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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
RETURNS TO THE BBN0H.
Jus,ieo Barnard Takes Advantage OF the
Nav constitution of New York.

ALBANY, n. y. Jan. l'--Coionei WIZ
liam d. Dickoy, Of Newburgh, and SeAa-
tor I.exow called upon Governor Morton
at the executive chamber TO-DAY, anu anu
nresented petitions requesting that thss
Governor restore Justice Barharu' on
Poughkeepse, 10 active service III ;'I,, W,
Supreme Court. Tho petition WsS s,sh-
ed nv nearly all of the lawyers OF DUtcn- 5eu-
ess county. Judge Barnard renred irott ii
the bench under the seVenty-year iiiiii'
a year ago. .,.,,. .ho Gov
ernor NAV permit any justice so Ietlred
to resume work in the supreme Court
Accommodating the petition WAS lle pVH
sent of Justice Barnard 10 fe'ulh W
work on the Supreme Court bench;
Governor Morton at once Granteu tn9
reouest contained in the peuuoh, anu ~,
has assigned Justice Barnard 10 spegldi
term. which is 10 be held on SatuIuay IA
of each week at Poughkeepsie. ana mas
restored 10 him all his functions, so tnat
hc may perform all of the duties OF d
SunrenO Court justice.
JustiCe Barnard retired on January !,
1904 having served but nine years OF
his fourteen year term. He could nave
Drawn his judicial pension for the next
i've wears. and could have been assigned
TO duty under the new Constitution WIFI
ont his consent. He preferred. however
TO return TO the bench ana repdeT ser ser
vice for the compensation Whlch lhe
Constitution gives him
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
TIE 4ENNEsSEE CENTEENIAL.
The FederaI Government Asked to Appro
pr,ate $500. 900 for an Exhibit.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan. u'-lhe
House Appropriations Committee to-day
heard members OF the tennessee Centeh-
NAL Commission. In support OF tne pni ni
OF Mt. Washington, appropriatihs s-',V1V
10 enable the Government TO MAKE az
exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial 70
position. TO be held at Nashville IN 1870,
Director-General MAJOR wins, OF Ndsn-
VILE. opened the hearing. lie Hauo
very fun statement of the scope 'oJe., .'.',',,
and purposes of the Exposition, sNie
the amount of money already suoSc' ~
and the amount expected TO pe Ioiseu'
me Exposition would be "A sucC'so " " ~
or the Government made an eAii"'e VI
NOT nut the Government exhibit was sPe,
cialIy desired. because OF us euuc".'oiiai ,i
value. as showing the resources Vi '"e
country. ..,,,o .,,,oo-
General Henderson, of hnoNVilie, VIZ
oros,da,,t or the East tennessee Assocla-
ton: Colonel Killebrew, or NashViiIe, anu
Colonel Oyerton. OF Memphls' Ihauo snVi
addresses touching the Importance Oh .ht
,,ronosed exhibit. and 81. j. Bryan ol
Naehvine closed the hearing WIN very
an,Honriate presentation of the case. Al
tarTho hearing. Representative Washlhs-
tan. of Tennessee, relueste" M 80 -
of Texas. chairman OF the coIiin''. ~ "
,,,.,,oint a subcommittee TO take chdrEe
~ .be measure 'rhiS Mr.. SayeIS abiVeu
a. 40 The subcommittee, which VIII
ta named later. will consider the matter
ana renort their findings TO the 1uil cohi-
,oittee Tor final action.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
81 LOT OF RBPUBLICAN BOoDLB,"
A Charge That it Is Being Used in the
Gubornatorial Contest

