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vol. yxxii. DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 19, 1890. NO. 312. HANDKERCHIEFS Especially adapted for Christmas presents, in Brocade Silk, Plain Silk, Embroid ered Silk, Clear Lawn, Plain and Printed Embroidered, etc. Our stock of these goods is unusually large and in great variety. Ladies and Gents Embroidered initial PURE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS for $3.00 per dozen, half dozen in a box. OUR HALF PRICE SALE. All our French Pattern Hats; Ladies and Misses Camel’s Hair French Felt Hats - Misses Ready-Made Suits; Ladies Extra Choice Pattern Suits, regular price $20 to $33 Ladies and Misses Jersey Waists. A small lot of our best KID GLOVES, slightly soiled or spotted. All go at exactly HALF PRICE. " CHOICE, BEST BRANDS OF PRINTS AT FIVE CENTS. Notwithstanding this cold weather has stimulated the WRAP trade we will con tinue to make reduced prices of any of our CLOAKS AND WRAPS for Ladies or Children. Also a discount of one-third off from the price on FUR BOV AND MUFF SETS. ’ LADIES TTLTIDEEL'VESTS 25 OEUSTTS. Reductions in UNDERWEAR. We are determined not to carry over so large a stock of Underwear as we did last winter if LOW PRICES will move them. IDOXjXjS IIsT GREAT ALAIELIIEX'Y. Bisque Heads with jointed Bodies; Bisque Heads with Kid Bodies, from 25 cents to $1.50. MAKE THE GENTLEMEN PRESENTS. We have Gents Kid, Dog Skin, Dressed Buck and Moca GLOVES in sizes from 7 to 9, at low prices. Also Four-in-Hand SCARFS at 50 Cents, worth $1.00. Also a choice line of CUFF BUTTONS, etc. J. A K1RVEN & CO. HUNDREDS OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CROWD DA1LV THE MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE OF Chancellor & Pearce, Purchasing Christmas Presents Cloves to Please All. Kid, Fur-Top, Dog Skin, Fleece-Lined, Driv.rs’ and Railroad, and any siyle, from 25c to NECKWEAR Suited to old and young, ladies and gen tleinen. Mufflers, Initial Silk Handker- chiels (50c to $1), Socks, etc. 5 Dozen Xmas Slippers Will be opened today. We sold more Fine Slippers last Xmas than any two houses. This season we expect to do better stili. On Men’s Fine Patent Leather, Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes we have no competition—simply do the business. Our close prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and examine the line. CH tNCELLOR & PEARCE. ' X. B.—Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold. A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. A JEWELRV THIEF MAKES A SECCES8FUI. HAUL. Wayckoss, Ga., December 18.—[Spe cial.]—A very mysterious robbery was per petrated at the jewelry store of Lanier & Yowmen’s, in this city, on Monday. The thief effected an entrace to the safe in which was deposited a iot of watches and jewelry, and took therefrom «owe gold watches and diamonds to the value of $500. The mysterious part of the business is that the robbery was committed in the open day time while the store was occupied by the salesman and several customers. The theory advanced by some as to the manner in which the thief got to the safe is this: Monday was a cold day, and the stove being near the safe, it is thought that the thief took advantage of the crowded condition of the stove and slyly crept behind the small counter that stands between the stove and the safe, and ap propriated the property to his pockets and made his escape from the house. As the theft was not discovered until they began packing up at night, no clue whatever is left for the detective. Messrs. Rowbothous and Murphy broke dirt Monday last for the erection of the new Baptist church. It will be situated on Keinsliart street, in new Waycross, just west of the Magnolia Hotel, and will be of brick, after the latest and most modern atvle of architecture. Carpenters’ work has practically sus pended until after the holidays when, it is hoped, work wiil be resumed on a larger scale than it has been the preceding year. The Ladies’ Bazar, for the benefit of the new Baptist church, was opened at the Masonic Temple this afternoon. A wrecked freight train on the Savan- nati, Florida and Western road, at Ho- merville, caused some delay in the move ment of trains on that road, yesterday. APALACHICOLA DOTS. Apalachicola, Fla., December 15.— [Special.]—The Circuit Court adjourned on Saturday night, to the relief of all. There weie no cases of any great impor tance to the outside world. The case of J. E. Grady & Co. vs. D. M. Munn & Co., probably involved the greatest amount of money, and was decided in favor of the plaintiffs, Grady A- Co. . The ice house, which was burned m the recent fire, is in course of reconstruction. Its energetic and efficient manager. Capt. Geo. H. Whiteside, has the good will ot this community. The sale of the Kennedy mill site to the Cypress Lumber Company is confirmed. This gives the Cypress company an un broken water front of nearly a mile. AUBURN ANNALS. Auburn, Ala., December 18.—[Special.] The term examinations are now being held at the Agricultural and Mechanical College, which will suspend exercise on next Tues day and allow the eadets two weeks holi day in order that the boys may go home and enjoy a Christmas turkey. Mr. P. L. Hutchinson, who has for a little more than two years been employed as one of the assistants in the State Chem ical Labratory at Auburn, has resigned, and has accepted a position as Assistant State Chemist of Georgia. Mr. Hutchin son is a native of Chipley, Ga., a graduate of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, open, manly and pleasant in address, a young man of merit and ability, and possesses the highest degree of honesty and integrity of character, and is a most excellent gentleman in every way. Mr. J. F. Wilkinson, another assistant in the State laboratory has been promoted to Mr. Hutchinson’s place, and Mr. K. E. Noble, of Anniston, has been appointed to fill Mr. Wilkinson’s position. Mr. E. R. Lloyd will arrive in Auburn next Saturday with his lovely bride, who was Miss Bell, of Starkesville, Miss., and they will spend the holidays with the groom’s father and family. RIRMINGHAM’S BUDGET. Birmingham, Ala., December 18.— [Special.]