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/ bt CcrUunte DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING WE EXPECT This month’s trade to surpass any previous monih m the history ot our business How can it be otherwise when we are selling Suits anil Overcoats for $12 to $15 That should bring three to five dollars more. THE ELEC I IP.NS BILL. DEMOCRATS RENDING THE ODIOUS MEASURE IN THE SENATE. ITS PROBABLE PASSAGE—THE PENSIONS DEFICIENCY—CONGRESSIONAL RE- APPOBTIONMENT—HABEAS CORPUS PETITION RE FUSED—GEORGIA PERSONAL-?. mations of dissent to the adjournment sug gestion came from Edmunds and other Republicans. No action was taken on Gorman’s motion, and Gray still retained the floor. The Senate then adjourned till tomor row. Not a HAT in the house (except Dunlap and Stetson) That you cannot buy for kss ihan we ever sold. On UNDERWEAR ar d heavy weight CLOTHING you will be satisfied with our prices. Money Must Come—Goods Must Go! ATI n f ufi IN THE HOUSE. j Washington, December 5.—Cutcheon ; called up the Senate joint resolution au- j thorizing the Secretary of War to issue i 1000 stands of arms to each of the States Washington, December .5.—[Special. ] of North and South Dakota, Wyoming and The apprehension is that the Force bill Nebraska. Montana was added to* the will pass the Senate in some shape, most j States incluied in its provisions, and it liueiy by substitute. It must be borue in j was passed. mind that the Senate elections committee | The pension appropriation bill was agam has a substitute prepared for the original j taken up. bill that came from the House, and the j Vaux, of Pennsylvania, did not oppose two measures are being considered to- j the general purpose of the bill, but he did gether. This substitute is a simpler and j oppose the appropriation made for de- much shorter bili than the Lodge bill, but i pendent relatives, made under the act of AT KIRVEN’S. 30-inch Black Henriettas 25c; 30-inch Black Serge :}>e: 28-inch double fold Dress Flannels 15c; 2.3-inch double fold Tricots 20c; 40 an 1 50-iuch Ladies Cloths SI.O') and SI.25; Priestley’s Black Goods in Henriettas, Drap da Alms, Camels Hiir Serge, and many fancy weaves, at low prices; Printed French Flannels, in beautiful designs, for wrappers and tea gowns, at 25c; Ladies Musquetaire Gloves at 50c. TOR HOLD DAY PRESENTS 13-inch Bisque Head Jointed Dolls for 25c; 22-inch Kul Boddied Bisque Heads for ■50c; and many others too numerous to mention, and they are beautiful. They can be fouml up stairs where we keep our immense stock of Jackets and Wraps, which we are now offering at reduced prices. OTHER CHOICE THINGS. In our Handkerchief stock can be found the choicest assortment in Embroidered Silk or Linen Cambric Goods ever shown in this market. In our Fancy Goods De partment, we are showing a large stock of China Silk and Bolting Cloth Tidies and Scarfs at 50c to .$2.00. Buffalo Horn Key and NVliisk Broom Holders. Plush cases, and many other ornamental and useful articles. LINEN TABLE SETS—We have a choice stock of Linen Table Sets at low prices; also a choice line of Hemstitched Towels and Napkins. APRONS! APRONS!! APRONS!!! If von have not seen our Aprons do so. We have them at 10c. 15c, 20c, 25c, and up to 32.00. Each suitable for Servants, Misses, and in fact all who wear them. FOR A LEADER From now until J muary 1 we will sell all of our choicest colors in Calicoes, ex cepting IndigocG, at 5c a yard. Don’t fail to see the bargains on our Remnant Table. J. A. Kill YEN & CO. embraces many of its worst features. Senator Gray, of New Jersey, held the floor today in opposition to the measure, and consumed the afternoon. The Republicans are sitting quiet, and seem to be content to let the Democrats do all the talking. Of course, the bill cannot be passed under the present rules of the Senate, and the belief is that, after a reasonable time, the majority will bring in a rule to shut off debate and so attempt to get it through. If this is done the new rule itself will be a subject of debate, and, as there will be no limit to this and as there can be none under the rules, it will be interesting to know just how the iniqui tous scheme will finally be disposed of. THE REAPPORTIONMENT PROBLEM. The Democrats are quite perplexed on the subject of reapportionment and are in serious consultation over the matter. The number at which the uiembershiD of the House could be held in the interest of the Democracy is the present figure, 332, but it will he impossible to unue them on this for the reason that Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina and Maryland would each lose a member. The Repre sentatives from these St. tes do not see their way clear to vote for a loss of repre sentation and retain their popularity at home. The Republicans are expected to take advantage of this state of affairs and to fix the membership at 354. There is a promise of some lively skir mishing when the attempt is fnade to amend the McKinley bill in the matter of the omission of the tobacco rebate and the incorporation of the Riawaiiau reciprocity feature. HABEAS CORPUS REFUSED. March 9,1886. That went beyond justice and became a charity. Outhwait reproached the Republican House for shirking its duty, arguing that the pending bill would show a deficiency of at least 832,834.000. Cheadle, of Indiana, contended that the amount appropriated was amply sufficient to supply the needs of the service. Henderson, of