The weekly ledger. (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1894-1896, February 04, 1897, Image 2
THE LEDGER: GAFFNEY, S. C., FEBRUARY 4,
1897.
HE ARRESTED A TRAIN
South Carolina Sheriff’s Novel
Plan For Collec.ing Debt.
CHAINED ENGINE TO THE TRACK
How He Will Have to Stand Trial For In- 1
terferliijj With tho Unltrd .State* Mall.
A Traueiljr In a Spartanburg llarber
Shop—School Girl. Fight a Duel With
Knir**—I’almotto State Now*.
Columbia. S. O.. Jan. 30. — Threo
months uro a farmor In FairflolJ coantj
got jadgmont ngaiuit the Southern rail
road for the r tlae of a mule. #70. The
railroad amhoritlns wore lelting the
matter take its turn, hut tho farmer
wanted his money, so ho put the case in
the hands of Shoriil Ellison, who has
held sway since tho reformers got con
trol.
Tho sheriff made demand on the road j
apent for tho money. It was nor. paid, J
bo he stopped tho first train that came
np and chained tho drivers to tho track. |
While telegraphic communication was J
going on two trains from Columbia and
tho New York and Florida vestibule
came up and stood puffing on each side,
the arrested train blocking the mouth
of the switch. After several hoars the
road paid up and the trains went on.
Sheriff Edison was arrested on a war
rant charging him with intcr’erlng
with the United States mail. He was
giv»n a hearing before Commissioner
E uiskett, and lias given bond to appear
for trial at the next term of court.
THREE LIVES LOST IN FIRE.
Mother .iiid Two CliililrtM! Unmet! to Deith
No.ir ISpirtinbtti g.
Spaktanbuiw, S. C , Jan. J'J. —A hor
rifying accident occurred a few miles
below this city. A negro woman and
two children wore burned to death at
their home about 3 o’clock in the morn
ing before assistance could roach them.
The particulars are as follows:
Some time after midnight Tuesday
the honsa in which Majuiy Hunt and
her children worn sleeping caught on
fire, but not until tho inmates them
selves were enveloped in flames did they
discover what had taken place. The
pitiful moans and shrinks for help nt-
iraoted tho attention of several peop'e a
short distance off. but before they could
reach the suffering worn in and chil
dren tho death-dealing flames had al
ready got in their work. Ilotii children
were a mass of charred flesh and hones,
while tho mother breathed her last just
us help arrived.
Just how the building first Isvik tire
and how the inmates were consumed
before they had lime to escape, as a
matter of course, is a profound mystery.
Crowds of pe >p o flocked to the scene of
the horrible accident, bat as the dea l
bodies had all been removed, only tho
ruins and ashes of a once neat little cot
tage now romaiiM to toll the story.
Various accounts of the cause have
boiui given, but none more probable
than the following, which was told by a
friend of Maudy Hunt, the dead woman.
It seems that tho mother had been in a
demented state of mind for several
months past, and had threatened re
peatedly to burn herself np. together
with her children. It is now presumed
that tlio woman, while laboring under
a severe fit of mental aberration, set
fire to the house and her children, a'ter
which she threw herself into the flames
BAPTIST PARSON A BANDIT.
'I he ler of >« ( io; of iCnhhorrt — Nar
i o\v. v l*Nc »|M»J Lync'iiat;.
Ff\»T\MU”.ui, S. O., Feb. ’J ---.Mark
Giifliu was rolled of £Ja and cut sc-
vmciv about !l miles from this city.
F. ur negroes who did the deed were
lo«!g'*d in jail, after narrowly escaping
a lynching.
t.tiffin was on 1 is way h ine from the
city, where lie.sold two bales of cotton.
Ah ho entered the envoi oil bridge across
I'acolct river four men grabbed him,
l\nd u hen he resisted, one of them cut
him in three place., and literally cut
hiscothes from his body. Timy took
nli the money he had and he went to
the home of a man near Oolder’a bridge,
whine the ronh-ny occurred.
