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BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD. _
VOLUME 22J BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1895. NUMBER. 17.
GEORGIA WftSJOT IN II
The Auburn Boys Defeated Them
With Ease.
THEIR PLAY WAS PERFECT
There Was Some Delay Over the Selection of
an Umpire.
PENNSYLVANIA’S UNBROKEN VICTORY
They Claim to Be the Champions of tho Col
lege Football World—They Made
Monkeys of the Cornell
Team.
Atlanta, Nov. 28.—The Auburn. Ala.,
team defeated the University of Georgia
here today by a score of 16 to 6.
Thirty-flve hundred followers of the
orange and blue, the red and black sat
Impatiently waiting the start of the
game between Auburn and'Georgia for
nearly two hours today.
There was plenty of time for pent-up
enthusiasm to escape and finally the de
lay became tiresome. The Georgia boys
wanted Sexlas and Auburn desired Tay
lor. Finally both Sexias and Taylor were
called into the game.
Lieutenant-Heavey was referee. The
betting was 8 to 5 in favor of Georgia.
At this there were not many takers. On
the line-up the advantage seemed to be a
bit with Auburn in weight. On the toss
Captain Shafer of Auburn won and took
the south goal, with the wind blowing
straight across the field.
With a snap and vim the game was
begun, and despite the almost perfect
playing of Auburn Georgia quickly bad
the ball and was pressing toward a
touchdown, when a decision by the ref
eree sent the ball when he seemed to be
clearly in the wrong. Mr. Sexias. the
umpire, was very positive that Lieuten
ant Heavey’s decision was not a correct
one. Georgia's line was unable to hold
the Auburn boys and Shafer, the Auburn
fullback, broke into the line with mar
velous success, always gaining from
three to eight yards. Along wl'h Tleh
enor, Williams, Glenn, Smith and By
rum he played a phenomenal game. For
Georgia splendid playing was done by
Stubbs, Barrow. Morris. Kent, who out
tackled the rest of the Georgia team and
made Georgia’s touchdown, and Price
and Nally.
When the Georgians really rallied they
went through the Auburn line easily.
The game was clean, though a number
of men were hurt, because of the very un
satisfactory condition of the ground.
Tho two teams lined up as follows:
Georgia—Ferrell, right end; Kent, right
tackle; Walker, right guard; Cochran,
center; MIddlebrooks (Snyder), left
guard; Price, left tackle; Morris, left end ■
Pomoroy, right half; Nally, left half
Barrow, quarterback; Stubbs, (captain)
full back.
An burn—Stokes (Nelson), right end;
Glenn, right tackle; Vann, right guard;
Culver, center; Harvey, left guard; Mix
on, left tackle; Byrum. left end; Smith
right half; Williams, left half; Tichenor,
quarterback; Shafer, (captain), fullback.
Touchdowns—Auburn, 3; Georgia, 1.
Goals—Auburn, 2; Georgia, 1. Score
Auburn, 16, Georgia, 6.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 28.—On Frank
lin field this evening, amid stretches of
16,000 people Pennsylvania closed the sec
ond season of unbroken victories In foot
ball by overwhelmingly defeating the
Cornell college eleven. From start to
finish Cornell was never in the game, and
when time was called they had but 2
solitary points to place against 46 for
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania scored 17
points in the first half and 29 In the sec
ond. Cornell scored its 2 points on a
safety touchdown from Brooke fumbling
the ball when It was passed to him for
a kick. Throughout the entire game,
with the exception of a few moments in
the first half, Pennsylvania’s offensive
nnd defensive play was as magnificent
exhibition of fast, scientific football as
has ever been seen In this city.
Overweighted, outplayed and swept
sway by the furious onslaught of the
Quakers, the Tthicans fought bravely,
but It was in vain that their backs hurled
themselves against Pennsylvania’s im
pregnable line or attempted to skirt the
end, and towards the last it only became
a question of time for the Red and Blue
to score touchdown after touchdown.
The field was simply n sheet of slippery
mud from recent rains, and before the
game and between the halves It was nec
essary to cover It almost from end to
end with sawdust to enable the players
to retain their footing. Although a hard
played game there were no objectionable
features In the way of slugging or
brutality, and but two men were badly
enough hurt to have to retire. The um
piring and refereeing of the game was of
the highest order, and so fairly did both
sides play that not more than three or
four times were the officials compelled to
penalize either team. Pennsylvania had
defeated every team they have played
this season, and as they are the only one
of the "Big Four” to do this they claim
they are Justly entitled to the champion
ship of the football world.
