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She Tells Jury of Insults Heaped Upon Her
By Leidenheimer.
STATE HAS A STRONG CASE
YVitnesses Declare That the Mur¬
der Was Premeditated-Sen¬
sations Galore.
The second day’s trial at Chatta¬
nooga of Miss Julia Morrison for the
"Murder of Frank Leidenlieimer was
repele with dramatic situations.
Tho state introduced witness after
witness who painted a black picture
of the woman who trembled at their
words.
The trend of the testimony showed
that she laid in wait for Actor Frank
Leidenlieimer and when the opportu¬
nity came she pulled the pistol she
carried concealed in the folds of her
dress and fired into his face. After
be had failed she stooped over him
and deliberately fired a ball into his
writhing body.
The examination of witnesses for
tlie state occupied the morning session
and the court adjourned until tho af¬
ternoon.
STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT.
Immediately on reassembling nt 2
o’clock, the court ordered tlie exami¬
nation of witnesses to proceed and
Miss Morrison was called to the
stand. The accused woman was quito
flustrated at first and seemed to be
very much excited, but she soon bo
came calmer and proceeded to give
her testimony in nn emphatic and
clear, though rather dramatic manner.
Hlie stated that she had been subjected
to all kinds of insults by Leiden; that
when Leiden found that sho was mar¬
ried he had subjected her to syste
temalic insult and abuse and had con¬
tinued it until it became unbearable.
The first witness called was TV. J.
Patterson, the stage manager of the
Chattanooga opera house, who testi¬
fied as follows:
“Lieudenlieimer said nothing to
Miss Morrison or made any effort to
assault her when she tired the shot.
She shot, him before he could speak.
'The shot, was fired the second she saw
him.” A
His story was very damaging to Miss
Morrison. On questioning him on
Liedenheimer’s actions, he swore that
lie acted tlie gentleman and tried to
avoid any trouble with Miss Morrison,
who seemed to be ill-tempered aud in
suiting.
Leon H. Joseph, olectrieian at tho
oj era house, was next railed and his
evidence was the most damaging of all
for the defense. The attorneys en
deavored to make him say he had His
cussed the case with the prosecutor
and fixed up the testimony, but lie do
nied it bitterly.
Here the attorneys on both sides
got into an argument, and it looked as
if it would lie a personal difficulty, un
til the sheriff made all sit down and
tho judge ordered tho first attorney
under arrest who again made a dis
turhauce.
Attorney Latimoro asked Witness
Joseph if Leidenlieimer, the murdered
man, was not a Jew. He replied ho
did not know. At this instant, Mrs.
Autz, sister of Leidenlieimer, who was
present, jumped up mid said:
“You lie if you say he was a Jew.
Y’ou are trying to prejudice the jury.”
Judge Estell announced that all
demonstrations must stop.
Rogers Eyley, of Now York, who
was assistant manager of the “Mr.
Plaster of Paris” company, was the
next witness. His testimony
a great sensation. When he com
menced to testify Miss Morrison he
gan to cry and hide her face. He
swore he heard her say to Leidenbei
mer the morning before ths murder:
“I’ll put a ball through you yet very
soon.” He swore that he saw her the
night, of tlie. murder and that she had
her treet dress on and was not made
up for tho stage, and did not have her
r '. ' 1 l ess on or her stage make-up.
The attorneys for Miss Morrison at¬
tempted to prevent Mr. Biley from
telling what the duties of Leiden
lieimer, ns tho stage manager, were.
Here a dispute arose between the
attorneys. Judge Estell became eu
raged and left the stand, lie got be¬
tween the lawyers, took a paper from
their hands, and said:
“This farce must stop. I’ll ciecide
this controversy. Mr. Riley, you tell
all you kuow. We are going to get at
1he bottom of this ease, and are not
going to have anything covered up.”
Mr. Ililev was then turned over to
the defense to lie cross examined.
While all this was going on Miss
Morrison was spending her time in
the courtroom crying and making
demonstrations.
When Miss Morrison was called she
arose and walked with a confident air
toward the witness stand. Every eye
was eagerly upon the occupant of the
witness box. The seal upon her lips
was about to be broken and a tale of
DYNAMITE WAS THAWED.
