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ATHENS
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CH o'>ci-. cat. 1877 | A than# Banner, Bat 1882
The South Will Furnish the
Democrats With Leaders.
FIFTY-FOURTH 00NGRE88 MAKEUP
Tno Hundred and Forty-Fir* Repnbll-
can*. One Hundred and Fir* Democrad
an I Six ropulUt* W ill Keeeir* Certlfl-
CMtea of Fieri ion—Where the l)enoer»U
in ilie Next Body Will Coin* From.
A BAD PLACE.
Tha Isthmus of Pauasaa No Attraction far
Moneyless Man.
Mf.mphis, Nov. 21.—“There is no
worse place in the world for a man out
of work than the Isthmus of Panama,”
writes the road mas ter of the Panama
1 railway in a letter jnst received here.
I “There are today ou the isthmns crowds
■ of well educated, good intentioned me
chanics, engineers, carpenters, civil en
gineers, draughtsmen— in fact, men of
every trade and profession, men who
want work, would take work and who
are now starving, dying of hnuger and
sickness, because unable to get work.
“Since the revival of work on the
canal, the canal company has not hired
one single mechanic, and only a few la
borers at 60 or 70 cents a day (Colum
bian silver).
"There are Americans here starving
to death who gave up p witions at heme
to come here, and found when they
landed that they had ben duped. I
That Is What Eastern Bankers
Are Now Doing.
UNEXPECTED GOLD 8HBINKAGE.
Washington, Nov. 21.—The Republi
can congressional committee publishes
a corrected list of members elected,
which snows that 2 !."> Republicans, 105
Democrats and 6 Populists will receive
certificates.
Of the Republican representatives
elect, 03 arc members of the present wish most emphatically to call atteu
congress, 27 will succeed Republicans, tion to the fact that the canal company
Secret ,rr Carlisle W it Retaliate When
the Tim* C«*ra*s C«r <I{mui ng th« Rid*
for II nilii—Littli* Hope of Kcalislag
tfio i.lt to firms L’p th« Treasury It*.
**rv«; to tin* !.ikI» Watfr Mark.
ATHENS, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 22, 1894-
FOR ARBITRATION.
11(1 will succeed Democrats and 6 will
succeed Populists Of th« Democrats
returned, 75 are members of this oou-
gross, .20 will succeed Democrats and
1 will succeed a Republican. The Pop
ulists gain 1 iu Alabama and 2 in North
Carolina.
is not in the market for labor of any
kind.
“We Americans here do all we possi
bly can to help 'destitute Americans,'
:is the law terms them, lint our purses
are long enough only to give partial aid
to them, and even then we have to hunt
•ci - ... j-i . , i them up. They Ho down and die before
Xlie only Republican candidate who tXiev beg ”
was defeated for re-election was Mur- ' * *’
ray, the negro member from .South Car
olina, and lie will contest the seat of
Elliot, the Democrat, on the grounds of
fraud. The chairmen of only 20 of the
60 committees of the present house of
representatives will be members of the
n xt house. 21 having been defeated at
the polls, while 15 were not candidates
for re election.
Not a Democrat who is a member of
the present congress was returned from
New England, and only one (Mr. Hart
leit) from New York, one from Penn-
xylvnuia (Mr. Erdman), aud none from
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland or
West Virginia. Ohio returned ouly
two, one of whom was elected to fill a
vacancy m the present congress; and
Illinois ouly one, Mr. McCann of Chi
cago, who has never cut much of a fig
ure in the house. The states of Colo-
rado, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Min
nesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Da
kota, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,
Wyoming and Wisconsin will lie en
tirely destitute of Democratic represen
tation; while California will have only
one Democratic representative, and the
combined pluralities of the two Demo
crats returned from Illinois will not
exceed 500, although the Democratic
gerrymander was designed to give the
Democrats 15 out of the 22 congress
men.
Tno minority in the next congress,
then fore, like the majority in the Fifty-
third congress.will be dominated by the
southern Democrats. Among the latter
are the ouly men of ability or ripe ex
perience in legislation on that side of
t.ie chandler Crisp and Turner of
Georgia; Cnlliertson aud Sayers of
Texas; Dockery of Missouri; Richurdson
and McMillin of Tennessee; Wheeler of
Hlabama, the only survivor of the com
mittee on military affairs; McCreary of
Kentucky; Boat tier of Louisiana; Catch
ing- of Mississippi, und perhaps two or
three ot hers.
WOMEN TO MEET.
Important Gathering of lushing Lights In
Washington This Work.
