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New &nSi, Vol H. No.31.
RCCKINQHAA1, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 1900.
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SUCCESSOR TO THE BQSS5w.0Cm.
BRABANT
NEAR ORANGE MR
Boor3 Gain Another, Grfy
Victory Over the British
PLANS SPLENDIDLY LAID
Clements Kntlre Force Had a NarroTT
Kacape From Capture Boer Hold
Prayer Service After the Battle.
British Wounded Dolus Well.
Oape Tows, Deo. 18. The Boeri
crossed the Orange river into Cape Col
ony, west of Aliwalnorth, on Saturday,
encountered the Cape riflet and Bra
bant's force, who retired with losses.
Johaxxesbukg, Dec. IK. Details ol
the ' defeat . of the British at Nooit
Kedaoht indicate that General Clem
onts' entire force had a narrow escape
from capture.
The Boer plans were splendidly laid.
If the main British column had tarried
a little longer therewould have been a
complete success fdrThe Boers, who ex
posed themselves undauntedly, yelling
and waving their arms. Their rushes
were only stemmed by artillery.
After the British retreat the Boera
held a prayer meeting. Their hymns
could be heard by the retiring British.
All accounts indicate a heavy' Boer
loss.
Colonel Legge exhibited splendid
bravery.- He, shot five Boers with his
revolver before he fell with three bulleta
in his' body. -
British Wounded Doing Weil.
London, Dec. 18. Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria, dated Dec.
17, reports that all the British wounded
in the engagement at Nooitgedacht have
arrived there' and are doing well.
BRYAN TO START A PAPER
It Will Defend the Principles of the
Kansas City Platform.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec 15. Hon. W. J.
Bryan gavo out the following interview
this morning:
I have fpr several years had in con
templation the establishment of a week
ly newspaper and this seems an oppor
tune time for undertaking it.
'Intending to devote my life to the
study and discussion of public questions,
I have chosen this method because it
will best accomplish the purpose which
I have in view. Through such a paper
I shall bo able to keep in touch with so
cial and political problems. The paper
will ab the same time, if successful, pro
vide an income sufficient for my pecu
niary needs, and this kind of work will
allow me more time with my family
than I have been able to enjoy for sev
eral years past.
"I expect to lecture occasionally, es
pecially in college towns where I can
speak to students, buc my principal
work will be done with the pen, or per
haps I should say with the pencil.
The paper will be called The Com
moner and will defend the principles
set forth in the .Kansas City platform.
The first issue will appear in January.
I shall be proprietor and editor. '
TRAIN ROBBER FOUND DEAD
He la Identified as Charming Barnes,
a Notorious Highwayman.
New Orleans, Dec. 18. The Illinois
Central robber, who held up the Chicago
train on Tuesday, has been found dead
in the vicinity of his crime.
On the person of the dead man was
the watch of Kiunabrew, which leaves
tp doubt of his identity as the leader of
the gang who held up the train.
The robber has since been identified
as Channing.B. Barnes, alia.? John H.
Nelson, alias Jack Nelson. He was
wanted for holding no the Illinois Cen
tral train near Wi'-kiiil, Ky., July 11,
1900, and robbing mo ..te of the Ameri
can Express company. His brother,
Charles W. Barnes, and Richard Doyle
were arrested and convicted for the lat
ter job and each is serving a ten year
sentence in the Kentucky state peniten
tiary. When the attempt was made to
arrest Charming Barnes in St. Louis he
6hot Chief Special , Agent George Mux
ruy of the Illinois Central in the breast
and hand and made his escape.
ROBBERS SECU R E $15,000.
Indiana Bank Looted Posse In Pur
suit of the Criminals.
Shelbtvtixe, Ind., Dec. 18. Burg
lars entered Kennedy's bank at Hoope,
south of here, early today, blew the safe
open and secured $15,000. Two burg
lars looted the bank while the.third kept
watch outside with a carriage, in which
all escaped. A possee is in pursuit of
the robbers.
Hoope is only 5 miles from Flat Rock,
where the safe in the postoffice was
blown open early Monday morning and
$200 taken. It i? presumed that, the
operators in both cases are the same.
