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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-14
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GAINESVILLE'S TRAGEDY.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE TO
PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART.

Her Version OF the Affair is That he
Made An Improper Proposal to Her.
The Other Side of the story is That
She Stole From Him.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Dec. 13.-The COM
mitment trial OF Albert Thrasher CON-
menced this morning. The state proved
that Thrasher confessed the killing. Tha
defense read number Of letters written by
Witouski, the deceased, to Mrs. Annis
Brown and others, containing charges
against Mrs. Brown. The letters hint that
while she was in the employ of Witouski
Mrs. Brown used for herself both moaey
and goods belonging 10 the deceased. The
state proved that the collar Of the deceased
was torn loose as if he had been held while
the pistol was held to his face. Burnt pow-
der was imbedded in his face.
MRS. BRowN's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Brown testified that abe left the
employ OF Witouski last June, because he
made Improper proposals TO her. He was
guilty OF the offense only once, and she re-
malned some days after. She te,tified that
she had heard nothing OF the charge Of dis,
honesty until after she left him. She wrote
hum from Hendersonville, N. c., to meet,
her IN New York. he did so.
AT the close Of the e-aminatica OF Mrs.
Brown by the defense the court ad Iourned
till O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Brown is a pretty aud intelligeusl
looking lady, the divo ced wife Of khg
son OF Mayor j. b. Brown. She was
plainly but neatly dressed In black. She
gave her evidence in a clear. distinct voice.
The allegation Of an improper proposal does
not impress the public
The state is in possession Of letter from
Mrs Brown to Witouski, written from
New York after their meeting, in which
she addresses him as my dear Lewis, ~
signing Your affectonate Annie" It con-.
TAI 10 no hint Of improper proposals.
humor says the state will Introduce let
ters from Mrs. Brown to WItouski damag-.
ing to her Thrasher's wife remained with
her III the court room. His mother re-r
manned in the outer hall.
ssPublic sentiment is divided.
ONE OF THE LETTERS.
The following letter was found In one OF,
the dead mans pockets, aud Is In the GUS,
tody OF the authorities:
GAINESVILLE. FLA, Dec II, 1881
was IN hopes that you would not drive ma.
10 extremes. don't want 10 20 any further IN
this matter IL would have been better for votsa
II you would SEQ me this morning. Annie
reflect; you must suffer by this affair, as am
not going TO stop at anything VIII yotl see me-,
for few minutes, and word from you may
set everything all right. i. w.
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London's Strikers.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The strike of the men
employed in the gas house of the South
Metropolitan Company was effected peace
ably. Twelve Thousand men who
were engaged to take the strik-
ers' places, entered the works under an
escort of police A crowd outside the works.
groaned at them. The pickets posted by
the strikers to intercept these men were
outwitted and were unable to obstruct
their entrance.
The coal porters, gas men, lightermen's,
watermen's, sailors, and fremen's unions
have all Joined in the issue of a common
manifesto appealing to the public for funds
TO support the gas house strikers pending the
strike.
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WIRES MUST COME DOWN.

Against the Companies.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The general term
of the supreme court has handed down a
decision reversing the decision Of Judge
Andrews in the matter of electric wires.
The decision dissolves the injunction which
has hitherto prevented the city authorities
from taking down the wires. Notice was
Immediately sent to all the electric light
companies whose wires have been COM
plained of as defective, informing them
that the faulty wires must be removed. If
the notice is not complied with in ten days
the department of public works will under
take the work with the force of the bureau
of ancumkrance
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DEATH IN THE FLAMES.

