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THE BRUNSWICK fDAIL'Y NEWS.
VOLUME 4, NUMBER °6.
CITY PRESENTS
and PRETTY SCENE
-—* —
Stores and Streets are AH
. Decorated for the
Holidays
CROWDS OCT YESTERDAY
All of the Stores Enjoyed a Good
Business and a Big Rush is Ex
pected Today—Mayor Crovatt
l sued t -is Proclamation.
Brunswick <■ ns a live ci‘ - vest er
f's-i afternoon and last nitht. The
holrtlay trade was on in earnest, the
holiday shopt-Ars were out in force
and iho merchants with the smile on
their faces, showed that they were
v' joylijß the usual holiday business.
Nearly every store in the city has
h-on prettily decorated with ever
Rieou. etc., id the mam street, in
ti et 1 presented a gala appearance,
'the small boy wits in evidence with
V s crackers, tin. little Kiri wa> out
t-electing what >he desired Santa
C ans to bring her and -until midnight
,i push and shove on the streets and
iu the stores.
It is, a fact that tip to yesterday the
< Ty has pr ■ V'Uhl a dull
for Chris-.! m week,
that evwyj* has waited until the
lest two to do thrir shopping
r.T and th indications are that today
Brunswick w t he one of the busiest
Lute eit) : io the south The stores
were ail kept open until late last
t .glit re arranging their goods, many
hi them neve- closed at all. and they
are prepared for the rush which Is
sure to come today.
AU in nil it is expected that this
will be one of the busiest days In the
history at .-'runawlck
Rowdyism was conspicuous for its
sdseuce last, night, although the rowl
a? districts vyerc well crowded, The
r* euiSi peli'-e with one or two extra
n en hail him kttijS trouble in keeping
iu iet the crowd and only one or two
weals were made.
The orilinnrce against the dls
charge of fireworks in the city limits
as not, of course, rigidly enforced,
!ut beginning today everv person
caught exploding rockets, crackers,
<r other fire works in the city limits,
v ill be arrested.
Mayor Crovatt so stated in iiis
t hrbumas procianraotion which is as
billows; 2'n i:
Voider and by virtue of the. aqthoi
in contained in Section fBB of the
t rule ol Brill W ; ek, I, A. J, Crovatt.
■i aor of aid city, do issue this my
iiociamalion simpending the prohi-
Itiuoti ogains' ti.e discharge of fire
vtrks during hrlstnubi eve, and Mon
ay, Dec. 2d. 19‘tf except within the
a bmi tided on the north by O
rtivet on the en and by Reynolds street
i. the south by London street and
n the west by Bay street. Special no
ci is hereby given that fireworks of
any description must not be disrharg-
I'd within the above described area
-hich is the business district, and
tiiat none must be discharged any
v here in the city on Sunday Dec. 2fi
and bfitMHrouf or unusual conduct
any doscrbd'on tending to disturb
I ivinc worship must not occur: Bo
rce officers arc hereby directed to
pocket every pt-reon so offending.
Given a* the city hall, this Dec 23,
net By the Mayor,
A. J. Crovatt Mayor
Attest ,
N. D Russell, clerk of Council
A GREAT IMPORVEMENT.
v*lephone Service Now Better Than
Before. *
ft is indi and nratifying to announce
Mat the loci'* telephone service Is
uiw better than over before nnd the
outhern lb :l I’liime arc to be con
gratulated up ui the fact that they
i ave select such an efficient man
. .dan.ii • ■ Clark to tuke charge
here.
it is skid that the improvement
l as only siart<d and it is stated that
wttb.ug a i.’.m i time the service will
be second to pc no in the state
ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY NIGH
Children of the Presbyterian Church'
to Reeer e Present# Then.
