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Jlic Cohwita
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DAILY EXQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 27, 1890.
NO. 293.
CHANCEL LOR & PEA RCE Are De
! mas G oods That A
OVERTOP ALL
This is our position—always turning out
bargains that cannot be equaled (quality
considered).
UNDERWEAR.
Will close all our Boys’ Red, White and
Natural Shirts and Drawers at cost. Price
25c to 50c each.
MEN’S UNDERWEAR.
•‘>0 dozen just received, bought at a sac
rifice. Price $1 to $4 a suit.
In exchange for Hats, Suits, Pants, etc., |
is what we want. We are making crowds j
of men and boys comfortable. Drop in
and we will sell you SI, $2, S3, S3, $7, $10
or $20 worth comfort. If a question of
dollars and cents, see our $10. $12, $15
and $20 suits, our $12 and $15 Overcoats.
Oar Close Prices do the
Business.
Chancellor & Pearce.
vVe have had to duplicate
on these goods six times. Sold
over 30 dozen and more to
termined to Make Room f
re Arriving Daily.
DO YOU WEAK PANTS?
or the Christ 1 SIIOTTHEffl!ONGCO[JPLE
A MURDEROUS NEGRO LAYS IN
AMBUSH FOR A RIVAL.
LSi.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
IMPORTERS ANO DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS AND MILLINERY,
DRESS GOODS ANI) TRIMMINGS.
In this department we are fortunate in having secured shipments at different
times, not duplicating, hut of entirely new effects. We show lovely Plaids in new de
signs. Beautiful Henriettas in the latest and most pleasing colorings. We have never
been so fortunate in buying Trimmings, you can match any shade from our stock.
Ask to see them, our stock is full, and styles perfectly exquisite.
Dress Flannels at 15 and 20 Cents.
Here is a bargain that is hard to heat. Double width Wool Dress Flannels in
Plaids, Stripes and Solids, at 15 and 20 cents per yard, you cannot match them in the
city for less than 20 to 35 cents.
Mosquetain Undress Kids at 50 Cents.
.lust to give you a good bargain we will sell a nice Undress Kid in Mosquetain at
50c. Come make your selection before the assortment is broken, for they will go like
hot cakes.
TO THE LADIES.
Our effort to do the largest Cloak business this season has been successful up to a
few days ago, when the extra warm weather interfered. Notwithstanding this, we are
determined to sell Wraps for Ladies, Misses, Children and Infants, and we will make
prices that will compel everybody to buy. The weather is bound to get cold, and now
is vour chance to get a Wrap cheap. If you have any idea of buying a Wrap of any
kind don’t fail to give us a call.
arrive.
Our price $1.00 and $1.50
We carry the largest line in
Die city lor men and boys
also.
Chancellor & Pearce.
BAR ROOM RILL GONE UP.
WHAT WAS DONE IN THE GEORGIA
LEGISLATURE.
WATCHING TIIE TREASURY VAULTS.
SOME IMPORTANT MEASURES.
NEWS OF GENERAL ANI)
SPECIAL INTEREST.
Beautiful Milline-y.
.lust, a glance in our Millinery Parlors and you know what the fashionables of Paris
and London are wearing. Our trade in this department lias been immense, ail orders
receive prompt attention and satisfaction always guaranteed.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
QUIT DANCING.
ALABAMA’S
SENATORIAL
GLIO.
IM BRO
TH K CHEYENNE INDIANS COME IN FOP,
CATIONS.
Wash i no ton, November 2(1.—The War
Department this morning received news
that the Cheyenne river Indians have
abandoned their ghost dances and come in
for rations. This is regarded as the most
hopeful sign of the abatement of excite
ment. A great benefit is believed to have
resulted from the employment of friendly
Indians as government scouts and the de
partment has just authorized Gen. Miles
to increase the number of such scouts in
the department of Dakota to 1200. It is
said at army headquarters that the pay
ment of $15 a month to each In
dian scout with the^ privilege of
wearing the blue army blouse
and acknowledged connection with the
United States Government, are induce
ments too powerful for the average Indian
to resist, as was demonstrated in the cele- i pushes the Pugh fore
brated Crow outbreak. The 1200 scouts 1
enlisted will, it is hoped, exert a strong
peaceful influence through their family
and tribal relation. A Chicago special in
dicates that the Pine Ridge agency Indians
are worse seared than the whites, and are
constantly shifting their quarters for fear
of attack from the soldiers.
