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TOMORROW.
ESTABLISHED 1887.
APPROPRIATIONS
Demand the Earnest Attention of ihe
Present Legislatnre
AnjOURHKfiMT GIVEN ATTENTION
Th* House Appears to Be In a
Quandary
W LI THEY LOSE A DAYS PER DIEM?
The Members es Both Bouse and Senate
Are Working Like Beavers and All are
Anaioue to Close the Present Session With
a Good. R cord—The Carter Charges in
the Way.
Atlanta, Dec. 18.—There is much
vncertaip.ty as to the time of adjourn
ment of the general assembly. It is
desired by some of the leaders that
the business be disposed of before
midnight ti night and adjournment
taken at that hour so that there will
remain two days of the session in
which the assembly can meet in Feb
ruary and receive and act on the re
port of the special committee, which
has been appointed by the house of
representatives to investigate the
charges against Judge Sweat and
Reese, preferred in the senate by Sen,
ator Yapcey Carter. The house Lag
put itself on record as favoring that
plan, but the business of the senate
is in such condition that many sen
ators strenuously object to adjourn
ing and leaving the matters undis
posed of.
Adjournment tonight would have
to be taken not later than midnight
if the two days desired are to remain,
The general appropriation bill and
the general tax bill are under consid
eration in the senate, and other im
pbrtant ttiDs are' pending Consider
able progress has been made with the
appropriation bill, but there is ob
jection to the plan of rushing through
with the bill tonight, together with
the tax bill and other matters. There
is said to be a plan on foot to adjourn
both bouses in recta until Monday
and finish up the work on that day as
if it was today's legislative day. In
That way the session might be extend
ed, but members would not get pay
for such days.
In the house this morning there
was a strong effort made to reconsider
the action of the house taken at mid
night Thursday providing for the
appointment of a committee to inves
tigate the Carter charges. The fight
on the action was made by democrats
who have lead in the opposition to in
crease expenditures, and they based
their objections to the p'an agreed
g pon by the borne on the ground that
treat expense will be entailed upon
he people of the state by making the
investigation during the recess of the
general necessitating the
re-asseinblipg of the general
bly to bear the report of the commit
tee and to then take up the question
as to whether impeaehment proceed
ings should be taken.
The morning session of the house
was devoted to discussion on the mo
tion to reconsider the action of
Thursday night, which motion was
made by Mr. West, of Lowndes. He
was supported by Mr. Blalock, of
Fayette, and Mr. McLaughlin, of
Merriwether, the chief opponents of
appropriations and expenses of any
kind not authorized by law. The de
bate was on the line of that of Thurs
day. Ex-Governor Boynton, of
Spalding, Mr Slaton, of Fulton, Mr.
Brown, of Pulaski, and others spoke
against reconsideration.
The vq a was finally taken, result
ing in 6-T for reconsideration and 79
against. >
A joint resolution will be passed re
convening the general assembly in
February, in accordance with the ac
tion of the house, but the adjourn
ment may not be taken until Satur
day night, which'would still leave one
day of the session.
In the senate ths items of the general
appropriation bill making increased ap
propriations to the several educational
institutions have been passed its reported
from the finance committee and as they
patsed the house. There was slight op
position to sotne of the items but th# in
dications are that the bill will get through
( the senate in very much the same shape
chat it passed the house.
In the house the bill to make it unlaw
ful for agents of liquor houses to take or
ders for intoxicating drinks in dry coun
ties, which was defeated in the house on
Tuesday, was reconsidered on motion of
Mr. Hill, of Croup. The bill passed the
senate at the instance of Senator Turnei.
It has now been given a place on the
house calendar again and may he reached
before adjourument-is taken.
Quite a number of senate bills were
read and passed in the house but no
measure of general importance was taken
up.
Active preparations fcr the reception
and entertainment of Hon. William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, who will begin his
lecture tour in Atlanta next Wednesday,
are being made. Many of the legislators
have declarek it their purpose of remaining
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
in the city to attend the lecture of Mr.
