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GUAM’S TERRIBLE DISASTER.
,t\I.KU. TOW'S W lE LrAIUEO
AM) VIVVY WERE KILLED.
Morru We* 'Or Aevrrest Knonu
Iber- In EnrlJ Vrt-I**lc and
(.uurniurnl Buildings l *•■
Urrr | nruiO. ll and M ra<kril-'.
dvr, trr * Orem* Ulattraa nnd
jo.wl |ill Are heeded Thr
) u.riaillr Had to He Abandoned.
,i Ja. Pec. I—He*r Admiral Heaney,
, „ official reports of the recent ty
whn-h vi-ited ttie Island of Guam,
it the s.ortn was the aevcreai id
lu(a> years.
~ lace at A(iu and the govern
butldlngr aero unroofed and wrt k-
The net reached the Plaxa. Many
, i., m-less sought refuge in the
aid Ja.i No one 1* reported to
kllle-l at Agana, but the mcr
eatue.l by the recent epidemic of
-ip has been much Increased by ex
ni st of the dwellings have be*u
and. :• and.
~)wr. of M.trajan was levelled and
..ifht persons were killed. Several
were killed In various small vtl
, and several small coaster* are tnlss
. reports have been received from
uiitler. Cocoanut trees and all
destroyed and food la being dis
, io tho sufferers.
t; Ramey has ordered the Are
f ;n Cavite with IrxM supp.h*
r -urn and meats are needed and It
1 that donations be sent from
•so States-. Tne Brutus, from Ca
i the Solace, from San Franc.co,
nrr. rerently. wl.l relieve Imme
, i . • rds.
ndlng of the Yosemlte upon the
nnd twisted her propel.er snd
abandoned and sunk Nov. Iti The
Newark has gone to Investigate
th* ditaster.
i 01. Goodretl. commanding the
M irir.e BatsuMon, with UjO mar ne,
i,. to S.it,.g to relieve the troops
He will land to-morrow The reb
that vicinity have been active o;
.1* **
i-hoent of the Twenty-fifth In
ti the mountains near Ihe. found
>mp of the guerilla leader Joaquin
i . i, Suspend*,' from the trees near
~rap were the le-lie* of three am,got
proof was found that the rebels had
tortured other captivee.
Twt.lve hundred botomen entered Vlgan.
!i! f Luzon yesterday afternoon and
- ,rrn -red to Capt. Green, of the Thirty
,.d 'r.fantry. This Is th" largest num
• r of m*n tvho rave yet surrendered on
l.uson at ore time. Gen. Tlnto has beer,
k#,; :% a swarm of bolomer- along the
mountain* and they have Impoverished
the food supplle*.
GEN. DE WEt’iS IN DANGER.
Kaos nlil to llnxe Him In n f orner.
lint He t\ 111, no llonbt, Faslly
Fstrlente Itimself.
l- r ton. Deo. L—The Evening Stand,ud
report, that a great fight Is In progr. s
between Gen. Knox and Gen. PeWet.near
Roaxv.lle, In the southeastern extremity
f the Orange Hiver Colony, and that th,
. e of Gen. l>cWet Is considered lm
i, ", nt.
, first dispatch from Gen. Kit.honor
hi* cip i I*y of comman,|cr-ln-ch,ef of
rtri h fur. ,s In South Africa 1*
and B!,, mfoncln, Nov. SO. and confirm*
i . reports of fighting between Gen
!* .* r and Gen. I>,-\Vet as cabled Nov
"• and adds the latest reports—that Gen
Knox .* In touch with Oen. DeWei's force
t ir Tat, lie rg, twelve miles north of
ttethul;*, Grange River Colony, that the
it ■rs attacked Boshof Nov. 2S and re*
tawed he attack Nov. 12. and were re
■ and w thout Brit sh loss.
Ger h'lt here- al o -t' Is th t N v.
■ n PttSl srts fight!lt# with h •
V.ljo. i ..n I Er sums e n.ma . s cd ha
h drove the Hoers to a po itlcn In !w
I dty cf Ritf ntelo.
T. e British casuaitl s were heavy Col
1 oy 1 ar.d five < t er ofll -er were w un 1-
fl, five men were killed aid fifty were
sounded
St IT AOAIMT THE HAM) O.
brought to Present the Paying of
the starch Dividend.
11' w York Dec. I.—Suit has been begun
the Culled States Circuit Court by
■bn D. Crtmmlns against the Baltimore
n1 Ohio Ra lroad Company asking for
temporary Injunction restraining the
•rr.pany from paying to holders of com
n stnek the 2 per cent, dividend deciar
‘l payable March 1 until a dividend shall
• ,r. and In favor of holders of pre
rr< i sti k of what shall be a propor
rste part of all net earnings during
" year ended June *O. 1900
The complatnant also asks for a temper
f injuctlon refraining the company
‘• ci deeiar ng any dividends on common
" 'k out of any future net earnings
renter for any year until after a div
er,d of i per cent, on preferred stock
• ’ aeh year shall have been declared.
CLOSE, of HE VI TV COVTEIT.
itnslne Llllntt One of Those Selected
by the Committee.