Two Women and a Child Perish in q
Burning Boarding House.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. ia special to the
Euening Wisconsin from Hancock, Wis,
says: 1.-THE Huron mine Office, a large
building formerly occupied as a store, was
burned last night The second story was
used as a boarding house. OF twelve
boarders eleven were working on
the night shift. One man jumped,
injuring himself badly. Two Fin
landers, and a ssix-weeks old child per-
ished in the flames The firemen succeeded
in getting one of them to window, but on
account of the dense smoke was compelled
to leave the insensible woman to save his
own life. Portions of the bodies of the
victims were found this morning"
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Houee Of Committee on Elections.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The House COM
mittee on elections held its first meeting
and effected its organization this morning.
Chester H. Rowell of Illinois, son Of the
chairman, was selected as clerk. A sub
committee on rules was selected, consisting
of the chairman and Messrs. Houk, Cooper,
Crisp aud O'Ferrall. This subcommittee
will be charged with the arrangement of
the seventeen contested election cases now
awaiting settlement. The committee will
meet again subject to call when the sub
COMMITTEES Is ready to report
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WARREN LELAND ASSIGNS.
A Banking Company Pushes Him q
the Wall to Get S0,7OO,


LONG BRANCH, N. j., Dec. 13 Warren
Leland, Jr., the well-known hotel proprie-
tor, to-day mado an assignment of all his
property, including the Ocean hotel, Ocean
theater, Ocean club house and his private
residence on Chelsea avenue, to Joseph
McDermott, a lawyer Of Freehold, N. j.,
for the benefit of his creditors His liabili-
ties, including mortgages, amount to
100000 Four years ago Mr.. Leland's real
estate holdings we're appraised by money
lender at e225,0 900. A first mortgage is held
by Condert Bros Of New York for $50, 900.
Mr.. Leland states that the assignment
was forced upon him by the Freehold
Banking Company, which demanded the
payment of claim for S2,700. He says he
will pay 100 cents on the dollar. All the
creditors except the banking company were
satisfied with the affairs Of the estate. Mr.
Leland's indebtedness, outside Of real estate
encumbrances, is not more than $4,000.
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oH1oAGo's COMMISSIONERS.

The Result of the Election as Stated
in Yesterdays Dispatches.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13-Complete returns
from Yesterdays election for the board Of
waterway commissioners do not change the
result as given in these dispatches last
night. The independent citizens ticket, con-
sisting of Judge Prendergast, A. P, Fill
more and ]. J. Altpeter, independent demo-
crats. and Il. ]. Willing, Christopher Hotz
and NJ. Nelson, independent republicans,
ticket John D. King, William n. Russell
and Frank Wenter were elected. The
straight republican ticket was showed
under.
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An Illiterate Negro Who Can Solve
ANY Arithmetical Problem,

An Illiterate Negro Who Can Solve
ANY Arithmetical Problem.
From the Louisville Commercial.
SHELBYvILLE, Dec. 6-Sam Summers,
the negro prodigy, was in town yesterday,
and, as usual, entertained large crowd,
who were testing him with all kinds of
mathematical problems. Summers is a
negro. "a years old, without the slightest
education. He cannot read or write, and
does not know one figure from another. He
is a common, everyday farm hand, and TO
look at him and watch his actions be seems
to be about half witted, but his quick and
invariably correct answer TO any example
in arithmetic, no matter how difficult, is
simply wonderful With the hundreds Of
tests that be has submitted to, not a single
time has he failed TO give the correct
answer in every instance.
Some examples given him yesterday
we're: How much god can be bought for
$792 in greenbacks IL gold Is worth 81 65s
Multiply 597,3 by 1874. II grain of
wheat produces seven grains, and these be
sown the second year, each yielding tie
same crease, how many bushels will be
pr, duced at this rate in twelve years IL
1000 grains make a pintf IL the velocity
of SOUND is I, 142 feet per second. the pulsa-
ton OF the heart seventy per minute, after
seeing flash Of lightning there are twenty
pulsations counted before you hear IL thur
der. what distance is the cloud from the
earth, and what is the time after seeing the
flash Of lightning until you hear the thun-
der2 A commission merchant received
seventy bags of wheat, each containing
three bushels, three pecks aud thresquarts; /;
how many bushels did he receiveg Aud
so on.
With Robinson's, Rays. and other higher
arithmetics before them, those who have
tested him as yet have been unable to find
any example that with few moments
thought on his part he is not able to cor
rectly answer,
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A. FARM HANDS CRIME.
He Kills His Employers Wife and
Himself All for Love.

