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VOL. THEIR STRONGHOLD NEAR CANE A SHELLED BY FOREIGN VESSELS. BRITISH CRUISER THE FIRST TO FIRE Forty Shot* Were DeltTerod-Klnj; Cioorgo Makes a Patriotic and Defiant Sjieeoh to a Great Crowd in Athens. A dispatch from Athens to the Cen¬ tral News (London) nays that the fleets of the powers bombarded the insurgent positions in the vicinity of Canon Sun¬ day. No details of the bombardment, however, are given. The dispatch adds that the Greek dispatch boat has exchanged shots with a Turkish frigate,but in this case also details are lacking, and both re¬ ports are accepted under reserve. It is reported that seven hundred Greeks and a number of pieces of artillery have been landed at Kisnmo Bay. A British torpedo boat stopped the Greek steamer Tauriuni, which was landing provisions and munitions of war at Kolymbar Bay, and escorted her to Csnea. The excitement in Athens continues without abatement and the popular voice is loud for war if the annexation of Crete to Greece can bo obtained in no other away. The populace demand that no attention be paid to the warn¬ ings and demands of the powers, but that Greece maintain her position in the face of Europe. A vast crowd gathered Sunday after¬ noon in front of the palace and re¬ peatedly cheered the king and the royal princes, whose actions meet with the fullest approbation. The crowd became so demonstrative that the king appeared upon one of the balconies of the polaco and ad¬ dressed the people. He and the gov¬ ernment, he declared, were fulfilling the mandate of the entire Hellenic peo¬ ple in going to the aid of the strug¬ gling Cretan Christians and in seek¬ ing to regain possession of the siland. He added that he prayed that God would strengthen their efforts. His majesty concluded his address by thanking the people for the whole¬ hearted support they had given him. ■ The action of the foreign warships has caused the deepest indignation at. Athens, and the supporters of the sul¬ tan are bitterly denounced on all sides. It is declared that the powers in up¬ holding Moslem rule by force of arms have made a melancholy and degrading spectacle that Greceo will never for¬ get. ____________ MARK HANNA WINS. DrupMc Opposition, Ho Will SncretHl f*l»<*r imtu ns .Senator. Governor Bushnell, of Ohio, furnish¬ ed (he following statement to the press Sunday evening: “It has been my intention to make no announcement in relation to the ac¬ tion I would take in the matter of an appointment to fill the prospective va¬ cancy in the Ohio representation in the United States senate until the va¬ cancy actually existed. Baton account of the manifest intercu t of the people and their desire to know what will be done, I deem it best to make the fol¬ lowing statement: ' “When Senator Sherman resigns to enter the cabinet of President McKin¬ ley I Marcus will appoint to succeed him Hon. A. Hanna, of Cuyahoga county, to servo until his successor is chosen by the. 73d general assembly of the state. I trust this action will meet with the approval of the people. Asa 8 . Bvshnem.. ” PERMISSION NOT GRANTED For Cnilet* to Takn Tart In Inauguration CercmonifN at Washington. Neither Secretary Lament nor Sec¬ retary Herbert has notified the house military committee what action they propose taking with reference to the joint resolution permitting the cadets at West Point and Annapolis to partic¬ ipate in the inaugural parade. For this reason the committee took no action upon the measure at Friday’s meeting. Some of the members of the com¬ mittee construe the failure of the sec¬ retaries to report upon the resolution as indicating an unwillingness on their part tv grant the boys the privilege of appearing. RED CROSS IN CUBA. MIm Ilarton Denounce* Some Pnllnhed Statements. The New York World of Friday morning says: Miss Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross, denies the reports from Havana which say that the Red Cross will not be allowed to administer to the suffering Cubans on the island and must con fine all relief measures to the Spanish. She says the idea that there is such opposition is preposterous, and that the principles of the Red Cross are too well known to make a denial neces¬ sary. ENTIRE BLOCK BURNS. Grnml Falls. North Dakota, Has a Quarter Milllon-Itollar Fire. Fire Sunday morning destroyed Thomas Bearcs’s dry goods store, the clothing store of Ephriam Bros., the shoe store of Rand Bros, and the hardware store of Higham Bros, in the syndicate block at Grand Falls, N. D. There were a number of narrow es¬ capes of residents, who got out of the block in their night clothes. The thermometer was 25 degrees below and the firemen confined the flames to the one block. The loss is estimated at $225,000 and insurance at half that. Cleveland Courier Devoted to Education, Mining and Agriculture in White County and North-East Ceorgia. CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY, GA.. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1897. FLANAGAN DECLARED SANE. Murderer Will Now he Placed on Trial For HU Fife. The jury in the trial of Edward Flanagan, at Decatur, Ga., on the issue of insanity, returned a verdict late Saturday afternoon declaring Flanagan a sane man, thus demolish¬ ing the main hulw alk of the defense. Now the trial for life must come, and the prisoner will be called upon to answer for the killing of old Mrs. Allen and Miss Ruth Slack. The verdict had been anticipated for several days. The Saturday m< rning’s session was occupied with the arguments of Colonel Hal Lewis for the prosecution and Colonel W. G. Glenn for the defense. Both pleas were masterful mnl force¬ ful. It was argued by the prosocutiou that Flanagan was responsible for the crime charged in that he w as able to distinguish between right and wrong, at the time of the crime and at the time of the trial. Colonel i/oionei Glenn immn held neia that mat the the man man j was not in a mental condition sufficient ? u " 0 us counsel und that he should not be given , therefore a trial upon the charge of murder. There W'ere features of deep interest through- i - out , ,, tho whole , , speech , of „ Colonel _ , , Glenn. The charge of Judge Candler had perceptible eftect upon the , jury and , his instruction upon thopointof finding lam sane if they thought the evidence showed that he was sane at the pres- ; cut time to distinguish between right and wrong, influenced thorn to make a quick verdict. . 1 It was nearly 4 o’clock when the case was placed in tho bauds of the jury. The verdict was brought in shortly before 5 o’clock. j F1TZ REACHES CARSON. i 1 Corbett'® Star T« Somewhat on tlie Wane In CoHKHjmmcp. Corbett’s star was partially eclipsed Saturday afternoon when Fitzsimmons’ pink face shone from a car window on the Reno train when it reached Carson City. The Cornish man was accompanied by r Ernest F.rnP.sl’, Roebcr, Tloohor Dan Dim Hickey Hinl ntr nml and Martin Julian, the latter having met the party at Reno. Holding liis great Dane dog by a strong leash, Fitzsim¬ mons led tho crowd of several hundred to tho Arlington, where he usurped Corbett ’s position as the greatly adored. “I suppose I will have to keep un¬ der cover for a few days,” he said, “but that mile running track w ill do me un¬ til the ground is lit for road work. Rocber and Hickey will keep mo busy nt present, I hope Jack Stonzeler will be hero to work with mo a few days before tho fight. If lie don’t I w ill get another heavy weight. Very little work will do me; in fact, I am lit now, barring a few pounds of beef.” Half an hour after his arrival Fitz¬ simmons visited Cook’s ranch and looked over the quarters, which ho said suited him exactly. CONSUL LEE DISSATISFIED. A I Import That II«* Dcsiron to Vacate Ilia Font at Havana. Rumors prevailed at. Key West all day Sunday that, something stirring occurred in Havana Saturday, though it cannot ho confirmed as yel, in any way. The story is that General Lee is weary of his work and the insolence and inattention shown him there and is ready and anxious to resign, il the administration will not back him up in his latest case- that of freeing all American political suspects now in Spanish dungeons, or at least se¬ curing them a speedy civil trial, such as they are entitled to. General Lee cabled Secretary Gluey that tho administration must uphold him in his demand for the instant re¬ lease of all Americans unjustly im¬ prisoned as political suspects, or given speedy civil trial, this demand to be enforced with the presence of Ameri¬ can w arships. If not, then he w duld resign, ft is stated that the demand made a sensation is Washington. IN UNCLE SAM’S COURT Tho Galtflba Hlvcr Wreck Damage Suits Will !».