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VOLUME 22; BIRMINGHAM, ALA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1895. NUMBER. 23.
NOMINATIONS ” SENT IN
Hon. Matt W. Ransom’s Nomi
nation Confirmed.
BOTH PARTIES HELD CAUCUS
Senator Gorrnan Was Empowered to Appoint
an Important Committee,
MR. HARMON'S IMPORTANT DECISION
It Works a Hardship on Some New Orleans
People, Butlt Is Nevertheless a Just
Haling—Attorney-General Mc
Veagh Was Reversed.
Washington, Dee. E.—The president to
day sent to the seriate a batch of nomina
tions made during the recess. Among
them are those of Matt W. Hansom of
North Carolina, minister to Mexico;
John L. Peak of Missouri, minister to
Switzerland; Allen Thomas of Florida,
minister to Venezuela; John B. Harlow of
Missouri and William G. Rice of New
Turk, civil service commissioners.
The senate today continued the nomi
nation of Matt W. Ransom of North Car
olina to be minister to Mexico.
The democratic, senate caucus author
ized Chairman Gorman to appoint a com
mittee of nine to assign the democratic
members to the committeeships.
The remarks of Senators Vesf and
Blackburn indicated a willingness to
permit the republicans to assume the
responsibility of the committees, and
through that channel the legislation
of the present congress. It is understood
that no protest will be entered against
the proposition of the republicans to
take full control of the committees, in
cluding chairmanships. The following
six members of the old committee were
continued by Mr. Gorman:
Messrs. Cockrell, Harris, Blackburn,
Brice. Jones and Gorman.
The three additional men win mu. uc se
lected before Munday.
The caucus also decided that whenever
the republicans should put forward a
candidate for president pro tem. Senator
Harris should be placed In nomination
as the democratic candidate.
Immediately after adjournment the re
publican members of the senate went in
to caucus in the marble room to consider
the question of filling vacancies in and
securing chairmen. The secret commit
tee caucus adjourned in fifteen minutes.
The chairman named the following com
mittee to fill vacancies in the commit
tees: Messrs. Mitchell of Oregon, Teller
of Colorado, Cullom of Illinois, Platt of
Connecticut,Quay of Pennsylvania,Chan
dler of New Hampshire, Pettigrew of
South Dakota, Gear of Iowa and 1 rltch
ard of North Carolina.
This committee was thoroughly satis
factory and was accepted by the caucus
unanimously. The flnancial fact.on
enuillv divided, Messrs. Mitchell. IVller,
Pettigrew and Pritchard being silver
men and Messrs. Cullom, Platt, Quay
and Gear antis. Mr. Chandler being a
pronounced bimetallist, and not a radical
on either side, preserved the equilibnum
of the committee.
Attorney-General Harmon has ren
dered an opinion to the effect that sec
tion 3469. revised statutes, does not con
fer upon the secretary of the treasury
power to compromise a claim of the
United States when there is doubt of Its
lentlre and ready collectibility. This
view of the law was held by Attorney
General!! Kvarts and Devens, but Attor
ney-General MacVeagh took an opposite
view, and since his time, four yeais ago,
the MacVeagh opinion being thernorere
cent has been followed by the treas
ury in adjusting all compromise cases.
Attornev-General Harmon now reverses
Mr MacVcagh’s decision. This new
construction of the law is regarded as
quite important. It was called out cli
rectly by the International Cotton Com
press company of New Orleans. Some
lime ago this company bought a piece of
property from a man named Schneider.
This man has owed the government a
sum of money and Judgment against him
was obtained and a lien entered upon
his property. The Cotton Press company
bought the Schneider property in igno
rance of the fact that there was a lien
against it. The government stepped in
to recover the amount of the lien, and
the Cotton Press company, alleging its
entire innocence in the matter, offered
to compromise the matter. It was ad
mitted that the property was worth the
amount of the lien against it. Secretary
Carlisle, doubting his power to compro
mist a case where it was clear the gov
ernment could recover in full, asked for
an authoritative construction of the law,
with the result stated. 11 is.a.c£"0,^"
edged that the enforcement of the lien
imposed a great hardship upon the Cot
ton Press company, but It Is claimed that
the government had no part in placing it
in the position In which it found Itself.
