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STOLE AWAY HER BOY
► T INDIAN.
Arm.i* imKiioiv.
mother kidnaped her son.
K \ rill.Vl l “ON K RX-moiXßl
OKIVKR 11. HIUISM.
IliiftlitaiMl nnil II llr Hud lrprtn|
mill thr Mother i mite In India nap*
nlla l *e© llrr Him—4.*ttlnu Poa-
B ,>ahitt of Him l> n Hum* *he tin
nutlinlH) Praiceealed In Irate lhr
llt t—e rum Nil 11 tint the Mil
lers bat Thc> Mere Tan* l.ntc.
ln<ltiui(i|H)!li, Ind., Dec 31.-A Sensa
tional kidnapping. involving the family
of ex-t*nit©<l Htrttca Attorney Ocvienl
William H. II Miller, avrurred thin aft*
ernoon, ind led to ; hot chase a few mln
ytri later ncroa§ the state to overtake
th** wife of Samuel D. Miller, non of
\V. H. H Miller, who aan suppo-ed to
tie flying to New York with her stolen
eon.
Samuel D. Miller and wife have lived
,ii New York for several years, and last
f-.mmer he came west to go Into his
initer * ofllcr. Hi- wifa stayed in N;w
York. Last Friday she came here to
• I mind pospa**lot) of her 7-yenr-old pon.
whom the father hud brought west with
him. and who wra* living with him at
i grandfather's house. W, H. H. Mll-4
ler. at North Delaware street.
The husband and wife had a consult a
ti n at the wife's apartments in the Den
!<on Hotel and whe Is said to have asreed
that If the boy were allowed to hr sen*
to her dally with the nyrse whe would not
. tempt to kidnap him. This afternoon
ihr boy and nurse a.led on Mrs Miller
at the Denison. Hhe sent the nurse out
in get a check cashed and w'hll© the gov*
ernosa was gone ordered a carriage and
made arrangements to have. When the
govemaaa returned. Mrs. Miller announced
that they were going for a drive. They
started Ilf a dose I carriage down South
Meridian street toward the depot. The
German governess, *us|*©ttnK foul pla\.
jmn|K*d out of Ihe carriage while it w as on
m run, ran to the telephone and notified
the father ml grandfather. Mrs. Milkr
:tiimediately or* 1* re.l the carriage driven
so Rrightwood. m .l w lien the two Millers
•rrlved at the union station there was no
:’ ©e of the woman and boy.
Two hours l.t r they received Informa
tion that Mrs. Miller intend©*! to take the
Big Four accommod itlon train at Bright
-H>i and then take th#* Knickerbocker
train at And* rson or Munic. At 6:3u
‘*iock the two Millers sorted on the
Knickerbocker to overtake Mrs. Miller be
fort* she got out of the state.
The nurse after telephoning was joined
by \V. H. H anl Samuel Miller, who
• nt her home to announce that the two
had gene In pursuit and would return
liter with Sidney, the boy. Finding that
ie would he overtaken nt the union sta
*ion through the nurse's action Mrs. Mil*
• r carter] ~t once for Brigh.wood in the
arriage. evidently Intending to take the
4 ** o’clock train. It Is sup|Heed she In
t* tided going to tome point along th#*
r**a.| ard then take the Knickerbocker for
the West.
\\ 11. 11 Miller and son returned to
i Ighf from points along the Big Four.
No trace of Mrs. Miller and the stolen
ley could la* secured. Mrs Miller did
n*t buy a ticket or take a tram at Bright*
wood. The ha kman who drove Mrs. Mil
ls has disapp*‘wred. The entire policy
t.d iletactive force of h© city was <*m
i )..>©d to search the city for the woman
an.l boy and every officer In the city 1*
• w at work.
Mrs Miller was Miss Helen Karo her of
l*oit.down. Fa. Samuel Miller first mrr
h- r nine years ago at Washington when
his father was IT©* dent Harrison’* attor
th y general. They were married a year
later and their son Sidney is now seven
y- ars old.
Samuel Miller relumed to Indianapolis
v. .th his father and subsequently became
member of the law firm of llord. Per
kins and Miller. Five years ago he wen*
u New York Last summer when he r©-
turned to Indianapolis Mrs. Miller refus
ed to go with him. There has been no
dlvorra and Mr. Miller has been sending
her an allowance.
Friday Mrs. Miller suddenly ap
peared in th# city with the announce
ment that she had come to get her son
and fake him home With her. There were
onfereneo* between tie- father and
mother and her counsel. A
a**#med nearly ac* , ompll*hsd until the In
cident this afternoon
to him. her hi *bi%d.
Prominent •iM'IHr %\ unian of
rord *rrrll.
Concord, V. H.. Deo. M.-A *en*atlonal
episode cgme lo • climax to-night In the
erreal of Mrs. Carrie Hlnoi.ilr Huntoon,
year* of age. well Known In society. on
the charge of oonaplracy with Intent to
Kill her divorced husltaiid. Weller P.
Huntoon, of wtioin It U a***rtad die hat
been extremely Jealous.
Mre Hunloon had been granted a dl*
voroe from her husband on statutory
gt oiinde.
An MondO Mo. Huntoon. It la alleged,
went to |io**on end. In the Union etetlon
there, aiteeled n younit man. William H
Dutton, of Dorchester, a total stranger.
• eking him If he wa* looking for work
•nd would like to earn a dollar He Mid
he did rot. but she outlined a (dan to him
t" kill her husband, promising a reward
The police were notified and the arrest
followed.
ARHHMRD TIIF. ivn.
Rireitllre of lllsmnrek. 1. 0.. Charg
ed With Keeping a Gambling
llonse.
nismarek. N. D.. Dec. W.-Judg* Wln
eltester of the district court to-day leaned
warrants for the arreet of Cl. E. Patter
eon. Mayor of Blemarck, on the charge
of keeping and permitting a ftmltllri
house to be kept. Mayor Patterson ap
peared before Judge Winchester Ibis af
ternoon. who set the hearing for Jan J.
