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ESTABLISHED 1887.
HOT TURKEY ROAST
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A Resolution Introduced in the House by
Mr. Walker.
RECENT OUTRAGES ARE CONDEMNED
Mr, Turner Objected to Printing
the Petition.
DEFERRED TO FOREIGN COMMITTEE
r
Active Preparations for the Assembling;
Next Tuesday of the Republican
National Committee.
Washington, Dec. 6. When the
• house met, Messrs. Terry (Dem., Ark.)
and Boatner (Dem., La.) belated mem
bers, were formally sworn in and a com
mittee to! pass upon members’ mileage
account was appointed.
Mr. Baker (Rep., N. H.) asked unan
imous consent for the immediate con
sideration of a resolution calling on the
secretary of agriculture to report to the
house whether he had expended the
whole or any part of the appropriation
made by the last congress for the dis
tribution of farmers’ bulletins, but Mr.
McMillan (Dem., Tenn.) objected.
Mr. Walker (Rep., Mass.) offered a
petition in the form of a resolution in
behalf of the naturalized Armenians of
the United States, nine-tenths of whom,
he said, lived in his district, and re
quested that it be printed in the record.
After reciting the alleged oppression and
outrages of the Turkish government, it
concluded:
Resolved, That the people of the United
States, through their representatives in
congress assembled, hereby express their
deepest abhorrence and condemnation of
the outrages thus committed on their
American fellow citizens, as well as on
other Christian subjects in Turkey.
Resolved, further, That this house, com
posed of the immediate representatives of
the American people, pledge its support to
the government in every measure justified
by international law and a common hu
manity to vindicate the rights of our fel
low citizens, of their families in Turkey
and to hinder and prevent, as far as prac
ticable, the continuance of the outrages
and massacres in that land.
Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.) objected to
printing the petition in The Rocord,
and it was referred to the ommittce on
foreign affairs, after which, at 12:30
o’clock, the house adjourned until next
Monday.
Will Be Decided Next Tuesday.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Active prepa
rations for the assembling next Tuesday
of the Republican national committee
to select a time and place for the na
tional convention, are making. The
executive committee of 11 members
meets on Monday night, and the full
committee will be called to order by
Chairman Carter, at 11 o’clock Tuesday
morning, in the banquet hall of the Ar
lington hotel. Large delegations are
expected from the cities seeking to se
cure the convention, viz: Pittsburg, San
Francisco, Chicago and St. Louis. But
while these are the main contestants,
New York state will have a delegation
sent to the convention, with Saratoga
ns the convention place.
The most considerable delegation yet
here is that representing the interests
of Governor McKinley, it includes
Messrs. 'Joseph P. Smith, Ex-Repre
sentative Thompson of Ohio; General
William Osborne of Boston; Powell
Clayton of Arkansas, and other well
known men. William M. Hahn the
national committeeman from Ohio, and
Major Charles Dick ex-state chairman
of Ohio, also will be here.
Hon. Mark Hanna of Cleveland in
tended to come, but is detained by the
illness of his wife. The party make no
concealment of their puipose to look
after the interests of Governor McKin
ley as the Ohio candidate for the presi
dency. Mr. Smith, one of the most ac
tive men of the delegation, said:
“We have no plans to submit, and
are not favoring oue city as against an
other. But the candidacy of Governor
McKinley is fully understood the coun
try over, and we are here, without any
request from him, to look after Ohio’s
choice. The state is absolutely united,
and all talk of division has passed away.
The national committee meetings will
be open when the .claims of the various
cities are presented. After that the
committee will go into secret session.
The first business to be passed on is the
resolution of Committeeman Payne of
Wisconsin for a change in the basis of
representation to the convention, the
proposed basis being proportioned to the
Republican vote cast for president in
the last presidential election. The res
olution was introduced by Mr. Payne
and seconded by Mr. Hahn of Ohio. It
was last discussed in Louisville in May,
1893, and was then laid on the table to be
taken up at the meeting next Tuesday.
There are three ways of dealing with
it, namely, to adopt it, to vote it down,
or to refer it to the national convention.
