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CONFESSED MURDER
OF ALLAPAHA MAN
NEGRO WHO KILLED DORMINY
admitted the CHIME for WHICH
ANOTHER WAS CONVICTED.
William Gralmin Sold Hr Fired the
Shot Which Killed John Darin.
Ini' In ISHKI and That John Hol
ler Who Han Convicted of the
Murder and NVn* Sent to iUe Peni
tentiary for Life Wa the Wrong
Man. *
Tifton, Ga., Dec. 30.—Sheriff M. J.
Kinard, of Berrien, was in Tifton last
night, enroute to Nashville jail with
Will Graham, a negro about 20 years
of age. charged with the murder of Mr.
John Donniny, at Allapaha, during the
summer of 1903.
Young Dorminy, with two or three
companions, had been ’possum hunt
ing and on their return stopped at a
negro cabin where*a dance was going
on to look on a few minutes. The ne
groes resented the white boys’ pres
ence, and after a few words, opened
fire on them. In the fusilade, Mr.
Dorminy was 6hot in the abdomen,
from the effects of which he died a
day or two later.
Several aan**c were made, but on
only one, a negro named John Butler,
could any responsibility for the murder
be fixed. Butler was convicted as
accessory to the murder at the 1904
spring term of Berrien Superior court
and given a life sentence in the peni
tentiary.
Monday Graham told some negroes
in Fitgerald that Butler was the wrong
man, and that he himself had fired
the shot which cost young Dorminy his
life. This came to the ears of the
Fitzgerald police, and they placed Gra
ham under arrest, notifying the Ber
rien county authorities and Sheriff
Kinard went after him.
The murdered young man was a son
of Mr. S. B. Dorminy, chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners of
Berrien, and was a young man of
bright promise.
No suspicion attached to Graham,
although he left the community im
mediately after the killing, until his
own tongue gave him away. It is an
other instance of “murder will out." It
is not thought Graham's arrest will
affect Butler, on whom the crime was
firmly fixed.
LEAVY MADE'TRUSTEE.
Will Take Charge of Property of E.
L. Moore, Bankrupt.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 30.—The most
interesting, and by far the most im
portant case ever heard in this bank
ruptcy district, was heard by Judge
Isaac of the bankruptcy court in the
Superior Court room here to-day.
The case of A. Ehrlich & Bro. et al.
of Savannah vs. E. L. Moore, bank
rupt, of Pearson, Coffee county, was
before the court, One hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in debts, and as
sets involving about $50,000 were con
cerned, and some very interesting de
velopments arose during the trial.
The court convened at 10 o’clock, and
the entire day was spent in the ex
amination of the bankrupt, E. L.
Moore. Attorneys from Savannah.
Valdosta, Waycross, Sylvester and
Brunswick were in attendance.
At 4 o'clock the hearing was con
cluded, and the court by unanimous
consent appointed Mr. Clarence H.
Leavy of this city, trustee of the es
tate, and required him to give bond
in the sum of $25,000. Mr. Leavy has
accepted the trust and will proceed to
the estate at Pearson, Valdosta and
Poulan and other places.
Judge Isaac appointed as appraisers
Col. D. W. Krauss, I. L. Schuyler of
this city, and Capt. L. Johnson of
Waycross. About fifty claims were
filed in the case, several of which seek
to establish liens on the property.
MASTER MECHANIC RESIGNS.
W. H. Dyer Will I.enve the Service
of the Coniit I.lne.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 30.—W. H.
Dyer, master mechanic of the At
lantic Coast Line shops at Waycross,
has tendered his resignation, effective
Jan. 1.
Mr. Dyer resigns after a continued
service with the Atlantic Coast Line
and Plant System for more than twen
ty-five years. For the past ten years
he has been master mechanic. He en
tered the shops of the Plant System in
Savannah as an apprentice boy and
soon worked his way up, and was later
transferred to Brunswick, where he was
master mechanic of the shops of the
Brunswick and Western, owned by the
Plant System. When the latter road
was scooped by the Atlantic Coast Line
Mr. Dyer remained here in charge of
the shops for some time and was then
transferred to Waycross and has been
master mechanic of the shops at that
place ever since the consolidation.
