Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i irto In Thk I.kimii-.K. It is naturally lh« best mctlmm for tin 1 business men of this section. ~T; ^ f “A Hn l>«c i . r 4' aW\ bo made llriiditer ar 895. /t .. '• Hotter than ever if it is encoura £cl. A Newspaper in all that the Word Implies and Devoted to the Best Interests of the People it Subserves. VOL. I, NO. 4<». GAFFNEY CITY, S. ( ., FIJI DAY, DECFMI5EK ‘JiS, IS!)4. S?1.00 A YEAK. T11ERACE tVAR OVER •oldloi 4 :* Were Cnllod Upon But Woro Not Needed MR. CARLISLE DECLINES. HERE IS VERY LITTLE EXCITEMENT Wbm Whlto P^opU> Will Not h tli© No- Croei and ill Allow no F^r«ociitloo of ihvin Ono Hiark .Murder er Made 11 is Krtoapo. Quitman, On., December at. — The Brooks county war is over The list mt killed numbers five. The Captain of the Valdosta Videta. Mcompaniod by his men and Sheriff lliresher went to the scone of trouble yesterday. They went over the entire •eighborhooft thoroughly and found everything us ijnio: and peaceful as in *ny eouuti-y disiritt. They found no fathering of men, but met and talked Ivitb numbers of residents of the aeighborhood and were assured by nli ♦hat there was no danger <>f further ♦rouble. '1 hi* party returned to town end the Videts left for home in the af ternoon. Souie of the reports sent out coneern- Inp the trouble have been over-rated. Tl ere has never 1 ecu a patheriii" of E’med nojcroi-s, and no armed forces of whites and blacks have been drawn up, Each awaiting an attack from the oth- et. The subsequent excitement nni3' have brought together probably sev- ety-five or one hundred men. The general opini »n now is that ’he hloody work of Saturday and Sat- ardav night was done bv a small body •f men. Hrooks county universally condemns the killing of the negroes End If it be possible the guilt}’ parties will be brought to justice. like, J oe Isoms murderer, has made good his escape. Nothing •definite has peen heard of him since the night of ♦he murder. !Ii-> pursuers spent two lauoh time searching the immediate Eeigh 1 >orhood and ■ has. before now, put many miles b-tween himself and the scene of his eriiue. INDEPENDENT PYTHIANS. Ilaltlmore (iernsuas ’J’.aist a Itetriietlon I'roin C li:itit a t-'!or iSiarkwell it! Oncit. Baetimoig:. ! )i i*t*nil t*r At a re- ©ent joint meeting of the seven (Jerman lodges of Knights of Pythias, located In Baltimore, action was taken on tiie order of t he supreme lodge at its last meeting interdicting the use of any but the English language in the conduct of ♦lie ritual <rf the order. Hesolutions ffere adopted requesting that the grand lodge of Maryland urge the present su preme lodge to restore the right to pse the Herman rituals in their lodges. The resolutions include a denunciation of Chancellor Hiaekwell and the su preme lodge is requested to call upon him to “retract hi.s slanderous expres sions again’ the Herman brethren of the order." Two Ueman lodgi-s have surrendered their charter and have or ganized the Independent Order of Knights of Pythias as a result of the order proscribing the use of the Her man ritual. Bays Hi' Will Nut !>.• a s an o.!at* for tli# I'nited : lut«*M ’ eaa LoriBVIMl.K, Ky.. Deeemi er A letter was receive i liere to lay by state Senator Thomas II. Hays, from Secre tary of the Trca may Carlisle, in which he sets at res’all minors of bis candi dacy for governor, or Uniti i >tutos senator. In ecrtn tie rel it had been confidently hoped ’lint ho would lie a candidate to Mtei oe<• Senator Hlack- burn. Mr. Carii de in his letter says that he fi.l v ;• a ic. uus the s]>irit wliich promo'- ihe mi^ . -tion of his name as a m •i'.ea’ 1 n' cannot allow it to be used. "1 j-on.os, if : ossible,” he write.-. "'■< part in the campaign in : e .. ' year, to as sist my political friends in helping the party, but it .. i ibe with tiie under standing that 1 am not a-piling for office.” AN OLD FIRM SUSPENDS. ISitd Crops ami V . -c oll> < to>ns Has Caused serious I. .iljarra- i:-at. Chaki.i.sro\. S. December ”fi.— The Hollman Hrothers eoinpany, of Charleston, win.;, a e gi y <b alers. have made an assignment for the bene fit of their creditors. Their liabilities are SIM.OOO and their as-.