A KICKING GAME.
Virginia Defeated North Carolina in a Hard
Fought Battle.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 28.—The big foot
ball park here was crowded with specta
tors to see the game between North Caro
lina aftd Virginia.
The play during the first half was
pretty much all against Virginia, the
ball being almost constantly In her terri
tory. At one point the umpires awarded
a foul against North Carolina, and the
ball went to Virginia. Penton rushed
for two yards and Lambert followed with
a similar gain, advancing the leather two
yards more. Jones did likewise, gaining
n not her yard. He was tackled and lost
the yard he gained, going outside the
bounds. The umpires disqualified Jack
son for slugging and a dispute resulted.
Captain Penton tvas loth ti» lose his man
and contended that Carolina's right end,
Merritt, had been guilty of the same
offense charged against Jackson. The
umpire's decision to rule both men out of
the game, and Captain Penton being
satisfied with this decision substituted
Bullett for Jackson and Field was put
In place of Merritt. Play was resumed,
and after some playing the ball was
snapped back to Lambert, and he kicked
it twenty yards. Collier of North Caro
lina Interfered with him and attempted
to make him miss the kick, and Umpire
Beaumont rushed up and grabbing him
by the arm ordered him out of the game,
charging him with having slugged Lam
bert. Collier stoutly denied the charge,
and a number of the bystanders, among .
them the newspaper men, asserted that'
the charge was unjust. Beaumont de
clined, however, to move from the stand
he had taken and said that Collier must
leave the game. Captain Gregory de
clined to allow Collier to leave the game,
and said that if the umpire Aid not re
scind his action and permit Collier to
play he would take his men from the
field and stop the game.
A number of Carolina players crowded
around their captain and besought him
to adhere to his decision not to play if
Collier was taken out, and though he
nearly weakened twice, he maintained
his contention that his man should re
main or that play must stop. Several
professors from the University of Penn
sylvania attempted to bring the discus
sion to an amicable end, but Gregory
held out and finally the umpire decided
fo let Collier remain In the game if
the Carolinians would forfeit the ball to
Virginia and sacrifice fifteen yards.
Gregory agreed to this, but Penton de
clined to play with Collier in the game.
Ke was finally persuaded to accept the
compromise, and the game proceeded
after a delay of about twenty minutes,
during which the crowd had come on
the field and monopolized a great portion
of the space reserved for the players.
All attempts to put them back were fu
tile and they were left as they were.
When time was called for the first half
the score stood: .Virginia, 2; Carolina, 0.
The second half was begun promptly at
4:20 o’clock, just ten minutes after the
first half had bcg^ called. During the
intermission the field had been cleared of
all those who were not entitled to be
there, and the players had plenty of
room and the spectators on the bleach
ers and the grandstand had an opportu
nity of seeing the game.
In this half the Carolinians fought
hard, but the Virginians fought the hot
ter, finally scoring a touchdown, making
a goal and winning by a score of 6 to 0.
Washington and Lee Team Beaten.
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 28.—In the
football game today the West Virginia
university team beat the Washington
and Lee team by a score of 28 to 8. It
was the first football game ever played
here and the people went wild. Governor
McCorkle held a reception in honor of
both clubs at the executive mansion this
evening, after which the opera house was
opened to them.
Chattanooga W on.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 28.—The
greatest enthusiasm ever manifested in
a Thanksgiving holiday in Chattanooga
was shown here today. All places of
business were closed, and everybody
turned out for a grand holiday. The
weather was perfect. A great crowd wit
nessed a football game between the
Nashville Athletics and the Chatta
nooga Amateurs. Score 18 to 0 in favor
of Chattanooga.
Indians Play Football.
New York, Nov. 28.—Something in the
line of a novelty in football was offered
for an attraction for the lovers of the
sport at Manhattan field this afternoon
when for the first time the eleven of the
Carlislian /school appeared before the
public here.
The Indians came here to meet a team
from the Young Men's Christian associa
tion. The visitors were full blood In
dians. When the game was called there
were 1500 persons inside the ground and
twice as many on the viaduct. The final
score was: Indians, 16; Young Men’s
Christian association, 4.