It Is understood that Mr. Dyer will
he succeeded at Waycross by J C.
Young, now employed by the road at
Wilmington. It is ulso stated that he
will not leave the Coast Line, but will
accept a position in another depart
ment.
PARKER LOST Tlis
FIRST LAW CASE.
On His Retnrn to I'raetlce He Did
..Not Fare Well.
Albany, N'. Y., Dec. 30.—Alton B.
Parker, former Democratic candidate
for President, received an advarse de
cision in the first case he argued be
fore the Court of Appeals since his re
tirement from the bench.
Judge Parker appeared a month ago
In a suit Involving $40,000.
The court to-day dismissed the ap
peal with costs.
PLATTSAYSTHEYCAN’T
FCffftlE HIM OUT OF IT.
New York, Dec. 30.—"1 never retire
when oth< r people try to force me to
retire," said .Senator Platt to-day,
when informed there was a rumor that
former Gov. lilut-k Is to succeed
him In the Bennie.
"I probably shall remain In the
United fitates Kenate as long as I can.
1 had sntertalnert the thought of re
signing If Mi. Black hud been elected
In Senator la pew's pin-*. Ins as
much Interested In the return of ilr.
Depcw us If I, myself, had been the
candidate."
lar Haras Burned.
1 hlcugrt. (Apr. $0 - Fite to-night com*
$ let 1 1 v destroyed Ihe repair barns si
the <‘bl<ago I'ntmi T*<iP*n Company I
g Kontrih and Western srsmess. *i* I
laiagf a Imm M IMMte. •
YOUR NEW YEAR'S DINNER
will not be complete without
Jell-O
America’s most popular dessert,
received Highest Award, Gold
Meda|. at bt Louis Exposition. An
ainstic table decoration that also
pleases the palate. Very easy to pre
pare. Six choice flavors:—Lemon
™ nS ?’ Raspberry. Strawberry!
Chocolate and Cherry. Order a pack
each to-day from your gro
cer. I’lc. When you make Ice Cream
use Jell-O ICE CREAM Powder. AH
ingredients in the package. At all
grocers.
SPEECHES MADE
TO THE EDUCATORS.
Continued from First page.
thought shall become the guiding
thought of the South and our school
teachers shall work all the time to
their utmost until every son and daugh
ter of the South is the thing that God
intended—then and not til! then shall
we take our rightful place in the
American union.” To do that, he said,
ill conclusion would cost much money,
toil and sacrifice, but everything that
was worth while always did cost much
and the finest things could be secured
only at the highest prices and then
oniy when paid for in advance.
Meldrtm Spoke for the Negro.
pie other speaker, Hon. P. W. Mel
drim, chairman of the State Industrial
College of Georgia, is a gentleman
whose advocacy and argument in favor
ot the education of the negro along
proper lines has made him more than
an interesting figure in his state and in
other states where his influence has
spread and permeated. Col. Meidrim
spoke to-right for the negro. It was
a plain and practical appeal for the
negro’s education along lines which
would be of the greatest benefit to
him and to the state.
SIGMA NU'EXTENDS.
College Fraternity Will Have Chap
ter* In Canada.
New Orleans, Dec. 30.—The Sigma
Nu fraternitv, after a most successful
meeting, closed its three days* session
here this evening with a theater party
at the St. Charles Auditorium, when
every one of the visiting delegates took
in the entertainment.
The fraternity unanimously granted
a charter to the University of Montana.
A charter was also granted to the
alumni chapter that will be organized
at Baton Rouge, La.
An official piedge button, in the shape
of a coiled golden serpent, with an
appropriate circle, was adopted.
After some discussion the conven
tion unanimously decided upon exten
sion into Canada.
The officers elected Thursday were
formally installed this afternoon.
Inspectors for the first, third and
ninth divisions of the order were an
nounced to-day as follows: H. E.