May Be Extended to Sevlervllle.
Knoxville, Dec IS. A proposition
has been made to Sevier county, Tenn.,
to build an extension of the Knoxville
and Augusta railroad from Gamble's
store to Sevierville, a distance of about
25 miles. This will give Sevierville
railroad communication with Knoxville,
a thing that has been desired for the
past half century. The proposition is
that Sevier county bear half the cost.
It may-be accepted.
Kx position -Company Organized.
Knoxville, Dec. 18. The East Ten
nessee Exposition company has been or
ganized in this city with a capital of
$100,000. The company, proposes to give
an exposition here next fall, displaying
the resources and industrial products of
East Tennessee and adjacent sections.
Federal appropriation for a federal build
ing may be secured.
Searching For a Negro Fiend.
, Chattanooga, Dec. 18. A posso of
enraged citizens of Cohuttah, Ga., are
scouring the woods in quest of a negro
who assaulted Miss Annie Neal, 16 years
old. The negro choked his .victim into.
in&ensibilitv. accomnlished his nn-rwA
purpose
and then covered the . unconscious girl
with leaves and set fire to them.
JOHNSON AGAIN PRESIDENT
m m
Annual EleetlosT
Officers of the
31
Charles
De-i.-r-W League-bf
American
been in sesst fcere
'Wefffafday,
jon6luded it3 business ndTadojwaed
una Biiemwo. xne :dui conjemcioa
will be held at Jamestown,"
The following officers wejto -elected:
President, J. A. Johnson, FargN. D.;
vice presidents. Mayors Jtel-. New
Bedford, Conn.; Smythe, Charleston,
and Stephens, St. Louis; secretary, John
McVica, former mayor of Des Moines;
treasurer. T. P. Taylor, Bridgeport;
trustees. Mayor Head, Nashville; Alder-
man Goodman, New York, and Mavor
Weakley, Florence, Ala
A paper was read at the morning ses
sion by Mayor Jones of Toledo on Ob
stacles In the Way of Municipal Own
ership." Several other interesting papers wers
read and discussed.
PREACHER WAS ARRESTED
Released He Attempts to Swear Out
Warrant Against the 31ayor.
Charleston, Dec., 18. Rev. W.
A. Cuddy of Washington, an interde
nominational evangelist and editor of
The Prophetio Alarm, appeared before
Magistrate Rouse to swear out a war
rant against Mayor Smyth and Chief of
Police Boyle.
' Cuddy was holding, a meeting on the
street , without a permit and was ar
rested. - The ministers of the city had
the charges against Cuddy withdrawn,
and as soon as he was released he tried
to clap the law on the mayor.
When the warrant was refusod Cuddy
called down terrific earthquakes on
Charleston, and Judge Rouse threat
ened to send him to jail for disorderly
conduct. The traveling divine ha3 en
deavored to make a tremendous impres
sion here.
WOMAN BURNED TO
DEATH
In Her Death Strangles She Also
Kills
Uer Mother.1
Fayette Yiixa, N. C, Deo. J 7. At
the home of Allen Fuller, hear here, his
daughter discovered an outhouse on fire.
She ran to put it out, and in doing so
her clothing caught fire.
Her mother, attracted by her screams,
ran to the aid of her daughter. She
threw her arms around ber mother in
her death agony and, despite the furi
ous struggles of the old woman, literally
squeezed her to death. Physicians
say the mother was thus killed be
fore the fire did its, work upon the
daughter.
Raleigh Objects to the Census.
Raleigh, Dec. 15. The census state
ment of Raleigh's population has caused
such a stir that council met and decided
to take a police census at ,'once. The
Democratic poll books were examined
and these, ac the usual proportion of
one voter to five persons showed 16,700
persons within the city limits. An al
derman said the incorrectness of the
census- would be proved and that the
government would be asked to correct.
Insanity Among Negroes Increasing.
Raleigh, Dec. 17. Insanity among
negroes is found Jo be greatly increas
ing in North Carolina. The asylum for
negro insane has been twice enlarged in
20 years. The legislature will be asked
to appropriate $50,000 for another en
largement. Folly half of this year's ap
plications for admission have been re
fused for lack of room. There are over
400 inmates
Negro Child Burned to Death.
