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A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interest: of the People it Subserves. VOL. I, NO. 41. OAHMOY CITY, S. (., FIJI DA Y, NOV EM II EH lT., INiM. £1.00 A YEAIi. He is Not Slow In Expressing His Sentiments. THERE IS SO TROUBLE EXPECTED. |i« Sitym That tlic Alaliama l.rclKlatnni Will Not <•!»«• Him a I air Ural In m ('niit<‘Nt So Will Not A|i|iral to It. BiHMixtiiiAM, Ala., \oveml>er The j?t*m>rnl ]>ul)lic here does not ex pect any tronhle from the friends of It. K. Kolh. the popniist esindidate for governor, who deelares that he will take his on December 1st. In an interview yesterday lie said- “I propose to offer the people the op portunity to stop the Jones kind of government. We wanted a eontest law. We asked it of the last legisla ture, but in apparent defiauee of ns, it repealed the sections of the code of which made some step toward granting' a contest of election of state officers and put nothing in the place of those sections covering our demand. “Xo man who knows the feeling of the present legislature, believes for a moment that it will do anything to allow an orderly and full contest of th® election of Oates, as the constitu tion requires it to do. The most sacred rights of the people have been outraged and all that Jones means is, if they do gnything to right themselves, he will •hoot them to death. “I know the people iletter than he does, and 1 know what their feelings are and what their determination is. They have been cut down to the last (mint of endurance. They don't want any advice from me, or from anybody else. Xo. they know Tom Jones, and they remember all they have, borne from him and they see clearly that the only hope of free elections anil lib erty in Alabama is in themselves. They are not revolutionists. They are brave men. who have children to feed and alothe, and provide a future for.’’ MAY ATTACK MEXICO. SaatemalHii Troop, Sulil to Have A,mime a Threatening Attitude. Oaxaca, Mex., Xovember ‘i'i.—The nituution on the (oiatemnlan and Mex ican borders is very threatening and it la believed that, tiie C-uatemahin troops are preparing to make an aggressive movement against Mexico within tin* next few days, as the different regi ments are being drawn together. A feeling of great apprehension exists among the people of the state of To- basco Chiapas and Oaxaca, which are situated on the border over the threat ened invasion and many settles are Uftaving the turbulent section pending /’•settlement of the difficulty. NEW YORK HAS A BLAZE; A Four Hundred 'I hou,Hud Dollur l ire l.ust Night* New Yukk. Xovember £'!.—A big six- story brick storehouse, at Henson and Leonard streets, belonging to M. S. Jaffray A Co., the dry goods firm, was burned last night, and for nearly an hour the main building of the firm at Broadway and Leonard street, and sev eral valuable buildings surrounding it. were also in imminent danger of de struction. Only tie strenuous efforts of the firemen averted a terrible eonlla- grntion. Jaffray A Co's, loss is S400,- 000. partially insured. TOM WATSON ACCEPTS. H* havN He 1, Willing to Hun the S.-eond Time Against Hlaelt. Ati.axta. Xovember ii. Tom Wat son, the populist candidate from the tenth (ieorgia district, has aeeepted Representative J. C. C. Black's offer to settle the controversy whether the pop ulist or the democrat was elected on Xovember lith last by trying the thing OTer again. Black on the face of the returns hud seven thousand majority, but the same counties in the election for governor a few weeks previously gave a decided majority for the popu list candidate. STARVED TO DEATH. A Man Couvlrtril of Mur<li-r KrfiiMcil to Kat anil Itleil. Pensacola, Fla.. Xovember Thomas Trainor. the convicted murder er of his divorced wife, and her hus band, died in the county jail in this city last night of starvation. Trainor was tried and convicted at the fall term of court, of murder in the first degree and was waiting for the sentence of death to he passed when his death oc curred. For several weeks he has re fused all food and at the time of his death weighed only c>s pounds. 5; FROM HANDLING MICROBES. A Flij*U Ian Will Hive I p HI* |.|f r r„ r Sclencr. Coi.fMlirs, <).. Xovember •;•».