Byau and the legislators will be here the
greater part of next week. Mr. Bryan
has been officially welcomed to the state
by the general assembly.
M’KAIG DEMANDS DAMAGES.
■ay* Ha Was Sant la th* Alabama laaana
Aaylnm Aaalaat HU Will.
Mobile. Dec. 18.-On Oct. 5 Frisbii
Tilgham McKaig, a native of Cumber
land, Md., a prominent youug physi
cian of this city, was adjudged itisans
and incarcerated In the state insane
asylum at Tuscaloosa as an indigent
patient. The examination of McKaig
was made by Drs. James A. Abrahams.
Paul Acker, Niel McKinnon and Her
man A. Mohr.
McKaig was sent to the asylum undei
protest of himself and his mother He
remained there days and recently re
turned here. He has ju«t filed suit
for *20.000 damages against the font
physicians collectively. The bill aven
that Dr. Mohr was a partner of McKaig
and his best friend; that Mohr knew
McKaig had a comfortable income from
Maryland real estate and that there was
no necessity for incarcerating him as an
indigent patient. .
The bill goes to say that Dr. McKaig
had made a will leaving all of his prop
erty in case of death to Dr. Mohr, and
that while at the asylum as au indigent
Dr. Mohr was enjoying his" income.
The bill further avers that Dr. McKaig
had a profitable position as lecturer at a
local medical college, and that Drs.
Acker and Abrahams were applicants
for the place, and that after his incarce
ration Dr. Abrahams got the position.
The last declares that the plaintiff has
been physically impaired by eating and
associating with indigent lunatics, and
has been ruined professionally.
The defendants are prominent physi
cians. Dr. Acker is county physician.
Dr. Abrahams is city physician. Dr.
Mohr is well known and belongs to an
aristocratic family. Dr. McKinnon is a
native of Canada. The defense will be
that Dr. McKaig was willing to be con
fined in the asylum for reasons that
will be fully brought out at the hearing.
They will say his income was not suffi
cient to meet Dr. McKaig’s expenses
and those of his mother.
ARTHUR PLATT ARRESTED.,
He Is Charged With Killing Jrs«e Tyree,
at Lexington, Twelve Yearn Aga.
London, Dec. 18.—Arthur Platt, whe
had been serving six months in Oxford
jail for having been convicted of bur
glarly, was arrested as he was leaving
that institution, charged with the mur
der of Jesse Tyree, at the Eastern Lun
atic asylum. Lexington, Ky., in Decem
ber. 1885.
The prisoner admitted his identity
and he charged with the crime a*
Sow street police court. He did not say
anything in his defense, but later in the
day was brought up in the extradition
court before Magistrate Bridge. When
Piatt was asked if he had any questions
to pat, he replied:
“No, it is ail perfectly straight”
The prisoner was cool and collected
in ids manner, but had a sullen de
meanor. He was remanded for a week.
Mr. Robinson was present in behalf
of the United States embassy, and he
was accompanied by an officer from
Lexington, Ky., who will.take the pris
oner back te the United States when
his extradition is granted.
Platt refused to say where ho had
been since 1885. but the Scotland Yard
detectives believe he has been in differ
ent jails during that time.
ALLABACH PENSION BILL.
Pickier Says He " 111 Pres*
the Measure to a Vote.
Washington, Dec. 18.—Representa
tive Pickier of South Dakota, chairman
of the committee on invalid pensions,
says that he intends to push forward as
rapidly as possible the consideration of a
bill giving a pension to Nancy G. Alla
bach, which the senate recently passed
over the president’s veto. Mr. Pickier
says he will follow this up with the
passage of other pension bills which the
president vetoed. During the first ses
sion of this congress six bills were dis
approved by the senate and subsequent
action was taken by congress in three
instances.
The Francis E. Hoover bill was passed
by both houses in May, 1896; the Nancy
G. Allabach bill received the approval
of the senate, and on Dec. 14, last, the
house refused to pass over the presi
dent’s veto a bill pensioning Lydia A.
Taft. The other measures Mr. Pickier
desires to press to a vote are those in
the interest of Charles E. Jones, Caro
line D. Mowatt and Rachel Patton.