-’s amount to twice as much. A meeting of the cred itors will be hel l on i Yiday next when an effort will be made for the continu ance of tiie bu. ine - The house is an old one but has been oripph d by bad crops ns the}' have made large ad vances to country ne rehantsand plant ers. The inability u> mak.- prompt col lections induced them t- make an as signment to protec their creditors. ARMENIANS PROTEST. They Ask America ami diirep.-to f all Xur- key to At rtHiiit. WoHChSTKH. Mu Dee mber W.—In the church of <»ui' a\ .or a national convention of the A;: n-mans in Ameri ca was held ye-tei'lay and amid the wildest enth.i v a . .. i’ \\ . resolved to appeal to tli . vei'- e ! . ope and to the I'nited Slao ..vernnu’iit to com pel the 1’ortt :■> •.'•ran: Acmeniu au- uiai to make • • hatchery of • oun region, at I o'clock in f-dl-.Wed by a d .1 come to .'.dniglit. A BOY'S PISTOL SHOT Attcokcd by a Negro Ho Quickly Dofeudod Himself. THE MAN RAN BET FINALLY FELL DEAD The Boy Will Probably be Keleancit at Once ns Me Only Shot to Save Illiu- solf -Nrgroes oil a Ilrnnkcu Christmas Irolle. tomny and fr< e loni amends for t It li a r humau lives in tie- The eonvt ntion In j.' the afternoon a nd a • mass ineetiie.' w!d- h an end until • ; AFTEF rid LER AGAIN. i:i u :«.:ys That '!:oe Him. Thl.-< Time I I.> IOXHn' tin . TA1.I.AI!Assn. 1 a lieeemher — The retjui i hieh Go\ ernof Hogg. Te.\a o. . ai '. • ; to Hoveruor Mitchell foi ib i hotel magnati- a terday. The eai . execute.! and m ernor Hog ... T.- that as s-.- ».i t' Texa • govern - !, to am-' Mr. !■ i Texa It is now in New Y • M. 1 agier, the .d\ honored yes- a ei papers were • to Got* ’ . supposed ■ pa > • s reach the .o an officer : loil t , him to .at Mr. Fiagior is Atlanta, December 26.—Giles Cheek, a fifteen year old white boy. employed by the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Com pany, shot and killed John Coleman Monday night opp jsite the state capl- tol. Cheek had overtaken a man on his way home that had been drinking heavily. He knew the man and was assisting him when they were met by three negroes. They were standing in the middle of the pavement and were drinking from a bottle. The negroes cursed the man and then cursed the boy. He u!*ked them to stop and Cole man struck him with a stick. The boy backed into the street and the negro continued to strike him. The Intoxi cated man. evidently sobered by the difficulty, ran. The stick that the negro was using broke and then he drew a knife and cut at the boy several times. Cheek, when he saw his life was in danger, fired three times at the negro who ran. The others went in an opposite direction. After the shooting he started for police headquarters to give himself up. On the way he met City Marshal John Humphries. He did not know the mar shal, but stopped and told the story of the shooting. Not thinking that the negro had been shot he told the boy to go home, which he did. Two blocks further Humphries came upon ihe body Of the negro with an open knife in his hand. He immediately reported the matter to the police and they began a search for the hoy. He was found at his home, 6 Broyles street, just before 8 o'clock, lie promptly said he did tiie shooting. From the evidence introduced before the coroner's jury tiie boy was only protecting his life when he did the shooting. He will probably be released this afternoon. Check is unusually well developed for his age and has a good reputation. He has been in the employ of the A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company for sev eral months. He was employed on the night force and was one of the tele graph boys used by this company. THE ANTI-INCO Hubphoiua nine Wash in Ft ales Ma United 8t departmei Conimissio phuma in t urday. to missioi WANTS ITS MONEY RETURNED. The (nrncgle t'onii>auy Will Ask Kcp»y- iiiiiit of the Forfeit It I’ahl. Wasmim;ton. December 27. — The Carnegie Steel company may attempt to secure from tiie government a remit tal of tiie sum exacted from that com pany as a forfeit on its armor contract. It is stated that while they were in Washington on Saturday Andrew Car negie and H. C. Frick of the Carnegie Company broached the matter to Secre tary Herbert. A prominent officer, who is authority for this statement, says that the Carnegie people are deter mined to recover the fine imposed upon them on the ground-that the company did not violate its contracts. The con tract does not permit, they say. a pen alty such as was imposed. The same officer is authority for the statement that if the government officers shall dispute the claims of the Carnegie com pany the company will carry the mat ter into the courts Secretary Herbert and Commodore Sampson, the naval chief of ordnance, declined to discuss the matter when questioned. HIS SLAVES LOVED HIM. Negro«*H Mourned the Dt'iith of the Man Who One© Om n©<l Thom. Memiuiis, Tenn., December 27.