The last course is likely to be taken.
San Francisco has been exerting much
activity and influence of late to secure
the convention. The main points being
urged against going to the coast are that
the telegraph service would not be suffi
cient, and that the difference of three
hours in time would be detrimental to
the afternoon press of the east during
day sessions, and to the morning press
during night sessions. Pittsburg’s ad
vantages are being urged with equal
vigor. Senator Quay has £n influential
circle of friends in the committee, .and
he is urging the choice of Pittsburg as a
personal request.
On the question of date there is a di
vision of sentiment between June and
September, but the prevailing impres
sion is that there will be an adherence
to Jthe custpm^of. a June conventior
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
Against tins it Is being urged that, there
should be a short “90 days’ campaign,”
with the least disturbance of business.
This is met by the statement that even
with a June convention, the cartfpaign
does not begin until September, and
that it is needless to keep the country
in suspense until autumn.
FOUNd TRUE BILLS.
The Grand Jury Indicts the Murderers of
Bonner—‘-Other Notes.
Raleigh, Dec. 6. —The grand, jury of
Beaufort county has found true bills
against the young white men who as
sassinated J. B. Bonner at Aurora, and
Governor Carr is asked to order a special
term of-court to try them.
Two important witnesses have been
secured who will testify before the
grand jury in the trial of the four as
sassins of J. B. Bonner, at Aurora, in
Beaufort county. There is strong evi
dence in addition to the confession of
one of the assassins.
Al Carver, a weaver in the Odell cot
ton mill at Concord, was struck in the
eye by a shuttle. It pierced his brain
and he diet!. His relatives will sue for
$5,000 damages.
In the United States circuit court here
there were 25 convictions, mainly for
moonshining.
The cases against the four men of Al
legheny county, who, last year, lynched
Slaughter, a Virginian, will not be tried
at this term of the Forsyth county court,
to which they were removed, but will
go over until May.
It is found that; in Buncombe county
there are eight brothers, named Stev
ens, all of whom served in the confeder
ate army during the war, the eldest be
ing 68 and the youngest 48.
Governor Carr offers S2OO reward for
the arrest of Samuel Newland, who
murdered Frank Stcelnfan at Lenoir,
Caldwell county. Newland is of a
prominent family and the brother of the
solicitor of that district.
'Alex Moore of Wilkes county, mar
ried his fourth wife. His case is re
markable, as when on his first bridal
tour, he and his wife slipped and fell
500 feet down Stone mountain. She
was taken up dead, but he escaped se
rious injury.
The grand jury of Lenoir county has
found true bills against B. T. Fields, J.
B. Coley, Robert Williams and Ross
Joyner for burning the t own of Kin
ston.
The state board of agriculture decid
ed to make the museum here complete
in every department so it will show all
of the state’s resources. It is to in
clude all the animals and birds. The
board orders Tommissiomer Patterson,
Secretary Bi and the -state chemist
to prepare a complete handbook of the
state and far more comprehensive than
any previous one. It decided to hold
farmers’ institutes in various counties
during January and February. A spec
ial vote of thanks was given the Sea
board Air Line for its furtherance of
immigration work and its general co
operation with the board.
The Franklinton cotton mill, which
was completed last month, started up
Monday.
CUBANS ON THE MESSAGE.
Palma Objects to the President’s Describ
ing American Sympathy as Sentiment.
New York, Dec. 6. —The portions ol
President Cleveland’s message on ths
Cuban question evoked lively comment
at the headquarters of the revolutionary
junta in this city. Delegate Estrada
Palma objected to the president’s de
scribing American sympathy with the
Cubans as sentimental.
Mr. Palma felt that the president’s
views on the Cuban question were pos
sibly influenced by the Spanish Minis
ter in Washington and by the United
States consul general at Havana. “Mr.
Cleveland’s neutrality is all we can
hope for,” he continued, “and we are
thankful that he did -not see fit to bring
up the precedent of General Grant’s po
sition and < utterances. ” Mr. Palma
added that the hopes of Cubans every
where centered upon the favorable ac
tion of ftie new American congress.