Shelby, N. O., Dec. 17. A negro
woman left her JJ-year-old child asleep
and went out to work. Returning later
she found the child lying in the yard
dead. It had awakened during her ab
sence and while playing in the fire with
a broom its clothes became ignited. It
ran into the yard, where it died.
Scalped by a Train.
Newberne, N. C, Dec. 18 John A.
Dill, in endeavoring to step off a train,
missed his footing and felL The axle
box struck his head, literally scalping
him. His condition is critical. He has
been superintending work on the Dela
ware breakwater for Contractor Bangs,
Hughes & Co. of New York.
Dr. floge's Probable Successor.
Wilmington, N. C, Deo. 17. Rev.
J. M. Wells of Staunton, Vs., has been
called to the pastorate of the First Pres
byterian church of this city to succeed
Rev. Peyton EL Hoge, D. D., who re
signed about a year ago to become pas
tor of Warren Memorial church, Louis
ville. j
White Woman Burned to Death.
Newberne, N. C, Dec. 19. Frances
Harper, a widow, 70 years old, met with
a horrible death at her home in this
city. While warming herself before a
fireplace her clothing became ignited
and she was fearfully burned, dying
within a few minutes in great agcuy.
Negro Woman Burned to Death.
Moroanton, N. C, Dec 19. Violet
Greenlee, a blind negro woman 80 years
of age, was burned to death. She was
left alone in the house and when her
children returned she was lying dead
with her head in the fire, where she
had evidently fallen.
Will Lose One Member.
Columbia, S. CL, Dec 18. It is gen
erally accepted that South Carolina will
lose a representative in congress. ,This
will cause a general mix up and scram
ble and has created quite a stir in politi
cal circles.
Gored to Death, by a Bull.
Darlixgtox, S. a, Dec. 18. An old
negro woman living on Dr. Baird's
place, while hitching a bull to a cart,
was attacked by the animal and gored
to death. She was almost disemboweled.
Accidentally Killed.
Fayettevillk. N. C, Dec 19. While
Bwapnin2 pistols on the street, Peter
" -,'.,
Bvrd. 17 years old, was accxaentauy
shot by Charles Jones, aged 18, and in
ranttr killed, . .
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SENATOR TILLMAN
WANTS INFORMATION
His Resolution to Come Up In
Executive Session.
HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY
After Transacting RouMue Business
the Senate Ooes Into Kxecutlva Ses
sion For Its Further Consideration.
District Day In the House. '.
WASHTXOTosr, Dec. lfc. No business
of general importance was transacted
by the senate today in open session.
Prior to the secret session only routine
matters were brought before the board,
if a resolution introduced by Mr. Till
man of South Carolina be excepted.
At the conclusion of the routine busi
ness Mr. Tillman sent to the desk and
had read this resolution:
"Resolved, That the president U
hereby requested if, in his -judgment,
not incompatible with the pubhc good, to
send to the senate all communications
between this government and tus gov
ernment of Colombia, showing what
steps if any, have been taken by. this
government to secure a treaty between
the two governments or a modification
by Colombia of existing treaties or con
cessions with the view of securing to
the United States the right to construct
a canal over the territory of Colombia,
between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans."
At tbo conclusion of the reading of
the resolution Mr. Lodge of Massachu
setts ra marked:
"That is executive business. I move
that the senate now go into executive
session.
Mr. Tillman "Aren't you going to
allow this resolution to go through?"
"Certainly, in executive session."
i The senate then at 12:30 o'clock went
into executive session to resume consid
eration of the Hay-Puuncefote treaty.
TO PROHIBIT GRAIN IMPORTS
Germany Will Place an Kinbargo
on Foodstuff.