—The funeral of ex-United States Senator J. L. Alcorn at Eagle Nest. Miss., pre sented perhaps the most weird scene ever witnessed in this country. The obsequies were attended by 300 negroes, the majority of whom were the former slaves of the dead senator. The ne groes were inconsolable in their grief, and gave vent to their feelings in shrieks, religious songs and prayers. At the grave the old gray-liaired col ored men threw themselves upon the coffin, and finally had to he removed by force in order to allow the body to be burled. A ST. LOUIS SENSATiON. A DRUNKEN POLICEMAN. Four Shots l-'ireil unit it Young M m Fall* Iteitd at His Feet. Aucadia, Fla., December 26.—Yester day morning about 1 o’clock, John Huy- good. a young white man. was shot and killed in W. H. Sparr’s saloon by Miles Ward, a policeman. There was a crowd in the saloon carousing, and Ward, who was drinking himself, at tempted to put them out. A fight en sued, the lights were turned out and Ward fired four times. John Haygood. who was an on looker and not drink ing, was shot three times, twice in the head and once in the arm. Ward’s fourth bullet wounded C. Sermons in ♦he arm. Ward lied and posses are in f iursuit. D he is caught he will lie ynched. us Haygoo- 1 . was a popular young man. and his murder by a drunk en policeman has aroused much indig nation. ( aiiie Near I.ym lilng Hliu. El Paso, Tex.. December 26.—A. II. Reese was arrested here yesterday on the charge of attempting to assault three little school girls ranging from !t to 12 years of age, the children of high ly respectable citizens of this place. . ina Well. eonfeA BltOV,”- 8VH LL. .V 1 Jeei nil r 26. — the st James Mu v. . .0 v. two tu ,e.s from Attorn here recent 1.. g a well on Genera his farm. At .. 1 ,t 1 oi twenty-five United feet he found \v. u i.e . . : v.sl to be a will re| gold beurHe, <<;• . had it assayed. torney The test eon .inn • • lie: a ml he intere| continued tii seventy feci it specimens '.a'- contained :-.>u lias been Y i being made :■ > i-a.th of lied. The ' in ; old. and .'k syndicate . .ti .us are ■ad. The I'lisiiir nlayei! .i i ;i CIuum. Coi.r'ilU s. iina • ruber -c". In the First Baptist ri :: night exercises wr? : n ' I. R.-v. Gil bert. i/O"' • |.’.s • »* i :i rg.r. •.’.ns toJ impei-ttmate Si and was eov-j ered with cot’ one too nca^ the footli fhts tt >n caughl fire. Sev» ral p r ri. . a him to the floor and linn!!', guishing In, J.,m. was badly burn,- 1. will recover. ■ ■ i ifi extin- noi until he i ’.nought I ori’r (I *<> » J’j* m . h< \r Doors. St. Pa ft.. Mi • i: nr. er20.—Un- seasonable w. . .. .ther. with the consequent ;i: i.t ' . •. cans d the Uul- to hr- n goS disappR to fim lire not the city the house. siglit..«-er >. ted States Clotliir!; >' at M iiwuukei’, ■ v ita a brunch The The president and spent ( hrisun:;:. quietly at the White house Reese was first taken to the police sta Charles I lock- tin! 1 < •>., to put its tion but threats of lynching caused his property in tl. * i 4*1 t of a ivceiv er. removal to jail. Reese was at one time Peter Van Vu hti-r. n .V II’vVaukoc, is superintendent of the Detroit. Lansing the receiver f - r hot ii h *u w s. The ia- and Northern railroad and has been in bilities are - ; l to .. 11:1' to 4120,000. El Poso but a short time. — — — A Titled I.fitly 11;i*. m.npjM-Hred. Pakih, December 26. According to the Soliel yesterday a mysterious for eign title lady has disappeared from her residence as u direct result of the trial of Captain Dreyfus. Detectives had been ordered to keep a strict watch on her but she succeeded in eluding' them. Dreyfus is said to have visited her home frequently. The authorities say that Dreyfus, who has been ill in prison lor several days, i> feverish and weak. Foul.'t HtiTie in ,i J'ri-iTfhf < ftv. PlTTsui’ito. I’a.. I).’