A portion of the Indians bear names
of Anglo-Saxon sound, but In the line
up appear Lone Wolf, Cayoc, Senoca and
Metoxen.
At Chicago—University of Michigan,
12; University of Chicago, 0.
•At Cleveland—Adelbert college, 8;
Pennsylvania State college, 8.
At Providence, R. 1.—Brown, 10; Darts
mmrth, 4.
At Lynchburg, Va.—Virginia Agricul
tural and Mechanical college, 6; Vir
ginia Military institute, 4.
SECRETARY SMITH'S REPORT.
1,102,935 Pensioners on the Rolls-600,
000,000 Acres of Land Left.
Washington, Nov. 28.—The report of
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith
elaborately reviews the varied work of
the interior department. It begins with
the Indian service and calls attention to
the strict enforcement which has been
given to civil service reform, both as to
those places covered by the classified ser
vice and those to which the rules of this
service do not apply. It dwells upon the
necessity of eliminating politics from the
management of Indian affairs and of
conducting each reservation upon strict
ly business principles.
The report esttmates the amount of
public land undisposed of to be about
600,000,000 acres at the close of the fiscal
year, and show's that the total receipts
during the year from public lands
amounted to over $2,000,000.
The review of the pension office shows
the aggregate of the pension roll at the
close of the year to be 1,102,935. Referr
ing to the number of pending cases the
statement is made that the greater part
of these are old cases, lacking some qual
ity of proof, which the law requires.
One of the interesting features of the
report is the discussion of the relations
between the government and the bond
aided roads and of the possibility of col
lecting the amount due the government
from these roads. The report urges that
two things are to be considered:
1. The collection of the debt due the
government.
2. The creation of a great through line
from the Missouri to the Pacific, which
was the original intention of the gov
ernment leading to the Issue of subsidy
bonds.
He states that the government is al
ready out 1117,436,000 upon these roads
and that the first mortgage bonds only
amount to 164.613,000; that the property
is worth vastly more than the first mort
gage bonds and that the government In
this can be protected If necessary by
taking up these bonds. All these bonds
are now maturing and draw 6 per cent,
and Secretary Smith believes they could
easily be replaced with a 3 per cent bond
if the government guaranteed them. The
net earnings of each one of the lines dur
ing the past ten years have made an av
erage of nearly 6 per cent on the sum for
the first mortgage honds and of the gov
ernment subsidy bonds.
A FARMER MURDERED.
His Head Beaten to a Jelly by Unknown Fiends,
^ Who Leave No Clue.
LaFayette, Nov. 2S.—(Special.)—News
comes to this place of the mnrder of A.
M. Clemons In Randolph county. He
went from this county to his mills near
Roanoke and was found dead, his head
having been beaten Into a jelly. The
perpetrators of the deed are unknown.
Clemons was a prominent farmer of this
county._
Not Allowed to Pais.
Constantinople, Nov. 28.—The Italian
dispatch boat Arehimede has arrived at
the entrance of the Dardanelles. She has
not been allowed to pass In and Is await
ing instructions of the Italian govern
ment. '
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN WAR
A Short But Decisive Battle Was
Fought
OVER STARS AND STRIPES
The Battle Ground Was in a School in To
ronto, Ont.
THE AMERICANS CAME OUT WINNERS
For Twenty Minutes the Scrimmage Was
Bloody and Brutal—Peace Was Final
ly Concluded and the Lectn-es
Were Resumed.
Toronto, Ont., Nov. 28.—The glorious
stars and stripes caused a mimic war
here today, but, as on former occasions,
those who flaunted the starry emblem
came out. the winners.
The early days of the present century
were renewed at the Ontario Veterinary
college when a number of American
students, headed by a New York boy,
named Shaw, produced an American flag
and hoisted It in the main assembly hall
just after Dr. Smith had finished his lec
ture. The flag was raised in honor of
Thanksgiving Day. No sooner was the
emblem hung when a tall Canadian,
named Lindsay, seized it, tore it from its
fastenings and threw it to the floor. In
a second Shaw sprung at him with a well
directed blow stretched him on the floor.