DETROIT, Dec. 13.-A special to the Free
Press from Grand Rapids, Mich, says:
James Macdonald, farmer in the town
ship of Tyrone, has employed farm hand
by the name of Gilman for some years past.
This morning Macdonald went hunting
and upon his return home was horr6ed to
find the dead body of wife, she having been
straugled to death. Further in
vestigation resulted in the find
ing of Gilmar's dead body near
by with frightful wound in the chest, in
flicted by an old musket 1t has been ru-
mored that Gilman stayed on the farm more
for love of Mrs Macdonald than any other
reason. 1t is believed that Gilman, during
the absence of Macdonald, tried to induce
Mrs. Macdonald to elope with him, and,
angered by her refusal to fly from her home,
first strangled her and then shot himself"
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Europe's Anglo-American Papers.

PARIS, Dec. 3-GaLtgnan's Messenger
has changed hands, having been bought by
a newly formed newspaper company. The
same company has bought several Anglo
American papers published on the continent
and will consolidate them all so as to make
a good subscription list for one paper to be
called the WeeIcly International Times, Of
which Leopold Grahame will be editor.
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nIinara Resuma Work.

BrRMIYoHAM, ALA, Dec. 13.-General
Manager Bond Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad Company, returned from New
York this morning, and, after comforting
with tho committee Of the Pratt mines
miners, all the differences were arranged,
and the miners agreed to return to work
tomorrow at the present prices. Their
wages are to be raised as the price OF iron
advances,
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Randall Much Better,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Representative
Samuel j. Randall was SO much improved
yesterday that he got up and walked about
the house for some time. His condition
continues to improve each day, and his
strength is increasing. He is very cheerful,
and takes keen interest in the proceedings
of Congress, but will not attend the
sessions of the house until after the
holi1aua
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Austria and the Bulgarian Loan.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13.--The Journal
de st. Petersburg considers the fact that
Austria permitted the recent Bulgarian loan
to be effected In Vienna in violation Of the
Berlin treaty. 1t says that the loan was
negotiated in defiance of anterior claims
upon Bulgaria and that the carrying out Of
its provisions will be tantamount to seizure
of the national propertY.
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AN ENGLISH SCHEME.
CHARLESTON VERY COY.
The Evangeline Posters Classed as
Lewd Art.

AHU IVHHBUIIH0 FUbIbT5 OIHsb5u HE
Lewd Art.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec 13.-The Law
and Order League instituted a war to-day
against the show people. f. S. O'Nell. the
manager of the Grand Opera house, was
arrested on the charge of exposing lewd
pictures. The pictures were the show bills
of the Rice Evangeline Company, which is
to appear here next week. The pictures are
not especially lewd, but the public morals
were shocked some tune ago by the exposure
of the Lilly Clay Female Minis rel Company's
bills, and this led to the formation Of the
league. The case is to be heard at the police
court tomorrow morning, when some rich
developments are expected.
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sEoTARIAN sOHooLa.
A Presbyterian Clergyman in Favor 90
Their Establtshn ent,


Their Establishment.
PENSACOLA, FLA, Dec. 13--At to-dayss
session OF the Presbyterian synod a pro-
found sensation was created by Rev. DIR.
Shearor, president OF Davidson college in
North Carolina, who addressed the body ON
the subject of education. The reverend
gentleman denounced tho common school
system of the country, which. in its nom
sectarianism, prevented the education of
youth In the religion Of their fathers. He
educated strongly the Hdvisability of
having the children of Presby-
terians educated in schools fostersd
by the church, 50 that therein they might
receive a religious training in consonance
with the faith OF their parents and moral
instruction denied to an appreciable extent
in the government educational institu-
tons
Gainesville, Fla, was selected as the place
for holding the next meeting OF the syned.
and Wednesday before the second Sunday
in November, 1890, as the time.
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Hog Island Flats.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec 13.-The Senate to-
day passed bill repeating the law opening
HOG Island flats for planting oysters. The
effect of the bill will be to abrogate the
lease of Mr. Lewis, which led 10 the recent
conflict between the dredgers and the Vir-
ginia oyster navy.
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Mails to ha Hirhar.