.’. iiibi*r 26. August Brich, cightc n }ear-> old. was found dead, bang'ing in a freight ear yesterday morning at M’ith street. Ed gar Wood and ’ linrles Cavanaugh, who •pent the night with Birch, were ar rested. They say he was drinking through the day and they placed him in the ear to sober him up and know nothing of Ids death. A ISIk I.iitnher Firr. BuuMXOTojr, Vt., December 26.—A disastrous fire broke out in th** big' lutn- ber yjirj^j^^!-: Bootl ast night. Y • • . •• ' 'HI- ■ ..i the k ‘ill I .t I’nrS t In . l'ii t . ’ uul. Pai’.is, Di ceii ’ er 2 —M. Barthou, minister of jj ii.ii ■ or .s, and Jean Jaurel, soeiai. t ■, . . t- of tiie cham ber of deputi. . exelninged shots yes terday on tin h f honor. Neither was hurt. Tin- dn i .-.ii i.-ultof the trouble in ‘ a !. n . r, in which Barthou gave In. 'do to .bn !•»*- t'r<>: i r < :t, lion Iji, NT;\v ♦ ou, lu v.6. Richard Croker s int -r, i-, •.. . : .e!i h • scored Coagressinan •< \\ ;> e i i as an In gik te, an j j ,i tor o. false .ate,. ’ i....e appeared in ,i duiiy .n . , i,ai’ed a gn at di ii of , ;l l politi cal circles. ralif.ru; Hoti! ilurind. "'; 1 ■'• At 1 " 1 • :: '' .. . ■'•n froiji this 'at'." lo ■,* t tv,. communieus. i\ i In j,. op!e on the Cliff were un ♦ • <n n - was destro;, ed. All llrtuH - \ *•»*• Drovvi;©<l. J.ONtin ., j) '• Mi,. British Brigantine r "• ■ .. an 4 .tiMeoi -d,’o • • J. td • name of THE ,NV[i;STIGAT ' ON IN ARM E N IA Arriiiiirinir lor tiie 1‘art NVIiU.li the Flilteit MutC« Wilt I'lay. C’OXBTANTIXOIM.K. December 26.—Che- fik Bey. judge of the court of cessation, and Djidaieddin Hey, of the court of appeal, have been appointed members of the A ran nian commisioii. They will start for Nass.sm at onee. accompanied hy a deleg'atinn of the French govern ment. Fnit- d States Minister Terrell had an audience with the Sultan yes terday and with the council of minis ters today to di-euss an independent inquiry on tii- part of the I'nited States. GAMBLING HIS RUIN. A Young Yoio Take- Mis Own l.lf»> lin aUKo HpC'iiuIiI No! S> iii<I I'xpohurn. Big mi Nu ii a m. Ala.. December 26.—Al bert Gordon, aged 21, i member of one of the l est families in this state, was arrested at Uockford, Coosa county, on an indictinent charging him with gam bling. Monday night when the jailor went to Gordon's cell, he found him hanging by his suspenders to a cross bar, dying. Efforts to revive him failed. Mortification over tiie arrest drove him to suicide. sa,ftr.2,412.fl3 Uy Mall. Nkw Yolk, December 26.—Superin tendent Elliott made hD report of the holiday money order business today. For foreign countries there were cer tified 131 060 orders, an increase of 8.571 over last year, while tiie domestic orders numbered txs.s ;i. or 2.!’37 more than In I'-.*. Tiie aggregate was 86,- f>{,x 112 :'2. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Georgia’s Old Capitol a Victim of the Flames. S IN THE BUILDING The iiullilltig U lit re Many Celebrated Statesmen <«at IutoiI lliirncd—The I.ast Constitutional Convention W ns Held In Its Old Halls. The Orund Jury Handies Several Matters In Very 1*1 a I n Terms. St. I.oits. December 27.—The grand Jury has made its final report, turning in 173 indictments. 54 of which are for alleged election frauds. Henry Trill, shoidtf-elect is indicted for alleged bri bery in paying money to judges. The others are mainly against the lower element. Tiie grand jury reports that the city institution are unfit for human habitation. The city jail is especially unclean and a menanee to the health of the eit\. i iiE ALABAMA RIOT. A I’ossible FIxusKerutud fctory of Terrible K!iiU|;!iter In Wilcox County. Hf.i.ma, Ala., December 27. The riot |he negro fair at Pine Apple -:iiiir- wus worse than ut f:r».t reported, le drunken affray the three Van brothers and Alex, and Ed live in all, were .stubbed to Thirteen others are said to mortaliy wounded. New Orlentm Cirand .Jury, ii.i:ans. Decern!