Sibsen. Philadelphia, inspector of the
first division; James W. Harris of Ma
con, Ga.. inspector of the third divis
ion, and Harry Fisher of Duluth, in
spector for the ninth division.
FOR MIHDER TWO YEARS AGO.
McCotter Taken Hack to North Caro
lina to Answer.
Norfolk, Va„ Dec. 30.—Armed with
requisition papers signed by the Gov
ernors of North Carolina and Virginia,
Sheriff Richard O. Riddick of Gates
county. North Carolina, to-day arrest
ed J. E. McCotter, a farm hand, Want
ed in Gates county for the alleged
murder of James Russell, who died
about two years ago. as a result, it is
claimed, of a blow on the head which
he received at the hands of McCotter
about a year prior to that time. Sheriff
Riddick left for Gatesville, N. C., with
his prisoner.
RECEIVER FOR*WINDSOR CO.
Concern Has I,labilities That
Amonnt to AVUI.IUO.
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 30.—Vice Chan
cellor Pitney to-day appointed Jay
Ten Eyck of Newark, receiver for the
Windsor Company of North Adams,
Mass. The liabilities are $509,610, in
cluding mortgages. The assets are not
given but the application charges that
the company is Insolvent and without
funds.
Makes Cotton Goods.
North Adams, Mass., Dec. 30.—The
Windsor Company operates print
works here for finishing a fine grade
of cotton goods. The unsteady cotton
market has affected a number of plants
in Western Massachusetts seriously,
among them being, it is understood,
the Windsor Company. The concern is
capitalized at $1,600,000. Its weekly ca
pacity is about 22,000 pieces of calico
and 2,000 pieces of print cloth.
It is understood that the withdrawal
of heavy Interests in the company by
Boston capitalists about a year ago
contributed to the company's difficul
ties. The funded indebtedness is se
cured by mortgages and real estate.
T. S. Van Valbenburgh is president
of the company and among the direc
tors is Congressman George P. Law
rence of this city. About 500 men
are employed at the plant.
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The diet Installment of Khodea schol
ars |w landed In England, and the
American Invasion he. begun. It '
not new for Oxford to be Invaded by
A merlt'una, as ft |* on the itinerary of
ANfl/ all tourlate. but they only stay
a fa* home and then rush olt to are
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1904.
THEY ARE WELL PAID
And Walker Doesn't See Why They
Should Be DUaatUhed.
Washington, Dec. 30.—Replying to
newspaper statements to the effect that
the Panama canal employes are dissat
isfied with conditions on the isthmus.
Admiral Walker said to-day that he
knew nothing of any such complaints
except what he had read in the papers.
“ Xor ." he said, “can I believe that
there is foundation for the reports.
There are 300 or 400 Americans em
ployed there. They receive about 25
per cent, more pay than men employed
in like positions in the United States
and in addition are either supplied with
quarters or allowed 8 per cent, of their
salaries with which to pay rent.
“If.” the Admiral went on. “the niton
there are dissatisfied, they are not
: compelled to remain; they can come
i away when they are ready, and there
: will be others to take their places, as
i may be judged from the fact that we
have on hand 7.000 or 8,000 applications
for their places."
STEAMER SIGHTED WITH
CHADWICK ABOARD.
New York, Dec. 31.—The steamer
Pretoria from Hamburg, Dover and
Boulogne, bearing Dr. Leroy Chadwick
of Cleveland, husband of Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick, as a passenger, was sighted
southeast of Fire Island at 2:39 o'clock
this morning. The steamer is expected
to arrive in quarantine about 6:30,
and should reach her dock about 9:30
o’clock.
MRS. CHADWICK WAS
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
Cleveland, 0., Dec. 31.—The Associat
ed Press bulletin announcing the sight
ing of the steamship Pretoria off Fire
Island was given to a deputy sheriff
at the county jail this morning. He
took it immediately to Mrs. Chadwick,
who was asleep. When awakened and
informed of the vessel’s safety, Mrs.
