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The Georgia Record. VOL. 1. GOLDEN SAYS HE WILL TALK And Tell All He Knows About the Assassination of Goebel. SPURNS TO BE CALLED COWARD Bold Statement of Young Sergeant Creates a Sensation Through out State of Kentucky. A special from Lexington, Ky., says: Sergeant F. Wharton Golden, the man alleged to have made incrimi nating statements in the Goebel mur der case, arrived in the city Tuesday night in company with his attorney, Smith Hayes. They came from Win chester. Their movements have been kept in the dark and their presence was not known until several hours after their arrival. They did not register at the Phoenix hotel, but it is stated Golden went through the rear door of the Phoe nix and subsequently to his room in the hotel. Another stofy is that they were met by a carriage and driven to the home of a Goebel Democrat. As the hotel clerk knew nothing of their arrival ef forts to find Golden proved futile. Many rumors are in circulation. One is that Golden is trying to get away from Goebel influence?/ but he is closely watched. It is improbable that he has given them the slip. Another rumor is that ho was in the city for farther conference with Goe bel attorneys. The stories growing out of the con ference between Sergeant F. Wbarton Golden, of the Barbourville company of state militia, and the attorneys who are managing the investigation of the assassination of Governor Goebel have caused a sensation throughout the state. Golden will be placed on the stand by the prosecution in the trial of persons already arrested for alleged complicity in the assassination, but in formation as to the exact nature of the testimony he is expected to give is lacking. “I will do all I can for my friends all the time,” Golden is reported as saying, “but I must first l»e true to myself. When the time comes I will tell all I know. Whatever else may be said about me I do not think I can be accused of being a liar, a coward or a Democrat, and I want it distinct ly understood that I am not here un der guard.” The story is published that Golden has divulged to the attorneys the name of the mau who fired the shots that killed Goebel. The person men tioned is a mulatto, who formerly lived at Winchester, was prominent in the French-Eversole feud and is known as a dead shot. This man is now supposed to be in the wilds of one of the mountain counties. Evidence that he was in Frankfort at the time of the assassination was found among papers taken from W. H. Culton, a clerk in the auditor’s of fice, when the latter was arrested a week or so ago on a warrant charging him with being an accessory to the murder. Among these papers were receipts for board bills amounting to about S3OO, incurred by eighteen men who were in Frankfort for some time be fore and at the time Goebel was shot. In one of those receipts the name of the mulatto mentioned is given. The receipt in this case is for money re ceived from John Perkins by Bettina Pittman for the board of three men. Perkins is a porter about the state house. GOTHAM’S, BIG DEBT. The Net Bonded Debt of New York City Beaches the Hundred Millions. Comptroller Color has made public j a statement of the New York city debt on February 3d. The total gross j funded debt was $36-1,195,859; the net ; $258,312,484 and the net bonded debt $258,340,084. There were then besides outstanding bonds of various corpora tions now wholly or partly included in the city of New York amounting to $4,385,391. REFUSED TO CONCUR House Does Not Agree With Sen ate On Porto Rican Bill. CHAIRMAN CANNON STANDS FIRM Insista On Original Provision—Democrats, j However, Were Willing to Avoid Further Delay. A Washington special says: The house Monday refused to concur in the senate amendments to the Porto Rican relief bill. The Democrats sup ported a motion to concur on the ground that it would avoid further de lay in extending relief to the inhabi- J tants of the island, but the Republi cans stood firmly behind Chairman Cannon in his demand that the house should insist upon its original provis ion to appropriate not only the money collected on Porto Rican goods up to January Ist, but all subsequent mon eys collected or to be collected. When the Porto Rican appropria tion bill was called up Mr. Cannon moved that the house non-concur in the senate amendments and Mr. Mc- Rae, of Arkansas, moved concurrence. Mr. Cannon explained the changes made in the bill by the senate. Mr. Mcßae said that the essential difference between the two bills was that the house affirmed the right of the United to impose the Dingley