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MACON. GA., MONDAY MORNING'S SEPTEMBER 10. 1891.
dingle Copy,£3 Cent*
BUDGET OF NEWS
FROM VATERLAND
The Emperor's Koenigsberg Speech
May Intensify Agrarian Opposi
tion in the Reichstag.
THE EAST PRUSSIAN LANDLORDS
Ilnd Cnn Allured of the Kmperai'j Con
ciliatory Plane, bat Hie Speech
Hue Olipetled Hope In That
Direction—OlU©r New*,
f Berlin, Sep*. 9.—K la too early to a.ty
1 what effect the ecnoerar'a speech will
have on atgrarlati opposition. The no-
blemon at the head of the .agrarian
league have given n’j dear rfegn of their
Iment'ons. nvfaatever they may be. They
are trail sullen -and discontented.
While the emoeror’a KcenOgsber* plan
was under ctmsldeiukton ‘weeks ago,
overtures .were anode ito the great load-
lords of East Prueila. The emperor In
dicated beyond doubt his eagerness to
conolKa’te them. (It Is understood that
these overtures had bean successful and
that Chancellor von Caprivt, to cele
brate Ete end at the agrarian fetid,
would oewomaany h'io majesty do Koe-
itlgeiberg. In fact. Ithe emperor’s ad
vances were recognised by the East
Prussian nctolll’ty, who resigned them
selves doggedly to u severe public re-
- proof. Even this mtgMt have been
avoided or moderated had the leading
aristocrats of the Koenlgiibens district
/.Ined In the popular reception of the
Imperial party on September 4. The
empress had nolt visited Koenigsberg
before, und all loyal Germans thought
the agrarians would bei courteous
enough to sink temporarily their polit
ical differences and welcome her cor
dially. The agrarians thought other
wise. Among those receiving the royal
couple there was not a Conspicuous
member of the Kaitvltz. Mlrtiuch or Do
nah families. The enthusiasm of the
papular welcome left their absence un
til noticed .by the general public, uI-
-it.iJos.1 ai the imperial circle Caere Wit3
'no lack of wtuterness und contempt. To
ene emperor this snub was no surprise.
Me hud already given uount Dosnholf
special mark bf favor. As this gentle
man has got the cold Shoulder Hum his
jKlglubois ever since he cut loose fruin
the sigtatluins iand drew near the em
peror, the cinniror wau not expiotlng
couiKian-t agrarian courtesy.
/ Amid it'he varveng preus Comments on
the speech ore a few ‘Which touched the
main question: "WMl the Pruralan no
bility (peraiut; In their opposition?:' The
authors of these pertinent uptloleo tu-
gue (ohaf the emperor’s appeuran'oe -Will
bring bo hint German -land owners who
for i'amr aune have followed M'li'bifch.
Plooht and company very reludtuntly
and have been eager to renew thulr pu-
llctcal all-'giance to the crouch. The c-m-
f peror’s war cry "for religion, morality
und order against (t'hc force of revolt,”
•; Is taken as a direct appeal for support
• in the -coming conflict between the gdv-
’ ernmenlt bn one side and the Social
Democrats and lAnarchlst* on the cither.
The Liberals fear that .the government
will not keett the bounds thus deflned.
They suspect some reaction'll: proposals
behind the Imperial phrases. They ob
ject, moreover, to the peculiar power
wiidoh the emoeror can, and if aeces-
tary will employ. Ito discipline recalci
trants by threatening to exclude ithem
from the ofllclal places <tt count and the
social functions so dear to the conserv
ative heart. That the emperor will not
hesitate to dfieot a boycott against stub
born opponents was shown by the ex
clusion of Counts Miihach and K-nnltz
from the Koenigsberg banquet. Very
taw PruBBtam noblemen could withstand
such pressure. The Kreuz Ze'itung, or
gan of the feudal nobility, admits sor
rowfully that the logical conclusion of
the ompei'or'a speech means .the recom
pense of his friends and the disgrace of
hVj adversaries.
/' "Nevertheless.” Ot soys, "the govern-
nvc/rjt’s economic policy eo grievously uf-
feeta the loyal adherents of the throne
that they happily find In fidelity to
their Constituents the Strength necessa
ry to bear with bitterness the imperial
displeasure.”
Tne Kreuze Zcltuug Is supposed to
have struck the keynote of the ulti
mate surrender. While unwilling to
yield unless their demands for more
protection be granted, the big conser
vatives are ezpected to return to their
allegiance, one by'one, under the pre-
‘euse that their loyalty must go before
heir economic convictions. The llber-
and radicals think that home reso
ist measure may be the condition
of the conservative party’s return to
the government fold. The radical lead
ers say they understood tliu Prussian
government has been approached by
the e nscrvutlves with a proposal to
abolish universal suffrage, revive the
anti-soctsUai laws, limit the right of
assembly, and suppress the right of
boycott. The conservatives are said to
have laid out a reactionist plan for the
nest session of the landtag. They will
open this campaign, the radicals say,
with a motion concerning the rights of
assembly nnd_ussodatluu, and will suf
fer no opposition from the government.
