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K S > IN TEnROB [NESTS FLEE FORI HEM LIVES Burning of Fifth Avenue Ho tel at Ford City, Pa. CNE MISSING, MANY INJURED Fire Broke Out During the Early Morn ing Hours and the Flames Spread With Great Rapidity—New York and Cincinnati Also Suffer Looses. Ford City, I’a., Dec. 12—The Fifth Avenue hotel of this place was destroy ed by fire at an early hour this morn ing. One man is missing and several employes and guests were injured by jumping from the secoud aud third floors to the ground. Those most seriously injured were: F. E. Hammond, night* policemau; burned about face anu body. A. Aronson, Pittsburg, injured inter nally by jumping. George Rickards, badly burned about bands and face. James McLaughlin, burned about face and bands. James Harton, broken leg. Valentine Daibold, proprietor of the hotel; face burned. Michael McCarthy, leg broken. A man named Davis missing and it Is feared burned to death. The fire was discovered about 1 o'clock and the flames spread so rapid ly that the guests escapea with diffi culty. The hotel was valued at $20,- 000. Fire Threatened Broadway Block. New York, Dec. 12.—A 5-story build ing. 198 Hroadway, occupied by the Dennison Manufacturing company, was badly damaged by a fire which started early this morning and which burned for some hours. The fire de partment estimated the loss on build ing and contents at $175,000. The in surance was about two thirds of that sum. Several thousand dollars’ worth of stock in a building next door, oc cupied by the .Hegotan Drug corpora tion. was destroyed. The fire started on the third floor in the rear of the Dennison building at a point where it was diC. u!t for tne firemen to work. For a time it seemed as it the whole block on the east side of Hroadway from John to Fulton streets would be enveloped m (lames. $73,300 Fire In Cincinnati. Cineiam.ti, Dec. 12.- A lire of mys- teiio..- <; in occurred todaj in the lame t house of Lowry Gob- bel, !! -11'. Elm street. The loss is estio d ;it STJ.ikiO to $100,<mii); well Insure ! . Ih yoiul the tact that the flames were first si-'!i on the fourth floor issuing Iron •• e’i. of ru ,s nothing is known of \\ h;,t s irted the fire. Home oi ...m emph .ie- oi the fourth and fifth floors escaped by ladder to the roof of the adjoining building. Several men on the fourth floor were nearly suffo cated before they escaped. WILL APPROVE CHILI’S ACTION. Working People to Hold Massmeeting at Santiago. London, Dec. 12.—The Times, in its second edition, prints a dispatch from Valparaiso, under today’s date, which says: The first symptom at the present Juncture of a possible awakening of warlike excitement among the Chilian public is the announcement that a massmeeting of working people is to be held at Santiago Dec. 13 to express approval of the action of the govern ment in dealing with the urgent ques tion. Even this apparently is merely an offset tc another meeting promoted by the advocates of peace at any price. The buying of ships to take the place of vessels of questionable effi ciency, the mobilization of the fleet for maneuvers and the strengthening of relations with friendly neighbors, Colombia and Ecuador, are not re garded here as signs of aggressive in tention on Chili’s part, but only as natural precautions evoked by the un expectedly threatening demeanor of Argentina. THREE CHILDREN DROWNED. Were Skating on Pond and Ice Gave Way. New York. Dec. 12.—Three children o' Tunis Hons, an employe of a steel manulaciuring company at Hompton Lake. N. J.. were drowned last night in a sir. ill body of water near their Lome known as Slater’s pond. The children, aged 1C, 12 and It. years, were skating together on the pond when the ice cracked and before they could get to a place of safety they were plunged into the water. All three disappeared under the ice before aid could rtuch them. Attacked By Highwaymen. Rumford Falls, Me., Dec. 12.