Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOL. L
ABLE COLORED MEN
Delegates to the Baptist 1 orelgn
Mission Convention.
GOV. JONES ADDRESSES THE ASSEMBLY
fj»r. Geo. tee Responded, and 4 lontraated
x the Condition of the Negro in the
,4 North and South in a Few
• , Well Chosen Words,. __
Montgomery, Ala., September 14. —
•The fifteenth annual session of the col
ored Baptist foreign mission conven
tion of the United States med here yes
terday.
It is largely attended by l the ablest
/ colored men in the country. There are
delegates in attendance from Texas to
Illinois and from Florida to Pennsyl
vania.
After devotional exercises Governor
Jones was presented to welcome the
visitors to Alabama and .Montgomery.
In introducing him Rev. Sitokes said he
wanted to present to the. assembly a
gentleman, scholar,. 6.nd patriotic
statesman. In closing he said: ‘‘You
do not know him as I do. Florida
boasts of her chief executive who is
ripe in wisdom; South Cai! olina of hers
as brave and Alabama is
proud of her governor, fjir in him is
embodied all the elements which go to
make him a great lawyer and soldier
and patriotic statesman. We all love
him for he is the governor of this great
state and the whole people in it”
Governor Jones’ address was full of
good advice and the we leome he ex
tended to the body was well received
by those present.
Rev. George W. Lee, qf Washington,
responded to the governor’s address
and was very happy in his remarks. He
contrasted the condition of the negro
in the south and north and assured
them that his race in this section were
far better treated and more thought of
than at the north. In the north the
whites would let the negro eat with
them, but would not let them work
with them,, while in the south the negro
could work with the whites but not eat
with them and of the two he liked the
latter the better. The session will
lold until Sunday.
JUDGE THEARD’S OPINION.
JUlnois Central Road Wine In the Fire
k Damage Sult at New Orleans.
New Orleans, September 14.—0 n
April 4th, 1892, a fire originated itfthe
fire proof cotton press here and extend
ed to four other presses, becoming the
most extensive and disastrous cotton
conflagration ever known here, the
losses amounting to several million of
cettor factors, planters
and insurance companies were heavily
involved.
S. Gumbel and company, a wealthy
cotton firm, were heavy losers by the
fire ; they sued the Illinois Central rail
road company for upwards of half a
million of dollars, basing the suit upon
a claim that the fire originated from
sparks thrown by a switching engine
of that company passing over the belt
road in proximity to the press, where
the fire originated.
The case was argued at length and
submitted last February. Yesterday
Judge Theard, of the civil district court,
delivered an oral opinion in favor of
the Illinois Central railroad, basing it
upon the fact that the burden of proof
rented with the plaintiffs who had fail
ed to establish their case by showing
that the fire really did originate as
charged by them.
SPi nners may str ik e.
If OrUered, It Will Still Further Compli
cate the Manufacturing Situation.
Fall River, Mass., September 14.
There are indications of a prolonged
strike of spinners being ordered in the
mills here, that will still further com
plicate the manufacturing situation.
After electing seven delegates to the na
tional convention of mule spinners, held
in Boston next Tuesday, the local spin
ners association voted last night l to
hold a special 'general meeting to
morrow morning. The purpose of the
meeting is to decide whether or not the
spinners shall return to work on Mon
day morning under the reduction, or
whether they shall order a general
strike in all of the mills of the city and
place the members of the union under
strike pay. The manufacturers have
concluded not to grant a conference
• with the representatives of the amalga
mated association at once. They say
they cannot afford to pay the increased
wages that the operatives ask, and
while market conditions remain as they
are at present, it is useless to talk ever
the situation.
LYNCHED IN MISSISSIPPI.
After Being Brutally Maltreated a Negro
Was Hung by a Mob.
Natchez, Miss., September 14.
There was a murder and lynching in
the lotver portion of Concordia Parish
last Monday. A negro named Bob Wil
liams, employed as foreman on an ex
celsior place started after two men who
were absconded. He overtook them
and in the altercation that followed
Williams shot and killed one of the
parties whose name is not known.