PITrsBURG, Dec. ia special from
Wheeling, w. Va, says the western rail
manufacturers met this morning, and after
a long discussion over the condition OF
trade. advances in raw materials, etc., COR
cluded 70 advance the price Of nails to So So
net. The old rate was card rate of 81 35
with 10 cents OF.
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A DEATH MYSTERY.
One Negro Found Dead and Another
Dying in a Tenement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Two ladies on
gagged in house hunting to-day went to
examine the premises No. 1905 G street,
which has been vacant for some time and in
charge of a colored watchman named
Marietta AS they were about to enter
the house they detected horrible odor, and
without going in informed the proprietor,
who Immediately had an Investigation
made, which resulted in finding the dead
body Of young negro, and the watchman
in a dying condition. The young negro
had probably been dead for three or four
days. There is no solution of the mystery
as yet An autopsy will be held tomorrow.
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instructions. Certainly it cannot be rea-
sonaoly interpreted as meaning a disagree
ment. Do not jump at conclusions. There
is great deal for the jury to consider in
in this case.n
AT 10 o'clock the judge entered the court
room, and, finding no communication from
the jury, announced that if there were no
tldings at IL o'clock he would adjourn until
tomorrow.
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A Benefit For the Sufferers.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. ia benefit ten
dered 10 tue sufferers by the recent Trib-
une fire given at the Bijou theater this
afternoon was q pronounced success, the
receipts netting about 5000. The total
receip from the sale of tickets for the
West hotes benefit, which takes place next
Monday evening, now amounts TO S4,500.
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PErTrrT HELD FOR TRIAL.
The Clergyman Charged with Poison
ing His Wife Held in $4,000.

ing HIS WIG h5IA III 4OIOOO'
LAFAYETTE, IND, Dec. 13.-After two
deys' preliminary examination before a
Justice of the peace the bail bond of Rev.
William F. Pettitt, charged by the affi-
davit with administering poison to his
wife. was fixed at $4,000. Mrs. Pettitt
died last June, her death indicating
strychnine poisoning. An analysis OF the
stomaoh revealed over half a grain of
strychnine, and her husband was arrested
last week at Columbus, o. The accused Is a
prominent Methodist minister.
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A Coming Chancellor.

LONDON, Dec. l3.-Sir Charles Russell, in
a speech delivered at Woolverhampton, re-
ferred 10 Henry Fowler, member Of the
House of Commons, as chancellor Of tho
exchequer in the next liberal ministry.
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Irish Minister TO the Vatican.

LONDON, Dec a., A. M.-The Chroni-
cle's Rome correspondent says 1T Is reported
there that Mr.. Strickland, secretary to the
former governor of Malta, Gen. Sir John
Lintorn simmons, will be appointed Irish
minister TO the vatican upon the conclu-
sion of Gen. Simmons mission to the vati-
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Deficiency AUTHORIZATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-The deficiencies
sub committee of the appropriations COM
mittee began it's work to-day by preparing
an urgent deficiency bill to meet deficiency
of about $1,000 in the government print
ing Office, aad of $35OO00 for printing
needed by the census office.
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Balfour Going to Ireland.

LONDON, Dec. 13,-Mr. Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland, will shortly start on
visit TO that country, whore he will re-
main several weeks The object Of his visit
is to ascertain the feeling in Ireland In re-
gard to an extension of the scope of the
land bill
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BosToN's WIRE BUDGET.
Two Negroes Reported Shot An Agent
RepOrted Arrested,

Reported Arrested.
Boston, GA, Dec. 13.--It is reported
here late tonight that Virgil Albritton
tcolored) shot down two negroes on A. 7.
McIntyre's plantation, about seven miles
south Of here. Officers have gone out to
arrest the wouid-bs murderer. At this
hour it is impossible to obtain particulars,
and learn the extent Of the wounds. It is
reported shat Albritton made efforts to
shoot other negroes.
H. r. Quinn, who lives near Boston, was
arrested to-day on warrant sworn out by
I. J. Moore of Lowndes county, in this
state, for swindling. 1t is alleged THAI
Quinn sold patent rights to washing ma
chine, and obtained from Mr.. Moore mule
and some money to close the trade. Quinn
was to deliver the machines, but failing to
do so Moore caused the arrest. Q linn was
released from prison tonight on bond.
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Virginia Favors washington.

RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 13.-A joint reso-
luton was adopted in both Houses OF the
legislature to-day, urging Virginia's sena-
tor and representatives in congress 20 vo1e
for for holding the worlds fair at Washington.
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PAN-AMER1CAN DELEGATES.
The Easy Going Conference Adjourns
Until Jan. 3.

Until Jan. a.
New YORK, Dec. 13.-The pan-American
conference to-day completed the work of
formulating and appointing committees,
and adjourned until Jan. 2. Meantime the
delegates will visit New York, spending all
of next week except Saturday there; That
dav they will be at Wilmington, DEL, en-
roiIte to Washington from New York. 1t
Is said that several of the committees expect
to report upon the subjects assigned to
them, at the reassembling Of the conference,
Ia 9
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Russia as a. Student.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 13.-The govern
ment is abour to appoint special attaches to
each Of the Russian embassies abroad, whose
duty It will be TO study the railway and
telegraph stems Of the country in w hieh
they are located
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STUCK TO HIS POST.
The Tragic End of Engineer w. B
Allen of Atlanta.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. 13.-W. B.
Allen, a well-known engineer of the Georgia
Pacific railroad, dropped dead on his loco
motive at Leeds yesterday. He was unwell,
but insisted on fulfilling his duty, and went
out as usual until he got to Leeds, where he
reached for the air brake, and instead of
crashing the handle fell in the freman's
arms with the exclamation, 20, my God, 1"
and died. He was chief of division No. 207
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers of Atlanta. He leaves a wife and
children,
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TRYING TO SCOOP a RAILROAD.
The Richmond and Danville After the
Danville and New River.

Danville and New River.
DANvILLE, VA, Dec. 13.-There is an
under current of excitement here to-day be-
cause of a awell-authenticated rumor that the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Company
has obtained an option on the bonds of the
Danville and New River Railroad Com
pany, and will soon purchase that property.
The Danville and New River company is a
short line from Danville to Patrick Court
House, and in the direction of the proposed
extension of the Atlantic and Danville rail
road westward. 1t is believed here that the
object Of the Richmond and Danville COM
pany is either to build west from this point
to the coal fields, or to handicap the At
lantic and Danville company in its pro-
posed western extension.
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Frances New Fortifications.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-L do Freycinet. minis
ter of war, in a note to the Freuch press,
appeals to the editors and writer's TO abstain
from any descriptive or other articles
which may reveal progress OF the works in
preparation for tho national defense
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Haneed for wife Murder.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IS. The Times
Democrats Plaquemin special says Carter
wilkinson was hanged there to-day for the
murder Of bis wife in Dorseyyille. II was
a usest brutal mprdeTs
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s,,lliuan to Meet Jackson.

BosroN, Dec 13.-A meeting between
sullivan and Jackson at the California
Athletic Club within five months, Tor
purse of $4,000. is nov assured,
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Bond Purchases,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The bond offer
ings to-day aggregated S15l, 800. All were
accepted at 127 for the As, and 1049S for the
4%a
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Declines to Mediate.

BERNE, Dec. 13.-The federal council has
declined to grant the request Of the striking
printers to mediate between them and their
employers.
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Archduke johns Hard Luck.

LONDON, Dec. IA, A. M.-The NetCs
Vienna correspondent is confident that
Archduke John has been deprived Of bis
position
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A Coming Oonsistory
A MATHEMATICAL PRODIGY. .

ROME, Dec l3.--A consistory win be
held at the vatican on Dec. 30.