THE CAUCUS ADJOURNS WITHOUT ACTION.
A DARK HOUSE PROBABLE.
Montgomery, Ala., November 20.—
[Special.]—The Legislative caucus on the
nomination of United States Senator met
tonight and three ballots were taken, re
sulting as follows:
First ballot—Pugh 45, Kolb 35, Seay 28,
Watts 13.
Second—Pugh 48, Kolb 35, Seay 2
Watts 11.
Third—Pugh 52, Kolb 34, Seay 24,
Watts 11.
After the third ballot the caucus ad
journed to Friday night. The concensus
of o union tonight is that the battle is
. I
Atlanta, November 20.—[Special.]—
Farmers vs..lawyers!
The issue was made this morning in the
Senate, and the farmers are on top.
It came up in this way:
The bill by Twitty, of Jackson, the one
the fight was had on in the House yester
day, was read the first time this morning
in the Senate.
“Shall this bill be committed or en
grossed
“Committee on general judiciary,” said
Senator Calloway, of Burk, a lawyer.
“Committee on agriculture,” said Sena
tor Bland, of the Thirty-third, not a law
yer.
Everybody understood that the general
judiciary would give the bill a black eye,
and that the committee on agricultu."
would report it favorably.
The vote was had first on the motion to
commit the bill to the agricultural commit
tee, and it was carried—17 to 15.
ANTI-DAliROOM BILL LOST.
Todd’s bill—the anti-bartoom bill—was
lost in the Senate this morning, on a mo
tion to indefinitely postpone, by a vote of
21 to 1(1.
Senator Todd made a strong presenta
tion of bis measure—“restriction, not
prohibition. This is a compromise meas
ure. It takes away the barroom from the
young, bur still leaves whisky where it
can be had by those obliged to have it—
even as a beverage.”
He presented a petition in behalf of the
i passage, of the bill over 125 yards long,
representing seventy-four counties in the
State.
Senator Walker, who presented the mi
nority committee report against the bill,
made the motion to indefinitely postpone,
which was carried.
Senator Todd will move to reconsider in
the morning, but his bill is dead.
TIIE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL SAVED.
The Honse went into the committee of
the whole again this morning and resumed
consideration of the deficiency bill for the
Technological School. This bill was in-
Ilon. Edmund W. Martin of
was in the midst of his argu
ment yesterday when the committee of the
whole rose and reported to the House.
This morning the discussion was opened
by him again. The bill is all important
tojthat institution. The institution’s life
depended upon its passage. The deficiency
The establish-
Satche s and Trunks
You can save f cm 50c to
$3 00 by purchasing these
goois from Chancellor k
Pearce. They carry the only
complete line in the city.
A. Trunk for 35c to $35.
Satchels 50c, 75c and $1.25
to $10.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDS TWO INNOCENT PEO
PLE—A BLOODY CRIME AT A
CHURCH REVIVAL.
Georgia had the following in this section
that Governor .Smith had. He was re
garded as an able and conscientions man,
with the courage of his convictions, and
was popular with all classes.
His ill-health alone prevented the use of
his name in the Senatorial caucus here,
and no other man was more favorably re
garded as a compromise candidate for that
high position.
For the Judgeship left vacant by his
death several names are mentioned, most
prominently amongst them those of Judge
Mark Biandford, of Columbus: J. M. Mc-
Neal, of Muscogee, and Henry Martin, of
Talbot.
CAREFUL ABOUT THE MONEY.
This is decidedly an anti-appropriation
Legislature. Forty-eight members voted
today against the technological appropria
tion, for which there could be no other
reason than that they were opposed to any
and all appropriations.
“To my mind,” said Speaker Clark
Howell, “the vote was significant. It
means that very few appropriations are go
ing through this House, and those that do
get through will have a path of p ns and
needles.”
The anti-appropriation leader is Jack-
son, of Heard, the Alliance ex-President.
His proposition this morning was no more
nor less than to compromise a debt of
the Sta*e at 20 cents on the dollar, after
wards raising it to 50 cents.