These bills wilt finst have to be
Hpon by the invalid pensions commit-'
tee before being reported to the house.
That Noted Boycott Sult.
Cleveland, Dec. 18.—Clerk Bedford
of the United States circuit court, in
speaking of the famous boycott suit of
the Clover Loaf against the Joint Truffle
association, says: “I do not think any
thing more will be heard of-the case.
So long as the roads named in the tem
porary injunction, viz: The Lake Shore.
Wabash and Ann Arbor companies, con
tinue to accept and exchange freight
and passengers with the Clover Leaf, it
will not be anxious to press the hearing
for a permanent injunction. Those
roads'have no reason to hurry mattar*.”
Bieel Balia to Ilv llwis>n«<l.
Pittsburg, Dec. 18 —As a result of
the agitation in the steel trade generally,
steel rails will be reduced from *2B to
*.’s a ton This cut is made to induce
more business and to be in line with
lower price* in other branches of the
trade.
ROME, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19; 1896.
KENTUCKY MOB WORK
Dink, Arch and till Proctor, Brothers,
■ ' Lynched.
TWO HANGED ON THE SAME TREE
Blue Grass Murder Avenged
By indignant Men.
SOME INCIDENTSUF THE HANGING
Tho Tilled < ursod the Mob aud «», Shat
to Heath la HI. Cell—The Vletioia of th.
LynelUng Party’s Wrath Were Charged
With Killing boa and Aaron Crafton,
Three Weeks Ago.
Russellville, Ky.. Dec. 18 Sway
ing to and fro in the, breeze. miles
out of town, hanging to a little >-ndai
tree, are the bodies of Dink and Arch
Proctor, and lying in the county jai
here is the dead body of Will Procter
half brother to Dink.
. At 2 a. tn. a mob. visited the count;
jail, and after battering down the front
door and forcing the jailer to give us
the keys;- went to the cells for the Proc
tors. The oldest. Will Proctor, cursei.
the mob and was shot dead in his cell.
The other two were taken out am:
hanged.
Three weeks ago Arch Proctor, aget
20, stabbed Aaron .and Doc Crafton tc
death at Adairsville, this county. Aaron
died immediately and his brother lin
gered lor a week. One week ago tht
Prix torA, had their examination trial foi
the killing of Aaron Crafton and Dink
and Will were acquitted. Their exam
ining trial for the killiug of Doc Crafton
waa set for Friday.
The mob numbered about 100 and did
their Work quietly and with disoatch.
Will Proctor has been tried thre<
times for murder, /
JAMES SMITH IS HANGED.
. Negro Who Brut Uly Murdered a Whitt,
Wotn-sn tees.ou the mnsffold.
Upper Marlboro, Prince George’*
county, Md., Dec. 18.—James Smith, a
negro, was hanged here at 10:32 a. m.
Smith was brought here on a late train
from Baltimore. He has been confined
in Baltimore since hi* arrest. Prior tc
his departure from Baltimore, he wai
immersed by a Baptist minister, and
diet! professing that faith, having re
fused the ministrations of a Catholic
priest tendered him upon the nr Isom er’*
arririd’here. ’
Margaret Brown, a youdg woman
who lived with her aunt in the little
town of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George’s county, Md., was found dead
in her room on ths evening of July 29,
of this yew. Her throat was cut and
there were evidedees that another hein
ous crime was committed. Suspicion
was at once directed towards James
Smith, a mulatto, who had beeu a ser
vant iu the tgmily, but who had been
dismissed for shaking improper advances
toward the girl.
Smith was arrested on the fo’lowinfi
morning ia Washington and confessed
to having committed the murder, but
denied the other act. He was removed
to Baltimore for safe keeping until hit
trial, where he again o tifessed and at
tempted to pnt a stain on the character
of his victim by alleging that inipropei
relations had existed between them and
that he committed the murder because
she persisted in breaking off these rela
tions.
