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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 24, 1890.
WE NEED MONEY!
And liave entirely too many WRAPS therefore . -
for any of our Fine Plush Wraps Newmarket. W1 |! i> ot refuse any reasonable offer
Jackets, worth §8 to $15, reduced to’$5 Anltf w d JaC , ke !l' A choice lot of Fine
A similar cut in Children’s Wrans An ° ther l0t W ° nh U t0 * 6 ’ reduced t0 $2.50.
NO. 316.
’s Wraps.
Buy a Silk Dress for Christmas.
To encourage you to do so, we will make a special reduction of 10 per cent to
one buying a bilk Dress to make a present of. lu per Cent t0 any
la Our Millinery Department
n’duLl p^iceT 6 ° 8611 ° Ur Trimmed HatS at half price and our FeS greaUy
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS
l or Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Sets, Handkerchiefs, and anything in the
Linens. It is a well known fact that our Towels are lower priced and altogether
hi tter values than can be found in any other house.
Kid Body Dolls 25c.
Our stock of Dolls is growing beautifully less. The reason for it we are selling
then] at loss than others. We are turning out from our Millinery Department Doll
Hats and Caps made from scraps at 25 to 75 cents. They are exact duplicates of the
prevailing styles.
J. A K1RVEN & CO.
HUNDREDS OF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
CROWD DAILY THE
MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STOUT
OF
Chancellor & Pearce,
Purchasing Christmas Presents
Cloves to Please All.
Kid, Fur-Top, Do*-
Skin, Fie* ce Lined, Drivers’
and Railroad, and any style, from 25c to
NECKWEAR
Suited to old and young, ladies
tlemen. Mufflers, Initial Silk
chiefs (50c to $1), Socks, etc.
and gen
Handker-
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 bet'er still. 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.
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE.
X. B.—Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold.
SUICIDE IN OPELIKA.
A PROMINENT CITIZEN ENDS HIS LIFE
WITH LAUDANUM.
Opelika, Ala., December 23. —[Spe
cial.]—The citizens of Opelika were as-
lounded beyond measure this morning by
tlu* announcement that Mr. John Floyd,
the sou of a prosperous Lee county farmer,
had ended liis own life by taking the con
tents of a small vial, supposed to contain
laudanum, during the niglit. Y esterday I
understand Mr. Floyd drank a large quan
tity of cider, though several gentlemen
who saw and conversed with him yester
day evening say he seemed perfectly ra
tional. For some time past he has threat
ened to end his existence, but nobody paid
any attention to him, considering hts
threat as an idle boast. Being tired of liv
ing is the only cause he assigned for wish-
ing himself dead. He went to an undertak
er’s establishment yesterday and selected
a handsome metallic coffin and remarked
that as he would soon need it, to remem
ber that that was the kind he wished to be
buried in. He is a carpenter by trade and
while ill the establishment helped to com
plete an unfinished coffin. After leaving
this establishment he went to several
friends and asked that they attend ins
funeral, at the same time bidding them
<r 0 od gbye. Everyone thought him jesting
and paid no attention to him. The re
porter saw and conversed with the de
ceased a few days since and he seemed
perfectly sound both in mind and Dody.
He comes of an excellent family, and Ins
untimely end is deeply deplored. Mr.
Floyd was about 45 years old, being just in
the prime of life.
A NEGRO KILLED.
TOO MUCH
LOST HIM HIS
WHISKY
LIFE.
Petersburg, Va.,
Robert William, a negro, _
kilted on the street today by Paul i oun = .
William came here from North Carolina
to spend the holidays and get on a spree.
While on the street he staggered against
Young, who remonstrated with him.
William, in reply, called hnn an offense
name, where upon Young whipped ou
Pistol and shot him in the head k.lhug
him instantly. Y'oung was airested. There
is great excitement among the negroes.
December 23.—
was shot and
postmasters confirmed.
Washington, December 23.—The Sen
ate today confirmed the following pos-
masters: Alabama: F. B. Fav, “
Springs. Georgia: C. O. Force, Val
dosta.
THE MESSIAH CAPTURED.
HE IS AN INTELLIGENT BUT HARMLESS
CRANK.
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D., December
23.—The police have arrested Messiah
Dowlin at Red Cloud’s camp. When they
pulled White Blanket they found an intel
ligent but harmless crank, M. C. Hopkins
by name, from Nashua, Iowa. He claimed
he was here in the interest of peace and
that lie hadjcaiue because the Indians mis
trusted his message. He wanted to go to
the Bad Lands, but Agent Royer changed
the address to Chadrin, starting him under
the escort of the police. Some of the In
dians are indignant over his arrest, while
others laughed and said he was a crazy
fool. None of the chiefs take any stock
in him, and Red Cloud came up to him
and said: “You go home. You are no
say of God.” The Messiah claims he will
go to the Bad Lands.
The one hundred friendlies have left on
their peace mission. They took three
wagon loads of rations.
A BRUTAL MURDER.
NEGROES KILL A PROMINENT PHI SICIAN
AT HIS DOOR.
Washington, December 23.—A special
to the Post from Petersburg, Va., says
that Dr. E. H. Riggau, a prominent resi
dent of Macklenburg county, was brutally
murdered at his door on Saturday niglit by
a party of negroes. The murdered man’s
skull was crushed in and his throat cut.
The supposed murderers are under arrest.
There are threats of lynching.
THE GRADY HOSPITAL.
THE CORNER STONE LAID IN ATLANTA
YESTERDAY.
Atlanta, December 23.—The corner
stone of the nenry W. Grady Hospital
was laid today with fitting ecreuiomes.