Mayor Patterson said be would decline
to give hall. He la now In the custody of
he sheriff. He dentes that he had any
merest In a gambling outfit which was
•<l*ed and ban employed counsel to fight
'ha ease. Mayor Patterson has late
imminent tn state politics and has been
Mayor of the e|iy for a number of years.
iron nnniKHt ski Kim.
f I lest SO building Trades t onnrll
lean a gtrong I slim.
'Mileago. Dae. JS -The roemtierwblp of
Building Trades’ Council will be rs
ikted by 3.180 as a result of tha action of
<ht Hod Carriers' and Hulldtug leitxir
er* Union, which sent a communication
to >bo Chicago Master .Matsons' Asaoda
ttot to-day sating that the union had
wltnirawn The Hot farriers’ amt Build
ing Laburwa- lAlton la nitert rally the
•trogwt that baa fit left tha cantrai
bod|.
l*M. IH’XCA* AT DKITH'D IMHIR.
Th* Knrt A.n. ||„, || rPOTOr rrr |, „
o( Ilnur..
Al 2.30 O'clock ilrt nioriiii.tf Dr. Wil
liam Du noun wa* not .'m—i-.i to llv*
mor* than . fw hour*. Thcr* ha. t, n
no lmi>mv*n.<-nt In hla condition .in.-, th*
atrok* of paralyala he .nfrrrnt hurt Hot
lirday and not lnc* then ha* there been
a i-hon'-p for hla recovery. He haa con
i nued In a practically contain.- contll
tlon. nr,.l hi* phyak-Un, hava hm ah|*
to do nothiny for hint, other than to make
e.i*y hla lu-t hour*. Ini ring the night ho
ioink rapidly, ami there I* ahao.utely m>
furnace operators fail
Hei-el.er* \ppotwteil (nr r. it. llntrd
* •.. <> |M-rut or* nr n hunker ol
ir liirunna.
Philadelphia. I tec y, Judge McPherson
in the Fnlted States District Court to-day
appointed John N M. flhlmcr and William
II Htoake receivers in bankruptcy of
1 R Baird a Cos., operating i number
of iron furnaces. The security required
was 935,0ft* Counsel for treat tors repr*‘
s-ntlng about fMO.OOO of claims, stated
that the business would probably be reor
ganised
The concerns controlled by Haird are
the Elmir i Hteel a’ompany. Elmira, N.
Y ; Cumlarland Nall and Iron Works.
Bridgeton. N J . Fullerton Holllng Mills.
Forndale, Pa i’atassauqua Rolling Mill.
Cntasauqua, Pa ; Chl< a kus Iron Company.
Philadelphia; Danville Rolling Mill Don
villa*. Pa Roanoke Rolling Mill. Roanoke
IV. and blast furnaces at Kmporlum.
Pa.. lloaiD k> and Iron Gate, Va
The failure Is attributed to the heavy
•U■ line In the price* of during the
la**t year, and occaslonetl no surprise* In
the tmle Mr. ltailrd Issue*! a cln'tilar
nnouncing a plan of reorganisation, stat
ing that if the properties and a-set* are
not brought to m forced or hurried sale,
the comfutnv Will, he Ixdlevcs, be able to
pay its debts In full, with Interest
PROF. J %MR> *%l IWPH3D.
Has at l.ast l.M*nted lae of llenlb
From *nnltrldle.
Chicago. Dec >l—Edmund J. JanvV
professor In the Fnlverslty of Chicago,
and president of the Anierl wn Academy
of Political and H ience, has been
working for twenty >ear* In an effort to
obtain a well authenticated Instance of
death frpm snakebite In the Fnlted States
and .it l.ist he has hern successful, lie
s.iUt yesterday;
*‘l hive rend so frequently and hear
so many Mtorier about this ami Hint per
son having I teen bitten by a rattlesnake
and dvlng from the effort* thereof, that
I concluded \esrs biro to m.ike a colic •-
tlon of suc-i i *es. but I found on Inves
tigation that every ease I hid heap! of
turned out to iw> entirely without founda
tion. or resting upon some evidence which
no Intelligent |*erson woukl think of ac
cepting for a moment In regard to any
oilier matter; being evidence at the third
or fourth remove.
”1 retd some weks ago that ISdwaro
Bwanaon of Hammond, Ind., had been
bitten by a ratllesnuke at Fort Valley.
Os., and died in a short time from the
results of the bite. I succeeded In obtain
ing a statement from the physician who
attended him, which shows that the man
*.!**l from paralysis of the ht-art caus I
by th© poison of the snake bite "
SOI THF.It N K.IM t %TORS.
I'entb %n n uni C nntsntion lleglne in
Hlehnimid T-day.
Richmond. Vs., Dec 36 —The tenth an
nual convention of the Southern Educa
tional Association begins here to-morrow
a; lo:!W a m. A large attendance Is ex
pected.
The first session will iw*in with ad
drtases of welcome by fJoyernor on behalf
of the state; Mayo* Taylor for the city.
Hupt. H** it h ill tor the Virginia schools,
and Bupt Fog for the city schools. Afte**
response by Dr. Juulus Jordan of the
Fnlversity of Arkansas. Supt. J t.
Wcoten of Pails. Tex . atvi Prof W H.
Join s of Tenne*i**r*. the annual ad*lress of
the president of the association. Chan
cellor R B Fulton of the I'nlverslty of
Mississippi. wU! b' read
\\ %NT IO LVMII MIKNKLF.
Illinois >|b Tr ing Io f.ynrh n Man
for Attack log n Woman.
Whitehall. 111.. Dei 27 —A gang of
a l sit it fifty men surrounded the Greene
county Jail at Carroiltown early this
mortdug and a committee search**! th*
jail for Albert Hnenkle of this cKy. Tlie
committee learned that fMienkle ha*l l*een
taken to Alton for safety. The gang ut
1 o'clock started on their return itotne. It
is believed that Bh*nk!e's return to the
county will be followed by certain lynch
ing. H* Is under Off—l OR the charge
of attacking and robtdng Mies Graoe Mil
ler of this city, on the streets several
nights tigo She was grabbed by the
throat, and so severely Injured as to re
quire the attention of physicians.
FOR THE I IIVM IKM F, Ft M>.
taalhrrnrr Men.l Treaar- 3li Ra.-h
lave* on Tobaeea.