MAHER AND FITZ MATCHED.
They Will Fight in Mexico About the Mid
dle of February.
New York, Dec. 5.—Peter Maher, the
champion heavyweight of the world,
and Robert Fitzsimmons, the champion
middleweight of the world, were matched
this morning to fight to a finish near El
Paso Tex., between February 11 and
February 15. The details were arranged
at a meeting between Dan Stuart and
the Texas representative of Fitzsim
monB and John .7. Quinn, manager for
Maher, held at the St. James hotel to
day Stuart was empowered to make
the match for Fitzsimmons, and as
Quinn was anxious for the contest the
arrangements were completed without
difficulty. The purse ia to be for $20,009.
When Dan Stuart arrived here a few
days ago to arrange the match between
Maher and Fitzsimmons he said that he
had a battleground selected within five
miles of F,1 Paso. It is said to be on
Mexican soil.
FORCED TO THE WALL.
A Big Manufacturing Concern Compelled to
Make an Assignment.
Chicago, Dec. 5.—A. H. Andrews &
Co.,'one of the largest manufacturer*
of office and school furniture In the coun
try, failed today with liabilities which
will probably reach several hundred
thousand dollars. The Immediate cause
of the collapse was the demand of the
Globe National bank for payment of two
Judgment notes, amounting to $25,764,
which the bank had loaned the company.
The latter pleaded for time, but It was
not granted, and shortly after noon to
day the attorney for the hank entered
a confession of judgment in the circuit
court In favor of the bank and against
the company for the amount named.
The company Is a corporation, with A.
H. Andrews as president and Fred C.
Holbrook as secretary, and a capital
stock of $500,000. It is one of the oldest
concerns of the kind in the west, and
the failure will cause consternation in
financial circles—the more because It
came without a breath of warning.
Shortly before 2 o’clock the company
made an assignment in the county court,
the assignee being Fred A. Holbrook,
secretary of the company. The deed of
assignment places the assets at $500,000
and the liabilities at $400,000. The com
pany is said to have been in trouble in
the waters, financially speaking, for
some months. Small sales and slow col
lections are alleged to be the cause of
the embarrassment. The company made
a very tine grade of goods in Its line, and
hard times necessitating economy in all
kinds of business, the demand for ex
pensive office furnishings and fancy fur
niture rapidly diminished. Those in need
of such things contented themselves with
a quality cheaper than that turned out
by the Andrews company. The effect of
this condition of trade was to greatly
reduce the Andrews company’s business,
and the handsome profits previously
earned were changed into a steadily in
creasing loss.
REPORTERS OBJECTIONABLE.
Their Presence in Court Cause for a New
Trial, Claims the Proponent.
Mobile, Dec. 5.—(Special.)—A motion
for a now trial was filed In the probate
court this afternoon by attorneys for
proponent in flie noted Lavretta will
case. The grounds contained in the mo
tion allege that the Mobile Daily Herald,
an afternoon paper, published in this
city, prejudiced the minds of the jury by
holding proponent up to the ridicule and
scorn of the public. Further grounds are
that newspapers reporters wore allowed
in the court room during the course of
said trial. The motion will be argued to
morrow morning at 10 o’clock.
He Arrived on the Spree.
Now York, Dec. 5.—Herr Hermann Ahl
wardt, the groat antl-semilic loader, ar
rived here this morn, .g on the steamer
Spree from Bremen. .
A LAZY LETTER CARRIER.
Rather Than Deliver the Letters He Hid Them
Away—Twelve Bushels of Them
Were Found.
Fall Itlver, Mass., Dee. 5.—The post
office scandal turns out to be a case of
gross criminal negligence on the part of
a substitute carrier. Instead of, as re
ported, three bushels of mail matter be
ing found undelivered, the quantity is
nearer twelve bushels. The place in
which it was found is within a block of
the postoffice in the loft of the armory
and central fire house. Three long flights
of stairs led up to it. Two weeks ago,
while Mr. Gerry, engineer of the fire de
partment, was hauling over some odd
pieces of fire engine material, he no
ticed a lot of letters, papers, etc., and
supposed they were refuse matter that
the janitor had thrown away. Yester
day he had occasion to go into the loft
again and found a quantity of general
matter that had recently been mailed.
