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NAUGHTY CUSS WORD
The Word Was HrD, and Not Devil as
Was Reported.
TOLD MR. FLEMING TO GO THERE
The Georgia Major Talks to the
Speaker.
AND THERE IS .TO BE NO RETRACTING
The Governor’s Secretary Doesn't Like the
Way He Was Treated and
Says So.
Atlanta, Dec. 13.—The closing in.
eidents in the session of the house of
representatives last night furnished a
bit of sensation.
It came up in the shape of a state
ment from Speaker Fleming with ref
erence to a message from Mr. Frank
E Callaway, principal secretary to
the governor, communicated to the
speaker on Tuesday night.
Had a Message to Deliver.
Tuesday forenoon Mr. Callaway
entered the house with a message
from the governor. The house was
occupied in considering a point of
orde r. The doorkeeper, at the in
stance of Mr. Callaway, notified the
speaker of the message and the speak
er requested the messenger to wait
until the point of order had been set
tled. Meanwhile, possibly a half
hour having elapsed, Mr. Callaway
returned to the executives office.
Shortly after, the speaker, learning
Mr. Callaway had gone, sent a page to
notify him the house would receive
the message. The page—young Price
—communicated the message to Mr.
Callaway in his office. The latter sent
word bacK, according to the page, to
tell the “whole business to go to the
devil, with my compliments. ”
Delivered the Rep'y.
Returning to the house the page de
livered the reply. The speaker had
been received and asked if he desired
it to be delivered to the house In
reply the speaker received word from
Mr. Callaway withdrawing the re
mark so far as the house was con
cerned.
**Not a Personal Xssne.
The speaker said that the matter
was not an issue between him and Mr.
Callaway, but a message to the bouse.
He started to read the affidavit of
young Price made before a notary,
but Mr. Gray, of Houston, objected,
since the boy's father was not present.
It was not read.
Mr Rockwell was recognized and
•stated that he desired to make a state
ment in behalf of Mr. Callaway. Mr.
Hodges, of Bibb, made the point that
the hour of adjournment having ar
rived the s ody stood adjourned sine
die. The speaker appealed to the
gentleman from Bibb to withdraw the
point, so as to allow the gentleman
from Chatham—Mr. Rockwell—to
make a statement in behalf of Mr.
Callaway. Mr. Hodges aCqui seed
but the objection was urged by the
representative from Whitfield.
Mr. Rockwell withdrew with the
statement that he did not have any
thing to say. Mr. Callaway was pres
ent and near him and it was at his in
stance that the withdrawal was made.
“lit 11 Instead of Devil.”
Last night Mr. Callaway appeared
before the speaker at his desk and a
conversation was held about the mat
ter. The spjaker showed the page’s,
affidavit to Mr. Callaway, who read it
and remarked that the page was mis
taken as to the facts; “devil” instead
of “hell,’ he said, was used in the affi
davit. The corversation appeared to
be unsatisfactory.
ALLEN G. THURMAN DEAS.
Too Old Rom*. Fassos Away at His Hom*
la wNio—A Groat Shnek.
Columbus, 0., Dec. 13.—Allan G.
Thurman died at 1:15 p. m. The death
es Mr. Thurman was a painful thock to
the general public here.
The latest reports from him before
his death were to the effect that he wao
■' jSBbC v*
ALLEN O. mURMAN.
doing finely. Th.' Thurman residence
is about a mile from the center of the
town, and.details were earorlv awaited.
The immediate cause of the death
was the fall he sustained some weeks
ago.
The end has not been unexpected
for some days, although his son, Allen
W. Thurman, said to the Associated
Press reporter three days ago that his
father was feeling brighter and better
than he had at any time since his fall.
The Old Roman was 82 years old the
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
13th of last November, and had it not
been for his accident a month ago
might have lived for a number of
years, for the feebleness of age had
by no means overcome him. He has
not been able to leave his home for
more than a year, it is true, but he
could walk about the house without
assistance, could read, and retained
much of the power of his once vigor
ous mind.