Tuesday ntg.nr nex' tTT children nt
Uc Presbyieran c.hruch will be enter
.-.inert at tin* < t i-.nsli and receive their
( I ristmas pr. ent. The entertain
i, rnts this y. ar will be a departure
r-f m the regular form and will bo
\rrj entertain n. The children will
participate in the exercises with]
ami recitations and taken al
♦ .-, tjie; an a: jo: able time Is proto
re,! Everyon*- is invited to attend
"ho botn for the entertainment to
login i# 7: SO. . _ i „
A LAUGHABLE COMEDY
• Hello Bill” For Two Performances,
Matinee and Night.
The company presenting Hello Bill
has been reorganized and will be seen
in Brunswick cn Monday. Dec. 26 for
two performances. Those who saw
the performance when it was present
to here a lit e over a year ago will
remember it as being one of the most
wholesome and laughable comedies
ever seen in this city.
The actions of tlm comedy takes
p ace in the .summer cottage of .Mrs
Dare, located at Seaside, Long Island
just prior to. and immediately after
tfca Spanish-American war. Act first
occurring June 26 ISPS at !1 a.
act 2. Sept, if at four p. m. and act
3 at f p. m. of the same day
The company is really a good one
and those at otullug will see one of
the most amusing comedies ever wit
nessed. The play has been seen in
several cities throughout the. soulh
this season and lias pleased immense
ly everywhere. As Monday will be a
general. holiday the attendance will
be unusually large and seats should
bo secured early. Reserved seats will,
be sold for both matinee and even
ing performances. The prices for the
matinee will he 50 cents for adults
25c for children. Night, prices, 25,
TO and T3 cents and $1.06, Seats now
cn sale.
Well Selected.
Well solo ted arc simple words
but they mean much and express a
great deal when they refer to the
targe and handsome stock or Konnon
Mott, the Jeweler. Hi store is a mar
vc, ot pretty and useful presents, that
tire rir.h and artistic the prices of
which are a raving to the public of
almost half former prices. Mr. Mott
has done a deservedly big business
and lias hud to work night and day
to keep up- with the engraving A
large line of t-w jewelry was opened
(•Iso some cut glass and ail ver wart
•af which mii o lie only carries tho
In st If yon buy your Christmas
jewelry of Konnon Mou,'it m u guar
antee of It quality. While m the iarg
est Jew-elry centers lie bought a large
snd extra hue stock for leas than reg
ular prices and he is giving the pul
lie these goods at greatly reduced
l-ricet It >vUJ ;ay you u see his
stock beforo buying yovir Christmas
r resents.
Fine Pocket Knlvc-'v^i^yd
Nothing is Belter tor a dßmjsJßsM
good pocliiu ! nile nnd 1’ M
has in.- 1 •it lire in ‘cj
l.urchased 'in -, knives iirlß
mil sale and fs liicraforc r
t . sell tliera in a grunt deal
the regular p'lc-e
To Remove.
S. D. I .evad'd* has based
Monk
tl.cirpi streets and vil! iniß.jgjMl
.Innuary I. Burns aiul ...
open a branch store in 1 ■"MLcSSwS
now occupied by Mr.
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dact nin.-i ~rde • ■ yst. ms ? JT" :
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At Christrial^^Pn^order business
.. not as might he If pat
rons could bo assur' and of prompt deiiv
r-y. The rust in all poslofficos Is so
great however, that many hesitate
to order by mail, who would othorwte*.-
take advantage of the system.
The railroad stations are crowded
tins week with arriving and returning
'shoppers Especially when a train is
cue to depart is the crowd interesting
Nearly all are buried under great hun
il.e, rif purchases. The amount of
money diverted into local commercial
• cfannel at this time of yea. Js cnor-
Jmous in ihe aggregate.
Christirus Decorations,
t The Monk street merchants seem
| o have the "Christmas spirit' in good
shape. Nearly all have the.r places
decorated With shrubbery and this
important thoroughfare presents quite
a gala ayearance- _ iiJtme.