Iowa, cited the figures to show that when the Republicans con trolled legislation in the House the appro priations for pensions were generally in excess of the requirements of the law. The deficiencies began when his Demo cratic friends'came into control and cut the appropriations so short that during last year there was a deficiency of $25,000,- 000. In all probability, the committee on ap propriations had in this bill provided more than was absolutely necessary. Dockery, of Missouri, said that a few months ago he had stood on this floof and declared that the Republicans of the House were refusing for party purposes to appropriate within 835,000,000 of the amount which would be required for pen sion: under the existing law. This dec laration had been almost substantiated by the fact the,; the Commissioner now came in asking for a deficiency of 834,500,000. He proceeded to argue that the amount carried by the bili was insufficient, and branched from this subject to a discussion of the genera! financial condition of the country. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, addressed his remarks to the general pension ques tion. If any criticism, he said, was made by Democrats of the expenditure of enor mous sums of money, some gentlemen on MAKING GEORGIA LAWS WHAT THE SOLONS ARE DOING AT THE CAPITAL. THE ELLINGTON FERTILIZER BILI.—THE LUNATIC ASYLUM INVESTIGATION ABANDONED — MR. TWITTY AMENDS HIS BILL. organizations: The Farmers’ Alliance, Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association, Citi zens’ Alliance, Knights of Labor, and all other industrial organizations that support the principles of the St. Louis agreement of 1889. Each State organization is to send one delegate from each Congressional district and two from the State at large, and each district organization to send not less than three delegates, and each county delegation not less than one delegate, to be chosen in accordance to the customs of each respective organization during the Atlanta, December 5.—[Special.]— The same old fight on the Agricultural De partment. It came up this morning in the Senate—a bill introduced by Vincent I editor of each newspaper is hereby invited of the Forty-first. The proposition is brief I as a delegate that has advocated the prin- and to the point: to repeal the act of ’74 ciples of the St. Louis agreement, and and all acts amendatory thereof, upon the supported the Alliance candidates nomi- expiratiou of the term of the present Com- nated in 1890; the delegates to meet in missioner. The bill will be lost, of course. I Cincinnati, 0., Monday, the 23d day of The vote on it will be interesting in com- j February, 1891, at 2 o’clock p in., for parison with the same vote in preceding | the purpose of forming a National General Assemblies, as showing the grow- j Union party. based on the ing popularity or relative unpopularity of fundamental ideas of the finance, the department. transportation, labor and land, in further- The Ellington fertilizer bill was passed ance of the work already begun by those in the Senate this morning almost unani- | organizations, and preparatory for a united mousiy, the final vote being 34 to 1 in its I struggle for country and home in the great THE FARMERS AT OCALA THE UNANIMOUS ENDOREMENT OF THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM. Livingston’s proposition for the gov ernment CONTROL OF RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPH LINES—TALK . ABOUT THE THIRD PARTY. Ocada, Fla., December 5.—Clover, one com ctw.c uu.iu- the Kansas delegates, introduced, and month of January, 1891; also that the hud passed yesterday, a National Alliance * ■ K„:—:.„i meeting resolution reciting that the United political conflict now pending, that will decide who in this country is sovereign, ‘•The citizen or the dollar.” favor. It is practically certain of passage in the House, the author says, without amend ment; and it is one of the most im portant measures acted upon at this session. The bil: provides that “it shall be lawful for any purchaser of fertilizers from any owner thereof, or agent of such owner, to require of the person selling, and, at the, _ , _ time of the sale or delivery, to take from ! London, December o. -The Parnellites each sack of the lot sold a sample of its I reassembled at noon, but immediately ad- contents. That sa;d samples so taken j journed, pending the arrival of the coin- shall be mixed together and placed in a 1 nuttee to wait on Gladstone. At 4 o clock THE GLADSTONE CONFERENCE. THE GRAND OLD MAN THE HOPE OF IRE LAND. reciting that the United States census returns with respect to farm mortgages was grossly incorrect, and call ing upon all county and sub-Alliances in all the States of the Union to take imme diate steps toward securing accurate sta tistics from county records and make prompt reports thereon. Carskadon, of West Virginia,offered the following: Resolved, That we, the National Farm ers’ Alliance of America, believing that obedience to, and veneration for the laws of God is the conserving and saving force of human government, do hereby respect fully request that the directors of" the great National Fair of 1893 do not dese crate the Sabbath by keeping open gates. The resolution provoked no serious op position, and was passed unanimously. National Secretary Turner submitted his annual report last night, but it is incom plete, owing to the constant payment of sub-Alliance