It was voted down and the appropria
tion granted, but woe to the appropriation
that can be reasonably objected to.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
The contested election case over the seat
from Liberty county is attracting a good
deal of attention.
The evidence is all in now, most of it in
writing, ami the committee lias adjourned
until Friday afternoon. The matter will
probably be decided by vote then without
further discussion.
It is quite likely that Mr. Norman, the
white man who now holds the seat, will
keep it; and that the negro James will go
back to Liberty at his own expense and in
the capacity of a private citizen.
The negro was represented by Hon. P.
W. Meldrin, of Savannah, and it goes
without, saying that his case was presented
iq the strongest light possible. But not
strong enough—to put the white man out
and the negro in.
NO ELEC HON REACHED.
ALABAMA SOLONS CONTESTING
OVER THE SENATORSHIP.
IMPORTANT ACTION IN BOTH HOUSES—A
MEMBER TOO BUSY TO ENJOY
THANKSGIVING—NO SES
SION TODAY.
I troduced by
I Fulton. H
drawing to an end,and at the same line it is
growing more and more evident that the i came about in this way:
deadlock will be broken bv an outsider. I mentjof the TechnologicalSchooi was under
The skill of the anti-Pugli leaders in tactics ( the acts of 1884-5. That, act appropriated
The lookers on i for the establishment of the school $65,-
are now of the belief tb it Mr. I 000, and required that from that, sum
Pugh is done for. The belief is that j there siiould be retained enough to run the
could he have held the caucus in session j school one year. By that appropriation
tonight another hour he would have been j the school was maintained to July, 1880,
nominated, but on a division on motion to j this being the first appropriation. The
HAMPTON ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Columbia, S. C\, November 20.-
-A
telegram received here tonight says that
Senator >Vade Hampton, while out gun
ning on his favorite hunting grounds in
Washington county, Miss., was accident
ally shot by tis son McDuffee Hampton.
The son, it seems, fired toward his father
and wounded him in the head, a shot
striking his eye. His injuries, however,
are not believed to be serious, and it not
thought likely lie will lose his eyesight.
The accident happened in the same local
ity where the Senator a few years ago, lost
one of his legs.
A POSTOFFIC E OFFICIAL DISMISSED.
Washington, November 2t».—Chief
1 nspeetor Kathbone of the Postoftice De
partment today telegraphed to Col. Del-
gress, postmaster at Austin, Tex., advising
the immediate dismissal of H. B. Kenney,
assistant postmaster at Austin. This ac
tion is recommended on the report
of the inspector in charge of the Austin
district that Kinney has wilfully and
knowingly destroyed certain evidence in
his possession after it had been demanded
by the post office inspector, thereby de
feating the Government in a prosecution
brought under the new anti-lottery law.
a cotton factory sold.
Petersburg, November 20.—The Bat
tersea cotton factory, one of the oldest in
the State, was sold today at public auction
to Henry Boyd, of New York, for $40,000.
adjourn only 20 voted against it to 01 for.
This delay of two days means the most
active work on the part of the anti-Pugh
crowd and Friday night will probably tell
tiie story. Among the names of outsiders
suggested is that of Justice David Clopton,
of the supreme bench.
A BIG LAND DEAL IN GRIFFIN.
next appropriatkm was made
of 1888 and provided for the
purchase of the grantland prop
erty—GREAT IMPROVEMENTS
. DESIGNED.
Griffin, Ga., November 20.—[Special.]
—One of the largest and most important
real estate deals that has occurred in Grif
fin for a number of years was consum
mated this evening. The Griffin Real
Estate and Investment Company, that was
organized about one year ago with a capi
tal stock of $100,000, with charter privi
leges to increase the same to $1,000,000,
made its first deal by purchasing the Capt.
Grantland home place, containing 12(3
acres, including improvements, for $20,000.
The object of this company is to first build
a street railway through their property to
the experimental station, after which they
will divide the desirable property into
building lots and otherwise improve
this part of Gritfin. The company
is a strong one and knows nothing but
success. Its President is Mr. A. Scbuer-
man; General Manager J. G. Rhea, with
J. P. Nichols as Secretary and Treasurer.
This deal is looked upon as the beginning
of a new growth and the rapid progress of
Griffin and affording investment for home
capital. It is safe to say that Griffin dirt
is on the increase and promises to go still
higher.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Pomler
absolutely pure
By tiiis means, between
January 1st, 1890.
months, there was no appropriation. The
bill was to relieve from this deficiency ami
will bring tlie school up to January, 1891.