Chadwick said she was glad to hear
the news; that she had worried some
over the delay in the vessel’s arrival.
BALL CARTRIDGES
AMONG THE BLANKS.
Washington, Dec. 30.—As the result
of afl investigation by direction of Gen.
Crozier, chief of ordnance, it has been
ascertained that among the 1,750,000
blank cartridges issued last summer to
the regular and militia troops wnich
took part in the maneuvers at Manas
sas, Va., and in California, two ball
cartridges were found, one at the Vir
ginia camp and the other in Cali
fornia.
The person who packed the Califor
nia cartridge was traced by the initials
on the box and was promptly dis
charged. In the Virginia case, it was
impossible to find the offender.
To guard against the possibility of
such occurrences in the future, Gen.
Crozier has directed that each box of
blank cartridges shall be weighed be
fore sealing. The presence of a ball
cartridge can be easily detected by
this method.
whipping post’For -
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Washington, Dec. 30. —The local
grand jury, in making its- final report
for the present term of the Supreme
Court for the District of Columbia to
day, recommended the establishment
of the whipping post in the district.
The question has been considerably ag
itated ever since the President! in his
last annual message recommended
corporal punishment for wife beaters
in the District of Columbia.
A recommendation that persons
about to be married produce evidence
of freedom from diseases is also made.
For Pres* Facilities.
Washington, Dec. 30.—Gen. H. V.
Boynton, chairman of the Inaugural
Press Committee, has issued the fol
lowing:
“All applications for press facilities
at the Capitol building on the day of
the inauguration should be addressed
to MaJ. John M. Carson of the Press
Committee for the Capitol. All appli
cations for outside press facilities dur
ing the inaugural parade and at the
inaugural ball should be sent to Gen.
Boynton. There will be no compli
mentary press tickets to the ball.”
Hith Tide In the Thames.
London, Dec. 30.—A fierce gale from
the Atlantic swept over the United
Kingdom to-day. Mountainous seas
were reported along the coasts. A
number of minor marine disasters were
reported. The gale resulted in an ab
normally high tide on the eastern coast
of England, and in the Thames estuary
producing serious floods in the low-ly
ing parts of London, where hundreds
of warehouses and residences were in
undated and serious damage was done.
It was the highest tide at London for
many years, the water almost over
sweeping the Thames embankment and
the steps of Cleopatra's Needle being
covered.
Oriel College and a View of the Quadrangle at Old Oxford
ants know are to be aeen.
Turll ere alwayr .-Mptre*re-i toy I
the picturesque scenes, Its crumbling, j
ivy mtrer... walls and Its trefi kept |
lawns. An American lady aalted a i
smanl how they secured su* b pretty
lawns, and b< replied "We mows It
and rolls It for about a thousand
years,” Everything seems ao old and |
vein fable, while the worn siege, tile
< lotsiera and tha sum Ist black gowit*
make tl swai a <aU* of tba Mlddia
A|M 1 nil tad of o tmt an Lath lestsrf
Here It Goes
Our Remaining Winter Stock of
Men’s and Youth’s
Suits, Overcoats and
Single Trousers,
Including Full Dress and Tuxedo Goods
At 257 Discount
UfITC P er pent, discount refers to cash purchases. When goods are charged. IS' per
N ["cent, will be deducted immediately, and the remaining 10 per cent, if the bill is set
llUiL tied in full within our regular discount limit.
B. H. LEVY, BRO. & CO.
Fast Train* to Florida.
Chicago. Dec. 30. —It was announced
to-day that the Big Four Railroad will
inaugurate anew fast train service be
tween Chicago and Jacksonville. Fla.,
to accommodate the winter tourist
travel to the South after the. first of
the new year. The new train which
will be put on Jan. 9. will leave Chi
cago at 1 o’clock p. m.. and will cover
the 1.200 miles to Jacksonville In thirty
hours. The new service will be in
connection with the Queen and Cres
cent and Southern Railways. In ad
dition to the Chicago flyer, limited
trains will be run by the Big Four to
Florida from Detroit, Toledo and
Cleveland.
obituary!