The proposal to restrict the franchise in
Imperial elections conies from the ex
treme conservatives, and 1ms only a
small hearing. While the Richter
party Is always conjuring up fears of
u reaction, their forebodings ure not
entirely unfounded this time. The
htndtag will undoubtedly be the scene
of the old time liberal struggle all
along the line. The ministerial council
will consider the conservative projects
after the chancellor's reiurtr from
Carlsbad. 1
Tne new American tariff gets Its
share of attention from the press, al
though nobody knows the status of the
negotiations between the’ Washington
end Berlin governments.
Tne Kreuz Zeitung proposes that
Germany Increase the sugar premium,
after the French method, and give ef
fect to the petition of the beet sugar
producers for retaliation-
The Frels.immige Zeitung rays: "We
hope that, for the sake of the export
ers and tne people at large, the gov
ernment will do nothing likely to cloud
Germany’s economic relations to the
United States.”
The McKinley Mil almost killed the
mother of-pearl Industry in Austria by
r”ing up a tax that amounted to 140
per tout. Under the new rate, which
is about 84 per cent., it will be possible
to revive the business. The reduction
of the duty on gloves and Bohemian
glassware has been received thank
fully by the Austrian manufacturer.).
The emperdr is not so interested In
the maneuvers that he has forgotten
the races. He bad the ’Bjden races
wired hint.
Camp talk ts that the emperor has
introduced among his officers a Hew
drink which he learned to brew In the
dragoon mess at Aldershot. He uses
three bottles of red wine, a fresh cu
cumber Iced and peeled, and three
glosses of marnuohina. The mixture Is
not sweetened. It la called "cucum
ber punch." t
The municipal authorities of Hoel-
brunn have forbidden the site of
American canned com beef which is
not accompanied by un American cer
tificate.
The Inauguration of the new rclch-
utag building hue been postponed at the
emperor’s Instance from October 18 till
the opening of the session In Novem
ber. The ceremony will be os elabor
ate and pompous us the whole court
and the state establishment In Berlin
and the representatives of all tlhe fed
eral governments can make It.
The agricultural exhibition In Tre-
petow park, after attracting more vis
itors than any exhibition of Its kind
ever held In Germany, closed with n
deficit of 30,000 murks. This Is regard
ed as proof that an exhibition In Berlin
cannot b,« made to pay. The Lelpsic
fair lias drawn a larger crowd than In
tuny previous year. The city Is full of
visitors, and business Is brisk-
English and American residents of
Dresden have f rmed a society for the
protection of strangers. Their aim Is
to advise newcomers and -warn them
against swindlers. They have already
done much good In warning strangers
of various frauds. The city helps pay
the association's expenses.
iMiss Cotton has established under
Americas auspices a knRting society
for tho poor.
GERMAIN ARMY PRACTICE. .
Berlin, Sept. 9.—Tlio Seventeenth
army corps manoeuvred near Sclilolxt-
ten yesterday. The western division
made an advance. The commander of
the eastern division sent forward cav
alry to attack the enemy’s right wing.
Two hussar regiments led the charge,
which was executed magnificently, de
spite .the unevenness of the ground.
They broke through the line of skir
mishers, but, upon meeting the com
pact bodies behind, were forced to re
treat hastily, with heavy losses. Two
other cavalry brigades were sent out
by tho eastern army but they did no
better. Mcnntlme the western artil
lery had silenced the eastern army’s
guns, thus deckling the Issue of the
battle. r •
Emperor William delivered his crit
icism to the generals oa tho sandy plain
of Grucnnu and then rode away with
bis suite to the Elbing railroad station.
HAWAIIAN NEWS.
An Election Has Been Ordered for
Members of the Legislaiture.
Victoria. 'B. C.. Sent. 9.—Honolulu ad
vices per steamer Warrittroo, under date
of September 1, sav:
The president and cabinet have ap
pointed the election of the legislature
to take place on October 29. Registra-
« 4a In hson.iHrili.il Tts soma rUulttnf■
tion Is lit preparation.' In some districts
the natives have registered in consid
erable numbers. In a majority of the
districts not mitre than 10 per cent, of
the native voters have >come forward.
They ere wanting to know whether the
oue. n Is to be restored. Two moritho
remain for registration. The govern
ment will use till possible mean* to
make the .natives to understand that
the oueen ;wlll have no help from Wash
ington. Notwithstanding President
Cleveland’s recognition of the republic
of Hawaii. some native .papers continue
to assure the people that the queen will
certainly be restored. Her commission
ers arrived back from Washington on
the 39th. They are very reticent, but
permit the Idea to go forth that they
have valuable political assurances In the
queen's favor.