The shock of the accident more than
the actual physical injury seemed to
impair his hold upon life,and while
he grew temporarily better he at no
time has recovered his accustomed
health.
MISS ROCKEFELLER WEDS.
Becomes the Bride of Dr. D. Hunter Mc-
Alpin of New York.
Tarrytown, Dec. 12. Rockwood
hnll, the elegant residence of Mr. and
Mrs. William Rockefeller, near this vil
lage, was the scene at noon of the wed
ding of Miss Emma Rockefeller, their
daughter, to Dr. D. Hun McAlpin,
Jr., of New York city. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Dr. Thomas
Armitage, rector of St. Bartholomew’s
church of New York, assisted by the
Rev. Dr. Harris.
The maid of honor was Miss Edith
Rockefeller, sister of the bride. The
best man was Mr. Charles McAlpin,
brother of the groom.
During the ceremony, which was in
the music room, the bridal couple stood
under a canopy of bride’s roses, lilies of
the valley, asparagus vines and ferns.
The canopy was 12 feet high and 8
feet square, resting on a dais, forming
a pulpilt in front of a magnificent onyx
mantel. The background was filled in
with palms and ferns. The canopy was
of gothic design and contained 1,000
roses and 1,000 sprays of lilies of the
valley. On either side of the room
hung portieres of roses, buds, ferns and
other flowers, with asparagus vines for
ropes.
An elaborate musical program was
rendered by an orchestra and the choir
of St. Bartholomew’s church. The
guests arrived at Rockwood hall from
New York in two special trains. After
an hour’s reception in the music room
the bridal couple and guests adjourned
to the breakfast room where a buffet
breakfast was served. The room was
decorated with lavander orchids and
palms.
There were about 530 guests present
at the wedding.
Another Wedding.
Cincinnati, Dec. 12.—At noon, at the
church of the Holy Angels on East Wal
nut Hills, was solemnized according to
the rites of the Roman Catholic church,
the marriage of Miss Margaret Rives
Niebels, daughter of the late George
Ward Nicjiols and his wife, nee Miss
Marie Longworth, now the wife of the
Mon. Bellamy Storer, late member of
congress for the First Ohio district, and
Louis Charles Antoine Gilbert Pierre
Pinton, Marquis du Chambrun, a prom
inent attache of the French legation at
Washington. Father O'Rourke officia
ted, assisted by Bishop Keane of Wash
ington, D. 0., Archbishop Elder and
Father Ault.
TENNESSEEANS CELEBRATE
A Large Crowd nt the Expedition—Confed
erate Veterans In Line.
Atl.'.nti, Dec. 12.—At an early hour
the first section of the Tennessee dele
gation to the exposition came in over
the Western and Atlantic railroad. The
ground was covered with frost, but the
sun rose in a clear sky and soon raised
the temperature to a comfortable point
The other four sections of the Tennes
see train followed one after another,
and the procession began to form
promptly at 10 o’clock.
The grizzled and war starred confed
erate veterans from Tennessee, escorted
by their comrades of Atlanta, both
wearing confederate uniforms, but car
rying the nited States flag, headed
the procession for the march out Peach
tree street to the grounds. This divis
ion of the parade received an ovation
all along the line. The veterans were
followed by the First and Second regi
ments, Tennessee National guard and
Battery A, Tennessee artillery.
The exercises at Piedmont park in
cluded speeches by. President Collier of
the exposition, President J. W. Thomas
of the Tennessee Centennial, Governor
Atkinson of Georgia, the lieutenant
governor of Tennessee, Mayor King of
Atlanta, Mayor McCarty or Nashville,
and Major Wells of the Tennessee cen
tennial.
Charged With Having Fear Wire*.
Anamosa, la., Dec. 12.—The case of
the state of lowa versus R. N. Curtis,
editor of the Anamosa Daily Call, who
is charged to be the husband of four
women, and who has been held in jail
here six months, is now on trial. Cur
tis’ last wife, Miss Arnold, is preset** as
a witness.
Griffo and Erne to Meet.