Quite an exciting debate took place on the
passage of the bill.
After the close of the debate the com
mittee of the whole arose and re
ported the bill back with recommendation
that it pass. Upon the call of the yeas and
nays the vote stood for the bill 10:3 and
against it 48.
Without this result the Technological
School would have been doomed. The
trustees had protected the schools during
the six months for which there was no ap
propriation with their own credit. The
relief of this deficiency was therefore an
obligation resting on the State and a mat
ter touching its dignity. The school never
was more prosperous, and the closing it
up would be a great calamity to the State.
The appropriation of $65,000 by the State
was supplemented hy a donation from the
city of Atlanta amounting to about $80,-
000 and an annuity of $2500 a year for
twenty years, or $50,000 in all. Of this
annuity there has been paid for the years
it has been running $7500, which leaves
yet to come, or be paid $42,500. It is stip
ulated in the agreement with the city that
this annuity should be paid while the
school does run. If the bill had failed and
the school stopped the annuity would also
stop and the State would have lost the
$42,500.
AGAINST YOUTHFUL OPERATORS.
In the House this morning, Mr. Boiteuil-
let, of Bibb, introduced a bill, at the re
quest of tiie Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, making it unlawful for a rail
road to employ any telegraph operator to
receive and transmit train orders
who is less than eighteen years old, and
who lias not had at least one year's expe
rience as an operator.
OTHER NEW BILLS.
Mason of Campbell—Prescribing how
cases shall be carried to the Supreme
Court.
Phillips of Habersham—Prohibiting the
reduction of rates by the Railroad Com
mission lower than will allow the railroad
10 per cent income on its real capital.
THE DEATH OF GOVERNOR SMITH.
“The news of the death of ex-Governor
Smith was received with profound regret
here. No other man from Southwest
FUNERAL OF BISHOP BECKWITH.
he funeral of Bishop Beckwith was
held this morning, services at St. Lake’s
Cathedral. The popular demonstration
was a worthy tribute to this great man.
The Church was lined and banked with
the most beautiful flowers; hundreds and
hundreds of people were turned away from
the church, and the building itself was
one solid mass of humanity. Dozens of
the most prominent clergymen of the
Episcopal Church in America were pres
ent. Lay delegations were present from
Savannah, Macon, Columbus, Rome,
Athens, Augusta and other places.
It is estimated that the funeral proces
sion was near two miles long—high and
humble; rich and poor; men. women and
children.
The body was laid to rest in beautiful
Oakland, beside the grave of the bishop's
by the acts : n -it' e .
y”f r ( IW*’- CONFIRMATION'S.
a «!v I The S <Miate ibis morning confirmed the
” — ‘ appointment of \V. E Thomas as solicitor
of the City Court of Valdosta.
The opposition failed to materialize', and
gave way altogether this morning.
GENERAL NOTES.
The House and Seriate adjourned today
until Friday morning.' They leave Atlanta
tonight for Milledgeville, remaining over
there tomorrow.
The resolution calling for an expert ex
amination of the books of the asylum
came up in the House. Boh Whitfield, of
Baldwin, made an eloquent defence of the
management of the asylum and urged the
adoption of the resolution as a means of
vindicating those in charge of tiie asylum.
The resolution was concurred in.
BRAZILIAN WAR SHIPS.
BOOMING CANNON WELCOME THEM IN
NEW YORK BAY.
New York, November 26.—The Bra
zilian war ships, Aquidaban and Guarna-
bara, weighed anchor shortly after 8
o'clock this morning and steamed slowly
up the bay and North river. They were
escorted by the Yorktown and Dolphin,
the latter leading. Passing quarantine,
the guns at Fort Wadsworth boomed
forth a salute. As the fleet steamed
on in single file, the bay was
dotted with tugs and small sailing crafts
filled with interested spectators. As the
Dolphin passed the statue of Liberty her
colors were run up. At the same moment
a white cloud of smoke puffed out from
Old Castle William, on Governor’s Island,
and the cannon roared out a welcome nine
consecutive times. The Brazilian cruiser
Aquidaban responded with fifteen guns.
