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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
of THE investigation. The following Is an

of THE investigation. The following ns an
abstract of its contents:
The examiners report recitss that he
commenced investigation on Aug. IL. He
found F. l. e. Nordmanns d'-p putty ectlac-
ter, in the offse Nordmann said Cclec-
tor Lott was sick at home and his son, M
c. Lott, could perhaps give the examiner
the desired information. The son was
telsphoned to and came down after a
while The examiner stated his had
come on the instruction of the governor
to check up the Office, whersupen yclng
Lett ordered Nordmann ito deliver the
stubs in his possession to the examin-r,
but the latter renewed his request for all
Of the stubs used during the year. Leet
then instructed Mr.. Kenny, anzther de- u
ty to deliver the stubs he had. Thia ex-
aGniner asked If that was all, and Lott
replied that 1t was not, but that the
others would be deLvor.i by the time
the examiner had finished checking over
what he had. The examiner renewed his
demand for all of the stubs, and Lott
left the office for the Gay.
The following day, all of the stubs rl1t
having bsen turned over, the examiner
secured a room in 1.-The court house and
moved to it all of the books in the Office
which rsrtained to his investigation ana
made q written demand on the Lots for
the o.laer books. He also dem1rded a
list of unpaid taxes, which was not fur
nished.
The collector reported these facts to
the governor, who instructed him to re-
port under oath If the collector or his
deputies persisted In their refusal to- OBJ
L..
them, and If so the governor would dis
charge his duty under the law.
Tho examiner sent copies of this letter
to the collector and his deputies. Young
.Continueo on Second Pagc.)
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
ESPOUSEO CUBBS CAUSE
Two Hundred Americans viii
Leave Chicago Today.
THEY WERE UNEMPLOYED
And Decided to Accept Small Salary and
AIluring Promises Railroads Warned
Not to Garry Ammunition.

Chicago. Aug. SO.-The Tlmes-Herald
says:
Two hundred Americans and three car
loads of ammunition are supposed to
leave Chicago tomorrow evening for
Jacksonville, Fla, to board the steamer
Soledad for some point in Cuba. Th4
date Of the soledads sailing is, according
to Spanish reports, fixed for Saturday.
The men composing the Chicago Cuban
contingent are made up mostly of unem-
ployed. They havs enlisted for twelve
months and are to receive a salary of $40
month. In the event of Cuba's re-
ceiving her freedom from Spain each
soldier is promised large tract of land
and sum of money.
Lieut.. Col. Dominez, of the New York
junta, Is now in Chicago. He comes as
the agent of Pres,den. .Cisneros and Treas
urer Benjamin Guerra. He brought sew
eral thousand dollars with him and he
has been busy among those who were
found willing to join the insurgent forces.
Unless Consul Fernindino Staudy Gin
nez, who will ask the federal court for
an injunction prohibiting the moving of
these men and ammunition, is successful,
the men will meet today with knapsacks
and rifles ready to join the forces Of
Gomez in Pinar dsl Rio district.
By what line the Cuban volunteers are
to travel between this point and Jackson
vile is not known.
The Spanish consul, acting under or
ders from Minister de LONE. who is now
at Lenox, Mass, has sent out a notice to
all lines running south to the following
effect:
you are hereby warned not to carry
material contra band Of war or any ma
terial that may be subsequently used for
or by the Cuban insurgents. If such
material is shipped the Spanish govern
ment will hold you responsible under the
rules Of the International law and by
reason of any such protection given by
the laws of the United States to tn. Span
ish government as relates to the shipping
or carrying of goods contraband of war
to non-belligerents."
This warning was sent out after the
consul had consulted with his govern
ment's attorney in this city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH GAFFORD
Governor Orders Out the Militia
to Preserve Order.
GREENvlLLE RIFLES CALLED
Under Military Protection the Prisoner is Ia
ken to Montgomery for Safe Keeping
Political Lines Closely Drawn.
Special to the Aga-Herald.