Buffalo, Dec. 12. —An arrange
ment has been made for Yeung Griffo
to spar at Music hall, Dec. 20, with
Frank Erne, the Buffalo feather
weight who made a draw with George
Dixon, at a testimonial benefit to lr>
given Erue that night by his Buffalo a t
mirers. Erne is anxious to meet Dixon
to a finish, after his engagement with
Griffo.
Took Too Much Lan laiium*
Fort Wayne, Dec. 12.—H. Lauts,
aged 60 years, a travelling man of
Buffalo, N. Y., was found dead at the
Randall hotel. He was suffering from
toothache and purchased laudanum to
alleviate th' pain. It is supposed that
he took an overdose of the drug and it
proved fatal.
THE ROME TRIBUNK, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895.
ALMOST A DISASTER
United States Cruiser Cincinnati Has a
Narrow Escape.
THREE HUNDRED LIVES IN DANGER
Fire Was Discovered In ti e
Dynamite Room.
IHE AMMUNITION WAS FLOODED
This Was Done Wish Out D -av end a Ter
rible Catastrophe Was Avert rest
Presence of
Hew York, fir. l.’.- l disnatch 1
The Herald from Key We t. F.a.. say.' .
Particulars have jix.it been receive
on sb. re of what neu'riv ea is' I the, dt
strnctioa of the Unite 1 Sta’-'s cruiser
Cincinnati and the loss of 303 lives,
gale ui wind,interrupting v.i'. i vesse,.
in the hai’bjr delayed the .< ’ t
It was reported to th? efil of tb...
Cincinnati about half pvd 2 >"clock i '
the afternoon that some s;:i-..ke ha -
made its appearance in the dynam
room and all about the irniffib-udiecd of
the forward magnsines. Th? fire bed
was rung at once and t ire pimps weir
started.. The sm'.’ke in t 'tn compart
ments adjoining and above the maga
zines was so thick that tin* fi st- office;
to arrive on the scene r-c.e orders t
flood the ammunition at once. The
hatches were opened and streams of
water from the dock h st? wore addei
to those from the floodi.tisystem. Th**
circumstances were t—., er.tvuu to admit
of hesitation and water was poured i;;
till the ammunition eomptutTnentswerc
completely filled. The mntia had by
this time considerably abated and it
was evident that the water hc.J. rise
above the fire.
Captain Jonson, who with the execu
five officer, Lieutenant U?:.-inlander Ev
erett, had taken pers.x.al charge, di
rected all ammunition u-.:t yet under
water to be passed on do tic. This wat
done with almost incredible rapidity.
Men work fast on a that they
suspect of being on fire. Tie forward
5-inch magazines wn-« next emptied,
and it was found that several of the
boxes containing the fixed ammunition
wore charred nearly through. A little
delay in flooding the m.-g izincs would
have caused a catastrophe.
The firp was right abreast of the auxil
liary boilers in a c< al banker partly
filled with soft coal. The beat from the
boilers had caused the cogl to smoulder,
and this in turn had eh*rte*l the shell
boxes through the separating bulkheads.
It is thought no damugn was dene un
less it be found that the amisuuition
was injured by water.
The officers say the :nvn w'rk-sd with
the same presence of mind end disre
gard of danger as though tie maga
zines were empty.
The Cincinnati is hore to pre’r'mt fili
busterpig and to enforce the ucutralitj
laws.
CaplHlu .fflhnMia M'x W.jxit.
Washington, 12.--Captiuu John
son, commanding the u lited litotes
warship Cincinnati., w'-ife’-h hits been ly
ing <ff the Florida e •rsf far run* timi
watching flJ.ibusterine pe«. t has t*:**
graphed tue navy drpartmeu* that h*
coal bunkers caught fire r .-m xponton
cue eombustirm. One < f the megerin' a
was flooded, but the Are, was -•'Xtemi-.-
nnled without causing any iiamagn.