Williams was arrested and while still in
the custody of the officers he was taken
by a mob and hanged after being bru
tally maltreated. The affair created
much excitement in the lower part of
the parish but news only reached this
city yesterday. All the parties were
negroes.
Stole a £IO,OOO Horse.
Newark, N. J., September 14. —Horse
thieves visited the stock farm of Alex
ander Shieds near Bound Brook, N. J.,
at an early hour Tuesday morning, and
breaking into the stable where several
race horses are kept, stole the well
knowit race horse Logan, valued at
810,000.
Indications Generally Fair.
Washington, September 14.—(Fore
cast: For Georgia, generally fair,
northeast winds. For Alabama, show
ers are probable, variable vfisrls. For
Tennesse, generally fair, southerly
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The Jackson Aagus says : ” A piano party is a psrfy of blackeys and whitekeys.’’ Hera’s a # Statc Democratic Executive Committee piano party. Steve Clay and Mr. Ross, of New York,
C discussing the situation as to election managers. Mr. Ross tells how he did in Alaba ra.
RIOTS AT HAMMOND.
An Indiana Grand Jury Instructed to In
vestigate Them Thoroughly.
Vali’ariso, Ind., September 14. —
Judge John 11. Lake, of the Porter-
Lake circuit court, created a great
deal of surprise when he charg
ed the grand jury to make a thorough
investigation of the riots at Hammond
during the recent strike against the
Pullman company. He said: “I would
be recreant in my duty if I omitted to
call youi 1 attention to the acts of vio
lence and lawlessness that occurred in
this county during the late strike.
the acts of wrong doing were
directed principally at -raiTrouds,' yet.
as an incident of such acts, men were
beaten almost to death because they
performed their duties, while others
were compelled to flee the state because
they were suspected of having given
information as to the identity of wrong
doers.
There can be no question of the ab
stract right of a man not only to strike,
but also to secure the co-operation of
his fellow-workmen in a strike by en
treaty or by an appeal to reason. The
limit is that the striker must not molest
the person or the property of his em
ployer, and must not interfere with the
freedom of those who are content to
accept as a compensation what the em
ployer offers. The particular eases I
wish you to specially investigate are
those where individuals have been in
jured, and not for crimes committed
against the property of the railroads
unless a request is made to do so.”
CORBETT AND COURTNEY.
They Will be Indicted if the Klnetoscope
Evidence Is Corroborated.
Newark, N. J., September 14.—Tues
day Judge Depue, in his charge to the
grand jury directed a searching inves
tigation into the recent finish fight be
tween Champion Corbett and John
Courtney before the kinetoscope at the
Edison labratory at Orange. The
charge is very specific, and directed that
an indictment be found against the
principals and spectators, if the facts,
as published, were to be correct. The
evidence could be procured, he said,
from the newspaper men, who are not
amenable, and consequently would not
be incriminating themselves. There is
a sudden and growing sentiment here
against prize fighting in any form.
Something of a sensation has been cre
ated by the news that a New Jersey
grand jury will probably indict Corbett
for giving a kinetoscope exhibition to
be reproduced by Edison’s wonderful
machine.
KIRKLAND SUCCEEDS ERBEN.
Admiral Kirkland Assumes Command of
the United States European Station.
Southampton, September 14.—Imme
diately upon his arrival here Admiral
Kirkland, U. S. N., who succeeds Ad
miral Erben in command of the Euro
pean station, went on board the Chica-.
go and his flag was at once hoisted.
H. M. S. Australia, which was at an
chor near by, saluted the new com
mander’s flag with the usual number of
guns. The salute was replied to by the
Chicago.
EDISON PAYS THE COSTS.
The Inventor's Suit Against Westinghouse
Keverscd by the Courts.
