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Jlic Cohwita vol. yxxii. 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.