LOST HISLIFE FOR
BROTHER-IN-LAW
—f —
Henry Flint Drowned Yes
terday Whiie Trying to
Save Partner
BOIH WENT OVERBOARD
Flint had Succeeded in Getting His
Brother-in-Law OOt of Jail and
Was Tatung Him to Fancy
Bluff.
After getting his brother-in-law out
of jail and saving him from drowning
Henry Flint, a woit known Fancy
1 luff negro lc st his own life yestor
duy afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock
hi Oglethorpe bay. just opposite the
city dock'.
It seems tiiat his brother in law
doc Shannon, wub in the city yester
day morning and was celebrating
Christmas a few days previous and
thereby landed in the city jail for
being drunk and disorderly. Flint
learned that, Joe was in jail and, with
Cite assistance of Deputy She-iiT flyer
who knows the negro well, mccoeded
If getting his release, doe had been
imbibing too freely and was still pret
ly well under the influence of liquor
when lie went to the city dock to ra
tlin to his It, mo with Flint
The two negroes started, however
in a small row boat, Flint thinking
that he would have no trouble ip get
ting his brother In law across ibe
r, ver. but when out in the middle of
the Hireani Jco. <u some way fall
overboard Flint banded hint an oar
hut he refuseo. to pt-asp it ,and he
then jumped ever In an offor' to save
bis brother in law.
He succeeded In getting Joe safely
In the boat again, hut was himself
.itowned. ITo was almost complete’,'
exhausted aftei working so hard to
save hia partner, that he was unable
to reach the boat and died before as
sistance coni i reach hini^—^
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|Ptrchased lot-i ami ii is safe to stt>
that thla city will be well renreaentetJ
tic 8t George, the *
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Bell Absorbs Company.
BmUVIUc. Fia. Doc 23. Th.
of JnckHOiniflc has giant
|/:ic Teiupponi.
j y up- :
Jfc ’, .I Pi v I'll' t.
sWam; l'..ini v.iU
ii'inpan) in no
HWhe svst.-m I te Uiiini.red
will i e live thuiisand phone."
Means More for Employees.
Pittsburg Dec. 23.—The American
hheci and Tin Plate Company today
advanced block sheets arid tin plate
ti a ion. Galvanized sheets were ad
vanced fP, a tea av,- e!c ago. The ad
vance will increase wages of em
p.oyeea 2 per cent.
Georgia Student# at Yale.
New Haven. Conn., I tec. 23. The
r-eliminary catalogue of Yale uni
versity issued today shows t h<- follow
ing Georgia men enrolled In the fresh
man classes of ihe academy and pro
frpional school-;. Academic. Fort
I'ommanrl, Savannah, scientific school
John Holmes lit ten. Atlanta, Thomas
Hilton, Darien- .fames Henry Ravers.
Savannah; law school A. L. Under
The total student registration is 2,996
Connecticut fcws 1,010.
BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MOfJFWC. DfCEMBER 24, 1904-
SPECIAL MUSIC
111 THE CHURCHES
Interesting Serves Will
Be Held in Brunswick
Tomorrow
GOOD SINGING A? FEATURE
"U *
Tev. Sam w. Small Win Preaen a
Christmas Sermon at the First
Methodiet .Church—Program
of Music at St. Jude's.
Interesting sendees will -he heir) pit
ell Brunswick churches tomorrow the
feature of which of course will be
srocial Christmas sermons and inter
vsting musical programs. Tho scr
otal churches of the city are all hug?
u-hcarsing their Christmas music. It
vas impossible to secure alt of "the
musical programs yesterday but an
many as possible will be published
tomorrow and those in charge, are re
Limited to so id them irtto the office
today as early as possible.
At the First Methodist church tho
Christmas sermon will ho preached
by Rev Gam W. Small, tho well
known Atlnuti minister who is spend
it g some time in the city. Uov. Mu
lone invited Mr. Small to deliver the
' hrlstmas sermon and the congrega
tion of the church were del ghted hi
Us acceptance it is .expected that
an unusually largo congregation' will
o present.