Wnahlnßtoli, I>e.- K-The Secretary of
tha Treasury hae raeotverl from a town
in Ihe Bouth a <onlrwe contribution of
|2t*> In the eouri-e of hie letter tho *e*l
- na.v- that he .lefrau<ie<l the Kovern
ment out ot rovrnue tavea on tobacco to
that anroimt th ltt7l. 1472. 1R73.
tinv. a tuFoni) hf.fih brkii.
terliea at klabama'a fapllal anti
ti.aMf* t*atleM ot tHIIce.
Montgomery, Ala.. l*ec. S. —Oov. W. J.
K.: in ford reache.l the Capitol thle morning
from hie home tn Opelika, having en
tirely recovered hie health. He filed the
declaration of recovery required by the
reeentely enacte.l Inw. and at onceo“um
ed the dutlea of oftl. e,
DRCUtaO T* I.HDT HKHIKOT.
It one Orel f Will 'ot Minor Hoekefel.
Irr tn tie F.ltradlted.
Anelln. Tex.. Dec <Jov Bayer* made
application to Oov. Uoorevelt of New-
York a few day* ago for the efctradltlon
of John D. Rockefeller and other mem
ber* of the Hiandartl Oil Company on Ihe
charge of violation of the Texa* antl-truat
law Oov. Rooeevdt baa declined to
grant the aptdlcatlon.
The Wrealler rhamploaahlp.
New York. I be. 38.—Emm Roeher.
clmoH'lon wreatlcr of America, and Paul
Pons, tha Franco champion, will wrealle
for the chmplon*hlt> of the world on the
trtght of Wednesday, Fab. *. at tha Mad-
Lon Bquare Oardan.
EAT-WELL
Salad Dressing
DHler* From All Others.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27. WOO.
\YeLLOW l A BEL
EiigwmshEY
Ryjfil A pure Rti> whiakey is nn>re .
Cffl mu and lipLinliliiiit ttun the ronv. i,! n ;,n|
Sy tne<ticiiuil tonic, tiesulcs Itetiift stnnulatmc
to the nerves ami the l>loo<i
If y<-u are "run down” and need a
>■ T "bracer" drink Yellow Labul. II you
# art< not. drink it a*a(>iMant preventi.. .
[ N_ At all bum and first-rlam liquor hrni.us
UUC'II TDCAT The awereore I. areal be
. 'ftL Ll I n LM I . I"-U 111.- Mill iirO liar)
\ wßsaay; to abow the dlßeremv s 111 m-h.i \ ~l :
V r TANARUS) mi lo Uiul.-tier on 0.-eo'l ol i.vis (o rt. fi.n
Vf s * a.-kiua. He. Addi.-M
oaiiiiaaiiiaaiaaaaßiwiiiiaßmwwiig—asm
GILL APPOINTED RECEIVER.
Inother llaltlmnre Hank Taken in
Hand by the < ourt-Failure
%ttrlliute<! to I astilrr.
Baltimore. Deo. 36 —Roger T. GUI of
the 11tv firm of N Rufus Gill A Hon*, w .-•*
late this afternoon i|sint**l receiver for
the on Town Bank by Judge H:ckbridge
The appointment was made with the con
sent of th* president an*l officers of the
bank. Mr. GUI is boiHkn! in the sum of
$l. f i*K).Onn. the assets of the institution be
ing valued at half that amount.
George He hilling, a stockholder awl de
positor. and R*>lM*rt L. GUI, a depositor,
w**re <he < omolainants. In their state
ment to the court, they stated:
"While the bank, until a recent period
has done a succrwsful and prof!table busi
ness. it has recently incuri*d heavy losses
by the bad faith of its cashier. Theodor©
F Wilcox, in that without authority h
wrongfully, without the knowledge of Its
president or board of directors, permitted
Isaac Robinson and the Fnlted Milk J*ro
luc*i> Awaov'istion to draw' from the
bank larg- ©urns of money, and Incurred
losses thereby which the l<auk is unable
to hear.
"Rumors HfTeAiiig the firum- lal condi
tion of th© bank ar© In circulation, in i*on
sequenca of which iarg© sum* of moti©y
have lieen withdrawn by !©positors. and
tr is n question of but short time when
loe bank w ill he compelled to losu Its
loots. The lank i* unable to pay Its |ta
ubiUt!> In the usual .*oir**© of business
at?*! unless a receiver is appointed it will
result in a struggle to keep the door* of
the hank open, and depositor* will suffer
104N."
The an-wer fil©l hy President E. O
Shipley Admits that, by reason of the
fa* t stated In the hill of complaint, the
v.*nk i- no longer ibie hmvi Its og>
rent obligations, at and that It* t--©ce should
b© hel-1 for ihe mutual benefit of nil per
son* interested, it consent* to the ap
pointment of a receiver or receivers as
prayed. Both firms mentioned In th© bill
of complaint ar In receivers’ hands.
Th#* bank w* ©hurt# red by special act
of the Legislature hi lYjg. Its authorix*<!
• apkal wa* tISQJM. The president l* E.
G Hlpsley and the cashier Th4K)lor© F.
Wilcox
On Sept. r the stai#*in©nt of <*ond!tlon of
business of <h* hunk was as follows;
Th© total resource* were f 1.335.#93, In
cluding Joans an I discount* 5912.154;
stoi’k*. securities, etc. M'lgi; due from
national and state hank*. 1113. CR. and
money In bank tiO.Wi 06
Liabalkl©*: ('apitul sot* k paid in flai.-
• *'; surplus fund sl> <■**. undlx idei pro
fits, less expense* and lane paid. 114.985;
due to nutlonsl and Gat© und private
bank*. dividends unpaid. sl.4*W; in
dividual deposits *Ubj4H*t to check, 645;
•!©mnnd certlfi- al© of deposits. 15.37 U; cer
tlfl©*l check*. c ishler’s ch cks out
standing. $15.4*11; to nl. 81.388.818 36
It was state*! by one of the director* to
night that the paper of the two ooitewtlg
held by the bank approximate*! IlDu.uo*.
Receiver GUI said that in Ids oidnion.
from a cursory examination. th©r© wen*
Mjflieent fuauls on harst or secured, to
pay dollar for <VdkM* to depaattara.