The Grand Lodge of Masons conducted
the exercises and Hon. Pat Calhoun de
livered the formal address. Today is the
anniversary of Grady’s death and was
selected as appropriate for the exercises.
The hospital will be a magnificent monu
ment to the memory of the great Geor-
another railroad strike.
London, December 23.—It is announced
that 1200 railroad workmen in Hull will go
on a strike tomorrow. They demanded an
increase of wages and a reduction of hours
of labor. The cotton masters of Lanca
shire have conceded an increase of o per
cent, in wages of their employes,
THE CLOTURE SCHEME
TO
PASS THE INFAMOUS FORCE
BILL BY FORCE.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO RELIEVE THE
FINANCIAL SITUATION—A BATCH
OF GEORGIA POSTMASTERS
PERSONAL MENTION.
Highest of all in Learning Power.
u. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY pure
Washington, December 23.—[Special.]
—The House adjourned today until Fri
day, but affairs in the Senate were more
active than usual. At intervals in the
speech-making, Mr. Sherman, from the
finance committee, presented, not the Re
publican caucus bill, but the committee’s
finance scheme, to which Senator
Stewart got in a free coinage
amendment and Mr. Aldrich, on his
own sweet responsibility, offered
the gag rule. it is expected
that the committee’s financial scheme,
which provides for a 2 per cent bond issue
in lieu of the purchase of silver with which
to retire bank notes, will consolidate the
silver men and result in the passage of a
free coinage measure.
Senator Stewart said this afternoon that
the bill presented by Sherman from the
committee meant nothing more nor less
than the rehabilation of the national
banks, and that he, and other silver men,
had no interest in it.
Tomorrow promises to he an interesting
day, if Aldrich attempts to cail up and
pass his cloture resolution.
GEORGIA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
The following fourth-class Georgia post-
offices were supplied with new managers
today by the executioner:
Allatoona, Concordia, Crowder; Troup
county, Duckey station, Dougherty county,
McArthur; Murrays Cross Roads, Schley
county, Porter; Chatham county, Royston,
Franklin county, and Tazwell, Marion
county.
The postmaster at Pine Apple, Ala., was
removed today on the report of a postollice
inspector.
THE TUSKEEGEE OFFICE.
Russell, nominated to the Tuskegee
office, has a fight on his hands, and this
appointment is hung up. McDuffee today
handed Senator Sawyer, chairman of the
Senate committee on post offices and post
roads, a telegram from Alabama Republi
cans that will likely knock Russell out.
Senator Colquitt is quite ill and confined
to his quarters.
Ex-Governor Bullock, Captain Harry
Jackson, Judge Twiggs and General
Y'oung are here.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, December 23.—The res
olution offered yesterday by Morgan,
directing the committee on privileges and
elections to amend the elections bill so as
to show what are the changes and modifi
cations intended to be made, was taken
up, and Morgan made it the text of a
speech which occupied the entire morn
ing hour.
Sherman, from the committee on finance,
reported the bill to provide against the
contraction of the currency, and for other
purposes (the caucus bill), and it was read
twice and placed on the calendar.
The elections hill was then taken up and
Call addressed the Senate in opposition to
it. It was the most important bill, he
said, ever presented in the history of the
legislation of the country. Its enactment
into a law would constitute a change in the
powers of the Government as great as that
which characterized the Republic of Rome
when it was changed into a monarchy. The
Earl of Strafford had been impeached by
the British Parliament in 1(143 for an at
tempt to subvert the fundamental laws of
the kingdom, and the pending measure
was quite as foul an attempt to subvert the
fundamental laws of the country.
Much of Cali’s speech was i.i the direcj
tion of proving, from reports and statistics,
that tlie colored laborers of the South were
much better off, in all worldly respects,
were more prosperous, contented, and hap
py, than the white working men of Massa
chusetts, or Rhode Island, and that the
bill w r as, therefore based on mere hypo
critical pretense. II is assertions were
questioned and contradicted by Hoar and
Aldrich, and his remarks as to farm mort
gages in Iowa were repelled, in like
manner, by Wilson, of Iowa.
Before concluding his speech. Call said
he would like the liberty of having printed
in the Record some extracts which he had
not read.
This led Hawley to inquire as the ex
tent of what was to be printed, hinting
that there had been, in the past, undue ad
vantage taken of such permission.
Call resented the remark, and said that
he asked nothing from the Senator of
Connecticut, as he (Call) was not one of
those who had the opinion that some per
sons had of that Senator.
This provoked Hawley into saying that
lie had meant it in all civility, but that he
now objected uncompromisingly to any
thing being printed that was not read.
Then Butler offered to come to Call’s re
lief, and to read for him whatever he
wished to liave published. Thereupon
Hawley withdrew his objection, and the
permission asked for was given.
Call spoke for over four hours, and was
followed in opposition to the bill by Mc-
Therson. He opposed it, lie said, because
it was a distrust of the people, an indict
ment of the whole people without regard
to party distinction; a proclamation that
the people, honest and patriotic as they
were, had not the intelligence or virtue to
exercise aright and prerogative of freemen
without dictat on from those who were
their servants and not their masters. In
short, he opposed it because it was a par
tisan measure intended for partisan pur
poses.
At this point Aldrich asked McPherson
t» yield the floor, and, the request having
been complied with, he gave notice of his
intention to move an amendment to the
rules providing, during the present ses
sion, for the closing of the debate on any
bill under consideration. The proposed
amendment having been read, Aldrich
asked that it be printed and laid over.
Gray expressed the opinion that the
proposed amendment should be referred
to the committee on rules.
Aldrich said that a motion of that sort
was not in order now, as he had only given
notice of his intention to offer a resolution
for the amendment of the rules.
