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The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
RALPH ELLISON CONVICTED.
He Acted As "Fence" for Bohannen',
Gang OF Robbers.

He Acted as q "Fence" for Bohaunen's
Gang OF Robbers.
Again Tuesday the members OF Bo.
lannon's band were arraigned in court
at Dalton, Ga, and they pleaded
guilty to each indictment.
Walter Bohannon, Tom Kinneman,
Jim Harris, Sam Painter, Eli Morris,
Ben Pearce and Luke White, all en-
tered pleas Of guilty.
There were three indictments against
some of them. They admitted every
thing, for they saw that there was not
the smallest hope of escape if they
went to trial.
Ralph Ellison, one Of their fences,
was convicted after a trial in which
he was defended by able counsel.
Judge Bender, o councilman and
formerly merchant, demanded trial,
and he, too, was indicted for receiv-
ing goods knowing that they had been
stolen.
Jesse Ian gstonwas brought in from
Murray county, and he plead guilty.
He is worth several thousand dollars.
At Wednesdays session of court
Ellison volunteered to testify for the
prosecution in any case if needed.
Sensational developments came thick
and fast during the day. An indict-
ment was found against Tom Peoples,
agent of the Western and Atlantic
railroad at Dalton, and his son, Drew
N. Peoples. They are charged with
stealing nine barrels Of New Orleans
syrup from the Western and Atlantic
freight depot in August, 1896. Drew
Peoples is another city councilman.
Things got too hot for Drew and his
brother Tom and they skipped out.
Clee Cumby stepped up to the bar
and plead guilty to receiving stolen
goods. He bought bag of coffee
from the gang.
Jesse Langston, who plead guilty
to receiving stolen goods, was SEN
fenced to pay $3.50 and serve twelve
months on the changing, but the i'm
prisonment was conditionally sus-
pended.
Langstou, who is nearly fifty years
old, made statement in which he de-
clared that he bought from Bohannon
in good faith and did not know the
goods were stolen.
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ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS.

Several southerners Get Recognition At
Hands of President Mckinley.
President Mckinley made the fol-
lowing appointments Wednesday:
To be consuls of the United States:
Talbot J. Albert, of Maryland, at
Brunswick, Germany.
William A. Prickett, of New Jersey,
at Rheims, France.
To be collector of customs: John s.
Bethel, for the district Of Richmond,
Va. Jesse w. Elliott, for the, district
of Newport News, Va; William B.
Shepard, for the district of Apalachi-
cola, Fla.
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BROTHERHOODS HAVE PLAN.

Railroad Men Agree Upon scheme For
International Confederation.
The conference of the four railroad
brotherhoods at Peoria, ILL.,, did not
end until lilo Thursday night, when
it adjourned sine die, having agreed
upon q plan of international federation
which will be submitted to the ap.
proval of the lodges of the trainmen,
telegraphers, conductors and firemen
in the United States, Canada and Mex.
leo, and returns will not all be in I'M.
til the first Of January.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
GUARANTEES GALVESTON.

Several Places in Texas Enforce Regula-
lions Against That City.
Several places in Texas have quar-.
antined against Galveston because Of
the report that yellow fever exists
there.
Beaumont the county board Of health
quarantined against both Galveston
and Houston, and all communication
is cut of between Beaumont and those
cities.
Rigid quarantine has been re-estab-
lished in Bryan aud that county against
the gulf city. The Marshal board Of
health has qpsrantipsd against Gal
weston, Houston, Beaumont and San
Antonio.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
BRINY TEARS FROM LUETGERT.

The sausagemaker Deeply Affected when
Parting from His Boys.
A Chicago dispatch says: The entire
day Wednesday in the Luetgert trial
was taken up by Attorney Phalen,
who spoke for the defense.
He made an impassioned plea for
his client, accused the police Of intim-
idating the witnesses for the defense
and denounced many OF those who had
appeared for the state as periurers.
He will be followed by Attorney
Vincent for the defense, who will close
the argument in behalf OF Luetgert.
Luetgert shed tears Wednesday
afternoon when at the adjournment Of
court he took leave OF his little sons.
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MINERS WANT MORE PAY.
Five Hundred Go Out at SOddy Creek
Mines, Near Chattanooga.