New York. Dec. I.—The famous Pan
dr rv-an beauty contest closed to-day
1 i * **e awards were mad*. This was a
' 'iltton held for the purpose of **-
■r the two most beautiful women in
at, - blonde and brunette, to typify
’C and Souih America tm the official
! -'t- of th Pan-American Exposition
l fTuio ir 1901. A committee of ten.
'' i- h Senator Chnuncey M.
ilrman. selected from thousand.- of
Km,’ graphs tent to New York. Mls
oleman Wood of Chariottsvllle.
' 'A represent North America, and Miss
lx n Eiliott (Mrs. N. C. Goeslwln) bru
-1 e. to represent South America.
TORLEVT* V\ ulMlt.ll OIL DOT.
1 popalar Ofileer Got In Some Good
Sword Work,
• ntalnehleau. Dee. 1 -Capt. Coblenta.
• on Nov. 17, fought a duel with
,v with a brother-in-law of the tutf
th Mm Lehaudy, this afternoon
, not lie r duel with an artillery nfli-
Pt. Glliot. |n consequent of a dw
arieing from the unpopularity o:
'"lent* with his fellow officers.
Glllof wn* wounded In Ihe chest.
farmer pihvd iie to.
'short Hill „r Telia. County Killed
(nkncmii Part).
*'On. Dec. I.—Word reached Macon
" t* l * assassination of Mr Egherl
farmer In Twiggs county. Ills dead
was found In the iuj<j with a ou et
<i th* back. The cause of the kill
• - unknown, and thara Is no clew to
aasessinw
MANY RELIABLE WITNESSES
Prove That Old Cases of Chronic Ca
tarrh can Be Cured.
HALF THE ILLS 0E MAXKIXD AliE CATA'ULHAL IX SATIRE.
C a t a p r h of Long*
Standing; in One of
tho Most Stubborn
Diseases to Cure.
A Medicine that Will
Cure Sueb Cases
Dcnerves a Ve r y
Ilivrh P.aee in the
Annals of Medical
Discovery.
Such a Medicine is
Peruna.
f ■ ""t HOTTBANDS of teitlmontals are
I pouring in every day of oid
JL of chronic catarrh that have re
stated all treatment for years, betas
promptly and permanently cured by Pe
runa.
These reports do not all rcme from ob- !
scure places, a gned by obscure people A
nrire proportion of these le:ter are writ -
en by men and women prominent in bu--
inese and professlofjai circles and roar,
of them well known from ocean to cocci
Tike, for instance. Col John Franklin
Waters who occupies a prominent j
♦ ion amoeg the leading trial lawyer* •
Chicago He has probably obtained more
verdicts against corporator.* in suits f
personal ,nj ima than any man of ii.s
tn *he United Btates. and during his prac- j
tice of over fifteen year* he has not lost
a single case In the Supreme courts of
Illinois and Missouri. He is a hard worker
and has the energy of four men.
For a number of years he had been af
flicted with chronic catarrh and having
recently been h r ugh’y cured nf hit old
affection, an interview was ob aln and with
h‘m by one of otir reporters in which he j
gave the following srarement to the pub
lic:
Chicago. 111.. Aug . 1900.
Th* 4 Peruna Medicine Cos , Columbus, 0..
Gentlemen—>“lt gives me great
pleasure to testify to the merits ot
*nch n north) remedy for catarrh a*
>oar Prrnoa. I had suffered for a
a uni her of >ears from this very dls
iitrerhb‘ disease nnd had tried
many so-cnlleil remedies, hot until I
used IVrnna none had the desired
effect. I feel that I am perfectly
cured and can cheerfully SVooin
ineml Pernna to any one suffering
from catarrh.**
JOHN F. W ITER#,
I**o F,. Itaudolph #(., ( hleago. 111.
Another case equally well-known in Chi
cago Is reiw>rte.l through a letter from a
veteran railroad man.
MORRIS MAKES SHARP REPLY.
(Contlnuel ftom First Psge)
otton and woolen mils at Roswell, my
county, urging myseir and colleague to
oppose the child labor bill. 1 earned It
to Mr Kllburn and showed It to him, and
without any requtw whatever from me
he mid that he would release me fr *n
any prom Use I had made him and for me
to act as I thought right about the ma -
ter. The statement made by the dis
tinguished editor of the labor Journal to
the effect that I had this petition before
I was elected, and that a similar one wts
presented to me at the last session of the
General Assembly Is a mistake. This U
the only one I ever received.
"Now. the statement that I personally
solicited the vole of Mr. O’Connell or
made him promises 1* wholly Imaginary,
for I never had the pleasure of meeting
or speak ng to h.ra until ofter I was elect
ed speaker pro tem, of the House
"In this eame srtlcle I notice the Hor..
Mr. White says that either Messrs. Hous
ton Kllburn, or O'Connell has more sense
in a minute than I have In a month. T
shall not take Issue with him on this po
sition. and If he can derive any pleasure
from it. he has my permission to make It
a standing advertisement In ht* paper."
WILL MOVE TO NASHVILLE.
ail a. MaeDonell Made Secretary ot
Home Mlaaion Society.
