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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-26
SUNK BY PElXOTO'S SHOTS.
The Insurgents Lose Another Ship OF
NiCtheTOy.

Admiral Mello at the Bar on Tuesday
and Exchanged Signals With Admi-
raj Da Game-The Aquidaban Sails
Away Under a Heavy Fire From the
Fo-ts-The InsurRent Vessels Re-
ported En- Route to Bahia to Destroy
the Government Fleet.
New York, Feb. 25.-The Herald's
Montevideo special says: "An official
telegram has been received from Rio an
nouncing that the insurgent steamer
Jupiter was sunk Thursday morning by
the batteries from Nictheroy It is also
reported that four steamers and ten tor
pedo boats of President Peixoto's squad
ron left Bahia on the sa me day. The des-
tination of this feet is not known"
SINKING OF THE MERcURIo.,
The Herald's Rio Janero special con-
firms the sinking of the rebel transport
Mercurio; and adds: "The insurgent
force, under Gen. Piani, was defeated in
San Gelbriel by the Castilhistas, accord
ing to dispatch just received here;
Maj. Penetro, of the insurgents, was
killed.
''It is now reported that Gen Isidoro
Fernandez is still alive, though rumors of
his death have been persistently circu-
latedo The latest reports state that he
is prisoner and is accompanying the
rebel army
"The vanguard of the loyal forces,
under Gen, Hippolyte, attacked the rebels
near Dom Pedrito, and defeated them.
Sixty-three of the insurgents were
killed"
MELLo RETURNS TO RIO.
Copyright, 1894, by United Press)
Rio de Jaueiro, Feb. 81, via Montevi-
deo, Feb. 25.-The insurgent cruiser Re
publica, with Admiral Mello aboard, was
of the bar on Tuesday, Feb 90 She
exchanged shots with the government
forts and signals with Admiral da
Gama's flagship. AT o'clock this
morning the insurgent warship
Aquidaban sailed away. The government
search light revealed her later about two
miles from the forts. Rockets were sent
up from the government positions, and
within ten minutes, hot fire had been
opened from all the guns along shore.
As the Aquidaban advanced, the firing
increased. She returned the fire briskly
and was assisted by Fort Villegaignon,
which turned on all its guns as the war
ship was passing through the narrows.
HIT BUT NOT HUhT.
The Aquidaban was struck with many
shells, but apparently did not suffer seri-
Gus damage. After getting outside, she
shelled the military school on the neck of
the peninsula opposite Fort Santa Cruz.
Several shells fell in the city, but did no
noticeable damage.
An insurgent officer told the United
Press that the insurgent vessels were
going to Bahia to destroy the government
feet. The French steamship Portugal,
which has just arrived here, met the Re-
publica and Aquidaban with two trans
ports on their way to Bahia. They
should arrive at that port by Feb. "a
Admiral Da Cana, with 500 men, is
holding the bay at Five Islands against
the governments 10000.
The oficors Of the United States cruiser
Detroit report that the government is
winning ground slowly in the southern
proVincpS
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CONVICT KENNEDY.
The Coroner's Jury Found the Shoot
ing Justiaable.


Thomasville, Ga, Feb. 25.-A large
crowd assembled at the court house this
morning to be present at the coroner's
inquest over the body of Jim Kennedy
one Of the escaped criminals from the
jail, who had been killed by the sherlff's
posse. Jim was young and well built, and
like an athlete in his movements. He
presented pitiful spectacle as he lay full
length on the cold stone floor, with two
bullet holes in his face and head. His
garments were badly torn in his desper-
ate Efforts TO escape, ana his shoes were
well nigh gone. On the last stretch
alone, with bloodhounds barking cease
lessly on his track and an angry and
determined set Of men galloping in hot
pursuit, with doubly loaded Winchesters,
shotguns and carbines; he had covered
ten miles Of country-bounding like
frightened fox through woods thick and
dark, through creeks and swamps, among
thorns and brambles now swimming the
swollen streams, now jumping fences like
a wild deer and dashing across open fields.
1t was a wild, mad chase, that run of ten
rugged miles, of the outlaw for his life.
The cold lead had subdued his savage
spirit. We dragged him ashore dead and
limp, and hauled him to the railroad
station. He went to jail for only four
months, for beating his wife.
The jury found that Kennedy came to
his death from the effects of gun shot
wounds at the hands OF the sherif's
posse. They also found the killing justi-
fable
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SAVED FROM THE eIBBET.
A Wife Slayer, Sentenced to Hang,
Gets Off with q Year In Priaon.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 25.-4At Arkadel-
phia yesterday Willis Holder, who was
con ~icted of wife murder and sentenced
to be executed on March 2, had rehear-
ing on a mandate from the supreme
court, entered plea of involuntary
manslaughter, and was sentenced to
one year 10 states prison. The supreme
court reversed the decision Of the lower
court because of the reprehensible Ian
guage used by the prosecuting attorney
TO the trial jury. The case is novel one,
the criminal stepping out OF the shadow
OF the galiows into short term of inn
prisonment within one week.
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GROVER STANDS FOR GOLD.
The Administration Against the Bland
Coinage Bill.