%l l*T. R. T. II %R.NKR DEAD.
Una Father f Mrs. I)r, of
Is w annab.
Knoxville. Tain., Dec. 26 —Evan T.
Warner, Hr., of lot foiled e, tlitsl to-alav.
ll© was superkitemlent of the Tennessee
Northern Railway, and oecretgry at©!
treasurer of the laifollette Ooal. Iron an I
Railway t’ompany. He was until five
years ago. located at Islington, Ky.
A wlf#* anl five children ourvlve him
The children nre Miss Igle Warner.
Evan T. Warner. Jr.. Mrs H M laifol
lett© of 1-afollctte Mrs iMstle. wife of
l*rof. Castle. Kentucky State Cottage.
Ia xing ton. Ky., an*l Mrs. !lob*!y. w.fe
of Dr. Hohdy. I'nlte*! States Marlpe Hos
pital, Hivannah, G.i
it wa A him t iihistm it.
iNtllmi I’tiMninmi Smashes Flffl y
J ns f \\ lilaky.
Wichita, Kan. l*fo X-A <lii*itfh re
ceived here to-iright from Ardmore,
•*.iw nation, state* that Indian Poll* *m.n
Willi* rotifxled up the express offit r* early
vfitrrdl)' mornlmr. ami fluffing t went j*
Jug* of Christmas whisky consigned to
ciuseus from ffrlends m Texas. took Into
hi* possession ai.i emptier! them Into the
gutter. The previous night tu- u
similar mid and found thirty Jug* which
he smashed. Ha hailrd that Ardmore
would have a dry Christmas and he kept
his wor*l. The express rumpanv will take
tru* matter to the Interior department,
HRt4) 4k r.%1 l*M AMRX.
Native I'orto Hlran a*d Former ttea-
Ident Drlilaril.
New York. Dec. % Alfonso Gomlee y
Stanley, a native of Porto lUro. was de
tained at Kill* I*land to-day with a view
to deportation h* a pauper alien
Stanley I* a professor of mathematic*
and a linguist. He went from I*oc;o Rtro
to Part* during the expedition and now
return* here for employment.
J. If. BAHHKTT MBSMNft.
Will We t.eaeral Htiperlnfeadeaf off
i hlraio auil \ltn.
Atlanta. I>ec. 36—A telegram from
Washington says:
•*j II Barrett, genrral *uperintendent
of the Southern Railway Company, whose
resignation from that position take* effect
Jan. I. will accept the potNtlon of general
superintendent of the Chicago and Alton
Hallway, with headquarter* at Chicago.
NFM ISU.IRD CONTINOK*T.
Half the Number for kouth Writ*
Are Maoris.
Wellington. X. Z-. Dec. 36—The sixth
contingent of New Zealanders, two hun
dred strong;. half being Maori*.will aall for
South Africa In three weeks. The gov
ernment at the beginning of the war
promised not to employ black*.
Three Hundred Wuritut* l Treated.
I .omithi Der. 27.—Three hundred t sto
dant* have born arrested In St. Peters
bisrg. according to a Berlin dispatch, for
propagating Socialist doclrtna.
koh in n r vr nmi eoHT.
i'ert lln,Ml VVn the i.eme \fter n
Utrl| (aalf.l.
Beaulw!, H C.. Dec. X.—A game of
fiXillxtU ... playeJ at (he ha.e Mil park
oil Ihe oirteklrt* of town ye*ier.Wtv nfter-
Itoon. between Itewiifort an.l l*ort Royal
Dale ami Kmory of Port Royal nia.le ~n
beet play* K>aie nia.le a too. ulown in
the rtr.t half, but falle.l to hl.-k Ihe .!
ki - SRIk o.i Walah. r mforl,
m-vle *OO.I Interference., nn.l llellow e
Ke.nforf* left en<l. place,! have wii.i
Port Royal'e line whenever Menufort w i-*
fornmate enough to have the bail tab- 1,
H.-anfort‘w right half ha.l h' eo tar am ■
ill"l.e-aie.| enrlr in the * .m- an.l wi,
foregrl m retire In the „N-on<l tialf no
|.,intM were ecore.| hv either team. an.l
the eloMen.e. of the game m* evM.m. e
by the faet that when time me* eglital
the tMil va. In the ml.MIe of the fl. I I
The reanlt wa* sm. In favor of the Port
Royal.
BITTBT MV 111- 111 1,1,
I nplra.ani I'.iperlenee of Wealthy
4 illirn nf Itiuiip.
Home, fla . IV,- K J w Rounaavllle,
one of Rome', wealthiest eltlsen*. m la
bitten severely Oil the |<g l.y hla hull
■h.K Monday evening While he was nov
Inga piece qf furniture the do* |.w|ied
upon him-burying hi* teeth .In the calf
of th© leg
Th© 'Kg s Jaws had to b© prlcl apart
bsfor© he would rclsosc hl hold It
f*-wrsl that fh <k>g was suffering fnwu
rubblea, as ho had Iwcti aettrsg pvuHarly
for Mtvorul days. After h© had Milan
Mr RounaavUl©. h© trio*! to atia<-k of hot
members of the family, but was stun
dead The wounds were cauterised, ois!
to-day n mads ton© was applied, but It
would nof adhere
Mr. Kounsavtll© will prol*ablv go to R.l
t.mor© or New York to receive treatment
in <% Pasteur Institute
PRI.U frfU H ANRIBII %. %IN.
% \rtt lurk Man hy th© Nam© of
l© Y 9.
Baltimore !>©,- 22 Della Vox th©
actress, was married to-day to John
Levy of New York. In th© off!©© of th©
derk of the t’ouri of Common Pleas. Rev.
William W. \Vv. jotsfor of th© ftCintnann©!
Reformed Church, perform©*! the cere
mony. In th© presence of the bride' maid
and few of the court official*.
It is announced that after th© comple
tion of liar engagement this week in this
city Mrs will retire from the vaude
ville stage, with ll© Intention of return
ing short I v to comic Optra
The marriage Heads©, which was twsued
to-day, gives the ag* of Miss Fox at 2T.
years, singl© and a resident of New
York while Mr Levy said h© was 3T.
lived in New York and has no relatives
IN KNOWN STEAM KH %wiltlltF.