The fleet anchored opposite West Twenty-
fourth street.
A SUIT WITHDRAWN.
London, November 26. — The suit
brought last spring by Mrs. O'Shea against
her husband in the Irish Court of Chan
cery for the enforcement of her marriage
settlement and to compel Captain O'Shea
to transfer to her certain interests which
were menaced by bankruptcy proceedings
taken against him. has been withdrawn.
ANOTHER HIT AT PORTER.
Baltimore November 26.—Marshal
Frey made a cencus of this city by the po
lice. His totals are 455,427. The United
States census aggregate was 434,151.
Montgomery, Ala., November 26.—
[Special.]—The feature in the House this
morning was the fillibustering on the bill
to increase the salary of the 'Attorney-
General, which was led by Mr. Brewer,
assisted by Messrs. Hill, Quarles and Scott
Every conceivable, dilatory motion was
urged by Mr. Brewer, even to an appeal
from tiie decission of the chair. The ob
ject of Mr. Brewer was to consume time,
and he forced a roll call on his appeal to
accomplish this. The House had adopted
a resolution fixing the hour of 12 for joint
session,when tiie resolution of the Senate,
agreeing to adjourn over Thanksgiving
day, came into the House. Under the
joint rules it had precedence of
all business, and Mr. Brewer
called it up for discussion as a time-killer,
and to hold the floor of the House he op
posed the adoption of the resolution, and
dividing time with his co-obstructionists,
Messrs. Quarles and Hill, the considera
tion of the Attorney-General’s salary bill
wits prevented until after the joint session
when a vote was reached and the bill
failed of passage because it did not receive
the necessary constitutional majority.
The genilemen who opposed this bill
state that their opposition is not to the in
crease, but to making it operative before
the next general election.
IN THE SENATE.
After reading the journal, the districts
were called and sundry bills were intro
duced.
The Senate passed a joint resolution to
adjourn over tomorrow on account of
Thanksgiving day.
The following bills passed:
To authorize Judges of Circuit and City
Courts in term time to apportion costs in
actions brought to recover land where
only portion of the land sued for is re
covered.
To allow felonies and misdemeanors of
same class to be joined together in same
indictment.
To require Chancellors to render final
decrees in hehalf of complainants in eases
in which there are two or more defend
ants.
To abolish tiie County Court of Wilcox
county.
To amend act to amend section 1759 of
code.
To repeal part act in relation to trials
for misdemeanors in Tuskaloosa and other
counties named.
To perpetuate United States Govern
ment surveys of lauds in Dallas county.
The hour of 12 having arrived, the Sen
ate proceeded to the hall of the house for
the purpose of holding a joint session, and
on the return to the Senate chamber the
body adjourned to 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing.
IN THE house.
The special order for immediately after
the reading of the journal was the consid
eration of the bill to increase salary of the
Attorney-General.
Mr. Adams favored the passage of the
bib, because he did not believe the present
salary sufficient and he opposed the
amendment proposed by Mr. Lee of Con
ecuh, because the adoDtion of that amend
ment would defeat the purpose of the bill.
Mr. Clanton offered a motion to table
Mr. Lee's amendmendt. Adopted, yeas 58.
Mr. Avery's amendment to increase sal
ary of Auditor to $2200 was withdrawn by
consent.
Mr. Brown offered a motion to table the
amendment to make the law go into effect
after the next general election. Adopted,
yeas 55, nays 40
The next question was the amendment
of the committee fixing the salary at $2500,
and covering all fees into treasury.
A message was received from the Senate
proposing an adjournment over tomorrow
on account of Thanksgiving Day, and that
when adjournment is taken today, it be to
the usual hour of meeting on Friday morn
ing.
Mr. Brewer opposed the adoption of the
Senate resolution. He did not see now
the Legislature could adjourn even one
day under existing circumstances, as very
little legislation has yet been effected. No
important bills had been passed yet.
Mr. Quarles favored the adoption of the
resolution because the people of Alabama
have much to return thanks for, and he
thought it hut proper that the General
Assembly should adjourn on this occasion.
Mr. Hill opposed the adoption of the
joint resolution. He alleged that it was a
waste of time and that a number of mem
bers had arranged to spend Thanksgiving
day in other manner than giving thanks.
JOINT SESSION.