—Levi Garrett, a young French-Canadian, is In a critical condition at his home here as the result of knife wounds received f?om highwaymen last night. The robbers secured $150 which Gar rett had drawn from the hank to do fray the expenses of his wedding, Which was to have taken place today. The assailants escaped and the police have no clew. To Wed on Christmas Eve. New York. Dec. 12.—According to The Times, It Is now announced that the marriage oi United States Sen ator Chauncey M. Depew to Mias Pal mer will take place at Nice, France, on Christmas eve. REGISTRARS ARE APPOINTED. Fourteen Nam'd Under Temporary Plun of New Comj. tut on. Moi’.tgonu iy, Aiu., Dec. 12.—The 1 mi d «iimuriiiug oi t he governor, «u- Uiloi iiiul coinmi.ssioncr o! ugiictiiiui ye; lei day uppointci. lor li counties the registrars under the temporary plan ot the new constitution. There is a great scramble going on for the places, which pay only $2 a day for (»0 days, Init the list shows that the Very best class of men in the state is applying. Only one Republican was appointed today, Robert M. Hyars, of Lawrence. The appointments by counties are as follows: Baldwin, O. B. Richardson, S. S. White, J. B. Davis; Barbour, Charles F. Massey, Daniel D. Reeder, John B. Lassiter; Choctaw, W. L. Gray, G. A. Turner, B, B. Rush; Clarke, J. L. Dean, Ed Frank, Charles J. Coate; Clay, J. A. White, John L. Carpenter, J, F. Willingham; Cleburne, J. T. Boyd, A. M. Turner, J. Roberts; Conecuh, Hugh W. King, J. A. Feagin, John P. Anderson; Escambia, T. S. Howell, T. J. Stephens, C. O. Gunn; Etowah, R. A. D. Dunlap, D. N. Jelks, Dovder Thornton; Jefferson, R. G. Hewitt, M. P. Lewis, George FA Bondurant; Law rence, Janies T. Smith, Robert M. By ars, William H. Martin; Russell, R. W. Johnson, W. A. L. Turkcr, T. J. Gib son; Walker, W. F. Stubblefield, W. F. Sides, Robert Wilson; Perry, S. H. Helms, W. J. Vaiden and E. H. George. MERCY TEMPERS JUSTICE. Mother With Babe Released From Ala bama Jail. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—Gov ernor Jelks yesterday granted a parole to Mrs. Nannie Cheek, who was re cently convicted in Henry county of killing Danzey, her divorced husband. She is a daughter of Joe Baker, one of the wealthiest citizens of southeast Alabama, and married Danzey when she was 12 years old. A divorce followed after two chil dren were born. Then Mrs. Danzey married R. M. Cheek, of Georgia. She retiffned to Alabama and at tempted ti secure possession of her children, who had been placed in Uie custody ol Danzey by the courts. Dan zey remarried. In a three-cornered light between Danzey, Mrs. Cheek and her brother Danzey whs killed and the brother-in-law was wounded. Mrs. Cheek, who is less than 2m years old. was sentenced to two years' imprisonment upon conviction of man slaughter. With her 3-months-oM child she has been in the Heury conn ty jail for several weeks. The parole was secured through the earnest efforts of Cheek, the husband, and Bak j r, the father. Executive clem ency was recomnn-nded by the trial j"ry. the trial judge and the state's attorney. To rieild Big Barn for Cars. Birmingham, Ala., Dee. 12.—The Birmingham Railway and Electric company announces that it will com mence in a few weeks tne erection of a barn at Third avenue and Tenth street to cost $100,000. it will he the most complete structure of the kind in the south. A machine shop will also be built in which 50 cars can be placed for repairs at one time. The company is at present building an electric line to Bessemer, 12 miles away, at a cost of $225,000. Governor Jelks Grants Pardons. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—On the recommendation of the pardoning board Governor Jelks yesterday grant ed the following pardons: John Ray, of Autauga, murder; Mary J. Adams, of Chilton, bigamy; Charles Belcher, of Autauga, murder; his victim was a man named Knight, who betrayed his wife and boasted about it; James Grant, negro, of Jefferson, grand lar ceny, an 1 Francis Coleman, of St. Clair, forgery. Trial of Dr. Kraus. London, Dec. 12.