He sent for Postmaster Sullivan, and by
investigation it was found that nooks
and crannies of the place were stuffed
with mail matter from Baltimore, Phila
delphia, Glosgow, Montreal, Manchester
and other English cities, Paris and other
prominent points. At first is was thought
that some lazy letter carrier had thrown
away some circulars that burdened the
mail, but on closer investigation many
sealed letters were found. The matter
was all sent between August and No
vember of this year, and was taken from
the office for delivery by a substitute
carrier who was accustomed to the use
of the armory as a loafing place, and
rather than do the work of delivering the
letters he stuffed them into the hiding
places where they were found.
Postmaster Sullivan is trying to have
the mail delivered, but many of the ad
dresses on the packages have been torn
out.
Large numbers of English and Irish
papers and periodicals are received here
and also many letters from abroad, and
at times each month the carriers deliver
very heavy mails.
The United States commissioner in
Boston today issued a warrant for the
arrest of Thomas A. Rasow, substitute
letter carrier, on the charge of illegally
detaining mail matter.
aterriblTroast.
Senator Tillman and Governor Evans Roundly
Denounced by Exposition Exhibitors for
Making Inflammatory Speeches.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. S.—Senator Ben R.
Tillman and Gov. Johnson G. Evans of
South Carolina were denounced by the
members of the Exposition Exhibitors’
association this morning. Resolutions
condemning their speeches on South Car
olina day at the exposition were adopted,
and the two South Carolinians were re
ferred to as ranting demagogues, cut
throats and moonshiners. The resolu
tions in part said:
Resolved, That for the fame and pood
name of the Atlanta exposition, at which
these men were permitted to speak, we
denounce their speeches as being devoid
of reason, sense and patriotism, and we
repudiate the speakers. In this we feel
confident we are but voicing the sense of
our country and the earnest feelings of
the better people of ail the southern
states.
Resolved, That we sympathize also
with the management of this exposition,
that under the cloak of temporary au
thority two such fanatics should have
been able to intrude their utterances up
on the otherwise healthy and satisfac
tory proceedings that have characterized
this enterprise. But while dismissing the
utterances of these men as unworthy of
further notice from our association or
the country, we do not forget that in the
general economy of nature mankind must
have his troubles and communities their
afflictions. It is not many years since
California was greatly annoyed by a
brace of bandits known as Evans and
Sontag, and the exhibition witnessed
here on the 28th of November is but an
evidence that South Carolina In its turn
is enduring, through its own indiscre
tions, a season of torment from its Till
man and Evans.
Committee for association. Joe A. F1I
cher, California, chairman; J. W. Ports,
Maryland: W. F. Anthony, Virginia;
Bennett, Tennessee; C. H. Robbins, Bos
ton.
(Approved )
GEORGE JOHNSON.
President Exhibitors’ Association.
A Petal Hotel Fire.
Hortonville, Wis., Dec. 5.—The Green
ville hotel, located six miles east of here,
burned to the ground this morning.
William Reuter, an employe of the hotel,
was suffocated and taken from the build
ing dead. Several members of a medi
cine troupe, escaped death by jumping
from the second floor windows clad only
in their night robes. ;
BILLS ARE POURING IN
Most of Them Being on Impor
tant Subjects.
SENATOR CALL’S SPEECH
On His Resolution to Recognize the Cubans
as Belligerents.
THREE REPUBLICANS OFFER BILLS
In Fnvor of Free Coinage of Bilver and in
Opposition to Mr. Cleveland’s Recom
mendation to Retire the
Greenbacks.
Washington, Dec. 5.—During the morn
ing hour in the senate many bills were
■introduced and referred to committees,
among them one by Mr. Mills to provide
for coinage of the silver In the treasury
and one by Mr. Chandler to provide, in
connection with other nations, for the
unlimited coinage of gold and sliver at
the ratio of 1 to 1514.