AN AMIABLE COUNT.
London, Sept. 0.—Tlie Berlin corre
spondents say that the German dallies
speak of the Count of Paris as an amia
ble ntau, who never expected and prob
ably never wished to become king of
France. Tito Vienna press makes sim
ilar comments. The Spanish court has
gone Into mourning fur eighteen days.
CHINA-JAPAN WAR NEWS.
London. Sept. 9.—Tho Central News cor
respondent In Shanghai says that the Chu
nese have ceased sending reinforcements
to Corea via Manchuria. Troops are now
drafting from the Interior for the coast
garrisons, presumably In anticipation of
a sea attack.
The Japanese are repairing the <roada
around Seoul to facilitate the movement
of troops. Sickness Is prevalent In the
Chinese camp near Ping Vang, on account
of the contlued rains and bad provisions.
HYGIENIC CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Buda resth, Sept 9.—The interna
tional hygienic congress adjourned to
day after selectiug Madrid for the next
place of mooting.
CHOLERA NEWS.
Amsterdam, Sept. 9.—One death
from cholera was reported today from
Kculenhurg.
WALKER COUNTY FOR BACON.
It Is the Last of the Counties to Hold
a Primary.
Lafayette, Walker County, Sept. 3.—
(Special).—Walker county is safe for
Bacon by a large majority. The con
test was squarely between Bacon und
Garrard on a primary vote. The only
only Issue wau a choice for United
States senator, and Bacon won yester
day with hands down.
PENCE WILL RUN AG AIN.
Denver, Sent. S.—Reprose.ttaUve Life
Pence hae finally accepted the renoml-
nution for Populist congressman. He
says: “I may have been mbrtaken.
Borne kind hearted, but misinformed
friend, bos said that my renomlnvtlon
to cwrtress need not be * bar to ny
aspirations Ito tt)e senate. But it will
be. (No man who Is a nominee for con
gress has a right to aspire for the sen
ate. I should have liked to have gone
Otter WMeott (rod ( mlgttt have been
the 'her-eflcliry. I accept the dotermlna-
tlon of my constituents, however."
SOLD A RAILROAD
South McAleoster, F. T„ Sept. 9.—
Yesterday Lewis, master In ehancery,
s-'ld the Choctaw Coal and Railway
Company to the itlbbest bidder fur
W-mODO. George 11. Earle of Phila
delphia wet the purr-hater. The name
ol the rood will be changed to Choctaw,
Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company,
anil 1* will bo extended from South
McAlister to Oklahoma at aa early
data
IN THE ORIENT
Another Reiton Given Why the Japs
Fired a Broadside Into tho
Kow Shiner.
TING BRANDED AS A COWARD
It !• Said China Is Trying (a Frocare
the Mediation of England and.
Russia—High Waters t’re-
. vent Operations.
Victoria. B. C.. Sept. 9.—The Northern
Pacific finer Sikha. from Yokojtonu,
brings Interesting advices of the war
In the East. The reason given by the
commander of the Japanese war ship
Nanl'Wa. Kvvawaat. when asked why he
fired upon the Kow Eltln’g, seeing she
was flying the British flag, ts now giv
en for the flnst time, and Is certainly
pertinent.
“Because she was sailing under false
colors; was carrying Chinese troops and
had been sold to the Chinese govern
ment and fully paid for.”
Notwithstanding this explanation the
same paper which given It publicity de-
trles that tho sum df 8760,000 has been
agreed 4o by the Japanese government
os reparation for the pinking of the ves
sel and combensatlon to those depend
ent upon (the Europeans lost with her.
Both China and Japan are at present
keenly an the alert tor articles contra
band bf war. and .to this the delay in
tho arrival of the Sikha to attributable.
The Sikha was delayed at Shanghai
by a Chinese gunboat, which made cn
effort to gain posaesalon of the rice por
tion of her carg. declaring It contra
band. The Brltrih consul objected and
the ship was altowed *to proceed. It Is
ailmoat ImgKvnrble to get^ reliable v,ar
news anywhere In the East, even at
Shanghai. This trip the oteimer passed
very close to the Foo Chow forts und
saw 'the Chinese garrison drawn up In
line. They were nil attired in flowing
sock gowns of gaudy .(blots and hail
high three-cornered talk hats and made
a curious spectacle. These forts uro In
change of an Englishman, the son of a
naval officer, card ere said 'to be exceed:
lngly strong. One of their 80-ton guns
burst fame time ago, killing several
men. It Is generally understood It oc
curred through Ignorance 4n using It.