Macon. Dec. 1.-Mrs R. W. MaeDonell
of Macon has been chosen general secre
tary of the Woman’s Home Mission So
ciety of the Methodist Church In the
South, and tc-day wired her acceptance.
The election was held at Nashville Mrs.
MaeDonell will change her place of resi
dence to Nashville. She Is a daughter
of the late president of the Georgia Acad
emy for the Blind, and Is noted for her
work for Christianity.
Avery quiet tl-cikm for Justices of th
ncace waa held here 10-dav, in n t of
the nine gtstrt-t. of the bounty Tw.. of
the districts did not hold an election,
nog caring enough for the office to attend
to the matter. _
60V. JOHNSTON H •* MOTRED.
Sam ford la Nosy Governor of the
State of Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. I.—At noon to
day Gov. Joseph F. Johnston retired from
the executive office. Owing to Illness th
new Governor. W. J. Samford. was unable
to come to Montgomery for his Inaugura
tion He took the oath of office two days
aso at Opelika, and to-day Gov Johnston
turned over the office to T D Rsmford. a
•on of the Governor, and his private sec
retary.
Col. Uiftni'a liody irrlff*.
Han Francisco, l>ec. l.~The remains of
Col. Llscum. Who felt at the head of the
A meric in troop* before the si Is f T>n
Tain, arrived hire this Afternoon on tn
transport Thomas. The baly will II- on
the Thomac unit! Monday afternoon • r
Tuesday morning, wl.en it will be t iken
under military eaoort to the train, which
will carry It to the national cemetery at
Arlington for Interment.
Dunne Ha. Typhoid Fever.
Chicago Dec. 1.-F Peter Dunne, au
,hor of the "Dooley” papers, t* at Ht
l-uke's Hospital tn this city with t>,.!iol.i
fever The physicians at tlrat -relieved h*
had pneumonia, but to-day changed their
diagnosis, and staled mat Is* is no; now
in a dangerous condition.
THE MOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2. 11 MX).
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THINKS DI NS s.
(•n fllf'Dl \nUm I nju n*t ln \ga£na(
flr (ioornmrnt.
Ealtlmore. Dec. 1 -Ueut J>*eph
Strauee of ihe Hnliwl Nuvy, by
Uniiwl Stale* DUirtol Attorney John C.
110.-e. fiied an ensatr i to a bill of
oompia.nt of F.lt Gaifi ll of Stump Neck
Chari--* county, a*kl. K fT <n Ir.Jttnc lon
lu prevent governin'nt official* from turn
ing their gun* In the direction of hi* prop
eriy when teatlng them Lieut. S ratia*
1* Inspector of orfinan - In cr.a gn of the
naval proving ground at Indian Head,
Charie* county, Maryland.
It wa* alleged In the bill of comp’aint
that projectiles. In some Instance* *gh
tng more than a ton, fell or, G.tlfi* I*l *
property. The roneu* - lon h-1 shat < re<l
the window* of hi* house .m l th fo in
datlon had been damaged. The value of
the property, it was sal-1, was damaged
because persems transa lng buelnes* in
the water* surrounding It were alra.d to
approach.
, O.ILI 4 ttlt VI \I. VISITS.
Kruger Advised of All That He Can
Kxpect In llerlin.
London. Dec. L—A special dispatch from
Berlin says:
"Mr. Kruger has been advised that
Count von Buelow, the Imperial chancel
lor, will only exenange formal visits uiih
hint, that publ.c demonstrations will be
suppressed and that the prop-eed muni
cipal banquets will he abandoned.
“While there Is much sympathy and
curiosity to see Mr. Kruger, them Is no
chsnee of such a furor, as occurred at
Marseilles and Paris "
KELLOGG HAUL! lAJIHED.
He Is a Mem her nt Senator Davis'
Law l irm.
Bt. Paul, Dec. 1 —F. 14 Kellogg, of the
law firm of Davis, Kellogg and Severance,
of which fitro Settavor Davis was a m<-m
ber, recelve*l a painful Injury while re
tum.ng fr<jm the Davis funeral this af
letnoon. He was leaving the cemetery in
a carrltg- • th C A. S' vet on e, the oth
er surviving member of the firm. w.en
me horses became frightened. The car
rta<* was lurched forward by the horses
:ml Mr Kellogg as thrown with force
against a lamp post A bone in the right
elbow was fractured
Election In tnlunihus.
Columbus, Oa., Dec. 1 —ln the alder*
m iet-' ,ic non the mdeperdent
rket triumpheil over the Gc-od Govern*
ment ticket, seven out of eight candidate*
going in by a good majority Toe names
of mow- elected araDt*muk<* Ed. Me-
Pall. 721: Banner. Sid; Kaul. 702; Orelr.
m; Hortmin. S>3; loiwreit ■. C. Jones.
CM There were only seven candidates
un the independent ticks-: Dlsmukee
,a* tn the Good Government ticket.
The closest race was between Mar-rum
■ml Hartman, the latter * mij rlty be n*
rs.y H. Great Interssi was taken In the
• ctlon. There were 1.41*) regl*teil voi
rs and IJO2 vote* were cast
yen Public Hath for Women.