As n ISesiilt One Man Is Instantly Killed
aud Two Die From Injurio*.
Four quorrymeu on the Tennessee
Central railroad near Bockwood,
Teun., attempted to thraw out a stick
of dynamite which had been frozen up
pioded, in a box. The dynamite, of course, ex
aud one man, a negro, was
killed aud three others fatally injur¬
ed, two of them dying two hoilrs after
the accident,
BLUE RIDGE. FANNIN COUNTY, GA.,TLUfJUSDA V JANUA RY 11. 11)00
romance, and cruelty, persecution, insult
tragedy, all of which reads liko a
work of fiction, was about to be un¬
raveled. Colonel Jo a Clift, for tho
defeuso, took the stand through
the story of her wrongs and her wsv.i
derings. She began her story as fol¬
lows:
> i My name is Julia Morrison James.
My stage name is Julia Morrison. I
am in tlie theatrical profession. I was
born in Kansas, as well as I know. I
had some foster parents. I can’t state
‘ Xactly how long after I was born be¬
fore my mother died. I do not know
whether my father lived after my real
mother’s death. I was married before
I was fourteen tears of age. I didn’t
know until after my marriage that
they were not my real parents. Their
treatment was most severe. They
would put me up in a corner and take
my ears aud hold them against tli •
wall and beat my head.
“My husband and myself went from
LaFayette, La , to Paterson, N. J. 1
then clerked a short time in New Y’ork.
For a while we hoarded on ’Vest For¬
tieth street, then East Fortieth street.
I then went with the ‘Mr. Plaster of
Palis’ company.
“After I was employed by Harris, I
stayed in New York awhile and re¬
hearsed—went to rehearsals everyday
and worked hard. Lei ien was with
the company at that time. Upon the
first few occasions ho was very gen
tlemanly. IIo found no fault wiiat
ever, lie told me I was great, and ex
cellent. I exhibited to Mr, Leiden
my costumes which I had to wear.
“In Poekskill, New York,” tho wit¬
ness continued, “Leiden came up to my
room. The door was open nod I was
lying on the bed with my head toward
the door. I supposed it was my hus¬
band who came in. The next, 1 knew
there was a pair of arms around me,
and lie made an indecent proposal.
It became necessary for the witness
to tell what, Leiden had called her,
and sbe said, “Can’t I write tliose
horrible things?” When told she must
use tiie language, she proceeded.
“I heard Leiden say to his assistant
not, to send out a lithograph of myself,
as ho expected to get rid of tlie---”
Hero tlie witness Used words untit for
print.
“He frequently called me a bitch.”
Here the witness used language unfit
to print.
Referring to the incidents before
the tragedy at the Chattanooga opera
house, just previous to tho tragedy,
she said:
“I arrived at the opera house a
minute or two before 12. I heard Mr.
Leiden say to somebody, ‘What must
I do with her?’ He looked so angry
that, I started toward the steps. ‘He
came and shook his fist in my face.
He said: ‘f. didn’t call the rehearsal
because the piece needs rehearsing,
but to aee if you would cerne. ’ He
said, ‘I would address you as a lady
if I thought you were a lady, you
bitch.’ Ho said that I wasn’t fit to be
in a dog show. He kicked me in the
abdomen and slapped mo with liis
hand. He started to slap me again,
but Mr. Breeding interfered. He
wouldn’t let him hit mo again. He
asked me why in the hell I didn’t send
that damned pimp of mine up, and
he’d break his neck.
“I made no threat (hit I remember
of to put a ball through Leiden. I al
ways carried a pistol iu my bosom.
My husband gave it to me in LaFay¬
ette, lift. I made no statement that I
would see Leiden before tho curtain
went up that night. There is no truth
in that.
“That night I went to the opera
house with a maid. Mr. Breeding
showed me my dressing room. I had
on a street costume, Tho time I was
to appear on the stage in the play was
fifteen or twenty minutes off from the
time the curtain went up. My part
did not require me to absolutely dress
at all. The. very dress I have on Mr.