%• American \ ©■■el an the Neel*
Woutlt of Min nil.
Miami. Fla. !>©©. y, -An unknown
Am rican steamer wont suitor** on th©
reef** a few mile* south of Miami lute
yesterday afternoon The a* a has been
running so higii rlnco that uni© that the
wreckers have le©ii unab © to r***** ii her.
The ship Is loiintrd ;* .e.i 1 * 4 lor. with a
yellow funnel und n red eml>l©ni on b r
smokestack. On ac<*ount of roughness of
water tio liohU have been bi© to go n©ar
enough to ascertain her name The Key
West station has been notlfl©*). aril th©
tug Dewey, which is her©, will go to the
dlfubit'd steamer #* mioii as |*osslile.
KITt HFNF.It Ik fJICNFHOI*.
liurghers W lio Nurremler May 1.1%r
With Their Families.
London. Dec. 27 Lord Kitchener, ac
cording to a dispatch from Johannesburg,
ha* ISMiied a proclamation dated Pretoria.
I>eo. 2*. announcing that burgher* who
voluntarily surrender will > allowed to
live with their famine* In the govern
ment laager* until such time n guerilla
warfare has sufficiently abated to admU
of their returning In afety to th*lr
homes. The proclamation al*o promise*
that all property and stock brought In at
Ihc time of surrender will he rcr*> *te*l
and paid for If requisitioned by the ntilU
try authorities.
% f IINUTMAk I'ATIMTir.
( harlea William*, Who Was shot
by John stark. Icwd.
Augusta, Dec. SR.—CharSe-* William* who
wax shot by John B:ark Ghrlstma* day,
died this morning, both colored. Ft irk Is
In cinUsly of the polica ami daima to
havevacted tn self-defense.
Mr. F. J. t’ostello wn* to-night elected
a member of the Police t'ofnmls*ion by
City Council.
Council to-night delivered a solar plexus
blow to the premium discount companler*.
A license tax of firm ws- p'aced on all
such companies !olng husln*sis In Au
g'wta. and a llcerise of similar amount oti
*ll firms using the system.
WRiUCY ttl DIC %N HMthiß,
lacMlty Would Not Kxpel Members
of riMitl*ll Team*.
Lexington. K> ~ Da-, pi The r -Ignition
of Prof. D. W. PatMHt. lean of Kentucky
Wesleyan <3oile*e at Wlnohtsltr, was ac
cepted by the Heard her* to-day. ills re
tirement la dus to his opposition to the
football teams playing on other gridirons.
He asked the faculty to expel the mem
ber* of the team, ll refused and he re
signed.
Will % a ace Price oa W inilim
If la as.
flunUngUm. W. Vs.. Dec. at —The Inde
pendent glaas combine, recently organised,
will, on Jan. 1, advance the price on all
window glass U per cent.
Northern Teachers la Florida.
fet Augustine, Mi , Dec. 3*.— A narty
of thirty-two teachers from ttte cities of
New York. Brooklyn and Hot beater ar
rived to-day in special car* on a holiday
tcur of cbe state. They will go down the
east coast to-morrow, returning north
next weak by U) west coast.
SUMMONED TO HIS DEATH.
MAPTIfcT IIKUOK €\%1.1.F1 Ittnti
t HI lit II %\ll KILI.RO.
Win Husboroush ht Ihroagli (He
Heart by an tnknown UlierraM.
Ike lIHt llrautt©*! One s||© and
Mobbed Ha* lug Just ( nmr Krtiiu
Ills l'ln*e uf lliisto©** (lie Mwrflter
•sl Man %% ■ supposed to Ha%© t an -
stdernbl© Muuey—Two \enr©s %r
--rested.
4'olumlnu H Dr.* 26 William Ros
borough. len'on (n the Bapti*t t'hllfch of
Wlnmltoro wu attemiing • in* , ting of
officer* in the church last night, when h*
w<u* iMitmei by the color#*l **©ton. Will
Htm Smith, that h© wa- w nt.**l wi!lKMit
He left the meeting him! walked over t i©
street when* -om* on© w sikl to I*-
waiting for lim ||© un by
kx*l of sMiuirrel shot that pler*©i ...*
heart Th© man f*ii on u© dg.* of
Htte grove of oaks. ll© wa* dragged
into the shalow' nod rob'©d f m*utr>.
wat.-h and other valuah'.e*
Being proprietor of tit© only restaurant
and market in W Innsbora. and having
gone from hie pl< of huin©** to the
church. Roe borough I* to h\-
hn*l n considerable amount of mom v on
hie clothing
The church nffit-cr* <1 Risboroiign
ho*l gone h**n© nnl It was only th
nsrning th.it an ntaim wa* given ami
*h* N*>dv found li the %voo.l Tit© flrlo4
• b the gun wa* not notice*! a© there wo*
. general dp hnrg© of gun* and ©rackets'
all over town nt th© am© time
The sexton of th© church rim! nnothn
negro ftmve been arrest*| on suspicion.
two meiTkilled.
Harris 4 mint* Monnsliluers I'nnklil
to th© Heath, Brother Kllllo
Brother.
4'otnmbu*. Gs . I©c 2; In a fight near
Mountain Hill, Harris county. Alf Moor©
and Jolm William** were killed by lands
Moor© brother of Alf.
only meager <9©tiilN> of th© affair ha\#
been learned her© It y* maid that Will
lams and Lail Moore were fighting, when
Alf lrt©rf#Ted w peacemaker receiving a
bullet Intended for Wtiliwnis.
All Ihe |kirt|e* are well known to reve
nue off!.©* * having been implicated In sev
eral "moonshine" . *es. The Moorem are
brothers of the notorious "flog" Moore,
who KM* killed a vear ago rear th* s|o:
whero the double tragedy occurred last
night.
Ml I ITION IN IMM |IT.
Lit lie laformatlsn From *mil %ff
firs, liut l.nril Kitchener Has
Not Driven flock Boers let.
London. I *ec ?7. 2:#) * m 'Hie taurlty
stwd obscurity f the dispstt'he* from
Bouth Africa give rise to rrnewed anx
lety Appnrevitly the disturbed ***** of
i’njr <*olony extemls further south than
It did laft l**vnber o> *i Ixmi KHrhanar
•ioe* not epiw.ir to have had much suc
cess a* yet In driving back the Invaders.
