live miles above Austin, on the
< olorado river, and I# the terminus of a
branch of the Austin and Northwestern
road. The dispatcher *ays that at'a © clock
all offices on hla line were closed and h
has heard nothing of any deluge.
Klngsland Is a small town In Llano coun
ty, also on the Austin and Northwestern
and Is near the Junction of ths Llano ami
Colorado rivers, both of which are very
high.
WASTED ALL TO IIKSIGY.
Alderman Me,luster sprung trass
ftnn In (ialvFin.
Galveston, Tex . Bept 21,-The City
Council met to-night and and scursed topic*
of Interest relative to the city's future.
Ot" of the aldermen wanted to know
If the supervision of the cleaning of the
streets rested with the relief committee,
to which Mayor Joni* replied In th a.f
Prmatlve, stating that it was useless to
discuss Ihe matter as the city had no
money.
Alderman McMaater sprung * sensation,
stating In effect that wl h -ul casting any
reflection on the hoard, he did not think
they were eomnetent lo handle the prob
lem that confronted them and were un
able to bring order out of chaos
The members of Ihe council were, he
-aid. gathered from all walks of Ilfs,* and
when elected It was not thought thy
would have aueh a difficult problem to
master. He favored the entire hoard re
signing amd having the governor or som
other legally constituted authority ap
point a cdromlsslon of three or live men
to take charge of affairs, discharge every
man now employed by Ihe city, make a
new deal and only employ such men ss
were absolutely necessary lo run the
town. The system, he thought, should re
main In force from twelve to fourteen
month*, or until ttie city could get on Its
feel
GRAND COL'IICIL OF MJMMKM,
l ftnelAve end Kleetlon of Officers
Held In t Iselnnall.
rinctoer.ii 9rpt. 21. The ;;r.fKi ii4*i
nlat conclave of the general grand council
of Free and Accepted Masons of the Poll
ed States met here to-day at Seottteh Rite
Cathedral. It was received by the grand
council of Ohio. Twnety-two of the con
stituent grand councils were represented
along slih six subordinate councils ami
many past grand masters.
John W. Chamberlain of Tiffin was
chosen general grand chaplain, and the
following Other officers were elected:
W H. Mayo. Bt. Ixiuls. grand master.
Andre* P. Swanslon. Bt. Paul, deputy
grand master.
Henry . Larrabee. grand principal con
ductor. j
Charley Heaton, Montpelier, Vt.. general
grand treasurer,
Henry W. Modhurst, Fort Wwyne, gen
eral grand recorder.
Graf Ms. kiln, Toledo, captain of the
guard
J. Albert Blake. Boston, gensral grand
conductor of council.
!->tw*rd W Wellington. Ellsworth. Kan.,
geneml grand marshal.
George A. Newell, Medina. N. Y., gen
eral grand steward.
BY THE LIGHT FROM VBNI'B.
Hr. Ilrank* Hus Nneeeeded In Making
Photograph*.
Geneva. N. Y.. Bept. 24.—Dr. William R.
Brooks has succeeded in photographing
objects solely by the light from the plan
et Venus. By this it is not meant
graphlng the planet Itself, which has been
dono many times. The experiments were
conducted within the dome of the obser
vatory so that all outside light was ex
eludtsl except that which name from Ve
nus through the open shutter of the dome.
The time was the darkiwt hour of the
night after the planet had risen and be
fore the approach of dawn. The action of
Ihe light from Venus was much stronger
:han anticipated, the photographic views
being remarkably eleor. Intense and fully
timed.
WILL hPEAK AT CLMETA.
henntor Clay Enthusiastic Over
Hemocrnlle Outlook.
Columbus. Gw.. Bcpt. 24.-Senator Clay
and Congressman Adams are here to
night on their way to Cusseto where they
will speak to-morrow. They will return
and speak here to-morrow night.
Henator Clay 10-nlght talked enthusias
tically about Democratic outlook, He
say.- he Is absolutely confident now that
Bryan will he elected. He thinks Bryan
has gained ground In Ihe past few month*
and say* his letter of acceptance was per
fect.
TTPOTHET IK l OSVBITIO*.
More Than 100 Delegate* Have Ar
rived la Kttitl City.