Secretary Carlisle Assured the New
York Subscribers to the New Bond
Issue of the Administrators op-
position to the Coinage Scheme-The
Bonds Issued on Purpose to Avoid
Any Necessity For It.
Washington, Feb. 25.-If any doubts
have heretofore been entertained as to
the Presidents attitude on the silver
seigniorage question, those doubts seem
to have been entirely removed by conver-
sations had with the President just before
his departure for North Carolina. 1t is
positively stated that one principal
source of the disgruntlement which led
the President to seek relief in this
trip in the face Of a spell Of unusually in
clement and threatening weather, was
the continued effort in the House to re-
vive the silver agitation by the Bland
bill for the coinage of the silver seignior-
age. From those who have recently
spoken to the President on the subject
this information is derived.
ISSUED THE BONDS TO AVOID IT.
When the bond issue was determined
upon IOF JH6 puIpOSO VI IGIlcNluS bu6
treasury fromHhnancial embarrassment,
it was for the very purpose of avoiding
the necessity for the coinage of the sill
yer seignorage. If the administration
had seen its way clear to the coinage of
the seigniorage, it could have
raised as much money as by the
bond issue without increasing the public
debt or the annual interest thereon. But
the money the President wanted was
gold, not silver. 1t is generally under
stood that Secretary Carlisle, on his visit
to New York to encourage the subscrip-
tiOns to the bonds, gave assurances, either
in his official or personal capacity, that
what the administration was and would
be opposed to was the coinage of silver
setgniorage. Up to that point the sub
scriptions to the bonds had Jagged
THE ASSURANCE REPEATED.
When all the bonds were subscribed
for, but before the money was paid, in
timations were received here from New
York that if there was any prospect that
the silver seigniorage bill, then emerging
from the House committee, would become
a law, some Of the largest subscribers to
the bonds would refuse to take them. 1t
was then that Secretary Carlisle, it is
said, reiterated his opposition to the sill
Yer seigniorage bill, both in the newspa-
pers and to the committee on judiciary
OF the House.
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MISTAKEN FOR BURGLARS.
Two Men Shot By a Storekeeper at
st. Charles, Ark.


Little Rock, Ark, Feb 25.-One of the
saddest occurrences ever reported in the
history Of Arkansas county happened at
st. Charles yesterday morning, which re-
suited in the death Of Walter A. Ballard,
young business man Of st. Charles. and
William Farrer at the hands of WILDER
Parker. William Farrer. with several
friends from ST. Louis. has been ia
the neighborhood of St. Charles on
White river for several days on hunt
ing and fishing expedition and for the
past two weeks Farrer has been on con
tinuous drunk and borderingion delirium
tremens Early yesterday Farrer in his
drunkencondition and bordering almost on
insanity, broke down the doors Of two
or three stores and was proceeding
10 demolish the door Of the store belong
ing 10 young Parker when the alarm Of
burglars was raised. MIR Ballard, who
slept IN an adjoining store, heard the
noise and ran 70 see what IL meant. just
as he reached the front door, Parker,
who slept in the back room
Of the store, rushed out with a
gun In his hand and fired
a load Of buckshot into Billiards. breast,
from the effects Of which he died last
night. Parker then turned the other
barrel Of bis gun on tarrer aud fired.
killing him instantly The coroner's jury
exOnerated Parker from al blame.
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TWO B URNED TO DEATH.
A Training School for the Feeble
Minded In Flames,


Vineland, N. j., Feb. 25.-At 2:45 o'clock
this morning what is known as the Rob
inson memorial cottage at the New Jersey
Training School for the Feeble Minded,
was discovered to be on fire, and, not
withstanding the strenuous efforts of the
fire department, was totally destroyed
J. H. Sage, the engineer, and his
wife were burned to death, but
the other inmates, 16 in number, were
rescued in their night clothes The
weather was bitter cold and several were
badly frozen. Mr.. Sage and wife ap-
peared at one of the windows and could
have been saved, but for some unaccount-
able reason turned BACK and were not
seen again alive. Their charred corpses
were found at the foot of the stairs this
afternoon.
Gus Shear, a teamster at the training
school, was the hero of the fire. No lad
der long enough could be found to reach
the second story windows, but by plac-
ing it on his shoulders it reached the
window sill, and eight women came
down that way.
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A RICH FIND IN TEXAS.
Gold and Silver Ore Yielding $9e2
and $50 Per Ton.