Morgan asken Aldrich at what time he
proposed to call up the resolution for ac
tion.
Aldrich promised to give sufficient no
tice before he called it up for considera
tion. It was not his purpose CD press it at
once.
Morgan— 11 What would the Senator con
sider sufficient notice of his purpose to
take it up?”
Aldrich—“I suppose twenty-four
hours.”
Morgan—“Could you not make it forty-
eight hours, just for our convenience?”
Aldrich—“I might if I thought that the
Senator from Alabama would support it.”
Gray—“I ask the Senator from Rhode
Island, why it it should not go to the com
mittee on rules? It seems to me that it is
the proper disposition to make of it.”
Aldrich—The rule itself shows on its
face what is intended, and I think the
Senate is quite as well able to judge of it,
primarily, as after a report from the com
mittee on rules. There is another reason,
which the Senator from Dellaware under
stands as well as myself. Ingalls has ob
tained leave of absence from the Senate,
and is now absent, and wiil
be during the next two weeks.
That leaves the committee equally divided,
politically, and I assume that a recommen
dation from the committee under these
circumstances would be of little avail to
either side of the chamber. Therefore, I
hope that the resolution will not be re
ferred, aEd I do not understand the Sena
tor from Delaware to make that motion.
Gray—I enter that motion, but I will
not press it. We will let the matter lie
over.
The resolution was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed, and Mr. McPher
son resumed his argument against the
elections bill. Without finishing his
speech, McPerson yielded, at 4:30 o’clock,
to a motion for an executive session and
afterwards the Senate adjourned until to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. It was
agreed that when the Senate adjourns to
morrow, it wiil be to meet Saturday.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, December 23.—After the
reading of the journal, on motion of Mc
Kinley, and without objection, it was
agreed that when the House adjourned to
day it would be to meet Friday next.
The Speaker made the following com
mittee appointments: Ways and means,
Breckenridge, of Arkansas; commerce,
Dickerson, of Kentucky; postoffices and
post roads, Rowland, of North Carolina;
education, Langston, of Virginia; labor,
Miller, of South Carolina; expenditures in
the Postoffice Department, Pindar of
New Y'ork: banking and currency, E. R.
Hays, of Iowa: naval affairs, McKenna of
California, Stone of Pennsylvania, and
Magner of New Y'ork; public lands,
Wright, of Pennsylvania; agriculture, Mc
Duffie, of Alabama; expenditures in the
Treasury Department, McDufiie, of Ala
bama; reform in the civil service, White-
law, of Missouri.
The House then adjourned till Friday.
SAY'ED FROM THE GALLOWS.
ORGANIZED FOR WORK-
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BET
TERMENTS COMMISSION. -
THE DATE FIXED FOR OPENING THE
CASE—THE LESSEES HOLD A
MEETING—A DIABOL
ICAL CHIME.
TO BE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE—TIIE FATE
OF WALTER DANIEL.
Montgomery, December 23.—[Special.]
—Governor Jones today commuted to life
imprisonment the death sentence in the
following case on which was endorsed his
reasons for so doing, which are given
full below:
Walter Daniel, colored, was convicted at
the fall term, 181*0, of the Russell Circuit
Court, of the crime of rape upon Sallie
Day, a colored woman, and sentenced to
be hanged on December 19, 1890. To give
opportunity for investigation, he was re
prieved until the ltith day of January,
1891.
The prisoner was defended by counsel
appointed by the court, one of them a non
resident, and they did not have time or op
portunity to investigate all the facts, or to
ascertain to bring before the jury some
evidence now before me. It seems from a
statement of seven of the jury that They
experimented upon the life of the prisoner
and the action of the executive with a view
rather to the effect which the announce
ment of their verdict would have, than as
to its justice in this particular case. They
say: “We, as jurors in the case of Walter
Daniel, consented to the penalty of death,
not because we thought the crime which he
committed within itself (under all mitigat
ing circumstances), was deserving of that
penalty, but in order that an effect deterr
ing others from a like offense might be
produced, aud in the hope that the an
nouncement of said verdict would at least
partially produce this desired effect, and
afterwards that your excellency would com
mute the sentence to one commensurate
will) his crime.”
The Circuit Judge who certifies that the
prisoner is guilty and had a fair trial, earn
estly urates commutation of his sentence to
imprisonment for life, and states that “ if
lie could liave com mated his punishment
to imprisonment for life lie would not hare
hesitated to do so; but lie did not feel at
liberty to set aside the verdict of the jury
for the exercise of their discretion.”
The Judge of Probate, who committed
the prisoner, “ understands from reliable
sources and data that lie is barely responsi
ble for his acts as a man.” Some of the
most respectable citizens of the county
write facts which go to show that this
opinion is well founded.
Drs. Allen and Prather, two reputable
physicians who examined him on the ltith
inst., certify that “ he is a semi-idiot and
is not morally responsible for crime, but
recommend that lie be imprisoned for life
as a dangerous criminal.”
On consideration of the facts now before
me I am not sure the offense of rape was
committed.
Seventy prominent citizens of Russell
county, among them, all the bar at Scale,
the Judge of Probate, Sheriff, Deputy
Sheriff, County Solicitor, Senator and both
Representatives join in an earnest petition
for commutation.
With an earnest desire to uphold the
verdict of juries, especially when ap
proved by the presiding judge, I feel it my
duty to do in this case, wiiat the presiding
judge did not feel at liberty to do, and pre
vent the execution of a deatli sentence,
which under all the circumstances is in
defensible, I therefore commute the sen
tence to imprisonment for life to the end
that Lite prisoner, if ills mental condition
is sucli as is now made to appear, may be
confined in the insane asylum.