A. M. Looney, Colombia, Temi.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 30.—C01. A.
M. Looney, major in the Confederate
service, state senator from Maurice
county, Tennessee, before the Civil
War. and a member of the Legislature
of 1887, died at Columbia, Tenn., to
day. He formerly had much influence
in Tennessee politics.
F. H. Nlrhol*. Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—Word has reached
Chicago of the death of Francis 11.
Nichols ot this city in Thibet. Ho was
heading for Lhassa. the “forbidden
city," and started on his trip long be
fore the British expedition under Col.
Younghusband was formed. He was
traveling with a few Chinese. Details
of his death were lacking.
Mr*, gnnan B. Mosaic, Anhevitle.
Chtlllcothe, 0., Dec. 30.—Mrs. Su
san B. Massie, mother of D. Meade
Massie. United States claim commis
sioner for Cuba, died to-day at Ashe
ville. N. C. Her husband was a son
of Gen. Nathaniel Massie, the founder
of Chillicothe.
11. E. Smith, New York.
Salina. Kan., Dec. 30. —Capt. Hamil
ton Ezra Smith, Inventor of the first
round bale cotton binding appliance,
and who was a member of the Citi
zens' Committee of New York that
overthrew the Tweed ring, is dead
here, aged 85 years.
Daniel Klirmnn, Panama.
Panama, Dec. 30.—Daniel Ehrman of
New Orleans, an old pioneer of the
isthmus, died to-day.
IN THK Ml *UK 4NGI.E, lilt 4SENOSE COLLEGE
ceai!t,
The foundation and origin and the
| name* of many of the college* are un
| known, though one celebrated Ita thou-
I sandth anniversary In 1(76, when we
| were celebrating the one hundredth an
nivrraary of the lactaratlan of Slide*
i pendem*.
On* of them Is New College, because
wtorn It was founded and the first stone
laid, In into, tt was anew tnatliatton
: and the name has irsuMarf In spile of
u ml utj*. mutest* mi ii m di
WAS A LIEUTENANT
UNDER CAPT. CARTER.
Will He Arrested a* He Leave* the
Penitentiary.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 30. —George Dun
can, claiming to have been a lieuten
ant under Capt. O. M. Carter, who was
given a five years’ sentence at Fort
Leavenworth for alleged embezzlement
in government work at Savannah, Ga„
will be arrested after midnight at the
penitentiary doors on expiration of two
and a half years’ sentence from Lucas
county for forgery. Requisition papers
are awaiting him from Altoona, Pa„
for alleged forgery.
Trial of the < lint tan, toa*.
Newport. R. 1., Dec. 30.—The speed
trial of the protected cruiser Chatta
nooga. which was to have been made
to-day, was temporarily abandoned be
cause of a snowstorm, which made the
marks on shore invisible from the
measured course. The engineering
board which has / been supervising the
standardizing of the cruiser’s propel
lers, expects to finish the work to
morrow. and Capt. Dayton, president
of the trial board, hopes to start Sun
day on the forty-eight hour speed and
endurance run, and he plans to have
the finish at New York.
rahzrra* ( an Stop Them.
Chicago, Dec. 30.—Edward B.
Whitely of New York declared to-day
before the American Political Science
and Economic Associations that Con
gress has the direct power to put an
end to the United States Steel Corpora
tion, the anthracite "coal pool" and
similar corporations. He asserted that
a law forbidding a company engaged In
Interstate commerce to engage In a
productive Industry would prohibit
such an amalgamation.
I llltty H'n \banilnned.
Liverpool, Dec. 30.—The British
steamer Dalmally, which arrived at
Liverpool to-day from Port Arthur,
Tex., and Newport News, landed the
crew of the British schooner Utility
from Dalhousie, N. 8., for Barbadoes.