San Francisco, Tex, Feb. 25.-The re-
port Of a rich gold discovery in Gillespie
county, near Fredericksburg, has been
fully verified. The find was made in the
mountains on the ranch of DR.. Chris
Althaus, who is a mineralogist of consid-
cradle reputation. A sample of the ore
was sent to the New Orleans mint for ex-
animation and the following was the re-
suit of the assay;
Chemical laboratory and assay Office Jo-
seph Albrecht. M. D., New Orleans Feb 49,
lS94-Certihcate of assay of ore from Chris
tai Althaus, Fredericksburg, Tex. Descrip-
tion of ore: quartz, gold per ton, % 67-lOO
ounces, S492; silver, per ton, so ounces $50
This certificate was accompanied by a
letter congratulating Dr. Althaus on his
lucky find. and stating that the mine
would undoubtedly prove of immense
richness.
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A MASONIC TEMPLE BURNED.
The Fire Breaks Out in the Basement
of Grocery.

Washington, Feb. 25.--At O'Clock this
morning fire was discovered in the base
ment Of Chas. f. Kellogg's grocery in the
Masonic temple, corner Of f and Ninth
streets, and before. IL was got
under control Ave hours later,
property of the estimated value Of
nearly SO, 600 had been destroyed The
losses were: Charles T. Kellogg, grocer
les, go, 900: r. $. Williams q Co, drugs
$4,000: Aver & Davis restaurant. &, 900 :;
ClaAin optical Company, e 500, on build
ing. 5000 All the losers were insured.
The building was owned by the Masonic
association and fraternity organization.
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ORDER OF THE DOUBLE DRAGON
A Georgia Consul Honored by the
Emperor of China.

New York, Feb. 25. - Hon Thomas
Adamson, of Cedartown, Ca, late consul
general at Panama, has received from the
emperor Of China the star and insignia Of
the Order Of the Double Dragon. The
decoration or jewel of the order is of gold,
set with precious stones. The accompany
ing parchment Is 0f Chinese.
Mr.. Adamson, while consul general at
Panama, rendereds valuable serViee to the
large. andimportant Chinese colony on the
isthmus. The jewels, etc, were sent
direct TO the Secretary OF State, and by
him delivered to Mr. Adamson Mr..
Adamson was in the consular service for
thirty years.
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that they were determined upon radical
measures TO resist absolutely a further
increase in rate of interest, which would
be caused by further fall in silver.
INDIA's MINTs.
Calcutta, Feb. 25.-The great majority
OF business men here approve the refusal
OF the Bengal Chamber of Commerce to
call for the re-opening of the mints to sill
yer coinage. The opinion grows that it
would be fatal to the countpy's prosperity
should the government continue to tie
The natives fear an increase of taxation.
They are greatly alarmed and are meet
ing to voice their protests against new
burdens.
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ERIN's EvIoTED TENANTS.
Chief Secretary Morley Refuses to
Receive a Deputation.

London, Feb, 25.--John Morley, chief
secretary for ireland, has refused to re-
ceive delegation from the Evicted Ten
ants Association. He based his refusal
on the ground that the government had
decided to introduce a reinstatement bill
at the next session of parliament The
Evicted Tenants Association of Cork re-
solved yesterday TO return TO the pfin-
ciples of the land league The associa-
tion appointed vigilance committee to
render more effective the boycotting of
the land grabbers
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A DRUMMER,s SAD ACT.
A Travelling Man Ends His Life with
Bullet.

Braidentown, Fla, Feb. 25.--Mr. w. S.
Simmons, representing Annicon Riley a.
Co, commission merchants OF Cincinnati,
o., shot himself this morning before
breakfast, at the Stanley House in Palm
etto. No cause OF his action is known,
however, II is not believed 10 be caused
from any financial trouble, as s40O was
found on his person, and IL is stated that
he has several hundred in the Tampa
bank. He leaves a wife and two children
somewhere north. His body will be for
Warded 20 Cincinnati.
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eARoIA's MURDERERs.