Philadelphia, September 14.—1 n the
United States circuit court of appeals
yesterday the decision of the United
States circuit court of New Jersey in
the Edison M estinghouse infringe
ment case in favor of Edison was re
versed and the case remanded with di
rections to enter a decree dismissing
the bill of complaint. ' r he costs arc
put to Edison.
The Denmark Anarchist Voerlo.
Washington, September 11.—Treas
ury officials are confident that the Den
mark anarchist Voerle, a desperate
character, has sailed as a seaman be
fore the mast on a vessel bound for San
Francisco. The immigrant inspector
at San Francisco was yesterday direct
ed to keep a sharp lookout for him.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894.
CONDITIONS OF TRADE.
Evidences are Dally. Accumulating of a
1 large Southward Movement.
Baltimore, September 18. —A special
to the Manufacturer's Record 1 states
that the Standard Oil company has pur
chased the great sulphur deposit near
Lake Charles, La. This sulphur deposit
is of great extent, and several attempts
have been made to work it, but from
various causes they have failed. The
price paid by the Standard Oil company
is reported to be $175,000. Orders for
part of the machinery needed for de
velopment have been given to a local
machinery house.
The general crmdttlon of sotitfiYrn
business interests is very hopeful.
Bank elearingiS"tffid railroad earnings
continue to show large gains. Through
out the north and west the south is
attracting more and more attention,
and the evidences are daily accumulat
ing of a large southward movement of
population.
Among the principal industrial enter
prises reported for the week are : A
$150,000 brewing company and a SOO,OOO
wood working company in Virginia;
SIOO,OOO dredging company in Florida ;
SIO,OOO immigration and improvement
company, $5,01)0 creamery, $20,000 print
ing company, rebuilding of large bar
rel factory, and the starting of a new
paper mill in Georgia ; $15,000 ice fac
tory, $.30,000 wharf elevator, $250,000
stave manufacturing company, and the
development of extensive sulphur mines
in Louisiana; two large tobacco facto
ries, flour mill and a mica mining com
pany in North Carolina ; large addition
to a plow factory, rebuilding of a large
saw mill, resumption of work by a soap
factory, employing twenty-live persons,
and starting of operations in a new
shoe factory employing seventy-five
operatives in Tennessee ; SIO,OOO irriga
tion and manufacturing company, $30.-
000 tannery company, SIO,OOO shoe com
pany, and SIO,OOO publishing company
in Texas; important consolidation of
coke operators in the Pocahontas coal
field of West Virginia.
In miscellaneous enterprises and ex
tensions of present plants a strong
showing is made.
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE. ~
Republicans of Colorado Incorporate This
Plankin Their Platform.
Denver, Col., September 14. —The re
publican state convention was called to
order at 10:30 o’clock this morning and
completed the state ticket by nomina
ting Hon. C. C. Parker for auditor of
state ; Bryon L. Carr for attorney gen
eral ; Mrs. A. J. Peavey, superintend
ent of public instruction ; C. M. Gifford,
and W. R. Dudley for regents of the
state universy. The committee on res
olutions then reported. The resolu
tions denounce the present state ad
ministration and say that the para
mount issue in Colorado is the suppres
sion of the spirit of anarchy and the
restoration of law and order —favor the
free coinage of gold and silver and deal
with matters of local interest. Re
garding equal suffrage the platform
says: “In the enfranchisement of wo
men we recognize the power of that
ever-advancing thought and civilization
which leads up to perfect justice. We
gladly welcome the influence of woman
in the affairs of public life and we con
fidently look to them for aid in this
hour of Colorado’s distress.”
A state central committee was ap
pointed and the convention adj ourned
sine die.
SHOT FIVE TIMES.
Quarrel Between Farmers Culminates in a
Bratal Murder.
Pineville, Ky.. September 14. —News
was brought to this place yesterday of
a murder committed over in Clay coun
ty, about twenty miles from here.
