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The News and Observer. VOL. XXXVIII. NO.’B TOE QJ\GB®ES¥ ©OOB©Q!J[LATD®KI ®F ARSY KKDG3TO ©AMILONIA [MOO 7 - KOLB'S TALE OF WOE SENATOR ALLEN CONTINUES HIS II IRAN*.UK ABOUT FRAUDS IN ALABAMA. SENATOR MORGAN'S PROTEST. He and Senator Pnjrb Consider Allen’s Amur* bi> til ol I ti**ir Mntc him! Peo pie an Abn eof Parliamentary Law and the Privilege*of Ihe Senate—lm portant Income Tax Amendments— No Progress on I’ostoflice » ppropria tion BiU-AViostoii’s Public llmldiug. WarhinGTgN, I). 0., Feb. 12 —The business r* e* >rd of the Senate today comprised the passage of all the private pension t ilia on the calendar —twenty six in number, end some half d *zen bill* of a miscellaneous character, including three for public buddings in Wiiston Salem, N. 0., Puttersvdle, Pa., and Brooton, Mass ; also one for the appoint ment of a commissioner of army engin eer officers to report as to the new bridge over t' e L> laware at Philadelphia. No progress was made on the post office appropriation bill, although it was ostensibly under consideration most ot the day. The question of election frauds in Alabama was discussed at much length by Mr All* u, (Pop ), Nibraska, in con tinuation of hm spe* eh on Monday, and was wound up by the presentation of a protest on the part of the two Alabama Senators. Morgan and Pugh, against tin* arraignment of their State under such circumstances. And the r> cent bond hente arrange ments were denounced by Mr. Stewart, (Pop), Nevada, who indulged in direful predictions as to.'.he future of the United States uuder the curse of “Gold pool ing.” Mr. Gray reported adversely on the House joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constit* tion for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people. Income Tax Amendment*. Mr. Vest from the Committee on Fi nance, reported back the Uou.se bill reso lution to extend the tune for making re turns for income tax for this year until the 15th of April, 1895, with important amendments aid the resolution went over until to morrow. The amendments provide, first, that in oomputiug income from rents of real estate, the amount paid for tire insurance of the premises and for ordinary repairs shall be deducted. Second, that in computing income dividends, there shall he deducted such sums as are nreived from corporations that pay two per cent on their net profits (whether actually paid at the time or not), and third, that uo tax payer shall be required to answer any interrogate ries exet pr, such a* are specifically pro vided in i he act. A conference was ordered on the dis agreement between the two houses on the diplomatic and consular appropria tion bill a d the Senate Hawaiian tele graph cable amendment. Neaator Norgau’s Protest* Allen speech while the postal appro priation bill waa up, was two hours long and was devoted entirely to the Alabama elecr.on. when Tie had tihuejuded Mr. Morgan to< k the floor* and said that his oolleague (Mr Pugh) and himself con sidered it their duty to place on the reoords of the Senate a protest, which he proceeded to read. It began thus: “The undersigned Senators, accredited to this body by the State of Alabama, respectfully and earnestly protest against the proceedings in the Senate on the part of the Senator from Nebraska, who has occupied the attention of the Senate for nearly Awe days, as a clear abuse of the parliamentary law, in disregard of the urgent nee*ssities of the public business, and in a discourteous assault on the rights of Alabama as a State of the Un ion. ai.d on the character of her govern ment and people.” The pr test goes on to state that the j subject was not, in the remotest degree, j relevant, pertineut or germaiu to the bill before the Senate; that it was im- I possible, in any parliamentary sense, for j the Senate to vote upon it, and that it j was equally impossible for her Senators. 