Washington, Nov 21.—The ninth
annual meeting of the Woman’s An
thropological society of America will
be held in this city Saturday. An at
tractive program of papers by members
ot the society has been arranged, and
efforts are making to the end that this
session shall be the best that has yet
been held.
Among the members of the society
are Mrs. Emma Louise Hitchcock, Mrs.
Mary Parke Foster, Mrs. Nordhoff, Miss
Alice C. Fletcher, now president; Mrs.
Jean M. Lauder, Mrs. Emma Hammond
Ward, Mr-. Mary Olmstead Clarke, Dr.
Clara Bliss Finley, Mrs.Cornelia E. Mc
Donald, Miss Florence* Spofford, Mrs.
Anita Newcomb McGee, Mrs. Sybil
Augusta Carter, Mrs. Marianna P. Sea
man, the corresponding secretary; Miss
Katharine Foote, Miss Kate Field, Mrs.
JuliaWarde Howe, Miss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland, Mine. Sophie Schliemann,
Mine. Dienlafov of Paris, Miss Maria
Mitchell, Mrs. ft emenway, Miss Amelia
B Edwards, Miss Edna Dean Proctor,
aud a host of other well known women
in tlie United States, England, Europe
and Greece.
A Kalonnlst Wanta Damages.
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 21.— E. A.
Gerrard, the prohibition candidate for
governor at the late election and one of
the wealthiest men of the state, has been
made defendant in a suit for criminal
libel, wherein damages are asked in the
sum of #20,000. Thomas Flynn, a sa
loonkeeper, is the plaintiff. Gerrard
runs a small newspaper iu the town of
Monroe, and charged Flynn with run
ning a disorderly house iu Columbus, as
well as with other crimes. Flynn is a
pioneer resident and well to do.
A Merchant Killed m Loginan.
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 21.—Charles
Seals, a merchant doing business near
Mnscogee, in this county, was brought
here by Deputy Sheriff Cusachs and
lodged in jail. Seals shot and killed a
logman named Zoke Nelms iu his store.
He claims that Nelms had previously
threatened his life, and came to his
store with an open knife in his hand
declaring that he had come to “do him
up," aud then he fired the fatal shot.
Want John R. Fallows Removed.
Albany, N. Y. t Nov. 21.—Upon com
plaint of the Committee of Seventy,
Governor Flower has notified John R.
Fellows to show cause why he should
not be removed from the office of district
attorney of New.York county for neg
lect of duty. The complaint was made
by Preble Tnoker, Fulton McMahan,
Charles Taber, R. W. G. Welling and
Clarence Goadby, of New York.
Russia and England Grow Chummy.
London, Nov. 21.—The St. James Ga
zette gives prominence to an article in
which it says that it is rumored that
mphroohement has taken place between
Russia and England and that the passi
ble straits of Dardanelles (dosed to Rus
sian and other men of war since the
beginning of the treaty of 1841 which
was confirmed by the Paris treaty of
1836) will shortly be opened to the men
of war of all nations.
ALREADY AFTER HIM.
Nicholas Mud.- » Target In the St rests
of St. Peteriburg.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 21.—As the
czar and Grand Duke Michael were
driving in an open carriage to the
cathedral. The Standard’s St. Peters
burg correspondent telegraphs, a man
dressed its a peasant sprang into the
road and threw a packet at the czar.
His majesty started, then coolly pick
ed up the packet. The crowd believed
an attempt had been made to assassi
nate the czar, aud the fellow was hus
tled to the guardhouse.
Later it was announced that the czar
had accepted a petition thrown to him.
The papers of St. Petersburg make no
mention of the occurrence. The con
tents of the petition are kept secret It
is lielieved that the peasant’s dress was
a disguise.
A Negro Convicted of Murder.
DeLand, Fla., Nov. 21.— Jim Hall,
who has been on trial in the circuit
court for the murder of a boy named
Robert Brown at Seville a year ago, was
convicted of murder in the first degree,
with a recommendation of mercy. The
jury acquitted a half dozen negroes in
dicted as accessories.
Kentucky’. Big Stamp.
Frankfort, Nov. 21.—The Democrat
ic majority in the state as compared
by the secretary of state in the congres
sional election is 21,730. This is a fail
ing of in the Democratic vote of 50,528.
This is not taking into consideration
that the 6,000 votes that were given
Keys, the Populist, in the First district,
were Republican.
Scaroy'i fleering Postponed.