Horatio Rubens, counsel for the Cu
ban party, considered the president’s at
titude as not only sympathetic, but as
indicating that he realizes the import
ance of the insurrection, and is ready to
act in the matter, when the proper mo
ment arrives, in the manner most favor
able to the Cuban cause.
EDWARD WRIGHT DEAD.
The Noted General Passes Away After an
IllneuM of Several Weeks.
Des Moines, Dec. 6.—General Ed
ward Wright died at 2:30 a. m., after an
illness lasting several weeks. He was
born near Salem, 0., in 1827, and in
1852 removed to Cedar county, la. He
served through the war, being breveted
brigadier general for valiant services.
He was chosen speaker of the eleventh
general assembly, and in 1856 was elect
ed secretary of state, serving for six
years in that office.
In 1873 he was elected secretary of
the capital commission, holding that
office until the new statehouse was com
pleted. He also superintended the im
provement of the statehouse grounds.
The Langerman-Aub Case.
New Yokk, Dec. 6.--Justice Andrews
in supreme court chambers has remand
ed Walter L. S. Langerman until the
district attorney submits authorities tc
show that Langerman should be held as
a witness. This action was taken in
the petition for a writ of habeas corpus,
based upon the allegation that Langer
man is held without due process of law
and under excessive bail.
An Icebound Harbor.
Cronstadt, Dec. 6.—The harbor at
this place is icebound, and navigation
is closed fcr the winter.
ROME. GA.. SATUBDAi, DECEMBER. 7, 1895.
THE PENSION BILL
Ai Effort to Reconsider Action Fails
Entirely.
THE BILL STANDS AS PASSED
Appropriation Made for Mil
ledgeville Institution.
FUNDS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
The Dempsey Bond Bill Was Defeated - Bill
to Test the State Bank!
Tax.
Atlanta, Dec. 6.—Mr. Boynton, chair
man of the finance committee of the
house, this morning moved a reconsider
ation of the vote by which the confeder
ate soldiers’ pension measure was passed
yesterday afternoon.
A sharp discussion was precipitated,
Mr. Boynton opening the debate in sup
port of the motion. He emphasized the
lack of funds in the treasury and argued
that the time for such appropriation was
inopportune,
Mr. Fleming followed, speaking
strongly in favor of reconsideration and
against the measure in question.
Mr. Blalock closed the debate and
urged the house not to reconsider.
The previous, question brought the
house to a vote and the body refused
to reconsider by a vote of 88 to 33.
Normal School Bill.
The snecial order for this hour was
brought up. It was a bill by Mr. Boifeuil
let to provide for the appropriation of
$50,000 to be used by the trustees of the
State University to build and furnish ad
ditional buildings for the Normal and
Industrial School for girls, at Milledge
ville. The amendment of the committee
suggested by the author, cutting the
amount down to $25,000 was attached.
The house then went into a commit
tee of the whole and the debate opened.
Messrs. Boifeuillet, West. Hall, Gray of
Clay, Branch, Dennard and Meadow
spoke in favor of the measure and urged
its passage. Messrs. Hurst, McDonald
and Baggett opposed it, not that the
school did not need the money but that
the state’s depleted treasury would not
now, in their belief, stand the strain of
such an obligation.
The committee finally arose and re
ported the S measure and amendment so
the house with recommendation tEwt thej,'
pass. A vote was forced, resultihg in
their passage by a vote of 90 ayes and 52
nays-
Dempsey Bond Bill Defeated.
Mr. Dempsey’s bill recurred as a special
order. It seeks to prevent the increase of
the state’s bonded debt or raising the
interest thereon by repealing the act of
1881 which made permanent the income
of the state university.
A vote was taken and the bill was lost
by a vote of 81 ayes, 43 nays, a constitu
tional majority not voting for the bill.
Notice of reconsideration was given.
Tu T=)Bt the State Bink Tax. ’
Mr. Jenkins, of Putnam, introduced a
bill to amend the act authorizing the
issuance of circulating notes by the banks
and banking associations of Georgia.