NASHVILLE, TENN. Jan. 1.-THE
grhernator contest continued to be the
all-absorbing subject III the Senate TO-
dav. The entire morning session was
consumed In the discussion. The Repuoh-
cans tnsist that the vote shall be can
vassed. while the Democrats tahe tne
ground that an investigation should De
made beforehand
I'm fhe House to-day something of SEN
sation was created by Mr.. RoDertsoh
UemD who arose TO question OF pIlNI-
lege. and read a letter from w. a. DdNlS;
"A RcDubliCan from Dixon, Which stated
mai there was a lot of Republican Doodle
floating around. and that he could get
some for his vote. +, ~
The Senate, by vote of 10 TO IA. IN the
afternoon decided to postpone counting
and publishing the returns until an lilNeS-
tigation could be made ,..a
The Republicans are much dasCouidteu
t,-nieht over the defeat OF their resolu-
lion I'm the Senate to-day providing for
canv5ss and announcement of the guber-
natoriaI returns. They say they see In
tbe action of the Democrats deliberate
intention 70 count out Evans, VINO was
shown to have majority on the lace
of thc returns. The Republicans cohcede
their defeat and realize tnal ny ilI.Y II
Gratis are determined on going behlnd the
returns In view of this fact. tney are
bending their energies toward securing a.
fa1o~able an investigation as poss4ule'
che Senate resolution has not yet beeh
adopted by the House, but thdt IL VIII pe
,here seems to be no doubt As the COM
mittee a He'd for under the resolution VIII
have 10 investigate the vote OF each Coun-
tV before reporting. the work VIII Hkcy
occupy most of the session, ana IN the
meantime Governor TuTney viii continue
10 occupy the gubernatorial char.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
IN ATTORNEY IN IROUBLE.
Makes Assertions in Bill which We're
Proven to Re False

NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jan. n.-Tho
supplemental bill presented to Judge Fer
gdson. OF Section a." Criminal District
Court, Wednesday evening and iled with
the clerk of the court on Yesterday 10y
the attorney I'm the DUdOussat case
tCouncilman convicted OF receiving
bribes). on a motion FOR new trIal re.
ceiVed - severe set back this morning.
The bill went ON TO relate how. among
other discoveries of recent LHto, ncw tes-
tim0ny had been discovered ~ this case
and q woman had been found who would
testify that she WAS standing on the
steps OF Charles Sherfnau's grocery on
the morning thar Duboussat played his
star engagement with sherman and wit
messed with her own eyes the latter
putting the money IN the Councilman's
pocket. Thls woman was Cecilia Bo-
cas- (colored). an old family servant Of
the parents of Hugh +. Hopkins. she
was summoned 10 appear in court this
morning when the argument Was 20 be-
had in support OF the motion for "A new
trial, but owing to tho Illness ~ the
States Attorney the case was continued
indefinitely. The woman appeared ana
created a sensation by denying the whole
story as contained I'm the supplemental
bin and ccclafins that she knew abso-
lutely nothing about the matter. further
than hearsay, and explained herself IN
very strong terms against those who
were responsible for dragging her into
court It Is rumored that Hopkins,
through whose instrumentality the bin
was filed, Will be indicted for subordina-
lion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
ASECTfONIL MEASURE.
The Bill to Pay Certain Southern War
Claims May Divide tie House.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 1l.-What
may result In a division of the House
on strictly sectional lines will be an or
der from the Committee on Rules next
week fixing the time for the considera-
tion of bill 10 pay certain southern
war claims. a bill providing for the set
tlement OF the claims OF citizens In both
northern and southern States was re-
ported some time ago from the Commit
Zee on War Claims. and is now on the
House calendar. Some Of the members
OF this committee learned to-day that
another bill, which looks only TO the
payment Of southern claims ana which
did not originate with their committee
Is the one of which the Committee on
Rules will take c0gnizance. The war
claims members are considerably eXer-
cised over the matter, and an effort win
be made, when the rule Is reported on
Monday or Tuesday of next week, TO
defeat il, their argument being that
the bill reported from their committee
Is fairly and impartialy drawn, and the
only measure that ought to pass the
House. Some culet missionary work was
done on the floor of the House to-day
by certain members Of the War Claims
Committee, looking to the presence I'm
their seats next week, when the order is
reported of as many northern men. both
Republicans and Democrats as can be
counted upon 10 antagoniZe the action OF
the Committee on Rules.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
HIS LAST BREATH An OATH,
One of Two Negroes Executed Died With
AN Oath on Hts Lips.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Jan. H.
Buddy Wooden and George Mapp, young
negroes. aged twenty and twenty-one re-
spectively. were privately executed to-
dav for the brutal murder, December H.
1892. OF Marion Ross an aged saloon keeper.
From the eXecutioners' point OF view the
execution was a success. At S:D A. NJ,
four minutes after the doomed men
stepped on the platform, ither podleS
We're swinging in space, and in twenty
minutes were cut down. Both died game.
Mapp strangling to death In hfteen
minutes, while Woodens neck was broken
and death ensued in eleven minutes.
Nothing could have been more unlike
than the manner in which the two met
death. Wooden, a short time since, con-
fessed the Catholic faith. Two priests
read the Catholic service to him on the
scaffold. but speeches from the men were
forbidden. Mapp, on the other hand,
maintained his innocence, and, after
shouting farewell to the prisoners. mount
ed the scaffold, and, in the face of death,
blasphemed God and cursed those who
had borne witness against him. Here are
a few samples OF his last remarks;
To the sheriff he said: This Is all right.
Sheriff Hyde, but l am coming back to
haunt you" To the minister who had
attended him he sent word that he was
lost, but didn't want to see him. Even
after the black cap was adjusted Mapp
continued his loud blasts of profanity.
The crime, which had for its object rob
berry, was committed at a time when this
city was tcrrorized by highwaymen. and
chilled the community with horror at it's
fiendshness Ross was highly connected
and peace-loving man. For months the
deed was shrouded In mystery, and the
first clue was the confession Of Wooden
While serving a sentence for larceny in
the Nork-hOusc a fellow-prisoner betrayed
him.
Mapp, who was implicated In the con-
fession led the officers fruitless chase
from city TO city, and the search had been
abandoned when parties arrested here on
order from Chicago, revealed his where
abouts TO the officers. lie was taken in at
Sioux CITY, Iowa. Both were sentenced TO
hang. The Supreme Court affirmed the
sentence but "A respite was granted by
the Governor from December 3. 1884,
Mapp is believed TO have killed a man
i'm Decatur, Ala. His home was in Mont
gomery. Wooden escaped while under
sentence December ~. 1893, along with
sixteen other prisoners. but was recap
tured. An attempt to break Jail was
thwarted only three days before he was
hanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12

But tho Latter Didn't Know II and Wa
Two Hours Late

LEXINGTON. KY, Jan. ll.-There was
much excitement here yesterday as a re-
suit Of the bioodless encounter between
Judge George B. Kinkead and W. n. Lane
Wednesday at the Phoenix Hotel Lane,
in an interview in morning paper. chal-
lenScd Judge Kinkead TO meet him IN
front of the courthouse yesterday morn
ing at o'clock. and was at the place
on time himself but the Judge
did not come. Two hours later
Judge Kinkead came down town.
81 being his usual time 10 so TO his
Office. and walked over the exact spot
on which Lane had challenged him %
fight. III was not until he reached his
oiilcs aud read the paper that the Judge
found he was two hours behind the time
at which he was TO fight Lane. The Judge
has determined look on his face. ana
his friends say he has been bounded by
Lane long enough.
Lane Is tan, athletic fellow OF thirty
tix years lie came here just after the de-
feat OF Breckenridge as agent OF wire
fence company. his home being In Mont
gomery county. He had no acquaintance
with Judge Kinkead, nor did he know hin
by sight until the day he and Desha
breckenridge took the Judge TO task on
Main street for remarks made regarding
fhe supporters OF Colonel Breckinridge
during the campaign OF the Congressman
for rs-eiection. Regarding Lanes claim.
that he did not know II was Judge Kim
kead conversing with Lieutenant-Gov-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
PRICE Two CENTS:
M0RGANFIELD'S FIGHT.
A COMPLETE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
WOVEN BY PINKERTONS
The Dramatic sitsatloo Before Judge
Wilsor--A Dccision IL Expected
To-Day.