Fredericksburg, Nov. 21.—The reg
ular term of court of Stafford county
has begun, but the train robbery case
will not come up, having been postpened
until the December term on account of
Morganfield’s condition, who is still in
Cincinnati and cannot travel yet.
Searcy is still in jail here.
Cnnatln's Governor ( ouilog Acrou.
New York. Nov. 21.—The Earl of
Aberdeen, governor general of Canada,
will visit New York noxt week. The
principal objc t of his journey will be
to attend the dinner of the St. Andrew's
society, which will be held at Deimoni-
co’s on St. Andrew’s day, Nov. 30.
A PostmMter Offered Extra Help.
Washington, Nov. 21.—The post
master general has authorized the post
master at Jacksonville, Fla., to employ
additional help during the tonrist sea
son, which ends April 80.
The Vice President'* Daughter Dying*
Asheville, N. C., Nov. 21.—Miss
Mary L. Stevenson, the daughter of the
vice president, is so ill that hope of her
ultimate recovery has been about given
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Sir Julian to Sail Soon.
London, Nov. 21.— Sir Julian Paunoe-
fote, the British ambassador to the
United States, aud James R. Roosevelt,
secretary of the United States embassy
here, will sail for New York Dec. 1.
Car Service Plans Perfected.
New York, Nov. 21.—The plan for
the establishment of car service associa
tions by roads forming the Southern
Railway and Steamship association, has
been formulated, and only awaits the
approval of the railroad presidents.
A Diver Drowned.
London, Nov. 21.—Ben Fuller, an
exhibition diver, dived into the River
Thames from the top of the tower
bridge and was drowned. The towers
of the bridge are 140 feet high.
. Florida Ship* Lumber to Spain
Jacksonville, Nov. 21.—The bark
Fortnnatas is expected to arrive here
within the next day or two from Ha
vana, and will load with 300,000 feet of
lumber from Buck’s mill for Spain.
The Dane. Exelud. Onr Want.
Copenhagen, Nov. 21.—The minister
of the interior, M. Hoerring, has issued
a decree, to take effect immediately,
forbidding the import of live cattle and
fresh meat from the United States.
Washington, Nov. 21.—Conviction
that the new bond issue will fail to re
plenish the gold reserve is beginning lo
dawn pn the treasury officials. There is
no doubt that Wall street intends to
treat Uncle Sa:u as an ordinary “lamb”
to be fleeced. So far the government’s
loss o;' gold aggregates #4.050.03), or
about one tair.l of taa amount of the
first installment on the bon Is that mutt
lie paid iu when the bids ars accepted.
The bankers have still throe days in
which to continue tha raid and draw out
the full installment.
That seems to be the way the bankers
are figuring on gotting the bonds. It
amounts to nothing dess than forcing
the government to pay 3 per cent inter
est for 10 years to get back its own gold.
But Uncle Sam may not prove suoh
an easy “lamb” to fleece. No one is
drawing any gold away from the treas
ury without the knowledge of Secretary
Carlisle. Reports are made to him at
the close of business each day, and the
bankers who have gone iuto this busi
ness may learn along about the twenty-
sixth of this month that the shears that
have cut the fleece may not have a
chance to ent the coupons. Secretary
Carlisle has reserved the right to reject
any and all bids, and if the issue is
over-subscribed the raiders may be left
out when the bonds are allotted.
The action of the banks has aroused
much feeling, aud it is openly hinted
that if the practice is kept up* some
banks will be left out. But the "instal
ment” feature gives these gold holding
institutions a chance to evade even
this check. Only the first- instalment
will be required when the bids are open
ed and accepted, and if the banks defer
their demands on the treasury until
after the bonds have been allotted it
will be a simple matter for them to re
cover the gold surrendered immediately
after they have secured the bonds.
The experience of the treasury has
been so different from what the finan
ciers who talked ou the bond question
with the president said it would be that
even Secretary Carlisle has little hope
that sufficient net gold will be realized
to bring the reserve up to #100.000,000.
It is even predicted at the department
that the reserve will be close to #50.-
000,000 when the proposals are opened.
Wedded to Hi* Financial View*.
One of the very few Democrats who
has obtained an interview with the
president since the election, says the
manner and conversation of Mr. Cleve
land indicate the most supreme uncon
cern as to what may be the political ef
fect of the financial legislation which
he proposes to advocate. While Mr.
Cleveland is not taking the fact into
consideration iu his calculations, he be
lieves that the people will rally in 18110
to the support of a sound money policy.