Interesting ryrvicos will tie hold iu
Ml otlier churches of the city
At tho St. .judo's Episcopal church
"and ununually attraothe musical pro
g um has been arranged, as follows:
Morning Service,
Hymn No. r.B (Bethlehemt—O little
Town of Bethlehem #v,
Vonlto P
No.
Glorkwl’atri —Danka in
and A Mi.
Te /i-um Laiidatmis—K. \V. Reade
in i^flat.
jjKtbiiate Deo —Danka in B flat.
Hymn No. 19 —Adetie Tidies—O
Come all ye Faithful.
Kyrles E. \V. Reade in ft Hat
Gloria Tibi-E, W. Read iu 13 tint
.Gratins—>3. W. Read in 13. flat.
Hymn No. PI —While Shop
lit ids Watched Their Clocks
Offertory, nnthum- E. \V. lteade in
c There weie Shepherds in the
Fields.
Offertory Sentence—Chant No. 191
-Glllien in (i Tliou art Worthy Oj
i .orrt.
Sursem Corda - E W. Reade in tt
B Sal id mh
IV.
in O. |
Ali.m Iu ilj IjfcdJS ’Vitffl^T'^L
Ei.ct.aCu.itivS -I
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V a.* I althful V.
re. I latn, riY '
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In
Hymn No f.O —Regent An
gies lrom the Realm of Glory
Hyu.ii No 5,--Carroll—lt came up
on a Midnight Clear
Offertory Sentence-C bam No 191
- Gilbert Iu t -Thou art Worthy O
lord
Offertory anthem —E W, Reade in
F. —There we: o' Shepherds In the
Fields.
Sevenfold Amen —Strainer In A,
Hymn No fi?—Bethlehem- 0 Little
town of Bethlehem.
A VERDICT AND A HUNDRED
Ji rors Take up Collection For Acquit
ted Woman.
Now York. Dec. 2.1.- -The spectators
.r. the conn of gonoral sessions today
< Peered when the jury returned a ver
dict of acquittal for Gjara Adler, aged
'B. who was accused of kilting her
i.Rby. The members of the jury took
u; a subscription and gave SIOO to
ibe defendant whom they had Just
:,et free. .Vlisa Adler admit ted that
Ihe child had died of ben sine asphyx
intion. but asserted that the poison
101 l into the child's mouth by acci
dent. when tin mother attempted to
Commit suicide, by drinking it. Miss
Adler thought it was carbolic acid.
Her friend knocked the bottle from
her lips as she was about to drink,
Judge Nowborgtr fully concurred in
the v*ral4* | esgtfMC
WARRANT AWAITS
DR, CHADWICK
Cassie's Husband Also
Had a Hand in the
Swindle
■ r
NOW ENROtiIE TO NEW YORK
The Doctor Will be Arrested as Soon
as He Reaches the United States
Seems that he Played a Part
in the Great Swindle.
HES
Cleveland. 0„ Dec. 23.—Dr. Leroy
t. Chadwick and his wife, Mrs. Oae
sie L. Chadwick, were jointly indicted
by the county grand jury yesterday
afternoon on the charge of having
forged and uttered a. |5,00u000 note
signed by And tow Carnegie.
Dr. Chadwick is now on his way to
New York front Paris and is expected
to land next Wednesday. As noon ns
the indiebnout wgs returned Sheriff
hairy, of this county, made arrange
ments to aecnrG I)r Chadwick’s extra
dition. This is the third tune that
Mrs. Chadwick has been indicted by
the county grand jury but ii is the
first Instance of her husband's name
appearing In the case. The indict
ment already returned, against Mrs
Chadwick arc .Imilar to the one voted
today, except that they cover notes
.of $250,000 and $50l),0U0 signed by
Andrew Carnegie,
Airs Chadwick was reclining on a
couch before her coll in the jail when
he was informed this afternoon oi
tho action of the grand jury She up
reared not the least, concerned, and
asked only if there hud been any one
Dae indicted, montlohinfe the nutue
cf ft person who has^ figured in the
case to aoniH extent, She declined
to snake any eomnTbnt,' saying.