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IN THE SENATE.
Lively Debate on the Subject of Salary for
Insurance Commls-loner.
The bill' to create the office of insurance
commissioner and placing the duty in the
comptroller-general, brought on a spicy
debate. It was Senator Long’s bill, and
it provided for a salary of SI,OOO per an
num. The finance committee proposed
the salary to be fixed at $2,000. Senator
Long opposed the $2,000 salary in a vig
orous speech. Senator McGregor made a
stirring speech in defense of the comp
troller-general. The amendment to make
the salary SI,OOO was defeated. Senator
Long then said, though be introduced
the bill, he hoped it would be defeated.
The bill was defeated, which leaves the
comptroller as insurance Commissioner,
and as compensation the fees of the office
as is now the law.
Bills Passed Today.
The bill introduced by Senator McGar
rity to prevent manufacturers of fertilizers
to put up for sale more than one brand of
fertilizer from the same formula was
passed.
Other bills passed were the bill to estab
lish a new.charter for the city of Coving
ton; to prevent the corporations from
imposing any greater tax on insurance
brokers than on agents ot insurance com
panies doing business in Georgia.
Slot 3««*caiaie9s lileg’au
Macon, Dec. 6.—-A test case of t'
slot machine has been made in Bit
superior court, and Judge Hariieimu
has passed on them as a gambling ma
chine that cannot be legally license,>
In passing on a case that came up be
fore him, Judge Hardeman adminis
tered a rather severe rebuke to the cit;
of Macon for issuing licenses to suci
machines.
Two Hundred Colonists.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 6.—Mon
than 200 substantial farmers frolii Indi
ana and the northwest passed through
this city on their way to the new Geor
gia colony near Abbevilie, Ala., on the
Girard and Abbeville railroad.
, INTRIGUE SUSPECTED
' - •
i Sultan Thinks Said Pasha Desires His
Deposition.
I WANTS AN IDIOT IN HIS STEAD
. The Ex-Qrand Vizier Seeks
Refuge With the British.
. HE [FEARED THE CONSEQUENCES
l The Sullen Drove Him from His Presence,
Bitterly Denouncing; Him For)
His Treachery.
[Copyrighted. 1895. by Associated Press 1
i Constantinople, Dec. 5., via Sofia,
■ Bulgaria, Dec. 6.—The feature of the
. political situation here is the step taken
I by Said Pasha, president of the coun
cil of state and formerly grand vizier,
in seeking refuge, accompanied by his
. son, a lad aged about 12 years, in the
' British embassy.
j An investigation of the affair shoyvs
( that that the sultan sent a special mes
senger to Said Pasha, inviting him to
occupy the chalet within the grounds
; of the Vildiz park, which was formerly
[ occupied by Midhat Pasha, at one time
governor general of Syria, later gover
nor of Smyrna, and who was tried on
I suspicion of having been connected with
the murder of the late sultan, Abdul
Aziz. Fully aware of the significance
of this invitation, Said Pasha declined
I This is said to have made Abdul Hamid
take steps to arrest the former grand
vizier, who is suspected by the palace
people of intriguing for the deposition
1 of the present smtan in favor of ex-Sul
- tan Murad, now a prisoner in the Vildiz
f Kiosk, and who was declared by the
! council of ministers in 1876 to be suffer -
• ing from idiocy.
L Abdul Hamid, it seems, believed that
. Said Pasha was trying to influence the
» council of state to declare him (the sul
> tan) suffering from weakness of mind.
This so enraged Abdul Hamid that he
determined to get Said Pasha out of the
way. It may not have been the plan to
; actually murder the latter, but nobody
1 doubts that if he had been enticed into
’ the Vildiz chalet he would have re
mained there a close prisoner for a long
i time to come, and, some morning, the
i news of his “suicide” would probably 1
: have been circulated.