The presidsat’s conversation shows
that he fully expects to create further
differ nee* in his party, but that he
considers such a result a matter of no
iiaportr.net* n coma irison to the object
lie has in mi;, i. w .ioh is the adoption
of a souud financial policy during his
administration.
It is said that when a timid counsel
or recently unbosomed his fears to the
president, he replied by asking if the
events of the past year have been of a
nature to encourage him to give much
consideration to the factional interests
of the Democratic party
Plans for Replenishing the Gold.
New York, Nov. 21.—There need be
no fear, so leading bank officers say,
that the government' will not obtain
sufficient gold to raise the gold reserve
to #100,000,000. John A. Stewart, presi
dent of the United States Trust com
pany, says that arrangements are being
perfected which will be satisfactory to
the government. Some of the smaller
banks are pressed so hard by large de
positors that to please them they have
withdrawn gold from the snbtreasory.
THEIR INGRATITUDE.
The Illinois legislators Forget George M.
Pullman*. Generosity.
Chicago, Nov. 21.—Notwithstanding
the generous contribution of George M.
Pullman to the Republican party, the
Illinois legislature is preparing to pose
as an ingrate.
Twq bills have been drawn up which
will incorporate all the reforms desired
by the traveling public,- and will re
ceive. it is said, strong support in the
legislature.
One deals entirely with sleeping car
rates, which are lowered 25 per cent
The other cots the rates the same
amount, and farther provides that when
the upper berth is not in use it shall be
kept shut, and that a safe shall be pro
vided for valuables, and the Pullman
company shall be made responsible for
losses.
A Florida Attorney Dead.
Jacksonville, Nov. 21.—Owen. J. H.
Sommers, United States district attor
ney for the southern district of Florida,
was found dead in his bed at 6 a. m.
His death resulted from heart failure.
Mr. Summers was also United States
attorney of the United States coart of
appeals at New Orleans, for the prose
cution of all United States cases arising
in Florida. He was past grand chan
cellor of the Knights of Pythias of
Florida. The deceased was one of the
most eminent criminal lawyers in the
state, and at the time of his death was
only 34 years at age. -
Mr. Cleveland Will Ad
CMintehn la Bin Kiaigi.
Washington, Nov. 31. — President
Cleveland will make the labor troubles
of last summer a prominent feature of
his message. He is expected to recom
mend the appointment of a permanent
strike commission. This has always
been a favorite idea with him, and as 1
| long ago a< 1886, in a message to oou- j
j grass, relative to the M.ssouri Pacific j
! troubles, he suggested voluntary arbi-
I tratiou as the b *st means of settling
j disputes, and added:
“But I suggest that instead of arbi
trators, chosen in the he it of conflict-
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She Must Ask Japan for What
She May Want
JAPAH DE0LINE8 OUR OFFER.
As Mi* b Gaining nit tha Victoria. Shn
Needs No Mediation—Tha KmR.mr*.
Marked Courtny to thn United State.
Oflel.lt—TIm Jap. Darnd tha Chin—
Ship, to Coma Oat and Fight.
Washington, Nov. 21.—The state de
claims, and after each dispute shall- payment has received a cable reply
; mg
arise for the purpose of determining the
same, there be created a commission of
labor, consisting <v three members, who
shall b; regu.ar officers of the govern-
; meat, charged among other duriei with
! tae co:ni Icratioa an l settlement, when
1 pos-uhlo. of all controversies between
labor and capital. A commission thus
Organized would have the advantage of
being a sta >le bode, and its members,
I as they gained experience, would cou-
i stautly improve iu tfter ability to deal
| intelligently and nseully wLSi the
from Japan through Minister Dun at
Tokio to the United States’ suggestion
of mediation.
The Japanese legation here has also
received from the foreign office in Ja
pan a cable stating that the reply had
been made and giving its terms. Both
cables were received here Sunday after
noon.
The cable to Secretary Gresham is ac
companied by an unustuU dignity and
nestious which might be submitted to formality in haviug the imperial sane-
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them. If arbitrators are chosen for | tiou of his majesty, the emperor of
temporary service, os each case of dis
pute arises, experience and familiarity
with much that is involved in the ques
tion will be lacking, extreme partisan
ship and bias will be the qualifications
sought on either side, and frequent
complaints of nufairnes3 and partiality
will he inevitable.