CINCINNATI. O.. Jan. 1l..-Spcciai.-
When Charles Morganiield. the train
robber, arrived on a cot In Judge Will
sons Court this morning, he faced cne
Of the most complete chains Of evidence
ever woven by the Pipkertons Samuel
Myers, business manager for THE Girl
Left Behind Me-" was an interested
spectator. He says the situation before
a theatrical success.
Md, identified the accused. having seen
him In Cumberland. and Conductor
Peters, of the Baltimore and Ohio, testi-
fed that he took up Morganaelds ticket
TO Cincinnati. Sergeant Borch. OF this
city, who found Morganfield where he
was injured, identified a small package
OF medicine, bearing a Cumberland drug
gist's label. found OH the prisoners per-
son, and so did Detective McDermott
HE IL cHAsLEs MORGAN.
A Mr.. Harris, OF Noble. Ark, testified
that the prisoner is Charles Morgan. and
that he has known him for six years
Sheriff Kennedy OF Stafford county.
Va, said he. has J. G.. Searcey In his
referred to In Searcey's confession. This
closed the evidence for Virginia
Mr.. Shay. for Morganiield, had no evil
dence TO offer, and Prosecutor White. OF
Virginia, made a formal request for the
person OF the prisoner. Mr.. Shay set W
a plea OF res Judicata, and attacked the
Indictment in a fiye- minute speech. This
was answered by Mr.. White and William
Ramsey, Jr. Mr.. Shay's only hope for
the prisoner is In the merging OF the.
habeas corpus with the extradition mat
ter.
DECISION r1prcIrp TODAY.
He hopes to appeal In the iabeas cor
pus and thus delay the return OF the
accused 10 Virginia. At the conclusion
OF the arguments Judge Wilson said
that he would announce his decision to-
morrow morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Slnall Pox at the ROby Rece Track

ChICAGO. ILL. Jan. 1l.-Health Com
missioner Reynolds. of this city. has
asked the Indiana Board OF Health to
take immediate action to check an out
break Of smallpox az the Roby race
track just across the border. Three
cases were reported there yesterday, and
as many more have been removed from
the track TO this city within the last few
days The pest has found lodgruent among
the Jockeys horse owners and hangers-on
who sleep In the stables and other build
ings. although there Is no racing there
row. The disease has spread to the ad-
joining suburb OF South Chicago. one Of
the victims who was removed TO the
Isolation hospital yesterday from South
Chicago was John b. Sweeny, horse
owner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Kansns Aihing Her Destitute.

TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. ia concurrent
resolution was introduced in the House OF
Hepreseatatives yesterday giving TO I'M
poverished settlers of Western Kansas
all OF the surplus coal produced at the
state mines at Lansing. The resolution
tnstructs the Governor TO turn over all
such coal to the state Board OF Railroad
Commissioners. who VIII distribute II, III
their opinion, where IL is most hee"eu' =
,rhe commissioners are instructed to re-
onire railroad companies to furnish free
,ransportation for the coal from the mines
TO county seats in the drouth-stricken dis
tTiCtS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Debate on the Anii.Reyolution Bill.