Leiden told me I looked beautiful in
and I had worn it in the play.
“After reaching my dressing room
1 took of! my hat, opened my grip and
took out my keys to open my trunk.”
That evening, she stated, Leiden had
gone to the toilet room where she
was, while she was sick, and had of
fered an indignity, which sho told to
the court, and which is unfit for the
prints.
“I pushed him away and pushed
him out of tiie toilet. Ho slapped mo
violently. A colored girl came after
me. The colored girl followed me up
the steps. There was no one in front.
I found tho steps very narrow. I was
just in the act of stepping up the steps
when Mr. Leiden leaned over and said
in a low voice. ‘What in the lioll do
7 „„„ ! „ ni( ‘ n!1 >. Y 0 ' 1 ’ I kill you. „ I _
lost consciousness here. I believed ho
was going to carry out his throats. I
have no recollection of firing one, two
or three shots. I remember nothing
else until the officer came up and said,
‘Come, lady!’”
At this juncture the court adjourned
until
TO RESUME BUSINESS.
New York Produce Kxdmngo Truitt Com¬
pany Arrange* to Kcopen.
The trustees of the New York Pro¬
duce Exchange Trust Company have
made all arrangements for thercsnmp
tion of business.
General Samuel 1 nomas, vice presi
dent of the reorganized company, an
thorized the statement that when tlie
doors open again every depositor who
may dofiiro bis money will he paid iu
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“BALIOT RESTRICTION”
The Subject of a Strong Speech lu
the Senate By Morgan,
of Alabama.
The feature of Monday’s session of
the senate was the speech of Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, upon the general
subject of ballot restriction in the
south. The senator from Alabama
took as the text for his speech the res
elution introduced several days ago
by Senator Pritchard, of North Caro¬
lina, or rather the substitute which
that senator has since submitted in
place of his former resolution. The
substitute reads as follows:
Resolved, That an enactment by
constitution or otherwise by any
state which confers the right to
vote upon any of its citizens be¬
cause of their descent from certain
persons oi* classes of persons and
excludes other citizens because
they are not descended from such
persons or classes of persons, hav¬
ing all other qualifications pre¬
scribed by law, iu the opinion of
the senate is in violation of the
fourteenth and fifteenth amend¬
ments to the constitution of tiie
United States, and of a fundamen¬
tal principle of our republican
form of government,
Li opening Senator Morgan said
Hint this resolution reveals the fact
that we have reached a danger point
>n tho. history of the republic, which we
cannot avoid or neglect, The next
apportionment of representation in the
house must lie made by this, or the
fifty-seventh congress,said the senator,
and the principles on which the ap¬
portionment will he made will be a
question of the gravest importance in
tiiis year’s election.
He believed the question ought to
he considered in advance of these
elections. The people should decide
the great question involved in these
resolutions at the elections of this
year upon propositions submitted to
them in some form.
“I am convinced," said the senator,
“that no other tribunal except the
people voting in the elections has tlie
right or the power to finally settle this
question here presented in the resolu¬
tion offered by the senator from North
Carolina.”
“1ST. JACKSON'S DAY.”
Celebrated Hy tin, ,t»<-ks<>ni»n Club nt
Omalia, Nebraska.
, ‘ySt Jneksoif’s Day” vu. 'appropri¬
ately celebrated in Omaha, Net).,
Monday by the Jacksonian Club.
Three separate functions were down
on the programme. The first was an
informal reception held at, the club
headquarters in tho afternoon, at
which W. J. Bryan, Congressmen
Carmack, of Tennessee; Overmeyer,
°f Kansas; Weaver, of Iowa, and rov
eral other Democratic lights, were the
guests.
Mr. Bryan was the chief centre of
attraction, and during the two hours
" ie reception lasted several hundred
Democrats had paid their respects. At
6 o’clock a dinner was tendered Mr.
Bryan and a few other notables at the
Omaha Club.
At 9 o’clock occurred tho annual
banquet of the club in the parlors of
'’ ne Paxton hotel. Covers were laid
for thres hundred, and there were no
vacant places. An elaborate menu
was served, and it was near midnight
before the speaking began,
The speech of the evening was mndo
1>.Y Mr. Bryan in response to the toast,
“Our Nation.”