: In addition to suspecting Said Pasha
t of desiring his disposition the sultan
has been led to believe that the former
. grand vizier made no earnest efforts to
, induce the powers to withdraw their de
. for the extra guardships. It was
’ pointed our to the sultan that if Said
, Pasha’s influence had been strong
enough to bring about the recall of the
British gunboat Dryad from the en
trance of the Dardenelles, it was suffl-
I cient, in view of the peaceful condition
• of Constantinople and the efforts being
, made to restore order in the provinces,
• to persuade the powers to waive their
, claims for additional guardships. It was
in vain that the pasha protested he had
done everything possible under the cir-
’ cumstances. The sultan would not
listen to his explanations and drove him
from his presence as he did Tewfik Pa
sha, the minister for foreign affairs,
some days ago, bitterly denouncing him
for his alleged treachery.
’ When Said Pasha had left the palace,
' the advisers of Abdul Hamid were not
’ slow to intimate that the president of
the council of state was a dangerous
enemy, who should be promptly depriv
ed of the power of doing further harm.
The sultan was impressed with the idea.
But Said Pasha was too important a
• personage to be dragged from his resi
dence by the police or soldiers. Some-
, body hit upon the idea of tempting Said
’ Pasha once more within the gates of
. the Yildiz Kiosk grounds by the offer of
the vizierate, Rifat Pasha, the present
grand vizier, being supposed to have
fallen into disrepute with his royal
master.
When the sultan was informed of the
course taken by Said Pasha he was
greatly incensed, and made several fu
tile attempts to induce the fugitive to
return to his house. He sent Tewfik
Pasha and other ministers to the British
embassy, where they had a long inter
view with Said Pasha, and held out all
kinds of promises to him on the sultan’s
behalf.
But all their efforts to persuade the
pasha to leave the embassy came to
nothing, Said firmly refusing to trust
htmself outside of his asylum.
Russia and France Have Withdrawn.
London, Dec. 6.—A dispatch to the
Pall Mall Gazette from Rome says that
much excitement has been caused there
by the statement freely made in diplo
matic circles that Russia and France
have withdrawn from the concert of
the powers regarding the Turkish ques
tion, and that efforts are now being
made to hold a European conference,
probably at Vienna.
HAD A'' ROUGH VOYAGE.
Tho Steamer Reliance Was In Three Hur
ricanes and Lost One Man.
San Francisco, Dec. 6.—The British
ship Reliance, which has arrived here,
160 days from Swansea, had a fright
fully rough passage. She was in three
hurricanes, two of which shifted her
cargo of coal, had a man killed at sea
and was forced to run around the cape
of Good Hope. She left Swansea on
June 27, and four days later a heavy
northwest gale came up. It caught the
Reliance off Cape Clear and raged with
1 fury for 11 hours.
The ship’s cargo shifted during the
stt-riH lint fortunately the .wind died
(lown'n-uni its num»-.ne iirce anti rm
crew trimmed the cargo. Off the river
Platte the ship was caught in li second
hurricane and part of her rigging was
earned away.
Her third experience with heavy
weather was south of New Zealand,
where a revolving hurricane was en
countered. It started from the north
east and died away 56 hours later from
a nearly opposite quarter. It blew the
hardest from the west-southwest in re
volving, and only the most careful sea
manship saved the vessel.
CUBANS ARE BAD SHOTS.
That'rt What a British LVutenant, Who Is
on the Field, Says.
New York, Dec. 6.-—A special to The
World from Havana. Cuba, says: Lieu
tenant Churchill, a son of the late L- rr.
Daniel Churchill, has arrived here from
the field. He sends the following
signed statement:
To the Editor of the World:
I joined General Suarez Valdes’ column
at Sancti Espiritu and proceeded across
the border into Puerto Principe province
to meet Antonio Maceo. We had very
difficult marches all through wild conn
try, amid rains and heat. After some pre
liminary skirmishing we met Gomez and
Maceo, Dec. 2, at La Reperma plantation,
where a battle was fought.
The country is open and the battlefield,
half a mile brohd. was flanked by dense
forests. The enemy was behind hedges
with forces in the rear.
The Spanish infantry proceeded slowly
• to within 30 yards of tl>e enemy’s position,
whereupon the latter retired.