Kansas City. Mo.. Sept. 21.-More than
100 delegates to the fourteenth annual
convention of the I'nlted Typothetae or
America, which opens In Lyceum Hall to
morrow. arrived here to-day. Among the
cities represented by to-day's arrivals are
Norfolk. Richmond and Atlanta.
The members of the Typoihetae wer*
the guests of the Commercial Club at an
Informal reception at the clubrootna to
night. _
■leantort tinsetlr Sold.
Beaufort. 8. C.. Bept. 21—The Beaufort
Gazette, edited since Its Inception, by Mr.
William Elliott. Jr.. h* been hough* by
Mr William P. Waterhouse, n colton
factor here. During Its career In the
Journalistic Add th.- paper has been an
active Democratic organ, but Its present
owner I* a National Republican. There
Is considerable speculation us to what Its
f jture course In iiollllc* will lie As editor
Waterhouse has never been netlve In pol
itic* It Is very probable he will conduct
hi* paper entirely Independently of them.
Relief for the Gentler Sex JgK
•* Mother’• rrtond”J LSJESISLK AIWsL
durins the nine trytnj;monthsbefore childbirth. TW >
is a simple liniment erf marvelous power, and, by its \
relaxation erf the muscles, allays all nervousness, re-
iieves distressing headaches, cramps and nausea. ] h c .jAvsff I
It It a blotting In a bottlo, robbing j fa,
confinement of all its pain. / i
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THE MORNING NEWS: TEES DAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1000.
BIG DEMAND FOR CURRENCY.
uVAvrrriss* or it h:kim.d fun
%iu%i\u Tin: < KOl**.
leirlmof f*l*l Certiorate* In hr
*>nth and Ural %lr*nl
'lore Iluin nl liar Mwr *lim* I*o*l
>enr-\rn Orlrnna lln* Taken
of I lie % moil nl—% He* ere
l*re*nre for 4 orreoo> l* 4 \ot t:%-
peeled.
Wanln* ton. Kept. 24 —The ire©xurr for
currency for moving the crn* 1* begin
ti:n to be felt.
The t*#uo* of g.>ld cert I flea tee by the
trejxury at various point* in the Houth
und Writ, In exchange for deposit© of gold
In the New York eub ti aury by tunß
cu behalf of their country corre*|Kmil<nt*.
ar ulrtady |l.OOO. more than at the
•amf time last year. Thwe rxchnngea
have reach* ii $4,945/00, of w hich all but
$400,000 h:m hern in Hepiembcr. New Or
lesnt ha© taken st.7fc*.oN> in the new nold
i ertlrh atea, B(. Loui*. $730,000 and Chicago
tmun.
Theac are not the only exchange* being
made In New York and Washington, in
order to get cures ncy Into the country
district*. A shipment of $10O,OO& in email
silver certificate* ha* Ju*t been made to
Ht. Louis in return for an equal amount
of gold coin surrendered to the New York
ftih trea*ury. Gold etritflcaitr also are
hi* ng received at New York In exchange
for the payment of gold coin at New Or
leans New Orleans ha* received this
month nearly ki.000.000 in small note# of
turlous classes.
> Silver Ortllleatea.
The treasury In returning lo l**u© *!lver
certificate* and other small notes ai in
terior point* In exchange for gold eurren
-4© red to th* euh-treaeury al New York,
because gold Ik not needed to elrengthen
the reserve. The policy of ehtpping note*
from W ashing ton to interior point* 1n re
turn for gold at New York was adopted
when the gold reserve wn* low b©C©u#
the hank* profited by the express rue on
ihe currency In one dliectlon. and often
directed their New York agent* to deposit
the gold in order to obtain this benefit. *
A severe pressure for currency 1* not ex
pei'ted by the treasury off lals,because of
the great Increase In the available supply
which has teen mad** within the past
year. The treasury has pall out in pre
miums on bonds under the refunding taw
s33.l** >.<*2. and has paid In th** redemption
of the old two per cent. liond* under the
recent call of H** r* tary Gage S9MCT.I&O
These two Hems of more than k'J.Otin.oio
have been exclusive of the ordinary ex
penses of the government.
CO*FFKRI.\Ci HITH RA'KKBf.
Va nderllp IrrnngliiK to 'feet the
Dfiiinnil for Cirrmry.
