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vol. ran. DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLOMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 25, 1890. NO. 317. WEED MONEY! ! have entirely too many WRAPS, therefore we will not refuse any reasonable offer any of our E'ine Plush Wraps. Newmarkets awl Jackets. A choice lot of Fine | RESIING ON THEIR ARMS. OZBURX’S LAST APPEAL. unded the iail at. Wi,\,mn anH ~r | th ? ™ urt ? as t0 the T ahdlt ? of ^contracts HIS CASE TO GO TO THE SUPREME ; exls ] 1D g between the company and its COURT. ; em ployes. This step is generally re- . garded as a most arbitrary proeeed- the death sentexce scspexded—will ! * u = u P? n the part of the railway Gordon join the alliance—a j a th oorities, and is also said to be probably NEGRO KILLED—A CHRISTMAS diets, worth SS to $15, reduced to A similar cut in Children’s Wraps. Another lot worth $4 to $0, reduced to $2.50. Buy a Silk Dress for Christmas. To encourage you to do so, we will make a special reduction of 10 per cent to any i.r buying a .Silk Dress to make a present of. In Our Millinery Department ! ^ “ ‘V mcu am- „ : rounded the jail at Winston, and three of HOLIDAYS INTERVENE BETWEEN them, with a fourth tied as a criminal THE CONTENDING PARTIES, ! went to the jail and said they had a pris- - | oner to lock up. The jailer opened the and force and finance have a i door and was at once overpowered. Free- rest—the situation discussed. | man had shackles on his feet and hands, general YOUNG office- I and, as an additional precaution against SEEKING—COLQUITT escape, was chained to the floor. The IS better. | lynchers did not take time to loose him, j and strung him up to the rafters of his Washington, December 24. [Special.] ceil, where he-was found this mornirw The Senate quit business today until next J when the Sheriff went to the iail. The Saturday. Senator McPherson finished a | jailer was bound and gagged and could speech began yesterday and nothing further ! not give the alarm. Freeman was an old w T as attempted, it being plainly apparent | penitentiary* bird and his crimes were that less than a quorum were present. No j many, though his last was his most atro- Republican mentioned the cloture rule, j cious one. and it cannot now come up until FATALITY. < an he found many suitable articles for Holiday present -lock of Infants’ and Children’s Silk Caps. They are the very latest in design and are lovely. We continue to sell our Trimmed Hats at half price and our Felts at greatly reduced prices. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS For Table Linens, Towels, Napkins, Table Sets, Handkerchiefs, and anything in the I Aliens. It is a well known fact that our Towels are lower priced and altogether better 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 them at less 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. ill NOREDSOF LADIES AND GENTLEMEN CROWD DAILY THE MAMMOTH OUTFITTING STORE OIF 1 Chancellor & Pearce, Purchasing" Christmas Presents. Gloves to Please All ii Kid, Fur-Top, Dojp Sk i n, FJe< ce Li ned. Drivers’ and Railroad, and any style, from 25c to NECKWEAR Suited to old and young, ladies and gen tlemen. Muffler*, Initial Silk Handker chiefs (50c to |1), Socks, etc. 5 Dozen Xmas Slippers Will he opened today. We sold more Fine Slippers last Xmas than any two houses. This season we expect to do better still. On Men’s Fine Patent Leather. Calf, Kid and Kangaroo Shoes we have no competition—simply do the busiuess. Our close prices and immense stock the secret. Note this fact and examine the line. CIIA N CELLO It & PEARCE. X. B. Great reduction on Overcoats. They must be sold. AN IMPORTANT CONTEST. the ELECTION of a UNITED STATES SEN ATOR INVOLVED. Spring field, 111., December 24.—No tice was served last night thatE. L. Mer- eat in the Legislature would be con- on the ground that he moved to ska, and has not been a resident of - for the five years required by law ritt s teste Nebl min M. r: th" i Unit Birmingham, December 24.—[Special.] —NearOxmoor, last night, a negro church festival broke up in a row. The lights in the church were put out and a general shooting followed. Fifty shots were fired, , and when order was restored, it was found Democrat, and the closeness of , that Ben Butler had been Killed, and Tom -Mature in the coming election for j Alexander and Hobson McIntosh fatally 1 Slates Senator makes the contest ! wounded> important. Merritt admits having en- Near McCalla, in this county, Justice of gage.! experimentally for a time in business | Ble p eace Harris Williams, attempted to at Omaha, hut says he did not remove his , arres ^ YVill Poe, a negro desparado. Poe family, and consequently retained liis resi- j assau ]t ed Williams with an axe, beat him insensible and fled. It is feared Williams deuce here. Contests involving the seats of two Republican members are also pend THE TRAMI’S LYNCHED. Walla-Walla, Wash., December24.