>cr 27. -The y yesterday indicted City Kn- natn IV. Brown for bribery, rgedwitli receiving'money for reel privileges for the lumber of MeEwen A Murray. The iUrv recommends that prize <1 glove contests be prohibited, es *!iat perjury is common, that f.is rife in the city council, tiiat day laws arc violated with im- t that gambling is carried on lie connivance of the police, and legislature should order an in- ition. The jury in the ease of ji^an Kane an Thrilfilly, charged blackmail, has not yet agreed, al- gh fit received the case Friday t. Tiie A fTilm of Madiiganca. ’aius, December 27.—A dispatch qip Antananarivo says that the Mala- overninent has published in full respondence between Le Myre rs. the Irench Envoy, and thu ir of foreign affairs. As already ted. the government, while grant- lie French demands as to diplo- c* representation. French enter ’s on the island, the adjudication ova-Freiich disputes, and the boun daries of Diego Suarez, declines to forego the right to import munitions of war. Sbe W'HDtcil a IVnsion. Bihminciiam, Ala.. December 27.— Mrs. Agnes F. Faulkner, of Cherokee county, has been arrested on a warrant charging her with making application for a pension for the alleged purpose of defrauding the government. Two years ago it is alleged that Mrs. Faulkner filch application for a pension, claim ing to fie the widow of John Faulkner, an ex-union soldier. It is alleged that she was not entitled to a pension. In view of the prominence of Mrs. Faulk ner her arrest has created a sensation. Atlanta, December 27 —The old state eapitol was ruined by lire early this morning. It was discovered at 8:30 by a patrolman and when the fire department reached the building one half of the roof was in flames. A hard wind coming from the west drove the flames through the building and made the’ efforts of the fireman almost use less. The fire originated in the fifth story of the building and immediately over the Masonic hall. This was flooded with water even before the fire com pleted the ruin. The lower floors were used for offices, though .many of them were vacant. Jacob’s pharmacy was on the lower floor. The building was used as the state eapitol for years until the present one was erected by the state. It was built by ILL Kimball, who has twice built the Kimball house. It was designed for a theatre but was pur chased by the state. \\ hat was intend ed to be the theatre proper was con verted into a hall of representatives. It was in this building that the last con stitutional convention was held and in which General Robert Tombs did his last great political work. Alexander Stevens died while serving as governor of the state in this old building and be fore his death the figure of Benjamin H. Hill was familiar to ilshalls. When the state completed the new eapitol the old building was sold to Venable brothers, 'ihe senior mem ber of the firm is W. H. \enable, the president of the present state senate and the introducer of the bill to allow all insurance companies to do business free in this state. At one time it was feared thu*. other buildings would burn as the wind car ried a perb cl stream of lire over many of the highe-t buildings in the city. OLD APPOMATTOX. “MY COUNTRY, ’TI8 OF THEE. The Original C.'opy of the National Hymn Given to the Pope. New Havkx, December 27.—The or iginal autograph copy of the American national hymn, “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” written in 1882 by the Itev. Sam uel Francis Smith, Is now en route to Home, and by new year’s day it will rest in the famous Vatican library as a gift to the Hope from the American people, through tho instrumentality of David Pell Secor, of Bridgeport, and the Kev. William Mahor, D. D., of Mil ford. The copy has been in Mr. Secor’s possession for years, having been pre sented to him by Mr. (smith, the author. The Rev. Dr. Maher, while visiting Mr. Secor last spring, was shown the man uscript and it was suggested that it would be a grand thing to send it to the Vatican library, where so many valuable curios are stored, as a present from the American people to the Pope. It was some time before all the negotiations through Manager Satolli, were completed, but on Decem ber n the valuable piece of manuscript was sent on its way to Rome, together with a sketch of the life of tho author of ‘•America.