New Y’ork. Sep*. M —Frank A Vander
lip, assistant score ary of the treasury,
conferred w ith b inkers In this city to
day with reference to supplying the ex
traordinary demand for small currency.
While what was known as 'hand to hand"
money Is always rather scarce at this sea
son. th** supply of sl. $-' and £> bills is
wholly inadequate Th** sub-treasury had
great piles of soiled or mutilated curren
cy turned in for redemption to-day.
After conferring with the bankers this
afternoon, Mr. Vanderllp said tluit ho had
ordered $ Ouooo In S3O gold certificates to
be shipted to New Yot k from Washing
ton at once, that he thought, would re
llwve the situation and supply the banks
with a class of money fhey did not have
114 said that he thought the next step
would he to supply small ilenomlnatlons
at the sub-treaaury.
The I tanks were preparing to-day for
heavy October disbursements, one of the
largest tastltuthns having hundreds of
out of town accounts, reported a great
mass of coupons on hand for collection
lianks ar© still using quantities of bank
note.- for interior currency and tnands. on*
large b.mk 10-day had vary f- w of It* own
notes on hand and reported little difficul
ty In keeping out what extra circulation
It had order* and at the time that the new
currency law made possible a greater ex
pansion.
CALI-ICD IT “OAMBLHR'S I.t CK."
W. A. Smith's Comment on Ills Kill-
Inn o t Hnntml Allen.
Columbia, 8 C.. Sept. 24 —The man who
last night killed Howard Allen tn a gamb
ling house tn thl* city, to-day gave hi*
name as W. A. Smith. He said that he
was originally from Birmingham, where
he practiced law. but two year* ago went
to gamhilng as a profession and worked
Ihe policy game In Sav.,ia>ah. It got too
warm for him there, and last June he
came to Columbia, where he has since
been working policies
W. B. Harley, ihe owner of the gamb
ling house, which, by the wny. t run
wide open tn the business center of the
town, testified before the coroner'* Jury
that he had caught Smith cheating, and
ordered him out of tho house. Harley es
corted Smith to the and or. Allen going by
hi* side, when going down the steps.
Smith turned and shot, killing Allen.
When caught Smith feared mob vio
lence and demanded police protection. He
characterized the death of Alien a*
"Gambler's luck."
\i:W gt iIEDI I.H ttl' I'HICES.
Cotton Spinners Will Meet Oct. 2 to
Arrange It.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 24 -Mr. George B
Hiss, secretary of the Southern Cotton
Spinners’ Association, ha* Just sent out
a circular letter to the board of gover
nor* of the association, notifying them
■ hat Tuesday. Oct. 2. hat been selected
as the date for their meeting In Philadel
phia The olijeot of the meeting I* to ar
range ti new schedule of price* for soft
and hard cotton yarn*
|,o, Jta, Seriously Hurt.
Orlando. Fla . Sept. 24.-A* the outgo
ing train lo Oviedo last night reached the
crossing at the waterworks, a 7-year-old
lad son of L. Hazel, attempted to
cross Jti* Ih fr h* of the l< comotive, to
re.icli an elder brother, who was on the
op|K>iJe able of the tra. k. He was struck
by the projrcling cross beam on the front
of the engine and knocked d.,wn Medl
c.il attendance was promptly at hand.and
tin- little fellow was kindly cared for.
His phyal lans siy* that while severely
bruised, he la not dangerously Injured
MISSIONARIES ARE SAFE.
(Continued from First l*ag* )
protect them. After allowing the Amert
i*ni to draw their money from the na
il* e bank, the m.Agi* rale furnished them
with fifty soldiers as an escort through
the gat© in the wall Into Mongolia.
Terrible Hrarrl Journey.
• We had no Idea turn of the terrible
Journey which awaited us.** continue*!
Mr William - We had no notion of hav
ing to es> a*e m r te filbert.*, and only
purposed to remain In om* place of safe
ly ond return after the crjsl* When-v *r
w# attempted to -tut*, however, th* ofll-
ai* ordered us to leave forthwith. !<*-
*r;:g the Iloxers were on out heels
Fittotly reaching a Mongolian encampoiegt
at llaraustt wc mk that flight a r%*e the
great Gobi desert w,*s Inevitable. Hav
ing •©cured a cat a van we started June Si.