It i« said at the navy depertmeiri thin
such incidents are by no meace urtw nal
on warships where soft c<«l is stowed in
small airtight bunkers. As the p !wder
is now peeked in senled mate! he cases,
each containing but one charge for a
gun, or in the form of fixed metallic
ammunition for the smaller calibres, it
would be in no wise injured, by the 2>wl
iug of the magazine.
The fact that the Ci-ieiwnati’s maga
zine was flooded does not indicate that
the ship was in any particular danger,
for under the naval regulati ms it is the
first duty of the commanding officer in
the case of Are in the neighborhood of
the powder to open the valves, wlii h
am expressly provldeii far the admission
of water to the magazines, and thus in
sure the ship against au explosion.
DamagyU In a €olli«lea.
Ltvbßpool, Dec. 12.—The officials of
the White Star line say it is impossible
to fully ascertain the damage done to
the Germanic by her collisi >n with the
Scotch steamer Cambrae, which resulted
in the sinking of the la'ter vessel, until
she has been placed in the drydock. Io
addition to the large hole, 9 feet by 7,
which was stove in the b >w at the Ger
manic, above her watermark, a second
hole has been discovered, right threu 'h
the bows of the rteemehip. 2 feet in di
ameter. The Germanic’s stern is also
damaged. The Cam brae is lying in a
dangerous position in the tr.wk of ves
sels. Her forecastle is visible at low
tide.
lleeeivetl
Paris, Dee. 12. —M. B nrgeois, presi
dent of the council of ministers, and M.
D• miner, the mitrist'r of finance, re
ceived the debv-atei of the bimetallic
leagues of Gredt Britain, France and
Germany, whose conference opened
here on Tuesday lest, u ider the presi
dency of A£. L über, preside it of the
French Boa -ta'li’' league. L 't'T in the
day the delegates were rece.ved by tie
president of the republic, M. Fauro.
The object of the conference is to draft
a resolution regarding bimetallism,
which will be submitted to the parlia
ments of the three countries.
DR A A CLOSE
0 ly Eighteen More Days of the Atlanta
Exposition.
EVENTS OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
Last Days of the Fair Promise
to be Best,
LOW RATES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
President Collier Comet* a Story to the
Effect That Exhibits Are Being
R'm ired •
Atlanta, Dec. 12.—The exposition
draws rapidly to a close and for the
next two weeks the days will be filled
with events of unusual interest. De
i cember 20 will be Farmers’ day and
Railroad day. The farmers find a good
deal to see here. In the Agiicultura!
building they find every kind of plant
and fruit treated elaborately in health
and disease. Along with this there are
samples cf all the principal soils of th
-ut hern st ates, showing Ihe vari >v.
important parts in due prop -rtien i.
glass jars. With these samples of ssih
are ■:thex samples, showing the fertiliz
aig elements needed tn make the scil
produce corn, celt on, wheat, cats ant
ether crops. The diseases of animals
are also shown, with the pr per meth
ods . f treatment. Also enlarged m'd
els of insects and the material'for de
stroying these pests.
In the Forestry building a new French
method of turpentine farming, which
saves the tree and makes it produce for
20 years, is shown. Am< ng ether agri
cultural implements shown in the
Transportation building is the Ameri
can cotton picker, which is claimed to
be a practical and successful machine.
A committee from the exposition board
thinks that this machine will work a
revolution in cotton culture similar to
that which Eli Whitney’s gin did in its
manufacture.
December 25, has been designated on
the calendar as C. A. Collier day, in
honor of the president of the exposition.
Arrangements are being made to draw
an immense crowd here on that day.
Among other things, there will be a
number of fantastics to ride in a proces
sion o» the exposition grounds, and the
Midway is expected to make a display.
There will be low rates on the railroads
from the nineteenth to the twenty-fifth,
and in fact through the holidays.
President Collier received informa
tion last week to the effect that in sev
eral states reports were being circulated
that exhibits would be dismantled and
some of them removed before the close
of the exposition on Deo. 31. Mr. Ool
liar has sent out by the press associations
a statement declaring that no exhibit
had been removed and the management
would allow none removed or interferred
with before Jan. 1. The fact- is
that the fair is at its best and thous
ands of people are passing through tbe
gates every day. Even during the bit
ter cold of the first week in December
the crowd was quite large.
