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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 11, 1890.
NO. 305
AT HALF PRICE.
All our French Pattern Hats and Bonnet? are now on sale
at half price. Also a choice stock of Beaver Hats woith $3
to $4, to be sold at $2.
GREAT REDUCTION S
In French Pattern Suits, Ladies’ and Children’s Wraps. Jer
sey Waists are the most comfortable for home wear of any
thing else. We will close our stock of these goods at half
price.
MISSES’ DRESSES.
A few Flanirl Suits, ready-made for 15 and 16 year old
Misses, worth $10, now $3.50.
DOLLS, LOVELY DOLLS.
We are well supplied with a choice stock of kid bodied and
jointed Bolls at jovv prices.
OTTOZMLAOfcT ZPZELIHSTTS-
This new fabric was manufactured to imitate Printed
French Flannels, and are well worth 10 c* j nts. We are offer
ing them at 5 cents, along with Dress Prints in the best
brands of Ca.icoes.
Our Art Department.
A long felt want is supplied by this department, proven by the large business done
since we opened it. Printed Plushes and China Silks in profusion, and all the neces
sary small ornaments so desirable for finishing of Fancy Work.
Special attention is called to our Silk Scarfs, fringed and good size, for 50o.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
WE EXPECT
This month's trade to surpass
any previous mouth in the
history ot our business.
How cm it he otherwise
when we are selling
Suits arid Overcoats
FOR
$12 to $15
That should bring three to
five dollars more.
Not a HAT in the house (except Dunlap and Stetson) that
you cannot buy for less than we ever sold.
On UNDERWEAR and heavy weight CLOTHING you will
be satisfied with our prices.
Money Must Come—Goods Must Go!
WISCONSIN GRANGERS IN CONFERENCE.
Madison, Wis., December 10.—The
State Grange Patrons of Husbandry began
its annual session yesterday. Grand Mas
ter Garr, in bis address, advocated the
election of United States Senators by the
people, prohibiting stock gambling, the
passage of the Conger lard and the Pad-
dock pure food bills, and Government con
trol of telegraph and express companies.
He concluded: “A combination or trust
has been formed by the manufacturers of
binding twine to raise the price of that
article beyond the reach of poor men to
purchase for 1891. Gould our Legislature
do a wiser thing than pattern after Min
nesota and establish a twine plant in our
State prison? The State would he no loser,
as it would be getting the same for its con
vict labor as it does now.”
A REVEREND LOTHARIO.
Nashville, December 10.—A Dover,
Tenn., special says: Judge A. H. Mun-
ford opened the Gircuit Court yesterday.
One of ‘.he most important cases on the
civil trial docket is that of Henry Jackson
vs. Rev. A. C. Stockard, of Waverly,
Tenn., in which the plaintiff alleges that
the affections of his wife have been en
ticed away from him. and that she h s
been seduced and influenced by the defend
ant to abandon the plaintiff. The plain
tiff seeks to recover $20,000 damages. The
defendant is a prominent minister in the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, and it
was while visiting the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson, one or both of whom are
members of his flock, that it is charged he
committed the crime. The plaintiff is
about seventy years of age, the defendant
ten years his junior, while Mrs. Jackson is
A TRIPLE FAILURE.
not far from fifty.
Memphis, Tenn., December 10.—X. L.
Avery and Rashael Simms, conducting
business under the firm name of X. L.
Avery & Co., at Osceola, Ark., Avery &
Simms at Blytheviile, Ark., and X. L.
Avery at Frenchman’s Bayou, Ark., made
an assignment yesterday afternoon at
Osceola, Ark. They were tiie principal
merchants of that town. The liabilities
are $00,000, due principally to Memphis
and St. Louis creditors. The assets are
nominally $00,000. The failure is at
tributed to poor crops and inability to
make collections.
THE POUT ROYAL DRY DOCK.
Washington, December 10.—A hear
ing of the contending bidders for the Port
Royal dry dock was held this morning be
fore the Secretary of the Navy. The bid
ders were present in person, and were also
represented by attorneys. A letter was
read from Staibrand, of Charleston, S. C\,
the lowest bidder, withdrawing from the
competition. The remaining bidders are
Simpson & Packard, of Xew York, and
McCarthy, of Washington. Xo decision
was reached. There will be a further
hearing Saturday.
the subscriptions withheld.
Chicago, December 10.—The final dis-
osition of the money subscribed for the
rish cause on the occasion of the late
leeting to listen to addresses by the Irish
nvoys, then in this city, remains in doubt,
’he a^r-re^ate of subscriptions and money
jalizetf from the sale of tickets, was be-
ween $16,000 and $18,000. Less than
alf of this has been realized in cash, as
lost of the subscribers, in view of the
plit in the party have thought it best to
eep their money in their pockets till the
ir has cleared.
WOOLEN MILLS BURNED.
Nashville, December 10.—Greenville,
Tenn., had a disastrous fire last evening.
The Greenvilie woolen mills, with the of
fice and dwelling adjoining, burned, lhe
loss is $50,000 with no insurance. K. J.
Snapp’s tannerv and two dwelling houses
also burned at a loss of $10,000, with no
insurance. Other dwellings were injured
to the extent of from $2000 to $6000.
THREE RAILROAD VICTIMS.
Minneapolis, December 10.—Three
persons were instantly killed at the State
University station of the Great Northern
road this morning. They were in the act
of boarding a Great Northern train when
they were run down by an Omaha train.
The victims were E. Todd and wife, of
Sioux City, la., and their daughter, Mis.