Lindsay was up in a jiffy and he and
Shaw clinched. The American was
thrown against a desk and had his face
badly cut. Then the boys took side and
a hot American' and British battle fol
lowed. For twenty minutes a bloody and
brutal scrimmage raged, onAof the most
exciting features bplng aroUhd the black
board, where a couple of American boys
were trying to mark out a flag with
ehn Ik.
Here W. W. Richards, a big Califor
nian. who claimed Jim Corbett as a pu
gilistic mentor, and Ben Agnew, a burly
fellow from Huron county, Ontario,
championed their respective nations and
fought for the cause, while a few of the
smaller fellows looked on. When it was
seen that the Californian was being
worsted America came to his rescue and
the fight grew general again. The boys
fought In pairs and In squads all over
the lecture room and blood flowed freely.
Faces were badly gashed and eyes were
blackened. School friendships were for
gotten by the patriotic row classmates
and they punched each othpr vigorously
for the honor of the flags under which
they live. The college authorities finally
quelled the riot, but only with considera
ble difficulty, for fully 150 boys and
young men were engaged, about eighty
of them being Americans.
Dr. Smith, with the assistance of. the
faculty and a number of older students,
finally succeeded in quieting the disturb
ance, and whan the contestants had
washed off the blood the lectures were
resumed. An effort is now being made
by the faculty to keep the affair a se
cret and belittle it as much as possible,
but it is more than probable that severe
steps will be taken with the leaders.
INSURGENTS USE DYNAMITE.
A Train Wrecked and Many Spanish Sol
diers Were Killed.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 28.—A cable
gram to the Times-Unlon from Key
West, Fla., says:
Advices from Cuba via the steamer
Olivette state that near Cienrojas, on
November 25, the Insurgents, commanded
by Leonico Vidal, wrecked a train car
rying 200 Spanish soldiers and a quanti
ty of arms and ammunition. The insur
gents placed a dynamite bomb on the
track and it exploded with terrible fore".
The locomotive and the car next to it
were torn to kindling wood and the other
coaches derailed. The engineer, fireman
and thirteen soldiers In the coach next
to the engine were killed by the explo
sion. Eighteen soldiers were also killed
in the rear coach that was derailed as
they went down a high embankment.
About fifty soldiers were wounded, some
of them mortally.
The soldiers who were Injured surren
dered to the insurgents without resist
ance. All the arms and ammunition cap
tured were valued at many thousands
of dollars.
Perico Delgado, the Insurgent chief, is
alive and operating In the Vulta Abajo
district at the head of 800 men. In the
engagement at Banes with 300 Spanish
troops Delgado’s men were victorious.
Thirty Spaniards were killed and sixty
were wounded. The insurgents lost
twenty killed and thirty w’ounded. In
the Vulta Abajo district hundreds of men
are leaving the tobacco plantations to
Join the insurgents. The planters com
plain that the Spanish authorities are un
able to protect them.
IMITATING JESSE JAMES.
A Bang of Young Rascals Who Murdered a
Prominent Citizen.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 28.—Late news
from Aurora, where J. B. Bonner, its
most prominent merchant, was murdered
Saturday night, is that suspicion fell
upon William Brantley and David Redle,
and they were apprehended and guarded
separately, no communication between
them being allowed. Redle confessed
that he was present when J. B. Bonner,
at Aurora, was murdered; that W. C,
Brantly did the shooting; that Uriah Bell
and Sherrard Bell, the latter only 16 years
of age, were also present; that they were
a band of robbers to plunder stores and
people and to murder if necessary; that
five of the Cherry and Alexander Hud
nell merchants were also to be murdered.
Redle also confessed that they met Bon
ner face to face; that Brantly spoke to
him pleasantly, then knocked him down
on the sidewalk; that Bonner pleaded for
his life, promising not to betray them,
but offering to give them all of his prop
erty, and also begged them to spare his
life for the sake of his motherless chil
dren, but Brantly said: "Kill him,” and
shot him. Young Bell then shot him and
all of them threw his body over a fence
among the weeds, where it was found.
All four of the gang led a real Jesse
James life, and organized their robber
gang on that basis. All were taken to
Jail at Washington on a special steamer
under heavy guard.
Wonderful Spaniards These.