T nee of the robbers were captired
wit.do four hundred yards of the scene,
and thov gn the name of a negro Bap
tist preacher who was with them when
they commil'ed the robbery.
This man was found at Oowpenn,
where he prea'dicd on Sunday night on
foreign missions. All are now in j ill.
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Lease of the North Carolina The Tovrn of Conception At- Butler, the Australian Murderer,
Railway May Be Set Aside. tacked by the Rebels. Captured at ’Frisco.
IMPORTANT BILL IS INTRODUCED MUOU MONEY AND ARMS SECURED SAID TO HAVE KILLED MANY MEN
Ttio f.aglatntnre S*el.» “to I’rescrlbo tl:o
Torm* Upon Whloli Foreign Corpora
tion* Slia'.l He Allowed to Transact
I:u*tn««* In the North State"—No Sina'.l-
it Greensboro, a* Heported.
Raleioh, Jan. 80.—A bill has been
introdneed in the legislature “to pro
eoribe tho terms upon which foreign
railway corjiorationA shall bo allowed to
operate railways and transact business
In North Carolina.” This is one of tho
most important bills of tho session. Its
purpose is to secure the annullwent of
the lease of the North Carolina railway.
It was prepared by ex-Associate Justice
Avery and revised by Governor Russell.
It provides that after May 31 no rail
way company or corporation organized
under tho laws of any other state shall
hold or operate, directly or indirectly,
through the agency or instrumentality
of any person or domestic corporation
organized under the laws of any other
state, either as owner or purchaser of
tho franchise and property, or ns lessee,
any line of railway situated within
North Carolina, or one of whose termini
is within this state, unicss each railway
company obtains license, keeps an agent
hero upon whom any judicial process
Can bo served and agrees not to apply
for removal of cases to any other state.
DR. ALDERMAN INSTALLED.
The
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University of North Carol In*
a New l’re*lilont.
Chapel Hill, N. C., Feb. 1.—Dr. Ed
win A. Alderman has been duly in
stalled as president of the University of
North Carolina Ho Is a graduate of
this institution and has besn Its presi
dent since the resignation of Dr. George
T. Winston, new the president of tha
University of Texas.
A distinguished company was present,
Including Governor Russell and mo*t of
the state officers, and the members of
tho legislature, tho latter body having
taken a recess in order to attend. The
program was quite elaborate. It began
with music by the Mandolin club of tho
university, and with prayer by Rev. Dr.
B. F. Dixon, member of the house from
Cleveland county. Tho Glee club of
tho university sang Luther’s hymn
“A Mighty Tower Is Our God.” Robert
Herring Wright delivered an address
on behalf of the students and Governor
Daniel L. Rn-soll th-n inducted Fresi-
dent Alderman into ullieo.
President Alderman, in response,
made an address.
The Glee club sang a Latin ode, “In
teger Vitae Seelerisquo Purus.”
Congrutnlatory addresses were made
by President William Rainey Harper of
tho University of Chicago and by Pro
fessor Nicholas Murray Bntler of Co
lumbia university, Now York.
Pit ident Alderman then deliverod
his inaugural address.
Aftrr :i Hot I'lglif, (ho Government Troop*
Flit the Insurgent* to Flight, tho Latter
Lcnving Ten Dead Mint Wounded on the
Field of iluttle—The ('nn*o of tho Ilovo-
iMtion Not Vet Known.
New YoltK, Fob. 3.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Panama says: Tho
HoraU's correspondent in Managua,
Nioaiagua, telegraphs that a revolution
liaa broken out in Guatemala. Details
are as yet unobtainable. President Ze-
laya of Nicaragua has attempted to get
u report from President Barrios as to
tho exact nature of tho crisis in Guato-
mala, but thus far without success.
Tho Guatemalan governmont, it is re-
ported, lias established a censorship over
the cable office at San Jose. This goes
far to confirm the report that an insur
rection is in progress.
Tho Herald’s correspondent In Snn
Salvador sends word that TadooTribua-
nino, with a band of about 7i> follow
ers, crossed the border from San Salva
dor and attacked tho town of Concep
tion. He killed two citizens and plun
dered several houses After securing
all the money and arms that they could
find, the rebels marched toward Esqui-
pulas. Their attack upon that town
proved disastrous.