Just before starting seven i*wedlsh mU
eionarles, with their families Jolnod us
On© lady had horrible experience# Hit©
had been clubbed almost to death while
some of the mate© were frightful Spec
tacles. being covered with blood.
"Our caravan consisted of twenty cam
el*. nineteen hors©© and six came! carts
for the ladt**# and children. For eight
days we trw\e|ei| over nothing but sand
Th© air was Ilk** that of an oven and the
Buffering war intense. The animals had
no grass and no water and marching in
the daytime was Impossible At the few
Isolated weUs Mongols were encamped In
ihe vicinity anti they refused to allow u©
to draw water, fearing we would poison
the wells.
Still Told to Moir on.
"After thirty-eight day# of terrible anx
iety we reached I'rga. on the other side
of the desert. We presented a entry
spectacle. The Russ an consul genetal was
most kind. He gave up to us fourteen
rooms In the consulate But m our dis
may th© consul told us we must leave
forthwith, as there we*e 2.OU* Mongol so -
dlers In the neighbnrhbod wto might he
hostile. ll* also warned ns that tens of
thousands of Mongols were gathering for
a religious festival, and that If we valued
our safety we had better clear out with
out delay.
"Arriving at Irkutsk. Rept 1 we took
a train and reached 8t Tetersburg about
Sept. IS."
NOlte CHm:R. Bt re IIKKIFS.
Christian Women Fired 1 pnn and
Two 'ten Killed.
Hong Kon&l Slept. 24 Advices from
Canton say that a bout load of native
Christian women Hum Chub, on West
river, was fired upon, and that two men
wer© then taken ashore and butchered In
cold blood
Native Christians ©re flocking to Canton
from the sugar county Ointon Itself Is
quiet. Th© native city Is full of bad char
acters anxious lo create trouble, but they
* --j; i- irrs.
athotg tMvnr ifli'AMum.
Vessels to He Went at Once to Join
fl*tr nret lo the Fast.
Washington. Hept 24-The Nary De
partment tr doing everything in tts power
to expedite the dispatch of the ship©
which th© government has dee Mad to
send to the Asiatic station to reinforce
our fleet there.
The \Ynmlngton. attached to the South
Atlantic station, has sailed from Palmyra
for Montevideo, where she wIM coal and
proceed immediately to China by way of
the Mfdlterranean
The cruiser Albany, now at Piraeus.
Greece, was to-day ordered to proceed to
Manila.
The other ships selected for service |n
Asiatic waters—the battleship Kentucky,
th© gunboats Annapolis and Vl kshurg and
the converted yacht Dorothea—are tn
American waters. All will go into dry
dock at once. It |s expected that all the
vessels will lavs arrived at their destin
ation by Dec. 1.
WMh the aldltton of these elx ships the
I’nlted Rtatev fleet tn Asiatic waters will
t'onelst of thirty-four vrwsels. by far the
largest American fleet ever employed on
strictly foreign service.
Hear Admiral Kemey will remain in
< ommand of ths American naval force© In
the Kaw and probably will make th© port
of Manlti his healqtjarter. The fleet will
be divided Into two divisions—flmt cruis
ing In the Philippines to lc under the di
rect command of Admiral Remey, and the
second, which will onflr© Its cruls© to
Chines© waters, will be commauled bv
Rear Admiral KempfT, who Is the second
ranking officer on the station.
11l VtIXXS OK I Plllll Ll* TAI.
It la a Town Forty Mltea Northeast
of Tien Tain.
Vienna. Sept. 21.—The admiralty has
received the following dispatch:
•'Taku. fiept. II —The Kus-tnns occu
plrd the fortlflcatlona at I.U Tal yester
day."
Lu Tal Is situated about forty miles
northeast of Tien Tsln, and I* about twen
ty miles due north of Taku
Minister W u Xo linger Guarded.
Washington. Sept. 3t.—The detective*
who have been on duty at the Chinese
legation for about two months to-day re
lurneil to headquarters, there l>elng no
further necessity, In the Judgment of
MnJ Sylvester, chief of police, and Mr
Wu. for the prensenre of the detective*
at the minister's residence.
now ou:n a ms a fowl.
Ilesnlted In the Homicide of Young
(ieorge Ovsen.