dues during this session. During the past year 10t>9 new charters were issued t,o sub-Alliances, as follows: West Virginia 252, Colorado 152, Indiana 132, Michigan 106, Virginia 95, Illinois S7, Chief Justice Fuller refused to receive ! the other side would sneer that it was Mr. Washing'ou Dessau’s petition for j made by men who fought against the habeas corpus in the case of Hall and ! Union. He had heard of dough-faces in others jaiied at Macon tor conspiracy and | politics. That was those who had surren- chargeu with the rnuruer of Forsyth in ! dered their conviction of public policy for Dodge county. He delivered this opinion j the sake of office. Had the count! y no this morning, and the prisoners will have j dough-faces in the matter ot pensions to submit to an early trial. . I during the last few years? This question W. F. Moore was todav appointed post- pensions had to be met by every master at Altoona Ga. " I Congress. He assumed his measure of Judge Stewart and Mr. Carlton answered i responsibility to his constituents. By the to roll call today. Mr. Grimes is now the ! operation of law there was a certain nutn- only missing member ot the delegation. j ber of pension certificates to applicants. B F Lon®ley, Jr., M. Slaughter, of At- The probabilities were that within seven lama, and* Dr.’George’ F. Johnson, 0 f years there would be 1,000,000 pensioners Griffin, are registered - in Washington to- i 011 the roll who would be paid 3170,000,- j a ,._ j 000 annually. The first necessity was to rN - TIIE senate. i meet the question frankly by adequate' ap- ., T . r , , ™ „ , „ | proprialions. The second was to raise a Washington, December ■>.— The dec- . v . . . . ... », , . .... , A . . , onmmtee to investigate the bureau tion bill was, at 1:20 o clock, to icon up and- Gray addressed the Senate in opposition to it. The Vice-President, having stated the. j question to be on the Senate substitute, Gray remarked that before the vote was taken he had something to say, and there , , , ... , .. might be something to be said by others on I dt - nstha had so distressed them that they the Democratic side of the chamber and, j v ' en r s ' ( ! !“ kme alhauces - he doubted not, on the other side also. • ul!lt llJiS The bili, he said, was confessedly of the first impoitauee, most far-reaching in its consequence, and, in the opinion, of many thoroughly, to revise the list, and to strike off unworthy pensioners. The third was to transfer the bureau to the War Department aud take it out of the domain of politics, i Here were people staggering under bur- BLOCK OF BUILDINGS IN ASHES THE HOSTILE REDSKINS. TIIE FIRE CHIEF AND FIVE FIREMEN IN JURED Pittsburg, I’a., December 5.—The Liberty street tire, which broke out in the Maginis Cracker Factory about 1 o'clock this morning, was not extinguished until four large business blocks were consumed. The buildings destroyed were of brick, seven stories high, occupied by the Ma ginis cracker house; R. A W. J. Jenkin- son, wholesale tobacco house: Crcagrahara A Co., stove and hardware; L. M. Harris <& Co., wholesale druggists. Chief Engineer Samuel Evans and five firemen were caught under a falling wall. Fireman Augjist Roth, of engine company No. 7, was badly crushed and injured in- ternally. He” ill probablv die. Fireman Tiegers, of engine company No. 10. is still missing. I; is feared his body is buried beneath the ruins. The total loss is esti mated at 8210,000. CHICAGO MARKET. THEY ARE LIVING HIGH AND READY FOR WAR. Chicago, December 5.—A special from the Pine Ridge agency says: The situation is not materially changed. The hostile Rosebud Indians sleep upon their arms, prepared constantly for attack. They have three lines of signal couriers between this agency and their camp, and any move ment of troops would be known in a few moments. They have taken ail they wish of the Government beef herd, and burned tin* buildings and carrals. They are living I high and are happy. They have moved to the edge of the bad lands. Military j preparations proceed rapidly. Unless the i Indians come in within a very few days, 1 the troops will be equipped and in posi tion, when an advance may be ordered. REVIEW OF SPECULATION IN THE GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKETS. Chicago, December 5.—Af.er a weak opening and a bulge of about lc on the starting price, wheat settled back and closed nearly where it commenced, and at j- to gc decline since yesterday. Corn was scarce in the cash market, and futures ruled strong, May gaining fe. Oats were fairly active, and closed at a net advance of fe. Pork, lard aud short ribs closed slightly above the lowest figure of the day, with a net decline lor the day of 24 to 10c. ATTITUDE OF THE IRISH DELEGATES. Chicago, December 5.—Thomas Power O'Connor authorizes the Associated Press to make for him and his colleagues the following statement, in answer to the statement published in this country and telegraphed to England, that at a confer ence yesterday the Irish envoys had de cided to abandon their American tour: It is not true. No such decision has been arrived at. It is true that we have postponed the holding of a number of meetings which had been arranged for. This was done chiefly because to have held them would have necessitated a sep aration of the party, which was deemed inadvisable under existing conditions. Furthermore, we felt that if we held thqm we would be obliged to speak of matters concerning which we deemed it advisable to remain silent for the present. Our atti tude is simply of expectancy, and will so continue until some definite decision is reached on the other side. SUPPOSE THEY DID? W vshington, December 5.