«• Tried. A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch says: All the cases filed against the Lonis Tille and Nashville Railroad company, the outcome of the disaster at the Ca liaba river bridge on December 27th, in which twenty-seven persons woro killed, have been transferred front the state to the United States court. The suits aggregate over half a mil¬ lion dollars and there will be less pre¬ judice in tho United States court, so it is tkonght. Miners’ Strike In Alabama is Off. The strike at tho Bell Ellen coal mines, in Bibb county, Ala., has been declared off, a satisfactory agreement having been reached. The men will return to work. This was the first strike in the dis¬ trict among the miners since the big strike in 1894. FHe Hundred Insurgents Killed. Advices from Manilla, Phillippine Islands,are to the effect that tho Bpan iards have captured the insurgent town of Silang by assault, after previously bombarding it. Five hundred insur¬ gents wero killed. MOORE RECEIVES DEMAND. Jfcbrnuk Aiks JTer Kx-Aiulilor to Turn Otrr Amount of ohoriage. A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., says: Attorney General Smyth has served j written notice on ex-Auditor Moore | j demanding that the he amount turn of over his to short- the state treasury ; age, $23,000. Treasurer Meserve made a similar i demand. This is accepted as prelimi | nary to legal action, criminal and civil, j i the It is alleged believed shortage nothing will of ex-Treasurer be done in I Bartley until the legislative inveatiga tion committee reports. JUDGE GARY ANI) COL. M’COOK THE FINAL APPOINTMENTS. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE. Marylander to lie Postmaster General While McCook is Appointed Attorney The appointment of J. J. McCook, of Now York, to be attorney general and Judge Gary, of Baltimore,as post¬ master general, completes McKinley’s cabinet, General Horace Porter and other members of the Union League Club of New' York urged Colonel McCook’s se¬ lection. When Lyman J. Gage was picked out fol . the treasury portfolio it was strongly intimated that lie would lead .» the cabinet cotillion, .. so _ ,.......,. to speak, Mr. s,.. Gage boing, as is w ell known, a man of clear-cut views and adamantine de cisiou _ Tf Mr. Gage is to have Colonel McCook for a colleague there may bo two aides to the story, for the New Y ork law yer also has a mind of his own mA neither 8 )ow nor hesitating about ()Xpl . eas ing it, He is a “fighting McCook,” and any one whose memory goes back to the civil war knows what that means. Colonel McCook w ill be fifty-two years old next May. John J. McCook was a student at Kenyon, O., college when the war broke out. He dropped his books and enlisted as a private in the Sixth Ohio cavalry, lie was a lieutenant at sev¬ enteen and a captain at eighteen, Assigned to staff duty, he w ent through the Perry ville, Murfreesboro and Chick - auiauga campaign in the west ami Grant’s Wilderness Petersburg cam¬ paign in the east. Severely wounded at Shady Grove. y ft he was brevetted major for ga’ i lantry in the . i field, i* i i and i when . i the n. . war ended Major McCook was brev¬ eted colonel, lie returned to Kenyon to finish liis course, and then went to New York. Ho lived there over since and for many years has been a mem bes of the law firm of Alexander and Green, the senior being his father-in law. Colonel McCook lias never held public office and his election for attor¬ ney general recognizes neither the anti-Piatt wing of the party, which supported General Horace indorsed Porter, nor the regulars, who General Stewart L. Woodford. Colonel McCook has always been an organization republican, and though not active in politics, lio is rated as a personal friend of Thomas 0. Platt Mr. Gary has been an active repub¬ lican worker in Maryland for more than fifteen years, and for a long period was tlio member of the republi¬ can national committee from that state. Major McKinley lias known him for fifteen years and lias long deemed him one of tho foremost business men of tho south. LEILA ALLEN IN COURT. Tlie Chilli XV'us Only Ilrmifflit, In Tliattlie Jury Slight Hoe ller. The arid expanse of argument in tho Flanagan