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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-16
e. D. JORDAN DEAD.
He Was One of tho Founders of a
widely known Businesa House.

Boston, Nov. 15.-Eben D. Jordan, one
of the founders of the firm of Jordan.
Marsh & Co, died this morning at $50
o'clock at his late home on Beacon street.
Mr. Jordan had been sick since early In
July. He had no specially dangerous dis
ease, but the cause of his death seemed
to be a general decline of vial poNer.
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JAY GoULD's REAL ESTATE.
The Assessment Made by the Tax
Commissioner to stand.

New York, Nov. 15-The general term
of the supreme court to-day handed down
a decision, sustaining the special term in
dismissing a writ Of certiorari. asked for
by the executors of the estate Of jaw
Gould, TO review the action Of the tax
commissioners in assessing them upon
$4,000 coo of real property. The assess
ment of S100O0,000 made by the commits
sioners for 1899 therefore stands
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LAO TUNG's EVACUATION.
- ne Necessary Indemnity to BE PAID
to Japan To-day

london, Nov. 15.-The Morning Post.
'-. to-morrow say that the indemnity
5'7ea TO be paid to Japan for her evacu-
6l q the Idao-Tung peninsula viii be
..,4hIed over to the Japanese reDresenta-
as 10y the Bank OF England on Satur-
az me Japanese viii, therefore. evacu-
'-e peninsula within three months.
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STOKES EXECUTION.
The British Government stin Insists :
on an Inquiry

London Nov 15.-The Telegraph to-
morrow will say that the indemnity of
= ID paid by the Congo state for the il
execution of Mr. Stokes, a British
.alar, by Capt. Lothair of the Congo
81. rs army. relates to only one phase
~ me matter. 1t in no wise dispOses Of
G@-t az Britain's demand for an inquiry into
eaut. Lothairs conduct.
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DuNRAvEN AND THE DEFENDER.
The London Field Finds some Ex-
cuse For His Lordship.

London, Nov. 15.-The Field tomorrow
will say: Nobody in this country sup
poses that Mr. Iselin could possibly have
eeen implicated in any tampering with
-.e Defender, but Lord Dunravens $ sus-
n ION that the Defender was deeper in
-r water on Sept. than previously
e9Ai1 nave been proved or disprOYed if
sae course Lord Dunraven communicated
/" ar. Fish had been adopted. 1t ought
70 have been done"
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STRUNG UP TO A TREE.
\ MURDERER LYNCHED IN MA
DERA COUNTY.
Victor Adams, the Cowardly Assassin
of Judge Baker. Swiftly Put
to Death.

MADEIRA. July 2S.-Victor Adams, who
shot and killed his father-in-law. Judge
Baker, few days ago. was lynched near
O'Neals yesterday by indignant citizens
of this county. Tom Baker and COM
panion captured Adams near North Fork
yesterday morning.
The two mon had proceeded with the
murderer to within about three miles of
O'Neals, and almost in sight of the house
where Adams had committed the crime
that he was now about to eXpiate.
The news of his capture had spread and
q large number of determined men were
soon on the spot. All formalities were
dispensed with. a moose was carefully
adjusted about Adams neck. His eyes
were not bindfolded. but gazed beseech-
ingly upon his eXecutioners as a score of
willing hands pulled him into eternity.
The body was left hanging there, await
ing the official action o. the Coroner.
The news of the lynching spread
rapidly, and a great number of people
are constantly visiting the place to see
the body of the murderer.
Coroner Payne started Immediately for
the scene, but as the distance is about
thirty miles from here, the inquest will
not be held till tomorrow. afternoon.
cold blooded and brutal one. He had
married a stepdaughter OF Judge Baker
against the latter's wishes. and bad blood
had always existed between the two
Last Tuesday they met near the Judges
house and quarreled. Adams attempted
to shoot Judge Baker, but was stopped
by a bystander.
Baker started for home with his STEP
son-in-law following close behind him
As the old man crossed the threshold of
his house be turned LO glance toward tho
road, and saw Adams taking aim at him.
He shouted, "Don't shoot" and the
words were his last. There was u report
and Baker fell into the arms OF his wife
who had come from an inner room to
greet him. Then with fiendish brutality
Adams ran up and fired the remaining
charge in his shotgun into the dying
mans body. Defying pursuit be turned
and dashed into the brush.
Other crimes charged against Adams
proved him to have been a thorough
william. a few months ago he turned his
little girl out OF his house because she
could not find some sheep that had
strayed away. The child spent the night
in the mountains, and was found late the
following afternoon faint from hunger
and exposure.
Adams later attempted to kill his step-
daughter. The girl was bound hand and
foot, gagged and thrown into a creek.
The stream was shallow enough to enable
her to keep her head above water and
after enduring three hours Of torture she
was discovered and rescued. For weeks
afterward the girl hovered between life
and death.
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OCEAN TRANSPORTATION.
Proposed Steamship service Betwee
Colon and New Orleans.