The hour of 12 having arrived the Sen
ate entered the hall of the House.
The joint session was called to order by
President Hargrove and the roll of the
Senate was called, thirty-one members
answering.
President Hargrove stated that it having
been ascertained that no candidate had
received a majority of the votes cast, and
the joint assembly proceeded to take a
ballot for a candidate for United States
Senator. The rolls of the two houses
were called with the following result :
Those voting for Mr. Pugh were:
Messrs. Hargrove, Berry, Bloch, Compton,
Davie, Grant, Godfrey, Haralson, Harris
of Lee, Milner. Parker, Skeegs, Steagal,
Waddell, Almon, Appleton, Ayres, Brewer,
Patent Leather and Fine
Calf Shoes.
We sell more fine Shoes
than any one honse in the
city. We carry the largest
assortment.
Gentlemen looking for fine
Dress Shoes, with comfort, du
rability, style and low price
combined, always purchase
from Chancellor & Pearce.
Note their $3, $5, $7 Shoes.
They are beauties.
Birmingham, November 26.—[Special.]
—Jack Williams and George Baggie, col
ored, were visiting the same girl, and she
refused to go to church with Baggie last
night and made an engagement to go with
Williams. Baggie threatened to kill them
both if they went. Bastcle got
a revolver and hid in a dark alley
for them. He saw a couple
coming and opened fire on them and they
were the wrong couple, Henry Streeter
and Mary Davis, colored, both of whom
were dangerously wounded. Williams and
the girl were just behind and heard the
shooting and fled. Baggie is in jail.
A special to the Daily News from Co
lumbia, in Shelby county, says: At Lewis,
yesterday, Reid Page was stabbed and
killed by William Ilartsfield. Both are
prominent young men. Ilartslied fled.
The cause of the trouble is that Ilartsfield
had been engaged to Page's sister, and
afterwards wrote her an insulting letter.
The tragedy was renewed at the church
during a revival meeting.
GORDON IS GRATEFUL.
Buck, Burford, Clayton, Cooper, Crews,
Cox, Henry, Howie, Kelly, Kemp, Lee of
Conecuh. Leigh, Leslie, Lewis, Lon
Loveless, Meador, Moore of Baldwin,
Quarles, Smith of Russell, Steele, Thrasher,
Wade, Watters, Whatley, White, Wood,
Young—46.
Those voting for Mr. Seay were: Messrs.
Bradley, Cowan, Handley, Harris of Hale,
Hayes, Hundley, Lackey, Minge, Stansel,
Amason of Sumter, Avery, Blackwell,
Brown, Clanton, Finch, Gass, Johnson,
Jones, Judge, Lane, Pettus, Srnaw, Smith
of Dallas, Sparkman, Sullivan, Tucker of
Lauderdale—2(3.
Those voting for Mr. Watts were:
Messrs. Parks, Smith of Autauga, Stall-
worth, Wiley, Foster, Gilchrist, Harrell,
Hill, Parker, Powell, Purifoy, Rather,
Sayre, Screws and Webb—15.
Those voting for Mr. Kolb were:
Messrs. Inzer, NeSmith, Reynolds,
Smith, of Mobile, Clements, Adams, Alex
ander, Amason of Tallapoosa, Armistead,
Bain, Barnett, Bass, Bevis, Bishop, Cole
man, Cornelius. Davidson, Davis of
Fayette, Davis of Lamar, Davis of Win
ston, Edwards, Forman, Gordon, Harris,
Hufham, Jackson, Langley, Lee of Bar
bour, Longshore, Nolen, Northington,
Parks, Peacock, Poole, Rousseau, Scott,
Simmons, Townsend of Limestone, Town
send of I’ike, Tucker of Crenshaw, Wil
son—41.
Mr. Pettus offered a motion that the
joint assembly adjourn to Friday morning
at 10 o’clock. Adopted.
The joint assembly then dissolved.
By permission bills were introduced by
Messrs. Leigh. Almon, Parks, Clanton,
Lane, Leslie, Adams, Armistead, Clayton,
Loveless, Sayre, Edwards, Rather, Davis
of Lamar, Amason of Tallapoosa, Long,
Cooper, Harrell, Young, Smith of Dallas,
Pettus and Gilchrist.