trial at Decatur, Ga., Friday was colored up by the most dramatic scene of the week when little Leila Allen was brought face to face with the murderer. It was scene sudden and unexpected. Flanagan had appeared all afternoon in a somnolent stupor and with liis eyes closed was resting his head in his hands on the table before him. The eyes of everybody in the court¬ room was fixed upon the little girl. The jurors leaned forward in their seats. “This is Leila Allen-the little girl,” said Flanagan’s attorney. Flanagan looked up in sudden sur¬ prise. By reaching out his hand he could almost have touched the child. She did not see him. For a second the jurors gazed, and in a moment the father led the girl from the room. The scene was sudden, and the sight of Leila Allen caused a great sensation. Because of her youth and the strain incident to examination the attorneys for the state had decided not to intro¬ duce the little girl during the trial. CARLISLE HAS IMMIGRATION BILL The president lias referred the im¬ migration bill to Secretary Carlisle for an expression of liis opinion on the merits of several provisions of the bill. Shops to lie Consolidated. The locomotive works and car shops of the West Shore road will Ik; moved from Frankfort, near Utica, and con¬ solidated with the New York Central car shops at Dcpew on May 1. The estimated saving to the Vanderbilt system by consolidating its shops is $200,000 per annum. Russia May Interfere. Russia, it is said, is prepared to bring about the forcible expulsion of the Greek flotilla from Cretan waters, the disarmament of the Greek troops in Crete and a blockade of the Greek coasts, if the Hellenic government per sists in its impudent attitude. OI’ERA HOUSE BURNS. A Hundred Thousand I>ollnr Fire at Gloucester, Man*. The Webster block, at Gloucester, Mass., comprising stores, offices and opera bouse, was burned Saturday. The block was the second best in the city and the loss will amount to be¬ tween .880,000 and $100,000; insurance $ 00 , 000 . The burned building was owned by Nathaniel Webster, and he occupied a suite on the second floor. CHARLESTON CAPTURED. Herbert ami Officers of His Navy Royally JSntertained. The festivities in honor of Secretary A. Herbert and the navy were con¬ at Charleston, £>. 0., Friday lasted through the day, and in progress in the shape of naval ,aml military ball at evening the city to its guests. The committee of citizens, headed the mayor, and made up of the leading men and officials of Charles¬ ton, called upon Secretary Herbert, party and Amiral Bunco at the hotel at 10:30 o’clock a. m. The visitors were then taken out an extended drive, during the course of which most of the historic points in and about the city were visited. At the conclusion of the sight seeing expedition the guests of the city wero entertained at luncheon at the resi¬ dence of Major George Edwards, where they met a distinguished party of citi¬ zens. The .luncheon was scarcely over before Mayor Smytlie called offi¬ cially upon the secretary at the Charles¬ ton. Carriages were provided and Mr. Herbert, liis friends, Admiral Bunco and his personal staff ware driven to the city ball, where a public reception was held in tho council chamber. The reception continued for officers an hour and was attended by the of tho licet and hundreds of tho most promi¬ nent men and women of tho city. With a rest of three hours. Secretary Herbert, Admiral Bunco and the offi¬ cers appeared once more in public. This time it was to be the specially honored guests at a naval ball given in their honor by the people of Charles¬ ton at. large. This function was a most imposing and brilliant one. The invitations were limited to 500, and every person who xvas sont, one at¬ tended. Not since ante-bellum days has an entertainment of cqiial mag¬ nificence been given in Charleston. SHERMAN AGAIN BALKED. Senators Refused In l i t Treaty-fin Over to Next Session. Wt ■ A Washington special say#;! When tlio senate adjourned at 8 o’clock Fri¬ day night, after a secret session of seven and a half hours, it. wiis appa¬ rent to the most, sanguine advocates of the arbitration treaty that no" vote could bo secured at this session of the senate. J The fact that, a motion to defeat,-’! postpone until March 5th had boon by a vote of 30 