It is a noteworthy fact that the visit
ors at- this exposition have come from
semote states in larger proportion than
the visitors of any other exposition.
Twenty-five press assix-iations have
corn? and gone, . and the enthusiastic
pa-uises of 3,500 editors have moved
thousands toward the great fair.
The railroads have, fr-m the start,
given this exposition lower lutes than
they gave the World’s Fair of '93, but
now that the end is drawing near, they
will make much lower rates, beginning
on the nineteenth, and they piropose t-o
haul the pe.cple so cheap that almost any
mscu can afford to see the exposition.
Especial efforts are being made to bring
the formes, who have not up to this
time seen m mneh of the fair as they
should, though it hns perhaps more for
them than for any other class.
Although the negroes for the first
time have ht»d special recognition at
this exposition, Hnd although their ex
hibit here has done more to secure for
them the recognition as a race which
they so much desire, comparatively few
of their people have attended the expo
sition. For this reason Saturday, Dec.
21. has been set apart as Negro day,
•nd special efforts are being put forth
to secure a large representation of those
■people. All employers of negro servants
m Atlanta and neighboring cities have
been requested to give them holiday on
the twenty-first, in order that they may
attend the exposition on that occasion.
Frtiits of tho Kxpoxition.
An.» nt a Dec. 12. —One of the first
fruits of the exposition, from a com
mercial standpoint, appears in the effort
new being made to organize a direct
connection between the Atlanta cham
ber of commerce and the commercial
bodies of Costa Rica, Guatemala and
Mexico. A preliminary meeting has
been held at the chamber of commerce
and a mass meeting is called for Monday.
The movement was begun by Commis
sioners. Theodora H. Mangel and Rich
ard Villafrauca. representing C usta Ri
ca, and assisted by Seuor Gonzales, the
c ommissioner for Mexico. The idea is
to establish a commercial museum in
Atlanta with a permanent exhibition of
the products of those countries, and
also to establish in Costa Rica, Guate
mala and Mexico similar museums of
permanent exhibits of the products and
manufactures of the southern states.
Exhibits Are Not Being Removed.
Atlanta, Dec. 12.—President Collier
of the exposition has received from sev
eral states the informatioDqthat a report
is being industriously circulated to the
effect that a number of exhibits have
been removed in advance of the close.
There is not a word of truth in this and
Mr. Collier makes a statement to that
effect.
MISSIONARY STATISTICS.
A Summary of Protestant Miesiona Com
piled by Rev. Strong.
Boston, Dec. 12. —Rev. E. E. Strong,
D. D., editor of the Missionary Herald
of the American board of foreign mis
sions, has compiled a nummary of the
statistics of protestant missions. It ap
pears that there are 5,055 principal mis
sionary stations, and 17,213 out stations
occupied by 37 evangelical missionary
societies in the United States, 28 socie
ties in Great Britain, 6 in Canada, 17 in
The Netherlands, 19 in Germany, 3 in
Denmark, 2 in Finland, 6 in Sweden, 8
in Norway, 3 in Switzerland, 2 in
France, 19 in India and Ceylon, 2 in
Burmah, 4 in China, 38 in Australia, 14
in Africa, 1 in Central America and 13
in the West Indies.
These protestant foreign missionary
societies have sent out 6,355 male mis
sionaries and 5,219 female missionaries,
a total of 11,574. They are represented
by 70,038 native laborers, 1,157,688 com
municants and have an income of 814,-
441,807.
The 37 societies in the United States
occupy 998 principal stations, 4,911 out
stations, have sent out 1,496 male and
2,045 female missionaries, a total pf 3,-
512, and are representel by 14,766 na
tive laboi-ers and 397,232 communicanlk
The income of the societies is 85,036, •
309.