Slayton. Mrs. Slayton was the wife of the
master mechanic of a Kansas City road,
and lived in Minneapolis.
PORTER'S FINAL FIGURES.
lshington, Deccmbei 10.—The total
iation of the country, including In-
, etc., will reach 63,000,000. Al-
the census office has actually re-
:d, in round figures, 315,000 Indians
cbites in the Indian Territory. These,
the population of Alaska, which Spe-
Uent Petroff estimates at 38,000, will
up the total population of the coun-
> 63.000,000, a numerical gain of
0.000 for the decade.
Highest of aD in Leavening Power.—U.
S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, *889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOIJUTEIX PURE
THE BRANCH COLLEGES.
RUMOR SAYS THE ALLIANCE HAS
DOOMED THEM.
PROGRESS OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
THE SESSION TO BE PROLONGED. I
THE NORTH HIGHLANDS
RAILROAD BILL.
Atlanta, December 10.—[Special.]—
Rumor today says that the Alliance at a
meeting last night signed the death war
rant of the branch colleges.
The war is now on against higher edu
cation, lead so far principally by Humph
ries, of Brooks, who wants the clauses
making appropriations to the colleges
blotted out from the act.
The House had gone into committee of :
the whole to consider the bill laid over
Monday. Whitfield, of Baldwin, was called
to the chair. It was agreed on that debate
should be limited to ten minutes, but
wherever a member required more time, i
there were several others ready to claim
the floor and yield to him.
The first feature to elicit discussion was |
Goodwin’s amendment to strike out words
“one thousand” and substitute “twelve 1
hundred” in line 10 of section 2, stipula- j
ting pay of Sheriff of the Supreme :
Court. Mr. Goodwin urged valuable work ;
of present incumbent, but Messrs. Jack- !
son, Atkinson and others opposed it, and
the amendment was defeated.
Line 8 of section 4 called up a lengthy j
discussion of the lunatic asylum. The 1
finance committee tixed $190,000 as the
amount annually needed for the next two j
years, but the lunatic asylum committee
favored cutting this $10,000. The appro- i
priationsfor 1889-90 was $175,000 auuualiy. j
It soon became evident that tiie subject
was one on which the House was very
much exercised.
Berner, of Monore, favored the figure
named in the bill.
Whitfield spoke in advocacy of the
$190,000 appropriation.
Humphries favored lessening that
amount.
Lewis wanted the full figure given and
crossed swords with Dr. Chappell of Lau
rens, who, among other things, urged that
the asylum was now so desirable that peo
ple from a distance move to Georgia that
demented friends may become inmates of
the asylum.
Mr. Huff, of Bibb, chairman of the
finance committee, cleared up the thicken
ing atmosphere, lie urged that the finance
committee had based i s request on the re
port of the teD trustees whose business re
quired them to study tiie management of
tiie asylum. They were men from tiie ten
Congressional districts. He stated that
the appropriation contemplated tiie daily
per capita rate of support of inmates of
31| cents, and that no institution in the
United States similar in intention has a
lower rate. Much of the argument of the
day was utterly foreign to the subject.
The talk was to an end implying misman
agement and corruption.
Sibley, of Cobb, and Johnson, of Eman
uel, offered their time to Mr. Huff, and he
contiuuad pointing out that institutions
there mav be, and would doubtless soon be
reached, which would sustain attack and
probably deservedly so, hut three institu
tions there were, which should be spared
arraignment and he yielded tiie fnil appro
priations asked, i. e.—the Lunatic Asylum,
the Blind Asylum and the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum.
Humphries, of Brooks, who worked up
the feeling against the asylum two years
ago, which resulted in tiie investigation,
went over some of the old headings. He
charged that the doctors there did not
work over one hour a day; that one of
them was known to be frequently under
the influence of liquor; extravagance
marked tiie conduct of the institution.
On a vote taken the appropriation was
placed at $190,000.
The next clause taken up was that re
lating to colleges, and there was a percepti
ble increase of interest as the sonorous
voice of the clerk rolled out the words
making appropriations to these institu
tions.
Berner moved that line 29, of Section 4,
be amended to establish a branch college
at Forsvth.
There was a resolution introduced by
Humphries of Brooks, moving that the
clauses of Section 4, from lines 16 to 29,
embracing the appropriations for the State
University, School of Technology, Normal
and Industrial School and branch colleges
at Dahlouega, Milledgeville, Thomasville,
Cuthbert and Hamilton, shall be stricken
from the appropriations act.
Mr. Seay, of Floyd, favored the abolish
ment of the branch colleges.
Mr. Boufeuillet, of Bibb, opposed the
resolution. He favored higher education
and pointed that it was the safeguard of
the State, the home and society, and must
operate from above, not come up from the
common school system.
Roberts, of Douglas, one of the brainiest
member, was heard from the first time on
tiie subject of education. He favored the
colleges, urging one reason, principaly the
education of teachers.
Hogan, of Lincoln, offered a resolution
that "branch colleges be established in
every militia district of the State. Laugh
ter greeted this.
Reed, of Putnam, opposed the branch
college feature of tne State. They were,
he held, a useless intermediate between the
university and the common school system.
The committee of the whole suspended
further discussion, asking to report prog
ress and sit again.
Sibley—A resolution asking that a com
mittee be appointed composed of ten mem
bers of the House and live of the Senate
to investigate the charges implied against
the management of the Lunatic Asylum.
This was iaid on the table for one day.
Calvin of Richmond—A resolution
changing tiie second daily session to from
3 until 5 in the afternoon instead of at
night. Goodwin and Hill, of Meriwether,
moved to table the resolution. The ayes
and nays were called for but lost.