“The imposition upon a federal oourt
of a duty so foreign to the judicial func
tion as the selection of an arbitrator in
such cases is at least of doubtful pro
priety. The establishment by federal
authority of such a bureau would be a
just aud sensible recognition of the value
of labor, aud of its right to be represent
ed in the departments of the govern
ment.” ,
Mr. Cleveland also argued in that
message that sucli a permanent commis
sion would, by its very existence, pre
vent strikes, would have ample power
to enforce its decisions, and it could be
easily engrafted upon the bureau of
labor by the addition of two commis
sioners.
FOUR PERISHED.
Horrible Deed of • Dtm nted Man with
a Bloody Axe.
Montgomery, Mo., Nov. 21.—Thomas
Porteuehek. who lived with his mother,
two sisters and a brother near Wells-
ville, complained that his head was
hurting him und said he believed his
neck was broken.
At 3 o'clock in the morning he se
cured an axe and killed his widowed
mother, one sister and his brother. The
other sister, Mary, jumped out of a
window aud stood on the outside and
6aw her maniac brother saturate the
room with coal oil, set it afire aud then
gash himself with a knife in the breast.
He sank down and all four bodies were
consumed iu the burning honse.
By the time the neighbors got there
the house was ablaze, and it was too
late to rescue the bodies. The mother
was un invalid and had been couflned
to her bed for 12 ;g»rs«_ The murderer
was undoubtedly Insane.
FERTILIZER RATES.
Traffic
Vermont*. Nicaragua Canal BilL
Montpelier, Nov. 21.—The senate
has passed the bill incorporating the
Nicaragua Canal company.
Mite. In Command.
New Yore; Nov. 21.—General Nelson
A. Miles has just taken command of the
department of the east.
Important Meeting of Leading
Men or the South.
Atlanta, Nov 21.—Next Wednesday
ail the leading traffic men of the south
will gather at the headquarters of the
Southern Railway and Steamship asso
siation at the call of the rate commit
tee
The importance of the meeting can
jasily be estimated when it is consid
ered that the traffic men will have un
der debate the trouble-ome fertilizer
rates that once a year come np like a
hydra headed monster to worry and
fret the railroaders like nothing else ex
cept the all perplexing rates on cotton
to and from various points.
The fertilizer rates will be discussed
in all their details at the coming meet
ing and something will be done looking
to a perfect and permanent adjustment
of the issues that constantly arise when
fertilizer season draws near each year.
t is rarely that the emperor speaks in
diplomatio negotiations, so that his ac
tion in this case is evidence of Japan’s
desire to express its appreciation of the
course of the United States.
The message is in two puts, the first
giving an imperial expression of good
will, aud saying that the success of Jap
anese arms had been each that China
should approach Japan directly.
The second part is more directly from
Minister Dun, and expresses the views
of the Japanese foreign offices that, as
China has no minister at Tokio to sub
mit a direct proposition to, it could be
made by China through Minister Dun.
The cable to Miuister Kurino is, sub
stantially, the same as the foregoing.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Ik. Blit for Rleetlau of Judge* and 1*1 let
ter. Killed—Oth.r NoIm.
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—After a long and
heated discussion in the honse, of the
bill by Mr. Houston, of DeKalk, pro
viding for the election of judges and so
licitors of jadietel circuits by a direct
vote of the people, instead of by the leg
islature, as is now the law, the bill was
defeated by a vote of 73 to 35.
A strong fight is in progress in the
senate judiciary committee over an in
surance bill introduced by President of
the Senate Venable.
Its purport is to let brokers do what
individuals are already under the law
permitted to do—place their insurance
in outside companies if their business
sense leads them to such a coarse. The
law as it is forbids companies from do
ing business iu the state unless they de
posit #25,000 iu the state treasury as an
earnest of their good faith, individu
als,'however, upon certain oonditurns,
may place their own property with out
side companies.
The insurance men of the state who
belong to the Southeastern Tariff asso
ciation, have taken the alarm. A cir
cular. issued by the secretary of the as
sociation, has been scattered over the
state calling upon insurance men to
nite iu opposing Senator Venable’s bill.
Conucil has been employed, aud a
heavy fight against the bill urged.
HE'S AN INFIDEL.
Jap* Captured a Fort*
London, Nov. 21.—A dispatch from
Chee Foo to the Central News reports
that the Japanese have captnred the
fort two miles west of Port Arthur.
The Chinese have taken refuge upon
the highest hill in the vicinity, and it is
reported that they are short of pro
visions.
The Japanese are advancing down
the peninsula iu two bodies. The safe
ty of American missionaries at Tang
Chow is threatened, and the United
States cruiser Baltimore has gone to
their assistance.
SOVEREIGN RE-ELECTED.