Special to the Age Herald.
Greenville Ala. Aug. 3o.-Shortly after
midnight this morning courier from the
western portion of this, Butler county,
dashed into the city at break-neclz
speed and informed Sheriff Sbanl1s that
mob had organized in the southw-s st srn
portion of the County and was marching
to Greenvill4 for the purpose of lynching
John A. Gafford, who killed Francis Z.
Lloyd, the newspaper writer. near here
last Thansday
The sheriff wired to Gov. Johnston, who
was in Birmingham at the time, and the
executive promptly Instructed him to
call out the Greenville Rifles and all Of
the available officers of the law to pro-
tect the prisoner in jail.
The sheriff acted promptly, the troops
we're drawn up about the Jail, and when
this naob's scouts came upon the ecsne
sfpey found the authorities were prepared
to give them warm reception. The
facts were reported to the lynchers, who
determined, after a conference, to pos.-
pone their attempt until tonight After
the officers had surrounded the Jail they
discovered that a hole amply sufficient to
permit the passage through of a person
of large size had been dug in the jail wall,
and 1T Is presumed that agents of the
lynchers had dug the opening in order to
guarantee themselves passage in. pro-
vided they were unsuccessful in getting
the keys from the sheriff.
Two prisoners accused of felonies con-
trived to escape through this hole dur
ing the excitement.
This afternoon, guarded by the mill
tary, the prisoner, Gafford, was conduct
ed from the jail 10 tife Train anu piouSHt
to Montgomery where h was confined to-
night and where he will likely remain
until he is tried.
Gafford killed Lloyd because of what
he considered ths illicit relations that
existed between the deceased, who was
a man of family, and Gafford's sister,
who is an attractive grass widow. Lloyd
was a prominent democrat and a msm-
ber of the legislature. Gafford Is a pop
ulist and politics are said to have figured.
ulists and politics are said to have figured
in the case; at any rate sympathy has
be4n lined up by political parties and
considerable feeling exists, on party
lines.
Some years ago Gafford killed his broth
er-in-law, the husband of the sister sup
posed to be the cause of the murder of
Lloyd
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
THE EXAMINERS EEPoaT.
Full and Complete Details OF the Condition Of
the Office.

The state examiners reported to-
day on the investigation of the af-
fairs Of the Office OF Tax Collector
Lott. of Mobile. This good, hon
est old SOUL" whom Gov. Johnston
was abused by many people In Mobile for
even suspecting, has been found to be
between $4,000 and $4,000 short in his
accounts.
The reports of the examiners tell the
story of the Investigation in detail.
Judge Purifoy. the chief examiner, has
submitted very vuauminous documen mt.
1t contains more than 100 pages Of typa-
written matter, and goes into every de.a
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31

Washington, Aug. 3o.---Ths president,
by executive order, has set apart two
tracts of lund in Pensacola harbor, Fla,
for military and naval defense purposes
The tracts are described as follows:
Lot of section and lots / and 2 of
section 9 In township 8 south. rangs 20
west, containing 267.25 acres. Fractional
sections one Of township south. range
80 west. containing s.1i acres.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
rr 9 .ntionary Measnres
Lloyd.

Washington, Aug. 30.--The Marine hos
pital service has been notified of the
capture off the west coast of Florida Of
two fishing smacks by the sanitary In
spection service The vessels were from
Cuba, or connected with Cuban vessels,
and were taken possession of as a health
precaution.. They were sent to quaran-
tine to be datsined until their sanitary
condition can be determined.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-31
DeialcatiOnS Are Said to Date Back to
About 1873.
IT is FOUND THAT THOUGH He
Has Been in Office for More Than Thirty
Years, He Managed the Affairs of
His Office in Very Careless
and SIpshod Manner.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Special to The Age Herald.
Men gomery, Ala, Aug SO.-Gov. john
ston today removed Collector Lott. of
Mobile. from Office.
According to the report of Stale Ex
aminer Pur.foy and Ccwan. Tax Cogec-
tor E. B. Lott. of Mobile county. is $4o.-
900 short in his accounts for the tax year,
1885,
Giving him the benefits CT all doubts, he
is over $4,000 short. Whal, his dcfalca
tions, If any, for past years amount 20
will be determined as early as the ex-
am,ners can accomplish the arduous task.
Mr.. Lott was one of the moss prom.
nent men in the state. He is advanced in
years, and is in fa1ng health, and his
condition IS piitable.
Three months ago. when Gov. Johnston
sought to require Mr.. Lott TO streng hen
his official bond, there was great ind,g-
nation expressed in Mobile that the ex-
ecutive should reflect in any way ON so
good and so virtuous a man. Mr.. Lit
and his friends demurred some time, but
finally acquiesced and strengthened the
bond with asecurity companys tbliga ion.
EARLY in August Gov. Johnston sent the
examiners down to check UP Mr.. Lots
office.
They made complaints after commea aic-
Ing upon the job that Lofts sons were
hndering the, investigat ton by withLold-
ing certain books. Proceedings were
threatened and the records were finally
ali turned over.
The reports show tnat for years past
Lott has been collecting large amounts
of tax money bstfore it was due, giving
discounts to the tax payer and in this
way raising money to settle up the short
age of the current year.
Also that he would collect money and
instead of paying it over ait the end of
the north as the law requires, he would
withhold it from eratry on his cash book
for months. Also ttat he used checks
signed as tax collector to pay his private
debts. Also that he systematically al
lowed tax payers to settle by notes which
he would discount at the banks and fail
for months to enter the proceeds on, his
cash book.
Lofts bond is for 100000, but while
there are dozen or more signers, 1t IS
doubtful whether the state will realize
anything In the naigalborhood of its
tect the shortage that occurred previous
shortage. The surety bond does not pro-
to the past three months.
Mr.. Lott has been tax collector of Nc
bile almost ever since the war. On the
receipt of the report this afternoon Gov.
Johnston suspended him and notified So
1icitor Webb to bring impeachment pro-
csedings at once.
1t remains with tbs. grand juries and
the people of the county to say whether
he shall be punished as criminal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
FREIGHT RATE FIGHT.