Washington, Dec. 18. The agrarian
parry in G-erniany, having successfully
brought about a law at the last session
of the reichstag prohibiting, in effect,
the importation of American canned
meats, is now using its powerful influ
ence to increase heavily the import du
ties'on all grains entering the empire,
notably on wheat, reports United States
Consul Diedrich, at Bremen, to the state
department. The aim of the agrarians,
according to the consul, is to make Ger
many eutirely independent of all coun
tries for its breadstuffs and food sup
plies. "It is difficult to see," says Mr. Died
rich, "how the proposed national legis
lation can have any other effect in the
long run than to enhance the price of
the daily bread so needful to every man,
woman and child in this country. '
It is impossible, to- understand, he
says, how the proposed duty can in
crease the crops of wheat throughout
Germany, or decrease the appetite of
the German people.
At present, however, the consul 6ays,
there seems little doubt that the : pro-'
posed law will be passed by the reich
stag. As a large portion of the impor
tation of wheat is American grown, this
will seriously affect the interests of the
American farmer.
"A duty of 40 or 50 c;nts on every
bushel of wheat," concludes Consul
Diedrich, "cannot fail to be well nigh
prohibitive and the consequence will be
more limited markets, fiercer competi
tion and lower prices to the producers."
ARGUMENTS ARE CONTINUED
Great Interest 31anlfe9ted In the
Porto Kleo-Phlllpplne Cases.
Washington, Dec IP. Arguments in
the Porto Rico-Philippine cases, involv
ing the status of those countries to the
United States, were . resumed in the
United States supreme court today.
Senators and representatives in congress
who had taken .part in the Porto Rico
Philippine legislation dropped in as the
arguments proceeded and gave attentive
ear to the proceedings.
Prior , to the opening of the courl
the counsel conferred and arranged
a general plan of proceed ore, by which
Edward C. Perkins, senior counsel in
the Porto Rico case, concluded his argu
ment today, being followed by Law
rence Harmon, counsel in the Phillip
pines case. The appellants then gave
way to Attorney General Griggs for the
presentation of the case in behalf of the
government.
Charles H. Aldrich, former solicitor
general and senior counsel in the Philip--pines
case, will close in behalf of the
appellants.
Appropriations Over 375,000,000.
Washington, Dec 18--The house
committee on rivers and harbors expect
to have their report completed before
the holiday recess. The total is mount
ing up far Beyond the original anticipa
tions and it may be found necessary to
scale all around. . It is understood that
the bill with continuing contracts as
now agreed upon exceeds 175,000,000.
Rodjrers to Succeed Brady.
Washington, Dec. 18- At the cabi
net meeting today it wa3 announced
that Captain Asa Rodgers of Petersburg,
Va., would be appointed collector of in
ternal revenue to succeed the late Colo
nel James Brady. Korbing of import
ance transpired at the meeting, both
Secretaries Hay and Root reporting that
they had nothing to communicate. -
New Orleans Postmaster Resigns.
Washington. Dec 18. J. R. Pi r kin
of New Orleans has presented his resig
nation as postmaster to the postmaster
general. The resignation is tentative,
being submitted upon certain conditions.
As the postmaster j general has been in
Florida for the past few days no action
has yet been taken.
District Day in th Hosjo.
Washington, Dec 18. This was Dis
trict of Columbia day in the house. The
Esnate.bill to amend the act to authorize
the construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Dubuque, la..
JACOB L. S':i INDICTED
Former Prison Comrnllonr (h reiS
Willi" KmV-zz't init,
ERUXSwrr-: Ga, Dj !. Ex-State
Pri CuaimLinoner Jacob L. Each
has been indicted by the Glynn fcoonty
grand jury, now ia session, on the
charge, of embezzlement The indict- h
ment was found some days ago and the
warrant for Mr. Beach's arreBt was
served upon him in Atlanta. Mr." Beach
accompanied Deputy Sheriff Pyles to
Erunswick.
- The indictment referred to is based
upon certain allegations connecting Mr.
Beach's name with the redemption of
numerous Glynn county bonds, alleged
to have been fraudulently Issued in 1876.
It is alleged that he secured a number
of these bonds when he was a county
officer and had them redeemed by the
county treasurer, after which he secured
.the same bonds from the treasurer's
vaults and had them redeemed again.
Judge Bennett bound Mr. Beach over
in t h e sum of $4,000, which was promptly
given. . '
NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED
Last Day of the Session Marked With
the Usual Rush.