He Will Be Ull Own Successor at* Grand
Hester Workman.
New Orleans, Nov. 21.—The knights
of labor met and received the report of
the finance committee which was ap
proved. Payment of the expenses of
the delegates was ordered, involving
about #2,500. The assembly then pro
ceeded to the election of officers.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign
was re-elected without opposition to his
old position. Messrs. Bishop, of Massa
chusetts, and Merritt, of Colorado, were
nominated for grand master foreman,
and Bishop was elected. Secretary and
Treasurer Hayes was re-elected over
some opposition. The new executive
board is not yet ready for announce
ment.
Mayor Hopkins to Main Change*.
Chicago. Nov. 21.—Mayor Hopkins
has announced his determination to cre
ate a non-partisan commission to con
trol the police department. Heretofore
it has been under the absolute control
of the mayor, and the method adopted
is. Mayor Hopkins says, the only one
which coaid effectually divorce the po
lice force from politics. He will appeal
to the legislature for the enactment of
iaws that will moke the change perma
neut.
— 8 ns peeled Negro Arrested.
Ori.ando, Fla., Nov. 21.—Police Offi
cers Mathews and Carter, acting as
deputy sheriffs, arrested two negro men
about eight miles south of here on the
8., F. and W. railroad on suspicion of
being implicated in the murder of Fred
Lewis, at Land Pebble on the fourth in
stant.
Suspended BssI to Reopen.
San Bernardino, Cal., Nov. 21.—The
depositors of the First National bank,
which closed its doors about a week ago,
are taking steps to reopen the bank.
Several large depositors have already
agreed to hike stock and provide funds
if an agreement can be entered into sat
isfactory to the comptroller at Wash
ington.
Deadly Saloon Fracas.
Owensboro, Ky., Nov. 21.—A bloody
battle was fought here, in which John
Ashby, ui
Heverin, a _
mortally wounded
hurt.
Another Japanese Victory.
Washington, Nov. 21.—The Japanese
legation has received the following
cable: “A portion of the army under
Marshal Yamagata attacked Hsin Yen,
where the enemy's force was reported
to be 20,000, at 6 a. m. Nov. 18 and sac
ceeded in taking the place by 9 a. m
the same day. The enemy fled in t
northwest direotion. Five cannon ware
captured.”
Gavo tha Chlaaea
London,'Nov. 31.—A dispatch from
Hiroshima says Admiral I to reports that
he cruised off Wei Hai Wei two days,
daring the Chinese to come oat, bnt
adds that the Chinese failed to aooept
his challenge.
ANARCHIST FRANCH DIES.
Ha Scorned Religious Teaching and Died
Defiant and Cursing.
Barcelona, Nov. 21.—The chief con
spirator in the bomb throwing plot.
Salvator Franch, which resulted in the
death of 40 persons and wounding 80
others, in the Lyceum theatre, this city,
a little more tfiau a year ago, has been
executed. All day and all through the
night, the condemned man spent his
time in preaching the doctrine of an
archy.
He rejected energetically efforts of
the priests who sought to persuade him
to torn his mind to his approaching
death, and expressed scorn and con
tempt for those persons who believed
his recent pretended conversion was
genuine. The prisoner throughout the
last day aud night of his life showed no
fear. His metus were eaten with a
good appetite and apparently heartily
relished. .
At 8 o’clock, on the last evening, his
wife and daughter were admitted to his
E resence, and spent considerable time
i an endeavor to induce him to confess
his crimes and aooept the consolation
of religion, saying: “If you don’t, you
will ruin us.”
Franch, angrily, and with the great
est excitement refused to pay any heed
to their appeals.
Several times it was found necessary
for the military to charge upon and dis
perse the crowds whiob had collected
about the prison in the hope ot seeing
the exeon ‘
An Important Witness Claim* Ineompe-
teney In the Memphis Lynching Cnee.
Memphis, Nov. 21.—The efforts to
convict the 18 men indicted for the
lynching of six negroes near Kerrville,
Ang, 81, came to a sudden stop by the
declaration of the principal witness,
Robert A. McCarver, that he had no
religions beliefs, and hence could not
qualify as a witness.
McCarver was au unwilling witness
before the grand jury, but this action
came like a thnnderbolt to the prosecu
tion. After Attorney General Patter
son recovered himself he had McCarver
arrested on a charge of perjury. His
father is sheriff, but ou account of his
friendship for the men ou trial for the
lynching the immediate custody of the
prisoners has been entrusted to Geueral
Kollar Anderson.