—There is little or no change in the coal miners’ strike. The mines at Henryellen, Johns, Smith, Horse Creek, Lonisburg, and those mines at Coalburg and Pratt mines which are operated by convicts are running. Pat McBride, senior member of the National Executive board of the United Union Workers, is here from Co.umbus, Ohio,looking over the sit uation. „ United States Post Office Inspector Fred D. Peer is here looking for E. D. Ol instead the defaulting postmaster of New Decatur. He is believed to be in hiding in this city. His shortage amounts to a little over $2,000. R. R. Young, a jeweler at Bessemer, has failed for $8,090; assets $5,000. Cochran Peters, a negro boy, was run over and killed by a Birmingham dummy while stealing a ride. HANGED FOR WIFE .MURDER. Welland, Ont., December 18.—Arthur Haliday, who murdered his wife by push- in^ her over tbe cliff at Niagara Falls m July last, was hanged at-8:01 o'clock this morning. The condemned man walked to the scaffold firmly and with a smile on his face. His death was easy. ZACHRY’S RESOLUTION. IT WILL FINALLY PASS IN SOME ‘“stuution to $13 000. was reached, Mr. Irvine proposed to amend by cutting down the appropriation for that SHAPE. AND A COMMISSION WILL BE APPOINTED. THE TW1TTY BILL RECONSIDERED,— A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED. Mr. Terrell spoke for the committee re- i port. He said the technological u’as the j only school in Georgia that taught young i men to work and dignified mechanical labor. It should therefore be cheerfully supported. Mr. Beck took the position that the in stitute was necessary to that State of inde- Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]— pendence so much to be desired. Should The Zaehry resolution from the Senate Georgia continue to call upon the North was read the second time in the House for her road builders and architects, or this morning, at the request of the West- should she train them at home and owe ern and Atlantic railroad committee, to the improvements of the future, the devel- which it had been referred. The commit- j opment of her wonderful resources to her tee is understood to favor the original Zaehry resolution without the Walker amendment. The resolution will in all probability reduce itself to the appoint ment of the commission, with the proviso that if the State or old lessees are dissat isfied they can appeal to the courts. Col. Stablman last night expressed satisfaction with such a plan. Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, had his bill passed, providing that taxes due municip alities, especially Atlanta, shall not be paid unless the Mayor and Council so order. County boards of education will now re ceive $2 per day, per member, when em ployed with school matters, but are not to be exempt from road and jury duly, as heretofore, according to Graves’, of New ton, bill. Calvin, of Richmond, had his bill passed prohibiting the appointment of others than citizens of the State as special deputies, special constables, special detectives. The bill provoked discussion. own sous, educated at her own fireside? To kill the technological school, even to cripple it, would be a blow at Southern progress. Mr. Lane ardently supported the full appropriation. He had visited the school and admired it. The only objection he had to the institution was that too many Atlanta boys were there as compared with the number from tbe country. But he found the number of students from any one place restricted by the law, and felt satisfied. The work at the school was wonderful. The speaker had three sons, all professional men, but would have pre ferred for them to have had diplomas from that institute. Mr. Irvine’s amendment was lost, and the section adopted. The committee amendment increasing the contingent fund from $12,000 to $18,- 000, was agreed to without opposition. The amendment increasing the appro priation for publishing two volumes of Lewis, of Hancock, felt that when a Supreme Court reports from $6000to$9000, Sheriff gave a bond he should be at liberty to select his agents to serve writs. Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, stated that the object of the bill was to prohibit Pinkerton so as to publish three volumes, was also carried. The other appropriations were then sev erally endorsed, the report of the commit- detectives from acting in Georgia as they : tee favorable to the passage of the bill as do in some States now, to the annoyance of the official administration of justice by the law’s agents and the irritance of com munities, frequently to the point of pre cipitating disturbances. Whittle'd urged tbe passage of the bill. The blacklisting bill of Mr. Goodwin, of Fulton, which makes it a misdemeanor for agents or employes of corporations to cir culate reports concerning a discharged em ployee that may tend to prevent his secur ing work, was passed. The bill appropriating $000 apiece to the five members of the Western and At- amended agreed to and the bill mously passed and transmitted. SCRAPS WITH THE INDIANS. FIGHTING BETWEEN THE TROOPS AND THE HOSTILES. Denver, December 18.—A News spe cial from Cheyenne river via Rapid City, at 3:30 o’clock this morning, says: A courier is just in and lias aroused the camp. He states that a party of fifteen men are beseiged fifty miles from here on Spring creek at Daly’s ranch. The In- lantic appraising commission. E. A. Flew- j dian3 have made three attempts to fire the ellen, Eben Hillyer, T. M. Peeples, An- j p rem j se s, and one was nearly successful, thony xMurphy and W. J. Houston. j One of tbe beseiged is Hon. W. H. Daly, Dr. Chappell thought that $400 apiece J aide-de-camp to the Governor of the State, would be sufficient pay. He pointed out q> be courier who brings the news had to that the legislative members were working make a ( ] as | 1 through the Indians, firing hard for $4 per day and that the railroad both pj^ols right and left. One bullet appraisers would be well paid at the same j penetrated his overcoat. He rode by a figure. I circuitous route to our camp. Gen. Carr Mr. Martin spoke in favor of paying ba3 sent Major Tupper with 100 men $800 to the members, this including $100 ^ be rescue. Should the command meet for expenses. The original recommenda- j tbe Indians they will