The joint resolution in reference to ad
journment for Thanksgiving day was
adopted.
Mr. Clayton, chairman of the committee
on judiciary, reported sundry bills, which
were read a second time and placed on the
calendar.
Mr. Pettus called for the regular order,
which the Speaker stated was the previous
question on the amendments of the com
mittee increasing the salary of the Attor
ney-General to $2500. The amendments
were adopted and the bill read a third
time. The vote on passage resulted ayes
43, nays 42.
After the chair announced that the bill
had passed, Mr. Brewer called the atten
tion of the Speaker to tiie fact that the
constitution provides that to increase the
salary of any State officer requires a vote
in tiie affirmative of all the members
elected.
The chair, after the reading of the con
stitutional proviso, declared the bill lost.
Mr. Quarles offered a motion to recon
sider the vote on the bill and to lay that
motion on the table.
Mr. Pettus offered a motion to defer ac
tion on Mr. Quarles’ motion to table until
Friday morning after reading the journal.
Mr. Hill offered a motion to adjourn.
Adopted—the vote standing 41 ayes, 38
nays.
HE RETURNS THANKS TO HIS FRIENDS.
Att.anta, November 26.—Gen. Gordon
gives to the press the following card of
thanks :
To the press and to my friends generally
throughout Georgia and other States who
have so faithfully, and so earnestly, and so
unselfishly labored for my election, and to
my friends in the Legislature, both in and
out of the Alliance, who so
heroically and firmly stood by
me in the recent Senatorial
contest, and to thousands of friends in
this State, and throughout the Union, who
by telegrams, letters or public demonstra
tion, have signified their gratification at
the result of the recent election. I wish
to return through the public press my
heartfelt thanks, and to give the assur
ance of my sincere appreciation. This
method of making my grateful acknowl
edgements seems appropriate because these
testimonials are so generous, so spontane
ous and so numerous.
[Signed.] John B. Gordon,
Kirkwood, near Atlanta, Nov. 25, 1890.
BUFFALO BILL COMMISSIONED.
GENERA!, MILES SENDS HIM TO THE
NORTHWEST.
Chicago, November 26.—A morning
paper says that “Buffalo Bill" has been
commissioned by Gen. Miles to proceed to
the scene of the Indian scare in the North
west. The exact nature of his mission is
not known. He left last night, accompa
nied by Frank Rowell, known as “White
Beaver;” It. H. Haslan, known as “Pony
Bob,” and John Keith, of North Platte,
Neb.
A BLAZE IN OREGON.
Portland, Or., November 26.—The
Northern Pacific hotel and the building of
the Oregon Pottery Company were totally
destroyed by fire this morning at a loss of
$150,000; fully insured.
THE VACANT JUDGESHIP.
WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS.
GOVERNOR WALLER SUCCEEDS IN SOOTH
ING ME. BLAINE.
Chicago, November 26.—The World's
Fair lady managers took up this morning
and discussed at great length, the question
whether or not the hoard wouldrequest the
management of the fair to close the show
on Sunday. It was finally voted, 28 to 21,
in tiie affirmative. Chairman Waller, of
Connecticut, of the World’s Fair foreign
affairs committee, this morning, after con
sulting with his colleague, sent a telegram
to Secretary Blaine in reply to
one received from Blaine last
night. Blaine’s telegram said that
in view of the criticism by some of the
Commissioners that the State Department
was seeking for political advantage in the
scheme for securing the World’s Fair ex
hibits from the Latin-American republics,
that the department would withdraw from
participating in the work and await the
action of the Commission. Gov. Waller’s
telegram is as follows: “In reply to your
telegram of yesterday withdrawing the offer
of the State Department in aid of for
eign exhibitors because of misinterpreted
action of the World’s Columbian Commis
sion on the report of the Commission on
Foreign Affairs of that body regarding the
plans for securing exhibits from the Span-
ish-American republics, I beg to assure
you that neither the committee nor the
commission considered the movement in
any sense a political one. Some people
can discover politics in the Lord's Prayer,
but if there are any of this class on the
commission they are fortunately neither
numerous nor influential. The report of
the committee was unanimously accepted
and referred to the appropriate deparment.
Yours respectfully,
[Signed] “Thomas M. Waller.”