Denver, Colo, Feb. pa freight
rate war affecting the whole Rocky
Mountain region has been inaugurated
The Star and Union lines, leading from
Atlantic ports and connecting with the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy in the
west, have announced a reduction to
the basis of the water lines leading
through the Gulf ports into the wes-
tern territory. The reduction repre-
Sents a deduction of 43 cents per 100
pounds on first-clasS freight and low
er classificatiOns in proportion. The
Union Pacific and the Denver and
Gulf Immediately met the situation
and announced from Gulf headquar-
ters that the same differentials will
be observed, via the Gulf, as hereto
fore. The rate of first-class freight
prvailing through the Gulf ports was
50 % per 100 pounds. The revised
rate through the Gulf ports will be
81 Sc
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
LEES DEMANDS.
OUR CONSUL GENERAL DID ASK
FOR wARsHIPS
To Protect American Lives But 0lney'!
Proverbial Intense Americanism,"
Does Not Respond.

New York, Feb. pa special to
the Herald from Havana, says:
The State department refuses to
answer Consul General Lees cable
inquiry whether or not IL will sus-
tain, with a man-of-war, in his de-
mand that Spanish outrages upon
Americans cease and that the lives,
liberty and treaty rights of citizens
of the United States be respected by
the Spanish authorities.
Ruiz was kept from communicating
to any one for thirteen days before
lie was killed. To prevent Scott being
secretly murdered Gen. Lee demand
ed of Gen. Mhmada on Friday that
Scott be brought out of close confine-
ment and allowed to see his friends.
This was not done by Saturday and
Gen. Lee cahled to Secretly Olney the
facts, asking how many warships
were on the Florida coast, and il one
would be sent here in case it became
necessary to enforce his demands. Not
one word in reply to this question has
come from Washington up to Wednes-
day night-four days after the State
department had been asked by the
American consul general, in an emer-
gency, if he could rely upon his gov
eminent fully sustaining him in pro-
tecting his countrymen.
The Spanish authorities do not in
the least respect the treaty stipulation
that no American prisoner must be
kept in solitary confinement more than
five days and must be acquainted
with the charge against him within 81
hours.
The American colony is bordering
Oh panic. There is no hope of pro-
lection from the government at Wash
ington unless Congress commands
the president to send fleet immedi-
ately.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
MILLING REPORT.