Atlanta, Dec 15. Mr. Barron of
Jones introduced a resolution in the
house this morning to the effect that all
measures not passed upon at adjourn
ment of this session should go over to
th next sesirfon as unfinished business,
which was adopted.
Mr. ixar per ui (Jnattooga presented a
resolution to create a joint committee
from , both houses to investigate fully
the affairs and finanoes of the State
Academy of the Blind at Macon, which
was adopted.
Mr. Booth of Walton moved to recon
sider the biU defeated yesterday for the
relief of T. J. Mitchell, Thomas Swords
and others of Walton county, wfio were
under indictment for not paying retail
liquor- license tax. The motion pre
vailed. The house then passed a senate bill to
amend the charter of Macon.'
The house passed the senate bill to
amend the section of the code relating
to the appointment of executors.
WORK WILL BEGIN AT ONCE
Colonel Blaehen an. Edwin Gould Ar
rive In Brunswick.,
Beunswick, Ga., Dea 15. Colonel
E. C. Machen, the railroad builder, has
arrived here to begin work on the Bruns
wick and Birmingham railroad. A pe
culiar incidenof hislirrival was noted
in the presence of EdWin 'Gould of New
York, who came down , on the same
train. .. , fc . -H&v-j .T-;.-Colonel
Machen denies, however, thai
the joint arrival of Mr. .Gould and him
self means anything and says the report
that the Goulds are interested in the
road are incorrect.
Organization Perfected.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 17. -The Bruns
wick and Birmingham Railroad com
pany has been organized with E' C.
Machen president.
Biq DEAL ON IN AUGUSTA
New Railroad Is Negotiating For VaN
uable Property.
" Augusta. Ga., Dec. .18. There are
many rumors current concerning a big
deal in progress. It concerns the entry
of a new railroad into the city.
The railroad in question is that of the
Midville, Swainsboro and Red Bluff,
owned by Jesse Thompson. The-present
road lias about 83 miles in actual
operation and also has a right of way
from Augusta to Midville.
It is further stated that this move
ment embraces the purchase of valuable
property in Augusta and about 40 acres
of other valuable property just outside
the city limits. These two pieces of real
estate are to be used for. the construe:
tion of the terminals.
Mayor Woodward Arrested.
Atlanta, Dec 18. Mayor James G.
Woodward became so greatly intoxi
cated on the streets last night that he
was taken in charge by the police." A
case was entered against him on the po
lice docket and the charge was simply
"drunk." He was locked up in one of
the detention wards on the second floor
of the city prison and kept there until
this morning.
No one can reasonably hope- for
good health unless is bowels move
once each da v. When this is not
altentlfd to. difordVrs of theelomach
arsie, biliousness, headache dy?pp
sia and piles soon follow. If you
wish lo ft void these ailments k-e,
vour bowels n-gular by taking
CharnbrlftinV Stomach and Liver
Tablets 'when' required- They are
o easy to take niid mild and gentle
in t; fleet. " For sale b S. Biggs
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
alum
against
And baking powicrs zs& tbe greatest
mrnPicm to hraTth of the present day
EUNIQUE GAMBLING SCHEME
Britons toEtbl!h a Miniature Moot
Carlo On t he Channel.
Loxdox, Dec 13. A syndicate has
been formed to buy an obsolete Atjlantia'
liner, fit her up as a miniature Monte
Carlo, moor her off the English coast
just outside the 3 mile limit and run a
big game off channel. Launches will
run between the shore and the ship and
a hotel will be run in the shin. , Her fit
tings will be luxurious. Roulette will
be the principal game played in stripe
accordance with Monaco rules. Nomi
nally it will be a club, but any man be
longing to any recognized club in Eu
rope can; easily obtain admission upon
pay man 5 of a nominal fee. This is sim
ilar to the rule ot the Ostend club.
A pri rate part of the ship will be de
voted to a restricted club like any Lon
don club, with heavy subscriptions and
limited membership. This will be for
private play.
The promoters say making money is
not so much their object as providing a
place where Englishmen can gamble.
They reckon the profits of the hotel and
restaurant business will be sufficient to
pay the expenses, so every reasonable
concession will be made to gamblers.