Louisville. Ky.. Sept 21-Dr. Hugh M
McCullough, coroner of Jefferson county,
to-night shot and killed George Owen.
21 year* old. at the latter* home. Cor
oner McCullough was arrested and denied
ball. The trouble that Iml to the shooting
started nbout two weeks ago between the
McCullough and the Owen families, which
are neighbor*, over a iteafowl. Mrs Owen
soys Mr*. McCullough tired seven times at
her with a revolver, none of the bullets
hilling her lr. McCullough came home
In the evening and going Into the Owen e
yard, according to Mrs. Owen, began to
abuse her Oeorge Owen came in at this
time ami addressed Dr, McCullough, who.
Mr*. Owen says. Immediately shot the
young man and then shot n Newfoundland
dog belonging to the Owen*.
BOV KILLED BY HIS MilOTHl'ft.
Four Xrgro Murders Iteported In
gnu Hi < a roll on.
Columbia. S C., B*pt. It—Tom Watt*,
a boy, was following hi* grown brother
Jo*, who wo* hunting near Spartanburg
to-day. In going through a gate, the gun
held by Joe was discharged, Tom being
Instantly killed
There was an epidemic of murders by
negioe* to- 'ay, four being reported, iti
one Ins'ance i negro woman Insisted on
a light, attacking a man with a knife. He
shot her. Hamburg was responsible for
two other murder*
CHATTAXOOGA’B POP! I.ATtON.
It lias M.41N1 People, an Inerenae at
Italy 11 .MS Per Cent.
Washington. Sept, 21.—The Census Bu
reau announce# that the population uf
Chattanooga. Tenn.. la UW> aa against
29.100 in IMO. This is an increase of 2,2*0
or U.6S per ct?
AHta *i:YT l\ mom \tll 1 MK.
%ttwraey for ilir llefpsie t ontlrmnrd
Murder of Goebel.
Frankfort. K> hcpl 24—The argument
to the Jury In the i use of Janas Howard,
charged with being a principal in th©
killing of William Goebel, began this af
ternoon and will ooncludt to-morrow
morning
C’arU* Little, for the defense, argued
• hat the testimony of Ouiton and mhrr
©©lf-confassed cn*plrators was unworthy
of belief, and that the word of Howard
himself should go further with the Jury as
he . la med to be Innocent and the st*e
had la! *d to prove him guilty
In addressing the Jury Little refe red to
Go* he. at ah tunes as "Gov. Goebel," tn
th* most rerpe. tful manner, ami an *emn
ql his dMiqliiatlon vigorously, but ap
pealed to the jury to not punish an Inno
cent man lb mi hi he did not doubt the
shot was flred from the secretary of
•tat* office, but there was no proof that
liowatd was in there
Col T. c Campbell for the prosecution
argued tli.it Howard’s defense, an alibi,
hnxlng been annihilated b> th© ovkt©fice
of th* pros*NUtU>n. was equal to finding
him guilty, as there w;* also evidence
that he hJ been dlw vered running awav
from the btdldtng after the
• hoivtli.g He also dwelt on HtubhloAeld'#
testimony, which related to Howard s ul
lege4| onfeslon
Congressman W C Owens c'o.*el the
cae for the defense to-nlghl. atal Jodg*
Williams will conclu*!© for ih© pro#©v*ut*>n
to-morrow
invkatig %tii% uTomn.
Qrssd Jury t nt*|e to fet %Vltnesses
In tlortirl < ase.
Frankfort, Ky., Hept 24 —The Frnnkttn
bounty gr.it and Jury reported Anally to-day
that owing to difh ujty In pro**uring at
teiidnn* * of witnesses from a distance,
ro further Investigation could be mat*
of the Gceb©| assisidnatton. but recom
m< nd*d that certain | ©rsons be placed
under bond to appear before the next
grand Jury.
ykllow n:vßn 1% iig m.
Moefallfy Report tntirates a lletter
**nnilar> f oailltlon.
Washington. Hept 24 —The latest Infor
mation received by the marine hospital
service relative to the yellow *fever slt
uatten in Havana is In the report for th*
week ending I9ef>t. 17. which shows nine
deaths, seven of them Hpanlards and two
Americans The Irspactton of the ship
ping coneludsd on H©§t. 10. showed that
then was no yellow fever infections on
vessels In the harbor.