—|) r . Chari esliraham. bacteriologist in the Starling medical college, of this city. huK become affected with consumption through cultivating and handling the microbes of tuberculosis, for the pur pose of study. He is a young man hut has made quite a reputation as a bac teriologist. It is supposed that lie in haled some of the germs, which in a dry state, float in the air. MORGAN NOMINATED. The Senator I* I lie < holrc of Alnlminn’* toneral Asscmlil.v. Moxthommix. Ala.. Xovember Nenator Morgan was nominated for re duction as senator last night by a joint caucus of the demixrratie members of the legislature. After the nomination, the senator spoke for an hour and re viewed the course of the democratic party counselling harmony in the par- ranks, and as tiring them that tho VvMilt would he all right in IS'.tii. W ill I'l iot ' tie Hon SnImller*. Mew Yo :k Novmher -District Attorney I . Ilowr; \. -I erday notitied Hmj committee of \vuty that he will join in asking tin ^ oernorto have the at torney genera, oepilti/.e some one to prosocute election criiuinulb. WANTS INGERSOLL ARRESTED. An Ohio Doiitijih* to ilis I.ilo rtI** 1 * W it h 11)«“ liihh'. Cixitxxait. (».. Xovember Colo nel R. li. 1 ngei soil. at the <band opera house Saturday night, made light, as usual, of the dogmas of the Bible. At the Methodist ministers' meeting yes terday, the Rev. I’aul C. Curniek, of St. Paul’s ehureh. Springlield. <>.. declared that it was a disgraeetol ineinnati that its authorities should have peimitted Ingersoll to talk, laugh and scoff at Jehovah. lie thought the ministers' association ought to take immediate steps towards swearing out a warrant for Ingcrsoll's ;;nv-! on the charge of bhisphem f. The l.Vv. Mr. Xillattcsaid in reply that he dii! not believe in the suppression of free speech. Besides they could not get a jury in Cincinnati to convict Ingersoil on any such a charge. HORSE SLAUGHTER HORSE. Dricil Haul* Hint I res hi;. ISresseil t'urra** Fouml a! I\«*:»riu y. Nkwakk. X. *t., NnwmiHT —The Kearnev hoanl of liraith yfstfnlav dis- covered tintt lb 11. Rose and a number of others were operating a horse slaughter house in that place. At the shop, which is located in a barn, they found part of a freshly dressed horse carcass and a number of dried horse hams. The men declared they were exporting all the meat to I - ranee, hut the members <d the board believe much of it is being' sold to local dealers. It is thought that the na n are the same ones who were driven out of Hemp stead. L. I.. some time ago. The slaugh tering has been ore. ,as! topped and an effort will be mad to capture Rose, who is said to live . . BrookU u. The entire gang will lie i . ■ >s. eau-d. NOT A FLOUR T RUST. The Itercnt < hleaK'i >:.a 'i>|.. ; one of linll- vbliial '.lit! (thit*. Toledo, o.. No. saber b,; - Thomas A. Taylor, of the- chairman of the committee of millers, who met in Chi cago last week dei.i-w that the action taken with a view limiting the out- put of lb uir isin 1 hr :i;i ' \\r e of a trust pr< iccei ling. Mr. T.i. \ h )i* s;i ild : "Tin •re i' no tru^i . an i will In* no trust. The inert in^- was - : mp! y one of individual m ii i 1 < mcr - mi iht red 1 igether to disc IDS 11 i * * most | bh* plan for IrssrhihL!' 111 r imi’.K • • • sn r plus of flour ii* >\\ on 1i;i in 1 hy M ill r*inj.? * In* ii iiily out- put of t hr in)! !>. I here ]■ * in t lie east. today : i Mir[i i!id of I.. 11) a. n * m j b;i |'| •els. and a surp ! ;i i DU'i’l her t;;.na ll.lilMI barrels. witli (•• >mp:i: K» (i'll m ml. SLEEPiNG CAB HA 1 ES. Illinois I et;islitlare V'. ill ISiaaik tIII' l*ull. niaii l liai ues. t’lllCAIiO. Nov rinhi •r YY. Notwith- sliitiding the gem i ' .ii s campaign con- tribntions o*' < !e. ry-r M. I’iiliman tin* Illinoise It is!'it urr is preparing to pi»se as uii mi ; i-il ti*. Two lulls have been drawn up \\ hirh will incorporate all t lit* reforms ih •si rrt! '■ by 1 he traveling public, ii ml a ! 1 r rrri v e -trong support in t he legishit lire < > ue deals entirely with the sleep*,l;.- rar rates. rVliieh are lowered Y.‘> per ee nt. The other cuts tile rates t In mi ui r am oii.'it. and further provides 1 hilt win •n th i* upper berth is not in ns,* it sin ii! 1 >e kept shut, and that a saIV sliti 11 hr j»r ovideii for valua- Ides a mi t he 1 ‘u i 1 ina n • • •mpan_\ shall In* made resin nisi! :e for i • >ssrs. AN IMMENSE FORTUNE. .1. Ilooil W right 1.1: an E-late ol Twioity a!illion Dollars. Xew \ oiiK. ' .iva 1111<ei ! i. The will of the late .1. Ho,III \\ i' : .lit. of Drexel. Morgan »V Id., was I e .i for probate yesterday. The value of ilie estate, while not stated, is estimated at about S-JO.imn.imO. Tho wiH was dated May tia. 1 sir;, and one eodieal was added on Xovember .’b isii:;. The executors are Mrs. Hood Wi'W'llt. tile testator's sisttM'. Miss Rlixabci h .1. Wright: John Markle. ot lla/.elton. I’a.: Henrv C. Robinson, of \\ i I mi ii Ton. Hel.. and ' barb's I!, t osier, his former partner and friend. Alter providing for his relatives and servants he left a consid erable portion ..f h' - fortune to various cha rities. TO PROTECT PHYSICIANS. TIhti* Will Im* ;i 1c» r* I of I .