—In the Bow street police court today the prosecution con cluded its ease against Dr. Kraus, ex governor of Johannesburg, accused of high treason and murder. The coun sel for the prisoner announced that he reserved his defense and Dr. Kraus was remanded until Dee. 15, when he will be <S( mmitted for the January as sizes on the charge of having incited Cornelius Broecksman to murder John Douglas Foster. Suit Filed Against Central. Watkinsville, Ga., Dec. 12.—Mrs. J. H. Bishop, through her attorneys, Colonel G. C. Thomas, of Athens, lias filed suit against the Central of Geor gia railway for $2,500 damages for personal injuries sustained recently. The case will be heard at the Jan uary term of the Oconee superior court. Strange Attempt at Suicide. Buffalo, N. 1., Dec. 12.—George Nowaczyk drank nearly a quart of kerosene early this morning and at- tempted to sot fire to the oil. He was arrested while attempting to start the fire by holding a lighted match in his mouth. He will probably recover. Appropriations for Missions. Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12.—The Baptist state tnission board has held its annual session and made its ap propriations for the ensuing year. It will devote $12,ffi»0 to state missions, $12,000 to home miBidons and $15,000 to foreign mission$. V. , Two Negrons to Hang. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 12.—Unless Governor Jelks interferes two negroes, Will Redden and Jim Winters, will be hanged at Birmingham tomorrow. Both were convicted and sentenced to hang for killing a negro woman. PAID PENALTY FOB ASSAULTING WOMAN Execution of William Albn at Uniontown, Pa. ( LEAR TC ALTAR HE 10 EXPOSED 1,500 PEOPLE WITNESS HANGING Death Due to Strangulation—The Oi.iy Words of the Doomed Man as He Ascended the Grim Gallows Were “My God I” Uniontown, Pa., Dec. 12.—William Allen was hanged in the jail here at 10:07 a. m. Death was caused by strangulation and life was pronounc ed extinct in 12 minutes. As he ascended the scaffold he threw hack his head and exclaimed: “My God!” These were his only woros. Fully 1,500 people were jammed in the jailyard to witness the execution. The crime for which William Allen paid the penalty with his lite was com mitted at the H. C. Frick Ooke com pany’s works on April 26, 1901. Hiram McMillan, a middle-aged man, had come from Preston county, W. Va., in search of work, bringing with him a young wife, whom he had just mar ried. They found temporary quarters at the shanty of one Kenney, and while there the first night William Al len, a big, burly negro, came in and insulted Mis. McMillan. Siie resisted, but Allen forced her outside the shan ty at the point of a revolver and as saulted her. McMillan attempted to interfere to save his wife, but Allen fatally shot him in the abdomen. Allen was arrested, tried at the June term and convicted of murder in the first degree. Since his conviction he has maintained indifference to his fate, though be submitted to being baptized in the jail Monday. Seymour, H”-, Wedding Closi at Hand, Accused of Having Lining Wife, BoJhar, Teun., Doc. 12. A . ar o Dr. John W. Seymour located at Poca hontas. t!;!? county, li was poll;*! I arid 'possessed and soon worked in to favor. He passed ns a widower and event ually he became engaged to a charm ing lady. Meantime rumors arose concerning his history. The engagement was broken off and investigation, as it is declared, disclosed that Dr. Seymour had a living wife, a resident of Madi son county, Ga. It is alleged he deserted her in Elbert county at the beginning of the Spanisu war. He was confronted with these charges and threatened with a whip ping. He denied the statements until further evidence w’as produced, wffien he feigned sickness and went to his room. He remained there' for several days and left secretly Friday night. The present whereabouts of Dr. Sey mour are unknown. NEW FIELD FOR McLAURIN. He Will Figure No More In Palmetto State Politics. Columbia, S. C.. Dec. 12.