Proposed Steamship service Between
Colon and New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS Na.), July>2S.-An i'm
portant meeting was held to-day at the
Board of Trade to consider certain propo-
sitions that representative of the Pana-
ma Railroad Company was understood to
have submitted. looking toward the es-
tablishment OF regular line OF steamers
between Colon and this port. The COM
pany do not ask for financial support. for
they possess the necessary equipment to
carry out their plans, but they wish to
know ust how lar they can rely on the
patronage OF the merchants oftne Crescent
City. 10 that end the Panama Company
addressed communication to j. b. Cam
ers " Co., intimating that If they could be
assured Of even portion of the trade of
the merchants, they would be willing TO
run their steamers between this place and
Colon, and maintain a monthly line OF
the service.
The meeting resolved to heartily in
dorse the Inauguration OF the new enter
prise, and recommend that the merchants
of New Orleans give to the Panama Com
pany liberal part of their business pat
ronage.
The Panama Company guarantees to
always place New Orleans on parity
with New York on matters of rates. and
i'll every manner possible to push the
enterprise to ali legitimate lengths.
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the Indians IN Hoback Canyon, and that
they occupy position that is practically
impregnable.
AN OVERDUE STEAMER.
Unconfirmed Rumors That She Has
Gone to the Bottom.

Unconfirmed Rumors That She Has
Gone to the Bottom.
MEMPHIS Tenn, July 2S.-The ateam-
er Belle of Memphis, owned by the
Anchor Line Company, running between
here and ST. Louis, is overdue, and much
anxiety is felt, as she has on board many
eXcursionists from Memphis. There are
unconfirmed rumors that the steamer
sank about sixty miles north of this city.
There Is no telegraph line along the river.
though few telephone connections ex-
ist. one of these is with Osceola and an
other is by way of Dyersburg, but neither
of them could be raised tonight. The
only possibility lies in the coming OF
someone from the boat to this city for re-
lief, in event the accident has occurred, as
was done in the case of the steamer Lady
Lee few weeks ago.
The Belle Of Memphis was due here to-
night, and reached Cairo, southbound, at
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A feature of the rumor that she sank
which gives it some force is that which
states with accuracy the number OF pas
large delegation of Memphians. taking
advantage Of a cheap excursion rate and
making the round trip on the steamer.
THE RUMOR NOT CONFIRMED.
ST. LOUIS, July 2S.-The rumor OF the
sinking Of the Anchor line steamer, Belle
OF Memphis, had not been verified by the
officers of the company in this city at 10
o'clock tonight. The delay IN the ar
rival of the steamer is admitted by the
officials to be due to accident. The boat
left this city at q p. VI. Friday last tor
Memphis. with number of round trip
excursionists on board under careful
management, and the report of loss of
life is without authentic foundation.
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CLINTON Ua), July 28.-About forty
people were poisoned by eating dressed
beef yesterday at Thompson, north Of
here. At George Griswold's farmhouse
twenty-five threshers sat down to supper.
and ate heavily of the meat. In less than
an hour all were stricken with intense
suffering. No deaths have yet resulted,
but many of the victims are in precarl-
Gus condition. Several families bought
and ate the meat, and they were similarly
affected. One young woman was seized
by the pain, and was found at night wan
dering about. The screams OF the VIC
Tins can be heard for half mile, and
the oXcitement is intense. 1t is said the
meat was prepared by local butcher,
Hans Christensen.
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MONTANANS STIRRED UP
Over the Proposed Consolidation
Two Competing Railways.