— News has reached here that three tramps have been lynched near Huntington, Ore is fatallv hurt. after the holidays. There are so many complications in the situations that it is difficult to see the result of the struggles that are going on between the two parties, Received last week a choice ! au f! between Actions, regardless of party affiliations. The financial situation is the most perplexing, and upon questions af fecting it, the legislative problem seems to turn. There are a number of eastern finan ciers, as well as silver men, who are far more interested in the financial questions than they are in the Federal elections bill. At present, the lat ter measure is being used as a foil in the financial fight. So many of the Republican leaders are opposed to any financial legislation that it may be re garded as a part of the party policy to pre vent its enactment. Some of .the earnes* advocates of the elections bill would like to make terms with the silver men by which they could insure the passage of the Hoar-Lodge bill, but others, who want that bill passed, would rather have it fail than to have free coinage or anything akin to free coinage go through with it. There seems to be creep ing over the Republican side of the Senate an indea that the cloture rule will come to naughty and as this impression becomes more prevalent three is a corresponding rise in the Democratic spirits—that is, the entangible spirits, the non-intoxicat ing and etherial, something which is invisibly powerful. The Republi cans, who are credited with being opposed to the rule, even to the extent of voting against it, are Messrs. Ingalls, Wal cott, Teller and Plumb. Mr. Ingalls wag so vigorously opposed to the proposition that he refused to attend the meeting of the committee on rules when the rule was being considered. S< nator Colquirt is much improved to day, although still in bed. Gen. P. M. B. Young is here, and rumor says he is after the Indian job declined by Pat Walsh. IN THE SENATE. Washington, December 24.—Morgan called up his resolution directing the com mittee on privileges and elections to amend section 31 of the elections bill. Sherman contended that it was not in order to call up that resolution except upon a forma! motion. Morgan said that during his service in the Senate, about fourteen years, the o:her practice had been in vogue. He likened the present condition of the Senate to the condition of Sycophantic Dam ocles with a single hair holding a sword suspended over his head. Yesterday, the little State of Rhode Island had suspended the sword over the Senate, over the great States of Massachusetts, Ohio and New York. Rhode Island had informed the Senate that at the will and pleasure, not of the proper committee, but of the caucus com mittee, free speech was to be prohibited, but these threats were not addressed to sycophants and cowards, but to men “who knew their rights, and knowing, dare maintain them.'’ The efforts to coniine speech come with especial ill grace from Senators who had sat in this chamber for almost tweDty years. The Senate was having cloture in various forms and shapes. Af ter twenty years quiet agreement in the other practice, the Senator from Ohio sud denly had discovered cloture by implica tion. This was hut part of the threat. Sherman made the point of order that Morgan was not entitled to the floor, but the presiding officer ruled otherwise, and Morgan resumed his remarks. If, he said, the sword were hung over the heads of sycophants and cowards, there might be something in it. But when it was suspended over the representatives of sovereign States of the Union the. action would be met in another manner than by indignant protest against | its injury, its wrongfulness, and its im- j propriety. The President thought that * he was leading this movement, which ! would apply as well to financial measures ! as to the elections bill. He was doing it just as the' gnat was moving the buffalo j on whose horn he rested. The movement j was in the hands of Senators on the floor j who were aspirants for the presidency. j Pending further debate the hour of 11 ! o’clock arrived, and McPherson continued j his speech against the elections bill. The Senate, at 12:45 o'clock, on motion j of Hoar, adjourned till Saturday at noon, j with tne understanding that at that time 1 the President shall declare the Senate ad- THE PRESIDENT’S YETO i KNOCKS OUT AN APPROPRIATION FOR BAR HARBOR. j Washington, December 24.