China Is now hurrying an army of hun
dreds of thousands to Corea, but they
are subsisting on the products bf tho
country through which they are passing
and as most of It Is mountainous It Is
hard to say what success they win meet
with. 'Most of the men elisted and
drafted are coolies of'the'lowest order.
The Chlnesc-htrve been offering .great
Inducements .to Europeans and Ameri
cans to enter their service, and have oe-
oured many. On the other hand, the
Jaips have no outsiders In any branch
cf the service. On the way over on the
last trip w the Orient the Sikha passed
through n fleet.of twenty Chinese ships.
They 'Were divided 1010'four divisions,
with five ships lit each division. They
were well handled. At the smaller Chi
nese ports nil manner of outrages ha.ve
been committed on resident Japanese
nnd In some places people have been
robbed.
ENGLAND’S FINd HAND.
Baris, Sept. 9.—The Ke-publique Frian-
oalse says, in regard to bite reports
(Irak R to Ithe Intention of the Japanese
to attack Shanghai Is proof of the (Uric
that Great Britain Is seeking a pretext
to Intervene In the 'war between China
and Japan. But (this. Whe jtnper adds,
the Untlted States, France and Russia
will not pertnit.
WAR NEWS VIA LONDON.
The English Newspapers Print Dispatches
From Shanghai.
London. Sept. 9.—The Morning Post will
print tomorrow this dispatch from Shang
hai
'Admiral Ting, commanding the Chi
nese fleet In the gulf of Pechll, has been
degraded for cowardice and Incapacity, de.
privet of the peacock feathers and or
dered to, leave the fleet end ake a minor
command aahore. The reasons fir the
sunwmtiness of this action ere not given.
Hitherto Ting has been regarded ns an
able officer. His disgrace Is believed to
be due to his failure to prevent the Jap
anese bom getting Into the gulf of Peril-
II and. In consequence, capture of an Island
In Society bay.
"The native newspapsra state that LI
Hung Chaag Is trying to procure the me
diation of the United Kingdom of Russia.
■fl'tie emperor and dawiger empress ore
furious on lists account and will not lis
ten to the suggestions of LI Hung Chang.
"The country In the nclghbormod of
Pekin Is Inundated. The government bus
ordered that no attempt be mado to re
duce the floods, since the water would be
a' protection against Japanese advances
upon Pekin, which Is feared. The Chinese
are furiously anti-Japanese and menace
the lives of alt Japanese. They try to
prevent neutrals from loading cargoes for
Jntxtn."
The Times will publish this dispatch
from Shanghai tomorrow:
“An extraordinary mission hoi arrived
in Tlen-Taln, conveying birthday presents
from the king of Corea to the dowager cm.
press.' The mission will proceed to Pe
kin.
“There was a collision between the Chi
nese amt Japanese near Ping Yang on
tho seventh. The high water almost pre
vents military operations.
"The American gun boat Manaezcy, has
arrived here. The war ness received Nets
Is regarded as worthtesa”
DIED OF LAUGHING.
St. Louts, Sept. il- Kugcii.t Dixon
swallowed a green fly Tuesday after-
noaa and dle-l yes ’nlay. He was ploy-
lug to the kitclieit and 1 iiiglilitg hear
tily nt some incident which hud hap
pened when, lie swallowed tho fly.
About an hour afterward lie lxv.Hnc so
lit that It was nwe.wary to call n phy
sician. Notwithstanding the efforts of
flic medical man, lint patient grew
worse rap’dly and died in terrible
agony.
CATHOLICS CONVERTED CLAPP.
New York, Sept. 'The Roman
CMhoVx church Triz twined a convert
from Eplscopallanlvn In She person of
•the Rev. Wilber Cla»4con Clapp. Tlie
Rev. Sir. C)-'NP was received Into the
OsCholtc church Friday by 'ihe Rev.
Father 'ElBo.lt at me Pauho: church
of Bt. Paul -die Aposle. Columbus
avenue and Slxtieflb street.
THE CORBETT-JACKSON FIGHT.
Articles of Agreeuieut Signed By Cor-
tt, But the Negro Refused.
bett, Bui the Negi
New York, Sept. 0:-Yesterday Mr.
Lloyil, who represeuts thu Sioux City
Athletic Club, met IV. A. Brady. Cor
bett’s .uauager, u’ud Thomas O’ltoucke,
well known as D.xoa’w manager ami
who represents Peter Jackson In this
city, In Ills room at the Hotel St. Denis.
Then) was no waste at time. Mr. Lloyd
Immediately drew from ltla pocket
three typewritten copies of the agree
ment for a light.
”1 eonie,” lie said, “as ft representa
tive of the Sioux City Athletic Club to
arrange tills contest. These are'what
we offer yo* ”
Then he proceeded to read: “These
artlolca of agreement to govern a glove
contest for tlie championship of the
world between James J. Corbett of
America and Peter Jackson of Aus
tralia.