1 with deceut regard for the public busi- j ness, now to reply to the charges f t i gr*<ss fraud aud injustice made by the • Senator front Nebraska. Due respect | for their State f -rhade the Senators from Alabama from acknowledging the right of the Senate or admitting its jurisd>c tion to hear and dett rmiue a question relative to her rights as one of the aov ereigu States of the Union. Seriea* Abase ol Privilege*. They considered the form, and the time and place of the assault upon their State as a serious abuse of the privileges of Senators and of the dign’ty of the Senate. Th** ehetion of a Governor in Alabama, was not a matter that, on any ; oocas on,* ould fall within the jurisdiction j of the Senate of the United States The Congressional Record was made the ve hicle, at public expense. of advertising the personal ami political associations ' and complainings of men who abused justice aud honor. The protest concludes as follows: “We decline to bring Alabama before the Senate upon such accusations or to j make any answer to them, iu the form aud manner iu which they are presented; j and we aek to spread this, our solemn i proUst, ag»inst this unprecedented wrong at:d indignity upon the records of the 8* nsre." , Senator* Blackburn, Brice and Hale j were appointed eoufens on the diplo- I mafic and consular appropriation hill. After a short executive session the Senate, at 0:10, adjourned until to j cnorrow. THE DAY IN CHE HOUSE. Appropriation Bill Passed After Three Days’ Discussion. Washington, D. C, Feb. 12.—The | bill making appropriations for the legis | lative, executive and judicial depart I men’s of the governm* nt was passed by the House ths afternoon after time | days' considerat’on, practically ns it cine from the committee on appropria | lions. It earned, as it came to the House, a total of #21.805,726; as it pa-sed the total was #21.825,976. Most of to day's session was spent in ; discussing the appropriation for payinc pension officers’employes,upon an amend- I meut offered by Mr. Pickier (Rep ), of | South Dakota, to maintain the present | force of clerks for next year. This was I rejected, 69 to 132, aud also the amend i ment was agreed to in committee of whole to make e’erks to members annual in stead of sessional employes. A vote of yeas and nays was demanded in the House on the latter amendment and after an hour's animated, and at times disor derly, but always good humored, discus siou, it was lost—Yeas, 98; nays, 142. The committee of the whole, in which no record of the individual votes is kept, twice voted in favor of the amendment —once 112 to 66, and once 124 to 59. Vote on the ( lerk Amendment. The vote on the clerk’s amendment was nearly on party lines, the Republi cans favoring it and the Democrats op posing it The following Democrats voted for the amendment: Bartlett, Boatner, t ad mus, Cobb, of Missouri, Ooekreil, Coop er, of Florida, Crain, Davey, Everett, Griffin, Haines, Hayes, Kribbs, Layton, Livingston, McAleer, Meredith, Meyer, Pigott, Robertson, Husk and Turpiu. Brosius and Daniels, Republicans, voted in the negative. Other business transacted included the passage of the following measures: Senate bill settiug apart certain lands in Mississippi for the benefit of the me ebanioai and agricultural schools of that State. House bill authorizing the restoration to the public domain of certain live oak lands in Mississippi and Alabama which were origiually set a part for naval pur poses. The Speaker announced the appoint ment of the following members on the part of the House of tne joint Congres sional Commission to arrange a pro gram of exercises for the opeuiug of the Cbickacnauga and Chattanooga National Military Park next September : Messrs. Kilgore, Morgan, Wheeler of Alabama, Cox of Tennessee, Maddox, Grosvenor, Kiefer, Strong aid Avery. At 4:35 o’clock the House adjourned. THINKS WELL OF HIM. A. J. Lyman who was Arrested in New York is the Non of Bishop Lyman. Asheville, N. 0., Feb. 12.—A. J. Lyuiau, arrested in New York yesterday, is a well aud favorably known citizen of this city, wfaere he has lived for the last twelve Or fifteen years. He has beeu S' cially prominent as well as in busi ness and holds a large ainouut of proper ty here. Th9 GOttiftUihUy will be very loath to believe Ms. Lyman has inten tionally defrauded or deceived anyone. That his judgment in the matter of mak ing loans has not been of the best is thought here quite possible. He is a son of the late Bishop Lyman of the diocese of North Carolina, and has a family. Miners on a Strike. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 12. —The Banks- j ville coal miners in the Saw Mill Run ■ district to the number of 500 are out on ; a strike for an advance of the rate of ; mining coal to 29 cents per ton. The miners had heard of fancy prices being charged for coal during the cold weather and demanded their share of the ad- j vanee, which was promptly refused by j the company. Funeral ot Judge Gayarre. New Orleans, La , Feb. 12.—At a few minutes to 11 o’clock, all that was \ mortal of Charles Gayarre, jurist and historiin, was laid liefore the altar of St. Lou is Cathedral to receive the last sacraments of the church he loved, and of which he was so faithful a member. With the Alaska in Tow. New York, Feb. 12.—The Morgan line steamer Excelsior, from New Or leans. ariived to-day, having in tow the British steamer Alaska, Captain Jones, which cleared from Wilmington, N. C., | February 6th for Berwick. * - ■ j Bill Cooke Gets Filly Years. Fort Smith, Ark., Feb. 12.—1 n the United States court to-day Bill Cooke, the notorious outlaw, was found guilty ou half a dozen counts, and sentenced to fifty years in the New York St ate pen itentiary at Albany. He took his sen tence unflinchingly, and will be taken to Albany to-morrow. To Fight a Duel. Berlin, Feb 12 - Herr Libermanston j Sonueuberg, anti Semite member of the Reichstag, has challenged Dr. Boeckel, j also a deputy of the same poli'ical faith, to tight a duel iu consequence of some libelous remarks made by the latter in j the course of an anti-Semm meeting. A counsel of honor vs endeavoiing to ar- j range a settlement of the affair. RALEIGH, N. C.. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1895. THE NEW BOND ISSUE THE CONTRA* T CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSE WAVS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. SECRETARY CARLISLE QUESTIONED He Furnished the Committee With a Copy of the Contract a.id Explained why the Bonds Were Sold to a For eign SyiidfCHte*»W ants the Treasury Relieved From Redeeming National Rank Currency—T« e Various Propo sitions Referred lo Sub-Committee. Washington, D. C., Feb. 12 —To day the Ways and Means Committee of the House Whs in session. For two hours Secretary Carlisle was before it. He furnished the committee a copy of the contract made between the administration and th? foreign syndi cate which recently agreed to purchase the new bond issue. The contract «a> very short, but at the Secretary’s n quest a resolution was adopted by the commit tee that none of the proceedings con nected with this document should he made public. The Secretary was sub jeoted to a running fire of questions from the members present. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, wanted to know why these bonds were to be sold to the syndicate at a price six per cent, be low the quotation for the fours. The Secretary replied that the admin istration had made the best terms with the syndicate it could. Being asked if au attempt had been made to secure the st use of the countrs upon it, the Secretary replied in the negative. This precipitated a discussion iu which the attitude of the administra tion was severely criticised, not only h\ the Republicans hut by certain of the Democratic members as well. Before leaving Secretary Carlisle sug gested that a proposition be reported from the committee to relieve the Treas ury from redeeming National Bank cur rency and compelling the banks to es tablish an agency for the redemption of their owu currency. The effect of this proposition would he practically to restore the law as it stood before 1874. Mr. Tarsney’s Resolution. Mr. Tarsney, of Missouri, offered a resolution that power be giveu to the administration to issue a three per cent gold bond whenever such action became necessary to protect the gold reserve in the treasury. It also provided that none of this money should be used for the current expenses of the government. The resolution offered by Mr. Wilson, j of West Virginia, the chairman of the j committee, yesterday, looking to the j issuance ot $62,000 000 of bonds paya ble in gold, also came tin for j tion and it drew from Mr. Cock ran, of i New York, an emphatic declaration j that be would oppose this proposition ! and any otb r which looked to the in dorsement of the contract with the for eign syndicate. Messrs Retd and Hopkins, between them, questioned Secretary Carlisle at considerable length regarding tfee neces sity for an issuance of gold