Havana, Nov. 28.—Lieut. Gallego Ra
mos of the Spanish troops, with thirty
seven soldiers, bravely defended for four
days Purto Rio Grande, on the boundary
between Santa Clara and Purto Principe,
against 2000 insurgents, under Maximo
Gomez, finally compelling the rebels to
retire. i
(SENATOR TILLMAN PLEASED
He Evoked More Applause Than
the President,
SO SAYS GOV. ATKINSON
A Tremendous Crowd Flocked to the Exposi
tion Yesterday.
THE MILITARY DISPLAY WAS GRAND
%
The Moat Interesting Feature Was the Sen
sational Speeches Delivered by Sena
tor Tillman and Gov. Evans of
South Carolina.
Atlanta, Ga„ Nov. 28.—Atlanta day,
Savannah day. Inman day and South
Carolina day has packed the exposition
grounds with people. The crowd was
'.nearly three times as large as the largest
up to this date. Every building was
crowded and the thoroughfares were
^thlek with people. Atlanta seemed to be
full to overflowing at an early hour, but
the crowds continued to pour in all day
and at the exposition the turnstiles click
ed steadily from early morning until late
in the afternoon.
The military display was the greatest
ever seen in Atlanta. Two thousand of
the flower of South Carolina's enlisted
troops came as an escort to Governor
Evans, and they were accompanied in
the parade by Governor Atkinson and
staff, the Fifth Georgia regiment and the
Atlanta artillery. The best of order pre
vailed and the programme was carried
out without a hitch. The people, though
everywhere jostling one another, were
good humored, and everybody seemed to
be happy. The whole of Atlanta was out
on a holiday. The stores and offices
Closed and the business portion of the
city had a Sunday appearance. The
happiest people are the exposition direc
tors. as today's receipts Insure the finan
cial success of the fair beyond the
shadow of a doubt.
The only sensation of the day was
sprang In the speeches at the auditorium,
where a new departure was taken by
Governor Evans and Senator Tillman of
South Carolina Up to this lime all the
speeches delivered at the exposition,
whether by northern or southern men,
have been pitched upon the key-note of
fraternity and of national unity. No one
heretofore has uttered a note of section
alism. Governor Evans and Senator Till
man struck out on a different line, and
In direct contrast with what had gone
before. Governor Atkinson, on Intro
ducing the governor of South Carolina,
tied said that "these two gentlemen from
the Palmetto State have evoked more ap
plause than the president of the United
States did when he was here.” Governor
Atkinson's speech of welcome was fol
lowed by a short one from Mr. S. M.
Inman, who spoke in behalf of the expo
sition company. He said the power and
significance of North and South Carolina
would be understood when it was re
membered that they equalled in area the
combined kingdoms of Norway and Swe
den. which had carved their names upon
the history of Europe. He said that in
Rome $100.000.0(>0 had been spent In
churches and palaces, hut that our coun
try had spent many times that sum in
maintaining the public schools. This
was a greater glory to American civili
zation than the costly residences of Eu
rope were to the old world.
Mr. Inman was presented by Commis
sioner Roche of South Carolina, who
spoke of him as the man who had done
more than any other to make this great
exposition. Mr. Inman was received with
cheers, handclapping and waving of
handkerchiefs. He paid a handsome
tribute to South Carolina, and especially
to the military of that state, saying that
their appearance today has raised his
respect for their native state.
Governor Evans was the next speaker
and began with entertaining pleasantries
about Georgia as the promising daughter
of South Carolina, whom the Palmetto
State had nourished in infancy and pro
tected from the Indians and the Span
iards.
Very soon he got on the line of state
pride, saying that South Carolina had
never had much brass. She never had
need of it, as she had always had brains
and integrity. He spoke of Georgia as
if It were a part of the same state, quot
ing the words of Grady, that the Savan
nah river was more a bend than a
boundary. It was In this part of his
Speech that the governor exclaimed:
“The southern states are in the union for
good and they are going to control it.”
Then he said: “And as for democracy (we
ought to be thankful for what Is left of
It) I want to say to you that the only
democracy In America is in the hearts ofl
the agricultural population of the south
ern states."
Senator Tillman s speech was short
and a little more conservative than that
of the governor. He amused the audience
very much by saying at the outset: "I
did not come over here to brag." I will
leave that to our young governor. He Is
young and green, you know.”