The General Tenor of The Market is
Good
Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 1.-THE
Northwestern Miller reports last
weeks -four output. nj four centres,
as follows:
Feb. 20, Minneapolis, 213.560:
Head of Lakes. 3O,GS0; Milwaukee,
27,62S; ST. Louis, 44,70O: aggregate,
316.56S; previous week, 349,G60.
February 30, 1896 Minneapolis,
21S,456; Head of Lakes, 30,022; Mil
waukee, 21,92S; st. Louis, 5000; to
tai, 26O,310; aggregate 31G,710; pre-
viouS week, 2S5,425.
Feb. %, 1886 Minneapolis. 159,350;
Head of Lakes, 1890: Milwaukee,
81 ,040; total, 205,290.
The output this week promises to
approach 250,000 bbls. The strength
in wheat last week improved the do
nestle demand for -four and Mime
apOliS sales were about 100000 bar
rels. The foreign buyers also came
into the market with bids but were so
much below the Miller's views that
little business resulted. The weakness
in wheat during the past two days is
calculated to make buyers hold back
until confidence can once more be in
stalled into the demands. Export
shipments were $4,000 barrels against
$1,000 the week before, $4,000 in '96
and $4,000 in 80. Bran and middlings
are in brisk demand.
SupeTior-Duluth-Th present weeks
output is estimated at $1,000 barrels.
Domestic trade is dull and practically
no exports doing. Export shipments
we're 1900 barrels against $500 the
week before, $4,000 in 90 and 715 in
90. Feed is firm and in fair demand.
Milwaukee, large production is
looked forward TO for this week.
While there was a slight improve
ment in domestic trade, the most of
last weeks advance in wheat was eff
fective in bringing in large shipments.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
STATE PRINTING wRANGLE.

Sacramento. Cal, Feb. 25.-The
pressmen employed in the state print
ing Office have quit work and refused
70 go back. They say they have re-
ceived no wages for six weeks and
they see no prospects of getting any.
The state printer accordingly closed
down the entire plant and the Legis-
lature will be unable to transact any
business until presSmen and printers
go to work again. The real cause of
the trouble is the veto by Gov. Budd
Of bill appropriating $4,000 for the
use Of the State printing Office. The
governor charges that the Office has
beeen conducted in an extravagant
manner and that the act of the state
printer in creating a deficiency was
illegal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
fractional WAR.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 25.-Tle feud
between the Lurten and GrosSom
familiar, which gave rise recently to
reports that the town of Stroud had
been raided, has resulted in another
killing at daylight. John Grossom. the
elder, was shot to death in front of his
house in the Greek country by Dep
uty Sheriff Bentley, who was one OF a
posse that attempted to arrest Gros-
som and his two sons, Solomon and
Garfield. The sons were finally cap
tured and are in Jail at Chandler. The
arrests are the result of the recent kid
mapping of three members of the Lur-
ten faction by the GrosSoms.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE PORTE GETS FUNNY.

New York, Feb. pa special to
the Herald from Constantinople, says
lsmael Bey, governor ad Interim of
the palace has officially informed the
ambassadors that taking the gravity
the event into consideration, the Tur-
kish government no longer considers
itself bound by its promises with re-
gard TO the sending of achievements
to Crete.
The ambassadors are now trying to
persuade the Porte to grant them a
weeks delay TO re-establish order and
to organize the administration.
The foreign admirals have received
orders to persuade the insurgents and
the Greeks to consent to an armistice
OF 8 days.
The Porte insists upon the departure
of the new Vail of Crete.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
SPANISH MINISTER INsULTED

New York, Feb. 25.-The correspOn-
dent of the Herald at Bogota says that
Spanish Minister Baron de La Barre,
was slapped in the face and otherwise
inSulted by Senior Morales on board u
railroad train.
Morales, who is Il very young man,
is the relative of Don PlacitO Mora
les. who was killed in the streets in
BogOta Il year ago. The dispute had
arisen between Don Placido and some
Spanish residents over the Cuban
question. Finally Il group OF Calalon,
ians, led by Rosendo Patch, attacked
Don Placido and killed him.
The insult to the Spanish minister
has caused great sensation in the
Capitol. Senior Morales has been inn
prisOned.
The feeling against the Spanish in
BOgota is very bitter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
BRIDGE RATES CUT.

st. Louis. Feb. 2j.-Receiver Bar
nard, of the st. Clair, Madison,and ST.
Louis Belt railroad, which includes the
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Alton, promulgated new tariff today
which knocked the bottom out of the
bridge arbitrary. 1t amounts TO a cut
of 60 per cent on the rates now obtain
ed for transporting freight and passen-
gers across the Mississippi river. II is
understood that the terminal railroad
association and st. Louis Merchants
Bridge Terminal Railway company,
will meet the cut if their business is
seriously impaired by the reduced rate
in force over the Alton bridge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
LATIN-AMERICAN ADvICES.