make short work of tion was for $1000 apiece, these gentlemen . as Major Tupper is very determined, being railroad experts. | \ News sp cial from the camp of the Fleming spoke in favor of the finance ' gj xtb Cavalry from Cheyenne river via committee s report being acted on. j ]| ap ij City, says: Major Perry's command Mr. Huff, chairman of the finance com- ! j 0 j ne ,i us early this morning, and scout Gus mittee, hoped their report would not be (; ra ven reported that near Smithville a departed from. These gentlemen compos- ' largft number of Indians were seen. A ing the commission had compiled a report nuui i)er of shots were exchanged, and which will be the basis of settlement of j wb j[ e the government wagoDS were eross- the Western and Atlantic railroad ques- j ng Spring Creek they and their escort tion. It was absurd to make comparisons w( l re attacked by about forty Indians, and between remuneration asked for them and over one hundred shots were exchanged, that received by legislators. In closing, Q ne so ldier was wounded and another shot he added: “We are here for glory or througb the hat. A troop of Capt. Weils’ something worse.” . ... cavalry came to their rescue and the In- Dr. Chappell carried his objection into d j anS) seeing this, ran away. Craven re- the House from committee of the whole, ports having seen sixty-three teepees which and,called for the ayes and nays to dis- CO ntained about 100 Indians. They were agree to the report of the committee can i pS( ] near the mouth of Spring Creek recommending payment of §600. On the ear iy this morning, and troops were ayes and nays the motion to disagree was sen t; out-, but the hostiles had lost, and the bill was passed. ; again returned to the Bad Lands. The next bill up for passage was that by General Carr sent last night, and tonight, Baldwin, of Randolph, making it a niisde- arm ed parties to guard the ranch wh<ye meaner for physicians or prescription tb e j n <lian we re killed yesterday to pro clerks to get drunk. tect it. The dead Indian is laid out in Dr. Baldwin stated there are fourteen f ron t 0 f the ranch with his rifle beside him, physicians in the House and l hr ee i n the to act as a bait to attract other Indians to Senate, who favor the bill, and he had capture the body. A number of Indians secured letters from ail over the State bave been around all day, but do not dare favoring the bill. i to approach. The Indian killed was a Dr. Chappell urged the passage of the nepb(; w of Kicking Boar. Yesterday, Gen- bill. If the members should vote against era | Garr sent a troop of cavalry up into the bill, he told them they would be killing tbfi ]j a j Lands to watch any movement of their wives, children, or probably them- lbe bostiles. A signal was established by selves, by exposing them to the treatment j b e troops, and our camp by three relays, by piiysicians. He painted a graphic pict- should the troops be attacked, they were are of a drunken physician being called in be reinforced from here. They reported to treat some injured person who bleeds to a bout seventy teepees being seen in the In death while the physician is wrestling with dj a n stronghold and totally inaccessible, a “jag.” | The only known outlet of escape for Dr. Hand, of Baker, wanted to offer these Indians is a trail which goes up the some inducement to drunken doctors to Cottonwood across the road from Rapid reform and amended so that if they do so 0 r eek to Wounded Knee, crossing the they be allowed to practice again. | Cottonwood before it crossed the head- Baxter, of Bibb, moved that the bill be ; W ater so near the highland occupied by recommitted. He said it was a useless en- i £ be hostiles. This passage will be closed cumbrauce of the statute books. Its > tomorrow by a large body of troops of the merits he did not question, but he did not ; sixtb Infantry, see how the provisions were operative, as : they were addressed to the consciences of I A senate sensation. anjudicators and the defendant. Toward the end of tbe afternoon session The bill was recommitted. j Cabaniss and O’Neal had a little tiff which Boifeuillet’s bill was passed requiring created considerable excitement. O’Neal the employment of competent telegraph j said that the effort to postpone a certain operators at railroad stations, and prohibit- bill was intended to kill it. This Cabaniss ing the employment as train dispatchers of flatly denied. O’Neal replied that the man messages directing movements of trains — J J * *■- *•-- U - J under the age of eighteen years. This does not apply to the employment of operators above sixteen years of age employed in any railroad office at the passage of this act. The corporation of the present lessee company is extended for the purpose of litigation by the act of Mr. Martin, of Fulton. The bill by Calvin, of R climond, cre ating a board of equalization in the various counties of the State to review and adjust tax returns made by property holders. *Some opposition developed to the bill, more from a failure to under- who drew the amendment to the bill had told him that it was drawn with that in tention, and then added: “I am respon sible.” Things looked squally for a mo ment, but the trouble blew over without a severe laceration of feelings and a com promise was adopted on the bill. AFTER SITTING BULL’S DEATH. Chicago, 111., December 18.—Adju tant-General Corbin has received the fol lowing dispatch: “ Rapid City, S. D.