—From an authoritative source comes the iut'or- mat;on that Senator MeT.aurin has lormed « law partnei lihip with Frank L. and J. G. Weiles aud Charier, Bennett, ot Washington, I). C. it is said that ei< gant othces have ben fit ted up lor the linn in the Adams build mg. This 'levs is looked on here as con firming rumors previously circulated loeally •ini' in Washington to the effect that Senator MeLaurin would take up his permanent residence in that city. It is expected that his family will shortly move io the capital, althougu no direct intimation to this effect nus been received here. Politicians in Columbia and those well acquainted with MeLaurin be lieve that this move means the practi cal abandonment by him of his politi- cal career in this state. Following the dramatic scenes of the last two days in the senate, the news has un use significance. Interest through out me state had been excited by this new development in the senatorial con troversy aud McLaurin’s refusal to be drawn into a second “resignation throwing duel” is given a fresh inter pretation from the news of the forma tion of the law partnership. PENSION LAW IS VIOLATED. Federal Court Deals Out Justice to the Offenders. Columbia. S. C., Dec. 12.—Violations of the pension law are rather rare in this section, hut the federal court now in session here has hail several cases before it. One was against Louis Linn, a crip pled ex-confederate, who, as notary public, failed to observe a technical point and was fined $L0u, although he had refunded the overcharge. Against H. \Y. Ackerman there were eight cases and in five he pleaded guilty. The charges against him were various. He was accused of sending on bogus or fraudulent claims for pen sions and forging names of witnesses on the receipts. Ackerman nas until very recently been a magistrate in Colleton county and worked the pension claims in this capacity. He was sentenced to servi tude in the prison at Nashville for one year and one day. Met Death In Strange Way. Charlotte, N. C„ Dec. 12.—At the Charlotte fertilizer works Charles Simmons, an employe, yesterday met death in a strange way. A belt was slipping and with a heavy stick he tried to replace it. The stick caught in the revolving wheel and struck mm such a blow on the breast that it tore through the bone and through the liv er. In spite of this injury Simmons, conscious and in agony, lived five hours. Divorced and Married In an Hour. Wadesboro, N. C., Dec. 12.—In the special term of superior court which convened here Lenora Harris secured a divorce, and immediately she, with Mr. W. Maston Haire, went to the reg ister of deed’s office, where they pro- 'ured license and hunted up a justice t the peace and were married. The ulvorce was granted and marriage performed all within an hour. Many Out for Congress. Raleigh. Dec. 12.—The new Seventh congressional district in this state is without a congressman. There are nine counties in it and no less than six of these already have Democratic aspirants for the nomination. NEGRO DESPERADO KILLED. Tennessee Marshal Slays Man Who Resisted Arrest. Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12.—A special from Paris says Coleman Mltchum, a negro teacher, shot and fatally wound ed his wife and afterwards set fire to the house. The negro took refuge in a cabin, where he was located by City Marshal Mi As, who was fired upon as he entered the place. Mills returned the fire and the negro fell dead with a bullet through his neck. Mitchum was formerly Industrious and prosperous, but had lately gone wrong aud was charged with the re sponsibility for two -Lres ana an at tempt to poison his wife. PANIC AT CADIZ. Riotous Mobs Attack Citizens and Pil lage Stores. Cadiz, Dec. 12.—This city was in a state of partial revolution practically all night long. Riotous mobs, led by striking bakers armed with knives and bludgeons, pil laged stores, attacked peaceable peo ple in tlu- streets, injuring a number of persons. They threw the whole town into a state of t and the night hideous wit h shouts of “l ..;i : live social revolution:” and ’’Down with the bourgeoise!” The police were at last able to <|U 11 the riot. OLD, GOULD ULUS OF SYNDICATE’S FLANS To Extend Network of Lines In the Sonth. TEXAS AND PACIFIC EXTENSION licking Shirt A Line Will Be Built From Arkansas City to Lake Providence, In Louisi ana, Traversing a Rich Cotton Coun try Now Without a Railroad. New York, Dec. 12.