In addition to the above there f.rf
many other organizations in Great
Britain working for foreign missions,
wholly or in part, the expenditures of
which for this branch of Christian eff. rt
<ire estimated at: Twenty-s’x clher sa
tieties $618,000; four medical missio.’is,
$31,500; nine tract and Bible s ci- ties;.
$786,682; five msssions to the Jews,
|i235,600; British Roman Catholic mis
societies (about) SIO,OOO. Total $2,711, ■
682.
This makes the grand total inc -mo c?
British foreign missionary and kind?
sce.eti ?s $7,337,275.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
The National Civil Serv’ow Reform Lcufja *
lu heusion at Vr ashii.gtun.
Washington, Dec. 12. —The National
Civil Service Reform league began it *
annual meeting at the C -sm is club here
with an unusually large attendance of
delegates. President Carl Schurz of
the league delivered the annnal address.
At the morning session President John
Joy Edson of the local civil service
reform association briefly welcomed
the league to Washington, and so did
one of the District commissioners on
behalf of the city. At the meeting at
Metzerott hall at night, Mr. Edson
made a more extended speech in intro
ducing President Schurz to the audi
ence.
After the morning session of the
league, the delegates were entertained
at luncheon by the Rev. Dr. Mackay
Smith, first vice president of the local
civil service reform association, and
Friday, between the morning and after
noon sessions. Colonel William G. Rice
of the civil service commission, has in
vited the members of the league to
meet the members of the civil service
commission at luncheon at his resi
dence. On Friday evening the local
association will entertain the league
and other invited guests at a reception
at the Arlington.
A DEPUTY” SHOT.
He Wndi Trying to Arrest an Escaped Con
vict— Other Notre.
Raleigh, Dec. 12. —ln Henderson
ceunty a deputy and p jsse surrounded
the house where was Lyda, an escaped
convict, in order to arrest him. Lyda
shot Deputy Perry, seriously wounding
him. Lyda was arrested.
W. P. Bachelor won the suit in Ken
tucky against Spurr Bros, for a half in
terest in Pamlico. He sold it for 819. -
009 and has $7,700 still due him. Spun
Bros, appealed.
The state paid the expenses of the
troops in the James City riot- at New
berne two years ago and wanted Craven
county to refund the money. The decis
ion of the court is iu favor of Crave:,
county.
Judge T. Faller, of Raleigh, N. C.
has been renominated for private land l
claim court by President. Cleveland.
KILLED IN INDIANA.
A Lown Hi* Life IS’Nile Going
From the Smoker to a Sleeping Car.
Mitchell, Ind., Dec. 12.—George T.
Coleman was killed about four miles
east of here. He was a passenger
on a Baltimore and Ohio southwest
ern train, eastbmnd, and was not
missed until the train reached North
Vernon. Employes found him at Ham
er’s crossing, where the road makes a
short curve.
It. is supposed he met his death while
a -mpting to go from the smoker to
th sleeper. A memorandum found on
i..s person gave the following instruc
tions:
“Should anything serious happen to
me while travelling, wire Mrs. George
T. Coleman, West Point, Miss.”
The I’oiverts Wilt Not Collide.
New York, Dec. 12. —A dispatoli
to The Herald from Vienna says: Gen
eral Nigra, Italy's ambassador :it Viei:
na, says that it was imp ssib c to st
what would be the outcome of the p.us
ent situation in southeastern Europe
The fear of war, however, would proba
bly prevent collisions between the pow
ers.
CUBA’S RECOGNITION
The Usual Petitions Presented in th!
Senate.
BECOMING AN EVERY DAY AFFAIR
What Went on»ln the National
Congress Yesterday.
VICE PRESIDENT CAUSES SMILES
By Patting Two Motions to Adjourn at the
Same Time—Little of Import
ance Done.
Washington, Dec. 12.—The proceed- ’
ings of the senate began with the pre
sentation of the usual petitions for the.
recognition of the belligerent rights of
the Cuban insurgents.
Messrs. Cameron and Harris both
offered motions for the adjournment of
the senate until Monday, and the vice
president creat ed a ripple of laughter by
putting both motions at once. They
were adopted.