NO INDIAN WAR.
| Atlanta, December 23 —[Special.]—
The State road claims commission met
this morning at the capito*. were sworn in
by the Chief Justice, aud organized with
lion. N. J. Hammond in the chair. All
the members of the board were present.
President Brown and Maj. Stahiman ap
peared before the board, an.i. at dinner
time the point of discussion before the
body was the time at which the proposed
investigation shall begiD.
The commission finally decided to recon
vene February 23, when argument will be
heard and the claims considered. Presi
dent Thomas, of the new lease company,
has notified the Governor of lis readiness
to assume control of the road Saturday
afternoon.
a meeting of the lessees.
A meeting of the old and new lessees of
the State road was held at the Kimball
House today. The employment of coun
sel and other details looking toward repre
sentation before the commissioner were
considered. Thornes and Stahiman left
for Nashville tonight, but expect to return
at once.
A FORGERY CASE.
E. n. Levirt and P. S. Kenny, both
white, and Dock Scandriek and George
Harris, negroes, w*ere given a preliminary
hearing today in the Dallas check forgery
case. Levir and Scandriek were dis
charged. The others were bound over.
Kenny gave bond.
of unloading with fresh vigor. The de
cline in spot cotton, although our stock is
quite small, was due mainly to a pressure
from the South to sell for prompt ship
ments. But it had a potent influence in
causing a decline in January options. The
difference between January and February
increased to twenty points, and it must be
a stout bull to stand this.
Spot cotton was it lower and dull.
THE CLOTURE RESOLUTION.
A DIABOLICAL ACT.
A LITTLE BOY SHOT BY A FIENDISH
NEGRO.
Atlanta, December 23.—[Special.]—
This morning at 11 o’clock Aleck Ker-
lir, a little six-year-old white boy was
shot by a negro and seriously hurt.
The account given of the shooting by
the child makes out a case of dastardly
lawlessness on the part of the negro who
did the shooting.
The shooting occurred on Hill’s avenue,
near Peters street.
The child was playing in a yard when a
negro man, with a shot gun passed him,
and ordered him to “git out of tiie way.”
The child did not obey at once, and the
negro stepped back a few paces and fired
the gun.
The shot took effect in the child’s hands,
chin, throat, breast and knee.
The wounds are serious, but not neces
sarily fatal.
The child is a son of a street car driver.
The negro ran away as soon as he fired
the gun, and has not been arrested.
FOR FINANCIAL RELIEF.
MOST OF TIIE IIOSTILES HAVE BEEN CAP
TURED.
Washington, December 23.—General
Seoefieid has received the following tele
gram from General Ruger under date, St.
Paul, Minn., December 22: “Big Foot,'
with his following, including some of Sit
sing Bull’s fugitives and those disaffected
Indians in the Cherry Creek district of tiie
Cheyenne river reservation who joined
Big Foot, surrendered yesterday to Colonel
Sumner. The rest of Sitting Bull’s people
came to Cherry Creek, with the exception
of a few who may have sought shelter at
Pine Ridge, and are on their way, under
conduct, to Fort Bennett for surrender.
The Big Foot people will be sent to
Fort Meade, those surrendering at Bennett
probably to Sully. Tiie surrender and dis-
armment of these two factions practicably
ends the probability of any serious trouble
with the Indians of Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock reservations, and is a good
step towards ending the whole trouble.”
NOTES FROM MIDLAND.
Midland, Ga., December 23.—[Spe
cial.]—Married, at the residence Of the
bride’s mother, Sunday the 21st iDst., at 3
o’clock p. m., Rev. C. C. Willis officiating,
Miss Louie P. Ingram, of Flat Rock, to
Mr. George F. Perkins, of Stewart county.
Monday, the 22d inst., at 7 o’clock p. m.,
at the residence of Mr. M. M. Bowden,
Miss Wilson and Mr. Ben Short, both of
Flat Rock. This is the fourth marriage in
our community during the last two weeks,
and about as many more are spoken of for
the near future.
At 11 o’clock next Sunday, the 28th
inst., Rev. Carie Willis will preach his
fiftieth anniversary sermon at Bethel, and
will then resign his commission as pastor
because, he says, he is too feeble to serve
the church longer in that capacity. A large
congregation is expected to be present on
that occasion.
Messrs. S. D. Greer and C. J. Willis
have just returned from a fishing and
hunting excursion to Florida. They re
port fine success and lots of fun.
Quite a number of our citizens, and
children too. are visiting your city today,
making preparations for Christmas.
A TENNESSEE QUAKE.
Knoxville, Tenn., December 23.—
There was a decided earthquake shock
here this morning at 0 o’clock. Persons
in the city today from the surrounding
country report that the shock was so se
vere that houses were shaken and dishes
rattled. In the city many persons were
aroused from their sleep and much startled
by the shock.
THE SENATE HAS THE REPUBLICAN CAU
CUS BILL.