After some pleasantries and witti
cisms, for which the stern senator show
ed remarkable aptitude, he began a com
parison of northern and southern capi
tal lb southern states. Alluding to Gov
ernor Atkinson’s statement that south
ern development was the result of south
ern capital almost entirely, he said that
he w&s not prepared to say that this wad
wholly true, but that the pension tribute
whlc*i the south had paid to the north
exceeded many times the amount re
ceived from the north. He said that in
the past thirty years the United States
government had paid In pensions $1,
8*1,000,000. Of this $1,650,000,000 was paid
to people In the northern states. Of this
14,650,000,000 between one-fourth and one
third was contributed by the people of
the south. "I don’t know,” said he, "how
much money they have Invested with us,
bat, I do know that It is not a tithe of
the amount we have given them in pen
sion tribute." Senator Tillman then went
on to speak of the tarlfT tribute and
financial tribute paid by the south to
the north, saying it was many times as
great as the amount which the south:
ern states had contributed to the north
In pension money. He remarked: “I
know that the southern states can never
again control the union, but they can be
the balance of power between the gigan
tic west and the greedy northeast in
their great struggle over the financial
question, and if we yield to this power
to right we can bring the agriculturists
of this section to a better .condition,
wdiere they will have something more
than a bare existence, and in this we
should have the help of all those mer
chants and bankers who are not dom
inated by eastern sentiment through the
subsidized press. There are some so far
Infatuated that they think all the finan
cial wisdom of the country Is monop
olized by the east, and they say ‘Me to’
every time the New York World speaks
or Cleveland grunts.
’’I would not have said anything about
the president, as I expect to get a better
chance at him with my pitchfork in
Washington; but it did my heart good to
hear the governor of Georgia say that
these two crank reformers from South
Carolina had evoked more applause than
the president of the United States.”
The exposition management has set
apart December 12 as Tennessee Centen
nial day, December 11 as Chattanooga
day and December 17 as farmers’ day.
These will be three great events, and It
is expected that immense crowds will
come on those days. Very great crowds
are expected also on Ohio day, December
14; Cincinnati day, December 5, and
Maryland day, December G, which is also
Baltimore day.
Death of an Abolitionist.
Chicago, Nov. 28.—Royal Prescott Hub
bard. one of the old conductors of "under
ground railway.” for getting slaves to
Canada before the war, died of paralysis
at the home of his relative, Isaac Bowen,
yesterday morning. He was 90 years old.
Mr. Hubbard was born i^fcSunderland,
Mass., March 4. 1805, and when 2:1 years
old moved to Macon. Ga. His abolition
views were strong, and he was warned
to leave the stare, and threatened with
hanging. He came to a farm in Lee
county, Illinois. In 1846 he married Mary
Boring Berkley of Clarksburg, Va„ and
has faur children. Hubbard took an ac
tive part in Owen Lovejoy’s slave free
ing schemes. He came of the same stock
as Prescott, the historian, and Harriett
Prescott Spofford.
THE HORSA DETAINED.
Her Captain and Crew Were Arrested Upon an
Affidavit Made by the Spanish
Consul.
Philadelphia, Nov. 28.—Captain Wiberg
of the Danish steamer Horsa, his chief
mate, Jens Phedersen, and his Becond
mate, H. Johansen, were arrested this
morning on a warrant issued by United
States Commissioner Bell, upon an affi
davit by the Spanish consul, charging
violation of the neutrality laws, under
section 5286 of the revised statutes. Bail
in the sum of $1500 was entered for each
for their appearance at the hearing to
morrow morning. No action will be taken
against the steamer, United States At
torney Ingham stating that the circum
stances are not such as to warrant such
action. The Horsa was to have cleared
this morning, Captain Wiberg making
affidavit as to the correctness of his out
ward manifest. The vessel will not sail
however until after the hearing tomor
row morning. A number of the crew has
been subpoenaed as witnesses, and will
probably be detained.
The Danish consul, J. N. Wallema, at
the request of Dr. Jose Congosta, the
Spanish consul at this port, gave a hear
ing this morning to Captain Wiberg and
his crew of twenty-four men at the con
sulate. The hearing was private and
lasted only a half hour. At its close
Consul Wallema said to a reporter:
“We examined Captain Wiberg and
several men, asking them the direction
taken by the steamer after leaving this
port and whether she had taken on board
or landed men or ammunitions of war.
The captain and his men all declared
that the vessel went direct to her desti
nation. Port Antonio, and that no men or
munitions of war were taken on board
or landed at any place.”