The attorney general, for the prose-
cutiou, and Colonel Gault for the de
fendants, will argue the question of
young McCarver’s qualifications as a
witness before Judge Cooper. Every
body agrees that if Jndge Cooper holds
that under the laws of Tennessee Mc
Carver is not, on account of his declara
tions as to religion, competent to testi
fy, the prisoners will go out froe as
birds. If McCarver does testify as he
testified before the grand jury, good
lawyers say several of the prisoners
will be hanged aud the others severely
punished.
And Addressed To Will Myers
The Convicted Murderer.
INTERCEPTED BY THE JAILERS
\ Diphtheria Raging la Detroit.
Detroit. Nov. 21.—An epidemic form
of diphtheria has become so wide spread
and severe that the school board has
been oompc lied to order the closing of
two large public and two smaller paro
chial school buildings. The spread of
the disease has been rapid among school
children, the average number of new
cases daily being 20.
Jnsnraaco Company Blacklisted.
Indianapolis, Nov. 21.—The New
York Bowery Insurance company has
been blacklisted and forbidden to oper
ate in Indiana. It is announced that
this company has withdrawn from the
ptato and afterwards solicited insur
ance. The policies were to be written
in New York, and thus avoid taxes in
Captured the S^ah,
Amsterdam, Nov. 21.—The govern
ment has received a dispatch stating
that the rajah of Lombok, his son and
grandson have surrendered to the Dutch
authorities, and have been conveyed to
Ampenan. The Dutch have retaken all
the gnus which they lost in the engage
ment with the Balinese Ang. 35.
Chicago, Nov. 21.—Nelson Morris,
SslTstlon Army Property Mortgaged.
New York, Nov. 21.—A mortgage
for #200.000 on the Salvation Army
property at 307 West Thirteenth street
has been placed on record. It is given
by Commander Baliington Booth to the
Dime Savings bank, of Brooklyn. The
money will be used to complete the
large auditorium now being bnilt ou
Fourteenth street aud to erect commo
dious barracks in the rear of the audi
torium, fronting ou Fourteenth street.
The barracks, it is understood, will
form a memorial to the late geueral.
Mrs. Booth.
Farmer* Hold a Three Daps' Meeting.
Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 21.—The mem
bers of the western district farmers’
association, which comprises all of the
farmers in the western part of the state,
will hold a three days’ meeting here
this week. The program contains topics
of vital importance, and will be handled
by thoroughly competent men.
Three Children Bnrned to Death.
Spartanburg, S. C., Nov. 21.—A
heartrending accident has happened
here. On the outskirts of the city a
negro woman left her three children
locked in the house. They played with
fire and were all three burned to death.
The mother reached the scene jnst as
the roof fell in upon her babes.
More Quaking In Italjr.
Rome, Nov. 21.—Several more shocks
of earthquake of an undulating charac
ter were felt at Reg Di Calabria daring
the morning. The shocks were sharp
bnt brief, each succeeding one of less
duration than the one preceding. The
panic continues at Messina, bnt no fur
ther shocks are re;
A Seamstress* Charred Remain* Found.
New Orleans, Nov. 21.—By the
burning of Mrs. Clay’s residence, ou
Louisiana avenue, Maggie Kinsella, a
seamstress, lost her life, and her char
red remains have been found in the
ruins.
Causes Quite a Sensation iu Atlanta. The
Opinion In Athens Is That it is Only Tha
Work ol a Sensational Writer. The Fart
However That it was Dated From our
City Recalls the Calloway Murder.
The Atlanta Journal contained a very
sensational article ovsr the foot tha; •
letter had beeo received by the Alltita
Jullra of Will Myers, dated fro* 1th-'
ena and worked in a sensational man
ner.
A reporter tntoiviewed several po
licemen as to their opinioa concerning
the above referred to letter, tbs opinion
of those interviewed wm that if the let
ter was really sent from Athena it was
the work of some person who loved to
itir np sensations sod that there was
nothing in it.
The Journal contained the following
article:
“A letter was received at Fulton
county Jail yesterday morning address
ed to Willie Myers, recently convicted
of the murder of Forrest Crowley
which may be turned to the advantage
or the disadvantage of the unfortunate
prisoner.,
“The letter was in s plain, white en
velope addressed to Willie Myers. Ful
ton County Jail, Atlanta, Ga. The
postmark was Athens, tia. The letter
which was written on white paper, was
received by Jailer Mardia.and Brakley
and opened by them according to law.