John Ballctt and Gillis Sizinore; be
came engaged in a difficulty over a
trade for a hog. They started home to
gether, but Ballctt renewed the quar
rel and proceeded to shoot Siz.more to
death with a Winchester. The man
was shot live times. Ballctt made his
escaue.
OUT OF THEIR REACH
The Two American Prisoners
Allowed to Escape.
OUR MINISTER MAKES A BOLD FRONT.
Demanded Trial in BlucOeldn, But the
Nicaraguans Are Contuntod With
Their Banishment Energetic
Action of Captaiiip’Nclll.
xtWfflKlpWPfflWMwrpYwhy fi4>m
Bluefields ; she left tliatt port last Fri
day evening. Her offidirs report that
the village was quiet wH cn they left.
Nothing was known u>f the desire of
the republic of Colombil to claim the
reservation, or of any /new arrests in
Bluefields. However, there were ru
mors to the effect that many Indians
who did escape to the interior, had
joined the forces of the revolutionary
party l in Nicaragua. About one hun
dred Americans are still in Bluefields,
hoping for some improvement in the
situation but unable to do any business
whatever.
The two American prisoners who
were reported to have escaped from
Greytown but in fact were allowed to
take the slip are at present in Port Li
mon, Costa Rica. It is understood in
Bluefields that the American consul
made a bold front in regard to those
prisoners, insisting that their trial bo
held in Bluefleldsand no where else. It
could not be asserted by officers of the
Gussie if these two Americans had
pledged themselves to return to Blue
fields and stand trial but the fact that
those gentlemen are now under the
protection of Costa Rica and the United
States both indicates 'that for the pres
ent the Nicaraguans are contented
with their banishment and will not in
sist on their trial.
The energetic action of Captain
O’Neill of the Marblehead at the be
ginning of the trouble seems to be beam
ing fruit for the two Americans, made
prisoners some time ago, are at present
out of the savages reach. The situa
tion remains very uncertain.
LOWEST IN YEARS.
A Total Suspension of Navigation on the
Ohio Threatened.
Louisville. Ky., September 14.—The
Ohio river, from Pittsburg to Evans
ville, has not been as low as it is now
for many years, and unless heavy and
continuous rains fall soon all along its
valley, navigation will be suspended its
entire length. It has been very low in
many places and almost dry at others
between Cincinnatti and Pittsburgh
for several weeks. Only a few light
boats have been making short trips
from Cincinnati up the river. Between
here and Evansville the river is in very
bad shape for boating, even •with boats
of the very lightest draught.
HOKE~SMITH AT DALTON.
The City's Whole I’eoplo Have Turned Out
to Entertain Him.
Dalton, Ga., September 14.—Hoke
Smith, secretary of the interior, who
arrived here today, will be given a
a banquet by representative citizens of
Dalton tonight, the occasion of his visit
here being to make a political speech
tomorrow. This is the first time a cab
inet officer ever visited Dalton, and as
Mr. Smith is a great favorite here and
praise of his Atlanta speech is on every
tongue, a big occasion is tyeing made
of his visit. Dalton has put on her
holiday clothes and is entertaining him
royally.
i.owers iier "aII uoeord.
Terb?: Haunte, Ind., September 14.
—Fantasy went a,mile here yesterday
in 2:00, lowering her own record, made
this year of 2:07 for a four-year-old
colt. It was a perfectly trotted mile
and the middle half was made in
1:01 3-4.
Treiuiiiry Dittany.
New Yoke, September U. Treasury
balances: Coin, 875,782.4|); currency.
801,063,000. .
WHERE IS MRS. DRAYTON?
Humored That She is hl This Country
Awaiting Developments in the Case.
Newport, September 14.—Society is
still discussing the divorce proceedings
instituted by James Coleman Drayton
against his wife, with Hallett Alsop
Borrowe as co-respondent.
Mr. Borrowe says that Mrs. Drayton
is no longer in Europe, where the pub
lic have supposed she was, but on this
side of the Atlantic, awaiting develop
ments in the divorce caße.