When asked if the Spanish consul was
satisfied with the result of the examina
tion he said he did not know. He was
evidently not satisfied however, ns it
was after the hearing that the warrants
for the arrests of Captain Wiberg and
Mates Phedersen and Johansen were is
sued.
The warrant was given to Deputy
Marshall Myers, who made the arrest on
board the Horsa. The newspaper repre
sentatives were not admitted on board
the vessel, or even upon the pier at which
the Horsa was lying, but according to
the statement of the captain as recount
ed to the reporters by Assistant District
Attorney Kerr, who is acting as counsel
for the arrested men. Captain Wiberg
demanded to know if the warrant was
signed by the Danish consul. To this the
deputy replied, "No.”
“Don’t you know that this deck Is
Danish soil?” asked Captain Wiberg.
“and that you have no right to take me
off this ship?"
“I’ll take you dead or alive,” replied
the deputy.
At this juncture the captain ordered
the Danish flag hoisted on the Horsa,
and when ^the national colors under
which the vessel sails were up he ad
vanced toward the deputy.
"You propose to take me dead or
alive?” he asked.
“Yes,” answered the dpputy.
“Well, If it Is a question of force,” said
Captain Wiberg, "and you insist on serv
ing this warrant and arresting me, I will
go with you under protest, but somebody
will have to suffer for this outrage."
The captain was then arrested.
Counsel Kerr, for the accused, indicat
ed by his manner and speech that some
one would be called to account for the
arrest and detention of the man.
“It is a sPrious thing," said he, “to ar
rest a man, and Dr. Congostas’ position
ns Spanish consul will not prevent his
being made to answer for this outrage to
the full extent of the law. To assert, as
he did, that the captain and his officers
prepared and set on foot a military ex
pedition against the Spanish government
and that they did It within the jurisdic
tion of the United States is one thing,
but to substantiate It is another, and he
has not the slightest proof for his asser
tion.”
Captain Kerr said that the hearing had
been fixed for tomorrow, so that the crew
could be present, and that an effort
would be made to dispose of the case to
morrow. so that the crew need not be
detained.
Arms and Ammunition Roleasetl.
Cedar Key. Fla., Nov. 28.—Under an
order from the treasury department the
arms, ammunition and supplies that were
seized here three months ago on the sup
position that they were destined for the
Cuban Insurgents, have been turned over
to the claimants. The value of the seized
goods was placed at 87000. The govern
ment made the seizure on suspicion.
A Vessel Driven Ashore.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 28.—The Carrie
E. Woodbury, Captain Bryan, light to
this port from New York to take lumber
back to the same port, was driven ashore
by the heavy northeast winds yesterday,
and is now hard and fast In 3 feet of
water ten miles below St. Johns bar. or
four miles below Pablo.
The tug Kate Spencer was notified and
went down last night, and will endeavor
to pull the vessel out of her perilous po
sition. _
Jlimped in a Well.
Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 28.—C. W. Gibbs, a
contractor. Jumped In a well at his horns
on Capitol avenue some time last night.
His body was found durtnir'the morning.
He was a great sufferer from dyspepsia,
and frequently became unbalanced men
tally. He leaves a widow and iwo chil
dren.
AN ENORMOUS APPETITE
President and Mrs.Cleveland Ate
Unaided a
THi.,TY-FOUR-POUNDTURKEY
They Spent the Day Quietly at Woodley, Their
Coun*' ,i.
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SOUTHPUBLICANS ARE ANGRY
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Threaten to Throw Their Influence
Against McKinley and Harrison on
Account of the McDowelT
Glenn Combine.
Washington, Nov. 28.- If some of the
southern republican congressmen make
good their threats the prospects of two
presidential possibilities may be in
jured by the action of the Ohio and In
diana delegations last night in voting to
support the McDowell-Glenn combina
tion for the offices of clerk, doorkeeper
and sergeant-at-arms of the next house.
When the news reached the headquarters
of Mr. Tipton of Tennessee at midnight,
who is the southern candidate for door
keeper, great indignation was expressed.