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
I.lgl of New Imluftti'ic* JSstabllMhetl tho
Post Week.
The more important of tho new in¬
dustries reported for the past week
include coal mines in Alabama and
West Virginia; copper mines in Texas;
cotton mills in Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ten¬
nessee; a cremating furnace manufac¬
tory in Georgia; an electric light, com¬
pany in Arkansas; an electrical supply
company in Texas; flouring mills in
Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Texas; gold mines and a handle fac¬
tory in Alabama; a hardware company'
in Texas; an iee factory in Arkansas;
lumber mills in Kentucky,Mississippi,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas; a
machine shop in West Virginia; a
planing mill in Georgia; a silk mill iu
North Carolina; a steel roofing plant
in Tennessee; a telephone exchange
and a tent manufactory in Texas.—
Tradesman (Chattanooga, Teun.)
NEW DEPARTMENT CREATED.
Col. Hun (lull In Command of Now Do*
partment of Alaska.
The president has created a military
department consisting of territory of
Alaska and assigned Colonel George
M. Randall to tho command.
Colonel Randall is on duty with his
regiment in Cuba, but will roport in
Washington enroute to Alaska,
Rntaere Killed His liable.
A private of the Irish Rifles, who
fought at Stormberg, iu a letter to his
folks in London, says that when Gen¬
eral Gatacre saw the position the
guide had led the troops into lie shot
the guide dead with his own revolver.
Jl'MILLIX IN ST. LOUIS.
Tciinossco’s Chief Kxecutlvn Spenlcs at
Annual Jacknon Banquet,
The Tennessee Society of St. Louis
hel(1 it „ ftIlfluaI j at . ks ou Day banquet
the St. Nicholas hotel Monday
Governor Benton MeMillin
() f Tennessee, was the principal
speaker of the evening, responding to
the toast, “Andrew Jackson." Tho
governor received nn ovation at the
close of ltjs address.
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IN U. 5. COURT
Stockholders File Bill Against
Georgia and Alabama.
ENJOINED FRO” COMBINING.
Judge Speer Grant Order Direct¬
ing Defend.!!..- r, Appear
and An: '<ver.
The fight that. Thomas It, Ryan mid
tils associates are waging against the
Seaboard Air-Line syndicate and John
Skelton Williams, who is at. the head
of the syndicate, shows no sign of
abating. Instead it is more bitterly
contested each day- A long drawn
and closely contested legal fight is
imminent. In fact it lias begun.
Ti e latest move in what will prob¬
ably prove to be one of the most bit¬
terly fought railway battles of recent
years was made at Si mon, (Tn., Mon¬
day when Jud e Emoy Speer, of the
United States cmTcourt of the
southern district of t ieorgia, granted
a temporary injunction restraining the
officers of the (Ieorgia and Alabama
railway from consolidating it with the
Florida Central amLj'ei'biisnlar rail
nail or any other corporations on it,
bill filed by Michael J. Lady, a mi¬
nority stockholder.
It is alleged in the bill that J. Skel¬
ton Williams is at the head of what is
called a “voting trim! 1 (hat controls
practically all the stock of the Georgia
and Alabama railway mid is proposing
to consolidate that road with the Flor¬
ida Central and Peninsular, of which
he is also president, -lih-.i that tho pro¬
posed consolidation with tho latter
road is in his interest ;is well as in the
interest of othey persons associated
with him in the < * voting * rust” and
contrary to the inte : the road
and its stockholders.
,1. Hkelton Williams, V’. Mid
deiulorf and 0. Hidn ird are
also parties defendant inunc¬
tion operates against t I he bill
was presented to * i. opi I'-rreil, er by
Mat dm i'h win ami
as counsel for tho compb c .oit. Diidy.
.Lady’s bill, in addition to Ik nega¬
tions that, tho proposed ecus. • nation
is prejudical to the rights of the tock
holders and the road and for in por
sonal interests of the “\otim t! list,”
headed by Skelton William.-, claims
that the Georgia and A’ahama railway
and the tho Florida Oentra! are paral¬
lel and competing railroads, and un
der the constitution of the state of
Georgia their consolidation is pro
liibited.