*’ BRIBES A Now York Police Officer Givea a Long Sentence. HE TOOK FOUt BASKETS OF REACHES. Tbe Jury I'oiiuit Him Guilty nml lie Will S«rv»> llirt’c Yearn and Nine Montlm. Tbcu He Must 1’ay One Thou, sand Hollars. TO SEND THEM CORN. The General Kiss* II ttill Not < hange the liuttle I leld’H Name. Washington Dece mber 27.—One his toric name will be preserved in that collection of incongruous names, the Postal Guide. The poffmater general has finally yielded to the protests and entreaties <n the Virginians, and re stored ’.he name Appomattox station to the new town that has sprung up on the railroad about three miles from the place where General Grant accepted the sword of < ienera 1 Lee. The name “Surrender.'' which was recently as signed to it, will therefore be stricken from the map. 'i he old town will be called Appomattox Courthouse as be fore. WORK WILL BE RESUMED. The Itiu-beye Glass Work* at to he 1’ui la Operation This Week. Mailtins Fmiihy. <>.. December 27.— A force of workman are getting every thing in readiness for the resumption of work at the Buclieye glass works. Fire:, will la- lighted this week and the in inageuie it eiaim they will commence making g. a -s tiie middie of tho coming week. Light, will be put up all around the big p ant and aduit’orial watchmen Will go on. The management say that every viola’.or of the law will be prose cuted to the fullest extent of Hie law. fi'he works will be run non-union. WAS Ei.GAGED TO TILDEN. A Writ Known Soiiity Woman Married In New Orlcins. New Ohm: ins, December 27.- George S. La twick, local manager of the American sugar refinery company at this point, and Miss Irene Stuuffman, daughter of J. It. Stuuffman. were mar ried last night. The wedding was one of the swvlicst New Orleans society has witnessed for many years. The bride is well known abroad and has been for several years a prominent figure in upper ten circles. She was engaged to be marrie i to Samuel J. 'l ihleu and on the death of that distinguished gentle man he willed her Sin M)0i). Itallroads Will Seed Contribution* Free to Nebrunkit bullerer*. Baltimore, December 27.—The sug gestion sent out on Monday evening by the Manufacturer's Record, that in view of the great suffering reported in Nebraska because of the short corn crop, the south, which has such an abundance of corn this year, should send a solid train of corn and meat to Nebraska for distribution, has met with very cordial reception. Mr. W. H. Baldwin, vice-president of the Southern railway, telegraphs the Re cord: “i note with deep interest your plan to send corn to western Nebraska to save the destitute people of that state. I have been privately informed that the condition is very bad. 1 am confi dent that all railways in the south will arrange to collect all shipments and forward them free.” 1'resident Hoffman, of the Seaboard Air line, authorizes the Manufacturer's Record to say that his road will be glad to receive all contributions made from and point on its line or from any con necting lines and arrange for free ship- ihent to the west. A REPUBLICAN INDICTED. Charged W ith IVrjury In Giving Testimony About Flection Frauds. CmcAoo, December 27.—The grand jury yesterday continued its investiga tion of the election outrages and re turned a true bill against Henry Hau- flaire, secretary of the republican pre cinct club in the twenty-ninth ward, charging perjury in testimony given before the jury last Saturday. He swore that no reward had been given him by the democrats, and it is alleged he is wearing a suit of clothes which the democrats of the first ward guvo him for work done for their party on election day. It is also alleged that his story told the jury was false. THE POPE TO THE CARDINALS. Hi* lloltnt'KH Kx|ire«Kex Joy nt Kvidenuas of lt< Ugious Kevliul. Rome. December 27.—'i'he official journal of the Vatican publishes tho Hope's reply to the Christmas congratu lations of the college of Cardinals. His Holiness dwelt upon the need of recall ing the religious spirit to the armies, schools, parliaments and cabinets of the world. He also spoke of his joy in witnessing evidences of a revival of re ligious faith. Slow Work on it Governim-nt It, port. Hew York. December 27.