Lewis, of Hancock, got the floor and
talked away until tiie hour of adjournment,
thus preventing action on Mr. Calvm’s
resolution.
Calvin's resolution postponing the day
of adjournment favorably reported by the
committee on adjournment, was passed.
December 20 will probably be the date of
dissolution.
IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Lanier's bill, vesting the title to all
crops grown on rented premises in land
lords till the rent is paid and advances and
supplies furnished the cropper settled
for, passed.
The bill appropriating $18,000, or so
much of that sum as may be necessary, for
the improvement of the capitol grounds
was taken up.
Mr. Beck said that competent engineers
had furnished estimates to which his at
tention had been called, showing that the
amount proposed in the bill was the very
smallest which would accomplish the ob
ject. He had at first believed it too much.
He had thought $10,000 ought to be
enough, but in order to lay out the walks,
pave them, sod the grounds and place the
proper stone coping around it, he was now
sure a smaller appropriation would be in
sufficient.
Mr. Todd had also at one time thought
the appropriation extravagant, but was
convinced that the work could not prop
erly be done for less. He had been fur
nished the following estimates by compe
tent engineers: Granite flags for paving
the sidewalks around the square, $9000;
masonry in building a low wall to keep the
o-rounds from washing away, $4000; cop
ing $3459; sodding the grounds, $1500.
Total, $17,959.
Mr. Walker thought that the ground
should be sodded and the pavement laid
at a cost of $10,500. The coping and
masonry he regarded useless luxuries, as
the people would have to pay for them,
and he offered to amend by substituting
$10,500 for $18,000.
After an earnest speech by Mr. Terrell
in favor of improving the grounds as they
should be improved and not trifling with
the matter, Mr. Walker’s amendment was
lost.
The bill then passed.
The bill to require parties filing divorce
suits to drop $10 in the slot at the clerk’s
office before they can have the mill of jus
tice grind, had been adversely reported,
and when read this morning there was a
motion made to disagree to the committee
report.
This brought Senator after Senator to
his feet. Everybody was interested in’ the
divorce question,and some who had scarce
ly once opened their mouths since the be
ginning of the session grew so eloquent on
this entertaining topic that the sitting was
prolonged tiil nearly half past 1 o'clock to
dispose of the question.
Even then it was not disposed of, as
several Senators had still a good many gal
lant and witty things left to say.
The bill subjecting all dealers in liquors
to the law governing retailers passed with
only a few verbal amendments.
Mr. Vincent’s bill to wipe ou' the State
Agricultural Department has found an
early grave in the committee room waste
basket.
The House bill to provide a permanent
encampment for the volunteer forces has
been favorably reported and will pass.
House resolution to prolong the present
session as long as may be necessary for the
transaction of the public business was con
curred in.
A pair of interesting new bilis were in
troduced. One by Mr. Johnston, of the
Thirty-ninth, is particularly lively. It
makes it a misdemeanor to bet on horse
races, elections, or enter into any kindred
wager.
The other, by Mr. Terrell, permits crim
inals convicted of larceny to cut down the
terra of imprisonment to which they may
have been sentenced 50 per cent by making
restitution of the articles stolen.
The Legislature will not adjourn at the
expiration of lhe forty days, but will con
tinue. in session until all the important
matters are disposed of. The forty days
will expire on Saturday.
This morning the following resolution
was adopted in the House and concurred
in by the Senate by the constitutional t wo-
thirds vote:
Resolved by the House of Representa
tives, the Senate concurring, That the
present session of the General Assembly
be, and the same is hereby prolonged be
yond the first forty days for such length of
time as may be necessary to transact the
public business of tiie State.
The Legislature will probably adjourn in
time to let the members spend Christmas
at home, and will meet again rsome time
next summer, probably in August.
TIIE NIGHT SESSION.
In the House tonight, the bill incorpor
ating the North Highlands Railroad Com
pany of Columbus, passed after considera
ble debate.
Mr. Gilbert made a speech, demanding
Home Rule for Columbus.
Mr. Holtzclaw opposed the charter, as
it paralleled another line.
Mr. Clifton of Chatham, stated that he
desired to protect the interests of the Sa
vannah parties interested in the liorse car
company, and offered an amendment that
the lines of tiie new company do not paral
lel those of the old.
Mr. Gilbert amended this by adding,
“unless by consent of the City Council.”
Both amendments ware lost, and the bill
passed. The rest of the session was con
sumed by local bills.
ILLINOIS GRANGERS AND KNIGHTS
THEY WANT A FARMER FOR UNITED
STATES SENATOR.
Springfield, 111., December 10.—Rep
resentatives of the Confederation of Farm
ers and laborers’ organizations of the
State, including the State Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry, Fanners’ Mutual Benefi
cial Association, Farmers’ Alliance and
Knights of Labor held a secret conference
here yesterday. It is understood that the
only question under consideration was tiie
coming election for United States Senator
from this State. The following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, On the 3d day of May last, in
this city, the various farmer and labor or
ganizations of this State convened and
organized the Farmers’ and Laborers’ Con
federation for the mutual benefit of agri
culture and labor; and, whereas, by in
structions of this conference we have
gone into our respective organizations
and tried to impress upon them
tiie importance of securing friendly legis
lation for agriculture and labor, believing
that tiie evils that are now weighing so
heavily upon us come from bad laws
through a long series of years; and wliere-
a-=, we have worked here long to secure our
prorata share of the nominations of the
several tickets voted for, and, through our
zeal and energy, have succeeded in not
only securing a majority of the members
of the next Assembly, but absolutely have
the balance of power on a joint ballot from
our organization; Resolved, That we have
full confidence that those elected through
our combined influence, work and votes
will stand firmly by us and make a united
effort for our grand success by electing a
practical farmer for our United States
Senator for this great State.