Three Men Remanded for Trial On
the Testimony Of an Informsr.
San Antonio, Tex, Feb 25.-Ben and
viii Bennett and Pablo Torr, who are
accused of the murder of Severe Garcia,
wealthy ranchman of Starr county,
have been given their preliminary exam
ination at Rio Grande City and remanded
TO jail without bail. John Cameron, the
exTexas ranger who was also arrested
charged with being an accessory in the
crime. has been released, having turned
states evidence
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A Biz warehouse Burned.

London, Feb. 25.--An immense ware
house at Rotherhithe, southeastern
suburb of London, was burned this even
ing Thousands of tons of gram poured
from the store rooms into the Thames,
The loss is E120000.
The warehouse which was burned was
known as the King and Queen granary,
and was owned by Bellamy & Co.
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DYNAMITE ADRIFT.
A Schooner Drifts Out to Sea With a
Dangerous Cargo.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-Nothing has
been heard from the dynamite laden
schooner Reindeer, which broke from her
moorings at the Delaware breakwater on
Saturday and drifted seaward. 1t was
impossible to see seaward to-day because
of the binding snow storm, and the drift
Of the vessel with her dangerous cargo is
not known. The only hope is that she
will fill and sink in deep water.
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Jesup. Ga, Feb. 25.-Mrs Eliza Drawdy,
an estimable lady. died here yesterday
morning. Her remains we're Inferred AZ
the family burial ground to-day. a few
miles from town. She leaves TWO sQns,
DR. q. w. pruwdy, Of this place an1 a.
j urawdF, of Tampa. and two daughters,
Mrs q. 4. humph and Mrs. j. ~ Knight
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.onops BADLY DAMAGED.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 25.-Another
great snow storm is raging In the Missis-
sippi valley to-day. The ground is cover
ing with snow from one foot to fourteen
inches on the level. Such thing as a
snow plow is unknown in this latitude,
and as consequence, traffic on many
railroads is almost entirely suspended.
The snow storm wa3 preceded
by sleet, which prostrated the
telegraph wires, and reports OF
damage to the early vegetables and fruit
crops in the outlying districts are coming
in slowly, but every dispatch brings news
of disaster TO the farmers and fruit
growers. The peach crop will prove q
total loss owing to the fact that the trees
were just beginning TO bloom, but the
apple trees stood the blizzard remarkably
well Figs, dates and pears were killed
outright.
FEARS OF FREsHET,
Huntington, W. Va, Feb 25.-West
Virginia and Eastern Kentucky were
visited by snow storm to-day. II began
showing at 4 a. N. and is yet coming
down. The ground was covered with
eight inches at 10 o'clock tonight. Much
apprehension IS felt regarding it going of
with rain.
MACON IN WHITE.
Macon, Ga, Feb. 25.-A heavy sleet
began falling here at 8 O'Clock last night
and kept up until noon to-day,
when constant, though not heavy,
fall of snow set in. At 9 o'clock
tonight the clouds are clearing away
with falling temperature. Fully three
inches Of sleet and snow now cover the
ground. Fruit growers Of this section
look with favor upon the snow. They
say it means the salvation Of the crop
SNOW AT NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, La, Feb. 25 THE tenn
perature fell here TO 320 this morning,
and a few fakes Of snow were visible.
wINTRY IN MISSISSIPPI.
jackson, Miss, Feb. 25.--A dispatch
from Canton reports three inches Of snow
to-day. following the sleet of yesterday.
From Canton northward for forty miles
along the ILLINOIS Central railroad, the
Western Union wires have been wrecked
by sleetR Three inches of snow Is report
ed at Water Valley and twelve inches at
Colum Miss
SIX INCHES AT ATLANTA.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 25.--The sleet storm
which continued throughout last night
turned into snow this morning, and all
day the flakes fell. Tonight the ground is
covered by six inches Of snow and sleet
and many sleighs are out.
The Consolidated Street Car Company
allowed some Of its lines to become tied
up by the sleet, but the other companies
kept the cars running all night at close
intervals The sleet on the wires has
dragged down great many telegraph
poles in the southern part of Atlanta.
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THIRTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
A 100000 Fire Sweeps Through
British Columbia Town.

Kaslo, B. C., Feb 25.-Fire last night
destroyed all the buildings On Front
street. between Third aud Fourth streets
excepting three stores. an the business
portion N the town was destroyed.
Thirty buildings were burned. The iost
viii amount 10 about 600 001.
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NEW YoRK's eovERNoRsH1P.
Senator Hill Writes That He viii Not
Be the Nominee This Year.