Over the Proposed Consolidation of
Two Competing Railways.
HELENA, July 2S.-The proposed con-
solidation of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific systems, which have
over l, 400 miles of railroad in Montana,
has stirred up the people of this State to
a degree that promises to result in an
extra session of the Legislature. Twenty
mem bers of that body and number of
prominent citizens have been in con-
ference here during the past two days
with Governor Richards relative to the
propriety Of calling an extra session, and
the Governor is inclined to issue the call
II it becomes necessary to prevent The
consolidation OF the two roads. The
State Constitution forbids the consolida-
ton of competing roads, and as ali
the branches of both roads were organ
lied under State laws, all the Legislature
will have to do is to pass law putting
the constitutional provision into effect.
Ii it becomes evident that consolidation
will be effected. special session will no
doubt be called.
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seriously injured. They are: Frederick
Gittler, bruised about the body and legs;
Moses Simon. injured about the knees
and hips; Fannie Pauline, cut on the
head; Jennie Lindley, arms injured and
cut on the face and head by flying glass.
All live in New York.
Cable car No 452 was going down the
steep mill at One Hundred and thirty
first street. when the grip holding the
cable broke, and the car, with a trailer
attached, started forward at a lively pace
The gripman promptly tried the brakes,
but found them useless. At one Hun
dred and Twenty ninth street the crash
ceme. Passengers were thrown over the
low rails OF the trailers, and to those who
witnessed the accident IL appeared as
though many must necessarily be killed.
1t was found that many of the passengers
were moro or less injured.
The four who were most seriously hurt
were seated in the trailer on the forward
car, the rear platform of which was COM
pletely demolished.
The gripman on the runaway car had
pluckily stuck to his post and received
only few bruises The front platform
where he was standing was wreck ed, and
his escape was almost miraculous
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to hang him. He says he could go to trial
with Holmes and Quinlan tomorrow
and hang them both.
Quinlan was questioned again to-day.
He admitted some things to-day which
yesterday he denied, and other matters
which yesterday he admitted to-day he
denied. He is greatly confused, and has
told so many stories that he cannot now
remember what he has said. If he con-
fesses ana tells a straight story with de-
tails ii will clinoh what is already thought
to be Il complete case.
Inspector Fitzpatrick tonight said he
was on the track of some OF Holmes 60
betweens in Chicago. lie further said
that there were number Of women who
were morally pure when they met
Holmes, who are to-day outcasts, and
who do not come forward because they
do not wish to show up their own dis
grace In fact the accusation is now
made, and not without foundation, that
Holmes, for money consideration, made
a habit of placing men Oh criininally intl-
mate terms with women OF whom ho
himself had tired.
The Inspector has about arrived at the
conclusion that Robert l.. Phelps, whom
il is said married Miss Cigrand, is not
among Holmes victims, as reported, but
that Phelps is Holmes himself. No rec
ord could be found OF the marriage OF
Robert Il. Phelps and 4 Miss Cigrand.
but a woman brought to the police to-
night an engraved invitation to such q
marriage, and the license may have been
obtained under still another alias. 1t
seems likely that Miss Cigrand did marry
somebody.
The Assistant Chief of Police was
asked tonight how he accounted for
Holmes making away with the Van las
sci girl, ii SO he did, as she had no money
and It Is not known that there was any
insurance on her life. He said: ~ do
not know that the Van Tassel girl was
murdered. She is. however, missing,
and believe that Holmes was the cause.
That scOundrel was, it seems, irresista ole
20 women, and think that the Van las
sci girl was seduced, and now stays away
from home on account OF the disgrace Or
that there was insurance on her lie. The
insurance idea is tar from the impOsslbIe.'
The Insurance companies don't seem
TO be working IN harmony WITH the po-
lice and are giving out no Information.
Il meeting of representatives of 1nsur-
ance companies and persons swlndIed by
Holmes was held yesterday in the office
or Lawyer Chamberlain. The Chief OF
Police received information that such a
meeting was TO be held and sent man to
Mr.. Cham berlain's office with the re-
quest that be be admitted as represent
ative of the Police Department, but the
officer was not allowed to be present at
the meeting and was refused information
at it's close. The police are unable 10 ac-
count for this.
The trunk that is believed to have con-
tanned the body OF the Williams girl was
tonight removed to Inspector EitZpat-
rick's office. and there it was carefully
examined. 1t is a cheap affair, but OF
good size The lining OF it is covered
with bloodstains.
There was no work done at the Engle-
wood house to-day. The worllnen laid
aside their picks and shovels for Sunday,
but will begin Work again early to-mor-
row morning.
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LONG LIVE MACEDONIA
Demonstration in Honor of Bul garia
Officers Il hiIled on the Frontier