THE FIGHT ON HAMPTON.
Columbia, S. C., December 10—The
General Assembly met in joint session
again today to elect a United Slates Sena
tor to succeed Wade Hampton. The re
sult of the ballot was: Irby 63, Donaldson
45, Hampton 42, J. J. Hemphill 3, Smalls
1. Only one ballot was taken. Another
ballot will be taken tomorrow. Hemp
hill, who is one of the dark horses, stated
that Governor Tillman may be sent to the
Senate against his wishes. The feeling for
Hampton’s re-election is strong, but the
reform party has determined on a clean
sweep.
THE VALUE OF COTTON.
Washington, December 10.—The De
cember returns to the Department of Ag
riculture of the value of the cotton on
plantations are nearly the same as last
year, the average being quite as high as
the average farm value of the previous
crop, or 8.6 cents. As the average export
price slightly exceeds 10 cents, this makes
the cost shipped by wagon, railway or
steamer, drayage, commissions for com
pressing and other expenses, nearly U
cents per pound. The State averages are
as follows: Virginia 8.7 cents per pound;
North Carolina 8.7; South Carolina 8.7;
Georgia 8.6; Florida 8.6; Alabama 8.6;
Mississippi 8.8; Louisiana S.8; Texas 8.4;
Arkansas S.5; Tennessee 8.4.
three thousand thread mill
STRIKERS.
Newark, N. J., December 10.—The
entire force of Clark’s thread mills in this
city and Kearny went out on a strike this
morning. Ovei 3,000 men and girls are
out. The strikers decided to remain out
until the discharged were reinstated and a
j limit is put on Superintendent Walmsley’s
j powers.
THE QUARANTINE RAISED.
I Atlanta, Ga., December 10.—[Special.]
! The Commissioner of Agriculture today
! secured the annulment of Florida’s quar-
i antine against Georgia cattle inaugurated
I on account of a report of the prevalence of
1 glanders in this State.
TO BE SIDE TRACKED.
THE PROBABLE FATE OF THE
ELECTIONS BILL.
DUNNELL’S REAPPOBTIONMENT BILL.
GEORGIA WILL GAIN A CONGRESS
MAN—THE CONGER BILL SNUB
BED—senator colquitt's
ILLNESS.
Washington, December 10.—[Special.]
Senator George, of Mississippi, did his
duty for the Democrats today in the debate
on the force bill. The Republican Sena
tors are in caucus tonight, and it is the
general belief that the force measure will
be side tracked. The financial situation
is so panicky that the Republican leaders
have become alarmed, and it is quite
probable an agreement will he reached to
night to lay it away.
THE CONGER LARD BILL DEAD.
Senator Paddock, from the Senate com
mittee on agriculture, reported the Conger
compound lard hill today without recom
mendation. This virtually seals the fate
of that scheme.
ELEVEN CONGRESSMEN FOR GEORGIA.
Representative Dunnell, of Minnesota,
chairman of the committee on the eleventh
census, introduced a bill today reappor
tioning the membership of the House.
Georgia gets another seat by this bill, and
Alabama one.
The indications are that Harrison will
appoint Attorney-General Miller to the
vacant place on the Supreme Bench.
The issue of gold coin and small notes
at the Treasury Department has ceased.
Georgia is paying her Legislature in gold,
while Uncle Sam is hoarding his.
SENATOR COLQUITT’S ILLNESS.
Senator Colquitt has been so ill for three
days that he had to call in a physician.
He is better today, and, although feeble,
busied himself preparing a speech against,
the Force bill. It is understood he will
address the Senate Friday, if the bill is
not laid aside.
AFTER RAUM.
The special House committee appointed
to investigate the charges made against
Commissioner of Pensions Raum met this
morning and tried to reopen the investiga
tion on Saturday next.
The Senate committee on agriculture
and forestry has shifted the burden of the
sub-treasury bill on to the capacious
shoulders of the finance committee.
Ella Cunningham and A. B. Sams have
been appointed postmasters respectively at
Nacoochee and Clayton, Ga.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 10.—Plumb
offered a resolution for the meeting of the
Senate daily at 11 o’clock a. m., with a re
cess from 5:30 o’clock till 8, and asked for
its immediate consideration.
Cockrell—“Let it be printed and lie
over.”
It was so ordered.
On motion of Aldrich, the House bill to
authorize the payment of a drawback or
rebate on tobacco, to correct an omission
in the tariff bill, was taken up.
Sherman explained how it was that he
had stated, when the question first came
up, and stated very positively and honestly
that the omission of the drawback provis
ion from the enrolled bill was intentional.
He had opposed, in the conference,
the allowance of a drawback, because his
experience was that drawbacks w T ere al
ways attended with fraud, and had pre
ferred to give dealers in tobacco until July
1 to get rid of their old stocks. The con
ference committee had agreed to that view
and it was subsequently, when he was not
present, that the drawback provision had
been a;j-ced. He thought it right now,
however, that the bill should pass. The
bill was passed, and it now goes to the
President for his approval. The Senate
then, at 1:15 o'clock, resumed the consid
eration of the elections bill.
