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THE ROME TRIBUNE VOL. VI. NO. 1.94/ LOUIS F. GARRARD. Announces Himself a Candi date for Senator. HIS LETTER IS VERY FULL. His Platform and His Record Reviewed Autobiograph ically. Hon. Louis F. Garrard of Columbus, has anounced himself as a candidate for United States Senator from Georgia. The following communication has been sent to the leading newspapers of the state: |».To the People of Georgia: ’ After nature deliberation, I have de cided to go before the next legislature of Georgia as a candidate for United States senator. I have arrived at this conclusion by yielding to the kind so licitations of zealous friends, by the dic tates of own ambition and by the con scientious relief that at this juuncture in our history I can be of service to our state. Should I be so fortunate as to be elect ed by your representatives’ votes, I would reeive your , highest commission with a heart full of gratitude, and go forward with the deterination never to cease my efforts until the wrongs en dured by our people have been removed, •so/ar as the enacting of proper laws and the repeal of hurtful existing laws can avail. Many of you may differ with me in views on political questions; if so I re gret it, but I could not, if Iwould, de ceive you as to my views on any vital questions now before the people; for I have long since placed myself on record on all of them. I have no strong influences or combi nations behind my candidacy. Combi nations rarely promote a man to a power whom they know it is impossible to con trol. I have many strong personal friends 'in Georgia who may assist me, but when , I realize the vast number of people in this state to whom I personally un *kuown, the undertaking seems appalling. ATriend from a distant county, (in ur ging me to make this race,kindly assured me that I would get votes from people who did not know me personally, be cause, said he,the people believe you will accomplish something if you are elected. If that belief is 'wide spread I will suc ceed. I may have committed errors in the past. I have not a list of them before me just at present; though my candid acy will probably cause me to be remind ed of them ere long. But every plubic act and vote of mine in the past has pro ceeded from a desire to do right without regard to consequences, and I have no apology to offer for any of them. I am glad to see the Democratic party moving in the direction of an income tax. I have ever been in favor of this' ssytem of taxation. In 1892, as chair man of the platform committee of the Georgia democratic state convention, I wrote and inserted in the state demo cratic platform a demand fora “just and equitable system of graduated tax on income.” The Chicago platform demanded a “rigid enforcement of the laws made to prevent and control trusts and combina tjions, together with such further legis lation on the restraint of their abuses as experience may show to be necessary.” r The welfare of the people demands that legislation should be so extended as to take it out of the power of any set of men to fix the prices of agricultural pro ducts, so as to deny to the producers the result of their honest toil. I earnestly favored this plank at Chicago. It won votes for our party, and the promise should be carried out to the letter and in its true spirit. The land plank of the democratic platform represents and protects a true principle of democracy—“homes for ac tual settlers of public lands;” and the pledge to reclaim and restore to the peo ple every acre of the public land unlaw fully held, should not be overlooked or forgotten. The Wilson tariff bill is a step in the right direction. It should, however, be extended so as to remove all tariff taxes from the necessaries of life. The financial plank of the democratic platform was adopted by the sub-com mittee on platform at Chicago after an all night session just as day dawned on the morning of June 2d, 1892. A rigid and honest adherence to.every line and principle thereof by our party will, I trust, cause a bright day of prosperity to dawn on our country. In 1878 I realized the fact that we needed an increased volume of currency, and my views at that time were well known, having "been expressed in the 'legislature and published in the news papers of this state. I wrote, introduced and pressed to its passage the first four per cent, bond bill ever passed in Georgia, which will be found in the Acts of 1878-9, page 84; and by the terms of this act provided