"Tho articles of agreement provide
that the oontest shall take place under
the i(usp.ees of the Sioux City Athletlo
Clult between May 15 and Juno 15,
1S95, the dale to be specified by the
club on or before'Margh 1.
"life contest stinU be governed^ by
the Marquis of Queeusbitry rules; the
gloves -Shall weigh five ounces auil tho
other details shall bo left to the decis
ion of-the club. •
"Tlio Hloux City Athletic Club agrees
to pty to the winner $25,000 In cash,
Mid amount to be placed m the Hands
of the referee,' who Is to be appointed
l-.v the club and satisfactory to tho
principals, twenty-four hours before
die contest. -i
"The club also agrees to deposit
$5,000 as n guarantee that each man
shall receive $2,300 for Ills tralumg ex
penses iu case the contest shall be pre
vented by any unfoween occurrence
.other than the failure of the principals
lo appcjiy after signing the nrtfcles.
“The cltib requires from each of tho
contestants a deposit- of $3,000, to ho
placed in’tlio Northwestern Battle of
.Sioux City or tu the bands of a person
satisfactory to the club, to guarantee
their appearance at tho time appointed
by the dub. said amount to bo posted
ou tho signing of tiui articles. The
$10,000 miw depositco In Chicago shall
go, as stipulated in , tho former articles,
on tho result of the contest”
“That stilts me,” cried Brady, nnd ho
signed Corbett’s name and then his
own.
O’Rourke said ho thought Jackson
would be satisfied, hut that ho was
not empowered to sign for him.
It was arranged tlmt Mr. Lloyd
shuuld present to Jackson In Chicago
when he went home. The fight. If ar
ranged, will take place In tho open air,
or on a barge on tlie Missouri river,
near Sioux City and between Nebraska
and Iowa. It has never been decided
which state lias Jurisdiction cn It.
It was learned from Clllcngo thnt
inbanit until Ileuilv'd elminitiin wna
Jnoksou said Brady's signature was
"no good," und then refused outright
to sign It.
- ihRlE BREAKS OUT AGAIN.
Two- More Minnesota Towns Doomed
to DdStriicthm By Flames.
St. Clotid, Olliin., Sept. 0.—Tonight a
report reached tho Great Northern dis
patcher’s office thnt the towns of Mora
mid Round House, nineteen miles this
pldoof Hinckley, were both ou Ure u ml
doomed to destruction. The operator
nt Mora Informed the offico hero thnt
he would leave Ids post amt lock tho
office. Citizens hud gathered "around
tlie depot und were prepared to flee
from tho threatened danger. Muuy had
already left for places, safety nnd
ho was getting his family .fcnily to go.
At about 8 o'clock this evening another
dispatch stated that by" tho change of
the heavy wind which lmd been fnnulng
the flames all day Mom might possibly
escape. At Soulo station a largo saw
tndl and lumber yard were ,Wiped out.
Thu people at Mora had nniplo warning
of the approaching fifes nlid If too Are
dlil cuter tho town they’ ltava found
safety lit Sunlco river.
FIOHTINQ FIRE.
The Fire Fiend Is Again Advancing on
Other Towns.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 9.—Forest tires arc
again raging In the vicinity of the coun
try devaluated a week ago, and there ass
a general scare of half a dozen towns on
the line of the St, Paut and Duluth and
Eastern Minnesota railroads this After
noon. Early In the afternoon a strong
wind from the southwest sprano up, reach,
big the velocity of twenty-five miles an
hour, and the flree which had been smoul
dering In the brush were fanned to llorce-
ness. The north bound St. Paul and Du
luth .limited, train which arrived at 10:20
o’clock tonight, nearly lour hours late,
waa stopped at Rush City because of the
flro near the tracks In many pieces ot
woods.
At Pine Olty there was the same pall
of smoke and red glow ot aky that tcld
Duluth of Hinckley's destruction a week
ago. The people at 1’lne City tied In a
body to the river and lake in the neigh
borhood. and dragged whatever belong
ings they could to those places cf fetysa.
The fires have not, however, reached the
town. At Kendrick. Barnaul end Carl
ton (the lait two prices of considerable
Importance) Are lighting has been In prog
ress all day. and the southwest gale mode
the sltjatlon exceedingly dangerous. A
change of wind to the northenat this af
ternoon has probably saved the towns
THE PEOPLE ARE ALARMED.
t. 9.—Anrinli
Bt. Paul, Minn., Sept. 3.-Alarming ru
mors have been coming In here since ( p.
m„ to tho effect that (treat Area are
tonight sweeping several counties of north-
eastern Minnesota. The wires ars abevly
In s state of demoralisation and. south
und trains due early In flic evening
were hung up somewhere between Hinck
ley and Duluth for three hours. Messa
ges from Bt. Cloud and Bralnered say that
Round House, a vlllago of 200 people In
Millc Lac county Is In great danger, and
that liarnum. Carlton county. Is sur-
rounded by tire which Is fanned by such
a teriiflo wlnl that the place has no
chance of escape.