George, of Mississippi, took the. floor
against the bill. He occupied just four
hours in the delivery of his speech, all of
which he read from manuscript. The
floor was then taken by Wilson, of Iowa.
Hoar, referring to the notice which he
had given yesterday of a motion for night
sessions to continue the debate, said that,
on consultation with several Senators, he
would not make that motion now.
A lot of amendments made by the House
to Senate bills for public buildings were
taken uo, some agreed to and others re
jected, and on these latter a conference
was asked.
Dolph offered a resolution, which went
over until tomorrow, directing tiie commit
tee on privileges and elections to inquire
and report whether the right to vole for
Presidential electors, Representatives in
Congress and the executive and judicial
officers of the State, or members of the
Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the
male inhabitants in any State (being
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the
United States), or in any way abridged ex
cept for participation in tiie rebellion or
other crime.
Allison renewed a suggestion made by
him some days ago for a reprint of the
elections bill with the House provisions
and Senate provisions in parallel columns.
The suggestion gave rise to a discussion as
to what the Senate bill really was, there
having been already two varying editions
of it printed. Finally tiie difficulty was
got over, tiie order was made and tiie Sen
ate, at 5:40 o’clock adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 10.—On mo
tion of Henderson, of Illinois, J. W. Hath
away was elected postmaster of the House.
McKinley, of Ohio, stated that he had
been directed by tiie committee on ways
and means to report a resolution for the
distribution of the President’s annual
message, and upon his motion tiie House
resolved itself into committee of the whole
for its consideration. Though, technically,
the resolution should have been reported
to the House, by inadvertence it was re
ported to the committee of the whole.
Breckinridge of Kentucky, made the
point of order against this procedure, bat
withdrew the point after explaining that
he did not wish a precedent to be founded
upon this action.
In response to a question by Hooker of
Mississippi, McKinley stated that so much
of the message as referred to the elections
bill was assigned to the select committee
on the election of President, Vice-Presi
dent and members of Congress.
Hooker thereupon expressed his desire
to so amend the resolution as to send that
portion of the message to the judiciary
committee.
McKinley announced his willingness to
have the amendment offered, but objected
to debate, as he was acting by the courtesy
of the chairman of the committee on In
dian affairs, to which committee tiie day
had been assigned. He therefore moved
that the committee rise. This motion was
agreed to, and the House again went into
committee of the whole on bills reported
from the committee on Indian affairs.
Only one bill was passed—for the relief
of the Mission Indians in California, when
the House adjourned.
ELECTION REPORTS CORRECTED.
Boston, December 10.—In the city elec
tion dispatches from here last night, an
error was made in the standing of the
Board of Aldermen, owing to the improper
classification of Alderman-Eiect Farmer of
the Tenth district, as a Republican. Farm
er’s election was on the straight Demo
cratic ticket, and makes the Board
eight Democrats to four opposition.
An error was also made in the
school vote, in that John P. Hil
ton was announced as elected
instead of James S. Murphy. Hilton had
all the nominations except the Democrat
ic. Murphy had only the Democratic
nomination, but was one of three Roman
Catholics pushed for election by Martin
Brimmer, Rev. Phillips Brooks and other
prominent people, and also endorsed by
the public school union and bitterly op
posed by anti-Catholic factions. These
three, Murphy, James A. McDonald and
Wm. A. Dunn were all elected on the
Democratic ticket by a large vote.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
AVERAGE VALUES OF THE VARIOUS FARM
PRODUCTS.
Washington, December 10.—The sta
tistical returns of the Department of Agri
culture for December give the aver
age farm prices of agricultural pro
ducts by counties, which are consoli
dated in this office to obtain accurate aver
ages for the several States. The State
agents obtain similar estimates, revise and
consolidate, and forward the State aver
ages. The department estimates as pub
lished are made from these duplicate and
independent sources of information,
which are in remarkable agreement
and may be re'ied upon as
the true measure of the value
of the crops in the hands of the fanners.
The present corn crop is worth more than
the last, and the farmers will receive more
for it. Unfortunately, the districts where
there was a failure do not realize their
portion of the advance in the average
value. The average prices by the present
returns is 50.1 cents per bushel, against
28.3 cents for the crop of 1889, an increase
of 77 per cent. It is the highest December
price of the decade except that of 1881,
tiie only year in which the final average of
condition was worse than that of the pres
ent season. The average price then rose
to 63.6 cents, and that of the following
year was 48.4, with a better crop than the
present. The next highest average is 44.4
in 1887, following three years of large
crops and cheap corn. The prices there
fore depend upon the quantity grown in
the year plus the reserves from the pre
ceding years. The present average shows
that small crops are a sure cure for low
prices, and that the law of demand is still
the main factor in making prices and
profits. Tiie prices in the seven corn sur
plus States are: Ohio 51 cents,
Indiana 47, Illinois 43, Iowa
41, Missouri 44, Kansas 51,
Nebraska 48. The average farm value
of the wheat crop, as estimated, is 84 cents
per bushel against 69.8 for 1889, an in
crease of 20 per cent on the price of last
year. The value of wheat is affected by
tiie harvests of other countries, as corn is
not perceptibly, and, therefore, prices are
not entirely governed by the size of the
home grown crop. For example, the crop
of 18S5, though smaller than the present
one, brought but 77 cents in December,
while the crop of 1882, aggregating
over 500,000,000 bushels, the second
largest ever grown, sold at 88 cents at the
same date. Tiie price of oats has re
sponded sharply to the pressure of the
small crop and increased demand, because
of the short corn crop. Tiie average is
42.2 cents against 23 cents last year. It is
the highest reported since 1881. An ex
amination of tiie records shows that the
abundance or scarcity of corn materially ef
fects the. value of this crop, the two grains
being largely interchangable in use.