—My information was reliable and positive of Sitting Bull’s tne mu, more irorn a uuiim LU ' emissaries, and runners going to different stand thoroughly its provisions and the tribe8 and inciting them to hostility. The bill was tabled on motion o eming, a , order f or b , 3 arre3 t was not given too soon friend of the bill, who desired it to have h waa about leavin2 . wi f h 100 full consideration. IN THE SENATE. The Twitly bill has been reconsidered. A strong memorial was read in the sen ate this morning from prominent business men of Atlanta, urging the body to review its action of yesterday. After debate the vote was taken and resulted in a trie. The president then cast his ballot in favor of reconsideration. The bill was then laid on the table. In executive session, the appointment of Judge Allen Fort to succeed Judge Irwin as a member of the State Railroad Com mission, was confirmed. The finance committee brought in its report on the recommitted branch college section of the appropriations bill. All the. new branch colleges proposed had been stricken off the committee amendment, leaving only the five existing ones. The other seven, indeed, had chiefly been at tached, as a member of the committee as he was about leaving with 100 fighting men. The effect has been to'dishearten many others. I have directed the troops to destroy or capture the few that escaped, after his death, from Standing Rock. Gen. Brooke has more than 1000 lodges, or 5000 Indians, uuder his control at Pine Ridge, but there are still 2000 lodges, or over 1(X)0 fighting Indians in the Bad Lands that are defiant and hostile yet.” A SWINDLER JAILED. Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]— Cove, alias Casey, alias Richards, alias Emry, was sent to jail tonight; from Justice Manning’s court, for swindling, on a warrant sworn out by Morris, from whom he obtained $12, presumably for samples. Dr. Smith, and A. M. Pearsons, of Macon, were also swindled. New Or leans wires it will pay a reward for him. Cove fell into the clutches of the law for writing a letter to a prominent lady here, Highest of all in Leadening Power, U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Baking Powder ABSOLUTE!* PURE ,, , ... , 1 who had the matter placed in the hands confidentially admitted yesterday, to serve ; , for ballast to keep the old institutions 01 lDe aelect1 ' eS- from capsizing. The argument made yesterday by Messrs. Mitchell and Cabaniss, that the State had expressly contracted to support the old branches, converted many voters. Several of them cist their ballots with the committee on this ground, and the branches was supported by a good rnajori- FLNANCE IN THE SENATE, app^ed? would not preveDt lhe biU being I AN IMPORTANT MEETING Mr. Bate,as a lover of individual liberty, THE CAUCUS BILL REPORTED BY opposed the bill. He opposed it because SENATOR SHERMAN. j he believed it to strike at the freedom of | the ballot, and intended to breed dis- I it will side track the force bill, turbance and to destroy the peace and the democratic program. j quiet of society. It was the usurper of home’s public build- j the rights Of theStates and of men. It was ing—postmasters j the promoter of central power intheFed- appointed. i eral Government, at the expense of the ! rights of the States, if not of their autono- Washing ton, December 18.—[Special.] my. It was sectional, and struck at the The action of the Republican caucus last South. He believed it to be the most THE INTERSTATE IMMIGRATION CONVENTION AT ASHEVILLE. AN EARNEST PROTEST AGAINST SECTION ALISM AND THE FORCE BILL—THE DELEGATES WILL CONFINE THEMSELVES TO BUSINESS. night in agreeing to temporarily side track P^minent of tb f. ™ an >', f n S er bo«d« , ° ° J , , .on the political highway that the Force bill will prove fatal to that hatea pointed to empire. Such legislation measure. Mr. Hoar, himself, acknowl- iu a Republican Government was at all edges that he thinks it now doubtful times dangerous and vicious, and was es- if the bill can be resurrected 1 P^ 11 ? 80 at the P re8ent time- lf he a a ti n am „! might employ the language of the Declara- and saved. The Democratic program 1.. ® . T \ * . „ ... , will he to debate finance when it shows : tion of Independence against the British with vitror and ^ongevUY Indeed 1 Kin *’ he would ^ ot the bil1 tbat P">- ^ ® if ; posed to erect a multitude of new offices, wear out the session, if they f, . , - ~ ’ .. c , ’ and to send swarms of offle up they can choose, on the financial bill alone. W. P. Pledger, the notorious negro poli tician, arrived in Washington today. He is just from Louisiana, where he has been luxuristing in the dual capacity of political heeler and timber agent. The proceedings of the two houses today have been passive. In the Senate, Mr. Coke, of Texas, took the floor on the Force bill, and before very long he emptied all the Republican seats and a majority of his own side. Mr. Coke’s best hold is not ora tory. Indeed, he is a dismal failure when it comes to that. Today Senator Sherman presented the caucus bill and asked that it be printed and recommitted to the finance committee. He said, with some degree of choler, that there were some features of the bili that he did not lHte, but he failed to point them out. The chances are that Congress will en joy a brief holiday. Two propositions to provide for a recess have been smothered already. The Democrats wish a recess to delay and gain time, and their enemies understand it. The House is always restless and noisy, and today there was a sharp cross fire and a lot of talk over subsidy legisla tion, without any immediate result. The Democrats are dawdling to wear out their opponents. Fourth class postmasters were appointed today at the following Alabama points: Little River, Baldwin county; Kayner, Cherokee county; Salter, Coosa county; Searcy, Butler county; Sterling, Cherokee eouuty; Pearidge and Redding. Georgia drew a single prize in the lottery. John W. Brooks was named as postmaster at Story. Mrs. P. II. Snook and daughter, Miss Loula, of Atlanta, are here. IN THE SENATE. Washington, December 13.—Immedi ately after the approval of the journal, the Senate, on motion of Hale, went into a secret session, which lasted but^a few min utes. In its regular order, a bill came up to inaugurate a reduction in the numbers of the engineers corps of the navy, which was passed. Sherman, from the committee on finance, reported the bid providing against a contraction of the currency. It was or dered printed and recommitted. Sherman called up the bill providing that the tariff act shall not be held to im pede or impair the force of treaties be tween the United States and another country. Gorman said that he would object to the consideration of the measure for the pres ent. The tariff bill had been passed has tily, and this proposition to continue its provisions should be fully discussed. Morgan regretted that the gentleman should make any objection. The United Slates, by the hasty passage of the tariff bill, was inflicting injustice ou Haiwaii, and doing itself injustice by a formal breach of the treaty. He desi ed to en courage still more intimate arrangements officers to harass the people. Its enactment would establish a system of espionage against which the sanctity of home would afford no protec tion. At 4:30 o’clock, at the suggestion of Gorman that Bate would prefer not to finish his speech this evening, the elections bill was laid aside informally, and several bills were taken up and passed. Among them were House bills for public buildings at Rome, Ga., $50,000, and Reidsville, N. C., $25,000. After a short executive session the Senate adjourned. in the Houak. Washington, December 18.