The cost of the ship and outfitting is
estimated at 250,000. while more than
thi' will be subscribed to stake the
.bank.
ABOUT $12,000 SUBSCRIBED
Movement to . Erect a Blonument to
Oglethorpe Progressing. -
Savannah, Doc. 19. Hon. Walter O.
Charlton, who is leading the movement
to secure the erection of a monument to
General Oglethorpe, founder of the col
ony of Georgia, says the proposed me
morial will cost from $-10,000 to $50,000.
Something bike $12,000 has already been
secured, and there are promises of con
siderable more.
Mr. Charlton wants to see the memo
rial to the founder of Georgia composed
of material from every county in the
state, that the monument may be repre
sentative of the state just as the Wash
ington monument is representative of
all the states in the union.
Will Be Inaugurated Jan. 8.
Tallahassee, Dec 19. Governor
elect W. S. Jenning will be inaugurated
Jan. 8, 1901. The oath of office will be
administered by Chief Justice Taylor of
the Florida supreme court. The great
6eal of the state will then be delivered
by Governor Bloxham to his successor.
After this the new governor will be es
corted, to the executive . offices, where
callers will be informally received by
Governor Jennings and others. At 8
o'clock the same evening there will be
an inauguial reception at the Leon
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' Greenville Cotton Mill Sold. -iGitEENVuxx,
S. C, Dec 19. Sale of
the Cam per down cotton mill property
h'as been made by V. A. McBee of
North Carolina to George A. Browning,
representing him-elf and others. The
plant consists of two mill buildings,
water power of R?edy river and Sfl acres
of land, with all tenement houses. Jan.
1 the new owners will beijin putting the
buildings in thorougd repair. The ma
chinery will bo the latest improved,
with 10,000-sptndle capacity.
Robbers Make a Dig Haul.
Orangeburg, S. C, Dec 19. Cracks
men have been operating with.' great
success for several months in the smal
ler towns of South Carolina, but hereto
fore the robberies have been on -a small
scale. The' biggest haul by burglars in
many year was made at Sallys, in this
county. The store of Dick & Sally,
general f merchants and cotton buyers,
was entered, the safe blown open and
between $7,000 and $10,000 carried off.
Swindled Chattanooga Merchants.
Chattanooga, Dec. 19. A. L. Lay
man came here to open an office for one
of the leading old line insurance com
panies. He carried a bank certificate of
deposit for several hundred dollars. He
cashed his certificate and bought goods
from various stores, in each case giving
a check for from $15 to $20 more than
the amount of the purchase. He left
and all the checks were worthless.
Train Goes Into the Creek.
Swainsboro, Ga. , Dec 19. A logging
train jumped the track over Yam Grandy
creek. Engineer Elmore Vales was
killed. Dr. D. H. Durham and Dr. J.
M. Nunez, who were passengers on the
train." and two negroes, were seriously
injured. Dr. Durham was extricated
from the wreckage where he was being
slowly cooked by a stream of boiling
water from the engine -
Electric Plant Will Be Completed.
Ashkville, N. (X, Dec 1 9. The great
electric power plant on Ivy river, '12
miles from Asheville, on which $75,000
has been spent, will be completed. In
addition to this tbe French Broad river
will be darned about 10 miles below
Asheville, and sufficient electricity will
be developed by the two water powers
to bring 3.000-horepower electricity to
Asheville
KMed Over Cards.
Petersburg, Va, Dec 19. Richard
H. Harris, who shot and killed William
F. Mallory on Eolingbrook , street five
years ago,-was shot and almost instantly
killed fcy F. J. A. Pate on tbe spot where
Mallory felL The shooting occurred
over a game of cards and Pate claims
that he was drawn into the trouble In
defending a friend and shot in self de
fense, i '
Accused of JSwailowlo a Diamond.
Ksorraix, Dec 19. Mrs. Ella Wil
liams, wife of a well known insurance
nan, has been arrested on the charge of
stealing and swaHo-in nilS loose dia
mond while a clerk, ixvk a tnrued.