bonds. Did he think that auoh an issue of bonds would stop the drain of gold and would not some of the money be used to meet current expenditures? They also asked about the estimated receipts ot the gov ernment for the remainder of the calen dar year, and if the Secretary really be lieved there would be a surplus within the next eight or ten months. The Secretary answered these ques tions frankly, aud coming back again to the question of coufraciiug for the sale of the bonds, he insisted that uo favorit ism had been shown; that the adminis tration had consulted with leading east ern bankers upou the subject; had made the best terms it could, and would have done better if possible. Referred to Sub-Committee. After the Secretary’s withdrawal from the committee room, the various propo sitions pending were ordered to be re ferred to a sub committee which will re port to the full committee later in the afternoon. The Democratic members of the Mib committee are Wilson, Turner and Bryan Payne and Hopkins were added on the part of the Republicans, but it was subsequently agreed that the Repub hem members of the committee should select their own representatives. After the committee adjourned the Kepubli cans met informally aud selected Reed and Hopkins. Detail* of What Occurred. Later in the afternoon tuller details of what occurred between Secretary Car- ; lisle and the committee became public. Secretary Carlisle explained bis reason j for asking that an injunction of secrecy | be observed regarding the terms of tl e contract ou the ground that if the time ! and manner of paying on the bone’s be came known, bankers and others might corner the gold, which the syndicate must procure to pay for the bonds and thus greatly embarrass them. As a matter of consideration for the syndi cate, therefore, he preferred that noth ing should be said outside the committee room regarding the contract, although he added that so far as the government is concerned, there is nothing to corceal. At one point in the hearing Mr. Reed referred to the drain of gold from the Treasury and repeated* the argument that has frequently been made, that if j the greenbacks were retired, the gold re serve would uot need further replenish- I ing. Mr. Carlisle then informed the com mit! ee that under the law of 1874 uat- i ioual bank not**s may lie offered at the [ Treasury department and redeemed iu greenbacks It, was for this reason that he subsequently suggested that an amendment be made to the law which will relieve the Treasury from redeeming the national bank notes, and compelling | the banks to establish an agency for the redemption of their currency. No inconsiderable part of Seen tary J Carlisle’s remarks had reference to this provision of the national l*ai k law upon | which the members seemed to desire th * ; fullest information, and which he gave them in detail Tke Sub-Committee’* Report. The sub committee to whom the differ ent propositions were referred were late iu assembling this afternoon. They were in session au hour, and it was finally agreed that a bill should la* reported to ! the full committee, embodying the Pres | ident’s recommendation for a 3 percent, gold bond. It was also provided that the gold thus received should not be used for current oxpeuses, and the hill also carried a provision repealing that part of the national bank law which per mits national bank notes to be redeemed J in grot nbacks. The question was asked if a minority report would lie made on the bill. Mr. | Reed replied that this was not his plan, ■ and that be would favor a proposition looking tc an increase of revenue. The full committee met later but ad ! journed until 10 o’clock to morrow with ; out taking action ou the report of the | sub-committee. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. President not Lo«ing Flesh on Account ol the Financial Situation. j Special to the News aud Observer. Washington, D. C , Feb. 12. President Cleveland is apparently in better health than for a number of years. The financial worry does noi make him lose flesh * * ♦ Miss May Hull, neiee of Mrs. Hoke Smith, who has been spending part of the winter here, left yesterday for Ral eigh where she will visit Miss Maude Merrimou and her kinswoman, Mrs James McKimmon. Miss Hull has b> on one of the most popular young women at the Federal Capital this season, and has been greatly admired he r e for her beauty, grace and unaffected demeanor. * * * The diplomats here have been greatly shocked by the published interviews in au afternoon paper with the wives of the Mexican and Guatemalan ministers. They both de-dare that there ought to be no war and that it would be hurtful to both countries. The ministers preserve the traditional silence, but their spouses talk about the matter with perfect fne doro, and shock the officials at the State Department. * * * The bright man on the Washington Post gets off the following : Wit hin an hour after i he recent heated debate between Messrs. Hatch and Hall, of Missouri, iu which Mr. Hatch, iu re ply to au intimation that he had mis stated facts on the floor, exclaimed,"in a loud voice: “The gentleman would not \ dare to repeat that remark outside ot the House!” Representative Tarsney said to Col. Hatch : ‘T” Hie way, I very nearly had a row to day.” '* You did?” asked Mr. Hatch. “Yes,” said Tarsney, * I was standing at the telegraph office in the corridor ; writing a dispatch, when a man ap- | proached and abused me aliamt Tilly.” “What did he say ?” “Called me a liar ! ’ exclaimed Tare ney, frowning ominously. “Called you a liar!” said Hatch, his eyes blazing “What did you do V “I shook my finger in his face,” said Mr. Tarsney, “and told him he would not dare to repeat that remark to me ou the floor of the House!” * * * Senator Vilas, who was formerly j Postmaster General, has always been op posed to the appropriation fur the fast mail through (be South to New Orleans, and is fighting it again in the postoffice appropriation bill. There was a big tight iu the Senate last year when Sena tor Ransom voted for it aud Senator Jarvis voted against it. The result is in doubt, for Vilas has “blood iu bis eye” against the appropriation. * * * It turns out now that Attorney-Gen eral Olney accused Solicitor-General Maxwell not only of “impertinent in terference,” bur also of lying. In some sections, Mr. Gluey would ba\e rweived a challenge instead of a resignation. REACHED ITS LOWEST POINT. The Gold ol Ihe Iloud Syndicate Will now ll*'gin to Swell ilie Reserve. Washington, D. C., Feb. 12—The Treasury gold re erve to-day stands at j #41,215,181, the lowest point it is likeh to resell fur some time, as the gold of | the Belmont-Morgan syndicate will not begin to make its appearance in the re serve and swell its proportions until it again climbs to the $100,060,000 mark. It is said at the Treasury that more thau half of this gold will come from i abroad aud none of the gold paid in on , this side will be taken from the New York banks. It will come mostly from trust companies. Until the bonds are issued, the syndi cate, it is understood, will protect the Treasury from withdrawals for legiti mate export, by giving exchange on their gold in Europe. A new aud dangerous counterfeit of the #5 silver certificate series of 1880, j W. S. Roeecrans, register, E 11. Neb* - j ker, Treasurer, has been put into circu i lation and the secret seivice has sent out { a warning letter about it. NINE MILLION BALES THE AGRICULTURAL DEPART MENT MAKES ESTIMATE OF Tit K COTTON CROP. QUALITY ABOVE THE AVERAGE. The Total Crop in the United State* is Placed at 0,088,000 llal«*--OI Thi* Number 2*080,739 Bale* Are Still on the Plantation*— The crop in North Carolina i* Estimated at 112,117 TheM'll*of the state Have Itonuhi 109.992 Bale* ot Thi*. Washington, D. Feb. 12 —The : statement furnished the Department of Agriculture by the various railway and water transportation companies of cotton movement to port and Northern ami Eastern points from beginning of season to January 1. 1895, together with re tun s made by the department’s country agents of the amount of cotton remain i ing on plantations and in inti rior towns on January Ist, and the amounts report i ed by mills as lx night, from September Ist tn January Ist show as follows: I Fall*» avmovement from North Carol na, 227, l72;remainingou plantations and interior towns, 105,282; bought by mills, 109.992; total crop, 442,447 Railway movement from South Car olina. 488.591 ;rem lining on plantations, | etc, 116 874; bought by mills, 182,343; I total crop 787,808. Railway movement from G**oryit, 757,' | 020; remaining on plantations, etc . 