for the issue of currency bonds of the size of greenback bills. These bonds circulated as money, and although the objection was raised to them that they were liable to the 10 per cent, tax, I contended for and received an opinion from Commis sioner Green B. Raum that they were not taxable. I consider this tax iniqui tous, and any means to evade it are jus tifiable. The democratic platform says that all paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable in coin—not gold, but coin, which includes both gold and sil ver. Now,if the ten per cent.tax should be repealed,and state bank money should be issued and made redeemable by the banks in coin, such a demand would be created as would absorb the silver pro fl iction of this country. Prior to the meeting of the Chicago convention, the repeal of the ten per cent, tax was a sentiment only, and was evinced by individual advocacy, and not by party sanction. It was looked upon •sis a thing greatly to be desired, but im possible to be attained. I made the re- peal of this tax a living issue and prin ciple of democracy by causing it to be inserted for the first time as a plank in the democratic platform. I did not stop to talk about the oppressive effects of the law; I acted —although I was told that success was impossible. I pledged my constituents in Georgia that I would go to Chicago and put this plank in the democratic platform,and I redeemed the pledge. Intrust me with your commis sion as United States senator, and I will wipe this infamous law from the statute book, or return you the trust. I have absolute confidence that the right will ultimately prevail; but it will do so sooner if backed by unremitting work. I may be lacking in the commodity now known as senatorial dignity; but if I should be favored by you, I pledge my self to infuse into that august body an article of Georgia activity and energy that will obtain every right that we are entitled to, or know the reason why it is denied. It has been said that I am a young man. I only regret that I am not young er. I was born a Georgian, and for forty-six years every beat of my pulse and every throb of my heart has been true to Georgia and the democratic party. I have never been too young to respond to any service my country re quired of me. I can lay no claim to your gratitude for my servies during the war. I held no commission, and performed only the ordinary duties of a private sol dier; and at the age of seventeen found myself at the end of the was a paroled prisoner amidst a desolate country. Far be it from me to detract from the glori | ous military records of any of my com ' petitors. But I do claim that since the war, whether I was a candidate or not, I have responded to every call of my party, and in every campaign, at the pells and on the stump, I have contend ed for its triumph. , Wry respectfully, Louis F. Garrard. GAVE HIS BLOOD. A Surgeon Submits to Transfusion to Save a Dying Woman. New York, Feb. 10.—Kate Pomphrey, a domestic of Brooklyn, was taken to the Long Island hospital dying from as phyxiation. She had retired the night before and did not turn the gas off com pletely. Almost everything known to medical science had been tried, when Dr. Frank ly n W. Kemp, the young house surgeon, offered his own blood to save her. He argued that the transfusion of his blood would prolong her life. His associates were not willing that he should risk his life, but ho was determined. Kate Pomphrey was placed on the op erating table. Dr. Kemp sat beside her and bared his arm. The woman was now black in the face and death was very near. Dr. Rand made an incision on the in side of Dr. Kemp’s left arm, near the elbow, and Dr. Wright made a similar incision in the woman’s arm. Dr. Rand took a tube to insert in Dr. Kemp's vein for the transfusion of the blood, but the tube was very large, and, in trying to fix it in position, the severed vein jumped back into the subject’s arm like an elastic string. Then came the exciting moment. The woman was dying, and young Kemp, heedless of his own peril, begged the surgeons to hurry. For 2(i minutes Dr. Rand was com pelled to search for the vein. Dr. Kemp never winced, but, with a sponge, was first assistant to the operation on him self. When the vein was recovered the tube was inserted, and for five minutes Dr. Kemp permitted his own blood to flow into the woman’s vein. His wounds were then dressed, and ne was taken to his room. The woman immediately improved after receiving the surgeon’s blood. Her case is yet such a critical one that hei chances of recovery are very small. The danger attending such an opera tion is thought to stamp Dr. Kemp as a brave man. The vein severed was one of the largest. Dr. Kemp is recovering rapidly, al though he is very weak. His face is pale, and his big form has not the erect ness which distinguishes him. Distinguished Club Man Dying. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 10.—Thomas Swan Latrobe, son of Mayor Latrobe, and grandson of the late Governsr Swan, is reported to be dying of paresis at tho Sheppard asylum, where he has been confined for several years. Swan La trobe was, perhaps, the swellest club and society man iu Baltimore. He was also a daring rider, and won many gen tlemen’s steeplechase races and was mas ter of hounds of the Elkridge Riding club. Big Fire in Michigan. Lansing, Feb. 10. —The Agricultural Implements works of E. B. Trent & Son. the largest in the world, are on fire and will probably be totally destroyed. The fire started at 1 p. m., from the explo sion of a molding pot. A heavy gale is blowing and the fire is spreading rapidly. The works cover about three blocks, and if destroyed the loss will reach about $750,000. Large number ol .New Suits. Cedartown, Ga„ Feb. 10.—There were 60 new suits filed in the clerk’s office Tuesday night by 12 o'clock, that time being up for return day. At this rate, litigation in Polk superior court will grow less very leisurely. Hill to a Convict Camp. Atlanta, Feb. 10.—Harry Hill has been taken to the Gress Lumber camp, and will be put to work iu the planing room. Strikers Attempt to Wreck a Train. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 10.—Three unsuccessful attempts were made by strikers to wreck the Powellton and Po cahentas train, near Armstrong creek. A reward has been offered for their cap ture. HOME. UA.. SUNDAY MOKNING. FEBtUJAKYD, I<m>4 IN THE SENATE. The Tariff Committee Can’t Please Everybody. THE LOUISIANA KICKERS. They Are Not Satisfied With the Provisions for Sugar and Make Trouble. Washington, Feb. 10.—The sub-com mittee of the senate engaged in the for mulation of tho bill for the considera tion of the full committee finds it a diffi cult task to arrange a bill that will prove siffisfactory to the conflicting ele ments in their own party. About the time they believe they have a certain schedule settled it meets the opposition of some of the senators and the whole thing has to be considered anew. This appears to be the case particularly with sugar, and Louisiana senators have been loud in their protests against all suggestions of the committee relative to this tax so far made by the sub-commit tee. The attitude of the sub-committee has been pretty well defined. Jones is against anything that will benefit trusts but seems willing to make equal tax on raw and refined sugar if it is proven to him to be necessary. Vest favors giving a shade the best of it to re finers, and Mills is quoted as desiring an equal tax on the two products. Louisiana senators say the committee will not give them enough, and in order that the committee may have no cause to misunderstand them, they have made their demands in writing. It is under stood that Mr. White, in a long confer ence which he had with one of the com mittee, declared that the schedule they had arranged for sugar would meet with opposition. , Mr. (Jaffery says, positively, that if sugar is not given what it needs, he, for one, will vote against the bill in th senate. gflle wants a graduated tax, begining with 3-4 of a cent and running up to 1 1-3 cents per pound. This, he claims, will give r. finers the advantage of 1-8 of a cent when the grade reaches No. 10 dutch standard and showing 96 degrees under polarioscope test. While Louis iana senators hold that refiners be amply provided for in this advantage of 1-8 of a cent, they are willing that the com mittee should give refiners additional 1-16, which will put him on a level with the producer enabling him to compete with foreign sugar, but not putting him in position to control markets. The House Adjourns. Washington, Feb. 10.—The house ad journed almost immediately after the reading of the journal out of respect for the memory of the late Representative Houk, of Ohio. Before adjournment it ’ »s asked'that Stanford’s eulogies be made a special order for 3 o’clock Mon day afternoon, in view of the anticipated adjournment of the house, which was agreed to. Mr. Outhwaite. of Ohio, an nounced the death of Representative Houk to the house,and requested ti e ap pointment of a committee to accompany the remains to Ohio. The speaker there upon appointed the following members: Hare. Halick and Ritchie, of Ohio; Springer, of Illinois; McNaig, of Mary land; Bryan, of Nebraska: Ellis, of Ore gon. Mr. Houk's Funeral. Washington, Feb. 10.