They mot a warm reception from the
garrison, composed of 100 men, which
put them to flight. After a short but
hot skirmish the rebels left ten dead
and wounded and la prisoners, includ
ing six officers. The government troops
engaged in a hot pursuit after the flee
ing rebels. The officers and men caught
were sent, under escort, to the capital.
The foregoing dispatch from Tho Her
ald's correspondent seems to prove that
President Barrios of Guatemala has re
ceived a chock from which his ambition
may suffer.
At the time of tho formation of tho
great Republic of Central America Pres
ident Berrios was credited with oppos
ing the scheme as a distinct menace to
tho stability of his administration, and
a* a strong impediment to the rea'iza-
tion of his desire to bo tho foremost
leader in Central American politics.
As Tho Herald’s corespondent is un
able yet to send details of tho now re
volt, it is impossible to say what led to
the revolution, but it may bo tiiat tho
worst fears of Barrios have proven well
grounded, and lie is even now suffering
from tha machinations of designing
neighbors. •
TRIED TO BLOVv' UP A BANK.
COTTON COMBINE FORMED?
Tim Mol<« U.ir* Mint Go.
OntitLK.sroN, Fob. 2.- Theowners of
tho Charleston Street railway, a new
line now in course of construction, have
jnst purchased the two horse car
lull's now in operation hero, tho Enter
prise railway and the City i abroad.
These comp.tuies have been doing busi
ness for many year*, and are operated
upon some • the moat important tho
roughfares. The purchase price of Cirj'
r.u way is par for stock and On per
cent and 05 per cent for bonds. Thu
Enterprise stick was sonnwhat less,
'i'his gives the electric company all
available streets in the city, and ail
hues will be eiectr fit 1.
It
In Kumorrd it Trust Will Control tho
J’rlCM of Ftorcjr Stnplo.
Raleigh, Fob. 2.—Tho Progressive
Farmer, tho organ of the National
Farmers’ Alliance, says:
“Wo have just learned of a gigantic
and diabolical combine abjut to bo ef
fected to control the price of cotton.
“The plan is to secure charters and
establish gins with compress attach
ments at as many points ns possible in
the cotton states. Tho bales are to bo
round instead of square. Cotton buyers
will co-operate and force farmers to
have their cotton gitiuo.l at these now
gins by refusing to pay as much for cot
ton put up in the ordinary way. This
will compel the present owners of gins
to go out of business.
“The railroads will haul round bales
cheaper than square bales. The cotton
seed oil mills will, like the new gins and
compresses, be located hmiuly on rail
road lines, and the seed men will al
ways be on band to got bargains, as
many farmers would sell seed cheaper
rather than haul them a long distance
home.
“To defeat this scheme it will require
tho united efforts of all the farmers in
the cotton states. It Is probable appli
cation will bo made for charters for
such enterprises to the present and ail
legislatures held in tho near future.”
Killing In n Hirb-jr
Fpautaniutrg, S. 0 , Jan. 29 —Two
white men, Fred Waten and Jim Hunt,
were seated in a harbor shop hero, wait
ing for a s ave. Presently a dispntu
arose between the two men as to win
was entitled to the next turn. One
word brought on another, until Hunt
drew nit immense knife and sprung
upon Waters. Waters was literally
curved to pieces mid at last accounts
was dying. _
,Iii<lZ H F.irln Hli-cle.t Sniintnr.
Columbu, 8. C.. Jan 78 —Judge Jo
seph Earle was voted for unanimously
bv b th houses of the general assembly
for United States senator. Tit s was
but tlie carrying out of the will of the
|Mv>nle ns declared »n the primary eioc-
tioii last summer.
JSoue .! Girl* Fight With Kiilvr*.
LAUitr.'*. 8. C., Jan. 29. — Hattie
Fletcher .< 1 Addle Foster, negro sch<*ol
girls, fought, 5 miles from tins city.