Santiago da Cuba Dec 1 —T l >- new
■ übllc ba'h for women, b I t by the s nl
•ary department, was op ' tu--*ay and
Tfn women an' gi I- ‘ook lva tag n*
;he 01H>Tturltl**s • ITe e ' litre • ‘or- w -
men of the 1-wer ilat* have b en n Ihe
habit of bathing In * c- ve w-itiio't p >-
teetton and have bran fr*q tenth I fer
rupted by men who atole their ciothL.g.
j fapt. John H. Lyons of Chicago, pas
t -enger ng* nt f<T var ous railroad compa
nies for the past twenty-four v-at*, con
-1 nectel with the l’ istolfi •• Deiwrimen: f >r
six years live IVl.cc Department for six
! vears, and at pr e- t •• nn —el with tn#
liratwl Trunk Railroad, had a *im in
| -ase. Me ia ave cr-n iII r <nd o p om
j ment member of O A It (' mi Nn. I*'.-
I For twenty years he suffered with
chrome catarrh, but thank* to Reruna I*
tiow- entirely cur**<l. He writ's of hi*
.-are In the following wor.l-
The l’ *runa Med rnc Cos . Columbus, O :
Gentlemen—lt affords me much pleas
: lire to make a statement In behalf of your
' meritorious remclv I'< run.i. I have u*.<l
* same for catarrh nnd have found It to D*
j all you elaiin for k. 1 h.td suffered for
I twenty years I cheerfully recommend
j Pruts to snyorte sufierln- fr tB cs-arrb,
j a* I lielleve that. ,i In my case, It will
prove a sure cure.”
CAPTAIN JOHN H LYONS.
It;:* I'r.itrl*' Ave . Chicago, 111.
Addr* th* Pi run i Medicine Cos., of Co
s! lumbtts, uh.u, f,r in*iru<tlve free litera
ture on catarrh.
Mil It KTIt lilt F.lt IT* DEFEAT.
Ileal the Army Football Team by a
Score of II to 7.
Philadelphia, Dec. i —On Fronklln Field
' to-day lb* navy retrieved P- def-s* of
| taut year by tht ashing the army by a
score of U to 7. It was a fierce contest
from stars to finish and was only won by
the hardest kind of playing on the part
of th** Annapolis .adets.
The West Point boys. In the fac of de
feat, never fur a moment weakened In tht
play and won the spplau** of the multi
tude of spe tutors for fheir gameness.
Neither team played gilt-edged football,
but what they lacked In the finer points
of the game, the elevens more than made
up by the zeal and earnestness with
which the players went at each other
Their laok.ing *n marked with a reck
less abandon that stirred the army nnd
r.avy ofileer* In the crowded stands to
wild enthusiasm.
The greatest crowd that has assembled
on Franklin Field In a number of year*
was out to see the game, aid many men
distinguished in public life occupied seals
on either tho W est point or the Annapolis
stands. Be trelary Root and a party
which Included Lieut Gen. Miles oc tipted
a box on the army side and a number
of Russian nave, oflicsr* were present.
Following m the line up:
Annapolis. Position, West Print.
Read left enu BmlthfCap: )
W’U.lama I. tackie Farnewor.h, Finn
Fremont left guard Royer
Whitlock center Betttann
lb-.knap right guard Ooodsp e,
Adams right tackle Bunker
Nlchois r.ght end .Burnett /.ell
Long qt ba-k ,lahm. William
Fowler (C.) It. h back,,Cam t Ha k t
Land rt. h buck ..Cltrk Pnipp*
Smith, Manly ( back Phillip* Vi h *ls
Touch-d--wn Lend. Goal (■ rn touch
down Fowler. Goals fr m fl |!, Cla *,
Long
I'mpire. R D. W enn o' 11 rani
Referee. Edga Wrtg tl ton. liar ard
Timekeera *. T -J H re Pe-. *y| anil
end J. P. Oa line . Penn viva |*.
linesmen. * / Grave*, Jr.. nd IVllsm
Potter both cf r nn v vmla,
Tim, of ha v, ml utes each.
PtlHTfl lilt 1% PHAM lltF.
A’alaablr* Grant Usds to he nor
It it mini Valdes.
Ran Juan de Porto Ri*o, Dec. 1 —A most
valuable franchise has been granted to
B'nor Ramon Valdez It consists of water
tights In the Rio Pin a. fifteen mile* fr rt
San Juan Sufficient power * ob'.alnab.**
her* f r Hghti: g the city of San Juan, for
manufacturing i urjoses and fur the op
station of a trolley system Senor Val
dez, It Is unite * ood, will sell out his
ngnt* o tn*- R o Plata Klectr c Comtoiny.
In which a number of Philadelphia ckpl
taliala are Inter* sted. which will spend
itou.'o tn exploit ng 'he cot ,-*•■ a.
Denied Heat VV n limit v Treate*!
Philadelphia. Dec. I —Col A. L Mills.
superintendent of Wist Point Military
Academy, to-dav l*nlM that Oxcs* L
Boo* of Hr!* 01. Pa . a former West Point
"Sdet. was harshly treated by the tu<9ents
at the academy.
President l>ls< Takes the Oath.