To this Blaine replied: “Your dispatch
received. Many thanks. All's well that
ends well.”
the tobacco rebate.
Cincinnati. November 26.—A Western
tobacco journal, which lias been indus
trious in gathering opinions concerning
the omission of the rebate clause in the
tobacco schedule of the tariff law. pub
lishes this week a letter from McKinley,
dated Chicago, November 19, in which he
says: “ I beg to say that the conference
committee agreed upon the rebate clause
of the tobacco schedule which was one of
the last matters agreed upon. I am in
favor of granting the rebate by separate
legislation at the next session."
THE LOCAL BAR ENDORSES .1. M. m’NEILL
FOR THE PLACE.
At a called meeting of the Columbus
bar, held at 4 o’clock on the afternoon of
Wednesday, November 26, 1890, W. H.
Brannon was called to the chair, and W.
A. Wimbish was requested to act as secre
tary. The following members of the bar
were present: F. D. Peabody, C. E. Bat
tle. H. C; Cameron, H. R. Goetchius, B.
H. Crawford, L. C. Levy, A. A. Dozier,
John I). Little, W. H. Brannon, J. F. Pou,
W. A. Tigner, J. G. Moon and W. A.
Wimbish.
Mr. Peabody explained the object of the
meeting to be the selection of a candidate
as the preference of the Columbus bar to
succeed the Hon. James M. Smith, as
Judge of the Superior Court of the Chat
tahoochee Circuit.
The Legislature being now in session it
was the sense of the meeting that early
action in this regard was rendered neces
sary.
The following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, There is a vacancy in the
judgeship of the Chattahoochee Circuit,
caused by the death of the Hon. James M.
Smith, be it, therefore,
Resolved, That JamesM. McNiell, Esq.,
is the choice of the Columbus bar for this
position.
Resolved further, That our Representa
tives and Senator be, and they are hereby
requested to urge his election by all possi
ble and proper means.
Resolved further, That a copy of these
resolutions be furnished our Representa
tives in the General Assembly and the
local papers. W. H. Brannon,
W. A. Wimbish, Chairman.
Secretary.
The following is a copy substantially of
the petition which was forwarded to At
lanta last evening, where it will be signed
by several Columbus lawyers who are in
that city on legal business.
To the General Assembly of the
State of Georgia :—We, the undersigned
members of the Columbus bar, respectfully
urge the election of our fellow-townsman,
James M. McNeill, Esq., to the .Judgeship
of the Chattahoochee Circuit, made vacant
by the death of the Hon. James M. Smith:
Porter Ingram. B. II- Crawford, W. A.
Wimbish, W. H. Brannon, J. D. Little,
L. C. Levy, A. A. Dozier, F. I). Peabody,
James G. Moon. [Joseph F. Pou. H. R.
Goetchius, C. E. Battle. Peabody, Bran
non & Hatch, W. A. Tigner, Hugh Down
ing, Battle & Gilbert, If. C. Cameron, D. L.
Palmer.
The Race for the Judgeship.—
There is likely to be a lively contest in the
Legislature over the Judgeship of the
Chattahoochee circuit, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the lamented J udge
James M. Smith.
The impression prevails that the elec
tion will occur early next week, as it is
imperative that special terms of court be
held in several counties in the circuit as
early as possible.
It is understood that there will be sev
eral applicants for the place, among them
Hon. J. M. McNeill and Judge W. B.
Butt, of this city, both prominent and
popular lawyers. The majority of
the Columbus bar favor the
election of Mr. McNeill, as will be
seen by the proceedings of a meeting of
the bar, published elsewhere. Judge Butt
has just moved to Columbus from Beuna
Vista and is said to have a number of
strong supporters among the members of
the local bar.
It is reported that Co!. Roland Willis
and Hon. J. H. Martin, both of Talbot-
ton. will be in the race.
Col. McNeill has been in Atlanta on
business for the past two days and Judge
Butt left for that city by the 5 o’clock
train yesterday afternoon.
Off for Texas.—Rev. W. F. Lloyd,
late nastor of St. Pan! church, who has
been transferred to Fort Worth. Tex., left
for his new field yesterday afternoon, ac
companied by his family. A large number
of friends and members of the congrega
tion gathered at the depot to say good-bye
and to wish Mr. Lloyd and family a happy
and prosperous life in their new home.