—In the morning hour tbe pending measure was the Senate bill amending tbe Interstate Commerce act, by providing for the taking of depositions by notaries public. It was passed; yeas 215, nays 5. A bill was passed for the construction of a bridge across Duck river by the coun ty of Humphreys, Tenn. The morning hour expired and Farquhar, of Mew York, as chairman of the commit tee on merchant, marine and fisheries, moved that the House go into committee of the whole for the consideration of the Senate bill to place the American marine engaged in the foreign trade on an equality with that of other nations, with the House substitute there for. A contention (started by Springer and Blount) arose as to whether Farquhar had the authority of his committee to make this motion. The speaker ruled against Farquhar. The latter moved, then, that the House go into committee of the whole on the state of the Union. The motion was agreed to; yeas 128, nays 106. Farquhar then moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the Senate bill to place the American merchant mariue on an equality with that of other nations. Springer made the point of order that the motion was not in order, but that the committee must proceed to the consider ation of the appropriation bills. The chairman ruled tiiat the motion was in or der for tlie reason that the rules gave t e committee authority to decide what meas ure it would take up. Springer took an appeal from the decis ion, but the Speaker was sustained—yeas 86, nays 28. Wheeler, of Alabama, then moved that the committee proceed to the considera tion of the army appropriation bill. Amid a good deal of confusion, and de spite protests from his party colleagues, the chair held that the motion was in or der and had precedence over that made by Farquhar. Wheeler’s motion was lost—yeas 88, nays 90. Wheeler then moved that the committee rise, which was lost, after much time being lost by tbe intentional tardiness of Dem ocrats in passing between tbe tellers—yeas 70, nays 92. Wheeler’s next move was a motion to take up the District of Columbia appropri ation bill. The chair declined to entertain with Haiwaii, and he thought that the bill th , 9 moti ' on He tbought that he bad wllde should be passed without delay. Harris was unwilling that the matter should proceed in the absence of black- burn, who, as one of the conferees on the tariff bill, had called speciti attention to the fact that it would abrogate the Hai- waiian treaty. , . , having an appropriation bill in charge Sherman said that white he felt sure that CQU|d „ £ F me ^ suro iu comulitUe “ { Blackburn would favor the bill, he would the wbo]e not press it in his absence. The bill, there- . wheeler accom ued for the fact that lie lore, weut to the calendar. _ , vvas not a chairman by stating that he was an error in deciding some time previously ths4 any member could call up an appro priation bill. After an examination of the rules and precedents, lie wa3 of the opin ion that no gentleman who was not the chairman, nor a member of the committee A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT—EIGHTEEN MEN KILLED. Brussels, December 18.—A terrible ac cident occurred today at Escouffiaui col liery at Hornu, in the Province of Hainaut. A shift of eight men had entered the cage, and the engine started to lower them into t | the pit, when suddenly and without warn- ' Mr Mitchell’s amendment forbidding ' ing the rope connecting the cage with the the colleges under any pretext, to charge i drum broke and the men were precipitated more than $10 a year tuition on pain of to the bottom of the shaft. Every one of forfeiture of their appropriations, also pre-, the occupants of the cage were killed. Va Now, then, for a big fight between the I taxing mercantile agencies. houses! Representatives of all shades of 1 Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]— opinion on the college question declares Senator Johnson, of the Thirty-ninth dis- that the House will combat to tbe last trict, will move to amend the tax act by ditch the restoration of the college appro- adding “all mercantile collecting agencies, priations and prolong the session, if nec-; mercantile report agencies, and like con- essary, to prosecute the war. j erns, $150 for each county they do busi- When the technological school clause ■ ess in.” a Democrat. He further appealed from the decision of the chair, an appeal which the chair refused to entertain. Tills de cision of the chair gave rise to much con fusion, entirely good-natured its char acter. Farquhar’s motion was then agreed to— yeas 111, nays 83. Farquhar then took the floor to argue in favor of the bill, aud occupied the remain der of the afternoon session. When the committee rose the House ad- THE METHODIST PREACHERS. yesterday’s proceedings in SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. The elections bill was then taken up and Coke addressed the Senate in opposition to it. It proposed, he said, to thrust rudely, aside the State authorities which had for a ceutury controlled their elections, and to substitute for them an army of partisan supervisors and Deputy Marshals who are to direct and control the registration and polling of votes, and partisan returning board to do the country, certification of the result. Of course, the bill involved the conclusiou that the people of the sev- ^ eral States were, for some reason, unfit to . J' be trusted to hold, in their own way, the J elections for their representatives iu Con gress, as they had always heretofore been doing. Agaiust the bill as a whole, aud in all its details, aud especially against its libellous reflection on the capacity of the people of the States for self government,! Macon, Ga., December 18.