—Represent ative J. II Sweeney, of Iowa, today sent ! to Brpresemative Pickier, of South Da- j kora, who is at present at the meeting of j the Farmers’ Alliance at Ocala, Fla., the | f< l ow tig dispatch: “lam credibly in- ; formed that instructions to procure the I passage by your assembly of a resolution ! opposing the elections bill was telegraphed | from tlie capital here to Florida by Demo cratic Senators several hours before the I resolution was reported to your assembly.” I Swei-ney, w bile declining to give the j names of the Senators alluded to, ex- j pressed bis readiness to testify before any ’ committee desiring to investigate the mat ter. Let Congress meet this matter frankly. The people i could not be fooled. I Peters, of Kansas, made an exhaustive , argument to show that the appropriation | carried by the bili was amply sufficient to pay all the pensions which would be g 1 anted during the ensuing year. He then proceeded to make a political speech, in the course of which lie said that the Dem ocratic party was endeavoring to embrace the Farmers’ Alliance movement. He conceded that the Republican party in Kansas had run against it, and had been overthrown. It had received a black eye. [Laughter.] But the time was com ing when the cyclone would strike the Democratic States. It was now being en trenched in Texas and Missouri, and in 1892, the gentlemen who were relying upon Alliance votes would find that their votes had disappeared as the Republican ma jority had disappeared in Kansas. The Republican party would revive, because and freedom of the people of the several States. Notwithstanding the sneer ut tered by the President of the United States as to the objections of those who opposed the bill, there were those on his side of the chamber and throughout the country (lie believed a majority of the freemen of the country) who believed that the bill was one that threatened the integrity of Amer ican institutions, State and national; that it was fraught with the greatest danger to the fir ure prosperity of the whole country, and that it menaced the liberties of the people of all the States. It was a perilous time in the history of the Government when a measure was proposed on the theory that the States were no longer able to provide for themselves, and that the ■ , . ,, . . people of the States were no longer fitted ' T trutl ! crushed to earth would rise again, to be trusted with the control of their own [Laughter.] He wanted ..he Fifty-second elections 1 ( -’ on ? ress t0 l )ass “ ie sub-treasury bill Coming to the section which provides O au §hter), that the supervisor of elections, to be se- v cnes lected as “discreet,” may make a house to house visitation to inquire as to the names, politics, nationalitv, etc., of its male in-, . ... ,, , , mates, Gray characterized that official as i Alliance would sweep over them and wipe “this i zar that is to be, this satrap of a province,” and he said: “In all the meas- , tires which provoked and goaded our an- : t le °P mion that the pendin cestors to resist the tyranny of the British 1 a11 . th , e appropriation that would be re- King, there was none that approached the 6“^or c-mld be expended during the infamy of this piovision, and, moderate as ” I am in all my conceptions'of my duty as bottle, jar or such other receptacle as the j the members again assembled a,nd pro purchaser may present. It shall then be ceeded to business. A resolution was South Carolina 83 Ohio bl, Pennsylvania the duty of such purchaser and seller to j adopted empowering four delegates to ne- a.9, New Jersey 20, Minnesota 5, Iowa 5, deliver said package to the Ordinary of the | gotiate with Gladstone in connection with Oregon 1 Oklahoma 1 county who shall libel same with the | the ( l uestions relative to the constabulary btate charters have been issued to the names of the parties and of the fertilizer. a » d agrarian difficulty. It is understood following States: Indiana, Illinois. Colo- That said Ordinary shall safely keep said tliat Gladstone today suggested this course ratio, Michigan, West \ lrginia, Oklahoma package, allowing neither party access to 1 witli a view to placing the negotiations and North Dakota. the same save as hereinafter provided. I which may follow the conference which The feeling over the passage of the anti- That should said purchaser after having j t0 °k place today between himself and the election bill resolution of Wednesday was used such fertilizer upon his crops have jDish delegates, on an authorized footing, j high, and there is strong pressure being reason to believe from the yield thereof The meeting then adjourned to 9 o'clock j made for the introduction of a resolution that said fertilizer was totally or partially ! tonight, but subsequently determined not | to expunge it from the records of the Alli- worthles=, he shall notify the seller and I t0 m eet again till tomorrow. Before ap- j ance, apply to the Ordinary to forward the said samples deposited with him (or a suffi ciency thereof to ensure a fair analysis) to the State Chemist, without stating the names of the parties, the name of the fer tilizer or giving its guaranteed analysis, till tomorrow. pointing the committee of