He was promptly convicted and
again removed to Baltimore for safe
keeping, public indignation rendering a
lynching almost certain, if h« had been
confined in Prince George's county. He
has, during the entire period which has
elapsed since the murder, maintained
tae most stoical indifference to his fate.
Studying Our System of Kull ways.
Tacoma. Dec. 18.—Since Tuesday foui
prominent Japanese engineers con
nected with the Imperial Railway bu
reau have been investigating railway
mutters in this city. They are Messrs.
Rinkaro Moura, K. Takeber, the Yuam
aguchie and H. Iwaski, who have been
sent out as a commission to study Amer
ican and European systems of railways,
elevated street railroads, etc. Mr.
Yaamaguchie says that it is intended tc
build 2,000 miles of railway in the Jap
anese empire and an elevated street
railway system into Kio. The commis
sion is enroute to San Franc sco and
goes thepce to New York, Fiaufce and
Germany.
SantM Monica Harbor 1 napreted.
Los Angeles, Dec. 18.—The board oi
location of a deep water harbor in south
ern California has already made an in
spection of Santa Monica harbor for the
purpose of becoming acquainted with
the general topography of the proposed
site. The plummet was brought into use
and a cardful record of all the soundings.
The tugs owned by the Southern Pacific
company were used by the board in this
work. Superintendent J. A. Muir of the
Southern Pacific company being aboard
iu the capacity of a guide. The board
will also visit San Pedro under the guid
ance bf a representative of the Terminal
railway, who is familiar with that lo
cality.
Strange Heath nt Two Brothen.
Saratoga, Dec. 18.—Daniel Smith of
Wilber’s Basin, and Anthony M. Smith
of Ballston Spa, brother* and prominent
citizens of Saratoga county, died simul
taneously of paralysis at their respective
VtM
HOPEFORTHECUBANS
Cameron Resolution to Be Reported
To the Senate.
HE FOREIGN COMMITTEE ACTS
Congress Is Waking Up to the
Situation.
SOME RESOLUTIONS THERETO
Decide* to Acknowledge the Independence
of the Republic—Secretary of Mate Olnej
' Advised Against Hasty Action, but the
Friend* .of the struggling Insurgent*
Were Determined.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The foreigr
relations committee pf the senate hat
agreed to report the Cameron Cuban
resolution. The Cameron resolution is
a* follows:
Joint resolution acknowledging the in
dependence of the republic of Cuba;
Resolved. By the senate and house ol
representatives of the United States in
congress assembled, that the independence
of t he republic of Cuba be and the same is
hereby acknowledged by the United State.'
of America.
Section 2. That the United States
will use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to bring to a close
the war bet ween Spain and Cuba.
Secretary Olney appeared before the
committee and was closeted witli them
for a considerable time. The committee
was prompt iu beginning the work at
the Specified hour, 10:30 o’clock, all the
members except Senators Gray and
Daniel being present. The meeting was
held for tho express purpose of continu
ing the discussion of a policy on the
Cuban question to be recommended by
the committee, and Secretary Olney was
present for tne purpose of giving advice
and placing before the committee in
formation in his possession bearing upon
the question. * -
■Tiie meeti'ug was strictly private. Mr.
Olney being the only person not a mem
ber of the committee who was admitted
to the conference. It was understood,
hoXtever. that the tendcwey-of-tiiesec
retary’s advice was against precipitate
action by the committee, but it wi\s de
cided |o report the Cameron resolution.
Secretary Olney, it i* claimed by the
members of the committee who favored
action on Cuba, did not have any new
information to present and they * ly the
comihittee knew as mqeh about the con
dition of affairs iu Cuba as was known
by tlie state department. . Secretary Ol
ney urged that no action be taken at
present and pointed oat that there is no
real government to recognize.,
resolution was reached immediately
after Mr. Olney left the committee
room, a quarter past 12 o’clock, and
was arrived at without division or ex
pressed difference of opinion.
The only division was as to the time
that the resolutions should lie reported
to the senate. Senator Cameron moved
its report on Monday next. Setiatot
Sherman suggested that the report
should not be put in until after the holi
days. When the question was put to
the committee the Cameron motion pre
vailed by a large majority. *
Competitor I’rl.onar. Well Trentert.