Colonel Joseph M. Terrell, of coun¬
sel for the complainant, as attorney
general of the state of Georgia, is now
officially engaged in prosecuting two
suits in the name of the state of Geor¬
gia aud by tho direction of Governor
Candler to prevent other railroad COll
solidations claimed to be contrary to
the same clause of tile constitution of
tho state which is claimed in this suit
beforo Judge Speer is about to be
violated by the proposed consolidation
of the Georgia and Alabama and the
Florida Central and Peninsular rail¬
roads.
The bill prays that Messrs. Williams,
Middendorf and tLoir associates uu
der the “voting trust” agreement, bo
enjoined from voting the stock they
hold under the agreement in favor of
the proposed consolidation, and that
these railroads be enjoined from re¬
ceiving any vote under that ngrec
meet. The allegation is made in the
bill that the Williams syndicate is
proposing to got several million of
dollars for personal services in carry
ing out Ihe consolidation scheme.
After considering the bill Judge Speer
granted the following order:
“Read and considered. Let the
defendants named be L -quirarily en¬
joined as prayed until Saturday, tho
13th instant, at which ' * ' ey arc
directed to show cause ' meat
Macon, Ga., at 10 o’clock a. m., why
the injunction prayed for should not
bo granted.
“Ordored further, that a copy of
this order lie served on each of tho
defendants named or on their coun¬
sel.”
FOURTH DAY'S TRIAL.
OHnd of T«‘MtImotiy In Morrison Caso
Wan St«ih<!y wu<l IMonotonmiH.
Tho fourth day in tlie sensational
trial of Actress Julia Jlorrison began
at Chattanooga Monday morning at i)
o’clock in the superior court room,
beforo Judge Estell and two thousand
spectators.
Tho prisoner, pale and distressed
looking, entered the court room, de¬
claring with an attempt at a smile that
she was feeling some better than she
had on Saturday.
The trial Monday was without any
sensational features, and the grind of
testimony has been steady and monot¬
onous.
PARENTS SELL CHILDREN.
Starving Millions In India Compelled to
lircnk Family Ties.
Latest mail advices from India aver
that tho situation there grows darker
overy week. Three million people are
working on government relief work.
The sale of children by starving 1 >ar
euts is becoming common. Families
arc breaking up, each member shift¬
ing for himself in search of food.
GOLD BILL IN SENATE
Aldrich Makes Speech Explain¬
ing Its Provisions.
DOES NOT RELEGATE SILVER COINS
_
illiode l,l n .»l Senator Declare. Demo
cr:itic I'urty In Not n Ill
mo jullio rurty.
In accordance with the notico pre
v iqusly given by him. Senator Aldrich
opened the discussion of -the financial
bill in the senate Thursday with a
speech in expiation of the senate sub
statute for the honsebill. The speech
was from carefully prepared and was read
manuscript.
Senators present gave him careful
attention, but no one interrupted him
with questions or otherwise during
tho delivery nor did anyone manifest
a disposition to reply after he had eon
eluded.
At the opening of the day’s session,
Ah-. Beveridge, of Indiana’ presented
the following resolution:
“Tliat the Philippine island are tei • -
ritory belonging to the United States;
tluit it is the intention of the United
(States to retain them as such and to
establish and maintain such govern¬
mental control throughout the avclii
peligo ns the situation may demand.”
Mr. Beveridge asked that, tho reso
lution lie upon the table until Til’s
day, when ho would speak upon it.
A message from the president was
read, transmitting testimony taken by i
the commission appointed to in vest
gate conduct of the war department.
A resolution was presented by Air
Pettigrew railing upon tho secretary
ot the navy for the report of Admiral
Dewey of April 13, 1898, in which the
admiral said ho could take Manila at
any time. He asked immediate con
sideration, but Mr. Spooner objected
nnd went over.
Mr. Allen’s resolution calling for
correspondence between tho treasury
department and the National bank and
the Hanover National bank, of New
York, was agreed to with modifies
t ion s.