Myers is not allowed to receive any
mail which has not bean opened by ths
jaillrg. The letter was as follows:
“Athens, Gj., Nov. 17tb, 1894.
“Dear Meybrsj—for God’s sake don’t
give u der. I will spring the trigger
at the last moment, but in time. Tiust
me, old boy, and cheer up.
Yours truly, Brown Allen."
“To say that this lettei caused surprise
to the jailers is jputtirg it very mildly.
They were surprised beyond measure.
It was decided to show the letter to
Sheriff Barnes before it was given to
Meyeis. This was done and the steiiff
turned the letter over to Mr. W. T.
Moyers, Che leading counsel (or Me yers.
The letter was turned over to Mr.
Moyers this morning.
“Mr. Moyers receiv d the first iutl-
m&ticn that the letter lad been received
at the jail from a Journal reporter.
When told of the letter the astute attor
ney seemed surprised, but. declined to
express any opinion, lie merely stated
that the letter would be turned e ver to
Meyers, as it belonged to him.
Very few persona knew of the receipt
of the letter and there was a decided
difference ot opinion among those who
did know of it. Same thought that
Brown Allen, feeling fympathy lor
Meyers, had written the letter to obser
the young fellow’s spirits. These same
people say that Brown Allen is the man
who committed the murder in Athena
whiob some thought that Meyets was
connected with- Others think differ
ently.
“When Meyere’ friends heard of the
letter they were indignant. One of
them waa seen by a reporter and said:
“The sending of that letter to Meyers is
an outrage. It waa done by aome of
the poor boy’s enemies for the purpose
of injuring him. Its purpose is self-ev
ident. Some person who must be a bit
ter enemy of Meyera’ and who wishes to
pursue him even to the grave, wrote
thn letter. It is a cunningly ev sed
scheme to injure him with the public.
It was sent from Athens for the pur
pose of connecting him with the mur
der which was ermmitted in that city
some time ago. Any person with a
grain of sense would know that Brown
Allen would not give away bis wherea
bouts in snob a manner, and the writer
of that letter knowing this, baa adopt* d
this means of poisoning the public mind
against Mtyes. It is a trick unworthy
of any man.’’
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
Fredooe sad Provision*.
CfliCAOO. Nov. SI.—Cash quotations were
Cmi
AS fo
Cincinnati. Not 21.—Pork, mess, *12.U)
Lard, steam lest. Kettle dried, (7.42)4
8h ° rt *
Naval Stores.
PAVARNAB, Nor. 21.—Spirits of tarpetlaae
firm at vSii for regulars; sales 2,"no casks:
receipts. I.4.18 casks. Rosin ttrin: gales. 2,otH)
barrels; A. K and C, Si Ml: D. #1.05: E. tl.13:
r. (1.2(1: G. (1.32143.1 33: H. (I 35: 1. (l.DU; K.
(2.15: M. (2.40: N. (?.S1; wlndowgiasa. (2.85:
waterwhlte, *3 to.
Wilminuton. Nov. 21.—Roetn quiet: strain
ed. (I.oo: good strained. (1.05. Turpentine
Steady at 25. Tar. steady at (I 10. Crude tur
pentine steady: hard. (1.10; soft. (1.50; vir
gin. (1.7o.
Chicago Grain and Prolnee Futures.
CmcAOO. Nov. 21
Wheat—December 5436 %34M
Corn—November 5'tia
Pork—January StS.OTU^
Lard—January.. # 6 87U<A
Ribs—January .( 8.07)4:5
Mew York Cotton Futures.
New Fork. Nov. a.
Cotton futures opened Steady.
WILL NOT MOLEST THEM
Tha Innocent Amusement Club Not
Amenable.
The result of the investigation by the
pecial committee appointed oy Couuo 1
to decide the question whether or not
*be Innooent Amusemant Club is
amtnable to the city ordinances, Is that
the club is ou the same footing with the
Atbenteum, and that pool and billiards
may be played by the members of the
club at their room in commercial hotel
building unmolested by city, officers.
The state law was found to cover all
points at issue and takes preoedenee < f
the city ordinances.
The wedding ot Miss Ada Massey to
Mr. Joseph E. Heard at the reside oc 4
of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Henry Massey, occurred last night at
eight o’clock. The contracting parties
are well known in Athens, a r d they
were the recipients of many presents
ard congratulations from their friends
in this oity.
Col. Strickla»d to Address Men.—
The meeting for the yonng men at tt e
Y. M. C. A. next Sunday afternoon will
by Col. J. J. Stricklsfld.