The total mortality from yellow fever
during August was 49 This was consld
*rblv heow the averas;© for the past
decade The total me rt a 'tty rejort for
Havana during that m nth was 1149, which
w* 41 leas than during August of last
year, and Indicated a decidedly Improved
sanitary condition of the city.
•HOT bADY %Ml HhH CALWI.
Miss Jessie Msore Was V*robahly
Fatally Wow tided.
Raleigh. N. C.. Kept 24 —At Williams
town. N. C.. early Saturday night, n
young man named Joseph Bennett shot
Miss Jennie Moore, daughter of a promi
nent lawyer, and Roland Hobbs, son of the
clerk of court.
Hobh© was calling at her home goon
after he went in a noise was heard near
the window and the young lady went out
to invest Urate. Bh© returned and In a
few minutes the noise was hear*! again
9hr then asked Hobh* to go wHh her to
find the cause A few feet from the duor
four ptetol shot© were fired. On© ball
struck Miss VJ<orc and passed through th.*
lung*. The wound may prove fatal
Hohha received a flesh wound In the hip
Itennctt ©©raped No cause can la* as
signed for the deed except Jealousy.
W4ITBOW K > ITT IM MILL.
Tkree-fowrths of the Reeessary
©took AahsrrtHed.
Way cross, Ga . flept 34—The knitting
mill mentioned some weeks ago In these
dispatches la* about to materialise. A
meeting waa held this aftemooa at the
Phenlx Hotel and the matter put In proper
shape.
Mr. Woodln, ihe gentleman who It at
the head of the movement, ami who will
probably be general manager of the bus
iness. agreed to take $1"or on* -fourth
of th© rerjulred stork Mr. J H Halley,
president of the fTtlscrm' Bank, subserved
for 910.01A more, nnd other bodness men
prt.wnt run the amount up IKMJOO nw>re.
making gfcJ.ooo In all. three-fourths of th©
necessary $40.q)0 to atari the bualness.
A cofnmltte** wan a|vpolntel to solicit
additional subecrlpilonM to ©toi’k and re
port to another meeting.
MISTRIAL FOR Mil. IMXOT.
Sheriff Howland and Othere Indicted
for Letting Her Knrapr.
WrlghtsvUle. Ga., Sept. 21—The Jury |n
the rose of Mrs. Sarah E. Dixon of John
son rounty. charged with the murder of
her husband under revolting clrcumntan
ce*. ha* failed <o reach a verdict am) a
mistrial was ordered to-day. The Jury
stood nine for conviction, with recommen
dation and three for acquittal.
Sheriff Rowland and five other* hove
been Indicted on Ihe charge of aiding Mrs
Dixon In her unsui-teeeful escape a fear
day* ago.
Jere Walden, who confessed to complici
ty In the crime, given a life sentence.
TO TAKE FROXTON HXI'K.
Atlanta Aathorltlee Have Wired to
Have Ulna Held.
Washington, S pt. 24-It II Croxton.
the Atlanta bookkeeper arrested here last
night on charges preferred by an Atlanta
manufacturer, will he taken lank to At
lanta to-morrow night or WednestJay.Gov
Candler of Georgia telegraphed to-night:
"Hold It 11. Croxton. charged with fel
lony, until my agent arrive* with requi
sition for him "
Chief of Police Manley of Atlanta also
wired thiit *n officer will leave there to
morrow with necessary papers to take
Croxton back.
Ait Atlanta attorney for Croxton ha
aired Washington rounsel to represent
him here In the case.
MISFHx Wit I I.D HOT NTH ll*.
But tgrermrst XX as Beached XX hleh
Prevented a strike.
Victor. Col.. He pi. 21.—The threaten'd
strike of the miners employed In elx of
the leading gold mines In this district.
I>erausc of order* recently Issued by the
Bnglleb mansgwment of fXtratton's Inde
pendence mine requiring all miners to
strip naked and pass before the superin
tendent for Inspection to prevent their
purloining valuable ore, has been prevent
ed by an agreement entered Inlo to-night
between the miners' < ommluee ami the
managers. Tic order was modified so as
,o only moke It necessary for the men to
have their outer clothing removed. It re
quired several meeting between the repre
sentatives ot both aides to attain this re
dulW
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Schtxtl davß arn danger days for American Rirla.