Washington, December 23.—The Sen
ate committee ou finance this morning di
rected Sherman to report to the Senate
immediately, which was done, the bill “to
privide against tiie contraction of the cur
rency, and for other purposes,” commonly
known as the Republican caucus bill. The
measure was, however, amended in two
important particulars at this morning’s
meeting. The first was the exclusion of
section 4 of the bill. This section provides
that when the national bank circula
tion falls below $180,000,000 the
deficiency shall be supplied by
the issue of treasury notes based on sil
ver bullion purchases, if the silver can be
purchased, or if not by the direct issue of
notes. The second amendment was the
insertion, in place of the section stricken
out, of the following section: That tiie
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby au
thorized to issue in the sum, or sums, not
exceeding in the aggregate $200,000,000 in
coupon and registered bonds of tiie United
States, in sucli form as lie may prescribe,
and of denominations of $50, or
some multiple of that sum, redeem
able in lawful money at tiie pleasure
of tiie United States, on and after July 1st
1900, and bearing interest semi-annually
at the rate 2 per cent, per annum; and he
is authorized to sell or dispose of any of
tiie bonds issued under this act, at not less
than their par value, for any lawful
money of the United States, or for gold or
silver certificates, anil to apply the pro
ceeds thereof to tiie redemption, or to tiie
purchase of any of bonds of tiie United
States, and the bonds hereby authorized,
and tiie proceeds thereof shall be
used for no other purpose whatever.
And the Secretary is to pay the expense of
issuing and disposing of said bonds which
is hereby appropriated out of any sums of
money in the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated.
No votes were cast in the committee
against reporting tiie amended bill to tiie
Senate, but it is understood that no one was
bound to support the measure. The
Democratic members of the committee
consented to the report, as they did in tiie
case of the original bill, reserving the
right of opposition. *
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BROWN.
A RESOLUTIONARY SCHEME TO PASS THE
FORCE BILL.
Washington, December 23.—Senator
Aldrich’s cloture resolution, reported to
the Senate today, is a substitute for the
resolution introduced August 17th last by
Hoar, proposing an amedment of tiie Sen
ate rules so as to permit the maj arity to
close the debate on any pending measure
at will. The resolution reads as follows;
Resolved, That for the remainder of this
session the rules of the Senate be amended
by adding thereto the following:
When any bill, or resolution, or other
question, shall have been under considera
tion for a reasonable time, it shall be in
order for any Senator to demand that the
debate thereon shall he closed. On such
demand, no debate shall be in order, and
pending such demand, no other motion,
except one motion to adjourn, shall be
made. If such demand be seconded by a
majority of the Senators present, the ques
tion shall forthwith be taken
thereon without debate. If
the Senate shall decide to close
tiie debate on any bill, resolution, or other
question, tiie measure shall take precedence
of all other business whatever, aud the
question shall he on all pending amend
ments if any are then pending, and upon
tiie measure in its successive stages ac
cording to the rules of the Senate, but
without further debate, except
that every Senator who may
desire, shall be permitted to
speak upon the measure, including all
amendments, not more than once and not
exceeding thirty minutes. If the Senate
shall have decided to close the debate as
herein provided, no motion shall be in or
der but motion to adjourn or to take a re
cess, when such motions shall be seconded
by a majority of the Senate. When
either of such motions shall liave
been lost, or shall liave failed
of a second, it shall not be
in order to renew the same, until one
Senator shall have spoken upon the pend
ing measure, or one vote upon the same
shall have intervened. Pending the pro
ceedings under the foregoing rules, no pro
ceedings in respect to a quorum shall be in
order until it shall have appeared upon a
division, or on taking a yea and nay vote,
that a quorum is not present and voting.
All questions of order, whether upon the
bill or otherwise, shall be decided
without debate, and pending the
proceedings under the foregoing
rules, no obstructive or dilatory motions,
or proceedings of any kind shall be in or
der. For the foregoing said purpose, the
following rules, namely, the seventh,
eighth, ninth, tenth, twelfth, nineteenth,
twenty-second, twenty-seventh, twenty-
eighlli, thirty-fifth and fortieth, are modi
fied to apply the above rule to the pending
eletions bill.
Aldrich presented the following resolu
tion:
Resolved, That a vote shall he taken on
tiie bill ot tiie House of Representatives
No. 11,045, the elections bill, at its suc
cessive stages and all pending amendments,
at o'clock, on day ot
-, without further debate, and no other
business shall he considered for such time
until tiie bill aud amendments are finally
disposed of.
.Senator Regan today reintroduced his
free coinage amendment, offered by him
some days ago, to the Stierman financial
bill, with the intention of applying it to
tiie caucus hill reported this morning from
the finance committee.
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
THE HAPPY* EVENT CELEBRATED
AT FORT Y'ALLEY,
WHERE A FORMER COLUMBUS GENTLE
MAN WINS HIS BRIDE—THE CERE
MONY AND THE RECEPTION.
COMING TO COLUMBUS.
A MICHIGAN JUDGE GETS TIIE SUPREME
COURT VACANCY.
Washington, December 23.—The Pres
ident today nominated Henry R. Brown,
of Michigan, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States, vice
Samuel F. Miller, deceased. Judge Brown
is now United States District judge for
the Third district of Ylichigan.
Also, Colonel Charles Sutherland, sur
geon, was appointed to be Surgeon-Gen
eral, with tiie rank of brigadier-general,
vice J. 11. Baxter, deceased.
NEW ORLEANS’ DEATH RATE.
LAGRIPPE MAKES IT THE LARGEST ON
RECORD.
New Orleans, December 23.—The
weekly report of the city's mortality shows
the largest number of deaths during any
one week ever recorded here, save when
the yellow fever prevailed in an epidemic
former years ago, 236. The large death rate
is due, in the opinion of prominent physi
cians, to the prevaiiance of Jthe grip of
which there are now nearly 30,000 cases
under treatment here.
TIIE REDSKINS STILL D t FI ANT.
Omaha, Neb., Decemoer 23.—A Bee
special from the Pine Ridge agency, S. D.,
says: An Indian scout named Stands
First, who has just returned from a visit
to the Indian camp in the Bad Lands,
says a spirit of hostility still prevails there.
Ali his efforts to induce them to eome in
was answered with jeers and war cries.