to 20 afforded no t.ion. On the contrary, it cmjihasizcd the fact that those lighting the treaty intended there should be affirmative action of no kind. The debate proceeded in regular order until 0 o’clock, when senators, tired of the demission, left the cham¬ ber. For two hours longer yea and nay calls of tho senate was kept up the purpose of securing a quorum, which was no sooner found to bo pres¬ ent than it would disappear. ■ Mr. Sherman pleaded in vain for an for a day and hour which vote might, be taken. Every sug¬ of his was objected to,.and one eall continued to succeed another finally,it was impossible to secure quorum. A motion was then i n ado* and car¬ ried, instructing the sergeaftt-at-ariim arrest absent senators and bring While before the tho sergeant-at-arms bar of t he senate. j was pro his warrant, the friends of the held a consultation, which ro in the This motion prevailed, to adjourn and by with- Mr. j any notice on the part of Mr. that ho would again callup j treaty, tho senate at 8 o’clock ad M’KINLEY’S CABINET. Complete 1,1st of the Major’s Advisors as Announced. Secretary of State—John Sherman, Secretary of Treasury—Lyman J. Illinois. Secretary of War—Russell A. Alger, Secretary of Interior—J. J. Mc¬ California. Secretary of Navy J. D. Long, Secretary of Agriculture—James Iowa. Attorney General—J. J. McCook, York. Postmaster General—J. A. Gary, MISSOURI WOMEN IN OFFICE, Supreme Court Springs a Sensational Decision. Division No. 1 of the Missou. su¬ eour' has rendered a decision, effect, of which is to open to women nearly all the elective county and offices in Missouri. The decision xvas in the case of the vs. F. P, Hostetter, clerk of tho Clair county court. Mr. Hostetter was appointed to fill ari unexpirod and at tho next election Mrs. Maggie D. Wheeler xvas elected to him. He refused to surrender the office on the ground that women . xvere ineligible. The state Bned to oust him and succeeded. UHL CABLES DENIAL. Say» lie Will Not lie Cleveland’s Daw Partner. A special cable dispatch to The New York Herald from Berlin says: Ambas¬ sador Uhl denies the report that he will l>e a partner in the firm of Cleve¬ land, Gluey A- Uhl. __ Congratulations for Gen. Harrison. An Indiunapolis dispatch, says: A daughter xvas horn to Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin Harrison Bunday. Both mother and child are doing nicely. TWO THOUSAND REPORTED KILLED BY CHRISTIANS. TURKS REFUSED TO SURRENDER, The Wholeftnlo Slaughter Confirmed at ConHt.'tutinopl©, Hut. the News Has Not Reached Athens. Rumors of a wholesale massacre of Mussulmans at Sitia have reached Canea, some of the reports placing the number of killed at 2,000, which includes almost the entire Moslem population of the town. It is said that, mez, women and children wore killed indiscriminately. It is impossible at present to con firm the reports, but the rumors have created the deepest anxiety among the populace. General Bor, who is in command of the gendarmerie at Canea, has sent two Italian officers of the gendarmerie to Sitia in a gunboat to inquire into the truth or falsity of the reports. The fort at Youeouis, xvhicli is gar¬ risoned by 500 Turkish troops, lias been besieged for several days by a large force of well-armed insurgents. Wednesday sieging the commander of the be¬ force called upon the Turkish commander to surrender and promised safe conduct to any of the garrison who chose to accept it. The Turks refused to surrender on any terms. It is stated that tlio gar¬ rison has provisions enough to last for twenty days and a plentiful supply of ammunition. It is reported that Greek troops hax'e started for Voucoulis to aid tho insur¬ gents in capturing the place. The News In Constantinople. The None Freie Presso says that 2,000 Moslems have been massacred at Sitia in the extreme extremity of Crete. The paper adds that the Greek forces are surrounding the Moslem village on tho island. The foregoing is officially announced in Constantinople, where the intelligence has created much ex¬ citement. Stopped the Warship Hydra. A cable dispatch from Atjiens says: Tho non-concurrence of tho powers in Greece’s action in Crete does not ap¬ pear to have had the deterrent effect that was anticipated, and Greece is go¬ ing ahead as though she had the full consent