Addle receiv 'd a knife wound in tha
neck from which she died in a few
bouts.
I’liputlKt* Join Itepultliciiii*.
Raleigh, Feb. 1.—Tho Populist ma
jority caucus has adopted resolutions
indorsing Senator Butler and declaring
its members will not accept office. Tho
bolting Populists say that at least 15 of
tho majority will leave and join, them
and that the majority Populists* want
office ns bad as anybody. Tho Republi
cans are aiding the bolting Populists in
tempting tho majority Populists to de
sert Buth r. The bolters announce that
they will completely co-operate with
the Republicans.
No Smallpox at Grenn*lioro.
Gkeexsboro, N. C.. Jan. 30.—Dr.
Ransny Nett, a smallpox specialist from
Washington, D. 0., reported tho sus
pected case hero to be chickenpnx in
stead of smallpox. He stated that, it
was a very peculiar case and very hard
to diagnose. The Boubow House has
opened un and the guests are arriving
again. The scare lias cost the town not
less than #100,000.
Woman Fall* on a Ksd Hot 8tnve-
Charix)ttr, N. C., Fob. 1.—Mrs. Sam-
nel Burnett was so badly burned hero
that physicians think she cannot live.
She accidentally fell on a rod hot stove,
her clothing caught, and in a few min
utes she was burned from head to foot.
She is a native of England, but has
been living hero several years.
North t'ariillna at N.i*livlll0.
Raleigh, Fob. 1.—A bill has been in
troduced In the legislature providing for
an exhibit for North Carolina at the
Tennessee Centennial exposition. The
department of agriculture is to make
use of any funds it has. these to be sup
plemented by a #10,000 appropriation
from the treasury.
fetid; of Dynamite rimed Under tlio Door
■-f a I’enniylvanln lliiildln;.
IIoi.t.i days BURG, Pa., Feb. 3.—An at
tempt war, made early in tho morning
to bulw up the bank building lately cc-
cupiod by tho firm of Gardinor, Morrow
& Co., private bankers. Tho building
is located in tho centre of tho business
portion of the town.
A stick of dynamite was forced under
tho front door of tho bank and then sot
off. An explosion like a roll of thunder
followed. The windows of every estab
lishment on the square wore shattered
by the force of tlio concussion, the sound
being heard in all tho surrounding
towns.
Tito bank’s door was shattered and
tho floor torn up. No damage was done
to tiio vaults, however. On tho oppo
site side of tho street from wnere tho
explosion occurred, tho front ot tho
First National hank, Frank Glcssner’s
store, tho residence of Charles Ven-
winekel, Major S. W. Burr, Mrs. Eliza
beth Christy and Dr. Jamos D. Hums,
Sttfd r’s millinery store and Golnman’s
c'oihing store, wore all damaged by tho
shock, every plategtass window in tho
store being demolished.
The dynamiters performed their work
while the night watchman was at the
other end of tho block. The motive for
tho crime is ascribed to the resentment
and hatred of some depositor. Tho
bank failed last September. An as
signee was appointed and it was found
that tho asnets wore insufficient to nay
60 per cent of tlio indebtedness. The
police think they have a clue.
Union Uaolflo Mn*t. Do Sold.
Omaha, Fob. 3 -J. N. IL Patrick,
government inspector of tho Union Pa
cific, has returned from Now York. In
an interview he says that congress could
not now stop tho foreclosure sale of
the company’s property. “Neither
tho Harrison bill nor any other can
now elloct tho status of tho sale,”
Kiid Mr. Patrick. “It is too late for
consrress to interfere regarding the
Union Pacific. The matter is still open
regarding tho Central Pacific.” Mr.
Patrick said that Russell Sago and
George J. Gould had not complained
of tho foreclosure of tho Union Pacific
by the government, as stated in dis
patches from New York.
