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FATAL FIGHT AT SAW MILL. One Georgian Killed and Two Others ; Wounded. Macon, Ga., Dec. 7.?A special to the Telegraph from Ashburn, Ga., says: G. R. Christmas was killed instantly and his brother, J. A. Christmas, and J. D. Ward, all of this - place, were seriously wounded this j morning at a saw mill six miles from Ashburn, in an ama> ?nunc workers there. The three men. who are fairly prominent . went to the mill attempting to get several of the younger men to settle for damages done to G. R. Christmas a few days ago. when he had been whipped and his clothing taken from him and burned for an offence, the nature of which is not known. Christmas blamed the outrage on various workers at the mill and J. H. L. Lane, a farmer, who accom- j panied them and witnessed the affair, says that none of the party was armed, but that they simply wanted a cash settlement for the clothes. Lane says that as soon as they got close to the mill a shot was fired and the entire party commenced to run for a pine clump, followed by a rain of bullets. G. R. Christmas fell dead and the other ? two dropped further on. Lane sent for the sheriff, who late to-night had made no arrest6, as eyewitnesses are uncertain as to which members of the mill workers' party fired the shots. Arrests are expected before morning. LANCASTER MAN KILLS HIMSELF A. J. Clark's Body Discovered Beside Wife's Grave. Lancaster, Dec. 5.?A. J. Clark, one of Lancaster's most prominent and influential citizens, who recently resigned the position of manager of the Lancaster News, committed suicide early this morning, between 6 and 7 o'clock, in the Presbyterian cemetery, at this place, using as an instrument of death, a 32-calibre pistol, with which he shot himself through the neck, the ball entering from the left side and lodging in the base of the brain. From the nature of the wound inflicted, the physicians, who examined the body, say that death must necessarily have been instantaneous. / - | Motive Unknown. No probable motive is yet assigned for Mr. Clark's r-ish act, which has caused universal sorrow and regret in this community, where the deceased has lived and worked the best of his life, enjoying the confidence and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. The body was found at 2 o'clock to-day, by parties walking through the cemetery, under a large oak tree, near the grave of his wife, who died here some eighteen years ago. The discovery was at once reported to the members of the family and no.tv /"?n QP. tllC acai WJUilig yax , " ui\.u, vu count of his continued absence from 'home since dawn this morning, had been looking everywhere for him. His body was found in a reclining posture. He "was partially dressed, and held in his right hand the pistol with which he put an end to his life. Native of North Carolina. Mr. Clark was a native of North Carolina, from which place he came here years ago to engage in the newspaper business. For seventeen years he was editor and manager of the Lancaster Enterprise, which paper was finally taken over, with the Ledger and Review, to join the Lancaster Publishing Company. He w^s elected manager of this company, which position he held continuously ever since until about two weeks ago, when, on account of failing ' health and close confinement in his office, he was compelled reluctantly to,resign. Supreme Confidence. Finlev Peter Dunne tells this story - * ?? ' - - A. oil nimseu, Dut ihsisls it was siaucu by his enemies, and has no basis in fact. He had a speaking engagement , in a small town in Southern Illinois a few weeks ago, and after luncheon, according to the story, he was standi g in front of the little hotel, waiting for the local committee to come for him. A stranger drove up and jumping from his buggy*, turned to Mr. Dunne and asked him if he would hold his horse for a few minutes. "Why should I hold your horse?" asked the one addressed. "Do you know who I am. I am former mayor of Chicago." "Well, I don't mind that." replied the stranger, "I'm willing to trust you for ten minutes."?Boston Journal. "Never see any more sea serpents around here?" "No," replied the coast dweller. "What do you suppose killed 'em off?" "I dunno; but I have my suspicion it was local option."?Washington Star. WOMEN REBUKE BLEASE. Female Auditors Shocked by Governor's Utterances. Richmond. Va., Dec. 5.?Gov. Cole L. Blease. of South Carolina, bawled out. "to h?1 with the constitution." in language so strong, at the afternoon session of the Governors' Conference to-day, that most of the women in attendance, including nearly a dozen suffragettes, left the hall and did not return until he had resumed his seat. Gov. Blease was elaborating his views on the negro in connection with the divorce question and had just paid his respects, in characteristic style, to Jack Johnson for marrying a white girl recently, when Gov. Carey, of Wyoming, evidently provoked by the South Carolinian's declaration that he did not believe in educating the negro, asked him if he did not take an oath when sworn in as governor that he would stand by the constitution, which guaranteed equal rights to all men. Would be Correctly Quoted. As the Wyoming executive resumed his seat amid applause, Gov. Blease paused, then turning to the newspaper men, he asked them to be careful to get his reply straight. He also requested that they refrain from stating that he was excited. "For," he said. "I have the reputation down in South Carolina of being a fighter, and a cold-blooded fighter at that." Again facing the audience, he yelled out to Gov. Carey: T ? ~ ~ 1- r, v? Tl'ViCin T TlO X fcX>, X Luur ail uaiu >? xx^xx x came governor, but I say, to h?1 with the constitution if it stands in the way of me and protection of the white women of South Carolina." Women File Out.' No sooner had he uttered thesd words than the women began to file out, among them being Mrs. B.