The divorce proceedings are at a
standstill, pending the return of Mr.
Drayton to this city from Bar
< Vlfti ; ty,r. TC -K ”unW jfflK ’ ’ffiT "wilt
make a statement when he re
turns, enlarging upon the points
that are set forth in his papers filed at
Trenton, N. J., and that he will also
give out some information concerning
the things which Mrs. Drayton has in
timated she will set forth in her cross
petition papers, soon to be filed.
M O H A M M E N D ANS~D EF E AT E D.
Tlio Worshippers of the Prophet Put to
( 51 Flight in a Riot at Poona.
Bombay, September 14.—A serious
riot has occurred in the city of Poona,
in the Bombay presidency, which may
lead to further outbreaks. A congre
gation of Mohammedans waspraying in
a mosque, when a procession of Hindoos
accompanied by native bands of music,
passed on their return from their tem
ple. The Mohammedans became in
censed at having their devotions dis
turbed by the music and sallied out
and attacked the Hindoos. The latter
were quickly reinforced until they
numbered about 4,000. A terrific fight
ensued, which resulted in the defeat
of the Mohammedans. The Hindoos
then sacked the mosque, and attempted
to burn it, but were finally pacified and
the building was saved. In the melee
one man was killed and a large number
were severely hurt.
WILL AFFORD EMPLOYMENT.
Section Nino of the Now Tariff Law Opens
a Field for Labor.
Washington September 14. —Secre-
tary Carlisle is preparing regulations
to carry into effect section No. 9 of the
new tariff law for the manufacture in
bonded warehouses of materials im
ported and manufactured for export.
The new law enlarges the class of goods
that can be so manufactured in bonded
warehouses. Among the more import
ant articles is tobacco. A great impe
tus has been given, it is said, to the
cigar trade, by this new provision of
the tariff law, and a new field has been
opened in Europe for the sale of Ameri
can cigars from imported tobaeeo. It
also opens a field for labor, and it is es
timated that 10,000'people will be given
employment in different large Ameri
can cities.
NOTHING DEFINITE ARRIVED AT.
Conference Between Mill Treasurers anil
Strikers of No Avail.
New Bedford, Mass., September 14.
—Yesterday morning the mill treasur
ers had a conference with the delega
tion representing the mule spinners.
At the conclusion of the conference the
following official statement agreed to
by the parties, was made publie:
“The representatives of the spinners
held a conference with the mill treas
urers this morning. The situation was
discussed very generally and certain
information was submitted to the spin
ners. Nothing definite was arrived at.
The spinners will meet Friday evening,
and, if after the meeting they have any
proposition to makcjtwill be submitted
to the mill treasurers some time next
week.’’
YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO.
Surgeon General Wyman, of the Marino
Hospital Service, Has Been Informed.
Washington, September 14.—Sur
geon General Wyman, of the Marine
hospital service, has received word
through the state department that yel
low fever exists in Sagaina, Mexico, in
the province of Campeehi. Dr. Wyman
sent word to the health authorities at
Jacksonville, Mobile and Now Orleans.
IN THE SOUTH THEY MEET.
The G. A. K. Encampment Adjourns to Con
vene Next Year in Louisville, Ky.
Pittsburg, Pa., September 14.—The
breaking of all previous records, in be
ginning and ending its business within
two days, the twenty-eighth national
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic adjourned sine die last night.
A year from next Monday the boys m
blue, crossing the Mason and Dixon’s
line for the first time in the. history of
the order, will fraternize with their
opponents of the ’6os, and thus make
a visible demonstration of the oft-re
peatyd assertion that there is no loupes'
a noi th or a south, but one country:
free and undivided. And if but a tithe
of the pledges and promises made bj l
the visiting Kentuckians are redeemed
the encampment of 1895 will never be
forgotten either by the unicn or con
federate veterans that are fortunate
enough to be among the participants.
PROHIBITIONISTS CONVENE.
The Massachusetts State Convention Nom
inates a Full Ticket.