\;iiiiiiif*rN lor xioh. A it.an r \. Xovember Tlie lower house of the state i.-gislatlie has passed :v In! 1 ereat ing a I..iar>! of > \aminers for graduates of medical eolleges and all physicians desiring' to prartiee in the state. In order to pass the hill it was necessary for Speaio . I h ming'to vote. 11*. voted in lav. r .1' h and was londlv applauded h\ both the Inem bet's a lid persons in the gailari. s. lion. Mel Braie h the p. oulist leader of the house spoke in favor of the hill. A hill providing ore board of commis sioners to examine applicants for ad mission to the bar was also passed. POPULISTS THREATEN. Nay I licy Will Stand No i ooltslinc** I rom Kcpul Tuans. LtXroi.N, Neli.. November The populist state eeniral eommitteemen have anumilieed th:d in 1 he event of t he repii Id ica n > e. .n : ■ • ’ tile election <d Judge ii N. jovernor. thev would retii i. I, . o.i . in.' t he elee- tion ol every r. . il. candidate. 1 lie elect ;i . u I . t . I ii 1 republi can state tie 1 i ! a- Ir- in Maj.irs has not heretofore I ecu . in ■ dined. SAYS HE IS AN INFIDEL. A \\ it ness ID f u .■ . i is an I i Ml 'IlMlls. T\ mi. the trial ol tin hci terday Judge i i arv er. who i efu c gr< mud t ha i he vv n eom|»etelit w it in . means ii.ingiug lor thi - siipi m V.. New 1 Wahh ■ Ktilted at that no more .in d t ial p. t imt t. : . i until utter eihi..ri s i :iy Ilift Planters of t ho Flooey Staple to Form a Combine. THU CHOI’ SH11.IJ.lt THAT RKIHIKTED. l*roiiiliient \ Krlmlt urlHt m» A^ldr^HK to tli«* I'ot t<»n <irou« % rt4 «»f t lio ^oiifh ami Show >* fhi* for i'oiircrt of A< t Ion. Moxtoomehv. Ala., Noveinher ‘i'J.— Commissioner Lane, of Ahibame. has issued his address to the cotton gi-ovvers of the soul It. which was authorized by the late meeting of cotton growers held in Montgomery, lie says: "This convention was called by myself for the purpose of roiisidenmr amt devisinv means through which southern cotton /rowers iimv protect tliemsclvas from Die many unfair de vices Used to depress Die values ot our chief staple. The most prominent one bein/ lidi- tious reiiorts falu'ieated in Die main cotton markets, sent out by eoltoii exchanves Mild eiimnntiiu.'from Die minds of men who make a precarious livinv as Die bears' on Die cotton market.' He then quotes largely from printed estimates, sent out by interested par ties as to the size of the present crop, a 1 shows by tignres that it will not amount to anything like what is claimed. He says great benefits are to he de rived from the producers coming to gether and actingr in harmony. Conse quent upon tl e enormous crop pro duced in the season of IT'.H-'.i'J. a cotton convention was liehl in Memphis, under the auspices of the Mississippi Valley Cotton Growers association, and it’s re sults was the recent convention at M ontgomc ry. which was eminently sat isfactory to all engaged in it. The ex press purpose of this meeting was to take action towards the reduction of the cotton acreage. The convention at Montg'omory ad journed to meet at Jackson. Miss., on the second Wednesday in Janaary. Istt.*). when an effort will lie made to go into a permanent organization under the inline of the Southern Cotton Growers Protective Association. The various governors of the states will he requested to appoint four dele gates from each congressional district and three from the state at arge. The commissioners of agriculture have been elected vice-presidents for their respec tive states. VESUVIUS IS ACTIVE. The Great Xolrsilio May Heleli lortli Hcatli ai Any Moment. Rome. November News from the distriels shaken by the recent earth quakes conic in slowly, hut every dis- pateh shovy s t hat the devastation was far greater than the early reports in dicated. Thirty-eight communes ^suf fered severely. San Procupio. Oppido, M a inert inn. Seilla and Paimi. all in Reggio di Calabria and with a total population of some Ts.iiihi are little more than heaps of ruins Many des titute families from the ruined towns are pillaging' the damaged shopsand houses. The total daiaagc i* estimated now at nearly T.tMMl.noe lire. The vol cano on Sti'omholi Island L in full eruption and Aetna and Vesuvius arc active. NO GOLD WITHDRAWN. A Mistake Ma<lc in ilia- Treaury l>a'|>art- iiicnl <»f it SiiiiiII l iarf iina*. W ASIIIM.TOX. Xovember !’