rates against Porto Rico, whereas the senate provision upon this subject was indefinite. Members on both sides, he said, were agreed that the duties collected on Porto Rican goods should be re turned, the Democrats taking the po sition that there should be absolute free trade between the island and the United States. (Democratic applause.) Mr. Bell, of Colorado, also advo cated concurrence in the senate amendments. Mr. Moody, of Massachusetts, and Mr. McCleaiy, of Minnesota, advo cated Mr. Cannon’s motion, declaring that the Porto Rican tariff bill pro- 1 posed to treat the people of the island better than the people of any territory of the United States were ever treated. ; Mr. Swanson of Virginia denounced the Porto Rican tariff bill as “infa mous” and said the pending bill to give back the duties collected under the Dingley law w as an attempt to su gar-coat the outrage. The power to fix the duties on goods coming into and going from this country w-as the power exercised by England prior to the revolution an dwas one of the main reasons why the colonies threw off the ; yoke. The motion to concur was lost, 86 to 116, a strict party vote, except that Mr. Thayer, Democrat, of Massachu setts, voted with the Republicans. The motion to non-concur then pre vailed without division. The speaker appointed Messrs. Cannon, Moody aud Mcßae conferees on the part of the house. rooFin charleston. Secretary of War Inspects New Forts and Fortifications. Elihu Root, secretary of war, ar- ; rived in Charleston on board the trans- j port Sedgewick Monday and immedi- : ately went to Sullivan’s island to meet Colonel Randolph, commanding the First artillery, and Captain Sanford, United States engineer in charge of harbor improvements. At the colonel’s residence General Nelson A. Miles was found, he having also gone over I from the city to inspect the forts, etc. All went to Fort Sumter and after- | wards visited Forts Capron and Jas- I per and reviewed the garrison. The usual salutes were fired and there was music aud flags flying. BEVERIDGIToFFERS SUBSTITUTE. For The Porto Rican Tariff Bill—ls a Radical Change. Senator Beveridge, Republican, of Indiana, offered the following substi tute for the Porto Rican tariff bill, in the Senate Monday: “All articles coming into the United States from Porto Rico or going into Porto Rico from the Uuited States shall be admitted free of duty, but this act shall not be construed as ex tending the legislation of the United States or any part, thereof over Porto Rico, aud it is hereby declared that the legislation of the United States is | not extended over Porto Rico.” ATLANTA. GA.. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900. DEFAULTER SUICIDED Discovery of Kelly Brinsfield’B Dead Body Clears a Mystery. MISSING SINCE LAST DECEMBER 1 Young Man Preferred Death to Facia* Hi* Accuser*—Dl*eorery Created Great Sensation In Atlanta. Ga. a An Atlanta dispatch says: The thick fog of mystery which has en veloped the whereabouts of Kelly Brinsfleld since December 29th last, when he suddenly disappeared, several thousand dollars shArtin his accounts, and which has troubled the minds of the police of the entire community since that time, was dissipated Thurs day morning by the finding of his life less body lying under the front veranda of the house at 45 West Cain street, where he resided with his wife previ ous to his disappearance, and from every indication it was judged that the body had been there since the day he left his office for the last time. It is presumed that Brinsfleld, knowing full well th exposuree which thieatened him, went to his home, drank a narcotic poison in his room aud then let himself down through a trap door in a closet under the stair way in the hall. Once through the trap, he craw-led under the beams sup porting the floor of the house until he reached the brick wall near the street. Then, overcome with drowi uess brought on by the deadly drug, he lay down for slee- In his pocket he carried a nqsumably for use should the drug V il in its work. The body was discovered by a little negro boy who was hired by the cook in the house to go under the floor in search of the source of odors which had been annoying the residents of the household for some time. He went down through the trap door aud on the supposition that he would find a rat or dog, he began a careful search of the space under the house and soon came upon the body. At the time of the disappearance of Kelly Brinsfleld, his father, a highly respected Methodist minister of Toc coa, Ga., said that his son bad been driven crazy by smoking