Rye, like oats, at 62 9 cents, is higher
than since 1881, and the same is true of
barley at 64. S. Buckwheat at 57.7 marks
an advance over last year, but is lower
ttian in 1888. The deficiency in the pea
crop lias caused an advance in values in all
sections of the country. The average is
77.7 cents, an increase of more than 90 per
cent over the prices of the past two years.
The returns show slightly higher priops
for tobacco than have prevailed since 1887.
The average is reported at 7.7 cents per
pound. Hay alone, of all farm products,
records a decline from last year. The
present price is $7.74 per ton, and tiie
slight falling off is due to the increased
production.
TIIE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
THEY DETERMINE TO PRESS A CLOTURE
RESOLU riON.
Washington, December 10.—About
forty Republican Senators were in caucus
until a late hour tonight, endeavoring to
agree upon some plan for facilitating the
transaction of business in the Senate.
There was a thorough discussion of the
slate of affairs in the Senate, witli which
general dissatisfaction was expressed, but
the Western Senators were particulary
vehement in condemnation, urging the
necessity of immediate action
to relieve the stress in financial
circles. Tiie friends of the elections
bill, however, defended the management
of that measure and professed their wil
lingness to adopt any feasible course to
secure speedy action upon it. The result
of tiie deliberations of tiie caucus was an
agreement that the elections hill should be
kept before the Senate for the remainder
of this week at least, with a view to ex
hausting the debating powers of the
minority.
Tiie Senate wall sit thirteen hours daily
—from 10 o’clock a m. till 11 o’clock p.
m. with an intermission for dinner. If
this doe3 not avail by the end of the week
the caucus committee is to present a
cloture resolution to another caucus next
Monday The committee submitted two
rules tonight, one for the general previous
question and the other specific, and apply
ing solely to the debate on the elections
bill. They are charged to canvass the
Senate and ascertain what strength
could be counted on for the
general rule. The opinion express
ed at tiie caucus tonight was that
all but two, or possibly three Republican
Senators would fall into line in support of
the party policy.
To meet tiie views of the silver Sena
tors, Chairman Edmunds was authorized
to appoint a committee, of six to act with
the Republican members of the finance
committee in devising some scheme of
financial relief for the country. This com
mittee will comprise Senators of divergent
views, and is under instructions to reporta
bill to the caucus next Monday. At that
caucus, it is understood tiie policy of the
Republican Senators will be finally deter
mined. If no action has been reached on
the elections bill and the cloture resolu
tion commands the support of the united
Republican Senators, or all but two or
three of them, then the cloture resolution
will be brought forward. If the commit
tee fails in its undertaking, then the
Western Senators have been promised that
the elections bill will be laid aside and a
financial bill pressed to a conclusion.
THERE WAS NO RIOT.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS MADE AT BLUE
CREEK MINES.
Birmingham, December 10. — [Spe
cial ]—The Sheriff’s posse that went to the
Blue Creek mines late last night, the scene
of the reported riot, returned today, having
under arrest John Harkins, Sami. Lynch,
G. W. Ward anil Adam Pow, ail white.
Tiie first named three are members of the
miners executive committee that were or
dered to Blue Creek to address the miners
and distribute circulars advocating a con
tinuance of the strike. The DeBardelaben
Company ordered them to leave and they
refused, and attempted to speak. The ar
rests followed. All are charged with tres
passing and enticing labor. They gave
bond. The report about a collision be
tween the white and negro miners are un
true. Officers are still guarding tiie negro
miners at Blue Creek and the white miners
at Horse Creek who refused to join the
strikers.
ALABAMA LAW MAKERS.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE AND
SENATE YESTERDAY.
INPOBTANT BILLS INTRODUCED, AND
OTHER MEASURES PASSED—INTER
EST MONEY PROVIDED—AD-
JOURNMET FOR CHRIST
MAS HOLIDAYS.
Montgomery, December 10.—[Special.]
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate today:
Mr. Milner—To confirm and enlarge the
charter of the Birmingham Railway and
Electric Company.
Mr. Grant—To amend act to incorporate
the town of Oxford.
Messages were received from the Gov
ernor vetoing the bill to amend the act to
incorporate the city of Fort Payne and the
bill to incorporate tiie Lineville College.
The following bills were among the bills
read a third time and passed :
For protecting mines in Alabama.
To make a husband or wife of defendant
competent to testify as witness in prosecu
tions for bigamy and adultry or fornica
tion.
Te amend an act to more effectually se
cure jurors in the county of Montgomery.
To ratify and ‘confirm all contracts,
sales, etc., made by or to tiie Alabama
State Land Company since November 11
1886.
To prescribe time in which bills of ex
ceptions must be filed in the Criminal
Court of Jefferson.
To authorize the Court of County Com
missioners of Greene county to make an
order transferring to the general fund of
said county the balance of the money now
in tiie hands of the county treasurer of
Greene county, belonging to the sinking
fund, and to make said money so trans
ferred, a part of the general fund of said
county.
The prevent the sale, furnishing, giving
or providing to any minor under eighteen
years of age of cigarettes, tobacco or cigar
ette paper, or any substitute therefor.
To authorize increase of capital stock
and bonded indebtedness of private cor
porations organized under special charters.
To authorize the Gpelika Police Board
to order an election in the city of Opelika.