Tin Mir office h.d received no new** last
evening ot the reported capture ol Yso
nmnry near Brltstown.
A Burgheradorp dls|iatclt ha* * mysteri
ous reference to “Tti unfortunate mlsl.ik-
Ing of tho enemy for Brabant's Horae."
which resulted In the sounding of "< ease
firing" and enable*! th** Boers to occupy
all the commanding position'* the British
retiring from * dlffi> ult praslbament
fSen tiements' sue* e*s against the llocrs
In the Mi li• l*e k r* jtloti Is *is> *lonht
fful. the last dkssitch reporting that ‘it
was considered advTsThls not to form tii*
Boer* frmn their poaltlftfis."
The British press continues In the mun
optimistic; but the i*ondtli<*i of affair*
btlngs home the enormous dlffbultl* "*
that tv 111 face Ixrd Kitchener |n patrol
ling aid policing such immense tracts of
country, even when the Boers n mil !>e
*
The I ai;l> Mall, which makes a trong
appeal to the government to **facs the
facts and send Lord Kitchener more
troops." says
"There |s a real riek In tedng lulled to
sleep by carefully censored messages."
I'll UtflK* WLHF. UITIIDNAIM,
1,. Ilnrkl’s Former I hef Not to He
Tried for kiesllng I hniMpnane.
Ja ksonvllle. Ms , Der. 36.—A sensa
tional case in County Jtnfgo Baker's
Court to-da> was stoppel abruptly by
withdrawal of charge* by the prase- utor
The case was a preliminary hearing to
be given I'hllllfi Brown, who was rharg •*!
with th** larceny of two bottle* of eham
pngne SIHI three dogen bottles of lieer
from Clwrlfi L. Buck! ;i well known New
V...k Club man. w.'*> former!:- r.-*.|*.i
here. •nl wlo comes here f*>r his win
ter*. Brown, who Is well krn.wn m Nm
York *• . chef, #♦• , having teen with
the best hotels, was employed by ffllckl
ms valet The arrest was mute last Hit
unlay •dght, snd was quite H surprise,
a* Brown Ia tine looking min of good
presence and ha*l nude good friends het#
ll* spent fhinday m jail lie issued sum
m-Mvees to Mrs Hucki an*l several ladv
f riot si h of Mr. Buck!, a* witnesses for
himself. When the case was cwllel to
day it was ascertained lunt Mr Buck I
•ad withdrawn Hi# charges It Is rumored
!a thl was <kp* as M. Buck! dll i.ot
like the Idea of having the ladles sub
jected to the vexation of a court trial.
Vlspa < NMlnrril < fcrlsltnaa i.iimrlrs.
Z mut, Transvaal. D#c. T 4 Tbs Hosts
cpturttg| two wtigfui* rantalning CNirist
ms* luxuries *l*>stin*l for tlu* camp off
laor*l Methuen.
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY
l ocal Treatmenla for f alarrb Mele
■ aled to the Hear.
The ure*t ami *afet treatment for any
form of Catarrh l an internal remedy
• hi. h ael* nterdflcally mua the blare I an-1
miaou* membrane*. Buch a remedy I*
the new preparation r*r,;l everywhere by
druggl-l* a* Htuart !* Catarrh Tuhiei*, *
m- Heine In |tleu<ant tablet form
There tablet* contain In highly concen
trated form, well known germ antiseptic*
Uk< -anguinarta. guaiarol. Red <ium and
•ImCar curative element*, and no one who
•offer* from any form of <btarrh. and ha*
experienced the Ineffleleney and Inconveni
ence of powder*. *pray* *n-l Inhaler* will
ever go bark to *m-h antiquated retne
ille* after one# trying *o ideamnt a treat
ment a* Stuart*# t alarm Tablet*, and
one which give* * much rehef In no abort
a time.
Druggtet* *ell Stuart'* Catarrh Tablet*
at fifty cent* for full (tied package and
their dally u*e wilt effectua Iy cure thl*
troubleeome and dangeroua <R*ea*e
The danger from catarrh I* that It I* a
ehor* road to eoneumptlon. to .h runic
atomach catarrh and lo catarrh of Uver
and kidney*.
Mo*i <•** of dtwfne** ate . tuned from
atoppaga of ihe Kuatachtan tub* a* a re
ault ot catarrh •
GOVERNOR j, 0F , i °m I CO ’ l
*-*Bu. *--q! r rwgjifll.jCTw ;Vi>, >**<*■ Yk. JjL; u r . sw* I oHHg*
CAPITOL IU II 1)1 Mi. SALEM. OPI.GON.
% teller Front the larrnlhe Olttcr af Oreuoa.
Tin* Governor of Oregon Is an ardeu:
admirer of I'e-ru-na He keeps It • mi
tinually in th© house. In a recent I*'
j ter t* l)r Hartman l© s.t\-
State of Oregon,
lix* • imlv* Department.
Blem. May !t. lw
Th** IV ru-na M© licln© t'**, f'olumhtts,
I o
I>eir Sirs:—l h; v© l id occasion to u**
vour I'e-ru-na •-.II* m© iti niv family
for colds, trtd it proved to In- an excel-
I lent reme*l> I hsv* not hal ** • *r
i use tt for other ailments.
Yours very truly W M lard
An) niMii who wtahes perfect health
must !© entirely free from catarrh t*a
tarrh I* well-t.lgh universal. sltn **t
omnipresent Pe-ru-na is -fie only !*
lute safeguard known A cold Im th© h*
ginning of catarrh. To prevent colds
111 >IM *> U \S M'I.IMHP.
Merchauts Ire Juldlnal User Their
Vl*n% t hriaiiHii* Trade.