four, tlie’meet- ing unanimously rescinded Clancey’s amendment, which was approved yes terday. Although no formal division was taken on the amendment yesterday, Clancy’s proposal was practically adopted It is surmised that the cost of sending being prepaid by pur-| by a show of hands, chaser. That it shall be the duty of the j ^he actaou °* the meeting in rescinding the said State Chemist to analyze and send a j amendment was taken at the request of copy of the result to said Ordinary. That i Gladstone, in order to permit ot a freer should said analysis show that said fertil izer comes up to the guaranteed analysis upon which it is sold, then the state ment, so sent by the State Chemist, shall be conclusive evidence against a plea of partial or total failure of consideration. But should said analysis show that such fertilizer does not come up to the guaran teed analysis, then the sale shall be illegal, null and void, and when suit is brought basis for negotiations. Gladstone declined to accept Parnell’s suggestion that he summon Morley and Harcourt to receive with him joint delegations of the two sections of the Irish party. He insisted that, if he received them, the arrangements should be at his own discre tion. The Irish whips today, acting for the Irish people, requested Gladstone un conditionally to receive Learny and Ited- Parneli, and Sexton upon auy evidence of indebtedness given 1 mond, representing . for such fertilizer, the statement of such i and Healey, representing 1 ame.l s oppo nents. To this Gladstone consented. with the Irish Chemist, so transmitted to the Ordinary, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts, i Gladstone, at the meeting whether such evidence of indebtedness is ‘ delegates, in no way pledged himself, nor held by an innocent third party or not. 1 d ' d he u . se language importing that he was That in lieu of the State Chemist, should ] a ^ e > himself, to define the course the parties to the contract agree upon some [he , Liberal party wouni adopt, other Chemist to make said analysis, all Gladstone gave the Irish delegation a cor- tiie provisions of this act shall apply to his d ' a reception. He acted throughout \\ ith analysis aud report to the Ordinary. That, 1 tj * ie approval o! the Liberals. Arnold Moriey was present at the conference, and, should the seller refuse to take said sam ples when so requested by the purchaser, then, upon proof of the fact, the pur-> chaser shall be entitled to his plea of fail ure of consideration, and to support the same by proof of the want of effect and benefit of said fertilizer upon his crops, The third party movement is gaining ground rapidly. The presence here of so many representatives of national labor and industrial organizations strengthens the opinion that the entire “reform” element in the country will join this new move ment. The Western and Northwestern delegates are said to be practically united in endorsing the Rice-Davis call, and it is predicted that they will demand of the Southern Democrats in the Alliance that they join in the movement in payment of the debt incurred by the lat ter to Western Alliaucemen who sat by and raised no protest against the passage of the anti-election bill resolution. It is not believed, however, that the South ern members will renounce one particle of their allegiance to the Democratic party. This third party project is the upper most topic of discussion in the hotels and everywhere in the city outside of the Alli ance hall. Some question having been raised as to the unanimous endorsement of the St. Louis platform by the National Alliance last year, Livingston, of Georgia, this morning moved its adoption by the present body. Some debate followed, but the motion was adopted with an amendment so as to de- the free coinage bill of “We will”) and the ser- ( vice pension bill, and unless his i Democratic friends would do all that, they ! would find that the wave of the Farmers’ I Alliance would sweep over them I them from the face of the earth. Raines. Kerr and Morrow also held to bill carried a citizen and man, law-abiding as I have always been, and respectful to :he powers that be. I say now, that when T his super- visior knocks at my d or, I pray Gcd that I shail be at home.” [Some applause.] Spooner, a member of the committee on privileges aud elections, asked Gray whether he was now referring to what was known as the domiciliary clause. Giay said that he was. corning year. On motion of Drckery, an amendment was adopled providing that no agent or attorney shall demand, receive, or be allowed any compensation in any claim for an increase of pension ou account of an increase of disability. It is estimated by Dockery, amt Chairman Morrill, of the invalid pensions committee, that this will save 85,000,000 to pensioners within the next three years. Springer offered an amendment increas- Spooner said that that clause hid been ' n!I to §150,000,000 the appropriation for maud the Government control of railroads when it was over, he remained in consul- and telegraph lines, and if this shall not tation with Gladstone. Subsequently he j result in relief to the masses and in check- told the reporters that Gladstone [ ing or curing existing evils, the Govern- did not intend to publish any- : inent shall become the actual owners of thing regarding the meeting. The j such lines. This platform does not in- o delegates were also reluctant to give the ! elude the sub-treasury