Demonstration in Honor of Bul 9arian
Officers Killed on the Frontier.
SOFIA, July 28.-Services held in the
cathedral here to-day in honor OF two
Bulgarian officers who were killed while
fighting on the Macedonian side, III
skirmish with the Turks on the frontier,
was made the occasion of a significant
pro- Macedonian demonstration. There
was an immense concourse of people at
the services, including military officers,
Government officials and other men nigh
in political life. After the religious
services the President of the Macedonian
Committee delivered an Grafton, conclud-
ing with Long Live Macedonia" Por
traits of the deceased officers were dis
played IN the square in front of the Ca
thedral. ana the crowd filed past them,
many of the people kissing them. a
great demonstration was also made over
Macedonian refugees, who were carried
on the shoulders OF the crowd.
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KOBE (Japan). July 2S.-A frightfulac-
cident. IN which 40 soldiers perished, has
occurred Oh the railway running from
this place to Osaka. a train of twenty
three cars was conveying to this city 400
japanese soldiers, who were returning
from China, where they had taken part
in the military operations. A heavy
storm was raging, and as the train was
running along the soa-wall on which the
tracks as they approach the city are laid.
an immense seq leaped over the wall,
separating tho train and derailing the en-
gine and eleven cars, which plunged Off
the wall into the bay. Most of the men
IN them were drowned like rats in trap.
The accident occurred at about l o'clock
III the morning and the night was pitch
dark. The sea was running so high thai
1t was impossible to render any assistanc
to the men III the cars that had gone over
board, even had the means been at hand
to do So some managed to get out of
the cars. but were dashed to death against
the wall.
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NAVAL EXHIBIT.
An international Fair 10 be Held 81
kiel Next Year

An international Fair TO be Held at
kiel Next Year.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Consul W. II.
Robertson at Hamburg informs the De-
partment OF State that from May % to
September 80, 1896, there is to be held at
kiel an international naval exhibit in
connection with an industrial exhibition
of the Province OF Schleswig- Holstein.
The grounds chosen for the affair are
situated close to the eastern entrance OF
the newly opened canal on kiel Bay.
The naval exhibit is to comprise all pro-
ducts in any way connected with the
navy or shipping in general, sea, rivers
or canals. 1t is also to give a complete
historical review OF the developments
and progress made in ship-building and
all its kindred Industries.
The official programme will be ready
in September next.
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Held Up by Highwaymen.

ANGELS CAMP, July 2S.-Two team
sters who work for Treiflier at Salt
Spring Valley, in this county, were held
up by couple of masked highwaymen
yesterday on the road between Milton
and Copperopolis. The teamsters had
disposed of two loads Of hay, and the rob-
bers evidently supposed they had the
proceeds of the sale in their pockets. In
this they were disappointed, and got only
50 30 for their trouble.
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CoRBETr AND FITzsIN1MoNs.
What They Have to say About Gov.
ernOr uiberson's Proclamation.

What They Have to say About Cove
ernor Cuiberson's Proclamation.
NEW YORK, July 28.-In reference to
the proclamation against the Corbett-
FitZsim fight issued by Governor
GulbersOn Of Texas on Saturday. James
j. Corbets said tonight that he had re-
ceived no official Information on the sub
ject, and unless he did he should be very
much inclined to doubt The accuracy of
the news. When asked what he would
do II the report proved TO be correct, he
said: Al am under contract to Dan Stew
art and Joe Nendig of the Florida Ath-
| letic CLUB, and Will abide by their in
structions."
Fitzsimmons showed no paticular con-
corn when told OF the action of the Gov
ernor OF Texas. and in reply to the ques-
ton as to what he intended TO do about il,
replied that he was confident the fight
would come OFT all right, and he did not
intend 10 trouble himself further about
the matter.
CULBERsoN's PROCLAMATION.
AUSTIN (rex.), July Ex-Governor Gull
| berson yesterday afternoon issued the fol-
lowing in regard to the Corbett- Eitzsinl-
mons fight:
WHEREAS, Fighting with or without
gloves is expressly prohibited by the law
OF this State, and any person who acts as
second, stakeholder, counselor or ad
visor, or SHOULD render aid Of any aucn
character in any such fight is principal in
such o1fenae; and, whereas, 1t is believed
said law has been and is being further
violated, and further violations thereof
are contemplated and are being openly
provided for; and, whereas, the COnstitu-
ton OF the State enjoins that the Exec
utive shall cause the laws to be faithfully
executed.
Now, therefore, l, c. a. Culberson,
Governor of the State of Texas, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Con-
stitution and laws thereof, do hereby
urge the various officers charged with
such duties both TO prevent the commits
sion of such otIenses ana cause offenders
to be punished. And ali persons con-
templating further InfractiOns of said
law are warned to desist therefrOm and
are put upon notice that TO the limit of
executive authority l shall take care that
the law is faithfully executed to the end
that such ofienses may be prevented and
offenders punished.
In witness whereof, | have hereuntO
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
State to be affixed in Austin. this 9th
day of July, \. D. 1888.
G. a. CULBEEsON, Governor of Texas.
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4 Little Girl Killed,