!.—As far as the treasury department is informed no gojd was withdrawn from tlie New York sitli-treasury yesterday. The golal reserve stands SaT.S.'H.OIMI. Less than snon in gold, lias so far been paid this month for custom duties, which duties for twenty days have amounted to N4.Till.ooll. s.'uui m cxe.i ss of the eor- re _ ;' perioil last year. A mis take was made by Treasurer Jordan yesterday in transmitting by telegrajdi the g'old withdrawn from the New York suh-t reasury. An item of <400.000 was repeated Tin* gold withdrawn yesterday was sl.gou.ooo not sl.ooo.ooo n-s stated. NO MORE HAZING. MANIAC IN A PULPIT. ITrutcs ('iiiiKternatloii mill Violenre I* I'si tl to (Julet Him. Simdxo iTEl.t), 0., Xovember'.’ b Word ‘ has reached here of an exciting time in the Methodist church at Salcvillc in Madison county, A man named Cant well of this city who has been working in that neighborhood and who lias been in the asylumn twice, while at the ser vice Sunday suddenly went crazy. The man was telling the story of his eon- version and suddenly began talking wildly. Finally he rushed into the pul pit and jumped upon a stand contain ing the Bible. Here lie lagan yelling to the e\e : tcd congregation to sit down. The minister cried to the sexton to put out the lights, hut Cantwell, now a per fect demon, grasped a vase filled with water and (lowers and hurled it at the sexton striking him in the face. Sev eral women fainted, and Cantwell, throwing olT his coat, jumped from the pulpit, and. nourishing file Bibie. pushed his sister, who was trying to quiet him. aside and started down the aisle veiling' at the top of his voice. Some one then picked up a heavy piece of coal and threw it at tlie maniac, striking him in the forehead and knocking him down lie wa - bound and taken to London yesterday and placed in jail. FROM BROWN ALLEN A liny u uii >1 ii r«l« r ICrir 1% My* lerlous 1 « ll« r. An. v x i v, N < 1 Vein III r \\ 111 ir My els. 1 II e boy eh: ;i rged vv ith th. murder of 1 or est 1 row ley. in t Ills e it \ , , < 'll Sep temhei I* i st h hi Is rcce iveil a m \ -t« •riotts letter. M \ «*l's. vv In > has hr. II f. >u ml guilty of iniird. er, s:i\ s the 1 in 1 was d<Ule b a man known to fi i m •* . 1 H own Allen. This ui an has lirvri • hr r li fi >u ml and M yei*s has show n no *• \ K ir 1 k *r that he eve r lived. The h •ttrr r r.|.| "A tin IIS, 1 Ui . 11 ear Mv i*i r* s •>»;»U.' linn i /i \ iilnlil' 1 will s|Hm 1 .11 the 1:1-1 mnillflil. 1 nil in 1 linn 1*1 :• D uM boy. Mint tTicor ii]> Your- trul lb uti A lb'll His attorney declines to talk about tlie atl'air while t he sheriff Jia My ers contined in a heavily barred . ell and refuses to allow anyone to m ar him. OBJECT TO CLUB TIPPLES. AS A FAIRY OUEES An Indian Woman Tells of Vast Hidden Wealth. IS THE GRANDAKiHTER 01 A CHIEF. stii* ( nine* IT'oin Xo One Knott * M here. Yet Iti'ini;* Informal ion TTtat Lead* ton tort nne Gold Duj; Froin .\n Indian .Mound. Kxoxvii.i.e. Tens., Xovember — The greatest excitement prevails in I n- ion county about twenty-five miles from this city over the discovery in an In dian mound of about thirty thou sand dollars worth of gold bars and nuggets. About a week ago. a Chero kee woman named Anna McDonald, gr.iud-dalighter of Chief McIntosh, one of the famous ehieftians of her tribe, appeared in the neighborhood with a map showing purported location of a large amount of hidden treasure. She claimed that a half million dollars had been buried there by her grand-father. People were disposed to treat iier as a crank at llrst. but linally the owner of Uie farm on which the treasure was lo cated agreed to open the mound for half of the treasure, if any was found. T hree days ago. workmen commenced excavating and early yesterday morn ing found sixteen d.ollars worth of dust mid nuggets 'in n jar. Later they un- • aithed an iron box containing thirty 11 ions. 11 u I dolla t's w< >rt h < >f precious met- ,il she claims then' is a great deal in.>ii' to be ii. earthed. Over two 11 ion sa nd people gathered i n theneighb. r ei.id of the mound and ii!t\ men oim l with Winchesters are u:irding' the treasure spot. THE BRAVES ARE BAD. I h «'(•«»*« 111 mt'iit AI >i * I .t li«* >om«» of th«» liiuiun Pri\ilrifi-*. \w.iy. W y • iii xi. i'i <. November '.’v. The a in mi.11 hi i hi. 1 1 ion ' f affairs now c.\- ting liitwieu the ! nited States and •In pe:: hi i.ed In.Ii.in I ei ritoi'y. makes lit. ns. 1\ oDei es', mg the report siih- ii M• . 