Five Hundred Go Out at soddy Creek
Mines, Near Chattanooga.
The miners employed at the coal
mines of the New Soddy Coal Com.
pany, near Chattanooga, about 500 in
number, went on strike last Tuesday
for an increase in wages.
The Soddy mines usually set the
pace for the miners in the region, and
during the trouble at the Jellico mines
they remained at work. Since the
strike at the Jellico mines the Soddy
mines have been doing splendid
business and have had an unusual run
OF orders. The men say that they
should get some Of the benefits OF this
increase.
The officers of the company in Chat
tanooga decline to discuss the situa-
ton any further than to say that they
will hold O conference with the men
and they believe that the difficulty
will be speedily settled.
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E1GHT.HOUR LAW PARALYZED.

Indigo Of Kansas City Renders killing
Decision.
Judee Wells, of the Kansas court OF
appeals, has rendered decision when
several lawyers declare practically rem
ders the eight.hour law in Kansas q
A contractor named Billingsley, IN
doing Job for Marshall county,
worked his men ten hour; q day ana
then made claim for two hours .f,.e eS'r a.
which the commissioners refused 10
Judge Wells holds that in a., Working
b;s men over eight hours Billingsiey
not only subjected himself Out inc
commissioners to prosecution
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FORTY NEW CASES; FOUR DEATHS,
The Yellow Fever Record In New Orleans
For Monday.

The Yellow Fever Record In New Orleans
For Monday.
A New Orleans special says: From
the returns there is little hope in the
yellow fever situation. The board OF
health is daily demonstrating that with
fair show it is possible for modern
science to restrict and stamp out the
disease.
But the people who must suffer
from a strict application OF scientific
methods rebel and the result is that
the pathway Of the board OF health is
beset with difficulties.
The official bulletin issued by the
board of health Monday night was as
follows: ST.
Ceases Of yellow fever, 40; deaths,
4;-total cases Of yellow to date, GIG;
total deaths from yellow fever to date
65; total cases absolutely recovered,
257; total cases under treatment IVA
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
HOOZIER DEMOCRATS WIN.
They Elect Mayor of Indianapolis BY
RiR Majority,

They Elect Mayor of Indianapolis BY n
Big Majority.
Thomas Taggart, democrat, defeated
W. N. Harding, republican for mayor
OF Indianapolis, Ind at Tuesdays
municipal election by plurality that
will reach 5000.
The republicans gave up the fight
early in the evening, conceding a
democratic victory Of 5000 to 5000.
The rest Of the ticket, including six
councilmen ct large, is elected by from
$500 to 1000. OF the ward council.
men the republicans will elect proba-
bly, not more than four out OF fifteen.
Mayor Taggart was deluged with
kilograms from all over the country.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
BRIDE Is ONLY NINETY.

For In the Bargain.
Benjamin F. Hunt, former resident
OF Rochester, N. Y, now in his eighty
eighth year, is about to wed Mrs. Julia
A. Sherman, of Watertown, whose age
is given as ninety years. The event is
set for the Goth instant.
Mr.. Hunt resides in Boston with
one of his sons. The bride.elect is
said to be possessed OF a fortune Of
more than 81, 900, 900.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
TRAIN ROBBERS LOCATED

And the officials May Succeed IN Captur-
ing Them.
Inspector Houck, Of the postoffice
department, has been notified that the
men who recently held up and rob-
bed Rock Island train are in hiding
about twenty miles from Tulsa, !. T.
Houk, with other officers left Tulsa
Wednesday for the scene, and thinks
he will succeed in capturing the des-
peradoes.
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FATHERS FEARFUL MISTAKE.
Thought His Son Was burglar and sho
Him Dead.

Thought His Son Was n burglar and Shot
Him Dead.
John Branyan, a well-to-do farmer
living near Hoyle postofice, two and
half miles from Norcross, Ga, shot
and killed his sixteen-year- son
Sunday night about $50 o'clock.
Brsnyan had just retired. He oc.
cupied the same room with his son.
He was awakened by some one walk
ing on the veranda, and finding his
room door little open, suspected the
presence Of burglar.
Getting his gun, he sat on the foot
Of his bed. In a short while some
one started in on the veranda. Bran
yam asked the person to halt. He
failed to stop, and Branyan shot and
killed his own son.
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TAMMANY RATIFIES