A bogus diamond rra t;r-l m the
missing one's placs. T - .- . Jlaims
to have detected the w .hu iu
ef swallowing the diamond.
the act
New Steamer Vu rclmvd. .
CoLUiiBCS, Ga., Dec 17. The Geor
gia and Florida Navigation company
have purchased the steamer Naiad from
the Central line of beats of this city and
will operate bci iu jacc of the steamer
T"- ts, w.bick was burned two
reeks aga . ... - :
PRESIDENT HAS RESIGNEl
Commandant West lias Also Teader
11m Resignation.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., 18. The sequs
the recent uprising of the studentsT
the University of Alabama has been e& 1
acted. ;" ' :' ..'-'-'.r:f ' ' t:-----v-;:
The students carried on a little shooting
f cannon crackers, but the faculty stats
that it is customary for such to occur
during the. week preceding Christmas.
T During the day it was announced that
Commandant West had resigned, his
resignation to take effect at onoe. The
boys immediately began a celebration
of the event with cannon crackers and
shouting. : . . ,
: The faculty was in session in . the af.
ernoon while the boys were indulging
in their celebration. Two members of
the faculty, who are most popular with
the boys, were appointed a committee
to advise them to desist. This the ca
dets did almost immediately. - f
Senior Captain James K. For man has
been appointed to succeed Commandant
w esc. wnenuaptain west's nam-
tion was read in the mess hall the boyi t
applauded heartily. The resignation
will be accepted by the executive com
9 1
mittee. Captain For man is one of the
most popular men in the university.
The student "board of control" state
that they will exert every influence to
prevent any further disorder. . It lookl
now as if everything will quiet down;
inasmuch as the cadets have gotten rid
of the commandant, who has left for his
home in Union Springs.
President Powers and Mr. West de
clined most positively to make a state
ment when seen. 1
The resignation of the president of
the University of Alabama, James K.
Powers, was sent to Acting ; Governor
Jelks yesterday. The resignation will
take effect at the close of the present
term of the school in June.
THROWN FROM THE TRAIN
Conductor Crook Assaulted and Badly
Iajured Near Dlrmtnxhara.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec 17. A fight
occurred on a Birmingham and Besse
mer dummy train between Oonductof
Joe Crook and A. C. Hautrauf t and W.
T. Coleman, and as the result Crook n
in the hospital with one finger shot off
and suffering from other injuries, while
his two alleged assailants are under ar
rest It is stated that the two men were un
der the influence of liquor and were dis
orderly on the rear platform of the lady's
coach. The oonduotor remonstrated
with them when it is alleged that the;,
threw him from the car and following
him beat him severely. ,
Three shots were fired, which at
tracted the attention of Sheriff Burgin,
who was on the train, and with the as
sistance of several citizens he arrested
the 4; wo men. Neither of them had a
plrVsl and it is not known who fired ths
stfcs. t
AN INJUNCTION WAS DENIED
Application to Prevent the Nashville
Klectioa Refused.
Nashville, Dec 15 A voluminous"
bill was filed in the court late yesterday
afternoon to enjoin the commissioner!
from holding an election today on a
proposition to issue $1,000,000 of city
bonds in favor of the Nashville. Flor
ence and Northern railroad, a line pro
jected from Litchfield. Ky., through
Nashville to Florence, Ala.
The application for a temporary writ
of injunction was argued before Chan
cellor Cooke early this morning and he
refused to issue the writ upon the ground
that if the allegations of the bill were
true there was no necessity for the in
tervention of the court.
The election passed of quietly and in
dications point to the success of the
proposition by a large majority.
Clerk Shoots a Xegro.
Birmingham, -Ala., Dec 15. F. W.
Montgomery of . Eat Lake shot and fa
fally wounded George Harris, a negro.
Harris and another negro had entered
the store, Harris carrying a basket Har
ris picked up a pair of shoes and placed
them in his basket He was accused of
theft, and showed - fight - He struck
Montgomery and then made an effort te
draw a pistol, when Montgomery drew
his pistol and fired. The . two negroes
ran, but Harris overcome from , his
wound fell to the sidewalk. lie is ex
pected to die.
Jonee Held lor Jlurder.