BERLIN. Jan. 1.-THE debate on the
anti-revolutlon bill I'm the Rechstag was
resumed to-day by Herr Won KOeller.
Prussian Minister Of the Interior, who
read a number Of quotations from news
papers and speeches Of recent years.
she wing that the Socialists had glorihed
theft and the employment OF force against
existing society He quoted from speech
delivered by Herr Won Lbknitcht in lsa3.
wherein the speaker had said that Nihi-
lism certainly had moral motives for
the actions taken IN its name. Herr Won
Koeller made an appeal especially to- the
Centre, and also 10 the German natfun
beyond the walls OF the Reichstag. 10
unite I'm the b.ll, which would make hence
forth impossible a continuation Of such
derision OF the most sacred things OF the
nation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12

an organization of the registers and re-
ceivers of the local land Offices and the
surveyors to raise fund to defeat GER
tain proposed legislation. The improprie-
" OF subordinate officers OF the depart
ment attempting to counteract by paid
lobby the suggestions emanating from the
department :s so manifest that 1t meets
with the severest condemnation OF the
Secretary OF the Interior. and 1t is not
improbable that some of these officers
who have been most active In this mat
ter VIII have no occasion in a short time
10 take any interest in whether the Offices
they now mold are abolished or not.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Ten Deaths From Grip.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE Board OF
Health officials announced this morning
that the grip is raging rampant The
death rate Jumped from two deaths yes
terday to ten to-day. One undertaken
in Harlem appeared In the purial-perHlt
,incates out of the number OF four
deaths due TO grip the opinion prevails
that the filthy condition Of the streets
IS chief cause of the epidemic The
weather also has much to do with the
death rate
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12

MOBILE, ALA, Jan. 1.-THE first
practical test Of Government Lock, No. |.
on Warrior river Ala. was made this
week. and the lock was found 10 operate
perfectly This Is the first of these locks
the Government Is building just above
Tuscaloosa 10 open up an all-the-year
fields to the Gulf, via. Mobile. The other
two locks are ia an advanced stage. and
will probably be finished by autumn
Practical working OF lock No. l is a
guarantee of the success Of all. Coal is
now laid down by ral I'm Mobile cheaper
than any seaport in The world; and
the water route will cut the present
prices considerably probably as much
as one-half
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
shTs The kEPORTS ARE TRUE.
A Confirmation of tho Stores or the
Armenian Atroeiiie.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE Speaker, pub
fishes a letter from an unnamed cores
pondent I'm tonstantinople, who claims
to have equal knowledge with the Brit
isr Amba ssador concerning the Armenian
atrocities. He processes 10 have seen the
reports from the consuls in Van, Erze-
roum, Sivas and Diarkeblr, and SAYS
that they confirm the most possible ac-
counts already received. Concurrent re-
ports he says. came from catholic and
district. Tire troops called out against
the Armenians have returned 10 the
scenes of conflict To permanent qu9rtersl
"They boast of their deeds publicly"
writes the correspondent. zone soldier
declared that he ripped up twenty WON
en-. Another boasted that he took part
In n massacre In church. and that the
blood flowed In "A large stream from the
door. The soldiers beheve the sultan
ordered the massacre ar' approves OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
CHIRGES AGAINST M'BRIDE.
Se:tlemsnt of Strike. said tn Have Been
Made by Corrupt Influence.

COLUMBUS, GA, Jan. n.-President a.
A Adams, of the ohio miners, in Il
speech TO miners at Shawnee yesterday
reiterated his charge that not a miners
strike had been settled during the past
five years which was not brought about
by corrupt influence.
Local labor leaders say President John
Mcbride will have 10 prove his innocence
of he charge made against him by
Adams or suffer the consequences.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
The Kaiser to visit Bismarck.