The Nomination or Its Candidates at u
Meeting In the wigwam.
Thursday night Tammany Hall rati-
fed the nomination of its candidates
for municipal offices in Greater New
York.
The attendance at the meeting in
the Wigwam was not as great as was
expected. While the hall was well
filled, there was crowd of several
thousand surrounding the stands on the
outside of the headquarters of the
regular democracy. Ex-Governor
Campbell, of Ohio, who had been in
vited to speak, sent his regrets as did
also Colonel William L. Brown.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
LUETGERT CASE CLOSING.

ri Arguments Begun and the End
Drawing Near.
y Chicago, Monday, the final argu-
pts commenced in the Luetgert
i and the case will be given to the
y by the end of the week. This, ct
Pt, is the expectation Of the attor-
Is.
The defense expected Monday to
p most Of the session Of the court
offering rebuttal evidence, but some
Is witnesses were not present when
lr names were called and it was de-
ed that the case might as well go
Assistant States Attorney Nc
EN- then began the opening address
the state.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
SUMMONS FOR EvANGELINA.

Military Judge Orders Havana Onicials
TO Apprehend Her.
Wednesdays Official Gazette at
Havana, published an edict signed by
the military Judge calling upon Evan
gelina Cisneros to present herself for
a term Of fifteen days in Jail and
ordering all civil and military author
tiles to endeavor to apprehend her
and, II captured, to send her to
Havana Jail.
1t is reported that the young lady
arrived at New York Wednesday on
the Ward Line steamer Seneca.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
LEE AT WASHINGTON.

Consul TO Havana Has Cohference VIII
Assistant Secretary Day.
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee ar.
rived at Washington Sunday night and
was at the state department early Mon.
day morning in conference with Assis.
tant Secretary Day.
It is understood that the state de.
partment is reviewing with General
Lee and Mr.. Hannis Taylor, ex-minis.
ter to Spain, the effect Of the recent
cabinet changes, the result Of General
weyler's withdrawal and his success
sion by General Blanco, and other
new phases developed by the accession
OF Sagasta.
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GOVERNMENT by INJUNCTION"
Comes In For a Vigorous Attack BY
Colorado Judge.

comes In FOR vigorous AuacN by
Colorado Judge.
Judge Wilson, of the court Of ap-
peals, at Denver, COL, with Judges
Thompson and Bissell concurring,
handed down an opinion Monday in
which he makes vigorous attack ON
government by injunction" Judge
Wilson said:
1--WE cannot approve a practice nor
subscribe to doctrine which permits
the exercise by the courts of the extra
ordinary power of injunctive relief for
every wrong or infringement upon the
rights of another. Such a course Of
procedure, if carried to its ultimate
natural conclusion, would tend to en-
tirely subvert the fundamental princi-
Piles upon which our system Of laws is
founded"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-10-23
MRS. ATKINSON DISAPPOINTED.
Jury Failed to Acquit Her of Charge of
Forgery.

Forgery.
There was a mistrial at Chenille,
W. Va, Wednesday, in the famous At
kinson forgery case. The case went to
the jury late Tuesday night, and after
remaining out all night and during
the forenoon Wednesday the foreman
announced that no verdict could be
be reached. When questioned as to
how the jury stood he said seven were
for acquittal and five were for convic-
ton.
The Judge announced the case a
mistrial and court was adjourned.
The mistrial was keen disappoint-
ment to Mrs. Atkinson and to her
friends, who confidently expected an
acquittal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
GENERAL GLEANINGS.