1 \ i■ a t.i I lie scerelarv ot tlie fie ri; I mfll I.liter I |mn a I'eeiiltur Ti m- |ieriinee t riisaile. Kl.Misl'o.x, N. November The Kingston Ministerial association has letermineil to wage war against the Kingslon club ln-eause intoxiea:ing li- inors are sold in its house. Nome time igothe Rev. \V. 1'. Anderson, pa^t.irof St. James Methodist ehureh denounced the club from the pulpit. \t the meet ing of the association yesterday tlie Rev. Dr. C. S. Stowitts. Rev. John T. W il Iiamson and Rev. W. i Anderson were appointed a committee to call up on the hoard of managers of the club. The clubmen, however, say that the clergymen will be disappointed in their undertakings. WRECKED THE REPUBLICAN. A I'liltliHliinj; ( oiii|)aiiy Itiilui'il liy It* ugrr Sulil by a Itceeiver. Si. .Ionxsiieidiy, N't.. Novembi The plant of the Caledonia !'u company was sold al auction y at a receivers sale for S.'i..Tb(l. ' pan . jnihlished the St. .lohnsh publican, besides doing job 'ITie reckless management an ries of its manager. C. T. Walt' is serving'a five year's term prison wrecked the company an ter left as a legacy a debt of sd.'i.tMiu. The sale will give tlp^ e ors about :i(l cents on tlie iio’ T - ^ stockholders will lose all th* ■ ^ ‘ FITZSIMMONS’ BAD . The I'rize l ighter Im Hus .Jus g'^ Man Seem* lll-l ateil New Yoick. Noveinher 'i'.’. Hob Fitz simmons. the prize tighter, accused of killing Mike Riordan. received another knockout yesterday morning' when Judge Freedman, in superior court chambers, dismissed his uppiicution for an order vacating his arrest for not giving bonds to pay ids divorced wife alimony, lie was arrested just before he left the city on his ill-fated tour, and is now on bonds. id. iT.ir b, i In I'ommiss.oii sent to m- v.-Migat.' itt. i i on. . riling tlie live .dviii/i I t . ol III.Ii.ins. It the 11*.• ■.n1111.'*i* inn ..l ill.- . ommission are adopted 11, l.di i'.il p..veriiment ivill reeiwi r |". . . ;..n th.' great domain iiwii.d In in", p. .p ' an.I revolve the right to govi i n llieins*dves. The re port say* •. . | i ih> nil. t>. a iI.hiiuIii ' Ml * -H I . .I r. '..HI res Thi'si n :i'ill\ jii'iM i'ii'.l Ilii'ir jil.iui iluty i.f Di. Cm- fni tin inist it tin* su rreuteil Mini | HT H-I'S Dll' ll.HIIMIII • if uTIm ti. Imve fi In ni- f.li Hu- fliaii t" ^il of the m. appeared in the name f Norfolk, wcl- eity and extended f the idegant c Business Men's ttssocia- THE JUDGE A DICTATOR. Out in Oklahoma They fto Some queer lliisiues* in Court. Cailet* at the Naval Aeailemv .MiikI Stop Their I'liiiny Itusines*. Annacoi.Is. Md.. Noveinher :FJ. Cap tain I’hilip B. Cooper, the new superin tendent of tho Cnited States naval academy issued an order which was read to the battalion of cadets last night condemning hazing and announc ing that in t he future executive clem ency will not he exercised in behalf of those dismissed for this offense. Act ing on t he assumpt ion that each stu dent will tell the truth the signing of conduct reports certifying to having told the truth will he discontinued in tin- future. THREE COUNTIES DROP OUT. Th* Kansas l.i-Kislutlire l<eilii«'|.|| hy th* Last I'lla'ct ion. Topeka. Kan., Noveinher Three counties in Kansas lose their represen tatives. The next Kansas house of representatives, which will elect a I'ni ted States senator in January will thus have hut IT:.* members instead of Iga. tlie number that lias been counted upon tip to t his time. A state law provides that niiity easting less than '.‘on votes shall he entitled to a representa tive. Tl.e official returns show that Grant east but l<i4 votes, Stevens ITU, and Seward I!i7. AN EDITOR KILLED. N. S. Hiiri‘l*,iii, of tlie I hieago Ailvanrc a Kallroail \ irtim. ARE TIRED OF PROHIBITION. South Dakota Will Aoiiol the Present law. Ill Kox. S. |).. November 'i'J. -There is a general belief tliaf the incoming' legislature will pass a hill agMin sub mitting the prohibition qu> stion to a vote of the people, and should another vote lie taken it will result in the re peal of the present pri>hiliftiiry law. CRUSHED TO DEATH. A Err I gilt Car .loiope*l l he Track anil Kllh'il a stvit«'hlinio. Aii.antv, November 'J'.’. John Gal- laglier. a switchman for the Southern rail way. tviis crushed to death yester day afternoon by a freight ear. Thu ear jumped the track and pinned the man between it and a pile of brick, near tin* Fhattahooehee Brick com pany's yard. WENT UP AND THEN DOWN. Cotton Was a l.ittlr W ihl Imt I ioally CloHctt si,*aily. NE\\ Yolk. Novem'ierThe Sun's cotton review sa\ s: ( otton advauei il'f to I | oilits. lost t Ills and iF-el i ned to.! point-, .'eeiivereti tliis and ailvaueeit HI to I .’ points, then reacted an i closed steady. The sales w ere '.'P..<ii'0 bales. Xew < irleans advttneed 11 to !■; points. ODD FELLOWS’ HALL BURNED. Dki.aiioma Ft I'Y. (». '1'.. November gi. -Tin'grand jury hits reported* iiuliet- ments against I’rohate Judge Stewtirt and K. L. Brown and .1. J. Burke, edi tors of the 'limes Journal. The in dictment against Stewart was for as sisting prisoners to escape from jail, lie having released Burke and Brown, who were jailed by Judge Scott for con tempt of court. The indictment ag'ain.st Burke and Brown was for escaping from jail. NY. R. Harper, probate judge- eleet. and .liuigc L. B. Brown, both proiuin**! attornevs. were also indicted for contempt for publicly commenting on it case in court. All parties were arrested yesterday ami there is much excitement. The whole matter grows out of District .ludgv Scott attempting to keep everybody from commenting in any way on liis actions in court. ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN. •lohiisiin. tto* ■ticvi le Killer, Make* a Mile in I asi Ttiuc- Lot isviu.i.. Ky.. Noveinher'J'J. .hihn J. Jidnisihi. of Mu: .c:] po is. did some tuoi* fa si riding on lie' I'oiintain lorry traei. vestei'ihp. a11i*:'1h on. I ..verin. Die mile Ilyin:' '.art i'i*eoi'*i one si.i'otid His time was ;:l7:!-.‘i. 4le clipped j of a second ti' iii: tlie three-quarter record, time BY!. IF' robe two-thirds of the mile, standing start in LIY l-.'i, Threv*- foiirths of a mile in LY."» l-.’i and one mile in !:•'»: l-.'i. J^aGi:axoi;. 111., Xovemher yy. I risoti. of Ibis villagi* i ditoi* uf ee of < hieir i). was killed I glit. Mr. Harrison came lieago on an evening' train. * off on the wrong side, by the incoming fa I mail t Srn to pieces. ,\ I i r n • I irr in llir limit « I \ h« S \» v NX v ii. Mo., Xov embt i ... .Mai- 1\ tin whole of tlie bus: uess pert ion of Savannah was dcstroved h\ lire te*.let- day. Lie loss being cstimat .1 at s-u.hiih. 'rile lire started in a restaurant adjoin ing the i Kid Fellows hall which was burned. BROKE HIS NECK Guiltily Atii ui, t 'it a D<*:D*li* sumiT siD* Din 'I ini*- Too Many. I Si is ro x, M:i"., Noveinher YY. Frank tiodfnw. assi.-tant instruetoi* at the Noun NIhii li list ia n a ssoeiat ion gym- i.a- it’iii. w i: l " e 1 tempi ing - a dotthle somersault Iasi evening, broke ids ( oolil No* stanil Dri'cal. rbiAX.,11 u No cmbei* ^)ort of tin* sui ide ot idmmoi! Tni S.iii. coniuuiinter of t he < hii th*ship Lheii N iicn, which was: t he .la pa n* i in thehnttleof tl has heen eonlii'ined. 1 Am . mill S|>i*s 4 ; 1 •»! U IV 'tl. m*el. . ilvni.j »»11IK »sl rin* re- Mi s< o(,i.i:, 1. 1., Ne »Vr mhr r Kill i mtu * ) ri » Ir. 1 irr Lin t < H ) i Y and ’.is gang si '111 1 \\o . » thrir i Fi s v X m.,' v, ha., irsr bat- i*. Miri< its into M llset in'ei * y I'sti ft i<.\ iiKiru* 1 ,cm in A ( . M >|)r r w link by i n ^ L o nxcert ain tin* si 1 mi i i. *m )»r?orr | VI sti it,lav hv v\. it e V aln, Ilia !*r] liing hit o town. i hr fouricra the 1 1’atti i > 1 »i i Opt ir w^rr arrested 1 a*id loci' ir. 1 Up. ove r the lai . v'U‘CtM i usta nt I . ti*in DinYrofict'ii. Noveinher YY. M. as shot and killed . Roiierts, editor of i he t rouble arose FOUND MONEY AND KEPT IT. Th* Fiiifler of a rorkct-Hook Convlotad of Th*ft. R \l.Etuii, X. Xovemher YY.—A trial which lias attracted much attention in two states has ended at NYhiteville, N. in the eonvietion of George Arkell, a prominent citizen of Wheeling. W. N a., of larceny. Nearly two years ago, . J. B. llarrelson, treasurer of t'olumbua county, X. C., lost his pocket-book on a train near Wilmington. Arkell and wife were on the train. She showed him the hook lying on the floor. He picked it up and found it contained 3140 in money and in checks, SY.500 in certificates of deposit and a railway pass in Harrelson's name. Arkell took the hook to Wheeling. There he wrote to a Wilmington hank and asked if any of its deposit *rs had lost anything val uable. He was told Harrelson's loss. Arkell then wrote to llarrelson, asking a description. This was given Then Arkell informed him that on receipt of SYliu the pocket-book would he sent him. He sent llarrelson later the hook and contents, except the money. Harrcl- sun declined to pay the reward consid ering it excessive, and took legal steps to get the money. Arkell defied him and told him West Virginia's governor would not grant a requisition. The grand jury of Columbus county indicted Arkell for larceny. He was taken to Columbus county and tried, and prompt ly convicted. Arkell was astounded at the verdict, and, with penitentiary im prisonment staring him in the face, gave up the money. It is said that per haps the verdict will be set aside if Arkell pays the costs, which are SaOti. THE HORRORS OF THE ISTHMUS ranaina I'aiml Company Kmploylug Duly t heap Labor While American* Star**. .Memphis, Tenn., Xovemher YY.