The Indians said they had been ready to
meet the soldiers for a month, but the lat
ter were cowards and afraid to come out
and fight.
SUN S COTTON REVIEW.
New York, December 23.—Futures
opened slightly dearer, presently declined
further,closing steady, at a decline of eleven
points on March and five to seven points
on other months from yes erday’s closing
prices. The early improvement of two or
three points was due to the fact that
Liverpool did not follow our decline of
yesterday as much as the old bears ex
pected, hence some buying to cover
contracts. This done, a re
newed weakness was developed and
then the bulls renewed the process
THE CHICAGO MARKET.
Chicago, December 23.—The wheat
market put oil an appearance of more
steadiness at the beginning. The opening
price was 98ic, and the trading for some
time after the start was light and tiie fluc
tuations narrow, ranging from 98 to 9S^e.
It was not until near 12 o’clock that 1 lie
bulls lost all hope of a raliy. The decline
was not stopped until the price had de
clined to 97c, or 1$: lower than yesterday’s
dosing figures. At the close the trading
was at 97$ to 974-’.
The corn market was again left to the
tender mercies of local scalpers, who are
bearish, and in consequence prices de
clined. Tiie activity in tiie demand for
cash corn was the principal depressive in
fluence. No. 3 corn was sold for January
delivery at 45c, and No. 2 was nominally
worth 49c early to 48c at tiie clo>e. May
corn opened at 51-Jc, declined to 514, re
covered to 51$ to 514c, declined once more,
getting down to 50|j before there was
much reaction.
Oats suffered a further decline, and
closed f • lower than on previous days. The
first sales of May were at a decline of $c,
tiie price being 43$c. An advance follow
ed to 4442, then the price declined to 45$c,
but hardened to 434 to 5-8c on tiie close.
December and January remained dull and
inactive. Tiie provisions market was
fairly active at tinn s, but prices were
again lower. The fluctuations were con
fined to about 24c, but the feeling was
heavy and the tendency downward. The
actual decline in the price today was
slight.
A WOMAN HANGED.
TIIE MURDERESS OF MRS. HOGG AND IIER
BABY.
London, December 23.—Mrs. Nellie
Pearcy was hanged this morning for the
murder of Mrs. Hogg and her baby. Mrs.
Hogg was tiie wife of a London porter.
The crowd outside of the prison walls set
up a loud cheer when the black flag,
showing that the woman hanging on the
scaffold, was hoisted up on
the prison flag staff. During
the night the unfortunate woman
was quiet awl resigned, and for several
hours prayed in company with the prison
chaplain. To the latter she confessed that
the sentence passed upon her was a just
one, though she said the evidence upon
which she was convicted was false.
A SALOON TRAGEDY’.
A MAN STAMPED TO DEATH IN A FIGHT.
Danville, Ya., December 23.—A
shocking tragedy occurred here today.
Edward Enoch, a railroad man, and James
Gravett, a carpenter, were in a saloon,
both under the influence of liquor. They
began to quarrel about some trivial mat
ters and Gravett insulted Enoch, when the
latter knocked him down and literally
stamped him to death with his heavy
boots. Gravett's face was crushed, and he
died almost instantly. Enoch was arrested.
A REAL ESTATE "PURCHASE.
THE COAST LINE WANTS A WASHINGTON
HOME.
Washington, December 23.—The At
lantic Coast Line, which is an important
link between Washington aud Florida, to
day purchased at public sale the property
at the northwest corner of Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, and it is the inten
tion to erect-a fine building for general
offices. The price paid was $01,000.
A SUGAR HOUSE BURNED.
New* Orleans, December 23.—The
sugar house of Courtright Eustis, on the
Fusiter plantation, burned this morning.
The loss is $100,000, and the insurance
$50,000.
Fort Y alley, Ga., December 23.—
[Special.] Tonight at 8 o’clock one of
tiie most brilliant and happy marriages
that ever occurred here was consummated
at the Baptist church. Thejdecorations, un
der the supervision of Mrs. J. D. Cheeves,
were tiie most elegant and artistic ever
seen here, the church was literally covered
with rare natural flowers on a ground
work of genuine Australian fern and hot
house palms, Flowers were arranged in
rich and dainty profusion on the columns,
rostrum, windows,an 1 the rch was a piece of
the grandest decoration ever seen. Prompt
ly at the appointed hour the bridal party
arrived, and were ushered to their posi
tions by Col. W. H. Harris, of this city,
and Mr. \\. 8. Matthews, of Macon. Miss
Sallie Miller, an accomplished organist,
presided at the organ, and as the strains
of the wedding march filled the church,
the party advanced as follows:
attendants.
Ylr. S. B. Brown, Jr., Fort Valley, with
Miss Ella Parker, Prattsburg.
Mr. Ed Rogers, Macon, with Miss Lucy
Brown, Hurtsboro, Ala.
Ylr. J. J. McKay, Macon, with Miss
Carilu Ross, Fort Y’alley.
George H. Slappey with Miss Fannie
Harris, both of this city.
Mr. Fred Cole, Atlanta, with Miss Beulah
Marshall, Fort Valli y.
Mr. Walter Pou. Columbus, with Miss
Nettie Budd, Monticello, Fla.
Mr. Lawrence Gray, this city, with Miss
Lula Hurt, Columbus.
Mr. George Hurt, Columbus, with Miss
Pliosa Skellie, this city.