Next to grape wine it is believed that
japanese sake, or rice wine, is the old
est alcoholic beverage known to man.
its use in Japan dating back over 1000
years.
The total number of abstaining Con-
gregatiOnal ministers is 1861, which
represents SO per cent. of the whole min
Mtry. Out of the 25G students in the
Il colleges in England and Wales Psi
are Neutrality-suspicious. Temperance
Advocate.
The 15-months-o!G child of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry 'unpert, of Chicago,
drank part of the contents of small
bottle of whisky, carelessly left in
closet, and died in commissions before
medical aid could be summoned
Union Signal.
The old Arabian tales. OF mischief
done by evil spirits that had been con-
fined in jars and walls, are full of mean
ing yet. y party of hoodlums in Wind
scr, Nova Scotia, released the demon
imprisoned in a bottle of whisky. Re
suit, half town destroyed by fire and
Companion.
Many of the most careful barkeepers
in Yuma and Phoenix, Ariz., refuse To
sell any whisky or brandy 10 hard
drinkers when the mercury is ranging
from 10 to 115 degrees in the shade.
Last summer half dozen miners went
on spree when the mercury was at
about 11S degrees. Three Of them died
as they lay asleep in the broiling sun,
and one of the others has been dement,
ed ever since.
DR.. Bollingcr, director of the ana
tcmico-pathologica institution in Mu-
Mich. asserts that it is very rare to find
normal heart and normal kidneys
in an adult resident of that city. The
reason for the kidney disease is the
tax put upon these organs by the drink
ing of excessive amounts OF beer, and
the cardiac hypertrophy AMI dcgenera-
ton are secondary LESSONS for the most
part.
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I've been looking out all my life, and
I've found that while few men of iron
will and, cool blood can drink moder-
ately and stop when they like, many
more, far many more, have to let it
alone or be swamped by it. And you are
the kind to go under, old man. And
another thing" he added, as he put on
his hat, "the strongest man in the world
cannot stand alone. You'd better get
the Lord to back you in this thing"
Luke spent two days in the little
home. The daintily-served meals, the
good bed, the bright fires, The spirit of
love which pervaded the daily atmos-
phere-all these things confUrted soul
and body.
He watched his host. Jack Carroll
was about ten years older than Luke,
strong, vigorous young man, alive to his
finger tips, and perfectly self-con-
trolled. Luke said to himself:
That fellow is temperate in all
things; in his meals and drinks and in
his pleasures. I know he was a crack
football man in Princeton and know
he's leader in business and social cir
Giles here. But just see him at family
prayer twice day. They say he works
harder than any man in town, and we'll
he may for he's always in training. I
mean to be like him and guess I'll be
gin and say. as he does each day, keep
us temperate in our meats and drinks
and diligent in our several callings."
Luke still keeps that resolution made
nearly six years ago. Each day begins
with that prayer and each day adds
strength and stability to a character
which was too yielding, while it brings
out more prominently the native sweet
ness which long ago earned for him the
title of "a good fellow. "-Marguerite
Leslie, in National Temperance Advo-
cate.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
RICH IN HISTORIC MEMORIES.


No city in all broad England, with the
single exception of its majestic capital
is so rich in historic memories as Bath
the queen of the west" Few if any
have a more striking nobility of aspect
or are more favored in their surround
ings. The great English man of letters
who compared it with his beloved Flor
ence did no more than justice to the
beauty of its situation among its EN-
bo4oming hills; and he might have
added in praise of its climate as a win
ter home that its protecting heights
of Lansdown and Bathwick give pas
sage to none of those icy blasts which
sweep at times over the Tuscan city
from the "wind-grieved Apennines."
Its architecture, if not so light and
graceful as that of the south, has a
solid and stately character Of its own;
and the Arno itself flows not more
sWeetly than the Avon through its
peaceful pastures to the Severn sea.
And, thanks, no doubt, to the attrac-
tiOn of its healing waters rather than
to its charm Of site or antiquity of his
lbl IL HAS tl Nv II ~ II lOIt Vi Hu-
man greatness and genius than any city
of ancient or modern times. To recite
the names of those who have paid.
some of them passing visit to Bath,
but more of whom have made it their
temporary abode, is almost to call the
roll of Englishmen famous in arts and
arms, renowned for learning and wis
dom, eminent in piety and good works
for generations past. Statesmen such
as Pitt and Chatham, Burke and Sheri-
dan; poets such as Byron and Words
worth, COwper and Crabbe, and Cold
smith; noyelists such as Fielding and
Scott and Dickens, and that inimitable
artist in literary miniature who drew
her inspirations of her models from the
very heart and life of the city. Jane
Austen; Gainsborough and Lawrence
among painters; Wherefore and Al
len, the friend of Pope, among philan-
thropists; Parr and Person among
scholars; Nelson and Wolfe and Napier
among naval and military heroes: John
son and Gibson, and Southey and Lam
dor among men of letters-this surely
is ''yisitors' list" and "directory of
residents"-for the homes of those who
dwelt there can be pointed out in
most cases to this day-of which any
city might be proud Yet is far from
being complete enumeration of the
famous men whom Bath has attracted,
and in almost every instance enrolled
among the train of lifelong lovers.
TO allow a city with such record
Of conquest to sink into neglect and
decay would have been little less than
"a national reproach. Fortunately, how
ever, there is now no danger that it wi.
be incurred.-London TELEGRAPH.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Shifting responsibility. --Friend-
How do you get along with the cook
ing?" The Bride-"Admirably I
blame it on the range" Puck.
Did you eat that miss. onary you
found Yesterday" asked one cannibaf
of another. No" was the reply; we
drank him. He was so thin we had to
make soup of him. "-Yonkers States
man.
-Friend-"Poetry is a drug on the
market, isn't it?" Poet should say
mott" Friend-"Then / am misin-
formed" Poet-"Your informant prob
ably never tried to sell poetry or buy
drugs. Chicago News.
The Point of t-Nife-"John, did
you match that piece of velvet l gave
YOU this morning. Husband-"Yes,
dear. Here it is" Go to. sluggard!
The joke is that he matched it.-Phila,
delphia North American.
differing Tastes.-"If there he any
thing in the world | hate said tho
proud plutocrat, lit is being patron
lied" There's nothing like better"
said his acquaintance, who keeps the
corner grocery.-Detroit Free Press.
-Dumlcigh-"I came down the street
with Miss Smiler this afternoon: but
the teams made such "a noise couldn't
hear myself talk" Wickers THAT was
awful, wasn't il, when YOU do enjoy it
so much ?"-Boston Transcript.
a Correction.-"l saw man tear
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
A MARTYR TO HIS PRINCIPLES.
Young Man Dies because He Would
Not Drink.