—George Gould, with Mrs. Gould, has just returned from a tour of the railroads embraced in the Gould system—a tour divided into two sections and lasting about two months broken only by a flying visit to New Yorn and covering prac tically 'he entire country from Utah to Texas. Mr. Gould returns in an even more optimistic frame of mind than when he finished his big tour last spring. Mr. Gould was asked if he were willing to state at this time whether he intended to carry out the rumored plan oi a transcontinental railroad with the Missouri Pacific. Denver and Rio Grande, Rio Grande and Western and Central Pacific as the main links in the chain. “I have heard nothing about that.” said Mr. Gould. “We are working very harmoniously with our allied railroad connections, the Central Pa eifle being one of them.” Then Mr Gould gave this inkling of his plans of extending his network of railroads in the south; “We are contemplating a line from Arkansas City south to Lake Provi dence, in Louisiana. In fact, it is un der consideration. The Texas and Pa cific line is to be rebuilt and extended so that it will form a through lino along the west bank of the Mississippi river between New Orleans and St Louis. Tne improvement will include also the rebuilding oi the New Or leans and Northwestern railroad. The new line runs through a Ik antiful cot ton country and at present there is no line to serve it. The < ou-t:y is entire ly uiluaary to the Iron Mountain sys tem, hence the construction ot the branches.’ Convention cf Y. M. C. A. Secretaries. Cincinnati, Dec. pj.—The national conference ot state and provincial sec retaries of \oung Men's Christian As- sociations continued its session today, xne time wns devotea to th” reading ot ; apei’s, followed by general discus sion. The officers of the conl'ercn a are H. H. Res; ye ar, of Kentucky, chairman, and F. II. liurt, of .Missouri, secretary. The purpose ol tin- oon.er- nee is to get the benefit of the expe rience of the others in a general ex change of ideas and by mutual consid eration of the problem relating to the state and provincial work. Colony In Archer County, Tex. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 12.—L. F. Wilson, of Kansas City, but formerly of this state, has just closed a deal with a colonization company of In dianapolis, Ind., by which he transfers 6u,000 acres of land in Archer county to them. Twenty families have al ready settled there and it is the pur pose of the Indianapolis company to locate 400 families from Missouri and Indiana in the same district. The new colony vill try diversification of crops. Southern Securities Company. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 12.—Articles of incorporation of the Southern Securi ties company, capital $100,000, wore filed here today. The company is au thorized to purchase, hold and ex change dealing in stocks, obligations and securities of any corporation, gov ernment or municipality. The incor porators are: C. Frederick Smith, John R. Turner, Edward B. Hawkins, Edward P. Magoiiin and Walter H. Band, all of East Orange. Hentley Respited Until Jan. 9. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 12.—A special to The Sentinel from Greenville says Armstrong Hensley, sentenced to be j hanged at Erwin tomorrow, has been respited uy Governor McMillin until Jan. 9. Hensley’s friends are now making a strong effort to have his sen tence commuted to life imprisonment. He is ehargeo with having assaulted and kill *d his Hi-year-old step-daugh ter last June. Grand Larceny Charged to Norris. Ithaca. N. Y., Dee. 12.—The grand ! jury of Tompkins county has found an indictment charging grand larceny in the first degree against Charles D. Norris, who was arrested a few weeks ago on the charge of having stolen 1 $80,000 m jewelry and txmds from the trunks of Mrs. Denman Thompson. NO CLEW TO ASSAILANT. The Assault Made upon Mrs. Dennis Still Baffling Police. Washington, Dee. 12.—The mystery of the assault made upon Mrs. Ada G fibert Dennis, the fashionable mod ule. Tuesday meniing is siili baffling 1 b police. No tact ble clew has yet been found and desuite t!’