—The Ohio del egation in congress held a meeting in the speakers room to take action regard ing the deatli of the late Representative Houk. Senator Sherman presided. A committee of three, consisting of Sena tor Sherman and Representatives Lear son and Layton were designated to draw up appropriate resolutions. Seven mem bers, with one or two senators, will ac company the remains to Ohio. There will be a special car for the members of the family and a congressional delega tion attached to a Pennsylvania train which leaves here at 3:15 p. in. The vice president has appointed Messrs. Brice, Sherman, Dubois, Hunton ami Martin as the committee on the part of the senate to attend the funeral. BRITONS’APPLAUD BENHAM. Shipowners Say He Has Set a Good Example. London, Feb. 10. —Francis Levisou Bertie, of the foreign office, received a depution of British shipowners, who urged that the British commander at Rio de Janeiro be instructed to see that all British vessels are enabled to dis charge their cargoes without molesta tion. The shipowners spoke in the warmest manner of the spirited action of Ad miral Benham, of the United States navy, who, they said, set an example to the naval commanders of all foreign na tions in freeing in.such a brilliant and suc cessful manner the American ships at Rio from the obnoxious restrictions imposed upon them by the Brazilian insurgents. Mr. Bertie replied that the secretary of state of foreign affairs will see if it is possible to instruct the British com mander as requested. He warmly praised the American admiral for the determined stand he took, saying that he evidently brought about the desired •n! and successfully accomplished what his more cautious colleagues shrank from. Observed By a Requiem Ma... Rome, Feb. 10.—The anniversary of the death of the late Pope Pius IX was the occasion for a requiem mass in the Sistine chapel. Tho pope, the members of the Sacrod college and numerous for eigners attended. At the conclusion of of mass the pope, seated on the throne, pronounced absolution. The pope ap peared to be in good health. AN EXCITING FIRE. Livery Stable Bui ned and Many Persons Hurt. ONE OF THE INJURED DEAD The Origin of the Fire is a Mystery—A Man Arrested On Suspicion. Atlanta, Feb. 10.—The most seri ous fire of the winter was that which gutted the large grantte front livery stables of W. O. Jones on Forsyth street. The fire started in the top story of the big building, in a fewjminutes spread over the entire length of that floor and as the firemen gained an entrance to the interior the blaze spurted forth with awful fury. So frightful was the scene that women passing in the street burst into frantic screams, and horses in the stables groaned and neighed in utter suffoca tion. The animals were finally taken from the burning structure. The horses hung back affrighted and had to be driven from the building. Hundreds of animals stampeded and went rushing off in every direction. All attempts to control them or drive them to any given spot proved futile. Some of them were so frightened they had to be dragged from the building by force, but all were saved. There were a number of men sleeping in the building, some of whom were se riously burned. James McMillan, a horse trader from Tennessee, was burn ed in the face and on the neck. His hair was singed off, and the skin peeled from his arms up above the elbow. He was confined to his bed at the time with an attack of paralysis, and has died from his injuries. Alex Adams, colored, McMillan’s body {servant, was frightfully burned while rescuing his employer. Hearing his cries he dashed up the stairway through the smoke and entered the room whhich was already in flames, and help ed to carry out McMillan. When he reached the ground his face had been burned untilTt was raw. C. C. Smith, of Tennessee, was dan gerously burned about the face, head, chest and arms. J. A. Deaton, of Atlanta, had his hair Binged off, his clothing half burned, and was black about the face and arms. Charles McAllister, a printer,who was one of the first on the gronn'd, rushed in the building to wake those sleeping in side. and was taken out badly burned about the -ftice. He will probably re cover, but will be disfigured for life. Jake