M.lt wilt do me no good to discuss
affairs in tho newspapers. There
tins been so much misrepresentation
tfinf I have decided to do no further
talking and I am also acting on the
advice of my attorney iu this respect.'
The grand jury’s action was some
v hat unexpected. H was thought at
hist that its report would be made
Saturday. Prosecutor Keeler coun
ted on a delay in securing the neces
sary papers fi r Dr Chadwick’s return
nid feared tiiat the steamship on
vhich lie is a passenger possibly
Plight arrive teforu they wide secur
ed Sheriff ! arry arranged to ob
tain Hie reuu'silion from Governor
Herrick of Ohio, and will leave Sun
day night for Albany, N. Y., to obtain
extradition papers from Governor
t.iieli. Dr. Chadwick it is expected
'■ill not resist, returning to Cleveland.
‘There are many things .vhich Dr
Chadwick will have to explain and I
hope he will do so," said Prosecutor
heeler this afternoon "Dr. and Mr
Chadwick may lie fried on the indict,
irent separately or together Each
has a right, to trial singly if il is de
sired. The jmors will finish their
work Saturday. Tho Chadwick in
I'estiguthm so far as Hits jury is eon
icerned, is ended. But i cannot say
'•’at this concludes our inquiry into
\ matter ft is possible th-re may
developments."
HRTe grand jury has spent more
wiun two weeks in its investigation
\\ the Chndtt'ifk affair it is nnders
toood that it whs mainly on the testi
reony of President Beckwith of the
Citizens National bank of Iborlin, O .
which failed recently that the jurors
voted to indict Dr. Chadwick.
A number of persons whose names
have frequently apeared In connection
with the case wont before the jury at
vsrio’is times to givo testimony
Mrs. Chadwick was in better health
today than she lias been for some
time Her only visitors are her at
torneys and occasionally hoi son Emil
Sheriff Barry baa now allowed her to
see them contrary to jail rules.
Nathan Loeser, receiver for the
Chadwick property, who Is ‘Tying to
locate aseis for the benefit of credit
ors, said today he had accrued in
formation concerning the wh.-reaboula
of tho trunk and saehel belonging to
Mrs. Chadwick and which were taken
I'ioni the Hoi'cnd house In New York
during h"r stay there. He expects
to recover them, but does not know if
t.ey contain -. aluables.
ALU RAILROAD® TO
OBSERVE THE HOLIOAYS
Railroads Wilt observe Christmas and
New Years.
We the undersigned will close our
respective depot* on Mondav. Decem
ber 16 tti and Monday January 2. 1005
T. J. Wright, agent A, C. L. Ry.
.1. C. B. dutch, agent, A. He B. Ry.
E. H. Houseman, agent Southern
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ERIE COMPANY RECEIVERS
Will Again Start up the Saw Mill at
Camber City.
Judge Emory Speer yesterday ap
pointed two receivers in the Eric Lum
ber Comiany at Lumber City. This
case has boeojn the federal court
for some time and involves a large
amount of property. The first entry
“ court was made wheu the cred
‘tora asked for an adjudication in
j l ankruptcy. Yesterday two of the
; principal stockholders In the business
j were appointed co-receivers and will
;be pul in charge to eonduot the hus-.
ii.ess. These were Messrs Sylvester
.1 Tinthoff an! Alfred Short.
) The > bart l*o<sn contesting the case
for some time when they flnnliy roach
,eii an agtocm nt and returned to the !
; coiu-t to ask that they be nprointe.' j
| It, operate the business further with j
(he hope of paying off the Indebted !
l.fss. They were apointed and placed!
under bonds and returned to start'
the mills.