Montookxby, Ala. Dec 18. John
Jones, a negro, has been arrested and
lodged in jail charged witH murdering
Clark Stafford, a negro farmer, oa the
Mobile and Ohio road.
Hew, to Cure C onp.
Mr. R. Gar, who liven near
Amenta. Duches county, N. Y.f
sayr: "Chamberlairs Cough Remedy
V the teal medicine J have ever
need. It is a fine children's remedv
fur irAtin onI nav faila trk mom
When given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse, or even after the
croupy cough has developed, it
will prevent the attack. This
ahonld be I orn in mind and a bot
tle of Couch Remedy kept at hand
ready for intane me seoon as the
svrnptom apptar. For sale by S.
Among the tf ns of tbduande
who hav ed Chamberlain's
t'oiigh Remedy fr colds and" la
-hppe duiiii tlu pan few years
to ur kiHtwtrrijre, not a single case
Lias rem It ed in mumnnia. Thoa
hit field i & Co, 24o Warbarh
avenue, Chicago, one of tbe leading
nnd moi prominent retail drig-.
gists in that city, in sneaking of
itm save; W recmmend Cham-
t frlniti'a fiiifL 1? n tA v fttr la
srippe in ir:any caw, a it not only I
.ivea . j itimpt and compile rt every 1
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For sale bjS. Rigs.
Jumped Into the Hiver,
JATAxxAH.Dec 11 XearGroveUad.
."ifca the Georgia and Alabama railroad, &
,f flange on a oar wheel of one of the cars
of the fast freight broke while the train
was on the trestle over the Cnnoochie
rirer. A rail was loosened and 27 carl
loaded with lumber fell from the tre lie
down into the river. . John SheppaM a
trainman, was badly hurt; but no one
was killed.
Delegates to Maritime Congres.
Bmrprtwtcx, Oa., Dec 18. Odciai
notification has been received of dele
gates to the maritime con greys, having
been aorplnted from Denver, New York,
Louisville, New Orleans, Philadelphia
and other places. Interest Is growing
In the congress, which convenes here
Jan. 80 next. , .
. ' Twe X egroee Cnnbed to Death.
Macon, Deo. 15. A Southern railway
freight train ran into some cars on the
Central's siding here and demolished a
M, Af m, Af
tnd and an .mntf. tw
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empty, two negroes
were crushed and buried under the
ruins. They were working in the cot
tonseed. : ':" ' ' -
Jfegro Crashed to D -atb.
Waycro&s, Oa.; Dec 18. Jim Uayes,
a negro, went Into the woo! near Ar
gyle, 20 miles west of here, to cut cross
ties. A tree fell on him. breaking both
legs and one arm, from the effects of
which death followed almost instantly.
, , Mrs. Morton Commits Suicide,
Luhtxin Ga., Dec 13. Mrs. Jennie
Morton, a widow, committed suicide by
drowning herself in a pond. ' A short
while ago she attempted suicide by cut
ting her throat Uer mind has been un
balanced for some time. '
Over 10O 31en Laid Off.
Decatur, Ala., Dec 18-The Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad compauy
yesterday laid ff 100 men in the shops
there. This, following the discharge of
25 men last Saturday, is causing specu
lation as to the wage question, a redac
tion being feared by the labor leader .
. Rich Deposlte of Phosphate. '
Prattstille, Ala., Dec 17. Profes
sor XL Barclay reports the discovery of
one of the largest and finest specimens
of phosphate beds about 4 miles from
Prattaville he has ever seen, lie states
that there are not less than 900 acres of
these beds in that locality. ' . -
Waylaid and Murdered. 1
Montgomery, Ala., Dec 17. Clark
Stafford, a negro, was assassinated late
Saturday; night while returning home
from the city. His 'body was found
about 4 miles from here on the Mobile
road with two bullet holes in the back.
Chased byaXegro.
OrcuxA. Ala., Dec. 17. An unknown1
negro attempted to assault Miss 'Lois
Mills, a youug lady of this place. He
pursued her orer 250 yards and only .
ce-mou" the chase when he saw help com
lug. He thin fled to the wood. j
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Every woman in the counry
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Those who do know- about it
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