—As a re sult of the recent investigation of tho police department. ex-Rolice Captain John T. Stephenson has been sentenced to three years and nine months in tho state penitentiary and to pav a fine of 81,000. Stephenson was convicted December 21. The charge against him was bri bery in receiving four baskets of peach es from Martin N. Edwards, a produce dealer at No. 153 Duane street, a par tial consideration for allowing Edwards to violate the law by occupying the sidewalk to facilitate the transaction of his business. Policeman Thorn was mentioned as the go-between for Ste phenson and was indicted. Subsequent ly Thorn made a confession in which he stated all he knew of police corrup tion and blackmail. At the trial of Stephenson before the board of police commissioners Thorn denied any part in the blackmailing transactions of Stephenson. In hi.s confession, how ever, ho said he had perjured himself before the board and declared that Stephenson had endeavored to make him repurge himself at the trial in oyer and terminer. In passing sentence. Judge Ingraham •aid: "Stephenson, you have been con victed of bribery by a jury upon evi dence that was absolutely indisputable. No man questions that evidence. The crime of bribery is a crime against the people of the state. It is not for tak ing six dollars worth of peaches. The size or kind of the bribe you got is of no consequence in the ease. The great question is the responsibility that you have violated. "You an officer, given great powers for the protection of the public have used those powers, not for the benefit of the public but for your own advan tage. The law gives me great discre tion as to the punishment to be in flicted, and it is a rcspon.sibilty that in this case 1 feel very deeply." After sentence hud been passed upon him 8tcphenson was taken back to the tombs. His attorney will move for a new trial. FIGHTING THE TAX. Moore Says It Is His Owu 1‘t-rsoiial Luxury ami No One C an Assist. Xkw York. December 27.—John 3. Moore says o? the reports that he rep resents a syndicate in his efforts to have the income tax declared unconsti tutional: “I have been at work in tho matter for several months and decided that I would contest the law as an in dividual, and as a personal luxury. Since the matter became public, a num ber of gentleman have asked to come in but I have told them, as I tell you, that nobody can conic in. as it is my per sonal luxury and will bo maint ined as such. There Is no syndicate in tho mutter and no individual except myself. Under every oiromustuuee the ease will be continued as my personal act.” THE CLIFF HOUSE BURNED. Ssn Adolph SutroV Muanilh-cnt Hotel ut Francisco a Heap of A-lK-rs. Kan Francisco, December 27.^Two tottering chimneys and some charred timbers ami ashes are all that remain of the Ciiff House, owned by Mayor- \V a sin noton, December 27. The an- j elect Sutro. The remainder is reminis- J t*.»t hit I ’• hi >'© W l -II’.VOIO I .' D Hi.hen the I fj iStrLit f. ■ nber 20. -George h«-l/c<l Initiation stanipi. Kt. Loris, December 27.- Secret Ser vice Agent Murphy descended on the Standard Stamp company yesterday and seized 30.000 envelopes bearing fuc similies of foreign stamps. 'I’he firm deals in foreign stamps and puts them upon envelopes. On the outside envelopes'm the way of an advertise ment an- imitations, or as Murphy con sider', them, counterfeits of foreign stamps. Accused of Killlnff HI* Wife. Morgantown, W. Va . December 27. —Sheriff Hare arrested David Musgrove yesterday at hi.s home, ten miles from here, on the charge of murdering his wife on the night of December 15. The woman was found in Indian Head Creek, wa„ buried, but exhumed, and a post-mortem examination indicated that bln: had been beaten, and then choked to hath. Mu grove and hi-, wife had qua.t’lod lor many years. shut a Constnble. BAMiibno. S. L., Deeemoci 37.—Two nt’gr- "> . named Grayoou weio placed in lai .. . nkci n i U, Vi. .Mi .,.,. Later they were f»-leascd, am . njeetuui' M-.ody on ’hi ' .f t. one ; 'lo.usiuii Inin twice, lie will prob- b oly die. Ai«iuiiltc<l by a Mob. Knoxville. Tenn., December 27.— Deputy Sheriff I’ayne, of Campbell county, had a terrible experience with a mob of negroes yesterday and was fatally wounded, lie was taking two negroes from Jeiico to the county jail at Jacksboro At Oswego station, near Jeiico. a large number of drunken ne groes boardi I the train and assaulted the officer. He was cut in several places and cannot live. The negroes escaped. I'iikHImIm Onli-ml Out of WiMhliiuton. Hi itai.o. N. Y., December 27.