WHITECAPPERS TAKEN TO PEN
; Largest Number of White Med Jail
ed in Years.
Jackson. Mias., Dec. 23.-Warden
Henry of the state prison and Trav
eling Sea .oai t Dodds leave at a late
hour tnnighl "for Brookhaven, where
they go to b> ;ng to the penitentiary
v Idle men who wore sentenced to
tong terms iu the Hate prison for
v-Tiltecnnping at the recent term of
the Lincoln county circuit court
The moti hrd petitioned the warden
to allow them to oat dinner with the
sheriff of Lincoln county in the jail
l f Brookhaven hut Warden Henry
ftutul it imp.-uei 'cable -to grant tn* re
quest.
This is th,- largest batch of white
prisoner* to he brought to the peni
tentiary f one time In runny years
YOUNG TO WORK IN THE SOUTH
He Will Organize Anti-Saloon League
in this Section.
Columbus. C . Dec, 23.—The execu
tive committee of the American Anti-
S aioun T.oague, closed Its meetings
hers today after laying pjacu to ex-,
fend the organization into districts
which have not heretofore been pene
trated. Jt was announced that tho
league now bag in night sufficient
funds t ocarry out all Ilfs plans for the
coming yea*-. .John G Wooley. of (.dii
cago, was present and submitted a pro
position to consolidate all the temper
ance papers of the country which was
taken under advisement.
The committee confirmed tho sctec
t on of Rev. Ceo. Young, of Louisville
Ky. to be assistant superintendent
of the Amcri Jftn league with the south
as his sreciai field of labor
MANY FRAUDS UNDER THE BAN
Postal Department Reports Suppres
sion o* Large Number.
Washington Dec. 23. —R P. Good
win, assistant attorney general lor the
pcstoffice department, in his annual
report to Tost raster General Wynne
says that the number of fraudulent,
concerns has been greatly reduced in
consequence o', the vigorous enforce
ment of the postal law; The result
is shown by the marked decrease in
the number of complaints received
There were 11f fraud orders burned
during th ye at and twenty-three or
<’ers were issued against foreign lot
ti-ry companies and their agents who
wore found to he operating through
the mails. Much has been done in
the direction of excluding obscene
nnd suggestive illustrations advertis
ing and other matter considered unfit
for circulation.
Many of the worst of tbU class of
c(Tenders have had then enterprises
suppressed and the report says there
fill lie no relaxation of the work,
'i lie department allowed during the
year an aggregate of $150,279 to re
imburso postmasters for losses of gov
ernment iunds resulting from unavold
able casualties and for losses for
funds in transit from postmasters to
their destina+od depositories. Mr.
Goodwin especially refers to the ’high
standards of officials duty" establish
ed and foiiov.u and by bis predecessor
Assistant Attorney Genera! Chas. H.
Kobb and says it has been his endeav
or to carry forward the standards
thus set for safeguarding the public
interests.
Patterson to be Solicitor.
Atlanta. On, Dee. 23.—Governor
Terrel) yesterday appointed Hon. T.
4. Patterson solicitor of the city court
cf Griffin to succeed Hon Joseph D.
Boyd, whose term expires January 4
next. Mr. Patterson who is one ot
Griffin’s best known lawyers will hold
the position for the term of two years
He Is well equipped for It, having
once before served as solicitor of this
court.
GKn Island Disaster.