of the powers to her aunexa ation of tho island. It is stated that the Greek warship Hydra, which wan conveying provi¬ sions to the Greeks, xvas stopped by British and Italian torpedo boats. YELLOW PINE MEN MEET. Rcrcnili Annual Meeting of Lumber Man nfrtctiirerfl* AHHocJatlon. Tlio seventh annual meeting of the Southern Lumber Manufacturers’ As¬ sociation, or yellow pine men, xvas called to order at Memphis, Tenn., by President J. J. White, of Me,Comb City, Miss. There xvas a larger at¬ tendance than at any preceding meet¬ ing. In liis annual address the president dwelt upon the pleasing fact that not a member of the association bad failed, despite file adverse business conditions prevailing the past year. He urged the necessity of action calculated to stop ruinous prices and especially corn mended the adoption of a resolution urging upon congress a duty' of at least $2 on rough lumber imported from Canada. He also cordially recom mended the clearing house project for the association. The secretary’s report declared tho grading rules adopted two years ago eminently wise and beneficial; like xviso tlio clearing house experiment ordered by a special meeting last No¬ vember. SUGAR MEN WERE MUM. They Held a Consultation lint Woro Rol l cent »h to Their Conclusions. The directors of the American Sugar Refining company held a meeting at Nexv York Wednesday. After the ad¬ journment Treasurer Bcarles declined to state what action the directors took regarding the request of the Lexow committee for permission to examine the company’s books. John E. Parsons also declined to make any statement, saying it xvould be contempt for liim to do so. TANNERIES SHUT DOWN. Over Two Thousand Km ploy t* of Chicago Tanneries l ocked Out. Two thousand tanners and curriers employes of the haif dozen big tan¬ neries in Chicago have been locked out until the trouble between employes and employer* - lvhich xvas precipitated by a strike a few (lays of the 500 men employed by W. N. Eisendrath & Co., has been settled. All the companies affiliated with the Hide and Leather Manufacrurera’ association have united in declaring a reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent in wages and raising the working hours from eight to ten hours per day, and xx-hen this xvas put into effect at the Eisendrath tannery a strike occurred at once. SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WOOL. Fifty Thousand Halt** !«♦*«» East Year Than in 180.'*. The Australian wool sales closed December 24, last, and, according to United States Consul General Maratta, at Melbourne, showed a falling off of 50,000 bales, compared with those of 1895, though they were identical with those of 1894 and 1893. The sales were 307,186 bales. Of that purchased in Victoria,35,000 bales were for tha United States and Canada. MILITARY GUARD FLANAGAN. Thn SUcritr Feared T.ynelilng and Called For Troops. As a result of the attempt made by a mob to take Edward Flanagan from the hands of the sheriff at Decatur, Ga., militia Wednesday night, two companies of from Atlanta were stationed around the court house Thursday while the trial was being conducted. The sheriff asked the governor for this protection to guard against a repe¬ tition of an attempt to lynch Flana¬ gan. The little court house in the publio square xvas surrounded by the militia. Armed soldiers xvith bayonets fixed petroled 4he square, ami no one was permitted to approach. Not, more than a score of spectators wore permitted to enter the court room, including The visiting members of the Kav. When court opened Thursday morn¬ ing Judge Candler ordered the grand jury brought before him. He then made special charge in regard to the attempt to take Flanagan from the offi¬ cers. He told the grand jury it xvas their duty to look into the matter fully and indict the guilty parties. Flanagan’s attorney announced that he had. a motion to make. He told of a crowd xvhicli attempted to Catch the prisoner, which attempt failed merely from lack of organization on the part of the mob. He mentioned the fact that soldiers xvere stationed around the courthouse in plain sight of the jury. The members of the jury could not help hut know tho feeling against the prisoner. He then moved for a mistrial and a change of venue. Judge Gaudier overruled the