“ inve-- J ig-j. tion of a large corps of bem’.quai tei*s (i toetives no motive for t!m crime In:.! been discovered, it was stated todr.y that if no complications s d in Mrs. Dennis will recover. The main appre hension .s that cerebral meningitis may develop. Her skull already has been trepined. She is unconscious at intervals, but so far has not tailed rat’onuily. ISTHMIAN CANAL BILL. Senate Authorizes Favorable Report on Morgan’s Measure. Washington, Dec. 12.—The senate committee on isthmian canal today au thorized a favorable report upon Sen* ator Morgan s bill providing for the acquisition from Nicaragua and Costa Rica of the right of way via the Nica ragua route. Senator Morgan later presented a voluminous report upon the general subject of a canal across the isthmus. Action on the bill providing for the construction of a canal was deferred. Collector of Customs Appointed. Washington. Dec. 12.—The president has decided to appoint Patrick J. Gar rett, of Las Cruces, N, M., collector of customs at El Paso, Tex. STORM ON ENGLISH COAST. Fishing Smack Founders In North Sea—Fourteen Drowned. London, Dec. 12.—a fierce gale is sweeping the English and Scotch chan nels. Many vessels are seeking an chor shelter and the lifeboats are busy rescuing small craft. Dover is experiencing the full force of the storm and numbers of ships on there are making signals of distress. A Belgian fishing smack has founder ed in the North sea. resulting in the drowning ol 14 persons. Snow in the midlands has stopped hunting. Dr. Zeemp Elected President. Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 12.—Dr. Jose Zeemp, of Lucerne, vice presi dent of the federal council, has been elected piesident of the Swiss confed eration for 1902. Dr. Zeemp is a Cath olic conservative. Chili Calls Conscripts Into Service. New Ycrk, Dec. 12.—A Herald dis patch from Valpariaso. Chili, says: The Chilian government will call into service two forces of conscripts as the result of similar action on the part of Argentina. Gold for European Expo-L New York, Dec. 12.—-Goldman, Sachs & Co. have withdrawn $50< > 0 in gold coin from the sub-treasury tor export to Europe on Saturday. Will Spend $15,000,000 on Plant. San Francisco, Dec. 12.—It is an nounced that an eastern syndicate which has acquired extensive iron mines in Madra county, this state, pro poses to expend about $15,000,000 in their development and to erect a sys tem of smelters and a steel plant. A shipyard for the construction cf steel vessels may also be established. The work of construction will begin early next year. Yerkes System Will Cost $10,000,000. New Yoik, Dec. 12.—The London correspondent of The Tribune says it is announced that the total cost of the Yerkes system of electrization of IxMidon's street car system is estimat ed at $10,000,000, and two years will elapse before the work on the district section, which is the shorter of the two, is completed. Cigarmakers' Combine. New York. Dec. 12.—According to The Tribune the cigar manufacturing firms of Krebs, Worthelm & Schiffer, Stratton St Stormcap and Hirschuorn Mack ft Co. will consolidate on Jan. 1. J>;M i ■ 'by and night— 7 ‘ i : • i iuit of those whs* are u; i h.:* a ,o be atHicfHB will, irt zcina <>> H./it Jliieum—and 'lot— ' " I a] j ' c; ‘ ions do not corcu Tii.*v can't. T‘ i ; hourci* 1 -I the trouble is in tf**- b'ood — iiiaki- that pure and this scaL dig, burnii g, itching skin disease nils di-appear. "I was taken with an itching on umt arms which proved very disagreeable. J e< collided it was salt rheum and bought u bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla. In two dajw- after I began taking it I felt better and U was not long before I was cured. Ilatr*- never had any skin disease since.” Mbs. Ida K. Ward, Cove Point, Md. Hood's Sarsaparilla. and Pills rid the blood of all impurities and care- all emotions. SUICIDE AT CALHOUN, GA. W. W. Ballew Takes His Life In Wife’a Presence. Calhoun, Ga., Dec. 12.