CINCINNATI, July 2S.-The little daugh-
ter of Joseph Trapp OF Reading lies dead
from d bullet wound in the abdomen, re-
ceived while trying TO restore peace in the
family circle. Trapp got drunk this
morning, and began TO abuse mis- family
Joseph. his niueteen-year-old son, inter-
tered Securing revolver, he ordered
the old man to stop his abuse. The father
became more violent, and as he rushed to-
ward his son young Joseph raised his re-
yolver. The little girl rushed between
them, and a bullet frolu the revolver
killed her. The boy is nearly distracted
with urief
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Death of a Circuit Judge.

CUMBERLAND Md, July 2S.-Henry
W. Hoffman, a Circui. Judge of the Sixth
judicial District OF Maryland. died at his
residence in this city at O'Clock this
morning i'll his sixty-nlnth year. his
health had been feeble for a considerable
time. Judge Hoffman enjoyed the per-
sonal esteem OF President Lincoln. and
was appointed by him Collector of the
port of Baltimore in 1867.
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Death of a Prominent Railroad Man.

VANCOUVER (B. c., July 2S.-Col. K.
Sibley, prominent Chicago railroad and
mining man, died yesterday in ST. Jo-
soph's Hospital of atrophy of the liver.
He returned a few days ago from a trip TO
Alaska in company with Gen. J. McGee
aud General Lathrop OF New York. He
was so i'll on reaching here that he had
to 60 TO the hospital at once. The re-
mains left for Chicago last night
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Insurgents Capture n Town.

LONDON, July 28.-The Chronicle has a
Constantinople dispatch which it will
print tomorrow saying that the Vail of
Salonica has telegraphed to the Grand
Nizier stating that after the defeat of the
Turkish troops by the Macedonians at
Diuma. On the Bulgarian Macedonian
frontier, the insurgents captured the
town Of Menlik, and burned the Turkish
quarter and the telegraph station. The
Chronicle will reafiirm that the Porte has
ordered the mobilization of the second
and third army corps, which affirmation
has been officially denied.
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HANGED FROM y BRIDGE BEAM.
An Aged Negro Lynched Near Meri-
dian, Miss.

dian. Miss.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.). July 2S.-Charles
Burwell, an aged negro, was lynched
near Meridian, Miss, last night about II
o'clock. 1t was at first supposed that he
was hanged for completely in some of the
holdup5 and attempted murders in that
vicinity which recently excited the peo-
pie to fever heat. 1t was thought that he
was concerned in the Farmer outrage,
which occurred near where he was
hanged. On the night of July 4th Louis
Farmer and his vile were assaulted and
their store robbed. The perpetrators es-
capped, but several suspects are confined
in jail.
Later developments seem to fasten the
lynching on the real culprits. since it is
learned that the old negro. Charles Bur
well, was promised a reward of $3.50 to
ferret out the guilty parties. and this be-
coming known to them, they Went TO his
house, dragged him to the Sowashee
bridge and strung him from beam.
y Corouer's jury rendered a verdict
that be came to his death at the hands OF
unknown parties.
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THE FUNERAL WAS STOPPED.
Suspicious as to the Cause of Chi
cagOan'S Death.

cagoan's Death.
CHICAGO, July 28.-John Rookie, Yard
master OF the Panhandle road in this city,
died last week at his home. 429 West Erie
street. The attending doctor gave cor
tlfcate for typhoid fever. The funeral
services were being held yesterday, the
Knights of Pythias lodge, of which be
was member, participating, when they
were brought 20 a sensational stop at the
instance oil the Pythians by the police,
who had been informed of sus picious cir
cumstances surrounding the man's death.
1t is alleged that the dead man was inti-
mate with another mans wife. and that
he was murdered by poison. The allega-
ton involves the woman and her hus-
band. Rookie was married. The Coroner
will hold an inquest. 1t is said the doc
tor admits that he found symptoms Of
poisoning.