Worcester, Mass., September 14.
The state convention of the Massachu
setts prohibitionists was called to order
soon after 11 o'clock yesterday in Curtis
Hall. The convention organized with
the election of Professor Alfred H.
Evans, of Ashburn Hall, as chairman;
W. C. Clarke, of Boston, secretary. The
following tickets was nominated: For
governor. Alfred Wells Richardson, of
Springfield; for lieutenant-governor,
Samuel B. Sharpleigh, of Boston, for
secretary of state, Wilbur D. Farnham,
Jr., of Somerville; for treasurer, John
M. Fisher, of Attleboro; for auditor,
Wilbur E. Purrington, of Williamburg;
for attorney general, Frank M. Fur
bush, of Nanick. The convention then
adjourned sine die.
IN THE’eASTERN SEAS.
Chinese Admiralty Issue Orders Concern
ing; Movement of War Vessels.
Shanghai, September 14. —The Hu
paoa reports that the Chinese admiralty
has determined to order to Pei-Yang
from the Yangtse coast all war ships
of a certain tonnage and armament.
A number of torpedo boats from the
squadrons at Foo Chow, Canton and
Nankin will accompany the war ships.
The intriguing enemies of Viceroy Li
Hung Chang have reported to the
throne the presence at Tien Tsin of
Chang Pei Lun, the Viceroy’s son-in
law, who was banished in ISB4. The
throne has ordered his return to exile.
THE STRIKE ENDS.
Tho Miners Congress Voted to Resume
Work at tho Old Wages.
Edinburgh, September 14. The
strike of the Scotch miners is over, the
delegates to the miners congress rep
resenting fifty-seven thousand men,
have voted to resume work at the old
wages, providing the employers will
grant the proposal made by the board
of conciliation, to that effect. Upon
this announcement the Glasgow iron
market became agitated, brokers hav
ingo option sales, due today, a buying
here.
MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE.
Lieut. O’Brien Selected In Response to tho
Japanese Government's Invitation.
Washington, September 14.—-Acting
Secretary Uhl of tho department of
state yesterday designated Lieutenant
Michael A. O’Brien, of the sth infantry
United) States Army, as military at
tache of our legation at Tokio, Japan.
This action is taken at the request of
General Schofield, acting secretary of
war, who selected Lieutenant O’Brien
in response to the invitation of the
Japanese government to send a milita
ry representative to that country to
witness the war with China. He will
leave for his new post ip a few days.
i;n Luilur SulviUdt.
North Yakimi, Wash., September 14.
—Seymour Wilson, former editor and
proprietor of the Suu, published at
Shannon City, la., committed suicide
at an early hour yesterday morning by
shooting himself through tho heiid.
11l health is supposed to be the causa
NO. 66.
OWENS DENOUNCED
The Colonel Chargee Hie Opponent
as Being a Chicago Gambler.
BRECKINRIDGE’S FAREWELL EFEORT.
In a Speech of an Hour and a Half the Con«
pressman From the Blue Grass Dis
trict Indulges in Most Bitter
‘""‘ft. . Personalities.
Lexington, Ky., September 14.—Yes
terday at Fort Springs, this county,
Colonel Breckinridge made his farewell
county speech to over 4,000 people, 42 of
whom were ladies. He began in a con--
ciliatory manner but before his speech
of one hour and a half was ended, he
indulged in most bitter personalities.
He wound up his remarks in a beau
tiful peroration in which he pleaded
with the voters not to indorse the
mud-slinger from Scott county (Owens,)
but to vote for him today. “At the
close of the canvass,” he said, “I want
to enter my protest against the con
stant, infamous attacks on the good
people who have supported me. The
candidate from Scott has in every part
of the district said in substance thjat no
man could affqrd in the presence of his
mother or wife, or his sister, to permit
any woman- who would support me to
pin. a button hole boquet on the lapel of
his coat.