The Utility was abandoned December
(date not given) In latitude 41 north
and longitude 60 west. She was water
logged. her decks were awash and her
mainmast was gone.
ring hall where Locke sat In daya when
Ihe pursued his studies in philosophy
and drew up the elaborate Grand Mod
el which was Intended for the govern
ment of the Carolina*; they attend
wrvke* In the cathedral where William
Penn worshipped until he betum* a
Quaker, refused to wear his gown and
was expelled | have sat listening to
lectures In tl* large dining hall wkso
the light streamed through the stained
glass windows and (til In rstonl j
psui.es on tbs floor wtMlo pointings t
I
Fire st IJttle flork.
Little Rock. Ark., Dec. 30 —The Cun
ningham Milling Company’s plant and
Dittle Rock Furniture Manufacturing
Company, the latter owned by Mem
phis people, is burning. The loss thus
far is SIOO,OOO. The fire Is not yet uu
der control.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 31.—The to
tal loss Is $150,000. The fire Is out at
2:15 o'clock this morning.
Gales Struck Yneatun.
Liverpool. Dec. 30.—The British
Steamer Yucatan, which arrived at
Liverpool, Dec. 27. from New Orleans,
reports having been extensively dam
aged during a succession of gales from
Dec. 10 to Dec. 21. Heavy seas swept
the Yucatan’s bridge and a quarter
master was drowned, three boats were
smashed, the steamer lost her com
passes and steering gear, the stoke hold
was damaged, and the saloon was dam
aged.
With Shipwrecked Crew.
Genoa, Dec. 30.—The Italian steamer
Nongibello, which arrived here Dec. 28
from Galveston and Norfolk, had on
board the crew of the American
schooner Viator, from Turks Island,
Nov. 23, for Baltimore, which was
abandoned in a sinking condition Dec.
21.
Made a ((nick Hun.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30 —The tug Wel
lington, Capt. Nelson, which passed In
the Delaware capes at 2:50 o’clock to
day, with the 1,200-ton barge South
west In tow, made the run from Jack
sonville to the Delaware breakwater
In three days, two hours and fifty min
utes.
Dromeliler Breaking I p.
New York, Dec. 30.—The British
steamer Drumelzler. which went
aground on the sand bar off Oak Is
land during the storm last Sunday, has
broken In two amidships, and It is be
lieved that much of her valuable cargo
will be a total loss.
Train Killed Hallleld.
Bluefleld, W. Va., Dec. 30.—Elia* Hat
field, noted for his connection with
one of the bitterest of the mountain
feuds, has been killed by a train as
he was walking through a tunnel near
here.
i Cardinal Wolgey and other worthies
j looked down upon us front the walla.
The Rhodes scholars are fortunate.
They will find the feeling toward
America one of extreme friendship.
During the years 1 spent there I nev
er heard an unfriendly word against
"the total**, ** They do not call us
foreigner*, but seem to dtvlda the world
Into t-ogllshmen. Americans and for
eigners. the Iyedo n Times divide* Its
n*w* into Domestic, Colonial. American
and Fsrsign intelligent*.
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medicine on the globe.
It makes Appetite
and Digestion
lt.oo a bottle at drug stores.
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PROrOSALI WAITED.
Fort Moultrie. 8. C.. Dec. 29, 1904.
Sealed proposals In triplicate wilt be
received until 11 a. m.. Jan. 27, 1905, for
conet ructtng concrete walks In front of
elngle and double barracks here. In
formation furnished on application. C.
8. reeervea right to reject any or all
proposals. Envelope* containing pro
posals should be marked “Proposals for
Construction,” addressed F. L. Buck.
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—Maxim Ctorki. having been asked
by a publisher for a sketch of hla Ufa.
sent this: "I*7*. a cobbler's apprentice;
U 79. student In painting: 11*2, dish
washer on board a Herman steamer;
I*B*. lit*, baker; ISA*, horus singer
In a traveling company; 1117, appis
seller ln the streets; IMS. candidate for
suicide; Iso*, lawyer's secretary tggl,
foot tourist through Kuaala. U9I. day
laborer on the railway, la U 94 my
first novel appeared.”
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