STILL THE FIRED RAOE.
St. Paul. Minn., Sept. 3.—Mora, Minn.,
to reported destroyed by forest Arts end
the Uttle station of Round House, near
Mora, Is In great danger. The wind Is
blowing s gale st these points at rundown
end the worst Is feared. Tbo Duluth fire
department to flghtloc Ares In the out
skirts of that city, csrlton end Hinckley
also stem to be again tn trouble.
YELLOW FEVER CASUS.
Vi'ixhllUtnn. Sept. 9.—The Jlfrinc
Iloepltol service ivas tmloy Informed of
the arrival nt Cape Charles. Vs.. (|"ni-
nnth:e station fruit I lava am ot an
American hark ■"‘.tit thr.io cases of yel
low fever on qonJ. The vessel was
gent to Fisherman's Island, a portion nf
the quarantine stall >$, for detention.
THERE 18 LAW
FOR LYNCHERS
Tho Whole Plot of the Killing of Six
Negroes in Tennessee
Laid Bare.
THE SHERIFF'S SON IMPLICATED
Only Ton Men Implicated tn tlie Bloody
Afiasalnntlon—The people India*
nnuC nnd Are Determined
to Mete Ont Justices
Memphis, Sept. 9.—Tho 6rand Jury,
which had boeu In session alt day ye»-
terday, ot 10:30 o’clock Bast night re
turned six true bills against M. Strlck-
f.tden, Jim Perley and Ed Smith f r
murder. They are chnrgcd with being
parties to the shooting of tlho six ne
groes at Millington on August 31. These
three men hod already Iboen arrested oa
bench warrants, but their Indictment
created considerable excitement.
Foil wing the action ot the grand
Jury, Judge Cooper Issued a bench war
rant for Wilcox, assistant jailor, ou a
charge of perjury. Wilcox, who was in
tho nnlc-r om, waiting t appear before
the grand Jury, wus arrested and Jailed.
It is now reported that tlie mob that
lynched tho negroes did not consist ot
over ten persons, and 'this lo ks bad
tor Richardson, the detective, who
stated that It consisted of fitly per
sons. Ten men would n t have miido
the a(taek unless they had an undor-
suinring ivlth Richardson. The whole
plot wilt be laid txiro In it day or so
ot least, that'Is what the officers Riy.
Luter—Tho whole plot of the Kerr-
vllle lynching Is now laid bare, Before
many 'hours elapse it Is thought every
one who had unjllhlng to do with Che
affailr, or the majority at them, will be
behind the bars.
■Bob 'McCurver, son nt Sheriff Mc-
Carver, Is the ono iwho gave the neces
sary Information. Ho wus Invited to
paiMaipuke in the kfiMtng of H. N.
Smith, one of the men now In the
county Jail under Indtoiment for mur
der In thb flrot degree. Pt was reported
to MoCarver tlmt his father, the sheriff,
knew uill ubou't yt and than Judge Coop
er or the criminal court wits not out
In the dork. These folso represcn'ia-
tlono were mude by Smfuch for the pur
pose, of course, of mixing Sheriff Mc-
Carvor up in the affair 'through Mi son
so 'hts hands iwoUld be tied tf un In-
vestlgaltlon should 'bo Instituted by the
authcrime. The scheme fallcM. Mc-
Carver'a examination roadbed In the
iairre.1t of Jailer WKcox Tor .perjury and
The binding over ot MbOarvor tn JlO.nDo
boiM to Insure his remaining In the
olty.
(MA13S 'MEETING OF NEGROES.
.Memphis, Sept. 9.—1A call wus Is
sued today by all 'dho pubtors of the col
ored churches fn Ithe city for a mass
meeting of negroes Komorrow eight tor
the purpose of publlaly-Wtankln* Gov
ernor Turney, Judge Cooper arfJ. the
■white citizens of Memphis for the de-
tenmilnutkm they traive shown to bring
Idho Millington lynchers to JukOloo.
Funds will also be raised for the wid
ows und orphans Of tho six. negroes
■— “ mob.
who were-murdered by the i
BHOT TO DEATH IN JAIL.
A Dwperudo •with Many Crimes to Ijls
Credit spiald The Penalty.
Minder, La.. Sept. 9.—Link Wag
goner, a nOteUi deperado of North
Louisiana and western Texas, w.ts shot
tt> death In Ms cell in The parish jail
by a mob lust night alt 1 o'clock. 'Wag
goner was w perfect ityipe of man’.y
beauty und us brave Us a. lion.