(pilppod From Newcastle on Hoard tlie
Steamer Siranhllda a* a t'oninon. Under
the Naina of Loo 'Vellor, One of tils Vic
tim*, and Was Arrested When He
Iteaclied tlio Golden Gato City,
San Francisco, Feb. 3.—Georgo Ed
ward Butler, alias Ashe, tho murderer,
whose arrival on the ship Swanhilda
has been so long expected, is now in tho
San Francisco jail. Tho Swanhilda was
sighted at 5:15 a. m. coming through
the heads In tow of tho tug Alice. The
tug blew six whistles, tho signal agreed
upon if Butler was on board, but tho
detectives, waiting down the bay at
Meigs’ wharf, did not hoar them, and
although they knew tho Swanhilda was
coming in, they did not know whether
Butler was on board. Suddenly a red
light flashed out through the darkness.
This was another signal, and tho officers
know their man was there.
Tho customboat Hartley xvhich had
been placed at the disposal of the police,
was boarded in haste by six detectives,
four newspaper men and four revenue
officers, and the little vessel steamed
rapidly iwvav to the Swanhilda, which
was met off lAirt Point. The detectives
remained concealed in tho cabin while
the revenue officers went on board tho
Swanhilda to see if Butler had been put
in irons. They reported that he had
not, and the detectives went on tho
ship. Butler wa* pointed out and in a
second was handcuffed. Ho denied that
ho was Butler, but was positively ident
ified by Detectives McHattio and Oon-
roy, who came here from Australia for
the purpose.
The suspected murderer was taken on
board the Hartley, which soon landed
him on the wharf. A patrol wagon
was in waiting and ho was whirled off
to prison. Although the arrest was a
complete surprise to the suspected man,
he maintained remarkable coolness and
calmly puffed a cigarette as he went
ashore.
Captain Frazier of tho Swanhilda said
Butler shipped with him as a seaman
under the name of Loo Weller, one of
his victims. All went xvell on the trip
across the Atlantic and it was not
known that tho notorious murderer was
on board.
On the voyage from Newcastle Butler
worked es an ordinary seaman. In his
kit were found garments bearing differ
ent marks which correspond to the ini
tials of some of his victims.
The Australian officers are overjoyed
at the success of the outcome of their
long and weary wait. Extradition pa
pers have alroaidy been served, and un
less something unforesoon happens But
ler and his custodians will sail for Aus
tralia Thursday on tho Monowai.
An O'.tl Hank Closes It* Doors.
Oaksdalk, Wash., Fob. 8.—Tho First
National bank has posted the following
notice on its doors: “At tho annual
meeting of tlie stockholders of the bank,
hold Jan. 12, it was unanimously voted
to go into voluntary liquidation. All
depositors are requested to call and get
their money.” This is tho oldest bank
hero, and although it has had its share
of business, tho profits were small
Interior I’ortfullo For Mo Henna.
W ashington, Feb. 3.—It is under-
stood here that tho position for which
Judge Joseph McKenna of California is
slated in the McKinley cabinet is that
of attorney general, but there are possi
bilities which may make it necessary to
name him for secretary of the lutcrka
in the final arrangement of the cabinet
of tho new administration.
Four Mnrdrrrr* to llanff.
Santa Fk, Feb. 8.—Frank and Anto
nio Borrego," Sauranio Aland and Pa
tricio Vulenoio, four conspirators who
murdered Sheriff Frank Chavez, and
Whose conviction was recently confirmed
by tho United Stati*s supreme court,
have boon rcsoutouccd to bo hanged
Feb. 23.
THE QUESTION OF RATES.
Ilallronds May Uliarso Fall Fare to tho
Corbett-Fitzsimmons FI j tit.
San Francisco, Fob. 3.—Colonel O.