Oft<n physical collapse £ollowb, and it taken years to re
cover the lost vitality. Sometimes it is never recovered.
Perhaps Bhe i not ovor-careful about keeping her feet
dry ; through careleesneaß in thin respect the monthly aick
ueß is usually rendered very severe.
Then In'gin ailments which should be removed ut once,
or thev will produce constant suffering. Headache, faint*
ness, slight vertigo, pains in the buck and loiiih, irregularity,
loss of sleep and appetite a tendency to avoid the society of
others are symptoms all indicating that woman's arch-enemy
is at hand. ■
This ue4*d not he so if mothers would have a thought for
the physical condition of their daughters, and see to it that
they have proper assistance. Q
Lvtlia E. Plnklmm’s Vegetable Compouiul has
helped many a young girl over this critical period. With it
they have gone through their trials with courage and sufety.
With its proper use the young girl is safe from the peculiar
dangers of school years umi prepared for hearty womanhood.
Mrs. Camp writes about her Daughter’s Health.
"Dr ah Mrs >’insham I wriL* to tell you about mjr daughter. She
is nineteen Tour* old and i* flowing all the time, and ho* (won for about
thro.' month* Th- doctor does her very little good, if any. 1 thought I
would ha'r her try l.ydla E. I’inklmm * Vegetable tom.
, ml. but l want your advice before she begins
gdftK. its use 1 have become very much alarmed about
K&r*' her, as she I* getting weak lam so anxious for her
©f '4-!* to get well "- Mas Matuda A. C'AMr. Manchester
W Min, Macon, Ga.
Here D Her Second Letter.
NA f) " Dear Mr* ITreiiam It give* me great plea,
l j sure to tell you of the benefit iny daughter baa
received from l.ydln K. IMnL limn’a Vga
table Compound. She waa m a very low
BWfiSy: ' J?IM Vnß atate; the doctor did her no g.xi After begin
rVHHWSSP *VS nitijg the use of your medlotaa she bsgan U> mend,
I mb! vTcaml* I and is now able to he at her work. I feel very
L-.,:., _r =jj thankful to you. and expect alwaya to keep your
Vegetable Compound in mr houas It i the best medicine I ever knew.
You have my permission to publish this letter, if you wish. It may be
the means of doing others good " — Mbs. Matilda A. Camp. Manchester
Mill. Macon. Ga
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Ilnrien rase Is a Mystery Dark
Shooting and Golf.
Darien, fla., Sept. 21—The apparent
shortage In Ihe accounts of County Treas
urer F B. Durant is still a mystery. An
expert accountant has Just finished the
work of checking up Mr. Durant'* look*,
and state* to the treasurer* bondsmen
that there Is a shortage of about ll.**)
Mr Durant says that he Is aure there I*
no shortage, as he cookl not have lost or
spent the money without knowing It, and
he nay* he ha* done neither. H* thtnks It
Is some dlscrrfniitey In figures somewhere,
and lie wishes to hnve Ihe che'klng con
tinue shortage Is traced to Ihe
exact Item* which have caused It.
Duck ahootlng Is quite a pastime among
the sportsmen now. Messrs H A Strain
and J M Hopk Ins were returning In s
rowboat from a auccissful evening'*
■ hooting, n few dxys since, when an Im
mense troul leaped out of the water ami
fell In the boat. The sportsmen wete sur.
prised, but managed to keep their neaia
In the I mat ami bring Ihe tlsh to town to
substantiate their story of the adventure.
The nu mbers of the Darien Golf Club
are practicing dally and some good re
cords are being made. It Is hoped that a
ronttaf can be arranged at an early date
between n ph-kid lenrleti team and a Sa
vannah team The Darien boy* are be
ginning In think they can (day golf qui’e
as well as anybody.
lion. William Clifton has returned from
his trip to the New Bngland states. His
health I* much Improved
The Jewish New Year was observed by
all the Israelite* of Darien The stores
of the Jews were dosed and Ih# day wa
obsorved In the proper spirit by all of
them.
THKX tOI I.D XOT KillKß
Democrats anil Populists of Coffee
Failed to Let Together.