Mr. Dubois, republican, of Idaho, of
fered his resolution to amend the rules
so as to divide the appropriation bills
among the committees having charge of
the general subject, and it was laid on
the table to be called up hereafter.
A protest from the legislature of Mon
tana against the issue of government
bonds was presented by Mr. Mantle, re
publican, of Montana.
Mr. Call of Florida offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, calling on the sec
retary of state for all the correspondence
relating to the trial, conviction and sen
tence of General Sangely, an American
citizen, for alleged complicity in the war
against Spain by Cuba and directing the
secretary to obtain a copy of the record
of the trial.
iui. uaumgci , iriJuuiiLan,
Hampshire, offered a resolution declaring
it to be the sense of the senate that it is
unwise and inexpedient to retire the
greenbacks, and it was referred to the
committee on finance.
The resolution offered last Tuesday by
Mr. Call for the recognition of a state of
public war between the government of
Spain and Cuba proclaimed and for some
time maintained by force"of arms by th t
people of Cuba, protesting against the
barbarous manner in which that war is
being conducted and authorizing the
president to take such steps as may be
expedient, in his Judgment, to secure an
observance of the laws of war, was taken
up, and Mr. Call addressed the senate.
He described the conduct of the Span
ish troops in Cuba as merciless and in
disregard of age, sex and condition.
"These people,” he added, "have been
acting on the principles which we have
declared and on the advice which we
have given to them, and that we should
silently permit this war to proceed with
out a single word of encouragement,
without a single word of protection to
their legal and recognized rights, is cer
tainly not creditable to this govern
ment.
"It is certanly not in accord with jus
tice or that high position which this peo
ple ought to take. When we affirm the
Monroe doctrine, with its idle declama
tions, while we permit Instances of this
kind to occur under our very eyes and
within our range, the affirmation is a
vain one and can carry no weight or re
spect with It.
“If this government is not a farce and a
fraud the people of Cuba have a right to
establish their independence. Spain de
clared that the Southern Confederacy
was a belligerent power and recognized
her; and the English government also
recognized the civil war of the south.
Why should we not then, when these
people have acted on our example, under
our advice, our instructions. Justify their
forcible resistance? Why should we al
low Spain to purchase supplies In our
ports and forbid the same right to Cu
bans? I hope that the committee on for
eign relations will not postpone action on
this resolution, but will report at an ear
ly day in favor of it, or of some resolu
tion that will accord to the people of
Cuba the same rights in our ports and
territory as now are given to Spain. I
hope that the disgrace we are now unded
in actually aiding the government of
Spain in Its oppression and its merciless
rule over this people will be ended.”
At the close of Mr. Call’s speech the
resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
The senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of executive business, and at
1:35 adjourned until Monday.
LIGHTS FOR MOBILE.
Sixty Thousand Dollars Appropriated for the
Improvement of Mobile Harbor—Bids
Asked For.
Washington, Dec. 5.—The treasury de
partment has taken active steps to com
mence the Improving of the Mobile har
bor. The lighthouse board, which has
Immediate charge of this extensive work,
has given the subject much consideration
and has formulated a plan and asked for
bids for carrying out the work. The ap
propriation for the work is $60,000. The
plan as outlined by the lighthouse board
segregates the work, for which bids have
been asked for as follows:
1. The metal work for permanent
wharf and bridge, beacons, lantern posts,
store house and dwellings.
2. Construction and erection of perma
nent wharf and bridge.
3. Construction and erection of tempo
rary wharf and bridge.
4. Erection of beacons, lantern posts
and lamp houses.
5. Construction and erection of store
house.
6. Construction and erection of dwell
ing house.
7. Furnishing and erecting a gas plant.
8. Furnishing a steam tug for attend
ing the lights.
The bids for this work will be opened
here on January 2. 1896, and the work
begun as soon thereafter as possible.
Captain Melllss. who has immediate
charge of the work, says It will be pushed
when once begun with all dispatch con
sistent with enduring and lasting re
sults. _^___
Edonard Von Kilany Dead.
New York. Dec. 6 —Edonard Von Ki
lany, originator of the living lectures,
died yesterday afternoon of bronchial
consumption.