—[Special.] and its audacious assumption that all the The day in the South Georgia Conference honesty, virtue aud intelligence, found in was spent in looking into the work of the the country, were possessed by federal offi- young preachers. They all passed, and cials, he «tered his most earnest protest, made a fine showing of the year’s works. Culloin addressed the Senate. ile , Rev. Dr. Morris, church extension sec- confessed some disappointment retary, made a flue address on the build- that the committee on privileges ing of churches. It was full of argument and elections had deemed it necessary to and humor. At its close a collection was report a bill of such great length. He had taken up for the Durango church, in hoped that the present supervisor law Mexico. might be amended without great difficulty | Rev. Dr. Nunnally. of Mercer Unlver- and without adding very many new sec- sity, made a very pleasant fraternal ad- tions to it. But, as the committee had dress ou being introduced to the tonfer- given the subject long aud patient study, ence. he accepted the bill as the best that could j In the afternoon the preachers attended be framed to meet the evils complained of, a very interesting concert at the Academy with the uudersiandiug that lie should for the Blind. favor such amendments as might be offered | - and might meet his approbation. There j NO DECISION’ REACHED. was no virtue, he aigued, in tiie j argument of Democratic Senators that the the habeas corpus bail case still general Government had no right, under | undetermined. the constitution, to conirol aud manage j America's, December 18.—[Special.]— the election of Representatives to Congress - f be decision of Judge Fort in the habeas in the States. Common sense and the corpus case for bail, from Columbus, was constitution of the United Slates both de- J looked for here all day, but no intimation dared that the general Government had j was had from him as to his conclusion, that right, and the duty was imposed upon ■ jjj s decision will probably be made tamor- it by the constitution and by the results of row . the war to protect the negro of the South in his rights to cast a free ballot and to death of captain sheehan. have a fair count; in his right to exercise, „ , r c • 1 s without fear of violence and undeterred „ Griffin, Ga. December 18 -[Special ] by threats of anv kind, all the polit- Capt. Dennis G Shenan died here this ical rights of American citizens. The evening at o o clock, after a few weeks freedman’s republicanism was, he said, lIIne ^- <- a P t- Sheehan moved to Griffin the reason why, in the thoughts of South- over two years ago from Macon, and took ern Democrats, he should lose his suffrage, charge of the New York store here as Time was at hand when the authority of ! manager. Capt. Sheehan has made many the Government must be interposed in be- j frlends !D t lh!S ^mity, who will be sorely half of the negroes at the South. The ! P ained 10 hl8 . deatb- He was made State authorities would have to be com- I c a P ta,n ot , lhe Spa dmg.Grays soon after peiled to respect the rights of negro voters. I hls arrlva ' here - Mdinnde the company a That compulsion would have to be applied I succe «. afu ‘ r wh,ch lie resigned the cap- 1Z1 i'r»nerr^aa i tainey on account of ill health. Capt. taincv Sheehan was a noble and generous rnau, and made friends with every one he met. He leaves a wife and son, and a host of friend3to mourn hisuutimely death. under legal authority. Congress would have to enact laws under which all elec tions for Representatives in Con gress should be conducted. The Government would have to assume control in the management of all such elections and to provide means for the A terrific snow storm. protection of its election officers while in Wheeling, W. Va .December 18.—The the discharge of their duties. All the talk most terrifle snow storm for six years has which the Senate had heard about the j been raging for twenty-four hours, and a character of the supervisors and deputy j great amount of damage has resulted, marshals had no bearing on the question, j Ail telegraphic communication was cut off It was the duty of the Government to see , all day yesterday. The city telephone, to it that honest men were appointed to telegraph and fire alarm system is com- these positions. He knew full well tiiat pletely wrecked, and railway traffic is the passage of the bill would give to the ' terribly delayed. The loss is large. The lawless elements at the South an excuse ' street cars are not running, and hack for mob violence and rebellion against the | lines are taking their places. Little busi- national authority, but lie was sure tiiat ! ness has been done. There are lively ap- such results (hinted at, rather than ex-' prehensions of a flood in the city. Asheville, NY C., December IS.—The Iuterstate Immigration convention met this morning, President M. T. Bryant in the chair. W. H. Malone, of Asheville, offered the folio ving preamble and reso lution: Whereas, It is the sense of this conven tion that all sectional animosities between the North and South should cease; that agitation of sectional questions tends to retard the general prosperty of the whole country, therefore, Resolved, That we deprecate, as unwise and unpolitic, the present agitation in Congress of what is known as the national election law, or force bill, and do hereby protest against the enactment of this bill into a law. On motion of E. Polk Johnson, of Ken tucky, the resolution was laid upon the table. The following resolution from North Carolina was introduced: We deplore the proposed legislation which retards the prosperous condition of the Southern States, and which tends to hinder the flow of capital into the South ern States. Referred to the committee ou resolutions. The following resolutions were intro duced by R. B. Boone, of Durham, X. C., and referred to the committee : Resolved, That the war between the sections is ended, and all bitter remein- beranejs thereof are forgotten. Resolved, That on the map of the