City of Mexico, Doc. I. President Diaz
this morning took the oath of ofiLe as
Pr*aidant of ihe republic few tbe next four
yam
M’CLFLLANS ARE RELEASED.
niotAi n m inm ipb otni: on
l'l til* v| | f‘.Hi ,l*| :\sf.
I urge < ntvid \i in 111 il at the I onrfl
tliiis* in Hear the t roc>***tllttat*.
It Un Mated 1 hat Robinson
an It tack II I if* a Knlfi—Thai Us*
the lt< Niun Met lellao tor
vluMif { Hint l lie I % i*l int In
Detail.
j assembled at t if* Court House at M o’clo a
••* -• noun-.ng to hear ‘be rvkft. oin tne
i 'mu mu j trial of JetsM? M l l‘. lUt*.
I Sheriff T J McOle.. in and l’' '- • man
N J M at rasrgewl the W, .
lof H>i ' \ it t ion T ok-
I giv i ic l',r
T * . . an i* vui : of which
e<J in i'i. Morning News of FrbUiy, o*'-
. .r* I . in.-St directly tn fn>nt of t.u*
J ■ irm. • jr * The de?-tm* was repn -
.id . ihr, I, A WaaSOU, JtiOge J
h .Sw i and Toouw r A litynoW-. wai.e
I .r* t . .r. i by ti n C C
rhoin • J i ig.* J. Williams of t;i*
>'*t> Court of W.i> croae*. occupied the
bcitch.
Hon C. r T snae asked the court to
, a the bearing to some future time
.aMi ueb a ! • had . thy J)*l Uen em
, ,'Vei )’> the pi or. cut ion. atvl had not
. n givtn im* to eitnet* aequaitu h.m
elf math the ia ta of the a-e, or to sum
tnon lmportu.it wilta-j.se*. He recognu* and
he f* '• t iit the deP’ti-iar.ts, a xcordlt *
. th* o>nMi:utlon. I .and tho right to de
mand jtpredy trial. t th law a s> grant
t > j*; utio ~np,c time to prepare
‘ q 4., , f the *
Judge J I. 8w it. for the defense, star
ed t it tht warrirts had *en a* rn ou*
night lsfore i* • fi hi whl h be Inferred
that the pros nation had been given as
tparat as fha dtl dm
The defendants had an absolute right to
lematal o s * trial, witboil further
ts9tpanement An *nomination of tin
n* *-• ad bunging out * f fa ts wl.l es
tablish w hethf i th* defendants, who are
.ill vtfl. iis of th* .aw and deprived of their
ii?><r . a! 1m comm tied or discharged "
Cos. 1' ■ iu.ih responded that while the
;u is wr< ttworii *>ut t ight before
'a-' at i cd It the hands of a conata-
I- yet “ Mate had n t been given time
li . ' V the trig*
TSie KM.i-ron tens left yesterday morn
ing for Ko.k-ton to bury their brother
Tt;• id i ‘ returr - the !t\ until ms*
night Nan •* *f th*’ wltnetMii were* not
•tiv'ti to to* j>r • it'-n until this morn
ing, and 9-me * f them had not l*een unit*
tn ntd In view of this, he asked a post
ponement Judge Williams finally con
-ented to allow the state until 1 30 o'clock
this afternoon to summ* n witnesses and
get ready for the trial
l*hj kielmu' Testimony•
Court convened at 1:90 in the afternoon
for # the ; * of hearing eviden. * In the
ase. I. Morrison w.te the first witness
sworn He te-tilled that he had been *ll
- upo i just l>* i‘M noon •**
• gamine Henry Itoblnaon, whom
be found In * dying condi
tion In ti* hal.way tending to the Co-n ii
? amber. "The min bad a gunshot
wou n and abo u t two tnc h * be low the It f t
Ipp • sil l. and only gave a f*-w
rasps after I got to him That wound
a used death. In the presen eof Po
liceman Westberry and others I search* and
the dead min. finding an empty ptsto*
a v * anl a m* d<itn*.ds4 pocket krdle on
da person. The knfe was not open R ich
a woiii and ,n Robinson r celvtd iisumll>
•rove- fatal in a very short time W
valkli K d'Wn Flar.t avenue wi.en Math
| Hears and T T. Thigpen, in a buggy, me:
me ami told me to flurry down, as a man
was si.ot **
Quest oi ed by Judg* Sweat. Dr. Morr
-on said that i man wotikl have the power,
and if w< id l*e |*- Ml* for him to e.ose
a knife nnd put It n h |*o ket after be
ing shot i IMlimo w.o, even though
the effect of the wound was deadening
J. B. Jon* **, father f J A Jones, wu?*
the nen witness sworn. He sill "The
ltohins* n boys went out of It E. Jons*'
Mole and turned *!•> AI) tlie street. Ther.
wen* Mat. J.m, Be rv nnd a young sou
of Jim. Mat was the last one out. He
-Upped out a J*?*e MedeHan rod
and said *#• in • p" v J* u*r> ‘ "The. lat
ter. after paeMrg, ha ted turned, steppe!