Th#* Merchants of ttavunnah nr© in j>©t
f©. t good humor over the <*hiidmn tra*le
they enjoved It was far better than they
ha*l xpectel, sitd sll of them mail*
money. The rush k* p them busy for two
•>r three week*, but they did not mln#l
tl> for their cstom-rs seemed t hav#
plenty of nuMiey to sfwml and dl#l not mind
paying good price*
Mevernl *>f th© Broughton *treet detler*
wens seen >e*t#rda\. uiml m'l concurred In
one • m©that tin- hualnea* ha#! been
©x ©Cent. Htrange to *a\ *hy. ihemt lutd
not )•©'() the absolute faillim off for
which they ha-l look*d the day after
’hrimtmn**. and there was a fairly good
trad© enjoyed all da)
Two or three merchants ha\* said tha*
they m *1 in-irc g*o*ls during the Mi*y *lay *
ii?©•.•.ting t'htlstinam than they did dur
lug the •’orr©*|*oiidlng thiw in MM Tbat
was regHrdei! ns (©markaide, ar the rol
dirrs were tu-r** at that llow*, and It w *•*
generally that the city en)o)e*l
a run of busbies© then that woukl not b©
r-|eatn| for h kuig while.
All lines shared In the lively hitsln©***
Dry k*mlh dealers. Jewelers and gr#a*©r
al! solJ their wares In great qnantltie
•nl their fore©** of i lerks were k*i< bus.
waiting u|*on customers The qua.itv of
the porch**-***, too. wa* gnotl. nolmdv
seeming deslr#us of hu>ing ariFlea that
might be. above all things, cheap.
When a*k*d for the reason for th© good
laialiH***, th** inert hauls le*dared tt to I*-
I heir belief that ll had (©©n lu© tt* th*
high prl -t of tniton. For two wo-imuii* tne
staple has averaged something mor© than
H < ents, and w hlia Hai annah do©* not raise
cotton, It yet. a* one merchant sawt.
snares In Iho general pr*w*jerHy that
come* to the entire state when the price
Is up
HlftftltN IHM.it M %( % .
I.title Korea Frlahtened lato laDlng
ktldlflonsl rrlvllege*.
TitumiH, Wish . Itecj 36 To-day"*
Oriental advices state that the Russian
minister to Korea was recently received
In audience by the King of Korea, where
upon the minister prupnet that he simuUl
have trie privilege of interfering In Ko
rea’* civil administration with th* ohje t
f Introducing reforms, also mat i igo
nations with other Bowers shrua| be re
ferred to the Huolhii minister iM-for* tak
ing action ► •
The King <*alled s ni* ting of hi* i*rivy
< 'Un< ii to * unabler the pnHKwitb The
g >vtrnmii became very anws, M .,*; ■
an official coimminlratlon avkel the Bus
*lan minister it he was In earnest. The
minister then iMscked down, stating that
it* nad tw recollection of niukitig mi h
pro|M<stti*ns Ho was grante| sfe*cis| prjv.
Urges, however. One of these perm Ha
Kussla to Increase Its mint ary airmail!
In Korea and to oonstru**t a large fort a*,
the port of Masnmpho
TWO KIIXIII) %T IMIHOIk.
Thong h I That Negro %Hrmpfe| to
Hold Ip Mr. assarts.
qiiitmtn, Oa.. Dec 26 —At I'ldco* k Mon
day afternoon Mr. Hwartx. the manag*r
of the commissary of the large mill lo ated
there, was killet as was also a negro The
killing Is shrouded in mystery.
11 s*-rms that Mi Hwartx close.i up tho
'-tmmb*“ry at about dark an*l had start
e*| ionic A few mmutes later ;e stng
gered into a neighlM>ring stop- am! fell
dead at the ilnor A negro wa* foiirvl
dead Just In the rear of the store. Cir
cumstance* seem to iislirate that the ne
gro attempted to ho.d up Mr Hwartx,
atal each shot the other
Mr. Hwortx was shot In the br* i*t whh
a load of bird shot from a gun found
In the negro’s poaeslon Much excite
ment followed the killing and a telegram
was sent to QuHmnn asking for help.
Hherlff Conoly of Brooks county who was
In Thomasvllle wm* notified and went
over Immediately. He rei*orted that noth
ing In the nature of a riot had occurred.
HII.IdMIOTHtM TO IIKTIKF..
Martbal Field* Igeelal Partner
ttltildran* From flneln.-**,
Chicago. Dec -8 Harlow N. HigK.ii
bothum, who he * been for many year#
a.-nuirlated with Star* ha I Field of thl* city
a* a peekll partner, will, on Ihe Itm of
January, retire from hu*ln*e Mr Hlggtn-
I..(ham will *hort|y afierWHrd* Join hi*
family abrvad where he will rema n for
ar.rne time The annifuneemeol wa* me..••
by Mr Kiel,! at a dinner given In Mr,
Hlggtnhothxm'* honor to-night. Mr Hite
glnbotham wa* prealdenl of the World’*
Columbian Expualtlon In KB
Hllrlirner lla* (•*** North.
Cape Town, De<’. H—Oen. Kitchener
ha* left Naauwi>oort and gone north
ward. The rapid concentration of 'roopa
In Or* dtsturbrd dlttrleta through theq.-r
--aonal energy of (Jrti. Kitchener baa al
layed Ihe local uneaelneaa.
—The annual day of humiliation an I
prayer ha* Ju*t twen obaerrad. according
to kmg-e*unll*h*d ctanom. In Pruaaia.
and a good many of th* Bart in newspaper*
take oi-iaMon to print article* upon the
recant .lelerloritlon In pnhlb' momlltv.
They **#* thot the rapid Itelu*trial d**-
veioiarient ot the country and the corn***
•ponding improvement tn the financial cort
dltlon of the country have remitted tn an
alarming growth of aortei *v|i, god
bu*t b
■* ur old I* to - heart catarrh nut of
victims. Iv-ru i not only ruraa ra*
tsrrh, but prevents. Every houaehoMl
“•“Id I supplied with this great rem
"h for • oughs. colds and so forth.
I will tw* notic#| <hat the Governor
*)- h# bn not had occasion to use Pe
ru-na for other ailment*. Tha reaaow
for thi- i- tiH.st other ailments loglit
I • pr#*mpt
■ hla family
iti tiled other •llments This i* exactly
what *v©ry . her family In the Fnltw!
Hr*ic* should do Keep Pe-ru-tia In tha
bout** i •* It for coughs, 'oida. la
grippe, i.. I other clitnatit- off© rions of
winter, ami thsr#> will he no other all
men • In the hoii© Such families *hould
provide themselvt s with a , opy of I>r.