233,- 498; twilight by mills, 110,942; total crop, I. railway movement from Florida. 39,771; remaining on planta | tiuiis, etc., 5,866; total crop, 45,637. Railway movement from Alabama. 530,- i 571; r* m iming on plantations, etc 268,- ; 858; bought by mills, 27,017; total crip, 125.456. Railway movement from Misiss j sippi, 847.228; on plantations, etc . ! 270,376; bought by mills, 9,656; total crop. 1,127.260. Railway movement from Louisiana, j 568 400; on plantations, etc., 151,331; i bought by mills, 6,199; total crop, j 727,858. Railway movement from Texas, 2,- j 246.042; on plantations, etc , 611,960; bought by mills, 3,644; total crop, 2, 861,653. Railway movement from Arkansas, 468,322; on plantations, etc., 196,249; h*.u*ht by mills, 636; total crop, 605,- 217. R til way movement from Tennessee, 250 389; on plantations, etc., 42,342; b* light by mills, 11,183; total crop, 303, 914 Railway movement from Indian Territory and Oklahoma, 89,591; on plan tations. etc., 22.790; total c>o;>, 112,381. Railway movement from Missouri, 20,042: on plantations, etc., 5,728; total crop. 25 770. Ra lway movement fioru Virginia, 10,- '872; on plantations, eto., 25 >; total crop, 11, Railway movement from Kentucky, 1,- 657; total crop 1,657. Railway movement from Kansas, 44; on plantations. 23; total crop, 67. Total railway m0vement,6,545.728; re maining on plantations, etc., 2,080,739;' bought by mills, 461,533; total Clop, 9,088,00. No deduction has Leon made of cotton remaining ou plantations and interior towns on September Ist, 1894. In addition to the above, mill pur chases are to be added: 8 388 bales ; b ught in Alabama, Georgia, North and : South Carolina mills from States in which their m 11s are not located, also j 14.886 bales bought by Virginia and 8,-I 485 bales bought by Kentucky mills, all of which are included in the railway movement, making a total of 493 292 bales reported by the Southern rndls as bought from September 1, 1894, to Jan uary 1, 1895. The figures in above report are sub- j j**et to revision in the final April nq>ort of the department. The per cent by States is as follows: North Carolina 87; South Carolina 91; Georgia 94; Florida 87; Alabama 91; Mississippi 88; Louisiana 89; Texas 89; Arkansas 90; Tennessee 90; Indian Ter ritory and Oklahoma 88; Missouri, Y'ir gi* ia, Kentucky and Kansas 87; Average 88 9. Losses from insects have been small; Mississippi, Louisiana aud Texas report ing loss to some extent. The proportion of lint to seed ranges from 29.0 to 33 9 percent ;average 32 9. j The average date of closing picking was Decem'u r 4. The quality of the present cro:> is slightly above an aver age. ANOTHER STORM COMING It is Predicted for All the .Middle and New England Stales. Washington. D. C., Feb. 12.—The Weather Bureau has received informa turn that another big storm is developing off the North Pacific coast. Storms arising iu this section, move, as a rule, alot g the northern edge of the United Spates and leave their effeers also on the New England and Middle States. A ridge of high pressure extends from the j west of the Gulf of Mexico. Snow dur j ing the aext twenty-four hours is pre- | dieted for all the middle and New Eng- ! land States and for a number of other States. It has already begun in Wash- i ingtou. Roanoke, Va., Feb. 12.—Severe weath j er is holding on tenaciously. No suapic ou of a thaw yet and another snow storm raging at this writing. Three inches j have fallen up to 8 o’clock. fE CENTS. THE TRIAL SET FOR MAY. % Juror lining Sick. Ihe Deb* Trial 55 ill Have lo He Goue Over %gain. Chicago, 111., Feb. 12.—The jury wa* discharged this morning and the ease I "as set for a new trial on the first Mon day in May. The physician attending James C Cooke, the juror whoae illueos has caused the hitch in the proceedings, this morning declared that the sick man would not be able to resume hm duties | as a juror for at least thirty days. Judge Gmsscup then hold a conference with the corn sel of Kith sides and it was agreed to leave the matter to the court’s discretion. When court finally convened at 11 o'clock Attorney General for the j defense,moved that the jury lx* discharg •d. but that the eleven men then in the ! ixvx be again impanelled aud a twelfth I juror secured. To this the government objected and the