Tho consideration of Mr. Pettigrew’s
resolution concerning the advances re
ported to have been made by Agni
nnldo to General Otis was postponed
until Aloud, y 1 took"
The senate al l-55 p m up
the financial bill and Mr. Aldrich ad
dressed tho senate, I li the course of
his speech ho said:
“The general purpose of the bill is
to declare anew that gold is the mone¬
tary standard of the. United States; to
establish confidence in the intention
and ability of our government to give
the greatest possible measure of sta¬
bility in value to its currency and to
provide the means for securing for it
at all times an equal purchasing power
with gold; to enlighten in every possi¬
ble way the burdens imposed upon
the taxpayer by existing public obli
gations and to strengthen the public
credit. No departure is intended by
this bill from tho public policy which
was adopted years ago and lias been
consistently adhered to through sue
eossive administrations.
“The liill now beforo the senate
contains no disavowal of the position
heretofore taken upon the question of
international bimetallism and places
no obstacles in the. way of its acoom
plishment in the future.”
Senator Aldrich accused tlie Demo
evatie party of advocating a policy
that would lead to silver monometal
lisnx and declared it was not a bimo
tallio party at nil.
“The committee does not suggest
any changes in the status of tho silver
dollar or tho silver certificate. We do
uot propose to take, away from silver
atiy of the monetary privileges or po
rogatives which it now enjoys. In
fact, wo believe that the legislation
suggested will greatly strengthen its
position in our monetary system.”
Tlie senator defended the refunding
provisions of the bill as a
ary measure in view of the possible in
crease of the public debt.
At the close of the speech the senate
went into executive session, adjourn¬
ing at 3.20 o’clock until Monday.
Roberts Hearing Resumed.
The Roberts investigating commit
n?i° resumed its session nt Washington
Thursday for the purpose of bearing
arguments and bunging tlie inquiry
to an early conclusion.
Strike Settled.
C. G. Y r ongo, manager of tho San¬
ford Lumber company’s miltt at Car
ryville, Fla., and Arthur McConnell,
lender of tho Knights of Labor in
this district, have amicably adjusted
the differences between tho strikers
and tho mill owners, aud tho men go
back to work.
To Watch Ihe Conflict.
General Otis has cabled the war de¬
partment that in accordance with in¬
structions, Captain Iteielunann, 17th
infautry, now in the Philippines, has
been ordered to South Africa to report
upon military operations in the Trans
taal.
BISHOP CAPERS ON WAR.
South Carolina Prolate Criticises tlie
National Government.
Bishop Ellison Capers, formerly a
confederate general, in his annual
visit to Trinity Episcopal church at
Columbia, 8. C., Sunday criticised the
national government in tlie prosecu¬
tion of war in tho Philippines. Ho
lamented tho fact that a Christian
nation was using shot and shell to re¬
move a less fortunate people fvoiq the
wav of its march of progress,
BRYAN AT BANQUET.
Nebraskan Takes Prominent Part
In Observance of “Jackson
Bay” In Chicago.
His hundred Democrats gathered in
tho banquet hall of the Tremout house
nt Chicago Saturday evening to ob
servo “Jackson Day" in an appropri
ate mauBer ' William Jonuinga Bryan
was tho honored guest ami chief orator
of the occasion.
It was nearly midnight when the
orators were in full swing, and Mv.
s address was last on the list.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, acted as
toastmaster.
Mr. Bryan, in opening his address,
Accounted the political situation as it
bad existed at each successive “Jack
son Day banquet which he had at
tended in Chicago, and then coming
down to later issues he discussed the
currency hill, of which lie said:
‘Ihe currency hill fastens us to the
financial , systems of the old world
ami
subjects us to the disturbances which
thorn, while it places the control
“ f the volume of paper money in the
hands of a bank trust, which will be
as merciless to the people of this
conutry as A\ eyler was to the reoon
centrndos, I he fight, for bimetallism,
ll * R‘ e °t 10 to 3 lias not been
lost. The increased production of
C'dd has shown tho advantage of move
money, and lias answered the argu
munis so often made that the parity
could not he maintained because of
*) ll! overproduction of silver.”