forward nnd struck Mat on the h“a*h
rtie other b > * had gone on a l. As
J ie kepi striking wl b his revolver. Mat
tried to itch him to keep from being
nurt. Henry ran up, and Jesse struck
him. 1 did not >■*• any knives or other
weapons in t e hands of th*- K-iblnaon
hoys T'*m ami N* w M< * hMan ram*
rushit.g up and joined In the tight. The
for met bud walking stick, the Utter h
tub. 1 saw boh weapons r•• and faj)
several tlm*s, but aw no knife in Henry
HoMnson s hand. To the best of
ny know ai|t< the trouble o<
betw**en 11 aral L 2 o'clock The Uobin*on
hud been in H. E. Jones' grocery store
fifteen miruiiee Mat bought a piece of
tof co They told me about the troubl*
that morning between Curt B obi neon an
Jes-** Me le lan. \N m n Mat sprdee to Jesse
there was no tone of a<*ger.“
U lint. IlifiliMmllti Nan.
Ed. Higsiidth, who delivers meat for
l. her's market, h-ard a noiae and step
ped to the door "Jesse McClellan had
Henry Robinson by one arm, and Newt
M Cteiian had tem by the other, wrihc
Tom McClehan sto and in fr nt, striking Hit
rut.. Newt to.d the sheriff io stop hit
ur.g R ddnaon. w Idch he did. wher* Je*t
tho Newt hid hold of Robins.n and kept
him* from striking a post Newt, an*
both had revolvers. Bomel>/dy cam
~p and a*k*-d wlu* snot the man. and
Jese said, 1 did.* It was probably a m.n
ute and a half after I at*rip*-d out that
be snot was bred, Rob.ns >n fall almos*
ii*meuiate y after being shot. Saw no
Kttife in h a band nor on the ground b -
• te niiu. arid tie was not advancing u>
wurdr Jese wh n shot. Ha fell fiat Of
his la k with u rns a? bis side If ha
r.ad t<*m cuttu g ai J* ssa when shot 1
would have c n i . ar.d 1 did not see
anything of the k ud."
T e n xt win as was J. C. Hope, nwi
cutter In Lutbar'a mu ket. He as Id, w.aan
be heard ylst and shoi h ran to the door
*nd s.*w Henry RoMnaon failing to th*
s-dowaik. Newt. McClellan had hold of
lii rU lit hand, and had his pistol In h
rand, but put It In his p'.-cket aJ>out th*
time Rot in* or fed.
h ., r i #• shout rut
mix II- rnt up ft h >lr.i m n. r
m, i h ut i ii knl In ul p rk
•t. tn hts hnd. or • n l r r u <1 He
co.ikt tot r ave ilui tnr kn f ■ n<) pit t
In hi* pock<i a'ter h *a* o Robln-
M>n llvfd .b ut s* minute*. Heirfi Je *
M C.elUn zy. "Damn Mm he t lei to
cu' me."
Mi 1 It bltlfon hi* hea.l *ll’’ aril*re 1
fr m cfTart* of wourtl -er-R *1 I th*
fraca- Tfiu *' V. ’ Th " r ‘* thln '
I knew Je rM C • l*n w * atlr. tme
over hr a 1 *!th pi ’o He .rv r* rt o
help nw* and * 'u al on hlT*. Newt,
-arre rp "•<! h’ hi m- ar4 fen he
he Iff hit me over the h awl h a Glek
kno klr kmeto th Mwe k.
I W I *• *
r. *t* 4 li* ' , * l * l, '' , * '*•
A* -i'ieltan eel** "Get ou* * ' the way 'lorn.
I ll fix the •'l (Ir * <l * nr J'
fe., inetantly. He ha 4r. ball- and <H4
u,e hi* ianhe a' i.l He told of
irouh> between Curt Kohinnon swwl Jee*
M-f'lellan early Thurwtay He deni*,)
•ht any bat ple*nt r-latione e*it*d
between the Robinson* owl the MrCle*-
lan*.
The Def-nae Hunt From
When the defense openxl W H Miller
who <)>l KM **i of t.i* <!.*. *•!<!
he heard a pill*, shot, but did not know
who fired the shot.
Jeano McClellan teoGHed that he m*t
Met. Jltn, Curl and Henry Robinson, and
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & GO.
Bland 15 Broughton St., West.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
We are allowing and elegant an exclusive line of
Novelties in Holiday tloods. and invite the piblic to call
and inspect them. As usual our prices are t e lowest
and our noods are the best to be found in the city.
* r!*ph*phortrs (
rpttgni I‘lsnot,
M**tal IXrvims,
Kttl* Drums,
Nlcklc cornets,
Nb kit'd n* ?rvs. ]
I'tinted Horns,
Jintc*l In,ls. ]
1 Kills
Kid Body Dolls,
llnrmlcis Air tluns.
(tenulnc Air Rifles,
Having* Banks
t <ubli,.tl i l. H'k Batiks,
China Tea Bsts
• Ulna Wash B*is,
Magic Uninnt,
Trunks.
Lotto Gatusg,
f ru*ti Ustncs.
Writing l-ks.
Work Box*>
Brass Folding Beds,
Fins Colognes.
Best Extracts,
si k I*amtr<Hjuin*.