This atrocious insinuation has been
made, when he knew that thousands of
good women attended my meetings and
desired my re-election. It was an in
sult to every woman in the district. It
was characteristic of his nature and of
his life. It is the natural result of his
vocation and of his private association,
and those who have supported him have
carried on the canvass upon the same
plane.
“Every voter who supports Mr.
Owens practically approves this brutal
and infamous method of canvassing.
It has not been denounced by Prof. Mc-
Carvey, Mr. Mathews or such preachers;
they have practically approved it; they
stand sponsor for him and his canvass.
Now, I denounce as unutterably atro
cious all these, and similar utteran
ces. They are a crime against society,
against peace, against womanhood,
against virtue: they who utter such
sentiments ought to be driven with
scorn out of decent society. He who
utters them not unnaturally goes to
the sewer for his material for a canvass
and has no pleasure in any mode of ar
gument that is not low, obscene and
malignant.”
Last night. Colonel Breckinridge gava
out an interview in which he shows af
fidavits ttfltt Ida qripr.neiit V.TXL Owens,
was a gambler in Chicago ijjst year and
intended to stay there. He also prints
' an affidavit showing that Owens, in
company with a woman, was put out of
a Louisville hotel. These charges com.
ing against Owens at this late date wiV
prevent Owens from replying.
DEBS’ CONTEMPT CASE.
Consul lor the Defense Surprise the Gov
ernmeut Attorney.
Chicago, September 14. —Counsel for
the defendants in the American rail
way union eases surprised the govern
ment attorneys by deciding at the con
clusion of today’s proceedings not to
call any witnesses in behalf of their
clients, but to rest their cases on tha
evidence presented by the govern
ment?
After discussion, the court concluded
to have the case argued orally Septem
ber 25th) and to allow briefs to be sub
mitted on the legal phases of the case
in twenty days. Ten days longer wera
allowed the Santa Fe railroad Company
if counsel for defendants were compell
ed to consume so much time. Then
Judge Woods said : “I will probably
.have to use the midnight hours to pre
pare my opinion in the case, as it will
have to be done between now and Oc
tober 6, when I began a long session of
court.”
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Walter A. Holt, of Macon, Ga., Arrested in
Florida.
Jacksonville, Fla., September 14.
Walter A. Holt, a young man from
Macon, Ga., was arrested here yester
day on a charge of murdering G. M.
Beard, a prominent attorney of Frank
lin, Texas, on September 24, 1893, who
was found with his head crushed in.
Holt’s leaving Franklin five days after
the murder caused suspicion and he
was traced to Macon, Ga., to various
points in Florida, and finally to Jack
sonville, by Maeon detectives. He was
arrested by Constable Land on informa
tion furnished by Detective Ford, of
Macon, Ga. Holt is still in jail, but is
willing to go to TeNas without a requi
sition. He will probably be released
on a writ of habeas corpus. He was
preparing to start for Texas when ar
rested, having already bought a ticket.
RYAN DEFEATS LAYTON.
Fight Occurred on a Sand Bank in the Mis
souri River.
St. Joseph, September 14.—The
Ryan-Layton mill took place on a sand
bar in the middle of the Missouri river.
The fight was for a purse of $2,000 and
the welter-weight championship of the
world. It was 11:50 o’clock before
Ryan entered the ring and two minutes
later Layton stepped in. At 11:55 the
men shook hands and time was called.
Four rounds were fought. In the fourth
round, Ryan went in to finish his man.
Layton was groggy and was hammered
all over the ring. A heavy right in the
neck followed by a swinging left in the
wind made way for a right in the jaw
and Layton went down like a dog and
was counted out amid the cheers of
Ryan's friends.
Prominent Newspaper Man Dead.
Petersburg. Va., September 14.—El
United States Marshal CharlesC. Clark#
died here yesterday, He was a native
of Richmond, and was at one time
business manager of the Whig, when
that paper was owned by Mahone. Ho
recently started the publication of tha
Virginia Tribune. _ __