F. Crocker, first vice president of tho
Bouthern Pacific company, was asked if
his company would oppose making a
reasonable reduction in rates to the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons contest. Without
hesitation ho replied that he was in favor
of making a rate that would induce the
largest crowd possible to go, but that
several facts had to bo taken into con
sideration. One wai the attitude of
eastern connections of tho Southern Pa
cific in making reduced rates from east
ern cities. Another was tho extent to
which tlie Southern Pacific in its own
territory, like California, for instance,
could make reductions without inter
fering with the rates between Califor
nia and Nevada. He said:
“I realize it is to the interest of the
Southern Pacific as a business proposi
tion to haul as many people as possible
to tho contest. The trip from here to
Nevada is an interstate trip. If a re
duction is made in the rates, 30 days’
notice must bo given to the interstate
commerce commissioners before it can
go into effect. Then the reduced rates
must be open to everybody, and on that
account the regular daily travel on the
railroads will bo disturbed. Now, will
enough people from tho oast attend tho
fight to warrant eastern roods agreeing
to a one-fare rate from the east? I for
one do not know. If they request it I
am sure tho Southern Pacific road will
not oppose thorn. But tlio eastern roads
must decide that matter for themselves;
wo cannot act for them.”
Jealousy Cause* a Double Tragedy.
Apollo, Pa., Fob. 3.—James Shel-
hamer, son of a well-to-do farmer, shot
and killed Grace Clark, an attractive
and popular young lady, and thou
turned tho pistol on himself, inflicting
a fatal wound. Tho tragedy took place
in the sittingroom of tho Clark resi
dence, and as tho couple were alone tho
cause will probably never be known.
Jealousj’, however, Is believed to have
been at the bottom of It. Shelhanior
was a suitor for Miss Clark’s hand, but
lately she treated him with marked
coldness. The young lady was 17 years
of age and Shell)amor two years older.
A GOVERNOR ON THE
RA0I$.
The Fcrmerlowa Congressman
Gets a Portfolio.
TO BE AGRICULTURAL SECRETARY
Knuied by President-I'leot McKinley to
Look After Affhlr* of flic Farmer* Par*
Ing tlie Next F<»ur Yrirs —Notlfle* Sena
tor Allison That He Has A coop tod the
Position. „
Washing ton, Feb. &—Horv. James EL
Wilson of Iowa has written some friendi
lu Washington confirming the report
that ho has boon tendered tho office ol
secretary of agriculture In the next od-
Itoston Hanker* ami Uroker* Fall.
Boston, Fob. 8.—The failure of E. O.
Hodges & Co., bankers and brokers of
this city, was announced at tho opening
of tho Stock Exchange. The holdings
of the firm were sold under tho rule on
the floor of the exchange. No statement
of the company’s affairs have boon ob
tained. George Dixon, of the firm of
Dixon & Knowles, has been named as
signee.
Martial I.nw at Madrid,
Madrid. Fob 3.—Serious strikes and
street riots have occurred here. There
have been manifestations before the
town hall, windows broken and many
fires have been made. Tho municipal
authorities have resigned owing to their
inability to suppress tho disturbance and
martial law has been proclaimed.
Flynn \VI*lie* to lie Governor.
Guthrie. O. T., Feb. 2.—D. L. Flynn,
Oklahoma’s delegate in congress, makes
formal announcement in a local paper
of his candidacy for appointment us
governo: of tho toirltory.
Charged With prnnkenness— < b»ld to Ifave
Treated Old Soldiers Handily.
Leavenworth. Kan., Feb. 2.—Con
gressman Warner of Illinois, member
of tho congressional committee investi
gating Governor A. J. Smith’s manage
ment of the soldiers’ home here, has
arrived in Leavenworth and is hearing
testimony both corroborative and in
rebuttal to that given before the com
mittee in Washngton recently by Miors
Powell, who charged Governor Smith
with drunkenness, with treating the in
mates harshly and with compelling
them to take the Keeley cure.
Mr. Warner has examined several
witnesses. Veteran Louis Heilich. in a
measure, corroborated the testimony
given by Powell Governor Smith
caused several attendants from the hos
pital to be examined as to the ill treat
ment alleged by Powell when he was an
inmate of that part of the home. They
all testified that Powell had boon well
treated. Several other witnesses were
examined. There was some testimony
corroborative of that given by Howell,
but in the main the evidence was favor
able to Governor Smith.
-•’TvX .1* W:
.(jap.
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JAKES E wriyson.
[Will Ho Secretary of Agriculture In tho
McKinley Cabinet.]
ministration and saying that ho had ac
cepted tiie oflico. Senators Allison and
Gear are among those who have re
ceived this information.