Mr. Stewart (Pop., Nov.) introduced
a resolution instructing the committee
on finance to inquire into the rates of
exchange between gold standard and
silver standard countries, and their ef
fect ou agricultural and manufacturing
interests, and gave notice of a speech
cn ..i-.nday.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska, intro
duced a bill for the settlement of the
Pticifl- railroads’ debts. It provided for
the sa'e of the government interest in
both the Union and Central Pa. ifi: 1 rail
roads on July 1, 1896, to the highest
biuder, but there shall bo no sale unless
tile bid shall be at least 53 nor cent of
ti e government interest. The bill is
very long and devoted mainly to the de
tails of the transfer and manner of sale.
Its main feature have boon published
ah-aly.
Mr. Cullom (Rep., His.) called up and
the senate passed the house bill attach
ing Pe 'ria- to the Chicago port of entry.
Mr. White (Dem., Cal.) presented an
amendment to the senate rules requir
ing that all debate in the senate shall
be relevant to the subject before the
senate.
Bouse Work.
The house decided on convening to
meet again next Monday, and then Mr.
Adams (Rep., Pa.) objected to a resolu
tion to appoint Postmaster General
Wilson a regent of the Smithsonian in
stitute.
On motion of Mr. Lacey (Rep.,la.), a
resolution was passed calling on the
attorney general for a detailed state
ment of the accounts, fees, etc., of the
clerks of United States courts, marshals,
deputy marshals and commissioners,
Mr. Lacey explaining that material was
wanted as a basis for a law to make
these persons salaried officers.
On motion of Mr. Cannon (Rep.,
Utah) a resolution was passed, calling
on the secretary of the interior for the
total amount of land assumed by the
Union and Central Pacific railroads un
der the grants to those roads.
Mr. Wilson, (Rep., N. Y.) presented
a petition of the Central Congregation
al church of Brooklyn asking the gov
ernment to furnish transportation for
the shipment of supplies subscribed for
the Armenians.
Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.) objected to
printing the petition in The Record.
Mr. Grow (Rep., Penn.) then ad
dressed the house on the president's
message, first having the clerk read that
portion of the message relating to the
results of the - new tariff law on the
statute books.
WAITi NG~dN - ~GROVER.
SallAbury*4 Answer Will Not Be Made Pub
lic Until the President’s Return.
Washington, Doc. 12. —Lord Salis
bury’s answer to Secretary Olney on
the Venezuelan question will not be
made public until the return of Presi
dent Cleveland. It appears that Mr.
Cleveland was aware of the nature of
the answer before he left, and it is be
lieved he had the entire text by cable
from Ambassador Bayard. This, how
ever, was a private communication and
was not the formal submission of Great
Britain’s answer.
The latter formality occurred after
Mr. Cleveland’s departure, so that it is
felt to be a courtesy due the president
to await his return, and possibly his ex
amination of the original manuscript
before giving it to the public. There is
no disinclination in London, it is stated,
to making the answer public as soon aa
due proprieties have been observed.
CLAUS BLIXT TALKS.
Says Hayward Planned to Kill Him Also,
Tho Olsen Marder.
Stillwater, Minn., Dec. 12.— When
Claus A. Blixt was told of the rumor
that Harry Hayward had confessed to
instigating the murder of Lena Olsen, a
domestic in Duluth, in the fall of 1894, he
said:
“All I know about that is that Lena
Ols''u once lived at the Ozark flats and
that Harry was intimately acquainted
with the person who is supposed to have
g ,n * wit li her to the place of her death.
Th ? m '.u’s dead b idy was afterwards
fi un i fl lating in the Mississippi river
at ;>r. Paul. My impression was that
ir w?« ilarr' - wh > killed the fl ater.
“I know he e :tod and planned to
kill mo afi'i'r I ha 1 don-? his bidding to
1 aut p >or Gin't girl. He came into my
ivom no les; than five times after I got
back, but as I was in great pain from
the drugged whisky he had given me,
and my wife was with me, he did not
get the chance,”