The best friend, Mr. Sim Post of Atlan
ta, with the maid of honor, Miss Ernilee
Greene, of this city; then came the groom
with his father, Dr. (’. D. Hurt of Colum
bus, and following the bride, escorted by
her father, Hon. J. M. Gray, w-ho were
proceeded by two little maids of honor,
Misses Belle Gray and Parmalie Cheeves,
attired in cream cashmere trimmings, lace
and silk, bearing silver candle sticks with
lighted candles with cream ribbons stream
ing behind.
Mr. C. D. Hurt and Miss Annie Roe
Gray met under a beautiful arcli from
which was suspended a handsomely deco
rated canopy, and there plighted their
troth for better or worse, for happiness or
misery.
Dr. B. L. Ross advanced, and, in a beau
tiful ceremony, made the happy pair man
and wife.
costumes.
The bride was attired in a beautiful em
broidered white silk, real Duchess lace
trimming, a very long white veil with nat
ural orange blossom wreath, a bunch of
Nephetos rosebuds in her hand; orna
ments, diamonds. The groom wore a full
dress suit. The costumes of the bride’s
maids were handsome, and one distin
guished feature noticeable was that none of
them wore any ornaments or. jew, lry except
natural flowers. The groomsmen all were
in full dress, and each wore Marshalneil
rosebuds in their lappels.
-AT HOME.
After the ceremony the bridal party and
a large number of happy friends repaired
to the residence of tiie bride’s parents,
where a reception and banquet were ten
dered them until 12 o’clock. Tiie house
was superbly decorated, every available
space was filled witli daintily arranged
flowers, ferns, palms, evergreens and mis
tletoe. Tiie decorations here were only
surpassed by tiie lovely young ladies and
handsome gentlemen.
THE banquet.
A peep into tiie spacious dining room
revealed a menu seldom seen. The tables
were spread in profusion with every viand
known to culinary skill, and genuine
Georgia hospitality reigned supreme, and
the bright bits of wit and repartee that
were indulged in lavisiiingly while at the
table added considerable enjoyment to the
elegant feast.
THE PRESENTS
were very numerous and costly, which
shows, in some degree, how highly the
happy couple are esteemed by their numer
ous friends. Some of them were exceed
ingly costly, and were greatly admired by
the cultured assembly.
Tiie groom is a popular and rising young
business man, formerly of Colum
bus, but now the junior mem
ber of the insurance firm of
R. II. l’iant it Co., and one of the
tellers in the First. National Bank of Ma
con, and is held in high esteem and confi
dence by his associates and employers.
There is no doubt he will prove himself
worthy of the fair partner for life he lias
won.
The bride is the eldest daughter of Hon.
and Mrs. J. M. Gray, of this place, and is
widely known for her many charms and
graces. She is a handsome brunette,
and her accomplishments are equaled
by very few young ladies. She
has long enjoyed the distinction
of being the most popular young lady in
Fort Valley, which she so richly deserves
on account of her sweet disposition and
unassuming manners. We feel sure, (f
say we) I mean her home friends feel cer
tain that she will prove herself worthy in
every way to be tiie wife of such a model
man as is Mr. Hurt.
The entire bridal party leave in a special
car tomorrow morning for Coinmbus,
where they will be tendered a reception by
Dr. and Mrs. C. U. Hurt, parents of the
groom.
They leave Fort Y’ailey with the best
wishes for a long, useful and happy life by
hundreds of kind friends who are de
votedly attached to Mrs. Hurt.
May their life be without a cioud of sor
row or disappointment.
PARNELL’S CANDIDATE DEFEATED.
Kilkenny, December 23.—The result
of the election held yesterday to fill the
seat for North Kilkenny in the House of
Commons, made vacant by the death of
Mr. Marum, was announced at noon today.
The polling resulted in a victory for the
anti-Parnellites, their candidate. Sir John
Pope Hennesy being returned.
The result of the election was as follows:
Hennesy 2,502, Sculley 1,356. The ma
jority for Hennessy was 1,146.
abused, and which would render Ireland’s
condition, under his dictation, worse than
that of the South American Republics.
Ireland, according to the Labor World, can
tight Balfourism, for that may be classed
as an open enemy, while Parneilism is
much more dangerous because it is hid
den, for Parnell's honor, says the paper,
is a by word. His mendacity is boundless,
h : s vindictiveness and tyranny are infa
mous, and his liypocracy is colossal, and
he may drag Ireland to disgrace. Tho«e
seeing him now, in his hideous deformity,
will not rest until they deprive him of the
power to injure the untarnished cause of
Irish liberty.
THE REFORM CLUB DINNER.
A SAVAGE ONSLAUGHT
MADE BY MICHAEL DAVITT S PAPER ON
PARNELL.
London, December 23.—Michael Da-
vitt’s newspaper, the Labor World, today
reviews the onslaught recently made upon
Parnell through its column’s. During the
course of a lengthy attack upon the “Un
crowned King,” tiie Labor World says
that if by any compromise Parnell remains
the leader of the Irish party, a number of
anti-Parnell members threaten to abandon
public life, which wouid be disastrous
to the party at large. The Labor
World adds that Parnell is greater
danger to Ireland than any outside enemy
ever has been. No foreign force, says
Davitt’s paper, has ever so endangered
Ireland’s liberty and honor as this new
pretender, this unmitigated trickster and
unscrupulous enemy of liberty and Democ
racy, who attacks Ireland’s honor in its
most vital part, and who betrayed his
trust of honor committed to his care.
The Labor World says that Parnell
AN OVATION TO CLEVELAND AND II19
WIFE.
New Y'ork, December 23.—The long
heralded dinner of the Reform Club took
place tonight in the new concert hall of
Madison Square garden, and was attended
by all the dignity and importance which
months of careful arrangement on
the part of the Club could effect. There
were about five hundred diners in the hall.