bill, which proof shall 1 * be sufficienrto authorize 1 particulars of the interview which they! At the morning session, Col. L. F. Liv- the jury to sustain defendant’s ph-a either ! re S ard ed as strictly confidential. It is ingston, of Georgia, from the committee in whole or in part whether «aid =uit is 1 dou btfuI whether Parnell will consider j on organic union, made a report which is to brou”ht bv an innocent holder or not ! tkat Gladstone’s reception of the delegates j furnish the basis for an ultimate union be Senator Johnston introduced a bill to j without the presence of Morley and Har- ! tween the ft™*- Ailinnee amend section 3554 of the code, so that! court faulhlls the conditions of arrauge- only half of the daily, weekly or monthly ! H) enls j. wages of journeymen, mechanics and day ' 7, ar ! , 1,c l ) va3 laborers shall be exempt from the process “* ” and liabilities of garnishment, Senator Todd introduced a bill to pre vent the sale of cotton, lint or in the seed, without the written consent of the owner of the laud on which the cotton was raised resolution relating to adopted by the Catholic hierarchy of England will be read in all Catholic churches and chapels in Ireland. Healy and Sexton, anti-Parnell members of the delegation, are satisfied witli the result of the interview with Gladstone. The Lib eral leader gave no definite promise re considering his assurances satisfactory. THE STATE OF TRADE. Another bill, bv Senator Todd, was to I S ar,!m S the P omt3 submitted, but said prohibit the combination of express and I ^ e y were sufficient in their opinion to insurance companies for the purpose of I J usUf >' the mty°my of the Irish party in 1 1 1 nnYicnloriniT Lie 4CC11TYODC OUT1CI9Pl flTO defeating competition. The Senate will pass the Zachry reso lution for a conference with the lessees upon the betterments question. The matter, it will be remembered, was referred to the finance committee. They referred it to a sub-committee of Senators Cabaniss, Nunnally and Harp. The sub committee had quite a long conference with Governor Northern this morning, aud have agreed to recommend the passage of the resolution. The finance committee will recommend it, in turn, and a careful count in the Sen ate shows a majority in favor of carrying out the Governor’s recommendation for a conference and adjustment of the claim. The committee on the asylum, House and Senatt, decided without a dissentin' DUNS WEEKLY REPORT SHOWS A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. New York, December 5.—The strin gency in commercial loans, noted last week as the chief cause of the present disturbance, is now almost the only re maining cause. The influence of European troubles has pa«sed. The Bank of Eng land has reduced its rate to 5 per cent,gain ing 83,565,000 in gold for the week and the Bank of France 81,230,000 in gold. For eign commerce is heavily in favor of this country, while imports at New Y'ork for November exceed last voice that there was no need for the set- ! Y ears 3 which were unusually light, by 12 sun’s cotton review. New York, December 5.—Futures opened at tim e to four points advance, closing at four to seven points decline from yesterday’s closing prices. The steady slauchit-r of the bulls of yesterday and the day before was the business of the day, and it was pursued with great earnestness aud success. The opening report from Liverpool was dec: ledly better, and to this the early advance must be attributed. Then there was some attempt to realize prod’s. This was no sooner begun than Liverpool rep rted a dull closing, and the interior movement began to show large figures. Prices gave way rapidly and the early advance was soon lost. Then came the most discouraging reports about sterling exchange being almost unsalable. The feeling at one time was almost pan icky. The close was at the lowest figures of the day, but with good buying orders. Spot became steady and quiet. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. strick* n out by the committee. But, said Gray, it is in the bill as re ported. Hoar explained that it was in by a mis take, either of the clerk or the printers, but he subsequently admitted that tiie mis take might have been his own. Gray moved that the paragraph in ques tion i e .-.truck out of the substitute. Ecarts, a member of the committee ex pressed the opinion that it ought to be struck out, as it was in by mistake. Edmunds expressed the opinion that it ought to stand. He regarded it as a very proper provision, and said that he was in favor of authorizing proper officers, either State or national, to go to a man’s house in verifying the registration, ring the bell and make the inqury. Danieis—“Does the Senator think that the supei visor ought to be attended by an armed officer?” Edmunds—“If there is likely be a mob the payment of pensions. Lost—yeas 65, nays 129. After some further political sparring, the committee rose, the bill was passed, and the House, at 5 o’clock, adjourned. ELOPERS CAPTURED. THE DESERTED HUSBAND CABBIES HOME HIS FUGUTIVE WIFE. Birmingham, Ala.. December 5.— [Special.]