WARD GLAD TO GET BACK
He Claims to Have Committed
No Criminal Offense.
SAYS HE IS WORTH $100,000
He Carried $8000 With Him, But It Is All
Gone.
HE WAS DISGUISED WHEN CAPTURED
Moseley Says Ward Did Not Surrender Vol
untarily—Moseley Was Easy Game for
a Slick Sandwich Man in Cen
. tral America.
Klw Orleans, Dec. 5.—The steamer
City of Dallas, having on board A. K.
Ward, the Memphis defaulter, did not
arrive yesterday as was expected, but
she got in about midnight, and this
morning about 9 o'clock Chief Moseley
of Memphis left with his prisoner for the
Bluff City.
Chief Moseley says there is no truth
In the story that Ward surrendered vol
untarily. Ward claims he went aboard
the City of Dallas intending to surren
der. Moseley says he and Ills assist
ants had traced Ward until just before
he had boarded the steamer. A man
named Beldon, Chief Moseley says,
threw Ward down when the officers ar
rived at Port Cortez. Beldon sought
them and proposed to turn up Ward for
$1000. Moseley ascertained that Beldon
really knew Ward's whereabouts and
succeeded In learning that he was hiding
on the City of Dallas. Beldon made con
siderable money out of Ward.
Chief Moseley says he would not live
in Central America for all the world.
He says he would prefer state’s prison
in the United States to liberty in Central
aintriua. remaps some sucn consider
ations influenced Ward to surrender.
Chief Moseley tells a story how he was
compelled to pay $8, a sum Central
American money equivalent to $4.30 In
American coin, for two ham sandwiches.
Ward Is glad to get back to Memphis
and seemed perfectly contented as he sat
In the car with the officers. The prisoner
apparently did not realize his position.
He kept up a grin as he talked of his
doings and appeared to consider them
every day occurrences. He of course
denies being guilty of all the things
charged against him.
He was secretary and general man
ager of a Memphis barrel and heading
company and was a part owner fin the
concern. He denies that he committed
forgery to obtain money and that he
floated worthless paper. He says he act
ed within the law In all his transactions
and that the only way he can be sued is
thriiugh a. civil court. He claims no
fti’ln'inal peculation can be made.
H_ says that he never negotiated a
loan without proper authority, and all
the money was expended in a legitimate
manner. He claims to be worth $100,000
In his own name and that fully $30,000
is due him by different persons. The
Memphis Barrel and Heading company,
Ward says, was on the verge of ruin on
a number of occasions and he placed
$01,000 of his money to Its credit. This
sum. he says, is now due him. He says
he I old the hoard of five directors that
the outstanding debts of the concern
amounted to $00,000 wh#,n they reailv
amounted to $!00,000. He did not have
the moral courage to wait for the* crash
and left Memphis. He Intended to go
to his plantation in Mississippi, but was
advised to go to Central America. When
hr and his wife left Memphis he hail on
his person $8000. Only $70 of this amount
Is now left. When he hoarded the City
of Pallas he was in disguise. He wore
a native costume and hail a handkerchief
over one eye. He says he is very glad
to get back to the United Slates.
GOLD RECEIPTS.
World's Fair Medals Wi[l Soon Be Deliv
ered With the Diplomas.
Washington, Dec. 5.—The treasury re
ceived $145,000 In gold today as follows:
People's National bank of Pittsburg,
Pn., $100,000; $40,000 from Omaha, Neb.,
and $5000 from a bank in Washington,
N. C. Other deposits, it was learned,
were made at sub-treasury cities, but
how much they aggregated was not
stated.
The Chicago World's fair medals will
be delivered here by the 1.0th instant.
They will be kept here until the World’s
fair diplomas are ready, and both will
be delivered at the same time.
The World's fair closed November 30
1893.
FROM MONTGOMERY.
Grand Officers—Will Prosecute His Slayer,
Taking Testimony for Robinson—Go
ing Through to Georgia,
Montgomery, Dec. 5.—(Special.)—The
Alabama grand lodge of the Masonic fra
ternity has adjourned after a pleasant
Bcssion here of four days.