motion was denied. | Mr. Gregory then made a motion that i the present trial continue, but that, the i taking ot testimony bo adjourned from time to time until juror Cooke was ready for duty. Meanwhile the court was to I di-poseof the jury as he thought proper. Judge Grosscun said that such a course would be impossible. To keep the eleven | men in custody for thirty days, he said, would bo an infliction of unnecessary punishment, on the other baud it would be decidedly indiscreet on his part to allow the men to mingle with the people for a month and then resume the hearing. He therefore denied the I motion. The trial was set for May to suit the ; convenience of the court. The Delis habeas corpus proceedings will occupy the greater part of March and during April Judge Grosscup will hold court at | Peoria. LYNCHING AN INFORMER. V Georgia Moonshiner Tell* the 'Thrill* ing Story in Court. Atlanta, Ga , Feb. 12. A use Black, 1 one of the Murray County Ku Klux, j pleaded guilty in the Federal Court to j day to attempting to lynch Henry Wor 1* y, an informer ou the moonshiners lie said that he was one of sixty men who rode up to Worley’s home one night l ist spring, and called him out. All of the men were armed. Black’s story ; waa a thrilling one. It created a sensa tion among the witnesses and other de j fendants. B’ack said : “Several men took cotton balls sat lira i ted with kerosene which burned brightly as they approached the house. The lead er of ihe crowd knocked at. the door aud ! a.-kid for Worley. Worley’s mother came I to the door and asked what we wanted with Henry. We told her that wo were going to hang him for reporting. “Worley’s little daughter came to the door and all threo of them stood there. We told Worley that we had come to hang him and that there was not any u-e resisting; that he would have to come and that we intended to take him alive or dead. “Worley was terribly scared and begged for mercy, said he was not gniltv of reporting aud got on his knees tons.” The prisoner paused here a moment to remark that he never was so sorry for a mau and that he would uever forget Worley’s pitiful looks as he crouched on the porch of his humble home, . “Woiley’tj mother was talked to by our men,” continued the prisoner. “They told her that her son had been a traitor to her people and that sh« ought to be willing to have him put out of the way. “Heury looked at his mother and asked her if she, too, was agaiust him. She said: ‘Yes,’ she was going to let the men take him for all she cared. Worley broke down then and cried I ke a baby aud told the men that if his mother had gone back ou him they could take him and do what they pleased with him. “He never resisted us and when we told him to get ou a horse he did it. Worley was tied w ith his hands behind him and rode iu the middle of the crowd of men on horse back. He never spoke.” Worley was swung up to a tree and left hanging by tne mob. He succeeded, however, in getting away, but was killed aft w days later by members of the bmd. Worst For Half a Century. Columbia, S. C , Feb. 12. — South Car olina’s capital has had the heaviest snow fall ever known in this section of the South. The snow storm began at 5 a. in. ou Monday and continued for twenty four hours without a moment’s abate ment. The snow's depth on the level is ten inches. The oldest inhabitant, who has lived here fifty-seven years, says he has no recollection of tmy suen snow fall. The records show none. Ac<|uitt«-(l by the Houiti ol Police. Atlanta, G t., Feb. 12.—The sensa tiou at the investigation of the charges of bribe-taking against the city detec tives c *me to an end this uioruiug by a verdict of not guilty by the board of poiice. The three detectives under charges were Cnief of Detectives Wright aud detectives Looney and Cassou, Slid no Choice tor !’. S. Senator. Dover, Del., Feb. 12.—One mere bal lot for United states Senator was taken today. It resulted: Higgins, 8, Ad dicks, 6; Massey, 4; Wolcott, (Dem.), 6 Bayard, (Dem.), 3; Absent, 8. Necessa ry to a choice 10. Twenty llt-low in Colorado. Denveh, Col., Feb. 12.—Early this morning the thermometer registered 20 degrees below, the coldest in Denver’s history. At noon the cold sj>ell broke aud the thermometer rose to 20 degrees above.
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