—TbePres- 1 ident today returned to the Senate, witli- ! out his approval, the bill for the erection | of a public building at Bar Harbor, Me. i The President says: The statement of a | few facts will show, I think, that the pub- i lie needs do not justify the contemplated j expenditure of $75,000 for the erection of a public building at Bar Harbor. Only one public office, the postoffice, is to be ac commodated. It appears, from the report of the Postmaster-General,that the rent paid by the United States for room containing 875 square feet of floor space was, in 1888, $500, and the expenditure for fuel and light $00. One clerk was employed in the postoffice, and no carrier. The gross postal receipts for that year were $7000. Bar Harbor is almost wholly a suiumi r resort. The population of the town of Eden, of which liar Harbor forms a part, as taken by the census enumerators, was less than 2000. During one-quarter of the year this population is largely increased by summer residents anil visitors, but for the other three quarters it is not much above the census enumeration. The postal re ceipts for 1S90, by quarters, show that for more than half the year the gross receipts of the postoffice are about $8 per day. The salary of the janitor for the new buildiug would be more than twice the present cost to the Government for rent, fuel atid lights. I cannot believe that, upon recon sideration, Congress will approve the con templated expenditure. A LIVELY FESTIVAL. NEGROES HAVE A SCRIMMAGE—A MAGIS TRATE ASSAULTED. THE CHICAGO MARKET. Chicago, December 24.—The wheat | journed till Monday noon. market was firmer at the opening. The only explanation of the change in feeling KILLED BY ELECTRICITY. n on the Oregon Short Line by railroad since the previous afternoon was the some- Kourt^v.!, oar, leU.fri, 6 h. train j ,v|u. Co,, , The 1 IllfU. near Glen's Ferry, Idaho, off by the brakeman, but afterwards got on the train and ovepowered the brake- man, whom they threw under the tiain, both of his legs" being broken, he dying soon after from the injuries. The report says the tramps were caught near Hunt- imiton and three of them lynched fourth escaped. A NEGRO AND A MULE THE VICTIMS. Memphis, Tenn., December 24.—A ne- -J , ,. J , I irro, named Will Grosveuor, was killed this The co ™ JLl.lv I afternoon by leaning up against an iron post to which was tied a loose telephone wire. The wire was crossed with an elte- They were put ally turned the market downward. The were narrow, but the price was steadily i maintained at some advance over the closing prices of the previous day. Oats—There was a light trade, and j prices was confined to a range of 4c. I Provisions—The advance was general in I all the speculative articles. A world’s FAIR PROCLAMATION. Washington, December 24.—The President today issued his proclamation announcing that the legal formalities had been completed with regard to the Chicago exposition and extending an invitation to foreign nations to participate therein. The following is the text of the procla mation: By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation: Whereas, sat isfactory proof has been presented to me that provisions have been made for ade quate grounds ami buildings for the use of the World's Columbian Exposition, and that not less than $10,000,000, to be. used and expended for purposes of said exposi tion, has been provided in accordance with the conditions and requirements of section 10 of an act entitled “An act to provide for celebrating the four hundredth anni versary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, by holding an international exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures and products of soil, iniue and sea, in the city of Chicago, in t he, State of Illinois.” Approved April 25, 1890, now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by said act, do hereby, declare and proclaim that such international exhibi tion will be opened on the first day of May, in the year 1893, in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, and will not be closed before the last Thursday ir October of the same yeaV; and in ihe name of the Gov ernment, and of the people of the United States, I do hereby invite ali nations of the earth to take part in the commemoration of an event that is pre-eminent in history, and of lasting interest to man kind, "by appointing representatives there to, and sending such exhibits to the World's Columbian Exposition as will most fitly and fully illustrate their re sources. their industries and their progress in civilization. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United -States to he affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this, the 24tli day of December, 1800, and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred and fif:e:-nth. Ben.i Harrison, By the President, President. James G. Blainf, Secretary of State. CONFLICTING PREPS OPINIONS. London, December 24.—The Standard j thinks that Parnell has some ground for ! the confidence he professes to feel that had i the election been held in the town of Kil- I kenny there is not an atom of doubt that he would have got an overwhelming vic- ; tory. Many who would have otherwise supported Parnell doubtless abstained, be- : wildered by the priestly pressure. As ; long as the split lasts, it is a matter of in difference to the Unionists who wins. The Chronicle thinks that the return of the arch mischief-maker of the Conserva- ' tive party cannot cause much joy to Glad stone and Morlev. Having so correctly gauged the party feeling in Kilkenny, Mr. Davitt and his friends, it says, have proba- i bly gauged it with equal accuracy as re- j gards Ireland itself. If so, the Paruellites j will soon be extinguished. The Telegram 1 says it remains to be seen how the Mc- , Carthyites can hold together without Par- i nell’s personal magnetism and American aid to the necessitous gentlemen who find Highest of alt in Lettrenio* Fower—U. S. GoVt Report, Aug. n, .8S9. Baking Powder absolutely pure trie light wire and the full force of the current went into the post, A mule, which the negro was driving, had touched the post with its nose and fell to the ground. The negro had gotten down from the , wagon to see what was the matter with the ; in patriotism their daily bread, mule, and leaned against the iron with the result as stated. He died almost instantly. A NEGRO LYNCHED. CHATTANOOGA PLUMBERS STRIKE. Nashville, Tenn., December 24.—A Chattanooga special says that the plumbers of that city demand an increase of 20 per cent in wages, or $3 per day instead of $2.50, the ruling price now, the raise to STRUNG TO THE RAFTERS OF HIS CELL. Norfolk, Ya., December 24.—A special dispatch to the Landmark from Oulander, j date from and after February 1, next. N. C., brings the intelligence of the lynch- ; Nashville and Memphis pay higher wages, in< r at Winston, in the same State, of a ; which the men say should not be the case, notorious negro, named Kinch Freeman. ! They are firm in their petition, and say who, on October 4, brutally murdered Hep that under no circumstances will they back Atkins and his aged mother in Bertie j down. two-pound^isht,'and 'to™set firfto j general spinner dying. their residence. He was recognized at the j Jacksonville, Becember 24. There time by the housekeeper, who, by hiding, j is little, if any, change in the condition of escaped his murderous blows. Freeman j General Spinner tonight, and his relatives was arrested in Norfolk and taken back to j ear that death is near at hand. Atlanta, December 24.—[Special.]— The sentence of Merchant Charles M. Ozburn, who murdered Merchant James M. Bradley last Spring, has been suspended. Judge Clarke, this morning, refused Oz- burn's motion for a new trial. Thereupon, notice of appeal was given, and the judge suspended the death sentence in order that the Supreme Court may pass upon the ver dict. Ozburn was to have been executed on the 9th proximo. His health is still very bad. will he join ? The local press is beginning to discuss the chances of Senator Gordon's not join ing the Alliance after all, on account of recent development at Ocala. His pro longed stay at his Taylor county farm has given rise to these speculations. Mem bers of the Edgewood Alliance, however, still feel confident that he will appear for iniatiation in due time. KILLED ON THE CROSSING. John Settles, an ancient negro, while attempting to cross the East Tennessee railroad on Humphey’s street this morn ing, was run over by an engine and killed, j The body was terribly mangled. A CHRISTMAS FATALITY. an illegal one. In any case, it greatly in- | creases public sympathy for the strikers. I The Northeastern railroad board of direct- | ors has also held a meeting. It is under- I stood that these directors are trying to j arrange for a conference between them- j selves and a committee representing the j strikers, in the hope that some under- I standing may be arrived at by which the j strike can be terminated so far as the ! Northeastern road is concerned. A SENATORIAL CONTEST. A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY A FRIEND. Atlanta, December 24.