The following grand officers were duly
re-clc-cted:
George Paul Harrison, grand master;
James Andrew Bilbro, deputy grand
master; B. Dudley Williams, senior
grand warden; Russell M. Cunningham,
junior grand warden; William Henry
Dingley, grand treasurer; Henry Clay
Armstrong, grand secretary; Charles
Alexander Allen, grand tiler.
The following grand officers were re
appointed:
William Carey Bledsoe, grand chap
lain; David William Alclver, grand mar
shal; Henry W. Matthews, senior grand
deacon; William A. Arnold, junior grand
deacon; Harry A. Lowe, grand steward;
J. Kahn, grand steward.
A pleasant feature of the session was
the presentation to Past Grand Master
Pettus by the grand lodge of a hand
some watch.
A Novel Suit.
Pending before Justice Powell today
is a suit between two darkles involving
the question of the lien upon some small
chickens as compensation for their pa
ternal services. It is admitted that the
statutes provide liens In such cases as t«
animals, but It is left to this case to de
termine how far this lien may be invok
ed with the feathered tribe. Each of the
parties have employed able counsel and
this case will be watched with much in
-terest by the legal fraternity.
A Sad Death.
K" A sad death occurred at Highland park
.yesterday, and one that brings sorrow
to many hearts who knew and loved the
deceased. Mrs. Mamie Roemer Baxter,
the wife of only a. few months of Mr.
John H. Baxter, died after a brief Illness,
surrounded by her family and friends.
To the bereaved husband and family the
sincere sympathy of many friends is ex
tended. The funeral will take place to
morrow from the home of Mrs. Baxter's
mother, Mrs. Roemer, on Adams street.
Will Prosecute His Slayer.
The Travelers' Protective association
has employed able talent to prosecute
Colin Daughdrill, the man who killed J.
I. Bates, the traveling salesman,at Gads
den iaat week. Bates, who was u resi
dent of this city, stood very high in the
order and in state business circles gener
ally. The man who killed him was at
the time under bond charged with an
other murder. The travelers’ associa
tion will spare no pains to bring him to
justice.
Taking Testimony for Robinson.
Hon. A. D. Sayre of this city, who was
appointed commissioner of the supreme
court to take the testimony In the case
involving the Impeachment proceedings
of Probate Judge Robinson of Lee coun
ty, has gone to Opelika to take the evi
dence of the witnesses for the defense.
Commissioner Sayre took the state's evi
dence some time since. The supreme
court will take up the case In about two
weeks.
Going Through to Georgia.
Yesterday and today more than 200
substantial farmers from Indiana and
the northwest passed through hare en
route to the new Georgia colony near Ab
beville, Ga., on the G.’ ti A. railroad.
Srjuads have been coming for several
weeks past, but yesterday and today
brought the largest delegations. The
Louisville and Nashville and the G. & A.
have each ordered an extra coach put on
to accommodate the colonists.
General Miles’ First Review.
Atlanta, Dec. 5.—Gen. Nelson A. Mileo
held his first review today since beingap
pninted to the command of the army. The
Fifth United States Infantry, stationed
here, was his command for eleven years
when he was colonel. The Ohio national
guard were in line with the regulars to
day. Tonight a reception was given in
honor of General Miles at Fort McPher
son.
NEW JERSEYITES ARRIVE.
One Hundred of Them Called on President
Collier—A Cold Day for the Ohio
Delegates.
Atlanta, Dec. 6.—Adjt.-Gen. William
Stryker of New Jersey and Judge Sims
of the supreme court of that state, head
ed by a party of about 100 Jerseymen,
reached Atlanta today and called on
President Collier at the administration
building. They presented a letter of re
gret from Governor Werts, who was un
able to attend on New Jersey day on ac
count of the approaching session of the
legislature. Mr. Collier made a brief
speech in reply, extending toi the New
Jersey people a cordial welcome to the
exposition.
Cincinnati had another cold day at the
exposition, but the programme as an
nounced was carried out, with the addi
tion of an escort to the Ohio party by the
Fifth United States infantry from Mc
Pherson barracks and a review by Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, commanding general of
the army. The address of welcome at the
auditorium was delivered by President
Collier and responded to by President
Freiberg of the Cincinnati chamber of
commerce. Other addresses were deliv
ered by Mayor King of Atlanta and Sec
retary of State Candler, and were re
sponded to by Mr. Ingalls and Gen.