RATIFICATION IS DELAYED,
Tho Arbitration Treaty Goes Over—A
Tribute to Senator Teller.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Senator Teller
(Ind., Colo.) was remembered on his
return to tho senate after his re-election
for another term, by a ftomberof superb
floral tributes, ono of tho coat of arms
of Colorado, done In immortelles an I
rising 5 feet from the desk and anothe.'
of roses and bay loavos with tho sug
gestive arrangement of 10 to 1, 10 white
roses and ono yellow.
Within 5 minutes after the opening
of tho session, on motion of Mr. Sher
man, the senate wont into executive
session. Tho senator stated that tho
closed session would bo brief and It wafl
generally understood that it was for tho
purpose of presenting the favorable re
port of tho foreign relations committee
on tlio Anglo-Araerioau treaty of arbi
tration.
As soon as the senate wont Into exec
utive session the arbltrat[pp treaty be
tween the United States and Great Brit
ain was reported with the amendments
made by tno committee on foreign re
lations. Some diseuss'on took place as
to when the treaty would be taken up
for consideration and a disposition was
shown that It should go over until it
could be printed us amended
This was committee suspension day
in tlio house, and immediately after the
reading of tho journal the committees
wore called. Tho senate bill to provide
times and places for holding United
States court in Utah was passed.
Mr. Shernvm (Rep. N. Y.,) called np
what is known as the “anti-scalper rail
road ticket bill.” A lively discussion
followed. Members jumped to their
feet.
Itccclvrr For Corbin Hanklnf Company,
Macon, Feb. 2. —A sensational bill
has boon filed before Judge Emory
Speer by Mr. T. J. Folder, one of tho
late Austin Corbin’s closest confidential
bankers, against the Corbin Banking
company of New York and the varions
English and American loan companies,
which it represented. Allegations of
fraud are made In the bill. A receiver
was immediately appointed and an in
junction granted against the Oorbin
Banking company and tho loan Com
panies.
Louisville Onirlal* Arraigned.
Louisville, Fob. 2.—The remainder
of tho indicted Louisville officials, with
the exception of Alderman Jeune, who
is out of the city, were arraigned In
court, and pleaded not guilty, and the
cases were assigned to various dates la
March and April. The new grand Jury
was instructed to make Investigations
along the lino that resulted In toe pro
scutatiou of sensational indictments.
Malitrlin Titka* Mm Ontli of Ofllne.
Savannah, Fob. 3.—Major P. W.
Moldritu and bix now board of Alder
men hare been sworu in In the oouuofl
chamber!
Cottell Goes Up For Life.
Warrbn. O., Fob. 2.—Romulus Oot-
tcll. who killed Ira Stone and wife and
Ira h'itlson, hired mau, at Talmadge,
last March, was allowed to plead guilty
to murder In tho second degree. .lodge
Kohler nt once sentenced him to life
imprisonment at hard labor. Oottell
was found guilty In the first trial and
was sentenced to hang Nor. 6.
Tho Ohio Tax Case* Decided.
Washington. Feb. 3.—-In the United
Btates supremo court, the Ohio )ax cases
Were decided in favor of tho estate.
Tho opinion wan delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller on behalf of the majority
of the court. Justices Field, Harlan,
Brown and White disagreed.
Legislator* May He Indleted.
Fort Gaines, Ua., Fab. 1—There is
a rumor hero that the next grand jury
will be asked to indict some legislators
in connection w th the opening of the
ballot box during tho Foster and KlI-
lingHWorth contest before the last
eiou of tho legislature.
GREELEY’S COUSIN A THIEF.
Relative of the Fauna* Editor Confesses
That He Stole a Horse.