General Suarez Valdes, in full uniform
and on a white hors- role up close be
hind the infantry. He was a conspicuous
target. Geiwr.il Garcia Navarro, com
manding the advance exp sed himself in
a manner no commander is justified in do
ing. The insurgents are bad shots. It
appeared to me that tons of lead passed
over the heads of General Valdes and
staff, with whom I was. Three orderlies
were wounded.
The Span sli loss would have been heavy
had the en voy's shots told for the troops
marched in < k>se or.l<-r thr >ugh the open
country ton ar Is the protected position,
held by the insurgents-
1 was much impr ssed by the patience,
the courage, and I nriy add. the indiffer
ence of the Spanish infantry. The men
laughed and sang under fire. Their obe
dience was like that of the Russian sol
diers—implicit.
Twenty-five sharpshooters, said to be
filibusterers, were the only good shots the
insurgents had.
Roloff narrowly escaped capture.
I via Ciego de Avila to Jucaro,
thence by gunboat to Cienfuegos.
I was treated with much courtesy by
General Valdes.
My general conclusion is that European
methods of . irfare are almost out of the
question in a wild country, where an army
‘ operates cavalry, as cavalry is useless ex
cept for marching.
Winston Churchill,
Lieut. Fourth Hussars, British Army.
Succeeded In Landing Her Cargo.
New York, Dec. 6.—A special to The
Herald from Havana, Cuba, says a reb
el blockade runner, loaded with arms
and munitions of war for the revolu
tionists, has succeeded in landing her
cargo.
THE SWISS EXPOSITION
It Will Be a National Affair and Promise*
to Be Interesting*
Washington, Dec. b. —The Swiss Na
tional exposition, which begins at Ge
neva May 1 next and terminates Oct.
15, bids fair in the matter of interesting
novelties to surpass any national dis
play made since our centennial. A full
account of its scope is given by United
States Consul Ridgely at Geneva in a
report to the state department and he
says that Swiss residents in America
are invited to make exhibits.
Probably because Theodore Turettini,
mayor of Geneva, and the most distin
guished electrical engineer in Europe, is
president of the exposition, the electrical
exhibit will be the finest ever seen. The
river Rhone supplies 12,000 horsepower
to be electrically transmitted six miles
to the grounds.
There will be a travelling footpath
operated by electricity, traversing the
great machinery; horseless cabs driven
by electricity; appliances for serial nav
igation, a multiplying valve pump; pro
cesses for making paper and fabrics,
tests of strength of metals by electricity
and many other electrical appliances.
Professor Pictel will display his in
ventions for producing intense cold;
showing ft temperature of 415 degrees
below zero, and will exhibit the uses of
this new temperature, such as in the
purification of perfumes and chemicals,
the cure of dyspepsia by a cold Turkish
bath process, disinfecting and the pro
duction of an illuminating gas 80 times
more powerful than ordinary coal gas.
Other features will iSe a Swiss village,
an aquarium where the spectator is be
neath the water, and a Himalayan rail
way where travellers climb to the top
of a great tower by means of a car run
ning by a cable.
Two Negroes Beaten to Death.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 6. —The details
of an ugly lynching which occurred in
this state Monday night have just come
to light, ft took place down in Colleton
county, near the Barnwell and Hampton
lines, and was not known , generally in
that vicinity until Wednesday morning,
when the dead bodies of two of the vic
tims, stripped of their clothing, were
found —one being an old woman. They
had been taken out and beaten to death
with new buggy traces, the man’s of
fense being that ho Was suspected of
having stolen a B> ble and some furni
ture from a chuiwh, and the woman’s
that she was supposed to know some
thing about it.
The Syndicate 'Fails.
New York, Dec. 6.—A special to The
Herald from Valparaiso, Chili, says the
proposed nitrate syndicate to control
the trade and limit the output, has gone
to pieces.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HARMON’S REPORT
The > Attorney General Makes His State,
meat to Congress.
AN INCREASE IN CRIMINAL CASES
An Increase in the Court Expen
-4 ses Also.