world, and iu the Southern part of the United States, is one nation bound together by every tie of commercial interests aud of brotherly love. Resolved, That we, citizens of the south ern part of this, the grandest nation the world ever saw, extend to our brothers iu the North and West the right hand of fel lowsiiip, and invite them to come and make their homes among us and aid us in developing this, the richest country in natural resources and the most favored iu climate and location of any section 011 the face of the earth. Res lved, That we here issue a call for 500,000 sturdy sons of toil aud 500,OuO manufactusers of the North and West to make their homes with us, aud to join in the development of this land of ours. Resolved—That we recognize no political East, no political West, no political North, and no political South; that uuder a com mon banner, aud in a common country, we pledge ourselves to every honest effort to the upbuilding of ihis nation of which the South is lhe most favored by nature and nature’s good. The following executive committee was chosen: Alabama—J. C. Keith, Anniston; Arkansas—John J. Sumpter, Hot Springs; Florida—William Davidson, Jacksonville; Georgia—W. L. Glessner, Americus: Ken tucky—E. Pope Johnson, Franklin: Lou- siana—T. W. Poole, New Orleans; Missis sippi—Captain Sam Brown; Maryland — Henry E. Alvord, Maryland Agri cultural College; North Carolina— M. Wilson, YViuston ; South Carolina—X. R. Duncan, Spartanburg; Texas—S. J. T. Johnson, Corsicana; Ten nessee—Maj. H. M. Aiken, Knoxville; Virginia—G. W. B. Hale, Rocky Mount; West Virginia—C F. Moore, Huntersville. Tuere is a determined purpose manifest in every movement of the convention to discard everything of a political nature and devote the lime of the convention to Dusiness matters exclusively. The committee appointed to make sug gestions aud correct greavances met, aud considered railroad business, and made the following report: “The committee AN AGREEMENT PROBABLE to submit the betterments claim to A COMMISSION. Atlanta, December 18.—[Special.]— The House State road committee will re port substantially that the claims of the lessees be referred to a commission of eight, to be appointed by the Governor. Six of these must be of one mind regard ing the award. The verdict may be vetoed by the Governor. Then either side, if dissatisfied, may appeal to the Supreme Court. The old lessees met today at the Kim ball, Col. Cole, Maj. Stahlman, Mr. Wa ters, of Baltimore, and others, holdiDg proxies. It was a sort of experience meet ing. A resolution was drawn up in which President Joseph E. Brown was fully au thorized to take all steps deemed advisable to secure their interests, and employ coun sel. Another meeting will be held Tues day. President Thomas, of the new lessees, called on Governor Xorthen this afternoon and remained with him quite a while, talking over the situation, leaving greatly reassured. VERBENA IN FLAMES. CALLS ON MONTGOMERY FOB HELP—A CALAMITY AVERTED. Montgomery, December 18.—[Special.] At 4 o’clock this morning, Chief Engineer Irwin of t ie Montgomery fire department received a telegram from Verbena signed by Mr. F. A. Guliedge, stating that a fire was in progress there which seriously threatened that little town, and asking him to scud an engine aud men there on a special train as quick as possible. Ou receipt of the telegram Mr. Irwin caused the general alarm to be sounded, and detailed Dexter No. 1 to go to the re lief of the threatened town. When nearly all arrangements had been completed to send the engine off, Mr. Irwiu received a second telegram from Verbena stating that the fire had been gotten under control and that there was no need of the engine. The fire broke out iii Verbena about 2:3'J o'clock this morning and raged fierce ly for nearly two hours. The store oecup e i by Messrs. Boykin <£ Williams was destroyed, as well as the residence of Mr. \Y r illiaro3 next to the storehouse, aud the residence of Mr. Zim merman adjoining that of Mr. YVilliams. These three buildings occupied the front of one block. Nearly all the stock of goods iu tbe store of Messrs. Boykin & Williams was destroyed. Much of the property in the residences was saved. At one time it was feared that several other buildings would be destroyed, but by hard work of the citizens the fire was con fined to the three buildings named above. thirty bales of cotton scorched. About 9:30 this morning an alarm of fire was sent in from Sox 16, located at the intersection of JeffersoD, Tallapoosa and Coosa streets, aud on responding the de partment found a tire in the warehouse of Messrs. Robinson & Thompson. The warehouse management used the hose kepi inside with good effect, and kept down the fire until two streams were put on the burning cotton by the firemen, with which it was soon extinguished. This fire was caused by one of the em ployes of the warehouse stepping on a match at the Jefferson street entrance, a portion of the match head popping inside, setting the cotton on fire. About thirty bales of cotton were scorched, the damage being estimated at about $200. A RAILROAD WRECK, Harrisonburg, Va., December 18.—A wreck occurred on the Valley Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road, about two miles north of this place, yesterday even ing. The south bound train, due here at 5:30 o’clock p rn, drawn by three engines, ran into a snow drift and was detailed. Two of the engines were thrown from the , , . . . , . . i track anti demolished, while the third was beg leave to report, unanimously, mat it 1 .... . ’. c . ® .. , e : . , , .1 J ’ 1 thrown across the track. Six persons, all endoises tne plan adopted by the railways, I F . . ’ , “ ‘ F J railroad employes, were injured. ot se liug what are called “uoinesecaers J ' , ... •* .. * l be passengers escaped with a slight selling and ‘"laud excursion” tickets to promote shaking up. The namescf the injured, as and encourage immigration, and «com- far M Iearilft i ar ,. : W . W. Krona, roa- mends that a committee ot three be ap- j d badly a( . alded , fenkins alld ^ pointed by the bouthern Industrial Imim- j ine ^ b " ad!y sca j d , d and Donova = gratioa Convention to appiy to tne several; up badly company will probably reach $30,000. ticket brokerage makes the sale of such tickets on numerous dates, and from many poiuts at low rates, hazardous to the reve- the wavcbo*—3 fire nue of transportation lines selling such e r , , .