New York. Dec. 18.—A special tc
The World from Havana gives an ac
count of a visit paid by a World corre
spondent to the prisoner* from the
schooner Conqietitor. In an interview,
Melton, one of the prisoners, said:
“Aside from the fact that it is a
prison, the confinement is irksome—
doubly so in my case- and the progress
of the case against us is slow, I do not
know that we have any special griev
ance. We are treated as well, certainly,
and in some respects better than the
Spanish prisoners are around us. Tlie
soldiers on guard are good mitured and
not offensive. Sometimes they jest
rather broadly—only as s ildiers do,
however.
••There are more prisoners to a cell
than is agreeable, but we get along
peacefully in our common misfortune.
I am not, in good health and confine
ment tells injuriously on me. But Ido
not know that I suffer any more than 1
would in a prison in the United States.
“The food is not what I am accus
tomed to, and I suffer from stomach
trouble—dyspepsia. We get the same
food as the other prisoners. I prefer
the food we used to get, which was the
regular army rations of the Spanish
army. That was good enough. The
present food comes from the city prison
of Havana and it is not as good.
"I have not received a cent from the
United State* witifler tny confinement:
Prisoner* with ready money can always
purchase little deiicacies that are other
wise unobtainable.
.“I hope the case will be settled soon.
I would rather go to Ceuta than remain
here doing nothing but wait, wait,
wait.”
Captain Laborde said he had been ill
in the hospital from some heart trouble
and was well cared for there. He has
no complaint to make of his treatment.
He shares the specially provided food
for the well-to-do inmates of the castle
in which he is located. The other pris
oners agree that they would prefer the
Spanish army rations that they used tc
have to their present fare.
“I eat what is set before me. and then
I could eat more,” said Mate Gildea.
“The officers are kind to us, and I like
Captain Fernandez," he continued,
pointing to what was a stout little in
fantry officer who stood at a distance
quietly smoking a cigar.
Philippine* Rebellion Spreading.
New York, Dec. 18—A special tc
The Herald from Manilla, via Hong-
Kong. »ay»: Th*.rebellion in (be Phil-
ippaie.- uas spreau to tne provinces ol
Butacan. Ba tan gas, Pampanga, and, in
a less degree, Moroug, embracing the
island of Luzon, South Buluoan—in
fact, all the Tagalon provinces. The
chief interest is in Cavite, which the
Spanish will shortly attack in force.
General Polavieja probably directing
the troops iu pers >n.
General Laohamber has assumed com
mand in Batanga and has driven the
rebels out of that region. Already traffic
is suspended consequent, upon the oper
ations of Gen. Rios around Mexanoyan,
150 kilometres north of Manilla, being
where the most dangerous zone begins.
Emilio Aquinaldo, who commands
the rebels, has two Spanish ladies im
prisoned in the rebel stronghold.
-The Japanese cruiser Yoshimo has ar
rived. H. M. S. Daphne is moored in
the center of the harbor of Manilla and
the consulate is nightly guarded by
troops. The British cruiser Spartan
left Hong-Kong to reinforce the Daphne,
Pigmy and Pique at Manilla.
CALIFORNIA'S GOLD MILLS.
A C<m<l*n*ntlon of the Annual Report ol
the State 31 ineralologiat.
San Francisco, Dec. 18.—The thir
teenth annual report of the state miner
alologist on the “Gold Mills of Cali
fornia” has just beeu received at tin
state mining bureau. Its compilation
covers a period of two years, running
np to Sept. 15, 1896. A condensation ol
the report gives some extremely inter
esting data, and shows at a glance tlie
present condition of the most important
side of the mining industry of this
state.
There are in operation in California
at the present time 745 mills and 10!
arastras. The mills contain 6,221
stamps, an average of a little over eight
stamps per mill. The total number ol
concentrators in use is 757. An impor
tant item is the classification of the va
rious methods employed iu running the
mills. Five are worked by electricity,
300 by waterpower, and 185 by steam,
two by gas, four by gasoline and twe
by horsepower. The remaining 266 are
unclassified.