Emmel, assistant chief of the fire department, was seriously hurt by jumping from a window. The proprietor of the stables loses his entire stock of carriages, valued at 000, on which he had only §3,000 insur ance. There is no clue to the origin of the fire and the proprietor is unable to ac count for it. Almost immediate after it was discovered a sound like an explosion was heard but it may have come from the sudden bursting of tile flames through the windows. McMillan, who died from his injuries, had $1,200 which has not been found since the fire, and a man has been locked up on suspicion. Detectives are now working on the case. THE WAR IN AFRICA. The French Garrison at Timbuctoo to Be Reinforced* Paris, Feb. 10.—D’Nuevieme Siecle says at the cabinet meeting to be held it will probably be decided to send rein forcements from Senegal to Timbuctoo, where Captain Philippe, with a small French force is holding the city against Tonarego. The paper adds that it is likely the Fourth Soudanese battailion will be sent to the aid of the beleaguered French troops, and that Colonel Archinaid, the commander of the French Soudan will be in command of the reinforcements. THE PULSE OF TRADE Coinmerci?.] Agencies Report a Continued improvement. New York, Feb. 10.—Bradstreet’s re port says: Unfavorable features in the general merchandise line are conspicu ous in the reaction of the raw wool mar ket, following the spurt given sales of that staple, particularly at Boston, in the preceding two weeks, when the quantity sold exceeded 7,000,000 pounds, and in the appearance of unseasonable weather south and west, and reports from Baltimore that general trade foi February opens disappointingly, results being smaller than expected. A plainly favorable feature of Jan uary railway earnings is in the reports from southern roads, which were no ticeably less unfavorable than in the preceding month. There are 40 odd re sumptions of important industrial es tablishments this week contrasted with announcements of the shutting down ol only six similar concerns. A favorable surprise is in the result of the sale of home and foreign silks at New York; prices paid, instead of result ing in a loss as predicted, furnishing a fair margin of profit, and pointing to the willingness of dealers to replenish stocks in advance of immediate de mands. There is a gain in the move ment of men's woolens from eastern centers, and the increased demand for steel billets at Pittsburg and at Chicago is such that prices are nearly, if not quite. $1 a ton, and more than 40,000 tons of steel have been contracted for. The demand for rods, wire and nails has increase I as well, and some mills have refused further orders at current prices. Sales of southern pig iron have been in creased at the west. Tliei-w were n:;:> business failures in the United States this week, against 310 last week, 223 in the week a year ago, 241 two years ago and 260 three years ago. Atlanta is working more hours daily than for a year past, but available funds exceed the demand. There is an in crease of business in Augusta in all lines, with a good demand for products of cotton factories. Savannah reports general trade im proving with spirits of turpentine lead ing as to demand and gain in price. Nashville reports business checked by the weather, and of limited volume, with money offering in excess of de mand. The Birmingham rolling mills are an nounced to open soon. Trade was stim ulated at New Orleans last week by the Mardi Gras festivities, the number of buyers visiting that city, both wholesale and retail being considerable. Exports of corn continue heavy, and the resumption of the sugar bounty pay ments has had a stimulating effect on trade. General trade at Texas cities shows a gain over preceding weeks. What Dun & Company Say. R. G. Dun & Company’s weekly re view of trade says: Improvement in business jstill appears in many directions, but it seems to be in part balanced by loss in others. The general gain which began some time ago and was strength ened a little by the success of the treas ury loan, has scarcely answered expecta tions. , Recent sharp reductions in cotton goods have not brought out the extreme business expected. An auction sale of Bilks resulted in better prices than an ticipated. Foreign grades do not im prove, domestic exports at least falling bolow those of the corresponding week last year, though lor the year, thus f'", the increase is 7 per cent, while the im ports are 40 per cent less than last year. Os Special Interest