For the past live years Wo had been
a terror In Thu't oouricry. Innumerable
murders ure laid nt his door and his
robberies were most daring. Ho was
cujptured about u. year ago ut Nacog
doches, Tex., nod brouglit to Homer,
In Oiniborne county, and r.rledi on u
charge cf amiUdUr. The case was net
proven ugalnst him und ho Was sent
go The jail here for safe keeping to
awut: trial on other charges against
him.
White at Homer an,attempt was made
by a mob Ito kill 'him, but single-hand
ed—hiving 1n some unaccountable m'an-
nor obtained possession cf a pistol—he
kept the Whole mob alt bay until Us-
slstunco urrlvr'l. Last night the Jatl
hero wus broken It* by I mob of 75
men, who Shot Wlm dead In his cell
anil Then dispersed. Walggoner has
three brothers In Nacogdoches, and It
Is behoved That they wM make nn nt-
Kempt to avenge Ills death. Tho det-
pwrndo hud a good many friends in
•this section and they niay also Join In
a feud, .wntch wound be a bloody one
irom Ute outsik.
A SENSATIONAL FIGHT.
Thornton Scott awl C. C. Thom Glvo
a Sunday Fistic Exhibition.
Atlanta, Sept. 0.-<8peelnl.)-Tbo Sun
day quiet was roughly il.sturbed today
liy a sensational street tight between
two prominent Insurance men. Mr. C.
C. Thom is shite agent for tho Aetna
Accident Insuranro Coutpauy und
Thornton Scott occupies tho snmo posi
tron for tho Preferred Aecldcut Com
pany of New York.
Recently the latter company paid a
claim in favor of Cnpt. It. J. Ijotvry,
thu well-known capitalist and hanker.
There was n grout deal of rivalry be
tween tho Insurance men. 'lodny
Thornton Hcolt printed an advertise
ment hi which 'Mr. Thorn was accused
of circulating false,and damaging re
ports concerning tlielr business meth
ods. About church t'uic Mr. Thorn uuil
Mr. Scott met ou Broad street, when
'lltorn attacked the other Insurance
mao, knocking him (Iowa and bunting
ji!m up badly before lie could Ihj
stopped. Both were summoned to ap
pear In police court tomorrow.
ASSAULTED A GIRL.
The Pepekrator Flogged Unmercifully
by The Victim's Furher.
Huntsville. Tex., fiept. 0.—A report
waa received by Sheriff T.hurber thut
a Ubyear-old daughter of Turner He-
lilt had been (outraged by Jim Welle,
flw mllca east *-i '•-awn. The Sheriff
found Webb locked by a chain to a
’tree 1ft erhe wood's. Ho had been given
u. severe whipping, und It Is brtlevcd
the hwenltton was To finish .h'lm last
nlgiht, us the girl’s father 'hud the key.
The girl says xyebb ipssau'.ted her Fri
day. Hri- fekher oasne up, when Webb
kicked him dawn and ran. Laker lie
was caught and she chastisement ad-’
mlnl'atercJ. War runts have been Issued
for several! of The panties. Webb Is In
Jail tap'd gives evidence of hkt severe
beating.
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.
New Orleans. Sent. 9.—nils evening
about 8 o’clock a Altai wreck occurred
on The New Orleans and Southern rail
road, a stxty-mlle road running to Point
La 'Hatohe, nt -Fiorinant plantalon,about
nineteen miles from the city. An ex
cursion train, boipid for the city, Jump
ed the trank here., for trims reanott un
known, and Julius Amplehouse, a youth
19 years old. living at Pojxlras planta
tion. was killed. The engineer, David
Crawford, was fatiflly crushed, and an
unknown Iboy, n bout' 16 years old. Is
also Inlured Internally. Several bthers
■were slightly Injured. The train bear
ing the inlured arrived hero ot mid
night.
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DEATH IN HOOSAO TUNNEL - .
North Adams, Maui., Sept. 9.—Tho
engine of a freight train liroko down
near tho middle nf the lloosao tunnel
Inst night, by seme blunder a 6-Mend
freight train was permitted to follow
soon nfler nnd It crashed Into the rear
end of the lllsibled train. Two brake-
men were killed nud one engineer, ono
fireman und one braseinan were badly
injured. Ute tunnel was blocked nud
no trains have passed through It Blncc.
A'fHMIYXIIA.TIE.D (HIMSELF.
(Now York, 80pt. 9.—Robert A'.