The speakers table was on a raised dias at
the western end of the hall. Directly over
the head of the chairman were six Ameri
can flags gracefully grouped, with tiie flag
of tiie State of New Y'ork in the center.
At 8:30 o’clock Mrs. Cleveland and party
entered one of the boxes. Her appearance
was the signal for every man at tiie tattles
to rise to his feet, and, amid a waving of
handkerchiefs, Mrs. Cleveland was given
three cheers. The lady arose and bowed,
looking as pretty as ever in her figured
satin gown of light cream with puffed
sleeves. It was a brilliant scene at 9
o’clock, when the chairman introduced ox-
President Grover Cleveland as tiie first
speaker of tlie evening. As usual lie made
a notable speech, which was warmly ap
plauded.
After the applause subsided, John G.
Carlisle, of Kentucky spoke on “Popular
Government” The other speakers and
their topics were as follows:
“Our New Allies in the Northwest:”
Governor Horance Boise, of Iowa.
“New England's Place in the Coming
Contest:” W. E. Russell, Governor-elect
of Massachusetts.
“An awak* ned country,” W. U. Ilen-
sel, of Philadelphia.
“The Fifty-second Congress,” Win. L.
Wilson, of West Y'irginia.
“Issues change and parties must change
with them,” ex-Judge Wilson, of Minne
sota.
should
bold
not be permitted
power which would
southern educators in COUNCII..
Knoxville, Tenn., December 23.—The
executive committee of the Southern Edu
cation Society met at Knoxville today,with
eleven States represented. Chattanooga
was selected as the place for the next
meeting, whicli will take place one week
before the meeting of the National Asso
ciation. The loading educators of the
South will be present, and the meeting
promises to be of the utmost importance
to that section.
A LONDON CONFLAGRATION.
London, December 23.—The fire, which
was announced to be in progress early
this morning, was a serious conflagration.
Eight shops were gutted by the flames,and
other premises were seriously damaged in
spite of the efforts of a strong force of tiie
London fire brigade. The amount of
damage done can only be vaguely esti
mated at present, but there is no doubt
that a heavy loss will fall upon the in
surance companies.
TIIE FINANCIAL BILL REPORTED.
Washington, D. C., December 23.—
The Senate finance committee has re
ported, through Sherman, the financial
bill, with amendments striking out the
provision for the replacement of the
deficiency in the national bank note circu
lation by the issue of treasury notes, and
inserting a provision for the issue of $200,-
000,000 two per cent bonds to be redeem
able at pleasure after ten years.
TO CONTEST HENNESSY’S ELECTION.
Kilkenny, December 23. — Vincent
Sculley has lodged a petition protesting
against the election of Hennessy on the
grounds of influence on tiie part of priests,
particularly referring to the priests’ action
in connection with the illiterate voters of
Castle Corner. It is stated that over 200
votes are challenged by the Parnellites.
A GALA OCCASION.
CANTATA AND CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE
OPERA HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
The .Cantata and Christmas tree at
Springer Opera House last night, under
tiie auspices of tiie Sisters of St. .Joseph’s
Academy, was a brilliant and successful
affair.
An immense audience assemb'ed early
in the evening to attend the exercises, and
the splendid program rendered was en
joyed by all.
The first feature of the program was a
recitation by the gifted elocutionist, Miss
Cora Tardy, whicli was followed by an
instrumental introduction to the cantata
King Winter.
Next came the opening song, by the
Kinder chorus. The vocal solo by “King
Winter,” Mr. Henry McAuley. came next
on the program and won liberal applause.
Following this was the response song, by
the “Kinder chorus,” after which there
was a recitation by “Hope,” Miss May
O’Brien, followed by another response
song by the Kinder chorus. “Jay,” Miss
Annie McArdle, then sang a solo, followed
by a vocal duet, by “Hope” and “Save,”
Misses Blanche and May O’Brien. After
this came a recitation by “Mirth,” Miss
Mamie Hoffman. Next came the greeting
song to Santa Claus. Mr. John Burras, fol
lowed by a dialogue between King Winter
and Santa Clause. The “sleigh bell glee,”
by King Winter’s court, came next and
was very much enjoyed. After the
dialogue by the “Little Folks” came a vo
cal solo by “Dream Fairy,” Miss Emma
Burras, who was greeted with warm ap
plause. Tiie response by “Queen Slum-
berland,” Miss Mamie Ryckeiey, was also
well executed and s* cured hearty applause.
Following this was the cradle song by the
Court of Slumberland and the chorus,
“Merrily Round the Christmas Tree.”
Then came a bright dialogue
between the little folks
and Santa Claus, followed by a double
chorus by the courts of King Winter and
Queen Slumberland. A dialogue between
King Winter and Santa Claus came next,
followed by the closing chorus, “Christmas
Anthem.”
Miss Tardy favored the audience with
another entertaining recitation, after
which the distribution of prizes from the
Christmas tree occurred.
This ended a most pleasant and enjoya
ble entertainment.
TIIE RABBIT WAS KILLED,
BUT THE SAME SnOT BROUGHT DOWN ONE
NEGRO AND WOUNDED TWO OTHERS.
News reached the city last night of a
tragic event which occurred yesterday af
ternoon near Hamilton, Harris county.
Four negroes went out rabbit hunting.
When a hare was sighted all four of the
negroes had their guns in readiness to
shoot. One of the tarty fired at the rab
bit and, his aim being true, the little ani
mal was slain. But this was not all. A
portion of the charge struck one of the
negroes, killing him ir.stautiy. Two other
negroes in the party were also wounded by
the same shot.
The name of the negro killed could not
be ascertained last night.