There are only nine cyanide plants in
the state with a total capacity of 49E
tons.
Condition of the Soldier.’ Home.
Raleigh, Dec. 18.—The annual re
port of the Soldiers’ Home has been
made to the state board of public chari
ties. It shows that during the year 32
Tn mates were received and 11 died.
There are now 70 present and 30 on fur
lough.
More Troop. Sent to Manilla.
Madrid, Dec. 18.—Four additional
battalions of Spanish troops embarked
for the Philippine islands Thursday aud
General Polavieja, the new captain gen
‘eflff bT (Sat cblSfiyhas asked for rein
forcements of ten additional battalion*.
St ora and Mouer Hnrood.
Eufaula, Ala., Dec. 18.—The store
house of T. S. Jones. 9 miles from
the city, together with *BOO worth el
merchandise and *l5O in the cash
drawer, was destroyed by fire. Mr.
Jones held no insurance whatever.
Nrw Lodges of Mason..
Raleigh. Dec. 18.—The secretary of
the grand lodge of Masons reports that
during the present year nine new lodge*
have been chartered, making the total
891. There are 11,000 members, a gain
of 800.
FITZSIMMONS IS FURIOUS,
Denuuuee. thn Plotters Who Bobbed Hiis
of Ten Thou«An<l Dull or*.
San Francisco, Dec. 18.—Bob Fitz
simmons has given out the following
statement:
“To the Public: I desire to extend tc
the many kind and sympathetic friendi
that I have made in San Francisco mj
sincerest thanks for their words ol
kindly cheer during my effort made ii
court in the vain endeavor to recovei
the *IO,OOO which, though honestly wot
by me, was as dishonestly taken front
me by the foulest conspiracy ever per
petrated in the annals of pugilism. 1
was induced to commence the suit ii:
the belief that the issue of fraud which
I charge would be fairly and squarely
met and I was encouraged in this belief
when General Barnes stated in court
that he wanted the doors of investiga
tion thrown wide open aud wanted tbi.‘
case determined upon justice alone.
“Finding that the justice of the cas<
Vfas with me and that I had fully es-
the fraud which Ichaxged hpd
been perpetrated, he sought refuge ir
the weakness of the law t • give me my
just rights and moved a dismissal of the
case on the ground that the contest wai
nothing but a prizefight and that tin
court was therefore powerless to relievo.
The utter hopelessness of the defeuse iu
this case was manifested when it re
sorted to a motion of this kind.
“I am pleased to let the public know
all of the facts in this case, and I air
willing to stand or fall by their judg
ment. Fully realizing the great injus
tice done me aud also done every fair
minded citizen by the parties to thi*
foul conspiracy, I still-have faith in tin
belief that there are honest referees yel
to be found in Sun Francisco, and 1 au
pounce myself as ready to make auj
match with any one else whom I havi
not already defeated, making, however,
theexcention in favor of Sharkey, whoir
I am willing to meet at his pleasure.
“Iu conclusion I would assert that 1
have always been an enemy of sou
blows and foul methods and that feel
ing, I hope, will continue with me s<
long as I have the honor to be proud ol
the good mid earnest friends I havi
mad* during my alar in Ban Frauciaoa*
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TOMORROW.
PRICE FIVE CENTS*
LABOR FEDERATION
Fall Attendance at the Fifth and Last
| Daj's Session.
JHE SILLER QUESTION DISCUSSED
A Warm Discussion Over the
Matter of Dues.
A PERSONAL CONTROVERSY
Delegate* Indulge In a Bitter Controversy
Over -Mr. Wei*tiiHi**s White M«cml Keso«
Inlion—Presitlent Compere In <»«»o<i Spir
its as a Ke*ult of Hi* ( mitploie Viudica*
than Hud Indorsement.
Cincinnati, Dec. 18.—There was a
full attendance at the morning session
of the American Federation of Labor.