—[Special.]— Walker Martin, a postal telegraph opera tor, was accidentally killed tonight in the company’s branch office, opposite the Kim ball House, by Will Small. Both are young white boys. Small called on Mar tin, and was handed a new Christmas pis tol for examination. As soon as he touch ed the weapon it fired, and Martin fell over, his brains running from a hole in his head, and he expired in a few minutes. The Coroner's jury discharged Small, who is almost crazy on account of the affair. NOTES FROM GERMANY. A LAW SUIT ABANDONED—MOVEMENT AGAINST THE JESUITS. Berlin, December 24.—I)r. Peters ha3 abandoned his law suit regarding the seizure of the Steamer Neera by Admiral Freemantle, the cornu ander of the Biiti-li fleet on the east coast of Africa. The gov- : ernment’s refusal to support him in the | suit has caused Dr. Peters to take this ac j tion. The National Zeitung says that the re- ] ports of projected fortifications at Breslau had their origin in the fact that the gov- j eminent has planned to erect store depots at that place. A petition is being circulated against the readmission of the Jesuits to Germany. The editor of the Elber- field Freier Press, a Sociolist paper, is being prosecuted for publishing an article ridiculing the fears of the Pro testants in regard to the Jesuits, and pointing out that the Protestants recog nize the rules of the Roman Catholic church. Two thousand weavers of Eulengeherge, Silesia, have sent a petition to Emperor William urging him to institute an in quiry regarding the wages paid to persons employed in tiie textile industry. The petitioners say that married hand-weavers now receive less than five marks weekly. A LIVELY STRUGGLE IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Chicago, December 24.—Chairman ! “Long'' Jones, of the Republican State Central Committee, gave notice tonight i that the right of tive Democratic State Sen ators elect to sit in the Legislature would be contested. This is the first manoeuvre to fight for the United States Sena- torship from Illinois. The notice was withheld until the last moment allowed by law, the motive for the delay being, it un derstood, to avoid stirring up the Demo crats to possible reprisals. The State Senators upon whom the notice was served are Noonan, of the First district; Caldwell, of the Thirty-ninth; Arnold, of the Fif teenth; Dawkins, of the Seven teenth, and Coppinger, of the Forty- first. General charges of bribing voters with money, and promises of office in the organization of the General-Assem bly, are the main grounds for the contests, except as to Dawkins, who is alleged to be ineligable because of foreign birth. With the contest against Merritt, of Spingfield, there is now a controversy raised as to an even half-dozen Demo cratic seats, and a pair of Re publicans. The legislature is almost evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans on joint ballot, with three Farmer’s Alliancemen apparently holding the balance of power. The avowed candi dates so far are General John M. Palmer, Democrat, and Charles B. Farwell, Repub lican, who is the present iucumbent. The struggle promises to be fully as fierce and sensational as the memorable one in which the late General John A. Logan de feated William R. Morrison, now a mem ber of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. THREATENED ADVERSE LATION LEGIS- COUNTERFEIT SILVER CERTIFI CATES. INDIANAPOLIS FLOODED WITH BOGUS TWO DOLLAR BILLS. Indianapolis, Ind., December 24.— This city has been flooded with $2 coun terfeit silver certificates of the issue of 1888. The bogus bills have begun to turn up at the banks by the hundreds. The circulation is so great, and the bill so dan gerous, that Treasury Agent Carter has notified the public to refuse ali $2 bills of the series mentioned. TIN PLATE FROM SOUTHERN STEEL. Nashville, December 24.—A Chatta nooga, Tenn., special says: Tin plate has been made in St. Louis by the Granite iron rolling mills, the sheet to be dipped, having been rolled from the basic steel made by the Southirn Iron Company,of this city, from cheap Southern ores mined in this city and vicinity. The St. Louis men write that they are delighted with the ma terial. It is excellent for the purpose, and they propose to use it steadily. Tin plate from Chattanooga steel means making the finished article here in due time. MASS MEETING OF STRIKERS. Edinburg, December 24.