—The wife of Columbus Wil liams. a prominent Bibb county farmer, disappeared last night. He suspected that she had eloped with James Keith, a neigh, bor , who was also missing. Williams came here today and intercepted the couple at the depot en route to Georgia. Keith tied when he saw Williams coming. The ; man |and wife quarrelled and created quite a scene. Sheriff Smith threatened to arrest the woman for big amy unless she returned. She went home . . . t .1 • 1 1 . , : w th \\ uhams under protest. All the par- to ilnw him away, I think he ought to 1 ,,, , ™ k w - ■ ties are over 40 years ot ase. The woman Gray—“Suppose a man in his own castle ! f^ted tO A reporter who “interviewed her declines an interview with a gentleman ! ^ ?!"?’ who comes with an armed Deputy Har- She charges her husband with cruel treat ment. William H. Barry, who accidentally shot himself two weeks ago, died today. THE BURGLAR CAPTURED. ABSOLUTELY PURE shal?” Edmunds—“Then the duty of the Super visor aud cf the Marshal is ended; for the whole authority is to ring the door bell and make the inquiry.” | Gray—“Then that should be stated in • he carried two pistol bullets in his the bill, in totidam verbis.” j head. Edmunds—“That is a matter of task. I ! Norfolk, December 5.—The negro do not know how many door bells there burglar who seriously cut Dr. William A. are in Delaware.” j Wheeler, of the United States marine hos- Daniel mentioned several other places I pital service, and Mrs. Wheeler, last even- in the bill where domiciliary visitation was ! ing, was caught this afternoon. He is an alluded to, and moved that the bill be re- ! ex-convict, named Washington Fields, committed. | Both of Dr. Wheeler’s pistol shots, fired as Teller, a member of the committee, 1 the negro was making his escape, took joined in the statement that the commit- effect in his head, inflicting ugly but not tee had agreed to omit the domiciliary fatal wounds. clause, and said that Gray's denunciation i of it was none too severe. ! explosion in a powder magazine. Hoar, having referred to the original re- j London, December 6.—An explosion port of the committee, said that the error ■ occurred today in the shell fiiiing room of was on the part of die printer. ! the Admiralty powder magazine at Gos- Gorman renewed his motion to have tiie j port. A sheli burst with tremendous force, bill reprinted, and suggested that the Sen- j shaking the marine barracks. One man ate should adjourn till Monday, but excla- was killed and two injured. vices of an expert to investigate the ac counts of the asylum. That ought to re lieve the gossip and rumor, responsible for the eail for an investigation. The school bill, by Senator Joe Terrell, was made the special order today for next Wednesday. The Twitty bill was amended in tiie Senate asrrieultural committee this morn ing, upon motion of Mr. Twitty himself. For amounts not exceeding 8160 the bill stands a* it is—no attorneys’ fees allowed, in addition to the interest specified, unless a pica is entered aud not sustained—on amounts from 8100 to 8500, 5 per cent is allowed; and on amounts exceeding 8500, 24 per cent—but in no case is the obliga tion binding unless judgment is rendered. With this amendment, the committee recommended the passage of the bill. This was the last day in the House for the introduction of new matter. The tax bill was postponed until tomor row on account of the very large number of local bills introduced. It was a busy day, but few of the bills have any general interest. One by Goodwin, of Fulton, authorizing the Railroad Commission to employ a civil engineer, whose duty it shail be to inspect the various railroads of this State in the interest of the traveling public. By Martin, of Fulton, to purchase the original records of the secession conven tion of Georgia, now in the possession of Mrs. Mary A. Steele, Atlanta. One by Berner of Monroe makes every citizen from twenty-one to sixty subject to jury duty, excepting only practicing phy sicians and apothecaries. By Sears of Webster, to amend the act making permanent the income of the State University, practically making the State pay 34 per cent on 8370,000, instead of 7 per cent as is now done, making a differ ence of 812,950 in the income of the Uni versity. The tax bill will be taken up tomorrow. THE THIRD PARTY CALL. Ocala, Fla., December 5.—The follow ing is the call for a Third Party confer ence, signed by Gen. Rice and John Davis, of Kansas, and by about seventy-five other Alliaucemen: Whereas, In unity there is strength, therefore, it is desirable that there should be a union of all the variously named in dustrial organizations that stand on a com mon ground, to this end, the in dividuals from various States, whose names are hereto signed, make this call for a national conference to be composed of delegates from the following per cent. The increase in exports here has been 84 per cent., though last year’s were remarkably heavy, so that the excess of exports for the month was probably over 830,000,000. Thus, no pressure of difficulty should now be felt here, if for eign influences only were operative. In domestic affairs there has been a dis tinct improvement in the disposition of banks and money lenders to give the necessary support to legitimate business, curtailing speculative advances as far as possible. This wiser disposition is shown, not only in much larger issues of clearing house certificates and larger loans here, but in the dispatches from many other places. The volume of trade is still sur prisingly heavy, as the clearing house ex changes prove, and the railroad earnings, and the returns from many centers of trade are larger than ever be fore at this season. The legitimate business of the country should soon recover its normal state