—A letter from an employe of the I’a mi mu Railway at Colon states that there are today on the Isthmus crowds of well- educated machinist and craftsmen of all kinds, dying of hunger and sickness, brought on by exposure and neglect, and every boat brings more, and there is not work for any of them. "Since the revival of work on the canal the canal company has not hired a single man, except negro laborers, at »i0 to 70 cents a day, in Colombia silver. 'I his equals Y7 or I-il cents American money. Americans are starving to death and many are dead who gave up positions at home to come here, and paid some sharper for u so-called con tract. only to find when they landed they had been duped. There is no worse place in the world for a man out ot work and out of money than the 1‘ tlnuus of 1‘unuma." CHAMPION CORBETT TALKS. < orbett Say* That II*. anil F ilzsliuinoii* Will Surely .Meet. CiiuiAoo, Xovember Y*2. Champion James J. Corbett, now in Chicago with his troupe, in x dug of the killing of Con Riordan. said : "It will go hard with ring contests fora time, but it will he forgotten, like all other unfor tunate contests are. 1 liiink Fitzsim mons will he able to keep his engage ment with me. and'tliat reminds me I have something to say. During the week that I meet Fitzsimmons 1 will meet any other man in the world who desires to meet me. the tight to take place at the same place where my bat tle with Fitzsimmons occurs. 1 GERMANS ON THE WARPATH. They Capture An African \ illag* wuil l.lb- erated slut**. Beki.ix, November YY. The govern ment is in receipt of information that the Germans in Fast Africa on October “lith stormed and t tok possession of the town of Knirengen. the capital of the Wahehe territory. In the light hun dreds of natives were killed. The Her mans lost one officer and eight soldiers. 1 ho vietors found in the town a large quantity of ivory, many rides, large herds of cattle and a great quantity of ammunition. They also liberated fif teen hundred male and female slaves. STUDENTS CAN NOT SMOKE. A Collrge Taculty M III Nni Toleral* th* Tobacco Habit. Olivet. Mich., November Y2. — Ajiy student of Olivet College who is caught drinking liquor or smoking tobacco will he expelled. This is the edict of the faculty just announced. Several weeks ago at chapel. President Sperry announced the college would no longer harbor students in any way indulging th** drink or tobacco habit. This did not stop tin* practice, for a number of the students smoked and drank in se cret. To stop this the faculty has de cided on the expulsion of offenders MISS STEVENSON ILL. Th* View I’rcHidents* Daughter Danger oiisly sick at Aehtlll*. Asiivii.i.k. N. ('., Xovemher YY.--.M1bs Mary L. Stevenson, daughter of th® vice-president, contracted pneumonia on a New England coast last summer, and has never fully recovered there from. She came here very ill and her condition is serious if not critical. One of Miss Stevenson's sisters arrived here Monday and another is expected today. T lie vice-president is here with his wife and everything i > ln-ing tioue n.r the stiff« ring invalid. IMMIGRATION OONVi NTtON. Tho Lottery President Has Closed His Eyes Forever. THE PEOPLE 01 NEW ORLEANS SAD. He Wa* Du* of lb* Most Prominent M«n In tb* Crescent City -Founding an Orphans Home Was One Of Ills Works. New Oim.eaxs. November YY—Paul Conrad, who w as president of the Lou isiana state lottery before its removal from this city and later held tlie same position with the Honduras company, is dead. At the opening of tlie civil war he was twenty years of age. He joined the Cha-ssi nrs Npied, one of the first commands to leave this city for then seat of war. Pensacola, Fla., in April, 1 sill. 1 lis career as a soldier was conspicu ous for his personal daring and bravery, not uumixed with a fair share of ro mance. and paying the penalty of his venturesome spirit he was three times badly wounded, once in front of Rich mond at the battle of Frazier Farm. June oil. isill. where he was appointed color-bearer of his battalion on the field by the colonel commanding. He was again wounded at Sliarpsburg. September 19. lsi;i, and again at Belle- field, Va. At the close of the war he returned to New Orleans with nothing in the world hut tlie clot lies on his hack. In 1si‘i7 ht* was elected assistant secretary of the finance of the council, where his intelligent administration of the office soon promoted him to the secretary ship. He was the eoiumaiuler of l amp Henry Paul, Tinted Confederate vete rans. and the president of the Mount Camel orphan asylum, a mt>.