motion, saying that he believed in the principle of states’ rights. He xvas opposed to federal in¬ terference in criminal cases in state courts. George \V. Allen, xvho was on the stand Wednesday afternoon when the court adjourned, was the first xvitness Thursday morning. NEBRASKA EX-TREASURER SHORT Governor Holcomb Aslis Iho I.e-jinlature to Aluk© l¥ivei*tig;ation. A special from Lincoln, Neb., says: The immediate effect of the special message of Governor Holcomb to the legislature, asking for an investigation of the state treasury, lias boon the cir¬ culation of sensational rumors of alleged heavy shortages in the offices of ex-Treasurer Bartley and ex-Auditor Moore. One report xvent so far as to say that a warrant had been issued for tlio arrest of ex-Auditor Msjoi-e. In bis message Governor Holcomb pointed out that ox'Or half a million dollars yet remains to bo accounted for by the ox-treasurer. In a subse¬ quent statement Mr. Bartley admits that the figures of tho governor are nearly correct, but says tho delay in turning ox’er the money is the result of an agreement with the present treasurer in effecting a settlement,. The shortage of ex-Auditor Moore, xvhicli is acknowledged, amounts to something like $25,000. Mr. Moore and his bondsmen' have boon pressed for payment for several days and legal action may soon be taken. MURDERED BY INDIANS. Tho Bodies of Sis l‘e ('Sou - Found on a North Hakoia Rancho. The bodies of Rev. Thomas Spicer and lvifo; their daughter Mrs. Wil¬ liam Rouse, xvith her one-year twin boys, and Mrs. Waldron, mother of Postmaster Waldron, were found on the Spicer plantation near Winona, N. I)., Thursday. All were horribly mutilated and the tragedy is supposed to be the work of Standing Rock Indians. The bodies were found scattered all over the ranch indicating that the victims had fled from their assassins. The condition of the bodies leads to the belief that the work xvas done by Indians and the suspicion is strength¬ ened by the fact that one Indian xvas seen near the ranch shortly before tho WILSON SIGNIFIES ACCEPTANCE. Postmaster General Will be President of a Virginia University. A Washington special says: Post¬ master General Wilson Thursday after¬ noon announced that he had accepted the presidency of the Washingion and Leo University at Lexington, Va. The formal tender was made to him a week ago at a meeting of the board of trustees. The board fixed July 1 as the date on which the nexv presi¬ dent assumes charge. MONEY FOR BLACK AND WATSON. Congress Allows Thom 82,000 Each for Contest Expenses. A Washington special says: The general deficiency bill reported to the house Thursday morning carries an appropriation of $-3,000 for the xvidoxv of the iate Charles F. Crisp. Two thousand dollars each is appropriated for Thomas E. Watson and J. C. C. Black on account of expenses incurred in their contested election cases. Consideration of the Blaek-Watson case will not be long delayed, though no time is set for it. It may come up at any time. Members of the commit¬ tee are uninformed as to whether or not Watson will be heard. CUBAN FARM ERS AT WORK. Minister DeEoine Says That Sugar Kais¬ ers Are Grinding Cano. Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, at Washington, has received tiie following telegram from the presi¬ dent of the chamber of commerce Havana: “The sugar planters in the larger manufacturing districts are cane. Railroads and telegraphic munication are regular. (Signed] “Fernandez.” NO. 9. In compliance with a request some time since by the principal keeper of the penitentiary, Governor Atkinson issued an order dismissing L. M. Gib hoii, a whipping boss at Glenwood camp, from further service. * + . The convention of Sea Island cotton growers at Valdosta is for the purpose of discussing all matters that effect tho cotton industry in the section and to send a delegation to congress to urge upon the ways and means committee a tariff on Egyptian cotton. * * * Bruce Wilson, a prominent young man and a son of Captain Dick Wilson doorkeeper of the house of representa¬ tives, xvas shot and killed at a country dance near Augusta Tuesday night by a man named John AVelch. During a general fight, a pistol was put to Wil¬ son’s head and fired, the bullet going in one ear and .coming out of the other. He died in