—Early yes terday morning Calhoun was shocketi by the announcement that Wiley Bsdlew had met a tragic death by bfe own han 1. The tragedy was enacted in his own room at the Calhoun hottfl come time atter midnight in the pres ence of hie wife. Mr. Ballew, who was engaged in tls«r life insurance business, had been stop ping at the Calhoun hotel for severtir days and u day or two ago was joiner! by Mrs. Ballew. Tuesday night Ballew came from hip work and seemed unusually cheerful. After supper he talked for some time,' with friends in the hotel office anti later walked upstairs with an oltj friend and traveling man and spenix. some time talking over old times. About midnight Ballew went dowr/ stairs to his room. His wife hail al ready retired aud fie undressed pre paratory to retiring, but instead of go ing to bed he drew a pistol from h»s- clothing ana shot himself through the* breast. He fell to the floor and dif-l! instantly. The report of the shot and thr* screams of Mrs. Ballew instantly aroused tbi inmates of the hotel, but those first on the scene found life al ready extii.ci. Wiley Ballew was a well known cit izen of this county. He formerly.* worked with the Wrought Iron Rang*-* company out west and was very su<*- cessful. Later h ■ was manager of th*- Oothealoga water mills here. He left no message of any iJnd an*! the deed vas done so quickly"liis wife-, did not realize what was occurring uii til it was over. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Hol":c Passes Set '.tc Resolution Re garding Property Fund. Atlanta, Dec. 12.—The house, by to 44, passed the senate resolution *?f? Senator Howell to apply the procec*d& of tiie public property fund to the in terest account, by adopting the Hard wick substitute that the courts shouHL pass upon the matter and directing th** governor anu stat - treasurer to set th-t. machinery in motion tor the court tc. pass on it. By a vote of 96 to 5 the house passetl the senate bill of Senator Sullivan amending the law requiring superior court judges to hold courts twice fer every year to not “less than twice isa every year.” Under this change any county in th«* state by special act can hold more than two terms and thus relieve th*' congested condition of some of thr* courts of the state. The change was: proposed by the Augusta Bar associa tion. The resolution of George, of Mor gan, to appoint a committee to exam ine into the needs of the common school system was tabled, the hous«i being clearly opposed to the resolu tion. HIS PRISON A CREMATORY. Negro Burns Himself to Death In Edgewood Calaboose. Atlanta, Dec. 12.—While trying tot burn his way out of the jail at Edge wood Tuesday night Charley Cowan. negro prisoner, was stifled by the head and smoke and afterwards burned t*. death in the fiery furnace. Cowan was arrested .Monday nlglx^ by Detective Steint on the charge eft having burglarized the store of J. F Coffee at Edgewood. Tuesday event ing Marshal Burchanan came to Atlan ta and took Cowan to Edgewood. Wednesdav morning the calaboose was discovered on fire, the marshal being awakened by the bright giart that shone into his bedroom window:. After the prison bail burned to thc- ground. the charred body of the negn was found in the ashes. It is believed Cowan tried to bum.;, a hole in the s j ( io of the calaboost and was stifhd and suffocated by th* heat and smoke. Girl Mysteriously Disappears. Atlanta, Dee. 12.— Flonnie Dobbins; daughter of Officer W. S. Dobbins mysteriously disappeared from hor~ home, corner of Piedmont avenue asi*.; Gilmer street, yesterday morning ant has not since been heard of. Her fai- tner has asked the members of t.h« police force to help him find his daugh ter. He ran recall no reason why sh« left her home and is utterly at a Iokf to account for her sudden disappear ance. Balloon Breaks Moorings. St. Johns, N. F.. Dee. 12.—The tiiftit balloon used by William Marconi. thr« inventor of wireless telegraphy, who U- here conducting experiments with hie« system, broke from its moorings lasar night and drove away seaward. Ttw-* inventor 's prepared for such an emev- gency, however, and will send up nr>- othsr balloon. r