President Gompers, after the unani
mous vindication and indorsement
which he received at the executive ses
sion, was in cheerful spirits. His ac
cuser, Secretary Aug. McCraith, was at
his desk, as usual, but his friends were
freely expressing their regret at his
course in instigating the charges pre
sented by Delegate Mahone.
It was ordered that the selection of
the place for the holding of the next
next annual convention be made imme
diately after the election of the officers
at the afternoon session.
Delegate O'Sullivan raised the point
that the resolution by Delegate McGuire
to increase the dues had not received
the requisite two-thirds vote.
i The Waiters’ association presented a
memorial requesting that W. C. Pome
roy be given a hearing before his alter
nate be seated; received and filed.
A resolution extending aid and co
operation to the Colorado miners was
reported.
The committee on resolutions reported
the silver resolution of Mr. Weiinnan of
Brooklyn without recommendation ex
cept to state that when the previous
three national conventions of the feder
ation voted for silver, it was then an
economic question, aud now that it had
become a political question, the com
mittee asked that tue issue be not re •
vived or in any manner considered, and
that the resolution of Mr. Weisman be
tabled without debate, as the other mo
tions. Mr. Weismau’s resolution pro
vided for the consideration of the reso
lutions favoring free silver adopted at
the previous three national conventions.
Delegate Mahone concurred iu this
report in a very bitter speeoh, attacking
John F. J?obin, who was presiding.
Delegate tFrinliivan moved to couour in
the report and hoped that- the whole
controversy would not disturb and con
sume the time of the convention.
Delegates Weisman of Brooklyn and
Kenehan of Denver indulged iu a very
personal controversy on the floor over
the silver question. The personalities
were finally directed by Delegate Kene
ban to Chairman Tobin.
A motion to table the Weisman reso
lution, the report and motions thereon,
was defeated; yeas, 931; nays, 1,367.
Mr. Yarnell of Colorado then offered
as a substitute a resolution reaffirming
the action of the national conventions
of 1893, 1894 and 1895 in indorsing the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to 1.
Ex-President John Mcßride and Dele
gates Mahone, Lloyd, Boyce and others
lea iri the debate for the subsitute.
The substitute was carried.
MR. M’KINLEY MAY ATTEND.
The MmJot Will I'robtbly Witness tho In
door Game of football.
Chicago, Dec. 18. —While President
elect McKinley lias made no definite an
nouncement that he will attend the foot
ball game at the Coliseum on Saturday
night, his friends say he wants very
much to go, and, indeed, his engage
ments have been so timed as to permit
his attendance.
The Carlisle Indian 11 accompanied
by their tra.ner, Frank Hickok, Discip
linarian W. C. Thompson and the In
dian band of 25 pieces, arrived over the
Pennsylvania road Friday. They were
met by a committee from the press club
and escorted to the Palmer House. The
day was spent in sightseeing.
Beyond a brief signal practice, which
will take place in their rooms, the elev
ens will do no work before the game
with the Wisconsin university eleven.
The men are in splendid condition and
confident of winning. The Wisconsin
eleven will arrive from Madison during
the evening.
“Pat” O’Dea, who formerly played
with the Essendon's, the champion ama
teur team of Australia, and who hold*
the Australian drop kick record, 37
yards, will probably play full back for
the Badgers. He has been out of the
game all season on account of a broken
arm. If he does as well in the game aa
he has been doing in practice, there iuay-’ -
be a new star on the football horizon.
Landsaekers’ Ratrs to the South.
Chicago, Dec. 18.—Roads in the Cen
tral passenger committee have been au
thorized by Commissioner Donald to
make one way landseekers* rates to
points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida. .
Alabama, the Carolin s ami Georgia
by adding the regular one way rate from
the starting point to the p.iint <>f junc
tion wsth the southern roads to the rates
tendered by tho s.iuthern’roißls for tuat
purpose.
A Fr«*n©lt Auth«*r B>facl.
Paris, Dec. 18.—Paul Auguste Arene,
the French literateur, is dead. He waa
uorn iu 1845;’ ami wa* the author of *ev»
sral oomedie* and » number of novela.