live minutes. * * * The special committee to arbitrate ull matters .of controversy in xvhieli the Western and Atlantic railroad is concerned has been reappointed by the governor. The appointees are Judge John L. Hopkins, of Fulton; T. R. Jones, of Whitfield, and H. Warner Hill, of Meriwether. It is the continuation, of the old commis¬ sion appointed in 1895. ... The South Georgia Normal college at Douglas opened under most flatter¬ ing auspices. The matriculation ia full and the prospects are glowing. The college xx-ill consist of literary, musical, normal and business depart¬ ments, besides tho usual preparatory and intermediate grades. Tho faculty lias been employed at great expense, and consists of some of the best edu¬ cators in the state. * * * The attorneys for Lester Echols, convicted of murder, have discovered a failure in tho indictment on xvhicli Echols was found guilty. It seems the indictment failed to allege that the crime was committed in Floyd county. The case will Come before Judge Can¬ dler for a nexv bearing and tho defense is confident of securing another trial. There are many other grounds in the motion. * * * S. H. Hardwick, assistant general passenger agent of the Southern rail way, xvho recently returned from Washington, where he went to appear before the senate committee in charge of the anti-scalper bill, is very confi¬ dent, of its passage. He says all the Georgia congressmen lmt one are in favor of the measure, and that Con¬ gressman Black has happily character¬ ized the Scalper business as tieket moonsliing. * - * * Tho hearing of an application for a receiver for the Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association, which was set, for hearing before Judge New¬ man, of the United States court, at Atlanta, has been postponed until after the stockholders convention which will meet in Atlanta on Febru¬ ary 25th. No date was fixed and it is supposed that the further course of this litigation will depend somewhat upon the action taken by the stock¬ holders. * * * Judge Joel N. Mathew’s, Crawford county’s ordinary, has been exonerated and the charges preferred against him by txvo of the sureties on liis bond xvere not substantiated. His attorney xvas on hand at Atlanta to give proof of the innocence of Judge Mathexvs. The txvo bondsmen who were to have been present to substantiate their charges, did not appear on the scene, and Gox'ernor Atkinson issued an or¬ der denying the application for release from bond. * * * Tho litigation under which the ef¬ fects of the Corbin Banking Company in this state were placed in the hands of a receiver at Macon some days ago is in a fair xvny to be settled. An un¬ derstanding seems to have been reach¬ ed, and the attorney representing the Corbin Banking Company in this state, says lie lias assurances that the settle¬ ment will be consummated. The suit xvas one of great importance, both be¬ cause of the immense value of the property involved, said to include over a million dollars worth of securi¬ ties on Georgia land, and on account of issues involved which affect the vitality of mortgages taken under this system of loans. * * * Hon. Win. Tate, the father of Con¬ gressman Carter Tate, and one of the wealthiest aud most prominent citi¬ zens of north Georgia, died suddenly at liis home, at Tate, in Pickens coun¬ ty, Wednesday morning. He expired while dressing at 6 o'clock in the morning. He appeared in the very best of health, and had just remarked that he had had a delightful night’s rest. He reeled suddenly, fell and xvas dead in an instant. Hon. Carter Tate, who xvas at liis post in Washington, xvas wired at once. * * * Governor Atkinson has refused to interfere with the sentence of the court in the case of Will Deas, and the con¬ demned man must die on the gallows Friday, February 2Gth. The decision of the governor xvas made after a care¬ ful and deliberate review of the case. It was against a commutation. The case against Will Deas was a strong one, but he was respited by the gov¬ ernor on his return from the west, it being.claimed by the attorneys that evidence had been discovered which would xvarrant a commutation. A pe¬ tition for the commutation signed by a large number of prominent citizens of Jefferson county was presented to the governor before the hearing.