There were present in Mr. Tipton's room
at that time Congressmen Brewer, Mc
Call, Gibson and Anderson of Tennessee;
J. B. Fortune of North Carolina, Ex
Collector Archie Hughes of Tennessee
and a number of state politicians from
Kentucky and North Carolina. A heated
discussion of the situation followed, In
which it was reached and asserted that
neither McKinley nor Harrison could se
cure the delegations from these southern
states at the next presidential conviy'
tion, after the refusal of their delegations
to support the southern candidate for
doorkeeper. Twenty-two of the twenty
four southern congressmen will caucus
tonight to decide whom they wish to
support for one of the house offices, not
withstanding the general belief that
"that combination” will win without ma
terial opposition.
President and Mrs. Cleveland followed
their usual custom today of attending
the Thanksgiving services at the First
Presbyterian church, of which their fa
vorite minister, Rev. Byron Sunderland,
who married them, is one of the co
pastors. Rev. Ur. T. DeWitt Talmage,
who was recently appointed a co-pastor
of the church, preached the Thanksgiv
ing sermon. A large crowd was present.
On their return to their country home
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland stopped for a
few minutes at the White House. They
spent the rest of the day quietly at Wood
ley, and ate their turkey without the
presence of any invited guests.
All the members of the cabinet, with
the exception of Secretary Morton, who
is in Chicago, had their Thanksgiving
dinners at theii* homes in JhU city.
THE FRANK WHITE SHOOTING CASE.
One Detective Held for Murder and Seven
as Accessories.
Chicago, Nov. 28.—After hearing the
evidence yesterday in the- Frank White
shooting case the grand jury voted true
bills charging Will Dix with murder and
holding the following persons connected
with the Berry Detective agency as ac
cessories;
Superintendent Charles McDonald, As
sistant Superintendent Joseph A. McDon
ald, Detectives Charles J. Pool, Charles
A. Thompson, William Mayo, Joseph
Fischet and John Frou. In addition to
this each of the above was charged with
conspiracy in connection with the murder
of Frank White.
The Jurymen were able to get the im
pression that there had been a conspira
cy to “do away" with Clarence Whiter
but that in the darkness the error of mis
taking Frank for Clarence had been com
mitted and death meted out to the wrong
person. After all the evidence was heard
the jurymen took only a few minutes to
consider the matter. True bills against
each of the men were vottd without ob
jection from any member of the panel.
All the men charged with the murder and
conspiracy are in the county jail exc pt
Superintendent McDonald and his broth
er, who were released several days ago
under bond of $10,000. As soon as the in
dictments are returned, which will be
done probably Saturday, it is said the
two officers of the Berry agency will be
rearrested and held in Jail until the trial
of the ease.
A DARING BURGLARY.
The Postofflce at Auburn Robbed of Money
and Stamps.
Opelika, Nov. 28—(Special.)—A dar ng
burglary occurred this morning at Au
burn, seven miles south of Opelika. Bur
glars entered the postofflce between 1
o’clock and day and drill'd a hole in
the safe containing the government
money, filled it with nitroglycerine and
exploded it, tearing the safe to atoms,
cracking the walls of the building and
shatcring the glass. One hundred and
seventy dollars in money and a large
number of stamps of different denom
inations were taken.
The burglars left a diamond drill, sev
eral chisels and some other tools.
There is no clue whatever as to who
they were. The department at Wash
ington has been notified and every effort
‘will be made to apprehend the burglars.
A professional gang of daring thieves
is at work in this vicinity and is causing
much concern.
TWO STEAM EE 3 SUNK.
Nothing Was Paved, Not Even tho Snags
That Sur.k Them.
Vicksburg , Miss., Nov. 28.—Captain
Armstrong and Pilot Jackson arrived
here last night and reported the loss of
the steamer Jennie Campbell at Newton
Jtend, twenty miles below here, at 6
o’clock Tuesday evening. They say the
boat Is a total loss, having sunk in 20
feet of water In less than five minute*
after striking the snag.
Maysville, Depot. Ky., Nov. 28.—Tha
government light house steamer Golden
Hod struek a snag near here this morn
ing and knocked a hole in her bottom,
sinking in 6 feet of water. The Gate City
went to her rescue.
Prayed for Instersoll.
Cleveland. O.. Nov. 28.—The movement
to ofTer praye; for Col. Hobert G. Inger
soll, at noon on Thanksgiving Day, met
■with an enthusiastic response today at
the Mnyyou mission. The room was Ail
ed with worshippers, and for an hour the
most fervent appeals ascended to the
thVone of mercy for the conversion of the
noted infldtl.