Mr. Bryan declared that the Repul j
. party is unablo
to enact and on
^ orce anti-trust laws, and that the
Democratic party when in power will
meet flic issue with a plain and
tLo remedy. On llie subject of “im
perialism,” he said:
"The question of imperialism will
occupy a prominent place in the next
campaign. It matters not whether the
wav in the Philippines ends in the near
future of continues until election. The
I ie °ple must determine the policy to
pawned in regard to the Philip
l ,inea - That policy must contemplate
the ultimate independence of the Fil
'l ,,nos or their permanent retention
under American sovereignty. If the
' slni ids are to be retained permanently
** 10 inhabitants must be given the
* 10 1 )0 ot " f"" citizenship or they must
condemned to the lot of subjects.
Who desires to admit them to
1UU ^ Miare alike with ns the destiny
th jf republic?”
oke entire policy of the administra
tion in relation to the Philippines, lie
declared to be utterly wrong. His
speech was received with great en¬
thusiasm.
Other speakers of tho evening were
General Joseph B. Doe, of Wisconsin;
Thomas F. Bark worth, of Michigan;
James H. Milligan, of Kentucky, aud
Howard S. of Illinois.
«EX. (IKEELY ASSAULTED.
lllr “” n , “ >u ‘ 1119 ,s y Urnnken
M«*n nn<l Seriously Injured.
A Washington dispatch says: Gen
eral A. W. Greoly, the chief signal
officer of tho army, and tho well-known
Artie explorer, lies in a serious condi¬
tion at his homo, No. 1934 G street,
northwest, ns the result of an assault
committed on him about half-past 8
o’clock Sunday night 3>y Josepli 0.
Furnace, a messenger in tho employ
the Adams Express company,
Furnace was drunk at the time, and
having lost his way on the street, die
turbed the Greely household by trying
to gain admission. General Greely
appeared at the door and began to re
monstrate when Furnace seized him
and threw him out bodily,
WHEELER'S NIECE SUES. |
Chie» Man i> -- Asked r«y |
K „ t„ Her sioo,- |
ooo nuiiiugD*.
Miss Etta Thomas, a niece of Gen- j
eral “.Too” Wheeler, began suit in the j
superior against William court at H. Fahrney, Chicago Saturday) j
sido a promi
nent west society man, asking
$100,000 of promise damages for alleged breach j
to marry. j 1
Mrs. Jackson Invited.
Tho North Carolina delegation in I
waTjSkaon^inrttinR L^tict! ‘
in tho laaqnet to ll0 gi ven in
Washington January ;, 12, to aid the )
( , reetiou o( ft lnom nont to General
]q 0 p er t j j0e _
DOCTORS NOT WANTED.
Clilldron of Clirlntliin .Scientist* Dio of
l>lplitliorla Without Attoutlou.
The Pittsburg, (Pa.,)Dispatch says:
Dijilitheria and Christian Science have
had n bitter battle in a Now Brighton
family for the past two weeks. Diph¬
theria has won so far. Two children
are dead, whilo a third child and tho
father are dangerously ill with the
same disease.
Not until forced to do so by the lo¬
cal authorities would the parents per¬
mit a physician in the house, and even
then the father refused to give the
medicine proscribed, and tho health
officials were compelled to take tho
family in charge.
TRIAL ENDS IN FI (HIT.
Kcntnckinn. Use Their flun*, A» Usual,
With Deadly Result.
Nows has been received of n general
fight on Otter Creek, Clay county, j
Ky., in which Lige Lewis and General
May were shot and killed, and four
other participants seriously wounded.
The fight occurred at a school house
on Otter Creek, where one of tho
Jacksons was on trial before a magis¬
trate for killiug another Jackson.
NO. U ■
KENTUCKY ROW
fin DftiWC itO « 5 APACE
RcpUbIlC3IlS 3Lv ClH’i'V Matter tO
Ulitial % , Ullit.
REVOLUTION SEEMS IMMINENT
,\i( Oepemls On the Decision of the
Legislative Committee as to
Who Is Entitled to Office.