- B. Valentine, president of the Equal Suffrage League, of Virginia, and also Miss Miss Mary Johnston, one of the leading suffragettes. Undaunted, Gov. Blease went further, declaring that he would even tear the constitution into shreds if it failed to afford white women protection. Incidentally, he said that he regarded the negro of South Carolina as his friend and he believed if they all could vote, fully 75 per cent, of them would cast their ballots' for him in an election contest. No Apologies to Make. He had no apologies to make for any views he had expressed, and if any one doubted that the majority of the people of South Carolina were with him. they had only to consult the results of the recent gubernatorial election in that State, he said. - Speaking on the divorce question, he said he was proud of the fact that no divorces were allowed in South Carolina. He was also proud that a negro could not marry a wnite woman in South Carolina, as Jack Johnson had done in Chicago. If this pugilist had attempted such a thing in South Carolina he doubted if a grand jury would have been necessary to give him his just deserts, declared Gov. Blease. Millions Tied in Bundle. A package one foot long, ten inches deep and eight inches wide rests on one of the shelves in a vault in the treasury building, says the Washington Star. Its wrapping is of ordinary brown paper, the ends of which are held together by two dabs of red sealing wax. It contains 4,000 $10,000 gold certificates?$40,000,000. It has remained undisturbed for six months, save when an especially fortunate sightseer who is a personal friend of some high treasury official is permitted to view the inside of the vault and allowed to lift the package. It weighs about twenty Dounds. A thief would have a hard time with that $40,000,000, even if he did manage to get away with it. He'd have a lot of trouble trying to buy a "Bronx" cocktail with one of those bills, and mighty few haberdasheries would give him $9,999.75 in change for a 25-cent collar button. The first appearance of one of those yellow certificates would bring every secret service man in the United States into immediate proximity, Incidentally there's a little secret treasury officials impart in regard tc keeping the package intact in the vault for so long a time. It really increases in value?that is, it is better money now than when it arrived, It takes this long, they say, for the ink to set and for the chemical reaction to take place. The bills are just about "ripe" now. The package will shortly be broken and distribution will be made as the demands warrant to the various sub treasuries tnrougnout tne couniry. "My dear," said Mr. X. to Mrs X., "what name did I understand yon to call the new hired girl?" "Japan,' replied Mrs. X., briefly "And, pray, why such an odd name, my dear?" "Because she is so hard on China.' ?Detroit Free Press. TAKEN FROM JAIL. Body Hanging from Limb Tell Story of Murder Avenged. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 6.?Danglinj from the limb of a tree the body o Azariah Curtis, a young negro, \va found to-day at Butler, Ala., as mut evidence that the murder of B. B Bush, a planter, who was shot t< death last Monday, had been aveng ed, Curtis confessed that he and tw< other negroes killed Mr. Bush whil , they were lying in wait for two mei whom they intended robbing. Ac cording to the negro's confession tin highwayment were waiting for Ta: Collector T. B. Bennett and J. F Howington, both of whom wen known to have large sums of mone: on their person. Mr. Bush was driving a wagoi ~ i?~ nn whiph it was PY CUUUg LUC I uau, uu .. .... .. pected the proposed victims of th. negroes would pass. Curtis steppe< out from his hiding place and fire< point blank at the planter with ; single-barrelled shotgun. Reload ing the weapon he fired two mo,r< shots at the planter's body as th< mules attached -to the wagon rai away. The negroes were captured by j sheriff and his posse. After profess ing his innocence, Curtis finally con fessed. A mob of 200 stormed th< jail and lynched Curtis. The othe two negroes. Green Coleman and hi< brother, still are under arrest. A \atural Inquiry. R. T. Lingley, a New York rea estate man who lives in the suburl of Park Hill, was moving from on* street to another where he had jus built a new house, says the Satur day Evening Post. Observing wit! dismay the care free way in whicl the moving crew yanked his cherish ed antiquities about, Lingley was fill ed with a desire to save from possi ble damage a tall grandfather' clock that he prized highly and tha was reliably reputed to be more thai a hundred years old. Taking the clock up in his arm he started for the new house. Bu the clock was as tall as its owner and heavy besides, and its doors kep swinging open so that he had t put it down every few feet and res his arms and mop his streaminj brow; Then he would clutch hi burden to his heaving bosom an< stagger on again. Before Lingley had gone a bloc! he had repeated this operation : dozen times and was panting fron exhaustion. Every time he put th< clock down he would gaze into it round, impassive race and curse i for weighing so much and for beini so unwieldy. After half an hour of these strenu ous exertions he was nearing hi destination when an intoxicated per son who had been watching his la bors from the opposite side of th< road took advantage of a halt to hai f him. "Mister," he said thickly, "could ash you a ques'n?" "What is it?" demanded Lingley "Why in thunder don't you carr; a watch?" A Legal Opinion. "A cat sits on my back fence ever; night and he yowls and yowls an< yowls. Now, I don't want to havi any trouble with Neighbor Jones, bu this thing has gone far enough, am I want you to tell me what to do.' The young lawyer looked as sol emn as an old sick owl and said no a word. "I have a right to shoot the cat haven't I?" "I would hardly say that," replie< young Coke Blackstone. "The ca does not belong to you, as I under stand it." "No, but the fence does." "Then," concluded the light o law, "I think it safe to say you hav a perfect right to tear down th fence.,?N. Y. Press. RALEIGH. N. G. 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