Hi IS AGAINST THE FEE SYSTEM
Urges the Imperative Demand for Erection
of at Least One Penitentiary in Each
;Southern State.;
Washington, Dec. 6.—The annual re
port of Attorney General Harmon, just
sent to congress, shows that there has
been an increase in the number of
criminal cases pending in the federal
courts, as well as increase in the ex
penses of the courts from $3,864,896 in
1888, to $5,628,223 in 1895.
A strong argument is made for the
abolishment of the fee system. He says
too much of the time of the supreme
court is occupied by criminal appeals,
and suggests that such appeals be disal
lowed, save in capital cases?
The attorney general also calls atten
tion to what he regards as the growing
abuse of the writ of habeas corpus, ana
suggests that the allowance of a stay by
the supreme court or one of its judges
be required at least on all appeals after
the first.
He asks for an additional circuit judge
in the Fifth and Sixth districts.
The Northern Pacific litigation has
called attention to the necessity of leg
islation to regulate the appointment of
receivers and judicial sales of railroads,
parts of whose lines are in different
states. He points out the desirability
of the investment of a single court with
control over the entire property. Prompt
action is urged toward working out the
solution of the problem presented by the
government’s relation to the Central
and Union Pacific railroads, and as it
may become necessary or advisable for
the government to institute proceepings
against one or both of these companies,
he shows the necessity of a law giving
some court in the District of Columbia
jurisdiction of the entire property and
of all of the parties in interest.
He urges the imperative demand for
the erection of at least one penitentiary
in a southern state for the confinement
of convicts from the southern districts.
The attorney general says the prin
ciples established by the opinion of the
supreme court in the Debs case are of
the highest value and importance.
SHERMAN’S” LITTLE BOOM.
Friend’s of the Ohio Senator Say His Name
Will Be Presented to the Convention.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—Captain D. W.
Wood, the attorney, who is a lifelong
friend of Senator John Sherman, has
returned from Ohio and is authority for
the statement that there is a well de
fined sentiment in various parts of the
country in favor of the venerable states
man for president in 1896. Captain
Wood says:
“I can say that we have this assur
ance, that Senator Sherman will not
enter the scramble to contest for the
nomination. The move of his friends
to have his name presented to the con
vention will be dignified and becoming.
“A negro from the far south could,
with propriety, arise in that convention
and nominate him, for one of our main
contentions will be that he is a man of
the nation, and not »of any particular
state.
“This thing is sure—-the next nation
al convention will be asked to consider
his claims, and we cannot believe but
they will be treated with the utmost
consideration ”
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WANTS TO BE A STATE.
Oklahoma Passes a Resolution Asking;
Congress to Admit HSr.
Oklahoma City, Dec. 6.—One of the
largest and most representative conven
tions ever held in the territory in favor
of statehood, has just, adjourned after
adopting the following resolution:
Resolved, That the people of Oklahoma
territory, without distinction of party,
earnestly , urge upon the congress of the
United States at its present session to pass
an enabling act providing for the admis
sion of Oklahoma as a state, with such
boundaries as in the wisdom of congress
will best subserve the cause of good gov
ernment. •
Arrangements were made to send a
committee to Washington to push the
claims of statehood.
To Prosecute Bates' Slayer.
Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. 6. The
Travellers’ Protective association has
employed able talent to prosecute Colin
Daughdrill, the man who killed J. I.
Bates, the traveling salesman, at Gads
den last week. Bates, who was a resi
dent of this city, stood very high in the
order and state business circles general
ly. The man who killed hinrwas at
the time tinder, b ind charged with
another murder. The Travellers’ asso
ciati >n will spare no pains to bring him
to justlcp
w.ir j’r S i«H and Killed.
Newcastle. Pa., Dec. s.—Henry Huff,
a Manonington barber, was shot, and
killed by N. J. .Tndd, a telegraph oper
ator. Huff had ejected Judd from his
shop. He returned just before closing
time and fired the fatal bullet without
warning. Judd escaped. Huff leaves
a.wife and three children.