-,| noble charity that nourished under his rule. A LONG TERM IN PRISON. A Train Kubbur Seat I p for I it uniy-I Ire Year*. Jei i eksox i itv. Mo.. November YJ.— The supreme court luis sentenced Marion Hedgepeth to twenty-five years imprisonment in the penitentiary and the supreme court marshal will proba bly bring him to the prison tomorrow. In the spring of 1s;iy, lie with several other parties, robbed a 'Frisco express ear in St. Lords county of nearly -17.(100 and about SffOOO worth of valuables. Only a small portion of the plunder lias ever heen recovered, although numer ous efforts have been made to effect some sort of a compromise with Hedge peth. Hcilg'epeth is said to have heen involved in the life insurance swindles developed at Philadelphia upon the Fi delity Mutual Life \ssoeiation. hy the ubiquitous il. Ii. Holme:'. Holmes is being tracked ns a criminal in nearly every state* of the north and one of the stories published is that Holmes' plan of purchasing a body and palmingit off as the corpse* of a wi ll insured man was originally suggested by Hedgepeth, who was cheated out of his share* of tlie proceeds. A BANK SUSPENDS. TTi* President Died and I bis llurried on tb* ( • Map*)'. PoilTLAXi). Ore.. November YY. The Portland savings hank failed to open its doors yesterday morning. The lack of _ "c confidence and unremitting withdrawals of depositors arc given as reasons for the* closing of the bank. O. X. Denny has been appointed re ceiver and the* bunk will go into iiqui- | dation. The assets of the bank are given at >1.(>•'>().noo. liabilities SL iYo.ooo. The closing of the bank was doubtless precipitated by the death of Frank Dekuni. tin* president, about a month ago. Tin* hank first closed its (loots in the panic of isu:;, hut resumed in May of this year tinder an agreement with the depositors that they wore to draw out quarterly ten per cent of their de posits. Many depositors refused to sign off under any conditions ami with drew their deposits when tin* hank re sumed, materially aiding the present suspension. LARGE FIRE IN CHICAGO. 1* ir4*iii<*n ii ti 1’olico \\ ouit'ii tiiid < hiltlmi f rom tin* A laturs. (. ill* \<tu. NowtuiR*r 1 iiv l»ivak- ing out in t In* fashionable Victor fiats at Forty-Fourth street and Greenwood Boulevard yesterday atin'riioon c*.,iuiuti- nieated to tin Knox and Dupont il.it buildings ami caused an estimated loss of sl00.lion. No life was lo-,! hut there well* many narrow escapes. The build ings eontaim-l Y.*>0 people when the fire broke out am! a dozen half suffocated women an.i en'.ldrcn were carried out by the thvi i and police. ROBBED HIS BENEFACTOR. A MlnistiT saved a Di»> I rein i*rlsou and Lust Ills Money. Xew ai ik. N. J .. .November YY. — Louis Conklin. noted as tin* " l!i >v Terror of Roselle. was ru .ptured earlv y^.terday morning aft. r :*i ibbing the re '-uhmee of Rev. J. A lr\an 'let* Hatton of - ‘U in cash a in •s. .in VL- 11 r 1! i «> i j. i, k N • 1 '*11 tv ■ lin was . *nr*’ . ■Il /oiu pyisi l\ h\ Uir clergy in; ;II. w i. • pi.'iKh.-.i u i: ] i t.h .,.rt lo qua -li ai. ii. •. ict • n‘. riu; i- 14.111 with 1 a | ia : COTTON WENT UP. Macon Will Have a State (ouventi.iu at an Karly Day. MaCox, Ga.. November YY. -The di rector of the Macon Advertising utitl Ip formation bureau decided yesterday to hold a state immigration eohvdntton in thi city nt an early date, probably In January, and the secretary of tho bu reau has been instrheted to correspond wit it proper parties in every county tu t he state asking that eaelt coun,ty ar range to send u represent:it H o oR subn day a-, may be agreed upon. ) our and 4 ln**it SI. ;%d\ . New N oitiv. Nov ember .Y. cotton review sty^c , otton to 4 points, but ia vunccil •> to 7 steady. Sales leans dcclini covered thii Spl it Cld chun l m. tt*i> Cattl* K*rord Hrokfu. I'uicvoo, 111., N'yvi mbi r YY.—Chteu continues to lend as to t he cattle iluirkAt Lust week 441,00(1 head ot stoclr were reoeivod at the yards, the heaviest re ceipts mi record. The number of earn reached S.LAf.