„ „ tickets and diverts the use of such tickets ..A*, ‘ N Tl ®. flrt : at from the original purpose, the committee Waycross al uded to in last nigh s dis- recommend this convention to memoralize P at t cu . e? ’ d f tr . oyed 1,e ( * rand Central Congress to prohibit scalping or tickt brok- j t Ho f' and the , brick bl f <** ^Joining con- erage By ah amendment to the inter-state taming bve a,tores McIntosh & Koming- commeree act, as recommended by the Iu- | 0:l - t!ie °. r , a:,d Central, lose heavily on . ’ ,, , ; . ... 1 furniture, with partial insurance. Herbert terdlale Commerce Commission in its ; xf , , r , .... v.,1 _ I Murphy loses one bin ding valued at about fourth annual report, ihat we further 1 ? .... 1 ... 1 1 i *30,u0U, partly insured. lhe Young recommend that each State delegation to , . .. . . . , =• 6 1 Men s Christian Association losea their furniture and fixtures. F. C. Owens, dealer iu clothing, loses $12,000, partly insured. A. B. Mc- oronose-, gallon - aiso , Whorter A Co , druggists, lose $8000, with sropo 8 ’ » ; with light insurance, Gracy A McNeill, that the same State delegations a.kthe j los0 * 12 000, insurance $2000. D. Legislatures ot their severa brates to in- ; | j fo ^ C . B . Kouse loseg struct their representatives in Congress U. ^ no in ’ ul . ance . Lanier< * Yomnans, enact Lhe legislation asked by the Inter- j( . w ’ eler ’ ? ](He *18,000, insurance iaOOo! state Commerce Commits . j ^ saV ed a portion of their stock. Dr. The report brought on a discussion pa -1 Mci J a9ter> / ho wa3 3topping at tLe hotrf ticipated ln y “P 1 , . = jumped from the second story window nearly every bute. tinally the resoiuuon - r - ■ ■ . J • was adopted. this convention bring the action of this convention to the. attention of the Con gressional representatives of tiieir respec tive Slates and ask their co-operation in securing the proposed legislation; also, fracturing his leg. A hotel fire. London, December 18.—The Grand F. B. Chilton, of Austin, Tex., general manager Of the Southern Interstate Com merce Convention, then made his annual | report. After greeting the delegates ; Hotel at Margate caught fire last night, warmly, he said it must rest with the fu- ' and, despite the efforts made to extinguish ture to reveal, through the results brought the flames, the hotel was destroyed. The about by the plans laid down in this con- 1 fire broke out after tbe inmates had re- vention, how wise and great is the South. ‘ tired. The flames spread with such alarw- He went on to say that the object of the ing rapidity that when tiiey were alarmed convention was to attract go >I there was no time to save clothing or per- men from all States and capital sonal efft-cts, but they were compelled to from all nations. “YY’e welcome,” he said, rush from the burning building iu their “new settlers in the work of placing the night clothes. Great excitement prevailed, Southern section of the Union iu the po- and many of tbe guests had narrow es- sition where it justly belongs.” He spoke capes. No lives were lost, and the only of the work accomplished by the Florida person reported hurt is a barmaid, who bureau, which had sent one exhibit to Bos- ’ was injured by jumping from a window, ton, and two to be shown at fairs in the North, and that, in consequence, about 500 letters of inquiry had been sent to the bureau headquarters. A good deal has been done in the advertising line, contracts having been made by which more than $200,000 worth of advertising A CHICAGO FAILURE. Chicago, December 18.—S. A. Kean, doing business under the name of S. A. Kean A Co., made an assignment in the County Court this morning to B. F. Jacobs. The assets and liabilities are not was secured. During this year exhibits of 1 stated Southern products had been displayed in ( Qa [ be comp i a j nt 0 f \y. YV. Royce, New Jersey and New York, and at three W ^ Q deposited money in the hank on the points in Canada; also, in Maine, **!* a . n ” 5th and 17th instant, warrants were issued sylvania, Indiana and Michigan, hxhi nts evt a n j n g f or arrest of Klan, ami by trains of cars he deemed impracticable, bis casb ; eri George B. YVarne, for receiv- but as ma le at expositions was certainly j ng mon ,.y when the oank was known to advantageous. Chilton continued. It ^ insolvent. Arrangements are being the means wiil justify it, we propose made t, 0 reorganize the concern as a to engage speakers who ^ wl *‘ national bank. It is learned that the address meetings in East, . deposits amount to about $450,000. Most North and West, and contend against the lbe f i ep ositors are well-to-do people prejudice against the South. It is also wbo w j>j not suffer severely through proposed to use the stereoscope, showiug tbe j r josses. Very few poor people did views of interest South, and represeuta- business with the bank. tives wi ! l start out inside of ninety days. . If the convention endorses the plan and : scope of the work as mapped out in 1888, | snow in \ ikginia. this association wiil be the most powerful 1 IlARRisoNBURG.Y'a., December 18.--The body of men ever banded together heaviest snow storm since the year 1857, for the upbuilding of any prevailed here Tuesday and YVednesday. country, and the success that The weather was very cold and the wind will speedily come to the South will be the blew a perfect hurricane. Buildings iu marvel of the world. With one accord, course of erection were blown down, while and that union of sentiment and interest roofs and sheds were mashed in by the from which alone strength can come, we weight of ihe snow. The snow is very will, at no distant day, achieve a fuller wet aud heavy, ml about twenty-two measure of our greatness through our own inches deep od the leve 1 , and drifted iu efforts, as well as merits.” some places from eight to ten feet deep. A vote of thanks was tendered Chilton In the mountains YY’est of here, the snow for his able report, and he was re-elected is said to be drifted to a depth of twenty general manager of the bureau. i to thirt y feet.