BERLIN. jan ll.-Emperor William
sent his adtutant Count Won Moltke.
10 Friedrlschsruhe recently with a glass
cup OF exquisite workmanship for Prince
the S Prince Expressed @ eSsss regret q that "n ne
condition OF his health prevented his
calling AT the old castle on New Years
Day. Since New Years, General Count
Waldersee. who Is stili known as IND
Emperor's coming maB, has called upon
Bismarck several times. In Is reported
that the Emperor will visit his old Chan
cellor at Schoenhausen In March
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
French Bombari a Hova Fort,

LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch TO the
Globe from Port Luis. nauritius, says:
NAws has been received from Madagas-
car stating that the French have Dom-
barded Fort Farafatra, four miles inland
from Tamataye. The Hoyas defended
the fort. replying to the French fire with
wsJ,-directed shots from seven guns. COM
nrtsing the armament or the fort. Ad-
v,ces received at Port Luis give no de-
tails OF the engagement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
"WORkING" THE MAsONs.
j. ID. Lamont, Who Claims to Be 4
Conductor. Charged With swindiing,

BRISTOL, TENN, Jan. l1.-Special.-
J. ID. Lamont, who claims to be con-
ductor on the Santa Fe railroad, in
Mexico, and thirty-second degree Ma
son, worked quite "A number OF citizens
here for money and skipped. Informa-
ton comes from the Santa Fe officials
who say he is not connected with their
road: that he is wanted in other towns
for the same crookedness. He works the
Masons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Vhrey yltrO, In Hi, Face.

WATERBURY,, CONN, Jan. u.-As
FRANK B. Steele OF Waterbury, editor
Of the Bridgeport Sunday Herald, was
leaving his office this evening an unknown
person threw vitriol in his tace, from the
effects OF which he will be Scared TOR
life. The yitrioi covered the most OF
the left side or his face, and ran down
the outside of the throat and breast. MS
clothing about the neck being badly burn
ed. His eyes were uninJured. His as
sailant Is as yet unknown.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
A Nerro Muir er Sentenced TO Death.

AUGUSTA, GA, Jan. 1l.-Jabez Wig
gins. the negro who killed Detective Joe
Murray and John Davis. and wounded
officers Stringer and Wrenn, while they
were attempting his arrest on December
23d. for crime committed I'm South
Carolina. was to-day found guilty after
a trial lasting Eve days. The Court ap-
pointed the ablest lawyers at the bar 10
defend him, but his crime was too helm
GUS lie was Immediately sentenced TO
be hanged Friday, February stb.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
\ Iuei TO the Death.

WALHALLA. y. c.. Jan. 1l.-Robert
Moore. revenue officer and Robert 4.
Thrift. a moonshiner, shot and killed
each other to-day. Thrift was arrested
last night by Moore for running an Illicit
distillery, and was being carried by
Thrift tried TO escape by shooting Moore,
who returned the ire. Each shot struck
a vital point. and both men died in Few
minutpS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
The Southern Railway.

NEW YORK, Jan. u.-Vice-President
baldwin. OF the Southern Railway. says:
The rumor that the headquarters are
TO be removed from Knoxville to Atlanta
is not true. The company Will. however,
make considerable additions TO its shops at
Atlanta. and Will establish big store
house there for the distribution OF sup
les. The company is making arrange
ments for large exhibits at the Atlanta
Exposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-12
Iuceudiar;es Burn a Sugar House.

NEW ORLBAaS, LA, Jan. u.-F'oret
Brothers sugar-house, on Bayou La
Fourche, near Thibodeaux, was totally
destroyed by fire early this morning. The
loss is about $4,000. There was no In
surance, the policy having been cancelled
a few days previous, owing TO the threats
made by unpaid Italian laborers on the
place 10 destroy the building. The threats
were undoubtedly carried out this morn
ing. Bloodshed may follow.
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PERSONAL.
Cotton Manufacturers Coming .outh.

LOWELL, MASS, Jan. 1.-THE peu-
ton OF the Boott Cotton Mills, of this
civ. now before the Legislature asking
permission TO do business outside OF the
state. is the preliminary step 10 the loce-
tion OF a plant somewhere IN the South.
me United States Cord Company, whose
huiIdings here were recently burned, will
possibly also go South with its business,
and locate with the Whittier Cotton Mills,
some of whose products the cord COM
pany uses.