Douglas, Sept. 21—The meeting of the
eltliens of Coffee county, on Hrpl. 27, call
el by Mr J, 9 lotf for the purpose of
getting Ihe Demo tats and Populists to
hsrmontae on one eounty ticket, fal'ed on
account of Ihe nearness of the election, to
accomplish any The leaders of
both parties appreciate the motive* of Mr.
Lott, but at so late a date, both side* feel
that they would b< doing their respective
nominees Injustice Hence It Is frared that
Coffee county, with time Independents In
the Held, will hnve to undergo another de
plorable t,liter |,ollttr.il wrjngte.
The Manley Manufacturing t'ompany la
behind with It* work on Coffee’* new Jail.
The I state that they are unable to secure
the requisite number of hrlckmuson*.
Sen Island cotton I* selling to-day at Sty
cent* In Ihe red. and very llltirajs of
fered at that figure. The lint market has
. 1 '' 1
now In town.
Arthur Paxton, about II yeats old,
youngest son of Mr an 1 Mrs. W. O.
Paxson. with other hoy* yesterday, was
wniklng atiotii on the unttnisked tall
when M ister Paxton missed hi* foo Ing
and fell from a high! of 2ty stories to tbs
ground, tua'ilnP g a painful cut
and bruises. Hi was rendered unconscious
for about an hour. He Is resting easy
Uilx morning No bona* war* broken.
FIKHCF. FORF.WT FlltF-
Nearly a Thousand Person* Fighting
It la Fallforala.
Santa Rosa. Cal.. Sept 21 A forest and
grass lire which ban been burning tn tha
vicinity of Occidental the raise three days,
to-day assumed vast proportions. Tha
tire has covered a apace of about ona
hundred square miles and Is estimated to
have done over n quarter of a million
dollars damage Only by hard work Wal
the town of Occidental saved. The lira
Is now traveling south.
The North Pacific Coast Railroad loat
several miles of track In wklltton (o two
long trestles, one fit feet, the other 20)
feet In length Three county hrhlgea arts
tn ruins and about eighteen farms hava
been swept clean of their buildings and
crops Nearly a thousand persona ar*
fighting Ihe fire.
r xHrrxTKH* axd jokbm
Next Biennial I nnventloa Will Bo
Held In Allaala.
Scranton. Pa.. Sept. 21—At to-day's aea
alon of the Biennial Convention of Car
penter* and Joiner* now entering W* sec
ond week. Secretary and Treasurer, p. J,
McGuire, of Philadelphia, presented his
annuel report, It ehows n marvelous In
crease In mcmltershlp tn two years. Ih*
number of local unions Increasing from
12k to 711. ami from 21.C00 member* to
tig.lll The finnnres of Ihe union are la
splendid condition. July 1. lMh, there be
ing a balance of Do M M on hand.
It was derided to-day to hold the next
convention at Atlanta, Qa.
ROOXKVELT OX GOOD TIMES.
Asked the Miners If They XYant Ist
Make a Change.
Laramie. XX'yo.. Sept. 21—Gov. Rooao
veil made a short atop at the mining
town of llanna to-day He addreaaad
about ISO miner*, reminding them of the
times futir end sli year* ago when It waa
difficult (or mlnai* to get work and nak
ed them to compare those times wltlt
the pieent. when all were employed and
all obtaining good wages, and *xked If
they wanted to change bark again to the
"hard time* from which they had emerg*
ed wl h so much difficulty "
, , i
Roosevelt at Fheyeaae.
Cheyenne. XX'yo.. Pept. 24—Preparation*
on an extensive seals were mad* for the
reception of Gov. Roosevelt and hts party
at thD pAre to-night Two evening meet
ings were held, one at Turner Hall and
■he o'her at the opera house. Roth place*
were crowded and both audience* were
addressed by Oiv Roos-ve't, expansion,
mill at Dm and Imper'.a'.irm being the
pjlnt* touched upon.
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Debate Will Be Abandoned.
Chicago. Bept. H —At a tn**llng‘of thff
Committee of the Natlonnl Civic Federa
tion here to-morrow the debate on "Im
perialism" and o’her question* which had
been #* for Oct. I, 2. Sand I, will he for
mally abandoned. Ralph M. Easley, aec
retary of the federation, announced to-day
that he has been unable to secure a prop
erty balanced programm* of speaker*.
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