DRESS GOODS AT YOUR OWN PRICE
2,000 yds Dress Goods,worth from iSc to 50c, and consist
ing of novelties in Plaids, Cheviots, Series, Henriettas
and Kiannels this week at 25c
B ack Cheviot, all wool, 45 inches wide and pood value at
1.00. For Monday and Tuesd v only, 50c
READY-MADE GARMENTS.
Ladies' new style Box Coats, in Black. B'ue, Tan and
Castor Kersey that were bought to s II at SIS, but owing
to a late >eason we close them out at §lO 50
Ladies Cloth Capes, in Black. Tan. Castor and Navy,
well worth $8 00 our price $5.00
Children’s Golf Capes. Spccia price s2.‘>B
Ladies’ Walking Skirts, worth $3.50. at $2 40
Black Dress Skirts, good value $7.00, at .... $4.98
All our 54.00 French Flannel Waists at $2.08
Ladies’ Flannelette Wrappers, special SIOO
)lail Orders Receive Prompt and Careful Attention.
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & CO.
t eon of Jim's In front of Watt Harley's
tore atiou. 9 o'clock m the morning Curt
-tupiied him snd said, "Now. Jetaw*. 1 am
. o.ly to *ettle that matter." to whlcn
li-sen replle,! that he oorvddered It 1-
,cwiy scttle.l Henry snd Mat caught
old of him while Curt struck him Hi
the face.
"I reached for my pisbil, hut llenry to'k
It from me. Curt stru-k me two or thr>e
time* In th* face and once In tbe breast
He th*n left saying he would get his gun
ind tlx me I asked hsm to return mv
ntsioi, and Jim sakl he would send It to
m* Think th* whole tr<* I* grew can
f th* arrest of Charley Robinson about
a month ago. when we had a little altef
stlur. with Curt."
Mr. M'*l*ll in then guv# detailed ac
cmM/: of th* affair. Referring to the dtlfi
ulty that tnommg, he said
"My brftUiers and tny**lf had decided
to drop the matter, and I had started
home. A* 1 paused J*ai*— grocery, Hen
ry Robinson came out and cut at me
I k .ife I Struck tie Ink ofT lb
am* again, when I drew my pistol and
hit Mm on tho head. Mat struck at me
mil I hit him. Henry. Jtm and Util
rushed on me and I hP first one and
then the other. Henry kept after m*
with a knife and seeing the other two
uming Oh to me. Tom and Newt struck
heir. Newt caught Henry by the arm.
but h kept coming at roe. and I shot
him
"The fight her* wn genera', and a d*s
-rlptlon I* !mpo*a hie. A* 1 shot Henry,
my brother c ught him bv the a m
R 'hlnaon lo ked tme and sad. ‘You
have shot me' I told him l-a -hould nut
hive tried to cut ma. H* then suit hi*
knira. put It Into hi* po-ket, reel-d vnd
fell taring esset cown by my irotheri,
Toro and Newt.”
The testimony of T J. McC e] a n W
R. Newsome, let n C emen* B n Colilns
t T Th gpen, M* 'hew Kara J hn P.
Ca-on and N. J M Ciellan o rob tated
t a. of Jest* M CMlatl end the and dens
rested.
Hon C. C. Tlornvi *p k* for the s-aJe
and Judge J L. Sweet and Hoi. A Wl
-on for the defer a*
A't*r heirl'g the avid-n-e. Jule W'l-
I m* rmdered hts d* l ion. cqult In - the
M C ellsn* or. he rr und f -elf-d f-n e
The curt adjourited ah ut ten o’clock
Wayrrn** Vews Vote*.
Wayrross, Oa . Dec. 1.-A. P Perham
t, i.>n have Closed a -rid* for the outfit
f the Self ReMat.ee which hsd been levied
>r under various and sundry attachments
f.ie He.arte# was pub.lalxrd usiti! reeent
yby Kzrs Jama The outfit wras hl*t
under mortgage by part lea In Cincinnati.
O'llo.
Arthur Waktrep. a white boy residing
with has father. A L WzMrep, on Fran
cis street, wa* shot In the foot while
irelessly handing ■ rifle
Tn* J H Glllon Machine Comivany ap
ples for articles of tn-orporatioti for a
term of twenty year* T.is capital stock
t* liO.uw. divided Into shares of llot each,
but the petit oners desire tne privilege
of increasing to tJRXOUO. The
.ncorporaturs r# j 8 Bailey, M C.
Parker and J. II GUion. #ll of Wayeroaa_
This company la represented In Wa petition
l*y Toomer A Reynolds.
J 8. Batiey, A. Beswwns. P. N. Harley,
J. IV Johnson and Jno A Youroans ap
ply for artlc.ea of Incorporation a* "The
IVaycrosa Ice Company," for twenty
ytwira. Th# capital stock 1* Df.oW. divide i
nto shares of *!tk< each
The Price—MoCuUey Cos. have given the
contract fur tho erection of large ware
house on their tot near the Ullton machine
shops The building will be of brick, cov
ering a space of kki by 300 feet Til* mam
hulidlrtc will be 70 by IS feet, a bay
building 28 by fs) feet, and stables to oc
cupy the balance of the apace Th* Plan,
System will run a track over to the lot at
once, and work will bogiri (}. M Ell-sum
has th* contraoL
The Woycross lxrige. No. 9*9 B P. O
Flks. will hold It* annual memorial ser
vice at th* opera house. Rurvtay, Dec. 2.
at S o'clock.