To authorize the Mayor and Aldermen
of Birmingham to issue bonds of said city
for an amount not more than $450,000 for
tiie purpose of building and constructing
sewers in said city and extending sewer
mains from said city.
IN THE HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Quarles, the vote by
which the bill to amend act to establish
board of revenue for Dallas connty, was
passed yesterday, was reconsidered, and
further consideration of the bill was made
the special order for January 22, after
reading of the journal.
Joint resolution by Mr. Clanton, that at
1 o’clock today the General Assembly ad
journ until 10 o’clock on the morning of
the 20th of January, 1891, was adopted.
To prohibit mortgaging of crops in Mon
roe county. Passed.
The bill to prohibit pools, trusts or com
bines controlling for speculation the pro
ducts of the State was taken up, but before
reading Mr. Pettus offered a motion to
make the bill special order lor the third
day after reassembling, immediately after
reading of the journal, was adopted.
To provide for tiie purchase of lands and
additional accommodations for patients in
Alabama Insane Hospital. Passed.
To authorize city of Montgomery to
issue bonds for macadamizing or paving
streets of city and for other purposes.
Passed.
To prohibit sale of liquor within four
miles of aqj rjiurcb or school house in the
State not in au incorporporated town or
city, was, on motion of Air. Smith, of Rus
sell, laid on the table.
To prohibit wrongful and illegal collec
tion of money on farm produce as storage.
Prohibits collection of money as storage on
farm produce unless the storage has been
actually stored. Bill passed.
To amend section 4641 of code relating
to hiring of convicts—requires advertise
ment for proposals for bids for hire of con
victs to be made in one or mor
papers in the cities of Mobile,
Montgomery, Huntsville, Birming
ham and Selma: requires bids to be
sent under seal to tiie President of the
Board of Convict Inspectors, and bids may
be accepted by the board, subject to ap
proval of tiie Governor. Allows convicts
not employed in the mines to be hired
outside the walls in parties of not less than
fifty.
Mr. Adams offered a substitute to pro
hibit the working of convicts in mines.
The House refused to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was ordered to a
third reading
Mr. Long offered a motion to set the
bill down for a special order for January
24. Lost.
The question coming up on tiie passage
of the bill, it was passed—yeas 62, nays 4.
Mr. Clements introduced a joint resolu
tion to authorize the (iovernor to trans
mit the interest due by tiie State of Ala
bama in New York on January 1, 1892, to
forward the same to New York by checks
on New’ York or exchange, instead of by
express, as heretofore. Adopted.
Mr. Foster introdneed a resolution re
questing the Governor to have the liali
of the House repaired during recess.
Adopted.
To -amend act for protection of planta
tions and crops in certain limits in Laud
erdale county, was passed.
Mr. Clayton introduced a joint resolu
tion that both houses meet at 3 this after
noon for the purpose of signing the bills
which have been passed today, and for no
other purpose. Adopted.
Bill to prohibit sale of liquor in Sumter
county, read and passed.
The Speaker appointed a jefint commit
tee on the part of House to consider nor
mal schools, Messrs. Davis of Fayette,
Henry and Kemp.
The Governor this morning vetoed two
bills; that to incorporate Fort Payne, be
cause it prescribed a residence of tw’elve
months in the city as a qualification for
voting in a city election, which the Gov
ernor pronounces unconstitutional. The
other veto measure was in disapproval ot
the bill to incorporate Lineville College.
THE COMMITTEE AT WORK.
THEIR ACTION ON A NUMBER OF IMPOR
TANT BILLS.
Atlanta, Ga,, December 10.—[Special.]
—In the committees considerable work was
done this afternoon. Senator Ellington's
similar to the old Brady bill without its
bill, objectionable features, was orderek
favorably reported. |
The equalization bill was favorably re
ported and read the second time tonight.
City Court jurors will receive the same
pay as Superior Court jurors, as the bill
was reported favorably tonight.
The education committee reported favor
ably the bill extending local option to
counties to levy taxes for school purposes.
The permanent school fund bill will be
reported favorably. It amounts to over
$1,000,000, and includes the entire State
road rental. The teachers are to be paid
quarterly.
Tiie finance committee reported favora
bly the Terreil-Whitfield bill breaking up
insurance pools; also the bill appropriating
$25,000 to the deaf and dumb asylum.
The Senate gnance coumittee has killed
Lane’s bill to equalize taxes.
WALKING DELEGATES ARRESTED.
Birmingham, December 10.—Fifteen
deputy sheriffs spent last night at the.
Blue Creek mines as a precaution against
trouble, several labor leaders being present
with the avowed purpose to stop the men
from working who have taken the places
of the strikers. They were arrested this
morning and brought to Birmingham.
They are four in number, No disturbance
occurred in connection with the arrest,
and all is quiet at every mine in the dis
trict where the strike is in progress. At
Blue Creek, the strikers' places are being
filled with negroes, an experiment that
promises success.
TREASURY OPERATIONS.
MILLIONS PAID OUT IN THE PURCHASE
OF BONDS.
Washington, December 10.—Secretary
Windom's action toil ay indicates very
plainly that he does not care to apply
more than $S,000,000 of tiie surplus at
present to the purchase of 4 per cent
bonds. The offerings today aggregated
nearly $2,000,000, of which over si,000,000
was at $1.23^,the rate at which bonds were
purchased yesterday. The Secretary, how
ever, confined the acceptances to $220,000
at 123, and $70,000 at 123“, a total of
$290,000. Tliis makes the total purchases
up to date $7,995,850, or within $4150
of the $8,000,000 limit. Secretary Windom
issued the following notice this afternoon:
The four per cent bonds accepted today by
tiie Secretary of the Treasury completed
tiie amount which lie offered to purchase
and bond redemptions will, therefore, for
the present, be limited to the 4 j per cent
loan, which the Secretary will continue to
redeem at par and interest to maturity.