—John ny Van Host and Solly Smith, tho feather-weight pugilists, were arraign ed as vaga h inds in the police court yesterday afternoon and ordered to leave town. Chief of Roliee Bull said that he had made up his mind to rid the city of all loafers. Ja|iMii<‘*(' Otiher* Wrre Killed. Yokohama. December 27.—The Japa nese force lost two officers and 52 men killed, and had 1. officers 856 men wounded, in a battle with the Chinese. I.iisl Kliia of h Dying Vienna, December 27 Frch Rrc- .<■ ,:i}s liiat Francis last kii 1 N pies, is dying lie rco Kcd >■ .tr> me nin th 1-1*1 4***1 ii. u: is, Dei has soiit 8,00 made homcic Sicily uml southern Iffy. nual report of the Nava! Intelligence office, of which proof was read last August, is delayed greatly. Four or live advance copies have been received, but the officers who are in charge of the volume feel that it is slighted for less important annual reports and docu ments. The annua! is a compendium of progress in naval armament and con struction, much sought for by libra ries and by foreign services as well as 1 by those interested in naval affairs at home. < ariu’glc’x New Steel i’laut. Ei.MYRA. O., December 27.—On last Monday a contract was made by the Johnson Steel company and the Car negie company by which the later is to erect a plant at Lorraine. The wonts w ere built on the cast side of the Black river, directly east of the Johnson com pany's works and on land owned by the latter company. The plant will em ploy 3,000 men. Superintendent Suppe, of the Johnson company, is authority for the statement. Guatemalan Mlnlxter'* t'lan. City of Mexico, December 27.—The Guatemalan minister will be officially received ou Thursday. It is learned from a trustworthy source that he will acknowledge the binding force of the treaty of 18s2. but will endeavor to ef- seet a compromise as to a certain por tion of the disputed territory or will propose arbitration with the I'nited States. England or Spain as the arbi trator. < hai'K* * in tli* Navy. Washington, December 27.—The sec- 1 retary of the navy has ordered Com mander F. M. Barber to assume his new post as naval attache to the em bassy of London, January 17th next, | relieving LicuteminM.ounmupdcr \V. S. T '“i’G t.00 ^ oher » V g me ii- % cent, for the niff House is a thing of the past. A million dollar structure of steel and stone will be erected on its site. The fire d<;-,troyed everything ex cept a few souvenirs, the mirrors and easily movable furniture, the silver ware, choice vintages and liquors and a part of the bur fixtures. THE COLDEST YET. Know amt u Gi-ut-rul Falling of Tempera ture In Hie .South. Washington. December 27.—For Vir ginia, rain or snow, colder, decidedly colder in eastern portion, northeast winds. For Tennessee, snow in east ern. fair in western portions in the ear ly morning.high northwest winds For North and South Carolina, rain, cooler, variable winds becoming northwest. For Georgia, rain in the early morning, high northwest winds, decidedly cooler, cold wave at Augusta. For Alabama, fair, cooler, northeast winds, diminish ing in force. The Cotton Review. New York. December 27.—The Sun's cotton review says: Cotton advanced 5 to 6 po ; nts, reacted and closed steady at a net improvement of 2 to 8 points. Sales 87.000 bales. A holiday in Liver pool. Spot cotton here was dull and unchanged. In New Orleans futures advanced 4 to 5 points. I’ort receipts on Monday were 74 against 7s.317 on the same day last week and 41.143 last year; on Tiievla.v. -R>.a43, against 62,614 on the same day last week and 88,266 last year. Frinec llinmart'k** Grc.-it Grief. Berlin, December 27.—A friend of the Bismarck’s, who has returned to Berlin, says that the old < haacellor's farewell to his wife's body in Yarzin was the most sorrowful scene <>f the great man's life. After having the seat under a fir leaned his chin long /hapol Bismarck took a J. j on a near-by knoll ^^his walking-stick, and gazed '.if - •To.intently at the grave YVhcn he o.’Asm|qj g ( ,. he mov.’it slowly and halt- ingl^asif rcluuLint to 1 ’uve tl e spot. t* Tv-u- > .1}' 1 -L—■" wi