to the South. The Baltimore Manufacturers’ Rec ord, in reviewing the condition of busi ness in the south for the week says: “Notwithstanding the restricting in fluence of threatened tariff legislation upon some branches of souuhein indus try, there is in general a decided im provement, with increasing activity in many directions. A large number of southern factories, including a rolling mill that employs nearly 1,000 hands, and iron pipe works that employ 400 to 500, have started up during the week. The Newport News shipyard is engag ing 1,200 additional hands to work on contracts lately secured. Important developments of southern progress during the week include the let ting of a contract for a $5,000,000 steel railroad bridge across the Mississippi river at New Orleans; preparations for improvements on the Dismal swamp ca nal of Virginia, to cost $1,000,000, and extensive jetty works at Mayport, Fla.; a $300,000 suburban electric line at At lanta; a steam road in Georgia 12 miles long, and the acquirement of terminals on Galveston bay for the Gulf and In terstate railroad; a 26 mile road to be built in Texas to develop a tract of 3,500 acres of coal land now being opened up to furnish coal to the Southern Pa cific railroad; contracts closed for turn ing a large volume of traffic from 3,500 miles of western roads to the seaboard over the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the organization of a company to extend the Atlantic and Danville railroad to the coal fields of southwest Virginia. Among the new industrial projects are two new coal mining companies in Virginia with $500,000 and $300,000 cap ital stock, respectively; flour mills in South Carolina and Tennessee; a $40,- 000 furniture factory in Arkansas; a $150,000 copper works in Tennessee; a SIOO,OOO irrigation company to develop Texas land; a SIOO,OOO phosphate ma chinery company in Maryland; a $25,000 hosiery mill in Virginia; bids are invited for building a cotton mill in the same state; a shoe factory in Memphis, a S2O, 000 lumber company in Augusta; a $20,- 000 shirt factory in West Virginia; gas works at Newport News, and a $50,000 electrical company at Dallas, etc. Ciiaineieons ou a A car. Albany, Feb. 10. —Owing to the ef forts of the Humane society the sale of chameleons in this city has been stopped, but every day consignments of these reptiles pass through here for other towns. One night this week 10,000 of them were shipped to Montreal. Dur ing the long ride in the heated baggage car the little animals got very lively, and a large number escaped from the box. The trainmen were kept busy un til Montreal was reached chasing them around the car, and 40 or 50 eluded them. At the custom house at Montreal the customs officer opened the case. The reptiles made a rush, and before the startled examiner realized the situation every one got out. For six hours the at tendants were engaged in a chameleon roundup, but over a thousand escaped. Receiver Comer and the Southwestern. Savannah, Ga., Feb. 10.—Receiver Comer expressed himself as well satis fied with the results of the Southwestern stockholders’ meeting. He says that the action taken bore out his position fully and that there has at no time been any conflict between himself and Captain Raoul or any one in regard to what ought to be done. It was anticipated by some, he said, that an outright attempt might be made to pass the Raoul resolu tions, which contemplated the imme diate serervance of the Southwestern from the Central. Sain Jones Converts Ingalls. Nashville, Feb. 10.—When Evange list Sam Jones called far penitents at the gospel tabernacle in this city, where he is holding a revival, the first person in the line of those who went forward to take his extended palm was no less a personage than Honorable John James Ingalls, of Kansas. “I endorse every word you say,” he remarked earnestly, as he grasped the evangelist's hand. “God bless you.” responded Mr. Jones, fervently. “Possibly,” said one who witnessed the scene, “tho decalogue may. alter all. have a place in polit s, and' hope for the politicians prove i . than an ‘irridescent dream.' ” PRICE FIVE CENTS. HEADQUARTERS Os the Chattanooga, Rome & Columbus in Rome. THE OFFICERS ARRIVE, And Take Possession of the Second Floor of the Ham ilton Building. Mr. Eugene E. Jones, receiver old the C. R. & C. R. R., ■with his newly appointed offiicals, has arrived in the city and taken offices in the Hamilton building, at the foot of Broad street. This is a big catch for Rome, and as an official remarked yesterday, “it is the best place on the line.” The schedule which has raised such a kick, will very soou be changed, and Rome will at once derive some benefit from the road. The following officers are in the city: Mr. Eugene E. Jones, receiver; C. B. Wilburn,superintendent and traffic man ager; Mr. Love, train master; Milo S. Freeman, auditor, and W. M. Darby, private secretary, to receiver. - THE COTTON CROP. Report of the Agricultural Department at Washington. Washington, Feb. 10.