—A mass meeting of the railroad strikers of this neighborhood was held here today. The pickets reported that the strike continued to extend in all directions, and it was re solved to continue the struggle until the employes’ demand were granted. The po lice are taking precautions to protect the railroad property. A BOILER EXPLOSION. Cleveland, Dtcember 24.—A boiler exploded in the drill house in the works of the United Salt Company, on the Lake- DRIVES A GEORGIA. INSURANCE COMPANY OUT OF BUSINESS. * Savannah, December 24.—The Savan nah Fire and Marine Insurance Company wound up its affairs today. The company was organized in 1887 with a capital of $300,000. Threatened adverse legislation in" Georgia was the principal cause of closing up the business. The company has a surplus of $20,000, which will be dis tributed among the stockholders. The policies will be transferred to the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. MANCHESTER MARKET. Manchester, December 24.—The Guardian’s commercial article says: The market is quiet, though it is less inactive. A fairly steady inquiry for moderate quan tities maintains prices and promises activ ity after the holidays. The Indian mails give encouraging accounts, despite the uncertain course of exchange. Larger orders ai'e telegraphed daily, many of which are practicable. The orders are more for fine and fancy goods than for shirting. There is little inquiry for China. The minor foreign markets are buying cautiously. The Platte river demand is exceedingly poor. Yarn slow and sometimes flat. There are small sales of bundles for India and China. Cloth is steady. Low reed printers are dull. Heavy goods are in light demand. FRENCH ANARCHISTS SENTENCED. Paris, December 24.—The trial of La- Bruyerc, the anarchist French journalist, and Cregoire,’ the latter also a French anarchist journalist, all charged with con spiracy to defeat the ends of justice by aiding in the escape of the Russian an archist, Podlewsky, who is alleged to be the murderer of General Seliverskoff, was concluded today. LaBruyere, who admit ted he assisted Podlewsky to escape, was sentenced to thirteen months’ imprison ment. Cregoire, who yesterday offered to sur render himself to the French consul at Palermo, in order that the consul might send him back to France to testify to the fact that he had abetted in Podlewsky’s escape, was sentenced by default to im prisonment for eight months. REVOLUTION IN PERU. Panama, December’24.—Rumors of revolutionary movements in Peru have been rife here for some time past, and it is known that on the 2nd inst. a meeting was held in Fort Santa Catalina, outside of Lima, and that an effort was made in behalf of ex-Dictalor Pierala. The move ment was suppressed, but at a cost of forty lives. As matters stand in Peru, it is not unlikely that similar risings will occur at short intervals. The condi- shore, in the eastern part of the city, this I tions ar >' favorable. The extreme destitu- morning. The boiler was broken into fragments and the drill house wrecked. Martin Scheany was killed, Frank Geiner perhaps fatally scalded, and Thomas Fox engineer, was scalded and had both legs and one arm broken. Another man is missing and. it is feared that he was blown into the lake. TO PROSECUTE THE STRIKERS. Glasgow, December 24.—An impor tant meeting of the board of directors of the North British Railway Company has been held. After the meeting adjourned it was announced that the company had determined to prosecute the strikers to the fullest extent of the law. They have also resolved to completely close their rail road lines rather than yield to the strikers’ demand. The strikers have been considerably enraged by the announcement made today that the railroad officials refuse to pay the strikers any portion of the wages which may now be due them. This action, ac cording to the railway officials, is taken tion prevailing throughout the Republic is largely responsible for the unsettled state of affairs. Pierala was recently in Ecua dor. THE INDIANS ESCAPED. Washington, December 24.—A dis patch received by General Schofield yester day, from General Ruger, daterl St. Paul, December 22, indicated the surrender to Colonel Sumner, of Big Foot, with his following, which included some of Sitting Bull’s fugitives and those disaffected Indians in the Cherry Creek district of the Cheyenne river reservation who have joined him. This report is con tradicted tonight in a dispatch sent to General Schofield by General Miles, who reports that they did not surrender as they promised, but escaped. THE FRENCH BUDGET. Paris, Decmber 24.—The Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of 380 to 28, today adopted the budget with all the Senate’s modifications.