of health. Reports from other cities show that the cheapness of cotton at the South and the delay of win ter weather at the North, have somewhat reduced transactions and caused more tar diness in collections than heretofore, but colder weather and the approach of the holiday season already begin to have a fa vorable effect at many points. In general, the volume of trade throughout the country is so heavy that, with an advance of 74 per cent, in prices since a year ago, the larger supplies of money are absorbed. The amount of currency in circulation is now over 81,504,000,000, be ing 8S7,000,000 larger than a year ago. The treasury has taken in about 82,400,- 000 more than it has paid out for the week. Pig iron is rather weaker in tone, and numerous furnaces are likely to go out of blast if prices yield further. The demands for finished products of iron and steel are less than a month ago, and rails are weak with scanty sales. Woolen man ufacturers are moving with caution. Labor troubles are very few and the in dustry of the country is remarkably well employed at fair wages. Business failures of the week number 282, against 271 for the corresponding week last year. A CATHOLIC CHURCH BURNED. Pittsburg, Pa., December 6.—Fire at Homestead, at 2 o’clobk this morning, destroyed St. Magdalene Catholic church, the school house and convent, and two dwellings. The loss is estimated at 850,- 000, fully insured. The fire was caused by the heavy pressure of natural gas. tween the National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union and the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association, which has an organi zation with a large membership in the Western States. The report was explained at length by Chairman Livingston. Under this proposition the Mutual Benefit Asso ciation is to still maintain its separate or ganization, but to be entitled to representa tion in the National Alliance council and tl e executive committee of each organization, is to meet hereafter and arrange the de tails of this union. At the conclusion of Livingston’s remarks, which occupied nearly an hour, the report was adopted without dissent. This action undoubtedly means the absolute consolidation of these two organizations in the near future. Col. Livingston also offered a resolution providing for the adoption of the St. Louis Alliance platform of 1839, inasmuch as there has been a question raised as to the unanimous endorsement of the demands therein contained, by all the State delega tions one year ago. Livingston’s idea was to call out any objections which might ex ist as to its absolutely unanimous endorse ment. This platform demands the aboli tion of national banks and the substitution of legal tender treasury notes in lieu of national bank notes, in sufficient volume to carry on the business of the country on a cash system; that Congress prevent by law the dealing in “futures” of all agricul tural and mechanical productions; the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the prohibition of alien ownership of land, and the adoption of some just plan by which the Government may acquire own ership in such lands and also in lands held by railroad companies in excess of their actual needs; that taxation, both State and National, shall not be used to btnld upon any interest or class at the ex pense of another; that all revenues, national, State and county, shall be lim ited to the actual, necessary expenditures of the Government, economically and hon estly administered: that Congress issue sufficient fractional paper currency to fa cilitate exchange through the United States mails, and that all means of commu nication and transportation should be con trolled by the United States Government. An amendment was offered by Loucks, of North Dakota, providing for the owner ship of all railroad and telegraph lines by the National Government. Livingston opposed this, and offered as a compromise measure a resolution provid ing that the liberty to control and operate all such lines shail vest in the Govern ment, and if, after a fair trial of this sys tem. it is found that it does not afford the relief demanded, or effect reform in the management of them, the Government ownership shall be complete. This was adopted after some discussion. Wade, of Tennessee, offered an addi tional amendment that every Alliance lecturer, State and national, and all news paper organs of the Alliance, shall sup port the St. Louis and Ocala platforms (amended platforms) or suffer suspension from the order; and further, that no can didate, for any national political office shah be supported by Alliance members unless he endorses this platform, and any sub-Alliance not complying with these restrictions may be suspended at pleasure by the president. This was also adopted, and the whole platform as amended was adopted unanimously upon a call of the roll by States. FAILURE OF DELAMATEB’S BANK. Pittsburg, I’a., December 5.—A Mead- ville, Pa., special says: Delamater A Co., bankers of this’ city, made an assignment this morning. Beyond the fact stated no particulars are obtainable. Hotchkiss A McClintock, the assignees, took immediate possession and are preparing a statement for the public. George W. Delamater. the defeated Republican candidate for Gov ernor, is president. This bank is another depository of State funds to the amount of 8100,000, but State Treasurer Boyer says the State is amply protected by a bond.