New York, Feb. pa special To
the Herald from Panama, Columbia,
says:
Mail adyices from Costa Rica assert
that Congress on the sixteenth instant
ratified new arbitration with Colum-
bia.
The correspondent of the Herald in
Guayaquil, Ecuador, telegraphs thai
Senior Felipe Carlo, Ecuadorian min
lister to the United States, has inform
ed the Quito government that an
American syndicate is willing to I'M
dertake the construction of the Sou
thern railway. Senior Carlo says that
an agent of the syndicate accompan-
led by engineers, will soon arrive in
Ecuador from the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
Price $500 a Year.
COMMENTED ANYWAY.
Can't Get Wives But Must Go Some
Place For An Easy Life.

iutC II VI AL E<dSN 1gllt.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 25.-The
brig Perry Edwards has cleared for
the Tahiti islands, and with her goes
United Brotherhood of the
South Sea Island. The brig goes To
Tahiti and from that point will sail
wherever the fancy Of those on board
dictates.
The expedition was brought about
by the publication in a local paper of
Il story to the effect that on st. Johns
Island,in the South seas were an abun-
dance Of dusky women who were pin
ing for husbands. All the men had
been killed in war and the women
were lonely. \ company was organ
lied in this city to go to the relief of
the dusky damsels and on board the
brig We're % men who sigh for the
tropical cline and the easy life in the
South seas. 1t has since developed
that the story was Il myth but the
company organized Were determined
to go some place. Each man con
tributed 500 to a common fund. The
old whaling brig Edwards was bought
and provisioned and today the eype-
dition starts. The men are provided
with agricultural implements and sew
eral trades are represented. They will
look for some uninhabited island, and
when they have found it they propose
to settle down to life of ease
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
NINE MELRA ILL.

Chicago, Feb. mime. Melbd has
given up the hope of coming to Chica-
90 for the opera season. Her phySi-
clans have declared it impossible for
her TO make the journey. She has
had 4 return of influenza which at
tackled her some months ago and in ad-
dition is suffering from Malaria fever.
This is the intelligence contained in a
telegram received by Mr.. Grau from
Nine. Melba at Paris. The message
further saws that Nine. Melba was
unutterbly sad over the situation. A
second telegram 10 Mr.. Grau from
Nine. MarcheeSi said that Nine. Melba
was looking extremely unwell
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE PLAGUE CONGRESS.

New York, Feb. pa special to
the Herald from Venice, says: NJ
Bondin, the president of the Sanitary
congress in an interview said that the
conciliatory attitude between the
French and English delegates greatly
facilitated the deliberations OF the
conference.
He said that the action of the na-
tons interested in having the pilgrim
age prohibited, would deter subjects
Of the Sultan from going to Mecca.
In the technical session it was voted
to increase the sanitary station near
Suez. The establishment Of q quar-
antine at BONA, on the Persian gulf
was shelved, but the completion Of
the quarantine on the island Of Camia.
in the Red sea was voted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
PERJURY AND FORGERY.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-EX-Notary
Public J. J. COoney has been held to
answer to charges Of perjury in con-
nection with the alleged acknowledge
ment of the late James G.. Fair to
deeds giving 100000 worth of prop
erty 10 Mrs. Nettie Cravens, a school
teacher. In his decision Superior
Judge Cook decided that in addition
to perjury the offender was serious
enough to conclude that forgery had
also been committed in preparing the
lead pencil deeds held by Mrs. Cra-
ven.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
THE RUSSIAN PRESS.

New York, Feb. pa special to
the Herald from st. Petersburg, says;
The Novoe Vremya claims that the
Greeks policy is good for England. If
they go in for war it will be impOssi-
BILE to forbid the Turks defending
their territory.
The Mirovie Olgoloski says the trOu-
BILE is purely local and does not threat
en- the peace of Europe.
The Glasnost says the Greeks count
ed on discOrd and found it. Greece
must capitulate or Europe must.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-25
EDITOR TO BE MINISTER.

Kansas City, Feb. 25.-A special T."
the Times, from Washington, says:
Major John l.. Bellinger, editor of
the st. Joseph Herald has been selec-
ted to succeed John l.. Peake of Kan
'sas City as minister to Switzerland.
John L. Peake, the present minister,
will resign early in March and the APP
pointment of Major Bellinger to sue
coed him will be made soon after Me
KinleY's Inauguration.