Invitation to Gibbon*.
Birmingham. Ala. Dec. ) VV H. K-t-
Irg. president of the < nmmerclal club,
has forwarded an Invitation to Cardinal
Gibbon* to visit Birmingham on his re
turn from New Orleans to Bail I mors.
< #ll ilold Noxeßl. *,
IfftMin*
UUn e B< \* .
Moi l Hrtk.
Bhnvlng H* t*.
Infai f B. Mr
< diar ** 1 *rT Uoim,
PhotoKrapii A Ihuimc,
hkiPfl A hump
oblong Albums,
1 *%* ih* r tJois!,*,
Portfolios.
Chatglair>e Bags,
Bhopplrtg lug,
Vmt ul Present t.
Fur Collars.
Fur Capr*f,
Nork Ruffle*,
.HI k IlHiwlkorchtef*.
I ogre liandkrrrhtefe.
I’rr%* tat b n I'mi rHiNg
Kid Oloves— thr Best
t.*r Muff at 1 B a
R<f*n*!sanc# s*'*rfs,
Ranntexaurg Squares.
Herutim-nnee Billow Bham#.
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MEAT MEN CORNER EGGS.
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The Deal Mill Make the I’hllltp.
Career In Corn lank Like
About Thirty t ent..
Chicago. Dec. 1 —The Titni > 11.-raid to
morrow will say:
A corner has been made on - Kgs The
puce Is now 19 cents a dogen and bow
high It will go no one but the men who
are engineering the d*al run tell. Th* men.
Armour, Hwlfi and other packers and
-beliefs wlw control the corner, have al
ready madt at out loOfI.OUO, and their pco
tlta have only begun. The deal Is of such
i proportlona that It mokes the Phillips car
ter on crn seem Inslgnlfk .os TYie desl
i has been eng.nenred by the packers, Ar
i n.our and Swift, who are the largest own
<rs of refrigerator tars tn the country
and wuo have facilities for handling eggs
to better advantage than regular deal
eis. There Is also in the combination the
Western Cold S orage Company, the Mon
arch llefi igeraor Comparer. Purcell and
Tinkham and C. H. Weaver A Cos . all of
Chicago; Haskell A Boeworth of Beatrice.
Ni b , who buy at lUO stations tn Ihe ooun
tty. sre a'so heavily tntereated.
YOlltK WAN ASPHYXIATED.
He Slept tn a Room MTfb a fhlnese
Charcoal stove.
Pekin. Nov. 29.—Con Von Yordt, who
commanded a German column of 1.000 men
who had been operating In the vicinity
of Kalgan. three nights ago, slept In a
room In which wss a Chinese Move burn-
Irgr charcoal. He was asphyxlatod and
when discovered was very 111 He died
yesterday. German iroopa wl.l meet his
remain* and escort them to Pekin.
Col. von Yorek had distinguished him
•elf during the Kaigan expedition by
forcing his way to s d.fficult pass bald
hy over WO Boxers. The Germans report
that file Chinese loss was heavy end their
own slight, the exact number of the tal
ler not being ascertained. The Germans
ar* otlil very active, small bodies of from
X> to 100 rlatly leaving Pekin and seldom
returning w.thout some Boxers and arms
In It el Ktatea Minister Conger Invited
the American residents to a special
Thanksgiving service at the legation to
day. The ssrvlor wss wall attended,
most of the officers not on duty being
j present.
< HKISTI V\x HVVR ttlOTt lt*Fl>.
VI, a sores Taken to Prevenf Fnrther
Attacks on Them.
Parts, Dec. I—At a meatlrg of th# cabi
net this morning the mir.t***- of to,'Sign
affair*, M. Dsloasse, announced that ha
ChrPtlana had te-,meted the towns hv
formerly Inhabited in t * pr vine# or
Canton, dl*ttl?i of Si un T.:k. e-orted by
Hen h artillery at,d C Itie-e tr op
Ofll la I notice*, he said, lad been pcat-l
n the villares requettlnx t e populxtl n •
not to disturb the Cr.rt tlans ,nl an
noun-ing peuul.lrs fer lu ther o tragoa.
The Chinese uutho illev la e bren nott
flcl that they wl ! be dismissed and thalr
go*'d* ixjtflsai and la e. e of e ewst
trouble. The Ch.n*s* who ■ r k,-wu ti
have been guilty of md-der will b- exe
cuted In the presence of the Fr-neh
troop*.
( Ivll Arrxte* In Philippines.
Washington, Dec. I.—Free Idem McKin
ley ha* Issued an executive order direct
ing the united Rtatee Civil Set vice Com
mission to render such assistance as may
he practicable to th* civil service board,
created by the Philippine Commission to
,*tab;th and maintain "an honeet end
-fficlent -ervlee" In th* Phlilppi't** Th*
•c.mmtsston ts Instructed o conduct civil
-ervee examinations ther*. on the request
of th# board, under raguiaton* heraafter
to be agreed on between tbe two bod lee.
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