1t is fact that the temperance cause,
one of the most worthy of the worlds
movements, is fighting against odds.
Circumstances seem to be conspiring to
prevent the desired development of
temperance sentiment, and it happens
at times that an apostle of the cause
offers himself up as a sacrifice to the
principles he processes, \ young man
who lived in Industry, Pa, came to his
death some time ago because he re-
fused to join crowd of convivial spirits,
who invited him to share in their de-
bauch.
This young man, whose name was
Wilt, was returning from a Christian
Endeavor meeting TO his home when he
passed the crowd that asked him to Join
them and share in the expense of keg
of beer. He refused, of course. and the
crowd, all of whom had been drinking,
set upon him and beat him. Being a
muscular and plucky young man, he
fought like a tiger, and had succeeded
in knocking out two of his assailants
when he was hit on the head with
large stone and killed. The crowd
jumped on him after he was dead and
crushed in his chest. They then placed
the body ON the railroad track in or
der to create the impression that he
had been killed by train. This i'm
preston did obtain for some time, but
the facts in the case leaked out recent
ly.
tits bad enough for young men to be
Incorporate; it is very much worse to
try to force other young men to be in
temperate. Unreasonable, however, is
the .criminality of those who assault
and kill a young man because he refus-
es to abandon the path of sobriety in
which he has hitherto walked. There
is only one compensating feature in
this bad business. \ martyrs blood is
good seed, and Wilt was clearly
martyr.-Binghamto q. " Leader.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-12-16
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The largest mass of pure rock salt
in the world lies under the province of
Gallicia, Hungary. 1t is known to be
$50 miles long, 20 broad and $50 feet in
thickness.
A microscopic examination of
mother of pearl shows the shell to be
made up of very fine lines so closely put
together that the white light is broken
up into its prismatic colors, and we get
the so-called play of colors." Taking
careful cast of such shell the wax will
yield the same prismatic effects.
The length of light wave at the
violet end Of the spectrum is about
162, 5OOth of an inch, and at the red
1-37, OOOth. Light travels 12,OO0,OO0, 900
inches in a second Multiply the de-
nominators of the fractions here given
by 12,0O0,OOO,OOO and you will get the
number of light waves Tor vibrations
per second for red and violet. The
other cOlOrs lie between these extremes.
There are 40 mountains in Colora-
do whose peaks are over 1900 feet
above the ocean level. Forty of these
are higher than $4,000 feet, and more
than half of that number are so re-
mote and rugged that no one has dared
to attempt 10 climb them. Some Of
them are massed with snow, others
have glaciers over their approaches and
others are merely masses of Jagged
rocks.
-LElectricien, Paris. quotes frowi