Thompson, an mdvertlfaln'K a'geoft, welt
■known to the 'buslnea» men of New
York, Bristol! tornl Philadelphia, was
found dead In .hts roam tn tho Cole-
tnnn .house. The bus In tho room was
men house. Thu In tho room wna
turned on 'full ihe.M'. anti Deputy Coro
ner O'H'ara tMU ttuct Ucolon resulted
front iwphlyxlsilion. Tho story of bis
. 'life seems to Iridtoate 'thalt, bopelass of
obUaJtrtlw enq-loytnent, after a. wild and
stonmy career, bo at lust 'Anight refuge
Indeuth.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Fboenlx, Arl, Sept. 9.—'Another chap
ter f 'tho famous and bloody Plens-
anc Valley read Ittis apparently been
entered upon. Horace H. Schllly, a cat
tle man. wns found riddled with bul
lets anil badly mutilated on Reno
mountain yesterday. Ho wets waylaid
on his way to Fboenlx. It Is 'thought
thin Is tho w rk of Tewksbury’s fac
tion. flotittly is the Inst of Ids family.
Tlie feud lies now numbered thlrty-ono
victims. _ , jU _j
CREMATED IN IIIS CELL. '
trorewbod, Mloh'., Sept. 9.—This morn
ing Thohius Gurntl'd of Hurley wna ar
rested on 'tiro cTvtrffe of drunkenness.
An hour ufter bring Imprisoned tho
Jailer found the jail In flames und tho
prisoner was burned 1 to u crisp. Ho Is
suppostd To huve started the flro him- ■
self. The victim atmo to Hurley, re*
cenkly from Ashland. ,.
WORK OF LIGHTNING.
'Chicago, Sept! 9.—During the heavy rsU
ntorm which prevailed In thla city lu(
-night, llglinlng struck a steam dredge,
stationed near the Fifty-sixth etrect pier,
killing Charles Kitten and probably fatal
ly Injuring Fred Simmons, who were work-
ins' on the dredge. A couplo of residences
were also struck by lightning, but no
other fatalities nro reported. • ••**■
DEAD IN A BLEEPING CAR.
Cumberland, 'Md., Sept. 9.—J. IM-
Paitton, «. prominent citizen of Wash
ington Court House, O., whs found'
dctnl In a berth at un oust-botina HU1-
ttlmWo nnd Ohio sleeping cur. There
■wus n 'largo brulso on 'the stomach, but 1
nothin* else wan found to (ridloalto tbs
cause of dealflt.
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A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Ashland, Wto., Sept. ».-6Hch«el Roepler
has been arrested and brought to Ashland,
from Marengo on a chargo of setUng flro
to tho forests, causing lha loss of eight
lives nt High Bridge. He was bound over
for trial and lodged In jail. Tho feeling
is Intensely bitter against him.
THE NEBRASKA DROUGHT. 1
The Omaha Ben Gives tho Truo Con*
tlon of Affairs.
Omaha, Sept. O. -An n result of tka
many exaggerated reports la clrcula*
tlon ns to tbo drought in Nebraska, tlio
Boo 1ms secured and published au ao-
curato statoinout from each county
from the county cottunlsslouens. Thu
reports lmllcato tho actual condition ot
tho people In the drought stricken coun
ties Is not und dues uot promiso to be
come no serious as heretofore predicted.
Only In tlie western portion of tho
stuto are there likely to ho urgent de
mands for aid.
lu Lincoln county tho situation Is
worsu than elsewhere. Tho report
Irom tlicie says: On every hand ulinn-
donut homesteads and whitened or
withered fields ot corn tell tho story ot
discouragement und despair. Along
the streums where Irrigation has fur
nished moisture. Torment have suc
ceeded lu raising crops. Elsewhere
everything hns burned. Many fanners
are too poor lo move away. With chat
tel mortgages on all their possessions,
they must loavo barehanded or stay
find starve uulcst outsldo help Is fur
nished. Every (lay new application*
for county charity evidence tho growing
distress. State aid is absolutely hoc-
ensary. To Indicate tho urgeut need ot
assistance, It may bo said corrcspon-
ilenco looking to Utu calling of a con
vention to consider tho taut methods
for rendering aid has been carried ou
recently between muny county officials
in these western counties.
IUarEMHHIlBD THE SUFFERERS.
■Minneapolis, Sept. 0.—Tho fire suf
ferers nt Hinckley and Sandstono were
especially remembered In Minneapolis
today. In n majority of tho churches
sc-rmtrus were preached on the forest
fires. In all Cnthollc churches nud
many others substantial collection*
were taken up to go toward* swelling
the relief fund. Tills nftemoon 5.IXXJ
people gathered nt the exposition build-
lug to attend a sacred concert und me
morial service and about $2,000 was
mined. A special service was a too held
nt tlie Lyceum theatre, where more
fund* were subscribed. At Anoka, at
u public mas* meeting, $1,000 was
raised.
A GOOD DEED.
Minneapolis, Kept. It—A: the request
of Archbishop Ireland all lie: Uatbollo
churches In iflo city donated their en
tire collection* lo (let benefit of tho Ure
sufferers today.
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