The Secretary will also purchase for the
Union Pacific sinking fund any
first mortgage Pacific Railroad bonds
whicli are a prior lien to the
subsidy bonds, and pay therefor such
prices as will realize 4 per cent per annum
on tiie investment. The amount which
will be purchased is limited for the present
to $500,000. The disbursements on ac
count of purchases this week of 4 per
cents alone amount to $9,500,000, and the
Treasurer began payments today. Most
of this money goes to New \’ork and Bos
ton, although today’s payment included
$500,000 for Washington dealers. The
amount of 44 per cent bonds redeemed to
day was $31,300, making the total to date
$6,665,850.
sun’s COTTON REVIEW.
New York, December 10.—Futures
opened at ail advance of two points on
late months, closing at a decline of four
points on December, one point 011 Jan
uary and February, unchanged on March
and April, and one point advance ou
other months, from yesterday’s closing
prices. Tiie market opened at some ad
vance on better reports from Liverpool,
but the rise, in that market today was, to a
considerable extent, discounted by us
yesterday. This market soon developed
weakness, and a decline followed
a weaker closing abroad. Eariy
months not only lost the opening advance
but further declined. January options
were notably weak, selling eighteen poiuts
below February. This is a high cost for
carrying cotton. Want of funds doubtless
prevents our large cotton houses buying
January and selling distant months to
secure themselves. Comparatively* small
port receipts excited no comment.
Spot cotton was quiet.
TENNESSEE FAILURES.
Nashville, December 10.—A special
from Clarksville, Tenn., says: The
Franklin bank of this city suspended pay
ment this morning. The failure caused
by r the recent failure of Henry .Sealerl, of
New York, a large tobacconist with whom
the Franklin bank had done a large credit
business. The Franklin bank is a private
bank with a capital stock of $50,000. The
assets and liabilities of tiie bank are not
known as yet.
Kendrick, Pettus & Co., a large tobacco
firm, made an assignment today. The
suspension of the hank in which the firm
had large deposits, and the stringency of
money market made it impossible for tiie
firm to meet their obligation, and, in order
to protect all their creditors alike, they
assigned. Liabilities $41,000. A state
ment of assets has not been made.
THE BETTERMENTS GAME.
Atlanta, December 10.—[Special.]—
The Western and Atlantic railroad matter
stands about tiie same. Governor Nortlien
had the special committee with him this
afternoon, but nothing was agreed on.
Another meeting will be held tomorrow.
The State will not be cowed into any
action detrimental to its interests, say
members of the conference.
ANOTHER NEW YORK FAILURE.
New York, December 10.—The suspen
sion of Hamilton A Bishop lias been an
nounced 011 tiie Stock Exchange.
MUSCOGEE SUPERIOR COURT.
CHARTERS GRANTED TO SEVERAL CORPO
RATIONS YESTERDAY.
A special term of Muscogee Superior
Court was Held yes erday for tiie purpose
of granting charters to corporations.
IIis Honor, Judge J. II. Martin, pre
sided for the first time since Lis election,
and made a favorable impression upon ail
who saw him on the bench.
The application of G. Gonby Jordan, J.
W. Murphey, William A. Little et a!., to
increase tbe capital stock of the Interstate
Building and Loan Association from $50,-
000 to $75,000 was granted.
The application of George H. Fontaine,
O. C. Bullock, H. H. Epping, Jr., L. F.
Humber and others, for a charter for tiie
“Chattahoochee Hedge Company” was
granted. Tiie capital stock of the new
company is fixed at $100,000.
The application of George W. Woodruff
A. C. Prather, T. M. Foley and others, for
a charter for the Empire Mills Company,
with a capital stock of $150,000, was
granted.
Julge Martin ordered the Clerk to issue
a venire for the grand jury and tiie first
panel of tiie traverse jury drawn to serve
at the November term of tiie court to ap
pear at the court house at 10 o’clock on
the first Monday in January. The court
will organize on that day and the grand
jury will be at work during the week.
The traverse jurors will probably’ be dis
charged until the Monday following, as the
quarterly term of the City Court will be In
session the first week in January.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT,
MRS. PETEK WILLIAMS TERRI III. r 15 CRN’ ED
WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT
HER INFANT.
Yesterday afternoon a sad and unfortu
nate accident occurred at the oid Logie
boarding house on Short street.
Mrs. Peter J. Williams was nursing her
two months old babe on her lap in a room
in the building, when she discovered that
its clothing was on fire. The mother
screamed for assistance and clung tightly
to her babe, doing her best to extinguish
the flames. She finally ran down stairs
with her garments in flames and her babv
clasped to her breast. Help came at last,
but not before Mrs. Williams had bi-en ter
ribly burned.
The injuries sustained by the baby were
very slight. Another chil 1 of MWil
liams, a little girl about two year^ 0 j ( j ) wa3
also burned slightly about the hands and
feet.
A reporter called at th d hoarding house
last night and found Ur. Hoyle attending
Mrs. Williams. She, was suffering greatly,
and the doctor expressed tbe opinion that
she could nob survive until this morning.
The E>;quirer-Sun is informed that
the family is a worthy one and in desti
tute circumstances, Mr. Williams himself
being in bad health. Any assistance ren
dered the family by those who are charita
bly inclined would be appreciated.