Hickenlooper.
The first of the trains from Baltimore
bringing the Maryland delegation ar
rived this afternoon by the Seaboard Alt
Line and the other sections came In dur
ing the evening. There are 1100 soldiers,
including two regiments of the national
guard and the naval reserve. They will
go to the exposition grounds tomorrow
by the Southern railroad and will there
rorm in a line and escort the governor
and governor-elect of Maryland, the
mayor and mayor-elect of Baltimore and
the Baltimore party to the auditorium,
where the exercises of the day will be
gin at noon. Tomorrow night the Mary
land party will hold a reception at tho
Capital City club. One thousand invita
tions have been sent out.
ON A DUCK HUNT.
The President Quietly Slipped Out of Wash
ington on a Steamer for a Few'
Days' Sport.
Washington, Dec. 5.—Taking advan
tage of the admirable ducking weather
President Cleveland this evening about
5 o'clock sailed from Washington on the
light house tender Myrtle to pursue that
sport In the North Carolina sounds and
rivers for a brief period. Tho trip has
been in contemplation by the president
for some time, as a means of recreation
after his labor of writing his annual mes
sage, but his departure today was con
ducted with so much quietness that even
some officials on duty at the executive
mansion are still unaware that the pres
ident has left the city. The duration of
his absence will, It Is understood, de
pend somewhat upon circumstances.
Five or six days, If game Is plentiful and
ducks abundant, will probably be availed
of for the shooting, and so far'as can be
learned at present such adjuncts to civ
ilization as daily mails and telegraph
facilities will not be In Immediate prox
imity to the party for at least two or
three days of the excursion. Persons
in the vicinity of the president’s hunting
ground had previously been communi
cated with and the usual traps, decoys
and other paraphernalia for a duck hunt
ing expedition have already been placed
and await the president’s arrival.
THE SEABOARD COMPANY FAILS.
The People’s Bank of Mobile Ran in Attach
ments for $33,000.
Mobile, Dec. 6.—-Upon the report of the
failure In New York of the Seaboard
Lumber company attachments were Is
sued today In favor of the People’s Bank
of Mobile on the property of the company
here, consisting of marine ways, a cargo
of corn on board a steamer loaded for
Mexico and office furniture, to cover
Indebtedness to the extent of $33,000. The
company has large lumber mills at Fair
ford, Washington county, Ala., under tho
name of the Seaboard Manufacturing
company. It Is understood that the other
claims against the Company here will
run up the total to $100,000.
A Norfolk Failure.
Norfolk, Va., Dec. 5.—John Rosensteln,
dealer In dry goods, notions, etc., as
signed today, with liabilities of $25,000.
The assets are said to be from $12,000 to
$15,000. The only preferences are four ,
Norfolk banka for about $7000.
AN UGLY LYNCHING STORY
Three Negroes Are Unmercifully
Beaten by a Mob
FOR STEALING FROM CHURCH
The Old Pother and Hc$ Son Died From the
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Injuries.
THE >£tJNG WIFE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION
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A ■ x ry, Composed of Best Citizens, Bias
endered a Verdict Implicating Four
■V Prominent Men, lucludiug
a Physician.
Columbia, S. C„ Dec. 5.—The details of
an ugly lynching, which occurred in this
state last Monday night, came to light
tonight. It took place down in Colletton
county, near the Barnwell and Hampton
lines, and was not known generally in
that vicinity until Wednesday morning,
when the dead bodies of two of the vic
tims, stripped of their clothing, were
found, one being an old woman. They
had been taken out and beaten to death
with new buggy traces, the man’s
offense being that he was suspected of
having stolen a Bible and some furniture
from a church, and the woman's offense
being that she was supposed to know
something about it. Liquor seems to be
the only excuse for the deed, if excuse
can be made.
several monins ago St. Nicholas
church, in Barnwell county, was broken
open and robbed, a Bible and some pulpit
furniture being taken away. A young
negro named Isom Kearse, who disap
peared from the neighborhood about that
time, was suspected of being the thief.