Los Angeles, Fob. 3.—A degenorate
relative of Horace Greeley, tho great
editor, is now confined In the county
jail, a confessed horsethief. Behind his-
capture Is tho story of wild, reckless rid
ing by the robber over snow-clad moun
tains and the dogged perseverance of
Frank Griflith, deputy constable of Han
ford, who pluckily trailed V 1 ® K ai, K f° r
five weeks and arrested yowng Greeley
Tuesday morning. Still another mem
ber of the crowd is Will Rood, who is
now In Jail, and another will soon be
apprehended. Griffith, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff White, arrested Greeley
while the latter was eating breakfast at
his father’s house.
Greeley, who is about 25 years of age,
confe'sed the crime, but refuses to di
vulge the identity of his partners His
fat-hor, who claims to be a cousin of the
editor, said his son had only recently
given indication that he was on tho
wrong course.
TO LOOK AFTER SHIPPING.
A Drp-srtment of Trade amt Commeroo
Will He Created by McKinley.
St. Louis, Fob. 2.—A special from
New York says: Information has been
received from members of the chamber
of commerce iu New York that Presi
dent McKinley will solve the cabinet
question as It relates to this state by
having a department of trade and com
merce created early in bis administra
tion and placing a New’ Yorkor at tho
head of it
The work of the department, as out
lined, will be chiefly to look after for
eign oommerco. Tho secretary of tho
department will have charge of the
registration of ships and will divide
with tho treasury department tho worka
at tho different ports. ^
His chief duty will be, however, to
promote the American shipping indns-.
try by recommending legislation and
taking other stops to restore the country
to the condition it once occupied iu re
spect to shipping.
LILVISITS MRS. CLEVELAND.
Former Queen of Hawaii Fay* Her Re
spect* to tlio i'rosldont’a Wife.
Washington, Fob. 3.—Ex-C^ucon LU-
iuokalani paid a visit to Mrs. Cleveland
during tho afternoon. She sent a note
to Mrs. Cleveland asking the privilege
of calling upon her. As she had been
prevented from meeting Liliuokalani by
reason of her absence upon the occasion
of her call upon the president last week,
Mrs. Cleveland assented to the request.
Accordingly the ex-queen came to the
White House about 4:45 o’clock, the
hour being set by Mrs. Cleveland just
in advance of tho timo for her to tea,
which lasts from 5:30 to 6 o’clock. There
w f as no ceremony about the meeting and
it is stated that tho ex-quoen called sim
ply to pay her respects to Mrs. Cleve
land.
('might In n Quicksand Red.
San Francisco, Feb. 8.—A special
from Santa Barbara states that Hngh
McMillin, agent for the Western Tran,
sit company of Chicago, was drowned
in tho Santa Paala creek. McMillia
hud been on a visit to his ranch on the
ija valloy, where Mrs. McMillin is
spending the winter. He was driving
to Santa Panla, where he intended to
take the train for Chicago. Santa Paula
creek has a quicksand bod, and recent
rains have made fording the stream
dangerous. The carriage was over
turned in the middle of tho stream, and
though tho driver escaped, he was un
able to render any assistance to Mr.
McMillin. The body was recovered.
Crew Charge Extreme Cruelty.
San Francisco, Fob. 8 —Tho crew of
the American ship Babcock, from New
York, complain of extreme crnelty on
tho part of the officers, and warrants in
tho United States district court have
been secured by some of tlie sailors for
the arrest of First Officer Reed and Sec
ond Mate McLean for alleged cruelty on
the high seas.
Amnesty to KevotatlonHtm
New York, Feb. 2.—The Herald’s
correspondent iu Managua, Nicaragua,
telegraphs that President Zelaya cele
brated the anniversary of his ascension
to the executive chair by issuing a de
cree of amnesty to revolutionists. The
decree applies to all persons who took
part lu the revolution in February, 1890.
Girl Defend* Her Urottier.
Jacksonville, Fla, Fob. 8.—Near
Ohipley, Fla, Susie Richardson shot
and mortally wounded Clifford Thomas,
a well known citizen of that section.
Thomas was boating the girl's brother
when she thfed the shot.
pepew to Sueoecd Hayardf
New York, Feb. 8.—It Is reported
that Channcey M. Depew has received a
dispatch from Major McKinley ini
him to accept the ambassadorship!
court of St. James. Tho report
not be confirmed.