cigarettes. Strangely coincident with this declar ation is a circumstance connected with the discovery of the body. By the side of the body lay a box of matches; clutched in his fingers was a half I smoked cigarette, and in his pocket there was a box containing fifteen of the tiny roll of tobacco, each with a bright tip of gold paper on the end. Kelly H. Brinsfleld was the kook keeper for the Manhattan Life Insur ance Company in /Atlanta for more than a year before his disappearance. On Friday morning, the 29th of last De cember, Brinsfleld left the company’s office in the Prudential building, and mysteriously disappeared. It was not known that he was short in his accounts, but the mysterious manner of his disappearance excited I the suspicion of Mr. Prince, the south ern manager of the company. It was also found that before leaving the of fice Brinsfleld had changed the com bination of the safe, and it was neces sary to bore a hole through the Lek before the door could be opened. The amount of Brinsfleld’s shortage j was not know until only a month or so ago. Mr. Prinee had an expert to work on the books for several weeks, and as a result of the work it was an- I uounced that Brinsfleld’s total short- j age whould foot up to about 87,000. Brinsfleld was bonded in the Fidelity I and Deposit company for $5,000. Brinsfleld was counted as a young I man of exemplary habits, his only fault being his great fondness for | cigarettes. He had only been married a short time, the ceremony which | made one of the city’s most lovable young women his bride having been performed by the groom’s father at Payne’s Memorial church iu Atlanta on September 6, last year. The couple bad many friends in ths city, and they had started out in life under the most promising auspices. Collodium Exploded. One person was killed aud four seri ously injured by a terrible explosion of collodium in the photograph supply establishment of Thomas M. McCollin & Co., on South Eleventh streets, Piladehlphia Thursday, REDMOND RAMPANT ■ Leader of Irish Nationalists Talks at Banquet In London. ; QUEEN’S-'W#T WILL BE. UNAVAILING *-/ - In Kliinnatinff Irish Hat Practical Grievance* Great Britain. At a national banquet at : Cecil, in London Tuesday evening, John Redmond, leader of the nation alist party in the house of com mons, who presided, said he regarded the last nine years of publie life in Ireland as a hideous nightmare.'! “Our reunion is sincere,” hft tinned, “and there is notlxfiiH;-IffiF. inanely speaking, which the six Irish members of parliament Mw not obtain from the exigencies of the British parties. It is incredible that British statesmen can be so blind to the teaching of history as to imagine that serious practical grievances can be mitigated by a royal visit to Ireland or by a British celebration of St. Pat rick’s day.” Mr. Redmond denounced the war as the “most damning of which there is any record in history;” but he evoked tremendous enthusiasm when referring I to the gallantry of the Irish soldiers. Edward Blake, member of parlia ment for South Longford, who pro posed the toast, “Ireland, a Nation,” was greeted with hostile cries. A disturbance ensued and the police w . .e called iu to restore’Order; ’ Amid the uproar, stewards were sent for to secure quiet. A scrimmage follow-ed aud blows were exchanged. After a sharp tussle quietude was ob tained. Later, while Edward McHugh,mem ber of parliament for South Armagh, was speaking, a small coterie renewed the interruptions, which developed into a free fight. Many ladies were present and became greatly alarmed. Ultimately the police overpowered the disturbers and ejected them. DEATH CLAIMS BAILEY. Victim of Cobb County Mob Succumbs to Wound*. John Bailey, the negro who was tak en from the Cobb county jail at Mari etta, Ga., by a mob Saturday night last and riddled with bullets because of his assault upon a young lady a few days before, died in the jail Tuesday morn ing, and his body was turned over to his family for burial. The exhibition of vitality shown by Bailey was simply«marvelous, and the fact that he remained conscious from; the time of shooting until au hour or so prior to his death is still more won derful. Baily had one ball in his head back of the ear, two in his left arm, one in his left leg below the knee, three in his right lung, one in his loin and one near his spine in the smali of his back and in addition to this had a large deep cut in the top of his head caused by a blow with a piece of iron in the hands of some one of the mob. In this condition he lived for 56 hours. Bailey made a full confession to She»iff