He had become notorious for thefts
and had been suspected of burning a
store some time ago. In some way four
Barnwell men had gotten information
that he was at his old mother s home,
near#Broxton Ford, and they went over
there on Monday night last. These men
got two men from the neighborhood to
assist them, one being Frank Hlers.
They then went to Isom's house. They
found him just coming out of the door.
The party took the negro, put a rope
around his neck and tied him behind
their buggy. They then drove to the fer
ry, two miles away. The poor negro kept
up as long as lie could, and it is said
that finally he fell and several times wad
dragged along.
On the way two of the party were sent
back to get the negro’s aged mother,
“Old Mamma Hannah,” and his young
Wife, a girl about 17 years old, who has
a 5 months old Infant. At the ferry the
party held up and awaited the arrival
of the detail. When the women arrived
nohe of the three would tell anything
about the church property. Upon their
refusal they were all three stripped
naked and beaten with a new buggy
trace, which, it is said, was almost worn
out. The man was given about 150 lash
es and fell insensible, his body being in a
terrible condition; the women were like
wise severely beaten. The man several
times pleaded with his tormentors to
shoot him. The old woman broke away
and dashed Into the woods. The young
woman did likewise, going In a different
direction. The men built a fire near the
Insensible negro, threw his old coat over
him and left.
On Wednesday the body was found
where It was left, cold in death. It had
been there one night and one day. About
100 yards away in the swamp, lying in
a pool of water nbout knee deep, was
found the old woman's body, cold and
stiff. She had fallen face downward,
with her hands extended.
The young woman managed to find her
way home and is said to be in a crit
ical condition. She told some of the ne
groes about it Tuesday evening, but they
seemed to be afraid to mention it.
Justice A. C. Walker held an inquest
yesterday, the bodies still being where
found. The Jury, composed almost en
tirely of good white men In the neigh
borhood, upon the testimony of Hlers
who, it develops, tried to prevent the
deed has rendered a verdict charging
directly four prominent men, one a phy
sician, with the crime.
THE IRmRADEREVIEW.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 5,-The Iron Trade
Review says;
While there are no indications of the
end of the wait by buyers of steel and
iron, the belief that there will be a gen
eral readjustment of values is now wide
spread. The sensational drop in the
prices of Wile and of barbed wire indi
cates a parallel movement at the lower
end of the line to that which has taken
place more gradually in Bessemer pig.
The Pittsburg and valley markets for
Bessemer show that furnaces are taking
more part in the selling each week. Some
metal has been taken for the first quar
ter of 1896 at $13 in the valley, and spot
sales continue to be made In a small way
at from $12 to $12.25. Billets are weak
er, and in speculative sales have not pre
served even $5 margin over Bessemer
At Pittsburg $1S is the mill price, with
$17.50 as the Wheeling basis. Foundry
iron shows more signs of weakness than
at any lime since the halt In buying.
Beading southern producers are holding
to quotations, and the largest interest
has ten weeks of orders on its books, but
(liere is cutting by furnaces started up
since the summer, and with these the
price is off about 50 cents a ton. Talk
of a combination among valley makers
of pig iron has caused some comment in
Pittsburg, but it Is not believed there
that an agreement to limit production
can he made effective at this time. In
all linlshed material lines lower prices
are heard on prompt business.
A "Wild and Wooly Rumor.
Washington. Dec. 5.—A report was putr
lished today to the effect that Chief Jus
tice Fuller of the supreme court of the
United States would resign and take the
position of general counsel of the pro
posed new railway commission composed
of all the lines operating between New
York and Chicago and St. Bouis at a
salary of $50,000 a year. Kx-Secretary
W’liitney was credited with having
brought about the arrangement. An In
quiry at the residence of the chief Justice
this evening as to the authenticity of the
report met with the response that the
story was absolutely untrue and without
any foundation whatever.
A British Steamer’s Trouble.
Halifax, N. S.. Dec. 5—The British
steamer Huntcllffe, Captain Howell, Mo
bile for Blverpool, with cotton, put in
here this morning for coal. She encoune
tered heavy weather. .... , „