Amsterdam, n. Y, Feb. Ex-senator
David b. Hill has written private letter
TO the editor Of the Morning Sentinel say
ing he was not, and would not be the
gubernatorial nominee this year AT the
same time he expressed his belief that
Gov Flower would be reuomiDated
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A Conductor KILLED.

Columbia. 5. G.. FEB. 25.--J. II. Rabon,
q conductor on tie Columbia and Green
vile road, WAS killed 40 Greenwood this
morning while standinR on the platform.
His train was run inlo b. another RADON
fell 70 the ground ana WAS run over An
arm ana both ifRs were broken and bis
skull fractured. The deceased was q ns,
tlfe n Johuspn He wac D Knight 0f
pgfhlas
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REPULsE OF THE BRITISH.
A Field Piece and 5000 Rounds of
Ammunition Lost.

London, Feb. 25. Dispatches from
Bathurst, West Africa, say that the
parties from the warships Widgeon and
Raleigh lost field piece and 6,0O0 rounds
of ammunition in their encounter
with Chief E'odisilah and his warriors,
The Laectro, a small special service
vessel, tried afterward to land party of
marines at Gonjor, but was driven of by
the natives
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VANCE AT sUwANNEE.
The Senator's Health Better Since His
Arrival in Florida.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Charles N.
Vance, son Of Senator Vance, has received
a letter from his father, dated ct Su-
wannee, Fla, Feb. %, stating that the
senator is somewhat better than he has
been since ne went to Florida. Senator
Vance went 10 Suwannee Thursday, and
will remain there for some time If he con
tinues 10 improve Another change for
the worse is not anticipated by the sena-
tors physicians or friends.
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Not Burned TO Death.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb, q, "A special 70
the Commercial from GurdeOn, Ark
says: THE story sent out from GurdeOn
yesterday 10 the effect that seven persons
had been burned 70 death in farm house,
five miles from this place. Is untrue.
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THIRTEEN BAReEs SUNK.
All Laden With Coal From Pittsburg
and En- Route to New Orleans.

ana En- houte TO New UrIeans.
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 25.-The tow
boat Coal City, en- route from Pittsburg
to New Orleans, with tow of coal, struck
the middle pier of the bridge at this
place last night and sunk ten
barges of coal. The steamer was
not materially damaged by the collision
and after few hours delay proceeded on
her way south, only to be overtaken by
another disaster. She struck a hidden
obstruction at Peters tow head and sunk
three more barges. The coal was the
properly Of the Walton Coal Company, of
Pittsburg, and was not insured. The
loss will reach S36 600
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Denver, Col, Feb. 25-Steele Machaye
died this morning al Iimpus, Col, small
station near the New Mexican line,
aboard a Santa re train, on his way 10
San Francisco.
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JOHN MIDDLETON HUeER DEAD
he Was a Distinguished Member of
an Old Southern Family.

an O1o OOulu6Th au1Iys
New York, Feb. 25.-Col. John Middle
ton Huger, distinguished member of an
old southern family, died at his late resi-
dence 537 Fifth avenue, yesterday morn
ing. Col Huger was born in Charleston,
S. c., IN 1908. His father was Judge
Daniel Elliott Huger, United States
senator from South Carolina for
a number of years. His grand
father on his mothers side was
Arthur Middleton, one Of the signers of
the declaration of independence. His eldest
son is Col Daniel Huger of Mobile, Ala
He is member Of the Manhattan club,
of this city. Another son is Capt. Will
liam Huger, of New Orleans, president
of the New Orleans Stock Exchange.
His third son is Capt. Charles Huger, of
Mobile, Ala.
His daughter, Miss Huger, lived with
him at 537 Fifth avenue.
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while sacrificing Italy's foreign credit
ors"
The notorious Eugenie Prage, sentenced
two years ago to six years Imprisonment
for having fixed to kill her husband. has
been pardoued by the emperor and liber-
ated.
lieutenant in the First DRAGONS. has
been discharged from the service on
account Of his spendthrift habits.
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SNOW STORM OF THE SOUTH.
Augusta Covered to a Depth OF Five
Inches.

Augusta, Feb. 25. There were five
inches of snow and sleet all over Augusta
and vicinity. In some places sheds and
roofs have been crushed in by the weight
upon them and the goods of merchants
damaged. Northern trains are delayed.
SNOW AT DENMARK.
Denmark S. O.. Feb 25.-It showed
here yesterday and until early this morn
ing.
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Sing Sing, n. T.. FEB. 25--Ali the ar.
raBgements have been made for the cl0c.
trOcutiOu Of Mgttbew Johnson, Yhich
wall take place JUST before loon t0-mor.
row.