A special from Lexington, Ky., says:
On the advice of cX-Covc. nor Brad
ley, leading counsel for the Kepubli i
cans in tho contest 1 ring made for the
state offices, they will hold out against
the Democrats, even though the logis
latiire and the state election oommis
sion decide that the Bepuh!icons arc
not entitled to the offices. He thinks
this action would result in throwing
the contests into the federal courts fur
final settlement.
Probably one thousand standi Re
publicaiis will be summoned A" Crank
fort, ostensibly ns witm -ses in tho
contests, but each man will go heavily
armed and lie will be ready to tight to
the death for the defeat of Goebel.
Already companies of such llepuhli
caus have been formed in srvi ral of
the leading cities and they have been
drilled in the duties they will have to
perform if the Goebel men try to take
the oihees. l.neltouc of the ii<>ebel
leaders is to be covered by two of toe
republicans, and if they make a hos
tile move they are to he shot down,
Of course this notion would produce
ft riot and Governor Taylor would have
to call out the militia to quell it. He
would then declare the state under
martial law and lie could follow this
up by asking the national government
to his aid. The work of preparing
the militia for an outbreak bus gone
on steadily since the election and now
it is ready for any emergency.
Signal cannon have been placed at
all leading points and wli-n tin y are
discharged there will be a hurried
gathering of the troops in the respect
»ve armories. All rabid Goebel men
have been eliminated from the militia,
ami ns it is at present constituted ev¬
ery man m the service will fight to
prevent Goebel from taking the gov
ernor’s chair if ordered to do so.
Major P. P. Johnston, the Brown
Democrotic candidate for lieutenant
governor, in an interview said ho
believed Goebel was about, to steal
the governorship, and that- ho will
meet with no siu-li armed opposition
from the Republicans ns is threatened.
He says tho Republicans are afraid to
fight.
Urey Woodson, national Democratic
committeeman and a member of tho
ways and means committee, says:
“Mr. Goebel will be in possession
of the governor’s office between Janu¬
ary 25 and and February 1st. Black
burn, and not Goebel, is the man who
insisted on carrying the contest up to
the legislature. ”
(JILLMOHK IS EH EE.
American* Hold by IMiilipinos IIjivo
lleon Rescued.
Official confirmation lms come from
General Otis and Admiral Wat
of the first reports from Manila
the releaso of the American prison
and there is no longer any doubt
Lientenant Gillmore, of the
is among the number.
Otis’s dispatch reads as fol¬
“Manida, January 6.—The prison
now en route from Yiguu arrived
aud a list of them will bo t.el
tomorrow. Captain Gillmore
among the number.”
Admiral Watson’s advico is as fol
“Manida, January 5.—Colonels
and Howe have recaptured all of
American prisoners, including
now at Vigan.”
Family of Three Perish.
A tenement house fire in New York
resulted in three deaths and
persons being injured. Tho
are: Mrs. Mary Sutherly, a
Frank Sutherly, nine years
James Sutherly, 22 months old.
APPROPRIATION W A NT E D.
IiOiilflitina Purclift*© Centennial Will Itv
<l«c»t 85,000,000 of CongreHii.
At joint mooting in St.Louis Thurs¬
day of tho executive, legislative and
finance committees of the world’s fair,
celebrating the Louisiana Purchase
centennial, a resolution prevailed in¬
structing tho legislation committee to
secure the immediate introduction
into congress of legislation appropria¬
ting $5,009,000 in aid of the fair, con¬
ditional on $10,000,000 being raised
locally, one-half by subscriptions, to a
stock company aud one-half being
voted by tho city in the form of
bonds.
BECK A BANKRUPT.
Former Georgian, Now of FlitUulelpliln;
Places Inabilities at 880,000.
In the United States district court
at Philadelphia Thursday Albert L.
Beck, until recently a prosperous citi
zen of Atlanta, Ga., received his final
discharge as a bankrupt. Mr. Beck
was one of tho largest real estate ope¬
rators in Georgia. In his application
he placed his liabilities at $80,000 and
his assets at nothing.