New York, Doc. 23.-—lnvestigation
into Hie cause of the Glen Island dlsas
ter. in which nine people lost their
lives, was begun toduy before a spe
cs! board rt presenting the local
| board of (team boat inspector*,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RESULT OF ML
SHOCK 10 KM
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Flo rod ora Girl was Certain
That She Would be
Acquitted
NO CHRISTMAS DINNER HOVE
Almost Certam That the F„ rmer Ac
trees Will Get Out Under Bond
On Tuesday and be Able to
Spend Nrw Years at Home
N-w fork. Dec. After the trv
mg ordeal ~f .rial iu which the
hading attorney,- of New York oar-
Lcipated and after the fire of a soy-ra
cro-ig examination Jatlrig „..- r t wo
Itcm-s. Na;, Patterson, is to-ight the
picture of despondency. When tt
become evident that the jury couln
iot agree he r hopes of arqulttal gone
-'an was not henudf. She gave away
ami it was evident that she was dis
appointed.
But the standing of the Jury w ßa
not. a discouraging point to tho for
mor Floradora girl as hot one stood for
murder in the first degree. The jury
as follows:
None for murder, one tor murder
•; ti '*' HOCO 'HI degree, one for mac
slaughter, lire degree two for man
slaughter in tho second degree, six
ter acquittal.
It is stated that there wHI be no
tumble in securing a bondsman, iu
Met. it is said there are several who
ore willing to sign Miss Batt.ergon’u
oend os soon as the amount, is flxed
tut t is doubtless disappointing to
the former actress, the fact that she
will mol cat her Christmas! dinner at
l-i,ihe. -i s*t' is, almost
impossible to trratigo for the bond un
t.t Tuesday There is but little doubt
ti.Ri the Bond matter will be arranged
I'inl the forme*- show girl can at least
nuke New y ea rs dinner with he par
ents.
From facts obtained in a round
about way it. is said that the jury
had a moat interesting time. One
juror put on rb<? coat worn by Young
and demonstrated that it was impos
tuble for him to shoot himself and
then the onlv point was as to who
purchased th * pistol. After hours of
virangling it was evident that the
tveiv.. men could not agree and a
mistrial was the result.
LAST NOTE TO SANTA.
Little Boy Drops Dead While Writing
Wants
Louisville. Ry„ Dec. 23.—'While
scribbling notes to Santa Claus and
" arching them fly up the chimney
( barley Good,, in, the 6 year old son
- Mrs. telle Goodwin, suddenly gave
piercing stream and fell to the
door iinconscitus. He was taken to
tiic city hospital and died there. At.
ibc hospital 1, was digcovi rod that
tor 1 hri.-o weeks tho child hail been
! laying about the house wi'G a frac
tured skull, giving no sign of a fatal
injury. The fracture wan caused
Girec weeks i.go by a stone thrown
oy the boys' brother while playing
•robbers.” The wifund in the scalp
pi.-ared trival and healed up in -a
few days.
SIGHT OF BLOOD TOO MUCH.
Stopped a Crazy Mother From Killing
Child.
New York. Dec. 23.—Mrs Margaret
Melzler of Jersey city whose mind i
deranged, attempted to kill her 3-yaax
c.'ii daughter Jeannette, by cutting
her throat with a carving kr.ife. She
-aid afterwards that she lntedned kill
ng both the child and horself, but
that when she saw the little one’s
blood, remora 3 overcame her.
Mrs. Melzler Is 30 years old She
is ‘be mother of four children the
eldest a girl of 11 years. Jeannette
i." the youngest. Her hu3band, Geo.
Metzler, is a musician They own
a Hat house ar No. 128 Bright street.,
Icrtiov City, and occupied apartments
there until a week ago. wnen thev
v ent to ilve with Mrs. Metzlai’s moth
er at No. 203 Railroad avenue. Owing
'c- Mrs. Mot zb rs frequent ‘pells of
violence the tenants of the flat hoy
threatened to leave.
Starts Across <y ,
Fob He, Ala. D tf Th „ j;itl(>
open decker rasolomt launch Sisam*
tioay started on -/’l voyage of olgh
b <•[! hundred the Quit' of
Mexico to The slßaroa i8
.n command of Captain Baird and has
crow- of four. She came from De
troit down the Mississippi to New
Orleans and ’hence to Mobile, Sfcq
will stop at Tampa and Havana.