—The returns to the department of agriculture for the month of February, which relates to cotton gives the estimates of the products compared with last year, the proportion Bent to the markets damaged by insects, the average date on which the picking closed, etc. The following are the state averages of the comparative crop: Vir ginia, 94; North Carolina. 94: South Carolina, 82; Georgia, 93; Florida, 106; Alabama, 96; Mississippi, 101; Louisiana; 90; Texas, 85; Arkansas, 94; Tennessee, 84; Missouri, 81. The general average for the county is 92. A proportion of the crop which has been sent from plantations and, there fore, in the hands of others than the pro ducers, as shown by the consolidated re turns of correspondents is 92.2 p r cent, leaving 7-8 per cent of the crop still un marketed. Correspondents of the de partment assign as a cause for the unus ually large proportion marketed that producers, owing to the stringency of the times, havejbeen compelled to part with their holdings to p.iy debts and meet necessary expenses. Percentage by states is as follows: Vir ginia 85, North Carolina 88, South Car olina 90, Georgia 92.5, Florida 91, Ala bama 93, Mississippi 92.4, Louisiana 94, Texas 92, Arkansas 94, Tennessee 92, Missouri 92, The losses from insects have been small. Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama being the only states reporting damage from that cause. The proportion of lint to seed ranges from 31.7 to 33 pFfcent—average~TTT The price of see l varies from 15.6 to 19.7 cents per bushel. The average date of closing picking was Dec. 2. Cotton in Sight. New York, Feb. o.—The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 4,525,- 436, of which 3,990,236 is American, against 4,287.058 and 3,828,858 respect ively last year. Receipts at all interior towns, 47.726. Receipts at plantations, 84,537. Crop now in sight, 6,293,422. Farmers Have Moiipy to Lend. LaGrange, Ga., Feb. 10.—Clerk E. T. Winn says the farmers who have money ahead are beginning to lend it to their neighbors. This is a big straw, showing that the winds of prosperity are beginning to sweep over our land once more. His office records indicate a constant increase of the business, the lenders taking mortgages on wagons, stock, etc., to be supplemented after a while by crop liens. The amounts are, o r course, small, ranging from $75 to $l5O, but this only shows a proper cau tion on both sides. With this money on hand the small farmer can purchase necessary things at cash prices, which is a great saving. He pays only legal interest, which, while not oppressive to him, is a sufficient remuneration to the lender. W e hope that this business will grow. France Exercised Over the Treaty. London, Feb. 10. —A dispatch from Paris notes that the Russo-German treaty of commerce has caused a pro found impression in France. The French people thought Russia would quarrel with the Driebund and would be the enemy of every nation hostile to France. Some of the Paris papers already accuse Russia of betraying France. Emperor William’s speech at the recent banquet in Berlin seems to have given great sat isfaction at St. Petersburg. The Novo?i Vremya says it means the maintaining of peace in Europe. a steamship f oundered. Liverpool, Feb. 10.—The British steamer Palmas, which sailed from Newport News Jan. 23 for this port, has arrived, with 29 seamen from the Brit ish steamer Chilian, which sailed from Norfolk, Va., Jan. . 22, for Liverpool. The Palmas rescued the crew of the Chilian, which was about to founder. A Golden Jubilee. Vienna, Feb. 10.—The commercial council has resolved to provide for a fit ting celebration in 1898 of the golden jubilee of Emperor Francis Joseph’s reign. It is probable that a municipal museum will be erected as a memento of the occasion. Report <»f the Engagement Confirmed. New York, Feb. 10. —The announce ment of the marriage of Miss Anna Gould and Mr. Harriman, which was made in The World, was confirmed by Mr. George Gould, brother of the pros pective bride.