Ilitrinian* fr. look, eniltlod "Winter
< at*trh " A<Mtes Dr. Hartman t’olum
hu, Ohio
ITS ONE HUNDREDTH YEAR.
*T%Tt. I MU MMli I*o (YUMRITR)
IH t KNIdOAMtI..
Prelimlaary F. ere lass Will Me Held
In the 4 hapet at the ••prntsg of
lb#* Term Jaa. H—The feateaalal
4 HrMratlaa Is he m Fealare of tha
mihncemea• In Jane— % ( lurk*
4 oust) IN) Hit he iMeladsd.
\l%la Haines of the Waphomaea
4 lams I lew #1
Athens 43.1 IV K— At the opening af
ih© second term of th© I'ntv4*rstty of
.lan t n i|#ropri.tr ©xerclses will he heWt
in tl© • haftei to obosrv the beginning af
the centennial year of the university.
A memh©r of th© iwartl of trustee* will
be present and ?i*eak of tha foundation
of the university, and a member of tha
f t Mlfy will respond. Mesara. H# msr
Denmark of the law class, and <’Union
Thompson of th© senior ©las* will also
make sddreswes
It h.is been profmeed to Include ohsart
am*es of th© founding of Darke county
In the centennial axerclwes of the unlvers
u> next June Clark# county wa* cat
off from Franklin In the ysir IMI Hsv
©ral prominent citlsens have taken *ha
nu|tt©r In charge, and it Is proposad to
hav© a "4 larks county day" at toa uni
versity offnm©u ©merit
Naa 1 * wa* received In the city yester
day of the death of Mr. Alvin Ilalnes of
Wright*villa, • tn nicer of the eophomora
*a* of tlie unlveralty. Mr. Hainan left
ihe university fenr his home two daya b©-
f #re the . lolng of th© session, but fleveS
reached there. lying at the home of hta
friend In Wrightwvlll© Beveral member#
of the class In Athens will arrange exer
cise- on the d# atb of this popular young
student early In January.
Prof. D W Abbott. Row t>rifuHpai of th#
Bt b county s lo; system, who has beats
elected to Prof Graham In tha
t hair of mathem.itlca gt the Normal
H. hool, w ill not assume his duties until
July next, and ITof Graham will oonttnu#
in the cho-ir until that time.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Thursday and Friday—
Georgia. Ha* tern Florida and Bout It
('.iro inti and Western Florkla: Or n-railv
fjlr Ttiui ,-Ihv ami Frldjy; urlablf arlnda.
Yv*tr<ta>' W-alh*** - a* Savannah—
Maximum mni|>raiura .t:4i
n m U 1.ar..,
Minimum (. mix latur* * a. m. , W itanrava
Misiii lemiarilun- ~,. 33 •t.xrr.a
Normal l iniwratura ............ M .tagr—a
I>-flrtrltcy of t-'m(a rature I *!*■■
A i utnulatad .mit. lrr.i >• atnn.
1•< I Nilitmi
Aivumuialral aaepaa (lik*
Jan. I St itrirm
lUlnfali u> inch
Norn mi I it inch
I*Hrlan*-y lr> a l*a< 1 41 lark
D-ltrlorK y aliM-a Jan. 1 7 44 im-haa
ltlv*r lu-tiort —Tha hiaht of tha Mavan
mtii rivrr at Aucuaia. at *a. m (73th m.-
rl-ltan tfmai vrvf.nty, w.iaTk f.-al, a fall
of 0.3 foot during Ihr |.r r.,4111f larfitf
fuor hour*
i itan-rvoilona lakm at lh- aamn momant
of 4 Inn Nl all alaltona. Dm*. X. I to*, | p.
m Iltii no rl.li in lime.
Name „f Htation T | V.' Main
Hoaton. clear ...| |"”t
V. w fork Cty. dear ....| *J | H l
l’hi>a>teiphia rlaaf | Kin on
VaililnfiMi i'll), dear ~| I | I on
Norfolk, clear j 4; l, 0
Ifatleraa, rlear 1 M j II 40
Wlimloaioti. dear | 44 L. 00
charlotte. clear 14 j a 60
R.tlHah. cleor j 44 I U no
Ch,if lemon clear Hi |0 ay
Atlanta. < te? |so | g no
\uruata. c>ar I m j i, no
,
I • • 4 1, 00
Jupiter clear 44 I on
Key Weal. • iou.Jy 70 jo no
Tampa. clear Ml I I, no
Mobile, dear Mil, 60
Montxomert, clear M | I* 60
Vk'fcalMirc. ■ lear ;M I • on
V*a Or>ana. eleir SO * on
flair eat on. fit dnudv as (no
Corpu ••.irlril. loudy . w 10 no
I‘ileatlne. t* cloudy ...j 44 j 4 00
il.mphlt I lear jto j 4 00
i liicintiatl. i <Hkt) Ia la ; T
t’lnabure total) j ala T
Miffiln. pt. cloudy | a to m
Detroit, cloudy j M 0 00
Chleato, dear | S 14 00
M.inpte-ie. mowing | 3 . J 4 T I
■ Paul, anna in a a * ' T
Davenport, doudy | M la .00
tit. laiDle. pt. cloudy ....( US 4 00
Kama City, clear |3O ( 00
ok In noma, pi lomly ....! ,y u no
I evkie city, rlear I 44 4 no
Norlh Plane, clear M L 00
H h. iWar.
Local Poreeaat itfflektl.
a m a f
4P44 HKO O* TIM UtHPtTH.
Ilnhhlae Handier aad ttaallao Oata
fie la Mealcn.
Phoenix. Arts.. Doc. X.—A mnea®o
from Chihuahua, capital of tha etata of
Chihuahua, Max . atatat that the Aparhaa
are on the warpath In tha* Mata and that
the Inhabitant!! of Oranda hare oraantaaA
to meet the redeklnn The Indiana. It la
Mated ere In the mmmtaina roMMagl
taolatad ranehee and mealing ratte. It
I* likely they he lon* to a part tha
trthe *hl tl eenaped from file White k|j
*<et vatiun aeveral year* a* A
5