Bishop and Bailey’s father Sunday, but Mr. Bishop had promised that he would not divulge the confes sion until after his death. Bailey told Deputy Sheriff Anderson and several others that he passed along and frightened th© girl, but did not make a full confession to them as he did to Sheriff Bishop and his fa ther. To them he confessed the crime as had been told by the young lady and fully corroborated her in every particular. PRINTERS FIGHT JOHNSTON. New Paper Put Under Ban By Birming ham Typographical Union. The Daily Democrat, a new after noon paper issued in the interest of Governor Johnstpn’s senatorial candi dacy and published in Birmingham, Ala., has been put under the ban by the Typographical Union of that city. The new paper carried the label of the Knights of Labor, which or ganization is not affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, as the printers’ union. The Knights of La bor are, therefore, inimicable to the printers’ union,hence the action taken. NO. 39. NEBRASKANS ■ FOR BRYAN Democratic State Convention Is Held at Lincoln. POPULISTS ARE ALSO IN LINE Delegates to National Convention Selected By Both Parties. Bryan Makes Address. In effect William J. Bryan an nounced at Lincoln, Nebraska, Mon night to the Democratic party and fl to th'e nation at large the platform ,'JiWUihe considers best for the’jßemo- especially upon whiyh he i desires to stand if nominated at the ; Kansas City convention. 1 The platform which was adopted by the Nebraska Democracy in their state convention, with the greatest enthus iasm, reaffirms the Chicago platforp, declares for “16 to 1,” opposes a large I standing army, denounces the action of the Republican party on the Porto Rican tariff bill, declares against , | trusts and “imperialism” and favors ■ the choice of United States senators ■by popular vote. The platform is I practically the creation of Mr. Bryan. ' He did not write it personally, but he ! was consulted concerning it, and be fore it was read to the convention he ! 4- ife ihrtnigrhem't. *- The platform adopted by the Popu list convention was substantially the same as that adopted by the Demo- I crats. It differs somewhat in form, but conflicts in no essential point. I Both conventions were enthusiastic I for Bryan to the last degree and every mention of his name was greeted with cheers of delight and approval. In -1 structions were given to both delega tions to stand for Mr. Bryan in the Kansas City and Sioux Fall conven | tions. | The Democratic state convention was called to order at 8:15 o’clock by ' Jas. Dahlman, chairman of the state I democratic committee. He announc ed that Thomas J. Nolan had been se- ! lected as temporary chairman. Mr. I Nolan took the chair and after being presented to the convention made a j lengthy address. The temporary organization was I made permanent and a committee on resolutions was named. While that i committee was out Richard R. Met- I calfe, of Omaha; W. D. Oldham, of ! Kearney; W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island, aud A. G. Tibbetts, of Lin | coin, were chosen as delegates at large to the Democratic national convention at Kansas City. While the convention was in the midst of a row over the choice of al ternates to the delegates at large, Mr. Bryan appeared in the hall. The sight of him put a stop to all business, and the delegates went wild as he mount ed the platform. Mr. Bryan’s speech dealt almost entirely with the three questions which he has been discussing in vatious parts of the country—the money ques tion, the trust question aud imperial ism. He said that the ratio of 16 to 1 was the only ratio that was discussed and the only ratio for which any consider ble number of the people of the United States were working. He denounced the currency feature of the financial bill and said that the Republican par ty had never in a campaign advocated the retirement of greenbacks and that it would not be able to defend that bill before the country. The Populist convention was turbu lent from the start. There were nu merous candidates for every position, and objectors to every measure. The committee on credentials de cided against the claims of the middle of-the-road Populists from Omaha to be classed as delegates, and barred ' them from the convention. After being denied admission as del egates to the Populist convention the middle-of-the-roaders held a small con vention of their own aud appointed a Nebraska delegation to attend the Populist convention at Cincinnati. They also decided to hold a state con vention in Nebraska at some date after the Kansas City convention.